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'Donnie Darko': One of the Best Superhero Stories Ever Told
by Trudie Graham
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When Donnie Darko was released in 2001, it was a commercial flop making just $7.5 million at the box office. But today, Richard Kelly's tale of an unsettled high schooler who's tasked with preventing a catastrophe is widely seen as a cult classic beloved by horror and sci-fi fans. For Kelly, it was his one-hit-wonder, but if you're going to be a one-hit-wonder… make it as unforgettable as Donnie Darko.
Every time I revisit the mind-bending tangent universe of the film I find it harder to verbalize its genius. All the elements needed to bring it to life in a way that successfully engages is quite baffling. The further down the rabbit hole, the more mystifying it becomes. It's complex, undoubtedly, for some even confusing—but it still wins people over. There's a thread running through the science fiction, time travel, and trippy events that keeps us involved and it's precious. It has to be, otherwise, Donnie Darko would be a wood entered only to get lost in. Thankfully, Kelly's grainy and hypnotic puzzle of a film is a spectrum of emotion and physics that covers all its angles, piquing curiosity and rarely losing a passenger during the ride.
"She said that every living creature on Earth dies alone."
With so many different things to manage, it wouldn't be surprising for a project such as this to be tonally turbulent and unhinged. Instead, Donnie Darko has overarching thematics and sensations which pull the world around it into the mystery and horror, like a kaleidoscopic warping of the physical dimension. Everything sinks and swirls as reality circles the drain. The segmented parts of the film move in and out of fields of feelings. You don't step into the stranger sequences then sit through benignity. There's something there, always, that hangs above heads like a cloud. It's not a dark one, it doesn't look to unnerve or frighten (although it definitely is creepy), it's simply there. Showering you with just enough consistency for the whole cut to come together with fluidity.
Something lost on me before my most recent viewing is how important the people in Donnie's life are. Aside from the fact they're required to move him into place for the events of the film to take place, the supporting characters are fleshed out just enough to justify grief and care for them. Whether it's his father trying to bring everyone together with laughs, his mother holding the house together like glue, his sister who provides the dinner time banter, or the peripheral teachers trying to inject something new into brain dead classrooms—they all matter. And whether they're bad or good, they're part of something. Not sideshows or expendable comedic relief, real people with real problems.
For Donnie Darko to truly succeed it needed to do so much work on the outskirts to help us realize its subliminal cogs are just as needed as the obvious ones in the center. The inevitability they bring is essential too because they all have a moment which plays like a goodbye, something extra to add to the slate so that Donnie would want to wipe it clean. Each person has a moment that humanizes them, too. The full realization of the town of Middlesex is half the hard work, but it's wonderfully under the radar.
Donnie is representative of a lot of teenage angst, but he seems darker and all-consuming. He's lost and confused by what's happening around him—much like we are—and the characters operate like chess pieces backing him into a corner until he only has one move left. The finality of the events is fascinating because although they're sad, because of Donnie's death, it's the relief and appreciation of his sacrifice that causes chords to be struck in the audience.
With lesser character writing, the ending would've been soul-crushing and nothing else, but Donnie's path to enlightenment is also one of acceptance. As he learns to love what is around him and not fear the end, he begins to understand his role and what he has to do for the duplicate universe to cease to exist without threatening the primary one. For Donnie, this story is a quest, with artifacts, characters, and locations posed along the way to help him reach his destination and understand what he must do. When he gains control over his gifts to manipulate the elements he has grown and empathized with the world around him enough to want to save it.
Each time I watch the credits after "Mad World" plays over the aftermath of the jet engine, I'm moved in a way that isn't adverse to what Donnie's friends and family are feeling in their last appearances. All of them are jolted awake by something in the middle of the night. They feel what is perhaps remorse, thankfulness or something else. They don't know exactly why but they know it's real and that it's strong enough to make them cry. They're totally alone. All these characters are sharing a specific emotion but separately because they can't know any more than that.
When I hear people talk of not understanding Donnie Darko but still loving it, that's all I can compare it to. To be moved by something you don't fully comprehend is one of the most instinctual things a person can experience. At the epicenter of our being there is an ability to be touched, and by the end of the film's October calendar page, we see one of the most down to earth examples of emotion transcending everything else there is.
Great superhero stories are usually comprised of three things: a normal person is given unimaginable gifts, an obstacle threatens the ones they love, and a great sacrifice must be made. In my eyes, Donnie is one of cinema's most underrated heroes. And it's not because he did everything right or was in the traditional sense heroic, it's because he was the opposite of what we've come to expect from a "chosen one".
"Did you know him?"
Why did it take people so long to realize an all-time great had gone unnoticed? Marketing problems, distribution, whatever it might have been; all I know now is that, like many others, it's one of my favorite films, and I don't believe there's anything comparable, there'll probably never be. Luckily, the news did eventually spread. The film, like its cryptic and troubled teen, fulfilled its destiny and found appreciation after the fact. Peace was restored to the galaxy, balance was brought to the force, a jet engine was chucked through a portal back to where it belongs and so on and so forth…
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Thanks so much! It's one of my all time favourites


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Imię występuje również w Biblii. Nosiła je matka Tymoteusza, wzmiankowana w II liście do Tymoteusza (1.5).

Eunika imieniny obchodzi 24 lutego, jako wspomnienie św. Euniki z Lystry.

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 Eunice Barber – francuska lekkoatletka.
 Eunice Jepkorir – kenijska lekkoatletka, biegaczka długodystansowa, wicemistrzyni igrzysk olimpijskich 2008 z Pekinu.
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Balloting will close at 4pm EST on 6 December 2017.
Anyone can vote, even if you do not normally participate in Hall of Merit discussions. If have never participated in an MMP election, just post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread by 5 December 2017.
The only change from previous seasons is that I have used DRA for fielding rather than DRA.
13) Gio Gonzalez - If starting pitching is supposed to win championships why did Washington fail?
The only change from previous seasons is that I have used "DRS" for fielding rather than DRA.
2) Jose Altuve: Best NL player and second baseman.
3) Aaron Judge: Best ML right fielder.
4) Joey Votto: Best ML first baseman.
5) Corey Kluber: Best ML pitcher.
6) Charlie Blackmon: Best NL center fielder.
7) Giancarlo Stanton: Best NL right fielder.
8) Kris Bryant: Best ML third baseman.
9) Jose Ramirez: Best AL third baseman who also played a lot at second.
10) Carlos Correa: Best ML shortstop.
13) Marcell Ozuna: Best ML left fielder.
NL pitcher Max Scherzer was #16 on my list.
DL, is there a typo somewhere ? Goldschmidt doesn't crack your top 30 ? I am curious.
Did Houston change leagues again?
Actually, it was originally ML for him, but when I changed Trout to #1, my mind subconsciously went NL mode based on Houston's million years in that league. ;-) Make Altuve just the best ML second baseman and Votto the best NL player and first baseman instead.
Here's Brock Hanke's ballot for 2017. As you know, I start by sorting DL's header by Win Shares and then by WAR and add the two ordinals to get a ranking. This time, I didn't messs with this by including postseason or anything, because I had what appears to be a breakthrough in understanding why Win Shares and WAR have so many huge differences, and why WAR overrates pitchers compared to Win Shares. On Bill James' site, there was a thread that touched on this issue, and so I mentioned the trouble I am having here and asked for help.
Well, I got some. Some very nice gentleman told me that WAR assigns 40% of all baseball value to pitchers. Since baseball has to be close to 50/50 between scoring runs and preventing runs (although see Bill James' explanation of why he uses 52% preventing runs in Win Shares; the "variance out of bounds" concept is a standard in statistics), assigning 40% to pitching would leave only about ten percent to fielding. I ain't buying it. Ten percent is too low. Bill assigns ABOUT (not exactly) 1/3 of value to pitching and ABOUT 1/6 to fielding, which is normal. The 7% or so switch from fielding to pitching doesn't sound like much if you're comparing it to pitching value in general, but that same switch is literally a third of all fielding value. When I pointed this out, a different gentleman said that he believed the ten percent fielding because teams spend about 40% of their money on pitchers. Well, they do this because 1) They have to pay 13+ pitchers, or over half the roster, and 2) What they are paying for fielding is really hard to separate from what they pay for offense, because both are the province of position players.
Goldschmidt is just out of the top 30. Fangraphs didn't like his defense which dropped him down.
First, a quick review of my revised MMP system. I take the average of bWAR, fWAR, and gWAR for each player, adding in BP framing runs for catchers. I then adjust for positional median and standard deviation, resulting in my mWAR (Michael WAR, Mengel WAR, My WAR, mean WAR, median-adjusted WAR, whichever you prefer) and plug it into a rate-based salary estimator. Finally, I add a post-season bonus based upon cWPA. Values in parantheses are salary divided by $1M.
2. Jose Altuve (17.42) - even a post-season bonus couldn't bump him ahead of Judge - he would've been #1 if DRA didn't hate his defense so much.
Everyone who voted last year has submitted a ballot. Anyone else who wants to vote should post a preliminary ballot in the discussion thread today.
My Turner at #13 is Justin.


