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Stephen3 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 138 diseños de 35 diseñadores freelance.
Protective Technology are in the business of selling materials that create additional protection to finished goods – we currently deal with antimicrobial brand Ultra-Fresh and a range of flame retardant products. These coatings are creating an added value item still utilizing the products we sell but allowing us to further enhance existing and potentially larger customer base. For more information on our company go to http://www.protective.com.au or about our Australian promotion of Ultra-Fresh http://www.ultra-fresh.com.au
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*Jackson Township, named after Andrew Jackson,[20] is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 54,856.[9] The population increased by 12,040 (+28.1%) from the 42,816 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,583 (+28.8%) from the 33,233 counted in the 1990 Census.[21] The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census. The township is located within the New Jersey Pine Barrens.[22] Jackson is the site of Six Flags Great Adventure, home to the 456-foot (139 m) Kingda Ka, which as of 2014 is the tallest roller coaster in the world.[23] Jackson is also home to Six Flags Hurricane Harbor and Six Flags Wild Safari. Jackson Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1844, from portions of Dover Township (now Toms River Township), Freehold Township and Upper Freehold Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. It became part of the newly created Ocean County on February 15, 1850. Portions of the township were taken to form Plumsted Township on March 11, 1845.[24] Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Climate 2 Demographics 2.1 2010 Census 2.2 2000 Census 3 Economy 4 Government 4.1 Local government 4.2 Public safety departments 4.3 Federal, state and county representation 4.4 Politics 5 Education 6 Transportation 6.1 Roads and highways 6.2 Public transportation 7 Notable people 8 References 9 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 100.624 square miles (260.616 km2), including 99.244 square miles (257.041 km2) of land and 1.380 square miles (3.575 km2) of water (1.37%).[1][2] Jackson is the largest municipality by area in Ocean County.[1] Vista Center (with a 2010 population of 2,095[25]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Jackson Township.[26][27][28] Other unincorporated communities, localities and populated places located completely or partially within the township include Archers Corner, Bennetts Mills, Burksville, Butterfly Bridge, Cassville, Colliers Mills, DeBow Corner, Francis Mills, Grayville, Harmony, Holmansville, Hyson, Jackson Mills, Kapps Corner, Leesville, Legler, Maryland, Midwood, New Prospect, Pleasant Grove, Prospertown, Ridgeway State Forest, Success, The Alligator, Van Hiseville, Webbsville, Whitesbridge and Whitesville.[29][30][31] The township borders Lakewood Township, Manchester Township, Plumsted Township and Toms River Township in Ocean County, and Freehold Township, Howell Township, Millstone Township and Upper Freehold Township, and in Monmouth County.[32] Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area is a 12,906.63-acre (5,223.13 ha) wildlife management area located within portions of both Jackson Township and Plumsted Township operated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife.[33][34] Several man-made lakes are located within the township, including Success Lake in the Colliers Mills Wildlife Management Area. Climate Jackson has a Warm Humid Continental Climate.[citation needed] [hide]Climate data for Jackson, NJ Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Average high °F (°C) 41 (5) 44 (7) 51 (11) 61 (16) 71 (22) 80 (27) 85 (29) 83 (28) 77 (25) 67 (19) 57 (14) 46 (8) 63.6 (17.6) Average low °F (°C) 22 (-6) 24 (-4) 30 (-1) 39 (4) 49 (9) 59 (15) 64 (18) 62 (17) 55 (13) 43 (6) 35 (2) 27 (-3) 42.4 (5.8) Average precipitation inches (mm) 3.92 (99.6) 3.30 (83.8) 4.79 (121.7) 4.07 (103.4) 3.73 (94.7) 3.80 (96.5) 4.60 (116.8) 4.69 (119.1) 3.79 (96.3) 3.90 (99.1) 4.11 (104.4) 4.51 (114.6) 49.21 (1,250) Source: [35] Demographics Historical population Census Pop. %± 1850 1,333 * — 1860 1,606 20.5% 1870 1,755 9.3% 1880 1,803 2.7% 1890 1,717 -4.8% 1900 1,595 -7.1% 1910 1,325 -16.9% 1920 1,268 -4.3% 1930 1,719 35.6% 1940 2,153 25.2% 1950 3,513 63.2% 1960 5,939 69.1% 1970 18,276 207.7% 1980 25,644 40.3% 1990 33,233 29.6% 2000 42,816 28.8% 2010 54,856 28.1% Est. 2014 56,449 [12][36] 2.9% Population sources: 1850-2000[37] 1850-1920[38] 1850-1870[39] 1850[40] 1870[41] 1880-1890[42] 1890-1910[43] 1910-1930[44] 1900-1990[45] 2000[46][47] 2010[8][9][10][11] * = Lost territory in previous decade.[24] 2010 Census At the 2010 United States Census, there were 54,856 people, 19,417 households, and 15,048 families residing in the township. The population density was 552.7 per square mile (213.4/km2). There were 20,342 housing units at an average density of 205.0 per square mile (79.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 88.90% (48,765) White, 4.86% (2,664) Black or African American, 0.10% (57) Native American, 2.95% (1,616) Asian, 0.03% (18) Pacific Islander, 1.27% (696) from other races, and 1.90% (1,040) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 7.83% (4,295) of the population.[9] There were 19,417 households, of which 35.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.8% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.5% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.21.[9] In the township, 24.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 23.7% from 25 to 44, 29.4% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.6 years. For every 100 females there were 94.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.4 males.[9] The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $86,327 (with a margin of error of +/- $2,941) and the median family income was $96,171 (+/- $2,734). Males had a median income of $68,985 (+/- $4,126) versus $45,714 (+/- $2,238) for females. The per capita income for the township was $34,521 (+/- $912). About 2.8% of families and 3.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.4% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.[48] 2000 Census As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 42,816 people, 14,176 households, and 11,269 families residing in the township. The population density was 427.9 people per square mile (165.2/km²). There were 14,640 housing units at an average density of 146.3 per square mile (56.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.26% White, 3.90% African American, 0.13% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.97% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.78% of the population.[46][47] There were 14,176 households out of which 44.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.38.[46][47] In the township the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 34.2% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 9.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 95.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.[46][47] The median income for a household in the township was $65,218, and the median income for a family was $71,045. Males had a median income of $51,276 versus $33,882 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,981. About 2.5% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.[46][47] Economy Near Six Flags is Jackson Premium Outlets, a retail outlet center with 70 stores and a gross leasable area of 285,719 square feet (26,544.2 m2).[49][50] It opened in 1997 and was expanded in 1998.[51] Government Local government As of July 1, 2006, Jackson Township adopted the Mayor-Council form of government under the Faulkner Act, and is governed by a Mayor and five-member Township Council elected at-large in nonpartisan elections.[52] Council members serve four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even years. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office that comes up for election during the same year that two council seats are up for vote. The Council selects a President and a Vice President from among its members. Until 2006, Jackson Township was governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee, whose members were elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[6] As of June 2011, the Township Council passed an ordinance shifting nonpartisan elections from May to November.[53] As of 2015, the Mayor of Jackson Township is Michael "Mike" Reina, whose term of office ends December 31, 2018. Township Council members are Council President Barry Calogero (2016), Council Vice President Scott Martin (2018), Kenneth J. Bressi (2016), Robert A. Nixon (2016) and Ann M. Updegrave (2018).[54][55][56][57][58][59][60] Public safety departments Police Department Jackson Township has its own Police Department which was established in 1946 and which operates out of the Municipal Justice Complex. Chief of Police Matthew D. Kunz.