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Because the FCC has to certify every phone sold in the United States, not to mention test its SAR rating, the agency's online database offers a lot of sneak peeks to those who dig. And to save you the trouble, Crave has combed through the database for you. Here are a selection of filings from the … Read more

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My latest adventure is participating in my first ever RPG. I was invited to participate by Bard who runs a couple of great blogs, The Clash of Spear on Shield and Two Up, One Back. The name of the game is 'The West Kingdom: A Swords and Wizardry PbB Campaign' using the Swords and Wizardry White Box rules.
Bard has set up a blog devoted to running the game which you can find here 'The West Kingdom'. On the main page of the blog you can follow along as the game progresses. For more information on the campaign setting including maps and a new arrivals guide you can go to the 'The West Kingdom' introduction page.
To help Bard and the four players with record keeping for our own characters we have all set up blog pages for our character that we can go in and edit as the game progresses. If notice I have created a new page on my blog with a link under the heading 'The West Kingdom' PbB RPG which is hosting my character sheet.
So without further ado I would like to introduce to you Duran Halmar. Born in the small town of Ashwood east of Fairfield, Duran is known in his town for having won the local archery contest every year since the age of 14.
The following is a quote from Bard's site in which he lays out the world that Duran is living.
The West Kingdom, ruled by Berenger II, is a vast land, difficult to control. Its isolated towns are bastions of relative peace and order. The King's soldiers patrol the roads as best they can. But the woods, hills, ruins and caves remain untamed. From these regions, the minions of chaos come forth to menace the folk of Berenger's realm. With resources stretched, the King's men are fortunate to simply hold the settlements and byways. Only small companies of roving adventurers press the attack into the dark places where the enemies of the Kingdom abide. Fairbrook is where the story begins for one such band.


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There's good news from the Department of Agriculture and Forestry, and good news for farmers. Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain says the Jindal administration told him that agriculture tax exemptions will stay in tact. The tax exemptions include not taxing roughly 5 billion dollars in farming inputs, which he says is crucial for Louisiana's farming industry to stay competitive.
"When the plan first came out that we did not have any assurance that agriculture would be left alone, we were very concerned," Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain said.
Sugar cane farmer Chad Hanks was also concerned. The sales tax exemptions would include not taxing what amounts to 5 billion dollars in farming inputs, like seeds, fertilizer, and pesticides. Without the exemptions, farmers would have to pay an additional 350 to 400 million in taxes.
"If we were to take a look at getting taxed on all of our purchases, the burden that would be put on area farmers would be extreme," Chad Hanks said.
Both Hanks and Strain will pay close attention as the budget process continues.
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1. bigdgt (Posts: 7; Member since: 22 Oct 2011)
A case or other accessories would be cool but, I always have a case on my GS4 so a fancy backplate wouldn't do me much good unless I had a clear case. Also I bet Verizon would still put there logo on it.
5. johnriii (Posts: 216; Member since: 17 Oct 2011)
of course, verizon is going to put their name all over this thing. that's what the king of the mountain, in any industry, does.
2. roldefol (Posts: 2855; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)
I'd rather they offer the S4 Active. That's a pretty special edition, wouldn't you say?
6. Dorothy69 (banned) (Posts: 498; Member since: 21 May 2013)
I'd rather a Verizon S4 Zoom but, in all honesty, have to look into the S4 Active.
What am I saying!!!!!!!!????
I'm happy with my Note 2!! (Whoops, had I slight slip there)
3. doubler86 (Posts: 304; Member since: 26 Jan 2011)
Verizon you need to work on getting a 32GB edition, it will be a lot more popular than the limited edition.
4. bparkerson (Posts: 100; Member since: 19 Sep 2012)
Totally agree, They need to just discontinue the worthless 16 GB, I mean 8.9 GB version!
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Galaxy S4, now with patented Verizon SuperBloatWare™ storage-shrinking technology!
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Agreed, I'd welcome a 32GB iteration of my Note 2 any day - doesn't matter if I have a 64GB MicroSD card, anyways!!


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2013-14 Men's Basketball
YR. | Sr. |
HOMETOWN | Parkersburg, W. Va. |
PREVIOUS SCHOOL | Parkersburg South HS |
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As A Senior (2013-14) |Game-By-Game Stats
As A Junior (2012-13) | Game-By-Game Stats
Named to the Atlantic Sun All-Conference Second Team … earned a position on the A-Sun All-Tournament Team after averaging 16.0 points and seven rebounds per game in tournament play … Named to the Battle 4 Atlantis All-Tournament Team … named CollegeHoopsDaily.com A-Sun All Conference … earned College Sports Madness A-Sun All-Conference fourth team … became FGCU's all-time blocked shots leader with 102 blocks… turned in the No. 3 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 on Jan. 25 with a put-back dunk against Stetson … ranked second in blocks for the A-Sun with 49 on the year … lead the team with 59 dunks … led the team in scoring 11 times … reached double figures in 28 games … ranked third on team with 12.1 points per game and second in rebounding with 5.4 pull downs per game … scored in double figures in 15-of-18 A-Sun games … Ranked second in the A-Sun with 1.3 blocks per game … lead the team with 80 offensive rebounds … recorded an offensive rebound in 35 of 37 games, highlighted by a career-high six in three contests … turned in a double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds along with season high five blocks against Lipscomb on Jan. 17 … had a season-high 22 points in both contests against North Florida … went 4-for-4 from the floor with 3-of-3 from beyond the arc against Mercer on Feb. 28 … appeared in and started all 37 of the team's games … played an average of 27.9 minutes per game.
Bahamas Summer of Thunder Tour (Summer of 2012)
Displayed an ability to score inside and outside, averaging 18.3 points per game during the 3-0 foreign tour … shot 55 percent (23-42) from the floor, making six threes in the final two games … reached double figures in all three games … averaged 8.7 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game … led the team with 13 offensive rebounds … had 18 points and eight rebounds, including five offensive, in the first game against the Commonwealth Bank Giants (Aug. 8) … credited with a double-double in a win over the Mailboat Cybots (Aug. 9) thanks to 15 points and 11 rebounds … displayed complete offensive game during 22-point outing in the finale against the Grand Bahamas All-Stars (Aug. 10), finishing 9-of-16 from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point land, to go along with seven boards and four assists.
