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GOSHEN, N.Y. (Oct. 13, 2017) – Hundreds of local craft business owners, many of whom returned for a fifth year, came to the Marriott Pavilion at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) for the fifth annual Hudson Valley Beer Wine, Spirits & Cider Summit yesterday.
Created by the Hudson Valley Economic Development Corp. (HVEDC), the Summit is the Hudson Valley's premier educational forum and networking opportunity for alcoholic beverage industry professionals, and features innovative programming and tastings. Topics discussed included the growth of the craft beverage industry in the Hudson Valley, how to break into the industry and what successful businesses do in the industry. More than 500 people registered for the event.
"This is the fifth anniversary of the Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cider Summit, and we could not be prouder to see the growth of so many businesses we've seen start and expand since the launch of this important initiative," said Laurence P. Gottlieb, president and CEO of HVEDC. "HVEDC is honored to be making connections and serving the needs of people in the craft beverage industry. This is what true, grassroots economic development is all about."
Gottlieb told the crowd that the number of craft beverage producers in the state has grown to more than 300 this year, up dramatically from 85 in 2012. "These entrepreneurs have created anchor businesses that are revitalizing many local economies and spawning related ventures in a variety of areas — manufacturing, marketing, tourism, agriculture, etc." he said.
The event has been very successful with craft beverage industry participants throughout the Hudson Valley the past five years. Last year, HVEDC's Hudson Valley Beer, Wine, Spirits & Cider Summit won a Bronze award in the category of Entrepreneurship for excellence in economic development, given by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
Keynote speaker Tom Potter, co-founder and president of New York Distilling Company and co-founder of Brooklyn Brewery in 1987, said that after years of growth in the beer industry, the last couple of years have seen a slow-down. This represents a maturing industry and not necessarily diminishing opportunity.
He told the audience there is no perfect time to get into the craft industry. Potter said when he was starting up Brooklyn Brewery, his founding group's biggest concern was whether there was enough room in the New York State market for four craft breweries. He admitted, with hindsight, it was a silly question, but at the time it was a serious, legitimate concern. Times have changed.
"There's never a great time," Potter said of getting into the business. "But there's never a bad time either. There's only you." He urged the audience to do two things if they plan to get into the industry.
First, determine a plan. One of the facets of the plan needs to be marketing; communicating what makes your business unique. "If you have something unique, you're doing yourself a disservice if you don't connect with others," he said. Second, connect regularly with other people in the industry to learn, grow and evolve as the industry changes.
"What's your motivation?" he asked them. "What do you hope for? I'm very optimistic, collectively, about our segment. If you're engaged, I like your chances." Potter then discussed his partnership with Black Dirt Distillery in Orange County, and his desire to explore expansion opportunities in the Hudson Valley.
Gottlieb also conducted a unique "one-on-two" interview with the power couple behind Carolla Drinks, producers of Mangria and other adult beverages. Lynette Carolla, the company's CEO, joined Gottlieb live at the event while popular comedian, television and podcast host and founder of Carolla Drinks, Adam Carolla, joined the conversation from his state-of-the-art digital studio in California via video remote. They discussed how they got into the craft beverage business and the mechanics of the process of operating it, among other topics.
Adam Carolla explained they got into the business when he was performing comedy in clubs night after night. The commonality was there was alcohol at the tables. "It makes sense for a tennis player to come out with a brand of rackets and it makes sense for comedians to have their own brand of liquor," he said.
He had had a discussion with his wife that their income would need to come from multiple sources, so venturing into the craft business made sense, he said.
"This started organically when he (Adam) talked about it on one of his podcasts where he said he'd like to make himself a 'mangria,' a little cocktail, and the next thing you knew Napa (Valley) came calling," Lynette Carolla said.
Additionally, breakout panel discussions with beverage industry-specific and regional business experts were part of the event again this year.
The "Update on Everything Craft – New York State Roundtable," was led by Vincent Bradley, Chairman, New York State Liquor Authority. The interactive discussion with New York State liquor, agriculture and Taste NY officials and representatives, brought participants up to date on key changes with state laws, rules, regulations and grant programs. Topics included how One Stop Shop works for businesses; and introduction to new regulations and laws pertaining to craft beverage licensing, tastings and sales; and the state's role in growing the craft beverage business.
Panelists focused on how changes in legislation and the involvement of Gov. Cuomo's administration have led to phenomenal industry growth by helping reduce red tape in securing licenses and creating the current positive environment for entrepreneurial success in the industry. There are currently more than 150 craft beverage manufacturers located in the Hudson Valley: 52 craft breweries; 26 craft distilleries; 56 wineries and farm wineries; four hard cideries and 12 farm cideries.
"The governor has an extreme interest in this industry, for obvious reasons: It creates jobs, it increases tourism, and it makes good economic sense because it goes hand in hand with the department of agriculture," said Bradley.
The "Quenching Your Thirst for Business Knowledge" panel session was moderated by Brian Powers, vice president of Marketing and Business Development for Judelson, Giordano & Siegel CPA PC. The panel showed the business operational aspects of a business within the craft beverage sector. The panel covered topics such as getting a product into a restaurant or bar, how to sell a product, building relationships, selling your brand, telling your story, marketing a business and understanding how to work with the Internal Revenue Service.
Dr. Russell Zwanka, professor of Food Marketing at SUNY New Paltz and CEO and partner at Triple Eight Marketing, returned this year to share his insights for navigating the craft beverage marketplace. In his presentation, "Spirited Success: Building Your Roadmap," Zwanka outlined intelligence and strategies for building a brand and its sales. His tips and tactics for entrepreneurs were based in the idea of knowing where the market is, to know where you want to go, and included understanding economic and generational trends. He encouraged entrepreneurs to "tell their story" and drew from the successes of local businesses to illustrate the advantages that craft makers have: local connections; a focus on quality throughout their process; and perceived trustworthiness. Providing actionable steps, Zwanka helped prepare craft beverage makers to grow from grassroots campaigning to establishing the reseller relationships that can lead to the holy grail of craft beverage retail – passive income.
Visitors concluded the day at the Thirst & Vine tasting area with more than 15 regional craft beverage samplers.
The Summit was sponsored by Hudson Valley Economic Development Network; The Culinary Institute of America; Taste NY; Hospitality Resource Group, Inc.; Think Dutchess; Carolla Drinks; New York Distilling Company; Corrigan, Baker & Levine LLC; Judelson, Giordano & Siegel, CPA, PC; Heineken; Lakeland Bank; Orange & Rockland Utilities; Con Edison; Breakthru Beverage Group; Original Energy; Hudson Valley Magazine; Pamal Broadcasting Ltd.; and TownSquare Media.
About Hudson Valley Economic Development Corporation (HVEDC): HVEDC is the leading economic development agency for the seven-county region of Westchester, Putnam, Dutchess, Rockland, Orange, Ulster, and Sullivan counties. The public-private partnership markets the region as a prime business location to corporate executives, site selection consultants, and real estate brokers. HVEDC helped start the organizational, branding, and promotional effort for NY BioHud Valley, Hudson Valley Food & Beverage Alliance, Hudson Valley 3D Printing, Hudson Valley EDs & MEDs and Hudson Valley PLAY. To learn more, call 845-220-2244 or visit hvedc.com.
About The Culinary Institute of America (CIA): Founded in 1946, The Culinary Institute of America is the world's premier culinary college. Dedicated to driving leadership development for the foodservice and hospitality industry, the independent, not-for-profit CIA offers associate degrees in culinary arts and baking and pastry arts; bachelor's degree majors in management, culinary science, and applied food studies; and executive education through its Food Business School. Its conferences and consulting services have made the CIA the think tank of the food industry in the areas of health & wellness, sustainability, world cuisines & cultures, and professional excellence & innovation. The college also offers certificate programs and courses for professionals and enthusiasts. Its worldwide network of 48,000 alumni includes leaders in every area of foodservice and hospitality. The CIA has campuses in New York, California, Texas, and Singapore. For more information, visit ciachef.edu.


