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The 6 Most Needlessly Dangerous Jackie Chan Stunts
Jackie Chan is famous for his spectacular stunts. He's the man who base jumps onto hot air balloons and roller skates under speeding trucks. He's been called crazy and has spent most of his life almost dying, yet almost all of Jackie's insane stunts were necessary. For example, if the script calls for Jackie to get dragged by a helicopter ladder, the best way to film that is to drag Jackie Chan from a helicopter. If he breaks his foot jumping onto a hovercraft and you still need to film him water skiing from the back of it, it only makes sense to paint his broken foot like a shoe and tell the crew to get back to work. That's not insanity -- it's badass.
One of the reasons Jackie Chan movies are so amazing is that he replaces Hollywood magic with balls. However, like all balls, Jackie's didn't always make sense. A lot of his stunts seemed to be painful and ludicrous for no reason other than adding a line of trivia to a film's IMDb page. In fact, from a filmmaking perspective, some sequences would have looked better and more realistic if they were less dangerous. Here are six of those sequences.
#6. Electric Pole Slide from Police Story
Don't be confused by Police Story's complicated title -- this is actually a safety video about the dangers of teaching too many people kung fu. After watching all these bodies fly through fish tanks and windshields, you'll realize that Hong Kong stuntmen have a shorter life span than the breakable objects behind Jackie Chan's enemies. Police Story is the reason I think there are 380 words for broken glass in Cantonese. Racism is the reason I think there are 381 for boiled chicken feet.
One of Jackie's greatest and most painful stunts took place at the end of Police Story. After kicking China's largest gunless criminal organization to death, supercop Kevin Chan finds himself at the top of a mall watching the final villain escape four floors below. Instead of shouting down for any of the hundreds of onlookers to grab the elderly, unarmed man, Jackie leaps onto a metal pole covered in lights and explodes down it, shattering through the mall's very, very last unbroken pane of glass. Then, without a camera cut, he climbs from the ruins of a sales kiosk to hold a shard of glass against the man's neck. Because when you make an arrest in Hong Kong, the only Miranda right you give the perp is the right to shit his pants.
"Do you understand these rights as they have been read to you!?"
Why Was It Unnecessary?
Supercop Kevin Chan had to get to the bottom floor as quickly as possible. Narratively speaking, sliding down the Christmas-light-covered pole and falling through glass was the right move. However, the pole wasn't wrapped in "special" lights or pyrotechnics. They were regular bulbs being smashed open with a naked human hand, and instead of a crash mat, Jackie landed on a Sunglass Hut. Sure enough, he hit the floor way too hard, and with second-degree burns all over his palms. You can even see in the middle of his slide that he had to adjust his grip to accommodate his sudden lack of hand flesh. Why did such an experienced stunt crew approach an electrified four-story death drop with all the foresight of a drunken frat boy dare? I have no idea, but I'd sure call you a pussy if you asked them.
Jump to 4:15 to only see the stunt, but skipping this fight scene is more or less the stupidest thing you will ever do.
#5. Hot Coal Crab Walk from Drunken Master II
Like most Jackie Chan films, Drunken Master II is a schizophrenic mix of childish overacting and manly violence coming together to make a perfect movie. He sets out to protect Chinese artifacts from falling into the hands of foreign museums by using a style of kung fu that only works if you get the right amount of drunk. To be specific, that right amount of drunk is: fucking. It's by the director of The 36th Chamber of Shaolin and a writer whose previous credits include the unread Post-it note "Don't forget to take your lithium."
The final fight takes place in a steel factory where Jackie faces off against Ken Lo, the man who kicks the crap out of him for about a third of each Jackie Chan movie. In this one, Jackie turns the tables on him by getting hammered on ethanol. In American movies, heroes overcome adversity through love or spirit. In China, it's perfectly reasonable for the protagonist to kill his problems with industrial grain alcohol. That's good news, USA -- it means that when the Chinese finally do invade us, that's only going to make this great nation more American.
The epic steel factory fight is filled with deadly stunts. Jackie is attacked by glowing red-hot steel poles. Giant metal barrels are dropped centimeters from his dong, which may be confusing since that means "Smith" in China. And then Jackie gets kicked onto a holy-shit-real pit of hot coals. He tries to scurry across it before his extremely flammable pants figure out that they're sitting on molten steel and he doesn't make it. By the time he gets to the other side of the 9-foot fire pit, he's more steam bun than man and can barely roll free. Luckily, safety rails are for capitalists, so he only had to make a 10-inch jump to get to non-flaming land.
Why Was It Unnecessary?