[61] Fire Department Jackson Township has four fire districts and an industrial fire department: Station 54 - Jackson Mills Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 4 (Combination Volunteer/Career) Chief Michael Lubertazzi Station 55 - Jackson Township Fire Co. No. 1/Jackson Twp Fire District No. 3 (Combination Volunteer/Career) Chief Timothy Carson[62] Station 56 - Cassville Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 2 (Combination Volunteer/Career) Chief John Alchevsky[63] Station 57 - Whitesville Fire Co./Jackson Fire District No. 1 (Combination Volunteer/Career [contract for personnel from Fire District No. 3]) Chief Scott Rauch Station 58 - Six Flags Fire Department Chief Edward Zakar (Career) Fire Bureau Jackson Township has two Fire Bureaus that enforce the NJ Uniform Fire Safety Act: Jackson Bureau of Fire Prevention District 4 Fire Official John Burmiester Jr. Jackson Bureau of Fire Safety Fire Districts 1, 2 and 3 Fire Official Frank McDonnell Emergency Medical Services Currently emergency medical services are provided by a combination of an independent volunteer first aid squad and a private third party contractor.[64] Quality Medical Transport (units 103, 159, 155) covers EMS calls from 5AM-6PM - Manager Sal Murante Jackson Township First Aid Squad (Squad 22) covers EMS calls from 6PM-5AM - Chief Al Couceiro Six Flags Great Adventure EMS (Squad 80) covers EMS calls within the park during park operating hours. Advanced life support E.M.S., (i.e., paramedics or "Mobile Intensive Care Units"), is provided by hospital providers under a statewide system mandated by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. Jackson Township is served primarily by MONOC paramedic units.[65] Federal, state and county representation Jackson Township is located in the 4th Congressional District[66] and is part of New Jersey's 12th state legislative district.[10][67][68] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Jackson Township had been in the 30th state legislative district.[69] New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District is represented by Christopher Smith (R).[70] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021)[71] and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).[72][73] For the 2014-2015 Session, the 12th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township).[74] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[75] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[76] Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected on an at-large basis in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms of office, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election.[77] At an annual reorganization held in the beginning of January, the board chooses a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. As of 2015, Ocean County's Freeholders (with party affiliation, term-end year, residence and department directorship listed in parentheses) are Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett, Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2015, Pine Beach; Finance, Parks and Recreation),[78] Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (R, 2015, Surf City; Human Services),[79] John P. Kelly (R, 2016, Eagleswood Township; Law and Public Safety),[80] James F. Lacey (R, 2016, Brick Township; Transportation)[81] and Joseph H. Vicari (R, 2017, Toms River; Senior Services and County Operations).[82][83][84] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Scott M. Colabella (R, 2015, Barnegat Light),[85][86] Sheriff Michael Mastronardy (R, 2016; Toms River)[87] and Surrogate Jeffrey Moran (R, 2018, Beachwood).[88][89] Politics As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 34,003 registered voters in Jackson Township, of which 7,177 (21.1%) were registered as Democrats, 7,693 (22.6%) were registered as Republicans and 19,108 (56.2%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 25 voters registered to other parties.[90] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 62.0% (vs. 63.2% in Ocean County) were registered to vote, including 82.3% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 82.6% countywide).[90][91] In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 55.5% of the vote (13,752 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.3% (10,728 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (279 votes), among the 24,925 ballots cast by the township's 36,446 registered voters (166 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 68.4%.[92][93] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 55.2% of the vote (14,069 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 43.0% (10,951 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (296 votes), among the 25,480 ballots cast by the township's 34,749 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.3%.[94] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 58.7% of the vote (12,451 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 39.9% (8,458 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (185 votes), among the 21,202 ballots cast by the township's 29,329 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 72.3.[95] In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 73.9% of the vote (11,171 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 24.4% (3,693 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (259 votes), among the 15,356 ballots cast by the township's 36,215 registered voters (233 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.4%.[96][97] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 66.8% of the vote (11,564 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 26.7% (4,620 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 4.3% (737 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (194 votes), among the 17,315 ballots cast by the township's 34,318 registered voters, yielding a 50.5% turnout.[98] Education The Jackson School District serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 10 schools had an enrollment of 9,477 students and 677.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.00:1.[99] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[100]) are six elementary schools — Crawford-Rodriguez Elementary School[101] (800 students; in grades PreK-5), Elms Elementary School[102] (759; K-5), Lucy N. Holman Elementary School[103] (690; K-5), Howard C. Johnson Elementary School[104] (607; K-5), Sylvia Rosenauer Elementary School[105] (335; K-5) and Switlik Elementary School[106] (871; K-5) — Carl W. Goetz Middle School[107] (1,280) and Christa McAuliffe Middle School[108] (1,027) for grades 6-8, along with Jackson Liberty High School[109] which opened in 2006 (1,346) and Jackson Memorial High School[110] (1,762) for grades 9-12.[111][112] On January 20, 2015, the Jackson Board of Education voted to implement full-day kindergarten.[113] The full-day kindergarten program will begin in September 2015. Transportation Roads and highways As of May 2010, the township had a total of 312.39 miles (502.74 km) of roadways, of which 201.70 miles (324.60 km) were maintained by the municipality, 101.77 miles (163.78 km) by Ocean County and 8.92 miles (14.36 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[114] CR 527, CR 528, CR 547, CR 537, CR 526, and CR 571 pass through the township. CR 539 also passes through the township, but in the southwest corner, for less than half a mile. Interstate 195 is a major artery that travels through the northern section of Jackson (it just so happens that Jackson is the only municipality in Ocean County that hosts any interstate). While the expressway travels into Howell and Millstone Townships, it is also a vital link for Six Flags since it grants access to the Garden State Parkway, Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95). Public transportation New Jersey Transit bus service is provided on the 139 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, and to Philadelphia on the 317 route. Seasonal service is offered to Great Adventure on routes 308 (from the Port Authority Bus Terminal) and 318 (from Philadelphia).[115] Academy Bus offers service to Port Authority New York and to Wall Street in Lower Manhattan, with a stop at the Brook Plaza on County Road 526.[116] Ocean Ride local service is provided on the Shopper's Loop route.[117] Notable people See also: Category:People from Jackson Township, New Jersey. People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Jackson Township include: ((B) denotes that the person was born there.) Parker Bohn III (born 1963), professional bowler.[118] Melvin Cottrell (1929–2002), former mayor of Jackson Township who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 until his death.[119] Scotty Cranmer (born 1987), BMX rider.[120] Rich Gaspari (born 1963), former professional bodybuilder and CEO of Gaspari Nutrition.[121] Frank B. Holman (c. 1930-2005), former mayor of Jackson Township and New Jersey Republican State Chairman.[122] Rob Johnson (born 1973), former professional soccer player who played for the MetroStars.[123] Vini Lopez (born 1949), drummer who played with the E Street Band.[124] Gina Lynn (born 1974), pornographic actress.[125] Steve Niles (born 1965), writer of 30 Days of Night.[126] (B) Johnny Petraglia (born 1947), professional bowler.[127] Anthony Ranaudo (born 1989), pitcher who has played for the Boston Red Sox.[128] Anthony Stolarz (born 1994), professional ice hockey goaltender drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2nd round of the 2012 NHL entry draft who has played for the Lehigh Valley Phantoms in the American Hockey League.[129] Stanley Switlik (1890–1981), parachuting pioneer who donated the land that is the site of Switlik Elementary School.[130] Zakk Wylde (born 1967 as Jeffrey Phillip Wiedlandt), guitarist for Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society.[131]
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Two weeks ago, the biggest question was, simply put, who's going to be the Vikings' quarterback?
