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Tony Abbott has widened the debate over the teaching of values in government schools, suggesting Australians were "tolerating the intolerable" because of political correctness.
The Federal Health Minister supported Prime Minister John Howard's criticism of "politically correct" government schools this week. Mr Abbott said parents were opting for private schools because government schools tended to treat all cultures and value systems as morally equivalent.
"There is a tendency in some schools to ignore what might be described as traditional values, to pretend that all value systems are equal, and I just don't think that's true and I don't think the Australian people think it's true," Mr Abbott told ABC radio.
He said the only value "politically correct educators" really supported was tolerance. "It's a good value, but sometimes I think that in modern Australia we end up tolerating the intolerable," he said.
Mr Abbott was not available later to elaborate on what "intolerable" values or cultural practices he was referring to.
Peter Costello would not be drawn on the tolerance issue yesterday.
However, he described the values he believed parents were looking for from schools: hard work, achievement by effort, excellence in learning, respect for other people and strong academic standards.
The Treasurer told reporters in Melbourne there had been a case in his own electorate where parents had complained that a pre-school had banned a nativity play.
"I don't think it is harmful for kids to look at nativity plays," he said.
When the Prime Minister's office was asked for more information about the value flaws in public schools, a spokesman said Mr Howard would "be happy to talk about this matter when he comes back from leave" next week.
A spokesman for John Anderson said the Deputy Prime Minister backed Mr Howard's comments about public schools.
The Workplace Relations Minister, Kevin Andrews, would not be drawn on the issue, while spokespeople for the Finance Minister, Nick Minchin, the Immigration Minister, Amanda Vanstone, and the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Larry Anthony, said it was a matter for the Education Minister, Brendon Nelson.
The Opposition Leader, Mark Latham, acknowledged some government schools were "struggling" and needed to improve discipline, expertise and resources.
However, he said that Mr Howard, instead of being "so negative" about schools, should come up with solutions.
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Patterson, Miles not telling the other if Fields or Hill will play
Saturday's TCU-LSU showdown has resulted in some evasiveness in the media on the part of its coaches.
TCU's Gary Patterson and LSU's Les Miles both had a star player land in hot water this offseason. Both are expected by many to sit that player for their opening-week showdown against -- wouldn't you know it -- each other. But Patterson isn't letting Miles know he's sitting his player, and Miles isn't letting Patterson know he's sitting his, either.
In TCU's case, preseason second-team All-American defensive end Devonte Fields was suspended for the season's first two games for a violation of team rules back in May. But per the Associated Press, Patterson has listed Fields as a co-starter on this week's depth chart, told reporters Fields would dress for the game, and said they would "find out" whether Fields would play "at game time."
Patterson said that Fields has "already done everything that the university has asked him to do." But he also made nonspecific comments suggesting that the suspension will still be in effect.
"You guys know how I stick by my guns, so take that [for] what it's worth," he said. ""The key for me is it's still about teaching lessons. ... If you were a betting man, and you know me, you'd probably know which way that you would bet."
In addressing the situation of tailback Jeremy Hill Monday, Miles was equally evasive. Hill was controversially reinstated to the LSU team at the beginning of fall camp after pleading guilty to simple battery and avoiding a jail term for violating his probation, but Miles has repeatedly said that Hill will face "internal" discipline -- discipline that many expect to take the shape of a suspension of to-be-determined length.
But Miles muddied the already-muddy waters further Monday by saying, per nola.com, that he "wouldn't be surprised" if Hill makes the trip to Dallas. Asked specifically if Hill would play, Miles offered a terse "no comment."
The gamesmanship comes on the heels of what had already been an apparent shot across Miles' bow from Patterson, who responded to the news that Miles had allowed his team to vote on whether Hill could return by saying "I'm sure if it was some opponent they'd beat by 100 points [the players] wouldn't have a vote." (Patterson later denied that he had been speaking about LSU or Miles, his "they" referring no doubt to some other team that had just voted to let a teammate back onto the roster the day before.)
When all is said and done, gamesmanship is likely all this week's smoke-screening will amount to; Patterson's "stick by my guns" comments and Miles' track record of suspending players without making it official (see the extended Jordan Jefferson watch from 2011) suggest neither Fields nor Hill will see the Cowboys Stadium field Saturday. (Hill is also currently listed third on the LSU tailback depth chart.)
But other than Patterson and Miles themselves, no one can say for certain who'll play and who won't, including the coach on the other sidelines ... which is just how both of those coaches like it.
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AcchaNi is a program that assists with learning Japanese. It is cross-platform, requires no special Japanese fonts or encoding, has built-in hiragana input, and supports iterative learning modes.
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Upon arrival, fifteen minutes early to the doors opening, the crowd had spilled down and around the corner of the Entertainment Quarter's main strip. These punters chose to forego Sunday's penultimate episode of Masterchef for one man, Donald Glover, but known for the night as his rap pseudonym, Childish Gambino. 'The Deep Web Tour' is following the release of his second studio album Because the Internet and the demand for the show was not lacking, seeing it change venues from the smaller Big Top at Luna Park to a sold out Hordern Pavilion. Just off the back of his Splendour in the Grass performance the actor slash musician proved to all there that night that he's not just playing the part, he is the real deal.
Opening act, Levinz, warmed up the crowd with a hip-hop DJ set. He joyfully bounced around the stage whilst spinning tracks and successfully filled in time until Gambino arrived.
Before the man took the stage there was a fade to black and a bunch of futuristic graphics grabbed your eyes on a cinema-sized screen, which provided artistic visuals for the whole show. A verse of prose to no music was spat by a familiar voice but still with no sight of Childish Gambino. Chants of "Worldstar!" erupted in the audience, a reference to his popular song and the viral World Star Hip Hop videos on the Internet. Anticipation was building for what was to come.
Suddenly 'Crawl' kicked in and an energetic Glover exploded into sight and the over-crowded mosh pit morphed into one energised body. Highlights included crowd favourite 'Sweatpants' and the radio-dominating '3005' turned into a sing-a-long for all involved. It must be mentioned that Gambino's melodic vocals were a welcomed surprise even to those who know his albums by heart.
Glover conducted not one but two encores including a curtain-closing freestyle session with his live band. He called out peers Drake, Schoolboy Q and Kendrick Lamar putting himself at the top of the heap. Modest no, but after that performance few could argue.
Rating: ★★★★
Here he is doing his thing at Splendour in the Grass on the weekend
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Ronald McDonald Hit While Riding Bicycle on Troup Highway in Tyler
Wikipedia has some interesting information on the 70-year-old bicyclist hit while riding on Troup Highway on Wednesday night (March 7). Terry Knutson of Tyler was hit while riding his bicycle on Troup Highway when he reportedly pulled out of a parking lot and into the middle lane where he was struck by a tow truck.