As A Sophomore (2011-12)
Game-By-Game Stats
Improved in nearly every statistical category … played in all 32 games, making 30 starts, including 25 straight to end the year … averaged 6.8 points and was third on the team in rebounding at 4.4 per contest … led the team with 38 blocks, a figure that is tied for second-most in FGCU single-season history … ranked eighth in the A-Sun with 1.2 rejections per game, recording a block in 20 of 32 contests … added 26 steals … reached double figures in 10 games … shot a solid 48 percent (80-168) from the field and 33 percent (22-66) from three … had a three in 18 games … led the team in rebounding six times, highlighted by his first career double-double against Maine (Dec. 29) with 11 points and 11 rebounds … grabbed seven or more rebounds in six games with an offensive carom in 23 outings … led the team with a +1.55 assist/turnover ratio, ranking third on the team with 62 assists … started all 18 A-Sun games and averaged 7.2 points … opened the season with a near perfect stat line at TCU (Nov. 11) with 12 points on 4-of-4 from the field, including a trio of three-pointers, and five rebounds … scored all 10 points in the second half at Loyola Maryland (Nov. 27) adding five rebounds, including four offensive … had a 12-point, eight-rebound, four-assist outing against ETSU (Dec. 3) in a conference –opening win … reached double figures for the third time in four games and started a streak of three straight with 12 points, four rebounds and five blocks against USC Upstate (Dec. 19) … five blocks were third-most in FGCU single-season history … capped the three-game double figure streak with 11 points, career-high 11 rebounds, season-high five assists, three steals and two blocks in a win over Maine … had 10 points, six boards and equaled a season-best three steals in a win over Jacksonville (Jan. 9) … followed by making 6-of-12 from the field for 12 points and seven rebounds in an overtime victory at Lipscomb (Jan. 14) … scored a season-high 15 points in 24 minutes at Kennesaw State (Jan. 28) on 5-of-8 from the field and 5-of-6 at the free throw line … blocked four shots in A-Sun Tournament opening win against No. 3 seed USC Upstate (Mar. 1) giving him 10 blocks on the year in three meetings with the Spartans … made 4-of-5 from the floor for nine points in semifinal win over host and No. 2 seed Mercer (Mar. 2).
As A Freshman (2010-11)
Game-By-Game Stats
Made an instant impact in first season … played in all 30 games, starting 15 times … averaged 5.2 points and 3.8 rebounds … reached double figures six times, leading the team in scoring on a pair of occasions … led the team with 16 blocks and added 15 steals … finished third on the team with 29 three-pointers and 43 offensive rebounds … shot 32 percent (51-162) from the field … made multiple threes in seven games … grabbed five or more rebounds 10 times, highlighted by a career-high 11 at ETSU (Feb. 4, 2011) … had 14 games with multiple offensive rebounds … knocked down 24-of-28 from the free throw line for a 86 percent clip … passed out 28 assists … started first career game at Indiana (Nov. 12) in season opener … scored 11 points on 3-of-6 from long range and had five rebounds against ACC foe Miami (Nov. 27) … drilled four three-pointers en route to scoring 12 points at No. 2 Ohio State (Dec. 15) with five rebounds … had 11 points on 5-of-7 from the field in win over N.C. Central (Dec. 21) … came off the bench to lead the team to a road win at Campbell (Jan. 20) with 14 points and seven rebounds over 29 minutes … fell just shy of first career double-double at Lipscomb (Jan. 30) with eight points and eight rebounds … season-high 11 rebounds at ETSU, including five offensive … drilled a season-best five three-pointers en route to a season-high 17 points in a win over USC Upstate (Feb. 6) … knocked down a perfect 9-of-9 from the free throw line to score 11 points and added six rebounds in completion of season sweep of Campbell (Feb. 19).
High School
Turned in a breakout senior season … a West Virginia Player of the Year candidate and All-State Class AAA first team selection … finished fourth in the Player of the Year voting after averaging 25.3 points, 12.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 3.5 blocks and 2.2 steals per game … finished as the all-time leader in blocks with 154 … led South to a 15-8 record … broke the school single-game scoring record with 42 points against East Fairmont and owns the most 35-plus point performances (4) in a career, all of which came as a senior … named the Player of the Game at the 2010 Big Atlantic Classic … led the team in scoring in 22 of 23 games … produced 20 or more points 15 times and a double-double on 20 occasions … hit five 30-point performances …grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds and added 24 points against Wheeling Park … named the WNUS Player of the game 10 times … was the 2009 Wendy's High School Heisman award winner … South HS also produced former FGCU greats Ryan Hopkins and Bryan Crislip.
Son of Karl and Jenny Fieler … born on June 10, 1992 … has a young brother, Jake (17) … sister, Ryan (22), plays volleyball at Glenville State … father played football at Ohio University and mother played volleyball at Ohio University … management major.
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Jeff Winchester lifted the Williamsport Outlaws to a 7-4 victory with a hat trick at the Danville Dashers.
Winchester got on the scoresheet 2:46 into the first period. He then added goals at 10:04 into the third and at 19:30 into the third.
Danville was unable to stop Williamsport from sending pucks towards the net, and the Outlaws eventually piled up 31 shots on goal. Williamsport bested its season scoring average. The Outlaws average 4.2 goals per game. Williamsport got an offensive boost from its blueliners, who contributed three goals during the game.


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Military delegation visits London Paralympic Games
Thursday - 8/30/2012, 8:22am EDT
Army General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, toured the venue and visited with athletes. Dempsey was accompanied by Kareem Dale, special assistant to President Barack Obama for disability policy. Also with Dempsey was EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson.
Counting members of the military, the U.S. has 227 athletes participating in the Paralympics.
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ST. LOUIS -- Tavon Austin has little to show after the first five games of his rookie season with the St. Louis Rams. His best plays have been the ones that were called back.
