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Sunday, 28 September 2008
ODI Series 4 - Enter the Designer
The main elements to the designer are models and projects; a model is a set of datastores corresponding to data structures contained in a physical schema. In a model you will perform the reverse engineering for instance reverse-engineering the dimensions and properties from a planning application into a readable column format. The RKM (Reverse Knowledge Model) for planning should have already been downloaded (see the first part of the ODI series to find out what you need)
A project is a group of objects developed using ODI, the components to a project are:-
Packages:- A package is a sequence of steps organized into a flow diagram, so say you wanted to wait for a file to arrive, load it into a planning dimension, push it to essbase and then send a successful or failure email then the package is the place for this.
Interface:- An interface is really a set of rules that define the loading of a Datasource from one or more source Datastores, an example of an interface is load members into planning dimension.
Procedure :- A procedure is a reusable component that groups operations that do not fit into the interface category, for example sending a batch of files through FTP.
Variable :- This is a value which is stored in ODI, this value can be set or evaluated to create conditions in packages, it is pretty much what you would expect a variable to be.
Sequence :- A sequence is a variable automatically incremented when used.
Knowledge Modules – I described these in Part 1 of this series so if you need a refresher just have a quick look back.
You will get a much clearer understanding of the different components as we start to use them.
The first time you start the designer you will have to set up the connection to the master repository and work repository, you should be pretty used to this by now and I promise it is the last time you will have to do it. It is the same as when first set up the Topology manager.
The first objective I have set myself to achieve in the designer is to load dimension information from a flat file into the sample planning application, if you have been following then you will have already set up connection information to planning and to the flat file directory in the topology manager.
Before we start make sure you have extracted the KM files (Start KM_) from the impexp directory in the downloaded installation files
Oracle Data Integrator Adapter for Hyperion Planning Release 184.108.40.206 Installation files
KM_IKM SQL to Hyperion Planning.xml
KM_RKM Hyperion Planning.xml
Oracle Data Integrator Knowledge Module for Essbase Release 188.8.131.52 Installation files
KM_IKM SQL to Hyperion Essbase (DATA).xml
KM_IKM SQL to Hyperion Essbase (METADATA).xml
KM_LKM Hyperion Essbase DATA to SQL.xml
KM_LKM Hyperion Essbase METADATA to SQL.xml
KM_RKM Hyperion Essbase.xml
Extract them to %ODI_HOME%\oracledi\impexp
This is just so all the knowledge modules are stored in one place and simpler for importing.
Once you are in the designer, the first thing to do is create a new project.
You will notice most of the components I described earlier have been created.
At the moment all we are going to do is import the required KMs, right click the project name (ODI_DEMO_PROJECT) and select Import Knowledge Modules. Select the folder %ODI_HOME%\oracledi\impexp and a full list of the KMs available should be displayed.
As the first objective is just to use a flat file and planning we will require the following KMs
RKM Hyperion Planning (reverse engineer the planning application)
LKM File to SQL (load data from a file to a temp area using SQL, the temp area is controlled by the Sunopsis memory manager)
IKM SQL to Hyperion Planning (move the data from temp area and load it into the planning repository using SQL)
You may have been wondering what the format of your flat file needs to be and this is where the RKM for planning comes in, setting up the RKM is done in the models area.
First you need to create a models folder, it is nothing more than a folder and lets you maintain your models. Click the Models tab then Insert Model folder (first button) and finally give it a name.
Next step is to insert a model, the first model to set up is a data store to hold all the reverse engineering of the planning app dimensions, when you insert the model you have to name it and choose the technology, in this case it will be Hyperion Planning, on selection the logical schema will be populated with the schema named you applied in the topology manager.
Now on to the reverse tab, this is where the clever KM will be used to reverse engineer the planning dimensions.
Select Customized; choose the context and Logical agent (all of these have been set up from the previous ODI blog)
Select RKM Hyperion Planning from the KM dropdown; it will have the project name appended to it.
Apply the changes and click Reverse and let the KM does its magic.
How do you know it has completed? Well a couple of ways, just watch task manager and wait for the CPU process to complete or officially look in the Operator, now you shout what the hell is the Operator. The operator is basically a GUI that displays the status of executions from ODI and are carried out through the use of the Agent.
I am not really going to go into any more detail about the Operator until later in the series when most of the integrations are complete, but for now you can access it from the start menu or directly from each ODI application, in the designer – Windows > Open Module > Operator.
So it looks like our reverse has completed successfully.
If you expand the model you see each of the available dimensions have been reversed and placed in a datastore with the same name as the dimension, there is also an extra store for the UDA.
At present you cannot reverse engineer or load to Year/Period/Version/Scenario that is just like HAL.
Just to point out I have a couple of occasions where the reverse says it has completed but not all the dimensions in the datastore have been populated, if this is the case just run the reverse again.
Expanding a datastore such as Account and then columns, the fields that can be populated will be displayed.
