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Large Metamorphic Mahogany Armchair & Daybed c.1760.
Rare mid 18th.c. mahogany metamorphic armchair and daybed c.1760. Very impressively proportioned high back open armchair with shaped wings, beautifully carved arms and cabriole legs. Open the two original brass catches on the sides to allow the back to recline and the seat to fold over to make a long daybed or sleeping chair. Early mahogany timbers of exceptional colour, used as veneers on an oak subframe with solid mahogany cresting rail, arms and legs. Unusually shaped backrest with carved acanthus leaf spay at the centre and moulded detail to the front edge. Folding oak support to hold the backrest when reclined, webbed back and seat with loose cushions. Old damage to the backrest, otherwise excellent original condition with clean upholstery. Note the original brass and leather castors to the feet.
Dimensions: width 36″, depth 30″/88″, height 52″.
Year: c.1760.
Price: £2995
Stock Number: 32094

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Solar Engineering
A leading consulting firm providing photovoltaic design & engineering services.
KMB Design Group is at the forefront of the escalating solar industry, and is considered a leading consulting firm in the renewable energy field providing photovoltaic design and engineering services. Licensed in 50 states, we have the ability to work nationally without limitations.
KMB has provided designs and engineering services for over 900 locations and 1GW for a wide range of solar installations from small scale (less than 10KW) to large scale (over 20MW) including:
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26 June 2012
EnXco, which is owned by the renewables arm of French utility EDF, has signed an agreement for First Solar to deliver 61MW of thin film modules to EnXco's Catalina Solar Project in Kern County, California, starting in September 2012.The agreement covers the first 60MW phase of development at Catalina Solar, due to be completed by the end of 2012. The second phase, which will add an additional 50MW, is expected to come online in June 2013. A supplier for the second phase has yet to be announced.
"We are pleased to enter into this agreement with First Solar to supply a portion of the Catalina Solar Project," said Kristina Peterson, vice president, Solar Business Unit for enXco. "First Solar has been and continues to be a good partner. Their technology remains one of the lowest LCOE solar PV solutions."
Arizona-based First Solar has previously worked with Enxco parent company EDF Energies Nouvelles in France on plans to build a 100MW solar manufacturing plant in the Bordeaux town of Blanquefort.
"First Solar has a long-standing relationship with EDF Energies Nouvelles and we're excited to extend this to the United States with enXco," said Dana Diller, First Solar Vice President for U.S. Business Development. "We're pleased to be a part of the Catalina Solar Project and playing a role in its success as well as helping California reach its renewable energy goals."
EnXco started life as a developer of large-scale wind projects throughout the US. However, the company has diversified in recent years, and its portfolio today includes solar, biogas, and biomass.
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The Electrocomp Corporation manufactures two electrical products: air conditioners and large fans. The assembly process for each is similar in that both require a certain amount of wiring and
drilling. Each air conditioner takes 3 hours of wiring and 2 hours of drilling. Each fan must go through 2 hours of wiring and 1 hour of drilling. During the next production period, 240 hours
of wiring time are available and up to 140 hours of drilling time may be used. Each air conditioner sold yields a profit of $25. Each fan assembled may be sold for a $15 profit.
Formulate and solve this LP production-mix situation, and find the best combination of air conditioners and fans that yields the highest profit.


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Welcome to that exciting time of year when you review the courses you will take during the upcoming school year. The Middle School Planning Guide is designed to help parents and students make important decisions about course selections and provide information to promote a successful middle school experience. Our goal is to provide a quality educational experience for all students.
Parents and students are encouraged to use all registration materials to plan a program of study that will promote success. We also encourage parents and students to review the WCPSS 2019—2020 Middle School Planning Guide for important information regarding the planning and registration process.
Please use the Middle School Electives By School link to find what your designated Middle School offers. These offerings are specific to each of those schools, so be sure to click the link to the school that your child has been assigned to.
Your child's guidance counselor and teachers are always available to assist you in making course selections that are appropriate for your child's future. Please contact Mrs. Jacobs or your child's teacher if you need assistance.
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Kerala HC rejects anticipatory bail plea of 3 church priests accused of rape
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of three of the four Malankara Orthodox Church priests who have been accused of sexually abusing a woman parishioner.
As the bail plea was strongly opposed by the prosecution, the counsels of the three priests informed the court that their clients were willing to surrender.
But the court pointed out that there were enough evidence against Father Sony Varghese, Father Job Mathew and Father Jaice K. George and declined them bail.
The Crime Branch was expected to arrest the three, and also a fourth priest, who is on the run.
A woman who regularly visited the Malankara Orthodox Church had accused five priests of sexually abusing her for a decade.
Her husband had complained that one of the priests, who first exploited his wife, was blackmailing her.
When she sought help from another priest, he too threatened her and shared her contact with a fellow priest and, in the end, she came under duress from at least five priests.
After pressure mounted on the police following the National Commission for Women monitoring the case, the four priests were charged with sexual assault. One of the priests escaped action as the victim had mentioned only four names, a police officer said.
The court last week also refused any relief to the accused, who had sought a direction that police should not arrest them till their bail petition was heard.
The Kottayam-headquartered church has gone into a limbo since the allegations have surfaced.
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Christian Buckley
Fractional-CMO, Consultant, and Startup Advisor in Lehi, Utah
Christian Buckley
Fractional-CMO, Consultant, and Startup Advisor in Lehi, Utah
Independent researcher, author, and entrepreneur providing fractional-CMO and business strategy services to tech companies around the world through CollabTalk LLC. Acting CMO for revealit.io, ExtranetUserManager, and tyGraph. MBA in Technology Management. Organizer of local events such as SharePoint Saturday, Blockchain Saturday, Office 365 Developer Bootcamp, Insider Dev Tour Salt Lake City, and others. Recognized by Microsoft as a Regional Director and MVP.
Born and raised in the San Francisco East Bay, solid reputation as an award-winning marketer and technology evangelist in the Microsoft ISV community. Part of the team that launched Office 365 at Microsoft, after building a similar hosted collaboration platform for E2open back in 2001.
During a 25+ year career, presented at hundreds of events around the world, with expertise as a collaboration, productivity, and digital marketing subject matter expert. Founder and CEO of an early social graph and collaboration software company that was sold to Rational Software in January 2001.
An active blogger and writer, and one of the most widely published names within the Microsoft ecosystem. Married since 1990 with 4 kids (now an empty nester), and usually found online at www.buckleyplanet.com, hanging out at the local fishing hole or gun range, or relaxing at home with the wife and two emotionally-needy dogs.


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NOBLESVILLE, Ind. (AP) — State police are investigating an allegation that clerks in the treasurer's office of a central Indiana county accepted past-due property payments from family members and county workers without charging late fees.
The allegation was made by former employee Susan Byer in a wrongful termination suit filed last month. Hamilton County Commissioner Steve Dillinger tells The Indianapolis Star that commissioners requested the state police investigation "for the sake of transparency," not because they thought there was wrongdoing.
Byer said the practice ended in mid-2017, when officials in the office told staff it could be considered a felony.
Byer says she was fired about eight months later amid fears she would tell county oversight officials what she knew. Dillenger says there was no basis for the lawsuit during a preliminary inquiry.


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Touchwood Homes
This passivhaus certified build has been designed visually to be in character with neighbourhood street scene, as is often a locally authority planning requirement in residential areas, however internally, this home is very different - its super energy-efficient structure means that environmentally it really stands out above the others.
This stunning Touchwood Homes new-build home in Devon provides incredibly efficient living, with near zero running costs. Mr Pilcher who commissioned us to design, supply and erect the timber frame for his dream home has been very impressed by its performance.
Click here to read more about this home in our portfolio pages
The Touchwood Home team are immensely proud that the Weyhill project in Hampshire was of the first homes in the UK that have achieved formal Passivhaus + certification in April 2017
Chief's Farm in Essex is a new build passivhaus certified home built on land where a derelict property had previously stood vacant for many years. Touchwood Homes was contracted to design and install our thermal-bridge free strip foundation system to create a high performing foundation with minimal loss of heat to ground.