Austin had four returns for just 15 yards in Sunday's win over Jacksonville. The elusive rookie from West Virginia had 72 yards of punt returns wiped out by his teammates' illegal blocks.
The 5-foot-8 Austin also had a 25-yard catch against the Jaguars and finished with three receptions for 32 yards. He also dropped two passes.
Apparently frustrated, Austin left the locker room after the game just as reporters were being allowed in and did not speak. After practice Wednesday, Austin insisted he was not disheartened.
"I definitely was not frustrated,'' Austin said. "I just got up and I had family outside. I wasn't frustrated at all. We got the win and that's all that matters.''
A jack-of-all-trades at West Virginia, Austin had 114 catches for 1,289 yards with 12 touchdowns last season with the Mountaineers. He added 643 yards rushing along with five TDs. Austin also handled the kickoff and punt return duties.
He was especially good as a receiver in college, gaining yards after the catch when the Mountaineers got him the ball in space. Space is harder to find in the NFL.


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REGINA -- The Luther Invitational Tournament is prepping for a major facelift.
Whether it happens next year or the year after, changes are inevitable.
A new gymnasium is scheduled to open in April 2014 and will be one of many new looks at the 100-year-old school. What that means for LIT, which recently completed its 61st edition this past weekend, is a new home for the long-running senior boys' high school basketball tournament. The transfer of facilities will be a bittersweet moment.
"This is where it all started. There's a lot of character in here, no question about it," said longtime LIT director Dave Hall. "This is where all of that mystique from the tournament lies. It can get hot and sweaty in here and the fans are right on top of the action, especially if you get Regina teams making it to the championship game.
"I don't know what the new gym will look like or what kind of character it will have. It'll be new, it'll be big and it'll be a great place for basketball. But it will be different."
Different, indeed, especially when it comes to the physical appearance. The new gymnasium is to have a larger playing surface — the basketball court will be 10 feet longer and five feet wider than the current one. The seating capacity is expected to be the same, however, with room for approximately 900 spectators along the length of the court and additional room for 100-120 in temporary seating along the baselines.
How close the seating is to the court is unknown.
"Yes, the atmosphere in (the old gym) is great," admitted Dick Stark, a Luther alum and former head coach of the Lions. "The fans are right on top of the action and the students love that. But it is a little dangerous, too. You see players flying into the stands to save loose balls and that frightens you sometimes. The players are getting bigger and faster and stronger each year, it seems."
A larger playing surface and a few extra feet between the fans and the court wouldn't be a negative, Stark added.
The new building that will hold the new gymnasium will also be home to a couple of classrooms, a students' commons area and a training room. It will run north to south at the west end of the current gym.
"Overall, it'll be a big improvement over what we have now," Stark said.
Like most things that are 62 years old, the current Luther gymnasium is beginning to show its age. Hall and Stark, who is a member of the new construction committee, assured the old gym will remain standing long after the new building opens and will be used primarily as an auditorium.
"It needs a few repairs and a little TLC and it does show its age in some spots," Hall said. "We'll fix it up as needed, but it will be sad to leave it behind and move into a new spot."
Opinions varied among Luther student on whether the LIT would be the same in the new facility. Words like "tradition" and "pride" were used when students lobbied to keep LIT where it is. Other students argued moving into a new facility was an opportunity to create a new chapter for the tournament.
Hall hinted the tournament could expand in the future and include a girls' draw, which would mean the old gym would play host to more games.
"It's a pretty unique place," he said. "Some of the teams have never been in this gym before ... it's the old-arena style ... and this gym is a big part of the tournament."
"We have been in this gym for a long time and quite the sentimental attachment to it," added Stark, who played in the first LIT in 1953. "I think it'll take a few years to get used to the new building. The atmosphere and the artwork that's in the old gym, I'm not sure how that will fit or work in the new building just because it'll be a different design. There are so many questions."
Two of the 61 LITs were played outside of the Luther gym. The 40th and 50th editions (1992, 2002) of the tournament were played at the Agridome (Brandt Centre).
Approximately 80 Luther students help to run the behind-the-scenes projects at LIT — odd jobs include scorekeeping, video, artwork, concessions and team hosts. The host site for the tournament may change, but Hall said the lifeblood would not.
"I have said all along that it's the people and their attitudes that make this tournament what it is," he said. "The kids and their work ethic and their enthusiasm and their love for this tournament will be the same regardless where we play."


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Reeder is a favorite news aggregator of many, and today we see its triumphant return to the App Store in the form of Reeder 2. It's an all new app, with an all new design, and it brings back the long awaited iPad support that we lost when Google Reader closed its doors. The previous version of the iPhone app is still available, and received Feedly support right at the death, but Reeder 2 is an all new universal app, with a couple more new features to add to the collection.
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If you use the popular RSS service Reeder in order to catch up on news feeds, you may have realized that syncing large amounts of items can sometimes take a while. Most of this is due to Reeder caching images for offline viewing. Disabling this option makes Reeder lightning fast.
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If you're a huge Reeder fan, you're in luck as it's just been updated with support for several new RSS services since Google Reader is now no longer accessible except to export your feeds.
Once you've exported your feeds to Feedly or another RSS service of your choice, you're ready to set up a new RSS service inside Reeder. Here's how:
We heard just a few days ago that popular RSS reading app, Reeder for iPhone, was going free while an update for the Google-pocalypse was awaiting approval by Apple. That update has now been approved, and not a moment too soon as Google Reader has now closed its doors for good.
Reeder for iPhone is now free, while awaiting an imminent update that will bring support for RSS services to replace Google Reader before it shuts down on July 1.
Google Reader will soon be gone, and anyone who uses it daily — like everyone here at Mobile Nations — will have to make a decision on how to carry on their RSS love affair. Fortunately, it's no longer the disaster we all feared on first hearing the news, and we're actually left with an ample selection of replacements. Here's everything you need to know.
Google Reader is not long for this world, and it seems that Feedly wants to be the replacement. They're now announcing a bunch of partner applications that will use their API. Of interest to iOS users is the news that both Newsify and Reeder will be integrating the new Feedly API prior to the closure of Google Reader.
