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ERC Grants for Wilhelm Auwärter and Thomas MisgeldTUM is Germany's number 1 winner of European research funding
Among all of the German universities, the Technische Universität München (TUM) has won the largest amount of research funding from the just-expired Seventh Framework Program (FP7) of the EU, with a total of more than 130 million euros. The latest success: Two TUM scientists have received ERC Consolidator Grants, each of which provides around two million euros in funding. Dr. Wilhelm Auwärter is a group leader in Molecular Nanoscience and Chemical Physics of Interfaces. Prof. Thomas Misgeld leads the laboratory for Biomolecular Sensors, where he investigates the degeneration of nerve fibers.
The framework programs concentrate the research funding activities of the European Union, with FP7 covering the period from 2007 to 2013. According to an assessment by the Bavarian Research Alliance, TUM was able to raise around 130 million euros – more than any other German university (as of June 2013) – followed by LMU Munich (with around 108 million euros), the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (around 102 million), and Heidelberg University (around 88 million).
ERC Grants, awarded to outstanding scientists by the European Research Council, are among the most important support programs of the EU. The ERC created a new category of support in 2013 with the Consolidator Grants. It awards them to young scientists who already can show several years of postdoctoral research experience with promising achievements. Out of around 3,600 project ideas submitted, the ERC selected just 312 to be funded, including those of the TUM researchers Wilhelm Auwärter and Thomas Misgeld.
Six ERC Grants in 2013
Dr. Wilhelm Auwärter creates nanoscale model systems on atomically tailored surfaces, enabling the study and control of single-molecule processes as well as self-assembly of supramolecular structures. His group is pioneering a novel approach using ultra-thin textured layers of boron nitride as a substrate. This research is inspired by the chemistry of life – which shows how functionally versatile a single set of molecular building blocks can be – and oriented toward innovation in nanotechnology.
New insights are expected to bring new capabilities, such as advances in tuning electronic, magnetic, and optoelectronic properties on the molecular level. Discoveries at this junction of surface science, supramolecular chemistry, and materials engineering could open the way for molecular sensors, switches, catalysts, and devices. Auwärter is a member of the TUM Physics Department and the Excellence Cluster "Munich-Centre for Advanced Photonics" (MAP), and he has been supported by a Carl von Linde Junior Fellowship of the TUM Institute for Advanced Study.
Prof. Thomas Misgeld is a neurobiologist who investigates the cellular biological and molecular mechanisms of the degeneration of axons. Axons are "nerve fibers," that is, extensions of nerve cells that transmit impulses from one neuron to the next. Axon degeneration is part of the natural development of the nervous system; at the same time, such processes are also implicated in diverse neurological diseases.
In recent years Misgeld and his research group have developed new imaging techniques that make changes in the structure and function of axons observable in vivo. They now want to introduce these methods into the mechanistic investigation of axon degeneration. Misgeld was a Hans Fischer Tenure Track Fellow of the TUM Institute for Advanced Study and now serves as co-speaker of the Excellence Cluster "Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology" (SyNergy).
In June 2013, the European Research Council awarded four ERC Starting Grants to young scientists at TUM: Dr. Olaf Groß of the Institute for Clinical Chemistry and Pathobiochemistry; Prof. Sandra Hirche of the Chair for Information-Oriented Control; Dr. Zeynep Ökten of the Chair for Biophysics; and Dr. Björn Schuller of the Chair for Human-Machine Communication.
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TurningPoint is a student response system (SRS): a technology used in face-to-face teaching scenarios to facilitate interactivity, enhance feedback processes on multiple levels, and collect data from students. TurningPoint is a leading commercial student response system that is widely used at the University of Bristol. You may also have come across systems such as Poll Everywhere or Learning Catalytics. It is quick and easy for novice users to introduce basic practices into their teaching, and there is an excellent range of advanced features for those wishing to do more. See the page on educational practice for more information on different practices and their benefits.
Other terms used for SRS include:
TurningPoint allows students to vote using their own devices, such as smartphones or laptops, as well as handheld wireless keypads (or "clickers"). When a question appears on the main screen (typically within a PowerPoint presentation), students use their keypads or personal devices to submit their responses. The software instantaneously displays the results on the main screen for all to see. At the end of the session the results are saved in the PowerPoint file, and can be exported for reference and analysis. TurningPoint can also be used to record results, generate reports, identify participants, manage teams, and run competitions.
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The cell phone bill came in. It was a little higher than usual, not by much, but enough to get me looking for the reason why.
I consider the cell phone bill a fixed expense. Technically, it's not since there is always the possibility that we could go over minutes at which point the charges skyrocket. I know this. Two teenage boys with their first girlfriends and, well, let's just say they finally understood what I meant by girls can be expensive.
But even so, we pretty consistently pay around $98/month, give or take a few pennies. So it's a fixed expense in my budget.
Both boys pay for their portion of the bill. John and I take care of the family plan charge which leaves the boys with their $10 extra line charge and $5 unlimited texting fee. That plus taxes and surcharges and the kids each owe me $17.04 monthly. It's a steal, really.
I located the extra charge. It was for $5.99 and showed up under Ryan's portion of the bill. Ryan recently upgraded to a new phone. His second in three years. That's what happens when kids have to pay for their own stuff. They discover that they really don't need the whiz-bang latest technology. The old stuff works just fine, thank you very much.
Since the rest of us were not charged this fee, I figured it had something to do with Ryan's new phone. But instead of me picking up the phone to figure out what was going on, I decided it was time for Ryan to handle his own inquiries. He's 15 and quite capable. He was also quite willing. Again, when you have to pay for your own stuff, a $5.99 charge is worth looking into.
So he dialed the number and talked with the representative. Here's what he found out: Apparently, out of the goodness of their hearts (it wasn't in the contract), TMobile decided to enroll him in their insurance plan for his new phone. It was $5.99 a month and would cover the cost of a new phone minus the $40 deductible (he's familiar with deductibles) should he lose his. He asked me what he should do.
"Have you ever lost your phone before?" I asked him.
"No," he replied.
"Well, there's always the chance that you will. Is it worth it to you to pay six dollars a month on top of a $40 deductible should you lose your phone? That's up to you to decide."
I could tell he was thinking really hard about it. He had his old phone for three years and never lost it. He'd been scared that he had a couple of times, but we always found it. Besides, his new phone cost him $150 plus taxes. Minus the deductible, that would leave $110 that he was insuring at $6/month. He decided it wasn't worth shelling out the additional money.
He finished his conversation with the representative who reversed the charges for him. But the lesson is not over. When the next bill comes in, I'll have him confirm that it was reversed.
Dealing with this sort of thing is definitely not fun. It's time-consuming and a hassle. But I'm thrilled that both boys are at the age where they are capable enough to handle these on their own. It puts them one step closer to being ready to go out in the world on their own…and do okay. Sort of a bittersweet moment for me.
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How To Properly Handle A Difficult Child
Children are blessings, but they can be quite a handful sometimes. Stubborn children are very challenging to have and train. Doing simple everyday chores like eating their meals, washing their hands, etc. will almost be a battle between them and their parents.
Experts in East Sussex are of the opinion that parents sometimes create these unruly behaviours and stubbornness in their children when they over-indulge them. They opine that the best approach to solving this problem is to show the child that his or her behaviour simply doesn't work and will attract punishment.
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How To Identify A Difficult Child
Children must be children and will sometimes exhibit some questionable and unsavory character traits. The basic attributes of a difficult child include:
- He or she is strong-willed and will always many questions and will never seem to be satisfied with the given answers. A stubborn child may still go ahead to take certain actions against the parents' will simply because he or she believes his or her opinion is the right one. This attitude is rebellious, and a difficult child exhibits it frequently.
- A difficult child will always seek attention and will like to be heard and acknowledged.
- He or she grumbles and throws tantrums frequently and will even cry or attempt to destroy things at home if he or she doesn't have his or her way.
Helpful Handling Tips
In attempting to handle a difficult child, it is important first to ascertain whether the child is simply strong-willed or downright difficult and stubborn. Strong-willed children are usually intelligent and creative, and most of them turn out as good business people and leaders. The following tips will be helpful in handling difficult children:
- Respect them: Children are rapidly evolving due to the vast channels of information at their disposal, and the ones in East Sussex are not an exception. Show them that you respect them and they will, of course, respect you in return and keep to your rules.