Touchwood Homes designed, supplied and erected this complex glulam frame for the Roundhouse, from an initial conceptual design from the client's architect. Being of such as unusual design the home was featured on the channel 4 series Grand Designs, first shown on 17th September 2014.
In the early 1990s we realised the construction industry, like all aspects of modern industry, would have to undergo major changes in order to combat climate change, and that we could accomplish this by looking at means of energy conservation and reducing carbon emissions. Our first project to integrate the principles of Passivhaus into the design and build of a new home was in 1996 – and we've never looked back!
Touchwood Homes is committed to the design, engineering and construction of premium quality air tight, super insulated "zero carbon" passivhaus timber frame homes for the self-builder, or of course, our dedicated and hugely experienced ground team can build them for you.
Every step of our build process is designed to ensure our new build homes perform to optimum energy efficiency and mininimise the impact that carbon emissions have on our planet, and once built, they are consistently out performing our expectations with most owners saying that they have near zero running costs for heating and water provision. Our team have successfully taken many projects through the passivhaus certification process and now even reaching the new passivhaus + standard.
I was new to the concept of Passivhaus houses but after much research I decided that it made sense or our new home to be built to this high standard of energy efficiency. We chose Touchwood homes, who explained to us that their robust rigid external air-tight layer system, unlike traditional sticky tape membrane systems, would not only guarantee a passivhaus degree of air-tightness but would also, for the slight increase in initial costing, save me a fortune on the cost of follow-on trades who would have otherwise have to work around flimsy internal membranes. As a result I have seen for myself how quickly and efficiently the plumbers and electricians have been able to complete their work and how much time and money this has saved me already!
We have been astonished by the performance of the house…with cellulose fibre insulation Installed to test densities of 70 and above. Our son who is a commercial building energy assessor used his thermal imaging camera to check the installation and was unable to find even the smallest area which was not filled over the entire house.
I am glad that they [Grand Designs] covered your timber frame so well, such a beautiful example of what can be done with wood – I am so pleased that we chose you for the job and I am more than happy to recommend your services.
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Laser cut model-making plywood, metal rings.
exhibited at line-space-material, a solo exhibition at Evolution House, Edinburgh, Scotland.
August 2009.
and Architecture/ECOLOGY, an academic conference at the University of Sheffield, England.
November 2009.
Very slender, laser cut elements, based on geometry derived from Penrose tiling form a modular three–dimensional drawing system. Kitset is an open–ended piece of work open to collaboration and public engagement. From a simple kit of parts the work generates difference, variety and complexity, while defining and enclosing space. The resulting formations are located between spatial drawing and model–making.


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(As of this writing - July 2011 - I'm still looking for the ideal sub. If you see something of yourself in these stories, and if you think you would enjoy being treated like Carol, take a look at my ad here: http://forum.xnxx.com/showthread.php?t=175534 and send me a PM if you're interested.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When Carol told me that she was going to have to make a presentation on Parent's Night at her school I knew I'd have to do something to make it memorable for her.
I didn't tell her I was planning to attend; I simply arrived at her room about half an hour before the meeting was supposed to begin.
She answered my knock on the door in a dress of dark maroon silk—or some fabric that looked like silk. It was very conservative in cut and came down past her knees. It buttoned down the front and was cinched with a thin black leather belt with a gold buckle. She had on simple gold earrings and was wearing more make-up than usual. She was surprised to see me, and became a little flustered when I kissed her on the cheek and made my way into her room. "Hi, Jonathan," she said. "I can't.I have a." "I know," I replied.
"I'm coming along to lend moral support." Her eyes widened at this. ".And I brought something for you to wear. Lift up your dress." She was by now so habituated to doing what I told her that she automatically reached for the hem of her dress.
Then she hesitated, caught between two self-images: the elegantly dressed future teacher who would soon be addressing an audience of parents of the grade-school children she saw every day, and the sexual submissive who thought of herself as my property and deliberately sought humiliation at my hands. She had so far been able to keep the two separate in her mind, seemingly, and was reluctant to let the line be blurred.
She remained frozen, slightly bent, her hands extended toward her knees, for several seconds, looking at me and several times starting to speak. Each time she faltered. Finally she said, "I'm wearing pantyhose. I'm sorry." I smiled. "Oh, that's all right. I'll forgive you this time." Still looking at me, she lifted her skirt, holding it delicately so that it wouldn't wrinkle, and stood with her feet apart.
I knelt down in front of her and quickly pulled her pantyhose down to her thighs, not noticing until I'd done so what she was wearing underneath: a pair of the 'little girl' panties she'd bought when we were downtown; pink cotton with big yellow, red and green lollipops. I looked up at her, grinning, and she blushed deeply.
So she wasn't keeping her lives as separate as I'd thought! "You told me I had to.that I couldn't wear, you know, grown-up ones," she said, not looking at me. I leaned forwarded and nuzzled her gently between her legs for a moment. I couldn't see her face above her skirt, but I heard her draw a quavering breath. I nuzzled her some more and kissed her there, gradually adding my tongue.
She started to moan and press herself against me, then caught herself. "Jonathan, I—I have to.oh jeez.I have to.please, I." I stopped. "All right. Close your eyes." She couldn't see me over her skirt anyway but I wanted to be sure.
After a moment I reached into the bag I'd brought, pulled out something made of soft plastic and fastened its straps around her waist and between her legs so that it nestled right against the now moist crotch of her panties.
Then I pulled her pantyhose back up, stood and gently pulled the skirt out of her hands and let it fall back into place. She opened her eyes and touched the place where the strap circled her waist under her dress. "What is it?" "Time to go," I said, pulling open the door. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I behaved myself all through her presentation, sitting a few rows back so she wouldn't be distracted by my presence, though her glance sought me out a few times.
She did very well, even if she was a little nervous. And she only stumbled slightly when she saw my camera as I took a couple of shots of her while she spoke.
I waited until she was done, and most of the parents had left. She was sitting down at the teacher's desk, checking something for one of the parents but at that moment not actually speaking with them, when I reached into my pocket for the remote control and switched it on. With all the usual background noise—ventilation, a few people still talking—I was the only one who noticed the sudden low-level hum, and that's because I was listening for it.
I would have known that the vibrator was working anyway, of course, by the way she suddenly sat bolt upright, looked down at her lap and then just as suddenly darted a panic-stricken look at me.
Just at that point the mother of one of the children leaned down to ask Carol a question, and I switched off the power. Her relief was obvious as she looked quickly down at her lap again before turning to answer the woman who'd asked the question.
Which apparently had to do with her child's artwork, as Carol rose from her desk and led her over to a wall, which was covered with drawings in crayon. After pointing out the drawing in question and making a few polite remarks Carol turned and began walking back towards the desk.
At which point I turned the vibrator back on. She stopped in mid-stride and began to bend over as if she had a sudden stomach cramp. She looked up at me just in time to see me take her picture like that, then forced herself to straighten up and continued to her desk on somewhat shaky legs.
There she allowed herself to bend over, placing her hands on the desk and looking down as if studying something there, but I could see that she was biting her lip and that she was breathing unsteadily.
She glanced up at me, her eyes pleading, but I simply took another picture of her and left the power on until someone, a woman who was possibly her teaching mentor, came over and spoke to her. And so it went for the next twenty minutes or so: when she needed to focus I left her undisturbed; as soon as she was unattended the vibrator was switched back on.
By the end of the evening she was regularly dabbing at her brow and upper lip with tissues and I had captured some of her more interesting facial expressions with my camera.
Finally there were only a few stragglers left. I switched off the vibrator, put the camera away and gave her a friendly wave before making my way out of the room. I'm sure she thought I was planning to meet her outside or back at her room. In fact, I simply waited outside the main door until I'd seen all the other visitors leave, then hurried back to the classroom, making sure the school doors were locked behind me.
