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- Research
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Accessing and distributing EMBL data using CORBA (common object request broker architecture)
© GenomeBiology.com 2000
- Received: 26 July 2000
- Accepted: 21 September 2000
- Published: 6 November 2000
The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database is a comprehensive database of DNA and RNA sequences and related information traditionally made available in flat-file format. Queries through tools such as SRS (Sequence Retrieval System) also return data in flat-file format. Flat files have a number of shortcomings, however, and the resources therefore currently lack a flexible environment to meet individual researchers' needs. The Object Management Group's common object request broker architecture (CORBA) is an industry standard that provides platform-independent programming interfaces and models for portable distributed object-oriented computing applications. Its independence from programming languages, computing platforms and network protocols makes it attractive for developing new applications for querying and distributing biological data.
A CORBA infrastructure developed by EMBL-EBI provides an efficient means of accessing and distributing EMBL data. The EMBL object model is defined such that it provides a basis for specifying interfaces in interface definition language (IDL) and thus for developing the CORBA servers. The mapping from the object model to the relational schema in the underlying Oracle database uses the facilities provided by PersistenceTM, an object/relational tool. The techniques of developing loaders and 'live object caching' with persistent objects achieve a smart live object cache where objects are created on demand. The objects are managed by an evictor pattern mechanism.
The CORBA interfaces to the EMBL database address some of the problems of traditional flat-file formats and provide an efficient means for accessing and distributing EMBL data. CORBA also provides a flexible environment for users to develop their applications by building clients to our CORBA servers, which can be integrated into existing systems.
- Unify Modeling Language
- Object Management Group
- EMBL Database
- Common Object Request Broker Architecture
- Live Object
The EMBL (European Molecular Biology Laboratory) Nucleotide Sequence Database (often referred to as the EMBL database) [1] is hosted at the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI). It is a comprehensive database of DNA and RNA sequences that are directly submitted from researchers and genome sequencing groups, and collected from the scientific literature and patent applications. It is produced in an international collaboration with GenBank (NCBI, Bethesda, USA) and DDBJ (the DNA Data Bank of Japan, CIB, Mishima, Japan). Each of the three collaborating groups collects a portion of the total sequence data reported worldwide, and all new and updated database entries are exchanged daily. The amount of sequence data is growing exponentially.
As our scientific understanding deepens, the complexity of the related information increases as well. As a result, the structure of the data also keeps changing. The EMBL database is managed and maintained using the relational database management system (DBMS) Oracle. It contains over 130 tables and 140 relationships, having around 80 Gigabytes (Gb) of data comprising nearly 10 million objects of primary data and millions of sub-objects called 'features'. Traditionally, the sequences and related information, which have been collected over a long period of time, are made available in flat-file format via ftp, CD-ROM, www tools, and so on. The queries through tools such as SRS (Sequence Retrieval System, a network browser for databanks in molecular biology) [2] also return data in flat-file format. However, flat files have a number of shortcomings: the format may not be described formally; it is difficult to represent complex data and relationships, the meaningful units of information ('objects') are not represented or handled well; it is hard to retrieve objects separately; assembly of objects into bigger aggregates is difficult; elaborate parsing is often required; and so on. In general, the current availability of the resources is not matched by a flexible environment to meet individual researchers' needs.
An industry standard, the Object Management Group's (OMG) common object request broker architecture (CORBA), provides platform-independent programming interfaces and models for portable distributed object-oriented computing applications [3,4,5,6]. Its independence from programming languages, computing platforms and network protocols provides a solution for developing new applications for querying and distributing biological data [7,8,9,10,11,12,13], which can also be integrated into existing systems. Here we present a CORBA infrastructure developed at EMBL-EBI and show that the CORBA interfaces to the EMBL database address some of the limitations of the flat-file format and provide an efficient means for accessing and distributing EMBL data. CORBA also provides a flexible environment for users to develop application programs (for example, for sequence analysis or data mining).