In March Google announced that they would be shutting down the popular Reader service come July, and soon after a number of services and apps announced that they would be stepping in to fill the void, or that they were already available to do such. One of our favorite iOS apps for Google Reader, the aptly named Reeder, was one of those apps, pledging to expand the available services from two to more than two.
Reeder, one of the best RSS apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, has posted a short update on their future. The reason they felt it necessary, of course, is the shuttering of Google Reader, which many RSS apps, including Reeder, used as a backend. Here's the important part, from Reeder's website:
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Starcraft II, the sequel to the massively popular real-time strategy game Starcraft, was unveiled on Saturday. Check out the official site and make sure to watch the cinematic trailer. Just be sure you're wearing a diaper. Not because you'll wet yourself or anything, they're just really really stylish.
This is a video of a 4-year old girl (who sounds suspiciously like the 'Kittens Inspired by Kittens' girl, despite Dorspite what my awesome Photoshop skills would lead you to believe) narrating while her dad plays Starcraft for 15 minutes. Now I could lie to you and say I list... / Continue →
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Vitória is a city that is progressing fast but without sacrificing its glorious past and heritage. It has retained the elegance and beauty of its old architecutre, including old monuments, churches, buildings and convents, as well as the traditional skills of local clay potters and fishermen. Yet the city also continues to forge ahead, modernising itself to emerge as a strong thriving economy on par with global standards. You will not be disappointed when you come and visit Vitória, an island that has many things to see and do, while you enjoy the comfort of one of the numerous Vitoria hotels.
Come to behold the breathtaking Camburi beach and exciting night life on offer in Vitória, the greenest city of Espirito Santo!
It was in the year 1535 that Portuguese sailors first discovered a beautiful island covered with verdant forests and surrounded by mangroves and the sea. The island, known by the local residents as Guaananira (island of honey) and tucked away between water and forests, provided them a safe haven against attacks, and they dropped anchor.
In 1551, the island was renamed Vitoria. Today Vitória is the capital of Espirito Santo and a very important city in Brazil. It is also one of the earliest capitals of Brazil's states. Vitória is rooted in granite in and has two major granite outcrops: the Hill of Sao Benedito (Morro de Sao Benedito), which rises to a height of 194 metres and the Stone of Eyes (Pedra Dos Olhos), which rises to a height of 296 metres. The principal peak of Vitoria is the Hill of the Great Spring (Morro da Fonte Grande), which is 308.8 metres high.
Vitória is one of the greenest cities in Espirito Santo with around 91 square metres of green area per person. Surrounded by lush mangroves, beautiful gardens, parks and squares, Vitória is not only a visual delight for tourists to see on Vitória tours, but also provides a healthy and enriching environment for its citizens.
The three most important ports of Brazil are found in Vitória and they contribute significantly to the economy of the island, as well as that of Brazil. It was the coffee industry that pioneered economic activity in Vitoria around 1900. The island has come a long way since then, and is today the largest producer of steel in the world. Lately, Espirito Santo has also become one of the largest producers of oil in Brazil. The island has very well developed infrastructure and 6 bridges cross the ocean to link it to the mainland. The pride of Vitória is the 3.33-km Darcy Castelo de Mendonca Bridge. This is the largest infrastructural project undertaken by the state and offers a stunning view of the bay of Vitória, with its ports, islands and beaches and the neighbouring Vila Velha.
Vitória's warm sunny climate and beautiful beaches and coves are perfect for embarking on Vitória tours to make the most of any Vitória holiday. There is a beautiful 6-km beach at Camburi where tourists can not only soak in the sun but, also go for a stroll or jog and find comfort in a Vitória hotel. The Canto beach has two main squares, Namorados and Desejo, which have some fine Vitoria restaurants. There you can sample the iconic dish of Vitória, the moqueca capixaba, a rich fish stew. You can also take on the extensive nightlife. Take a look at the Vitória map to see where all the best beaches are located and decide on the ideal hotel in Vitória in relation to its nearby attractions.
Local residents of Espirito Santo are known as Capixabas, which translates as 'corn plantation' in Tupi Guarani, a family of native South American indigenous languages. There were five indigenous tribes living in the area when the Portuguese arrived. Capixabas is thought to originate during this time, as the blond hair of the Portuguese resembled the color of the locally-grown corn. Many elements of the local indigenous cultures have grown into the larger and distinct Brazilian-Portuguese culture of southern Brazil.
It is the natural splendour of Vitória that primarily attracts travellers. But once in the region, they are touched by the warmth of the hospitable Brazilian locals.
Browse through our personal recommendations of hotels in Vitória and our organized Vitória tours to piece together the perfect Brazilian holiday. If any questions arise, feel free to contact us to find out more about the lovely state of Espírito Santo!
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The Senac Ilha do Boi Hotel is a highlight among hotels in Vitoria. Its location, facilities, structure, first line apartments and its magnificent view of the Vitória's bay makes it one of the most famous hotels in the city!
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look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
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Poured a brownish red, almost mahogany color with 3-to-4 fingers of khaki tan head. Sporadic spots of lacing all around the sides. Average-to-above average retention on the top.
Smelled dark fruits, dark sour cherry, plum, dark raspberry and black cherry first, then got wintery spices - nutmeg, molasses, caramel, gingerbread and cinnamon. What a mix.
Tasted more what I was expecting with the wintry mix. Got nutmeg, cinnamon, gingerbread and molasses. Sour notes were still there with dark grape, bourbon, black cherry and sour cherry.
Medium body. Oily-to-creamy texture. Average carbonation. Long warming finish.
A very good and unusual winter beer. Would love to try it again.
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A - Ah nice carbonation a 2+ inch deep mocha head sits atop of a clear cherry brown very dark hue. Slow fizz out rate and decent lacing.
S - Smell is sweet with rum soaked breads, fruity yeasts, and some hard candies. Smell is not very heavy despite the high ABV.
T - Up front I get an oaky cinnamon stick nutmeg flavor that reminds us so of winter. Body is mostly candied sugars and some overripe banana.
