May is a month of mental health awareness, this is quite a personal topic but is also one that has played an important role in Sian Gentle’s journey through life thus far, this inspired Sian to create her campaign supporting and raising awareness on mental and suicide.
Starting the month with her Charity Fundraising event “A Night Of Variety” raising funds for Maytree Charity, a sanctuary for the suicidal and now ending the month with her 2nd release taken from the long awaited début EP “2 Sides 1 Story” out 2015 “For You” is Part 1 to a 2 Part on-line short film series, written and directed by Ms Sian Gentle.
The message behind the lyrics and visuals is that anyone at any stage of their life can potentially go through or witness a similar situation to the one portrayed, no one should have to suffer in silence there is help and support services available! and for any one over 18 based in the UK dealing with suicidal thoughts or feelings, Maytree offer an amazing support service, please visit www.maytree.org.uk for further details.
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BASE Jumping or B.A.S.E. Jumping is an extreme sport that involves parachuting or wingsuit flying from a fixed point, usually a high structure of a cliff. The sport got its name as an acronym that stands for the different fixed points where a person can start a jump. Its acronym stands for building, antennae, span, and earth or cliff.
History
Carl Boenish, together with his wife Jean Boenish, Phil Mayfield, and Phil Smith, started modern BASE jumping in the 1978. He filmed his first BASE jumps using freefall tracking technique and ram-air parachutes. He set the very first BASE jumping record in the Guinness World Records in 1984. Faust Vrancic was also believed to have started the first parachute jumping experiment. He was the first man to construct as well as test an actual parachute.
BASE jumping has been featured in several movies. Movies such as xXx, Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life, Die Another Day, A View to Kill and many more used BASE jumping as part of their action scenes.
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Common BASE Jumping Equipment
Before trying BASE jumping, it is important to be familiar with the sport’s basic equipment. Some of the basic and most common BASE jumping equipment include the ram-air parachute, safety gear (helmet, shoulder, and knee pads, etc.), slider, and pilot chute.
Notable Jumps
Many have attempted to jump at the highest peaks; however, these people have managed to make the most notable BASE jumps ever recorded:
Russell Powell. Powell illegally BASE jumped from the St. Paul’s Cathedral’s Whispering Gallery. He set the world’s lowest indoor BASE jump record measuring 31.1 meters.
Nic Feteris and Glenn Singleman. These two Australians jumped from 20,600-feet off the Great Trango Towers in Pakistan and set the highest BASE jump record in the world in 1992.
Karina Hollekim. Hollekim became the first woman to do a ski-BASE in 2005.
Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet. These two French men were able to break the highest BASE jump in the Guinness World Record with a 828-meter drop in 2014.
To this day, many are still trying to break BASE jump records.
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Top BASE Jumping Sites
Despite its extreme nature, many people are drawn to it because of the exhilaration. BASE jumping destinations are scattered all over the world. Some of the most famous and extreme BASE jumping locations include:
Meru Peak. The Meru Peak is located in the Himalayan Mountains. It is the site of the highest BASE jump ever recorded. It has a drop of more than 21,000 feet that starts from the mountain’s peak.
Burj Khalifa. Dubai is home to the second most popular BASE jumping site, which is the Burj Khalifa. It is the world’s tallest building with a 3,000-feet drop, which is why many BASE jumpers are drawn to it for the thrill.
Angel Falls. Venezuela’s Angel Falls is also one of the most popular BASE jumping sites in the world. It is the highest waterfall in the world, which makes it a perfect place to jump. Unlike other places such as Dubai, Angel Falls welcomes BASE jumpers.
Troll Wall. The Troll Wall is located in Romsdalen Valley, Norway. With a drop of 3,600 feet, jumpers are sure to get a thrill.
So if you feel like taking this extreme sport to the highest level, you might want to check these beautiful and amazing jumping destinations.
Credit image: BASE jumping – Perrine Bridge” by Chris McNaught
BASE Jumping Versus Skydiving
Because of the low altitude of this extreme sport, it is said to be more dangerous than skydiving. However, skydiving inspired this extreme sport. The main difference between the two is the altitude. While skydivers start from a much higher altitude, BASE jumpers start from a relatively low, jumping point.
Skydivers have more stabilized descent because they use the air flow from their high altitude. As a result, they are able to deploy their parachutes cleanly. In the case of BASE jumpers, they have lesser aerodynamics, as they fall from a lower point. They are more prone to tumbling and even accidents.
BASE Jumping Legal Issues And Fatalities
One of the most common legal issues of this sport, is seeking the permission of the jump site to allow them to jump. Since most BASE jumpers jump from the highest infrastructure available such as buildings and skyscrapers, they may be required to get the approval of the building owners or else they will be charged with trespassing.
As of the year 2006, BASE jumping has an estimated fatality rate of approximately one per 60 jumpers. There were a total of nine fatalities in an eleven-year period from 1995 up to 2005. According to the BASE Fatality List, there were a total of 256 fatalities from April 1981 to September 2014.
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Welcome back! With week one firmly under our belt, I can safely say: You guys are all perverts. Asking me to send you nudes does not, in fact, constitute a question that can be safely answered in an advice column. But for the rest of you, I am here to help. Let’s get to it.