Results and discussion
EMBL object data model
The diversity and structure of biological data complicate their use. To develop a CORBA server that provides access to our biological data, we need a well-defined object model to model the real-world biological entities, that is, to describe the structure and constraints present in the data, as well as how the data can be accessed and queried. It is a specification of the data in the problem domain, independent of how the actual database is implemented. This model can then be expressed in IDL (interface definition language) interfaces to the CORBA server at one end, and mapped to a database schema for the underlying data management and storage at the other end.
We use the unified modeling language (UML) notation [14,15] for this model. According to the UML, a model is organized into packages. A package groups classes that are semantically related and a dependency indicates that a package uses classes from another package. Each class belongs to exactly one package. A class is a descriptor for a set of objects that have similar properties, behavior and relationships to other objects. An attribute is a named property of a class. An attribute can be derived, that is, its value is computed from the values of other attributes. An operation is a procedure attached to a class, describing the behavior of the class. A class can be created by inheriting all attributes and operations from one or more of its superclasses. An association is a description of links or a set of links that specify connections among objects. An association can be reflexive, connecting a class with itself. Multiplicity defines how many times one object may link to another through an association. An association class has both association and class properties. It can be seen as an association that also has class properties, or as a class that also has association properties. It holds data that are relevant for the association, but for neither of the associated classes alone. A structured (composite) data type is represented as a class (as usual in object-oriented (OO) modeling). A class is used as an attribute type mainly if its role is solely to bundle simple data into a composite type (for example, Date). Multi-valued attributes are represented by instances of a parameterized class Coll{Type} (for example, Coll{string}).
There is one additional package, Types, which holds classes representing all the special data types used in various parts of the model. Each package contains a relatively isolated part of the entire object model, and is a clear candidate for re-use in models for other databases.
The definition of some biological entities is prone to change because of the rapid developments in molecular biology. Any change made to the structure of the model needs to be propagated to both the IDL specification that defines the CORBA server interfaces and underlying relational schema. To handle this problem, a strategy of using both explicit model and meta model is employed in defining Feature Info. The structure of the model is therefore not affected by changes to the feature definition, which makes it suitable for defining stable IDL interfaces.
The EMBL CORBA server mainly covers Sequence Info, Location Info and Feature Info, which are grouped into a big package that also includes Reference Info and Taxonomy Info. The reference and taxonomy servers are independent servers for Reference Info and Taxonomy Info. This paper is focused on the EMBL server.
System architecture and CORBA development
IDL definition
The OMG IDL is CORBA's fundamental abstraction mechanism for separating object interfaces from their implementations [3,4]. It allows object interfaces to be defined in a manner that is independent of any particular programming language. It establishes a contract between client and server that describes the types and object interfaces used by an application. IDL definitions focus on object interfaces, the operations supported by those interfaces, and exceptions that might be raised by the operations. As data can only be exchanged between client and server if their types are defined in IDL, typically a large part of an IDL is concerned with the definition of data types. An interface can inherit from one or more other interfaces.
Following the EMBL data model, the IDL definition for the EMBL server comprises three IDL files: nsdb.idl, seqdb.idl and types.idl. The nsdb.idl defines the EMBL-specific sequences and related information and includes seven interfaces in the module nsdb: Entrylnfo, Embl, EmblSeq, NucSeq, NucFeature, Location and FeatureLocation. The seqdb.idl defines the module seqdb that includes three interfaces: BioSeq, Seqlnfo and Feature, which contain more general biological sequence information. The nsdb.idl and seqdb.idl use basic types defined in types.idl.
Class relationships
Object-relational mapping
The EMBL CORBA server provides its clients with an object-oriented interface to the EMBL database. To achieve this, the object model needs to be mapped to the schema of the underlying Oracle relational database.
PersistenceTM, an object/relational tool from Persistence Software [17], is a mediator for transforming object operations to relational database calls and vice versa. It maps objects to relational rows and manages the objects in a shared cache, called the live object cache. It uses a proprietary object model description that maps classes to tables, objects to rows, attributes to columns and associations to foreign keys.
Using the data model and schema description, Persistence can also offer an automatic generation of an IDL specification as well as a complete CORBA server. We have not used this facility, however, as we want full control over the IDL specification. This approach has an advantage in using views even when a one-to-one mapping from IDL to EMBL tables remains. When the structure of data changes at the database side as a result of the increasing complexity of biological data or the availability of new modeling capability in the database, we need only a change on the underlying views. We much less frequently require a change on the Persistence mapping and code as these can still map the changed tables or data to the same objects at the CORBA side.