It went much deeper than that, but at the most important position in sports — see how Brett Favre lifted the Vikings in 2009 — that need dwarfed all other needs Minnesota had entering this offseason.
Now, Leslie Frazier and Rick Spielman have had to defend their choice of Christian Ponder, raising plenty of concerns, most of which ending in question marks.
Why pick Ponder so high?
What did Frazier and Spielman see in him?
In a recent interview with NFL Network, the first question Frazier was asked was about the quarterback he will inevitably have his young coaching career tethered to from the get go. And Frazier had a laundry list of reasons for liking Ponder: accurate, leadership skills, mobile quarterback, extremely intelligent and as Frazier put it, Ponder has a "great deal of charisma."
Minnesota may have wanted Jake Locker or Blaine Gabbert more than Ponder, but the Vikings won't admit that now. As Frazier put it, though, coming out of a pro-style system and in meeting Ponder, the Vikings brass was confident that, of the quarterbacks in this year's draft, Ponder had the least amount of question marks.
That sounds encouraging.
So does the fact that Ponder has said he is familiar with offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave's scheme. That'll help him early on, even with a lockout going on.
That's all fine and dandy, but all of the superlatives and bologna that gets thrown around at this point in time doesn't really matter for the Minnesota Vikings. We can poke and prod the selection of Ponder all we want, and I'm sure many of you were pulling out your hair when Roger Goodell announced his name on draft night.
What matters is that the circus is finally over. No more marching in veteran quarterbacks to "bridge" the gap to a more permanent solution.
Leslie Frazier and Rick Spielman have their feet planted in wet cement, with Christian Ponder, and it's about to dry, because the Vikings have finally found their quarterback of the future — or of the near future at least.
Minnesota is committed to the 23-year old Florida State graduate. He was the 12th overall pick in the NFL draft and will have a hefty contract to match — last year's No. 12 pick Ryan Mathews received a five-year, 25-million-plus dollar deal, with $15 million in guaranteed money.
For the next three or so years, Ponder should have a chance to show he's the franchise quarterback Minnesota hopes he is.
He has been described as a game manager, a perfect West-Coast-offense quarterback and a guy with that "it" factor. With Adrian Peterson, Percy Harvin, Visanthe Shiancoe, Kyle Rudolph and maybe Sidney Rice around him, Ponder has a young core of skill players that rivals any group around the league.
He's the missing piece.
Him and maybe a few offensive linemen.
But now he has finally arrived. All of the talk about where he was picked doesn't matter anymore. And how he performs on the field is all that does matter.
He just has to win. That may seem tough, but Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco and Mark Sanchez were able to win early in their careers. They didn't light the league on fire at first, and starting Ponder won't be pretty, either. All those guys did was win, though.
Josh Freeman, who was considered a project, led Tampa Bay to a 10-win season in 2010. The trend of starting a young quarterback early is all-the-rage in the NFL right now. If you've got one, let it rip. Find out sooner rather than later if he's the guy. You'll find out, then move forward or move on. Carolina already picked Cam Newton to replace Jimmy Clausen and Colt McCoy may be the Browns' own franchise quarterback — both decisions based on Clausen's and McCoy's rookie seasons.
Minnesota needs to start Ponder now and forget any notion about delaying the Ponder-era. Bringing in Donovan McNabb or Carson Palmer or Alex Smith isn't going to change the fact that Ponder was the 12th pick in the draft and will be sitting there waiting. Yes, you want a winning and productive quarterback, no matter who it may be. But if a veteran comes in and wins, then this No. 12 pick could have easily been an impact defensive player that could have boosted a unit needing life at the moment.
Instead it would be the quarterback of the future, holding a clipboard.
Ponder is accurate, smart, he knows the offense to some degree already and he's got something about him that people like — that sounds good enough to start the guy right now.
We've been waiting for this guy since Daunte Culpepper's knee exploded in 2005.
Mediocrity settled in: Brad Johnson, Tarvaris Jackson, Kelly Holcomb, Brooks Bollinger, Gus Frerotte. Then Favre showed up.
That list alone is enough motivation to start Ponder right now.
To change everything, and avoid joining that list of skeletons in the Vikings' closet, he just has to win.
So just give him the chance.
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I get SO horny, though. Once, I got up in the night to
go to the bathroom and when I went past her door, it was cracked
open, and the bedside lamp was on. I didn't mean to watch, but
I couldn't help it. I could see her bed, and her on it, with a
good-looking guy. She was on top of him, riding his cock, head
thrown back, eyes closed, a sheen of sweat on her skin. He had
his hands on her hips, pulling her down, and his eyes were open.
I must have made a noise, or moved, because I saw him looking to the
door, and then he saw me. He didn't do anything, except narrow
his eyes and watch me, and he started fucking her harder, biting his
lip and looking at me. I stood there for three or four
minutes, until I heard her start coming, and saw him finally close
his eyes and groan as he came, too. I hurried back to my bed
before he opened them again, and masturbated in bed that night.
I had to have something inside me, though, so I used my hairbrush
handle and kept thinking about how it would feel to be fucking him.
I think they might have heard me when I came, too, it felt so good I
couldn't bite back the noises.
Since then, I've watched her a couple more times, with other
guys. I think she knew that I watched her, because she's
started leaving the door open wider, not just a crack, and she's
been making jokes about me joining her and one of the guys she
brings home one night. I've never done it with a girl, but I'm
curious about that, too, and I find myself staring at her breasts
sometimes, watching the way they bounce and moved when she's being
fucked, how smooth and soft her skin looks in the light. She
has a date coming up with the guy I watched her with that first
time, the one who watched me back. I think this time I'm going
to open the door and go inside. I'll tell you all about it, if
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Friday, July 10, 2009
New and Improved! Our Endless Soup & Salad Bar
What's all the excitement about at Eat'n Park? It's our new and improved soup and salad bar! We have reinvented, refreshed, and re-introduced our salad bar with more fresh and homemade selections than you can find anywhere else.
We've added some great new items like crumbled bleu cheese, green olives, sweet red peppers, black beans, and pickled eggs. And of course, you will still find our fresh and bountiful selection of more than 25 salad toppings, five of the freshest fruits available, four homemade salads (yes, we make them all ourselves), fresh-baked breads and even more. You will also find our famous chicken noodle soup and chili every day along with our special soup of the day. A little Eat'n Park trivia for you is that Wednesday (Potato soup day) is the most popular day for soup (Potato soup is now also available on Sundays).
To make room for all the fresh new goodies, we did have to remove the "hot spots" at the end of the bar. Overall, we felt that it was difficult to maintain the quality of these items over the hours the salad bar was open, and feedback from many guests told us you preferred more fresh salad options to choose from.
