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Before I came to University, people would ask me if I wanted to go into politics. My responses would range from dismissive laughter to an assertive "oh God no". Because party politics isn't for people like me, right? It's for people who are more intelligent, knowledgable and charismatic than me. Above all, it's for privately educated white men. It was not for young women who went to state school and wouldn't dream of applying to Oxbridge for fear of being plunged into a world they could never imagine fitting into. Sure, I could study politics, but my future would look a lot smaller than going into politics itself.
A year at University and nothing changed. Politics society events were dominated by rich straight white men, on the committee and in contributions to discussions. Even societies where women weren't under represented, the wealthy well educated women seemed to be given a place where others without the eloquence and experience didn't rise in the same way. Where I saw no place for me, I lacked ambition. Where I saw my voice as less worthy, I didn't speak out.
Then I joined the Labour Party.
A network of empowering, liberating women teaching one another their worth, giving each other a voice in a world we saw as alien. One that seeks to be as intersectional as possible, not just for women like me, but for women with less privilege who fit into other liberation groups, where we see LGBT+, disabled and BAME women running and being elected into positions of power. I feel it is important to recognise my own privilege within this piece. I am not LGBT+ or BAME and so I can never understand those struggles and we sure as hell have a long way to go in order for women from these groups to be truly represented in politics. However, I do know women in these liberation groups who feel that Labour offers them a voice and will stand up for them and that is vitally important if we are to be a progressive movement.
At my first Labour students event, when I was spoken over by a man, the Chair of my Labour Club came over and said "Don't let him talk so much". I immediately knew that this was a place that would fight for women to have a voice, against the norm of the brutal world of politics, of angry men shouting louder.
I saw women in positions of power at a local and national level in Labour Students. And not just wealthy privately educated ones, women who went to state schools, women who didn't go to Oxbridge, women who were not rich. I saw a world where you didn't have to have a vocabulary to match Stephen Fry to have a voice, you just had to have passion, commitment and drive.
Our network of women back each other up. At my first conference, when I knew I had other young women, young women who had never even met me before, going out of their way to look out for me, I felt safe. I was not just going to be lost in this sea of men in suits. At an event, if I am spoken over or harassed, I know that the women I am with will do whatever is in their power to call it out. In a domain where time and time again women are silenced, it is so empowering to know that together, we will fight to be heard. That struggle is made easier when we are united.
From being 'bossy' throughout primary school to just being a 'nerd' in secondary school, I was taught to keep quiet. Ambition was for other people, I told myself. I had my goal: to get to a good University, but beyond that, I had never dared dream of holding any position of power, and not just in politics, in anything I thought of doing. That sort of ambition, to me, was for other people, from schools with an impressive alumni page.
It was women who encouraged me to speak up and it was women who encouraged me to stand up. Women in Labour Students told me I was good enough to stand in elections and to run for committees, and I endeavour to do the same for other women who have that same glimmer of a thought I did: that maybe I should get involved in party politics. Without them, party politics would probably have remained just another thing I felt disillusioned by.
And so to the people who believe that supporting women is patronising, unfair or just unnecessary, I ask you not to disregard the impact of discouragement for women and the importance of encouraging them.
Never underestimate the power of a "You can do this" or "That comment was great" because they matter. For every ten of those comments, you might encourage a woman to speak regularly in meetings. For every fifty, you might encourage her to stand for a committee. For every hundred, you might encourage her to have the confidence to call out others. For every thousand, you might make her an MP.


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Recently at work, a coworker and I were conversing on some of our customers and how they can't seem to let us know exactly what is wrong with their equipment. He began to tell me a story about how one of his customers had not bothered to go out and check his equipment before he called us for service to verify what was wrong with it. While he was telling me this, he made mention that the person was a "black guy". It got me thinking; what was the purpose in telling me that the guy was black? It had no bearing on the story or why the wrong information was called in. The implication was clear: the black guy was too lazy to go check the equipment himself, QED.
There must have been a point that became unacceptable to be outwardly racist and just disguise it as a descriptor. This is the south where people are generally open about their feelings towards non-whites and non-straights. It seems that now it is OK to tell a story about someone being lazy, then talk about how lazy they are. I guess we are all supposed to have the same preconceived notions about black people being lazy, brown people being thieves, and yellow people being smart. I would prefer someone to just say "he was a lazy negro" than to beat around the bush. At least I would know to give that person a wide birth. Instead, you get trapped in what seems to be pleasant conversation only to be blind-sided with some out-of-the-way unneeded description. Besides, how many situations have you been in that the retelling required a description of what color the person is?
I am sure this is not a new thing. Perhaps I am just beginning to notice. Maybe I am overreacting and looking for something that isn't there. It does matter when you become uncomfortable talking to someone when the conversation seems to be heading down the wrong path. What do you think?
Saturday, March 27, 2010
By any other name, it's still racism
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Sounds racist to me. I mention the race of a person only when it's necessary to the story (and not being racist, it's usually not necessary to the story). But sometimes I describe the person as black in order to quickly communicate that there IS racism going on in whatever situation it is. If I told you I was in a store and there was a young kid being harassed by the shop owner, it says one thing; if I say the kid in the store was a young black kid, I've immediately communicated in that one sentence that the shopowner was racist, without really having to say it.ReplyDelete
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Ah, the trials and tribulations of being a mother to a senior in high school. No one warned me that this time would be just as hard if not harder than those toddler years. But then again, if they had, I probably would not have been able to fully grasp what "hard" was until I experienced it myself. Here I am. Experiencing it for myself.
Frequent reminders to apply for scholarships, renew his expired license, provide me the schedule for his after school EMT course, etc, etc, etc. And all the while sitting with a constant worry as my son refuses to eat adequately. I've watched my son lose weight, skips meals, and even refuse to take a vitamin. My concerns are obviously warranted. And his pediatrician certainly validated this for me. Ironically though, my ex-husband has not. His feeling is "He's fine. I see him eat. You are trying to control him." I probably should mention here that my ex-husband has it in his head that I control everything. Despite my actions proving quite the opposite. It doesn't matter. To him, I am controlling, and any time I try to "argue" this point, well, that just simply proves all the more I am controlling. Right?
So I'm stuck or so that's how I feel. It has become quite impossible to co-parent with this man. I feel as though I am watching my son develop habits, learn ways to manage his feelings, and how to treat others by mimicking a man that struggles on all these fronts. And I am left to just watch, as though my hands are tied behind my back.
My brother, as always, has helped me, supported me, even opened my eyes when they were unknowingly closed shut. His advice in this case is to lay it all on the table, take no shit, don't allow for the table to be turned, stay on the bus so to speak and drive off whether they choose to get on it or not. He recognized that this will be hard for me. And he recognized that my ex-husband will most likely respond in the same way he always does because it's just hearing my voice that sets him off.
They say the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. So…I am going to quit the bullshit and change it up. I don't need to accept any disrespect from my 18 year old son or my ex-husband. I don't deserve it. And honestly, accepting it will only teach my son that treating anyone that way is acceptable.
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The Journal of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (JAAACS) is the official publication of the American Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (AAACS), the U.S. affiliate of the International Association for the Advancement of Curriculum Studies (IAACS). In collaboration with other local IAACS affiliates, AAACS seeks to provide support for scholarly conversations within and across national and regional borders regarding the content, context, and process of education, the organizational and intellectual center of which is the curriculum.