Object management
A 'live object cache' is a notion used in Persistence [17,20]. The basic model for managing live objects is to cache data instances read from the database, to register their primary key values, and to respond to queries based on the cached data. As tuples are retrieved from the database, they are converted to objects and 'knitted' together according to the object-model mapping to form a network of in-memory objects. A live object cache maps information from relational tables into objects. Accessing and manipulating these objects in the live object cache is faster than querying the relational database, speeding up application performance considerably. Persistence can also ensure data integrity with appropriate locking and transaction management.
There are roughly three types of objects involved here: persistent objects, live objects, and CORBA objects. Here a persistent object is referred as a 'data object' in the database. A live object is an in-memory object in the live object cache. A CORBA object is a CORBA implementation object defined in IDL. Creation of a CORBA object is called instantiation. When a persistent object is loaded into memory, it becomes a live object. A CORBA object owns one or more live objects. Note that the orb's object adapter, no matter whether a basic object adapter (BOA) or portable object adapter (POA), only serves as the glue between CORBA objects and the ORB. It is an object that adapts the interface of one object to a different interface expected by a caller and allows the caller to invoke requests on an object without knowing the object's true interface. Although the future CORBA may include garbage collection, the management of objects is currently at the application developer's discretion. This section discusses the management of objects.
Creation of live objects
Data kept in the database are only loaded into the cache on an as-needed basis. We employ Orbix's loader techniques [18,21] together with Persistence's live object caching [17,20] to build our loaders to support the creation of objects in the live object cache. When an operation invocation arrives at the process, Orbix ORB searches for the target object in the process's object table. Loaders are called when an object reference enters an address space via a function findMe, and Persistence live objects are then loaded. If no live objects available in the live object cache respond to the call, Persistence will create a new live object via querying and accessing the relational database.
Eviction of CORBA objects
Objects are created at the clients' request. When the server has been running for some period of time, possibly weeks or months, it will have created a number of CORBA objects, which in turn contain a number of Persistence live objects, and will consume the memory space. Some of them will not be needed any more. The evictor pattern [3] describes a general strategy for limiting memory consumption. The basic idea is that we use an object manager to instantiate objects on demand. However, instead of blindly instantiating a new object every time, the object manager checks instantiated objects in the pool that it manages. If the called object is already in the pool, it can be used directly. If not, it will check if the number of objects has reached a specified limit. If so, the object manager will evict an older instantiated object and then instantiate a new one for the current request. Consequently, the older related Persistence live objects will also be deleted from the cache and new live objects will be loaded in if requested.
One more interesting issue of the evictor pattern is how to choose which object to evict. There are a number of possible strategies, such as least recently used (LRU), least frequently used (LFU), evicting the object with the highest memory consumption (HMC), or using a weighted function that chooses an object for evictor based on a combination of factors (WF). We use a simple LRU algorithm to implement the evictor and prove it is effective.
Accessibility of the EMBL database
When the CORBA server is up and running, a client, which can be developed using any CORBA-compliant ORB on the user's preferred environment and language (for which the ORB is available) at any local or remote machine, can access EMBL data through these objects using an IOR (Interoperable Object Reference) or via a Naming Service. We have published our EMBL server IOR [22] and its naming as 'databases/EMBL/nsdb/Embl', which is registered with the Naming Service [23]. We have also provided a number of demonstration clients for the EMBL server [24].
From Figure 10, it can be seen that CORBA interfaces to the EMBL database provide: meaningful units of information: objects; encapsulated methods, for example getLength(); interoperation between objects; easy access and distribution of data; and easy to comply with the standard. It provides a basis for developing further biological research tools.
Accessibility to the EMBL database via the EMBL CORBA server can be as fine as any small attribute defined in the EMBL data model. The EMBL CORBA server can also provide a blob object that contains a number of objects. Currently the EMBL server is undergoing a trial with internal and external users. There are increasing numbers of users developing their applications using our CORBA server.