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I should've said that my first try was also with an old japanese straight handled pull saw and who knows how sharp that was. Since I couldn't find a western style back saw, I went and got a saw made by Sharksaw that has a rigid back and pistol grip. I think I need to try and sneak up on the cut line a bit more. I'm still waiting for you to heal and do a tutorial on dovetails!
I'll put one together as soon as I can---promise! I use a method that's sort of a sure fire way to cut them.
Wow those are ugly but look just like my first attempts too!! My issue is with sawing. I though it was the saw (cheap Japanese pull) so I went and got an expensive one and guess what ... still ugly. The good news, is they are getting better but I really want to try a western style saw. I hear they are more stable when cutting straight lines.
My second try was with a Japanese pull that has a stiff back. As you can see it was WAY better than my first. I'm gonna try a western style , too. But, my guess is practice will help.
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Ryan Murken
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Carrie Wieland would probably like to say she expected the strong start her Highland squad has gotten out to over the last three weeks.
With eight seniors — including seven who were full-time, multi-year starters — gone from a year ago, even the most optimistic of coaches would be bracing for a letdown.
But there has been no such step back for the Huskies so far this season.
Highland won seven straight to open the season and is 7-3 after suffering losses to West Burlington on Friday and a pair of top-eight teams on Saturday.
"I'm completely and happily surprised at how well our team has played," Wieland said. "We were 7-0 up to Friday, and I think our youth caught up to us a little bit that day, but I've been thrilled with how we've played so far."
Softball success is nothing new to the Huskies, though.
Highland posted a combined 55-9 record over the past two seasons, including a state tournament berth in 2014.
The graduation of eight seniors from last year's 23-6 squad left some holes in the lineup and questions around the program's future.
Many of those questions — specifically, how the Huskies would deal with the loss of Katie Springer in the pitching circle — were answered in the 7-0 start.
Freshman Megan Hoenig has started the season 6-0 with a 1.05 ERA in 40 innings, while sophomore Brylee Carolan is 1-1 with a 2.55 ERA in 11 innings or work.
"Megan and Brylee are really coming along," Wieland said. "They have just done a phenomenal job. They are keeping the walks down and keeping us in games."
The two returning full-time starters this season were good ones in all-state picks Cheyann Adamson and Kelsey Hora.
The duo has been a constant atop the Highland lineup the past several seasons and they're already off to big seasons.
Hora, a junior outfielder, is batting .500 with 12 runs and 18 stolen bases.
Adamson, a senior infielder, leads Highland with a .519 batting average, 15 RBI and 15 runs.
Hora and Adamson have had help from a large group of first-year starters.
Freshman Kylie Wood (.370), Ali Stokes (.385), Hoenig (.350) and Abbie Miller (.407) all entered the weekend batting over .350 in their first season in the lineup.
"They have been bossed around for so long as the young kids on the team that it's taken them a little while to form that leadership, but they are just quiet leaders," Wieland said. "They have really stepped up. Cheyann is hitting the ball extremely well, and when Kelsey gets on base it just changes the game. Our young kids are doing a great job of following them."
One to remember:
When you are approaching 30 career home runs, every long ball doesn't necessarily stick in your memory.
But it's going to be awhile before Amber Kral forgets career home run number 29.
Kral launched a walk off grand slam to lift Mid-Prairie to a 9-6 win over No.7 Northeast on Tuesday.
The home run was the fourth of the season for the Mid-Prairie senior, who finished 4-for-5 and drove in six runs in the win.
Kral is currently hitting .524, with four home runs and 22 RBI on the season.
Rankings update:
Regina remained atop the latest Class 2A rankings released by the Iowa High School Girls Athletic Union on Friday.
The Regals retained the top spot in the 2A rankings for the second consecutive week and are followed by Logan-Magnolia and North Union.
Highland jumped into the 2A rankings for the first time at No. 13.
West High moved up one spot, to fourth, in the latest Class 5A rankings, while Solon remained third in Class 3A.
Other top-ranked teams include Akron-Westfield (1A), Benton Community (3A), ADM (4A) and Johnston (5A).
A look ahead:
The River Valley Conference race continues to heat up with a pair of South Division doubleheaders on Monday.
Mid-Prairie hosts top-ranked Regina and West Liberty travels to West Branch in South Division showdowns.
Wednesday features a pair of cross-division WAMAC matchups worth watching.
Third-ranked Solon travels to No. 6 Center Point-Urbana for a 7:30 p.m. meeting, while Clear Creek Amana hosts No. 8 Mount Vernon in a 6 p.m. doubleheader.
Reach Ryan Murken at 319-339-7369 or rmurken@press-citizen.com and follow him on Twitter at @rmmurken.