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We seek to interrogate and expand the traditional boundaries of the North American curriculum studies field through the ongoing consideration and inclusion of recent and historical work that can be seen to serve the greater purposes of our field.

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Perhaps more clearly than most, our spring issue reflects the deeper purposes that have drawn Reconceptualist curriculum scholars together into a lasting community of practice. Throughout, spiritual, social-historical, and psychoanalytic understandings are brought to bear on the work of being present to others, to ourselves, and to the larger realities of our lives.
 Susan Jean Mayer ##submission.copyrightStatement## 2018-04-12 2018-04-12 12 2 A Review of Folk Phenomenology https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/jaaacs/article/view/190370
Samuel Rocha, author of Folk Phenomenology: Education, Study, and the Human Person, spent many of his intellectual development years honing his oratorical skills on debate teams. It is not surprising, therefore, to find this book to be an act of rhetoric, not in the narrow sense of the arts of persuasion, but in the broader sense of rhetoric found in the works of Kenneth Burke (1970), Giambattista Vico (1990) and twentieth century Vico scholar Ernesto Grassi (2001).
 Timothy Leonard ##submission.copyrightStatement## 2018-04-12 2018-04-12 12 2 The Other other in Difficult Knowledge: Thinking with Jim Garrett's Learning to be in the World with Others https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/jaaacs/article/view/190371 At the close of the twentieth century, a number of scholars in education began to focus their work on how pedagogy might address a legacy of historical violence and injustices that continue to haunt and define our present. Extending from Shoshana Felman's groundbreaking work (1992) on the vexed relationship between historical trauma, testimony, witnessing and pedagogy, a general concern was forged around how learning from traumatic events involves a break down in meaning, a crisis, and an encounter with what Deborah Britzman (1998) terms, "the failure of knowledge" (p. 265). Whereas, conventionally, learning is understood as the cumulative and progressive acquisition of knowledge leading to "mastery," at issue for these thinkers is how the encounter with traumatic histories necessarily implies grappling with that which cannot be mastered as knowledge, with what defies and dispossess us of epistemological certainty (see: Kincheloe and Pinar, 2001). Britzman (1998b) crystalized the issue when she coined the term "difficult knowledge," particularly accentuating the internal conflicts and psychical defences against knowing that learners erect as they become un-done by the difficult stories of others. Mario Di Paolantonio ##submission.copyrightStatement## 2018-04-12 2018-04-12 12 2 Locating the Inner World of Teaching: Notes on Aparna Mishra Tarc's Literacy of the Other https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/jaaacs/article/view/190372
This paper describes the inner world of teaching as it is specified and explored in Aparna Mishra Tarc's (2015) Literacy of the Other: Renarrating Humanity.The paper notes Mishra Tarc's particular commitments to psychoanalytic thought and explores the significance of her theory of pedagogy as professional labor, human engagement, and literary and aesthetic encounter.
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This critical review essay discusses the contributions of three new sole-authored books to the field of White teacher identity studies: Cheryl Matias's Feeling White, Timothy Lensmire's White Folks, and Christine Sleeter's The Inheritance. After providing a brief intellectual history of White teacher identity studies, the essay characterizes Matias, Lensmire, and Sleeter's books and discusses their contributions to White teacher identity studies, especially as these books inform the identity formation of White preservice and in-service teachers. Overall, Jupp extols these three new texts, which not only advance the field of White teacher identity studies but also provide new directions within critical White studies and within decolonizing theory and practice more generally.
 James Jupp ##submission.copyrightStatement## 2018-04-12 2018-04-12 12 2 The Ontological Memes, Social Curriculum, and Performance of Black Masculinity https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/jaaacs/article/view/190374
This article utilizes Foucault's (1965/1988, 1970/1994, 1972) archaeology method to explore how Black masculinity emerged as an episteme constructed at the intersection of race and gender curricula. It examines how North American slavery altered discourses on humanity and culture to such a degree that it created a new condition of possibility through creolization, and how the creolization of West African and European memes and meme complexes created the current episteme of Black masculinity. The archaeology method posits that the subject of history is a product of discourse (Hendry, 2011, p. 37, p. 361), and this emphasis on excavating the various discourses that produced a subject is integral to fostering a deeper understanding of African American social curricula as a whole but especially in regard to masculinity. Black masculinity has been the subject of interracial and intraracial discourses that have shaped its conceptualizations from the very first purchases of slaves by Europeans in West Africa to the present day. These discourses have produced multiple social curricula on what it is to be a Black man and how one performs Black masculinity. I have chosen to examine masculinity as its own social construct because while certain forces of creolization created all of what we think of today as African American culture, African American masculinity and African American femininity can also be seen as distinct epistemes with their own distinct archaeologies.

