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Fine Tune Your Polling and Batching in Mule ESB2016-07-26 02:13:32
They say it's best to learn from others. With that in mind, let's dive into a use case I recently ran into. We were dealing with a number of legacy systems when our company decided to shift to a cloud-based solution. Of course, we had to prepare for the move — and all the complications that came with it.Use CaseWe have a legacy system built with Oracle DB using Oracle forms to create applications and lots and lots of stored procedures in the database. It's also been in use for over 17 years now with no major upgrades or changes. Of course, there have been a lot of development changes over these 17 years that taken the system close to the breaking point and almost impossible to implement something new. So, the company decided to move to CRM (Salesforce) and we needed to transfer data to SF from our legacy database. However, we couldn't create or make any triggers on our database to send real-time data to SF during the transition period.SolutionSo we decided to use Mule Poll to poll our database and get the records in bulk, then send them to SF using the Salesforce Mule connector.I am assuming that we all are clear about polling in general. If not, please refer to references at the end. Also, if you are not clear with Mule polling implementation there are few references at the bottom, too. Sounds simple enough doesn't it? But wait, there are few things to consider.What is the optimum timing of the poll frequency of your polls?How many threads of each poll you want to have? How many active or inactive threads do you want to keep?.How many polls can we write before we break the object store and queue store used by Mule to maintain your polling?What is the impact on server file system if you use watermark values of the object store?How many records can we fetch in one query from the database?How many records can we actually send in bulk to Salesforce using SFDC?These are few, if not all the considerations you have to do before implementation. The major part of polling is the WATERMARK of polling and how Mule implements the watermark in the server.Polling for Updates Using WatermarksRather than polling a resource for all its data with every call, you may want to acquire only the data that has been newly created or updated since the last call. To acquire only new or updated data, you need to keep a persistent record of either the item that was last processed, or the time at which your flow last polled the resource. In the context of Mule flows, this persistent record is called a watermark.To achieve the persistency of watermark, Mule ESB will store the watermarks in the object store of the runtime directory of a project in the ESB server. Depending on the type of object store you have implemented, you may have a SimpleMemoryObjectStore or TextFileObjectStore, which can be configured like below:
SpaceX rocket lifts off on cargo run, then lands at launch site2016-07-19 06:08:56
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. An unmanned SpaceX rocket blasted off from Florida early on Monday to send a cargo ship to the International Space Station, then turned around and landed itself back at the launch site.The 23-story-tall Falcon 9 rocket, built and flown by Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies, or SpaceX, lifted off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 12:45 a.m. EDT (0445 GMT).Perched on top of the rocket was a Dragon capsule filled with nearly 5,000 pounds (2,268 kg) of food, supplies and equipment, including a miniature DNA sequencer, the first to fly in space.Also aboard the capsule was a metal docking ring of diameter 7.8 feet (2.4 m), that will be attached to the station, letting commercial spaceships under development by SpaceX and Boeing Co. ferry astronauts to the station, a $100-billion laboratory that flies about 250 miles (400 km) above Earth. The manned craft are scheduled to begin test flights next year.Since NASA retired its fleet of space shuttles five years ago, the United States has depended on Russia to ferry astronauts to and from the station, at a cost of more than $70 million per person.As the Dragon cargo ship began its two-day journey to the station, the main section of the Falcon 9 booster rocket separated and flew itself back to the ground, touching down a few miles south of its seaside launch pad, accompanied by a pair of sonic booms. "Good launch, good landing, Dragon is on its way," said NASA mission commentator George Diller.Owned and operated by Musk, the technology entrepreneur who founded Tesla Motors Inc, SpaceX is developing rockets that can be refurbished and re-used, potentially slashing launch costs. With Monday's touchdown, SpaceX has successfully landed Falcon rockets on the ground twice and on an ocean platform during three of its last four attempts.SpaceX intends to launch one of its recovered rockets as early as this autumn, said Hans Koenigsmann, the firm's vice president for mission assurance. (Reporting by Irene Klotz, Editing by Chris Michaud and Clarence Fernandez)
Tesla crash raises stakes for self-driving vehicle startups2016-07-12 09:34:19
DETROIT/SAN FRANCISCO Concerns raised by the first reported fatality in a semi-automated car were expected to speed adoption of more sensitive technology to help vehicles see and drive themselves safely, increasing demand on the emerging autonomous vehicle technology industry, investors and analysts said.Goldman Sachs forecasts the market for advanced driver assistance systems and autonomous vehicles will grow from about $3 billion last year to $96 billion in 2025 and $290 billion in 2035. More than half of that revenue in 20 years, Goldman estimates, will come from radar, cameras and lidar, a sensor that uses laser – all tools considered essential to building vehicles that can pilot themselves.The May 7 death of Ohio technology company owner Joshua Brown in a Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) Model S while the car's semi-automated Autopilot system was engaged highlighted the limitations of current automated driving systems.Tesla's Autopilot system uses cameras and radar, but not lidar. The company said its system would have had trouble distinguishing a white semi-trailer positioned across a road against a bright sky.Industry executives and analysts told Reuters they expect the Tesla crash will spur investment in self-driving vehicle systems that combine multiple of sensors, including lidar."As we move to a higher level of autonomy in vehicles, you're going to want to have more redundancy," which radar and lidar can provide, Dan Galves, senior vice president at vision safety system maker Mobileye NV(MBLY.N) , said in an interview. "The more sensors, the better."Carmakers have been using multiple sensors in prototypes that are in testing but not yet ready for market. A variety of technologies with overlapping capabilities is seen as a way to increase safety under a wider range of circumstances.The valuations of some self-driving startups "may even increase if there are companies that can solve some of the issues" the Tesla accident raised, said Quin Garcia, managing director of AutoTech Ventures, a Silicon Valley investment firm.Semi-automated systems such as General Motor Co's (GM.N) SuperCruise and Traffic Jam Pilot from Volkswagen AG's (VOWG_p.DE) Audi are due on the market in 2017-2018. Ford Motor Co(F.N) expects to