- Hear them out: Listen carefully to their opinions and offer explanations why they may be wrong.
- Make sure the environment at home is peaceful and cordial: If the home is chaotic and they observe their parents quarrelling and arguing all the time, they will follow suit since they learn fast from observation. We offer services that support parents to reduce their anxiety.
- Reward them: Children have a certain honor in them. When you appreciate them for behaving correctly and reward them when necessary, they will keep at it just to make you happy.
- Allow options: Difficult children have a certain penchant for trying to resist any binding laws. When you leave them with no options, they will try to resist your orders. Leaving them with options allows them to exercise a bit of choice and will encourage their cooperation.
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Most parents in East Sussex who have contacted me for help about their difficult children do not only want to make them more cooperative and well behaved; they also want to find out the underlying causes of these traits. Most of these traits may be psychological or as a result of any underlying mental condition. Counselling can be very helpful, but other therapies can also be employed such as EFT and Mindfulness, which can be taught to the children.
Each case is peculiar and so determining the applicable approaches are dependent on individual conditions and circumstances and will be mutually determined during initial consultation. Information regarding the various therapies and solutions is available on my website.
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Story Prompt: What if you bought a new house or apartment and when you went to move in, you found someone already living there? My Story (596 words): Leon picked up the keys from Ms. Gordon's office. She insisted on taking him up to the apartment and soon they were standing outside the door to… Continue reading Flash Fiction Week – Day 4 – What If


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So we finally reserved Coconut Palace today, as planned.October came swiftly that we didn't even notice it at all. (Or maybe our September took the wind out of our sails! We are still reeling from twin-storms Ondoy and Pepeng).
On the way to our reception venue of choice, Santi and I were still debating over what date we'd reserve it for. I just realized how hard it is to ensure that the church and reception are available on one's wedding day. It's a juggling act! I'm still looking for a church. Since we couldn't have our first choice , Our Lady of Montserrat (San Beda Church) which does not celebrate weddings anymore, we're finding it tough to settle for any other. San Beda is the sentimental choice. That's where we met. (In fact, if the good Benedictine brothers allow us, we'd be delighted to have our pre-nuptial photos taken there. ) But as of now, the church bit is still problematic. Sigh.
So this week I opted to sort out suppliers , from photographers to videographers, checking out their availability.I've decided on some must-haves like Hizon's for the food, and MangoRed for the photos. Never mind that they will take up half of my budget, good food and and beautiful pictures top our list of priorities. I haven't even given much thought on my gown. No idea whatsoever on how it should look like. I figure it's not the dress but the one wearing it that matters. Meaning, this bride here has to lose half of herself , pronto! So the gown (and the designer) will have to wait. Like six more months, HA!
As I was saying, it was only when we arrived in Coconut Palace that Santi and I decided on a date:10/30/10. Wee! It's two days from our original civil wedding anniversary which suits Santi fine because he doesn't want to remember too many dates. Men and anniversaries.Now, he has no reason to forget all forthcoming Octobers!
Anyhow,I felt a tinge , actually not a tinge, but more of an overwhelming rush of excitement when I signed that contract with Coconut Palace. It's finally coming true. Our dream wedding. After five years of excruciating wait, we're doing it. And it becomes more meaningful for a couple like us who had a baby first, built a home next before getting married. What can I say? Normal will never be a word to describe Santi and me. At least, by virtue of the fact that we'd been husband and wife for years, we can actually have fun on our wedding:) That is the plan.
We're attending Hizon's food-tasting tomorrow and this early, I've to send all my warmest thanks to them for giving us the best upgrades.Dessert bar, Pasta bar, sushi bar and chocolate fountain for FREE. It's only now that I fathom what other brides mean when they say:BOOK EARLY! It pays. Really. Now, I'm hoping that I strike a bit of luck when I book MangoRed by the end of this month.
But for now, I'm savoring my little success with the reception venue and caterer reservations.
Here is an evening shot of Coconut Palace's poolside.
I can't wait for my turn! I just can't! 🙂


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Cultures and traditions are the binding force in every society. Every man on this living planet belongs to a specific culture.
Our cultures are supposed to bring people of same identities together to live in harmony. They are the uniting force. But the predicament that challenges the value of a culture is its restrictions to individuality.
Cultures tend to be very strict when it comes to catering to individual identities. For instance, one cannot coexist with a girl in our part of the world without formal approval of the society, generally in the form of marriage. On the other hand, in the West, couples tend to spend time living together in the same home before marriage to foster better understanding.
The point here is not to give off any value judgments. The only thing worth pondering is the fact that if an individual cannot question the values and ideals of a culture, then a culture cannot and should not have enough power to rule a person's individual approaches unless they are causing harm to others. Friedrich Nietzsche sums up my point with very meaningful words, "You have your way. I have my way. As for the right way, the correct way and the only way, it does not exist."
In the contemporary world, we are purging the individual traits and focusing on cohesion of traits. We want everyone to eat, dress, behave and do everything in a proper manner in a specified way as dictated by our culture or the opinion leaders. We tend to follow a specific style in every season as directed by brands. We have surrendered our individual identity while trying to keep pace with the society. Bell bottoms are out of fashion and skin-tight jeans is in. So wearing bell-bottoms makes me less of a human? Does it reflect my intellectual capacity? No it doesn't, because fashion is one's own subjective matter.
We are being directed towards something that will lead us to an unfathomable dilemma, eventually leading to a robotic society where every individual would be working like a machine under set commands and rules without innovation and creation. Feelings and emotion will lose their significance. The system will collapse and we will be left with nothing but a quandary of how to go back.
Human beings are the most controversial figures. Since the dawn of their existence, studying them individually or in groups has always brought us to a tight-spot.
As A Milne said, "The things that make me different are the things that actually make me," and respecting individuality is just about opening one's mind and conforming to the inner voice.
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New York City hires 20-something Rachel Sterne as social media and online guru.
The New York City Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has appointed its first chief digital officer, a role established by Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Touted as unique to government, the position will outline ways to enhance New York City's digital footprint, streamline existing social media tools and explore public-private partnerships the city could potentially implement.
Journalism entrepreneur Rachel Sterne was hired for the position, Commissioner Katherine Oliver announced Monday, Jan. 24. In her role as chief digital officer, Sterne will be responsible for improving government transparency and streamlining communication across city agencies.
Sterne will be working with the city's Department of Information Technology and Telecommunications (DoITT), other New York City agencies and stakeholders to assist with information accessibility. By working with the DoITT, she will help make the city's Web portal NYC.gov more user-friendly.
She's been tasked with creating a 90-day report detailing New York City's online strategies. Once completed, the report will be sent to Oliver and City Hall.
"It's vital that the city stay at the edge of innovation so we can meet tomorrow's challenges today," said DoITT Commissioner Carole Post in a statement. "The new chief digital officer's efforts will be integral to further leveraging the vast potential of the city's independent and entrepreneurial tech communities."
Sterne is the founder and former CEO of global news platform GroundReport, and founder of digital media consulting company Upward Strategy. She was also hired on this year at Columbia Business School as an adjunct professor to teach a course on social media and entrepreneurship. Sterne is reportedly 27 years old.
The city announced its intent to hire for the position in spring 2010.
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Researchers have known for some time that life expectancy is declining for the country's least educated white women, but they have not been able to explain why. A new study has found that the two factors most strongly associated with higher death rates were smoking and not having a job.
The aim of the study, which is being published Thursday in The Journal of Health and Social Behavior, was to explain the growing gap in mortality between white women without a high school diploma and those with a high school diploma or more.
The study found that the odds of dying for the least educated women were 37 percent greater than for their more educated peers in any given year in the period of 1997 to 2001. The odds had risen to 66 percent by the period of 2002 to 2006. The authors controlled for age.
The researchers used a health survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, drawing on data from about 47,000 women ages 45 to 84. The study weighed more than a dozen factors to see which were causing the divergence in mortality rates. Poverty, obesity, homeownership, marital status and alcohol consumption were among the factors investigated.