This article also utilizes memetics: Drawing on the work of Dawkins (1976/2016, 1982), Krippendorff (2012/2013) defines memes as, "A unitary idea, message, behavior, or style that spreads throughout a community of minds. Analogous to genes, which transmit biological information, memes transmit cultural information and are thought to affect the content and organization of human minds" (pp. 269- 270, 399-400). Memes are not solely unitary according to Dawkins (1976/2016); he writes "Perhaps we could regard an organized church, with its architecture, ritual, laws, music, art, and written traditions, as a co-adapted stable set of mutually assisting memes" (p. 217-218). Dawkins (1976/2016) asserts that individual memes combine with other related and complementary memes to form a "co-adaptable stable set of mutually assisting memes" or, more directly, "meme complexes" (p.217-218). Memes are analogous to social curricula in the sense that they are concepts that are transferred from person to person and affect how people act and think. This understanding of the meme and the meme complex is central to conceptualizing the historical creolization process that created what I am arguing to be a Black male episteme and for the continuing theorizing of how social curriculum manifests, in this case, at the intersection of race and gender.
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This essay explores Maggie Berg's and Barbara K. Seeber's The Slow Professor with reference to David Loy's A Buddhist History of the West: Studies in Lack, in which he examines lack and its history in philosophy, theology, and Western institutions from medieval times to the present day.
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Eli Lilly and Co. -- Innovating to Address TB
Picking up on Alan Smith's "teaching a man to fish" post regarding Rwanda Monday, I was pleased to hear Desiree Filippone, VP of the Eli Lilly Company speak at the Georgetown Global Forum I attended last week on an innovative partnership in which her company is participating to fight TB. Bottom line is that Lilly is not only giving money to fight the disease, it is also building the capacity that affected countries have to manufacture needed, Lilly-trademarked medicines on their own!
The Lilly MDR-TB Partnership, which includes 18 partners on five continents, is overseeing the transfer of technology and expertise to manufacture Lilly's two antibiotics for MDR-TB, capreomycin (Capastat®) and cycloserine (Seromycin®). Since 2003, Lilly has transferred technology, formulas and trademarks to manufacturers in South Africa, China, India and Russia — some of the world's highest-burden countries.
According to what I read, "This unique approach not only allows patients to access medicines at lower prices, but also supports local economies and the manufacturing of high-quality medicines. Lilly supplies manufacturing know-how, financial assistance to purchase manufacturing equipment, and training on Good Manufacturing Practices, which raises the overall standards of safety for the production of these medicines."
This is a terrific example of how companies are using their core competencies to conduct more strategic philanthropy. In light of the current economic downturn, we've all got to be more innovative than ever. Kudos to Lilly for this one...


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Motor Vehicle Registration
The Veazie Town Office can process re-registrations as well as new registrations as long as the registrant's registration or privilege to register is not under suspension and the registrant is not required to file an SR22 certificate of insurance with the
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(Expired) Player Support Internship (German)
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MoGi Group is an award winning multilingual video games services company dedicated to world-class translation, localization, customer support, and community management services. Our successful community management and customer support departments support countless exciting games and titles worldwide, helping developers to manage their communities in multiple languages and solving over 4.2 million tickets per year, while our localization department helps bring games of all genres to the world in over 40 languages.
Are you looking to work on building and raising online communities? Does your true passion lie in video games and online gaming? What if you could combine your hobby with your professional expertise?
Our player support department supports over 600 games developers across the globe. We're currently looking for a German-speaking customer support intern to help us with many exciting new projects in the games industry.
- Processing questions and problems from German users through a ticketing system
- Answering queries on blogs and forums as well as social media channels
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- Bachelor's degree (or are currently sitting) in Marketing, Translation, Journalism, Communications, Copywriting or similar
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Earl Sweatshirt, who hails from my hometown adjacent city of Los Angeles (well, as you'll see in the video, even if L.A. is the easiest point of reference on the international scene, if you grew up in the 'burbs, never tell people who are actually from L.A. that you're from there, because they will call your Orange County ass out so fast), shook the AMFI stage with some hard-as-fuck beats yesterday.
Small-scale hip hop shows are rarely good. When you're just a guy with a mic and a DJ behind you, it's hard to carry a show. It gets repetitive and boring unless you're a fan or a live band is involved. When you're a just a guy with a mic and a DJ behind you and you're performing in front of a bunch of clueless drunken Scandi kids, it gets awkward. As I watched, I thought Earl was feeling the same way…that the audience was disconnected, despite his amped up performance.
As we tried to get backstage to interview MIA (I... [more]
Can the Lebanese Acting Industry be saved by Charity Acting?
It is easy to blame things on the "The Situation" when things are going wrong, but lately it has influenced my acting carere too much to shut up about it. Acting jobs were already so scarce that Jørgen went back to Norway to pursue his dreams there. I figured with him out of the way,I would be the only Norwegian here and acting jobs would come flying. Just like in the good old days. But I was wrong.
After being rejected from at least two castings (a bank and 7Up commercials) I figured something was wrong and I was forced to ask my agent about it. He told me production is down and actors are having a hard time getting butter on the table all over the Middle East. Auditions are crowded all over Beirut even for "Non-Speaking" roles, and if you want to get a "line", even in a commercial, you totally need to talk Wasta (?) Which is reall... [more]
– 2Famous.TV colleague, Russel Brand, soon to come to Lebanon!
Superstar Standup Comedian and colleague actor Russel Brand recently recently used his fame to make fun of the whole MSBC TV News crew in a Live Interview.
2Famous.TV got a hold of the exclusive video where Brand challenges the hosts to talk about Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden and stuff that matters. It seemed like the hosts of the show had no idea who these iconic figures of our generation were. The subjects Brand wanted to talk about proved to be to difficult for the "journalists" who hadn´t even learned Russell Brand's name before the interview.
But don't worry, Russell Brand gets to call the main interviewer a "Shaft Holder" in the end of the show.
Coming to Lebanon? Our Colleague Russel Brand is reported to come to Lebanon during his up and coming world tour called the Messiah Complex, but we are still waiting for... [more]
There are only so many ways we can say 'we've made it' so we'll leave this one open-ended. Both Matias and Adrian have been selected for prime online interviews which are below.
Matias was discovered when a famous German blogger searched the internet for information about Route 66. She found Matias' posts and then spent two days with her eyes glued to our site watching all of the Walk of Causes and reading articles. In her blog she did an entire feature on Matias' trip as well as 2famous in general and translated the whole thing to German.Adrian was featured in Blog covering activism in the Middle East. Adrian was scouted out by Anthony Aslou of Aswat, an uncensorced online space for Middle Eastern activists. They have interviewed big names in the MENA region with the likes of the ed Here is her interview talking about how she j... [more]
Last night was the last "Decks on the Beach" event that has been running every Friday at Sporting Beach Club in Beirut, and they decided to celebrate the finale by inviting Norwegian Super Star DJ Lindstrøm to play his tunes.
And it was refreshing for the 2famous.TV crew not to be the only Norwegian celebrities at a party for once. It was a killer party, and we will definitely miss those crazy nights down at the beach.[more]
Rumors had come to our ears that a lot of famous Lebanese actors was going to meet up to walk for a cause, so we felt obliged to support our colleagues – and perhaps get a spot in one the prestigious Lebanese gossip magazines. We also expected to be expected as we are the most famous walkers of the Lebanese internet society – we didn't even need an invitation.
However, we didn't quite know what we were supposed to walk for, but we were pleased, honored and flattered to see how the famous people of Lebanon are taking inspiration from us, and our Walk of Causes Project. Yesterday it turned out that we were walking to prevent the closing down of Masrah Beirut Theater.
One of the main clown organizers was no less than Abbas Bayram from the Walk for Laughter organization, and a large part of the Lebanese underground clowning... [more]
One of the benefits of being 2famous in Beirut is getting to hang out with the popstars… Here is our exclusive backstage interview with our friend Rabih from Slutterhouse for the premier performance for his brand new album. Pretty awesome times…... [more]