This paper presents a CORBA infrastructure developed at EMBL-EBI. The EMBL object model provides a basis to develop the CORBA server. Employing PersistenceTM maps the object model to the relational schema in the underlying Oracle database. To present Persistence with the right relations, views have been used to transform the vertically mapped tables to horizontal ones. Properly built loaders make use of the technique of 'live object caching' and enhance the performance. The evictor pattern is used for memory management. It has been demonstrated that the CORBA server addresses some problems of the flat-file format and provides a solution to accessing and distributing EMBL sequence data. It also provides a flexible and scalable environment for users to develop their applications by building clients.
The future work will include migrating the implementation of the EMBL server to comply with the emerging standard - OMG standard for biosequences. By OMG rules, the EBI, as a co-submitter on the Biomolecular Sequence Analysis (BSA) standard, is obliged to implement the standard. As the BSA standard proposal is not fully compatible with the EMBL IDL specification currently used, care will have to be taken to make this transition as easy as possible for existing clients.
Additional data
The following additional data are included with the online version of this article: The EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database object model and The EMBL IDL specification.
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And getting 'good' mail is even more exciting these days since more often than not it's just junk mail.
Is your significant other/family supportive of your book addiction?
My husband is incredibly supportive. I think it may drive him a bit bonkers that I talk about characters in my books as if they are real, or when I am drooling over incredibly hot covers, but he accepts it. We have this thing where if I like a series from book one he will always buy me book two and he writes a little love note on the inside of the cover. I go back later and I just love reading them again after time has passed. He also buys me LOTS and LOTS of books and doesn't mine that he has zero bookshelf space. I guess in most relationships the wife hogs the closet but I hog the bookshelf!
That is very cool! The love notes inside the covers are so sweet. Readers, you can check out the man-behind-the-girl-behind-the-blog HERE.
What is your beverage of choice while reading?
Hi my name is Danielle and I am a wine-o-holic. Haha I think wine goes great with any book or truthfully anything!
You'd get along great with my sisters, brother, sister-in-law, brothers-in-law, dad... LOL
What is the most challenging part of book blogging? Rewarding?
The most challenging is keeping up. I have so many books to read and just not enough time to read them all. Also when I don't like a book and I have to give it a negative review I HATE it. I stay up all night tossing and turning in bed as if it is the end of the world.
The most rewarding thing is being able to talk to authors I fall in love with, in my mind they are rock stars. Also having access to covers and books before they are even released, and getting to meet so many other people who obsess over books the way I do.
Do you like to hear from an author after a review? How do you and your fans feel about authors following, reading and posting on your blog?
I REALLY enjoy hearing from authors after I review a book especially if I loved the book because I become an instant fan-girl. (Instant fan-girl just add good book) Sometimes if I don't hear from the author I get a little bummed like, "Hey maybe they hated my bad grammar or my review style". (your review style is your review style, and it's great!)
I also do really like when authors are actively involved with bloggers/reviewers, to me it shows they support us as much as we support them. When I have a giveaway I LOVE when an author is talking to readers during a giveaway or just being interactive, it makes the giveaway more fun, not just "here is my book win it."
Good to know, because sometimes us writers can be shy. (Yes, I still have my moments.)
How much is too much for an ebook?
I have this rule, if the ebook and the paperback are the same price I will not buy the ebook. It is my least favorite thing when a book is $8.00 and the ecopy cost that much as well. Also if an ecopy treads over into the double digits I'll pass. Even if it is a book I am dying for, I'll wait till the price drops.
Do you know how many books currently reside on your To Be Read list?
Oh! My! Gosh! My TBR pile is larger than I am in both height and weight. I read one book I add 10; I honestly could never even begin to count. Even if I just counted the books waiting for me not the ones on my wish list it would take me forever.
Authors just LOVE readers like you Danielle! Keep it up!
|Check out Danielle's awesome blog header!
Stacey here again. Something else Danielle didn't talk about, but I LOVE on her blog, is COVER WARS. Click the name to check out an example of the meme she started on her blog. It's so fun!
So now that you've met Danielle, go follow her on Facebook, Twitter and definitely visit her BLOG. If you follow by email, you know every time she puts up one of her fabulous posts!


