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IGNOU Distance MBA Program
- Introduction
- Courses Available
- Details of Course
- Fee Structure
- Accreditation Status
- Other Pertinent Information
- Openmat Preparation
- How to Apply?
- FAQs
- Contact Information
- Related Posts
- Distance MBA – Free Guidance Available!
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) School of Management Studies (SOMS) provides students across the world access to its distance learning MBA education program.
- The Correspondence MBA school of IGNOU became operational for admission in the year 1987. At that time, it used to award just one pilot program – i.e. Diploma in distance learning MBA education. It has now evolved into offering more than 10 programs comprising of 50 courses or more for students.
- Not only does it cater to education in India, but also in Africa. In terms of scale, IGNOU MBA has a vast presence and one of the highest number of students across the globe.
- It is a Central University.
Courses at IGNOU
- Master's Degree
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Doctoral Degree
- Doctor of Philosophy in Management (Ph.D. (M))
- PG and Advance Diploma
- Postgraduate Diploma in Management (PGDIM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Management (PGDFM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Management (PGDHRM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Operations Management (PGDOM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing Management (PGDMM)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Markets Practice (PGDFMP)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Teaching and Research in Management (PGDTRM)
- Diploma
- Diploma in Management (DIM)
- Certificate
- Certificate in Entrepreneurship (CIE)
- Certificate in NGO Management (CNM)
- Note that even though a lot of postgraduate programs are being offered by IGNOU, only one course is actually the real MBA degree. Students can opt for other IGNOU courses which are in the postgraduate domain, however, one should note that technically, these are not equivalent to the normal MBA.
Details of Course
- Duration: 2.5 years
- Maximum duration to complete course: 8 years
- Eligibility Criteria:
- Graduation in any discipline with 50% marks for general category and 45% for the reserved category with 3 years managerial/supervisory/professional experience OR
- Professional Degree with 50% marks in Engineering/ Medicine/ Chartered Accountancy (ICAI)/ Cost and Works Accountancy(ICWAI)/ Chartered Secretaryship (ICSI), and Law
- Clear OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU.
- There is no age bar
- Medium: English
- Specializations offered
- Financial Management
- Marketing Management
- Human Resource Management
- Operations Management
- Financial Markets Practice
Fee for the course
- The fees to pursue MBA course is INR 31,500 (as of the year 2017).
IGNOU University Accreditation Proof
Other Pertinent Information Regarding IGNOU course
The MBA course consists of 21 courses in total. These courses combine PGDIM, specialization courses, compulsory courses, and project courses. It is very important that students should only opt for the courses which are available during that particular year. The courses within each keep changing every year and it may lead to complications at a later stage.
Openmat Preparation
Open is the test conducted by IGNOU before you can start with your MBA education. It's not that tough a paper but you may want to prepare for it sincerely. There are not that many books on this topic but here is one book you can refer.
The exam consists of four sections:
- Mathematics or Quant – 50 questions
- English – 50 questions
- Reasoning – 70 questions
- General awareness – 30 questions
Total Questions – 200 and time for solving the paper is 180 minutes, The Openmat test form can be downloaded here – Link.
- Download Openmat previous year paper over here. Enjoy :)
How to Apply
- For students who want to make it to the IGNOU MBA course, there is an entrance test which needs to be cleared first. If a student has taken any national level aptitude test for MBA such as CAT, then he might be exempted based on a certain level of marks. These may be determined each year depending on the proclivity of the IGNOU authorities.
- Free Admission Help Available
Frequently Asked Questions
- Should I prefer IGNOU Distance MBA over the regular MBA Program?
- Totally depends on your situation. If you believe that it would be difficult for you to follow a fixed schedule of MBA, then a Distance MBA program would be a good option for you as it provides you great flexibility.
- What is the duration of the IGNOU Distance MBA Program?
- Its normal duration in 2.5 years. The maximum duration to complete this program is 8 years.
- What is the placement scenario at IGNOU?
- In order to be a part of IGNOU MBA course, you should pass an entrance test. If a student has taken any national level aptitude test for MBA such as CAT, then he might be exempted based on a certain level of marks.
- What is the eligibility criteria of IGNOU Distance MBA Program?
- You should have a professional graduation degree with 50% marks for general category and 45% for the reserved category with 3 years managerial/supervisory/professional experience. Besides that, you should clear OPENMAT conducted by IGNOU.
- What is the maximum age limit for this MBA program?
- There is no age bar for the IGNOU Distance MBA Program. Everyone can enroll in this program without any age restrictions.
- Can OpenMAT be taken online?
- To the best of our knowledge, no.
- OpenMAT fee structure?
- Yes, you have to pay a nominal fee for taking the exam
- Once the exam is cleared, what is the process for admission?
- You will be enrolled in that years' batch and would have to apply for admit card etc to appear for the exam. Note that you would be required to pay the overall fee before you can take the exams.
Contact Details
- School of Management Studies,
Indira Gandhi National Open University,
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi – 110068
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We tried to review almost all Asian Dating Sites. Do not get confused here. We reviewed Asian Dating Sites for Asian Singles only. If you are a Caucasian Male or Latino Female – for example – looking for Asian Singles you may want to read our Interracial Dating Site Reviews instead. Here we focus on Asian Dating Sites for Asian Singles and we browsed the web to review a lot of them. But of course we are not finished with all our reviews yet. There are simply too many Asian Dating Sites out there and some are still being reviewed. That is why we highly recommend you to stay tuned. However, the reviews we created so far will give you an idea of what you should expect from some Asian Dating Sites. Actually, we were shocked that so far we hardly found any good Asian Dating Site.
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More than just a romantic ideal, Bora Bora is a romantic reality. It comes as no surprise that the island is an internationally acclaimed honeymoon destination. Our newlyweds who decide on a Bora Bora honeymoon often feel as though they have escaped to a private oasis tailored entirely to their special moment of marital bliss—and anyone in the midst of planning a wedding can relate to just how enticing that sounds.
Bora Bora may feel worlds away, but this South Seas splendor is well within reach. Where is Bora Bora, exactly? The island lies just northwest of Tahiti, less than an hour away by plane from Papeete. The airport is located on a small, separate part of the island known as Motu Mete. Upon arrival, you will be greeted with a warm smile and fragrant flower lei and transferred by boat to your Bora Bora resort, meaning you hardly have to wait for your first encounter with the island's famously translucent lagoon.
Bora Bora has become synonymous with overwater bungalows. Many of these lavish floating villas have glass floors that supply a window to the lagoon life below. This locale is unique in the fact that most Bora Bora resort hotels are built on their own tiny island, or motu, and visits elsewhere must be arranged by boat transfer. Not to worry, though, you will hardly need to leave your bungalow let alone the resort. From lounging on your own private deck and receiving room service via outrigger canoe, to indulging in a rejuvenating spa treatment, you will pass the time in quiet seclusion and opulent luxury.
Day 4 - Private Beach at Maluna Hotel
Tikehau is a small, circular atoll neighboring Rangiroa in the Tuamotu Archipelago. The lagoon, formed by an almost unbroken ring of continuous coral, resembles an immense natural swimming pool. At only 16 miles (25 kilometers) across and no more than 100 feet (30 meters) deep, this underwater aquarium is teeming with marine life. According to the legendary marine researcher Jacques Cousteau, it has a higher concentration of fish than any other lagoon in French Polynesia.
Here on this secluded coral atoll, there are no soaring mountain peaks or sweeping fragrant valleys characteristic of the other Tahitian islands. Instead, flattened islets and skinny sandbars encircle the perimeter of Rangiroa's vast blue lagoon. This atoll formation allows you the unique opportunity to enjoy endless horizons on either side. Fittingly, Rangiroa actually means "immense sky" in the local language.
Rangiroa is the largest of the Tuamotu Atolls and the second largest in the world. Home to the greatest population in this remote region, it receives frequent air service from Tahiti. Flight time from Papeete or Bora Bora is approximately one hour. Made of mostly water, the lagoon in Rangiroa is so substantial that the entire island of Tahiti could fit inside. This size, coupled with the lagoon's sheer abundance of marine life, has earned Rangiroa her reputation as a superb diving locale.
Beyond the fragrant fruits, Taha'a will draw you in with her ivory beaches, intricate coral gardens and secluded tranquility. Adding to this appeal is the fact that Taha'a is only accessible by boat from sister island Raiatea. These two islands are surrounded by a single continuous coral reef and share the same translucent lagoon. Once you arrive at the small airport on the coast of Raiatea, a 45-minute flight from Tahiti, Taha'a is just a few short minutes away by boat.
Moorea resorts offer a diverse selection of overwater bungalows and garden villas. These four- and five-star accommodations include everything from the world-class Hilton, InterContinental, and Sofitel, to the more boutique Moorea Pearl. There are also a few small hotels and private guesthouses known as pensions available throughout the island.
Located only ten nautical miles from Tahiti, Moorea is easily accessible by ferry or plane from Papeete. This proximity, coupled with the island's receptive and neighborly nature, makes Moorea a favorite destination for couples, families and even locals. Still, Moorea has managed to maintain its small island feel despite this popularity and the presence of a few internationally branded resorts.