M - Not that heavy in fact I would have guessed not over 7%. I really like how the yeast is not very heavy making for easy drinking.
Overall 7 bucks well spent this beer is pretty tasty. Wish I would have gotten to it sooner when the spices were more pronounced but its fine the way it is now.
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Poured into St. Bernardus Watou chalice
Appearance is Dark Amber/ Mahogany, clear.crisp look, almost transparent yet can't quite penetrate the darkness of the beer. Head is not active or sticky looking. rich looking minimal head, great looking beer for the style. Lacing is spotty and present just like the snow falling on the bottle suggests.
Smell is quite pleasant of candied over-ripe banana, dates. plums, spices of nutmeg and cinnamon, with persimmon, and buiscuits.
Taste is sweet dark fruit, followed by banana which quickly overtaken by nutmeg and warming spices. I get hints of Oak, straw, dark chocolate in the finish. Quite crisp and balanced. Easy sipper/sessionable winter ale. medium-bodied winter ale. Done right.
Overall this one doesn't disappoint. should pair well with gorgonzola/cured meats/winter foods such as browned butter pastas, and winter squash/risotto.
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Carnival spends $300M to erase 'poop cruise' debacle
The cruise line is investing to upgrade every ship in its fleet, hoping to burnish its post-Triumph image.
How do you come back from a disaster like the "poop cruise," the Triumph voyage earlier this year that stranded 3,000 passengers for five days after an engine fire?
For Triumph owner Carnival (CCL), the answer involves a $300 million investment to upgrade every ship in its fleet, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The upgrades come after Carnival, which controls 50% of the cruise market, slashed rates in the immediate aftermath of the Triumph disaster. The company at one point offered a Caribbean cruise at cut-rate prices, offering berths for as little as $38 a night.
But low pricing apparently wasn't quite enough to convince consumers to book trips on the cruise line. Carnival, which oversees 10 cruise line brands including Carnival and Princess Cruises, last month said chief executive Micky Arison was stepping down as advance bookings continued to run lower than last year.
"I don't want to go through that again, and I don't want our guests to go through that," Gerry Cahill, the chief executive of the Carnival Cruise Lines unit, told the Times of the Triumph disaster, which led to overflowing toilets and food shortages.
So, what will passengers see for the $300 million? Most of work will be behind the scenes and is geared toward helping avoid similar disasters. Carnival's 24 cruise ships will receive upgraded onboard fire-detection and -extinguishing systems, as well as secondary emergency diesel generators.
The line will also boost ad spending by 40% in the fall and roll out new ads featuring passengers talking about how much fun they had, the Times notes.
Carnival has its work cut out for it: Only 4% of April respondents to an E-Poll Market Research survey said the company could be described as trustworthy, down from 9% in 2011.
The spending might be one way to help boost confidence of would-be seafarers. Or as Gerry Philpott, president and chief executive of E-Poll, told the Times: "Unless Carnival promotes satisfaction guaranteed, they are going to have a difficult time getting new users."
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My wife bought a Holland America cruise at a charity auction. I didn't want to go as the last cruise I went on was with Uncle Sam's cruise lines to SE Asia. I did and had a lot better time than I though I would. Food was good, drinks were ok and the optional sidetrips were worthwhile also. I'd go on Holland America again but not any others.
So why don't they also install a redundant system for unforeseen failures, like a larger holding tank for the toilets, more macerators (where they are permitted) more food and water, more generators to run the systems including the AC, a secondary power plant with props in the middle or slightly forward of the stern to slowly motor into a port. Those of us in the midwest would never go out in dangerous waters without a backup engine, extras provisions and life jackets, and water enabled SOS/GPS system.
There are many features they could add that would allow passengers to be comfortable for a long period of time, even weeks, thus avoiding the embarrassment of their latest debacles. Yes, it would cost them the space of a few berths, and maybe some extra weight, but look at the damage done without these features.
And this isn't directed just at Carnival. These measures should be adopted by the entire shipping industry, including commercial carriers.
For my parents fiftieth wedding anniversary my siblings and I took them on a ten day cruise to Bermuda through Royal Caribbean. We got them a cabin with a deck and all the trimmings. It was the first time any of went on a cruise. We all had a very good time. We took side trips. We went to the shows. We shopped and did some gambling. My parents and sisters loved the buffet while my brother and I preferred a sit down meal.
We had a few glitches when we had a little bit of rough weather and could not use the pool that day. Other than that we had a very enjoyable time. My parents sixtieth wedding anniversary is coming up next year and we would like to take than on another cruise with the same cruise line on one of their new ships.
I have traveled by plane, car, train, and boat and you can always experience horror stories no matter which way you travel. You can also have good times and make good memories. You just have to choose which way to travel is the best way for you.
I'll never, ever cruise Carnival. I started cruising in the 70's when most ships only carried 600-800 passengers. That was perfect - enough people to have fun without long lines, no chairs at the pool etc. Of course they didn't have rock climbing, surfing, et al, but I 'd rather experience sailing than all that junk! The ships looked and felt like seaworthy vessels, not floating blocks and the pools were open to the horizon, not enclosed or surrounded by "stuff". I read that Viking is going to build two sea going vessels with 800 passenger capacity, now those are ships I'd love to sail on.
First and only monolithic ship I sailed on was Princess from San Juan to NYC with over 3,000 passengers. We hit a tropical storm off Hatteras with 67 mph sustained winds, 40' waves. The promenade deck doors blew off, we were confined to our bunks an entire day, were a day late arriving in NYC. Relieved me of my desire sail the Atlantic, or at least the graveyard of the Atlantic - Hatteras. The huge waves pounding sounded like the steel was being ripped off the hull and the Golden Princess rolled so much we spent half the time with feet over head.
Well at least we can say they are making an effort. Clearly they got lax and the recent failures and the public's exodus was a good dose of cold water to wake them up. Time will tell if it pays off.
Hopefully it works and they learn their lesson and resume their focus on offering a good product not solely the bottomline. I always wonder how the execs think that cutting corners will make you money? Yeah, short term, but as we see here, longterm, it cost them! That's the problem with society today, to much short term thinking.