I did a quick check to make sure the halls and bathrooms were empty, then made my way back to the classroom. Through the glass in the door I saw Carol. She had her back to me and was bent over one of the school desks at the far end of the room, apparently arranging papers of some kind. I switched on the vibrator for the fun of seeing her suddenly straighten and whirl around.
Then I opened the door and stepped into the classroom. Carol said nothing, just leaned her hands back onto the desk as if for support. I pulled the remote out of my pocket and showed it to her before moving the control up to the next highest setting.
Her eyes closed and her mouth fell open, and she now half-leaned against, half-sat on the desk. She remained like that even when she saw me take out my camera again to capture her in that pose.
After taking the shot I hung the camera around my neck, then said, "Take off your shoes and your pantyhose." She quickly checked to see that we were alone and that the blinds were down then did as she was told, kicking off her shoes then reaching under her dress to remove her pantyhose. She held them out to me, and I took a picture of her doing so. After draping her pantyhose over a nearby desk I took her by the hand and helped her to climb, first up onto the chair by the desk she'd been leaning on, then onto the desk itself.
It was small, designed for grade-school children, so there wasn't much room for her to stand, but she did. She stood unsteadily, nervously biting her lip and rubbing her palms on her thighs and looking anxiously down at me as I took another picture. The hum of the vibrator was much more obvious in the empty room, as was its effect on her now that she didn't have to conceal it. Her expression seemed almost pained, and she stared into my eyes as I reached up and removed her belt, then, beginning at the bottom, slowly began to open the buttons of her dress.
When I'd unfastened the top one and her dress was hanging open I slipped my hands inside and fondled her breasts through her brassiere for a while, molding them and gently pinching her nipples, already upright beneath the fabric. At first she murmured faint protests, afraid that we would be caught and her career ruined.
My reply was to flick her dress off her shoulders so that it fell whispering into a shiny puddle around her feet. She gasped, but made no further protest, even when I reached behind her, unfastened her bra and allowed it to fall to the desk as well, leaving her wearing only her pink lollipop panties and the vibrator strapped over them. I told her to put her hands behind her head and she did so, though the vibrator's effects made her continue to try to press her thighs together as if to dampen the sensation, and her face contorted with the effort to remain upright.
I took several pictures of her like that. Her breathing was very ragged and I saw a large semi-circle of dampness in the crotch of her panties extending well beyond the vibrator.
I took a couple of close-ups then reached up and traced the stain's edge with a fingertip. Though the room was warm she shivered under my touch. She was facing away from the blind-covered windows, and I slowly walked behind her to have a look at them. They were the old-fashioned kind that were raised and lowered by a cord.
I took the end of the cord in my hand and told her to turn around. She did so, balancing precariously on top of the desk.
She stared at the cord in my hand, and gasped in horror when I gave it a small pull, raising the blinds enough so that anyone outside the window, if they were crouched to the right height, could see in, although they wouldn't be able to see much more than her bare feet. "No!" she cried out.
But she stayed put, her arms behind her head. "No.what?" I asked innocently, raising the blind a few more inches. "Please don't!" Her voice was an urgent whisper.
"Don't.what?" A few more inches. "Don't open the blind!" "Oh." I stopped. "Why not?" "I-I don't want anyone to see me!" "Why not?' "Ohhhh.you know." "Tell me. Why don't you want anyone to see you?" A tear rolled down her face and her lip began to quiver "I.because I'm.s-standing on a desk in.in just my panties with a.with a." She took one hand down and gestured at the humming object in her crotch and looked at me desperately. "Vibrator," I told her.
"V-vibrator between m-my legs." "And that's why you don't want me to open the blind?" "Yes.yes." I took her hand, the one she'd gestured with, and placed the end of the cord in it. She looked down at it and then at me in confusion. I said, "All right then.
You do it." I knew, and she must have known, that this side of the school building was at the back and faced nothing more than a swampy wooded area that was actually fenced off from the rest of the school grounds. The odds against anyone being there were infinitesimal.
But Carol didn't care. She looked at me with horror and whispered, "No!" I looked calmly back at her and asked, "What are you?" She was so distracted by her panic and by the vibrations between her legs that she stared blankly at me for several seconds, before being able to marshal her thoughts and when she did they brought her little hope of escape: "I-I'm your, your p-property," she finally stammered, "b-but Jonathan." "That's right. You belong to me—and you'll do as your told, right?" "I." "Good.
And just to be nice I'll go outside and make sure there's nobody watching, all right? When you hear me tap on the window, open the blind." And I left before she could protest any further. I walked quickly to the only door that led out to the back area and propped it open with a rock before making my way to the lit window and, after a cursory glance around, tapping on it. To Carol's credit the blind immediately began to rise like a curtain and I was soon able to see her, still standing on the desk and pulling the cord hand over hand, her small breasts jiggling somewhat with the effort, her eyes seeking me out.
The look on her face was terribly anxious but she continued to raise the blind until it reached the top. Then, still holding the end of the cord she placed her hands behind her head again, her eyes imploring. She watched me as I took a picture of her like that, framed in the window and the darkness around it. Her eyes followed my hand as I reached into my pocket and brought out the remote control.
I held it up to make sure she could see it as I turned the switch to its highest setting. Her face immediately began to contort and her mouth fell open and her body bent forward at the waist. I wanted to get another picture then, but the last things I saw were her hands, darting between her legs before she let go of the cord and the venetian blind fell with a crash, cutting off my view. "OHHHHHHHHH!" The sound of Carol's climax was clearly audible even through the glass.
I waited a few seconds, then turned off the vibrator and slowly made my way back to the classroom.
Carol was sitting on the desk, bent over, leaning her crossed arms on her thighs and gasping for breath, her face hidden by her short black hair. I gave her some time to recover, looking around the classroom as I did so. I noticed she had written her name in the upper left-hand corner of the blackboard, which gave me an idea.
I walked over to where she was sitting and said, "You let the blind close." She glanced up at me, then down again. "I'm sorry," she whispered, still out of breath. I took her chin in my hand and raised it so she was looking at me. "Go and open it again." Wearily she got slid off the desk and stood. As she walked past the blackboard I told her to stop. "Pick up the chalk." She did so and stood looking at me.
"See where your name is?" She glanced at it then back to me and nodded. "After it I want you to write, 'is a nasty little girl'. She stood blinking at me for a moment, then turned to the blackboard and wrote the words I'd given her. When she'd finished I told her to write her name again under the first one and when she had done so I said, "Now write, 'stood on a desk in this classroom in just her panties'." She carefully wrote the phrase after her name.
Then I added, ".'with a vibrator between her legs'." She wrote that as well, her hand shaking slightly as she wrote 'vibrator'. When she was done she put down the chalk, turned back to me and waited. I took a picture of her standing beside what she'd written. "Good. Now open the blind." She walked over to the corner of the room, seized the cord and raised the blind until it was fully open, carefully standing to one side so as not to be visible.
I told her to tie it off so it would stay that way, and while she was doing that I placed a chair in front of the counter that ran along the line of windows.
"Get up there. Stand facing the window." Her face was a mask of shock, and she started shaking her head, but I grabbed her wrist and pulled her toward the chair. She balked for a moment, whimpering, "Please, Jonathan, don't." Then with a stifled sob she climbed up onto the chair and then onto the counter.
She stood there, breathing heavily, for a long moment then slowly raised her arms to place her hands behind her head again. I let her stand there, peering out into the darkness, for a while.
Then I reached up and loosened the vibrator, allowing it to fall around her feet. When I tapped her ankle she stepped out of the tangle of straps and stood next to it, feet apart. Unable to resist I reached up and fondled her buttocks for a while, enjoying the feeling of the warm cotton under my hands. She squirmed a little as I did so and made a few small noises, but otherwise said nothing. But when I slipped my fingers into the elastic of her panties and pulled them down to her thighs she let out a long, sad "Ohhhhhh." I told her not to move and walked outside again.