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Rocket men
Written by Kalani Simpson
Paul Paulman, M.D., professor of family medicine and part-time rocket man. (Photos by Kevin Trojanowski, The Heartland Organization of Rocketry)
Theirs is a dangerous hobby, in more ways than one.
They've survived some close calls. Don Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of pathology and microbiology, once noticed a highway patrolman driving alongside him for 10 miles, down I-80, trying to decide whether Dr. Johnson had an armored missile in the back of his pickup.
Paul Paulman, M.D., professor of family medicine, realized, too late, that he probably shouldn't be picking up someone at the airport with a bed full of rockets under his truck's camper top.
"I thought, What if they decide to look in the back?" Dr. Paulman said. "I'm going to be going to that little room."
It's a dangerous hobby.
They launch rockets. Real rockets.
OK, not manned rockets. But real rockets, just the same. With explosives, and little computers and airspace clearance from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration).
Don't worry, they stress safety. Drs. Johnson and Paulman are members of national organizations and are part of a rocket club, THOR (The Heartland Organization of Rocketry), that includes aerospace engineers who work at Offutt Air Force Base.
You know, rocket scientists.
So, who is smarter? UNMC scientists or rocket scientists? Well, in this instance …
"They advise us a lot," Dr. Paulman said.
"They kind of look down on us as biologists," Dr. Johnson said with a laugh.
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Their expertise is more black-and-white: "With physics and rocketry," Dr. Paulman said, "you know when you are successful. In biology and medicine, you may not see results."
Drs. Johnson and Paulman design and build their own rockets. They launch them when the weather is nice, but they work on them all year long.
They use the same explosives that were used with the space shuttles. They're licensed to launch them as high as 20,000 feet.
They were both interested in rockets as boys, but then years went by. And then …
"I got back into it when my kids were a little younger," Dr. Paulman said.
"Me, too," Dr. Johnson said.
"It was a cool thing to do together. Now I launch with my grandkids," Dr. Paulman said.
"For me, it's something my son and I can do together," Dr. Johnson said.
"His son is the best rocket tracker in the club," Dr. Paulman said.
Søren Johnson, 15, the best rocket tracker in the club, with his National Association of Rocketry Level 1-approved test rocket.
"He's got good eyes," Dr. Johnson said.
"And he's determined," Dr. Paulman said.
Good thing. Losing a rocket isn't like losing a golf ball.
"Oh my gosh," Dr. Paulman said. It's a little more expensive than that.
But, oh, it's fun.
"It combines engineering and propulsion and aerodynamics, recovery, electronics. Things have to work right," Dr. Paulman said.
"They say, when the space shuttle goes up there are 50,000 things that can go wrong," Dr. Johnson said.
"We've found a number of them," Dr. Paulman said.
So, how are their families about how much time and money they spend on rockets?
"Tolerant," Dr. Paulman said.
"It's better than going to the bars," Dr. Johnson said.
"There are worse hobbies," Dr. Paulman said.
"There's never been an accident," Dr. Johnson said.
Launches are open to the public. If you are interested in joining the club or attending a launch, contact Dr. Johnson or Dr. Paulman.
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this looks absolutely superb - and it if has the length of gameplay, I'll happily stump 20 bucks for it. 2D does not equal CHEAP.
.::: If it's a 'true' Metroid-like, I'd even go full-price for it. But hey, that's me of course.
If this is anywhere as near as good as Zero Mission - I'll happily pay full price for it and proclaim it as one of the best games I've ever played.
I'd rather it had a bit more of a 'fantasy' style setting - but I'll let it off.
Isn't it set in Orson Scott Cards' Ender Universe?
This game looks like a must buy... if its half as good as zero mission it will be great.
Yeah, saw some interview with the lead designer from Chair Entertainment about this, it's based on some book Orson Scott Card wrote, supposedly ties in with the upcoming book sequel (if anyone's playing it for the story ), the book's called Empire if anyone wants to read it and get upto speed on what's likely to be referenced in this game.
(Chair Entertainment and Epic Games/Microsoft): Winner of numerous Best of E3 awards including Best Downloadable Game from 1UP, IGN, GameTrailers and G4TV, "Shadow Complex" is the next evolution in downloadable games, marrying the quality and depth of a full retail game with classic side-scrolling gameplay and the stunning visuals of Epic Games' industry-leading Unreal Engine 3. Set in the world of Orson Scott Card's best-selling novel, "Empire," Shadow Complex provides more than 10 hours of in-depth gameplay and introduces a compelling universe in which you collect items and power-ups, and evolve your character into a force of destruction.
Looks great, not too expensive and best of all, it's out soon. None of this 9 months of hype to disappointment. Great.
The book it's based on sounds a little bit wacky, like Bill O'Reilly writing a techno-thriller.
i'll wait on reviews but i'm deffo interested.
I'm getting this - no doubt.
I dismissed this when I saw the trailer of it at E3 but now I know it's a Metroidvania I WILL OWN IT! AND I WILL CONSUME IT'S VERY SOUL!
Looks like Bionic Commando Rearmed and then some. I love that style. Someone make a new Flashback.
This, this, this, this, THIS.
Yeah or a DS 2d one, or both!
Lots of new footage and enthusiasm from its creative director.
Realy can't wait for this, looks like the game of the summer for me.
Shows off some of the equipment you get to play with. That suit is pretty nifty.
I wasn't really feeling this from the initial footage. It just looked grey and full of explosions. But watching the 1up game night special on it really sold it to me. My only reservation is that it's by the same developers as Undertow which I didn't even bother with when it was given out for free. But it does look very promising.
That scared me too but they're working with Epic so the project looks like it's in safe hands.
Battlefield, Droplitz, Trials, Splosion Man, Shadow Complex - This truly is the Summer of Arcade.
The Proven Grounds look pretty cool as well.
Just watched the 1up game night thing, looks so good, genuinely looks like it will live up to it's promise.
Very nice Quicklook from Ryan and Brad at Giantbomb, following one of the devs playing and commentarying on the first ~10 minutes or so of the game.


We owners here at Marina Estates have had to deal with our fair-share of negligent strata councils, incompetent property management, building envelop repairs, huge levies and a great deal of inconvenience these past few years. Shortly after we completed our multi-million dollar building envelop repairs, owners with top-floor units also had to deal with their ceilings getting ripped out, sprinkler lines re-insulated, ceiling drywall repairs, spraying texture and then of course some painting. There is simply no way that amount of cutting, insulating, drywall repairs, sanding, spaying and painting can be done without some degree of dust, disruption and inconvenience. As someone who lives with obsessive compulsive personality disorder (OCPD), disruptions to my environment can be VERY challenging and anxiety-provoking and so I was not looking forward to this work – unless of course you happen to have the good fortune of utilizing an EXCEPTIONAL contractor and site foreman – Ian Morrison from On-Side Restorations!
Many of us have had the misfortune of dealing with less-than-professional or incompetent contractors and service providers – see the posts on this blog about Dynamic Property Management and Sea to Sky Fire Prevention. Those of us who have dealt with shoddy contractors or service providers have experienced poor quality of products/services, minimal effort, price gouging, irresponsible or unethical conduct or just plain sloppy workmanship and lack of consideration or respect for home owners. When you are paying out thousands or tens of thousands of dollars for these sorts of repairs, you certain have the right to expect a quality job and at least some care and consideration due to the disruption in your living environment – your home.
This blog posting has been written to draw attention to something that really should not be as rare as it seems – exceptionally high-quality workmanship, incredibly diligent and thoughtful contractors and an attention to detail, care, cleanliness and accommodating owners to a level I have never seen before. From the very first time I met Ian Morrison from On-Side Restorations I felt I could put my complete trust and confidence in him and his crew. He was polite, respectful, genuinely concerned for ensuring we were minimally inconvenienced and went well beyond any contractor I have ever met to to ensure the highest quality of work and that our house remained clean. Both my partner and I were also at home during some of the work and witnessed first-hand how Ian respectfully communicated with his team and the care he put into every aspect of the job. Given the nature of this work – ripping ceilings apart, removing and replacing drywall, sanding drywall mud, spraying ceiling textures and painting – it is almost impossible to believe how they managed to keep the place so clean and do such an exceptional job. We also have a home with custom colors on all walls and a great deal of art, paintings, carvings and an obsessive amount of electronics in every room. Not only did Ian and his crew go to incredible lengths to ensure everything was protected, covered or removed, they even put some of our things in storage and re-hung much of the art-work when they were done – and BANG-ON STRAIGHT I might add! I have never been more impressed by or witnessed such an exceptionally high quality of work, combined with the personable, respectful and courteous treatment from a contractor, as I have with Ian from On-Side Restorations.


Higher education awaits… but can you afford it?
Some schools don't even mention costs in their financial-aid award letters, while other schools cite only tuition and fees, ignoring transportation, textbooks, and living expenses. Many colleges describe loans as "financial aid" or obscure the fact that the aid package includes federal loans to be taken out by parents.
There's also an excellent online resource, How Do Schools Stack Up?, which allows you to plug in various schools and see things like ROI (return on investment), median borrowing, what percentage graduates in 4 years, the current cost including tuition, room and board and other expenses, and salaries of alumni. Lastly, at the bottom of the page, there's a terrific interactive worksheet that allows you to compare college offers by looking at the "net price"—your total annual costs after subtracting grants and scholarships.
Good luck making your choice! It's a tough decision, but you'll get through it.


