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"Bipasha Basu: Love yourself" was my first ever workout DVD in life. Somehow the idea of a glamorous Bollywood actress doing a workout was quiet intriguing. I remember having spent hours watching this DVD over and over again wondering if I would ever be capable of doing it myself. But believe you me, this is that kind of workout that will make you say: I wish I had started this earlier!
First look & contents - Beautiful packaging in a feminine pink and black color scheme with impressively fit images of Bipasha Basu on the cover. The program offers two different workouts classified as Beginner's Workout and Advanced Workout. The extra features on the DVD offers an insight on Bipasha Basu's personal fitness quests, making of the DVD/behind the scenes and interesting reviews from prominent Bollywood celebrities. Dianne Pandey, a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert not only provides healthy advices in this feature but is also sharing the workout space with Bipasha Basu through the entire program.
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Entire duration of the program: 25 minutes.
Warm up duration (Included): 5 minutes.
Total workout duration: 18 minutes.
Cool down duration (Included): 2 minutes.
Trainers: Bipasha Basu and Dianne Pandey.
Equipment required: Exercise mat and a set of .5 kg dumbbells.
Warm up Exercises overview:
Regular squats
Squats with heels up and hands out
Side stretches
Torso stretches
Rotators cuff warm up
Shoulder rolls
Back stretches and chest stretches
Shoulder stretches on both sides
Sideways hip swaying
Hip rolls clockwise and counter clockwise
Arm swings
Torso side stretches
Hamstring stretches
Forward bends
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Warm up review:
The warm up for both the beginner and the advanced workout is alike. This is a perfect warm up routine based on 14 exercises for those who have never previously challenged their body. While most of the exercises are fun, it's possible to find one struggling with the squats in the beginning. It will be good to remember at this point as a novice that such struggle with squats will help you evaluate your lower body strength and capacity. Focus on a good posture during squats ensuring that your knees stay in line with your toes. Breath consciously through out the warm up.
Workout overview:
BB Strength moves
Chest presses and crunches
Military presses with wide squat
Static lunge with kick backs
BB Burn Routine
Shuffles and jumping jacks
BB Ab Drill
Ab crunches
Double clams with Namaste
BB Strength moves
Static squat with W/V's
Dumbbell rows
Static lunge with Bicep curls
BB Burn Routine
Cross punches and Jump rope
BB Ab Drill
Side planks
Pelvic Thrusts
Doggie Kicks with both legs
Inner thighs lift with both legs
BB Burn Routine
Shuffles and jumping jacks
Cross punches and Jump ropes
BB Ab Drill
Workout review:
This 18 minutes workout is a routine based on the concept of interval training. As you can see in the break-down above, the entire workout is divided in sets targeted at upper body strength, core strength, lower body strength and bouts of high intensity cardiovascular activity. The consistent reminders to breath properly and maintain a good body posture by keeping abs tight and hips tucked in are extremely important and must be paid attention to. The idea is to flow from one exercise in to another without resting in between. However for those feeling out of breath or fatigued, Bipasha Basu suggests jogging in place and drinking some water. While the workout is already focused on fitness beginners, the modified version of plank to be performed with the support of the knees is very useful for those who find regular planks too strenuous at this point. Dianne Pandey's definition of ab crunches with hands on the chest is spot on.
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Remember the rule for squats through out the routine as this program is meant to strengthen your knees and build up your endurance for the Advanced workout awaiting ahead. Keeping knees slightly bent throughout shuffles, jumping jacks and jump ropes will avoid unnecessary strain effecting your knees.
The goal is to continue with this program for a month before proceeding to the advanced version however, there is no need to rush with it. If you are struggling with squats or doing modified planks, give yourself the margin of few days before you start counting your days towards the Advanced workout. Give yourself up to 10 to 15 or as many days you need with modified versions and taking time to understand the right body posture and breathing pattern for each exercise. During these days, focus on avoiding too many resting breaks in between the routine. Your day 1 should only start when you can perform the entire routine in the given time range and with regular versions of the exercises.
Personal experience of Bipasha Basu's Beginner's workout:
I would rate this beginner's workout 5 on 5 on the basis of my personal experience with it. But here are few warnings to consider first: Be very conscious of your knees positioning during the entire workout to avoid any possible knee injuries. I have learned from my mistakes of rushing the workout capacity of my body, wearing wrong shoes and bad posture. I had to take a month's break to recover from these injuries.
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Once you understand the concept of right posture and proper breathing, proceed to continue with the exercise using .5 Kg dumbbells and modified versions of exercises. Stick to this routine for the minimum of 15 days to get your body to ease into the standard moves. Use your option to pause as many times as required to master each move so it comes naturally to you by the time you are finally prepared to launch your 30 days workout challenge in perfect form.
Notice that BB Burn routines are followed by core strengthen exercises such as ab crunches, double clams with namaste, planks and side planks. This placement of these moves helps you effectively target the fat area around the core alongside tightening the muscles if done in continuity. If you are taking time to catch your breath after each BB Burn routine, you will need a little more time to adjust to the intensity of this workout and build your endurance. Proper shoes and a well cushioned exercise mat must be used to conduct this workout.
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I started over with this program after my knee recovery by doing it for 5 days without any weight and no squatting. During the next 5 days I slowly eased into squatting with .5 Kg dumbbells and modified versions of planks. It took me around 10 days this way to finally perform the ab drill right after the BB Burn routine without any pauses. I must tell you that I could already sense some toning in my arms and hips in these few days.
When I was finally able to glide through the entire routine with regular planks and no extra breaks, I continued for 25 days with .5 Kg dumbbells. Being cautious for my knees, at this point, instead of proceeding to the Advanced workout, I redid the beginner's workout for 30 days with 1 Kg dumbbells. Over time, this routine will turn into a low impact workout for you as your endurance will build up. To use this routine for your maximum benefit, it's a good idea to switch from .5 kg to 1 kg.
The workout is followed by a cool down routine of two minutes.However, remember to understand this moves beforehand as there are no narrations in this section and the moves are switched without any instruction. If you don't get to understand the moves in the cool down routine, don't worry! You can walk in place in moderate to slow pace while breathing deeply focusing on your stomach. This serves as a good cool down activity for many. Eventually do try to perform simpler cool down stretches like quad stretch, back stretch, butterfly and child's pose.
I have came across a lot of reviews mentioning that the music on this workout DVD is not so much fun to which I agree. However, for those who are motivated, this shouldn't be a huge distraction. You can also switch from English to Hindi version of instructions as well as change the standard "love yourself" soundtrack to the funky Bollywood dance songs featuring the Diva herself.
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Overtime, the ultimate purpose of running this video in the background would be to keep track of time. I usually mute the video, playing whatever I like in the background and use the visuals as an indication to switch exercises. Trust me, you will be able to understand the whole routine soon enough to be able to perform it with the clock ticking the seconds away without the video itself. But for someone like me, running the video is a way to center my focus.