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Ani L'Dodi v'Dodi Li: I am my beloved and my beloved is mine.
The words come from Shir HaShirim, The Song of Songs, written by King Solomon in the language of a beautiful, romantic declaration between a husband and wife, as a symbol for the love between the people of Israel and their Lord.
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The moment that my boyfriend got up to use the restroom, my friend Liz* turned to me and said gravely and in hushed tones, "All right, I need to make this quick before he gets back from the bathroom."
Surprised, I replied, "OK???" She sounded like she'd been desperately holding something in all evening, just waiting for us to be alone.
"I just need to tell somebody this. I found out this week that Jay*" — her fiancé whom she has been with for 10 years — "has been masturbating to porn when I'm not around. Like, instead of having sex with me."
I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought Liz was going to say she found out Jay was cheating. He was only looking at porn, though! Thank God!
But as I would soon find out, for Liz, there wasn't much difference between the two.
We ditched my dude. "We need some girl talk," I told him, and headed to another bar to debrief.
Liz and Jay, who are both 28, are that cute couple that's pretty much been together since high school. They kept a long-distance relationship alive during college, moved to the same town after graduation, and moved in together as soon as they got engaged. I've never doubted Jay's commitment to Liz or Liz's commitment to Jay.
I absolutely adore Liz — she is one of my best friends — but I'll be the first person to admit she's dealing with a lot of issues. Her biological mother died suddenly, when Liz was still in diapers, and it still haunts her. After a few years as a single parent, Liz's dad remarried when she was in kindergarten. But the woman he remarried had and still has a drinking problem and can be viciously unkind, bordering on verbally abusive. Even though Liz has been in therapy for years, there's still a lot of messy stuff going on with her self-image and her self-worth.
According to Liz, she and Jay have had a pretty great sex life for most of the eight years they've been together. She says there have been periods where she's had a crazy high libido and even initiated sex with him so often that he turned her down.
But in the past couple of years, their sex life has petered out. She works full-time, is in grad school, and is doing most of the work planning their wedding, so she says she usually wants to go straight to bed instead of have sex. Plus, twice in the past few years, Liz has had surgeries on her abdomen and she has big scars, which she says Jay has looked at in such a way that she knew he found them "gross." It doesn't help, either, that Liz has always been physically larger and stockier than most women. She's beautiful and she's got a pair of boobs to die for; but it is clear to me, at least, that she doesn't feel great about her body.
A few nights ago she walked into his home office, catching him off-guard, and found him beating off to some typical blonde, porn-y girl onscreen. Liz said she asked him, surprised, "What are you doing?" Jay, apparently, got really embarrassed, minimized the window and didn't want to explain to Liz what, specifically, he was watching. But Jay and Liz did have (an extremely awkward) talk about it. Jay said he masturbates instead of asking her to have sex when he is pretty sure she's not interested. Liz said she can understand his reasons intellectually, but her feelings are extremely, extremely hurt that he finds other women so attractive that he's sexually pleasured by them. In the few nights since this incident had happened, Liz said she continues to feel hurt, awkward and shocked.
I really didn't know what to say to Liz. My first inclination was to tell her not to be so shocked and that Jay was right that practically all guys look at porn. Of course guys look at porn. Of course they masturbate to porn. And you know what? Women look at and masturbate to porn, too. I certainly do and I know I'm not the only girl who does.
But I felt terrible saying that, because I can understand why she feels shocked. I, personally, wouldn't be shocked if I caught my guy jerking off to porn because I know he looks at it; we've even watched porn together a few times. But Liz has been with Jay for eight years and apparently he hasn't used porn much, or he's just been discreet about it.
I know Liz will get over the shock in time. She might have been a little naive here and I am guessing Liz probably just needs to hear more of her girlfriends chime in and say, "Oh, yeah, Brian/John/Dan/etc. jerks off to porn! It's not a big deal!"
What I am more worried about, though, is her hurt feelings about Jay pleasuring himself with pictures of other women. Let me be clear: Liz is not hurt at the idea that Jay finds other women attractive — she is not that naive — and she admits she finds other men attractive herself. But she's hurt — deeply, deeply hurt — that an 18-year-old surgically enhanced blonde with a flat tummy is the person who's pleasuring her boyfriend. Jay may take Liz out to dinner, Jay may change the oil on Liz's car, Jay may do Thanksgiving at Liz's parents' house, but Liz is extremely hurt his sexual jollies are coming from elsewhere. Intellectually, Liz doesn't think porn is in the same league as cheating, but regardless of that fact, it feels the same to her.
I was honest: offering advice on this subject is way out of my league. But if really Liz wanted my peanut gallery opinion, I told her, I had two suggestions. First, she and Jay each needed to put forth some effort so they can "reconnect" in the bedroom. Does she need him to help out more with wedding planning or household chores so she does not tire out so much? Can she make some changes to rev up her libido again, like maybe getting CDs of sexy music or body oil for Jay to use on her?
Number two, I told Liz I think she needs to make peace with her body image issues so her fiancé jerking off to porn stars doesn't bother her so much. I suggested, "Could you buy a corset to cover your belly, if that is what's making you self-conscious? Or some sexy camisoles? There's lots of cute lingerie you could wear if you feel self-conscious about your stomach." Liz agreed both of those suggestions could help.
I thought my advice on Saturday night, Cosmopolitan-inflected as it may be, was pretty decent. But all day Sunday, another thought nagged at my brain: What if Liz just asked Jay to stop looking at porn? Yes, Liz can reach a ceasefire with her feelings of self-worth. Yes, eventually grad school will end, wedding planning will be over, and Liz (hopefully) will not be exhausted all the time. Those changes will attack some of the issues from other angles. But if it hurts Liz so much, couldn't it help if Jay stops looking at porn entirely?
Jay looking at porn feels like cheating to Liz. I may not agree with that assessment, but who is to judge that Liz's feelings about it are not legitimate? After all, there are no "good" or "bad" feelings, only feelings. And if Jay getting sexually aroused by random porn stars hurts Liz's feelings, and Jay and Liz are equal partners in the relationship, then why shouldn't Jay stop doing something that hurts her feelings?
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The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions will appeal the minimum seven-year jail sentence given to Sydney man Philip Nguyen over the shooting death of NSW Police Constable Bill Crews.
The family of Constable Crews has expressed great disappointment over the sentence handed down by Justice Elizabeth Fullerton earlier this month over the 2010 shooting, in which one of Constable Crews fellow officers accidentally shot him in the back of the neck while returning fire after Nguyen initiated a gunfight.
Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione publicly stated that he believed the sentence was inadequate.
On Thursday, NSW Attorney-General Greg Smith said he had now been informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions that it would be appealing the sentence given to Nguyen, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter over the shooting.