Fire is one of those special effects that's hard to fake. If a blacksmith is hammering hot metal in a movie, it's usually exactly that. If someone is burning alive, it's probably a cranky stuntman covered in gel and not CGI. But there is no reason to believe that a group of industrious 1994 filmmakers couldn't come up with a way to make pretend hot coals, or at least coals cool enough to add a small element of non-death. This stunt instantly transforms a riveting action sequence into a room-wide conversation about what's wrong with Jackie Chan's fear glands. I should also mention that when he gets out, he is kicked in the chest before he stops smoldering. I appreciate that he does these crazy things, but this scene may have looked better if Jackie wasn't suddenly and unexplainedly wearing oven mitts. Or if Ken Lo wasn't awkwardly throwing kicks several feet above Jackie's head while waiting for the immolated action star to regain lucidity. As a viewer, it would have been less jarring if he had turned to the camera and said, "Hi, I'm future skin graft recipient Jackie Chan. We'll get back to the movie, but first -- here's how you trick lava into sex!"
Please enjoy this montage of near-deaths from the set of Drunken Master II.
#4. Clock Tower Triple Fall from Project A
Project A was written and directed by Jackie himself, and like him, it's a series of impossible feats and impossible circumstances. The biggest stunt of the film is an homage to a 1923 Harold Lloyd sequence, where Harold ran from a pursuer and ended up dangling from the hands of a clock tower. It was a whimsical and iconic moment in silent film history. Jackie modernized it slightly by putting a bullet in his pursuer's head and then letting go of the clock to fall three stories on his face. If Jackie Chan had directed Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat, it would have crashed into a crate of chickens and caused the evil rodeo clown's dirt bike to peel out on his crotch.
Why Was It Unnecessary?
For one thing, he did it three times. There was nothing but two flimsy, unpredictable cloth awnings between him and the ground, and the second awning wanted him dead. During his initial attempt at the stunt, the awning didn't break and bounced him head-over-heels in a neck-crunching heap. It looked more like a suicide than a stunt, so he filmed it again. This time the awning broke, but still managed to flip him onto his head anyway. Now, here is where a normal person would wake up and whisper, "That'll ... do ... fine," or maybe just "SpluRBbbb" while their bowels move into a drainage bag from their wheelchair. Instead, Jackie said the scene would be better if his character got up and delivered a line. And I guess in 1983 it was faster to climb a clock tower and throw yourself off than it was to edit two pieces of film together, so Jackie Chan did the fall a third time.
On the third drop, he landed slightly more on his torso and was able to squeak out the line. What were the precious words he risked his life for? Roughly translated, "I proved there really is such a thing as gravity!" He threw himself off a third-story clock for that garbage joke? That's like feeding yourself to a shark and hoping your remains come out as a strange fart. It's like diving in front of a watermelon truck to save Gallagher. And here's the craziest thing -- after falling three times in order to get it perfect, they used two different falls in the final cut anyway. And I don't mean edited together in some multi-angle sequence. Viewers of Project A see Jackie fall once in a continuous shot and eat total shit, then fall again and eat shit in a completely different way. It's one thing to take your audience out of a movie; it's another to make them think they went back in time 10 seconds and slightly changed history.
Here is the sequence as seen in the film, starting from Jackie Chan being tortured by a giant clock gear.
And here are the full outtakes featuring the most disastrous clock tower fall.


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It's probably too early for most voters in the Town of Tonawanda to begin thinking about this fall's municipal elections, but local Republican leaders are hoping to finalize their slate of candidates next month.
"Right now, our goal is to have everybody in place – or as many of the positions in place – by mid-March," Mark Tramont, chairman of the Ken-Ton Republican Committee, said Friday.
This fall's ballot will include three seats on the Tonawanda Town Board, plus highway superintendent. In the Village of Kenmore, two seats on the Village Board and the job of village justice are up for grabs.
"We've got a number of people that have come forward," Tramont said. "I have already interviewed eight or nine individuals for the various positions."
A selection committee is scheduled to meet later this month to interview potential candidates, then pass their recommendations along to the whole committee.
Tramont said the door still is open for others considering a run for public office; he can be contacted at email@example.com.
The Republican Party in Ken-Ton is in a rebuilding phase, with Tramont at the helm since last year.
With the exception of candidates who were cross-endorsed by the local Democratic Committee, no Republicans were victorious in the 2011 local elections. And since 2007, all five members of the Tonawanda Town Board have been Democrats.
Part of the rebuilding process has been increasing the number of committeemen. About a dozen or so have been added in the last three to four months, Tramont said, but with 87 election districts there's plenty of room for more.
The number of election districts also is a reason to have candidates ready to knock on doors and appear in public forums as soon as possible, Tramont added.
While the committee's platform remains a work in progress, Tramont said it'll include the traditional Republican goals for government: smaller, less interference and better quality.
Another challenge facing the GOP is party affiliation.
Registered Democrats outnumber Republicans by 6,200 in Ken-Ton, according to the Erie County Board of Election's 2012 enrollment data. But there are 7,752 voters registered as "blanks," who could be potential game-changers in a close election.
"There is a reason why they have not signed up to be affiliated with one party or the other," Tramont said.