This is my Go-To workout without a doubt. When compared to other famous 30 day challenges, I found this program to be practical and customized to the needs of a beginner in true sense. While Bipasha Basu is new in the fitness Industry as a Trainer figure, she has managed to pull off a perfect routine understanding the challenges of someone who is tight on time, expense and endurance. She claims in the feature section that she does not consider herself to be a conventionally qualified trainer but this DVD is the essence of her own fitness challenges and lessons learned over the years. This admittance of hers will make you feel like you can relate to her. She is literally out there "bringing sexy back"!
Overall, this workout helped me change my approach towards weight loss and fitness in a positive way. It taught me to love myself and pay attention to my body, joints, endurance and breathing practices. My endurance evolved dramatically and I moved on to other DVDs as well but I keep coming back to this one for at least 10 days a month to relax my knees and joints.
Remember to take one off day each week as you perform this workout. That rest day is very important to give some much needed break to your newly activated muscles. Without this rest day, it's possible to end up injured or sore and the body can also go in the shut down mode and may resist the affects of the workout. This can hinder your weight loss process. Making healthy choices, one at a time, will surprise you with great results from this routine. And do NOT forget to drink plenty of water on daily basis.
If you were on a look out for a good workout to start with or to restart your fitness journey with, this is the workout you were looking for! Effective, time-friendly and result oriented with such a gorgeous trainer motivating you through out.
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Do visit this blog again to read my upcoming review on Bipasha Basu: Love yourself - Advanced workout and many more. If you find this review useful or have any questions concerning this workout routine, please comment below. We will be happy to hear from you.
Disclaimer: All the workout reviews and/or fitness advices on this blog are based on my individual experience. I am not a qualified fitness trainer. Always consult your doctor before starting any diet or workout routine. Any advices here are not a substitute in any way for professional medical advice. The DVDs mentioned on this blog were purchased by us. We are not sponsored by any organization. We do not support piracy in anyway!


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Buffett's magical touch as a long-term investor is so well known, it has become the stuff of financial legend. Investors still dream of the compounded millions they would have banked had they -- or their parents -- been smart (or lucky) enough to buy a handful of shares back when Buffett took control of Berkshire in 1965.
Recent shareholders, however, are still waiting to see some wizardry. Berkshire's shares have returned 2.7% year to date vs. 4% for the S&P 500 index. Over the past five years -- a boom time for value investors -- Berkshire shares are up 61% compared with 70% for the index.
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LCF Supports Napa & Sonoma
October 16, 2017
Dear Friends,
On behalf of the Foundation and your many friends in the Bluegrass and beyond, we are thinking of you and keeping you all in our prayers during the dangerous fires in California. We have heard from many of you and followed the events closely learning of the far-reaching devastation. This tragedy is truly unfathomable. Our hope is that you, your families, facilities and employees are safe. Your resilience and strength during this time is an inspiration to us all.
Your generosity over the past 13 years has made the Kentucky Bluegrass Wine Auction & Derby Gala, our largest fundraiser, the huge success that is today. You have helped raise millions of dollars in supporting the fight against cancer.
You are our partners and friends, and we want each of you to know that the Foundation and its many supporters are here to help you and your communities during this time of need. In our effort to support you and your community, the Foundation is making contributions to both the Napa Valley Community Disaster Relief Fund and the Sonoma County Resilience Fund. Our many patrons and board members are asking how they can help, and we are directing them to these organizations as well.
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Excerpt from "The Great Towns of America" website...
"Mt. Dora is the prettiest inland village of Florida. Gentle hills (some of the state's highest) rise above scenic Lake Dora. Numerous other small lakes, plus citrus orchards and forests of hardwoods and pine, fill the surrounding semitropical countryside. From the earliest settlement well over a century ago, the town has grown slowly but steadily thanks to citrus and tourism."
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Philly mayor says no Eagles jersey for William Penn statue
Jan. 24, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's mayor says he won't jinx the Eagles ahead of their Super Bowl appearance by placing the team's jersey on the statue of William Penn atop City Hall.
Democratic Mayor Jim Kenney said Tuesday he wants the city's football team to win the big game. But his spokesman tells WCAU-TV he didn't want to risk putting the jersey on the statue.
The city placed a Phillies baseball cap on the statue during the 1993 World Series and a Flyers jersey on the statue during the 1997 Stanley Cup Final. Both teams lost.
The Philadelphia Eagles have never won a Super Bowl. They face the New England Patriots on Feb. 4 in Minneapolis.
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Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Mar 3 Outdoor Wednesday
7 comments:
- Helena said...
I would love to have a backyard view like that! Gorgeous shots!
- March 3, 2010 at 7:47 AM
- Baba said...
Hi Ann, wow.. the view of the mountains is wonderful..my sister in N.C. also has a great view of mountains from the front of her house..I like to visit the mountains , but would rather live by the ocean.. Baba
- March 3, 2010 at 11:22 AM
- Jo said...
What a view, Colorado is such a beautiful place, these pictures are amazing.
Thanks for visiting DOWNLOBLOLLYLANE.Love your blog.Jo
- March 3, 2010 at 1:44 PM
- Bonnie said...
What a view! Thanks for the visit!
- March 3, 2010 at 1:54 PM
- LV said...
These scenes look familiar. My niece, Coloradolady, has a cabin near Hartsel. They rent it out during the summer months. When I was there we went to several of the areas around there. I remember those places in Aspen. We went there too,
- March 3, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Icy BC said...
Beautiful scenery! What a great view to see every day!
- March 3, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- Carly said...
I think I've seen a similar bear made of nails at an art show!
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Miesha Tate And Brock Lesnar Take Picture Together
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Miesha Tate and Brock Lesnar took a picture together and Miesha just snapchatted it. Brock is definitely a beast but I thought he would look bigger next to the champion. This goes to show you how athletic and big the women of MMA are…especially the elite girls in the batamweight division. I know Miesha is only 5'6″ tall but in this picture she looks like she could give Lesnar a run for his money.


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This is from my FLM354 Fall 2009 class.
In FLM354 - a 3rd-year course - students move beyond basic film MOS (without synchronous sound) production and editing skills, and try their hand at working with synchronous sound and Super 16mm film technology.
Here, Corey Chaney, Justin Moe, Nicole Myers, Michelle Rossignol, Andrew Slick and Stephanie Yee have made a film noir that turns the noir stereotype on its head.


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This Slim Bedale Jacket in Indigo is a new style from Barbour for AW17. This jacket is constructed from 100% waxed cotton, with a cotton tartan lining and a long and slim fit. It features a full-zip placket with a branded ring puller, a press-stud storm-flap, a classic corduroy collar with an extended chin-guard, ergonomic raglan sleeves, two alpine pockets, two curved stud-flapped pockets and a flat hem that is vented just behind the side-seams and held in place with press-stud fastenings. Branded hardware is used throughout and the jacket is finished with a tonal-embroidered brand signature to the left pocket flap. The same jacket is also available in Archive Olive.
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Trending now
It seems to be the way of all things technological; that the fire is repeatedly stolen from Heaven and placed into the hands of the proletariat to use as they see fit. The once difficult and expensive is inevitably set on a slope of devaluation, destined to become easy and cheap.