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By Martha Bellisle
The Associated Press
SEATTLE — The state's latest budget plan falls far short of what's needed to fix the state's floundering mental health system, advocates said Friday.
Gov. Jay Inslee's proposed budget requested $300 million for the mental health system, but the newly released two-year proposal from the Legislature contains only $116 million.
"It doesn't look promising," said David Carlson, a lawyer for Disability Rights Washington, which sued the state in federal court for failing to provide timely competency services to mentally ill people charged with crimes.
And on Wednesday the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a "statement of deficiencies" to Western State Hospital, the state's largest psychiatric facility, after finding safety violations during a recent inspection. Julius Bunch, a CMS branch manager, said they expect to receive the hospital's plan to correct the violations within the next 10 days.
The 800-bed facility is already under a special "Systems Improvement Agreement" with the federal agency due to multiple safety violations found last year. The deadline to satisfy that agreement was Saturday.
"Upon initial review, nothing indicates that the hospital is being decertified at this time," said Kelly Stowe, a spokeswoman for the Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees the hospital. She said CMS plans to give the state more information on the next steps it needs to take to comply with the agreement.
Failure could cost the state about $65 million in federal funds.
The state has been accruing millions in federal contempt-of-court fines since 2016 for failing to provide timely competency evaluations and treatment to mentally ill people who must wait weeks or months in jails after being charged with a crime. The fines represent the number of days people are forced to wait for competency services beyond the court-ordered seven days.
The first month of fines following the contempt order from July to August 2016 came to $498,000, but they've continued to rise each month. For February to March 2017, the total was $1.8 million and the May to June fine was $3.1 million.
"The trend is going in the wrong direction," Carlson said.
In the first six months of 2017, the fines have topped $21.5 million.
When asked how the fines will be paid, the Office of Financial Management said: "In the 2017 supplemental budget there is an appropriation for $15 million to cover fines for FY17. There is no appropriation in the biennial. We assume we'll see a request in the 2018 supplemental for fines incurred in FY18."
The governor's office did not immediately respond to requests for clarification on the discrepancy between the fines ordered and what was allocated.
The portion of the budget for mental health coverage is broken down into four areas:
• $60 million to cover problems at the state's two psychiatric hospitals.
• $27.7 million for mental health crisis centers, community long-term inpatient beds, and clubhouses.
• $17.7 million for community beds to divert and discharge patients from the state psychiatric hospitals.
• And $11.7 million to increase the Medicaid capitation rates for the Behavioral Health organizations by 2.5 percent.
The total comes to $116 million.
When the Department of Social and Health Services appeared before the federal judge in the competency case in May, it said the state needed $300 million to cover various improvements to the mental health system, and thereby satisfy the court's ruling.
"The court, the parties, and experts have all agreed that to come into compliance, DSHS must have sufficient resources to provide timely competency services," Carlson said. "The resources include having a sufficient budget to hire and retain sufficient staff, maintain bed capacity to respond to the demand for competency services, and serve class members in community settings."
The latest budget falls short of achieving that goal and the court-ordered requirements.

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It's imminently clear that video has become an essential element of a full-scale content marketing campaign. All of the data points to an online content landscape that is quickly favoring video. The increasing number of mobile users is forcing content marketers to focus on video, as statistics show mobile users are three times more likely to view video than their computer-user predecessors.
Combine these stats with the fact that 96% of online shoppers watch online videos. Those who have watched a video on the product or service they are shopping for are 144% more likely to purchase. What we have is a growing mobile audience seeking videos to validate their online shopping.
You'd think these figures would be enough of a reason for a company to invest the time and energy to produce videos showcasing their products or services, but there are also tremendous Search Engine Optimization benefits to be had by doing so.
Let's start with the most frequently utilized video hosting service — YouTube. YouTube videos are hugely popular not only with the online viewing public, but also with Google's search. (Who'd have guessed Google would love their own properties?) 80% of videos that show up in a Google video search come from YouTube, while standard search frequently provides a YouTube video inside of the top 10.
The ORM and SEO Bennies
From an Online Reputation Management perspective, YouTube provides a near-certain opportunity to control a link in a search for your brand, equating the importance of video hosting to near that of Twitter and Facebook. Additionally, from an SEO perspective, YouTube (and several other video hosting services) offers numerous opportunities to optimize for key phrases important to your niche. Adding an appropriately accurate title that hits on the important keywords in your niche, combined with a useful description with a link back to your main site provides an excellent chance for some SEO juice.
Video for Small Biz
It is especially important for small- and medium-sized businesses to produce videos when seeking local mobile shoppers. With mobile shoppers being more inclined to watch videos, and online shoppers more likely to purchase after watching a video, having a video rank in a local search for a business's product or service should help to drive high-conversation traffic to the business. Even if the business is in a highly competitive niche, a video can help showcase the product or service enough to help build confidence in the buyer, as consumers who watched a video about a product or service were 85% more likely to buy.
Getting a Bit More Technical
Apart from being a useful sales and branding tool, what else can video do for your SEO? Videos can be great at corroborating your company's niche. By using the right keywords and terms in the video description and title, you're building relevancy for your niche keywords.
With the recent arrival of Google's Hummingbird relevancy engine, having your video's description, title and meta description tags (if you chose to embed the video on your site) match up with the material on your site and throughout your other content venues will help build relevancy for your brand. Going a step further, you can utilize the Open Graph elements of YouTube and other video hosting sites to further provide relevant links.
By posting an Open Graph link on the company Facebook or Twitter pages you can create relevant backlinks back to the video that then lead back to the company's main site where the video is embedded. You can even go as far as to post the video on your site in HTML5 format to speed up site load times. Then, have the video link back to whatever video hosting service you choose to host it on as well (presumably YouTube), which will further help build the all-so-important relevancy for Hummingbird.
Ultimately, content marketing is about connecting with your audience and building interest in your product. With the rise of mobile usage, the increasing usage of HTML5 and Open Graph, and the overwhelming video-viewing data, businesses need to take the hints and begin incorporating video into their overall content strategies.
Author Bio:
Jonathan Silver is the SEO Executive and Brand Manager for 29 Prime, a web marketing firm specializing in helping small and mid-sized business. If you found this article helpful or interesting, reach out to Jonathan and the rest of the team on the company Twitter.