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Buffalo police continue tonight to search for the man who robbed the Key Bank branch in the 3100 block of Bailey Avenue, near Kensington Avenue at mid-morning.
Police were told the robber handed a teller a note stating he had a bomb and he fled with an undisclosed amount of money. Anyone with information is asked to call the police confidential tip line at 847-2255.


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If you've been hearing from badge holders about how awesome the new Festival VIP Lounge is on the 2nd floor of 110 Chestnut Street, you now have your chance to check it out first hand. You, my friends, are now allowed into the lounge before or after screenings tomorrow (Thursday, October 25th) as long as you can talk your friends with badges to bring you along with them. It's like "Bring Your Kid To Work Day", except with more booze.


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The village of Stoos is set in a delightful alpine landscape at the foot of the Fronalpstock mountain, on a sunny alpine plateau of the same name at about 1300 m. Stoos is reached by funicular railway via Schlattli (from Schwyz on the road to Muotathal) or from Morschach by cable-car. The little village, with its hotels, holiday apartments and group accommodation is an ideal holiday destination for families.
Fronalpstock (1,922 meters) is the local mountain that can be reached on foot or with one of the cable cars. From this imposing viewpoint (where there is overnight accommodation), there is an impressive panoramic view of ten lakes, down to Brunnen and over to the Rütli, Pilatus, Rigi, Säntis, the high Alps and the central lowlands as far as the Jura.
Summer visitors will find attractive routes for hiking, strolling and climbing among varied alpine flora and fauna. The marshland at 1,300 meters above sea level is an ideal excursion destination where visitors can find plenty of excitement and expand their knowledge of moors. On the way you can enjoy tasty specialities from local alpine cheese-makers at the two inns in Laui and Tröligen. There are four marked Nordic Walking Trails of varying degrees of difficulty to encourage followers of this fashionable sport.
You can discover the diversity of Central Switzerland by taking a boat ride on Lake Lucerne, a walk along the "Swiss Path", an excursion to the Swiss Holiday Park in Morschach or to the zoo at Goldau.
The winter sport region around the Fronalpstock and Klingenstock mountains offers eight lifts and 35 km of slopes as well as a fun park. The little ones can learn how to ski in the snow sport school. Cross-country skiing enthusiasts will enjoy the 10 km of trails surrounding the village of Stoos. A 2 km long downhill run is available for sledding and air boarding. As a matter of course, there are numerous groomed winter hiking and snowshoe trails.
- Come by funicular railway Schwyz-Schlattli-Stoos – the journey on Europe's steepest funicular railway is an adventure in itself.
- Fronalpstock – the high alpine footpaths from the Klingenstock have some of the finest views anywhere – as does the route over to the Fronalpstock, which takes several hours, or the newly marked Summit Circular Route.
- Hölloch karst caves in Muotathal – at about 190 km, the longest cave in Europe and the fifth largest cave system in the world. Can only be visited by guided tour.
- Swiss Holiday Park in Morschach – combines a vast range of accommodation and a conference centre with a huge Wellness & Spa Oasis and a sports and adventure park.
- Themed walks in Morschach – the Chapels and Panorama Trails, woodland park with playground, BBQ places and viewing points and access to the "Swiss Path".
- Lake Lucerne – historic steamers and launches invite you to discover the landscape from the water.
Top Events
- Bathtub Race & Stoos Chessletä – among lots of fun and cheer, carnival begins with the ringing of bells (January).
- Teams of at least three people dash down the piste to Balmberg Inn – in a bathtub! Visitors in full costume are offered a free day ski card on this day (January).
- Firn Snow Festival – a festive atmosphere and excitement is a given at the best-known Alpine Hut Festival at the end of the season on the Stoos Mountain. A real insider tip (March).
- Stoosschwinget – this festival, first held in 1921, is the first of a series of alpine Swiss wrestling festivals, with a small wrestling ground for spectators and fantastic panoramic views (June).
- Fronalpstock live – exciting, fun-filled evenings! This is what a select audience can expect in the summer on the Stoos Mountain above Schwyz (June to September).
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You do not have to experience an unforgettable weekend to appreciate the casual style of Hangover II star Bradley Cooper. Bradley's look is a little longer and looser than a classic taper cut, and the look is ideal for many different textures. This technical provided by Andis, has hair just a bit straighter than Coopers' but the look works well to create an easy style and a nice change.
Step 1: Establish the perimeter, fringe, sides and back. Use Clipper-over-finger cutting to set the perimeter length. Bring the front up out of the eyes. Bring the sides to just below the top of the ear. Cut the nale to the natural hairline.
Step 2: Layer the top. With backhand cutting layer the interior. Leave the top a bit longer so it will lay down and flop casually. Leave even more length if the hair is curlier. Layer square off of the op of the head. Do NOT follow the curve. This leaves bulk in the corners for a fuller look. Layer the sides.
