Let me get this straight. Youre telling me I have a cancerous tumor in my right breast and my chances of having children naturally are slim to none? Got it.

A breast cancer diagnosis is overwhelming. How will my body react? What will happen? What does this mean for my life? And, for women, like me, in their childbearing years, learning about potential fertility challenges elevated the experience to the next, incomprehensible level.

How many times can I type chile? Because, chile.

Its an extremely difficult process, and everything happened at rapid speed. Diagnosed on a Friday, I found myself in my hometown of Houston less than 2 weeks later greeted by a steady stream of back-to-back doctors appointments. I just wanted to scream. It was emotionally draining.

During my initial consultation with Dr. Jamie Terry, the captain of the medical ship and breast surgeon, she discussed how my life would drastically change, then presented a plan of action. She was adamant about honoring my desire to become a mother and referred me to a fertility specialist.

Within days, I met Dr. S. Kemi Nurudeen of the Houston Fertility Institute, whose work includes consulting patients with medical conditions including breast cancer. She recommended I proceed with egg preservation as soon as possible before I commenced an aggressive chemotherapy regimen.

I was too numb and in shock to think that far ahead to the future, while trying to carefully process the present. I put motherhood on the back burner while I focused on my media career, and breast cancer forced me to readjust my priorities. I was so angry at myself for not preserving my eggs sooner and giving them a fair chance. I sunk into sadness for a few days, but honestly couldnt linger there too long because I had to power through the egg retrieval process and start a medicinal journey that would remove the toxins from my right breast.

Our job is to get you started as soon as possible, said Nurudeen of her professional approach. We offer the best, personalized counsel about potential outcomes and want our patients to know the process can happen quickly.

It would indeed be the fastest rollercoaster ride ever.

My mom Ivy, a retired school administrator, quickly transitioned into an at-home nurse. She carefully mixed and prepped vials of medicine like a mad scientist, and injected me with hormones that would stimulate egg follicles.Within a weeks time (my body responded to the medicine super fast), I was rolled into an operating room for egg retrieval.

I have a much deeper appreciation for and understanding about the process of bringing a healthy life into this world. Every womans body is different. Every womans journey to motherhood is unique.

My paternal cousin, Shamekka Lewis, 45, who also carries the BRCA 1 gene mutation, was diagnosed with stage 2 triple-negative breast cancer at the age of 29. She was pregnant with her third daughter. Pregnant!

I felt a lump, but never thought it was cancer. I went for an appointment with my ob/gyn, and she ordered a series of tests, Shamekka recalls. I declared life and victory right then, and put my trust in Him.

The soon-to-be mother of three was able to safely undergo four rounds of chemo treatment, deliver her baby girl, then proceed with four more rounds.

I feel like I was robbed of having more children, she said. I still struggle with that today. Despite me having three, I wanted more. My husband and I desired to have a boy, but I knew for my own health, I had to draw the line somewhere.

Weeks later, she underwent a double mastectomy; six weeks after that, a hysterectomy. All of this by the age of 30.

Sis, I encourage you to take your fertility seriously because you never know what curveballs life will throw you.

Your clock is ticking

If youre single or wed, you dont want to miss your window of opportunity to preserve your fertility. Research your options. Think about it like this freezing your eggs buys you time to plan with your spouse or partner, focus on your career, travel the world without worrying about a specific timeline to naturally procreate. The sooner you do it, the better, because, yes, your biological clock does tick. And, a breast cancer diagnosis makes the clock tick faster.

Know your number

After scheduling your mammogram (yass!), schedule an appointment at a fertility clinic to determine your Anti-Mllerian hormone (AMH) level. The AMH level is a good reflection of your ovarian reserve and egg count. Its a predictor of how many eggs you can produce and retrieve.

A high AMH level is good; a low AMH level indicates a diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). I have the latter. Fifteen rounds of chemo sucker-punched my ovaries and their function is nonexistent. Theyre no good, so theyre going buh-bye. Im scheduled for a bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy removal of both ovaries and fallopian tubes as a preventative procedure to reduce my risk of ovarian cancer. Drs. Terry and Nurudeen were on point. Im so glad I preserved my eggs!

Get your coins together

Whew, Chile. It isnt cheap. While some health insurance providers cover doctors visits and labs, the actual IVF (in-vitro fertilization) process requires a significant financial investment.

The process includes two parts: 1) egg retrieval and freezing and 2) egg thawing, fertilization and implantation. In total, one round of this process can cost, on average, an estimated $20,000. These costs dont include the medication nor genetic embryo testing.

I know the cost of the process can be intimidating. Patients should realize there are a lot of support resources. Well help guide you, Nurudeen affirmed.

Women make it their mission to fundraise for other women. There are grants available nationwide. Fertility clinics offer in-house financing, and there are programs exclusively for women undergoing chemotherapy. I was especially grateful for the Livestrong fertility program that provided a discounted rate for fertility services. Youll also want to talk to your health insurance company about any possible coverage or reimbursement. Because of my breast cancer diagnosis, I submitted an appeal to the insurance company for reimbursement and it was approved. A blessing!

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After youve done your homework, do the research, make a plan and take action. Youve got this and youre not alone. It takes a village to raise a child, and it takes a village to support a childs mother.

I leaned on my faith during this phase of my journey. If youre a believer, you know that your chances of getting pregnant and carrying a baby to full-term are ultimately in Gods hands. Lets meditate on Gods promise for us in Jeremiah 29:11 in which He says, For I know the plans I have for you, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope for a future.

As women, our bodies, our temples are incredible. They work wonders. Im truly amazed at the miraculous things they do and how they can surTHRIVE anything.

Lyndsay Levingston Christian is a multimedia talent, host and adjunct professor based in Houston, Texas. Follow her journey via @lynzchristiantv and join the movement @Sur_Thriver

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Anatomy of a Breast Cancer Survivor: 'I Preserved My Eggs Before Chemotherapy' - Essence

Offenses and defenses are not static. If one side of the football comes up with a scheme, a route concept or a blitz that is working, the other side is going to come up with an adjustment to stop it, or execute against it.

One of the popular route designs in the NFL today is often termed the Yankee concept. At its core, this is a play that uses maximum protection for the quarterback and pairs a deep post route with an intermediate crossing route. The design is simple: Read the safety in the middle of the field and throw off of his decision. If he stays deep to cover the post, throw the crossing route in front of him. However, if he drives down on the crossing route, throw the post over his head.

Defenses have made adjustments. One of the ways teams can still defend this out of single-high coverage schemes is by executing a cut or a nail call. In this adjustment, the free safety is free to drive downhill on the crossing route in front of him. The cornerback that starts out the play over the crossing route then replaces the safety in the middle of the field.

But the timing is critical.

On this example from Monday Night Football, the Los Angeles Chargers run the yankee concept. They use motion presnap to let rookie quarterback Justin Herbert know the coverage in the secondary. Even though the New Orleans Saints try to make that exchange downfield, Herbert still is able to hit the post route. Make sure the volume is up for this video breakdown:

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Anatomy of a play: Justin Herbert working the Yankee concept against the Saints - Touchdown Wire

Roughly one year ago, researchers in Myanmar found a new species of beetle encased in amber. At the time, they were unable to describe the insects full morphology, so they christened it Mysteriomorphidae (mysteriously shaped). Now, researchers in Europe have reconstructed the insects from four new samples.