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Hydropower Program
History of Reclamation Power
The Reclamation Act of 1902 authorized the Secretary of the Interior to undertake certain water resource development activities in the Western United States. Under the 1902 Act, the Congress authorized construction of Federally financed water projects to reclaim arid lands west of the 100th meridian by providing water for irrigation. In turn, the Secretary established the Reclamation Service within the U.S. Geological Survey to carry out these activities. The Reclamation Service was renamed the Bureau of Reclamation in 1923.
Reclamation has statutory responsibilities for comprehensive planning, development, and management of multipurpose water projects in the 17 Western States. Historically, the primary purposes of Reclamation projects have been irrigation; flood control; and water for domestic, industrial, and municipal use. Hydroelectric power generally has been a secondary purpose. Although not a primary objective, power is considered for inclusion in multipurpose Federal Reclamation projects when it is in the national interest, economically justified, feasible by engineering and environmental standards, and capable of repaying its share of the Federal investment in accordance with the Reclamation law.
The Bureau of Reclamation became involved in hydropower production because of its commitment to water resource management in the arid West. The waterfalls of the Reclamation dams make them significant producers of electricity. Hydroelectric power generation has long been an integral part of Reclamation's operations while it is actually a byproduct of water development. In the early days, newly created projects lacked many of the modern conveniences, one of these being electrical power. This made it desirable to take advantage of the potential power source in water.
Powerplants were installed at the dam sites to carry on construction camp activities. Hydropower was put to work lifting, moving, and processing materials to build the dams and dig canals. Powerplants ran sawmills, concrete plants, cableways, giant shovels, and draglines. Night operations were possible because of the lights fed by hydroelectric power. When construction was complete, hydropower drove pumps that provided drainage of conveyed water to lands at higher elevations than could be served by gravity-flow canals.
Surplus power was sold to existing power distribution systems in the area. Local industries, towns and farm consumers benefitted from the low-cost electricity. Much of the construction and operating costs of dams and related facilities were paid for by this sale of surplus power, rather than by the water users alone. This proved to be a great savings to irrigators struggling to survive in the West.
Reclamation's first hydroelectric powerplant was built to aid construction of the Theodore Roosevelt Dam on the Salt River about 75 miles northeast of Phoenix, Arizona. Small hydroelectric generators, installed prior to construction, provided energy for construction and for equipment to lift stone blocks into place. Surplus power was sold to the community, and citizens were quick to support expansion of the dam's hydroelectric capacity. A 4,500 kilowatt powerplant was constructed and, in 1909, five generators were in operation, supplying power for pumping irrigation water and furnishing electricity to the Phoenix area.
Power development, a byproduct of water development, had a tremendous impact on the area's economy and living conditions. Power was sold to farms, cities, and industries. Wells pumped by electricity meant more irrigated land for agriculture, and pumping also lower water tables in those areas with water logging and alkaline soil problems. By 1916, nine pumping plants were in operation irrigating more than 10,000 acres. In addition Reclamation supplied all of the residential and commercial power needs of Phoenix. Cheap hydropower, in abundant supply, attracted industrial development as well. A private company was able to build a large smelter and mill nearby to process low-grade copper ore, using hydroelectric power.
The Theodore Roosevelt Powerplant was one of the first large power facilities constructed by the Federal Government. Its capacity has since been increased form 4,500 kW to over 36,000 kW.
Power, first developed for building Theodore Roosevelt Dam and for pumping irrigation water, also helped pay for construction, enhanced the lives of farmers and city dwellers, and attracted new industry to the Phoenix area.
During World War I, Reclamation projects continued to provide water and hydroelectric power to Western farms and ranches. This helped to feed and clothe the Nation, and the power revenues were a welcome source of income to the Federal Government.
The Depression of the 1930's, coupled with widespread floods and drought in the West, spurred the building of great multipurpose Reclamation projects such as Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River, Hoover Dam on the lower Colorado River, and the Central Valley Project in California. This was the "big dam" period, and the low-cost hydropower produced by those dams had a profound effect on urban and industrial growth.
With the advent of World War II the Nation's need for hydroelectric power soared. At the outbreak of the war, the Axis Nations had three times more available power than the United States. The demand for power was identified in this 1942 statement on "The War Program of the Department of the Interior:"
"The war budget of $56 billion will require 154 billion kWh of electric energy annually for the manufacture of airplanes, tanks, guns, warships, and fighting material, and to equip and serve the men of the Army, Navy and Marine Corps."
Each dollar spent for wartime industry required about 2-3/4 kWh of electric power. The demand exceeded the total production capacity of all existing electric utilities in the United States. To produce enough aluminum to meet the President's goal of 60,000 new planes in 1942 alone required 8.5 billion kWh of electric power.
Hydropower provided one of the best ways for rapidly expanding the country's energy output. Addition of more powerplant units at dams throughout the West made it possible to expand energy production, and construction pushed ahead to speed up the availability of power. In 1941, Reclamation produced more than 5 billion kWh, resulting in a 25 percent increase in aluminum production. By 1944 Reclamation quadrupled its hydroelectric power output.
From 1940 through 1945, Reclamation powerplants produced 47 billion kWh of electricity, enough to make:
69,000 airplanes
79,000 machine guns
5,000 ships
7,000,000 aircraft bombs, and
5,000 tanks
31,000,000 shells
During the war, Reclamation was the major producer of power in the West where needed resources were located. The supply of low-cost electricity attracted large defense industries to the area. Shipyards, steel mills, chemical companies, oil refineries, and automotive and aircraft factories all needed vast amounts of electrical power. Atomic energy installations were located at Hanford, Washington, to make use of hydropower from Grand Coulee.
While power output of Reclamation projects energized the war industry, it was also used to process food, light military posts, and meet needs of the civilian population in many areas.
With the end of the war, powerplants were put to use in rapidly developing peacetime industries. Hydropower has been vital for the West's industries which use mineral resources or farm products as raw materials. Many industries have depended wholly on Federal hydropower. In fact, periodic low flows on the Columbia River have disrupted manufacturing in that region.
Farming was tremendously important to America during the war and continues to be today. Reclamation delivers 10 trillion gallons of water delivered to more than 31 million people each year and provides 1 out of 5 Western farmers (140,000) with irrigation water for 10 million farmland acres that produce 60% of the nation's vegetables and 25% of the its fruits and nuts
Hydropower directly benefits rural areas in three ways:
It produces revenue which contributes toward repayment of irrigation facilities, easing the water user's financial burden.
It makes irrigation of lands at higher elevations possible through pumping facilities.
It makes power available for use on the farm for domestic purposes.
Reclamation is second only to the Corps of Engineers in the operation of hydroelectric powerplants in the United States. Reclamation uses some of the power it produces to run its facilities, such as pumping plants. Excess hydropower is sold first to preferred customers, such as rural electric power co-ops, public utility districts, municipalities, and state and Federal agencies. Any remaining power may be sold to private electric utilities. Reclamation generates enough hydropower to meet the needs of millions of people, and power revenues exceed $900 million a year. Power revenues are returned to the Federal Treasury to repay the cost of constructing, operating, and maintaining projects.
See also: Reclamation's Searchable Phone Book and Office Addresses List


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North Alantic Oscillation - Cargo 27 September 2011
WHEN: Tuesday 27 September 2011
WHERE: Cargo, 83 Rivington Street, London
HOW MUCH: £8.00 (http://www.wegottickets.com/event/123258) £10.00 on the door
"NAO's music makes me want to take driving lessons just so i can blow all my cash on an obscene foreign sports car which i then race into the face of the setting sun loaded while listening to it. This is considered, classy and ultimately the new cool....i want this. i want music thats been thought about. " - Guy Garvey, BBC 6 Music
"Their bright, friendly electronics and Brian Wilson harmonies suggest Scotland may have the beginnings of its own Animal Collective. Ones to watch." Metro
"They really are quite alarmingly good" - Drowned in Sound Single of the Week
"NAO may well be your favourite new band" - Artrocker
The band have been described as prog-pop and electro-rock, but really they just make music. The music has soaring harmonies and loud guitars and dreamy synths and heavy drums and strange effects and unexpected changes-of-mind.
NAO are the Scottish based trio of Sam Healy (vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, synths, sax, percussion), Ben Martin (drums, percussion, programming) and Bill Walsh (bass, synth bass, vocals). They describe themselves as playing their instruments within a computerised wall of sound.
"Eat Lights; Become Lights mix Krautrock rhythms and celestial drones to heavenly effect" - NME
Formed in the winter of 2007 by Neil Rudd (Guitars, Programming, Loops) & later joined by Rob Hyde (Drums) & Alex Baker (Bass)
Eat Lights; Become Lights share a deep love of classic German electronic acts of the 1970s, evoking classic kosmische bands but making the sound very much their own, creating an ...ever-changing synesthesic landscape of harmony and melody, feedback & drones, played against a driving motorik beat.
With the release of their debut single They Transmit in May 2008 on Enraptured Records, ELBL quickly gained critical praise from the likes of the NME, and record of the week slots from Manchester's Piccadilly Records and Leeds' Norman Records soon followed. The second single Klustered, released in April 2009, was equally well-received, and the band set to work on a long-player.
Gigging heavily since their conception, ELBL have steadily built up a reputation as a formidable live act, and the band have played several high-profile supports, including a sold-out tour with New York electronic pioneers Silver Apples as well as being championed by Stuart Maconie on 6 Music's Freak Zone and Andy Weatherall on BBC Radio 6 mix.
"Fusing alternative rock and trip-hop, The Mouth Of Ghosts make moody, textured music, fueled by ragged guitars and distant electronics."
"The Mouth of Ghosts layer gloom upon folktronica standards to create a sense of undulating dread."
Based in London, The Mouth Of Ghosts formed at the end of 2010. Effortlessly switching between dark and sweet, and drawing inspiration from artists ranging from Bjork to Portishead to Opeth, the band's sound is at once expansive yet immediate and honest.
The band have been gigging around London venues since March 2011 and have quickly created a buzz on the local circuit through a combination of tight musical and powerful vocal performances.