We take pride in making sure our soup and salad bar has the best quality ingredients around. While salad bars at other places are often filled with items that aren't fresh-made, we make our prepared salads from scratch, and we use produce direct from local farms when it's in season through our FarmSource program. In fact, if you read the FarmSource signs posted on the salad bar daily, you can see exactly which items were grown locally and what farm they came from. Our FarmSource program allows our guests to enjoy fresh, wholesome foods while supporting the local agricultural community. Just click here to read more about it.
We're also proud of the value of our soup and salad bar. While other places charge by the pound, we still offer our entire endless selection of fresh salads, fresh fruit and homemade soups for only $6.99, or you can add it to your meal for $2.00 in place of a side. And, you can even get it to go for that same price!
So next time you're in, give the new and improved salad bar a try, and then come back here and let me know what you think.
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Nokia Lumia 820: 4.3-inch display, Carl Zeiss optics, budget-friendly Windows Phone 8 smartphone
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Alongside the flashy Lumia 920 that debuted this morning, Nokia also has a more budget-friendly smartphone in the Lumia 820 line. This one has an 800x480 4.3-inch ClearBlack OLED display that does away with the curvature that the Lumia 800 had (and we thought that was a nice touch!) It also has a dual-core 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 processor, 1GB RAM, 8-megapixel Carl Zeiss camera, front-facing camera, and 8GB of built-in storage that you can upgrade with a microSD card. While the Lumia 920 has wireless Qi charging built-in, the 820 doesn't—but Nokia will be releasing a protective case that gives it wireless charging capabilities. Expect to see the Lumia 820 arrive in yellow, red, purple, gray, white, black, and that signature cyan in both LTE and HSPA+ later this year.
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Pope Francis Monday met with survivors of clergy sex abuse, celebrated Mass and asked forgiveness "for the sins of omission on part of Church leaders who did not respond adequately to reports of abuse." Read the full homily here.
Cardinal Andrew Yeom Soo-jung, Archbishop of Seoul, said the people of South Korea are hopeful that Pope Francis' August visit will result in the "greatest miracle" — a return to dialogue for North and South Korea.
Right before the start of the holiday weekend Thursday, the Supreme Court issued an unsigned opinion granting Christian-operated Wheaton College in Illinois temporary relief from the federal contraception merit. Though issued to a nonprofit organization, the judges said the order "should not be construed as an expression of the court's view on the merits" of the case.
The NY Times is facing criticism for running a full-page ad in its pages Thursday by the atheist organization Freedom from Religion Foundation against the Catholic Church in response to the Hobby Lobby decision.
Shaw: Troubling reactions to Hobby Lobby ruling.
Damian Thompson, at the Catholic Herald in the U.K., thinks he knows the Church's best-kept secret.
From the Deacon's Bench: The Church is growing in Georgia.
A village in Haiti is being built in memory of Virginia priest Father Richard Martin.
Also from Pope Francis's weekend: Sunday Angelus. message to Lampedusa, visit to prisoners, talk to young people, homily to many facing unemployment.
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Tucker Bounds, a spokesman for the McCain campaign tells TMZ, "So let me get this straight -- they turned away Lindsay Lohan, but Barack Obama has friends like unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers and convicted felon Tony Rezko? Maybe LiLo is just too upstanding for Barack Obama."
UPDATE: Tommy Vietor, Obama's spokesperson, just told TMZ, "Glad to see they're focused on the important issues over in McCain HQ."


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Keep cool and hydrated for hours with the Personal Hydration System from GULPZ. This hands-free system wears like a backpack and has a drinking tube coming from the shoulder strap to keep you hydrated whenever you need it without skipping a beat. It has a 70 ounce, or 2 liter, fluid capacity making it great for long outdoor outings such as a hike or bike ride. The Personal Hydration System is made of HyperKewl evaporative fabric that when soaked in water for a few minutes prior to use will keep the body cool for hours and the process can be repeated as needed.
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Category: Religious News
Standard Prayer
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (AP) — The city council in Myrtle Beach, S.C., has approved a standard prayer to be offered at public meetings.
The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that the prayer approved Tuesday was crafted to include people of all faiths.
The council previously used clergy from all faiths to lead an opening prayer. City officials asked those participating to avoid calling on a specific deity associated with any specific faith.
City attorney Tom Ellenburg said some members of the clergy did not like being told how to pray. But Ellenburg says a government cannot give preference to religious practices, and allowing someone to call on a specific deity does that.
Some council members did not like the idea of adopting a standard invocation, but agreed they did not want to be sued.


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Ft Mitchell's Best Source for 6-Stage Alkaline Drinking Water Systems
Ohio Valley Pure Water is a leading water treatment company in the Ft Mitchell area specializing in residential reverse osmosis water systems. We've been known in the greater Cincinnati eight county Tri-State area since 1988 for our excellent products and service. As a family owned business with non-commission sales reps, our prices are up to 75% less than our competitors' prices.
Americans consume more than 10 billion gallons of bottled water annually, in many cases as an effort to avoid the harmful chemicals in their own tap water. However, more and more Americans are turning away from bottled water due to the expense and the damage that so many plastic bottles cause to the environment. Fortunately, reverse osmosis systems allow homeowners to enjoy healthy water all throughout their homes.
Ohio Valley Pure Water Awarded "Super Service Award" by Angie's List for Six Straight Years!
Reverse Osmosis Systems & Installation Service in Ft Mitchell, KY
Reverse osmosis water filtration systems are some of the best water filtration systems available. Reverse osmosis systems produce clear, great tasting, odorless water for your entire home. Reverse osmosis takes its cues from nature. As plants take moisture and nutrients in through roots and leaves, the same applies for reverse osmosis systems. These systems force water against a membrane which filters out small particles - leaving your home's water fresh and clean.
Reverse osmosis systems are low maintenance because they are self-cleaning and wash particles and other impurities directly down the drain. Ohio Valley Pure Water installs these reverse osmosis systems in basements and directly on faucets all while keeping your water's filtration tucked away out of sight.
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You can never be too careful when it comes to your well-being and that of your family. One of the most important, yet overlooked, steps you can take is ensuring that your home has clean, healthy drinking water. Decisions that affect your health and have a huge impact on your life can be difficult to make, so it is important to be well-informed. When deciding on which water filtration system is right for your home, a reverse osmosis system is a great option.
Is it necessary to change the filters every 12 months?
Yes, it is essential. The filters that we use in our R.O. unit are good for 12 months when using city/county water. By changing the four pre-filters on a regular basis, you will eliminate dirt and chemicals in the water that clog the membrane. After 12 months of use, the carbon filters can have bacteria growing within the filter media. Regardless of how much or how little water you use, it is highly recommended that you have your filters changed every 12 months. It is time and not usage that breaks down the filters. Well water and cistern water may necessitate more frequent filter changes.
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Virtual Disk Development Kit FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is the Virtual Disk Development Kit (VDDK)?
The VMware VDDK is an open API and SDK that help customers and ISV/IHV partners develop applications that create and access virtual disk storage. The VDDK enables partners (such as enterprise backup & recovery software vendors, anti-virus security vendors, and system management vendors) to extend their solutions to support virtualized IT environments and offer solutions for the virtualization market place.