Examples of this transition abound: 20 years ago, who would have said that amateur, unsigned musicians would have the tools (sometimes for free) to produce their own, high quality tracks and distribute them worldwide at essentially zero cost? And crucially, all under their sole creative control and without a record label involved!
The same has happened with book publishing (especially in digital format), small scale audio broadcasting (podcasts), 3D computer graphics and video production. Both the demand and the creation of content is increasing in amateur and professional arenas and there's a blurring of the lines between two. Take note of a statement on Teachable:
"From Snapchat to Periscope to Instagram video, GIFs and YouTube, it's clear that content is trending toward videos and visual content. Reasons for this are rooted in the psychology of the brain and consumer behavior. According to The Next Web, studies show our brains not only process visuals faster, but they retain and transmit much more information when it's delivered visually - all the things content marketers try to do".
So why isn't everybody a business mogul with their own video empire? Why do we still have record labels and the BBC? Well, the answers are somewhat convoluted and not wholly concerned with purely creative issues, but let's look at some of the factors at hand.
Ubiquity cheapens everything. This is simply down to market forces. The more you have of something, the less relative worth any single instance of it possess. Quality video/audio production used to be the exclusive domain of expensive, professional organisations and studios. Now, most of us who own a mobile phone have the capacity to produce either or both on some level, and to distribute the results internationally. This was unthinkable a mere two decades ago for most of us.
What was once amazing is now unremarkable, even commonplace to the point where it passes by unnoticed. If everyone is a star, then effectively there are no stars. Having easy access to powerful tools does not automatically make anyone creative or motivated, it just makes the work process easier.
Technology may provide an easy way to create content and distribute it, but not everyone who comes into contact with it will be capable. And now that anyone can potentially do something remarkable with the video camera on their phone, the bar of perceived excellence is raised proportionally, as is the number of creative voices calling to be heard. As a result, the struggle to succeed can be more about promotion than inherent ability. Arguably it has always been about this to a large degree, but never more so than today.
Paradoxically we grasp at the opportunities that technology grants us, in order to acquire the magic and ultimately render it normal to us, yet we still treasure that which is special, in relative terms. Once the magical becomes ubiquitous, we look further for the magical once more, like a child that is never satisfied. Perhaps that drives some notion of progress?
So, as long as there are those whom we perceive as being a tier above us, then there will always be an industry of professionals and the rest of us - even though the quality gap between the two is ever narrowing and the whole mechanism that perpetuates this notion is a psychological construct anyway. In terms of relative status (sometimes the only difference), for those on a theoretically higher tier, it's a relationship that must be maintained in order to preserve vested interests!
Once in while, there comes a movement that strips the emperor of his gleaming, but ultimately insubstantial new clothes to reveal that anyone (or at least many) can do it with some level of validity outside of right, wrong, professional or unprofessional. It's that Punk ideal again. Bring it on.


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We are said to live and learn in knowledge societies " that require 'lifelong learning', but knowledge itself is absent from many accounts of contemporary social and educational change. This key volume illustrates an approach that places knowledge at the heart of analysis: Legitimation Code Theory. Building on the work of Basil Bernstein, Pierre Bourdieu, systemic functional linguistics and critical realism, Legitimation Code Theory is a social realist approach that is increasingly influential in the sociology of education, educational studies and linguistics. This selection of original papers by an international and multi-disciplinary group of scholars provides the first book-length illustration of the value of this fast-growing approach. It represents a genuinely collaborative endeavour that aims to build knowledge about knowledge, both within and beyond formal education. Part I of the book shows how Legitimation Code Theory enables knowledge-building in research by enabling different approaches, methodologies and practices to be brought together. Drawing on current empirical studies, chapters show how the theory can be used in quantitative research, in qualitative research, in interdisciplinary research with systemic functional linguists, and in praxis to create e-learning environments. Part II shows the practical value of the approach by addressing pressing problems facing contemporary education in building knowledge across boundaries and contexts. Chapters discuss current research into: segmented learning, where students struggle to transfer their knowledge to future contexts of learning or work; the crisis in physics teaching; the damaging effects of constructivist pedagogy on international students; academic literacies; the crisis in school Music; transformations of university curriculum; bridging the theory-practice ÷ bringing professions into higher education; and relations between formal and informal learning. The book encompasses a wide range of subject areas (including history, English, physics, journalism, nursing) and educational sites (school and university), as well as informal learning contexts (masonic lodges and museums). Carefully selected, sequenced and interrelated, these wide-ranging chapters form a coherent and original collection and give a unique insight into one of the most thought-provoking and innovative ways of understanding the role of knowledge in education and society to have emerged in recent years.


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|A Honda 750 4-pipe: my bike 30 years ago
When I was young, I never really believed I would die. I was, in my heart of hearts, not just immortal but invincible. As an example, I used to ride a big motorbike along De Waal Drive, which is an old, very winding freeway along the face of Table Mountain in Cape Town. Drunk. And I survived, idiot that I was, to tell the tale.
But over the last few years, I have had several warnings from Ἀργυρότοξος Ἀπόλλων ( Silver-bowed Apollo) A heart-attack scare, a cancer scare, decaying knees, gut problems, The sore knees won't kill me (I hope!) but they're just another sign of wear and tear. And tiredness, I used to have abundant energy. Now I seem to need more sleep in the day, but can't get a decent night's sleep at night. Boring.
Yet I might live for another 30 years. Who knows? These days I live as I did then, from day to day. Then because each day's fun was immediate and thrilling. Now because I don't know when it'll all end, and since there's sweet FA I can do about it, I might as well get on with life. The deep depression I endured after Henrik died is past. All the same, I'm still not joyful, as I was then. I miss the insensate joy of those days 30 years ago, driving too fast on a sharply curving road along a very steep mountain, drinking too much without ill effect, staying up till all hours, sleeping with unsuitable people, finding out about literature, music, art, cinema, talking intensely with other people about the meaning of life. But I am still alive, for now, and there is still beauty and interest in the world, despite everything.


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Metro Interactive
Genre: Vignette
Director: John T. Bone (AKA: John Bowen)
Cast: Jasmine St. Claire, Nikki Starr, Candy Apples, Bobbi, Carolina, Dave Hardman, Kyle Stone, Earl Slate, Colt Steele
Length: 76 minutes
Date of Production: 6/30/97
Extra's: All that was included were 59 minutes worth of trailers (the usual Metro set-on side B) and a lame ~4 minute photo gallery.
Condoms: None
Audio/Video Quality: The picture was presented in the usual 1.33:1 ratio full frame color, as originally shot. Unlike many of John's more recent works (where the artistic effects kill the heat), the lighting was fairly decent and kept the video noise to a minimum. It had a few compression artifacts and compositional problems but otherwise it looked pretty good with accurate colors and flesh tones. The audio was in monaural English that really didn't try to do very much but I could hear the vocals reasonably well and that was a lot different than a number of John's other releases over the decades.