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For easy filling, pipe the egg yolk mixture into the cavity of each egg white half. Disposable piping bags fitted with a large piping tip work well. If you don't have a piping bag on hand, cut the bottom corner of a zip-top plastic baggie, fill the baggie with yolk mixture, seal, and pipe through the cut corner.
Deviled eggs may be prepared in advance and refrigerated, covered with plastic wrap, for up to two days before serving.
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14 days, from 01/07 to 14/07
For children of 5 to 14 years
1,380 €
Finalized course
The original and still the best! A Summer Camp that combines the english learning with native teachers and different outdoor activities.In these Summer Camps there have been more than 45.000 students during the last 38 years.
These Summer Camps are based in the english learning but without forgeting that it's summer, time for the kids and teenaegers to have fun, play and enjoy outdoor activities. Every morning they attend to 4 daily hours of english lessons given by native teachers. During the afternoon, they make different activities such as: spots, games, pool/beach, crafts, outdoor activities... And every night they celebrate a different party! During the weekend the programme is quite different and other kind of activities are done in the camp like optional trips for exemple in Port Aventura.
These english summer camps with different activities are leaded by concrete teachers and monitors selected for their charisma and enthusiam which make students enjoy an unforgettable experience feeling like home.
Situation and environment:
In the Mediterranean sea, Costa Dorada, and Tamarit Castle, Ferran and Altafulla surround Tamarit's house, pretty near from Tarargona city. The forest and beach with authentic Mediterranean profile form the visual landscape in Tamarit's residence: with the natural partk Tamarit - Punta de la Mora, nature reserve of Gaià's river,Tamarit's beach and Cala Jovera. It's an idyllic place for those students that would love to enjoy a summer camp next to the beach.
Facilities and general characteristics:
The house is perfect to took summer camp groups in, it's formed of threes buildings and 16 wood bungalows with air conditioning for the classes. The principal complex has dinning rooms, kitchen, laundry, nurse's office and all kind of rooms. Next to it there are two residential buildings: Blue House and Red House.
Facilities and principal characteristics:
White house
Blue House NEW!
Red House NEW!
18 bungalows to do the classes there
Sport facilities:
The Camp price includes:
Does not include:
This camp is based on teaching languages (English or Spanish for foreigners - depending on the program - ) it combines different activities like sports, games, pool/beach, crafts, outdoor activities, workshops, team building... And every night they celebrate a different party! During the weekend the program changes and they do other kind of activities and optional trips too like Port Aventura (except from Cerdanya's Camps).
Now, we offer an example schedule of the activities done one day during the week, on Saturday and on Sunday. Those activities can change depending on the house where the camp takes place.
- Wake up!
- Morning Exercices 8:30
- Freshen up 9:00
- Breakfast time! 9:45
- Tidy bedroom 10:00 - 11:30
- Language Lesson 1: Grammar & Vocabulary Exercices 11:30 - 12:00
- Break 12:00 - 13:30
- Language Lesson 2: Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writting 13:30 - 14:45
- Lunch time! 15:00 - 16:00
- Language Lesson 3: The Challenge! (theatre, history, science…) 16:00 - 17:00
- Swimming pool/Beach 17:00 - 18:00
- Sports & Leisure 18:15 - 18:45
- Tea time 19:00 - 20:00
- Sports & Leisure 20:30 - 21:30
- Dinner time! 21:45 - 22:45
- Party
- Wake up and breakfast time!
- Moving to Port Aventura or another trip (Cerdanya) 10:00 - 13:30
- Enjoy PortAventura/Costa Caribe' rides.The students that don't join the trip, will join different activities at the camp. 13:30 - 14:45
- Lunch time! 15:00 - 18:30
- Enjoy PortAventura/Costa Caribe.' rides . The students that don't join the trip, will join different activities at the camp. 18:30 - 19:00
- Snack time 19:00 - 20:00 -
Enjoy PortAventura/Costa Caribe' rides.The students that don't join the trip, will join different activities at the camp. 20:30 - 21:30
- Return to the camp 21:45 - 22:45
- Snack 23:00
- Lights out
- Wake up and breakfast time!
9:45 - 10:00
- Room inspection 10:00 - 11:30
- Mass (misa opcional según horario de la Iglesia) or Athletics, Cooperation Race, etc. 11:30 - 12:00
- Swimming pool / Beach 13:30 - 15:00
- Lunch time! 15:00 - 18:30
- Optional activities (Golf, Sailing...) or activities in the camp 18:30 - 19:00
- Tea time 19:00 - 20:30
- Sports & Leisure 20:30 - 21:30
- Dinner time! 21:45 - 22:45
- Party
Durante el campamento, también se pueden realizar otro tipo de actividades opcionales como excursiones, visitas, bautizos... En Tamarit te puedes apuntar a:


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This is tenth video tutorial of QGIS. It is about raster analysis. The objective is to learn and use raster analysis in qgis.
- Load analysis.qgs
- Set project crs to 33S
- Add four settelite files and create virtual raster catalog. Raster > Miscellaneous > Build Virtual Raster (Catalog).
- Save in exercise_data/residential_development as aerial_photos.vrt
- Raster > Projections > Warp (Reproject). to 70300
- Raster > Miscellaneous > Merge.
- Changing Raster Layer Symbology and using View > Toolbars > Raster
- Terrain Analysis (hillshade, Slope and Aspect)
- Using the Raster Calculator, aspect@1 <= 90 OR aspect@1 >= 270, save it in aspect_north.tif and also calculate slope_lte2.tif and slope_lte5.tif.
- Write criteria for location: ( aspect_north@1 = 1 AND slope_lte5@1 = 1 ) OR slope_lte2@1 = 1 and save it as all_conditions.tif.
- Simplifying Raster: all_conditions_sieve.tif and Threshold and Pixel connections values to 8
- Open the Raster Calculator again, and build this expression: (all_conditions_sieve@1 <= 0) = 0 and save output as: all_conditions_simple.tif
- Raster > Conversion > Polygonize (Raster to Vector). Field name = suitable and save it as: all_terrain.shp
- For filer of suitable = 1, save it as suitable_terrain.shp
- Raster > Conversion > Rasterize (Vector to Raster) for suitable_terrain.shp, width = 837 and height = 661
- Use the Intersect tool (Vector -> Geoprocessing Tools) to create a new vector layer called new_solution.shp which contains only those buildings which intersect the suitable_terrain layer.
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Georgia and Don Lee are a fixture in the Cal Shakes volunteer corps. They've volunteered with us since our very first season at the Bruns, in 1991. They reside in Oakland and lead an active life of theater-going, traveling, dancing, and supporting the SF Giants. They volunteer at our Inside Scoops—panel discussions with Jonathan Moscone, production directors, and Philippa Kelly—at the Orinda Library and as volunteer ushers at the Bruns.
How do you both spend your time when you are not at Cal Shakes? Georgia is still working part-time, working at least two days a week. Don is an avid Giants baseball fan and enjoys following their games. We also do folk dancing and square dancing (although not as much as in years gone by). We also "do" a lot of theater, ushering at various venues in the Bay Area.
Where have you traveled to in the last few years? Georgia made a trip to Africa in 2011 and enjoyed seeing all the wild animals in their natural habitat and also visited Victoria Falls. In the past, we've also visited Iguassu Falls. Other trips included Antarctica, the Galapagos, Machu Picchu, countries in South America, China, Russia, and European countries, among others.
What does Cal Shakes mean to you? Cal Shakes provides fantastic entertainment value to its patrons. The staff and performers are a very friendly and talented community!
Thank you, Georgia & Don!
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From Alaska Dispatch News, by Vic Van Ballenberghe, July 16, 2017
"In 1994, Alaska's Legislature passed the Intensive Management Law intended to increase populations of moose, caribou and deer and thereby provide increased harvests for hunters. Hunting organizations supported the bill that paved the way for large-scale predator control programs. The prevailing model crafted at the time by Department of Fish and Game biologists predicted that in nearly all cases, reducing wolves and bears would increase moose and caribou numbers and would ultimately benefit hunters. The Board of Game eagerly adopted this model and vigorously applied it after 2002 across a broad area of the state. Thousands of wolves and bears were killed as part of intensive management programs featuring controversial, extreme methods including public aerial shooting of wolves, gassing of wolf pups in dens, trapping bears and shooting bears from helicopters.
From the beginning, some biologists warned that managing wildlife was far more complex than simply reducing predators. We knew that predation sometimes limited prey numbers, but other factors often overshadowed predation. These included food quantity and quality, severe winters, dry summers and hunting. We stressed the importance of conducting field studies before implementing predator control, during control to monitor progress and after control to evaluate effectiveness. But some of the approved control programs lacked the necessary studies and information to justify, implement, monitor and evaluate predator reductions…
…My own analysis of statewide moose harvests before and after aggressive, intensive management showed no significant increase in harvests as a result of reducing predators. Intensive management didn't result in larger moose harvests despite an increase of about 5,000 hunters per year on average during aggressive management programs."
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ELDRIDGE: Duncan CAMPBELL's Last Will and Testament, Scott County, Iowa - 11 Feb 1881
Scott County, Iowa Circuit Court #2030 - Probate
Now all men by these presents [presence?]: That I Duncan C. ELDRIDGE of the City of Davenport in the County of Scott and State of Iowa, being of sound and disposing mind and memory, and being desirous of settling my worldly affairs while I have strength and capacity so to do, have made published and declared. And now here do make publish and declare as and for my last Will and TEstament (hereby revoking all former wills by me made) in manner and form following that is to say -
I. It is my will that as soon as practicable after my death all my just debts if any there should be shall be paid in the manner provided by law.
II. All my property real personal or mixed, and of whatwoever kind or nature which I shall own and be in possession of as entitled to at teh time of my death, and which shall not be needed for the payment of my debts as aforesaid. I give and bequeath and devise onto my beloved wife Rebecca E. [Elizabeth LIPPINCOTT] ELDRIDGE, to have and to hold the same absolutely and forever, and free from any restriction, except as to the remainder after teh death of my said wife Rebecca E. ELDRIDGE, should there be any of my said property or the proceeds thereof left that any and all such remainder and remainders I give and bequeath as follows: The undivided one-half thereof. I give and bequeath and devise to my son Micajah LIPPINCOTT ELDRIDGE to have and to hold the same forever. The other undivided one-half thereof I give and bequeath and devise to my four grand children to wit: Mary Rebecca (sometimes called Birdie) ELDRIDGE, Anna ELDRIDGE and Rea ELDRIDGE, children of my son Charles Henry ELDRIDGE, and Lewis M. ASHER [son of dtr Sarah], my said grand children to share and share alike of the undivided one-half bequeathed to them to have and to hold the same forever.
III And I hereby appoint my said wife sole Executrix of this my last will and testament and I direct that she shall not be requried to give bonds for the faithful performance of her duties as such.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and have published and declared these presents as and for my last will and testament in presence of the witnesses whose names are subscribed hereto attesting such my acts and deeds, so done in the City of Davenport, Scott County, Iowa this eleventh day of February A.D. 1881. Signed - D. C. ELDRIDGE.
...in witness thereof we have at the request of said testator and in his presence or names as witnesses of such his acts and deeds. Signed C.H. KENT, Davenport, Iowa; M. D. SNYDER, Davenport, Iowa.
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Bawden4 , from Iowa, USA, has been a Family Tree Circles member since Apr 2011. is researching the following names: BAWDEN, BEECHER, LIPPINCOTT and 8 other(s).
The Eldridge-Bawden Families: The Ancestry and Descendants of Duncan Campbell Eldridge and Stephen Bawden, Scott County, Iowa; author-compiler Alice Richardson Sloan, C.G. (dec 2011), commissioned by John Duvall Bawden (dec 1992), Bettendorf, Iowa; Anundsen Pub Co., Decorah, Iowa , 1986, 290 pps, no copyright, no ISBN, in the personal library of this writer.
This blog appeared in the appendix of the above vinyl-bound source on page 254-54


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Smart Grid in Interactive Mode
This interactive flash website – GE ecoimagination – dedicated to new device from General Electric – Advanced Metering System (AMS) – or "smart grid". This device will provide an opportunity to better monitor and manage electric use and cost in near real-time. Each page of the site shows the benefits of using alternative energy and this grid system. You can control the number of turbines, the number of homes that use smart meters by yourself, and as aresult of your choice you'll see the number of trees saved, the amount of CO2 etc. Such informational websites is now very relevant, especially if they have done so clearly and accurately.


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SPN (Sony Pictures Networks) and ZEE (Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited) have completed the first phase of a two-phase acquisition of the Ten Sports Network in a majority of the countries and territories where Ten Sports Network operates, including India, and USD 330 million was paid to ZEE by SPN and its affiliates.
Certain other operations and assets will be included in the final phase of the acquisition, which is expected to be completed in the next few months, subject to certain closing conditions. Following the completion of this phase of the acquisition, SPN's cluster of nine sports channels will now include Sony Six and Sony Six HD, Sony ESPN, and Sony ESPN HD, Ten 1, Ten 1 HD, Ten 2, Ten 3, and Ten Golf HD


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Each day, you'll choose two meals of your own, each with a serving of lean protein, three servings of non-starchy vegetables, and up to two servings of healthy fat (depending on which lean protein you select).
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Caught By Girlfriend
Zack's Jackin' Part 1
I last left of with the last of me and Nick's encounters. Still, there were many times me and him got together that I left out.
Me and Nick always jacked off when we got together. One time we got a bit bored with the usual stuff, so we called over his friend Ron. Ron's body was similar to me and Nick's, he was pretty tal, tan, and athletic. Ron came over and Nick told him it was time to play. Ron said 'Ok' and immediately started taking off his clothes, which told me that he and Nick had done stuff before. So Nick and I stripped and we all got onto Nick's bed. It was a kingsize waterbed so there was plenty of room for the 3 of us. A threesome with 2 other guys was nothing new to me, as I'll get into that later.
Nick took Ron's cock into his hands, spit on it and smeared it all over before starting to rub it. Ron's cock grew to about 7 inches. Nick was also around 7 inches. I was about 7 and a half, just bigger than both of them, which was my secret pride. Anyways, while Nick did this, Ron told me to come over to him. As he layed down, Nick started to suck him, so I kneeled over Ron and he took my dick in his mouth, starting to suck me. It was phenomenal as always. Then Nick said 'we have to fuck, I've been thinking about this for awhile. Zack, you're first.' I was happy, I had been wanting to be anal fucked for awhile. So I layed down and Nick lubed up and got ready. Then Ron lubed me up and sat on me. He then slid my dick into his ass as Nick slid his dick into me. It was kinda painful at first, but then it started to feel incredibly good. It was especially good fucking and being fucked at the same time. Then Nick and Ron switched, and Ron warned me that he was able to cum. I didn't mind and we all kept fucking. Eventually Ron shot his load in me and me and Nick orgasmed without shooting much. After that I took a break while Nick fucked Ron. That was the only time that I ever did anything with Ron.