This is where is should start to click in your mind what you are trying to achieve, from a flat file you want to populate some of the above fields which will then be loaded into your planning app, which fields you populate is up to you but obviously Account (member)/Parent are required if you don't populate the other fields then defaults will be used.
Most of the fields are self-explanatory and relate straight to planning, if you have ever used HAL they will be very familiar. If you have never used HAL then the one that stands out the most is the Operation field.
Operation can have the following values.
Update – This is the default and is used if not populated, it Add, updates, moves the member being loaded.
Delete Level0 - Deletes the member being loaded if it has no children
Delete Idescendants–Deletes the member being loaded and all of its descendants.
Delete Descendants–Deletes the descendants of the member being loaded, but does not delete the member itself.
Just a slight deviation but I am just going to demonstrate what happens when you have not set up the connection to the planning app in the topology manager, I just renamed the planning app from plansamp to plansamp1 in the topology manager and ran the reverse again.
I have found with ODI that sometimes the error messages are pretty obscure, this one is one of the better ones "The application plansamp1 is invalid" gives you a rough idea, though this is the first opportunity that you have had to check you set up the connection correctly.
So now we have reversed our dimensions a csv hierarchy load file can be created. If you like you can just create a file with headings that relate to all the reversed fields.
For an example say I was going to add the following member as a child of account
The csv file would look like this :-
From this you should be able to build up a file to match your planning application pretty easily, once you have completed the file make sure you save it in the file store directory you set up in the topology manager, in my case "E:\FileStore\AccLoad.csv"
Now we have to create a model and datastore that will pick up the file.
Choose File as the technology and choose the logical schema you created originally in the topology manager.
In the reverse tab select your context.
Insert a new DataStore and give it a name and if you click browse for file button it should open up in the correct directory and you can select the csv file.
In the files tab as we are using a CSV file then choose Fie Format as delimited, the file has a header row so it was set to 1, the field separator was set to other and as a comma (,)
If you have been following this guide then you may have to go back into the topology manager as I forgot to set the JDBC options for the File set up, I have corrected the previous blog but this is what you need to make sure you have set.
Back to the designer, click the Columns tab then the Reverse button and all being well the file structure should be retrieved.
One thing to watch out for if you are using formulas, the physical and logical length is set to 50 and formulas can easy surpass that so you will need to increase the length and in the reversed dimension column set up which is defaulted to 80.
Ok we have created the source and target elements so now we have to put them together to bring them together and this is done by creating an interface, back to the projects tab and insert a new interface
Give it a name and make sure the context is selected, next check "Staging Area Different From Target" and choose "SUNOPSIS_MEMORY_ENGINE".
This allows any transformations between the source and target to be handled by the memory engine, an example being if you have a column header named TB in the source file and in the planning target it goes to Time Balance then the memory engine will handle this mapping.
On to the Diagram tab, this is where you drag and drop you source and target datastores, its certainly not the best graphically designed section and I remember thinking it was hideous the first time I saw it.
First drag you Account Flat file datastore from the models window into the source window and then drag the reversed account dimension datastore into the target window, select yes for the automatic mapping. What this will do is automatically map the column headings of your file to the target planning dimension, if you create the file with exactly the same headings as the dimension properties then you will have less work to do.
Anyway you should end up with this lovely looking organised window.
Just stretch the windows to make it more appealing and understandable.
Now we have to map the remaining source and targets, the ones that have been mapped will show as red in the source, btw the "S" in the source/target windows stands for String as all the fields we are using are String based. In the target window the members that have been automatically mapped will be displayed with an icon that stands for Source so basically meaning the source is the same as the target.
To map, click on a name in the target window, this should display the mapping window below, tick the "Active Mapping" box and in the implementation window enter the 3 digit name of the source and the column name, so for the Target of "Alias: Default" the implementation window will have ACC."Default_Alias", finally click the "Staging Area" button, as we need to use the sunopsis memory engine to perform the mapping.
If you like you don't have to manually enter the name, you can click the "Launch Expression Editor" and select from the window.
The expression editor has a whole raft of functions that can be used but you won't probably use them for basic mappings.
The process needs to be repeated for the remaining source properties.
You can also force the value in the target mapping to be a fixed value, so say everything was going to be put against a "Source Plan Type" of Consol you wouldn't need that in your source file and you can just enter the value into the mapping like so :-
If you are going to do this make sure the "Active Mapping" box is ticked and execute on the staging area is selected.
Once you have completed all the mappings click on the Flow tab and a diagram should be displayed outlining the process, if you click on the Target there are a number of options available like setting up error logging and the ability to refresh to essbase after the load has completed.
After applying changes you can execute the interface and the data in the file should be loaded into planning, you can check in the Operator to see how the process went.
You should also check the log files that were generated, you may see this is the log
2008-09-28 13:15:04,109 DEBUG [DwgCmdExecutionThread]: Number of columns in the source result set does not match the number of planning target columns.