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For most Canadians, knowledge of residential schools or any other aspect of our history is first framed by what we learned in school.
Charity group Historica Canada released a report this week assessing the state of history and social studies curricula in Canadian schools, awarding them marks that would be good enough to pass a class but not much more – an average of 67 per cent. Read the full story here.
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It was the most remarkable day in his 23 years of life.
From thousands of metres in the air he had a front row seat to the most amazing military invasion in history. Read the full story here.
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Daily Hive features the new video on the Christie Pits Riot, part of a series on multiculturalism in Canada.
One of the worst instances of ethnic violence in Canadian history took place at a baseball diamond in a Toronto park. Known as the Christie Pits Riot, a new video from Historica Canada is shedding light on the August 16, 1933, scene. Read the full story here.
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This week, in the wake of the horrific discovery at the former Kamloops Residential School, I want to highlight some important stories — including books, movies, and podcasts — that help to tell the story of Canada's residential school system. Read the full story here.
Sooke School District responds to heartbreak of residential schools with learning opportunities
The Gazette offers some Indigenous learning resources, including the Residential Schools podcast for readers to start with.
The Sooke School District has planned a week of recognition at its schools in response to the Tk'emlups te Secwepemc First Nation's discovery of 215 unmarked graves at a former residential school in Kamloops. Read the full story here.
Feds Are Being Asked To Investigate Former Residential Schools & Here's Where They Were
Narcity features The Canadian Encyclopedia's interactive map of residential schools in Canada.
On May 27, the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation announced that the remains of 215 children had been found at the grounds of a former Canadian residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
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CBC RADIO: 100 years since the discovery of insulin in Canada
Producer Erica Landrock and director Mark Ratzlaff speak on CBC Radio about the Discovery of Insulin Heritage Minute.
A new Heritage Minute film is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin in Canada, and it was made by people from here in BC. Listen to the radio segment here.
New Heritage Minute celebrates 100th anniversary of discovery of insulin in Canada (VIDEO)
Erica Landrock, producer of the Discovery of Insulin Heritage Minute, speaks on the project.
Any Canadian who went channel surfing any time during the 1990s surely remembers those charming and occasionally informative short clips from the Heritage Minutes series.
And now, a new short from the popular series released during what's been a very long year is commemorating the 100th anniversary of a Canadian medical discovery that would go on to save millions of lives worldwide. Read the full story here.
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Kathy Karkut, collections manager at the Museum of Health Care, speaks about consulting on the Discovery of Insulin Heritage Minute.
The collections manager at the Museum of Health Care in Kingston had the opportunity to lend her expertise for the new "Heritage Minute" by Historica Canada about the 100th anniversary of the discovery of insulin to treat diabetes.
Kathy Karkut worked as an adviser for the new feature and said that while they've worked as consultants before, this was a special experience. Read the full story here.
Heritage Minutes film showcases life-saving impact of U of T's insulin discovery
The University of Toronto writes about the Heritage Minute on the discovery of insulin.
After decades studying the 100-year-old discovery of insulin and its later development, Christopher Rutty faced a daunting task: select the most compelling details to be showcased in just 60 seconds.
A medical historian, he was one of three historical consultants on the team that created a new Heritage Minutes segment that pays tribute to the discovery of insulin at the University of Toronto's department of physiology in 1921. Read the full story here.
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Get ready for some holiday magic, Marina del Rey style! A running tradition since 1962, The 52nd Annual Holiday Boat Parade is sailing this way!
Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade.
There are many great options to enjoy the show: you could grab your binoculars and head up to Shores' Sky Terraces to catch the boats and fireworks, or if you really want to be immersed in the party, make a reservation at one of Fisherman's Village hotspots and enjoy a front-row seat for the festivities, including the sweet after party at Whiskey Red's (complimentary desserts and a DJ? Yes, please!).
Last weekend, Shores proved once again that when it comes to great lifestyles, we've got it going on. Our exciting Fall-Fest on November 8 was a mammoth hit with an impressive crowd of visitors enjoying four full hours of great food, mingling, tours and special offers.
We invited the best local restaurants and businesses to show off their goods in our beautiful courtyard last Saturday, and boy, did our visitors enjoy every moment. Killer Café (of Killer Shrimp), Baja Cantina, Marina's Italian Kitchen and Fresh Brother's are just some of the restaurants that set up a tasting showcase for our guests, while businesses like Jeromlé Jewelry, Healthy Spot organic pet food and The Pro SUP Shop gave prime examples of why going local is the best. As if that wasn't enough, guests also enjoyed tours of Shores' gorgeous model homes, giving them a glimpse into the lifestyle that all of Marina del Rey is buzzing about.
The Shores' team sends out their thanks to everyone who came by on Saturday—and for those who took advantage of our "One-Day Only Move-In Specials"—We're looking forward to welcoming you home to Shores!


Is debt management or debt consolidation better for me?
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There are a number of ways you can deal with your debts. This guide compares debt management plans and debt consolidation loans.
If you've been thinking of ways to make your debts easier to deal with, you might have been considering a debt management plan, or a debt consolidation loan.
If you're not sure which one of these solutions is right for you, this guide could help. Filling out our debt solution finder below should also give you an idea of what might be right for you.
It should be fairly easy to choose between a debt management plan or debt consolidation when it comes to dealing with your debts. It depends on your situation.
A debt consolidation loan could be the right option if you still have enough money to pay your debts each month. People consolidate their debts for a number of reasons - often because they have several different debt payments to make each month and they want to make it all more straightforward.
Consolidation is designed to make repaying your debts simpler, by combining all your monthly payments into one payment. You might also want to make your monthly payments smaller by making your repayment period longer (but bear in mind you'd pay more in interest if you did this).
So consolidation isn't the right solution if you're really struggling with your debts, but it could make the debt repayment process a bit less confusing. It would also give you a real timetable for repaying your debts, so you can see how long it'll take - something that can be very hard to see with debts like credit cards.
Just remember: if you secure any debt against your home (by taking out a secured debt consolidation loan), you'll be putting your property at risk of repossession if you don't keep up with the payments.
Have a look at our debt consolidation frequently asked questions page for more information.
If you can't afford your monthly debt repayments, a debt consolidation loan isn't right for you - but a solution such as debt management might be.
Debt management has some of the same effects as debt consolidation - for example, all of your debts will be combined into one monthly payment. This payment will also be smaller and more manageable.
This is because when you start a debt management plan, you'll look over your budget and calculate how much money you have left over each month after you've paid your priority costs. If you choose a professional debt management plan, a debt expert will do this with you.
You'll then propose this new amount to your unsecured lenders - and promise to make these payments for a longer period of time. So you'll repay everything you owe, but your monthly payments will be more manageable. If they accept, your lenders may even agree to freeze interest and charges.
However, repaying your debts more slowly like this can cost you more in the long run - and it'll have an impact on your credit rating too.
Why not have a look at our debt management frequently asked questions page here.


This Portable Folding Kayak can be folded to the size of a backpack and carried around on your back or in the trunk of your car. With it, you'll never miss out on a great kayaking opportunity.
Being ready to go kayaking on a whim is something every outdoors enthusiast dreams about. This unique kayak can be ready to go exploring in under 4 minutes.
All you need to do, is pop open its aluminium frame, pump the inner tubes with air, and…that's it. It is that easy.
Also, you can forget about expensive roof racks or lack of space at home to store your kayak. Measuring only 16″ wide and 37" long when packed down it is easy to squeeze in a closet or the trunk of your car.
Additionally, it weighs only 21 pounds – light enough to carry to your kayaking destination.
Nothing should stand between the man and nature, bulky unbudging kayaks included. Fortunately, this portable kayak is there to save the day.


Mobile commerce marketing has seen considerable growth as consumers become increasingly more comfortable shopping online using a variety of mobile devices. So what does this mean for the affiliate channel?
In June 2012 we reported that Kevin Edwards, strategy director at Affiliate Window, presented some staggering statistics with regards to affiliate marketing and mobile commerce, stating that an estimated £27million of affiliate revenue wouldn't be tracked in 2012 due to the absence of affiliate tracking on many merchants' mobile sites.
Affiliate Window also reported a great increase in traffic and sales generated from a mobile device 2012. Therefore, in order to keep affiliate marketing programmes up to date in 2013, merchants must seriously think about how they can move into the mobile commerce market while ensuring that their affiliate marketing programme continues to function fully and be effective across a variety of mobile devices, whilst fairly rewarding affiliates for all the sales they generate.
A mobile optimised site complete with affiliate tracking equals competitive advantage for the merchant. There have been significant increases in affiliates who will only work with a merchant who has a mobile optimised site. Affiliate Window also currently highlights every merchant that has a mobile optimised site complete with tracking to allow affiliates to exclude any merchants that do not track through mobile devices.
Tracking is the foundation of any affiliate marketing programme however, tracking provided by an affiliate network may not automatically function on a mobile site. And so, this may require a separate installation of tracking. Be sure to test this - don't just assume it works!
With consumers becoming more and more comfortable buying from a wide range of mobile devices it is important to understand how your consumers are shopping and what devices they are shopping from to plan a successful online marketing strategy.
Many affiliates today are testing mobile commerce applications, sites and strategies. Therefore, affiliates are a great source of information and knowledge when it comes to mobile commerce. They will gladly offer advice on how to be successful in mobile, because they want to earn commission. Therefore, by having strong relationships with affiliates, merchants can benefit from valuable resources and advice from affiliates when developing mobile optimised sites.
Successful affiliate marketing strategies for mobile commerce must also take into account the end-to-end shopping experience starting on the affiliate site.
An affiliate application or affiliate website designed for mobile commerce needs merchant sites that are optimised for mobile. This is important as if consumers have a great experience on affiliate site only to click on a merchant site and be brought to a desktop site that doesn't convert to a mobile device, then no one makes any money and the consumer leaves unsatisfied.
While traffic is increasing greatly on mobile devices, conversion is not growing at the same advanced rate. This suggests that while some consumers are beginning to shop via a mobile device, many are still not comfortable going through the full purchase process on a mobile device. Therefore, while consumers may begin their journey on a mobile device, using their mobile device for search purposes, they may then move onto a desktop or laptop to make the final purchase. In doing so, the consumer may then go directly to the merchant site to make the purchase, meaning that the affiliate who initiated the purchase loses out on their commission. With this in mind, it may be worth considering rewarding affiliate mobile traffic instead of just conversion.