Body of Review: One of my current favorite companies is Metro Interactive primarily due to their releases by contract directors Pat Myne and Skeeter Kerkove. While they have gone to extreme lengths to improve their movies in recent years, it should come as no surprise that once upon a time, they released a lot of lame DVDs by hack directors like John Bone. One of his older releases for the company was Ridden Hard and Put Away Wet, a showcase movie starring Jasmine St. Claire. The movie revolved around Jasmine and her company as they went through the motions of sexual escapades common to porn. We never get much of a clue as to what exactly she does at her company but it really didn't matter. Jasmine looked really good but she only had one sex scene. The other women looked, to be frank, tired, worn and skanky. If I had to guess, I'd say they had a casting call beside a methadone clinic and offered free fixes. The movie had straight, oral, lesbian, threesomes, a strap-on, anal, and fingering in terms of sex acts but little passion or heat to make the proceedings worthwhile. While it's available cheap these days, the adage that you get what you pay for comes to mind as I write this review. If you're a fan of the cast here, read on as I describe, however briefly, the four scenes:
Scene One: The first scene was a male and female in the office. It had zero heat due to zero chemistry. The names of the performers will go unpublished to protect them from themselves. Actually, as in most of the movie, the cast was mostly anonymous; the credits don't tell us who's who, Metro's website doesn't mention it, nor does the box. Perhaps this is a good thing since you won't be seeking out any of their other work anytime soon.
Scene Two: The next scene was a threesome with two guys and a gal. The acting was particularly bad during this scenes setup. The acting was not the worst part of it as you will see if you watch the sex scene. The only thing of note is that the woman took both guys up the ass; at least that's what it looks like, at once. If you have even an ounce of homophobia in your system, skip this scene.
Scene Three: The next scene was the lesbian scene with two women. I know one of them was Candy; she had her name tattooed across her chest. They had the fakest orgasms in the movie and were just as bad actresses as anyone else here. You'll notice that they had the most ass zits as well which was not a small feat here considering the multitude of those blemishes on the fleshy mounds of joy the women had to offer. They were loud and lame and that's their claim to fame.
Scene Four: The last scene was between Jasmine (finally!) and two guys. She took it in every hole and was at least passingly okay in the scene. If not for Jasmine, the movie would've completely sucked, and not in a good way if you catch my drift. While she was never as hot an anal queen as some of today's top picks, she had a look (see the front cover) that lent itself to the concept of masturbation compared to many of her peers.
Summary: I wondered why Metro threw this one together and decided that the reason to surround Jasmine with a bunch of third stringers (the women at least) was an attempt to make her look better. In a sense, they succeeded; she looked great by comparison. Had the movie included more sex with her and less with the others, it may have been better but even that marginal difference wouldn't have saved the DVD from the scrap heap.
The plot and acting reminded me why most people want porn to avoid having either in a movie. Delicately put, the "talent" rarely had any acting talent or at least enough to make a plot work. Good porn doesn't need either; although a decent plot, with decent acting can make a good movie better. I consider it gravy when done right but the meat and potatoes still have to be present for the fun to merit a better rating.
I think that the totality of the DVD lent itself to a rating of Skip It unless you're a fan of the cast, which would elevate the rating at least a little bit for you. Jasmine and the others have undoubtedly been in better releases, even if none come to mind, so don't drop your dough on a movie this bad.
Note to Metro: This is the kind of movie I had long associated with your company. I've recently seen a lot better from you and figured that perhaps the trend was towards more high end (read: quality) releases. Also remember that surrounding a babe (Jasmine) with skanky looking women doesn't elevate the babe by comparison; it only lowers her desirability somewhat.
This Don Houston "retro-review" was written long ago before the so-called Professor of Porn had much experience writing reviews. Since that time, he has found Metro to have a lot of good releases and seen more porn than almost anyone reviewing on the internet. Keep in mind that his comments accurately reflected his fresh viewpoint of the time he first saw the movie.
Note: You can see recent candid shots of many more recent performers by visiting: My Photo's and read about their antics at 2004 AEE Show.
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reading old last activity dates is sad
Tatay, their debut album, and their EP, The Blue Trees. I can PM you later with them (I'm in a bit of a rush right now).
GZM is great. Really great. I eventually found about six or seven albums by them, if you want me to send you anything.
yay! that's the one I ended up buying yesterday. I hope it comes in the mail soooooon.
Hey. So I've been looking up that Gorky's Zygotic Mynci band.
THE ONLY PROBLEM IS: I DON't know where to start ;-(
what should i listen to first? tell me.
get skype and add me (lenn9o9n)
just send me a link and i'll take care of it...unless you've got a skype account and then you can do the listen party w/ all of us :)
yeah, well...you have all week...so if you can make something completely off the wall w/ the clock in mind, dig in :)
was listening to your music...you should make something for our next hour song on saturday (any saturday actually), just as long as you make it in less than an hour
I looked at your drawings, they're beautiful.
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The Deeper Significance of the Mitzveh of Tefillin
The Mitzveh of Tefillin Purifies the Five Senses:
Sight, Hearing, Smell, Taste and Touch
Dear Chaveirim.
In this week's mamar for parshas Bo we learn about the mitzvah of putting on tfillin on our left hand and on our head. We introduce a very important principle and fascinating idea found in both our earlier and later sources: The Ros"h, the Matei Moshe; The Vilner Goen and many more. It is essential and appropriate for every Jew to keep this vital principle in mind as he puts on his tefillin. The purpose of putting on the arm tefillin and the head tefillin is to purify the five senses HKB"H created in human beings — sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
It is apparent that four of these senses are located in the head: sight in the eyes, hearing in the ears, smell in the nose, and taste in the mouth; whereas the fifth sense, the sense of touch, relates to the hands. For this reason, HKB"H commanded us to place tefillin on the arm—to purify the sense of touch—and on the head—to sanctify the four senses located in the head, i.e. sight, hearing, smell, and taste.
In the Gemoreh (Menoches 34b), Chazal learn out from pesukim that the tefillin "shel rosh" should contain four compartments to respectively house the four separate passages which mention the Mitzveh of tefillin. In contrast, they derive that the tefillin "shel yad" should be comprised of one single compartment housing all four passages on a single parchment. This, in fact, is the way the halocheh is accepted in the Shulchon Oruch (O.C. 32, 38). Our sacred sources explain the rationale for this halocheh magnificently, utilizing the concept we have just introduced. The four senses associated with the head are located in four distinct locations; sight relates to the eyes; hearing relates to the ears; smell relates to the nose; taste relates to the mouth. As a consequence, the "shel rosh" which is worn on the head contains four distinct compartments. On the other hand, since the sense of touch is associated with a single location, the hands, the "shel yad" worn on the upper extremity contains a single compartment.
This opens for us new avenues that we will leave for the mamar itself.
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In an extraordinary government gazette, the President said all Zimbabweans at home and abroad should publicly renounce, reject and report all forms of political violence as the government moves to restore peace and stability in the country.
The process, to be known as the National Dedication Programme, will see all three Principals of the Global Political Agreement leading the nation in renouncing political violence as part of national healing.