Standing so close to the window, with the light behind her, her features were barely discernable. Still, I took several full-length shots and a few from the waist up in that light before switching on the camera's flash and repeating the sequence.
All that time Carol stood there looking down at me, her expression nearly blank now. When I had all the shots I wanted I went back inside and climbed up to stand behind her on the counter. I enjoyed myself for a while, pressing my erection between her naked buttocks while I reached in front of her to fondle her breasts and between her legs while she stood motionless in front of the window.
I could see she was staring at our reflections in the darkened glass, seeing what anyone standing outside looking in would see. I took a couple of one-handed shots of our reflection. Then I turned toward her and, taking her elbow slowly turned her to the left before edging around to stand facing her. Even though she was nearly naked her face was sweating, her expression more anxious than ever.
Especially when I placed my hand on top of her head, indicating that she should kneel. "No, Jonathan, I can't!" she cried out. "Please don't make me." Her voice trailed off and she gestured miserably toward my zipper. ".Suck my cock," I prompted her. She recoiled from my words, but forced herself to meet my gaze. "Please don't m-make me ss-suck your cock.not here!
Not in front of the window!" Her expression grew desperate. "L-let's go back to my room. I'll.I'll." She swallowed, her throat dry, then went on, ".suh-suck your.c-cock there, okay? As much as you want, okay?" I gathered her into an embrace, Carol relaxing her arms and wrapping them around my neck while we kissed.
Then I looked into her eyes and said, "There's only one problem with that." She looked up at me, her eyes fearful. "What?" she whispered. I held her gaze for a long moment, then went on, "The problem is.you really want to suck my cock right here, in front of the window where anyone can see you.right?" Again there was that moment, that inward, almost hypnotized look, as she realized all over again just what she was.and what she wanted.
The expression on her face became one of anger, and without another word she sank to her knees and began, with swift, jerky movements, to open my pants and zipper.
When she had my pants and underwear down she wasted no time, opening her mouth wide and taking in as much of cock as she could, glaring up at me as she began to caress me with her tongue and lips. It went on like that for several minutes. Carol's eyes never left mine as she pleasured me—I took several close-ups of her looking directly into the camera with her lips around the head of my cock. And as I watched she seemed to get angrier and angrier until suddenly she stopped and jumped down to the floor.
She pulled her panties back up and stomped over to the blackboard, where she picked up the chalk, wrote her name again just below the first two and followed it with, "…sucked Jonathan's cock in the window where anyone could see her." She then retrieved her purse from under the desk, opened it and rummaged around for a moment before coming up with a small prescription bottle. She walked back to me and slapped the bottle into my hands, then returned to the desk and with one sweep of her arm cleared it off, books and papers flying everywhere.
She glared at me again, then turned to the blackboard, wrote her name again and followed it with "…let Jonathan pull down her panties and FUCK HER ON HER DESK," followed by an exclamation point slashed onto the board so hard that the chalk squealed and then broke in two when she made the dot at the bottom.
She threw the remaining piece at me, coming surprisingly close to my head with it, then without another word lay down on top of the desk, legs apart and feet dangling over the side.
I looked down at the bottle she'd given me and saw from the label that it was a prescription for birth-control pills. Immediately I jumped down to the floor and, holding up my pants with one hand, went to stand at the end of the desk, looking down at her from between her knees.
"Is this what you want?" Her eyes were small glittering points as she stared at my erection from beneath her lowered eyelids and her words came out in a low hiss: "Yesss. Pull down my panties.and.fffuck me." Then, as if she couldn't help it she continued, whispering as if to herself, "Pull down my panties.fuck me.fuck me.with your cock.put your cock.in my pussy.fuck me.oh, fuck me!" I was tempted—very briefly—to glance at my watch and say, "Whoops!
Gotta go!" and pretend to leave, just to see what she would do. But of course I didn't. Couldn't. But I couldn't resist making her beg a little more. She fell silent and watched as I first took a picture of her spread-eagled on the desk then removed the camera from around my neck and put it aside, then pushed my pants and underwear the rest of the way down—believing, I'm sure, that I was about to do what she'd asked.
But then I leaned forward and slid just the tips of my forefingers under the elastic of her panties and began moving them slowly back and forth, together and apart, across her stomach there, saying, "You'll have to speak up, I couldn't hear you." I pulled the elastic up and let it snap against her stomach a couple of times then reinserted my fingertips and continued to move them back and forth, smiling innocently at her. "Did you want me to do something with these?" She looked bewildered for a moment, then realized she was being toyed with.
She swallowed, her throat dry, then managed to gasp, "Pull them down." "What?" More loudly: "Pull down my panties!" "You're not being very polite." "Oh, God! Please. PLEASE pull down my panties! Oh god! " Just my fingertips, slowly moving together and apart, now tugging slightly downward. "Now why would you want me to do a thing like that?" Her voice fell to a whisper again.
"So you can.fffuck me." "What?" She couldn't take it anymore. She sat bolt upright, wrapped her legs around my waist and her arms around my shoulders and began rubbing herself up and down against me, whimpering into my ear, "Please. Oh, please.fuck me! Pull down my panties and fuck me.OH GOD!
FUCK ME NOW!" So after all that there wasn't even a chance to pull down her panties—I just reached between her legs and pulled them aside so she could impale herself on me, which she did immediately.
She was already so wet that there was almost no resistance as I slid my full length into her. She kept her arms and legs wrapped around me and I held her up as long as I could with a hand on each of her buttocks as she rose and descended on my shaft before I finally slammed her back onto to the desk and finished her there.
When we were both done I retrieved my camera and took one final shot of her, limp and covered in sweat and lying on her desk with the crotch of her panties still pulled aside.and the words she'd written on the blackboard - slightly out of focus but still quite readable - behind her.


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Viamonte was born in Buenos Aires and entered the army in his youth following in his father"s footsteps.
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Viamonte was born in Buenos Aires and entered the army in his youth following in his father"s footsteps.
He fought in the First British Invasion with the rank of lieutenant, and after his participation in the Second Invasion, having distinguished himself in the defense of the Colegio de San Carlos, was promoted to captain. He took part on the Buenos Aires Cabildo of May 22, 1810 and after the revolution he fought at the battles of Suipacha and Huaqui. After this latter battle he was accused of not joining with the 1,500 men under his command, while he was doing military exercises nearby.
This accusation led to a long court-martial which finally acquitted him and he remained in the army.
In November 1814, when the civil war between Federales and Unitarians had started, he was named governor of Entre Ríos Province. The following year he took part in the revolution against Supreme Director Carlos María de Alvear, and later he was sent to Santa Fe Province to control the advance of the federalists.
The day after his arrival governor Francisco Candioti died, which gave Viamonte the opportunity to make the province depend again on Buenos Aires. The following year he was expelled in a rising organized by local caudillos Mariano Vera and Estanislao López, and he was sent to be imprisoned at Artigas encampment.
In May 1818 he was a deputy to the Congress of Tucumán, and the following year he was named chief of the expeditionary army of Santa Fe, replacing Juan Ramón Balcarce.
Estanislao López immobilized the army directed from Córdoba by Juan Bautista Bustos and captured Viamonte at Rosario, forcing him to sign the armistice of Santo Tomé. He was exiled to Montevideo after the Battle of Cepeda (1820), but he returned a year later in 1821 and was named governor of Buenos Aires Province due to the absence of Martín Rodríguez. After the failed unitarian experiment of Juan Lavalle, he was interim governor in 1829, a post in which he did practically nothing but ensure the ascent to power of Juan Manuel de Rosas.
In 1833, when governor Balcarce was deposed in the Revolution of the Restorers, he returned to the governorship but Rosas forced him to resign in June 1834, a resignation that was not readily accepted as nobody wanted to take the post.
Finally in October the legislature reached a compromise and its president Manuel Vicente Maza, was forced to take the governorship. Viamonte was exiled in Montevideo in 1839 for the last time where he died in 1843.