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What do Mosquitoes look like?
Mosquitoes belong to the same group as the true flies, Diptera. As such, they have a single pair of wings. They typically have long, thin legs and a head featuring a prominent proboscis. Mosquito bodies and wings most often are covered in tiny scales. Adult sizes may range from 3 to 9 mm.
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Mosquito treatment is usually an integrated effort involving source reduction plus the use of chemical control products when needed. Since mosquitoes develop in water, source reduction targets and eliminates water sources favorable for mosquito breeding. While source reduction is the more effective long-term approach to mosquito treatment, the mosquito treatment plan may require using chemical products to supplement source reduction.
Professional Inspection
The mosquito treatment plan begins with your pest management professional conducting a thorough property inspection and identifying the kind of mosquitoes causing problems. Once the inspection and identification is complete, your pest management professional will prepare a mosquito treatment plan that provides recommendations and assistance for both source reduction and necessary chemical product use. Some of the source reduction recommendations might include:
Some source reduction recommendations may include:
Locate Where They Come From – A diagram of your property is prepared that indicates actual or potential mosquito development sites.
Keep Them Out of the House – Providing recommendations to exclude mosquitoes from getting inside the home.
Eliminate Hiding Spots – Providing recommendations for vegetation management since many species of mosquitoes rest in vegetation around the home during the day.
Mosquito Treatments
Some chemical product uses that may be needed for mosquito treatment include:
Vegetation Treatments – Applying insecticides to vegetation that adult mosquitoes use for sheltered resting sites.
Water Treatments – Applying insect growth regulators that prevent mosquito development in their water environments.
Prevent Eggs From Hatching – Applying microbial insecticide products that cause mosquito mortality in their water environments.
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When mosquitoes find their way inside your home through an open door or window, they usually rest in dark, hidden areas, but will come out at night in search of a blood meal. Homeowners sometimes find mosquitoes under sinks or in closets and laundry rooms.
Mosquitoes in the Yard
Mosquitoes breed in standing water, so properties near ponds, marshes, and depressions that collect rainwater are at risk. Some mosquito species are active at different times of the day, but most emerge just before dusk and are active at night.
Mosquitoes can transmit several dangerous illnesses to humans, including Zika virus. This rare disease affects pregnant women and may lead to birth defects. More common in the U.S. are West Nile virus and several kinds of encephalitis. These mosquito-borne diseases may also have serious side effects. According to a recent CDC statement, the number of illnesses caused by mosquito bites tripled between 2004 and 2016.
Signs of mosquito activity include the buzzing of the females and their potential bites. People have differing reactions to bites, ranging from mild irritation to intense inflammation and swelling. The presence of standing water can also provide the optimal environment for mosquito reproduction. Nymphs are found in standing water areas such as water bowls for pets, potted plants, bird feeders, and stagnant ponds.
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Mosquitoes are best known for the habits of the adult females which often feed on blood to help generate their eggs. The lesser-known side is that mosquito adults, males and females, also feed on nectar from flowers. Their immature stages usually are located in standing, preferably stagnant, water. The larvae feed on variety of materials, depending on species.
What Do Mosquito Larvae Eat?
Most consume organic flotsam and tiny aquatic organisms. However, some species are predatory and will consume other mosquitoes. Adult mosquitoes prefer to be most active from dusk until dawn but can become active with sufficient cloud cover or in dark shady areas. They do not prefer to be active in the sunshine since they may desiccate and die.
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Mosquitoes or Flies?
Mosquitoes can be confused with flies. Mosquitoes have long legs, and a long proboscis or "nose" that female mosquitoes use to "bite" people and pets to draw blood, needed to lay eggs. Most flies won't bite and even long-legged flies are usually much smaller than mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are pesky pests and can spread disease such as West Nile Virus, dengue and malaria. More commonly, though, mosquitoes threaten family events more than health.
Males have feathery antennae they use to locate females. After mating, females typically seek a blood meal to aid in egg production. She often lays them in standing pools of water, but manmade sources can include bird baths, buckets and even mud puddles. Egg numbers vary from species to species but can be as much as over 100 eggs in a single laying.
Wormlike larvae, called wigglers because of their wiggling swimming motion, hatch. They feed until ready to molt into pupae. The pupae are called tumblers, again due to their tumbling motion in the water. Adults emerge from the pupae onto the water surface where their exoskeleton hardens.
Learn more about the Mosquito Life Cycle or Mosquito Larvae.
Difference between male and female mosquitoes
Most of the differences between male and female mosquitoes are hard to see without using a magnifying glass or a dissecting microscope. However, other differences are fairly easy to see if you know what you're looking for. Differences between male and female mosquitoes include:
Females Bite – Male adult mosquitoes do not take blood meals, while the females do. However, a few species of female adult mosquitoes do not imbibe blood at all and feed only on plant nectar and other sugars, just like the males.
Proboscis – The mosquito's proboscis that extends out from the mouth area is relatively smooth with the females and somewhat bushy with males.
Antennae – The hairs or plumes on the mosquitoes' antenna assist with the ability to hear. The male's antennae plumes are very "feathery" and large, while the female's antennae have a smoother, less feathery appearance.
Size Difference – Generally, male mosquitoes are smaller than females of the same species and live shorter lives than the females.
Male adult mosquitoes do not feed on blood, while females do to aid in egg production. However, a few species of adult female mosquitoes do not feed on blood at all and maintain a diet of plant nectar and other sugars, just like males.
A female mosquito's proboscis that extends out from the mouth area is relatively smooth while the adult males are somewhat bushy.
The hairs or plumes on a mosquito's antenna assist with their ability to hear. The male's antennae plumes are "feathery" and large, while the female's antennae have a smoother, less feathery appearance.
Generally, male mosquitoes are smaller than females of the same species and live shorter lives than the females.
Encephalitis spread by mosquitoes continues to be a problem in the United States.
Mosquito reproduction usually occurs while the mosquito "couple" is airborne. Experts have researched this behavior and discovered sound and wing beat frequencies produced by males and females are at least one of the various phenomenon that serve to attract them to one another.
MOSQUITO CONTROL FACTS AND QUESTIONS
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Alicia has wide experience managing large IP portfolios, conducting clearance searches, prosecuting trade mark applications (in the UK, EU and internationally via the Madrid system) and filing oppositions.
Alicia has a science background, and after graduating with a First Class degree in Biological Sciences she worked as a Paralegal at a commercial law firm. Alicia now advises clients in a broad range of sectors including retail, food and beverage, toys, media, insurance, aviation and healthcare.
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Jessie Ware unveils new single 'Midnight'.
July 31, 2017 | by Rory Horne
Jessie Ware has returned to the musical fold with her brand new single, 'Midnight' - her first new release in over a year, and our first taster of her upcoming third studio album, due for release later this year.
The track, which debuted on Thursday night on Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show, is a stomping, empassioned number, with a soaring vocal from Jessie underscored by piano chords reminiscent of Frank Ocean's 'Super Rich Kids'. It was co-written with up-and-coming London-based songsmiths Kiah Victoria, Jordan Thomas and Carrius Gold, and produced by Gold and Pop Wansel.
Some more established names have been confirmed to have writing and production credits on 'Glasshouse', including Benny Blanco, Kid Harpoon, Ed Sheeran, and Felix and Hugo White of The Maccabees. Ryan Tedder also contributed to an upcoming release titled 'Selfish Love'.
Jessie describes her upcoming record as "an album for my husband and my baby. It's an apology, a confession, a love note, a declaration... It shows all my fears and all of my emotion." In an interview with The FADER released last week, Jessie told of how Ed Sheeran had pushed her to be more lyrically candid about her marriage, to personal trainer Sam Burrows, in a songwriting session during her pregnancy. She revealed the chorus of album-closer 'Sam's Song', which they wrote together: "I hope I'm as brave as my mother, wondering what kind of mother will I be / I hope she knows that I've found a man far from my father / Sam, my baby, and me."
Other confirmed tracks on the record include 'Alone', 'Your Domino' and fan favourite 'True Believers'.
Last week, it was announced that Jessie would play four comeback shows in September at the Islington Assembly Hall in London. All four shows sold out within hours.
You can listen to 'Midnight' below:
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EA released a new trailer for The Sims 3. This trailer is based on the Hangover movie and looks… well it's cute and funny but nothing breathtaking or special to write home about. Still, we are pretty sure that the fans of EA's sim title will appreciate and enjoy it, so here it is. Check it out after the jump.