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L. Dean Knoll, MD: A World-Renowned Reconstructive Urologist
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Dr. Knoll is an internationally recognized leader in the treatment of urological disorders and men's sexual health issues. For more than three decades, his practice has been centered on the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), Peyronie's disease (PD), and other men's health disorders. He also specializes in treating urinary incontinence in both men and women. As a foremost specialist in his field, he has traveled the world, operating, lecturing, and teaching reconstructive surgery to fellow urologists.
Conditions Treated
Whether you're experiencing performance problems in the bedroom or issues with bladder control due to prior surgery or other urological procedures, Dr. Knoll can successfully treat your condition, restore your normal function, and improve your quality of life. Treating erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease (penile curvature), and urinary leakage is the primary focus of his practice. Learn more about the symptoms and causes of these conditions.
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boy pablo is a musical project by young singer-songwriter Pablo Muñoz, who is based in Norway but also has some Chilean roots. Pablo captured the world's ears after the release of his breakout single 'Everytime', which you've probably noticed popping up in your 'recommended videos' list on Youtube thanks to the power of algorithms (and the track is pretty damn awesome too). Despite the popularity of his single 'Everytime', he's gained a lot of attention since very late 2015 and has gone on to win Eggstockfestivalen, became the youngest ever musician to book Vill Vill Vest and has even performed in front of Norwegian royalty.
As I mentioned before, all the craze has been about the video for 'Everytime'. The video sees Pablo and his bandmates awkwardly in the sun playing their instruments. The lo-fi techniques are absolutely delightful and its hard not to love this video. The video's highlight is at the end, just you wait for it.
The next track we're featuring in our Artist Spotlight is 'Flowers', which was unleashed over a year ago. The track mixes melancholic vibes with sun-gazed pop. Another beautiful thing about 'Flowers' is its storylike nature.
Pablo released EP roy pablo earlier this year, and it has been receiving a surge of plays and love. Here Downunder, we're heading into Summer and this is the EP you want to have playing in the background whilst you're building sand castles or playing frisbee. If you're a big fan of local faves Last Dinosaurs, then you're going to fall in love with this EP.
Keep your eye on boy pablo, you'll regret it if you don't.
Written by Kristy Smolcic
(Photo via boy pablo's FB, credit: Jenny Hviding)


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When choosing trees for the garden, we look for different features that make a particular tree interesting. Perhaps it is attractive foliage, fall color, flowers, or maybe suitable size or the ability to withstand drought. Although we might take some interest in the bark, it is not usually top of our list – but sometimes it should be. There are some trees where the bark is the most outstanding feature, and because special bark is not very common, this unusual feature is worth seeking out. For the best gardens, we should choose plants with as many different features as possible. This is where the Paperbark Maple comes into the picture. Of the relatively small number of plants with attractive bark, this tree stands out as la crème de la crème.
The Paperbark Maple has bark that is a handsome cinnamon-orange color. It peels away in large, papery strips, creating rich textures and great beauty. Everyone who sees this tree is struck by the beauty of the bark effects, which are always changing with the seasons and never look the same on any different day. The bark strips curl, hang, and open out in fascinating and varied ways. The bark does not fall, but remains attached in thinner and thinner strips, until it naturally wears away. Along with the remarkable bark coloring, the effect is extremely attractive and unique in the plant world.
Growing Paperbark Maple Trees
The tree itself is attractive, and very valuable in any garden. It grows into a small, upright tree of an oval shape with slim, upright branches. It grows steadily at up to 12 inches a year until it reaches 15 or 20 feet tall, and then grows more slowly to eventually reach no more than 30 feet tall. In a small garden this is an ideal size for a shade tree, a background tree, or to block a neighboring window.
Although it is a Maple, the leaves are not at all typical of those trees. Each leaf is divided into three parts, each one slightly separated from the others, but all on a single short stalk from the stem. The leaves may not look like Maple, but they do turn spectacular shades of orange red and pink in fall, rivaling the other Maples Trees for fall beauty. This is a second valuable garden feature of this plant, making it a great addition to any garden. We know that this is a maple because after the clusters of small yellow-green flowers that come in spring, bunches of typical maple 'keys' form, which turn brown by fall and hang on the tree in winter, a third attractive feature of this tree.
Planting Location and Uses in the Garden
Because the bark, and the fall color, are the major features of this tree, plant it where the trunk can be seen all the way to the ground – perhaps in a lawn, beside a terrace or at the edge of a bed, with just some very low ground-cover plants underneath. It is also a perfect choice for planting beneath large deciduous trees, along with Japanese Maples, Rhododendrons, Azaleas, Camellias, and other plants that enjoy the partial shade of woodland conditions.
Because of its smaller size, it makes a great container plant as well, growing in a large tub or pot. It will grow this way for many years, adding interest and beauty to a terrace, patio or balcony. It is also popular for its bark and fall color with bonsai growers – a unique tree for a unique hobby. This tree is not difficult to grow in any well-drained soil that does not become too dry. This is not a drought-resistant tree, so moisture is always important, but it does not like constantly wet soil.
History and Origins of the Paperbark Maple
The Paperbark Maple (Acer griseum) was discovered by the famous plant collector Ernest Wilson, growing in central China. He sent seeds to Veitch Nurseries in England in 1899, and the tree was first available in 1901. A few years later the Arnold Arboretum at Harvard University introduced it into America.
Buying Paperbark Maples at The Tree Center
Although greatly loved by those who know it, this tree has never been widely available, so at the Tree Center we are proud to have found a good supply of top-quality plants. The reason it is hard to find is not that it is hard to grow, but for some reason (although it produces plenty of seeds) almost all of them never sprout, making it very slow and difficult to produce new plants. Our suppliers have solved this problem, by bringing new seeds directly from China, so we can provide you with the rare and very desirable small tree.
If you are looking for something different for your garden, that is not hard to grow, attractive, and not too large, with spectacular fall coloring and striking, unique bark – this is it. You will not regret trying something different and growing this lovely tree, which will soon become a favorite. However, there are many people out there thinking that way too, and our supplies are limited. To enjoy the chance to grow a rare, but easily-grown very special tree, order now.