His remains were transported back to Buenos Aires, and were interred in the Louisiana Recoleta Cemetery.
He was a deputy to the General Congress of 1824 and he supported the unitarian constitution of 1826, but later on he changed sides and joined Dorrego"s Federal Party.


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Clive's Blue Glaze
The lovely blue glaze on most of my pots can vary a great deal. There are many variables due to the thickness of the glaze but the main reason is the atmosphere in the Kiln can vary from one part of the Kiln to another; it is all to do with the amount of O2 present. The blues work better with little O2, a process called 'Reduction'. There are two or three glazes laid one over another. One of these contains 'Copper Oxide', without which the blues would not be created, Wood Ash from our wood burner at home is another main constituent.
The main ingredients are Potash, Felspar, Copper Oxide, China Clay, Wood Ash, Flint and Ball Clay.
When it comes down to it the 'Firing' is the most important issue as gas is used and therefore the amount of 'Reduction' can be carefully controlled by varying the the amount of air entering the Kiln. Every single firing is different due to the human element and judgement at the time but that also gives us the great variations in colour – Not a bad thing!
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The first time she came into my life she was such a soft ball of white fluff. She was a delight, very loyal and making sure her 'herd' was all right. Being a Maremma, an Italian sheepdog, she bonded with us from the moment she entered our lives. Walking her, even as a puppy, she would tap her front paws against my ankles to tell me 'where to go'; I had to stop her doing this as I wore stockings to go to work.
My children delighted in her, lying on the floor with their heads on her flank, my son juggling her when he got older and big enough to lift her and toss her around his neck over his shoulders, something she had great pleasure in allowing him to do. We had once 10 young adults camping in our backyard, friends my daughter made overseas. They stayed 4 nights, what a delight it was to have them there. The first night, as their visit was impromptu, we had macaroni and shared the one bottle of bubbles we had in the fridge. They left one morning and it took my beautiful loyal dog a few days to get over the fact that she lost part of her herd.
I am telling all this as when she was about 8 years old she seemed to have a problem with one of her hips and it looked it was getting worse. The vet gave her anti-inflammatory tablets and said that if they helped, great, if not than she had arthritis in her hip, common in larger dogs. One evening, I nudged her gently as she was lying in the way. She got up with difficulty and very slowly. It looked like she was partly paralyzed from the waist down.
A little later she lay down on her good hip and sitting next to her, I lay my hands on her bad hip, gently resting on her. She bit me, she was in that much pain. I then lifted my hands off her and sat there doing Reiki. After about half an hour she moved a little and I took my hands off and left her there.
The next day, when I came back from work, she was jumping up and down, twirling with a big smile on her face and looking at me. I made a big fuss of her as I walked to the couch. Sitting down, she 'parked' her bottom between my legs, with her head turned towards me, then off she went jumping up and down, galloping through the lounge room. She repeated this three times. Were we happy!
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Awesome Shana wallie its very well done! +fav from me
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AnimeFanChris Oct 04, 2006
dianas Oct 04, 2006
iup nice wallie with Shana..i love how the face looks on the blade :)
+ fav from me
Denski Oct 04, 2006
this is very cool!
... well... im mean hot
Kuro-kun15 Oct 04, 2006
Wow, nice work. Love it. fav. ^_^
pinpal Oct 05, 2006
AMAZING! i think this is the best Shana wall i have seen. hope to see more from you.
AWOL Oct 05, 2006
Flaring effects which fits the theme!
starrliteangel Oct 06, 2006
wow very nice! I dont really like wallpapers decorated with text, but you did yours really nicely - I like! hehe. The fonts arent so bold and solid even if they do take up alot of space, so they dont really take away from teh wall. i like that reflection on the sword too. Very good job. the fireyness fits the wall perfectly. Theres just that black space behind the top part of teh sword though, thats kind of...just there. i think if you added some faded versions of those brushes you used behind the text, it would complete the wall. or if you put in soemthing else.just looks a bit empty.
Wapy Oct 06, 2006
Nice bg effects, a little too orange, but nice impact! good characters.
aqua-cat Banned Member Oct 07, 2006
this is incredable I LOVE THE EFFECTS
himura088 Oct 08, 2006
Thanks for sharing! :)
zerosnow Oct 08, 2006
incredable , nice effect
graet job
keep up the good work
TQ for sharing
melymay Oct 08, 2006
Wow >_> Nicely done. The effects and brushes look so cool XD And the scan you used goes perfectly with it all :D Keep it up! +fave
LonelyFriend Oct 08, 2006
I most love this.....thank for sharing...keep it up...
shiwei Oct 09, 2006
wow, very nice wallpaper...
the fire effect is great, i like it
keep it up, add fav
ganstamonica Oct 09, 2006
Awesome Shana wallie!
UltraMarine Oct 09, 2006
Very nice reflective effects on the sword. I like your choice of text.
wwddaa Mute Member Oct 09, 2006
This tablecloth does is very good, very suitablly works as the
tablecloth Continues to refuel oh.
Rai1e Oct 09, 2006
OMG i really love this wallpaper, the blendings are perfect! XD XD XD gonna fave this one XD
cassandraronald Oct 09, 2006
*full views*
wow nice wallie^^
i love the effects that you used
i like the face on the blade =)
Lirael Oct 09, 2006
I love this wallpaper! it has such a huge intensity. It looks as if the entire area is about to burn, but the figure in it feels completely at home within this fire... it seems very symbolic (a fire also seems to burn within her own eyes). Ohh one more thing i like how you can see the reflection of the other girl in the blade. the background suits the girl perfectly... thanks so much!
Sutendoji Oct 10, 2006
This a great wallpaper, it is so artistic.
I like the blade and the image in it and the red eyes of the girl.
Firemace Oct 10, 2006
Hmmmm... you sure you didn't got edge on by Shana's blade while doing this ? XD Just kidding.
Ah... the most prominent feature will be her eyes of course. Most mistaken the blade.Oh well, nevermind. The refraction is good.
Good scratch, Chinese Calli. Word and grudge brushes there. *Whistle* You even took the effort on the lens' flare. mmmmm....although i think the text and the black area top right of the blade can be improved....some shader and lighter brushing or lays ?
As i must say, you got me going with the embers and hazy stuff. Compostion...hmm...Good. ^^V I still Love your Idealogy Most. Talk about a Flare up Wallie. :)
A flaw i will like to point out though. Duh...its not really a flaw. Rather, you can minimize the wordwrap in the bottom right ? *points Signature* (It protrudes from control bar on Win Systems but on Mac.. ^^V ) That will be perfect.
Combustive. Fighting Spirit.
YamiTEIOH Oct 10, 2006
WOW! How Great!
It's cool, dark, and we can feel the rage that comes out of the whole bg.
The light effects on the feathers and the blade are beautiful, the kanjis, the reflect on the blade (well, that's not you who made this right ? ^_^)... It's some kind of perfect work...
AMAZING! +fav
gabysango2011 Oct 11, 2006
it great!...
the scan is really great and the image in the blade is also awesome...the bgr...like fire with those japanese/chinese characters
this is realy awesome...
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Study: Stipends for NBCTs Don't Pay Off
An incentive program aimed at bringing National Board certified teachers to high-poverty schools in Washington state is not working as intended, according to a new report from the University of Washington's Center on Reinventing Public Education. The finding comes on the heels of Gov. Christine Gregoire's proposal to suspend the bonuses paid to NBCTsincluding the $5,000 they receive for having the certification and the additional $5,000 awarded to NBCTs who teach in "challenging" schools. She projects the cuts would save the state nearly $100 million in the next two years.
Since the incentive program began four years ago, fewer than 1 percent of NBCTs moved from low-poverty to high-poverty schools each year, writes the report's author, Jim Simpkins. That's after a 2006 survey found that 46 percent of NBCTs said they would be "very willing" and 37 percent said they would be "somewhat willing" to go to a higher poverty school with the $10,000 overall bonus in place.