On the day of the sentencing hearing, the court heard Constable Crews was one of eight officers who went to the Bankstown car park in the unit block where Nguyen lived to carry out a search warrant.
The operation had been deemed to be of low risk.
But, as Constable Crews and another officer moved towards the garage, the 26-year-old was heard yelling: "Gun, he has a gun."
There was then a sequence of five shots fired from three guns in the space of seconds, with Nguyen firing the first shot, hitting Constable Crews in the arm.
In return, Constable Crews fired three shots before a fellow detective fired once, accidentally shooting him in the neck.
Supreme Court judge Elizabeth Fullerton said although Nguyen "didn't fire the shot that killed him, he caused his death".
The court heard Nguyen, a Vietnamese refugee, believed Constable Crews and the other officers were robbers.
Outside the court, Constable Crews' father, Kelvin Crews, expressed disappointment at the sentence, saying his son had given his life in the line of duty while his family had been sentenced to life.
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Ahead of their spring meetings, they have issued a report saying many countries will fail to achieve the hoped-for levels of poverty reduction.
African nations in particular are failing to meet goals, the report says.
Rich nations should do more and poor countries must create a climate for private business to thrive, it adds.
'More aid needed'
The World Bank and IMF argue that it is possible for most countries to reduce poverty, as well as providing the primary education and improved public health that the goals embody.
Economic growth is central to the effort to achieve the goals and the IMF and bank's vision is one of expansion driven by private business.
The developing countries' governments also have a role in allowing that to happen, says the report.
"They have to ensure they have a stable macroeconomic environment. That means low levels of inflation, a currency that doesn't fluctuate in value," said Mark Plant, an IMF adviser.
"That provides the private sector a framework in which it can then begin to invest and realise the fruits of that investment in production."
Creating an environment for business is a recurrent theme in discussions between the bodies and the developing countries that seek financial assistance from them.
The role of the rich countries is likely to feature more prominently in the discussions over the rest of the week, as the two institutions prepare for meetings of finance and development ministers at the weekend.
The IMF and the Bank say in the report that the Millennium Development Goals are not likely to be achieved unless there is a sharp increase in aid, more debt relief and better access to Western markets for goods produced in the developing world.
European pledge
However, there is some good news: the aim of halving the proportion of the world's poor in extreme poverty compared to 1990 levels is likely to be achieved - East Asia has already done it, says the report.
But it adds that Sub-Saharan Africa lags far behind and some key health goals, such as halving the level of maternal and child deaths, are going to be missed in many countries on current trends.
"The great majority will not [meet targets] - in part because of the international community's relatively tepid response so far, and in part because countries also need to do more," Gobind Nankani, the World Bank vice-president responsible for Africa, said.
The report says rich countries should reduce financial support for their own farmers, which undermines agriculture in the developing world, and give poorer countries better access to their markets.
On Tuesday, the European Commission adopted proposals on how the bloc could help countries meet the Millennium Development Goals.
The EU intends to focus on improving governance, building infrastructure and improving education in Africa.
"Africa is a geo-political partner which is going to get more and more important. The US and China have already understood this, which is why they are paying more attention to this part of the world," EU Development and Humanitarian Aid Commissioner Louis Michel told the European Parliament.
The targets - agreed at a United Nations summit in 2000 - are backed by more than 180 nations.
There are a total of 18 specific targets, most to be achieved by 2015.


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We are truly a morally bankrupt City when our elected officials give to the rich and keep from the poor.
While I will have more to say, this pretty much sums it all up.
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Elizabeth Campbell married Gabriel Bennett, the eldest son of Adam and Hannah Bennett. Gabriel's father Adam Bennett was formerly enslaved on Magnolia Plantation in Charleston, South Carolina. According to Gabriel's World War I Draft Registration, they lived at 6 Bogard Street, Charleston, SC (about 1917 through 1919).
Elizabeth, Gabriel and their children are listed in the 1930 Federal Census for Charleston, South Carolina, where they were living on Philips Street. Their household members were:
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Khloé 'tells Rob to avoid Lamar'
Khloé Kardashian "doesn't want Rob Kardashian talking to Lamar Odom".
The reality star and Lamar broke up last December after four years of marriage, amongst claims he had been unfaithful and had abused illicit drugs.
Khloé is apparently determined to keep her family life separate from her ex's, even telling troubled brother Rob not to talk to the basketball star.
"Khloé has been in contact with Rob and urged him to seek Bruce Jenner's help with his problems and not Lamar," a source told Hollywood Life. "She wasn't threatening Rob or anything like that, but she made it clear that she doesn't approve of him being in constant contact with Lamar because she thinks he can be toxic and clingy."
While Khloé and Rob are said to be very close, she apparently understands he needs male friends. She has made it clear she is always there for him when he needs her, especially while he is battling his weight.
"She told Rob she understands that he needs support and male companionship to deal with his weight issues and depression and wishes he would give Bruce a shout out instead of Lamar," the source said. "She's so protective of her family and took a moment to cry on her flight to Paris just thinking about how awful Rob must feel. She cried for him because she knows somewhere he's lost touch and let his weight get out of control."
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By: Amjed Bajwa
My name is amjed bajwa am 30 years old now and consider myself a sex maniac. Till now i have had sexual relationship with 5 girls and some boys ranging in age from 10 to 15. I am mad after big fatties, with huge massive shaking hips and large boobs. I serf the internet for watching bbw sites and download clips and then masturbate. I get maximum sexual stimulation whenever i see fatties with huge shaking hips. I am a government servant and now posted in rawalpindi. Two years ago i was posted in lahore and there i had a chance of fucking a brilliant young fatty. This is a true story and no mere sexual fantasy. While there one day i wrongly dialed a mobile number and there was a girl on the other side. She told me i dialed wrong number but i managed to talk to her for 2 minutes in hope of seducing her. I told her i am a new arrival in her city and simply want to call her time to time to end boredom and loneliness. She didn't like my idea and ended the call. But i continued calling her later on and then she grudgingly agreed to talk to me . Her name was sana and she told she was studying in ba in local girls college. She asked about me and i told her my name and my job description. I soon realized she wasn't a particularly cleaver girl and she wont be able to sense my trap of seducing her for sex. We had long phone calls nearly one month . I then asked her to meet me, she agreed and we met her in a market near home . She was evidently impressed with my handsome face and my charming personality. But seeing her my lun began to get erect. She was near 21, good looking, fair in complexion and of average height. But she was a sex bomb, very fat and healthy, and having enormous sexual appeal. She had huge sexy round thighs and boobs quite bigger for her age and hips were broad, protruding, and massive in size. We met briefly for almost 15 minutes and i remained hot throughout and coming home i masturbated imagining her.. Later on whenever we had phonic conversation i praised he sexy body. She at start got offence but i managed to bring her round and then very cleverly brought her discussing nudity and sex. I told her of my interest in fatties and that i serf the net for watching naked fat girls and their sex. I wanted to arouse her interest in sex because i realized she was a complete novice in this field.