Outlining the contents of Extraordinary Gazzette, the three co-ministers of National Healing, John Nkomo, Sekai Holland and Gibson Sibanda, spoke with one voice on the need for all citizens to take the 24th to the 26th July as a first step of a long and demanding journey to dedicate themselves to God in the country's effort to build a peaceful Zimbabwe.
In the government Extraordinary Gazette, the President appealed to all political parties to take this opportunity to refrain from inciting hostility, political intolerance and ethnic hatred.
He also implored the government to ensure the safety return of all Zimbabweans desirous of returning from the Diaspora.
Traditional chiefs and faith based leaders at all levels have been requested to seek the cleansing of the land from the curse of conflict and bloodshed.
Zimbabwe set up a government of national unity in February following a decade of political instability and economic decay. The three principals are Mugabe, Movement for Democratic Change Leaders Morgan Tsvangirai and Arthur Mutambara.


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It is with some trepidation that I'm off to Dorset tomorrow for IMUK. Whilst I am beginning to get familiar with the arbitrary way you can feel during taper, and how often it can be quite uncorrelated to how you actually perform on race day, this time the rational side of my brain is telling me that I am feeling flat. This weekend may all go a little pear-shaped. 6 weeks?? Its not going to make sunday any easier!
But on the other hand... just think Rebecca Preston. You never know! Well I guess I've got to see this experiment through - so off I go. If it is all going tits-up, then I'm more than happy to pull the plug and do what I maybe should have been doing for the last 5 weeks: rest. And I'll have learnt a valuable lesson. But then, there's always that faint hope that something might get pulled out of the bag....
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I love my job. Is anyone really allowed to say that? There seems to be some underlying rule that states you must hate Mondays, watch hundreds of cat videos, and dislike your job. But Monday is my favorite day of the week, and I really do love my job. Here's why: children are actually comedians, and I get to be with them ALL. DAY. LONG. I don't believe I've laughed as hard as I have this last week in a while, and I'm a generally happy person, so that's saying something.
Most of the comedy comes out in car rides, when the iPads get left home and the boys I nanny are done arguing over who gets to squeak Sophie, Killian's teething giraffe. Somehow the topic of marriage had come up, and M (the youngest) spoke up about expectations in his future marriage. "I don't want to get married," he began, matter-of-factly, "But if I do," he added quickly, after N (the oldest) declared his intentions to become both a husband and father, "then I am NOT changing any diapers. My wife had the baby, she can wipe his poopy bum!" He then continued, "I will go grocery shopping or whatever if I have to, and work, but I didn't have that baby, so I am not getting spit on!"
Later that day, the boys were playing a truth or dare generator game on the iPad. I was playing as well, and got asked what I would do with one million dollars, if I had it. I named a couple of things, and M jumped in with, "Buy a puppy and ditch Sean!"
"Never!" I said, slightly laughing, "That would be awful! I would miss him!"
"I know, I know," he said almost disappointedly. Then, as an afterthought, added, "Well, if I had a million dollars and I was married, I'd take the money and ditch my wife!" His poor future wife. I had this image in my head of a woman with spit up in her hair and a baby on her hip, in a house with an abundance of groceries but no husband.
The next question was directed toward M. He had to answer what one possession he would save if there ever were a fire in the house. I expected to hear the iPad, WiiU, or something similar, so when he said, "My mom!" with such enthusiasm, I thought it was pretty cute. Not that his mom is a possession, but that he would be so happy to save her from a fire that he would forego his toys to rescue her. But then he explained, "Cause then I'll have someone to stand by, and a drink!"
Ever since I've had Killian, the boys have learned a bunch of new baby things, such as how to change a diaper, what foods babies can eat, and most intriguing to them, how babies get milk from their mom. Clearly M didn't understand the concept behind nursing, because when his brother asked him to clarify where he got the drink from, he said, "Ya know? Mom can nurse me!"
N blushed and I couldn't quit laughing. What did I tell you? Comedians.


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We've had yet another decent week. Nothing too spectacular.
Elder Teng ended up spending the weekend with us because he had his hand slammed in the door, so they kept him here for a few days to make sure that it was alright.
Met a few new investigators, which has actually worked out pretty well, especially since a few have been member referrals. Sister Regina is a really awesome member who helps us with finding those referrals. She is really humble and talks to everyone about the gospel. Unfortunately not all the members are like her. I guess humility really is key to missionary work.
We had ten at Church, so that was awesome, but we are struggling a little to set people on baptism date. Have to get them to meet up with us first. Got to go to a few members' houses, so that was nice.
Received another hate letter, this time two churches had their names listed on it though. It's rough sometimes, but what to do? Just do your best to spread the gospel the way you can, and with all your might! Haha, I sound like a religious zealot sometimes, but I have less than six months left! Have to go at it.
Sister Maureen, a member, had us meet with her nephew. He's really nice and I think will take the time to see whether we teach something that makes sense to him.
Learning day by day how to be more humble and patient, especially with people. Those really are my weak points. So how is everyone doing anyhow? Oh, right. HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!! We're going for dinner at the Clark's in a short while.
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im looking for a few things.
Pings such as P. gigantea. im open to other ideas. ive only got a few hybrids at the moment
D. paradoxia and related, D regia 'Big Easy', any of the binata family
have a few things to trade, a nice looking but smaller N. x ventrata with several growth points, this one has pitchered in 20% humidity for me about a year ago but its in 50-60% at the moment and would have to be hardened off again to lower humidity pitchers will look horrible and malformed for a few months but after that its fine
would have one or two dime sized divisions of U. aureomaculata and U. pauliniae. also have a division or two of the probable U. uniflora( i wont guarentee that thats what it is but it looks like it is and its a much larger flowered species than most of the terrestrials so its a good one to grow) i have a few calycifida cultivars but do to not paying attention the dang things have seeded themselves into each others pots so ill just call them all calycifida without a cultivar name so as not to cause problems in the future.
i really need to just start over on my Utrics other than the handfull that i know what they are for sure. might do that when i get the new Mantella tank up and running i might just dump the unknowns in there and start from scratch.


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Coyote sightings increasing in North Alabama as municipalities grapple with shooting vs. trapping
They won't be using Acme bombs or anvils like in Road Runner cartoons, but Redstone Arsenal has announced it is "taking measures" to control the coyote population, measures that will kill at least some of them.
The move raises questions about the coyote population of North Alabama in general. When do coyotes become a problem? Do you kill them? Move them? Leave them alone? Let citizens trap them?
The arsenal Directorate of Emergency Services issued a press release earlier this month saying ongoing control measures haven't kept up with the animals' population growth.
Arsenal game warden Kelly Smith confirmed an upswing in sightings.
"It was not uncommon to see a coyote on occasion, but over the last four, five, six months they started becoming more regular in their appearances," he said.
Smith said the animals are getting "comfortable" around people and that's a concern.
Although he will trap skunks and raccoons and release them elsewhere on post, that's not practical with coyotes. He's killed eight in the last month or so. "It gives me no joy to do that," he added.