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However, the question is, what form of QE? It can't really be the QE in its traditional sense like what has been seen in the US, as Europe uses bank funding rather than bonds. So as Draghi mentioned, the discussions centred on possible negative real deposit rates and other forms of unconventional monetary policy. The ECB really is looking at all possibilities as it looks to close the gap in the periphery.
We still think it is unlikely to see QE in the eurozone, despite what was suggested overnight considering the forward estimates from the bank itself. The bank is forecasting inflation to moderate in the coming two month before returning to 1% by the end of the northern summer. This timeframe should be fast enough to see the bank holding firm – however if this doesn't happen we will see QE enacted.
Moving to the other side of the Atlantic, the story seems to be a lot brighter; the ISM services PMI index came in at 53.1 up from 51.6 in the previous month; it was however was below the consensus estimate of 53.5 and was the slowest expansion pace in four years. The silver lining though – the jobs component of the survey had its largest jump on record from a strong contraction of 47.5 to expansion of 53.6.
Considering services are the biggest component of the US economy and also the largest employment sector in the US, this really does put the non-farm payrolls figure tonight on target for the forecasted number of 200,000 jobs added.
The NFP are gearing up for a big figure and the movements in the USD suggest the market is really looking for a beat. Trading in USD/JPY was a real indication that tonight's read will be positive; the pair rallied to 104.10 in Asian trade and has held just below this level (103.95) through European and American trade. It will be the pair to watch today as Asian investors position for what is building up to be one of the more influential NFP report for 2014.
Ahead of the Australian Open
We have very little leads coming from overnight markets; we are currently calling the ASX up a solitary point on the 10am bell (AEDT) to 5411. However, as mentioned yesterday, the index over the past two weeks has been struggling to find support above 5400 points where strong resistance kicks in; yesterday's leads were not enough for the market to really break away from the 5400 point mark, and with most international investors concentrating on NFP and US market, it would not be surprising to see the ASX in the red come 4.10pm AEDT.
The iron ore futures once more correctly called the spot iron ore market with Fe62% moving slightly higher to 115.50, adding 20 cents; it looks to be supportive of the materials sector with BHP's ADR pointing higher, however once again gold fell and is likely to see gold stocks coming under increased pressure.


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Fierce rivals Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United to do battle in fourth round of English Football League Cup
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Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino and Hammers manager Slaven Bilic will go head-to-head twice over the next month
London rivals Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United have been drawn against each other in the fourth round of the English Football League Cup.
The two Premier League clubs progressed into the next round of the competition with home victories on Tuesday night.
Spurs edged past Barnsley 1-0 at Wembley Stadium thanks to Dele Alli's 65th-minute strike.
Hammers cruised into the fourth round far more easier following a 3-0 defeat over Bolton Wanderers at the London Stadium.
Angelo Ogbonna, Diafra Sakho and Arthur Masuaku netted for Slaven Bilic's team to set up a clash with Spurs.
West Ham are set to visit Wembley on Tuesday October 24 with both clubs now just one victory away from the last eight.
It means the two fierce rivals will do battle twice over the next month with Tottenham visiting the London Stadium this Saturday (12.30pm kick-off) in the Premier League.
Both sides had disappointing attendances for their respective third-round clashes, but a much better attendance will be expected at Wembley next month.


