Word: spined
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...neither man nor masturbation is going to be a prerequisite much longer. There have been several reports lately of what might be called immaculate orgasms. The weekly New Scientist recently cited a discovery by Stuart Meloy, a U.S. surgeon. Meloy was putting electrodes in a woman's spine to switch off pain signals in nerves, with the patient awake to help him locate the right spots. "I was placing the electrodes and suddenly the woman started exclaiming emphatically," said Meloy. "I asked her what was up. She said, 'You're going to have to teach my husband to do that...
...drug used to treat opportunistic infections in AIDS patients - that he bought at a price 98 percent cheaper than the price charged in South Africa for the brand-name tablets. This illegal "import" was a symbolic act of defiance, designed to challenge the drug companies and stiffen the spine of his own government. "People were dying across the country and doctors were saying they could not afford to prescribe the right medicines," Achmat told an interviewer. "We wanted to set a moral example and put the right to health and life before profit. We don't want to be smugglers...
...should do the posture") and with others ("How can you compare yourself to your neighbor? You don't have the same body!"). Her monologue becomes a mantra, returning my oft-wandering focus back to the pose I'm attempting. Where is my center of balance? Can I feel my spine stretch if I imagine my head and tailbone pulling in opposite directions? How does my alignment shift when I turn my foot three degrees to the right...
...center are held in a bare attic room over which a lone golden statue of Buddha presides from a central wooden altar. Incense fills the room with its soporific scent. Followers meditate by sitting cross-legged in silence facing the wall. Posture is paramount: practitioners must keep a straight spine and their heads balanced lightly on the shoulders while also leaning slightly forward. Legs are crossed; with practice the knees will touch the floor...
...conditioning while we're at work so the house is cool when we get home, but even in California, the most environmentally progressive state we've got, the mere mention of higher electricity bills as a demand-reducing measure sends shivers down Gray Davis's spine...