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Federal Minister Westerwelle praises elections as a commitment by many Afghans to democracy building in their country
Federal Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle made the following statement today (18 September) to journalists in Bonn on the parliamentary elections in Afghanistan:
"Afghanistan has gone to the polls and the polling stations in Afghanistan are now closed. This is an important day for Afghanistan and for democracy building in Afghanistan. The country cannot move towards democracy unless elections are held.
Naturally, it's too early to undertake a detailed assessment of the elections. For that we will have to hear and assess the feedback from election observers throughout the country. I've just spoken at length with Rüdiger König, the German Ambassador in Kabul, as well as with Michael Steiner, the German Government's Special Representative for Afghanistan.
Members of our Embassy in Kabul and its offices in other cities visited more than 20 different polling stations to evaluate the situation for themselves.
That the elections took place at all is in itself a success for Afghanistan. We know they were held under very difficult conditions and we regret and condemn the attacks and acts of violence which occurred.
Nevertheless, with all due caution and having looked at the information gathered so far, our impression is that these elections went off better than many feared. It's not yet possible to make a final assessment. However, our impression is that the situation – especially compared to that during the last elections – has not deteriorated. The security situation doesn't seem to be any worse than during earlier elections, nor was the turnout any lower than in earlier elections.
As for the manipulations we've heard about, it has to be said that we take these indications seriously and that we will investigate them. However, a final evaluation on this is not yet possible.
Those Afghans who stood for election despite the tense situation, as well as those who went to the polling stations, showed they had the courage to stand up for democracy. We in Central Europe, where we have the privilege to enjoy a much safer environment, can only express our great respect for them.
This courage and this will to help build democracy in their country not only deserves respect but is also the prerequisite for transferring ever more responsibility for security to the Afghan Government. For our aim is to hand over complete responsibility for security to the Afghan Government in 2014. Naturally, democratic elections also make an important contribution towards this. Finally, this is about reconciliation, about reintegration and, of course, it is also about democratic participation in the country.
I regard today as a commitment by many Afghans, both voters and candidates - especially the women involved – to democracy building in their country. More candidates than ever before stood for election. And among these candidates there were more women than ever before. This, too, shows that progress has been made despite all the setbacks, and we should recognize that.
That's the way forward and we will continue to support Afghanistan along this path."
18.01.2021 Press release
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Russia to start flight-testing new cargo spacecraft in 2016-17
KOROLYOV (Moscow Region), April 13 (RIA Novosti) - Flight tests of Russia's new cargo spacecraft will start in 2016-17, the general designer of the RSC Energia rocket manufacturer said on Monday.
"We will make the new cargo ship more economical, less expensive than those used today," Vitaly Lopota said.
He said the cargo spacecraft would be part of a new transport system also including a new manned spaceship and a new launch vehicle.
RSC Energia won a tender for a conceptual design of a new manned spacecraft, worth 800 million rubles (about $25 million).
Lopota said the new system is planned to be launched from at a new space center, Vostochny, in Russia's Far East, which is expected to take five years to build and enter service in 2015.
Russia currently uses two launch sites for carrier rockets - the Baikonur space center in the Central Asian Republic of Kazakhstan, which it has leased since the collapse of the Soviet Union, and the Plesetsk space center in northwest Russia.
Chelsea chairman says Hiddink to return to Russia job fulltime
Georgian opposition to protest in fake jail cells across Tbilisi


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Web;
using System.Web.Services;

using Ctrip.SOA.Comm;
using Arch.SOA.BLL.XmlRequest;
using Arch.SOA.BLL.Cache;
using Arch.SOA.BLL.Log;
using Arch.SOA.ESB.Entity;
using Ctrip.SOA.Comm.Log;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
using System.Xml.Serialization;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Threading;
using Infrastructure.Impl;

namespace Arch.SOA.ESB
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for Ctrip.SOA.ESB
    /// </summary>
    [WebService(Namespace = "http://tempuri.org/")]
    [WebServiceBinding(ConformsTo = WsiProfiles.BasicProfile1_1)]
    [System.ComponentModel.ToolboxItem(false)]
    // To allow this Web Service to be called from script, using ASP.NET AJAX, uncomment the following line.
    // [System.Web.Script.Services.ScriptService]
    public class ESBObject : System.Web.Services.WebService
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// 接收用户请求并返回相应结果
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">XML格式的请求字符串</param>
        /// <returns>XML格式的返回字符串</returns>
        //[WebMethod(EnableSession = true)]
        //public string Request(string requestXML)
        //{
        //    RequestHead header = null;
        //    try
        //    {
        //        header = RequestHead.Parse(requestXML);
        //        header.RouteStep = header.RouteStep | (int)RouteStep.ESB | (int)RouteStep.Client;

        //        if (CacheManager.CacheContainer == null)
        //        {
        //            return RequestProcess.FailResponse(requestXML, header, ResultCode.Fail, "ESB缓存加载失败");
        //        }
        //        else
        //        {
        //            RequestProcess process = RequestProcess.Create(header);
        //            return process.Request(requestXML);
        //        }
        //    }
        //    catch (Exception ex)
        //    {
        //        var tags = new Dictionary<string, string>();
        //        if (header != null)
        //        {
        //            tags["requesttype"] = header.RequestType;
        //            tags["userid"] = header.UserID;
        //        }

        //        Logger.ESBLog.Error("begin request fail", "", ex, tags);
        //        return RequestProcess.FailResponse(requestXML, null, ResultCode.Fail, "begin request fail:" + ex.ToString());
        //    }
        //}
        [WebMethod(EnableSession = true)]
        public string Test()
        {
            return "";
        }
        //added to test servier perfermance Pluto Mei
        /// <summary>
        /// 接收用户请求并返回相应结果
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">XML格式的请求字符串</param>
        /// <returns>XML格式的返回字符串</returns>
        [WebMethod(EnableSession = true)]
        public string Request(string requestXML)
        {
            string filePath = string.Format(@"d:\esbserverResult\ESBObject\ESBObject{0}.xml", Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);

            using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(filePath, FileMode.Append))
            {
                using (StreamWriter sw = new StreamWriter(fs))
                {
                    var response = GetObject();
                    var thread = Process.GetCurrentProcess();
                    var cpuStart = thread.TotalProcessorTime;
                    var startDate = DateTime.Now;
                    var startGen0Count = GC.CollectionCount(0);
                    var startGen1Count = GC.CollectionCount(1);
                    var startGen2Count = GC.CollectionCount(2);

                    string strResult = Action(response);

                    var endDate = DateTime.Now;
                    var diff = endDate - startDate;
                    var cpuEnd = thread.TotalProcessorTime;
                    var cpuUsing = cpuEnd - cpuStart;

                    var endGen0Count = GC.CollectionCount(0);
                    var endGen1Count = GC.CollectionCount(1);
                    var endGen2Count = GC.CollectionCount(2);