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I occasionally get bored enough to check the traffic on this blog, and when I do I have certain expectations. When the numbers jump drastically, I feel the need to do some snooping. Long story short, I found out that the always fun Super Punch blog mentioned my "Edward Sharkhands" piece in one of it's link lists. I mention this fact solely to give thanks to John Struan. Thanks John. So stop by his blog and show the man some love.
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When Ted was putting flowers on his Grandmother's grave he noticed a man, very distraught, in front of a tombstone several yards away. The man was on his knees, hands tightly clasped in front of him, rocking back and forth, head tilted upward to heaven, tears streaming down his cheeks, moaning softly, "Why did you die? Why did you die?" Over and over again.
Ted was overcome with emotion at this sight and went over to the poor man to try and console him. "Why did you die? Why did you die?" bellowed the man again and again. Ted gently put his arm around the man and half whispered to him, "My Grandmother is buried just over there. Is a loved one of yours buried here?"
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The Whispers - Rock Steady Official Video
Years ago, I was a partner at a small record label handling promotions and distribution. It was then that I met Sound of Los Angeles Records Chief Dick Griffey (He had a really raspy voice) and his second in command Virgil Roberts. While the meeting did not lead to a successful partnership it left a lasting impression on me. For one, Mr. Roberts stopped me in the middle of my proposal and asked how long I had left til I got my college degree. I answered, a year and a half at least. He stopped me several times advising me to GET THE DEGREE!
Dick Griffey was the Real Deal! A Real Record Industry Player! A Real Independent, Self Made Mogul.
At the time of our meeting, he was taking the SOLAR Record Label and converting it into the J.Hines Record Distribution Company. Berry Gordy of Motown Records always struggled in the long term because he didn't control the manufacturing or distribution of his labels records. It was litchpin that eventually proved to be part of Motown's undoing.
Game peeped Game!
Dick Griffey, a Night Club Booking Agent along with fellow Pioneer Don Cornelius started Soul Train Records in 1976. Like Soul Train it was independent but Don Cornelius and Dick did not stay in the Record Label business together. They made a cool split and Dick started SOLAR Records. (THE SOUND OF LOS ANGELES) Dick had a serious eye for talent! He took two Soul Train dancers Jeffrey Daniels ( Pop Lock Dance Pioneer and He showed Micheal Jackson the Back Slide or Moonwalk) and Jody Watley and created Shalamar! This group had hits with two lead singers before settling down and gelling with Howard Hewitt. Just think what if Don had hated on Dick saying You can't use my dancers? We would have missed out on somthing great! But these Brothers were cool!
He took a young Pre-Baby Face guitarist named Kenny Edmonds out of a Funk Band called THE DEELE and made him a Solo Artist! After Bootsy Collins dubbed Kenny "Babyface" then Kenny and LA Reid lit out for Atlanta and started LAFACE Records! They produced Whitney, Usher and TLC. ( You might have heard of them)
He was responsible for ushering in many a Pre-Luther Vandross Baby Making period with hits from the Whispers and Midnight Star. He shook the fat off of many a booty with Lakeside, and gave the Women Everywhere the FIRST ALL GIRL FUNK BAND in Klymaxx!
He gave Leon Sylvers III his shot! In return, Leon wrote and produced hits for SOLAR all through the 1980's. Dick Griffey was so bad that he gave Two Young Prince Proteges a chance to produce records. You may know them as Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis. I think they went on to work with some chick name of JANET Jackson!
Now back to my meeting with Dick Griffey. I met with him for only about 15 minutes with the other partners from the label but I can recall reading an article in the now defunct New Times about how Dick Griffey and Virgil Roberts were being sued by Eric Easy E Wright and brought up on RICO Charges for allegedly helping a up and coming Mogul by the name of Marion "SUGE" Knight get Dr. Dre, the DOC, Michelle and a few others released from their contracts with Ruthless Records and providing some the start up capital for Future Shock Records Better known as Death Row Records. Of course, Suge ruled the nineties with an Iron Fist, oops, I mean HITS!