These findings allowed the team to better place the species in the tree of life, finding it is closely related to a living family of beetles.

The current findings were made possible by a collaboration between members from the University of Bonn, Germany, and Palacky University, in the Czech Republic. They used computer tomography (CT) to study the body structure (morphology) of the beetles from four specimens found encased in amber since the species was first described.

Some of these specimens were very well preserved, allowing the team to carry out a digital reconstruction of their bodies from CT scans. This technique has seen ample use in paleontology as it allows researchers to study tiny features of fossils, even internal ones, without damaging the specimen.

This isnt the first attempt to describe the outer morphology of Mysteriomorphidae. However, previous research still left some open questions, which the current results answer. In particular, they were able to take a better look at the insects thorax, abdomen, and mouthparts, which are tell-tale elements of individual beetle families.

We used the morphology to better define the placement of the beetles and discovered that they were very closely related to Elateridae, a current family, explains Dr. Robin Kundrata from Palacky University, co-lead of the study and an expert on this family of beetles.

Earlier models had pointed to beetles enjoying a low extinction rate throughout their evolutionary history, even through periods such as the Cretaceous period when extinctions were the name of the game (this time saw the dinosaurs wiped out). But species such as Mysteriomorphidae and similar groups of beetles are known only from Cretaceous ambers, suggesting that they didnt survive past this period of time.

The team believes this comes down to the rapid development and expansion of flowering plants during the Cretaceous period. These essentially reshaped most ecosystems of the time, placing extra pressure on the species adapted to the previous status quo. This expansion made it possible for pollinators to evolve, which outcompeted many of the previous species of insects.

Our results support the hypothesis that beetles, but perhaps some other groups of insects, suffered a decrease in their diversity during the time of plant revolution, says Dr. David Peris, one of the two main authors of the study.

The paper Unlocking the mystery of the mid-Cretaceous Mysteriomorphidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea) and modalities in transiting from gymnosperms to angiosperms has been published in the journal Scientific Reports.

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Humans are continuing to evolve -- in fact, theyre doing so at a faster rate than they have in at least 250 years.

Thats the conclusion of scientists in Australia who found that more and more people now have the median artery in their arms, and more people are now being born without wisdom teeth, among other findings.

The research was published last month in the Journal of Anatomy.

The once-rare median artery, long considered chiefly an embryonic structure, supplements the radial and ulnar arteries, increasing overall blood flow to the forearm and hand. Flinders University anatomy professor Teghan Lucas and University of Adelaide medical-sciences professors Maciej Henneberg and Jaliya Kumaratilake say their work shows that the median artery will be found in most humans by the end of the century.

In the video below, Lucas summarizes the research.

Since the 18th century, anatomists have been studying the prevalence of this artery in adults, and our study shows its clearly increasing, Lucas said in a statement via Flinders University in Adelaide. The prevalence was around 10% in people born in the mid-1880s compared to 30% in those born in the late 20th century, so thats a significant increase in a fairly short period of time, when it comes to evolution.

The Journal of Anatomy study states that people born 80 years from now will all carry a median artery if the trend continues. When the median artery prevalence reaches 50% or more, it should not be considered as a variant, but as a normal human structure.

A sketch shows the median artery. (Maciej Henneberg/YouTube)

The study also concludes that human faces are becoming shorter and jaws smaller, resulting in more people being born without wisdom teeth.

The research found other changes starting to occur in humans, including additional bones and bone connections in the legs and feet.

Lucas says such microevolution indicates that humans are evolving at a faster rate than at any point in the past 250 years.

-- Douglas Perry

dperry@oregonian.com

@douglasmperry

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Human evolution picking up pace, resulting in additional artery in arm and no wisdom teeth - OregonLive

Its that time of the year again. Letters from everything between two and 10 external reviewers have been coming to departments from across the country (and beyond). Specialty area committees and promotion and tenure committees pore over those letters as well as the materials candidates themselves have submitted.

There is the curriculum vitae, supposed to follow the universitywide format everyone on campus loathes because it obliterates nuances essential for showcasing work in ones specific discipline. There is the personal narrative, usually between three and five pages long, which claims, sometimes in the pseudo-objective third person, that all the contingencies governing ones academic career were really planned events: that student evaluations moved in choreographed teleology from 4.2 (out of 5.0) in ones first year to a close-to-perfect 4.87 in ones pretenure year, that ones productivity increased from one refereed essay in a midlevel journal in year one to four essays in flagship journals in year five, and that ones service record began with the leisurely Student Awards Committee, but by now includes the time-intensive Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and two faculty searches. And there are positive peer teaching observations, samples of impressive representative creative/scholarly work, a successful grant proposal and ample other evidence attesting to a high level of professional productivity.

At the end of this process, when the caucus of a candidates home unit colleagues has agreed on their recommendation and recorded their vote, all existing materials go to the department chair for the first-level administrative review of the case. The chair should not be surprised by the positive picture I will assume for this essay. After all, the current chair (or a predecessor) has been writing annual performance reviews for the faculty, and a third-year review by a faculty review committee also indicated that the colleague was making good progress. In such a case, then, whats left to worry and write about?

Quite a lot, in fact. Experience shows that, even in cases for which everything looks good at the unit level, serious questions may be raised, and tenure and promotion withheld, at the levels once, twice or thrice removed from the unit. Quite often, such negative decisions are caused by a lack of successful communication between the candidates home unit and such external audiences. Here is what I recommend a chair can do so that the positive unit-level recommendation will have plain sailing outside the department.

Begin well. As chair, I am the principal conduit of information between my unit and the dean and central administration. As such, I need to clarify what my faculty candidate does so that external faculty committees, deans and the provost will understand the field in which she works and how that field and her work adds value to the institution. Knowing all this, I begin each letter with a concise paragraph about what the candidate does in her research/scholarship and teaching. While I will use the exact field-specific terminology for her work, I will also use clarifying appositions and switch linguistic codes and terminologies to explain any matters a highly educated nonspecialist might otherwise undervalue. All readers will have a level of comfort as they proceed.

Align. When we originally hired the candidate, we already linked the job ad and responsibilities with our university and colleges strategic plan. In fact, we received the hiring authorization on that very basis. Now, after five years, I will once again link her specific achievements with some of the central goals and values as expressed in those strategy documents (or the position ad and appointment letter). Depending on the case, I do this either via direct reference to the strategic plan or via the inclusion of appropriate terminology from the plan, which, to my target audiences, will sound strongly familiar and elicit positive connotation.

Compare. The audiences above our unit get rightfully annoyed if the chairs review letter simply repeats what the faculty caucus and the external reviewers already expressed. Of course, some redundancy is unavoidable, and even productive, as it reinforces central points. But as the candidates and all unit facultys direct supervisor, I have the distinct ability to compare and contrast this specific case with recent ones in the unit; put student evaluations in comparative perspective with unit averages, course complexity and course size; and contextualize workload assignments. In addition, because of my access to all annual reviews, I can recount my own evaluation of the candidates path toward her bid for tenure and promotion. It will be my evaluative narrative, but it can confirm the candidates.