I wouldn't worry about the message, as it is not really an error.
In planning your member(s) should have been loaded.
So there we go we have completed the objective of loading information from a flat file into a planning dimension, from here you should be able to do the same for other dimensions.
I am going to wrap it up there for today, hopefully it all makes sense and you can go off and create your own load interfaces.
Next time I will look into loading data from a SQL table to planning and look at what can be achieved with ODI and essbase.
21 comments:
- Damir said...
Hi John,
I am affraid I came to the wall during the ODI Series 4 setup. I just saw that, for some reason, RMI has not been installed. And ,in the ODI Series 3, we set Planning server to the RMI port 11333 (so, tehnically, I set the connection to the component which is not installed).
I am maintaining 2 environments, 32bit and 64bit. Installation steps for these 2 environments were exactly the same, till every component. On the 32bit environment, RMI is installed correctly, while on 64bit, not. As I followed up, RMI is a part of planning and therefore, it should be installed as I selected all Planning components during installation. I dont have RMI folder under %HYPERION_HOME%/common, and of course, I dont have windows service Hyperion RMI running.
Do you, by any chance, know why RMI is missing?
Could the reason be that we used Planning installation files valid for 32bit environment during setup of 64bit environment (there is no 64bit Planning installation files)?
Many thanks in advance.
Best regards,
- 30 September 2008 at 02:34
- John Goodwin said...
Hi, I am not sure why the RMI component is missing but it is vital it exists, if you don't have a \Hyperion\common\RMI\1.0.0 directory then it looks like something has gone wrong with the installation.
- 1 October 2008 at 03:37
- Damir said...
Hi John,
This issue (RMI) has been solved by the following workaround.
I was suggested to make a copy of RMI folder from 32bit environment and paste it on the same path on 64bit environment, and then run InstallHyperionNTServiceRMI.bat from %HYPERION_HOME%\common\RMI\126.96.36.199\ location. With this action HyperionRMI service will be installed, started and – that's it.
Obviously, this is not the way it should be done, but for 64bit environment Planning 32bit component have to be used as well, and only RMI has to be configured manually. Maybe it can cause some incompatibilities, but in our case, so far it is working well…
So, maybe you will need some time this info. This was also confirmed by ORACLE support (reffer to the SR #3-698669641).
Now I have to catch up the leftovers of the ODI from Day 4 :-)
Best regards,
- 10 October 2008 at 05:11
- John Goodwin said...
Thanks for giving me an update on the 64bit issue and the workaround, at least it has been acknowledged as a bug in version 11and hopefully a patch will be released in the near future.
- 15 October 2008 at 03:42
- Francisco said...
Hi John, first of all: nice job!
Im experimenting some issues when i do reverse engineering from a csv file. Sometimes it does perfectly and sometimes it doesnt retrieve any column so i have to do manually. Any ideas?
- 21 October 2008 at 02:26
- Francisco said...
Ei i just have discovered what was happening... the datastore was locked, when you unlock it then you can do reverse engineering. Thx
- 21 October 2008 at 02:46
- Robin and Emz said...
Hi John,
Your blog is really helpful. We've been installing ODI and following your instructions from the 1st series but this 4th one is showing us some issues.
We're using the Fusion edition of EPMA and Essbase.
We've installed ODI 10.1.3.0 and also installed the Hyperion Planning and Essbase patches that you advised.
On the reverse engineering procedure, we created the planning model folder, inserted a new model under that folder.. When we clicked the reverse button though, ours did not turn out successfully.
Here's the error we received:
org.apache.bsf.BSFException: exception from Jython: Traceback: File "string", line 3, in ? ImportError: No module named odi at org.apache.bsf.engines.jython.JythonEngine.exec(Unknown Source) at com.sunopsis.dwg.codeinterpretor.k.a(k.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.scripting(SnpSessTaskSql.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(SnpSessTaskSql.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(SnpSessTaskSql.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSql.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSqlC.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSqlC.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java) at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSes
We badly need some insights soon..
- 13 November 2008 at 19:30
- Italiano Vol1 said...
Hi i have one question about ODI and EPM. Is it possible to load metada directly to EPMA Dimension Library?
- 11 December 2008 at 08:22
hi there-
when I'm trying to do Reverse to get Planning datastore, I got this error in the "Start the Reverse" step in Topology:
org.apache.bsf.BSFException: exception from Jython:
Traceback (innermost last):
File "<string>", line 17, in ?
IndexError: index out of range: 1
at org.apache.bsf.engines.jython.JythonEngine.exec(JythonEngine.java:146)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.codeinterpretor.k.a(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.scripting(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTaskTrt(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSqlC.treatTaskTrt(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandSession.treatCommand(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandBase.execute(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.i(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.g.y(Unknown Source)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.run(Unknown Source)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
do you know about this?
- 6 January 2009 at 22:27
sorry, I mean in "Operator" not in "Topology".