deploy a semi-automated system, using Velodyne lidar, in 2018. Toyota Motor Corp(7203.T), which is investing more than $1 billion in such self-driving technologies as robotics and artificial intelligence, said it aims to put fully driverless cars on the road in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.Delphi Automotive PLC (DLPH.N) plans to build lidar vision systems with technology from Quanergy Systems, which makes solid state lidar systems. Delphi plans to combine information from the lidar system with radar and other driver assistance technology to create a 360-degree view around a car, a company official said. Delphi has an investment in Quanergy, one of more than 50 self-driving startups that together have raised more than $800 million in investment capital in the past decade, according to a Reuters analysis of publicly available data.At least two of those startups - Quanergy which makes solid state lidar sensors, and Zoox, which is developing fully automated vehicle systems - have jumped in value to more than $1 billion each since GM's $1.2-billion acquisition earlier this year of another self-driving startup, Cruise Automation.Quanergy and Zoox hope to follow the lead of Mobileye, an Israeli supplier of vision-based safety systems to 25 global automakers, including Tesla. Co-founded in 1999 by a computer science professor at Hebrew University, Mobileye went public in 2014 and today is valued at nearly $10 billion.Mobileye plans by 2020 to offer a hardware/software system that can gather, fuse and analyze data from 20 different sensors, including cameras, lidar and radar. The company's new EyeQ5 "system on chip" will be a key component in a fully autonomous driving system that is being jointly developed with BMW AG (BMWG.DE) and Intel Corp (INTC.O) and is aimed at production in 2021.Like Mobileye, Velodyne, a leading supplier of laser-based lidar systems, works with many of the world's top automakers, including Ford, GM, BMW, Toyota Honda Motor Co(7267.T) and Daimler AG's (DAIGn.DE) Mercedes-Benz."Our clients want to (combine) lidar and cameras," Velodyne's Marta Hall, president of business development, told Reuters in an interview. Automakers are stepping up orders as lidar systems come down in size and price, she said. Among the potential beneficiaries of this growing interest is LeddarTech, a relatively young startup based in Canada's Quebec City. The company is providing LED-based lidar systems to French supplier Valeo (VLOF.PA), which also buys vision-based systems from Mobileye.Germany's Robert Bosch, which has been developing self-driving components and systems for more than 15 years, buys lidar from an unnamed Tier II supplier and intends to package it in a highly automated "highway pilot" system intended for series production in 2020, said spokesman Tim Wieland."Bosch sees the necessity for a sensor setup that includes radar, video and lidar," Wieland said. The three sensors "complement each other very efficiently."REGULATION AND LITIGATION WILD CARDS Regulation and litigation are two big wild cards for the autonomous driving sector.Safety regulators and industry executives have said self-driving cars ultimately could slash traffic fatalities – about 35,000 last year in the United States and more than 1.2 million globally - by up to 90 percent. But regulators are also concerned that drivers could be lulled into unsafe behavior by systems that take control for a time, but expect human operators to re-take command in an emergency.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the role of Autopilot in the Florida accident and another crash in Pennsylvania involving a Tesla vehicle. The agency also is expected to roll out this summer broad guidelines for deploying autonomous vehicle technology."I hope NHTSA does not overreact" to the crash, said Stefan Heck, co-founder of Nauto, another Silicon Valley self-driving startup with corporate backing. "The tradeoff is quite clear: Some safety improvement is better than none."Product liability for automated vehicles is uncharted territory. The U.S. Transportation Department has said an automated driving system could be considered the "driver" for regulatory purposes.Industry executives are betting that consumer interest in the technology will rise.A survey conducted by AlixPartners in June - before the Tesla accident was reported publicly - found that 90 percent of respondents would be interested in a self-driving car that would let the driver take the wheel from time to time. The same survey noted that nearly 80 percent of respondents would pay for the technology - including 10 percent who would spend up to $5,000.The favorable response rates are much higher than in previous surveys on self-driving technology.News of the Tesla crash "is not going to put too much of a dent in public perception" of self-driving cars, said AlixPartners' Mark Wakefield. (Reporting by Paul Lienert in Detroit and Alexandria Sage in San Francisco; Editing by Joe White and Lisa Girion)
NASA's Juno spacecraft ready for one-shot try to orbit Jupiter2016-07-04 23:09:19
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. A NASA spacecraft was poised for a one-shot attempt to slip into Jupiter's orbit on Monday for the start of a 20-month-long dance around the solar system's largest planet to learn how and where it formed.Flight controllers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, were preparing for a long night as the Juno probe streaked closer toward Jupiter at 200 times the speed of sound in the empty vacuum of space."We're barreling down," Juno lead scientist Scott Bolton of the Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio told reporters on Monday.By noon on Monday, Juno had sailed past three of Jupiter's four main moons, with volcanic Io, the innermost big moon, in its sights.Confirmation of whether Juno, the only solar-powered spacecraft ever dispatched to the outer solar system, had successfully placed itself into polar orbit around Jupiter was not expected until 11:53 p.m. EDT on Monday (0353 GMT on Tuesday).Launched from Florida nearly five years ago, Juno must be precisely positioned, ignite its main engine at exactly the right time and keep it burning for 35 minutes to shed enough speed so it can be captured by Jupiter's gravity. If anything goes even slightly awry, Juno will sail helplessly past Jupiter, unable to complete a $1 billion mission to peer through the planet's thick atmosphere and map its gargantuan magnetic field.Scientists are particularly interested in learning how much water Jupiter contains, which is key to determining where in the solar system it formed. Jupiter's origins, in turn, affected the development and position of the rest of the planets, including Earth and its fortuitous location conducive to the evolution of life.The immense gravity exerted by Jupiter's sheer size - packing 2-1/2 times the mass of all the other planets combined - is thought to have helped shield Earth from bombardment by comets and asteroids. "We are learning about nature, how Jupiter formed and what that tells us about our history and where we came from," Bolton said.The Juno probe is named for the ancient Roman goddess, who was the wife and sister of Jupiter, the mythological king of gods, and had the power to see through clouds.'MUSICAL NOTES' Only one other spacecraft, Galileo, has ever circled Jupiter, which is five times farther away from the sun than Earth and is itself orbited by 67 known