Invoke. Although I know that the term prestige derives from French and Latin roots meaning deceit, illusion, imposture and dazzling influence (first applied to Napoleon in 1815), I also know that the academy thrives on the authority delegated from university rankings, name recognition and reputation. Therefore, when mentioning the locus of a book publication, the source of a grant or the title of a journal, I may invoke a book series editors institutional affiliation and title (if from an aspirational or peer university, and if a center director, endowed chair); the cachet of an external funding source (for example, a National Science Foundation grant); and the status (publisher, sponsoring organization, year of first publication or new and cutting-edge articles), submission and acceptance statistics, and number of readers per manuscript for a peer-reviewed journal.

Parse. Yes, Albert Einstein once said that all religions, arts, and sciences are branches from the same tree, but he said this long before higher education became as focused and fragmented as it is today. If your unit candidate is in history, rhetoric or modern languages, for example, but your college dean is an economist, your provost an engineer and your college has a single representative from public policy on the university tenure and promotion committee, your most noble task as chair is to break down the (un)natural boundaries that might impede a positive evaluation of your candidates record.

Parse what it means to present a keynote for the annual meeting of the American Historical Association by likening it to a homologous event in a STEMM discipline. Explicate that the Modern Language Associations James Russell Lowell Prize for best book is one of the most prestigious (that word again) recognitions awarded by the most widely known and established (since 1883) international academic organization in the humanities, with over 25,000 members in 100 countries. Include the reader statistics for the article your candidate published in Inside Higher Ed, which, while without footnotes and therefore left unacknowledged by the unit faculty committee, has reached a potential audience of as many as 3.7million unique web visitors a month and, while not peer reviewed, has completely transformed how scholars think about pedagogical technologies. Of course, you cannot rope in all this information for each of your candidates achievements because your letter would turn into an epistolary novel. Pick and choose according to your institutional priorities.

Consider COVID. If your institution made the smart decision to mitigate the disruptive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on normal faculty workloads and granted the choice of a one-year automatic extension to candidates for tenure and promotion, you dont need to comment further. But if your institution did not account for the interruptions the pandemic created for archival research, conferences, reviewing, refereeing, publishing processes and the like, you should contextualize the specific kinds of impediments for each candidate. That said, be sure to keep this section concise and provide specific evidence so that it wont be read as an apology for an overall lower level of productivity.

Some institutions prefer external reviews from specialist
s at peer or aspirational universities. That may be tricky this year in the fields where senior representatives have been leading the efforts on their own campuses to train their colleagues to deal with remote and hybrid instruction (those, say, who work in digital humanities, education, writing and communication). If such referees turn down your request to serve because they have been working nonstop since March, you might want to quote their explanations when describing the composition of your external reviewer list.

End well. If you have done all you can do throughout the letter, at the very end, think one step beyond the specific candidate under consideration. I often use the final paragraph in the letter (the one before the formal recommendation about tenure and promotion) to remind my intended readers about some of the essential contributions my unit makes to the institution as a whole.

Think about it: since tenure and promotion processes are absolutely central to the future of an academic institution, institutions often reserve several days to discuss the cases of candidates who will be granted employment for the next two or three decades. It is because of this existential investment that the chairs letter will find an attentive audience. Therefore, I often frame the candidates work within the context of my units contribution to general education (everyone profits from and pays at least lip service to it), collaboration with other units (whose representatives are part of the decision-making process), and participation in the current universitywide quality enhancement plan (which is always on everyones mind). I also highlight the units contribution to diversity, equity and inclusion and local, regional, national and global outreach.

Do I make it sound as if successful tenure and promotion depends entirely on smart and sound rhetorical and semantic strategy? Thats not what I mean to say at all. But I do mean to say that even a very good case at the unit level still needs thorough attention and excellent contextualization and communication so that faculty and administrators at the decanal and provostial levels may make an informed positive decision. The chairs letter is a decisive element in this process.

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Advice for chairs on how to write an effective tenure and promotion letter (opinion) - Inside Higher Ed

Eagles defender Nathan Gerry is listed in the Pro Football Focus database as a linebacker. Hes listed in the Pro Football Reference database as a strong safety. Hes listed as a linebacker on the teams official website, Per PFF, Gerry has played 27 snaps on the defensive line, 32 snaps in the box, 19 snaps at slot cornerback, and seven snaps at free safety. That makes Gerry a versatile defender for his team.

What it does not make him is an asset in coverage. Again per PFF, Gerry has been targeted 23 times this season. He has allowed receptions on every single one of those targets for 267 yards, 109 yards after the catch, four touchdowns, no interceptions, and an opponent passer rating of 154.6.

This is not to slam Gerry as a player; it is more to point out that this is a guy who should not be the primary coverage defender against, say, Steelers rookie receiver Chase Claypool. In Pittsburghs 38-29 win over the Eagles on Sunday, Gerry was targeted four times, obviously allowing four receptions, for 55 yards, two touchdowns, and a perfect passer rating of 158.3.

One of those touchdowns allowed was against Claypool, who scored three receiving touchdowns and one rushing touchdown on the day. The second-rounder from Notre Dame is a physical freak at 6-foot-4 and 238 pounds, with the ability to run a 4.42-second 40-yard dash. Gerry, on the other hand, is 6-foot-2 and 230 pounds, and ran a 4.58-second 40-yard dash at his 2017 scouting combine.

So, Claypools third of his three touchdown receptions was based on a grievous mismatch from the start, and that has to be put on the heads of Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz and his staff. The mismatch was even more embarrassing because Claypool wasnt really sure what he was supposed to be doing as an inside slot receiver.

Ben Roethlisberger audibled pre-snap to take advantage of the defensive alignment he saw, and it was off to the races.

We expected them on that particular play to kind of go with an all-out blitz, Roethlisberger said, via Les Bowen and EJ Smith of the Philadelphia Inquirer. We had a play called to get the ball out quick and hopefully try and beat the blitz. They sat back in a cover-two zone, and it just wasnt what we expected. I saw that, and I changed the play.

I think the coolest part about the whole thing is weve never run the play I called with that formation or that group on the field. So Chase had never been in that spot before.

Oof. Heres the play in question, in which you can see Claypool burn it up the field, and Gerry struggle (to put it kindly) to keep up.

Ideally, would we like Nate to be on a receiver? No, safety Rodney McLeod, who arrived late over the top on the play, said after the game. We would prefer a defensive back. But that was the call that was made defensively, and they checked to a good play.

Again, oof. Neither Gerry nor Schwartz were made available to the media after the game, which led some Eagles beat reporters to question the accountability thereof. Not so much Gerry whats he going to say, other than, Hey, I probably shouldnt be covering that guy! But Id love to know what Schwartz was thinking when he dropped Gerry into a position he never should have occupied in the first place. Making a linebacker who cant cover the inside slot defender is a recipe for disaster, and as much as some people might blame Gerry for his lack of athleticism, its up to Gerrys coaches to know what he can do and what he cant.

As the late, great sportswriter Ralph Wiley once said, A mans got to know his own limitations. If he doesnt, his coaches should. Schwartz and his staff put Gerry in a rough spot, and kudos to Big Ben and his rookie receiver for taking advantage.

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Anatomy of a Play: How the Steelers outsmarted the Eagles on Chase Claypool's final touchdown - Touchdown Wire

Missouri came into the game as 14.5-point underdogs and left as 4-point victors. At no point in the week leading up to the game did any of us here at Rock M, myself included, think that Missouri would pull off the upset but I did lay out a blueprint on how it could be done. I want to dive deeper into the actual keys that won the day but, first, I want to go over the keys that I laid out.