2. What's new in VDDK 1.1?
VDDK 1.1 offers several important new features, including advanced transport for SAN and HotAdd, the Vix Mount API for remote mounting virtual disk, internationalization, 64-bit support, and SSPI authentication for Windows.
3. Why did VMware release the Virtual Disk Development Kit?
Industry standards and open interfaces and APIs for virtualization increase the availability of complementary solutions, provide more choices to the customer, and increase interoperability of virtualized IT environments. This expands the virtualization market, which is good for VMware. The VDDK will help VMware grow the virtualization market by enabling a new ecosystem of partners to build applications that create or access virtual disks.
4. What are some of the use-cases for virtual disk development Kit?
The VDDK provides easy access to virtual disk storage, enabling a wide range of use-cases for application vendors including:
5. What is included in the Virtual Disk Development Kit?
The VDDK is a collection of C libraries and utilities, code samples, and documentation to help virtual disk storage. The kit includes:
6. What VMware products are supported by Virtual Disk Development Kit?
The VDDK supports virtual disk format for VMware vSphere 4 (including ESX/ESXi), vCenter Server 4, VMware Virtual Infrastructure (ESX/ESXi 3 or 3.5 and VirtualCenter 2 or 2.5), VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware Player, and VMware Fusion products.
VDDK supports vCenter Server and VMware vSphere, including ESX/ESXi. The free ESXi version is not supported. When VDDK is embedded in a partner solution, VDDK licensing mandates the use of vSphere Foundation, Standard, or Enterprise products, not ESX/ESXi standalone.
7. What are the operating environment requirements?
Windows and Linux 32-bit and 64-bit versions are supported.
8. How does the Virtual Disk Development Kit benefit ISV/IHV partners?
ISV/IHV partners can leverage VDDK support to lower development costs, shorten time to market, enter new virtualization markets, and increase interoperability with virtualized IT environments. The VDDK enables ISV/IHV partners to develop complementary applications that work effectively across multiple virtual disks from a central location.
9. Is the Virtual Disk Development Kit redistributable?
Yes. To qualify for VDDK redistribution, you must be in the VMware TAP program at Select level or above and sign a redistribution agreement. Contact your VMware alliance manager to request the VDDK redistribution agreement. Please tell us how you plan to use the VDDK, in what products you plan to redistribute it, your company name, and contact information.
10. How does VDDK compare with vStorage APIs for Data Protection?
The vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP) is a backup framework that enables off-host, efficient, centralized backup and restore of vSphere virtual machines. The VDDK is focused on efficient access and transfer of data on virtual disk storage. It is one of the two key components of vStorage APIs for Data Protection. The VDDK can be used in conjunction with other key VADP component (vSphere SDK) as a framework to enable efficient backup and restore of vSphere virtual machines.
The VMware vSphere API is a Web Service and XML interface focused on management of virtual machines and ESX server configuration.
11. What are hosted disk and managed disk? Are both supported?
Hosted disk is virtual storage managed by a hosted product, such as Workstation, for a guest operating system. Managed disk is virtual storage managed by an ESX host or vCenter Server, contained within a VMFS volume. The VDDK supports both.
12. Does the Virtual Disk Development Kit support dynamic disks?
The Vix Mount API supports dynamic disk on Windows systems, although RAID 5 is not supported. However the vmware-mount program that is included in VDDK does not support dynamic disk on Windows systems.
The Vix Mount API does not support logical disk manager (LDM) on Linux systems.
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The End
I've been putting off writing a final post to kind of close out MahindraPlanet for a month now. Obviously, Mahindra has decided to bail out on their often promised commitment to manufacturing and selling a compact diesel pickup truck for the United States.
I was writing a long overdue response back to Pee Wee from MahindraTruckForum.com today and realized that what I was writing really summed up my personal thoughts on the Mahindra debacle. So I am publishing the slightly edited version of that response:
Hi Pee Wee,
Interest in Mahindra and MahindraPlanet certainly has waned in the last several months. Yes, I did read all about their announcement back when you posted it up on MTF. Frankly, I was too disgusted to post anything at the time.
I would say that in a nutshell, I have moved on as well. My interest in MahindraPlanet is barely there anymore, and I am completely disappointed in how everything transpired. My heart certainly isn't into maintaining the blog like it once was. I have heard absolutely nothing from John Perez so I am assuming that he is pretty well devastated by the news. Certainly those dealers are all going to recoup anything they can from him or Mahindra. I feel for the dealers more than anyone else.
I really need to put together a final post to kind of close the site down and finish four years of blogging about Mahindra. I certainly owe that to the awesome people I have met over that time. The whole story is pretty silly in retrospect and I hope that in some way Mahindra's epic failure to launch a highway vehicle in the US has at least put a slight ding in their humongous egos.
That said, I bet Mahindra will try again. But I bet that they will do it withSsangyong and they will do it all a lot differently. Since I have no interest inSsangyong or even the unitized Mahindra XUV500 (and the fact that they totallyburned every single person they dealt with in the US), I don't see the point incontinuing to support them.
With that said, MahindraPlanet will continue to live on the web as long as Google leaves it here. I might or might not update it once in a while. We shall see.
Like many other people, I was probably more in love with the concept of abare-bones, heavy-duty but compact, diesel pickup. Unfortunately it was only ever a concept and never a reality that Mahindra could actually deliver.
Take Care!Chris
I do want to thank every single person who has supported the website over the years. I even want to thank the haters and trolls who really added character to the comments and kept me in check. I learned a hell of a lot about writing, blogging, and annoying the hell out of people. All in all, I had an awesome time and I hope that many of you did too.
Anyway. Take care, and see you somewhere else!


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|Tolstoy's Personal Library Listed in UNESCO Memory of World Register
On May 27, 2011 the Director-General of UNESCO, Irina Bokova endorsed recommendations by the International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Committee to inscribe 45 new documents and documentary collections from all over the world on the Memory of the World Register, which now numbers a total of 238 items. The personal library of Great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy has been included on the list of over 80 of 2011 year's nominees for the Memory of the World Register List of the United Nations culture agency (UNESCO). From May 22 to May 25 an International Advisory Committee of experts was reviewing the 80 nominees in Manchester.


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95 WranglerPosted in Project Vehicles on July 1, 2002
When your first wheeling trip involves you, some of your buddies, and your wifes stock dark-blue 95 YJ riding on a set of 31-inch All-Terrain tires, you will either have lots of fun or you will be so worried about how much trouble you will be in when you get home that you will never want to go wheeling again. Well, we dont know how much explaining, or worrying John Hamrick Jr. of Goldsboro, North Carolina, had to do upon returning from his first wheeling trip in his wifes Wrangler, but we do know that he was thereafter thoroughly infected with the Jeep bug. Two years later after a bunch of backyard building and a ton of wheeling trips, that stock Wrangler is now the blue 95 YJ you see before you. Gone are the days of the 31-inch All-Terrains, and although Johns wifes name still dons the title (she was apparently not that mad at him for the first outing) of what was once a stock 95 YJ, John now drives a 38.5-inch Swamper-turning Wrangler trail rig with more than a few modifications, and a couple hundred more trail miles.