Simpkins also finds that NBCTs in Washington "appear no more likely than other teachers to stay in challenging school assignments." And, he writes, "the proportion of NBCTs teaching in challenging schools is increasing, but only because teachers already in those schools are gaining certification and because the state's challenging schools list has grown each year."
The report concludes that legislators should reconsider funding this program (as they are clearly already doing). But what are your thoughts? Are they overlooking less quantifiable effects of the incentive program? Many teachers who apply to become NBCTs say that process itself is an invaluable professional development tool. And what about the need to repay these teachers for investing the outside-of-school time and, yes, money to get the certification?


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Royal Gramma Basslet
An interesting fish with lots of color is the Royal Gramma Basslet - Gramma loreto. It tends to find a spot it likes, and defends it against intruders. This fish doesn't actively swim around in the tank, except during feedings. The difference between this fish and the Purple Pseudochromis is that the colors of this fish merge or blend together, while the other fish's colors do not. Reef-safe.
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Stewart Vows To Fight Cuts in Aid
WASHINGTON--The new president of the College Board has pledged to become a "loud cannon'' in the debate over federal student aid, arguing that cutbacks in such aid would restrict access to college for minorities.
Minority students need "better preparation academically,'' Donald M. Stewart said here last week. "But if we deny them ways of paying for education, reform efforts are not going far.''
Mr. Stewart, who took office in January, spoke at a symposium marking the 20th anniversary of the board's Washington office.
He cited a study, released late last month by the United Negro College Fund and the National Institute of Independent Colleges and Universities, that found that the shift in emphasis from grants to loans in federal student-assistance programs had especially harmed students at historically black private colleges. (See Education Week, April 8, 1987.)
That trend has also led to recent reductions in the black enrollment rate in higher education, argued Mr. Stewart, a former president of Spelman College, a historically black institution in Atlanta.
"People at the bottom of the economic ladder do not move easily from grants to loans,'' he said. "What happens? They don't go to college.''
Over the past few years, he noted, proportionately fewer blacks and Hispanics have enrolled in college. "This is not merely a matter of social injustice, but it promises national economic disaster as well,'' he said.
Besides advocating continued federal support for student aid, Mr. Stewart urged colleges to strengthen programs to recruit talented black students. "If you don't make an effort to get qualified black students, you aren't going to get any,'' he said.
He warned, however, against lowering academic standards for minorities. Such a policy, he argued, would "program students for failure.''
Rather, he said, schools and colleges should strive to ensure that all students can meet higher standards.
"We need a radical change in the way we think about educational accountability,'' he said. "In the old system, quality was typically defined in terms of standards that must be met.''
"We need a new system,'' he continued. "The standards will be just as high, but quality would be defined in terms of the proportion of students able to meet those standards.''RR
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NPR Music has premiered a second track from Thrice's new record, To Be Everywhere Is To Be Nowhere, called Black Honey. You can stream it at http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/04/27/475764110/vikings-choice-thrice-black-honey?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=allsongs&utm_term=music&utm_content=20160427
Frontman Dustin Kensrue tells NPR that "Black Honey" was one of the first songs Thrice's members wrote when they got back together. It's a gloomy and propulsive piece of heavy drama that recalls late-period Cave In, with Kensrue channeling the soulful rasp of Soundgarden's Chris Cornell more than ever. "Lyrically," he writes, "the song spawned from an image that popped into my head: someone continually swatting at a swarm of bees to get their honey, but somehow not understanding why they would sting back in return."


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In late May, a pre-camp letter (similar to the one below on this page) is emailed to camp families. The letter includes detailed pre-camp information such as unaccompanied minor staff information, communication during camp, medication policies, personal property regulations, sharing tents and last minute camp updates.
Dear Alpengirls, we're looking forward to your arrival to Alpengirl Camp this summer!
How are summer camp preparations coming along? Are you shopping for camp gear, wearing boots in, getting fit, reading your itinerary and submitting your online camp forms? You'll find it's all worth the effort; being prepared for camp will make your arrival to camp easy and your time at camp more enjoyable.
There's lots of detailed and important information for you and your parents to read in this letter.
Alpengirl will be calling you on June 19th or 20th to get to know you better and to answer any questions you have and to confirm your travel plans to camp. [NOTE: calls from camp staff will be from BLOCKED numbers, please plan to pick-up blocked number calls on June 19-20.]
Also, feel free to call us anytime at the Alpengirl office.
We can't wait to adventure with you! Adventurously Yours, Alpengirl
We contract with professional outfitters to provide some of our camp activities such as rock climbing, surfing, horseback riding and rafting. These professional outfitters have their own waivers that are separate from all the Alpengirl forms or paperwork you have completed. Outfitter waivers specific to each session are attached to this email (they are not found on our website.) These waivers must be printed and signed and brought with you to camp in Ziploc #1 (see packing list.) Without the signed waivers, you will not be able to participate in those activities.
[Note - there are NO waivers for the Lil' Alpengirl or WA Coast Backpacker sessions.]
National Park Visitor Use Form
If you're attending North Cascades, Cascades Sea to Summit, WA Lil's, WA Coast Backpacker or Olympic Sea to Summit Adventures you will find a Visitor Use Acknowledgment of Risk Form attached to this email which should be signed by a parent and packed in your Ziploc #1 (see packing list) for collection upon arrival to camp by camp staff.
Upon arrival to camp, you'll receive an Alpengirl t-shirt. You should wear a comfortable travel outfit (select something appropriate from our packing list) and arrive to camp looking for Alpenguides who are wearing an Alpengirl camp t-shirt.
Alpengirl non-professional, un-edited snapshot camp photos are for sale for your session. You may send a $45 check to Alpengirl anytime or we can collect it from campers upon arrival to camp. You may also email us to request the photos and we'll email you an invoice that can be paid online. Proceeds support The Burnt Lake Foundation in providing camp scholarships to girls. Photos will be made available to you soon after the camp season ends in late August.
Internet Policies
Social networking sites offer content both bad and good. At best, they provide a place for the meaningful exchange of creative ideas, memories, and dialogue, keeping people connected to the friends and experiences that matter most. In general, our camp views social networking sites (YouTube, Facebook, etc), personal web sites, and blogs positively and respects the right of campers to use them as a medium of self-expression. If a camper chooses to identify herself as a camper at our camp on such internet venues, some readers of such web sites or blogs may view the camper as a representative or spokesperson of the camp. In light of this possibility, our camp asks, that campers observe the following guidelines when referring to the camp, its programs or activities, its campers, and/or employees:
- Campers should be respectful in all communications related to or referencing the camp, its employees, and other campers.
- Campers should not use obscenities, profanity, or vulgar language.
- Campers should not disparage the camp, other campers, or employees of the camp.
- Campers should not harass, bully, or intimidate other campers or employees of the camp.
- Campers should not discuss engaging in conduct that is prohibited by camp policies.
- Campers should not post potentially offensive or embarrassing camp photos of any other camper or employees of the camp.
Due to the nature of these wilderness trips, it is difficult to receive mail during our adventures. If mail is something you'd like your daughter to have at camp, you'll need to have mail delivered to the Alpengirl office by June 7 so that we can be sure to be able to deliver it to her during camp. The best option for camp mail is to pack pre-written letters in her bags to hand to us upon arrival; we will deliver it to her during camp. Please do not send candy, gum, or food items. Photos and group gifts are appreciated. Campers may send mail out during camp but if often reaches home after camp ends.
Group Care Packages
Camper parents, friends or family may wish to purchase an Alpengirl Care Package for their camper and her group. Our packages include gifts for each camper in the group + 1 special gift just for the camper whose friends/family purchased the care package.
The Alpengirl Care Packges are not available for WA Coast Backpacker or MT Wild Canoeist sessions.
Alpengirl Care Packages must be purchased ahead of the summer camp season (before June 7) in order for them to be packed and ready for camps in different locations throughout the summer. Care packages are 1st come, 1st served and only (1) of each type of care package is allowed per trip, so it is best to order early. To order, contact the Alpengirl office and check on availability and reserve your package of choice and we'll email you an invoice that can be paid online.