- 6 January 2009 at 22:36
I think I've corrected this thing by entering the port number in dataserver :)
- 6 January 2009 at 22:48
- pravi said...
Hi John,
I completed all the steps provided by you successfully. The problem i'm facing now is records from the falt file were getting rejected in planning. Please let me know the work around. The following is the information i found in agent window.
Initalizing the planning wrapper and connecting
log4j:WARN No appenders could be found for logger (C:\DOCUME~1\Praveen\LOCALS~1\
log4j:WARN Please initialize the log4j system properly.
Traceback (innermost last):
File "string", line 2, in ?
Planning Writer Load Summary:
Number of rows successfully processed: 0
Number of rows rejected: 2
- 10 January 2009 at 20:31
Hi John,
FIrst of all I wud like to thank for you for providing step to step guidance on ODI.
I am facing a problem while loading a flat file to planning application. All the processes are being executed but we are getting an error:
org.apache.bsf.BSFException: exception from Jython:
Traceback (innermost last):
File String line 2, in ?
Planning Writer Load Summary:
Number of rows successfully processed: 0
Number of rows rejected: 0
at org.apache.bsf.engines.jython.JythonEngine.exec(JythonEngine.java:146)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.codeinterpretor.k.a(k.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.scripting(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.execScriptingOrders(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSqlI.treatTaskTrt(SnpSessTaskSqlI.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessTaskSql.treatTask(SnpSessTaskSql.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSessStep.treatSessStep(SnpSessStep.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.dbobj.SnpSession.treatSession(SnpSession.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandSession.treatCommand(DwgCommandSession.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.DwgCommandBase.execute(DwgCommandBase.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.i(e.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.g.y(g.java)
at com.sunopsis.dwg.cmd.e.run(e.java)
at java.lang.Thread.run(Unknown Source)
Please let us know wat the resolution is.
and also the format of the file and the columns to be taken.
- 18 January 2009 at 22:47
Hi Sravan,
Just turn on the logging from the Flow tab by pressing on the target within the ETL Flow.
It's usually something to do with the incompitability with the source and the target.
Let me know if you still have the problem.
- 31 January 2009 at 13:35
- NoFog said...
John, I need help.
I'd like to set up the connection to the master repository and work repository (see 1st screenshot). All test passed successfully. But when I try to login under these settings I have error "Designer can't connect to Execution repository."
Wherу can I see a log file to resolve problem?
- 10 April 2009 at 02:10
- kas said...
Hi John,
I noticed something which I think is an ODI glitch / possibly a bug.
When setting up the File Datastore on the Model tab, enter the Definition information. If you hit Apply before moving to the other tabs, the Reverse does not return the columns, even if you close ODI and reopen. If you complete the Files and Columns tab before clicking on the Apply or OK buttons, then the Reverse works. I thought it might be related to column headers, but I receive the same response on a file that had _ in the column headers and one that had no spaces or _ in the column header. Have you experienced this issue?
- 17 July 2009 at 07:30
Kas, try to Unlock the DataStore.
- 20 July 2009 at 00:37
I´m having an issue when loading an attribute dimension structure. The thing is that it doesn´t allow member moves, which is quite particular situation, I know, but the only workaround I´ve found is to delete de member I want to move, and then load it again within the new parent. Another thing with this, is that the attribute association is lost when deleting it, so I have to load my base dimension again, which is a big one, so the "attribute dimension refresh process" performance goes down, without considering the manual stuff of deleting a member. If someone knows a better solution, I would be very pleased to know it.
Thanks in advance.
PD: Great tutorials!! Thanks John!!
- 24 August 2009 at 06:06
- Aaron said...
Hi John,
First up thanks for walking me through ODI.
I was getting sick of manually entering the field mappings when I noticed the following:
Once you select a target field you can 'drag' a source field and drop it into the mapping window. Doing this automatically populated the mapping, checks the 'Active Mapping' box and selects 'Staging Area'
This saved me a lot of time and potential typos with out the hassle of firing up the expression editor.
- 25 September 2009 at 01:18
- Marcos said...
Hi John and (as myself) followers!
130% useful blog man, becoming a big fun of you.
I'm having an error in this "chapter" I couldn't solve.
When I run it, i receive the following warning & error on operator's tasks 1 and 2:
7000 : null : java.sql.SQLException: Invalid format description
java.sql.SQLException: Invalid format description
at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.file.a.b.a.a(a.java)
at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.file.w.(w.java)
at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.file.u.prepareStatement(u.java)
at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsQuery.a(SnpsQuery.java)
I guess it's related to the engine tech configuration or usage, but can't find wht's wrong.
Any help
- 30 December 2009 at 03:28
- Emma said...