Chassis & Driveline
Underneath the stock YJ frame, John has positioned a set of 79 Ford F-250 axles. The front axle is a high-pinion Dana 44 with ¾-ton Chevy discs and a Lincoln-locked 4.09-geared differential. The rear Ford axle is a Dana 60, which carries a 4.09 ring-and-pinion, and a set of ¾-ton Chevy discs on custom caliper brackets. Power from the stock 4.0L six-cylinder is first run through a Stage II Centerforce Clutch which is attached to an 85 SM465. Behind the Advance Adapter-adapted transmission lives a Down East Offroad flipped Dana 300 in place of the failed NP231. The stock-geared 2.61 transfer case sends power down custom driveshafts en route to the two Ford axles. A 2 ½-inch exhaust attached to a Flowmaster muffler helps send waste gases on their way while air enters the 4.0L six through a K&N air filter.
The YJs body posture is the result of a 2-inch body lift and a spring-over axle lift using 4-inch Explorer Pro Comp YJ springs. Rebound and flex are slowed by Explorer Pro Comp shocks while steering duties fall on the stock Jeep box.
Body & Interior
To keep the blue Wranglers interior safe and comfortable, John added a Smittybilt weld-in cage kit for a CJ-7, a Grant steering wheel, an Alpine CD player, and a CB radio to keep in touch. The outside of the YJ is protected by a set of homebuilt custom bumpers, and rock sliders for the Jeeps rockers. Up front, a Warn winch sits atop the bumper in case of Southern Mud stuckage.
Wheels & Tires
To carry the 95 YJ up and over the Souths slickest and biggest mud-covered rock trails, John opted for a set of four 16/38.5-15LT Interco Super Swamper TSLs on a set of recently painted black American Racing wagon wheels. This setup gives the Wrangler the necessary traction, height, and durability as well as a tough look.
Good, Bad & What It's For
Big tires, stout drivetrain, and skillful driving powered this YJ up some of the slickest Tellico trails we have seen. The whole Jeep seems to work well because of the combination of parts that work. We too share Johns interest in changing his Jeep to run 44-inch Boggers and a V-8. That should make the YJ a force to be reckoned with on almost any Southeastern trail.
What We Think
This Jeep shows that tried-and-true equipment, some do-it-yourself ingenuity, and a little help from your friends can result in a sweet Jeep that works without the need for a bank heist.


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My husband has known this guy for 10+ years. I've met him a couple of times over the last four years. I never got a 'weird' vibe off of him... but who knows what has happened to him. He's married and has a teenage daughter - who last time we seen was just starting out in cheerleading.
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Underwear pictures land man in lockup
Police say numerous pictures of women's underwear were found on suspect's phone.
Date published: 7/12/2011
Attention area women: Police say some of you might have unknowingly had pictures of your underwear taken while you were shopping.
Fredericksburg police spokeswoman Natatia Bledsoe said more than 40 such pictures were found during a recent search of a man's cellphone.
The investigation began July 2 when three women who were shopping at the Target in Central Park complained about a man who had invaded their personal space.
The first complained that she thought the man had tried to get into her purse, but she left the store before police could talk to her.
A short time later, two other women reported to store security that they believed a man had reached under their skirts and taken pictures.
A loss-prevention officer called police and followed the man out of the parking lot. A city officer stopped the man a short time later in front of the former Shoppers Food Warehouse.
Bledsoe said the man agreed to let the officer examine his phone, and the first picture showed showed a woman's thighs, buttocks and underwear. Police believe the picture was taken in Target.
The man was also later found on the store surveillance camera taking a picture of the victim, police said.
Russell Hailstalk, 40, of Spotsylvania County was charged with unlawful photographing, a misdemeanor, and placed in the Rappahannock Regional Jail under a $1,500 bond.
Bledsoe said police got a search warrant for Hailstalk's phone and found numerous other pictures that appeared to have been taken from beneath women's skirts or dresses.
Police are asking any woman who may have noticed Hailstalk while shopping July 2 or earlier to contact Detective Carlos Reyes at 540/654-5919.
Hailstalk is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall and 280 pounds. He has a thick mustache and goatee.


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THE SQL Server Blog Spot on the Web
The third Community Technology Preview (CTP3) of SQL Server code-named Denali is upon us and, although you would never guess from the official announcement, there is a whole raft of enhancements to SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and in this blog post I will take you on a tour of some of them. I must stress that nothing here is finalised and anything is liable to be changed prior to the full release of Denali. Wanna know what's new? Read on…
If you have experienced CTP1 then you will know that one of the big new features in Denali is Parameters (if you know nothing of Parameters then you may want to take a read of my earlier post Parameters in SSIS in Denali from November 2010). In CTP3 there is a new designer enhancement that makes it a lot easier to work with parameters – right-clicking on a task shows a "Parameterize…" option:
Clicking that launches the Parameterize dialog:
In the screenshot above I am parameterizing the WorkingDirectory property of an Execute Process Task. From this dialog we have the option to:
Once the parameter has been specified an expression will be placed onto the selected property setting it to the value of the parameter:
Package-scoped Parameters now have their own tab within the designer whereas in CTP1 they were shoehorned into the Variables pane:
This is one of the big-ticket features in CTP3. Connection Managers are no longer confined to a package, they can live as part of the project and be used by multiple packages. They will appear alongside package-scoped Connection Managers in the familiar Connection Manager tray in *all* packages within that project. Currently the visual differentiation between a package-scoped and a project-scoped Connection Manager is that the project-scoped Connection Manager appears in bold text:
A project-scoped Connection Manager can be used wherever you you can use a package-scoped Connection Manager.
When a project containing a Shared Connection Manager is deployed to the server then any property of that Shared Connection Manager can be changed just like a Project Parameter can be.
In the screenshot immediately above you can see that I am setting the ConnectionString property of a Shared Connection Manager to the value of an environment variable called ConnStr (for more on environments and environment variables go take a read of SSIS Server, Catalogs, Environments, Environment Variables in SSIS in Denali).
The last related point here is to note that the Data Sources and Data Source Views folders that appeared in Solution Explorer in SSIS2008R2:
have disappeared, and I am sure they will not be missed.
Project Parameters now have their own node in Solution Explorer rather than being hidden underneath a right-click menu like they were in CTP1.
Variables, Connection Managers and Tasks now have an fx adorner applied to them indicating that there is at least one expression on that object (yes, just like what BIDS Helper does for earlier versions).
One of the biggest annoyances in the previous SSIS Designer was that the scope of a variable could not be changed. Not anymore, in Denali it is possible to change the scope of a variable:
Its not really possible to demo this one with a screenshot but its pretty easy to explain. Double-clicking on a task in the toolbox will add it to the container that currently has the focus (which may of course be the package). This works for components in the data flow too.
It is now possible to sort packages alphabetically in Solution Explorer:
Note how the position of "Package.dtsx" & "Another Package.dtsx" has been reversed.
Have you ever got annoyed that adding a data viewer takes far too many clicks given that you do the same thing (Add->Grid->Grid Tab->OK) every time? In Denali its a lot easier; there is only one option – Grid (did you every use anything else anyway?) and all columns are automatically selected:
This one is pretty significant. In SSIS2008 an expression of REPLICATE("a",4001) times would result in design-time warnings and execution-time errors:
In Denali the 4000 character limit has gone away.