Step 3: Layer the sides. Work around the head in vertical sections layering the sides. Clipper-over-finger is used instead of clipper-over-comb so as to leave the hair cut longer and fuller than a classic taper.
Step 4: Connect the back to the sides. There is a corner where the sides and back come together. Connect the sides to the back by softening this corner. Do NOT remove it completely. Leave more hair here for a fuller, looser look. Do NOT round the corner completely.
Step 5: Detail the perimeter.
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Judicial Review in Mexico
Dale Beck Furnish
Arizona State University (ASU) - Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
Southwestern Journal of Law and Trade in the Americas, Vol. 7, p. 235, 2000
Mexico is in the process of a sea of change for its polity, driven by many external circumstances and internal imperatives. The issue of judicial review looms at the heart of the process. Perhaps more than any other factor, even including eradication of corruption as part of the normal judicial process, Mexico's progress towards a vigorous practice of judicial review will gauge its commitment to an effective rule of law. Judicial review must include the power of the judicial branch to review the constitutionality of acts by the legislative and executive branches and the power to invalidate those acts. Indeed, the success of Mexico's transformation to a system ruled by law may depend as much on its ability to change the functions of its judicial branch and instigate effective judicial review, as on any other initiative in the reform package.
The Mexican judicial branch has always reviewed the application of all sources of law by all actors, from government agencies to private actors corporate and individual, in the legal system. One must comprehend the manner of that review and its effects, from the top of the system to its bottom, to appreciate fully its manner and effect at any specific level. This article examines Mexico's legal system, the judicial reforms instituted by President Ernesto Zedillo Ponce de Leon, and judicial review.
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LORETTO - Just when Bishop Carroll Catholic figured it had slowed Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic running back D.J. Kitt down at the end of the first half, BG's other running back, Cody Rossman, picked up the slack.
Kitt gained 97 yards of his first six carries, including a 42-yard touchdown run, but he was held to minus-5 yards on his last three of the first half. Rossman gained 52 yards in the second half as he became BG's go-to guy.
When Carroll's chilly Saturday night homecoming game at DeGol Field was over, Kitt had gained 143 yards on 13 carries, and Rossman amassed 92 yards on 20 carries and scored the last touchdown in the once-beaten Marauders' 28-0 win over the winless Huskies.
"We have a bunch of backs that we really like," BG coach Justin Wheeler said. "We think we're pretty skilled at a bunch of different positions. We're just trying to spread the ball around, and we think we can be a pretty good team down the road if we continue to get everyone involved.
"D.J. is a tremendous back, and he does some great things for us. We're trying to keep some kids healthy and give some other kids some reps, but overall, both of those kids are great running backs."
"Cody and D.J. ran the ball real well tonight," BC coach Greg Snyder said. "They got yards after contact, and that was a big part. Their line is really good, and those guys run hard. Coach Wheeler is doing a heck of a job with his team."
The BG defense limited BC to just 123 total yards (all rushing) and only 26 yards in the second half. The closest BC came to scoring was on its second series when it made it to the BG 2, but a false start penalty, two runs for no gain, another for 1 yard and Owen Wolf's tackle of quarterback David Maruca at the 4 on fourth down stalled the threat.
"The defense had our moments," Wheeler said, "but we looked good. We're always excited to get a shutout. There are things we need to improve on, but Bishop Carroll played a great game. Those kids played hard."
"We were able to move the ball in the first half pretty efficiently," Snyder said. "Unfortunately, we couldn't mix the run and the pass. We weren't hitting our passes, and that's going to catch up with you."
BG held a 7-0 lead in the second quarter thanks to Kitt's 42-yard first-half run, but BG QB Pat Irwin (6-of-9, 99 yards passing) finished off a 12-play, 96-yard in 4:40 by hitting Damon Rickens on a 22-yard TD pass on fourth-and-7.
"We called a boot, and Pat made a read," Wheeler said. "That was his third choice on the play. He made a great read, and Damon Rickens ran a great route."
Irwin, who intercepted two passes on defense, took it in himself in the third quarter on a 5-yard run on a series in which he completed three pass, including two to Rickens. Jared Verba's PAT made the score 21-0.
In the fourth, the combination of Kitt and Rossman finished off an eight-play, 60-yard drive with a Rossman 1-yard plunge into the end zone with 2:29 left.
The Marauders are now 5-1 and making a push toward the District 6 playoffs.
"5-1 feels great," Wheeler said. "These kids put a lot of hard work into it, and it's great to see them get the rewards for their hard work. They have big aspirations. We've put ourselves in a pretty good position, but it's the Laurel Highlands. We know we have tough games every week."
Notes: BG sacked Maruca three times. ... Wolf recovered a fumble. ... BG was flagged six times for 72 yards. ...Cassidy Black was named the BC homecoming queen.
Bishop Guilfoyle7 7 7 7 - 28
Bishop Carroll0 0 0 0 - 0
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BG-Kitt 42 run (Verba kick), 8:37.