moons. Bolton said Juno is likely to discover even more.Seven other U.S. space probes have sailed past the gas giant on brief reconnaissance missions before heading elsewhere in the solar system.Ground control teams will monitor Juno's progress during its do-or-die engine burn by listening for a series of radio signals."They really are musical notes. Based on what musical note is sent, we will know how something is doing," Bolton said.During its approach, Juno also must be lucky enough to fly through Jupiter's tenuous rings without being hit by particles zipping around so fast that even a speck the size of a blood cell could prove fatal. The risks to the spacecraft will not end once it arrives in orbit. The probe must quickly turn around and face the sun so its 18,698 solar cells can begin recharging the battery."I won't exhale until we are back sun-pointing again," Bolton said.Juno will fly in highly elliptical, egg-shaped orbits that pass within 3,000 miles (4,800 km) of the tops of Jupiter's clouds and inside the planet's powerful radiation belts.Juno's computers and sensitive science instruments are housed in a 400-pound (180-kg) titanium vault for protection. But during its 37 orbits around Jupiter, Juno will be exposed to the equivalent of 100 million dental X-rays, said Bill McAlpine, radiation control manager for the mission.The spacecraft, built by Lockheed Martin, is expected to last for 20 months. On its final orbit, Juno will dive into Jupiter's atmosphere, where it will be crushed and vaporized.Like Galileo, which circled Jupiter for eight years before crashing into the planet in 2003, Juno's demise is designed to prevent any hitchhiking microbes from Earth from inadvertently contaminating Jupiter's ocean-bearing moon Europa, a target of future study for extraterrestrial life. (Editing by Peter Cooney and Sandra Maler)
Google beats children's web privacy appeal, Viacom to face one claim2016-06-27 22:54:36
Google and Viacom on Monday defeated an appeal in a nationwide class action lawsuit by parents who claimed the companies illegally tracked the online activity of children under the age of 13 who watched videos and played video games on Nickelodeon's website.By a 3-0 vote, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia said Google, a unit of Alphabet Inc, and Viacom Inc were not liable under several federal and state laws for planting "cookies" on boys' and girls' computers, to gather data that advertisers could use to send targeted ads.The court also revived one state law privacy claim against Viacom, claiming that it promised on the Nick.com website not to collect children's personal information, but did so anyway.Monday's decision largely upheld a January 2015 ruling by U.S. District Judge Stanley Chesler in Newark, New Jersey. It returned the surviving claim to him.Jay Barnes, a lawyer for the parents, declined to comment.Viacom spokesman Jeremy Zweig said the company is pleased with the dismissals and confident it will prevail on the remaining claim. "Nickelodeon is proud of its record on children's privacy issues and strongly committed to the best practices in the industry," he added. Google did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Monday's decision is a fresh setback for computer users, after the same appeals court last November 10 said Google was not liable under federal privacy laws for bypassing cookie blockers on Apple Inc's Safari browser and Microsoft Corp's Internet Explorer browser.Circuit Judge Julio Fuentes, who wrote both decisions, said that ruling doomed many of the parents' claims against Mountain View, California-based Google and New York-based Viacom. He also rejected the parents' claims under the Video Privacy Protection Act, a 1988 law adopted a year after a newspaper wrote about movies rented by failed Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork, based on a list provided by a video store.Fuentes said the law was meant to thwart the collection of data to help monitor people's video-watching behavior.He said Congress, despite amending the law in 2013, never updated it to cover the collection of data such as users' IP addresses, browser settings and operating settings, and reflect a "contemporary understanding" of Internet privacy. "Some disclosures predicated on new technology, such as the dissemination of precise GPS coordinates or customer ID numbers, may suffice," Fuentes wrote. "But others--including the kinds of disclosures described by the plaintiffs here--are simply too far afield from the circumstances that motivated the act's passage to trigger liability."The revived privacy claim accused Viacom of reneging on a promise on Nick.com that said: "HEY GROWN-UPS: We don't collect ANY personal information about your kids. Which means we couldn't share it even if we wanted to!"Fuentes said a reasonable jury might find Viacom liable for "intrusion upon seclusion" if it found its alleged privacy intrusion "highly offensive to the ordinary reasonable man."The case is In re: Nickelodeon Consumer Privacy Litigation, 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, No. 15-1441. (Reporting by Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by David Gregorio; Editing by David Gregorio)


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The Patrol Division operates under the direction of Sgt. Keenan Carter. The Patrol Division consists of Deputy Will Doughty, Deputy Danny Story, Deputy Michael Barker, Deputy Nick Kincade, Deputy Cathy Byrd, and Deputy Denise Huber.
Patrol deputies answer numerous calls for service and complaints each day from the citizens of Perry County. In an effort to be seen by citizens and possible criminals, deputies patrol all county roads as a proactive measure to help keep crime down in our county. Deputies are available for service 24 hours a day 7 days a week. Most times, two deputies are on shift to respond to complaint calls, crimes in progress, serve warrants, complete reports, do initial investigations into the calls being reported, work traffic related accidents and assist citizens as needed.
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Can you beat Piggy in this simple dice game? Can you figure out
Piggy's strategy, and is there a better one?
A simple spinner that is equally likely to land on Red or Black. Useful if tossing a coin, dropping it, and rummaging about on the floor have lost their appeal. Needs a modern browser; if IE then at. . . .
Terry and Ali are playing a game with three balls. Is it fair that
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An activity based on the game 'Pelmanism'. Set your own level of challenge and beat your own previous best score.
Interactive game. Set your own level of challenge, practise your table skills and beat your previous best score.
Use the interactivity to create some steady rhythms. How could you
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Play this well-known game against the computer where each player is
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Use this animation to experiment with lotteries. Choose how many
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A tool for generating random integers.
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Use the interactivity to help get a feel for this problem and to find out all the possible ways the balls could land.
Can you spot the similarities between this game and other games you know? The aim is to choose 3 numbers that total 15.