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I love Christmas… I always have.
I love the decorations and lights.
I love Christmas songs (my iPod has over 400 Christmas songs that play randomly from December first on).
I love decorating the tree. We always do this the last weekend in November, wanting it to be up at least a month.
I love buying new decorations every year… just three or four personal ones to update the personality of the tree.
I love buying candy canes.
I love eating candy canes.
I love buying presents for the people I love.
I love wrapping presents, treating each one with the care it deserves.
I love seeing their faces when they unwrap their gifts and get something special… sometimes something they didn't know even existed. It's not the price of the gift that matters, but the personal care with which it's selected.
I love Christmas movies from 'Home Alone', to 'It's a Wonderful Life' to 'A Christmas Carol', I even loved the mostly hated 'Jingle All the Way'. I always watch the women's network in December to see the new and old romantic Christmas movies like 'Christmas in Boston' and 'SnowGlobe'.
I never miss the annual showing of the television version of a 'Charlie Brown Christmas' and 'How The Grinch Stole Christmas'.
I even give all my students candy canes on the first school day of December and again on the last day of school before Christmas.
So I was my jolly, holiday happy self, just starting the last week before the Christmas break when things began to get strange.
On Monday, after school, there was a present on my desk wrapped with a note. I assumed it was another Secret Santa gift, something our staff did every year, although I had already received one that day.
I opened the note and stared at it, perplexed:
A present for the hottest teacher in the school.
What a weird note.
Curious, I opened it and gasped. It was a pair of beige thigh high stockings.
Who would give me a pair of thigh high stockings? I mean I love stockings and wear them every day. Sometimes it's stockings and a garter, sometimes it's pantyhose and sometimes it's actual thigh highs… it's my own secret rebellion hidden beneath my rather conservative teacher's attire.
Most people saw me as a dedicated, caring English teacher, some saw me as a bitch who doesn't accept excuses for sloppy or tardy work, but none saw the other sides of me.
Because I hid those other two sides of me from almost everybody.
Only my husband, and a one-night-stand partner in the extremely rare lesbian encounter when I travelled, knew of my sexual subservient nature.
In the bedroom I was my husband's slut. I loved being his obedient submissive. I loved being fucked and used like a bimbo bitch.
I love sucking cock.
I love swallowing cum.
I like getting facials, although I prefer swallowing the yummy load… I do like the submissive humiliation of allowing my man to plant his metaphorical flag of ownership over me with a facial.
I like getting fucked hard… doggy style my favourite.
I even take it in the ass, although usually only when I'm drunk and really willing to be a hundred percent subservient.
I also love role playing, having a couple dozen costumes where I act out the sluttiest possible version of a character like:
Slutty Airline Attendant (for the record we joined the mile high club on the way to Japan in the tiny washroom and again on the way back when I blew him right in our seats… an older couple sleeping across the aisle from us.
Me the Student and him the Teacher, my being able to look a lot younger than my 37 when I tried with just an extra few touches of makeup.
A Witch getting a load just seconds before taking my children out trick or treating.
A maid who doesn't speak English.
These, of course, were just a few of the kinky, slutty, outfits I had… although with young children and a husband whose work had him gone for weeks at a time… I didn't get to wear them as much as I would like… or get fucked as much as I like.
Unknown to any of my friends, or colleagues, or family, or even my husband, I write erotica for fun and have done so for over six years. I've posted almost 300 stories (if you include each chapter of my many sequel stories on their own) in almost a dozen genres out there. Unknown to all is my secret name: Jasmine Walker… and my secret writing name silkstockingslover (which goes back to an ex-fiancé who was absolutely obsessed with nylons and a fetish I kept long after he dropped out of the picture).
Then… one week in December 2016, my two worlds, three I suppose, came colliding into each other all at once.
I looked back at the gift. These were nice sheer thigh highs… these were expensive and worth it.
As I lifted them up, I noticed there was a second note.
I unfolded it and was again surprised by the words.
I expect you to be wearing these tomorrow, my pet.
It was typed, so I couldn't analyze the handwriting.
I instantly felt I was in one of my own stories. I had a lot of fantasies that I had written about, and some I had yet to write about… but I definitely had a half dozen plus recurring themes in my late night fantasies:
A bukkake in the locker room (preferably a dozen senior football players or basketball players coating me in their hot, sticky, cum.
Getting fucked by a big black cock or eating a black pussy (preferably getting fucked by black cock while eating black pussy). I sometimes am called a racist for this fantasy, but the reality is that the taboo of it turns me on and I find the black body beautiful… and although I know many black cocks are average size, I also know many others are super-sized.
I desperately want to get double penetrated… preferably by two hung seniors who know how to fuck the living shit out of me before they give me a double facial.
Having a threesome with my two sisters who both worship me or who both make me their slut.
But my biggest fantasy… by far… was being seduced and dominated by a teenage female student. Every year I would have a student who dominated my dreams and was the key female archetype of my stories.
Once it was a cheerleader, another time a popular rich bitch… each who would use me as the secret slut I was.
But, more years than not, I fantasized about one of my shy students being the one to blackmail me and make me her personal pussy pleaser….
This year it was Melanie. Shy and sweet, a hard working young lady, with excellent marks and, to top it off, she wore pantyhose most days… which, as you know, is my fetish… my greatest personal weakness.
I love the look of them on a female's legs and especially displaying her feet.
I love the touch of them… especially if they're sheer silk.
I love a pair of legs wrapped in them and then wrapped around my body as I eagerly eat a pussy (something that has happened only a few precious times).
They also easily distract me.
When I see a student in nylons I almost always stare.
Then I wonder if the nylons she's wearing are reinforced toe or sandalfoot toe… my preference is for the latter, as I like the clear, clean sheer look; the reinforced toe distracts from the elegance of the shiny look and the contours of the enclosed foot.
I assume that the girl is wearing pantyhose, but in my fantasies she will always be in thigh highs or a garter-belt and stockings… her own sexy secret, like the one I have.
As I re-read the brief note, I focus on two key things:
- The person is telling me to do something
He/She is calling me her 'pet'… instantly creating a hierarchy in power… one where I am obviously the subservient.
Again these are all details I have used dozens of times in my almost 300 released stories… and assuredly in many yet to be released.
Conflicting emotions swarm through me at the note, the gift.
I am undeniably turned on… the idea of being someone's submissive is my greatest unresolved fantasy.
I'm petrified… who is doing this? A teacher? A student? A parent? Who? Who? Who?
Not knowing creates instant anxiety as I ponder the implications of the note.
Did someone have a clue I was silkstockingslover? It seemed rather unlikely, but that was the first thing that popped into my head.
Why would they send me nylons?
Why would they order me to wear them?
Oddly, even as anxiety riddled me with consequences: my job, my reputation and my family all potentially at risk, my panties were sopping wet.
I felt compelled to obey, not out of risk of being 'outed' (although that hung above me like a dark storm cloud), but in response to my natural submissive DNA.
Plus, I wore nylons every day, even casual Fridays, so it would be easy to obey without really changing anything I did.
Sometimes I even wore thigh highs to work, sometimes a garter and stockings and on occasion I even went commando by wearing crotchless pantyhose… my own secret rebellion to the generic perception of an English teacher.
I put the two notes and the thigh highs in my purse and headed home, with a pile of Hamlet essays to read. As I was leaving, Joan, a Chemistry teacher, asked, "What did you get today?"
I stammered, Joan seeming highly unlikely to be my secret gift giver, "W-w-what?"
Joan clarified, "From your Secret Santa."
"Ohhh," I nodded, realizing she wasn't talking about my unorthodox after school gift, but the traditional Secret Santa we had among staff. "A coffee on my desk at break and a donut."
"Nice," she smiled, "I got a Christmas coffee mug."
"You can never have too many coffee cups," I joked.
She laughed, "I think you can, and I've just reached that number."
I nodded, a coffee mug for my principal, who was the name I drew, was what I had intended for one of the remaining days, "I may have to reconsider my upcoming gifts."
"Have a good night," she said.
"You too," I nodded, heading out.
That night, my husband gone (all week, actually, as he often was, working in the oil industry), I ended up working on a new sex story in my 'turning contest' series, knowing I was too horny and distracted to even begin to grade a Shakespeare essay.
As usual, once I started I got going and wrote over 3000 words while my pussy slowly percolated.
Somehow, and I don't know why I assumed this, I knew the person who left me the thigh highs was a girl.
I had no rationale other than a feeling, but I just knew. I wasn't sure if it was a student, a fellow teacher or even a parent, but I was positive it was female. But who?
So going to my lesbian porn files, I clicked on one of my favourite video clips, 'Friendly Fuck' starring Lolo Punzel, Dylan Daniels, and Parker Swayze, and began watching it (I loved the unbelievable but super-hot scenes where a girl is seduced with others around… this one a MILF molesting the daughter of a friend while they are all in the kitchen… I suppose it is like the idea of me being seduced by a student while the rest of the class is oblivious), splitting my computer screen in two so I could watch while I continued writing.
The reality is, and perhaps my readers have noticed this over the years, I enjoy the setup of the sex scene much more than the actual sex scene.
Perhaps because, being female, I like the foreplay that comes before the play, or perhaps it's because I love creating living, breathing characters that are more outgoing than myself. I create characters that often represent how I wish I could be.
By the time I get to the sex scene, I have sometimes become so exhausted by immersing myself in the setting, the plot, and the characters, that the sex itself seems anti-climactic (pun intended). Ironically, I get questioned sometimes for having too much plot or, if I write a stroke story, not enough plot.
Eventually, as I finished a sex scene in a lesbian story about a future world where women were in charge and men were all submissives (who knows if I'll ever release that series), my pussy was on fire as it always becomes when I write (people often ask if I get horny writing… of course, I do, if I didn't I likely wouldn't write… truth be told, I write for me first and fans and readers second. This is why I only write maybe 5% of my fan requests; as I only write them if the idea gets my kitty wet).
As I watched the lesbian scene, the teenager getting fingered, while the MILF talks to her mother, I imagined a scene where I was about to pay the babysitter while my husband went upstairs to change for bed.
I went to my purse to pay Angela, our babysitter and next door neighbour (a shy girl who I had taught last year… who seemed to be a lot more outgoing this year… including cutting her long blonde hair short), as Alden went upstairs, having had a little too much to drink.
"How was your evening?" she asked, dressed in a short dress and pantyhose (this is my fantasy after all).
"Fine," I sighed, annoyed he had drunk so much.
She walked around in front of me and objected gently, "You don't sound fine."
As I went through my purse I realized I had no cash. "No, I'm fine. Alden just drank a bit too much."
"Too drunk for hanky panky?" she asked.
I laughed, "Definitely too drunk for hanky panky. He's likely asleep already."
"Well that is a shame," she said.
"It is also a shame that apparently he spent my last forty bucks at some point," I admitted. "I'll have to pay you tomorrow."
"Well," she smiled, as she roughly pushed me to my knees and lifted up her skirt, "I think I know a way you can pay me now."
"Angela?" I gasped, as I stared at her pussy through the sheer hosiery… surprised to see she hadn't worn any panties.
"Mrs. Jones," she purred, looking down at me. "We both know you secretly want to eat teen pussy… all the girls in the school know it."
"They do?" I asked, not looking at her but at the tantalizing pussy just out of my reach.
She moved her hands to her pantyhose-clad pussy and ripped them at the crotch. "The way you check out girls in pantyhose, especially if they take their shoes off… it's obvious you're a lesbian."
"I'm just easily distracted," I lied, even as I was distracted by her shaved pussy.
She grabbed my head and pulled me into her wetness as she ordered, "Well, get focused, you secret slut."
My face swarmed with the sweet scent of teen cunt, a long time fantasy suddenly coming true… I was about to eat teen cunt. I totally forgot she was a student at my school and my babysitter from next door as I began licking.
"Good girl," Angela moaned, as her pussy exploded on my taste buds.
"Mmmmmm," I moaned, the taste even more intoxicating than I had imagined all these years.
"I knew you were a little cunt muncher," Angela purred, as she drew her hands through my hair.
I was so intoxicated with her pussy I was indeed her pussy muncher. I licked hungrily as I wanted more pussy juice, I wanted to get her off. As her breathing increased, she let go of my head and leaned against the wall and moaned, "Don't you fucking stop."
Sensing she was close, I slid two fingers inside her wetness even as I continued lapping her cunt.
"Oooooooh, yes, you fucking slut teacher," Angela moaned loudly… loud enough to alert my husband if by some impossible chance he hadn't already passed out.
A few more seconds of furious fingering and Angela came hard… just as I did.
I leaned back and came hard… like I always do after a few hours of writing and then conjuring up one of my few dozen fantasies that played in my head depending on my mood.
My two favourite fantasies were first: being forced to be a slut to a black stud student. Forced to suck his huge black cock.
Fucked in the ass on my desk:
Eventually taking a massive load all over me:
God, I wanted a black cock.
That said, my greatest fantasy was being seduced by a bitchy cheerleader and forced to eat her out right in my classroom:
Anyway, my pussy leaking, I headed to bed still unsure what this mystery person had in store for me.
The next morning, I pondered whether to wear the thigh highs that had been left for me. After some consideration I figured why not. One: I often wore thigh highs anyway; two: obeying such a simple command was easy; three: the more I thought about it, the more this had to be my husband. He often surprised me with presents, although never at work before (other than flowers). I texted him asking if he'd left me a gift on my desk yesterday, but being up north he often had no Wi-Fi, and he hadn't responded.
So I wore a long skirt with the thigh highs and decided, feeling naughty, to go sans underwear, feeling confident the secret, Secret Santa was my husband. The big question was who he had helping him.
The day went without incident, other than a student bringing me a cup of coffee and a muffin during the morning break… obviously from my regular Secret Santa.