Second quarter
BG-Rickens 22 pass from Irwin (Verba kick), 11:23.
Third quarter
BG-Irwin 5 run (Verba kick), 2:44.
Fourth quarter
BG-Rossman 1 run (Logue kick), 2:29.
T-Score (Conversion), Time.
RUSHING: Bishop Guilfoyle-Kitt 13-143, Rossman 20-92, Irwin 8-49, Nardelli 1-5, Little 1-0. Bishop Carroll-Lesney 16-75, Lessard 6-31, Keim 1-9, Repko 1-5, Swatsworth 1-3, Woo 1-2, Ratchford 1-1, Shuty 2-1, Maruca 10-(-4).
PASSING: Bishop Guilfoyle-Irwin 6-9-0-99. Bishop Carroll-Maruca 0-6-1-0, Shuty 0-1-1-0.
RECEIVING: Bishop Guilfoyle-Rickens 3-61, Nardelli 2-29, McCloskey 1-9. Bishop Carroll-none.
INTERCEPTIONS: Bishop Guilfoyle-Irwin 2. Bishop Carroll-none.
First downs189
Passing (comp.-att.-int.)6-9-00-7-2
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text: CHICAGO – The Chicago Wolves, in conjunction with the Vancouver Canucks, have named Mike Foligno as assistant coach. Foligno, who served most recently as an assistant coach with the NHL's Anaheim Ducks, has played and coached at every level of hockey during his lengthy career. That includes five seasons as head coach for the Hershey Bears, where he compiled a 186-154-44-16 record and led the Bears to the AHL playoffs every year from 1999-2003. "Mike is a guy I was surprised to find available," said Wolves general manager Wendell Young. "He has a vast amount of experience and he's a very enthusiastic, upbeat guy. He fits well with what we're trying to accomplish here. For someone of his caliber to join our staff, it's tough to argue there's a better coaching staff at any level." The 53-year-old Foligno joins veteran head coach Scott Arniel, who was hired on June 26, and first-year assistant Nolan Baumgartner, who was hired on July 6. Foligno was chosen by the Detroit Red Wings with the No. 3 overall pick in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft and proceeded to spend 15 seasons in the league. He produced 355 goals, 372 assists, 727 points, and 2,049 penalty minutes during 1,018 regular-season games. He added 15 goals, 17 assists, and 185 penalty minutes in 57 Stanley Cup playoff appearances. After concluding his playing career following the 1993-94 season, the Sudbury, Ontario, native spent two seasons with the St. John's Maple Leafs (AHL) before serving one-year terms as an assistant with the NHL's Toronto Maple Leafs and Colorado Avalanche. Following his five-year run with Hershey, Foligno held the general manager and head-coaching jobs for the Ontario Hockey League's Sudbury Wolves from 2004-10. During his seven years at the helm, Sudbury notched a 189-229-12-46 record and qualified for the playoffs six times. In accordance with team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. email@example.com Follow us at Twitter @prohockeynews


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Healthy Deviled Eggs Recipe
By Carla F. Williams | April 2, 2013
Think of this recipe as a healthful springboard. If you're in the mood, stir in chopped Canadian bacon or low-sodium tuna for added flavor. Drape a small sliver of smoked salmon over the top and sprinkle with dill for a great addition to a brunch table. If you're lucky enough to have it, smoked trout also makes a tasty topper.


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Workflow TV - How To Build Workflow Services with a Database Repository
- Posted: Jun 15, 2011 at 3:49PM
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How can I store my Workflow Service definitions (xamlx files) in a database with IIS and AppFabric?
On this episode I'll show you how you can create a VirtualPathProvider that enables you to build a Workflow respository with a database.
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Ron, first of all great post, secondly, maybe not the most accurate tittle, more than loading workflows definitions form the DB (.xaml file content) or any other way that it can be turned into some string value using the DynamicActivity method i.e:
var activity = ActivityXamlServices.Load(new StringReade(wokflowToExecute)) as DynamicActivity;
This is an elegant workaround to implement service partitioning on WF, back in the
beta I asked something like that http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en/wfprerelease/thread/41ecf7c5-8c74-4ec9-9bdf-437015b17ceb
The "limitation" of one WorkflowServiceHost per WF service is one of the reasons I decided to no
use WF services on one of our company's main solutions, given the number of services to implement, using WCF routing wouldn't be as practical or maybe not a clean, and using pick activities would be irrational, so we used plain WCF instead.
Currently we have another interesting scenario and the approach you're following gives me another option on how to handle this situation, so, thanks Ron and keep up the good stuff coming.
I don't understand your comment about WorkflowServiceHost being limited. It is no different than a WCF ServiceHost. The WCF Service Host will host one service per host. The WF WorkflowServiceHost will host one workflow per host.