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How many different rhythms can you make by putting two drums on the
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Work out the fractions to match the cards with the same amount of
Explore the different tunes you can make with these five gourds.
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Match the halves.
Try out the lottery that is played in a far-away land. What is the
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Yasmin and Zach have some bears to share. Which numbers of bears
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If you can post the triangle with either the blue or yellow colour face up, how many ways can it be posted altogether?
Players take it in turns to choose a dot on the grid. The winner is the first to have four dots that can be joined to form a square.
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If there are 3 squares in the ring, can you place three different numbers in them so that their differences are odd? Try with different numbers of squares around the ring. What do you notice?
First Connect Three game for an adult and child. Use the dice numbers and either addition or subtraction to get three numbers in a straight line.
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Train game for an adult and child. Who will be the first to make the train?
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CalPERS July Webinar
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Verify Information If Tax Refund Is Overdue
If you still haven't received your long-overdue federal income-tax refund, the problem may be easy to fix: Make sure the Internal Revenue Service has your correct address.
While that might seem elementary, some taxpayers haven't gotten the message. The IRS said recently that 118,893 taxpayers are due one or more refund checks that couldn't be delivered because of mailing-address errors.
The total dollar amount of undelivered refund checks: $164.6 million.
If you're missing your refund and want to update your address, check out the IRS website (www.irs.gov) and look for the "Where's My Refund?" tool. To use this feature, "a taxpayer must submit his or her Social Security number, filing status and amount of refund shown on their 2009 return," the IRS says. "The tool will provide the status of their refund and, in some cases, instructions on how to resolve delivery problems."
You also can call the IRS (1-800-829-1954).
Whatever the case, "if you think you are missing a refund, the sooner you update your address information, the quicker you can get your money," says IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman.
One way to avoid the problem in the future and get your tax refund more quickly: File your tax returns electronically, and choose "direct deposit" of your refund.
The IRS strongly recommends e-filing because it "eliminates the risk of lost paper returns." It also means fewer tax-return errors and "speeds up refunds," the IRS says. And it costs the IRS much less than processing paper returns.
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Mary Beth Lauren Smelley of Duncanville and Alexander Leslie Newborough Cowan of Glenrothes, Scotland, were married Aug. 24, 2013, in Tuscaloosa with the Rev. Jimmy H. Garner officiating the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Jimmie and Laura Smelley of Duncanville. She is the granddaughter of Dr. and Mrs. Harry Blewitt of Northport, Mrs. Louise Smelley of Northport and the late Mr. Jimmie E. Smelley Sr.
The groom is the son of Niel and Margaret Cowan of Glenrothes. He is the grandson of Mrs. Dorothy Cowan of Glenrothes and the late Mr. Leslie Cowan and Mr. Harry Newborough of Glenrothes, and the late Mrs. Jean Margaret Newborough.
Given in marriage by her parents and escorted by her father, the bride wore a gown featuring a sweetheart neckline, accented with Alencon lace and crystals and highlighted with a tiffany train.
The bride was attended by Andrea Smelley of Duncanvile, sister of the bride, as maid of honor, and Sarah Stewart of Northport, as a brides maid. Flowergirls were Annabelle Marshall, niece of the groom and Ruthie Blewitt, cousin of the bride.
Matthew Marshall of Romania, brother-in-law of the groom, served as best man, and Luke Higdon of Northport served as a grooms man. Ringbearer was Elijah Marshall, nephew of the groom.
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Paget Brewster and Gina Mantegna worked together previously on the movie Unaccompanied Minors.
When Lindsey is being threatened by the man in the restroom, the blood coming from her lip changes from smeared to dripping then to smeared again.
When Reid asks Garcia to identify dead boy in the house, the sun shining through the photo reveals he's holding the school picture Garcia finds rather than the crime scene photo from which he would be working.
Garcia's typed transcript of the telephone message on Mrs. Owen's cell phone is incorrect. The order of dialogue is different when the message is played for the families.
The spelling of Jack Vaughan's name, established in the subtitle "Jack Vaughan's Residence", changes when Reid accesses Vaughan's computer. When the computer screen shows "Automated Clean-Up Process" his last name is spelled Vaughn.
Jack Vaughan would have been taken into custody and charged at the scene with murder. If it was decided to not to prosecute him because of his status as a protected witness, that would only come later after it was decided by the Department of Justice.
Pat Mannan: This has nothing to do with you.
Jack Vaughan: Nothing to do with me? This punk kid took my daughter.
Pat Mannan: All this, Jack. It's karma for what you did to all those people.
Jack Vaughan: (to the unsub he's just shot) You got two legs. I got one question: where's my daughter?
Pat Mannan: You know, you have no idea who or what you're dealing with here.
Hotchner: Then enlighten me or stay out of my way.
Reid: Jack, you swore to your wife you'd protect Lindsey. Listen to her, Jack, listen to what she wants - she's begging you to kill somebody right in front of her. What do you think your wife wanted you to protect her from? Jack, your life has been, has been about violence, and, if you do this, Lindsey's will be, too. Do you want that? When does it end, Jack?
Lindsey: (whispering) Kill him.
Reid: When does it stop?
Jack Vaughan: Tomorrow.
Katie: (recorded telephone message) Please...please, no please, please, stop it, stop it - stop it!
Lindsey: Don't fight them, don't!
Katie: Please, God, stop!
Lindsey: Don't show them you're scared.
Katie: Get off of me! Please, help me! Please, God, stop it! Daddy, help me please! Please! Daddy, help me please, Daddy! Help me!
Jack Vaughan: Can I help you?
Reid: (caught at Vaughan's computer) Ah, hey, I was just, ah, checking to see if Lindsey contacted anyone on the internet? Predators, ah, tend to do that.
Jack Vaughan: Is that right?
Reid: (speaking very fast) Yeah, statistically, actually, 43% of predators...
Jack Vaughan: Lindsey doesn't like computers.
Reid: Oh...cool!
Hotchner: It's up to you.
Jack Vaughan: This message – what did it record?
Hotchner: It's the last moments of one of your daughter's lives.