"With some of these coyotes my only option is to shoot them and remove them that way," Smith said. They are first caught in live traps (like cages)."I think it's very important to say that coyotes have their place in the ecosystem. I have no desire whatsoever to eliminate coyotes from Redstone Arsenal."We just have a few too many in some places that just can't hold that number of them."
In Decatur
Decatur, too, is dealing head-on with what city animal cruelty investigator Miles Naylor calls a "huge problem."
"At last count we were up to almost 60 pet deaths" in the last year, Naylor said last week. "I had one report today of two pets killed last night. It just keeps coming."
Asked if he thinks coyotes are solely to blame, Naylor replied:
"No, I know. I can look and hear the description and tell you that's exactly what that is. There's a certain way they kill and way they attack."In a typical year in the past, Decatur had seen about five or six pet deaths.
"Once you get 40 pets that are killed by a wild animal, how can you (tell) those 40 citizens that they have to hire somebody? They've only got the legal right to tell the person that they can use their small plot of land" to set traps, he said.
Since last July, 22 coyotes have been killed in the Decatur city limits -- a number that also includes road kill and attacks by dogs. The city catches them live in traps and puts them down, Naylor said. None have been rabid. He estimates there are hundreds around.
Several factors contribute to the coyote boom, he said, including less hunting and more animal rights activism. Yes, humans have encroached on their territory, "but we've also put less pressure on them.
"My personal opinion is that the state gives you the regulations, licenses and permits to deal with them. At what point do you deal with them? I feel like for the citizens that was the responsible move. We're a lot smaller than Huntsville. We had to address the issue."
Tracking coyotes is a "nightmare in the city," Naylor said, because they are observational learners. He makes them sound downright devious.
"A coyote will watch you pull up to your trap every day and know that you're going to be there at that time. That's how they get the pets. They watch your house every day, and once they know you leave at daylight, they don't come back until dark. Your little Chihuahua is out in the back, and it's their next meal.
"It's pretty amazing to me that you think you're safe from an animal that can jump 14 feet" by having a 4-foot chain-link fence, he said.
Not a protected species
Jud Easterwood, biologist at the state wildlife management office in Tanner, said "I can assure you coyotes are becoming a problem" and are clearly having an impact on wildlife.
The animals vary in color -- brown and even black -- and some people think they're seeing a red wolf when it's really a coyote, he said. Coyotes aren't a protected species and there's no hunting limit."They're open for the take," he said, during daylight hours in proper hunting areas.
Lee Kasmeier, a spokesman for North Alabama Wildlife Rehabilitators, said there are places where coyotes could be released in the wild -- such as Bankhead National Forest -- instead of killed."We have plenty of people who would go out of their way to help" relocate them, he said.
In Decatur, Naylor said some people have encouraged him to leave the critters alone."I've had some threats," he said. "I've had some people follow me. If we don't do something, you're going to have citizens shooting irresponsibly or dangerously through the city or setting traps or poison or different illegal means," he said."The last thing you want is a bunch of folks with 30-ought-sixes in your neighborhood shooting at coyotes at night."
In Huntsville
Urban coyotes are common in Huntsville, where they're pretty much left alone.Dr. Karen Hill Sheppard, director of Huntsville's Animal Services department, said there aren't necessarily more but they "have definitely become more visible.It's been pretty stable the 10 years I've been here," she said. "We know where people are most likely to see them -- anywhere along the mountains."
That includes "green corridors" near Monte Sano, Green and Huntsville mountains, plus the golf course on Bailey Cove Road, along Green Cove Road, in ditches along Carl T. Jones Drive and the Research Park area. Some communities like Monte Sano have become quite used to seeing coyotes, she said. In other areas, people are "shocked, like they saw a polar bear."
In consulting with wildlife control experts in other states about the growing number of coyotes, Sheppard learned that "what everyone is doing, by default, is nothing." Tracking them down "is not a wise use of taxpayer resources," she said. "We were never able to trap coyotes, and we're not going to shoot them. They don't go into traps. They are smart, smart, smart, smart.
"Most of our urban coyotes, what they do is stop and stare at you," she said. "I tell people to throw a rock at them, or yell at them. They think they're about to get taken out by a coyote, but they're not."
Sheppard heard about a woman walking a female dog (in heat) and two coyotes followed her. She was also carrying food. Andy Prewett, land manager for Huntsville Land Trust's roughly 6,000 acres, heard a similar report about a hiker with a dog on Monte Sano. The idea of menacing coyotes traveling in packs is "not realistic," he said.
Coyotes will run off with cats and dogs under 10 pounds, especially old or young ones, Sheppard said. If a dog is just injured, though, it's likely something else did it."The coyote would have eaten your dog," she said.Some residents have threatened to shoot coyotes. "We don't recommend that," Sheppard said flatly. It is illegal to fire a gun in the city limits, police spokesman Dr. Harry Hobbs confirmed, punishable by a $500 fine or up to a year in jail.If people are determined to get rid of coyotes, city animal control suggests they hire a private critter-catching company.
'Getting braver'
Chris Banks of Tennessee Valley Wildlife Control, which sells wildlife/pest removal services in North Alabama and Southern Tennessee, said he's probably killed "a couple hundred" coyotes in the last four or five years."They are eating a lot of cats," he said. "They are getting braver."
Near a horse ranch in Madison, he used foot traps and caught a male and a female the first night. "If you see their tracks, I can peg 'em."
He figures coyotes live 10 or 12 years with a good food source.
"They are going to keep multiplying and die of old age," he said.
"I caught one that looked like a wolf, and one that was as big as I was," he said. When he held the animal up by its legs, "its head was hanging past my feet." That was near Elk River.
Something else to think about: Banks figures he's killed 40 or 50 bobcats, too.


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Today, YouTube announced its most-watched music videos of 2017.
"Some bad actors are exploiting our openness to mislead, manipulate, harass or even harm", Wojcicki said, adding that YouTube's trust and safety teams have reviewed almost 2 million videos for violent extremist content over the past six months.
Here's a look at the YouTube videos that got the most attention in 2017.
2017 also saw some major new records broken in music, most notably by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's massive global hit. The show, called The Mask Singer, requires performers to wear elaborate masks to hide their identities.
Warren Moon requests leave of absence from Seahawks radio broadcast
In addition to his role as president of Sports 1 Marketing, Moon serves as a color commentator on the Seahawks radio network. The woman, 32-year-old Wendy Haskell, was hired as the 61-year-old Moon's executive assistant in July.
The America's Got Talent judging panel was so impressed by Darci Lynne Farmer's ventriloquist routine that they sent her straight to the live shows by pressing the coveted Golden Buzzer. Both videos racked up more than one billion views each. Farmer went on to be crowned champion of the season when it finished in September.
But there's more work to be done yet, and so YouTube plans to grow its moderation team to 10,000 employees next year.
Not surprising, however, is that the list is dominated by Irish music - claiming the top four spots.