But they mattered little. As it turned out, smoking was important, as had long been established, but researchers were surprised that joblessness had a dramatic effect, even after controlling for factors that employment would have generated, like income and health insurance.
"What is it about employment that has this huge impact on mortality, beyond the material resources it brings?" said Jennifer Karas Montez, the study's lead author, a researcher at the Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies.
The study was an attempt to explain the reasons behind the troubling trend of declining life expectancy for the least educated Americans, particularly women. A study last year found that white women without a high school diploma lost five years of life expectancy between 1990 and 2008, a measure of decline last seen among Russians in the economic chaos that came after the fall of the Soviet Union. This year, researchers at the University of Wisconsin found that mortality for women had gone up in more than 40 percent of the counties in the United States since the early 1990s.
But the study raised more questions than it answered, in particular about why employment status affects physical health. Ms. Montez said there was some evidence that having a job offered intangible benefits that could improve health, including a sense of purpose and control in life, as well as providing networks that help to reduce social isolation.
One concern was that people who were not working were jobless because they were sick, but Ms. Montez said they did not find evidence for that.
Sarah Damaske, an assistant professor of labor studies and employment relations and sociology at Pennsylvania State University, said women who were not in the labor force, a minority now compared to the 1950s, were more likely to have been disadvantaged from the outset, coming from family backgrounds and economic circumstances that tended to produce poorer health outcomes.


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Meet the staff
Jianhui Wang
Jianhui was born in 1990 (Guangdong, China). He followed his training at the Guangdong Dance School. In 2006 he joined the Guangdong Modern Dance Company. Between 2007 and 2009 he participated as a freelance dancer in various projects. Jianhui danced with the Bern Ballet in Zwitserland, before he joined NDT 2 in 2010. In 2013 he made the switch to NDT 1. Jianhui created his first choreography IMG_1314.JPEG for Switch '14. Other choreographies he created were Exit (Switch '15), Seeking Still (Here we live and now, 2015) and Between All Fading Colours (NDT 2's Up and Coming Choreographers, 2016).
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Lesley Telford
Lesley finished her studies in Montreal at L'École Supérieur de Danse du Québec before joining the company Les Grands Ballets Canadiens. She went on to dance with Nacho Duato's Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid, Spain. Most recently she danced with NDT 1. She has set and staged the work of Jiri Kylian and Lightfoot/Leon. As a choreographer she has created works for NDT 1, Hubbard Street Dance Company 2, Compañia Nacional de Danza 2, Ballet BC, Arts Umbrella Dance Company, Ballet Verpommen, International Project for Dance in Rome (DAF), Butler Ballet and the University of Utah. Through Inverso Productions, she has choreographed 2 full evening works: Brittle Failure and Spooky Action. She was selected by Crystal Pite for the Vancouver Mayor's Arts Award in 2015. As a teacher, she has given workshops and classes internationally in many companies and schools. She teaches classes of repertoire, ballet, contemporary, movement exploration and improvisation/composition. At the moment she is based in Vancouver, Canada as choreographer and director of Inverso Producations as well as leading the Performance Research at Arts Umbrella's Professional Dance Program.
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Dimo Milev
Dimo was born in Bulgaria. He began his training at the National Ballet School of Sofia and in 1993 he joined the National Opera of Sofia. In 1994 he went on and was accepted into the Jeunne Ballet de France. Two years later he made the switch to Ballet National de Nancy et Lorraine. He danced classical and contemporary repertoire. He joined the Compañia Nacional de Danza as a principal dancer. Here he worked with Jiri Kylián, Wim Vandekeybus, Mats Ek, Jacopo Godani amongst others. Together with Tamako Akiyama he was invited by Manuel Legris for "The New Universe of Manuel Legris" in Vienna, Paris and Tokyo. In 2009 he became a freelance dancer, assistant and choreographer. He choreographed S.O.S. (2011), 1/2 Waltz (2011), Aimless (2013), Collisions (2013), Entre Mareas (2014), Anhelos y Tormentos (2016) and Broken Lines (2017). His work Aimless won the 1st prize in the International Competition for Choreography Burgos-New York in 2013 and the 2nd prize and Production Award for the Royal Danish Ballet in the Copenhagen Choreographic Competition in 2014.
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Lucas Crandall
Lucas Crandall started his career in 1979 with the Milwaukee Ballet. In 1980 he joined the Ballet du Grand-Théâtre de Genève. From 1985 to 1987 he danced with NDT, directed by Jiří Kylián, before returning to Ballet du Grand-Théâtre de Genève. During his career as a dancer, Lucas has performed and created many works, notably from Oscar Araiz, Christopher Bruce, Nacho Duato, Mats Ek, Rui Horta, Jiri Kylian, Amanda Miller and Ohad Naharin. In August 2000, Lucas returned to the States to join Jim Vincent as Associate Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago. During his time in Chicago he was on staff at the Lou Conte Dance Studio. He has also taught residencies at various universities as well as given master classes and repertory workshops. Lucas choreographed works presented by Hubbard Street in the US and abroad. In 2010, Lucas returned to NDT 1 where he served as a repetitor. Since 2012 he worked as a guest teacher for the Ballet du Grand Theatre de Geneve, guest Ballet Master for Les Ballets Jazz de Montreal and Rehearsal Director for NW Dance Project. Lucas returned to Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2013 as the company's Ballet Master. In 2015 Lucas was one of the four choreographers in the NW Dance Project, Chopin Project collaboration with internation award-winning pianist Yekwon Sunwoo. In 2017, Lucas returned to NDT to work as the coordinator and repetitor for NDT 1.
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Brett Conway
A native of Fort Wayne, IN, Brett began his professional career in 2002 when he joined Alonzo King's LINES Ballet in San Francisco. Brett received an Isadora Duncan Dance Award in 2009 for his performance in King's Rasa. In 2010, Brett started dancing with NDT 1. In 2015 he returned to LINES Ballet. Brett is currently a San Francisco based freelance artist and on faculty with the LINES Ballet Educational Programs. He worked with renowned choreographers Alonzo King, Jiri Kylian, Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leòn, Mats Ek, Crystal Pite and Ohad Naharin amongst others throughout his career.
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Lydia Bustinduy
Lydia Bustinduy was born in 1979 (Barcelona, Spain). She studied at the Institut del Teatre & Dansa in Barcelona. After graduation she started working at IT Dansa under the direction of Catherine Allard. In 1999 Lydia joined NDT 2 and in 2001 she became a member of NDT 1.
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Sarah Reynolds
Born in Dublin (Ireland), Sarah started her training at the Dublin Ballet School. In 1997 she studied at the Dorothy Stevens School of Dance and in 1998 she went to the Central School of Ballet in London. After graduation in 2001 she joined the Opéra Théâtre de Metz in France. She also worked for the Saarlandisches Staatstheater in Saarbrücken. In 2004 Sarah started dancing with NDT 2. Since 2007, she is a dancer of NDT 1. She was awarded advanced in the Royal Academy of Dance exams. She was a semi-finalist in the 'Eurovision Young Dancer Competition' in 2001.
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Chloé Albaret
Chloé was born in St. Martin d'Hères (France) in 1989. She trained at Formation Professionelle Danse-interprète au Centre Artistique Mondap'art in Nimes for a year, but followed most of her training at Ballet Junior de Genevè (2008-2010). She started dancing with NDT 2 in 2010 and in 2013 she made the switch to NDT 1.
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Drew Jacoby
Drew was born in Boise, Idaho in 1984. She went on to study at School of American Ballet, San Francisco Ballet and Pacific Northwest Ballet. She began her professional career in 2002 with LINES Ballet in San Francisco. She won a 2005 Princess Grace Award and in 2006 she was voted Dance Magazine's "It Girl". She worked as a freelance dancer in 2007 and she co-founded her independent partnership with Rubinald Pronk in 2008. They made a collection of films together with fine art photographer Alvin Booth, entitled "Les Beau est Toujours Bizarre". Drew danced with NDT 1 from 2012 till 2015, when she joined the Royal Ballet of Flanders. She founded a media website in 2009 called DancePulp.com. In 2016, she collaborated on a video with choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and musical/visual artist Woodkid in Paris. She teaches master classes and has co-produced summer programs across the world and has choreographer works on schools, companies and for Youth America Grand Prix contestants, dance films, fashion, and fine art photography. At the moment, she works as a principal dancer at the Opera & Ballet Vlaanderen.