In keeping with the format, lets take a quick look at the advanced box score first:

Im going to dive into this a lot as we go through this piece but, until then, here it is in full form. Its...just...beautiful.

Lets revisit my keys for the game:

Missouri hadnt been the most explosive offense while playing Alabama and Tennessee; in that vein I thought it would be a huge sign of improvement - and an indicator of Mizzous ability to hang with LSU - if the passing game was able to generate at least 4 explosive plays.

The offense did, indeed, produced four explosive plays through the air and added two explosive runs for good measure:

I cant remember the last time Mizzou fans had seen so many big plays from the good guys. More of that, please.

Winner: Missouri

Larry Rountree III has been both efficient (against Bama) and explosive (against Tennessee) this year but I postured that the success of the running game would be mostly on the Tiger offensive line. I thought that, If the offensive line is able to create four-yard opportunities 40% of the time, then the Tigers were getting enough opportunities to hold possession and keep LSUs offense on the sideline.

Um...Missouris offensive line created 4-yards for Tiger backs...*cough*...on 63.3% of rushes.

For reference: the last time Missouris opportunity rate was over even 50% was against Ole Miss last year when the line opened up 4-yard holes 55% of the time. And that was against a piss-poor Rebel defense.

LSUs defense might be actually bad but hitting a 63% opportunity rate is absurd, regardless of opponent quality. Bobby Lawrence/Zeke Powell, Xavier Delgado, Michael Maietti, Case Cook, and Larry Borom had themselves a mother forking day.

Winner: Missouri

I was hoping for 5 scoring opportunities with 4.8 points per opportunity which would have lead to 24 points.

The Tigers created 8 scoring opportunities and averaged 5.6 points per visit. Hell yes.

Winner: Missouri

Two goals for this category: I needed to see LSU give up 2 sacks and have a blitz downs success rate under 20%. What happened?

LSU gave up 2 sacks and went 1 for 8 on blitz downs, which comes out to 12.5% success rate. Boom.

Winner: Missouri

I humbly suggested Missouri keeps LSUs third down percentage under 48% and generate 15 passing downs with less than 30% success rate to even have a chance of winning.

LSU went 0-10 on third down. Lmao.

And in case you were wondering, LSUs success rate in passing down was 6 for 19, 31.5%. Thats pretty dang close so Im counting it!

Winner: Missouri

In addition to the keys above, here are some other isolated things that keyed the upset win on Saturday:

Success Rate per quarter looks at the percentage of successful plays an offense has in a given quarter. It gives you a good idea of the flow of the game and how well each side was moving the ball.

These were the four best quarters the Missouri offense but together all season. By far. The best quarterly success rate they were able to scrap together before this game was 56% in the 4th quarter against Alabama...that was mostly helmed by Connor Bazelak.

LSUs second quarter was a disaster in regards to moving the ball but gained an easy 10 points thanks to untimely Missouri turnovers. And while quarters 3 and 4 saw them recover a little bit, most of their yards were empty and unable to keep up with the chains. The only issue is that LSU had godly starting field position which let them hang around.

I mentioned 3rd downs specifically in my preview but...seriously: if a team never converts a 3rd-down it is really hard for that team to win a game. The average LSU down and distance was 3rd-and-9, an incredible average considering they also averaged 7.6 yards on first down. What gives? Well...about half of their first down plays were incomplete passes or stuffed runs, the other half were 8/10/17/28-yard passing plays. So while the average finished relatively high the majority of their 1st-down plays went nowhere.

For Missouri, heres an incredible stat: Missouri averaged 9.4 yards per 1st-down play and only had zero or negative yardage on two first down plays. So, unlike LSU, it was a legit 9.4-yard average. That meant that the Good Guy Tigers were converting early and getting multi-play drives going to at least move the ball and keep the LSU offense on the sideline.

Myles Brennan attempted 48 passes with two sacks which meant LSU had 50 pass plays. Brennan had a 60.4% completion rate but a 45.8% success rate. That means that, while his receivers caught the ball 60% of the time, they were only getting enough yards to keep up with down and distance 45% of the time. That equates to a lot of meaningless yardage and wasted plays.

Connor Bazelak attempted 34 passes with one sack which meant Missouri had 35 pass plays. Bazelak had a 85.3% completion rate and 62.8% success rate. Yes, thats incredibly difficult to do. And yes, LSUs secondary is stinky bad BUT, as BK pointed out last week, if Missouri receivers didnt drop so many dang balls in the Tennessee game Bazelak would have had an 81% completion rate against the Volunteers so, clearly, the kid can do that against excellent defenses as well.

Also, Bazelak had more passes go for 20+ yards (6) than incompletions (5). Lol.

With most of its starters out and the depth perilously thin, Missouris defensive line completely negated any hope of an LSU running game. And, yes, LSU is now more of an spread-ish air-raid team than the Les-Miles-smashy-smash offenses of yore, but when they needed to get yards on the ground the LSU offensive line was crumpled backwards and their running backs had no where to go. Oh, and the blocked field goal was generated by Missouris d-line AND that whole goal line stand that saved the game. Tip of the cap to the outgunned, outmanned Missouri defensive front.

This is less of a concern and more of an observation of a trend: Larry Rountree III only runs on 1st down.

So far this season Rountree has run the ball 50 times. 27 of those runs have come on 1st-down. Again, Im not saying its a bad thing, per se, but if I can figure that out after watching these games four times a piece so I guarantee a hungry GA grinding for a position coach spot will figure this out on Hour-23 of watching Missouri film.

Missouri fumbled the ball five times and lost three of them. Missouri also defensed 9 passes and got zero interceptions.

Turnovers are luck based - regardless of what some coaches might tell you - and Missouri continues to be one of the worst turnover-lucky teams in the world. In three games there have been nine fumbles and the Tigers have recovered three of them (teams usually recover 50% of fumbles); likewise, they have defensed 15 passes and picked off none of them; teams typically pick off about 20% of passes that are defensed meaning they should have three interceptions by now. Hmm.

LSU had more possessions, ran more plays, had more scoring opportunities, had a +16 yard advantage in starting field position, were +3 in turnover margin...and lost. They lost because they couldnt convert a 3rd-down, couldnt run the ball, and had terrible success rates, Oh, and their secondary did not know what they were doing at any given point.

It takes a lot of skill and luck to upset a team that is a 14.5-point favorite, and this exact opportunity - ranked defending national champion that is actually kind of bad but no one knows it yet - will rarely present itself again. But Missouri made the most of its opportunities, played out of its skulls, and ended the day with a statement
win. Football can be fun!

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Beyond the Box Score: Anatomy of an Upset - Rock M Nation

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Last week, I was nestled in the depths of Bass Library doing work, by which I mean eating Peanut M&Ms and figuring out which readings for the next mornings class I could get away with not doing. Around the corner, I heard a conversation between some students complaining about the workload for their chemistry class. I was a bit bothered by their volume but it wasnt until one of them said that the pre-med track is killer, I shouldve just settled with watching a little Greys Anatomy and done a different major that I became alarmed. Settled? For Greys Anatomy?