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The Ably Realtime service provides a "pub/sub" (publish/subscribe) messaging system with which you can build sophisticated workflows and dataflow pipelines to meet the needs of your application. This can be as simple as publishing messages to named channels of your choice, and having users and server processes subscribe to those channels and respond with further messages as needed. But what if you don't have a server to coordinate all of this, or simply don't want to manage that side of things?
Even though Ably provides a full suite of authentication and authorization features to make sure users can only do what they're permitted to do, we still need a way to connect your messaging workflow to your business logic – something that would normally happen on your application's server. Doing so from a client-side browser application is risky, as it means exposing your business logic and other potentially sensitive data and services to the user. With the rise of serverless solutions such as Google Cloud Functions, the problem goes away. Create server functions that contain your business logic, credentials and other sensitive data, hook them up to your application, and all of the sensitive work is hidden away from the user, not to mention being managed by world-class infrastructure providers such as Amazon, Google or Microsoft. Ably's Reactor Events feature provides a way to define custom criteria that will automatically trigger different kinds of actions in response to channel messages, channel lifecycle events (such as a channel being created) and presence events (such as users entering or leaving a channel), and is how we'll integrate with your server functions without exposing them to your users.
What we'll be building
For this tutorial, we'll be using Reactor Function events in response to incoming messages in order to automatically invoke your own Google functions. We're going to build a simple pizza ordering system with a virtual pizza assistant chat bot. When a new customer hits your website, they'll be assigned a random ID, and their messages will be published to a private channel created just for that customer. A Reactor Event triggered by those messages will call your Google functions to invoke the pizza chat bot to take their order. Using the Ably REST API, it will post its responses back on another channel that the web application subscribes to.
To get you up and running quickly, we've implemented a simple JavaScript-based pizza chat bot and made it available via this tutorial's repository. The chat bot helps each customer design their own pizza, keep track of the order price, and then finalize the pizza order when they're finished. The nlp compromise npm package is used for basic language parsing, and fuzzyset.js gives the bot the ability to cope with spelling mistakes, typographical errors and other textual variations it might encounter.
The details of the chat bot's logic are beyond the scope of this tutorial — you'll simply be referencing it from your Google function. You are welcome to explore the chat bot's source code (see
pizza.js in the tutorial repository) and modify it as you see fit. Note also that while the script implies that a completed order has been placed, it is left as an optional exercise to actually dispatch the order to an endpoint, such as an Ably Reactor queue that you might have configured for processing orders. For more sophisticated natural language capabilities, we'd recommend checking out Google's Dialogflow.
Step 1: Ably API key
We're going to need an API key for use by your browser application, and for the Google function to allow it to post a response back to Ably. For our purposes, only one API key is required. If you extend the tutorial with your own functionality, you may wish to create a separate API key for the Google function if you need it to have a different set of permissions than those assigned for use by the browser app.
First, log into your Ably dashboard, find the app you're going to be using for this tutorial (the "Sandbox" app is probably fine), then click "Manage App".
Select the "API Keys" tab, and click "Create a new API key":
- Enter a name for your API key
- Select only the "publish" and "subscribe" options
- Select "Selected channels and queues", and enter the channel prefix
pizza:*to ensure that the API key can only access channels that start with
- Click the "Create key" button
Scroll down if necessary, and copy and paste your new API key to a text file for later use in your application.
Step 2: Creating your function
Create a folder on your local machine, then navigate to that folder from your console or terminal. Create a new package.json file using
npm init. Next, install the project dependencies using
npm install ably compromise fuzzyset. Once you have done this, your package.json file will look something like this:
"name": "ably-pizza-tutorial",
"version": "1.0.0",
"description": "Ably Reactor Function Tutorial",
"dependencies": {
"ably": "^1.0.11",
"compromise": "^11.2.1",
"fuzzyset": "0.0.4"
Note that while the above package.json file can be found in the tutorial repository, the package versions it references may become outdated if we haven't updated the tutorial repository in a while (particularly the ably package, which is updated more frequently than the tutorial repository). We recommend performing the install step above, which will ensure that you are referencing up-to-date package versions.
From the tutorial repository, download the pizza.js file, and place it in your project folder alongside
Create a new file in your project folder, and name it
index.js. Copy the following script into the file, making sure to update the line containing "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" with your actual API key:
const Ably = require('ably');
const processMessage = require('./pizza');
exports.invokePizzaAssistant = function (req, res) {
if (req.body && req.body.customerId) {
const message = req.body.message;
const context = req.body.context;
const customerId = req.body.customerId;
// Invoke the pizza assistant chat bot's script to process the message that
// the customer will be typing into your web application's chat interface:
const response = processMessage(req.body.message, context);
// Note that we use uses Ably.Rest here, not Realtime, because we don't want
// to start a websocket connection to Ably just to publish a single response;
// doing so would be inefficient.
const ably = new Ably.Rest('YOUR_API_KEY_GOES_HERE');
// Get the pizza bot's response channel
const channel = ably.channels.get('pizza:bot:' + customerId);
// Publish the response, and handle any unexpected errors
channel.publish('bot', response, err => {
if (err) {
console.log(err); // Use the Azure logging console to see this output
res.status(500).send('Error publishing response back to Ably');
else {
else {
res.status(400).send('Invalid request format');
Note: you can test and run your cloud function on your local machine, using the cloud functions emulator. It is actually the recommended way to develop cloud functions, especially seeing as Google's interface for directly editing your functions is somewhat limited. Follow the instructions at the above link for further details.
Finally, create a ZIP package containing your project files, ready for deployment as described further below.
Step 3: Google Cloud project setup
Make sure you have a Google Cloud account with which to create your server function. If you don't have a Google Cloud account, create a free one here.
- Once you're logged into your Google Cloud dashboard, click the "Select a project" option in the top left of the title bar.
- A white dialog box will be displayed. To the right of the search box at the top of the dialog area, click the "Create project" button, displayed as a "+" symbol.
- Give your project a name. Take a note of the project ID – you will need it when setting up the Ably Reactor rule.
- There will be a short waiting period while your project is created and associated with your account. When your project has been created, you'll be taken to your project dashboard. From the left menu, look under the "Compute" subheading and select the "Cloud Functions" option. (You may be required to enable the API if you're a first-time Cloud Functions user. Prompts are provided in the user interface to help you do this.)
Note: For some new users, the "Cloud Functions" option may be missing from the menu. If so, select the "APIs & services" option higher up in the menu. Next, perform a search for "Functions" and follow the prompts to enable the Cloud Functions API for your account. Once you've done that, return to your project dashboard, and the menu item should be available.
Step 4: Deployment
To complete this step, you'll need the deployment package ZIP file from step 2, above.
Upon selecting the "Cloud Functions" menu item, follow the prompt to create a function. You'll be presented with a form that you should fill out as follows:
- Enter a name for your function. Something descriptive is ok, but it is convenient to simply use the name of the main function that will be invoked in your deployment package (see #6, below).
- Take note of the function URL, as you'll need it later when creating your Ably Reactor event.
- Under the "Source Code" heading, select "ZIP upload".
- Browse and select your deployment package from your local machine.
- Select a bucket to upload your package to. A bucket is simply a folder in your Google Cloud account. If you don't have a bucket ready to go, follow the instructions and prompts provided in the user interface.
- Enter the name of the function to execute. This should be the name of the function implemented in step 2, above. We used
invokePizzaAssistantfor this tutorial; if you named yours differently, use your chosen function name instead.
- Finally, click the blue "Create" button, and wait while your function is deployed.
When your function has been deployed successfully, it's time to test it and make sure everything's working correctly. Ably provides features for testing and monitoring channel activity.
- Log into your Ably account and go to the dashboard for your app.
- From the "Dev Console" tab, scroll to the bottom and in the field labelled "Enter a channel name", enter pizza:bot:test, then click "Attach to channel".
- The channel will indicate that it is in a "pending" state. Keep an eye on the channel log as you proceed with testing your function.
Back in the Google Cloud interface for your deployed function, you'll see a set of tabs, one of which is labelled "Testing". Enter the following JSON code into the field labelled "Triggering event", then click the blue "Test the function" button:
"customerId": "test",
"message": "I'd like a pepperoni pizza, please"
If everything worked, you should see output in your Ably dev console indicating a successful invocation of the function.
Step 5. Configure an Ably Reactor event
The next thing is to set up a Reactor event in the Ably dashboard, which we need in order to relay channel messages from the customer to our Google function for processing. We'll actually be using two channels – one outbound, and one inbound. We'll do this to ensure that only the customer's communications are sent to Google Cloud, and so that the browser app need only process messages from the chat bot. Channels only consume resources while in use, so using two channels in this way is not a problem.
Just as in the previous step, go to the dashboard for the Ably app you're using, choose the "Reactor" tab, then click "New Reactor Rule":
Choose the "Reactor Event" option:
Choose the "Google Functions" option:
Fill out the form to provide Ably with the details it needs to invoke your Google function.
- Select the Google Cloud region in which your project has been deployed
- Enter the project ID provided during project creation in step 3 of the tutorial. In the screenshot it was "ably-pizza-tutorial", but you will have entered something of your own.
- Enter
invokePizzaAssistant– the name of your Google function.
- Enter a regular expression that the Reactor event will use to whitelist the Ably channels for which the event should be triggered.
^pizza:customer:means that the channel name must begin with the string
pizza:customer:, with no restrictions on the characters that follow.
- Ensure that the "Enveloped" checkbox is unchecked, so that only the raw JSON from the app gets sent to Google Cloud.
- Click the blue "Create" button.
Your Reactor event will now be created, and you'll be able to continue developing your app.
Step 5: Developing the browser app
The browser app will be a simple text-based conversation with the Google Cloud-hosted chat bot. We'll have a list of messages published by the customer and the chat bot, followed by a text box in which the user can type their responses to the chat bot's messages. We'll also include an initial message that serves as the default greeting that the pizza store will give to each new customer.
In the repository for this tutorial, in addition to the completed code further below, you'll find the CSS to go with the code below, and a subtle background image to complement the app and give it some visual polish.
Note that all of the code below can be found in this tutorial's repository, if you just want to skip to the end and see the application running.
(a) Getting the application skeleton in place
- Create a new project directory on your hard drive
- Create a blank file named
app.jsin your project directory. We'll edit it later.
- Either create a blank file named
app.cssin your project directory, or copy the pre-made file of the same name from the repository.
- Create an HTML file named
index.htmlfor the user interface. Start with the code below:
<!DOCTYPE html>