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Jean Liu is president of DiDi Chuxing, the world's leading mobile transportation platform based in China. Jean joined DiDi in 2014 from her previous position as a managing director at Goldman Sachs (Asia). In 2017, Forbes China named Jean to its list of Top Businesswomen. In 2016, Jean was featured in the Financial Times' Women of the Year list, and Fortune's Most Powerful Women International and Most Powerful Women in China lists. She was also recognized as one of the World's Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company and one of the 25 Geniuses Who Are Creating the Future of Business by WIRED. In the same year, she ranked alongside Cheng Wei, founder, chairman and CEO of DiDi, on the WIRED 100 list and the Vanity Fair New Establishment list. Jean is a member of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association Council, and a member of the Board of Directors of ONE Foundation. She earned her B.A. from Peking University and her M.S. from Harvard University, both in computer science.


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Environ™ Hand & Nail Cream
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This is a lightly fragranced, non-greasy hand and nail cream which improves the appearance of dry hands and nails.
What does it do?
Vitamin B and Vitamin E moisturise and soothe hands and nails. Regular use protects and alleviates cracking and roughness by shielding the skin against moisture loss. Also assists in cuticle protection and conditioning.
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Suitable for all skin types and conveniently sized for carrying in your handbag. Use as often as required. Follow use with Environ™ RAD SPF15 sunscreen when your hands are exposed to the sun. Packaging: 50 ml tube.
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Music software thread
OK - I'm getting an iBook in a couple of weeks time (I am, I promise) as I can't afford anything more advanced than that.
I plan on mixing up and learning to use music software as am going to start to create the songs in my head that I hear/dream about (yes, that's kinda fun dreaming music!) and was wondering what you think would be a good to get.
I've looked at Ableton a long time ago but there are just SOOOO many products on the market, I was wondering if you lot could share your experiences of what you think works best.
Phew - thanks!
Works best for what?
i only know cubase
which works fine for me
yeah get ableton
its really good and simple and great for technophobes yet can be used for more complicated stuff.
What's cubase like?
Cool - I'm not a technophobe but wouldn't call myself the most advanced techy specky geek.
Pretty much does everything you'd want to do.
In fact, it does too much, which is why I prefer to use Audition - much simpler.
Also: Reason and Fruity Loops - better than Ableton. Especially if you make songs that sound like Kid A.
i like reason 3.0
maybe i am alone in this though.
i'm downloading that as we speak
will report back.
Reason 3.0
ans Cubase SX works great for me.
i have fruity loops
i don't really know how to use it. i just fiddle with it and make twenty second noise songs that sound like someone pneumatic drilling into a car with a security alarm.
i wish i could use it properly.


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My fingers
used to know
the map of your skin,
the trails made of veins
lying under the surface.
Your skin is different now,
so curious
and foreign
and unknown.
Your scars have changed
and new ones appear
and I dont know your stories.
Are we really strangers?
Are we so distant
and the thread so worn
that our souls
are no longer entangle?
I've been thinking
about knowing
and not knowing
and how our puzzle pieces
may no longer create
a picture that makes sense
because I don't know you.
You don't know me.
And I wonder
if we do change
on the inside
as much as the outside.
Do the years
make our hearts
as scarred as our skin?
Can you love all the differences
as much as you loved
how I used to be?
Will the ocean
sound the same
as when we were last connected?
I can hear the crash
of the waves
on the moon-bright shore
and you look the same
even with the tiny wrinkles
near your eyes.
And you kiss my forehead
where that frown line
has started to show
and it's like it was
and how it always has been,
always will be
even with all the
new and unknown.
My fingers


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Vessels makes Scottish Book Trust's top comics list
Hi guys, Dave here. I just found out that our dark fantasy comics series Vessels has made the Scottish Book Trust's list of top diverse and inclusive comics. The full breakdown is here, and it's pretty ace to see our series running shoulders with the like of Paper Girls, Descender and my favourite series of the last five years Low, by Rick Remender and Greg Tocchini. Here's the list in full: http://www.scottishbooktrust.com/reading/book-lists/10-diverse-and-inclusive-comics If you haven't come across Vessels yet, it's a dark fantasy saga set in a dying medieval world, where the fabric of reality is eroding to breaking...Read More


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David B. Rivkin Jr. is a Senior Fellow with 37 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1992 Forum as an Associate Director for the President's Council on Competitiveness. The year with the most videos was 2005 with seven videos as a Visiting Scholar. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2008 with an average of 643 views per program as an Attorney. Most appearances with Susan Swain (3), Nikolas K. Gvosdev (3), Alexis Debat (3). Most common tags: Prisoner Treatment, Terrorism, International Law.


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The picture has terrible lighting, so better pics coming somewhere tomorrow!
Originally the guy wanted to try out some metallic, turquoise carapce, but in his last couple of message he really focused on a more snowbound theme with his Nids having been frozen and their carapace taking on the colour of the ice. So I started out giving that whole idea a shot first, there's always plenty of time to try out different schemes afterwards. So here's what I did and why:
- graveyard earth basecoat
- overbrush of 50/50 graveyard earth/bleached bone
- highlight with 50/50 bleached bone and skull white
- extreme highlight with 75/25 skull white and bleach bone (thin your paints, otherwise this could start to make things look very thick)
- some minor washing using watered down blue ink in the joints and vent areas
- basecoat of 50/50 shadow grey and boltgun metal
- highlight of 50/50 mithril silver and shadow grey
- extreme highlight with 40/40/20 mithril silver, shadow grey and skull white (watch out with this mix, too much white and it will quickly loose its metallic shine)
- several glazes using watered down blue ink, making certain that the deeper areas really get some blue shine to them
- just basic black with a couple of successively lighter dark grey highlights to add some contrast to the otherwise very bright colourscheme
- the first experiment using greenish colours on the normal body made any contrast disappear on the mini
- so instead I opted to add green touches on a more contrasting background (the whitish skin), making the eyes, tongue and markings goblins green with a couple of highlights and some green ink to add depth
- basecoat of shadow grey (yes, I really do love the colour) followed by a highlight of 50/50 shadow grey and skull white
- finished off with some small touches/highlights using 75/25 skulls white and shadow grey
- to emphasize the ice nature of the surrounding I, once again, added some crystals
- these were painted with ice blue, afterwhich the edges were given a very thin highlight of 50/50 ice blue and skull white
- to finish it off a very watered down wash of blue ink was applied
- I deliberately went for a brighter blue to add some subtle contrast with the metallic carapce, though I think making the crystals nearly the same colour could also work out
And that does it for the first, quick 'n dirty test mini, more to come very soon I am certain!