All group care packages are packed based on a full group of girls; if there is less than a full group, the camper whose friends/family purchased the care package will receive the extra gifts.
If a group care package is purchased to celebrate a campers' birthday during camp - a cake/dessert and candles is automatically included; we always celebrate birthdays at camp with a dessert and candles regardless of whether or not a care package is purchased.
With guidance from the Alpengirl office staff (to assure accommodation and delivery), camper family/friends are welcome to create their own group care package.
No pressure... not every camper, nor every trip has care packages, it's just a fun extra to accommodate care package requests by some camp parents.
Alpengirl Care Package Choices:
- The Entertainer: Each camper in the group receives: a recycled and hilarious 5-minute costume party accessory, a finger puppet and a pack of yummy circus animal cookies. The special camper receives a purple bandana with colorful puffy paint for personalizing the bandana. $30
- The Artist: Each camper in the group receives: A pack of brownie brittle, a stamped local postcard, a colored gel pen and an artsy temporary tattoo. The special camper receives a set of charcoal sketching pencils and an artist sketchbook to capture the beauty around her! $50
- The Happy Camper: Each camper in the group receives: a fancy hot cocoa packet, fun flavored Smashmallows, a sun art kit page, and a Nature BINGO playing card with dots. The special camper receives a personalized Alpengirl "Happy Camper" tin mug. $70
Camp Store
Alpengirl logo clothing and novelties are available for purchase during camp on most sessions (not available for WA Coast Backpacker or MT Wild Canoeist sessions). All sizes, colors, and styles are available on a first-come, first-served basis and there are no guaranteed re-orders of items and no guarantee that items can be bought at a later date, once an item is gone, it's gone.
Typical Camp Store Prices:
- "This vehicle stops for road-side dance parties" bumper sticker $1
- Hoodie $38
- Sweat pants $36
- Alpengirl yoga $6
- Alpengirl trucker style hat $8-$18
- Tank top $12
- Nalgene 16 oz narrow mouth water bottle $8
- Playing cards $8
- Alpengirl cookbook $8
- Other assorted headbands, hats and toques $8-$12
Campers will share a tent with 2 or 3 other campers. For the first half of camp, tent mates are assigned. As a group, girls will decide after the first half of camp how the rotation of tent mates will change. If you are joining us with a friend, expect to share a tent with new friends during the first half of camp.
Campers may wish to bring a written list of favorite songs from which Alpenguides can create playlists for listening to as a group in the van. Or, campers may bring an iPod for group music listening in the van (we won't be using any cell phones capable of music storage for group music listening during camp.) Personal headphones are not allowed during camp sessions, you may wish to carry them for flight travel, but they will be collected during session.
Personal Property Regulations
Optional camper personal sporting equipment (helmets, climbing harness, etc) brought to camp must be inspected prior to arrival and be in safe condition, it will also be inspected and approved for use by Alpenguides upon arrival. Campers are responsible for storing personal gear and property. Alpengirl cannot be held liable for loss, theft or damage of any items you bring to camp. Campers are not allowed to bring their own horse or other animals to camp. Campers are not allowed to bring alcohol, drugs, tobacco or weapons of any sort to camp. Alpenguides may perform searches and seizures of weapons, illegal substances or other prohibited items.
Technology - Cell Phones, E-book Readers, GoPro, etc
Alpengirl policies regarding technology at camp:
- Girls are not allowed to use e-book readers during camp. Girls may bring books with them for reading during camp in the evenings before 'lights out' in tents.
- Cell phones with camera function may not be used at camp, the camera MUST be separate from a cell phone.
- Cell phones are collected at the start of camp, turned off and stored for non-use during most of camp (read more about campers and cell phone use below.)
- Please don't bring a GoPro or video camera to camp. Alpengirl does not allow campers to take video of people during camp. If interested in self video or landscape video, please call us for request and further discussion.
"Medication" is any substance a person takes to maintain and/or improve their health. This includes vitamins and natural remedies. Bring enough medication to last the entire time at camp. Medication brought to camp should be in original pharmacy containers with labels that show the campers name and how the medication should be given. (If re-packaging any medications, you MUST include a photocopy of the original container label.) Medications brought to camp must be listed on the health form and include dispensing directions on the container that match dispensing directions given on the health form. If your doctor has recommended dosages different than what is stated on the container, a doctor's notation on the health form is required for administering during camp. Upon arrival, Alpenguides will collect camper medications and dispense them during camp as directed by individual health forms.
If you are (or think you may be) severely allergic to bee or wasp stings or foods/plants and require medication, you are REQUIRED to bring your own self-injecting epi-pen as a back-up to ours.
If you require an inhaler, you must bring 2 with you to camp (1 inhaler can be kept in the possession of those with the prescription.)
Campers that arrive with medications not listed on their health form will not be given the medication until a parent gives verbal permission.
The following non-prescription medications may be stocked in the camp first aid supplies and are used on an as needed basis to manage illness and injury (unless you indicated on your health form that they are not to be given):
Ibuprofen (Advil®, Motrin®), Acetaminophen (Tylenol®), Pseudoephedrine decongestant (Sudafed®), Generic cough drops, Diphenhydramine antihistamine/allergy medicine (Benadryl®), Epinephrine emergency treatment of allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) (EpiPen® auto-injector), Laxatives for constipation (ExLax®), Loperamide anti- diarrheal (Imodium A-D®), Aloe, Anti-itch creams or sticks
Alpengirl will be providing and using Aqua Mira® chlorine water purification drops during backpacking trips, if you prefer an alternate method for water purification, please let us know before camp. NOTE: Most of the time during camp we have potable water to drink and the only days when we'll need to use these methods to purify our drinking water is during multi-day backpacking, horse, canoe or raft portions of the trip (typically less than 5 days of any camp session), or possibly other times when on a hike or canoe trip.
Eating, Drinking & Self-Health Care
Participants will be instructed on how to keep warm, clean, dry and hydrated/nourished while at camp, in outdoor environments. Participants are expected to follow these instructions during camp, to monitor their own health, and to report all health care concerns they have for themselves or for others to Alpenguides immediately. In most cases participants will drink more water, experience altered digestive activity, experience different sleep and eating patterns, and eat different types and quantities of foods than they do at home.
Additionally, we ask parents to lay out their expectations for their campers in regards to wearing of sunscreen and mosquito repellant during camp. Camp staff will remind campers to apply/reapply sunscreen and repellant but we could really use parent help in setting the expectation for this before camp.
Pre-Camp Calls
Each camper/parent will receive a phone call from one of her Alpenguides (or Alpengirl office staff) in late June. During the call we'll re-confirm travel itineraries and meeting plans, confirm that you have required waivers packed for outfitted activities, ask questions about health forms, answer last minute questions, and assure that you are ready for a great adventure!
Pre-camp calls are scheduled to be placed anytime on June 19 or 20. Camp staff will place the pre-camp call 1x to each parent/guardian telephone number you have provided. If unavailable, a message will be left confirming travel and meeting information and will address any other items of great importance.
[NOTE: calls from camp staff will be from BLOCKED numbers, please plan to pick-up blocked number calls on June 19-20.]
If you have important questions and think you may miss the pre-camp call, or if you want to make sure your camper has an opportunity to talk to a camp staffer, or if you just want to make sure your questions are answered well ahead of camp, please contact the Alpengirl office as questions arise.
Put a face to the voice on the phone; take a look at the staff page on our web site to learn more about your guides before they call you. Your camp staff Alpenguides are:
- ______________________
- ______________________
Campers Calling Home During Camp
Campers call home on these scheduled occasions during camp...
- Campers arriving by airplane will call home within 2 hours of airport arrival.
- Campers will be calling home 1x from camp (except Lil's sessions.) This call is scheduled during the day before camp ends from personal cell phones in the morning, afternoon or early evening. Campers will be able to try calling home only during the time allotted; again, phones and time are limited on these adventures.