But i was a past master in seducing young girls. I aroused her curiosity in sex and sent her naked mms fuck pictures. With my greats effort lasting next one and half month at last i brought her to the point of telephonic sex. Now during my hot call i lured her to hold and fondle her breasts, hips etc and to finger her cus. With graded steps i managed her to get undress totally during calls . She now fingered her cus and massaged her naked boobs with cream or oil, while i masturbated lun massaging it with olive oil. She was fully involved with me. Time was ripe to bring her my home and i suggested and she agreed after my little persuasion. One day pretending as going to college she came to her college bus stop early morning . But there i stood waiting for her. She was in her tight college uniform and looking very sexy. We came by taxi and all the way i was looking at her fat, sexy things and had irresistible desire to fondle and touch her body. Part of her thighs was touching my body and my lun remained full erect all the time. We reached home and after i closed the door i suddenly held sana in my arms. She was taken by complete surprise and tried to resist and get out of my hold. But i was near mad now. She was more fat , healthy and sexy of all four girls i had fucked before. I was madly kissing her, my hands fondling her huge breast and i was feeling her bra and it was making me more hot. She was all the time saying choro na kiay kertai ho, then at last i freed her from my grab and took her to my bed room and we sat together on bed and i was again touching her thighs, breast and hips. Mera lun shalwar mai obhara howa lag raha aur. Sana was looking again and again fearfully at my raised shalwar. Aur ab main ne sana ko bed per lita dia and took her in my arms . But she started resisting saying battamizi na kero na. . But i kept her fully grabbed. I again began to fondle her huge breast and her round thighs, taking my hands to her huge hips too. Now i wanted to suck her naked breast and i took my hand towards her kamez and tried to raise it upward.
But she stopped me categorically. I realized she needs some of my other trick. So i told her challlo faties dikata hon, and she said chalo show me and then i switched on my dvd player and played naked movie. She said mera dil kaharab ho raha hai , but i said deko maza aai ga and she then kept watching with a bit of interest. Now my hands were at her breast and she was sighing heavily. I realized it was time to strike. Ab main ne sana ko bed per sidha lita dia and raised upward her kamez., sana ka pait bahoot sexy aur thora sa soja how tha , aur us ki deep set naaf be bahoot sexy thi. Aur phir main ne us kai pait ko chatna shoru ker dia . Then i further raised her kameez up and saw her hugest white breast in her large size black bra. Over half of her boobs were quite visible in her bra. She again tried to stop me going further, covering her boobs with her both hands , but main ne us kai bra kai oper sai us kai dono mamai nikal dia and laid straight over her. 22 sal ki umer mai. Sana had a unusually heavy breast , now out of her bra her boobs looked bigger than before and indeed very sexy. Her breast was round, huge and fully erect and i could see the blue veins of her breast. I began to suck her nipples one by one. Us kai eik mamai ko i held in both hands and sucked nipple so well then she began to moan with pleasure. Meri zaban us kai nipple say hothi hoi us kai sare mamai per jati, jaha say us ka mama shuru hota and pora suck kertai hoya zaban ko us kai mamai kay nechai tak lay ata. Us kai dono mamai main ne chat chat ker wet ker dia. For me she was a great feast, for many months i had been downloading bbw fatties from sex sites and masturbating and now a huge sexy girl was with me and i was tasting and enjoying her fat and sexy body to the full. Then she said ab bus kero na and let me drink water. As she rose and walked towards the fridge i got the great spectacle of her hugest shaking bottom. I just couldn't control myself and held her from the back side and i dal lun in her hips and began to laga zor dar jhatkeay in her moti ghand . I held her mamai in hand and my lower body was moving to and fro and lun my going between her massive hips. She was enjoying as she stood quite without least world of protest. At last she said ab pani penai do and i brought cold drink for her.
After she drank , i told her to come to bed but she said smiling nahe mujai der lagta hai but i forcibly dragged her to bed and again started sucking her breasts. I again laid over her and then in shalwar i held my lun and phir main ne lun ko sana ki fat things main exactly cus kai nechai dal dia , and now i was taking double maza, sucking her white huge breast and choding her fat thigs below her cus. And then i asked a maza aa rahe hai, and she said in drowsy awaz, han bahoot. . I then lowered my shalwar and held my lun in hand and she said yar yai kia ker rahe ho , but i was very hot and said main condom charata hon, kahe tumhari unfirorm per na chot jaon , and she said ok.. Then from my side table i took condom packet and charha it at my lun. Sana was looking all with great interest. Now i laid straight over her and started sucking her boobs again. But then i took my hand below and lowered sana's shalwar till her knees and holding lun in my hand i thrust it between her fat naked thighs just below her cus. Sana quietly saw what i did and then i began to chod her fat thighs and my lun was perhaps touching her cus too. It was a time of great sexual maza for both as she lay with closed eyes and allowing me all. In the same position we lay for half hour and then i ejaculated crying with pleasure. I then rose up and threw condom in dust bin. She also woke up and adjusted her shalwar and kamez. I went to washroom and then we took some food items and kept talking. After some time i began to get recharged and again took her to bed. This time she put no resistance; aur wo aram say merai sath bed per aa gai. Mai ne ub sana ko kamar kai bel litaya aur wo apni extreme moti ghand meri taraf nikal ker lait gai. Ab mai us ki kamez ko bahot oper tak lay gaya. Us ka sara pait , mamai or sari kamer nangi ho gai . Phir mai us ki alstic wali shalwar be sari utarne lag . She objected slightly but i was didn't stop. Now she was 90% naked and mai ne lun us kai huge white hips kai bech mai ghusair diay aur jhatky lagane pai shoru go gaya.
Isi tarha kafi dair hum dono laite rahe aur mai us ko oper oper chodta raha. My right hand was at her naked boobs and i was touching her nipples and her both mamai bari bari. Sometimes i took lun out aur lun ko us kai hips pai pherta aur phir hips kai bech dal daitya. Ab main ne sana ko sidha kia . Sight of her huge white clean thighs and her swollen clean virgin cus was maddening me. Something impossible was coming to mind. Next moment i suddenly parted wide her legs and placed my mouth over her cus. It was all a surprise for her and she tried to stop me but i kept her firmly in that position and began to suck and lick her cus. I had till this time had only seen in naked movies men sucking cunt of girls and in many cases i had nauseating feeling and i couldn't imagine that i would one day do the same but it just happened. There sana lay, apni fat thighs chori ker kai ,moaning with tremendous pleasure, and my head between her thighs , my mouth over her swollen virgin cus and my tongue liking her clitoris. I kept sucking her for almost ten minutes. And then she said bus kero ab and then i lifted me up and went to washroom to clean my mouth. I washed it with soap and then pasted it. When i retuned i saw her lying on bed and her fat thighs partially covered with kamez. My lun began to get erect again and i said to her, thora sa lun under dalanai do. She said pagel no bano, but i kept requesting but she didn't relent, she said she wanted to retain he virginity till marriage. But then i suggested anal sex and told her there is no harm in anal . Seeing her silent i kept pressing her and then she agreed. I told her to remove her kamez , she as usual refused at start. I then tried to remove her kamez myself but she was wearing a very tight kamez and i couldn't take it off, she said tum choro and then she herself removed it and she was in black bra only. She was really very sexy and healthy and in so young an age as 22 and then i told her to lie down in doggy position but she couldn't understand and then i laid her in same position but she was lying very awkward and i lowered her kamar and asked her to raise her hips. Now in this position her hips showed more fleshy and broad.