However, you can have multiple services and workflow services in you web application. In fact you don't really deal with the WorkflowServiceHost or ServiceHost classes unless you are self-hosting so they are just another part of the infrastructure most of the time.
The main difference is that the WF service can enforce a messaging protocol with certain operations being available only at certain times.
My guess is that if you can build your solution with WCF services you can also build it with workflow services.
Hi Ron, I thought about this idea some time ago, the problem that I found is the config file, this kind of file can´t be provided by a VirtualPathProvider, so is needed to use pre-defined configs, losing flexibility with this.
What do you think about? Do you have some idea or workaround?
Can provide a web.config with the VirtualPathProvider? I didn't know that.
I wonder if you could support a VirtualDirectory and then place a web.config file in the VirtualDirectory with the config you need if that would work.
It would be worth a try.
Hi Ron, Good post.
I have almost same kind of requirement in our project, but we are using Oracle 11g. Will Oracle 11g support to store workflow service? If so what are all changes needs to be done?
You can store the workflow definitions in Oracle - I'm using Entity Framework 4.1 in my code so you would need a provider that works with Entity Framework.
However, at this time we do not have a Workflow persistence provider for Oracle. You won't need this unless your workflows are long running.
Thanks for your quick reply.
Can I implement BPM using State Machine WF?
Here is the scenario I would like to implement...
Step 1: Create Purchase Request (PR). State of PR at this stage is "Created".
Step 2: On Step1, WF should assign a task to "Purchase Manager".
Step 3: When Purchase Manager logs into to system, in his dashboard this task should be visible. At this stage he will have two actions "Approve" and "Reject".
Step 4: On click of "Approve", again task should assign to Finance Manager. On click of "Reject" the PR state changes to "Rejected"
Step 5: When Finance Manager logs in task should be visible in his dashbaord with "Approve" and "Reject" actions.
Step 6: On click of "Approve" Purchase Request state should change from "Created" to "Approved". On click of "Reject" the PR state changes to "Rejected"
What do you think about? Will this can be implemented in WF 4.0?
Any update on the above?
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quote: Prisons are overcrowded because people don't fear being there enough, because we've made them into resorts better than the standard of living the convicts had outside.
quote: This is similar to what you wrote, except no, prisons are overcrowded because of the factor that more people commit crimes and more are caught. Getting the word out that certain crimes won't even be punished with more than a better job than a person already had, would merely create another incentive to being a criminal.
quote: Community service has always been a sentence that courts can pass on as a "punishment". With hackers it would be a lot like that - they would be performing a service to the country without the option to refuse. Who is the idiot who suggested they'd be getting paid a salary and have freedom to do what they want while serving out their sentence?


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The Stetson varsity women's lightweight 4+ and men's open 2- rowing teams each raced on Friday, May 10 at the 75th Aberdeen Dad Vail Regatta on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pa.
The women's 4+ squad finished fifth in its heat with a time of 8:34, while the men's open 2- finished fourth in its heat with a time of 7:30. Neither squad was able to advance to the semifinals.
"We all knew the race to get into the finals was going to be tough for both boats and I am happy that both boats raced and pushed other teams," Stetson head coach Mark Wilson said. "The Women's 4+ raced against the event winner in the heat and was simply over powered by a very talented and fast Brock University Crew. They knew that this was going to be a tough race but they came out of the weekend with their heads held high and ready to train and prepare themselves for the 2013-14 season."
The Men's Open 2- was also pumped to race and came off the stake boat primed but their rate was a little low, knowing they had some big teams in their heat. The pair of David Nutting and Michael Sigrist was looking good but the headwind took its toll on the team. The bigger crews from Michigan, Clarkson and Rochester finished ahead of the Hatters, but Stetson beat Philadelphia University for fourth place. Only the top three from the heat moved on to the semifinals. Both Clarkson and Rochester went on to the finals so the Hatters know they raced the fastest crews in the heats.
The entire Hatter team is now on summer break and many members are heading home to row for summer clubs and are doing summer training to get into great shape for the start of the Fall 2013 season.


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Authorities probe reported hanging at GE plant
Authorities are investigating a reported hanging tonight in Building 20 at GE Transportation, 2901 East Lake Road, in Lawrence Park Township, according to Erie County dispatch.
Township police and fire crews were called to the plant at about 7:23 p.m. after workers discovered a person hanging from a crane in Building 20, according to county dispatch.
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Imagine waking up one day to find that virtually every activity you engage in outside your immediate family has become a "paid-for" experience. It's all part of a fundamental change taking place in the nature of business, contends Jeremy Rifkin. After several hundred years as the dominant organizing paradigm of civilization, the traditional market system is beginning to deconstruct. On the horizon looms the Age of Access, an era radically different from any we have known.