                    RunResult result = new RunResult()
                    {
                        UseMemory = GC.GetTotalMemory(false),
                        UseTime = diff.TotalMilliseconds,
                        CpuCount = cpuUsing.TotalMilliseconds,
                        Gen0Count = endGen0Count - startGen0Count,
                        Gen1Count = endGen1Count - startGen1Count,
                        Gen2Count = endGen2Count - startGen2Count
                    };
                    string currentmessage = BuildMessage(result, "ESBObject", startDate, endDate);
                    sw.WriteLine(currentmessage);
                    Context.Response.End();
                    return strResult;
                }
            }
        }

        private static string BuildMessage(RunResult current, string name, DateTime start, DateTime end)
        {
            string strFormat = "{9}\t{0}\t{7}\t{8}\t{1}\t{2}\t{3}\t{4}\t{5}\t{6}";
            return string.Format(strFormat, name, current.UseTime, CurrentUseMemory(current.UseMemory), current.Gen0Count, current.Gen1Count, current.Gen2Count, current.CpuCount, start.ToLongTimeString(), end.ToLongTimeString(), Thread.CurrentThread.ManagedThreadId);
        }

        private static string CurrentUseMemory(double count)
        {
            string[] units = new string[] { "Byte", "KB", "MB", "GB" };
            string pickUnit = units[0];
            foreach (string unit in units)
            {
                pickUnit = unit;
                if (count > 1024)
                {
                    count = count / 1024;
                }
                else
                {
                    break;
                }
            }
            return count.ToString(".00") + pickUnit;
        }

        [WebMethod(EnableSession = true)]
        private string Action(Response response)
        {
            XmlSerializer xml = new XmlSerializer(typeof(Response));
            xml.Serialize(this.Context.Response.OutputStream, response);
            return "";
        }

        private Response GetObject()
        {
            using (FileStream fs = new FileStream(Server.MapPath(@"xml/GetESBCacheResponse.xml"), FileMode.Open, FileAccess.Read, FileShare.Read))
            {
                var converter = new CtripESBXmlStreamConverter();
                Response result = converter.Deserialize<Response>(fs);
                return result;
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 请求处理方法
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">请求</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        //  protected abstract string RequestDeal(string requestXML);

        /// <summary>
        /// 提供对统一的请求处理,比如心跳检测
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">XML格式的请求字符串</param>
        /// <returns>XML格式的返回字符串</returns>
        [WebMethod]
        public string CommRequest(string requestXML)
        {
            RequestHead header = null;
            try
            {
                Response response = new Response();
                response.Header = new ResponseHead();
                header = RequestHead.Parse(requestXML);
                response.Header.SetHeaderInfo(header);
                if (header.RequestType.ToLower().EndsWith(".heartbeat"))
                {
                    response.Header.ResultCode = ResultCode.Success;
                    response.Header.Timestamp = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss:fffff");
                }

                return XMLSerializer.Serialize(response, typeof(Response));
            }
            catch (Exception e)
            {
                var tags = new Dictionary<string, string>();
                if (header != null)
                {
                    tags["requesttype"] = header.RequestType;
                    tags["userid"] = header.UserID;
                }
                Logger.Default.Error("CommRequest error", string.Empty, e, tags);
                return RequestProcess.FailResponse(requestXML, header, ResultCode.Fail, e.ToString());
            }

        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 提供对统一的请求处理,比如心跳检测
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">XML格式的请求字符串</param>
        /// <returns>XML格式的返回字符串Stream</returns>
        [WebMethod]
        public Stream CommRequestStream(string requestXML)
        {
            return BuildStringStream(CommRequest(requestXML));
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 接收用户请求并返回相应结果
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="requestXML">XML格式的请求字符串</param>
        /// <returns>XML格式的返回字符串 Stream</returns>
        [WebMethod]
        public Stream RequestStream(string requestXML)
        {
            return BuildStringStream(Request(requestXML));
        }

        private Stream BuildStringStream(string str)
        {
            MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream();
            byte[] buffer;
            buffer = Encoding.UTF8.GetBytes(str);
            ms.Write(buffer, 0, buffer.Length);
            ms.Position = 0;
            return ms;
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// 返回失败的结果
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="request">请求</param>
        /// <param name="resultcode">结果类型</param>
        /// <param name="resultno">失败代号</param>
        /// <param name="resultmsg">失败信息</param>
        /// <returns></returns>
        //static string FailResponse(Request request, ResultCode resultcode, string resultno, string resultmsg)
        //{
        //    try
        //    {
        //        Response response = new Response();
        //        response.Header = new ResponseHead();
        //        if (request != null)
        //            response.Header.SetHeaderInfo(request.Header);

        //        response.Header.SetFailResult(resultcode, resultno, resultmsg);

        //        return XMLSerializer.Serialize(response, typeof(Response));
        //    }
        //    catch (Exception e)
        //    {
        //        LogManager.WriteException(string.Empty, e, RequestError.GetWebServiceModuleID(),
        //            RequestError.GetWebServiceErrorCode(), "Err:返回失败的结果");
        //        return e.ToString();
        //    }
        //}
    }
}