Main ne us kai hips pai do teen thapar lagai aur us key hips ka ghost hilne lage aur main aur bhi gram ho gaya. I said buri moti ghand hai tumhari and she said laughing tumhare liya hi moti ki hai and then i touched and fondled her hips for some time. I was enjoying a lot and then i spread her huge fleshy hips apart and saw her ass hole. Then i lage thok at her ghand and she said kia kertai ho ,but i said pagel lun aise nae jata. I used my finger to spread my thok inside and she felt slight pain and then i went and brought vaseline cream . I applied the cream also at her ghand hole and lage more thok and now her ghand becme chikni and mulaim and then i applied some olive oil at my lun and at her ghand too. This was my experienced mode of entering my lun in virgin ghand of a boy or a girl. And it worked wonderful. Now it was time to enter my lun in her ghand , i stood now on carpet, adjusted my legs according to her hips and holding my lun in hand told her , ghand ko zor laga ker chora kero and she did and then i slowly with all ...
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Ars sine scientia nihil est. Art without science is nothing, the old Latin motto goes. Flavor creation requires both. Veteran flavorist and consultant Frank Fischetti recently highlighted these dualities during the 9th Annual West Coast Flavor Industry Forum in Anaheim, California.
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Does INH Affect the outcome of a PPD Test?
Two months ago I tested positive for Latient TB at 16mm. I had no indications of being exposed at all but I am in the military and we test for it no matter what every year. They placed me on INH. I am experiencing dizziness when getting up, I am tired all the time and very easily irritated. I went back in and had another test done. This time it came back negative. The nurse told me this was because I am on INH at the time and she said that another test should have never been done? Is this true? I thought that INH would have no affect on the results.
Up to one third of persons who have had recent TB exposure and a positive TB skin test will revert their skin test to negative if treated promptly with INH. Many of these skin test reversions will not last...ie the negative test again becomes positive at a later time. The reason for these changes is not clear.
So, it is possible that the negative skin test result is related to treatment with isoniazid.
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The brewer Scottish & Newcastle will be labelling its brands according to the number of units of alcohol they contain.
Drinkers have been able to find out the strength of beer, wine and spirits by looking for its alcohol by volume level.
Our reporter Danny Savage was at a bar in Newcastle, click on the link above to see this item
The ABV is given as a percentage, the higher the number the stronger; and it can be found on bottles and cans, and on beer pumps in pubs and bars.
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What is a unit?
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Britain's biggest brewer Scottish & Newcastle, which includes the company Scottish Courage will also place health messages on its bottles and cans of beer.
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The bones were made into rasam for me.
I will post the recipe soon.
10 chicken wings with skin
6 green chillies ground
tsp pepper powder
tsp gram masala powder
1 tsp ginger paste
1 tsp garlic paste
tsp chillie sauce
tsp soya sauce
1 tbs worchestershire sauce
1 egg
50 grms all purpose flour
1 tbs corn floursalt to taste
oil for frying
a tinge of red colour
Break each chicken wing into two parts at the joint.
Take each part and pull back the meat from one
End of the bone to the other carefully.
Make sure that you do not pull the meat completely out.
Put all the chicken lollipops in a bowl.
Add all the ingredients except the oil.
Mix the ingredients to the chicken and let it marinate for 2 hours.
The longer the better.
Heat oil in a flat saucepan.
Deep fry the chicken lollipops in the hot oil by holding the tip of the bone and placing the meaty section in oil.
Drain and serve with chillie sauce.
NOTE: Normally I will discard the tip of the wing as there won't be much meat.
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Try this rasam.
1 kg chicken bones, legs,neck,breast bones
you can buy it in the market
3 tbs coriander seeds
1 tbs pepper seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp poppy seeds or kas-kas
2 pieces cloves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2 dry red chillies
tsp tumeric powder
2 sprigs curry leaves
8 small onions
salt to taste
2 tbs or more sesame oil (nallanai )
Pour 1 tbs of oil and roast all the ingredients
Except the small onions and tumeric powder
Remove everything. Now pour a little oil
And saut the small onions.
Let everything cool. Then grind all the ingridents in a mixie
Leave out the onions first.
Add little water to make a fine paste.
Now add the onions and grind roughly.
In a deep pot add oil and fry the chicken bones with tumeric powder
Till the raw small goes. Add the paste and mix nicely.
Now add 6 cups of water and boil well. Add salt.
Or you can pressure cook for 2 whistles.
Strain the rasam and drink it piping hot.
You can really work out a good sweat.
Good for flu and chest colds
You can eat it with steaming soft rice.
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WASPS fly half Andy Goode says last Saturday's win over Stade Francais is the first real step in the rebuilding of Wasps.
Their 20-6 triumph completed a 50-35 aggregate win and secured their place in the Champions Cup next season alongside the best 20 teams in European club rugby.
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"I've only been here one year but we've been talking about rebuilding the club and this is the first step in terms of going forward and building our own history.
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When you make changes to your profile, an update is sent out to your network alerting them that a change was made to your LinkedIn profile. These updates are a great way to stay top of the mind aware with your LinkedIn connections. In fact, I frequently tell clients to make edits to their profile at least once a month so they are assured placement in the weekly LinkedIn Update email that goes out to their connections.
LinkedIn Updates are sent out to your connections if you:
- Upload or edit your profile picture
- Update your profile's headline
- Add a new current job position
- Add a new current school
- Add a new link to a website
- Recommend someone
- Add a connection
- Follow a LinkedIn company page
- Follow news
- Join a LinkedIn Group
Regardless of the benefits, there are times when you don't want people to know you are making changes. Perhaps you are updating your LinkedIn profile in the quest to find a new job. It's probably best your employer isn't notified of such a change. Luckily, LinkedIn provides the ability to turn off your Activity broadcasts so you can make changes to your LinkedIn profile without alerting your connections.