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Jiří Pokorný
Jiří Pokorný was born in Prague, Czech Republic. He started his dance training in Prague at the pre-ballet school of the State Opera when he was eight years old and continued his studies at the Prague National Dance Conservatory. After his graduation he joined Laterna Magika Praha (2000), three years later he joined NDT 2 and continued his career in 2006 with NDT 1. During his years with NDT he worked with many renowned choreographers such as Jiří Kylián, Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, Mats Ek, Ohad Naharin and Crystal Pite. In August 2010 Jiří joined Kidd Pivot Frankfurt, under the leadership of Canadian choreographer Crystal Pite. As a choreographer, Jiří started creating his own short works at NDT's choreographic workshop Switch. His first bigger works were created for NDT Summer Intensive and afterwards for NDT 2's Up&Coming Choreographers. In 2015 he created A Honeydew Hunt, also for NDT 2. He created his latest work for NDT 2, Humpback Runner, in November 2016. In the last years Jiří has collaborated as a choreographer with dance companies in Italy, Germany, Hungary, Czech Republic and the USA. He is also a regular teacher for NDT Summer Intensive and has been teaching workshops for young talents with NDT since he joined NDT 1.
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Rupert Tookey
Rupert was born in 1983 in Poole, England. He started his training at the Bird College of Performing Arts in London. In 2002 he joined Adventures in Motion Pictures. The next season he started dancing with Jeaune Ballet de Cannes. In 2004 he came to the Netherlands when he started dancing with Scapino Ballet. He became a member of NDT 1 in 2010. This season (2017/2018) he started working as a repetitor for NDT 2.
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Tamako Akiyama
Tamako was born in Asahikawa, Japan. She followed her classical ballet training at the Uchiyama Ballet Studio. In 1985 she was accepted into the Academie de Danse Classique Princesse Grace de Monaco. In 1986 she won the Second Prize Johnson Scholarship at Prix de Lausanne and two years later the Junior Prize at the International Ballet Competition in Varna. She joined the Stuttgart Ballet in 1989. In 1996 Richard Cragun invited her to join the Deutsche Opera Berlin as a Soloist and a yer later she was promoted to Principal. She started dancing as a Principal dancer with the Compañia Nacional de Danza in Madrid in 1999. She was nominated for the Benois de La Danse Awards and was invited by Manuel Legris to take part in the gale "The New Universe of Manuel Legris" in Tokyo, Vienna and Paris. Since 2014 she has worked as a freelance artist, performing and giving workshops throughout Europe and Asia. She has assisted to create, to rehearse and danced with Dimo Milev several works. Since 2017 Tamako is a repetitor at NDT 1.
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Shamel Pitts
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Shamel was born in Brooklyn New York. He began his dance training at LaGuardia High School for the Performing Arts and continued, simultaneously, at The Ailey School. Shamel then went on to receive his BFA in Dance from The Juilliard School and began his professional dance career with BJM_Danse Montreal and Mikhail Baryshnikov's Hell's Kitchen Dance. Shamel continued his career with Batsheva Dance Company for 7 years.
He is a teacher of Gaga, the movement language created by Ohad Naharin, and has taught for both Batsheva Dance Company and Ensemble. Shamel has been on faculty for Movement Invention Project in NYC under the direction of Alexandra Wells. He has also been on faculty and a guest teacher at Nederlands Dans Theater Summer Intensive, SUNY Purchase, and The Juilliard School. Shamel created a poetic dance performance installation entitled, BLACK BOX: Little Black Book Of RED.
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Rachael Osborne
teacher | gaga
Rachael Osborne, born in Australia 1980, trained at the National Capital Ballet School under Janet Karin OAM. She completed an Associate Degree in Dance at QUT in 1999 and participated in various dance projects around Brisbane before joining Ensemble Batsheva in 2001 and subsequently the Batsheva Dance Company in 2003. Rachael continued to dance with Batsheva until 2017.
Rachael was Assistant to the Rehearsal Director at Batsheva between 2008-2010 and during this time was the Batsheva recipient of the Yair Shapira Prize. She has taught Gaga since 2008 and Ohad's repertory for over a decade in Israel, Europe, Australia, Japan and North America.
Since 2011 Rachael has assisted Ohad setting his works Bo/ero, Yag, Decadance, Minus 1, Minus 16 and Passo on independents and companies in the U.S.A, Canada, Europe, Australia, Russia and the U.K. She also danced with LEV from 2012-2014 and while there assisted Shaon Eyal in her creation Untitled Black for the Gothenburg Opera Ballet.
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Carlos Ema
Carlos Ema (Spain) has a Jazz background. Yet his versatility, curiosity and willing of interaction always bring him to diverse fields and projects. Since 2012 he is accompanying Ballet, Modern and Creative Dance Class at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague (where he obtained his bachelor degree in 2010) and De Dutch Don´t Dance Division (The Hague). He is also a regular pianist for the morning classes at NDT since 2015. Carlos is performing, composing and improvising for several dance and Flamenco projects in Holland: Lora Juodkaité, Kenzo Kusuda, Yiannis Tsirikoglou, Iván Pérez, Fernando Troya, Francisco López, Manel Salas, Mariëtte Redel, Joan van der Mast, Erminia Fernández Córdoba, María Marín, Cristina Soler, Expeditie Flamenco, among others.
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Erwin Rommert Weerstra
Erwin Rommert Weerstra studied classical piano at the Royal Conservatoire of The Hague where he got his Master's degree in 2011. He is an active performer, both as a soloist and as a chamber musician. Besides his performance career, he also likes to work with dancers. Since 2009 he has been working for De Dutch Don't Dance Division, playing ballet classes and collaborating in performances. He is a regular pianist for the morning classes at NDT Summer Intensive.
Talent Development & Education
course production
Meet NDT's Talent Development & Education team:
Chantal Storchi - Course coordinator
Lucie de Haas - Course production
Desiree Veraart - Course production
Femke Klaassen - Course production
Saskia Bosman - Course production
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The multi-disciplinary approach to child abuse provides for a sensitive, thorough, and collaborative response to intervene in, investigate and prosecute child abuse cases. The Northwestern District Attorney's office works closely with the Northwestern District's Children's Advocacy Center, the Department of Children and Families, victim-witness child advocates, medical and mental health communities and law enforcement to streamline the handling of child abuse cases so as to minimize secondary trauma to victims and to ensure that children are treated with dignity and respect.
Who Makes Up the S.A.I.N Team?
- Assistant District Attorney: The Assistant District Attorney (ADA) attends the S.A.I.N. interview and acts as the legal consultant to the S.A.I.N. team regarding criminal investigations. The ADA will discuss the possibility of prosecution with you. If prosecution is appropriate, a Child Abuse ADA will represent the Commonwealth in all criminal court proceedings.
- S.A.I.N. Coordinator: Works with professionals involved to coordinate and facilitate the team interview and also available on-going information about your child's case.
- Forensic Interviewer: Professional who is specially trained to conduct a child centered, legally sound interview of a child.
- Family Service Advocate: A Family Service Advocate works to meet the needs of child victims and their non-offending family members during the process of the S.A.I.N. interview and, if determined necessary, through the subsequent investigation, any court proceedings and any post-conviction proceedings.
- Law Enforcement: Local law enforcement and/or state police are an important part of the team's dedication to victim safety. Working with team members to effectively carry out any criminal investigations, making arrests and ensuring victim safety is the crucial area of involvement for law enforcement.
- Department of Children and Families: The Department of Children and Families of Massachusetts works to ensure the safety of children. If there is suspicion a child is being abused sexually or physically or is being neglected by a caretaker, a member of DCF will investigate by looking into the areas of the child's life. Depending on the outcome of their investigation, the DCF worker will recommend steps to maximize the child's wellbeing.