We have three new functions in the expression language:
TOKEN(,,) will be particularly useful when manually parsing columns from a flat file. When used in conjunction with TOKENCOUNT it can be used to return the last token in a string like so:
I guess they do sometimes read Connect
In SSIS2008R2:
And now in Denali:
A little more understated in Denali I think you'll agree although I suspect some people will prefer the old way! I am undecided. Arguably an icon is better than a change in colour for those that suffer from colour-blindness.
One of the big complaints about SSIS over the past six years is that it has poor support for loading files where rows can have variable numbers of columns. The typical way of dealing with this was to use the Ragged Right feature and parse out the columns in a Derived Column component however that is no longer necessary – SSIS can now parse all of the columns from such files in the Flat File Source Adapter. Here is one such file that has differing row formats:
It is a simplistic example of a file that contains both OrderHeader and OrderDetails records. The OrderHeader records consist of an OrderId and a Name, the OrderDetails records consist of an OrderId, an OrderLineNumber, a ProductName and a Quantity. In the Preview screen of the Flat File Connection Manager we can see that SSIS is able to parse both of these row formats:
Typically you could then use a Conditional Split component to split the dataset into Header and Detail records:
In earlier CTPs the Script button on the various GUIs in the SSIS Catalog didn't do anything
In CTP3 however these are now wired up correctly so hitting CTRL+Shift+N will (in this example) produce a script containing the code required to execute a package:
In Denali logging is no longer configured within a package, it is done on the SSIS Server (much more on this in an upcoming blog post). This much we already knew (learn more at SSIS Server, Catalogs, Environments & Environment Variables in SSIS in Denali) however in CTP3 we now have the option to choose what data gets logged. There are four options here; None, Basic, Performance & Verbose
I won't cover each choice here as there will be plenty of documentation available around this, for now just know that the option is available.
Data Taps are an exciting new feature coming in Denali and have taken me completely by surprise. Ever wanted to to view the data in an executing package like you can using a data viewer in BIDS? That is what data taps provide. You don't have to build them into your package either, they are added on the server when the package is executed.
Data taps are worthy of a post of their own so I'll cover them separately if no-one else does so first.
I once wrote a blog post entitled Nesting variables to calculate values where I opined that (where possible) it was better to build variable values dynamically using expressions rather than assign a value using a Script Task because this resulted in less executables in your package. Some people in the comments disagreed with me partly because they liked the explicitness of a task to do this job and for those people there is a new task in Denali that is right up their street – the Expression Task. Put simply the Expression task will assign the result of an expression to a variable, in the example below I am assigning a value to a variable called "Sum"
I have to be honest and say I despise this task. The variable being assigned to should be available in a dropdown box, you shouldn't have to type it. Furthermore if they are not going to provide the variable in a dropdown then the box in which you type should not be labelled "Expression", it should be labelled "Assignment" – because that is what it is. I will not be going anywhere near this thing, will you?
On the plus side they have moved the system variables into a "System variables" node in the "Variables and Parameters" tree which is a most welcome change.
I haven't covered everything that's new in CTP3 but this is the bulk of it from a pure development perspective. What out of that little lot most excites you? Let me know in the comments.
I'll touch on some other things in upcoming blog posts including an enhancement which is seemingly very insignificant but which actually excites me more than anything I've talked about here. Watch this space.
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Good summary. I am looking forward to your more detailed posts coming in the future. Didn't know or remember about Data Taps and that is a welcome change. On the fence on the variable assignment through an expression task. Would like to see multiple assigns and variables supported here instead of just one line - assuming you want to assign multiple variables this way. The "Multiple Row Format" enhancement is also a welcome change. I had to deal with these for a long time in both SSIS and DTS - it was always painful, especially when hoping you could just define all columns and deal with missing ones, especially Excel exported as CSV. I remember finding it easier to just open the CSV in Excel, add a new dummy column, then re-save as CSV. That would place all of the missing "columns" back in the file so it would import.
Hi Jamie, Great post, I can't wait to check them out myself. BTW Sort by name is also available in BIDS 2008.
Its in BIDS 2008 if you have BIDS Helper installed, its not in the core offering.
Pretty amazing shizzle!
I'm very pleased to see a lot of handy BIDSHelper functionality is now in the out-of-the-box product.
The ability to load a file with multiple row formats is also great! (this will make answering questions on the MSDN SSIS forum a lot easer :)
And finally, administration of SSIS has become much more powerful. Especially that you can now build an entire SSRS report fleet on your SSIS logging.(can't wait to see your updated SSRS reports on that Jamie)
Watch this space Koen ;)
Excellent summary. Thank you!
Good post...!!
I think the removal of a 4000 character limit on an expression is great. There are times (for example, building complex SQL statements dynamically) when this approach had to be abandoned and a script task used instead, which means another task, and more coding.
And support for files with multiple row formats - a good improvement.
Also looking forward to shared connection managers - very convenient.
I was quite happy with the red/green colour-coded success/fail status however, lucky I'm not colour blind I guess :-)
Hi Jamie,
Great post...
Support for flat file with variable columns, new functions like Token and TokenCount and shared connection managers will make development easy.
It would be great if there will be an option to add header and footer to a destination flat file.
SQL Server codename Denali was presented to the world yesterday and with it a promise that there's a
Nice summary.
It seems you can't assign var config values directly to task properties?
Like using configuration manager in 2008. I guess you pass in parameters and then use expressions and to pass parameter valaues to the desired properties.
Actually there IS going to be a way to assign values to properties, I just haven't explored it much. I believe its there as a failsafe in case you need to override stuff without redeploying - will look into that later.
Ordinarily though, yes, expressions are the way forward.
Enlightened. Looking forward for your DataTaps Post. :)


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- Fauzia SarmadFebruary 8, 2012 at 10:43 PM
Very true ! No doubt about it! Once you get connected to Him, path begins to appear, knots begin to detangle ,difficulties do not matter anymore and Namrood's fire loses its heat...What matters most is Love which in other words is God.ReplyDelete
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"You may not be granted what you started out to pray for, but you will definitely be guided towards the path that is best for you."ReplyDelete
To say that God gives us what is best for us is to imply that our desires are not legitimate. Perhaps God simply understands what we really desire and gives that to us. I am often blind to my real desire, and through misinterpretation pray for the wrong thing.
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Being human is not all being strong ,its being fragile,vulnerable and confused too.
When we bow our head to Allah,that is our strength,it is all about who are you asking for help,who you strive to get connected and associate with.
In my weakest movements I am strong as I pray to you,The All Mighty,The Most Merciful,The Lord of the universe.
Allah Akbar.
You have so beautifully related the human weakness of being vulnerable and confused to the inner strength to be able to admit those weaknesses and bow down in submission...this eventually gives so much strength!ReplyDelete
Through prayer to God and tears we find a release from all things desired. When we cry our soul out to God, we attain what the soul desires. Gods love, Gods peace, Gods comfort and even if we don't get what we actually desired for, we become calm and content with everything that already is ... It is beautiful, our link with The All Mighty.ReplyDelete
While reading your words I started crying and found myself in connection with my Allah.Its really normal but in some cases you ought to let your soul free to talk to Lord and your tears free to strengthen this connection.Wonderful words!!!!ReplyDelete
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THE SMELL OF HOME-MADE chicken soup or the sight of glistening roast lamb can stir up memories of celebrations, holidays or family banter around the dinner table.