"Rifkin's vision of corporate capitalism dematerializing into webs of access of networks of 'virtual' power is startling and compelling." –William Greider, author of One World, Ready or Not
Table of Contents
Chapter One: Entering the Age of Access
Chapter Two: When Markets Give Way to Networks
Chapter Three: The Weightless Economy
Chapter Four: Monopolizing Ideas
Chapter Five: Everything Is a Service
Chapter Six: Commodifying Human Relationships
Chapter Seven: Access as a Way of Life
Part II: Enclosing the Cultural Commons
Chapter Eight: The New Culture of Capitalism
Chapter Nine: Mining the Cultural Landscape
Chapter Ten: A Postmodern Stage
Chapter Eleven: The Connected and the Disconnected
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Throwing Caution by Ginny Fite (Lulu, 2013, $14.99, available at amazon.com)
Ginny Fite's elegant new book, Throwing Caution, is a collection of love poems which affirm the most intimate aspect of the human condition. Dedicated to her husband, David, the poems in this volume present themes from medieval literature, fantasy, fairy tale, science, and even the poet's personal experience with horses and horseback riding. Fite's technique involves the deceptively simple use of short sentences coupled with the effective deployment of concrete images. The poems are visual. We see what the poet sees.
In "Here Be Dragons," the visual nature of Fite's poems achieves a singular clarity: "A tail writhes on the sunset-/redsilk sea." Fite's poem is so graphic that we are able to see the tail of the swimming dragon as it is silhouetted against the setting sun. Likewise, "Rapunzel," which is based on fairy tale, enables us to visualize the monotonous life of Rapunzel locked in her tower: "The only clock I knew/was how the sun fell on the garden." Rapunzel's world is one in which "Silences went the garden's width." She then gives voice to her yearning: "and I prayed to be released."
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Fite continues to paint vivid images throughout the book. In "Landscapes," her language enchants as we visualize with her how "The town looks like jewels on a plate./A full moon floats in a black sky..." The poem then moves from this exotic description of exterior landscape to an interior description of the lovers' bedroom: "Our clothes collage the floor." Sexual intimacy is suggested yet not explicitly depicted. Instead, Fite concentrates on the emotional landscape of love:
Deliberately you direct memories and I learn by heart the landscape of this guided dream.
In "Art for Art's Sake," Fite continues to describe love at the emotional level when she states that she wants to be with her husband "the way I want the next word/in an unfinished poem." She addresses him directly with the rhetorical question, "With you, is surrender the art/of this kind of poetry?"
Fite then returns to a highly visual poetry in the absolutely gorgeous poem called "Weather:" "Skies without clouds/I remind myself, are also glorious." In "Homecoming," she expands her use of the visual into the auditory when she addresses her husband with the confession, "Your speech has that familiar sound." She then says, "I wrap myself inside your syllables." She continues her address to her husband in "Absence" where she laments the times she must be absent from him: "Then there is this yearning/with your name on it."
Her poetry then startles us as it moves from the present to the future with the poem, "Sandcastles," in which she imagines her and her husband being together in old age: "There's a house by the ocean with a flower garden." Next she describes the interior of the house and how she and her husband "take long walks on the beach." The poem concludes with a moving tribute to their life together.
Fite's invention of the future does not stop there, though. In "Rehearsal," she imagines the unthinkable. She sees the future moment when her husband will die, leaving her by herself: "I practice finding you gone in my dreams./I imagine screaming obscenities into my pillow." The book closes with the title poem, "Throwing Caution," where Fite once again addresses the emotional ramifications of love: "Like death,/love takes your breath away."
The poems in Throwing Caution matter and will matter deeply to any reader who has ever been in love. These poems resonate with the human condition and how love is the most integral part of it. These poems speak to the heart.
Sonja James is the author of Baiting the Hook (the Bunny & the Crocodile Press, 1999), Children of the Moon (Argonne House Press, 2004), and Calling Old Ghosts to Supper (Finishing Line Press, 2013). Poets from W.Va., Va., Md., Pa., D.C., and Ky. are invited to submit recent books for review consideration. Contact Sonja James at email@example.com.


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AES New York 2013
Sound for Picture Track Event SP4
Saturday, October 19, 10:30 am — 12:00 pm (Room 1E11)
Sound for Picture: SP4 - Music Production for Film (Sound for Pictures Master Class)Presenters:
Brian McCarty, Coral Sea Studios Pty. Ltd - Clifton Beach, QLD, Australia
Simon Franglen, Class1 Media - Los Angeles, CA, USA; London
Chris Hajian
Film soundtracks contain three elements: dialog, music, and sound effects. The creation of a music soundtrack is far more complex than previously, now encompassing "temp music" for preview screenings, synthesizer-enhanced orchestra tracks, and other special techniques. This Master Class with one of Hollywood's leading professionals puts the process under the microscope.