<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="ie=edge">
<title>Ably's Pizza</title>

<link rel="stylesheet" href="app.css">

Ably's Realtime Pizza

Welcome to Ably's Realtime Pizza - the most responsive pizza this side
of the sun! How may we assist you today?

<input id="input-field" type="text" placeholder="Type your message here...">

(b) Getting a basic application script working
The application script has a few parts to it, but isn't too complex. The script will need to update the user interface at various points, and because the layout is fairly simple, we're just going to use vanilla JavaScript code to accomplish this, rather than over-complicating things with frameworks such as Angular or React. For anything more ambitious, you'll likely want to upgrade the code in this tutorial to use a framework of your choosing.
The first thing to do is to instantiate the Ably client library (already linked for you in the above HTML) and verify that we can send and receive messages successfully. The following code will define a channel, subscribe to it, and use it to publish customer messages. If everything is working, the fact that we're subscribed to the same channel that we're publishing to means that our messages will simply be echoed back to us via the
receiveMessage handler function, which will then append them to the chat log in the HTML.
The code below should go in your
app.js file.
Don't forget to replace
YOUR_API_KEY_GOES_HERE with your actual API key!
// This Ably client library is available due to the script in the HTML header:
const ably = Ably.Realtime('YOUR_API_KEY_GOES_HERE');
// Remember when creating your API key that you specified that it would only
// work for channels starting with the string "pizza:". When testing the script,
// try changing the channel name to something else and see how Ably emits an
// error to your browser developer console.
const channel = ably.channels.get('pizza:messages');
// Define the listener function used above, and have it add the received message
// to the chat log in the user interface:
function receiveMessage(message) {
// The appendMessageElement function is defined further below.
appendMessageElement('bot', message.data.message);
// Retrieve references to the message input field and the chat log container:
const inputField = document.getElementById('input-field');
const chatLog = document.getElementById('chat-log');
// Define an event listener function to be triggered when a key is pressed:
function processInput(e) {
if (e.which !== 13) return; // If it's not the ENTER key, don't do anything
const message = inputField.value.trim(); // Grab the trimmed input message
if (message.length > 0) { // Don't post blank messages
// Asynchronously post the message to the Ably channel. The channel
// subscription we created above will echo the message shortly:
channel.publish('user', { message });
// Clear the input field, ready for the next message:
inputField.value = '';
// Attach the above listener function to the message input field:
inputField.addEventListener('keydown', processInput);
// And finally, this function will append messages to the chat log. The first
// argument indicates whether the message comes from the user or the bot:
function appendMessageElement(type, message) {
const div = document.createElement('div');
// Add two CSS classes, because later we'll want to be able to visually
// differentiate user messages from bot messages:
div.classList.add(type, 'message');
div.textContent = message;
// If the conversation goes on for a while, messages will fall off the bottom
// of the page. Instead, let's scroll to the bottom of the page automatically:
const el = document.scrollingElement;
el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
With the above in place, fire up your browser and give it a go. Enter chat messages into the input box, press ENTER, and if all is well, they should be echoed back to you in less than a second. Try submitting a few messages one after the other.
If you're not seeing your messages in the window, open your browser's developer tools and check the console to see if there are any error messages being emitted by your script.
(c) Filling out the primary functionality
Now that you've verified that you're able to connect to Ably and send and receive messages, it's time to update the code to integrate it with everything you did earlier in this tutorial.
First, we'll need two channels rather than one. The first channel is the outbound channel, and is where the Reactor event will be listening for messages to forward on to your Google function. The second channel is the inbound channel where the bot's response messages will be posted, and is the channel to which your script will attach a listener.
If two different customers are trying to order a pizza at the same time, we don't want their messages getting mixed in together. To address this, we'll be appending a random customer identification value to the inbound and outbound channel names, with the effect being that every customer is allocated their own unique pair of inbound and outbound channels. The customer ID will also need to be included in outbound messages so that your Google function can figure out where to send responses. The channels will only be used for the duration of the chat session, which means the maximum number of active channels at any one time will be equal to twice the number of customers currently placing pizza orders. See the pricing page for details about the peak connection limit available for your Ably account.
Here's some code to generate a random customer ID. This will be run when the page first loads, and you'll be able to then use the customerID in your channel names:
// Generate a customer id, being sure to sandbox the setup code inside a closure
const customerId = (function () {
// The full set of characters that can be included in a customer ID
const chars = 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789';
// An arrow function to a random character from `chars`
const randomChar = () => chars[Math.floor(Math.random() * chars.length)];
// Change this if you want a shorter or longer ID
const idLength = 16;
// Prepare an array of our chosen customer ID size
const id = new Array(idLength);
// Populate the array with random characters
for (let i = 0; i < idLength; i++) {
id[i] = randomChar();
// Join the array entries together to form the customer ID string
return id.join('');
Split your channel initialization code to generate two channels instead of one:
// The customer's messages will be posted here
const outboundChannel = ably.channels.get('pizza:customer:' + customerId);
// Messages from the bot will be posted here, where we'll be listening for responses
const inboundChannel = ably.channels.get('pizza:bot:' + customerId);
// Update your subscription to listen to the inbound channel
We're not using any special server-side persistence features, so we'll need to keep track of the conversation context and order details ourselves, and pass them to the chat bot as the conversation progresses. Only the bot will be updating the context; we'll just keep track of it on the bot's behalf, so that it isn't lost from one message to the next.
let context = null; // We start with an uninitialized conversation context
function receiveMessage(message) {
context = message.data.context; // The bot returns an updated context
appendMessageElement('bot', message.data.message);
Let's refactor the message publishing code into its own function. We'll also modify what we're sending so that it includes the customer ID in the message data. This will make it easy for the Google function to reply on the correct channel without having to extract the customer ID from the name of the inbound channel:
function postMessage(message) {
// Note the additional call to appendMessageElement, which previously was only
// being used by the receiveMessage handler. Because we want to visually
// distinguish user messages from bot messages, the first argument is 'user'
// for outbound messages, and 'bot' for inbound messages. These are simply the
// names of the CSS classes to be attached to the message div element appended