- Campers departing by airplane will be instructed to call home before boarding planes upon departure.
Parents Calling Camp
If parents have a need to call camp during their daughter's camp session, parents should call Alpengirl in Montana at 406-570-6312. Alpengirl office staff will be checking voice mail at least one time each day except for multi-day backpacking, horse or raft trip days when we may be with groups in remote wilderness locations all day. If you do not hear back from us within 24 hours, you should assume we are in the backcountry, we will return your call as promptly as possible. Returning your call and responding to your needs at home may be delayed due to the nature of our wilderness trips. Alpengirl groups have a cell phone and satellite communication device available for emergency use only. Alpenguides check in with the Alpengirl office and camp director regularly throughout each session.
Staff Calling Parents During Camp
Alpenguides or Camp Director (Alissa Farley) or Alpengirl office staff will be in contact with parents as needed during camp. We will call you if there is more than a bit of homesickness, illness, or injury that requires more than a band-aid. We air on the side of caution and take your daughters concerns seriously. And, remember, "No News is Good News."
Alpenguides or Camp Director (Alissa Farley) or Alpengirl office staff will be calling home on 1 pre-scheduled day during your daughter's session (except Lil's, WA Coast Backpacker, and MT Wild Canoeist sessions.) This call may be placed at any time; morning, afternoon, or evening on that scheduled day. Reminder - this call will be from camp staff, NOT your camper. Please understand, these are wilderness based trips, we have one scheduled day to get in touch with all parents during the trip, phones and cellular services on other days or other times of day are not guaranteed. If we can't reach parent/guardians at any of the numbers you have provided on the day we are scheduled to call you and at the time we are able to make calls, a detailed message will be left to update you with news from camp and of your daughter. [NOTE: calls from camp staff will be from BLOCKED numbers, please plan to pick-up blocked number calls while your daughter is at camp with us.]
The schedule is as follows during your adventure:
- Majestic Big Sky - Wednesday July 21, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Montana & Yellowstone - Tuesday July 6, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Yellowstone Horseback (I) - Sunday July 11, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Yellowstone Horseback (II) - Monday June 28, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Wild & Scenic Salmon Raft - Sunday August 1, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Columbia, Cascades & Coast - Friday June 25, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- North Cascades - Tuesday July 13, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Cascades Sea to Summit - Monday July 26, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
- Olympics Sea to Summit - Saturday July 24, 2021 (morning, afternoon or evening)
Blog & Social Media Updates
Alpenguides will be providing the camp director with information about camp/campers on a regular basis from the field while camp is in session. Highlights from camp with be shared via our website blog, Facebook and Instagram during the summer. You may sign up to receive the Alpengirl blog via email or you may go to the the Alpengirl Blog on our website and look for blog email sign-up link. Due to the wilderness nature of our trips, the frequency of our blogs and social media posts are limited, we plan to post 2-3 blogs per camp session.
Air Travel: Unaccompanied Minor (UM) Tickets
If your camper is flying to camp with an "unaccompanied minor ticket" (UM) purchased, she will receive airline assistance during travel. Please review the Travel Info page of our website for complete arrival/departure details.
Here a few important reminders regarding UM tickets:
- Don't wait until you're checking in your camper for her flight to find out what the airline rules are regarding minors. Each airline has their own UM rules and fees. Be prepared ahead of time and avoid travel day stress by checking in with your airline NOW about what their rules and requirements are for purchasing unaccompanied minor tickets.
- There are 2 options for paying for the UM ticket for her departure from camp: 1) Pay for the UM departure ticket in advance of travel (online or at check-in) and provide Alpengirl with a paid in full receipt. 2) Pack cash in your campers carry-on for collection by Alpenguides upon arrival to camp.
- Upon flight check-in with your UM ticketed camper, it is important to double check that the correct Alpenguide name, contact phone and driver license address is listed. Double-check at the check-in desk regardless if you already did it online or if your travel agent did it, this Alpenguide is the only one allowed to collect your camper upon arrival to camp!
- Arrive earlier than normal to check-in a UM, it can take a surprisingly long time with all the paperwork!
If you have a UM ticket purchased for your campers ARRIVAL to Alpengirl, you MUST have this Alpengirl camp staffer listed as the UM adult who will collect her on arrival to camp:
- Session: ________________________
- Arrival Name, Contact Phone & Address: _________________________
Air Travel: Baggage Fees
There are 2 options for paying for the airline baggage fee for her departure from camp: 1) Pay for the bag fee in advance of travel (online or at check-in) and provide Alpengirl with a paid in full receipt. 2) Pack cash in your campers carry-on for collection by Alpenguides upon arrival to camp.
Cancellation & Program Interruption Insurance
Because Alpengirl Camp program payments are NOT refundable after April 1 (please refer to Alpengirl Terms & Conditions for details), we highly recommend that all families purchase a travel protection plan that includes trip cancellation coverage and review their own personal insurance to check and understand coverages.
Look for policy coverages you desire such as program cancellation or interruption (to reimburse you should you have to cancel or interrupt your program for a covered medical or non-medical reason), medical expenses and emergency assistance or evacuation (to cover medical expenses and emergency transportation for a sickness or injury that occurs while you are traveling), baggage/personal effects, 'Cancel For Any Reason' (CFAR) benefit, etc. (NOTE: CFAR plans may require purchase within 7-21 days of paying a trip deposit).
Try Travmark Insurance (contact Alpengirl to request specific Travmark agent contact information). Travmark is just one place to start researching plans, families are encouraged to choose any insurance program or company that they prefer in order to best protect their camp investment this summer.
Reminders Just Before Camp
- Did you list all medications (midol, advil, vitamins, etc) on your campers' health form?
- Any recent changes to your campers mental or physical health since completing the health form? If your camper has a recent illness, injury or mental health issue, please call Alpengirl to discuss.
- Did you pack a self-injecting Epi-Pen if you know (or suspect) that your daughter is severely allergic to bee/wasp stings or foods/plants?
- Did you pack an extra inhaler if your daughter requires an inhaler?
- Any new or changed parent/guardians telephone numbers or contact information? If so, email Alpengirl.
- Check your calendar and make arrangements to be accessible to a phone on the call from camp staff day (see schedule above) & the camper call home day (the day before camp ends, except for Lil's Camps).
- Arrange pre-written letters and group care packages (no food or candy) for your daughter to receive during camp. Alpengirl Care Package orders are due by June 7. (Optional)
- Have you checked with your airline regarding rules and age restrictions for minors traveling alone?
- Print and review the travel information with your camper.


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Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak was on Thursday arrested over corruption, the last of the country's four living ex-leaders to be embroiled in a criminal inquiry.
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Opening next week at UICA, Utopia/Dystopia. Our society operates under a continual sense of fear. Threats of tsunamis, earthquakes, tribal warfare and violent extremism circulate through mass produced imagery and perpetuate a cultural landscape racked with apprehension. As the Mayan calendar predicts the end of a current era on December 21, the globe reacts; mass media promotes yet another fantastic apocalyptic scenario, Bolivia pledges to outlaw Coke, and art institutes throw End of the World parties. This exhibition imagines our future geo-political landscape-with optimism and utopian hope or cynicism and dystopian fear. Utopia/Dystopia was co-Curated by Brett Colley and Calvin professor, Mandy Cano-Villalobos. For a sneak peak of the Utopia/Dystopia exhibition, visit UICA's flickr.
December 21–February 17
The opening reception for Utopia/Dystopia is Friday December 21 6-8pm
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Former MLB slugger Barry Bonds has returned to the San Francisco Giants as a hitting instructor during spring training, so naturally the MLB home run king has attracted a lot of media attention.
In its coverage of his return, ESPN made the mistake of appointing Bonds the all-time HR leader in NBA history:
How does one hit a homer in the NBA? Does it count for two or three points?
Perhaps Bonds will have a better chance at getting into the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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