The pop queen's Super Bowl halftime performance, which in typical Gaga fashion was brimming with theatrics, was watched 3.8 million times the day following the game, according to YouTube. Some material, like images of animal abuse, are acceptable on the site, likely because they might be posted to draw attention to the issue, but others, like a comment that reads, "Someone shoot Trump", are a no-no. Its machine learning algorithms have helped remove more than 150,000 videos from YouTube since June that depict violent extremism. She did not say how many people now monitor YouTube for offensive videos.
John Mayer Thanks Fans for the Love Following Emergency Appendectomy
Ticketholders can rest assured: tickets for these shows will be honored for the rescheduled dates. As such, the band's Tuesday night concert at New Orleans' Smoothie King Center was postponed .
- Ed Sheeran made the list twice.
Professor Robert Kelly's Skype interview with BBC News started just like any other video news clip.
Wojcicki said YouTube was taking a "new approach to advertising", with more manual curation, stricter criteria for videos eligible to show ads, and a greater number of ad reviewers.
Willie Taggart introduced as FSU's new football coach
The Ducks went 7-5 in Taggart's lone season in Eugene, an improvement of three wins over their down 2016 campaign. I was in awe when I had a chance to meet him. "I apologized (to everyone at Oregon ) before I left".


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(a tempest of wind with rain)
"35 And the same day, when the even was come, he saith unto them, Let us pass over unto the other side. 36 And when they had sent away the multitude, they took him even as he was in the ship. And there were also with him other little ships. 37 And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. 38 And he was in the hinder part of the ship, asleep on a pillow: and they awake him, and say unto him, Master, carest thou not that we perish? 39 And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 And he said unto them, why are ye so fearful? How is it that ye have no faith? 41 And they feared exceedingly, and said one to another, what manner of man is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?" (Mark 4:35-41).
Faith needs constant strengthening, as the disciples eventually came to realize, "increase our faith"! They pleaded to Jesus (Lk. 17:5). Many believers are subjected to disbelief very often by certain circumstances. But the more we believe, the more we also want to cry out like the father of a boy who was possessed with the unclean spirit; We know, God can provide it but we also know how easily we can forget His provision. We know God loves us, but we also know how easily we forget His love, we know that He gives us peace but we also know how easily we can fall into worry and despair. When it is coupled with a little faith, even much knowledge about God leaves on timid and afraid when trouble comes.
Several of the twelve disciples were fishermen, and here in this passage we can be sure that they had done everything possible to save themselves. But they knew they were powerless. Many people turn to God when other resources have been exhausted. When sickness, death, loss of job, or some other tragedy comes, they cry out to God as much as the disciples did to Jesus. They had nowhere else to turn but to Jesus and exactly where God wanted them to be. Some time the Lord has to bring us to the point of trail and difficulties before He can get our attention. And that is what He did with those disciples whose boat was about to be broken into pieces.
Panic Vs.37, 38
This sudden storm came unexpectedly after a good day. Large crowd pressed around Jesus as He was teaching. The people, who could not get close enough to hear Him, got in little boats and pulled Him seawards. When evening came Jesus tried to dismiss the people, but the crowd refused to disperse. The only way for Jesus and His disciples was to leave the place and get into a boat and go seven miles across the lake.
Historically fishing was a primary industry in Galilee. And most of the boats of the Sea of Galilee where fishing boats. So the boats would not have been large in size. And there arose a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the ship, so that it was now full. The storm was so great, that the ship was full of water, not by springing a leak, but perhaps partly with the shower, for the word here used signifies a tempest of wind with rain; however, the ship being little, the waves beat into it so that it was full. It is no new thing for that ship to be greatly hurried and endangered, in which Christ and his disciples, Christ and his name and gospel, are embarked.
The storm which arose soon, turned in to a cyclone. Though the disciples were experienced seamen, they could not do anything to prevent this storm, or they could not take control over the boat by which they were traveling. The storm was enough to break their ship. Soon they realized that they were not able to bail out the water as fast as it was coming.
Up to this point they thought that being with Jesus will exclude them from all trials and dangers. When they came to know that it was not true, doubt and fear overwhelmed them. Now they forgot their master who was in the boat. Instead of getting His help they were looking into the sea and its huge waves. The moment they realized they were powerless their conscious woke up. Quickly they rushed to Jesus Christ who was sleeping in this ship during the storm; and here we are told that it was in the hinder part of the ship, the pilot's place: He lay at the helm.
To intimate that, as Mr. George Herbert expresses it,
"When winds and waves assault my keel,
He doth preserve it, He doth steer,
Ev'n when the boat seems most to reel.
Storms are the triumph of His art
Though He may close His eyes, yet not His heart"
He had a pillow there, such a one as a fisherman's ship would furnish Him with. And He slept, to try the faith of His disciples and to stir up prayer: upon the trial, their faith appeared weak, and their prayers strong. Sometimes when the church is in a storm, Christ seems as if He was asleep, unconcerned in the troubles of His people, and regardless of their prayers, and does not presently appear for their relief. Surely He is a God who hides himself, Isa. 45:15. But as, when He tarries, He does not tarry (Hab.2:3), so when He sleeps He does not sleep; the Keeper of Israel does not so much as slumber (Ps.121:3, 4); He slept, but His heart was awake, as the spouse.
His disciples encouraged themselves having His presence, and thought it the best way to improve that, and appeal to that, and ply the oar of prayer rather than their other oars. Their confidence lay in this, that they had their Master with them; and the ship that has Christ in it, though it may be tossed, cannot sink; the bush that has God in it, though it may burn, shall not consume.
Certainly, their death was inevitable. They woke Him up with words full of reproach to their master. Did He not have any concern over the fact that they were perishing. They implied that He was sleeping because he did not care about them.
When Christ seems as if He slept in a storm, He is awaked by the prayers of His people; when we do not know what to do and how to do, our eyes must be to Him (2 Chron. 20. 12); we may be at our wits' end, but not at our faith's end, while we have such a Saviour to go to. Their address to Christ is here expressed very emphatically; Master, carest thou not that we perish? We understand this sounds some what harsh, rather like chiding Him for sleeping than begging Him to awake. We know no excuse for it, but the great familiarity with which He was pleased to admit them into, and the freedom He allowed them; and the present distress they were in, which put them into such a fright, that they did not know what they said. They do Christ a deal of wrong, who suspect Him to be careless of His people in distress. The matter is not so; He is not willing that any should perish, much less any of His little ones, Matt.18:14.
The disciples forgot how Jesus had poured out His soul and strength in ministry all that day. His sleep was not because of His indifference. But because of his tiredness. It shows his humanity completely. Actually, Jesus was ready to help them. The sad thing that they waited so long to seek His help, and then sought it when they were moved by fear instead of faith.
Power (vs. 39)
When Jesus arose, He faced the raging storm, rebuked the wind and commanded the crashing waves of the sea to be silent. "Be peace", here it is not an ordinary word. But a sharp command to quit. At the word of the creator, the storm could do nothing but become perfectly calm. The winds stopped, the waves ceased, the air cleared. Usually the storm subsides normally and gradually with winds and waves diminishing little by little until calm is restored. But this storm subsided faster than that it had come. It came slowly and it ceased instantly. Though the storm of the Sea of Galilee gathered multiplied millions units of horse power but Jesus stopped it with a word.