Hotchner: "No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her own way is without enemies." Daisy Bates.
Hotchner: "It is a wise father who knows his own child." William Shakespeare
Fredric Lehne (billed as Fredric Lane) was credited as Special Guest Star in this episode.
Music in this episode was "My Hero" by Foo Fighters. The song Katie sang in her video log, and the song heard at the end of the episode, was "Umbrella" by Rihanna and Jay-Z.
According to initial press releases, this episode (fka "Second Life") was originally scheduled to air on December 19, 2007.
Joe Mantegna's daughter, Gina Mantegna, guest-stars in this episode as Lindsey.
Morgan: No JT posters.
When Morgan and the team are searching Lindsey Vaughan's room, he mentions that she doesn't have any JT posters, referring to Justin Timberlake, pop singer and former member of the boy band 'N Sync.
Garcia: Jinkies!
Velma from the gang known as Mystery, Inc. in the Scooby-Doo series used this phrase when she found out something, usually weird, incredible or shocking.
The Lords of Chaos – Kevin Foster
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Hotchner: Guys, last house on the left, second floor. I've got something.
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A Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) model for adult learners placed in remedial mathematics was developed from educational research on teaching and learning mathematics. The MTSS model was dependent upon restructuring coursework to provide additional learning supports during the regular semester.
In addition, student attribute measures were identified, revised and validated to assess math anxiety, academic motivation, math confidence, and math usefulness in college students enrolled in Basic and Intermediate Algebra to determine impact on academic success.
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The franc appreciated as much as 1.5 percent to 1.2844 per euro. The Swiss currency gained against all but one of its 16 most-traded peers as the Wall Street Journal said stress tests understated some European banks' holdings of sovereign debt. The MSCI World Index fell 0.9 percent, its first drop in five days, while German, U.S. and U.K. bonds rose.
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On Friday, November 18th, 2011 the Rippowam Cisqua Upper Campus Playhouse was alive with energy. On the heels of the first day of exams, fifth through ninth grade students were greeted with an end of the week assembly that was anything but typical. Collin McLoughlin, a Bedford native and an alumnus from the Rippowam Cisqua class of 2003, was waiting when the students arrived. Mr. McLoughlin, an accomplished singer/songwriter and burgeoning "YouTube" star wowed the audience of nearly three hundred students and faculty with a short acoustic set. While the musical performance was a sterling one, equally significant was Mr. McLoughlin's message, which was uncanny in its consistency with the core of the Rippowam Cisqua philosophy – be true to yourself, don't be afraid to take risks, and follow your passion.
After playing two songs (Chasing Dreams, a cut off his solo album, followed a version of the song Save the World Tonight, made popular by the group Swedish House Mafia), Collin shared his fascinating journey with the students. His musical career began back in 2001 at Rippowam Cisqua when he picked up a guitar for the first time in music teacher Bill Fornara's class (Mr. Fornara, who watched Collin's performance with pride, is still an RCS music teacher). As part of the program, all middle school students are required to learn the basics of guitar. For many, it sparks what may become a lifelong interest but, for others, it is simply part of the music and arts curriculum at the School. Collin shared that he didn't love the guitar that first year, noting that early acoustic guitar staples didn't resonate with him at the time. However, when he picked the instrument up again at the Wooster School, where he attended high school, a spark was, in fact, ignited. As Collin put it, he became obsessed. He found himself constantly playing and writing songs, which he contends were not good, but in listening to this up-and-coming star, it's hard to believe!
After graduating from the Wooster School, Collin went on to Colgate University and then to NYU for graduate studies in Music Business. During his college years, Collin continued writing and recording songs for acoustic guitar. Following a successful tour to support his guitar-based music, he joined a hip-hop/R&B group in college. Collin was involved in all aspects of the business: writing and singing, co-producing songs, and managing the group. Their initial demo tape was met with rave reviews by fans and critics alike, leading to a college tour across the east coast. During this phase, Collin realized he loved being up on a stage, connecting with a crowd, and that it was what he wanted to do. Last spring, Collin made the bold decision to put his graduate studies on hold and pursue his dream. He has performed with Wale, Fabolous, K'naan, Sam Adams, and Lupe Fiasco, all of which have served to open doors for him. In addition, he's gone on to do a number of YouTube cover songs, one of which (Stereo Hearts) has realized over 1.2 million views!
After singing, and sharing his background, Collin showed the video for a version of Gavin DeGraw's Not Over You, that was released on YouTube on Monday, November 21, 2011. Since Collin's appearance at RCS was on November 18th, these lucky kids were able to see the video before it was even released!
As fun as it was to watch Collin perform, his repartee with the children during a Q&A session was equally lively, with questions that ranged from "What team were you on?" (for RCS alums, he was on the Red Team), "How long is the program at NYU and why did you leave?" (He knew that, to really make a go of it, he had to pursue his dream full time), "Have you ever worked with Justin Bieber?" (unfortunately, no, he would love to!), "What sports did you play?" (lacrosse and crew, and both team sports were instrumental in helping him develop the qualities of persistence and resilience that are essential to making it in such a tough business) and "Were you in the sixth grade musical?" (Yes, participation in the musical at RCS is a requirement for 6th grade students and his role as the lead in Tartan was his first real exposure to being on stage). Before playing his video, Collin shared with the kids how scary it was to take this risk and his realization that, if he didn't, he would always wonder "What if?" He also reinforced for the students how important it is in school to be open-minded, try lots of different things, and then, when you identify a passion, pursue it … no matter what!
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Floydada made the second-best one-year turnaround in the Panhandle last season, improving from 1-9 in 2000 to 7-3. Only a 6-0 loss to Friona prevented the Whirlwinds from making the playoffs.
With 18 starters returning this year, the Winds are a consensus pick to make the playoffs. Texas Football Magazine ranked them No. 12 in Class 2A.
Four starters return in the offensive line: guards Jacob Morales and Bryce Bowley, center Chase Mitchell and tackle Chris Wiley. Three ends also return in Brady Rainwater, who caught 21 passes last year, Jeremy Duran and Dustin Fincher. QB Tyler Helms passed for 659 yards and nine TDs last year while Dustin Covington rushed for 597 yards and five scores.