In the part that I can force the value in the target mapping to be a fixed value, in my case is in "Data Storage" of Store because I wouldn't need that in my source file,
In Hyperion Planning I can see that in my members with "fixed values" with Store, Planning shows me the same member but with "Never Share", please I need more details about this action, Thank you
- 10 February 2010 at 14:56


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Kremer currently holds five of the eight individual school swimming records at Sacred Heart Prep.
"Tom has worked so hard in the pool and in the classroom," said SHP coach Kevin Morris. "I'm truly in awe of everything he has accomplished. I'm so excited for his senior year season, and I know he'll accomplish great things at Stanford.
"Tom is the epitome of a student-athlete. It has been such a privilege to coach him and teach him."
Morris is a math teacher at SHP and currently teaches Kremer in AP Computer Science.
Kremer has dual citizenship with the United States and Israel, and is hoping to compete for Israel in the 2012 Olympics in London. Kremer did compete at the European Junior Championships this past summer and was the only Israeli swimmer to medal by taking the bronze in the 200 IM.
Moving on to state
Gunn freshman golfer Anna Zhou shot a 2-over-par 72 at the Stanford Golf Course on Monday while finishing in a four-way tie for second place at the girls' NCGA/CIF NorCal Championships. Zhou's finish qualified her for the CIF State Championships, set for Nov. 15 at Poppy Hills in Pebble Beach.
The top nine individuals not on a qualifying team advanced, and Zhou did easily while equaling the score turned in by 2011 Central Coast Section champion Hannah Suh of Evergreen Valley. Zhou was even-par through three holes before taking a bogey-4 on the 102-yard par-3 fourth hole. She got back to even with a birdie-3 on the the 340-yard ninth hole. Zhou dropped another stroke on the 343-yard par-4 11th hole and suffered a bogey-6 on the par-5 16th. Other than that, she was consistent with 14 pars.
Despite tying for second, Zhou had to settle for the fourth-place medal after losing a four-way playoff on the par-4 18th hole. Zhou and two others made par, forcing a second playoff hole. While standing over her putt, Zhou's ball moved. She called a violation on herself and had to accept the fourth-place medal.
College signings
Palo Alto High will have 11 seniors committing to colleges on Wednesday. That group includes Kimmy Whitson (Pacific volleyball), Melanie Wade (Washington volleyball), Caroline Martin (Connecticut College volleyball), Maddie Kuppe (UConn volleyball), Kimmy Flather (San Diego State lacrosse), Skylar Dorosin (Stanford watrer polo), Jasmine Tosky (USC swimming), Megan Bredenberg (Pepperdine swimming), Byron Sanborn (Princeton swimming) and Nicky Hu (Harvard tennis).
Gunn, meanwhile, also has its share of athletes headed off to college to continue their careers. Among those making commitments on Wednesday:
Among that group is: Rachael Acker(Cal swimming), Julia Ama (Stanford swimming), Casey Lincoln (Yale swimming), Elizabeth Anderson (Santa Clara water polo), Allison Doerpinghaus (Eastern Washington State volleyball) and Cat Perez (Seattle University basketball).
Acker will be in position to replace former Paly sprint standout Liv Jensen, in her senior year at Cal. Acker has best of 22.7 and 49.0 in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles. She's already being projected as an NCAA scorer in the 50 free her freshman year.
At Menlo School, two student-athletes have committed during the early decision signing period to play intercollegiate sports.
Right-handed pitcher Freddy Avis, who verbally committed to Stanford on July 6, will sign his national letter of intent to play baseball today. As a junior, Avis compiled a 10-1 season, was second on the team in RBI, and helped lead the Knights to a second consecutive Central Coast Section championship.
Outside hitter Natalie Roy has committed to play volleyball at Colby College. As a junior, Roy was third on the team in kills and digs. This season, she is the lone senior on a team which has gone 23-7 overall entering this week's CCS quarterfinals.
The next signing period closes in February 2012, and several more student-athletes are expected to commit to play their sport at the collegiate level.
Swimming in Singapore
A handful of Palo Alto Stanford Aquatic athletes just returned from Singapore, where they competed in FINA World Cup short-course (meters) meet on Friday and Saturday.
Palo Alto High senior Jasmine Tosky was among the busiest as she finished fifth in the 200 fly, fifth in the 400 IM, fifth in the 200 IM, sixth in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 free.
Sacred Heart Prep sophomore Ally Howe was sixth in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 back; Palo Alto sophomore William Lee was eighth in the 200 back and 400 IM; Menlo-Atherton sophomore Kindle Van Linge was 12th in the women's 400 IM; Gunn senior Julia Ama was eighth in the 50 fly; and Palo Alto senior Byron Sanborn was ninth in the 200 IM. Andrew Liang of Palo Alto also competed, taking 12th in the 100 back and 14th in the 200 fly prelims.
Moving on up
The Palo Alto girls' volleyball team has risen to No. 65 in the nation, according to Maxpreps, which also lists the Vikings No. 15 in the state, No. 11 statewide in Division I, No. 3 in the CCS and No. 1 in CCS Division I heading into this week's section playoffs.