Contact your local DCF Office:
Holyoke Area DCF
261 High St.
Holyoke, MA
(413) 493-2600
(Families living in Southampton and Huntington)
Van Wart DCF
112 Industry Ave.
Springfield, MA
(413) 205-0500
(Families living in Granby, Belchertown, Ware, South Hadley)
Greenfield Area DCF
One Arch Place
Greenfield, MA
(413) 775-5000
(Families living in all other cities and towns in Hampshire and Franklin Counties and the Town of Athol)
DCF 24 Hour Hotline
(For reporting all abuse/neglect after hours)
(800) 792-5200
Complete List of DCF Offices in Massachusetts


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The ongoing demands of technology continue to factor into our business, as well as for our customers, partners and regulators. This past year has been no different in terms of the continued growth in technology from previous years, but the challenges and opportunities have changed. We're proud of the fact that our CIO, Kevin Kometer, and his technology team were named this year as the top performer by Institutional Investor magazine in its annual Trading Technology 40 list. Kevin and his entire team work extremely hard every day of the year to meet the needs of our customers and our industry.
We've committed a lot of time, energy and resources that have led to this latest honor. As I look back over the past year, here are some of the notable accomplishments our IT team contributed to in order to maintain our technology leadership:
Last June we celebrated 20 years since CME Globex launched and we've made many enhancements in speed and capabilities since 1982. With our constant engagement with customers we know that the availability of electronic trading is no longer just about speed. That's why last year we introduced a number of significant enhancements to CME Globex focusing on predictability and reliability. In addition, we opened our new technology center in Belfast in order to enhance our work with customers outside of the United States.
Throughout 2012 a number of key product offerings and services at CME Group relied on our technology teams to provide access for new product offerings, such as Deliverable Swap Futures and our suite of Virtual Steel Mill products. Our technology team was deeply involved with the launch of CME Direct, our latest development to provide access to the trade automation services for OTC markets. CME Direct also was recognized by FOW last year as the best innovation by an exchange. Customers have also told us to continue to evolve our options technology, which we addressed, and in Q4 2012 electronic options had another strong performance.
Our global exchange partners continue to play an important role in our international expansion, and we work very closely with them to make sure we are meeting their needs as we provide technology services. We spoke with the CEOs last year from two of our partners – Edemir Pinto of BM&FBovespa and Chong Kim Seng of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives – about our partnerships and their local economies. In addition, Jorge Alegria, CEO of the Mexican Derivatives Exchange recently spoke with MarketsWiki about our partnership and Chris Fix, CEO of the Dubai Mercantile Exchange recently talked about the potential of the Oman crude oil contract. All four of these partners rely on our technology teams to provide world-class systems development and expertise.
We're proud of our ability as technologists to work with our product and sales teams to meet the growing and evolving needs of our customers. As we exit January 2013 and look ahead at the next 11 months we know that the demands on our technology teams will continue. Our capabilities in Europe will expand as we launch our new exchange in Q2 and build onto the services of our European clearing house. In addition, new and innovative products (such as our deliverable Chinese renminbi FX futures) will continue to be the driving force at CME Group, and as we embrace industry change I know our technologists will be helping to enable our customers to better manage their risk.


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Two evenings of entertainment as part of the celebrations of Gwyl Cefni ....
Wednesday, 8th June - a quiz night in the Railway pub to start at 8pm.
Thursday, 9th of June, an evening of entertainment with Hogia Bodwrog. The choir will be singing at 8pm in the Railway pub. Come to enjoy the free entertainment.
For details please email Linda Jones: [email protected]


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On arrival meet, assist and transfer to the hotel. Then a city tour covering Jewish Synagogue, Santa Cruz Basilica, Chinese Fishing nets, Dutch Palace and Antique shops Evening to Cherai beach. Overnight at Cochin.
(Backwaters). Drive to Kumarakam. By 12 noon check in at the backwater resort in Kumarakam. Afternoon at leisure.Overnight stay at Kumarakam.
Morning after breakfast proceed to Alleppey. By noon check in at the house boat in Alleppey for a 20 hour house boating through the legendary backwaters of Kerala. On the way you will witness a full range of lifes and activities and some mind boggling sceneries. Overnight in the house boat. House boat is a private boat with fully furnished spacious bath attached bed rooms, hygiene kitchen ,dining area and private front deck to capture the beauty of the back waters.
(International beach) After breakfast check out from the houseboat and proceed to Kovalam- the internationally renowned beach destination. Spend the rest of the day in the sandy beaches of Kovalam flanked by coconut groves on one side and Arabian sea on the other. Overnight at the beach side hotel.
Morning after breakfast proceed for a city tour of Trivandrum covering Napier Museum and Sri Padmanabha Swamy Temple. Afternoon at leisure in Kovalam. Overnight at Kovalam.
(Capital City) Morning after breakfast proceed to Trivandrum airport / railway station for onward journey.


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Success University for Women in Leadership with Nannette Bosh
A note from Author Nannette Bosh
I'm happy to announce I have recently co-authored a new book "Success University for Women in Leadership" and it's launching on November 14th, 2017. The women that have joined me on this journey are uplifting and inspiring to say the least.They have shared their incredible stories in order to help others who want to further develop their leadership skills without losing themselves in the process.
It's an honor to be part of this project and now that we have the "Success University for Women in Leadership" official launch date, I would like to thank the following Jack Canfield supporters as well as International Best Selling Authors:
Jan Fraser, Catherine Scheers, Jani Ashormore, Dina Blanco-Ioannou, Marie-Jo Caesar, Giselle Commissiong, Derra Edwards, Tracy Isaak, Diane Polnow, Lanette Pottle, Tracy Quinn, Natasha Ryan, Kathleen Seeley, Colleen Sorensen, Kristi Staab, Agatha Starczyk, Bronwen Talley-Coffey, Gale Weithers, and Deanna Won.
I believe this book will touch women of all ages and backgrounds around the globe. With the holidays rapidly approaching, Success University for Women in Leadership would make a terrific holiday gift for the females in your life's circle. In my chapter "Lead Without Ego", I share my own evolution from "boss" to "leader" and how a simple shift in leadership focus can bring out the best in any team.
Ok so here's the thing…I'm also reaching out for a little support if you are able (if not I totally get it). On launch day the book will be $12.99 instead of $19.99. Would you be willing to purchase 10 copies of the book on November 14th and leave just one Amazon review? If so for a few minutes of your time and your $129.90 purchase, you'll not only have inspiring books you can use as holiday gifts for family, friends and colleagues, you'll also get some amazing bonuses too!!!
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Bonus #1– As a supporter, if you purchased 10 copies of Success University for Women in Leadership on November 14th, and left an Amazon review, then you'll be invited to join me on a series of ZOOM training calls live! On the calls I will share the Top 3 Digital Marketing Insider Secrets that took me years to learn but they'll have Google falling all over you and your brand. Gaining some real Google love… now you know that's priceless right? These tips and other online marketing strategies I'll be sharing during the LIVE training, make up the the bulk of my upcoming course GO ONLINE PRO – Everything you need to know to grow your brand online like a marketing pro. You'll basically get course access before the general public. That's a $449.00 value, yours FREE!!!
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If you are one of the first 10 people to buy 10 copies of the book and leave an Amazon review on November 14th, you'll also get a signed copy of my last book mailed directly to you! Yup that's right, totally free on me. Just a special thank you for helping me out. In Make Your Connections Count I share how I made the social media map and how you can do it too.
If you're in, then after your 10 book purchase and your Amazon review you can claim your bonuses by emailing me here. Just be sure to put "BOOK LAUNCH BONUSES" in the subject line and I'll get back to you ASAP!
Thank you so much for considering supporting my book launch.
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P.S. I wanted to share a quick quote from the Success University for Women in Leadership book. If you don't think you're a leader, think again...
Leadership is the ability of one life to positively influence another. – Nannette Bosh


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|Parable of the Sower
Sexagesima Sunday is the second Sunday before the start of Lent, which makes it the eighth Sunday before Easter. Traditionally, it was the second of three Sundays (Septuagesima is the first and Quinquagesima is the third) of preparation for Lent.