Defensively, Covington may move from linebacker to safety, but the nucleus remains intact. Veteran defenders include Morales at tackle, Bowley and Duran at linebacker, Gerald Henderson at end and secondary backs Rainwater (six interceptions last year) and Ross Bennett.
Head Coach: Lee Hurt, third season at Floydada, 8-12; third season overall.
2001 Record: 7-3, 3-3 in District 5-2A.
Returning Experience: 17 lettermen, including nine offensive and nine defensive starters.
Players To Watch: Tyler Helms, QB-DB; Dustin Covington, RB-LB; Brady Rainwater, WR-DB; Bryce Bowley, OG-LB; Jacob Morales, OG-DT; Chase Mitchell, C-DE; Jeremy Duran, TE-LB.
Promising Newcomers: Gerald Henderson, RB-DE; Morgan Tijerina, OG-DT; D.J. Summers, OT-DE; Dustin Fincher, WR-CB; Ross Bennett, QB-DB.
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Basic Defense: 4-3.
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Dustin Fincher 5-10 160 Sr. WR-DB
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Gossa Tsegaye, assistant professor in the Department of Television-Radio, will talk about his one-hour documentary, "Porch Fest: Celebrating the spirit of a community through Music" on Thursday, November 3 at 12:05 p.m. in the Park Hall Auditorium. His project was a one-day shoot on a shoe-string budget.
Using Park School Students as assistants (Stacey Lawrence, Sarah Furie, Victoria Grace, Matt Walker, Ben Ratner, Shawn Steiner, Emily Junge, and Jackie Green), Tsegaye filmed the local music festival in which bands use downtown porches instead of traditional stages.
Tsegaye will also discuss scouting locations, crew selection and editing.
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) recently awarded Ithaca College's student chapter with the "Region 1 Chapter of the Year Award" at the SPJ/RTDNA National Conference in September. SPJ also recognized the chapter's adviser, Mead Loop, with the David L. Eshelman Outstanding Campus Advisor Award.
Executive board members Carly Gill '13, Maya Kachroo-Levine '13, Julianne Feller '13 and Kera Schulze '13 were in attendance to receive the award (pictured).
Diana Cui '12 and Patricia Morin '12 were named recipients of the Advertising Women of New York Scholarship Award (AWNY) for the 2011-2012 academic year. The students were chosen for their genuine interest in the advertising industry and have maintained strong academic records. The $2,000 scholarship is applied toward tuition expenses.
A design by Denise Psyhogios '12 was also chosen by representatives from AWNY to be used as the official poster for the 55th annual Advertising Career Conference in November.
Mara Alper's documentary, Visions of the Huichol, was curated for screening in the "Cinema Wixarika" film festival in Guadalajara, Mexico in September 2011. Curator Carlos Escobedo selected it to show the story of the bead and yarn artworks made by this traditional tribe in Mexico.
The film is bilingual, with the Spanish translation made by Annette Levine, associate professor in Modern Languages and Literatures.
Patricia Zimmermann delivers invited lectures at Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asian and Caribbean studies
Patricia Zimmermann, professor of cinema, photography and media arts and codirector of the Finger Lakes Environmental Film Festival, delivered two invited lectures in The Netherlands in October analyzing documentary, historiography, and new media in Indonesia.
Her talk "Archives, Historiography, and Recording the Future," was part of a special workshop probing the Recording the Future project, an long-term archival and ethnographic initiative to document six cities in Indonesia on a regular basis to track changes in public life post-Reformasi. The Royal Netherlands Institute for Southeast Asia and Caribbean Studies (KITLV) assembled anthropologists, sociologists, historians, public health and media researchers to consider this evolving documentation project of everyday life in Indonesia.


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Patrick the Wayward Setter
Patrick is an English setter puppy with a penchant for mischief. His newly adopted family adores him-all except for Mike, the family head. He thinks Patrick is just a maladjusted dog who refuses to act like the dogs Mike used to raise. As Patrick grows, his antics don't improve much, even with training, and Mike is exasperated; until one day a large, temperamental dog moves in next door. Then it is up to Patrick to prove himself when a little boy is attacked. Can Patrick save him, or is he just...a wayward setter? What is the price a dog is willing to pay to prove himself to the ones he loves the most?
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(Re: John Kanelis' column, June 12, "Perry for president?")
As negative editor in chief of the mainstream liberal media, I would expect no less from Kanelis.
Gov. Rick Perry is undefeated for several good reasons, all of which escape Kanelis.
Texas' relative prosperity exists because of sound business policies and favorable taxes. The fact that Texas produced 38 percent of all jobs created nationally in the past year means relative prosperity. The Obama non-stimulus debacle has only devalued our currency and country. It will get worse.
To take a stand against prayer of any kind is ludicrous. I would like the Christians of Texans to pray for rain. What's the problem?
Perry snubs the media for good reason. Your power, presence and influence is weak and out of touch with Texans.
You have lost your common sense when it comes to federal law, saying it trumps state law. Check the Constitutiion, which defines the restrictions of the federal government. Those restrictions have been under attack since the 1830s by the northeastern states and Washington, D.C.
Kanelis shows his ignorance about history when he talks about secession. The South seceded from a tyrannical government.
About Perry's narrow appeal, that must be from the snubbed mainstream liberal media that got it wrong on exactly what the Texas' voters message said: no to big, overbearing taxing state government.
Get it?
Kanelis suffers from Texas fatigue. I am all for his moving out of state - and out of mind.
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La Leche League Area and Affiliate Conferences
What Are Area and Affiliate Conferences?
Every profession sponsors conferences at which participants can learn from each other as well as speakers. Outside sessions they network, share experiences and gain new ideas for tackling their day-to-day concerns. Well, parenting is our most important profession and you can go to conferences, too! Each of the conferences listed below is designed specifically for parents, those who are breastfeeding and those who are exploring the later years of childhood. The hotel halls are filled with babies, mothers, dads and older children. The playrooms resound with laughter and toddlers play happily on the floor in session rooms. Come to a conference designed to enhance your parenting skills!