Here are the steps:
Turning off LinkedIn Update Alerts
- Open LinkedIn
- Click on your image in the upper right hand corner of your screen, click Privacy Settings… Review
- Under privacy controls within the Account section, click Turn on/off your activity broadcasts.
- Remove the checkmark from Let people know when you change your profile, make recommendations, or follow companies
Once you are finished making your changes, I highly suggest turning the Activity Broadcast Updates back on! All you need to do is follow those steps and put the checkmark back in place.
Group Broadcast Alerts
NOTE! Turning off your Activity broadcast updates doesn't turn off the broadcasting of Groups you joined.
If you want to join Groups anonymously, I'd suggest deleting those updates manually.
Manually Removing LinkedIn Activity Broadcast Updates
- Open LinkedIn
- Within LinkedIn's home page, click where it says All Updates and choose Your Updates
- The home page will now be filtered showing only your recent LinkedIn activity.
- Hover your mouse atop the activity you want to remove. An x appears. Click the x and that activity will be deleted.
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When pump prices skyrocketed after Hurricane Katrina, gasoline retailers were caught in an uncomfortable paradox -- they were accused of gouging at the same time their profits were being squeezed by runaway costs at the wholesale level, reported the Associated Press.
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"We just had a two-week period there with our best margins in two years," Bill Douglass, who sells Exxon- and Mobil-branded gasoline at 14 locations around Dallas and distributes fuel to 165 others, told AP.
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The lagging decline in retail prices is not accidental and the industry is not apologetic about it. It's important to "do some catching up," Douglass told AP, because after Katrina, when wholesale prices spiked, many retailers -- particularly those selling unbranded gasoline -- lost money on every $3 gallon of gasoline they sold.
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Companies such as Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and BP plc, which extract oil from the ground, refine it into gasoline, diesel and heating oil and then sell these fuels on the wholesale market, are indeed making bundles these days. And while these so-called integrated oil companies also sell fuel at the retail level, that is a small and shrinking segment of their business, AP reported.
Of all the places to buy gasoline in the United States, less than 10 percent are owned by companies that produce or refine oil, according to the Department of Energy.
That is down 50 percent from 1998, reflecting a concerted effort to shed these less profitable assets. ExxonMobil, the world's largest publicly traded oil company, is expected next week to report an $8.9 billion third-quarter profit, a 56 percent increase from the year before. Similarly soaring profits are forecast for its rivals.
"That is where the money is going," Don Stephenson, president of Cary, N.C.-based Cary Oil Co., which owns 11 gas stations and distributes fuel to hundreds of others, told AP.
John Felmy, chief economist of the American Petroleum Institute, a trade group that represents major oil companies, said in the report that retailers were pointing the finger elsewhere because "nobody wants to be the villain in the story."
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Over the course of a year, gasoline retailers average gross profit margins of 10 cents to 12 cents per gallon. But in recent weeks, some have earned quadruple that amount, Lenard told AP.
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|Release date
|29 November 2004 (Update)
|Official difficulty
|Quest series
|Fifth Age
Throne of Miscellania is a quest about the Fremennik island Miscellania, whose king, Vargas, has unfortunately become a yeti, thus making him require a regent to rule his kingdom while he is unable to.
Official descriptionEdit
|Rumours have been coming back from Miscellania that all is not well. It is said that the king has been turned into a monster! An exceptional hero is required to investigate. Experience in ruling kingdoms, wooing royalty and negotiating peace would be an advantage.
|Start point
|Talk to King Vargas in the castle of Miscellania.
|Official difficulty
One of:
|Items required
|Items from the tool belt are not listed unless they do not work or are not automatically added.
|Enemies to defeat
Miscellania and EtceteriaEdit
Miscellania and Etceteria are two islands off the northern coast of Rellekka, connected by a single bridge. To reach the islands, either take the longboat from Rellekka, use the Fairy Ring code C•I•P, or use a Miscellania teleport scroll.
File:Miscellania map (marked).png
- King Vargas and Advisor Ghrim (on first floor)
- Princess Astrid (on first floor)
- Prince Brand (on first floor)
- Queen Sigrid (on first floor)
- Derrik
- Maple trees (Lumberjack Leif)
- Coal rocks (Miner Magnus)
- Fishing spot (Fisherman Frodi)
- Raking herbs and flax (Gardener Gunnhild)
Speak with the kingEdit
Make your way to Miscellania and head to the large building in the western part of the town. You can use fairy ring C-I-P, which is a little north from the castle. A Miscellania teleport scroll will take you directly to the middle of the castle (where the market stalls and villagers are).
Take the stairs up to the first floor, and enter the throne room. Speak to King Vargas to officially begin the quest. He tells you a bit about himself and says he is looking for a regent for his kingdom. Offer to take on the duties of regent and the king asks you to first demonstrate your worth by making peace with Etceteria and by becoming part of his royal family by marrying either his daughter or son.
Negotiating peace with EtceteriaEdit
Talk with Advisor Ghrim, who is off to the side behind the King, and ask him how to make peace with Etceteria. He tells you to talk with Queen Sigrid of Etceteria. Head east, cross the bridge over into Etceteria, enter the large building in the east side of town, climb the stairs to the first floor, and enter the centre room, where you find Queen Sigrid.
Speak to Queen Sigrid. After you tell her you have been sent by King Vargas to negotiate a treaty, she says she will agree to a peace deal if King Vargas will accept Etceteria officially as a sovereign nation. Return to Vargas, and tell him what the queen said. He says he will recognise her country if she changes Etceteria's national anthem.
Dash back to Queen Sigrid, and speak with her. Although she at first says it is a great anthem and that she composed it herself, she eventually agrees but requests that you come up with a new anthem. Return to Miscellania, enter the room to the south of King Vargas's throne room, and speak to Prince Brand. You tell him you need a new anthem, and he agrees to write you one immediately. It is, however, terrible. He gives you the awful anthem.
Enter the throne room next door, and talk to Advisor Ghrim about the anthem. You give the advisor the awful anthem, and he makes a few adjustments, turning it into a good anthem. Return to Queen Sigrid, and tell her you have a new anthem. She is pleased with her new anthem and hands you a treaty — which she has already signed — to be signed by King Vargas.
Take the treaty back to King Vargas, and tell him it is awaiting his signature. He says he cannot sign it with an ordinary pen. He needs a pen large enough for him to hold. Head to the northern shore of Miscellania, to the east of the mining icon, where you will find Derrik. He is in the house with the anvil (5). Talk to Derrik, and tell him you have a strange request. He says he can make a giant nib if you have an iron bar.
Give him your iron bar, and he gives you the giant nib. Use the nib on logs, and you end up with a giant pen. There are a few evergreens around the islands, so you don't need to go to the mainland if you have not brought logs. Take the giant pen to King Vargas, who then signs the treaty, bringing an end to the rivalry between the two kingdoms.