But for eight teenage mothers living in a house run by the Red Cross in Sydney, those positive memories of food do not exist. Most of them have experienced poverty, homelessness or mental health problems.
''The girls don't have favourite foods, some of them never had their parents cook for them,'' says Rob Caslick, a charity worker. ''They don't have good food memories that we all take for granted.''
Last September, the mothers in the Red Cross's live-in Young Parents Program did a six-week cooking course with Caslick, founder of the Inside Out Organic Kitchen based at St Canice Church in Elizabeth Bay.
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The Red Cross house, in a location that cannot be disclosed, serves as a refuge and place of learning for teenage mothers. They spend one year learning how to raise their child, handle money and enter the workforce.
Bianca, 19, has lived in the house with her two-year-old daughter for six months.
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''I always ate things like fast food,'' Bianca says. ''But now I want to learn how to make seafood salad because my daughter likes to eat seafood.''
The manager of Red Cross's Young Parents Program, Sophie Mackey, says Bianca's experience with food is typical of most teenage mothers coming through the program.
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The cooking lessons allow the mothers to instil good food memories in their children as well as raise them on a nutritious diet.
''We have more than 130 volunteers helping the girls,'' Mackey says. ''It was amazing to see the girls cook for the volunteers to express their gratefulness on the final night of last year's cooking course.''
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Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax has returned to the club as special advisor to chairman Mark Walter. Koufax will spend a portion of Spring Training working with the club's pitchers at Camelback Ranch-Glendale and consult during the season.
"I'm delighted to be back with the Dodgers," Koufax said. "I'm looking forward to spending time with the team during Spring Training and to contributing in any way I can to help make the team a success for the fans of Los Angeles. Some of my most cherished memories came at Dodger Stadium."
Koufax's return is another in a string of fan-friendly decisions by new ownership.
"The Dodgers are thrilled to have Sandy back with the organization," president and CEO Stan Kasten said. "Sandy's experience and perspective will be invaluable as we endeavor to do everything in our power to bring the city of Los Angeles a World Series champion."
Along with former teammate and current Dodgers bunting instructor Maury Wills, Koufax will bring to Spring Training the quality of a champion. He was a member of the Dodgers' World Series championship teams in 1955, '59, '63 and '65, earning Most Valuable Player honors in 1963 and '65. His postseason record was 4-3 with a 0.95 ERA. He was selected to seven consecutive All-Star Games from 1961-66.
In 1979, Koufax began an 11-year stint with the Dodgers as a Minor League pitching instructor. He was estranged from the organization while it was owned by News Corp., which also owned publications that delved into Koufax's private life. He resurfaced when the club was bought by Frank McCourt and was an occasional Spring Training visitor, as he has been with the New York Mets, who are owned by Koufax's childhood friend, Fred Wilpon.
Koufax, now 77, had a playing career that blossomed late because of wildness and ended early because of injury. But in between, he displayed an unmatched overpowering brilliance that made him the youngest player voted into the Hall of Fame.
Koufax was a three-time unanimous National League Cy Young Award winner with four no-hitters, an MVP Award, three 25-win seasons and five consecutive ERA titles to his credit. In each of his Cy Young seasons, he led the league in wins, ERA and strikeouts. He threw 54 complete games in his last two seasons, led the league in strikeouts four times and innings pitched in each of his last two years.
Koufax is the benchmark by which all great Dodgers pitchers after him have been judged. Former manager Joe Torre, seeing Clayton Kershaw's second Spring Training appearance at age 19, compared him to Koufax.
More to the point of his new role, Koufax has the rare ability of translating mechanical themes and mental approach into simple language easily understood by pitchers young and old.
"For our young players and our veterans to be able to tap Sandy's expertise and counsel during Spring Training and throughout the season will provide yet another tremendous resource in our efforts to strengthen our club," said general manager Ned Colletti.
Former Dodgers pitcher Josh Lindblom illustrated Koufax's teaching talents last spring while relating a bullpen session he had in 2010. With the usual pitching coaches offering tips from behind the mound, one noticed Lindblom struggling with his breaking ball release and offered some tips. Lindblom, focused on the plate and not turning around to face the coaches, tried to implement each suggestion.
"One of them says, 'Imagine a bucket on home plate and throw the curveball into the bucket,'" Lindblom recalled. "It made sense at the time. So I spun the ball into the bucket. It worked. I turned around to see who it was, and I was like, 'Holy smoke, it's Sandy Koufax.'
"My focus intensified when I realized it was a guy who had one of the best curveballs in history. I locked in and focused. And when I struggle, I still think about that and another thing he said -- 'See how many times the ball spins before it gets to the plate. That makes you really focus on snapping it off.'
"You hear stories about hitters saying they could hear the laces spinning on Koufax's fastball. He sees two pitches and makes a suggestion and you make an adjustment that quickly. He's great at simplifying things. He doesn't make it rocket science."
Koufax retired at the age of 31, his elbow ravaged by arthritis and a torn ligament in need of Tommy John surgery, which didn't yet exist. Despite the pain, he had 27 wins and 27 complete games that year, a Cy Young Award, a 1.73 ERA and a World Series berth. He turned to broadcasting, serving NBC for six years.


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to smooth out glitches you should check out Median filters/smoothers. They're perfect for that and should be easy to imlement. Keep up the work!
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Thanks, Andre! Key issue here is the x-spacing of points may be non-uniform. I test the filter by using a cosine function with normally distributed x-spacings and a normal random perturbation applied to y-values. Then I reflect it to make it purely symmetric. I run this through the filter and (1) the result should preserve the symmetry of the original data, (2) there need to be no artifacts associated with the non-uniform spacing in x (the first and second derivatives of the result, not just the smoothed result, should look smooth). This test code is also in that Google folder.
A challenge with smoothing is how to treat the end-points. I apply a series of two exponential convolutions, one forward, one backward, so the end points get smoothed half as much as the middle, since exponential smoothing in a given direction can't do anything to the first point encountered (unless you assume some value like zero for all points prior, but this fails a translational invariance test).
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The Little Cats are the assistants to the Cat in the Hat in The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. As introduced in the Dr. Seuss book The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, the little cats are diminutive dopplegangers for the cat himself, and act as his cheerful helpers. Each cat is successively smaller than his predecessor and is labeled alphabetically.
Little Cats A, B, and C are the most prominent of the group, though other alphabetized cats have been seen on occasion. The most notable of the rest is Little Cat Z, the smallest of all, who possesses a hipster quality, muttering "Zip zap" and the like. Little Cat Fleep made one special appearance in the second season.
Little Cat A was performed by Kathryn Mullen during the first season and by Leslie Carrara-Rudolph during the second season. Stephanie D'Abruzzo and John Kennedy portrayed Little Cats B and C, respectively, throughout the show's run, and other puppeteers (including Pam Arciero and Anthony Asbury) portrayed the other cats as needed.
In the first season, Little Cat B wore a bowtie like the other cats, but in the next season, she wore a ruffled collar.
The Little Cats also appeared in the Nick Jr. promo segment called "Ask the Cat" back in 1998.