Anyways I digress, wife and I went on cruise for honeymoon and we had a blast and I would go again, 5yrs ago on the Carnival Legend. Face it, a cruise is not for everyone and like any trip of this nature do your homework ahead of time and know what to expect. Talking to others that have been is also a good idea to learn some pointers.
One thing I don't think I would like though is to be on some of these newer even larger ships. The worst part was that you start to have to many people plain and simple. There are only so many amenities on board and when you get to port the influx is huge. Other than that, that was the only real thing I didn't like.
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The new musical adaptation of the Whitney Houston film "The Bodyguard" is reportedly eyeing a Broadway run in 2014. Tony Award winner Heather Headley originated the role of pop star Rachel Marron. Kevin Costner originated the title role of her protector on screen in 1992.
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Thanks for nice comments. It was a special moment...
Thanks for nice comments. It was a special moment...
This is a beautiful picture.
They are all saying, Hello Uncle Patrick, you are looking well!!!
The baby looks like Richard.
Patrick, would you be able to identify him if you saw him?
Charlie (04-14-2010)
Good question...I look forward to seeing all the moose I've gotten to know when spring comes. I like to see who has made it through the hunt and the winter. It's like seeing old freinds after not seeing them for a while.
Richard was easy to recognize by those distinctive little antlers. He will probably have similar antlers for a while but I hope they get bigger as he ages . We know he survived the hunt so I hope to see him in his same range. He may wander off in search of his own territory. I'll definately post if I see him.
happy spring
Anna LeBlanc (04-17-2010), KathyC (04-17-2010)
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I really do hope that you see him again and can't wait to see more pictures...


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So while home runs were out of the question, batters had the advantage of baffled outfielders. Perhaps Estep's triple was the best illustration, as the wind kept steering the fly ball to the right-center field gap.
"It started out in center, and our center fielder [Fields] is over in right-center," said Winfield coach Will Isaacs. "That's not to take anything away from his hit, and that's not to say our center fielder would have caught it anyway. But both teams had to play in those conditions, and we're by the river. We practice in them, so those aren't excuses."
Winfield (2-2) scored in the opening frame on Jordan Clark's double and Josh Bumgarner's RBI single. Hurricane (3-1) tied it in the second on an Alex Dunham sacrifice fly and took the lead when Connor Adams singled, stole second, advance to third on a wild pitch and scored on a double play.
The Generals tied it in the fourth when Tanner Bailey reached on an infield error, moved to second on a Derek Whiteside single, went to third on a walk and scored on a Brandon Wright fielder's choice.
But there could have been more. In the second, Hensley faced runners on second and third with none out, struck two out and coaxed a force-out with the bases loaded. In the fourth, he escaped a bases-loaded jam with just one run allowed.
Isaacs wasn't down on his team's performance. After all, it's still March and the opponent is better than average.
"The only disappointment is that we lost on the scoreboard," Isaacs said. "We played hard, we played well, we battled at the plate. They're a good team, and Mason's going to face a lot of good teams. And he didn't pitch poorly."
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Triple Crown joy for England
England secured a first RBS 6 Nations Triple Crown since 2003 after they beat Wales 29-18 at Twickenham.
The 2014 Six Nations will run from 1 February to 15 March, with Wales going for a third consecutive title. For information and fixtures visit the official Six Nations site.
Time | Home | Draw | Away | Betting |
Saturday 15th March 2014 |
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France (11/10) |
Draw (20) |
Ireland (10/11) |
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England secured a first RBS 6 Nations Triple Crown since 2003 after they beat Wales 29-18 at Twickenham.
Post-match reaction to England's 29-18 victory over Wales.
Chris Robshaw celebrated his first victory over Wales in three attempts and praised England's ability under pressure.
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny will miss the rest of this season after dislocating his right shoulder against England.
Taulupe Faletau has described Leigh Halfpenny's early exit from the RBS 6 Nations Championship as "a big loss".
Exeter will play the LV= Cup final on home soil after beating Bath 22-19 to set up a meeting with Northampton.
Post-match reaction to Exeter's 22-19 victory over Bath.
Johnnie Beattie and Sean Lamont have both been ruled out of Scotland's final RBS 6 Nations clash against Wales.
Eoin Reddan has urged Ireland to win in Paris and send Brian O'Driscoll into retirement with the Six Nations title.
Tim Swinson says he should never have been penalised for France's key score on Saturday but says he accepts the decision.


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Prawn curry in a hurry
Cooking time
Prep: 5 mins Cook: 10 mins Ready in 15 minutes if using fresh prawnsSkill level
Serves 2Minimum shopping, maximum taste, and if Indian's not your thing make this Thai prawn curry with a simple switch
Nutrition and extra info
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- Healthy
Nutrition per serving
- kcalories
- 166
- protein
- 22g
- carbs
- 11g
- fat
- 4g
- saturates
- 1g
- fibre
- 3g
- sugar
- 8g
- salt
- 1.08g
- 2 tbsp curry paste (we used Patak's Origional Balti curry paste)
- 1 onion, finely sliced
- 200g large raw or cooked prawns, defrosted if frozen
- 400g can chopped tomatoes with garlic
- large bunch coriander, leaves and stalks chopped
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Recipe from Good Food magazine, June 2007
Comments, questions and tips
I cooked this for 4 using Patak's korma curry paste (3 tbsps) to 500g of king prawns. I also put in half a bag of fresh spinach just towards the end.
Chopped frozen coriander from W/rose is super convenient - you wouldn't know the difference!
I would definitely make this again my family said it was delicious.
Need to really reduce down the tomatoes to make this taste good, which I would recommend doing before you add the prawns otherwise they'll be overcooked. Another couple of improvements are (1) to grate in some ginger and garlic when the onions are nearly cooked and (2) to grate in some creamed coconut or add a little dessicated coconut towards the end of cooking.


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From its agricultural origins in the late 1800s, its community beginnings and short period as a silent-movie mecca in the early 1900s, La Mesa has a rich and colorful past. The La Mesa Historical Society is dedicated to preserving the community's heritage for future generations.