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Arriving home from the Society for Foodservice Management's annual conference last week, I began to examine all of the projects that need to be completed before the end of this year. I first thought about the redesign of the magazine that will be launched in January. Then I checked into the plans that are underway for the 2013 MenuDirections conference, to be held next March in Tampa, Fla. That's when it struck me: We are less than three months away from the deadline for the 2013 Goldies Awards.
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Carey Mulligan admits that when the prospect of working with Coen brothers first came her way, she was nervous that the acclaimed filmmaker siblings might turn out to be "scary geniuses.
"I had no idea what to expect from them," the British-born, 28-year-old actress chuckles as she recalls her first encounter with Joel and Ethan Coen during a speakerphone chat when they approached her for a role in their film "Inside Llewyn Davis."
"They were both kind of really enthusiastically saying things and laughing, and I didn't hear anything they said because I was so nervous," says Mulligan, an admitted "Fargo" devotee who "worships" its star Frances MacDormand, who's also Joel's wife. "I got the job, and the next time I saw them was in rehearsals. I was so happy when I got to meet them and know them a little bit, to see how lovely they were, how relaxed they were – and not scary geniuses."
An Academy Award nominee for "An Education" and a veteran of projects from both A-list and cutting-edge directors including Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," Nicholas Winding Refn's "Drive," Steve McQueen's "Shame" and Baz Luhrmann's "The Great Gatsby," Mulligan says she wasn't expecting the calmness that pervades a Coen brothers set.
"Everything was done with no stress," she says. "They've already edited the film in their mind, which I've never had before on anything else. There is something about their confidence and calm – they're holding you so firmly that you can do all sorts of stuff, and you know they'll rein you in. They'll stop you from going too far. I let go a little bit, which was really fun. I didn't think about my accent. I can hear mistakes in my accent, but they never let me fix it."
Her very angry character, who shares a complicated past with the title character (Oscar Isaacs), is a member of the early 60s Greenwich Village folk music scene the film explores. The role required Mulligan to perform coffee-house style – each of the movie's musical performances were captured live. "Because I only had one song to sing, the cool thing was that we all got together in a studio and played music together for a week before we started filming," she recalls. "I loved being around it, and I loved getting to watch that whole process a little bit."
Despite her stint in "Llewyn Davis" and a heartbreaking song in "Shame," Mulligan harbors no professional musical ambitions. "I just happened to have sung in a couple of films in a row, but no, I don't," she says. "I sang at school, and I thought when I was much, much younger that I wanted to do musical theater. And then I realized I didn't have the talent for it, and I can't dance, so that kind of rules me out."
She does find the world musicians inhabit intriguing, having gotten a window into it through her husband, Mumford and Sons musician Marcus Mumford. "There's something really enviable about the music world: a bunch of musicians can come into a room and having never met pick up an instrument and start playing, and they've got this community. You just don't have that in most professions – and not as an actor, certainly."
Mumford collaborated on the film's authentic collection of folk standards with the Coen's recurring music guru T-Bone Burnett, whom Mulligan adored. "T-Bone's been so sweet and supportive for the music, and I've been kind of crippled by fear once or twice," she says. "We did a concert for the film a couple of months ago in New York, and I was singing with Gillian Welch, then sang another song with Elvis Costello, and I was freaking out so much! And in the rehearsal, right before we did the concert, I sang my song with Gillian Welch and completely forgot the words and completely couldn't get the harmony and was like just the worst thing ever. And he came over and gave me a big hug and was like, 'Let's not rehearse it anymore – It'll be great.' He was in the wings when I did it and with his kind of energy somehow I survived and I didn't make any mistakes. I probably sounded terrible, but I didn't actively destroy the song."
Even more nerve-wracking was prepping for her on-screen song with pop idol Justin Timberlake, who plays her husband and performing partner. "We started by recording me and Justin and Stark Sands at the same time. Then after two takes, they were like, 'We're going to do Justin on his own and then we'll focus on you guys,'" she says. "So I think we might have been slightly messing up his vibe. But it was great – when we were actually doing it I loved it. I had so much fun, because by that point I wasn't nervous to sing in front of him anymore."
She fully embraced the surreality of sharing a scene with someone she admired in her youth. "I could have asked Justin a few more questions about like being in 'N Sync, but they never quite came to me – maybe now," she laughs. "It was the same with Leo [DiCaprio] on 'Gatsby': It's unreasonable to not have a moment when you are like 'This is so weird!' I was never one of those kids who had posters up on their wall. I never idolized people, but I had seen 'Romeo + Juliet' when I was 14 or 15 years old, and thought that he was the most extraordinary actor ever. And then suddenly I was making a film with him. I was like, 'This is so crazy.' So there has to be a moment when you acknowledge how ridiculous things are. Certainly I had that moment with Justin – like, I had his album, I knew the dance moves, and now we're standing here playing a singing duet called Jim & Jean. Bizarre, but quite fun!"