Sexagesima literally means "sixtieth," though it only falls 56 days before Easter. It most likely takes its name from Quinquagesima Sunday, which is 49 days before Easter, or 50 if you count Easter itself.
When the Roman Catholic liturgical calendar was revised in 1969, the three pre-Lenten Sundays were removed; they are now denominated simply as Sundays in Ordinary Time. Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima are all still observed in the celebration of the traditional Latin Mass. (Read entire post.)Here is some guidance on lectio divina from Fr. Mark for Sexagesima week.
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The article reports that new commercial real estate loan values in the U.S. that collateralize commercial mortgage-backed securities have felled to 80.5% as of September 30, 2010 from 81% at the end of August in the same year, according to the New York-based DebtX.
- Strong Pulse for Boston's Commercial Real Estate Markets. // Commercial Lease Law Insider;Apr2010, Vol. 28 Issue 12, p1
The article focuses on the good performance of the commercial real estate sector in Greater Boston, Massachusetts, wherein the sector accumulated 800 billion dollars in U.S.-based commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) assets as of January 2010 and one of the lowest percentages of CMBS loans.
- REAL ESTATE. // Enterprise/Salt Lake City;2013 Book of Lists, p108
The lists of the top commercial property management firms and commercial real estate firms in Utah in 2012 are presented.
- Market still trapped in the debt spiral. Wild, Damian // EG: Estates Gazette;12/5/2009, Issue 948, p25
The author talks about the problems facing commercial property lending in Great Britain, which he says is the underlying message of the De Montfort University report on the market published in the same issue.
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This is Michael Psilakis's modern take on the traditional Greek combination of watermelon and feta cheese. It features the creamy yogurt he grew up eating in New York's Long Island: "My mom made it at home all the time, and we'd snack on it with honey after school." Michael Psilakis: Defining Greek Food More Greek Recipes
How to Make It
Light a grill. In a bowl, combine the yogurt with the lemon juice, vinegar, thyme and the 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season with salt and pepper.
Drizzle the watermelon triangles with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill over high heat until nicely charred, about 1 minute per side; transfer to plates. Top the watermelon with the yogurt sauce and season with black pepper. Drizzle with olive oil, garnish with the mint and serve.


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Sathya Sai Baba – A Thought For The Day – June 7th 2010
You have to achieve many objectives during this life. The highest and the most valuable of these is winning the mercy and love of God. The love of God will add unto you the wisdom you need for attaining unshakeable inner peace. Everyone should endeavour to have an understanding of the true nature of the Divine. If you want to succeed in this pursuit, you have to cultivate the spirit of service and be engaged in good deeds which will earn you the gratitude of all people. Thus, you not only accomplish the task of cleansing your consciousness, but also become a fit candidate for achieving spiritual victory.
~ Sathya Sai Baba
Sathya Sai "Thought for the day" as written at Prasanthi Nilayam
June 7th 2010 – Curtesy RadioSai
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The PadFone is a versatile piece of tech, a smartphone that plugs into a tablet that plugs into a dock. It's an interesting concept, and if you don't use it that often, the three pieces together could probably get you through more than a couple of days on a single charge. Now ASUS is providing a firmware update to the original PadFone, bringing about stability improvements along with stronger WiFi and Bluetooth connections.
The device will remain on Android 4.1 after the update. Nevertheless, there are enough improvements to make this a worthy update.
1. More stable system in phone and tablet PC modes
2. Strengthened Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connections
3. Optimized the switching function between Bluetooth earphone and speaker
4. More stable FM radio broadcast
5. Enhanced the e-mail function
6. Improved the phone's security and SD card data storage function
7. Enhanced the apps' interfaces and performances
The firmware update is available for WW, RUS, and HK versions of the device. Be sure to grab the correct one before starting the manual upgrade.
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You want to refer to the Oracle REST Data Services Plugin API, located here: http://download.oracle.com/otndocs/java/javadocs/3.0/plugin-api/index.html, which itself includes a couple of nice documents:
- Getting started guide
- Developer guide
This post just re-iterates a lot of what has already been covered in the getting started guide, with a focus on using IntelliJ IDEA.
Setting the project up in IntelliJ IDEA
Setting the project up in IntelliJ IDEA
So the first step is to set up a new project. First however, you will want to verify what version of Java you are using on your server (assuming you are developing on a separate workstation). This can be verified with the command java -version.
[user@host ~]# java -version java version "1.7.0_79" OpenJDK Runtime Environment (rhel-22.214.171.124.el7_1-x86_64 u79-b14) OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM (build 24.79-b02, mixed mode)
So, in my instance, I'm running on Java 1.7, so I'll want to target that same JVM when setting up the new project.
After setting up the project, you will want to include the library files required for developing plugins. The libraries can be found in ORDS_INSTALL_FOLDER/examples/plugins/lib. This is done in IDEA by opening the Project Structure tool window (File --> Project Structure... or Ctrl+Alt+Shift+S). Select the Libraries nodes and add all the specified files.
Now that the libraries are available to our project, we can starting coding our plugin (or in this example case, just add in the Demo java file as from ORDS_INSTALL_FOLDER/examples/plugins/plugin-demo/src/PluginDemo.java).
The next step is to get the build process to generate the jar file. In IDEA, this is typically done by setting up an Artifact (again through the Project Structure tool window).
The only problem is that this method on its own doesn't seem to generate the oracle.dbtools.plugin.api.di.providers file (inside the META-INF folder), which contains a list of classes that define a Provider. The @Provider annotation in the source file in effect advertises the class the D.I. frame work
However, building through Ant does include this necessary file. Here, you can make a copy of the build file in the ORDS_INSTALL_FOLDER/examples/plugins/plugin-demo folder, and tweak as necessary. This requires you to know where the libraries are stored on your file system (since IDEA doesn't actually copy them into your project folder, but references the file location when you set them up).
The other strategy is to get IDEA to build the ant build file for you. So you would still set up the Artifact so that the generated build file includes the build jar task. After the artifact has been set up, generate the build file.
On the build menu, select the option Generate Ant Build...
Once the build file has been generated, you need to set it up as an ant build script. This is done by opening the Ant tools window (View --> Tool Windows --> Ant Build), and then adding that build script.
Then, we can generate our jar file by running the all ant target, which will clean, build and generate the artifact, which is output to PROJECT_FOLDER/out/artifacts/ARTIFACT_NAME (by default).
Loading the plugin into ords.war
Now that we have a built plugin file (the jar), the next step is to embed it into the ords.war file. This is done with the plugin command.
java -jar ords.war plugin Demo.jar
Where Demo.jar is the filename of the jar file that was generated from the java program. You will see output like:
May 17, 2015 5:14:43 PM oracle.dbtools.cmdline.plugin.UpdatePlugin execute INFO: The plugin jar named: Demo.jar was added to or updated in ords.war
What this in-effect does is load your plugin into the ords.war/WEB-INF/lib folder. If a library with the same name already exists, it will simply overwrite the existing library. So, if you need to remove your plugin (I'm unaware of any official method) - you should be able to do so with the command: zip -d ords.war WEB-INF/lib/<plugin_name.jar> (I say cautiously not basing this off any ORDS documentation).
Testing the plugin
This demo in effect demonstrates connecting to the schema name that is the first part of the path in the URL, after the ords portion, and issuing a query before outputting a hello string combining the schema name and the query string parameter.
First set up a schema that you would like to test with, granting it the connect and resource privileges, as well enabled ords access to the schema.
SQL> create user demo_user identified by demo_user; User created. SQL> grant connect,resource to demo_user; Grant succeeded. SQL> connect demo_user Enter password: Connected. SQL> exec ords.enable_schema; PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Then, in the browser, if you go to the path: /ords/demo_user/plugin/demo?who=thomas (as defined in our plugin code), you will see the message:
DEMO_USER says hello to: thomas
In the above example, where we enabled the schema, this creates a URL mapping pattern to the same name of the schema (with the default parameters). However, this can be customised to another URL pattern by setting the parameter p_url_mapping_pattern on the call to ords.enable_schema to something else (refer to ORDS PL/SQL package documentation for more information). E.g. if we want to map it to demo_plugin instead of demo_user:
exec ords.enable_schema(p_url_mapping_pattern => 'demo_plugin');
The URL mapping pattern is important, because if you have an APEX workspace with the same name as the URL mapping pattern, you will get a clash and the workspace will generally get the priority.