Working out of the Rev. Henry A. McKinney House Museum and Society Archives, a 1908-built historical landmark, the La Mesa Historical Society is reaching out to the community through a number of avenues - educational historical roundtables led by notable historians, walking tours to hosting and participating in special events including our Annual Historic Home Tour. Come investigate La Mesa's history with us - we look forward to seeing you soon.
LOST HISTORY - helix theater 1954
Rediscover lost, but not forgotten, places and stories from La Mesa's past such as this warmly remembered movie-theater--opened in 1948 near the corner of La Mesa Blvd and University Avenue.


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Bangkok, Thailand, 7 Sept 11
American author Jane Jacobs points out in her book "the death and life of great American cities:" that "dull, inert cities … do contain the seeds of their own destruction and little else."
There is, for me, a touch of irony in having this regional forum at this time here in Bangkok on this theme, "sustainable shelter in an age of climate change and disasters." For while none among our developing countries in the region are strangers to climate change and disasters, the most recent disasters that have washed away thousands upon thousands of homes and shaken the confidence of communities around the world have occurred in the most developed zones, namely Japan and the United States.
Last March, an 8.9 earthquake – tsunami devastated northeast Japan and took away tens of thousands of homes and buildings and hundreds oflives. In the last few days of august, tropical storm Irene swept through the United States east coast, submerging cities in raging floodwaters that claimed many lives and destroyed and infinitely greater number of homes, displacing the population and rendering them homeless.
Many of us had the opportunity of watching both humanitarian tragedies at close range. Wherever there are Filipinos abroad, my duties as presidential adviser on overseas Filipino workers concerns, in addition to my being chair of the housing and urban development coordinating council or HUDCC, immediately drew me to the scene, whether it was man-made like the Arab Spring,or natural, like the earthquake tsunami or Irene. In the case of the latter, i had just left new England, after concludinga senior executive's education at Harvard, when Irene made its first landfall at the eastern seaboard; from Los Angelesto manila, i listened to the 24/7 CNN reports on the damages and casualties, and came away with the conclusions thatnot even the most developed countries, who are presumably ahead of most, everybody else in climate adaptation, risk reduction and disaster preparedness, could really prepare enough for disasters whose precise timing and severity can never be accurately predicted.
Although this forum is regional in character, the challenge before us is global in scope. But nothing ever rises to global proportions that does not occupy local or domestic space. Everything global is local to begin with. And unless we are here to give free rein to any unverified theory, we may have very little to offer that contains any proven worth or wisdom apart from what has worked and continues towork in our own respective jurisdictions. Of course, not everything works the way it should work, so we could recognize intractable situations which continue to defy our best efforts, and where new approaches must be tried.
Let me now speak of the Philippine experience.
The Philippines is among the fastest urbanizing countries inEast Asia. The problems urbanizingcarries in its train are hard to escape high poverty incidence,environmental degradation and lack of urban housing and the proliferation ofinformal settlers. It is projected thatby 2030, about 88 million of 114 million Filipinos or seventy-seven percent(77%) of the population will be residing in urban areas, driven largely by a strong rural-urban migration trend. The consequences are obvious. The present problems can only increase in severity and scope, if we simply sit on our hands and watch things go from bad to worse.
On top of the problems associated with urbanization is the impact of climate change. In 2004, the UNDP global report on disasters ranked the Philippines as highest in terms of tropical cyclone occurrence, and resultant deaths and third in terms of people exposed to such incidents annually. An average of 20 cyclones cross the country yearly, causing physical and economic destruction, injury and death.
Metro Manila alone, the seat of the national government and center of private business, commerce and education, is new home to an estimated 21 million Filipinos, three million of whom are considered informal settlers. Of this number, about 525,000 live in vulnerable areas (near waterways, esteros and under the bridge),completely exposed to and unprotected from the hazards of climate change.
Until recently, environmental considerations had played second fiddle to economic growth in the planning process. This was not healthy for economic development, and had to be abandoned and replaced by a more environmentally proactive development objective. We needed to mobilize and marshal all available resources in pursuit of such objective.
Under the Philippine constitution, the state is mandated to undertake a continuing program of urban land reform and housing, to make available at affordable cost decent housing and basic services to under privileged and homeless citizens in urban centers and resettlement areas. This entails an integrated and coordinated approach at the national and local levels to the various aspects of housing and urban development.
A critical role of the national government is to orchestrate the formulation of a national framework strategy on climate change. Such a strategy must mainstream climate change adaptation at all levels of governance, consistent with existing laws, plans and policies, and in consultations with, and with the full participation of all stakeholders.
In order to ensure that plans, policies and guidelines are reflective of our green advocacies, the government housing sector has to make sure that appropriate sustainable zoning and green building practices are integrated into local planning guidelines, zoning ordinances and the building code, and that energy efficiency, renewal energy application, water conservation and reuse, and biodiversity are all taken into account in the course of providing shelter resettlement sites and new town sites. The national strategy calls for optimum public-private sector participation and harnessing the full capacity the local governments units or LGUsin promoting sustainable development and environmental awareness.
At HUDCC, we make sure that the planning process reaches out to the grassroots and builds up the peoples capabilities as well as those of the LGUs two important legislations- the disaster risk management act and the climate change act, are truly empowering in that respect. The disaster risk reduction and management act mandates actions to address the underlying, man-made issues, especially in urban areas, that typically exacerbate the scale of destruction caused by disasters. This law heralds a paradigm shift away from disaster response to activate prevention of disaster risks, within the context of adapting to the challenges of climatechange.
Republic Act 9729, otherwise known as the Philippine "climate change act of 2009", on the other hand, directs the mainstreaming of climate change into government policy formulations, the development of the framework strategy and program on climate change, and the establishment of the climate change commission. The act recognizes the role of local government units as the frontline agencies in the formulation, planning and implementation of climate change action plans in their respective areas.The law directs that "municipal and city governments shall consider climate change, adaptation, as one of their regular functions."