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What do you do when you stumble upon your significant other’s porn stash, and it’s crazier than you were expecting? – Mike, Newark
Well Mike, I think we need to look at what you mean by “crazier”. What’s crazy? Things that are perfectly acceptable to some people, say, oh I don’t know, just off the top of my head, popping chocolate pudding filled balloons under ones butt cheeks, would seem completely insane to others. Like those judgmental bastards at the yacht club for instance. Anyway! I think when you say crazier, what you are really saying is “Something I don’t understand.” Otherwise, why write to me? Both of you could be off enjoying your spanking videos in peace.
So, assuming this is a person you care about and want to continue seeing, the obvious thing to do here is communicate. Why do they have a clown fetish? When did their dirty sock obsession start? Why, for the love of god, do they have a gimp mask that looks like Ed Begley Jr? The spectrum of human sexuality is so vast and difficult to comprehend. A lot of times you yourself don’t know why you enjoy being jerked off with a hand puppet so it looks like the little felt fella is humping a tree. They might not know how their interests developed either.
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You also mentioned that the porn stash was found. This probably means this isn’t something that has invaded their regular every day sex life and they just enjoy viewing it. That’s fine. Do you know how many kids from the 80s jerk off to cartoon illustrations of Family Guy’s Brian the dog fucking Lisa Simpson? I’m telling you, Jessica Rabbit screwed up our whole generation. But most of them don’t then ask their significant others to cover themselves in yellow body paint and do a striptease to “Do the Bartman”. What I’m getting at here is, porn is not reality. A lot of times people enjoy viewing things they would never want to try in real life. Find out where they stand with theirs. Talk to them, try and understand what it is they like about it, and if it’s not anything you want to be a part of, make it clear that you accept their interests but it’s not for you. Better to get it out of the way now. But also be open if it’s something that doesn’t completely freak you out. Try watching some with them, see what it is about their fetish that turns them on. Maybe you’ll get something out of it,maybe you won’t. But we’re all just trying to be happy in this life, and if happiness to this person means they can only get aroused to John Cougar Mellencamp songs, then so be it. The real question to ask yourself is, why does it bother you so much?
Also, what the fuck do you have against John Cougar Mellencamp? The man is a goddamn national treasure.
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When performing fellatio, does it increase the recipient’s enjoyment to have ice or mints or whatever in one’s mouth? Isn’t the mere act, itself, pleasurable enough for most men? Also, is it true that consuming pineapple sweetens the flavor of semen? – Meredith, Philadelphia
Meredith, it seems like we have two issues going on here. You don’t like the taste, and he wants to spice things up a bit. Luckily these two are not mutually exclusive. But let’s get to your answers first.
While there has been some anecdotal evidence suggesting that pineapple juice, vegetarian diets and other foods can change the taste of semen, it appears to take quite a lot of any particular food to do the trick. And unless you want to tie your lover to a bed and force feed him pineapple till he tastes good. (no judgement) I imagine the amount you would have to eat would be a lot. Like, sorry this man died of a previously unknown condition where you eat too much pineapple and your heart explodes levels. Unfortunately, our country’s leading scientists have not put the type of manpower into studying this phenomena as they should. Seriously scientists, get on this! And while you’re at it, tell us what’s up with squirting? It’s just pee right? You can’t fool us! In the meantime though, you’re going to have to experiment on your own.
As for the blowjob technique, sure, ice adds another element, you know what else would? Wasabi. ‘Cause seriously, if he’s giving you shit about blowjobs not being exciting enough then he just may be in need of a douse of pepper on his pecker. Look Meredith. I’m not saying that you can’t try some new technique you read about in your latest Cosmo, but this isn’t the lunch special at Lee’s Hoagie Hut (That’s a Philadelphia Reference I threw in just for you Meredith). Blowjobs don’t need condiments. I mean, if anything, we should use his member as a palette for addressing your taste concerns! Put some onion rings around that bad boy and dip the end in ranch dressing. Barbecue sauce for those cowboys down south. Feeling fancy? Any sommelier worth his salt could give you a nice wine and dick-cheese pairing. Okay, sorry, that last one was a line too far. The point is there are only three things necessary for a good, no, a great blowjob. 1. Lip friction. Purse those lips girl! Keep them tight around him as you’re going down, a limp-lipped blowjob ain’t getting the job done anytime soon. 2. Tongue. Swirl it, twirl it, move it all around. Do the hokey-pokey and turn that thing into the cirque-de-soleil of tongue action. 3. Eye contact. Look him in the eyes when you’re doing it. Even for a minute, even just a glance, and when you do it, act the hell out of it, let him believe there is nothing you would rather be doing right now than getting dong-punched in the back of the throat. Anything else, how much you can take in your mouth at once, those sloppy-wet noises you make, the moans, the groans or even whether you spit or swallow are all just personal preference. You know what my personal preference is though? The kind where you don’t take some rank-ass dick in your mouth and you make him cherish the fact that he gets the privilege of going down on you instead. Good luck Meredith, bring a mint.