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The promise : a tragic accident, a paralyzed bride, and the power of love, loyalty, and friendship
Friedman, Rachelle, author.
Guilford, Connecticut : skirt!, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press, [2014]
xii, 211 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
"Just weeks before her wedding, four of Rachelle Friedman's friends threw her a bachelorette party. At the end of a perfect evening of dancing and celebration, they decided to take a moonlight swim. One of her friends playfully pushed her into the water, two feet too far from the deep end. That chilling moment changed their lives forever. Rachelle broke her neck and was paralyzed from the chest down. She would never walk again. The Promise is a powerful memoir of resilience, love, and loyalty. On the night of the accident, the five girls made an unspoken agreement to never reveal the name of the friend who had pushed Rachelle into the pool--and their bond has remained unbroken. As Rachelle undergoes a physical battle for her life, her friend struggles emotionally to prevent one moment in time from defining her forever. It's the story of true integrity; it's also about finding the incredible strength inside each of us we never knew we had.Also a love story, The Promise chronicles Rachelle and Chris's relationship, their struggle with her paralysis and rehab, the physical challenges of intimacy, and ultimately, their fairy-tale wedding"--
"From a tragic accident comes a story of astounding friendship and resilience"--
Friedman, Rachelle-Health.
Quadriplegics -- United States -- Biography.
Quadriplegics -- Rehabilitation -- United States.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
RC406.Q33 F75 2014 Adult Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Area
RC406.Q33 F75 2014 Adult Non-Fiction Open Shelf
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Newsom: California schools should fully reopen in the fall, but no guarantees
Bay Area // Schools
Jill Tucker
California Governor Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at the COVID-19 mass vaccination site at City College of San Francisco.
Stephen Lam / The Chronicle
Schools across California should be ready, willing and able to fully reopen to all students in the fall, albeit with masking, testing and other mitigation efforts, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday at a recently reopened school in Sonoma County.
The key word, however, continued to be "should" rather than "must."
As this school year winds down with most districts across the state offering limited or no in-person instruction, families, teachers and education officials are looking to the state to provide not just guidance on what to do in the fall, but mandates on when and how to reopen.
Newsom has repeatedly declined to guarantee a full reopening in the fall, barring an unforeseen shift in the direction of the pandemic. The governor says he is working with the Legislature to provide direction, while acknowledging diverse needs among the 1,000 school districts.
"Mandates are not as often looked on as favorably as you might think," he said. "I expect all our kids to be back" in the fall.
More than 9,000 of the state's 11,000 public schools have reopened, with hundreds more returning to in-person learning in some form, the governor said.
Most have adopted a hybrid model, with students in class part of the day or part of the week. In many districts, including San Francisco and Oakland, most middle and high school students will not return to classrooms this school year.
Several states have required schools to reopen, including Iowa, New Hampshire, Texas and New Mexico.
Much of what happens in the fall hinges on whether state elected officials take action in the next few months to renew or replace legislation allowing for distance learning and other accommodations during the pandemic.
That measure expires at the end of this school year. Without additional action, the law would revert to what it was prior to COVID-19, meaning districts would be required to offer a full-time, in-person education five days a week.
Albany parent Jolanka Nickerman said she prays at night that the governor won't extend the order allowing for distance learning for the fall.
"As a parent, I care most about the health and safety of my kids, and I would have sent them back a long time ago," said Nickerman, who has two elementary schoolchildren.
She has spent 40 to 60 hours watching school board meetings, urging the district to reopen. While her kids returned to in-person learning two weeks ago, she still worries about the fall.
"I'm holding my breath to some extent," she said. "What school districts are doing is all over the map, and none of it seems based on science."
State Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, said he believes the path forward is clear.
"Distance learning needs to end for the next school year. Period," he said. "Unless something really unexpected happens with the pandemic, we need to go back to full-time, five days a week in-person learning for everyone."
San Francisco parent Sabeen Ahmad said she is hoping schools will fully reopen in the fall after what has been a rough spring for her kindergarten son.
"He was doing well up until Christmas; he was super engaged," she said. "After Christmas everything went downhill. He was just fighting. He was getting lazy. It was a constant battle."
She pulled him out of his daily Zoom lessons at Serra Elementary and put him in a pod to have social interaction, where he has done most of his learning out of a workbook, Ahmad said.
She worries many parents have left the district for private schools, which her family can't afford. Ahmad said she loves her son's school and his teacher, whom he'll have next year, too, if all goes well.
Tracking COVID-19 cases across the Bay Area and California.
"For me the biggest issue is private schools have been open since October," she said. "That just made me feel angry. How is that fair?"
If the state does give schools wiggle room on reopening in the fall, it's likely some or many will not fully reopen. It's also possible labor negotiations could stall or limit when and how students return.
"Based on labor law, and as is the case with any union-management relationship, any anticipated changes to or departures from the collective bargaining agreements ... which cover wages, hours, and conditions of work, must be negotiated," said Susan Solomon, president of the United Educators of San Francisco. "It is our fervent hope that conditions will continue to improve so that educators and all students, regardless of their family's ZIP code, income level, race, ethnicity, or immigration status, will be able to return safely to in-person instruction, without fear or danger of COVID infection, in the fall."
The governor noted many families are still reluctant to return and that the state needs to be "sensitive to the needs of those parents in particular, those children in particular."
That could mean the state will allow districts to continue using distance learning or hybrid schedules in the fall in some form.
The California School Boards Association supports the idea of allowing a distance learning option for families who want it, "while continuing to provide the guidance and resources needed to facilitate in-person instruction," said spokesman Troy Flint.
Health officials have noted that masks and other mitigation efforts, including testing and contact tracing, likely would remain in place in the fall, given that not all children will qualify for a vaccine.
"We can do this safely. We know that," Newsom said Wednesday. "Evidence is overwhelming we can safely do this."
Jill Tucker is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: jtucker@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @Jilltucker
Jill Tucker has covered education in California for 22 years, writing stories that range from issues facing Bay Area school districts to broader national policy debates. Her work has generated changes to state law and spurred political and community action to address local needs.
She is a frequent guest on KQED's "Newroom" television show and "Forum" radio show. A Bay Area native, Jill earned a master's degree in journalism at the University of Colorado, Boulder and a bachelor's degree from the UC Santa Barbara. In between, she spent two years as a Peace Corps volunteer teaching English in Cape Verde, West Africa.


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COVID-19 gathering restrictions likely violate Charter, legal observers say
Tuesday, November 03, 2020 @ 9:12 AM | By Ian Burns
As Canada deals with a "second wave" of COVID-19 cases as winter approaches and flu season ramps up, provincial governments have been taking steps that they contend will reduce exposure to the virus as a means of ensuring our hospitals will not be overwhelmed, such as restricting the number of people one can have in their home. But observers are raising about the constitutionality of such steps, arguing the moves infringe constitutional protections on freedom of association and peaceful assembly.
Medical officers in Alberta and B.C. brought in gathering restrictions late last month as numbers surged in each province. A mandatory 15-person limit is being put on social gatherings like dinner parties, banquets and wedding and funeral receptions in Edmonton and Calgary, whereas a provincewide order in British Columbia limits gatherings in private homes to no more than a person's immediate household, plus six others. Strict enforcement of both measures is being promised.
And such measures are not limited to the prairies or west coast. Ontario has also brought in restrictions on private gatherings, with stricter measures in areas which have faced a significant outbreak of cases.
But John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF), is warning the Alberta restrictions violates Charter protections on freedom of association and freedom of peaceful assembly.
"This order is based on cases of COVID-19 in Alberta, including thousands of cases among people who are not experiencing any symptoms or illness," he said. "It is not properly grounded in relevant considerations such as deaths, hospitalizations and ICU capacity, and is therefore not a justifiable violation of fundamental Charter freedoms."
Meghan McDermott, interim policy director and senior staff counsel with the BCCLA
Meghan McDermott, interim policy director and senior staff counsel with the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), said B.C. has been congratulated by many for having a very "carrot versus stick" approach to dealing with COVID-19, in that both the government and provincial health officer Bonnie Henry have been embracing public education and outreach rather than snitch lines and police enforcement.
"But now we have this actually regulating what we can do in our homes, and that it is an obvious infringement," she said. "The question is whether it is reasonable and justifiable using a s. 1 analysis."
McDermott said there is a sense among some the government is focused on one particular region, the Fraser Valley in the southwestern part of the province.
"And that begs the question of why you are infringing all of our rights when you are really just upset about this one region," she said. "But I don't know what the evidence is before our medical health officers and whether or not the calls they are making are proportionate and minimally impairing our rights."
Cara Zwibel, director of the fundamental freedoms program at the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA), said it is reasonable to expect governments to put forward the evidence that they are relying on for these types of restrictions in order to help people understand why such steps are being taken.
Cara Zwibel, director of the CCLA's fundamental freedoms program
"I think these restrictions definitely do restrict freedom of association and freedom of assembly," she said. "Some of the measures we have taken has been about the appearance of safety rather than actual safety. I think there is the idea that we want to make everybody feel comfortable that everyone is taking every precaution necessary, but the reality is not all of those precautions are necessary — or at least they don't need to be piled on top of each other."
For the most part, challenges to COVID-19 restrictions are still weaving their way through the justice system. But both Zwibel and McDermott said they are concerned courts will be too deferential to policymakers if and when such matters come before them.
"I think there is some pressure on courts to say we are not in a position to assess all of this, so we will defer to government on some of these controversial questions," said Zwibel. "But I do think we really need our courts to be guardians of the Constitution here and recognize that restrictions on rights do in fact have to be justified, and there has to be something proactively put forward by government which is rational and based on good evidence."
A government source told The Lawyer's Daily that British Columbia is confident the order on gathering restrictions does not violate the Charter. Representatives from the Alberta government did not respond to a request for comment.
If you have any information, story ideas or news tips for The Lawyer's Daily please contact Ian Burns at Ian.Burns@lexisnexis.ca or call 905-415-5906.
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See the section "Added in LightWave v9.5."
You'll have hair on your duck in no time.
Is there an easy way to avoid automatically the fibers go through the eyes ball and beak ?
From Layout, when you edit guides. Is there a way to delete some of them, or scale the guide to zero. I'm trying to reduce the guide scale by clicking on the eyes. Works fine, but sometimes lw freeze the os (xp). And i need to restart my computer ! Perhaps a ffx bug ?
I never encountered this kind of crash. Click on edit guides and use scale (right mouse button). Should work in general.


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