// to the DOM.
appendMessageElement('user', inputField.value.trim());
// Post to the outbound channel, and wrap the customer ID, message and context
// in a plain object that the Reactor event will include when forwarding the
// data on to your Google function.
outboundChannel.publish('user', { customerId, message, context });
Don't forget to also update your
processInput function to use
postMessage rather than publishing directly:
function processInput(e) {
if (e.which !== 13) { // Character code 13 is the ENTER key
const message = inputField.value.trim();
if (message.length > 0) {
inputField.value = '';
Once you've made the above changes to your application script, it's time to test the app and have a conversation with your bot!
(d) Polishing up the experience
You may have noticed a short delay between your message submission and the bot's response. It'd be good if we could get some visual feedback that they're going to respond, so we'll add a brief message that pretends they're another person typing a response.
Also, the UI is not very useful unless the text input box is focused at all times, so we'll add some additional event listeners to make sure that no matter where the user clicks on the page, or whether they leave or return to the browser window, the input box always automatically refocuses itself.
Modify the
appendMessage function to return a reference to the HTML element it has just appended to the DOM:
function appendMessageElement(type, message) {
const div = document.createElement('div');
div.classList.add(type, 'message');
div.textContent = message;
const el = document.scrollingElement;
el.scrollTop = el.scrollHeight;
return div; // Add this line
Next, we'll define a special "waiting" message that we add when the user types a message, and remove when a reply is received:
let waitingElement; // persist a reference to the HTML element
function setWaiting(isWaiting) { // isWaiting should be true or false
if (isWaiting) {
// If the waiting element already exists, remove it and re-add it so that it
// is always the last message in the chat log:
if (waitingElement) {
// Note the "waiting" class which, if you're using the CSS provided in the
// repository for this tutorial, will style the message so that it pulses
// to indicate that something is happening in the background:
waitingElement = appendMessageElement('waiting', 'typing ...');
else {
// We'll call setWaiting(false) when the bot's response message is received,
// which will trigger the following code to remove the waiting element:
if (waitingElement) {
waitingElement = null;
Update the code to call the above function when sending and receiving messages:
function receiveMessage(message) {
setWaiting(false); // The bot has replied, so remove the waiting message
context = message.data.context;
appendMessageElement('bot', message.data.message);
function postMessage(message) {
appendMessageElement('user', inputField.value.trim());
setWaiting(true); // Add a temporary waiting message
outboundChannel.publish('user', { user: customerId, message });
Finally, at the end of the script where your text box event listener is defined, hook up a couple of extra event listeners to keep the user focused on the input text box:
function focusInputField() {
// Re-focus the input field when the window regains focus:
window.addEventListener('focus', focusInputField);
// ... and if the user clicks anywhere else on the page:
document.body.addEventListener('click', focusInputField);
// When the page loads for the first time, focus the input field by default:
Congratulations, you're done!
Next Steps
1. Take a look at the Reactor Functions documentation for further details about what was described in this tutorial.
2. If you would like to find out more about Ably Reactor features and capabilities, see the Reactor documentation.
3. Learn more about Ably features by stepping through our other Ably tutorials
4. Gain a good technical overview of how the Ably realtime platform works
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The point was perhaps made this week when Matteo Garrone's film Gomorra , based on a hard-hitting expose of the Neapolitan Mafia, the Camorra, was adjudged by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts not good enough to make a shortlist of nine for the Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film.
The academy boffins will no doubt tell us that, interesting as it is, Gomorra simply was not up to the mark.
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How come Gomorra , based on the two-million-plus bestseller by Roberto Saviano, has won widespread critical acclaim not only in Italy but also across Europe? No, clearly this is a good and important film but one for which Hollywood simply does not have the stomach.
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Naples-born Italian film director Gabriele Salvatores, himself a Foreign Film Oscar winner in 1992 with Mediterraneo, finds the exclusion of Gomorra "absurd".
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Maybe the Academy has a point. Cinema and show business, after all, are about entertainment and there is nothing entertaining about organised crime.
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Curiously, in the very week that Gomorra was being overlooked for the Oscars, life not so much imitated as outstripped art when wanted Camorra killer Giuseppe Setola was arrested near Caserta, close to Naples.
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Living in grime and filth, and literally like a sewer rat, hardly makes for your average Hollywood hero. The problem about Gomorra is that it features many such unappetising characters.
Perhaps, this is just one case where the Hollywood boffins simply cannot stand too much reality. That is, of course, unless the Academy intends to give the Best Picture Award to Gomorra and prove us all wrong.
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- Anonymous10:12 AM, March 17, 2009
I have a good explanation for why the Oscars snubbed Gomorra. It was a movie without a story. It was also excruciatingly tedious, slow, and pointless.ReplyDelete
I'm so tired of being duped by critics into thinking movies like this are "important", and that I need to go see them, and then after two and a half hours of sitting in a theater full of people sighing in disgust and leaving in droves, I vow to never listen to them again. Until next time.
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If you plan to rent a boat in Menorca, certainly doing it to enjoy a sunset at the sea is a very good option. There are many reasons but we would highlight three:
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As the duration of the trips are shorter the price is always more adjusted and to be able to share up to 10 people can be truly economic.
Unrivaled setting
Enjoying a sunset is almost an obligation on vacations since in our daily life it is something that usually goes unnoticed. To do it from the sea is to appreciate it in its totality since it is not only the colors of the sky that are amazing but all the tonalities that the sea acquires.
During sunset hours it is usually the time when the sea is more calm and you enjoy sailing more. For this same reason sailing can bring the silence and magic needed at the moment. In the same way it is usually a less busy hour of boats and the feeling of being away from the hustle is even greater!
Take a Menorca boat trip with Faralmar and enjoy the sunset in the sea for sure will be one of the most unforgettable moments of your vacation. To complete this magical moment we have the best relaxing music on board and drinks and appetizer of first quality for all tastes. It is also a remarkable feature the spaciousness and comfort offered by our catamaran because if it is not the time to practice bathing and other water sports, it is time to relax and be comfortable in one of our on-board sofas.
In conclusion, a boat trip at sunset time at sea is appropriate for any type of person and age. This magical moment of the holidays can be shared by families and groups of friends.