I realized at that moment that Yale pre-meds feelings of superiority over medical drama audiences had gone too far, so I instigated the following correspondence:

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Dear Yale Pre-meds:

I feel comfortable calling myself a doctor. I know the steps to an appendectomy (or an appy, as doctors like me say), I know the proper locations for scalpel incision, I can find the aorta, I can insert a chest tube. Ive learned to work under pressure, to keep my hands steady and to stay standing for 10 hours straight. Im not just a doctor Im a good one.

I say this not because Im on the pre-med track like you all, but because Ive watched 16 seasons of Greys Anatomy, which I will argue is probably more important. I know you are all likely busy studying for your organic chemistry midterm, so Ill try to keep this brief.

Greys begins after each protagonist has completed medical school and is ready to start their surgical residency at Seattle Grace Hospital. Just through watching the first few seasons of the show, I was able to experience the internship (first year of residency) experience first-hand. I was there when George OMalley held a heart in a broken-down elevator, and when Meredith Grey held her hand in a mans chest so that a bomb wouldnt detonate typical residency things. I felt their all-nighters, their stress and their competition.

I hate to break it to you all and I know that this can be an uncomfortable conversation to have but you are all simply college students. You may have fantasies in your head about being chief of cardiothoracic surgery at Johns Hopkins, but your doctor life at this point consists of memorizing names of proteins and polyatomic ions in your bedroom as you watch that biochem lecture you didnt attend two weeks ago.

I know that youre learning a lot about the human body in your classes, but you havent been in the field like I have. Season 17 premieres on Nov. 12. Hop on, or risk falling behind.

Love,

Owen

***

Dear Owen,

We arent completely sure why you decided to write us a letter, and were even less sure as to why were responding to you. Not only do we consider you to be a threat should you ever be around someone in need of medical help (please call 911, Owen), but Greys Anatomy is also riddled with medical inaccuracies and exists almost purely as a drama, not a source of education. You have no clue how to perform an appendectomy.

On a more personal note, Greys is just not a good show. All the main characters are, quite frankly, annoying, and the plot arc gets repetitive. Find a better show, please.

With warm regards,

Yale Pre-meds

***

Hey fools!

I hope your orgo midterm went ok, although Im guessing it didnt, considering a happy person wouldnt write such a passive aggressive letter or is that just your pre-med personality? Anyway.

The Shonda Rhimes masterpiece that is Greys Anatomy has only lasted over 15 years because there is such a high demand for it if it wasnt popular, how could it be Americas longest-running medical drama? How could it rake in 39 Emmy nominations? So, lets unpack your distaste for the show; do you dislike it because its popular? Are you quirky, and adamant that the shows you watch be different than the mainstream? Im sorry you feel that way. Youre missing out.

Sure, some of the characters are annoying. But Cristina Yang youre going to insult Sandra Oh like that? Alex Karev may start the show off as a jerk, but over the course of 16 seasons he gradually grows into a sweet, empathetic division chief. Not sure about you all, but to me, that is an excellent plot arc.

In terms of me being a threat who are you to say that? Lets compare how we would each react to a dangerous situation. If the patient codes and requires CPR, you will do one of the following: recite a bunch of jargon and definitions you had to memorize for your chem final, email your professor for help or simply freeze. You havent experienced the time pressure required to react to these situations the way I have (as a reminder, Ive gone through Season 9, so I can handle it).

Is the show not always 100 percent accurate? Sure. But the average for all of your last bio exam was what, a 65? There are no curves in the real world, sweetheart. I can promise you that the show is far more accurate than you are.

Screw your warm regards.

Xoxo,

Owen

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Dear Owen,

Nice to hear from you again. Your situation is no longer of interest to us.

Having binged a medical drama does not make you a doctor.

Have a wonderful day,

Yale Pre-meds

***

Hey nerds,

I appreciate your thoughtful reply, although it actually wasnt thoughtful at all. I have some reminders for you all before you enter the world of medicine, because Id hate for you to fuck it up:

Being a doctor requires the ability to build strong relationships with patients. As a Greys fan, Ive seen Meredith get to know her patients so well she could likely recite to me their whole life story, and Ive seen Alex create environments of rich mutual trust between him and the kids in the pediatrics wing. Ive spent years watching these friendships unfold, to the point that I know Id be able to cultivate similar ones. I am sympathetic and kind if I were your doctor, I would make you feel at home.

You all, on the other hand, are a different story. As a patient of the Yale pre-med email service, I do not feel at home. I feel rejected and I feel looked down upon. You have not proved yourselves as warm-hearted doctors. In the words of Chief Webber in Season 1, This is your starting line. This is your arena. How well you play? Thats up to you.

How are you going to play?

I realize there might be an inclination on your part to reach back out to me for advice I know you all want to be better doctors. But, despite my talent as a mentor, I cannot do that for you. To quote my favorite character on the show, Stephanie Edwards, Deal with your jealousy. Deal with your shortcomings. Dont put your crap on me.

With that, you are on your own.

Best of luck,

Owen

***

Hello:

This is an automated response from Yale Pre-meds. Your request cannot be processed at this time, because you have been placed on a blocked email list. Please contact the Yale Office of Pre-med Services for more information.

Best,

Yale Pre-meds

Owen Tucker-Smith | owen.tucker-smith@yale.edu

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By Rachel West.14 Oct 2020 4:18 PM

Fans shouldnt hold their breath for the return of Cristina Yang on Greys Anatomy.

Sandra Oh tells ET Canada shes not likely to reprise her role on the long-running medical drama anytime soon.

Im extremely grateful that youre asking me that question because if that means that people are still invested and interested in Cristina Yang, a character who I left six years agothen Im really grateful for it, she says, ruling out the reappearance of Dr. Yang in the eventual series finale. There are so many new projects and Im a different person so Id have to say no.'

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One of those new projects shes, well, over the moon about is the upcoming Netflix animated feature film Over The Moon.

The movie tells the story of a young Chinese girl who builds a rocket in an attempt to meet a mythical moon goddess. Oh voices one of the films characters, alongside a voice cast that includes Ken Jeong, Kimiko Glenn, John Cho, Margaret Cho, Phillipa Soo and Ruthie Ann Miles.

For the Canadian actress, getting to be a part of a story that focuses on a young girl interested in science and technology was part of the allure.

Im so happy to see this in numerous animated films. That the idea of what it is to be a girl is changing, she tells ET Canada. You know one of the ways that youre going to figure out how to solve your problems is not relying on some boy. Its like youre going to rely on yourself.

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Looking back and reflecting on her acting career, Oh says that shes been surprised to find herself connecting through people via her television roles on Greys Anatomy and Killing Eve.

I wanted to connect to people, she says of her early acting goals. You know being a performer its like this deep its almost like sense of purpose youre able to feel a fundamental energy which is connection but I did not realize that it would most be in television, she says, adding that her relationship with television has reached the widest audience possible.

Over The Moon arrives on Netflix on Oct. 23.

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Grey's Anatomy has seen many of its most popular characters say goodbye to the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital over the past few years. The first major farewell was that of Dr Cristina Yang (played by Sandra Oh) who left in 2014. Despite moving onto new projects, Oh is still asked the same question time and time again.

WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Grey's Anatomy.

Cristina was Dr Meredith Grey's (Ellen Pompeo) no nonsense best friend who fans greatly admired for her confidence and wit.