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- "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a cartographer."
- –John Quincy Adams
- "Not all who wander are lost."
- –J.R.R. Tolkien
Cartography is a Renaissance Era technology in Civilization VI. It can be hurried by building 2 Harbors.
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The steady development of seafaring technology eventually allows creation of ships able to withstand the storms of the open seas. But it takes more than a hardy ship for a man to venture into the unknown, and the development of Cartography provides this last push which is needed. With a sextant in hand and a map on which to define its correct position, a sailor on a sturdy ship may finally go out in the ocean.
And so begins the Age of Exploration. The Caravel, the first ship of next-generation vessels, is developed; and even older vessels are updated so that they could brave the open seas. Even sea resources become more productive thanks to these new developments!
This is one of the most important technologies in the middle game! It not only unlocks the possibility to explore the rest of the world (because your ships can now enter Ocean tiles!), but also unlock a next-gen melee ships, which are unbelievably strong, compared to earlier ships, and improves the gold yield of fishing boats as the fishermans can now chart the most productive portions, increasing efficiency and Gold production! Any nation which is not landlocked should consider rushing this tech, which is actually quite easy: you need Sailing -> Shipbuilding -> Buttress -> Cartography.
Of course, there's that that this line of research will yield little economic or military benefits, so even a seafaring nation will need to get some other have-tos before going for Cartography. And, it goes without saying that a landlocked civ won't need this for another Era (you need the next tech in the tree, Square Rigging, to unlock the all-important Industrialism).
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There is a fair amount of scholarly debate about how long the "science" of making maps has been around, since there's a fair amount of debate about what constitutes a map. The oldest "map" to have been discovered is a depiction of what may be local terrain features about Catal Huyuk in Anatolia, dated to the 7th millennium BC. But the first ink splatters that are definitely a map is the "House of the Admiral" wall painting dating to the Minoan civilization c. 1600 BC. Around the 4th Century BC, the Greeks and the Romans were making somewhat more portable maps. And Ptolemy produced his famous treatise on cartography, 'Geographia,' in the 2nd Century AD.
In ancient China, maps have been found dating back to the Qin dynasty, while cartography in ancient India seems to have been limited mostly to star charts of more use to priests than to travelers. During the Dark Ages, most Europeans barely knew what was around the next bend in the river, much less over the horizon. But the Arabs were producing marvelous atlases such as Muhammed al-Idrisi's Tabula Rogeriana in 1154 showing what was known of Africa, the Middle East, the Mediterranean, the Indian Ocean and even the Far East. His work remained the most accurate and far-reaching map collection for three centuries.
Until the Age of Exploration kicked off in the 1400s, Portuguese, Spanish, English, Dutch and French explorers and adventurers brought back crude sketches of coastlines and islands, and European cartographers started making innovative maps for those looking to plunder distant shores. In 1492 the German Martin Behaim made the first known globe of the earth; in 1527 the Portuguese map-maker Diego Ribero made one with an equator. And where they didn't know what was there, these artists filled the empty spaces with sea monsters, mermaids, and all sorts of mythical and mythological creatures. So, if not as accurate, at least the maps were a lot more entertaining than those staid computer-generated ones created from satellite imaging, remote sensing and aerial photography these days.


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Since I've never exactly been a football fan, today is not being spent prepping for the Super Bowl, but painting doors and occasionally checking in on the Toilet Bowl! The all day bath renovation blow-out extravaganza on the DIY (Do-it-Yourself) network!
I have picked two squares in the Super Bowl pool at work, however, and fully expect to NOT win any quarter, as in the past. But if by some miracle my numbers win (8-0 or 2-7, Steelers-Packers) that could mean two gallons of paint per quarter, woo-hoo! So I may have to switch from the TB to the SB to check the game from time to time, just to see how much paint I've won!
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Oatmeal cookies are my absolute favorites and frankly I could skip the chocolate component, but once in a while some chips are OK. This batch started out with the original Nestle Choc-Oat-Chip Cookies recipe, and is dead-easy to make plant-based. Unfortunately the store I went to at the last minute didn't have non-dairy chips, so I did get the dairy kind for this batch, but next time I will plan ahead and stop at Trader Joe's or Whole Foods to get just plain ol' no milk chocolate chips.
For this batch I only made half a recipe (although the quantities below are for a full recipe), used Earth Balance and soy milk for the original butter and dairy milk, and egg replacer for the egg. Also I doubled the soy milk since the batter seemed a bit dry, and may add a tablespoon or so more next time, so they spread out a little better. Finally- no nuts! These cookies are chunky enough for my taste, but if you want, add a cup of chopped nuts with the chocolate chips, as per the original recipe.
These guys are scrumptious but very rich, so proceed with caution! I advise following cookie consumption with lengthy dog-walking, if you are not yelling yourself silly at a Super (or Toilet) Bowl party.
Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies
Makes 5 dozen ~2½" cookies
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
½ tsp. salt
1¼ cups packed brown sugar
1 cup Earth Balance
½ cup granulated sugar
2 prepared egg replacer servings
4 Tbs. soy or almond milk
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2½ cups quick or old-fashioned oats
2 cups (12-oz. pkg.) chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375° F.
Combine flour through salt in small bowl. Blend brown sugar through granulated sugar in a large bowl until creamy. Blend in egg replacer through vanilla.
Gradually blend in the flour mixture. Stir in oats and chocolate chips and mix well. Place rounded tablespoons on ungreased baking sheets. I got thirty 2½" cookies from a half recipe, so expect sixty of the same size for the full recipe.
Bake 9-10 minutes for chewy cookies or 12-13 minutes for crispy cookies. My preference is crispy, and 13 minutes should be perfect, but I let them go for 15 minutes last time and some of the chips at the bottom of the cookies burned a bit.
Remove pans from the oven and cool for a couple of minutes in the pans, then remove cookies from the pans and place on wire racks to finish cooling. Store in an airtight container.


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NSF Arctic Sciences Division Town Hall Meetings at AGU
The National Science Foundation Division of Arctic Sciences held two Town Halls on 7 December 2011 during the American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meetings in San Francisco. The Town Hall meetings provided a forum for open exchange on NSF activities and directions. Nearly 100 people participated in these meetings.
The Arctic Research Support and Logistics (RLS) Town Hall meeting was comprised of reports and discussion on specific topics including RLS program structure, priorities, and budget; personnel; safety requirements; environmental compliance; and communication between NSF's Division of Arctic Sciences and the research community. Renée Crain and Pat Haggerty presented and led this meeting.
The Arctic Division Town Hall meeting included reports and discussions about budget allocations; highlights, locations, and topics of currently funded projects; future activities; and new and evolving NSF programs. Brendan P. Kelly and William Wiseman presented and led this meeting.
For further information about these meetings, and to download the presentations, please go to: http://www.arcus.org/communitymeetings/agu/2011/town-hall-meetings or contact Renée Crain (rcrain [at] nsf.gov) or Brendan P. Kelly (Brendan_P_Kelly [at] ostp.eop.gov).


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The hallmark of online business scams (and most scams in general) is the requirement of upfront fees, and business advice seminars are no different. What sets them apart is the exorbitant sums that some end up extracting when all is said and done — sometimes in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. They also have another crucial trait of many particularly damaging cons: They play on emotions to reel people in and keep them coming back for more. If you're struggling to start a business and things aren't going well, these scammers will play on your desperation and promise your ultimate goal: a new life full of success and free of worry.
Of course, there are many honest, effective business coaches out there, but it can be difficult to tell the good from the bad, especially when emotions are involved and the stakes are so high. The red flags are much the same as with any scam, though: Watch out for fees, constant phone calls, upselling and high-pressure sales tactics. And people who promise things they probably can't deliver.