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Welcome to Beversbrook Medical Centre
Welcome to Beversbrook Medical Centre. We are part of the Patford House Partnership umbrella organisation, serving the health needs of the Calne population. Patford House Partnership consists of three surgeries, Patford House, Beversbrook Medical Centre and Sutton Benger Surgery. To see our other branches please click here. This website has been developed to provide information about Beversbrook Medical Centre, our staff and the range of healthcare services we provide. More information and details of how we perform as a Surgery as well as feedback from our patients can be found via NHS Choices. Click Here for more information.
Our Website
From routine appointments to lifestyle advice and information. This website is intended to help you find out more information about the service we can provide for you. A wide range of patient services are available for your convenience, see more here
Listening to You
We are always looking for ways to improve our services for the benefit of our patients and would be interested to hear your views.
You may be texted by the Practice following an appointment or asked to take part in our survey after your consultation. This survey is based on your most recent experience and gives us an indication of how we are doing based on current performance. You can see our patient reviews and take part in this survey now by clicking here.
If you want to give us more detailed feedback, you can contact the Practice directly. Please see the contact us section for more information.
New Patient Innovations
We regularly explore new ways to make our patient's lives easier, without compromising on quality of care. We have provide early Monday morning extended hour appointments for our patients convenience and offer an electronic prescription service to save patient's having to visit the surgery unecessarily. We are also trialling a new service to help patients check their symptoms to make sure that they are treated appropriately. For more information on DoctorLink please see here. Why not also check out our Facebook page to see all our current news and events.
Patient Survey
As part of our commitment to providing excellent patient care, working in conjunction with our virtual patient reference group, we carried out a consultation to see how we could improve our services. The results of the consultation can be found here. We are still interested in hearing our patients views. Why not see what our Patients think of how we are performing and give us your opinion here
Part of the Calne Community
We love being situated here in the beautiful Wiltshire countryside and our team regularly take part in community projects and work collaboratively with other health organisations and charities in the town of Calne. See what we have been up to here
Patford House Partnership
From 1st April 2019 Beversbrook Medical Centre became one of three Surgeries under the new Patford House Partnership umbrella. Working together in Partnership will help us to share resources and be more resilient. Find out more here


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First foreign tourists after the disastrous Typhoon Talas
Licensed-guide Motoko Todo attended the first foreign tourists after the disastrous Typhoon Talas.
The two couples from the U.S. who trekked Kumano Kodo with our guide for two days had a warm welcome from locals and received media coverage.
On the third and fourth day, they visited scenic Shirahama and historical town Tanabe to see and experience traditional Japanese cultures.


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Master of Education (TESOL)
- Online
- On-campus
- Semester 1 (February)
- Semester 2 (July)
- Semester 3 (November)
- 12 units
- 1.5 year/s or part-time equivalent
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Become a leader in your field
USQ's Master of Education (TESOL) (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) is designed for practitioners who are aspiring leaders in the field of English language teaching. This specialisation will broaden your knowledge of the importance of language and your knowledge of contemporary English language teaching methodology.
Study flexibility
If you are not sure whether you would like to complete an entire Masters degree, apply to study USQ's Graduate Certificate of Education, Graduate Diploma of Education (Commonwealth Supported Place) (for domestic students only) or Graduate Diploma of Education (Full Fee Paying) and take the credit from your studies to the Master of Education if you decide to continue studying.
Develop research skills
A significant component of your studies will be research courses designed to expand your understanding of the role of education in society, and the challenges faced by educators in rapidly changing, multicultural communities. The Research Specialisation has a practical emphasis on innovative and creative approaches to solving current issues in the education environment. You can use your own experiences as a backdrop to your studies and develop a research project based on your current workplace.
Other specialisations in the Master of Education (Commonwealth Supported Place) include: Guidance and Counselling and Special Education.
Specialisations in the Master of Education (Full Fee Paying) include: Career Development, Educational Leadership, and STEM Education.
|Courses to be studied
|Required core courses
|plus 4 x specialisation courses
|plus 3 x research courses
How much will it cost?
Approximate annual costs1 for your first year of study (8 units) in this program are:
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Loan to help you pay your fees
You may not have to pay your course (subject) fees upfront. HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP allows you to defer your fees until your income reaches a certain level.
You may also be eligible to receive financial support from Centrelink.
Scholarships and financial assistance
You may be able to apply for scholarships to help with your study costs.
Entry Requirements
- Approved bachelor degree, or equivalent, in education.
- Candidates with a bachelor degree, or equivalent, in a non-related discipline may be eligible for entry into USQ's Graduate Certificate of Education. Upon completion and achievement of a minimum GPA of 4.0, they may apply for entry into the Master of Education.
English Language Requirements
You are required to satisfy the applicable English language requirements. This program requires a minimum of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a University-approved English language program.
How to apply
To apply for this degree:
Closing dates
Applying directly to USQ:
- Semester 1, 2020 - applications close Friday 6 March, with semester 1 commencing on Monday 24 February 2020.
- Semester 2, 2020 - applications close Friday 24 July, with semester 2 commencing on Monday 13 July 2020.
- Semester 3, 2020 - applications close Friday 20 November, with semester 3 commencing on Monday 16 November 2020.