The climate change act and its link and synergies with the urban development and housing act or UDHA constitute the platform by which we take on the opportunities to realize sustainable shelter development for the poor, both at the national and local levels.
The recently drafted national climate change action plan or NCCAP seeks to spell out a ridge-to-reef strategy to bring about sustainable climate change actions. In line with the NCCAP, HUDCC is working with un-habitat and other government agencies in defining details on processes and techniques to strengthen the poor's housing and settlement as they face the downward risks from the ridge like flooding and landslide, and the inward risks from the sea like storm surge, strong typhoons and sea level rise.
We have piloted this strategy of making the climate change act and the urban development and housing act create synergies for the poor in a project with the city of Sorsogon in the Bicol region, which is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. This required a number of basic steps:
First, make "climate science" understandable to local government executives so that they will know what the issue is all about, what exactly they can and must do to prevent, mitigate and prepare for disasters, and reduce and manage risks;
Second, identify expected or projected climate change impacts and scale them down to locality to determine better their effect on the lives of the poor;
Third, localize the housing policies and guidelines on site planning and house constructions with specific attention to local climate change scenarios, urban development and housing trends, and the poor's capacity to cope with disasters and extreme events. Throughout this process, the LGU must engage the poor in defining risks and appropriate actions, taking particular account of the special needs of women, children and the elderly who are usually the most affected during calamities and emergencies;
Fourth, define housing options that can match the current and potential financial capacities of poor families and their community;
Fifth, develop guidelines/templates which the poor can use to adapt their "incremental" way of building houses to the reality of climate change and possible disasters;
And lastly, institutionalize such process at the local government level so that the needs of the poor are given priority in local development planning. Strategies for building climate-resilient communities are mainstreamed into the local land use plan and the comprehensive sectoral plan whereby urban and housing development projects are rendered"climate-proof", that is to say, the poor get safe and secure shelters and decent jobs on a sustainable basis at the same time. Meanwhile, the city of Makati risk-sensitive urban redevelopment project piloted inbarangay rizal was conceptualized and undertaken to show that land use and redevelopment planning can be powerful tools to enhance the physical, social and economic resilience of a highly urbanized, low income community transected by the west valley fault system. The project identified specific vulnerabilities and determined appropriate interventions through a consultative process with experts and the local community to generate a holistic multi-year redevelopment. The project will then be replicated among other communities in the city. Under our Pabahay or Filipino for "housing" caravan for comprehensive land use planning, we go around the country to help local governments integrate climate change mitigation and adaptation actions as well as disaster risk management measures into their development planning. We have invited un-habitat to be part of this caravan.
Our efforts to finance the climate change mitigation and adaptation and disaster risk reduction and management activities of local government units are mitigated by the disaster risk reduction and management act, which is a potential source of funds, and by the climate change commission,which has ruled that five (5%) of the LGUs' calamity funds can be used for that purpose.
Additionally, we are actively promoting the use of indigenous and green building technologies by the local construction industry. We are seeking the consolidation of accredited indigenous technologies for housing and tapping the marketing services of private developers to help us promote indigenous and green building technologies. We are coming up with prototype projects to showcase the practicality and affordability of indigenous and green building technologies. All these, we are trying to do despite the constraint of limited sources.
In meeting the challenge of climate change and disaster preparedness, poor countries like ours should never be embarrassed to be found wanting of material resources but we should never allow ourselves to be found wanting of creative ideas and of the moral and political resolve to do what must be done. What we lack in resources we should be able to supplant with an abundance of ideas and the moral and political resolve to use whatever human resource we have to adapt to climate change, mitigate any disaster and cope with it. Ultimately,shall create climate-resilient communities not only by capacitating people with adequate knowledge but above all by empowering them to fend for themselves against life's challenges.
This begins by making sure that every family lives in adecent and affordable home, and by making sure that such family continues to beable to support the minimum standards of living for all its members. A climate-resilient community is possibleonly if the family, which is the basic cell of society, becomes climate-resilient.
But in today's world, this has more than one dimension. The climate change associated with hurricanes, tropical storms, floods, earthquakes and tsunamis has its man-made equivalent in economic and financial melt downs, as we have seen in what has happened to the world's most developed trans-Atlantic economies. We cannot afford to be safe from the one without being safe from the other. Human security and safety should be seen as a seamless web of protection from all dangers that threaten it.
As soft power and wealth creation shift from the Atlantic to the Pacific, it may be worth our while to ask ourselves how we could make our communities more resilient not only to climate change, but also to global economic and financial challenges. We can perhaps begin to explore new ideas on how to bring prosperity to our own peoples faster, together.
Thank you and have a good day.


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Milky-skinned Jesse Jordan and tall, ripped and hung Lee Paine are in the middle of heavy, naked make out session, when Jesse decides to up the ante. He goes down on Lees hefty downward -curved cock. On all fours and showing off his sexy ass, Jesse takes all that Lee has to give, throating the hot tool. Turnabout is fair play, and Jesse lies back to get orally service by Lee. Jesse is packing too, and Lee gets right down to business sucking and jerking on Jesses thick and stiff staff. Engaging in a little ass teasing while he works on Jesses swollen member, Lees really pushing all the right buttons in between Jesses wide-spread legs. Jesse starts jerking himself off while Lee massages his hole. Its not long before he shoots streams of cum so powerful that some lands on his face. Lee quickly follows showering Jesse with multiple surges of spooge.


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Angkor Wat Holiday
The temple complex at Angkor Wat is undeniably one of the world's most spectacular archaeological sites and is a photographer's paradise. This UNESCO World Heritage Site features over 100 stone temples built by the Khmer kings at various times during a 400-year period. One of the most impressive buildings is the Bayon at the centre of Angkor Thom. This impressive temple features 54 intricately carved gothic towers complete with enormous carved smiling faces. Much of the Angkor site has been restored but the Ta Prohm temple has deliberately been left with its jungle covering; you get a real sense of what the French explorers would have seen when they rediscovered the site in the 1870s. This truly remarkable site is definitely one for the 'must see' list of any traveller. Below are the Exodus holidays which go to Angkor Wat either as part of the itinerary or as an optional extension.