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Nursing Home Blasted in Report Following Patient's Death
A scathing report by state regulators says staff at a Brockton, Massachusetts, nursing home lacked the adequate training to revive a dementia patient who died after suffering a reported heart attack in April. The 70-page report, released Thursday, details what prompted penalties levied by the state against Braemoor Health Center. Regulators last month ordered the facility to stop taking new patients, fined it $200,000, and froze federal payments that cover many patients' bills.
The report was based on a surprise inspection conducted on June 30 and July 1. It paints Braemoor as a nursing home with faulty equipment and a staff that lacks training in basic life-support care. Braemoor's owner, Synergy Health Centers of New Jersey, released a statement saying officials are working with the state Health Department on improving care.
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- My neck hurts, and now I can't turn my head to the left. I must have done something very, very wrong in my sleep.
- I am going to have to send my boss an email apologizing for not working as much overtime as I intended to this weekend. I stopped in for a few hours yesterday, but less than I had planned because I was tired. And today... well, I wanted one day off this week.
- I wish my arm would stop flaking and just heal already. I'm getting tired of babying it all day every day.
- I spent all day sleeping, but I probably shouldn't have because now I want to cook and it's near normal time for sleep.
- I have to return this stupid router to Amazon, because apparently even the manufacturer's customer service can't figure out how to fix my connection problems.
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I've known for a long time that a friend of Charlotte Brontë's settled in New Zealand, and I recalled a rather non-committal quote from one of her letters: "It seemed to me incredible that you had actually written a book". It sounds like the sort of thing someone might say when obliged to read a friend's book not necessarily to the reader's taste. I came across this quote again recently, and decided to look for more details of Mary Taylor's connection with Charlotte Brontë, and of Mary's life in New Zealand.
Mary (often called "Pag" by friends and family) and Charlotte met at Roe Head School, along with Ellen Nussey, and the three of them were lifelong friends. Mary's family served as model for the Yorkes in Charlotte's novel Shirley, and Mary seems largely to have approved of their portrayal.
In 1845 Mary came to live in Wellington, New Zealand, where her brother William Waring Taylor was already settled. Charlotte described her own loss: "To me it is something as if a great planet fell out of the sky." Perhaps Mary was attracted by the idea of having more freedom of movement in a new colony. She did a little successful cattle trading, and when her cousin Ellen Taylor arrived from England in 1849 they set up a draper's and clothing store together.
Mary also kept an eye on her brother. In a letter of 1846 to Ellen Nussey, Charlotte commented that Mary "is in her element because she is where she has a toilsome task to perform, an important improvement to effect, a weak vessel to strengthen." The weak vessel, it seems, was Waring, who was described as "a kindly, well-meaning muddler" in a contemporary account. Waring was a prosperous businessman, and a member of the House of Representatives, and Waring Taylor Street in Wellington was named after him. But he certainly got in a muddle when Mary was no longer there to look after him, and in the 1880s he was jailed for fraud. There was a move at the time to change the name of the street, but changing street names is such a bother, and there does seem to have been much admiration for his earlier contributions. Waring Taylor Street retains its name to this day.
Ellen Taylor died of tuberculosis in 1851, and by 1857 Mary seemed weary of New Zealand. From a letter to Ellen Nussey: "I have some friends — not many, and no geniuses, which fact pray keep strictly to yourself, for how the doings and sayings of Wellington people in England always come out again to New Zealand! They are not very interesting any way. This is my fault in part, for I can't take interest in their concerns. A book is worth any of them, and a good book worth them all put together." Mary left New Zealand in 1859, and spent the remainder of her life in England (she died in 1893). Charlotte died in 1855, along with her unborn child, so she and Mary never saw each other again after Mary's emigration.
Mary Taylor was a woman of strong views, and she did not mince her words. She placed a high value on independence for women, and the value of earning their own living to gain such independence. She responded to Charlotte's suggestion in Shirley that work was only suitable for some women with, "You are a coward and a traitor" (see longer quote below). It's clear from her letters that Mary had a robust sense of humour, and I think this "insult" needs to be read in that light, but this certainly doesn't diminish the strength of her feelings on the subject.
Mary had written on and off during her time in New Zealand, but she seems to have worked on her writing more solidly once she returned to England. In the 1860s she had a series of articles published in Victoria Magazine, reflecting her strong feminist beliefs, and in 1890 her feminist novel Miss Miles was published.
After Charlotte Brontë's death her biographer, Elizabeth Gaskell, approached Mary Taylor for recollections, and Mary provided "a long, lively account" of their friendship. Unfortunately Mary had destroyed most of Charlotte's letters to her (unlike Ellen Nussey, who provided hundreds for the biography). Charlotte is known to have written with great frankness (at least by Victorian standards) to trusted friends at times, and Mary said in a letter to Ellen Nussey of 1857 "I am glad to hear that Mrs. Gaskell is progressing with the Life. I wish I had kept Charlotte's letters now, though I never felt it safe to do so until latterly that I have had a home of my own."
Fortunately several of Mary's letters to Charlotte have survived. Here are a few excerpts to give something of their flavour:
April 1949
'I write at my novel a little and think of my other book. What this will turn out, God only knows. It is not, and never can be forgotten. It is my child, my baby, and I assure you such a wonder as never was. I intend him when full grown to revolutionise society and faire époque in history.
'In the meantime I'm doing a collar in crochet work.'
Jul 1849
'About a month since I received and read Jane Eyre. It seemed to me incredible that you had actually written a book. Such events did not happen while I was in England. I begin to believe in your existence much as I do in Mr. Rochester's. In a believing mood I don't doubt either of them.
'You are very different from me in having no doctrine to preach. It is impossible to squeeze a moral out of your production. Has the world gone so well with you that you have no protest to make against its absurdities? Did you never sneer or declaim in your first sketches? I will scold you well when I see you. I do not believe in Mr. Rivers. There are no good men of the Brocklehurst species. A missionary either goes into his office for a piece of bread, or he goes from enthusiasm, and that is both too good and too bad a quality for St. John. It's a bit of your absurd charity to believe in such a man.
'I mention the book to no one and hear no opinions. I lend it a good deal because it's a novel, and it's as good as another! They say "it makes them cry." They are not literary enough to give an opinion. If ever I hear one I'll embalm it for you.
'I have now told you everything I can think of except that the cat's on the table and that I'm going to borrow a new book to read — no less than an account of all the systems of philosophy of modern Europe. I have lately met with a wonder, a man who thinks Jane Eyre would have done better to marry Mr. Rivers! He gives no reason — such people never do.'
April 1850
'I have seen some extracts from Shirley in which you talk of women working. And this first duty, this great necessity, you seem to think that some women may indulge in, if they give up marriage, and don't make themselves too disagreeable to the other sex. You are a coward and a traitor. A woman who works is by that alone better than one who does not; and a woman who does not happen to be rich and who still earns no money and does not wish to do so, is guilty of a great fault, almost a crime — a dereliction of duty which leads rapidly and almost certainly to all manner of degradation. It is very wrong of you to plead for toleration for workers on the ground of their being in peculiar circumstances, and few in number or singular in disposition. Work or degradation is the lot of all except the very small number born to wealth.'
Aug 1850
'After waiting about six months we have just got Shirley. It was landed from the Constantinople on Monday afternoon, just in the thick of our preparations for a "small party" for the next day. We stopped spreading red blankets over everything (New Zealand way of arranging the room) and opened the box and read all the letters.... On Wednesday I began Shirley and continued in a curious confusion of mind till now, principally at the handsome foreigner who was nursed in our house when I was a little girl. By the way, you've put him in the servant's bedroom. You make us all talk much as I think we should have done if we'd ventured to speak at all. What a little lump of perfection you've made me! There is a strange feeling in reading it of hearing us all talking. I have not seen the matted hall and painted parlour windows so plain these five years. But my father is not like. He hates well enough and perhaps loves too, but he is not honest enough. It was from my father I learnt not to marry for money nor to tolerate any one who did, and he never would advise any one to do so, or fail to speak with contempt of those who did.'
Friday, March 25, 2011
Charlotte Brontë's New Zealand connection
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|Here is the ice in January when it was first put in the ice house.
|And here it is in July after a couple months of cooling produce. It's still pretty close to the ceiling but there is still tons of produce to cool. See our post on the ice harvest here.