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Here is a listing of some great resources on the web for your use. You can use Google or YouTube to help you find more ideas on how to improve your training sessions. If you find a site you think would help other coaches, please email email@example.com with your recommendations. If you find a particular problem with the commercial sites listed here, please email what you have discovered to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The AYSO materials that you already can access will provide you with more than enough technical knowledge and training activities to have a successful season. However, the sites below will provide you the opportunity to add more ideas to your coaching toolbox. The commercial sites listed below do not come with any implied endorsement. You should use only those training activities consistent with AYSO's guidance on age-appropriate techniques and training (for example, some sites will provide U6 training games that stress passing, which is a skill that is not taught until U7). If you have a question on whether a given training activity fits within the guidance, check your AYSO coach manual.
AYSO Resources
This is the national AYSO site where we all have to register annually as volunteers. You can also check your volunteer record and make sure your certifications are correctly recorded.
This is the site at which you can sign up and take online AYSO curriculum (most importantly, Safe Haven) and also download any AYSO manual. You must have a current AYSO ID number to access this site.
This is the home site for AYSO. You can find a number of age appropriate games by clicking on the Coach link, then click on coach resources, then click on training games. These games are in addition to the games you can find in your AYSO coach manual. You can also click on Coach Tips to get help on a broad range of topics, from how to introduce and teach new skills to how to manage your sideline during a game.
Commercial Resource Provided by Palo Alto AYSO
This website belongs to a company that provides training support and runs our summer camps, here in Palo Alto. The site includes specific training games and exercises, as well as complete training sessions. It has also added an "advanced curriculum" To use this site, click on online curriculum at the lower left, select whether you are looking for specific topics or a training session and then log in. The login is in your coach kit.
This website belongs to one of the companies that provides training support to our region. You have to register to use the site. When you register, indicate for organization "AYSO Palo Alto Region 26." Click on Resources. Click on AYSO for a number of articles and lists for coaching and managing your team. Click on Coaching Curriculum for both age appropriate training activities as well as entire training sessions.
Has material on specific training activities and broader coaching topics. As with all commercial sites, use with care and make sure any training activity you pull from the site is consistent with AYSO guidance.
Another site with a lot of training games and activities, organized by age. As with all commercial sites, use with care and make sure any training activity you pull from the site is consistent with AYSO guidance.


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Really, though, I just came across this little jewel and figured it was the ideal excuse to get this mother rolling again: an interview (via jerrygarciasbrokendownpalaces) about the Dead's involvement with the Rainforest Action Network in 1988 that resulted in, among other things, the extremely short lived but still mind-boggling pairing of the Dead with Hall & Oates. Then, just when you thought things couldn't get worse, Jerry's got to go and start hating on tree sloths. Tree sloths!
"The rainforest's animals aren't that cute, like a three-toed sloth -- an amazingly uncute animal. They're real slow. They have homely faces and they don't look like much. Orangutans are pretty cute and there are some rainforests that have orangs in them. That's part of it. Part of it is that we have to get off this thing of cute. We have to develop other biases."Ouch. I mean, of course he's got the right idea and all, but still, ouch.
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The Rooftop Garden
The roof area of the Primary School provides a comfortable space for our Secondary girls to relax during recess and lunch.
The stairway in this area leads from the Secondary School to the Primary School. On the levels below are Primary classrooms and part of the recently expanded Dorothy Wilkinson Library.


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She was wild, not like some crazy thing, but fierce and focused and savage, like a lioness hunting in her natural habitat. Her eyes were ferocious, filled with fire reflecting a strength only obtained by rebuilding one's self from brokenness. She was beauty and destruction in the same moment.
The Wall
Brick by brick, she built a wall
She made it thick and laid it tall
Inside she knew her heart would safely stay
Until a hero came along
And proved to her that he was strong
By tearing all of her brick wall away
One timely day, in came a knight
Armor clad on a horse of white
With battle scars that proved he knew of war
He stole a kiss and she was charmed
And in a breath she was disarmed
Unlike she'd ever found herself before
He told her tales of time long passed
And she considered that at last
She may have found her hero in this man
She let the wall come tumbling down
And as the bricks fell to the ground
She fell into his spell, as was his plan
He told her that he'd never leave
And that to her alone he'd cleave
That he was not like those she'd known before
She sighed and swooned and fell in love
So sure he was sent from above
More than she could ever ask God for
And when she'd given him her heart
And sworn that they would never part
He laughed unto himself and hissed her name
He told her of the other ones
Whom he had fixed his lusts upon
And she, the fool, knew that she was to blame
She knew full well her walls were meant
To keep her heart from every dent
But like a silly girl, she'd let them fall
She felt embarrassed and betrayed
Her spirit crushed, her mind dismayed
Hurt that she had ever loved at all
she cried
as she stood beneath the hot, steamy stream
her heart let out a silent scream
and her tears began to graze her cheek
where the water had already been
she told herself she'd be stronger today
she'd hold her head high and give nothing away
because she deserved better and would have it
though all that she really wanted was him
i don't know who i am today
or where the road i'm on is gonna lead
i'm a stranger here
in the midst of crowds that know me
and i need to feel
the pavement moving down beneath my feet
i want to feel the burn
in my swelling lungs
to find a dream
or something to become
i need a place to be
that isn't where i'm from
i need to run
I Guess I'll Save Myself
My heart hurts
And I hear the thunderous beating
In my ears
Drowning out the silence
That surrounds me
In this dark room
The walls closed in
As you left
And it was my fault
Yet again
I'm to blame
For feeling so much
I should really learn
How to keep my walls up
I should wield my own sword
At the dragons
Keeping me in this tall tower
But that was your job
I hoped that just once
The knight would come
To rescue me
But you passed by
On your way, once again,
To another princess's tower
from my chair
i see the floor
where you and i don't wrestle around anymore
but from here
i can see
the couch where you would make slow love to me
on me now
is the throw
that i covered myself with when you said you had to go
and in my head
are the words
that you never said and i would have died to have heard


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The BBC Afrique and Africa N° 1 weekly Debate programme " Le Debat " is this month celebrating its fifth anniversary.
The celebrations for the month will be marked by the recording of two special programs. The first recording took place this week in Paris, France in the studios of Africa N ° 1 and can be heard this weekend. It will feature Lilian Thuram, former footballer and winner of the 1998 World Cup with the French national team. The second will take place in Douala, Cameroon where BBC Afrique is developing a solid partnership with the private channel Canal 2 International.
The series is a co-production that began in Oct 2012 in Paris and is presented by the BBC's Liliane Nyatcha and Africa No 1's Francis Laloupo. Each week, a high profile guest joins the team to discuss and analyse major African and International news stories. Guests have included key political, economic, cultural actors and sports players from Africa and the diaspora, including Niger President, Mahamadou Issoufou; Former Tunisia President, Dr. Moncef Marzouki; Secretary-General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie , Michelle Jean and Minister Counsellor to Senegalese President Macky Sall, Pr. Amsatou Sow Sidibé.
Le Debat can be heard on Saturday and Sunday at 10am GMT on BBC Afrique and on Saturdays at 12pm and Sundays at 6pm GMT on Africa N ° 1 Paris.
Mamadou Moussa Ba, BBC Afrique Editor, says: "Through Le Debat, BBC Afrique and Africa N ° 1 Paris have a fruitful partnership that has enabled BBC Afrique to get closer to its audience in the diaspora…the future could hold further opportunity in new areas such as sports."
"The success of this show is down to the journalists who host it , Liliane Nyatcha of BBC Afrique and Francis Laloupo of Africa N ° 1 Paris" according to Dominique Guihot, Chairman and CEO of Africa No. 1 Paris, and he adds: "They host this weekly radio program 5,000 kms away as if they were sitting in the same studio."