Some LLL Areas also sponsor Health Professional Seminars or Continuing Education days with content geared to health care professionals in the field of lactation.
Upcoming Events
LLL of Texas Area Conference
July 8-10. The Omni San Antonio Hotel at the Colonnade, San Antonio, Texas USA. "Celebrating 60 Years: Growing Families Across Cultures." Featuring Marian Tompson, LLL co-Founder; Dr. Jack Newman; Catherine Watson Genna, BS, IBCLC; and Robyn Roche-Paull, RN, BSN, IBCLC. For more information, go to facebook.com/texaslllconference.
LLL of Greater St. Louis, Missouri Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference
August 6. "Breastfeeding and Parenting: Making It Work." Richmond Heights Community Center, St. Louis, Missouri USA. For more information, contact Danielle at firstname.lastname@example.com.
LLL of Arizona Parenting and Healthcare Professionals Conference
August 26-28. Embassy Suites Biltmore, Phoenix, Arizona USA. "Sweet Sleep, Taking Care of Mom, Making More Milk for Baby." Featuring Diana West, BA, IBCLC, and LLL co-Founder Marian Tompson. For more information, contact email@example.com or go to lllofaz.org/area-conference.
LLL Germany
September 16-18. Youth Hostel, Oberbernhards (Rhön), near Fulda. Celebrating 40 Years of LLL Germany. Featuring Dr. Carlos Gonzalez and Naomi Stadlen, author of What Mothers Do: Especially When It Looks Like Nothing. For more information contact Eva at email@example.com.
La Leche League New Zealand
September 30–October 2. "Building a Legacy." The Brentwood Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. Featuring Marian Tompson, LLL co-Founder; Maureen Minchin, IBCLC. For more information, go to http://www.lalecheleague.org.nz/conference.
La Leche League of Florida/Caribbean Islands Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference
October 7-9. Hilton Daytona Beach Resort/Oceanwalk Village, Daytona Beach, Florida USA. "Beaches, Babies, and Breastfeeding." Featuring Katherine A. Dettwyler, PhD, and Melissa Cole, BS, IBCLC, RLC. For more information, go to floridaparentingconference.com or facebook.com/lalecheconf/.
La Leche League of Michigan Healthcare Provider Seminar and Breastfeeding Conference
October 7-8. Postma Conference Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan USA. Featuring Linda J. Smith, MPH, FACCE, IBCLC, FILCA. For more information, contact Amity at email@example.com.
LLL Great Britain National Conference
October 14-15. "Building a Legacy: Celebrating 60 Years of LLLI." Hayes Conference Centre, Derbyshire, United Kingdom. Featuring Professor Helen L. Ball, BSc, MA, PhD; Amali Lokugamage, MBChB, BSc, MD, MRCOG; Diane Wiessinger, BS, IBCLC; and Teresa Pitman. For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com.
La Leche League of Eastern Pennsylvania Breastfeeding and Parenting Conference
October 21-23. Red Lion Inn - Harrisburg Hershey, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania USA. "Celebrating 60 Years of La Leche League." For more information, visit LLLofEasternPa.org/conference2016.
LLL Spain Annual Leaders' Retreat
October 21-23. Valladolid, Spain. For more information, contact Anabel at email@example.com or Laura at email@example.com.
LLL of Wisconsin Continuing Education Event
November 3-4. Hilton Garden Inn Milwaukee Park Place Hotel, Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA. Featuring Molly Pessl, BSN, IBCLC. For more information, contact Melanie at email@example.com or go to www.Facebook.com/LLLofWiEvents or lllofwi.org/event/2016-lllofwi-annual-conference or www.LLLofWI.org.
LLL International Area Network Conference and International Management Symposium
November 4-8. Mexico City. November 4-5: International Area Network Conference. November 6-8 International Area Network Conference. Facility and speakers to be announced. For more information go to http://laligadelaleche.org.mx.
Ligue La Leche Symposium (LLL of French Canada)
November 10. Symposium for healthcare professionals, LLL Leaders, and lay breastfeeding counselors. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. For more information, contact Mylene at email@example.com or go to allaitement.ca/services/evenements/symposium2016/.


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It seems a good day for starting the blog :-) I don't have plan for any particular topic with this blog, but you'll quickly discover several thinks of me:
Let's see, who I am. I'm software developer at MSTV in server team. IPTV Edition is a very interesting product where just few people can work with it, but milions of people use it :-) It's simply fun.
DisclaimerThe information in this weblog is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. This weblog does not represent the thoughts, intentions, plans or strategies of my employer. It is solely my opinion. Inappropriate comments will be deleted at the authors discretion. All code samples are provided "AS IS" without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.
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Developed by a veterinarian, the 360-Degree Stainless Steel Pet Fountain provides one gallon of fresh, filtered water to your pets. This handsome, hygienic device features multiple free-falling streams of water that continually aerate the water and entice pets to drink more often. A replaceable charcoal filter removes bad tastes and odors, giving your pet a healthy, great-tasting way to stay hydrated. The circular design allows pets to drink from any angle. Remove the pump and wash the entire fountain in the dishwasher. Ideal for dogs (under 60 lbs.) and cats.
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If you're in need of a job, there's a great opportunity coming up to help you begin the search.
The Alfred Saliba Family Services Center is organizing a community job fair Thursday, October 9th from 1 until 4 p.m. at the Dothan Civic Center.
Organizers say to bring your resume and dress as though you are going to an interview.
There are a number of employers signed up to participate from a wide range of fields.


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Project Transformation
Rating: 4.88 stars 24 24 reviews
547 E Jefferson Blvd Dallas TX 75203 USA
The mission of Project Transformation is to engage young adults in purposeful leadership and ministry, to support underserved children and families, and to connect churches to communities in need.