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Being at home means I'm watching a fair amount of TV with my mom. I don't ever watch TV normally so it feels like a lot, and it's mostly HGTV and Travel Channel.
I think someone ought to give me a TV show in which I travel around Europe just visiting museums and highlighting them. I would get to just travel around, point out the best museums, show maybe a couple of unknown treasures or whatever, and be utterly lovable on TV. I would need a co-host, let's say a cute, personable guy who could cover the art/contemporary stuff. See, I've got this all worked out.


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Our company specializes in Information Technology (IT) to provide excellent platforms and resources for our students, teachers, and support teams. We think fast, move fast, and iterate to offer better solutions for our stakeholders. Because of this, Bibo is a safe venue for learning new things, enhancing skills, and enjoying a harmonious working environment. Check out the video and hear it directly from the Bibo IT team.
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This palatable dish is made by putting the thick upper or under crust of a stale loaf of bread into the pot when any meat or soup is boiling, and letting it remain about five minutes to thoroughly absorb the broth; it should then be taken out as whole as possible, and eaten at once. It is satisfactory, nutritious and economical; enough for a hearty meal costing not more than five cents.
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Matte Graduation Gown for Kids in Red
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Product origin : China
Delivery time : 2-3weeks
Supply capacity : 20,000-50,000 piece per month
Matte graduation gown for kids in red is made by 100% high quality polyester.
The fabric of matte graduation gown for kids in red is easy to clean.
Matte graduation gown for kids in red has an easy hidden zipper closure.
Open sleeves design.
All sizes for students.
Lots of colors to choose.
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· One shipment set includes a gown, a cap and tassel with year charm; 20-25set in a 50x50x26cm carton;12-15kg per carton;
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Vauxhall's new Corsa arriving in showrooms in September and available to order now. Vauxhall's new Corsa GSi is priced from £18,995 on the road. Standard specification includes 17 inch bi colour cut alloy wheels, GSi rear roof spoiler, sports front grille, GSi air dam/bumper and side sills.
The GSi also gets dark tinted rear windows, carbon effect exterior mirrors and grille bar, and LED daytime running lights. Inside, sports style front seats, a leather covered flat bottom steering wheel and Navi R4.0 IntelliLink infotainment, offering Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity, complete the package.
Priced at £1,900, the GSi Plus Pack, consisting of 18 inch diamond cut alloy wheels, Recaro leather seats and bi-xenon headlights with cornering light, is also available. Built on Corsa VXR chassis, the new GSi is powered by a punchy 1.4 turbo engine with 150PS and 220Nm of torque.
Acceleration from 0-62 mph takes just 8.9 seconds, with strong performance right through to its maximum speed of 129mph. An ample 220Nm of torque between 2,750 to 4,500rpm, allied to a short ratio six speed gearbox, also helps the GSi accelerate from 50-70mph in fifth gear in just 9.9 seconds.
In addition to delivering high performance, the Corsa GSi is also part of Vauxhall's latest Euro 6d-TEMP rollout (fuel economy 49.6mpg combined, CO2 emissions from 139g/km).
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Obama McConnell and Boehner Meet on The Fiscal Cliff!
The fiscal cliff will be crossed on Jan. 2, 2013 when $530 billion in tax increases and spending cuts at the federal level take place due to a previous budget agreement between Congress and the Obama administration.
Since Congress and the Obama administration could not reach an accord to reduce the federal budget deficit, a series of automatic tax hikes and decreases in spending will take place instead to achieve the necessary savings.


