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... forms of transport (such as SMTP) are also possible SOAP supports both message-passing and RPC call semantics This is a sample SOAP call as it appears on-the-wire POST /StockQuote HTTP/1.1 Host: ... beans include stocks, orders, customers, employees, and accounts MessageDriven Beans are message-oriented components They receive messages using message-oriented middleware, such as IBM MQSeries ... computes prices of orders is a session bean which delegates to one or more product and order entity beans Message-driven beans receive messages and route those messages to session beans or entity...
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... options Measure Use the Measure tool to measure angles and distances in an image These measurements are useful when used in combination with the Rotate and Scale tools Move This tool allows you to ... Pencil, Paintbrush, Airbrush, Eraser, and Ink tools are collectively referred to as GIMP s paint tools This section of the book introduces these tools to new users The Basic Tutorials in Section 1.10 ... Canvas Unless otherwise noted, assume a default canvas size of 640 × 400 pixels to make the tutorials easier to produce on slower systems This size works fine on the Web, but you’ll need to scale...
... edit, and modify users and their details • User permissions that control which sections users can and cannot access • Control over which sections a user can edit and control Extensions To expand ... users What is a CMS? A Content Management System (CMS) is a system that allows users to collaborate to create and manage content for their website These systems can range from applications installed ... These videos are a little old, and in some cases may be using slightly older versions of the software, but they are still useful in most cases Mailing Lists and Archives This is an incredibly useful...
... clubs, supporters’ clubs, voluntary organisations Helping with Talking and Listening ♦Discuss all kinds of events and issues, encouraging them to give and justify their opinions ♦Watch and discuss ... opinions Making suggestions RANGE OF AUDIENCES Other pupils Teacher Classroom visitors Other adults S Support U Understanding C Challenge C Communication E Experimentation S Sharing S Success! Helping ... Newspaper/articles/stories Playscripts Letters Diaries Autobiography Reports WRITING Range of Purposes Entertain Give information Persuade Explain Describe Give instructions Writing Process Thinking...