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Adrienne Bailon Reveals Her Plastic Surgery Regrets
September 22, 2014 in Celebrity Plastic Surgery by Lisa Stanfield | Leave a Comment
Former Cheetah Girl Adrienne Bailon has recently turned 30 and is now dishing on some of the mistakes she made when she was younger, including getting breast implants.
In an interview with E! News' Ali Fedotowsky, Adrienne Bailon revealed what she thinks about life at 30 so far, including plastic surgery.
Ali pointed out that Adrienne frequently discusses plastic surgery on her own show, The Real, and asked the former Disney child to share her thoughts on the subject.
"I say, try not to do it," Adrienne said. "First of all you should attempt to love your body and your face the way it is. I personally would never touch my face, I just think that's a little too scary for me."
"When I was 19 years old, I actually did get breast implants. Probably one of my greatest regrets because I went from having an insecurity that I didn't have big breasts to now looking like a porn star, and I was like, this is not great."
She continued, "When you're younger, you don't realize how great you have it. I ended up taking them out, so it looks like I breastfed a small village which is not so exciting."
Adrienne first opened up about her plastic surgery procedure on The Real last year, saying that she had wanted to get breast implants because she was insecure about her chest size. Yet after the procedure, she was insecure for an entirely new reason, as new she was self conscious about her chest being too large.
"At 19 years old I went and got breast implants and I went from one insecurity to another insecurity…I always had boobs, they just weren't huge," she says. "I asked for a B, I came out with a Double D."
Not only was Adrienne too busty, her boss at the time, Disney, wasn't pleased about her decision to go under the knife between filming Cheetah Girls and Cheetah Girls 2.
"I ended up getting them removed. I got my breast implants taken out because I looked crazy," Bailon says.
MakeMeHeal.com first suspected that Adrienne had undergone breast augmentation back in 2008, when she was a rising star that had the unfortunate experience of having nude photos revealed online, similar to the current scandal that is sweeping the celebrity world. Wearing skimpy or no lingerie, Adrienne's breasts looked full and round, indicating that a breast augmentation had taken place.
Since then, it seems likely that although she has had her breast implants removed, the star now relies on underwire undergarments to boost her bust.
Adrienne has spoken openly about her regrets in the past as well, including getting the name of a famous beau tattooed on her body—Rob Kardashian. Since revealing her mistake, Adrienne has also said that she has undergone laser tattoo removal to get rid of his name.
And although Adrienne says that doing anything to her face would be too scary, in the past she has been suspected of lip augmentation via temporary fillers like Juvederm, so perhaps doing anything permanent, like implants or a nose job, is what she was really referring to.


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Research Triangle Park's (RTP) The Generation Companies, LLC (Generation), a real estate developer, owner, receiver, asset manager, and operator of extended-stay and select-service hotels, recently topped out their Augusta, Georgia Home2 Suites by Hilton. The top-out ceremony, celebrating the completion of all external construction of the hotel.
The celebration opened with a welcome by William Smith, managing director, real estate and construction, The Generation Companies, and included remarks by Generation president H. Mark Daley III and Hilton vice-president and managing director of franchise development Steve Crabill.
The next step in the building process is the interior construction. The property is slated to open in March, 2013.
"All of us at The Generation Companies are excited to be bringing the most progressive product concept in extended-stay lodging to the greater Augusta area ," Daley, in an announcement. "Add to that our award-winning hotel operations team and the product-service combination is going to make a lot of visitors to the Augusta market, whether leisure or corporate, quite pleased. And having this hotel open in time for the 2013 Masters is going to be great."
Generation is the developer for the 123-suite, four-story, upper mid-tier hotel project, handling the site identification and acquisition, design, entitlements, construction, purchasing, and opening of the hotel. The hotel is owned by Generation Suites of Augusta, LLC and will be managed by The Generation Companies.


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Radio Free Northwest - August 30th, 1914
HAC talks about the Terrorism Industry, Gretchen the Librarian reviews a book on Icelandic women, Edgar J. Steele speaks in defense of anti-semitsm, and Harold has a Viking moment.
"To the future or to the past, to a time when thought is free...to a time when truth exists, and what is done cannot be undone...From the age of uniformity, from the age of solitude, from the age of Big Brother, from the age of doublethink--greetings!" - George Orwell, 1984
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provide way to implement primary key table as single btree rather than separate btree/heap table. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: DERBY-3747 URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/DERBY-3747 Project: Derby Issue Type: Improvement Components: SQL, Store Affects Versions: 10.4.1.3 Reporter: Mike Matrigali Priority: Minor Derby currently always stores base tables in a heap table, and then all indexing is provided by separate indexes on top of the base table. This architecture fits well with tables with small keys relative to the indexed data and for tables that want multiple indexes on top of a single table. But for cases where only a single index is required the overhead could be removed. One option would be to just go ahead and store the whole table in the btree and have no heap at all. The following issues would have to be resolved: 1) current btree does not support keyed/unkeyed fields. The infrastructure is there but just not used. This project could be worked on independently and would provide benefit to existing users. It would allow more efficient "covered" indexes where only part of the covered columns need be be indexed. This would also solve the problem that currently there are some types which are not comparable and thus can't be put into a btree. 2) current btree limits the size of entries, there is no "overflow" concept as is supported in base tables. An overflowed key is going to be a serious performance issue, but would seem reasonable to support overflow non-keyed fields. 3) current locking strategy is "data-only" locking that uses the rowid of the heap row as the invarient key associated with a row in the database. Some substitute would have to be created - any unique id generator stored as part of the row in the btree in place of the row location should work. 4) To support another index on such a "index base table" is a problem as the rows in the btree will move. So secondary indexes would have to do btree searches of the index base table to find a row. The secondary index would have to store the key columns of the index base table in addition to any key column's of the secondary index. 5) changes to language to build such an index base table and to recognize and use such an index, including understanding that there is no base table (or maybe it is a base table and changes need to happen to access it differently than other "base" tables). -- This message is automatically generated by JIRA. - You can reply to this email to add a comment to the issue online.
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