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"Little ol' Estes Park" — as general manager of The Stanley Hotel Rick Benton affectionately refers to it — is imprinting itself on the food map and impressing culinary history on the roofs of many mouths, as far away as the bodacious bistros of New York and the home of famed chef James Beard. In early April, Stanley executive chef Richard Beichner and his staff were invited to prepare a dinner at New York City's James Beard House.
"The chef represented the state of Colorado," Benton said, adding it is a great honor and acknowledgment of food wizardry in Estes Park.
Becoming as memorable for its foodie experience as for its ghouly memories from "The Shining," The Stanley Hoetl is providing unforgettable destination and dining experiences. Chef Beichner's contemporary American cuisine showcases his technical skill and fine-dining finesse, along with local Colorado ingredients.
The James Beard Foundation offers a variety of events designed to educate, inspire, entertain and foster an appreciation of American cuisine. These events are all located at the historic James Beard House at 167 West 12th St (between 6th and 7th Avenues), in Manhattan's Greenwich Village neighborhood. Multi-course meals are offered, complemented by wine pairings, prepared by guest chefs from around the world. Dinners may highlight individual chefs or chefs from more than one restaurant. Chefs may cook their own signature cuisine, or cook around a particular theme, such as a specific ingredient or holiday.
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Among items chef Beichner prepared were appetizers: Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Harissa and Coriander Pesto (for these Moroccan-inspired meatballs, the chef uses Rocky Mountain lamb raised locally in Colorado and serves it with saffron couscous); Rocky Mountain Elk Tartare with Haystack Mountain Goat Cheese Mousse and Navajo Fry Bread; Cold-Smoked Steelhead Trout with Vanilla-Scented Roe, Preserved Lemon Crème Fraîche, and Masa Blini; Green Chili-Rabbit Pot Pie; Haystack Mountain Cheese Popovers, served with E. Guigal Gigondas 2009; dinner: Spring Vegetable Salad with Shaved Root Vegetables, Golden Raisin Conserve, and Asparagus Panna Cotta, accompanied by Silverado Vineyards Miller Ranch Sauvignon Blanc 2010; Morel Consommé, accompanied by Jack Rabbit Hill M-N 2009; Salt-Baked Striped Bass with Caper Aïoli and Radish Salad, accompanied by Vineyard 7 & 8 Estate Chardonnay 2009; Colorado Grass-Fed Lamb and Roasted Rack and Braised Shoulder with Minted Spring Pea Medley and Sautéed Panisse, accompanied byVineyard 7 & 8 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon 2009; and dessert, Meyer Lemon Panna Cotta with Black Pepper Shortbread and Fraises des Bois.
The executive chef at The Stanley Hotel has also served as chef at the Vail Cascade Resort and Spa and Sonnenalp Resort of Vail, after studying at Staten Island. Originally from Oil City, Pa., he lives in Estes Park with his wife, Heather. He is shown on his facebook page with Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones and Heather at Pizzaria Basta.
Chef Beichner has spent decades cultivating his culinary expertise, as well as business and managerial skills. He graduated from New York City University in 1989, with a bachelor's degree in business and marketing, then attended Peter Kump's School of Culinary Arts in New York. He worked at a variety of New York restaurants, most notably Jerry's 103, located in the former Fillmore East property. He helmed the menus and kitchens at restaurants throughout the East Coast, Southeast and Midwest, before settling in the Rockies.
A longtime proponent of slow food, sustainability and the farm-to-table movement, chef Beichner immediately revised the menu at The Cascades Restaurant at The Stanley Hotel, focusing on regional and seasonal foods. He steered the menu from a seafood-oriented selection and began featuring trout, bass, beef and locally grown produce. He also offers a wide selection of gluten-free dishes.
"When I was growing up, we used to go to farm stands and my father always used to say that Pennsylvania had the best corn, well that was just because he'd never been anywhere else," Beichner said. "Corn tastes better off the stalk, so Pennsylvania corn tastes best in Pennsylvania. I try to explain to him that it wasn't better, just fresher. All food tastes better when it's fresh, and it's easier to get fresh food when it's local, instead of half a world away."
Chef Beichner came to The Stanley Hotel in 2011, with the goal of revamping the dining experience at Cascades, the hotel's signature restaurant. He brought with him a cornucopia of culinary experience and expertise, succeeding in infusing the menu with a breath of 21st-century cooking .
Upon his arrival at The Stanley, he quickly established relationships with local cattle ranches and farmers, to ensure he incorporates locally sourced and seasonal items into his menu selections. In the fall and winter, he features hearty root vegetables. In the summer, he relies on peaches from nearby Palisade and on Rocky Ford cantaloupes, a Colorado trademark of sweet and juicy melons since 1881.
The hotel's wine list was another of his projects. A first-level sommelier, he began rebuilding The Stanley's wine list. His input and direction did not go unnoticed and the collection was honored with the Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence in 2012.