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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
When treating injuries and disorders of the spine, Dr. Todd Lansford strives to find solutions that do not involve surgery, and when surgery is necessary, he considers whether the best treatment can be done with a minimally invasive approach. In fact, Dr. Lansford recently finished a fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, learning from spinal disorder experts who visited from around the world. "It was a great opportunity." His own honors include receiving the Investigator Award from the Society of Lateral Access Surgery for examining minimally invasive surgical techniques for adult scoliosis. He brings his comprehensive knowledge to South Carolina Sports Medicine, where he treats patients who suffer from spinal conditions for a variety of reasons and are often in a great deal of pain. Improving and resolving those issues can be transforming for patients.
Medical School – University of Kansas
Residency – University of Kansas Medical Center, orthopedics
Fellowship – University of California, San Francisco Medical Center, spine
To make an appointment with Dr. Lansford, please call 843-572-2663.
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With his latest home base an apartment in a luxury hotel just outside London, Tom Cruise is a single man again.
As PEOPLE reports in its new cover story, Cruise has been making several calls a day to his daughter Suri, 6, who lives in New York City with mom Katie Holmes, while he's been working long hours on his sci-fi thriller All You Need Is Kill since August.
"He misses his little girl," says his friend, screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie.
Meanwhile, often late at night once film work has wrapped, Cruise has relaxed over spirited dinners and occasional club nights with old and newer friends.
On Sept. 20, Cruise caught a late night dinner with actress Roma Downey and her husband Mark Burnett, who produced the MTV Movie Awards the year Cruise appeared as his Tropic Thunder alter ego Les Grossman.
The night before, he stayed out until 3 a.m. at the nightclub Annabel's, where Cruise hung out with friends including McQuarrie and his wife.
At Annabel's, a laid-back Cruise chatted up several fellow club-goers. "Tom loves the people here [in England]," says a source. "They're friendly."
Earlier in the month, Cruise caught his friend Mark Rylance in Shakespeare's Richard III at the Globe Theatre, and at the end of August he caught up with former girlfriend Penélope Cruz, husband Javier Bardem and his Knight and Day costar Cameron Diaz at a dinner in Coworth Park.
In between, there was a quick vacation to Hvar, Croatia, where he hung with Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, a past investor in Cruise's production company, and his wife Tanya.
But there's no new romance in his life yet: Three months after Holmes filed for divorce, Cruise isn't ready to date again, sources say.
"When he's in London he's going to be seeing his friends," says a source. "[But] there is no mystery woman."
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LEWISTOWN - In between studying for school, keeping up at dance class, hanging out with friends and spending time with family, Abby Traxler is shopping for an evening gown, practicing interview questions and choreographing her fashion walk for the Jr. T.E.E.N. United States Pageant.
At only 12 years old, Abby is representing Pennsylvania, as well as her hometown of Lewistown, at the national pageant to be held in June in Texas. She began preparing for the competition after being crowned Jr. T.E.E.N. Pennsylvania at the Edwin S. Porter Theater, in Connellsville, in April.
"I remember doubting myself a little bit before the crowning," Abby said, recalling her unexpected win. "But I had won a pageant before and I knew I could do it again. It's all about confidence."
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Abby Traxler, of Lewistown, was crowned Jr. T.E.E.N. Pennsylvania 2013 and now is planning to represent Pennsylvania in June, at the Jr. Teen United States Pageant in Texas.
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Even Abby's mom was shocked. After all, said Karla Traxler, Abby was going up against seven older girls who had pageant coaches and much more experience.
"I was stunned," Traxler said. "Abby joined the pageant just to gain some experience and she goes and wins the thing. We thought there was no way."
Out of the seven girls competing in the 12-to-14-year old bracket, Abby had the highest score in on stage question, evening gown and fun fashion. She came in second for the interview portion, Traxler said.
"She's 12 and she has had three interviews with judges and, honestly, as her mom, I sat there, as it was time for the on stage question, thinking what are they going to ask her," Traxler said. "I was so impressed with her. It takes such a presence of mind to answer questions like that."
Abby began competing in pageants last October, but wanted to be a part of the pageant world since she was 4 years old, she said.
"I grew up going to the Miss Central Pennsylvania Pageant and I was always a princess there," Abby said. "So I've always wanted to do pageants. I like that you can get up on stage and show who you really are. And, when I was younger especially, I really wanted a crown."
Now, Abby said, she understands that pageants aren't about winning or the crown. It's about being yourself, meeting new people and having fun, she said.
"Just follow your dreams," Abby said. "When I was younger, I wanted to be a doctor and now I want to be a singer or a dancer on Broadway or maybe a model. There are a lot of things that I want to be and I think pageants helped me see that."
For now though, Abby is focused on becoming the next Jr. Teen United States in June. She also plans to compete in the Miss Central Pennsylvania's Outstanding Teen Pageant and, one day, the Miss America Pageant.


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Health Care Glitches Prompt Calls for ResignationsUPDATED 5:47 PM CDT Oct 23, 2013
The health care website continues to come under fire. Congressional lawmakers from both parties are demanding someone be held accountable for the botched rollout. Nikole Killion reports from Washington.
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