Of course, it was never proven that Dick Griffey and Virgil Roberts were part of any conspiracy to coerce Eric Wright into releasing Dr. Dre and neither Messrs. Griffey or Roberts were never convicted of Racketeering. (that would make them gangsters) Of course some or all of it may be urban legend. Needless to say I went into my meeting though with both eyes open and a firm grip on the door handle. Just in case (Wink)
Well, our label wanted a press and distribution deal. In other words, we just wanted the manufacturing side of J. Hines (Solar) and for them to place our records in the stores alongside their other products. One thing that any aspiring recording artist should know is that Product Placement is super important!
Dick Griffey had 30 Plus years to learn and build relationships with the record stores, radio and promoters. NO Matter How HOT Your Artist's RECORD IS IT MEANS NOTHING IF YOU CAN'T GET IT PLAYED, PROMOTED and PLACED IN A GOOD SPOT IN THE RIGHT STORES TO BE SOLD! Dick Griffey understood that better than most Record Execs ever will and he did something about it.
Recently, the Mogul succumbed to complications following heart surgery. He leaves behind his Wife, Children, Grand Children and numerous Brothers and Sisters that loved, admired and respected him.
God Bless! Rest in Peace until The Lord Returns for you!
BE Prayerful! BE Mindful! BE Careful!
6 comments:
- ChocolateOrchid said...
Wow! Didn't know this history. Thanks for posting this and the vid. That song still jams for me!
Love The Whispers!
- September 28, 2010 at 8:23 AM
- Demon Hunter said...
Wow. Interesting story, J. Thanks for sharing and RIP to the mogul.
- October 1, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- SincerelyGo said...
Hey Jaycee!! yeah, I don't know too much about the Whispers. Lol
- October 1, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- 2cute4u said...
Hmmm, Lesson learnt.. How you though? Hope good? Take care..
- October 6, 2010 at 6:53 AM
- cheap insurance for young drivers said...
thanks vid.
thanks for posting this song..
the song remind me something important!!
- November 26, 2011 at 5:30 PM
- Ellys Directory said...
what a cool song...that was great Vid
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Don Everly's enthusiasm for creating new music in the bosom of his family has been rekindled, but it's as an Everly husband, not an Everly Brother.
His Hall of Fame partnership with younger brother Phil continues--the two will play extremely rare small-club concerts Friday and Saturday in Santa Ana and San Juan Capistrano. But speaking from his home in Nashville recently, Don, 62, said he doubts their artistically scintillating but personally strained relationship will yield any new songs or recordings (their last album together, "Some Hearts . . .," dates from 1988).
Don, the darker-haired lead singer, and Phil, whose soaring harmonies complete one of the most instantly recognizable and influential twinnings of two voices in recording history, still tour together for three or four months a year, playing shows in which Don says the chief point is to prove they've still got it.
But Don, a folksy, open talker, says his spark has been lit again for making new music in the old-fashioned way taught to him by his father, Ike. For that, he credits his fourth wife, Adela, a 30-year-old woman he met five years ago in a Nashville musicians' bar. She and her twin sister had come to Nashville from Texas to make their way as country songwriters.


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If the Mosaic Museum of Ceramics were a great deal smaller, it would certainly be the jewel of your china cabinet. This architectural project is a chaotic (yet harmonious!) meeting point for several contrasting styles, objects and ideas. Designed by Casanova + Hernandez Architects for the city of Jinzhou, this project certainly serves to enliven an urban park.
The multifaceted structure of the gallery and exhibition space is divided into irregular shapes that have been filled in with brightly colored bits of broken porcelain. Uniting East and West, the tiles form abstract patterns that mimic the vibrant paving of the surrounding landscape and the planting of vivid flower beds. The Mosaic Museum of Ceramics affords an abstract and exciting optical challenge that breaks up the rhythm and the uniformity that you often find in building design.
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Out now! The ASSAR Spotlight on Learning!
16 Nov 2016 - 14:30
The ASSAR project is now halfway through its duration. To mark this occasion, we share a range of ASSAR voices to reflect on our learning to date.