Getting marriedEdit
Warning: If you leave the island after beginning the quest but before completing it, your progress with the prince or princess is set back and your approval rating goes back to 25 percent. Unless you used the fairy ring transport system to go to Zanaris, and straight back. You do not have to give the prince or princess gifts again or repeat the conversations, but you will have to go through all the emotes again. Changing your gender will also require you to restart this part of the quest.
Talk to Advisor Ghrim, and ask him how you are to get your chosen to marry you. See the appropriate section below for the steps to follow.
- Princess Astrid is the princess of Miscellania. If you have a male character, you need to marry her.
- Prince Brand is the prince of Miscellania. If your character is female, you need to woo him.
Princess AstridEdit
Enter Princess Astrid's room, which is north of the throne room, and speak with the Princess of Miscellania. Start to tell her about your desire to become regent. She interrupts you to say she has many suitors. She will, however, give you a chance to impress her.
Speak to the princess a few times, and agree with whatever she says. Then use the flowers on her. You can buy flowers for 15 coins from the Flower Girl in the marketplace just outside the building from where the king presides. Now use any of the Dance, Headbang, Twirl, Jig emotes in her room.
Speak to her a few more times, responding with agreeable answers. Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use the bow (not the emote, the weapon) on her.
Again, speak to her a few more times. When she calls you "dear," select the Blow Kiss emote. Use the Blow Kiss emote on her before you give her the ring.
Once she has nothing left for you to agree with, use the ring on her. She finally agrees to marry you. She says you two will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell her father of the marriage.
Prince BrandEdit
DON'T forget the ring and all other necessary items or you will have to leave and consequently your progress will reset.
Enter Prince Brand's room, which is south of the throne room, and speak with the Prince of Miscellania. Start to tell him about about your goal of becoming ruler of the kingdom. He interrupts you and asks why he would be interested in a "crass adventurer like yourself?" He will, however, give you a chance to impress him.
Continue to talk with the prince, selecting the most flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his poem. Tell him, of course, you would love to. After he recites his poem, select "Be still, my heart" and use the Clap or Cheer emote. He thanks you. Speak with him some more, responding with flattering answers, and then use the flowers on him. When he asks if they are for him, say Yes.
Continue to talk with the prince (he will ask you your name), providing him with flattering answers, until he asks if you would like to hear his saga. You wonder if you have the time to hear a whole saga, but he launches into it anyway. Continue to flatter and talk with the prince, give him the cake, and tell him it is for him (be careful not to eat it).
When he calls you "my darling", select the Blow Kiss emote and use the ring on him. If he says he could not possibly accept the ring, keep talking to and flattering him. Eventually, after you blow him a kiss and use the ring on him, he says, "Is this for me? Really?". Say Yes.
You ask the prince to marry you, and he says "Yes!" He says that you two love birds will have to put off the actual ceremony until you can find a priest but you can tell his father he has agreed to marry you.
Gaining the public's supportEdit
After getting engaged, talk to King Vargas and tell him his daughter or son has agreed to marry you. He tells you the population, however, is not supportive of you being their ruler and suggests you try to gain their support. Talk to Advisor Ghrim next, and ask him how you can gain the support of the population. He says you could go help the King's subjects with their daily tasks and gives you the percent of the population who currently supports you.
You need the support of at least 75 percent of the population to become regent. You can check your approval rating by asking the villager you are helping.
Ways to gain supportEdit
NOTE: You will gain an extremely miniscule amount of xp, since none of these will be in your inventory except the weeds, so there is no need to empty your inventory.
- Raking (level 30 and level 10 ) is fast, but you have to wait for weeds to grow back. Rake the weeds from the herbs and flax plots just outside the palace walls, south of the city gates. 1 percent = 1 weeds
- Mining (level 30 ) is a quick way to gain support, as it is faster than all the others methods. Mine coal on the north shore of Miscellania, just north of the gates. 0.8 percent = 1 coal
- Chop maple trees (level 45 ) in the grove in the centre of Miscellania. 1 percent ~ 2 maple logs
- Fishing (level 40 ) lobsters, off the docks of Miscellania. 1 percent = 1 fish (Some consider this the easiest way to gain support, as you can be mostly AFK.)
Ways to lose supportEdit
- Kill one of the villagers. –5 percent
- Steal from a stall. –3 percent
An easy way to avoid accidentally killing villagers is to equip a bow with no arrows, which will not allow you to attack. The villagers are very weak, so you'll want to click on the minimap.
Gain the public's supportEdit
Once you have at least 75 percent of the public's support, talk to King Vargas to become the regent of Miscellania, opening the ability to manage the kingdom for rewards.
Congratulations, quest complete!
- 1 quest point
- Management of Miscellania
- Ability to teleport to Miscellania with a ring of wealth
- Ability to purchase Miscellania Portrait from Sir Renitee
- Template:Universal quest reward
Required for completingEdit
Completion of Throne of Miscellania is required for the following:
|This article on a quest has an associated dialogue page.
Click here for a transcript of possible conversations encountered throughout the quest.
- When speaking to the queen of Etceteria about changing the anthem, the last line (ending in "hey nonny nonny") could be a reference to Mel Brook's Robin Hood Men in Tights or Shakespeare's As You Like It.
- If you insult the princess while trying to court her, a box of text appears saying "Well excuse me princess!" a reference to the 1989 Legend of Zelda cartoon, which has been popularized through Youtube videos and memes. It is also possibly (and more likely) a reference to Star Wars: A New Hope. Han Solo says this to Leia. This predates the afore mentioned cartoon.
- When fishing lobsters, there is a glitch where your lobster pot will disappear.
- When Prince Brand is about to marry you (if your character is female), he says "my heart is like an open book." This might be a reference to William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
- A male character has to talk to both Princess Astrid and Prince Brand at one point to finish the quest, while a female character never has to talk to Princess Astrid to complete it.
- When trying to impress the princess or prince, humorous answers are available at the bottom that don't have anything to do with your current situation, such as: "Selling ring of poverty, 30mil!", "I'm a little teapot short and stout", "What level do you need to cook a cat?", "Lies! All Lies!", "Sneaky sneaky stick da chompy", and "Lumbridge? I wouldn't be seen dead there","Look a King Black Dragon".
- Despite the fact there is a musician outside Miscellania Castle, you cannot ask him for help with an anthem, even though he is obviously better with music than Prince Brand.
- If your Fremennik name is Larton, Advisor Ghrim, while saying his speech to make you king, will forget to say your name: "By the powers invested in me by the Miscellaneous Constitution, I declare thee, , to be the new Regent of this fair kingdom."