With more than two decades' experience, chef Beichner's passion for food shows no signs of slowing.
"It's fun working with new staff and chefs and getting them excited about the perfection of food. I love to show them my passion and see how it translates in their creations. I think chefs are basically teachers."
Guests of The Stanley can also benefit from chef Beichner's enthusiasm and experience. He teaches a monthly, hands-on class, walking students through a three-course meal, emphasizing seasonal, regional and sustainable dishes.
Beichner tuned to food as a college student in New York in the late 1980s. He tasted his way around town, and remembers in particular one meal at Jean- Georges Vongerichten's JoJo that opened his eyes to French-Asian fusion and changed the way he thought about cooking. He went on to build a career in the kitchens of major luxury resorts, from the golf country of the Georgia coast and Grand Traverse, Mich., to the slopes of Vail, Colo., where he managed four restaurant kitchens for Vail Cascade Resort, a Conde Nast Traveler 2009 Gold List winner. He has had the opportunity to feed presidents, stars in the entertainment industry and some of rock music's most influential acts. He has had the pleasure of working with some of the premier chefs in the field working in all style establishments from family dining to molecular gastronomy.
The Stanley Hotel is managed by Grand Heritage Hotel Group. Founded in 1989 by John Cullen, Grand Heritage Hotel Group is one of the nation's premier owner-operators of independent luxury hotels and resorts.
Recipes from the Stanley Hotel chef Richard Beichner
Moroccan Lamb Meatballs with Harissa and Coriander Pesto
10 dried ancho peppers
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1/2 teaspoon ground caraway seeds
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cilantro Pesto:
1 cup fresh cilantro
1/2 cup toasted pumpkin seeds
1/2 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
Lamb Meatballs:
Olive oil as needed
1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onions
1/4 cup finely chopped carrots
1/4 cup finely chopped celery
1 pound ground lamb
1 cup panko bread crumbs
1/2 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
1/4 cup finely chopped parsley
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
This recipe contains: Eggs, Meat, Nuts, Wheat
Yield: 6 servings
Make the harissa: in a dry skillet over medium-low heat, toast the ancho chili peppers until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a bowl of hot water and soak for 1 hour. Drain and discard the water. Remove the stems and seeds from the chilies. In a blender or food processor, purée the chilies with the garlic, olive oil, coriander, caraway, cumin, and salt until very smooth. Reserve.
Make the cilantro pesto: combine the cilantro, pumpkin seeds, olive oil, and salt in a blender or food processor. Purée until smooth. Reserve.
Make the meatballs: preheat the oven to 350ºF. Heat a little olive oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add the onions, carrots, and celery and sauté until soft but not browned, about 7 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool for 15 minutes. In a large bowl, combine the sautéed vegetables with the remaining meatball ingredients. Form the mixture into 1-inch balls and place on a greased baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 15 minutes.
Serve warm, topped with the cilantro pesto and harissa.
His menu at The Stanley features seasonal produce and regional ingredients in favorites like Colorado meatloaf (organic elk, buffalo and Kurobuta pork), braised lamb shank with white bean ragout and pecan-crusted winter squash. Colorado Angus beef and a varied selection of gluten-free options also are highlighted. An extensive wine list, honored with a Wine Spectator Award of Excellence in 2012, offers dozens of wines to complement every dish and palate.
"Food can be simple, yet exquisite," said chef Beichner. "Whenever possible, I use the freshest ingredients that can be found in our own backyard, thus creating a culinary experience that's reflective of the beauty of the Rockies and the majesty of The Stanley."
The Whiskey Bar, adjacent to the dining area at The Stanley, is home to a 37-foot, handcrafted, antique Rothschild bar. The bar itself became the long-awaited centerpiece for the room, cementing its roots in 1909, the year the hotel opened its doors. The bar is flanked by backlit whiskey displays, showcasing more than 550 labels — the largest whiskey collection in the state. Guests can expand their knowledge of whiskey at one of the monthly Whiskey University classes, which is comprised of tasting and comparing about half-a-dozen whiskeys. Each class focuses on a particular varietal, such as single malt, blends or American whiskeys.
Non-whiskey drinkers may opt for something more involved, exciting or reminiscent of the hotel's prohibition days. The Stanley's "libation engineers" are happy, and eager, to oblige, with an extensive selection of once illegal-but-flavorful cocktails like the Mata Hari, Corpse Reviver and the Jersey Devil.
Chef Beichner also teaches a monthly culinary class for those inspired by his creations. The hands-on class walks students through a three-course meal, emphasizing seasonal, regional and sustainable fare. Past dishes have included farm-raised striped bass, buttermilk lemon panna cotta and diverse market-vegetable salads. Classes start at $45 per person and include wine.
Reservations for Cascades Restaurant are highly recommended. For more information, please visit StanleyHotel.com or call (970) 577-4001.
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