She knew her own mind and wasn't afraid to speak it, even when it wasn't always in her favour to do so.

Cristina supported Meredith throughout a lot of the drama until her former fianc suddenly showed up in season 10.

Little did fans know that this was the beginning of the end for Cristina on Grey's Anatomy.

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Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington) called off the wedding after he realised she didn't really want to go through with marrying him.

To save her from ending it, Preston stopped the big day himself and left the series.

When he did briefly return in 2014, Preston offered Cristina an opportunity she couldn't refuse.

Preston was moving to Italy with his wife and so said he needed someone to take over his medical facility in Zurich, Switzerland.

With a heavy heart at leaving Meredith behind, Cristina packed up her bags and left for good.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter at the time about the decision to make her exit, actress Oh explained: "Creatively, I really feel like I gave it my all, and I feel ready to let her go.

Its such an interesting thing to play a character for so long and to actually get the sense that she wants to be let go as well.

[Cristina] wants to be let go, and I am ready to let her go.

In a recent interview with ET Canada, Oh was once again asked the all important question: Would she return to Grey's Anatomy for its final ever episode?

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Oh said: "I wish I had a dollar for the number of times [I've been asked this question].

"It's OK, I'm happy to answer it, I'm extremely grateful you're asking me that question because that means people are still invested in Cristina Yang, a character who I left six years ago.

"[But] there are so many new projects and I'm a different person so I'm going to have to say no."

While fans will be disappointed to hear this, it doesn't seem like Grey's Anatomy is going to be ending any time soon.

In July, cast members Kim Raver, Camilla Luddington and Kevin McKidd all signed three-year contracts for Grey's Anatomy.

This means ABC are already looking to the future of the medical drama.

Creator Shonda Rhimes has previously said though Grey's Anatomy will continue just so long as actress Pompeo wants to still be in it.

As of writing this article, Pompeo hasn't signed up for another series beyond season 17 so the future of Grey's Anatomy really does lie with her.

Grey's Anatomy is available to watch on ABC.

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Both Bihar and USA will go to poll amidstthe pandemic. The 7.2 crore voters in Bihar will vote in three phases from October 28, 2020. Man by nature is a political animal, as Aristotle put it. He emphasised on the compulsion of politics, which becomes inevitable when Bihar goesto elections.

Nitish Kumar has been the Chief Minister of Bihar for a long time except for a brief period of nine months when Jitan Ram Manjhi became the CM. Along with BJP, Nitish Kumars party JDU has led the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar for 15 years, other than those three years when the Bihar CM parted ways with the BJP over Narendra Modis appointment as Campaign Committee Chief for 2014 General Elections. Nitish has been a popular CM courtesy his social engineering effort where he carved out Mahadalits after he became CM in 2005, and the welfare-oriented socialist-populist schemes that he has been championing ever since he assumed office. But then, he is up against an anti-incumbency of 15 years.

Nitishs ally BJP has always had a decent cadre in Bihar, but their problem is with leadership. The Deputy CM Sushil Modi doesnt inspire confidence and is largely seen as Nitishs prodigy, who prefers to remain status quoist. Another NDA ally, the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) is confined to a few areas in Bihar. With the demise of Ramvilas Paswan, his son and LJP supremo Chirag Paswan faces the challenge to carry forward his fathers limited legacy. Certain social media political enthusiasts might see him as the next CM, but the facts on the ground do not corroborate with their whims. LJP has never performed well outside Vaishali (Tirhut region) barring the 2005 Assembly elections (Chirag Paswan and Mehboob Ali Kaisar are the only two exceptions).

LJP has decided to field its candidates against JDU but not against BJP, which is being termed as clever political manoeuvring. However, lets not remain oblivious to the fact that it took Nitish 20 years to unseat the Yadav warlords of RJD in Bihar. Hence, it would be unrealistic to assume that Chirag could pose any severe threat to Nitish in the upcoming Assembly elections. However, he might get some sympathy votes due to the demise of LJP patriarch Ramvilas Paswan.

Nitish has been a popular CM, courtesy his social engineering efforts and the welfare-oriented socialist-populist schemes. (File photo: Reuters)

The opposition camp of Mahagathbandhan (MGB) has Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) and Congress. Despite the popular belief, Lalu continues to be a key factor in Bihar politics. RJDs vote share in 2019 Lok Sabha election was 15.4 per cent amidst a Modi tsunami. So, in the Assembly elections, Lalu Yadav remains a force to reckon with. His sons Tejpratap and Tejasvi also face a litmus test of filling in their fathers shoes. It remains to be seen if they can pull it off this time.

Going byregional analysis, the Bhojpur region can be divided into two Aara, Buxar on one side and Chhapra, Siwan and Gopalganj on the other side of the Ganges. NDA has a stronghold in the Aara-Buxar region, thanks to the relative urbanisation of this block, while the other side of the Ganga remains an RJD stronghold, given the sheer number of Yadavs who swear by Lalu. Convicted or innocent, in jail or outside, the Yadav strongman has a magical influence on his core voters, which is more evident in the Assembly elections and one has to see this to believe. However, BJP riding high on Modi wave made a huge dent in Yadav vote base in last two Lok Sabha elections. The Magadh region consists of capital Patna, Gaya, Nalanda and Jehanabad. This region has witnessed the significant impact of both the NDA and the MGB. BJP has an edge in Patna, thanks to the Kayastha and Baniya votes. But a careful seat selection by the RJD might swing a sizeable Baniya vote from BJP. Nalanda remains a JDU bastion because of the large number of Kurmi voters. South Bihar consisting of Sasaram, Dumrao, and some parts of Aara and Buxar has been good for the BJP. But RJD isnt too far away here.

Seemanchal consisting of Kishanganj, Katihar, Khagadia, Purnea, Farbisganj and Saharsa is traditionally a bastion of MGB. The considerable Muslim population in this area makes it a tough nut to crack for the NDA, though JDU managed to make a small dent in previous elections. With the entry of Owaisis All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM), Seemanchal has now become a different ball game altogether. Qamrul Hoda is the lone AIMIM MLA from Kishanganj and now with Owaisis decision to field his candidates in 50 seats in Bihar, this looks unfavourable for the MGB. The secular arithmetic might change. Owaisi took strong objection to being alleged as a Vote katua (vote splitter), but even a small percent swing could upset the secular arithmetic in Bihar. If the Muslim population of Seemanchal prefers AIMIM over MGB, it is bound to cause a counter polarisation. The result is advantage NDA.

The Tirhut region comprising Vaishali, Hajipur, Samastipur, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai, Sitamarhi, Khagaria are strongholds of RJD. These are primarily rural areas (except Muzaffarpur) with significant Yadav population. Also, the Rajputs have often sided with the RJD in previous elections as they have preferred to remain in the good books of the incumbent RJD for a long time. Late Raghuvansh Prasad Singh was a Rajput leader for the party and the state RJD unit chief Jagdanand Singh also happens to be a strong Rajput leader. The 2010 Assembly clean sweep by NDA in Tirhut is the only exception. Lastly, the Angika region with the towns of Bhagalpur, Banka and Munger have traditionally favoured BJP. This is because the twin factors of upper caste population and urbanisation are said to be on the right side of BJP.