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To avoid being ill-prepared in any situation, be sure to stock up on these items to keep in your vehicle.
Ladysmith Gazette has compiled a list of 10 things you should probably make sure are in your car, to prepare for anything.
In case an emergency occurs, or you find yourself in a situation that requires s0me specialised equipment, rest assured that you can cope if you keep the following 10 things handy in your car.
- Tyre changing supplies: This kit includes items such as a spare tyre, the iron, lug wrench and a tyre jack.
- Tyre sealant: This is a quick fix to repair a leaking or punctured tyre.
- Jumper cables: These are very important, as a dead battery can take you by surprise and leave you stranded. Also, not everyone keeps these in their car, so it's best to have your own set.
- Gas can: Always keep extra fuel in case you run out. This is safer and more convenient than walking to the nearest gas station.
- Fire extinguisher: If yours or another car catches fire, or you come across a small fire, then this will be a necessity.
- First aid kit: In case you or someone else gets injured, this will come in handy, and is easily tucked away in the car. Make sure to replace your kits every year.
- Flashlight: Do not rely on your cell phone for this. Instead, invest in a good flashlight.
- Multi-tool: You never know what tools you may need, so having this in your car will cover all your bases.
- Emergency food: Not only for if the youngsters get hungry, but packing emergency food in case you get stuck in traffic or stranded is always a must.
- Reflective triangles: In case there is an accident or a vehicle has broken down, you will need these to warn other motorists.
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Writer on weekdays and English teacher on weekends, Preeyakit Buranasin has a bachelor's degree in English and a master's in English Literature. During his studies, he started writing both in prose and poetry, in various genres. He is an Ananchanok Poetry Award recipient.
There's Only So Much One Can Do for Love
There's only so much one can do for love.
No man I know can blow the winds backwards,
Nor force the stars to fall from sky above,
Nor make sweet butterflies fly high as birds.
Though long and hard you may pursue to try,
Your struggle means nothing; you've gained defeat.
No song, no poem, no word can change her mind;
No one, no God can make your hearts' path meet.
I wish the content of my sonnet's wrong
But my experience tells me it is not.
Yet I attempt against the tide stand strong
And fall like heroes in a tragic plot.
And fall and fall I know I will until
Sun dies, sky falls, dead rise; my love's fulfilled.
It's Just Another Day
He had bloodshot eyes, a hole in his stomach and several broken bones.
He had earlier been stabbed and beaten with sticks and stones.
When he had gained consciousness, he crawled outside and saw the four men—
That had earlier attacked him—taking turns to be above his woman.
He cried out, 'Stop!' Then, 'Please stop!' Then, 'God make them stop!'
But everything continued: her screams, his pain, the pleasure of the one on top.
And then when they were done, they went their way.
Do you know in some places, it's just another day?
Explaining Atheism to a Christian
"What is atheism?" a Christian asked an atheist.
"Well, I'm pretty much like you," the atheist said.
"Do you believe in Allah, Zeus, Prometheus,
Votan, Odin, Rama, Vishnu, Blodeuwedd,
Ra, Gaia, Osiris, Shiva, Ymir, Nummu, Chang-O
Yu-Huang, Yum Kimil, Nanse, and Thor?"
The Christian looked puzzled but finally said, "No".
"Me too!" said the atheist. "I just go one god more."
While I was on the Road
I'm by myself on this long road.
I like it fine if truth be told.
Afar ahead my fate awaits
But now it looks like I'll be late.
For fair she was this girl beside the road.
Perhaps a bit too fair if truth be told.
She had a glass of water in her hand.
Perhaps it was a custom of this land
To offer water to strange men upon the road.
I find that to be very odd if truth be told.
Her stare was strong and straight at me. It stabbed my soul.
Then she said, 'Come here, stranger, drink this ere you go.'
Of course I could ignore her and continue down the road.
I wasn't even slightly thirsty if truth should be told.
But here she was, a glass in hand, a smile I can't refuse.
Apart from time, and time I have, I'd nothing else to lose.
I walked to her. I took the glass. My eyes were taken off the road.
I took my time. I drank it all. I tasted every drop if truth be told.
She knew I liked it. She, too, did like it. I could tell from her smile.
Time was completely still and everything was quiet for a while.
And then she took my hand, said, 'Come with me!' and led me to a different road.
I tried resisting but she insisted. Well I was weak if truth be told.
She took me far, far, deep into the woods, as if to make me lose my way.
And lost I was. My road was nowhere to be seen. She had led me astray.
And then I found myself dancing along with her. I had forgotten my own road.
And while we danced she said, 'Where were you heading?' I said, 'No idea'. And truth was told.
'Can I be lost with you?' I asked. 'Of course,' she said. And we continued dancing in the woods.
Sometimes while I'm in bed with her, I dream about a distant road, a dream I never understood.
I Know I'm Whispering into the Wind
I know I'm whispering into the wind,
My voice too soft too far for you to hear.
I know that only fools do such a thing.
You'd think I ought to speak into your ear.
But I already have tried speaking loud
And all my words were uttered strong and clear.
So sure my words would reach the highest cloud
But you, who matters most, didn't seem to hear.
The world has heard but I care not of it.
My words were meant for you alone my dear;
The rest don't interest me a single bit,
That you don't hear remains my only fear.
Now fly with haste and carry words of love.
Fly to her now, the one whom I speak of.
To Others You Might be a Silly Rhyme
To others you might be a silly rhyme;
Just ink on paper; letters rearranged;
Just simply ordinary speech made strange;
An art that is long dead; a waste of time.
O but to me you are my magic key
That opens the door they call 'eternity';
My only chance to be forever free;
My only chance of immortality.
When death shall come and claim my mortal soul;
When time stands still and interests me no more;
When I'm but bone and dust and done with all;
I shall refuse to knock on heaven's door.
But I shall come and rest in peace in you.
And when someone reads this, life shall renew!


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The 3.0-liter TFSI engine found in the S4 and S5 has received some generous power from TechTec.
German aftermarket specialists TechTec is best recognized for adding power to BMWs. The Bayern-based chip-tuner's latest work, however, dials up the competition, turning its attention to the Audi S4 and its coupe sibling the S5. TechTec has retuned the 3.0-liter 6-cylinder TFSI with a mechanical supercharger and direct injection, coupled with a software remap and the optional removal of the speed limiter. The result is 430 horsepower and 384 pound-feet of torque.
That makes for a 97hp and 60lb-ft upgrade over the standard model's figures of 333 and 324, respectively. With all these changes, the German tuner says that the engine now propels the models beyond 186mph.