Since the program began in 1998: -More than 900 children and youth participate in the eight-week summer program. Of those, more than 90 percent qualify for either free or reduced-price meals in public schools. -Up to 200 children receive homework assistance, health and nutrition education, a hot meal and extracurricular activities in the after-school program each year. -742 young adults have served as interns in the summer and after-school programs, representing 35 states and eight foreign countries. -Over 60 percent of the interns either work or volunteer in some form of ministry. -Over 180 United Methodist churches from the North Texas Conference, as well as churches from out of state, have offered in-kind, financial and/or volunteer support -More than 1,500 people volunteer their time during the summer – doing such activities as reading with children, providing special activities, and preparing and serving dinner to the interns. Over 4,000 hours are spent each year reading one-on-one with children.
Target demographics:
Project Transformation serves at-risk children and youth in the North Texas area. The elementary program serves grades 1st-5th, the youth program serves grades 6th-9th, and Leaders In Training Experience Program serves grades 10th-12th.The young adult internship program is open to college-aged young adults from across the country.
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Geographic areas served:
Dallas, Texas
Project Transformation's after-school programs occur from September through May from 3:00pm - 6:00pm, Monday through Thursday. Summer day camp programming takes place over eight weeks and occurs Monday - Thursday from 9:00am - 3:00pm. Components of the elementary program (serving grades 1-5) include one-on-one individualized reading comprehension sessions, nutritious meals provided by the North Texas Food Bank, Bible lessons, arts and crafts activities, daily physical activity, and positive relationships with other children and with the college interns. Our youth programs (serving grades 6-9) provide components specifically tailored to the unique needs of this age range. Elements of the youth program include book clubs and literary discussion groups; team building, character, and leadership development activities; community service projects; faith-based discussion groups; and college/career exploration activities. Additionally, youth have the opportunity to gain leadership experience through assisting with reading, games, and arts activities for younger students. An additional element of Project Transformation's work is the internship program. Our after-school and summer programs are planned, implemented, and managed by nearly 100 young adult interns. Interns gain leadership experience through their work in our children's programs and through participating in a leadership development course. Additionally, interns are exposed to various forms of ministry through the Friday Experience program, which allows them to interact with community and church leaders through tours, presentations, interactive experiences, and discussions. The internship program has proven to be a life-changing experience, with over 60% of past interns now working or volunteering in a ministry or service-related field.
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Project Transformation is a life-altering organization....for the interns, the children it serves, for the volunteers and donors that provide the financial support. They are the most efficient organization you can imagine, taking the resources given to them and using them to their fullest extent. There is no doubt that any money you give is being used wisely to change lives now, not being stockpiled for down the road like some charities have done. This organization is a blessing to so many.
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Project Transformation is what its name implies... it is a fantastic project that transforms lives - the lives of the children served and the lives of the college interns serving up a summer of learning, fun, nourishment and positive interactions with college role models. The lives of the children are changed when they are able to form relationships with these college students. Not only do they spend their summer productively, but they are inspired to aspire to become college students themselves! The interns often continue to help at risk children after completing their degrees by becoming teachers, social workers, ministers, and committed volunteers. It's a true WIN-WIN!
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Released: Jul 01st, 1997
Running Time: 110
Director: Wesley Emerson
Company: VCA Platinum Plus
Cast: Nico Treasures, Malitia, John Dough, Caressa Savage, Skye Blue, Missy (I), Tony Tedeschi, Mickey G., Monique DeMoan, Kirsta Maze, Summer Cummings, George Kaplan, Dave Hardman, Cortknee, Justin Ninn, Alex Dane
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: Feature
Known in pre-production as the "Kelly O'Dell Comeback Movie," Raw Footage certainly fills that bill to overflowing. A humorous plot, some on-the-nose satire and eight sex scenes, with O'Dell in three of them, add up to a winner.
The idea is, O'Dell wants to get back into XXX, and isn't sure what director she first wants to work with, so she interviews with caricatures like "Mickey Nino" (Jon Dough), "Gregory Hippodrome" (Frank Zee), "Mac Hardon" (Taliesin, aka Will Jarvis), "Johnny Holloway" (George Kaplan), "John Leaky" (Tony Tedeschi) and "John Sleaziano" (Mickey G.). She even gets advice from the famous "D.T." (Justin Ninn).
All of those send-ups are first-rate, and will even have their intended "victims" laughing uproariously. Unfortunately, the sex scenes that follow the interviews aren't shot in the style of the director being parodied, or else this comic cavalcade would have rated higher.
Oh, yes; the sex... Well, the best scene comes last, with O'Dell being girlie-pleasured on top of a bar by Caressa Savage, Malitia and Missy. Labia-licking and vibes are the rule here, and all of these women should be given "Mistress of the Tongue" awards. Other winners have O'Dell as a "butterfly girl," getting mish- and doggie-humped by Alex Sanders, and later, by "pirate" Tony Tedeschi in an outdoor setting. Also well worth mentioning is the three-way between "psychiatrist" Mike Horner and O'Dell's "imaginary childhood friends" Krista Maze and Monique DeMoan. Look for plenty of b.j., as well as mish-anal. Also worthy of mention is the Cortknee/Michael J. Coxx/Dave Hardman bed bounce, where the busty beauty does an anal reverse cowgirl on Hardman's hard-on.
Pre-nom this for Best Sex Comedy, and the all-girl four-way for Best All-Girl Scene. It should fly off retailers' shelves' so stock up.


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Fubang International Hotel - Hangzhou
- Location:
- Address: Add. No. 128 Century Avenue,Linping,Hangzhou,Zhejiang,China
- Tel: 0571-89268888-66(前台) (Book this hotel, call 800-2682918)
- Hotel Name in Chinese: 杭州富邦国际大酒店
- Lowest Price: $70
- Prices not include 18% service fee and tax.
- Payment Method: pay using our secure online payment service or pay at the hotel at some hotels.
- Triple/quad occupancy may require an extra bed at extra cost.
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Hotel Amenities: Elevator, Parking, Air-Conditioned Facilities, Beauty Salon, Sauna, Business Center, Gift Shop, Gymnasium , Meeting Room, Ballroom, Deposit Box at Front Desk, Airline Desk, Fire Detector
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