NDA has one face in Bihar, and that is of Nitish Kumar. However, his charisma has surely abated in past few years. PM Modi continues to remain a crowd puller anywhere in India. However, with an ongoing pandemic, the virtual rallies might not engage the voter with the same effect. Not to forget, this is the first election amidst the pandemic, so it will also measure the anti-incumbency impact of Covid-19. Bihar remains an open house.

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How to Do It is Slates sex advice column.Have a question?Send it to Stoya and Rich here. Its anonymous!

Dear How to Do It,

Ive been with my guy for two years. While we have fantastic sex, one thing I love is missing: anal. Ive enjoyed anal sex in the past and want it with him, but he has an extraordinarily long, fat penis. Its something to behold. And Tab A just wont fit into Slot B. To get used to his size, Ive tried graduated training plugs but the largest is still smaller than his plug. Its worth noting that his length is not preventing penetrationhis girth is.

So, Im literally asking how to do it, anally. Thanks for your, um, input.

Not Just the Tip

Dear Not Just the Tip,

Inflatable butt plugs. Ive seen them starting at three inches in diameter before pumping and expansion. You may also be able to find thicker, uninflatable plugs. Try your local sex shopthey may be able to special order you something, too.

If fingers feel OK for you, theres always the duck bill stage of fisting. Ill explain: To fist, you go through a number of stages. At one point you have all four of your fingertips squished together with your fingers fairly flat and your thumb tucked in, and the hand looks like a ducks bill. On my hand, thats eight and a half inches circumference. On his, I image thats more. It might help dive into the fun and fabulous world of fistingjust use plenty of lube.

The same goes for the anal you crave: Take it slow and gradual, and keep things well lubed. Try breathing exercises to help you relax. Theres one I use where I breathe in for four seconds, hold my breath for seven, and exhale for eight. I do these four times, 76 seconds total. On the inhale, feel your breath going all the way through your chest, into your gut, and down into your pelvic floor. If you can do a Kegel clench during the breath hold, do that. You can try other breathing techniques as wellreally anything that encourages you to focus on your body and brings your awareness to relaxing the parts youd like.

Dear How to Do It,

Im a woman with a voice kink. It usually doesnt play a huge role in my sex or dating life, but when someone does have a really nice voice, I find it incredibly attractive. I recently entered into a sexual relationship with one of my friends who I had always thought had a lovely voice. Im incredibly attracted to himlike, I can orgasm JUST from him touching my arm during sexand that coupled with my voice kink has led to an interesting new sensitivity: His singing/humming voice makes me orgasm. Normally this would just be a fun little nugget of information that doesnt really affect any major part of our lives, but my friend is a member of our college chorus (and just a general idle hummer/singer of songs) and I would like to be able to see him perform. How do I stop myself from being so sensitive to his voice/him?

Audiophile

Dear Audiophile,

Have you attended a chorus performance and experienced inappropriate arousal? See, Im wondering if being in a public setting might prevent orgasm, and itd be simple for you to experiment.

Another thing you can experiment with is exposure. Sometimes new kinks or quirks have a unique sort of power that stems from novelty. We arent used to them yet, so were hypersensitive and reactive. If you get enough of this stimulation, it might lose some impact.

Otherwise, you might have to get creative with earplugs and settle for watchingbut not hearingthe performance.

Dear How to Do It,

Im a recovering porn and sex addict. Ive been married for 14 years. Most of that time, my wife has had the pain of what Ive done to her, including cheating and using her for sex in a way that was not healthy. We separated for a while, and in our healing, have been back together for a year. We are having a hard time reestablishing a sex life, and she has suffered a lot of trauma due to my past actions. She is finding it very difficult to relax and enjoy herself. She has started counseling, and I have listened to her feelings about what she is going through. It is very clear to both of us that we need to take a step back and slow down in our sex life. One issue that were not sure how to handle is she has a hard time communicating during sex. I want to give her a method to tell me that she is comfortable (or not) without having to ask her 1,000 questions, which also makes sex hard for her. The last thing I want is for her to freeze in the moment and me to think everything is fine. Do you have any communication techniques?

Tentative

Dear Tentative,

Communication can be so much more than verbal exchanges. I imagine that after 14 years of marriage you have some grasp of your wifes expressions, and can tell when shes connected and when shes checked out. Pay attention during sexual activityif you see your wife cease to be engaged, you can stop and check in.

You can also establish a safe word, or a short verbal cue that sexual interaction needs to stop. Theyre common in the BDSM community and can be useful in many situations. Stop, red, and no make great safe wordsreally, unless youre explicitly incorporating themes of nonconsent, you should always stop when you hear these words. A more extreme possibility is having her hold something small, with the agreement that youll stop if she drops it. Youll want the object to be heavy enough to notice when it hits the floor.

How is your wife with communicating after sex? Im wondering if you could discuss the sex youve just had at whatever level of detail shes comfortable with as a starting point. With practice, she might develop a stronger ability to communicate during sex, too.

Dear How to Do It,

I am a woman who, after 15 years of being sexually active, just learned how to squirt (!). Prior to this, I had only ever climaxed from clitoral stimulation, which sometimes takes a long time, particularly when Im with a partner. I LOVE this newfound method for comingit feels like a physical reaction to my arousal, whereas the clitoral method comes from more of a mental arousal for me. So now that I have the ability to become a geyser every day, I have a few questions for you, my favorite columnists.

1. I lose a lot of fluid so hydrating well seems key, but is there anything I should be aware of nutritionally?

2. Its so messy! Do you have any recommendations for managing this besides laying towels down and doing copious amounts of laundry after, or finishing in the shower?

3. It feels like Im really exercising my pelvic floor in a different way. My partner and I have talked about expanding our family in the next few years. This may be very wishful thinking, but has a persons ability to squirt been shown to have any impact on childbirthshorter/easier labor?

4. Is there anything else I should know? Any other insights would be very appreciated. Thank you so much!

Old Faithful

Dear Old Faithful,

I talked to Amir Marashi, a New Yorkbased gynecologist. He said he wouldnt worry about getting dehydrated or losing nutrition from squirting, but that whether you squirt or not, its a great idea to drink plenty of watergood advice for us all. On pelvic floors, Marashi told me, Exercising the pelvic floor muscles is very important and definitely helps you have an easier labor, and also after delivery, you will bounce back to your baseline much faster. But maybe unsurprisingly, it doesnt sound like squirting and labor length has been studied.

For managing the mess, you can also invest in a high-quality mattress protector or an absorbent throw like the ones Libidex makes. But towels are definitely a good way of managing the volume of liquidyou might keep a stack next to the bedand moving your activities to the bathroom is another fine tactic. You can also always choose not to orgasm every time if you dont want to deal with the mess.

Enjoy the fun new trick your vagina has learned! And remember, always carry a towel.

Stoya

Im a 35-year-old married mother of two small children, and Ive never had good sex. None of the men I was with when I was single in my 20s were interested in learning about the clitoris. Neither is my husband. I used to think that women who cheated were being ridiculous because the only thing Ive ever gotten out of sex is ego gratification. But recently Ive begun to think that this may not be all straight womens experience of sex, and maybe some straight women cheat because theyre having orgasms with their affair partner. I want that. My question is whether its worth it to try to have an affair. For me, sex has always been all risk and no reward. I have become deeply cynical in this area. But there is a little tiny sprig of hope that makes me wonder: What if some men are interested in the clitoris and understand how to operate it? What if I can have an orgasm with someone else before I die? That reward would be worth the risk.