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So here's what you need to know about Consfearacy's self titled debut album: It aims to be heavy, and it succeeds. It aims to be dark, and it succeeds. It aims to be aggressive, and it succeeds. Vocalist Brian O'Conner attempts a very powerful vocal delivery, and he delivers. There are strong rhythm sections, and a driving drum presence. The problem is not execution then, but ambition. For everything that it does right, I can find precious little on this album that stands out as extraordinary. Everything on the album fits into a very neat little box, a box of raging, head banging, horn throwing heavy metal, but nonetheless, the type of stuff that's been done a thousand times before, and will be done a thousand times more.
There are hints of Iced Earth, strong hints of Iced Earth, in fact, Jon Schaffer would be wise to call this guy up once his next vocalist decides his real life ambition is to drive an ice cream truck. The issue is that the rhythms and melodies all feed into a very in-your-face atmosphere that leaves little room to really explore any musical quality. There is just a very bad case of "every song sounds the same"-itis going on here.
Admittedly, Consfearacy has a metal edge to make some of the more respected European Metal bands blush, but I have to take issue with this gem from the band's biography "CONSFEARACY writes about controversial topics surrounding conspiracy theories, the new world order, spiritualism, relationships and end of days prophecies.' Allow me to explain why Progressive Metal can get away with a concept album about the broken family relationships and worldly disconnection caused by overmedication of kids with autism, and power metal writes concept albums about dragons. When your vocal style is derived around sounding extremely tough, and delivering a hard hitting, gruff performance, your voice loses a certain quality to it that allows you to really get the point across about poetic and artistic lyrics. Maybe it's unfair biasism, but I wonder if the band invests too much time in writing "Serious lyrics" (and without a lyrics sheet in front of me, I can't attest to how well the treat these issues) and not enough towards giving their music a creative edge, as opposed to a simple aggressive edge.
What has always been exciting to me about the ever expanding world of metal is the opportunities for bands to expand into new influences, or to try new things. In this type of climate, Consfearacy shows up perhaps a bit too late to be anything more than some well executed, but highly generic heavy metal.
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April 27, 2013
Everything Is Rigged: The Biggest Price-Fixing Scandal Ever
Conspiracy theorists of the world, believers in the hidden hands of the Rothschilds and the Masons and the Illuminati, we skeptics owe you an apology. You were right. The players may be a little different, but your basic premise is correct: The world is a rigged game. Read more.
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Calling People With Disabilities 'Divyangjan' Is A Cruel Joke
The disabled community doesn't like adjectives such as special people, persons with special needs, differently-abled or for that matter divyangjan (divine bodied) being used in reference to them. They want access to education, employment and economic viability. Let's work towards changing mindsets, not names.


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Father Relaxing On The Beach
Wish your husband a happy father's day with this colored postcard. These printable fathers day cards feature a father on the beach under a palm tree reading and relaxing. Having a day off at the beach is such a wonderful thing to do and even if you don't happen to live near one, let your husband take a day off and have fun relaxing on his special day. These free printable cards are an ideal way to tell your husband to take a load off for a day and also to tell him how much you love him. Print this postcard for your husband and thank him for his sacrifices and love for the family.
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Using Desire As Fuel To Life
February 16, 2011 by Deborah Calla
Filed under Featured
Read the below post by Dzogchen Ponlop Rinpoche on the Huffington Post today and wanted to share.
Although having a name that is difficult for most of us civilians to pronounce, the wisdom of his words are nothing but fully inclusive.
In his post Dzogchen discusses the nature of desire; the fuel for every human action. We desire a good meal, relationship, comfort, pleasure, and all is good. The difficulties only arise when those desires turn from fuel to obsession. Wanting to have a better job to feel more engaged is one type of desire. Wanting a better job just because we want to show how smart, how superior we are, is empty.
Dzogchen writes: "Our desire may be to help others, to create something of transcendent beauty, or to realize union with God. It may simply be to find a perfect love in our life.


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39.178865, -79.120928 (Roadside Trailhead)
"The primary feature of the preserve is the well developed, symmetrical water gap formed by the North Fork of Patterson Creek. The entire Gap is ringed by Oriskany Sandstone cliffs, which rise 800 feet above the cool, clear waters of the creek. The gap was also the site of an April 1863 battle between a small band of federal troops and General Jones' cavalry.
TNC and partners use this preserve for research in the ecology of the Allegheny woodrat, which is declining throughout its range. "
Patterson Creek Falls aka Falls Gap Falls aka Greenland Gap Falls
Directions to the Preserve:
From their website.
From Petersburg:
- Take State Route 42 North to Scherr.
- At Scherr, turn right on State Route 93 and go approximately 500 feet and turn right on Country Road 1.
- Keep left across the bridge and go for approximately one mile to the town of Greenland and turn right (do not keep straight on the gravel road) on County Road 3/3.
- You will enter the preserve after about 1/8th mile. The main entrance sign is at the east end of the preserve on 3/3.
From Route 50:
- Take State Route 42 south at Mt. Storm.
- Proceed to Scherr and turn left on State Route 93 and then follow above directions.
At the east end of the Preserve, park at the pull-out near the main entrance sign. The north side trail can be found by crossing Patterson Creek (no bridge) and walking down the old road until the 4x4 post is seen on the left. The trail begins here. The south side trail can be found by walking towards the main entrance sign from the pull-off. The trail head is about 30 feet from the pull-off, on the same side of the Gap as the main entrance sign.
Directions to the Falls:
I came from Davis, WV to get here. I followed WV 32 out of Davis and turned right onto WV 93 (Synergy Hwy) which turns into US 48. Follow US 48. At 20.9 miles from the entrance to Synergy Hwy, you will come to a road on your right (exit). It will not be marked and I can't find a name for this road. The GPS for this spot is 39.219109, -79.148078. Turn here and follow for 0.6 miles and turn left on Laurel Dale Rd. (WV 93). Follow for 2 miles to Sherr and turn left on Old Sherr Rd. (CR 1). Follow for 1 mile and turn right onto Greenland Gap Rd. (CR 3/3). Follow for 2.1 miles to the trailhead. There will be a 4x4 post with a yellow marker roadside which is the trailhead. Parking for one, maybe two cars just up the road on the other side. You should be able to see the falls as you approach, as the trail and the falls are both roadside. Just a short easy walk to the falls.