- If, when you marry the prince/princess, and you change your gender afterwards, they will constantly ask at the end of dialogue with them if you could find a way to change back into the opposite gender. If you do Royal Trouble as the same gender as your spouse, the teenagers will bring up that you are married to the heir that you did not marry, and your character will become embarrassed and correct them.
- Despite the quest requiring level 40 fishing, Heroes' Quest, the one before it, requires level 53 fishing to complete, thus making the actual requirement for Throne of Miscellania level 53 fishing instead of level 40.
Throne of Miscellania
|Part 3 of the Fremennik quest series
|Main series
|Related (mini)quests


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A fully equipped villa which is quiet and relaxing . The rear bedroom has a single bed and a small double, the front bedroom has a double bed. There is space for a cot as well. A new kitchen blends in with the 18'' thick stone walls and original features such as a mosaic marble sink outside - great for prepping salads in the sunshine ready for the barbque. A vine-draped pergola shades the dining patio and a high stone wall makes 'Phoebe' a private little haven. There's a gated parking area which doubles as a secure play area. The beach is so close it's great to go for several dips a day - take a stroll in the morning, past the bakery (the smell of fresh bread is irresistible); grab a pastry, and as your route is straight down the historic main street between the end of our little lane and the castle, you can also collect a coffee from Niko's and paper at the Newsagent opposite and have breakfast on the beach with the clear waters of the Ionian Sea lapping at your toes.
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We had a lovely time here in Aleiki Villa, myself and my two boys here, with my parents next to us in Villa Phoebe. An ideal arrangement ! We spent many lazy sunny days between the garden, the beaches and the local restaurants and cafes. Greece has been a revelation and I don't doubt that we will be back. Our picks are the small beach past the campsite and two restaurants Andreas' place round the corner and Palia Istoria on the street leading from the beach to the fort.
We echo everything the other reviewers have said about this lovely villa and its hospitable owners. Fiona and Nigel are the best hosts you could ask for, they know this area really well and are total experts at what they do. We felt at home here within ten minutes of arriving. The villa is charming, comfortable and very well equipped (as well as immaculately clean), the garden is perfect for lazy evenings, and the location is quiet but still central to all the goings on of the beautiful village. We were a couple and a friend seeking a peaceful retreat and an authentic experience and we couldn't have found anywhere better. This is a fantastic area to stay in, whether you want to hire a car and see the many incredible local sights (we recommend the stunning waterfalls at Polylimnos) or relax without a car and walk to everything you could possibly need for a peaceful holiday. The restaurants and beaches here are delightful and a showcase of Greece at its best. Almost loathe to be leave this review as we don't want Phoebe to get too booked up - we will be back!
Coming to this part of Greece, Methoni, has been like discovering all earth's pleasures in one place ! How wonderful to find a thriving high street butchers, bakers, fish mongers, wonderful grocers store all so welcoming to the humble un-greek speaking tourist. We have adopted the local cuisine and eaten so well. The endless sandy beaches and calm seas have been a wonder indeed to two small energetic boys. And when we have felt like a trip to paradise Voidokilia beach and fresh water lagoon have provided pleasures that will stay with us long after our return to England - oh to see it at migration time! For me the abundant insect life has been fascinating. So Nigel and Fiona thank you for letting us stay. It really has been wonderful and we fear we may be back !!
PS a couple of strong recommendations : Kastros restaurant on the corner of the castle is simply wonderful. Really great home cooked Greek food all locally sourced ( including VERY local wine ) absolutely charming service and with a few creative twists. Do go, we loved it. Also the nearer of the two butchers does the most sublime hog roast on Saturday mornings ( 3 whole pigs ) not to be missed.
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For our family (two teenage daughters) the location was perfect. We like to be in among the villagers and able to easily walk everywhere. There is a permanent population in Methoni so even out of season there would be a good bar and restaurant nearby and an interesting flow of locals to and fro along the small main street. It's not a picture perfect place, it doesn't have fancy shops, but it's real! Old men watching the world go by as they flick their worry beads, women practising traditional dancing in a village hall, an open air movie night for the kids...
In summer the choice of tavernas and beach bars was really good and everyone friendly - we ended up eating out pretty much all the time because of the great prices and variety. The main square and beach are an easy stroll from Pheobe, as is the vast castle with its wild interior. The beach may not be the best ever but the water is beautiful and as you swim you have stunning views of mountains and stylish boats moored off. The 'tourists' are mainly Greek families (of all ages) so the atmosphere is lively but appealingly low key.
Fiona and Nigel are very fond of their Greek neighbours and lifestyle and gave us plenty of useful and enthusiastic advice as well as thoughtful extras like home grown oil and blueberries. Thank you both so much! We will definitely come back.
Our family spent three and a half weeks in Greece. We spent the first two in Nigel and Fiona's villas in Methoni and we spent the last week at their place in Gialova. Each of the locations was wonderful. The accommodations were even nicer than the pictures convey, they were extremely clean, and well-stocked. Furthermore, Nigel and Fiona were glad to provide everything we needed from DVDs for our kids (and the villas were great for kids with plenty of room) to tips about sites to see to advice on the best boat rentals and most beautiful beaches to explore. The location of the villas is also perfect—we loved exploring the Peloponnese from Methoni and Gialova. These villas—and their gracious owners—helped make for a perfect holiday for our family.
Beautiful days in a beautiful house in a beautiful town in a beautiful…country !
Chagall, Grisette et Marguerite, les 3 chats du voisinage, seront les meilleurs temoins de notre voluptueux bonheur dans cet endroit paradisiaque. En arrivant, nous avons trouvé une maison jolie et bien pratique, avec, sur le chemin de la mer, plein de commerçants sympas. Les propriétaires ont été discrets et serviables, souriants et accomodants. Parfaits !
J'espère que noue aurons la chance de revenir encore et encore.
Merci pour tout. Et n'oubliez pas quelques croquettes et du lait (écrémé ) pour les chats. Ils se laisseront bien apprivoiser un jour ….
Bordered by a long sandy beach (with safe shallows), a C.13th Venetian castle to explore and great restaurants, cafes, and shops, everything you need for a perfect holiday is right here. A car is not a necessity.Take an evening stroll 300metres behind the cottage to the clifftops to see the sun set over the sea ( ther's also a little bar up there). Untouched by development, Methoni is friendly and traditional; you'll soon feel like a local. Try Andreas' taverna - 1 minute's walk from your door for some of the best local and innovative dishes in the Peloponnese. There are regular buses from the stop just around the corner for trips to Pylos or further afield and boat trips to the island of Sapienza. The peninsula is great for cycling and if you do wish to hire a car the sites and museums of ancient Olympia, Messini and Nestor's palace are a must, as well as stunning Voidokilia beach - one of the best in Europe. LOTS OF REVIEWS AT OUR WEBSITE - see link above 'reviews' on this page
Other Activities: Live Greek Music ( seasonal )