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This tutorial takes you through the steps required to create, implement, test and deploy a SwitchYard application using the Eclipse tooling. The application created provides a greeter service, implemented as a Java bean and accessible via a SOAP HTTP gateway. This tutorial illustrates how to perform the following tasks:
- Create a SwitchYard project
- Create a Java service interface
- Create a bean component implementation
- Create and execute a unit test for the service
- Create a WSDL service interface
- Add a SOAP gateway for accessing the service
- Create a transformer
- Create and execute a unit test for the transformer
- Create and execute a unit test for the SOAP gateway
- Deploy the application to a server
- Test the deployed application
|Refer to Application Basics in the User Guide for an overview of the basic building blocks of a SwitchYard application.
Install SwitchYard
Before beginning you will need the SwitchYard tooling and a SwitchYard runtime.
Install the SwitchYard tooling for Eclipse. Instructions can be found here.
Install the SwitchYard runtime. Instructions can be found here.
Create a Server
This step describes how to create a server definition for your SwitchYard runtime. You will deploy your project to this server in a later step. The server references a runtime definition which will be used when creating your SwitchYard project.
Open the Servers view in Eclipse.
Create a new server (right-click, New→Server).
Select JBoss Enterprise Application Platform 6.1 from the JBoss Enterprise Middleware category. In this example, the Name field has been changed from its default value.
Press Next.
Specify the details for your server's runtime. Specify the path to your SwitchYard runtime installation in the Home Directory field.
Press Finish.
Create a Project
This step describes how to create a project for the application.
From the new menu, select SwitchYard Project. (See SwitchYard Projects for more details.)
The first page in the wizard is used for specifying the project name and location.
The next page is used for specifying various project details, including which SwitchYard components are required by the project. In this example, the default package has been modified and the Bean and SOAP components have been selected.
|Notice the Target Runtime field references the runtime associated with the server created in the previous step. Also notice the Library Version corresponds with the SwitchYard version in the runtime.
Upon completion, a new project is created and the SwitchYard configuration will be open in the editor.
|The Palette view may not be immediately visible. If it is missing from your workbench, it can be displayed using the Window→Show View→Other... menu
Create a Bean Component
This step describes how to create a bean component using the SwitchYard editor. Upon completion of this step, you will have a component, providing a service (described by a Java interface), implemented by a bean. The following resources will be created during this step:
- ExampleService.java describing the Java interface for the component's service.
- ExampleServiceBean.java providing the implementation for the component.
- component, component service and implementation elements in the SwitchYard configuration (i.e. the switchyard.xml file)
|Refer to the Component, Implementation, and Component Service sections of Application Basics in the User Guide for general details.
Refer to the Bean topic in the Developer Guide for details specific to bean components.
In the SwitchYard editor, drag the Bean tool from the Components section of the palette onto the canvas. This opens a wizard prompting for details about the component.
Create a new interface by clicking the Interface link. This opens the standard Eclipse New Interface wizard. Specify a name for the interface (e.g. ExampleService), any other details and press Finish.
The service name field is initialized based on the type name used for the interface (e.g. ExampleService) and the class name field is initialized based on the service name (e.g. ExampleServiceBean). Look over the fields and press Finish.
A new component shape should be added to the canvas.
Save the changes to the switchyard.xml file.
|If the project contains a number of XML validation errors, make sure Honour all XML schema locations is disabled in workbench preferences (under XML→XML Files→Validation).
Flesh Out the Service Interface
This step describes how to flesh out the interface for the service. The Java interface created in the previous step contained no methods, so you will add them here. You will have a complete interface describing the service at the end of this step.
In the SwitchYard editor, double-click the service icon on the component (the green arrow on the left side of the component). This opens the file describing the interface (ExampleService.java).
Add a method to the interface, for example:
|In the previous step, you created the interface while we were creating the component. You could have created the interface first, using the Browse... button in the New Bean Service wizard to select it. The resulting bean class would have been created with stubs for each method on the interface.
Implement the Bean
This step implements the service logic in the bean class. There are compiler errors in the bean class because it does not implement the method you added to the interface in the previous step. The errors are resolved by creating the missing methods in the bean class. The project should have no errors at the end of this step.
In the SwitchYard editor, double-click the component (ExampleServiceBean) in the diagram. This opens the file used to implement the component (ExampleServiceBean.java).
The file contains errors, since it does not implement required methods.
Add an implementation for the missing method. (Using quick-fix, click the error icon and select, Add unimplemented methods.)
Update the implementation of the sayHello() method so it matches the following:
Create a Unit Test for the Service
This step describes how to create a unit test to verify the implementation of the service. At the end of this step, you will have a unit test which sends a message to the service and verifies its output. You will also execute the test using the native Eclipse JUnit support. The following resources will be created during this step:
- ExampleServiceTest.java
|Refer to Unit Testing in the Tooling section for more details on creating unit tests with the tooling.
Refer to Testing in the Developer Guide for more details on application testing.
In the SwitchYard editor, right-click the service icon on the component (the green arrow on the left side of the component) and select New Service Test Class. This will open a wizard, which should be defaulted appropriately. Look the fields over and press Finish.
|You can also access New Service Test Class from the context pad that appears when hovering over the component service and from the File→New menu.
Modify the testSayHello() method to properly exercise the service. Initialize the message variable to "Bob" and update the Assert statement to verify the return value from the service is, "Hello, Bob"
Run the tests by selecting Run As→JUnit Test.
Promote the Service
This step describes how to promote a component service to a composite service so the service can be accessed by external clients. The promoted composite service will be described using a WSDL interface. You will create the WSDL file using the Java-to-WSDL capabilities in the tooling. Because the composite service exposes a different interface than the component service, you will need to create a couple of transformers to convert the between the different types (i.e. between the Java and WSDL types). The following resources will be created during this step:
- ExampleService.wsdl describing the composite service interface
- ExampleServiceTransformers.java providing transformation logic for converting between ExampleService.java and ExampleService.wsdl
- composite service element in the SwitchYard configuration
|Refer to the Composite Service section of Application Basics and Transformation in the User Guide for general details.
Refer to Java Transformer in the Developer Guide for specific details.
In the SwitchYard editor, right-click the service icon on the component and select Promote Component Service. This opens a wizard allowing you to specify the interface that will be exposed by the promoted service. By default, the interface specified matches the interface used to describe the component service.
Change the interface type from Java to WSDL. This blanks out the interface and name fields.
Press the Interface link to create a new WSDL file. This opens the Java2WSDL wizard.
The first page of the Java2WSDL wizard is used for specifying the name and location for the WSDL file. The default values should be appropriate. Look them over and press Next.
The next page is used for specifying details about the generated WSDL. The default values should be appropriate Look the values over and press Finish.
The WSDL file is created and you are back on the Promote Component Service wizard. The fields have been updated with details from the new WSDL file. Notice that the Create required transformers button is checked and press Next.
The next page is the New Transformers page allowing you to create the required transformers. Notice the two transformer type pairs checked in the table correspond to the input and output types declared on the two interfaces. Ensure both pairs are checked and Java Transformer is selected as the Transformer Type and press Next.
The next page collects information for a new Java class that will be used to implement the transformers. Specify ExampleServiceTransformers for the name and leave org.w3c.dom.Element selected as the Java type to be used to represent XML/ESB types in the transformer class. Press Finish.
|The For XML/ESB types use field allows you to specify the Java type used to pass non-Java types into the transformer. The list contains commonly used types, but you can specify whatever type you like. The caveat is that SwitchYard must be able to convert the raw message content to the specified type.
A new composite service promoting the component service should have been added to the SwitchYard configuration. Save the editor.
Select the main shape in the SwitchYard editor and review the contents of the Transforms tab in the Properties view. The newly added transformers should be listed.
Add a Unit Test For the Tranformers
This step describes how to add a unit test to verify the transformer logic.
Open ExampleServiceTest.java and add the following method, which will test the transformers:
Notice the use of inputType() and expectedOutputType() in the operation invocation. These identify the message types specified through the interfaces in the switchyard.xml file.
Run the test and verify that it fails.
Implement the Transformers
The step describes how to implement transformer class created earlier. At the end of this step, you will run the unit tests to verify they pass.
Open ExampleServiceTransformers.java and implement the transformStringToSayHelloResponse() as follows:
And implement transformSayHelloToString() as follows:
|Notice the return type of transformStringToSayHelloResponse() was changed from Element to String. The annotation specifies the to type as sayHelloResponse, but the data is returned as a String. SwitchYard provides low-level transformers for converting XML to/from a variety of Java accessible types (e.g. String, Element, Document, byte[]).
Run the unit tests to verify they pass.
Add a SOAP Gateway Binding
This step describes how to add a SOAP gateway binding to the composite service. This will allow external clients to access your service using SOAP HTTP.
|Refer to the Service Binding section of Application Basics in the User Guide for general details.
Refer to the SOAP section in the Developer Guide for specific details.
Add a SOAP endpoint to the service by dragging the SOAP tool under the Bindings section of the tool palette onto the new service. This will open the new binding wizard. Specify switchyard-example for the Context Path and press Finish.
Save the changes made to the switchyard.xml file.
Your application is configured with a single service, implemented using a Java bean, and exposed to clients as a SOAP HTTP service. You also have unit tests for the service and transformation logic. The view of the final state of the project and configuration:
Deploy the Project
This step describes how to deploy your project to a server using Eclipse. You will use the server you configured in one of the previous steps.
Open the Servers view.
Make sure the server is started (right-click, Start).
Right-click the project, Run As→Run On Server. Select the server and press Finish.
|You can view the WSDL associated with your service by appending ?wsdl to the URL for your service, e.g. http://localhost:8080/switchyard-example/ExampleService?wsdl.
|If you see a ClassNotFoundException related to SwtichYardTestKit in the console log, your test resources may be included in the deployment. To correct this, right-click the project and select Maven→Update Project... You can verify the test resources have been removed from the deployment assembly by looking at the Deployment Assembly page in the Properties for the project.
Test the Deployed Service
This step describes how to test the service using a SOAP HTTP clients. You will use the web services tester that ships with Eclipse, but you could use the web services test/debug tool you are most familiar with.
Right-click the WSDL file (ExampleService.wsdl) and select Web Services→Test with Web Services Explorer. Exercise the service using the tester.
View Details in the Management Console
Right-click the server in the Servers view and select Show In→Web Management Console. Refer to the SwitchYard management console documentation for details.