Thus He stills the noise of the sea, the noise of her waves; a particular emphasis is laid upon the noisiness of them, Ps.65:7. The noise is threatening and terrifying; let us hear no more of it. This is, a word of command to us; when our wicked hearts are like the troubled sea which cannot rest (Isa.57. 20); when our passions are up, and are unruly, let us think we hear the law of Christ, saying, Be silent, be dumb. Think not confusedly, speak not unadvisedly; but be still. A word of comfort to us, that, be the storm of trouble ever so loud, ever so strong, Jesus Christ can lay it with a word's speaking. When without are fighting's, and within are fears, and the spirits are in a tumult, Christ can create the fruit of the lips, peace. If He say, Peace, be still, there is a great calm presently. It is spoken of as God's prerogative to command the seas, Jer.31:35. By this therefore Christ proves himself to be God. He that made the seas, can make them quiet.
The sad thing they were so late to come to Jesus. They were so late to understand His presence and power of the One who has the control over demons also has control over the nature too.
Portent(vs. 41)
The men could not imagine what kind of man Jesus was, that even the winds and the sea obey Him. They were now more afraid of the One who had settled the storm than they had seen dangerous storms, because none of them had seen such a supernatural power as Jesus here displayed.
God's majesty is so overwhelming when He displays Himself in a small part of His glory and men can't stand in such of His presence. These disciples suddenly, in the very boat with Him, were terrified by His power and His holiness.
The impression this miracle made upon the disciples, is here differently expressed. In Matthew it is said, The men marveled; here it is said, They feared greatly. They feared a great fear; so the original reads it. Now their fear was rectified by their faith. When they feared the winds and the seas, it was for want of the reverence they ought to have had for Christ. But now that they saw a demonstration of His power over them, they feared them less, and Him more. They feared lest they had offended Christ by their unbelieving fears; and therefore studied now to give Him honour. They had feared the power and wrath of the Creator in the storm, and that fear had torment and amazement in it; but now they feared the power and grace of the Redeemer in the calm; they feared the Lord and his goodness, and it had pleasure and satisfaction in it, and by it they gave glory to Christ, as Jonah's mariners, who, when the sea ceased from her raging, feared the Lord exceedingly, and offered a sacrifice unto the Lord, Jon. 1:16. This sacrifice they offered to the honour of Christ; they said, What manner of man is this? Surely more than a man, for even the winds and the seas obey him.
Therefore dear readers let's not stare at the storm and fear it that comes on our ways but to trust and have confidence in Him who is available in our ships. God would bless you all abundantly.


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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00169676
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : September 15, 2005
Last Update Posted : June 29, 2016
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Recently, many centers have begun offering laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (LRP) as a minimally invasive therapy for localized prostate cancer.1-6 LRP may offer the advantages of improved neurovascular bundle sparing, a more precise urethrovesical anastomosis, shorter hospitalization, and decreased convalescence.
Our group at Methodist Urology, LLC has extensive experience in laparoscopy and in treating prostate cancer and are planning to offer LRP. We intend to maintain a registry and database to document the outcomes with LRP.
|Condition or disease
|Prostate Cancer
|Other: observation
Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in men today. An estimated 220,900 new cases will be diagnosed in 2003 according to the American Cancer Society.7 Prostate cancer will account for one-third of the new cancer diagnoses in men in 2003. Prostate specific antigen (PSA), a sensitive screening method for prostate cancer, has helped diagnose prostate cancer at earlier stages. Stamey et al. found that the diagnosis of prostate cancer in patients with T1c disease (no abnormalities on digital rectal examination but elevated PSA) increased from10% in 1988 to 73% in 1996 and the increase in organ confined cancers increased from 40% to 75% over the same time period.8
Current surgical options for organ confined prostate cancer include open radical retropubic prostatectomy, open radical perineal prostatectomy, radioactive seed implantation, and radiation therapy. Open radical retropubic prostatectomy was pioneered in 1947 by Millin but what was slow to gain widespread acceptance secondary to associated morbidity.9-13 Refinement of the retropubic approach by Walsh has greatly improved outcomes, making it the most common surgical approach for radical prostatectomy.14, 15
As with other procedures, interest in the laparoscopic approach for radical prostatectomy developed in hopes of minimizing patient morbidity. In 1992, Schuessler et al performed the first LRP but the technical difficulties of the procedure at that time prohibited the widespread application of this technique.16 In 1998, Guillonneau et al introduced the Mountsouris technique in which a transperitoneal approach was used to perform the LRP.17, 18 Other groups have used this approach and even adapted this technique to perform extraperitoneal approaches to LRP.1, 2, 4, 5, 19, 20 Many centers are currently offering LRP as primary therapy for organ confined prostate cancer.
All curative surgical therapies for prostate cancer, whether performed in an open or laparoscopic manner, can result in impotence and/or incontinence. Incontinence can be treated with simple measures, such as muscle strengthening exercises, or if more bothersome, can be treated with surgical therapy. Impotence can be treated with medications or, if needed, surgery.
The relative risk of having positive surgical margins in patients undergoing open radical retropubic prostatectomy compared to laparoscopic radical prostatectomy is not known. Preliminary publications regarding laparoscopic radical prostatectomy report rates of positive surgical margins (13-25%) that are similar to open radical prostatectomy (11-46%).2, 5, 6, 19, 21-28 However, long-term follow-up is not available for patients undergoing laparoscopic radical prostatectomy, so the impact of positive margins on long-term survival is not known.
|Study Type :
|Actual Enrollment :
|9 participants
|Observational Model:
|Time Perspective:
|Official Title:
|Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy: A Registry and Database
|Study Start Date :
|June 2003
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|April 2016
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|April 2016
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- To create a registry and database for the treatment of localized prostate cancer with LRP. To record long term outcomes for patients undergoing Laparoscopic Radical Prostatectomy. [ Time Frame: One year ]
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
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|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion criteria:
- Patient of Methodist Urology in Indianapolis, IN
- Ability to give informed consent
- Biopsy proven diagnosis of prostate cancer without local extension or metastatic disease (Clinical T2 or less in the TNM classification)
Exclusion criteria:
- Major abdominal surgery precluding a safe laparoscopic approach
- Bleeding diathesis or anticoagulation
- Medical disease (such as cardiovascular or pulmonary diseases) precluding general anesthesia/laparoscopy
- Transplanted kidney in the pelvis
- Radiation therapy to pelvis
- Morbid obesity
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|United States, Indiana
|Methodist Hospital
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202
|Principal Investigator:
|Larry Munch, MD
|Methodist Urology, LLC
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|Responsible Party:
|James Lingeman, MD, Methodist Urology
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00169676 History of Changes
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|First Posted:
|September 15, 2005 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|June 29, 2016
|Last Verified:
|September 2008
Keywords provided by Indiana Kidney Stone Institute:
Prostate Cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Prostatic Neoplasms
Genital Neoplasms, Male
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Genital Diseases, Male
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