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Every episode title in Grey's Anatomy is a song, except for one, but it was for a very important reason. Here's which episode it is and why.

Greys Anatomy has stood out from other medical dramas for a couple of reasons, and one of its particularities is that every episode title is a song reference, except for one heres which episode it is and why its different. Created by Shonda Rhimes, Greys Anatomy made its debut on ABC in 2005 as a mid-season replacement, but it was so well-received by critics and viewers that it has lived on for over 10 seasons, and shows no signs of stopping soon.

Greys Anatomy follows the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings at Seattle Grace Hospital (now Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital) as they do their best to juggle their personal and professional lives, which more often than not end up overlapping. The series is led by Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), who viewers have followed on her journey from intern to head of general surgery. In over a decade, Greys Anatomy has won the audience over and has also stood out from other medical dramas for various reasons, one of those being that every episode title is a song reference.

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From the very beginning, Greys Anatomy has borrowed song titles to give its episodes a name. The very first episode is titled A Hard Days Night, like the song byThe Beatles, and was followed by The First Cut Is The Deepest, written by Cat Stevens and performed by various artists over the years. Its a Greys Anatomy tradition that every episode will be titled after a song (another good example is the two-parter bomb storyline titled after R.E.Ms Its The End of the World As We Know It),and there has been only one exception,but it wasnt because the writers ran out of songs that fitted the episode's stories.The episode in question is season 14s 1-800-799-7233, and theres a very powerful and important reason behind this peculiar title.

In that episode, the staff of the hospital was fascinated by the presence of Paul Stadler (Matthew Morrison), a praised general surgeon who also happened to be Jos (Camilla Luddington) abusive ex-husband. Meredith stayed by her side while she and Paul signed the divorce papers so she wouldnt be left alone with him, and Jo later had a chance to talk to his fiance, Jenny, who denied any abuse and refused her help. Still, Jo gave her her card with her phone number on the back in case she needed any help. The episode was originally titled Four Seasons in One Day (a song by Crowded House), but was changed to 1-800-799-7233 as thats the phone number for the National Domestic Violence Hotline. Showrunner Krista Vernoff revealed (via Glamour) that the title change was suggested by Giacomo Gianniotti, who plays Dr. Andrew DeLuca.

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ABCs long-running medical drama,Greys Anatomy, is beginning its seventeenth season on Nov. 12, 2020. Diehard fans are begging for creator Shonda Rhimes and showrunner Krista Vernoff to bring back the intro theme song. They want to know why its missing in the first place.

Creator and executive producer Shonda Rhimes remembers fighting with everyone in the editing room over the pilots music forGreys Anatomy.

I put all of that music that you heard in the pilot, she toldBillboard. The guys came in and said, You cant have this music in the show, and they scored the show with this very testosterone-y music that made it sound like an action movie, and the show looked ridiculous.

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At that moment, Rhimes recalls she thought the show was over. However, television executive Betsy Beers came to the rescue. She forced them to change everything back to the original music the creator chose.

But [I was] also watching how a show can become a completely different animal with different kinds of music, Rhimes recalls.

If Rhimes took such great care in choosing the music forGreys Anatomy, fans want to know why the intro theme song no longer plays before each episode. The piece Cosy in the Rocket by Psapp used to play while imagery of steamy moments in a hospital flashed across the screen. However, after the early seasons,Greysdropped the theme song and switched to a brief title flash.

I love the intro, mostly because of the nostalgia I have for the early series, one fan wrote onReddit.

Fans pointed out that they loved it when they brought the theme song back for the 300th episode.

The intro was iconic and a really beautifully filmed piece of the show, another fan added. It would be cool if they used the same song and aesthetic but made a new one for the current cast!

The year thatGreys Anatomylost their 26-second intro, so did many other TV shows, includingDesperate HousewivesandHeroes.

Producers feel, rightly or wrongly, that that interruption, if you will, is going to lose viewers, TV historian Tim Brooks toldToday. I think one of the things that has squeezed themes out is this relentless kind of move toward tightening everything, making it go right from joke to joke, from action to action, from shootout to shootout, so that you wont press the dreaded remote control.

He feels those theme songs are a thing of the past, and we wont see network television bringing them back anytime soon.

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Ear Anatomical Model Market segments covered in the report:

Regional bifurcation:

North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)

Europe (Germany, France, UK, Russia and Italy)

Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, Korea, India, Southeast Asia and Australia)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Colombia)

Middle East and Africa (Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt, Nigeria and South Africa)

Product gamut:

Application scope:

Competitive landscape:

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Kelly McCreary of "Grey's Anatomy" gave fans a behind-the-scenes look on the set of the popular show. Due to the coronavirus, there were a plethora of changes made.

On Monday, Kelly McCreary treated loyal fans of "Grey's Anatomy" to an inside look at the new set design amid the coronavirus pandemic. McCreary, 39, has been on the show since 2005.

Her character is the beloved Dr. Maggie Pierece. McCreary's set tour comes courtesy of "Good Morning America," but was filmed by the actress herself with her iPad. The clip is found below.

THREE COVID TESTS WEEKLY

In the nearly five-minute clip, McCreary begins by sharing visuals of her getting tested for COVID-19. The test is done three times a week for the cast and crew. It is just the start of the safety measures that are in place.

McCreary next walks outside and reveals that she is filming on her iPad, which doubles as her script. Thisis because they have gone paperless to reduce the number of items being exchanged.

A QUIET HAIR AND MAKEUP

The actress next gets into hair and makeup. There is no talking allowed in the makeup room to limit the spread of potential COVID-infused germs. The makeup artists aredonned in masks.

For her hair, McCreary puts on her mask once more masks are only removed during filming and makeup and sits in a station which is separated by plexiglass from other stations.

The stylist has sanitized the chair and covers McCreary in a plastic garb. Elsewhere, McCreary's costume reaches her in a hazmat suit, straight from the dryer. At the day's end, she puts it into a bin so no one has to touch it.

THE ZONED OUT GREEN ROOM

McCreary also showcased a green room where the actors hang out in-between scenes. A sign on the wall reads, "Live. Laugh. Distance." And there are chairs separated into zones for social distancing.

Not only is "Grey's Anatomy" seemingly taking all the steps necessary to have a safe environment for filming, but they will also be addressing the pandemic in the new season.

THE SHOW'S RESPONSIBILITY

Executive producer Krista Vernoff spoke on it in July. At first, Vernoff said they would not address COVID-19 because she figured people had "fatigued" of the topic. Co-exec producer, Lynne E Litt, convinced her otherwise.

"I feel like our show has an opportunity and a responsibility to tell some of those stories," Vernoffsaid, referring to the stories they had listened to from real frontline healthcare workers who were in the midst of the crisis.

WHAT VIEWERS CAN EXPECT

The COVID-19 episode will take place weeks into the pandemic and is set to feature footage from back in March when the show cut filming due to the crisis. Filming resumed back in early September.

Earlier this month, Vernoff noted that the "feeling" of the show changed due to the necessary safety measures. Things moved slower, she said. The season premiere will air on November 12.

We at AmoMama do our best to give you the most updated news regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, but the situation is constantly changing. We encourage readers to refer to the online updates from CD, WHO, or Local Health Departments to stay updated. Take care!

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