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The following Faculties are at the campus:
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The University of Education, Winneba (UEW) was established in September, 1992 as a University College under PNDC Law 322. On 14th May, 2004 the University of Education Act, Act 672 was enacted to upgrade the status of the University College of Education of Winneba to the status of a full University.
The University College of Education of Winneba brought together seven diploma awarding colleges located in different towns under one umbrella institution. These Colleges were the Advanced Teacher Training College, the Specialist Training College and the National Academy of Music, all at Winneba; the School of Ghana Languages, Ajumako; the College of Special Education, Akwapim-Mampong; the Advanced Technical Training College, Kumasi; and the St. Andrews Agricultural Training College, Mampong-Ashanti.
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Every digital marketer has different challenges to face!
As digital marketers, though often we share the same goals, we have to face numerous problems of different kinds and degrees. While others may have trouble while finding useful resources, others may find a hard time while finding the right technology for their business operations.
However, whatever the reasons, problems are meant to be faced by us. And there is always a room to resolve each marketing detractor; an achievable resolution that would, later on, result in a successful digital marketing campaign — a more effective revenue initiator.
If you are a beginner to the business world, you can't help yourself from being curious about the possible detailers most marketers are facing. In this article, we discussed the top challenges that every Digital marketers face in 2018 as well as the possible quick solutions for those problems.
Getting the better budget for digital marketing is quite easier said than done. This is true especially for most organizations that are operating with a low and non-competitive budget for digital marketing campaigns.
How to overcome:
It is important that you should keep track and measure the efficacy of your marketing efforts regarding ROI. Free tools such as – Google Analytics will always aid you to grasp the demands of your target market. And it also illustrates the figures of your sales and conversions.
#2 Lead Generation
When you encounter the problem with lead generation, then you'll probably lose the capacity to attract further users and clients. True, a struggle on looking for leads could also mean that you could be losing sales. Commonly, this problem encounters due to some inefficient measures and resources utilized in reaching and engaging with your particular target group.
How to overcome:
Look back on which strategy you have utilized to meet your target leads. What are the things you tried to reach your target audience? Is it through advertisements, blogs, or referrals? Determine and analyze which of the following methods work better for your campaign and have them divided among different people.
#3 Website Management
One of the big challenges is managing an informative and useful website. This is commonly experienced by most small, emerging companies. Certainly, having an effective website is just so important that it must be on the top list of your priorities. It's an asset that works 24/7 helping you attract visitors and convert them.
How to overcome:
If the cause of the problem has to do with skills and resources, one solution is to hire professionals to do the job for you. There are already a good number of agencies which offer website development and design at a very low pricing scheme.
#4 Usage of Social Media
Utilizing social media in reaching target leads does not just about have to sell products or services; it is also about sharing great content. Admittedly, many businesses nowadays do already have social media exposures. However, because of the lack of proper knowledge and resources, they are not able to exhaust its full potential as a marketing arsenal.
How to overcome:
Problems concerning about social media usually arise due to the lack of content to post and the right schedule for posting. Updating your social media profiles doesn't really need to be done on a daily basis, but it must be done consistently. Make a detailed social media scheduler.
#5 Adapting to Trends
Technology is changing with each passing day and so is digital marketing. Indeed, it's important to stay up-to-date on the latest digital marketing trends.
How to overcome:
Follow famous online magazines and marketing blogs and keep up-to-date on the latest digital marketing trends. Also, make use of social media outlets to find out what's fresh and update and also attend webinars hosted by influential digital marketing industry leaders that would help you expand your market universe.
The 5 Digital Marketing Challenges 2018 will impact users and brands significantly. We are already at the end of first quarter, and, with these trends in mind, it's time to reconsider your Digital Marketing approaches to maximize your ROI.
Well, now get your plans underway so that you can stay ahead of the curve with these latest trends. So what did we miss any Challenges of Digital Marketing in India? Anything else we should keep our eyes on?
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Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling: A rebuttal
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In June 2018, a commentary article entitled "Video game loot boxes are psychologically akin to gambling" by Aaron Drummond and James D. Sauer (2018) was published in Nature. The authors assess if loot boxes (i.e., purchasable randomized rewards in video games) are analogous to gambling and, if so, whether or not they should be regulated under the same legal terms.
In order to assess the similarity between loot boxes and gambling, the loot box elements of 22 select video games were evaluated against the unique criteria that distinguish gambling…Continue reading »


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