In this issue you will find the following articles reflecting learning experiences:
- Collaborative research as collaborative learning - Georgina Cundill Kemp
- Lessons, challenges and opportunities within ASSAR - Mark New
- What have I learned in ASSAR? What have I not learned... - Lucia Scodanibbio
- Heads out of the sand - Daniel Morchain
- An ASSAR event in South Africa shaped my career path - Alcade Segnon
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YMCA in Hastings unveils new donor wall
As part of the YMCA 10-year celebration events, the Hastings YMCA celebrated their capital campaign donors on Sept. 18 with the unveiling of a new donor wall.
"It's just really nice as a reminder as you walk into this beautiful facility to say we're here because of our donors," said Derrick Jaeger, executive director of YMCA in Hastings.
YMCA in Hastings recently finished a major expansion project. The expansion included a gymnasium, two exercise studios and larger locker rooms. There was also new equipment added in the studios such as free weights, stretch bands, weight racks and risers.
The new donor wall is a way to thank donors who helped contribute to the $1.4 million raised during the second capital campaign. Most of the expansion project was funded by the YMCA of the Greater Twin Cities, but the $1.4 million had to be funded locally.
The first capital campaign that raised $4.5 million to build the original facility already also had a donor wall. The new donor wall combined the two campaigns to show appreciation for past and present donors. The names that are bolded on the wall signify people who supported the first campaign and the second campaign.
Jaeger said that the YMCA would not be where it is today without the support of the community.
"We can't do what we do every day without our donors, so we would love to recognize them publicly," Jaeger said.
The building expansion has allowed the YMCA to develop more programming that in turn benefits the community. Jaeger said that since the gymnasium was added, they have been able to do a lot more community programs. The YMCA is working with the basketball boosters, there are in-house leagues and more. With the additional space and capacity, the YMCA is able to work with other community organizations.
In addition to the unveiling of the donor wall, the YMCA celebrated various aspects of their programming for the 10-year celebration. The month of September had various activities including a pie baking contest, bounce house, obstacle course activity, yoga in the park, pickleball, a basketball tournament, a youth night and more.


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Is Adipex safe for me to use? I have asthma and Situs Inversus with Dextrocardia. I haven't had any health problems other than respiratory. I'm 28 years old, Africa American, 5'7 and listed as Obese with my BMI. I weigh 222lbs and wanting to lose 60lbs. I don't know if the pills would have an effect on my heart and/or other organs given they are all reversed. Would it be okay to take this drug for a short period to aid iny life style change?
Adipex, or phentermine, is a weight loss supplement that, in conjunction with diet and exercise, can assist in burning fat. In order to fully review your particular case and the contraindications to its use, it is important for you to schedule an appointment to meet with your doctor to discuss this medication. Having said that, phentermine acts by stimulating the release of certain neurotransmitters that activate the "fight or flight" response and increase metabolic rate. The main neurotransmitter that mediates this effect in response to phentermine is called norepinephrine, which is very similar to adrenaline. Although there are no specific warnings with regards to taking this medication if you have situs inversus and asthma, it is important to know that this medication does have side effects, as well as contraindications to its use if you have certain other conditions. The main concerning side effects include increase in blood pressure, potential for heart arrhythmias, nervousness/restlessness, and headache, to name a few. It would be beneficial to assess your cardiovascular function prior to taking this medication, including blood pressure, heart rate, EKG, and it may even be useful to obtain an echocardiogram. Again, there are no specific contraindications to this medication's use in those with situs inversus and asthma, but because of your extremely rare condition, it would be a good idea to receive a complete cardiovascular evaluation prior to beginning its use. I highly recommend scheduling an appointment with your doctor to discuss your particular situation further.
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Arizona Administrative Code - (Rules)
"Reflecting new rules effect December 31, 2017
This substantive policy statement is advisory only. A substantive policy statement does not include internal procedural documents that only affect the internal procedures of the agency and does not impose additional requirements or penalties on regulated parties or include confidential information or rules made in accordance with the Arizona Administrative Procedure Act. If you believe that his substantive policy statement does impose additional requirements or penalties on regulated parties, you may petition the agency under Arizona Revised Statute § 41-1033 for a review of the statement.
Separation of Schools from Other Business
Governor Doug Ducey - Executive Order
Internal Review of Administrative Rules; Moratorium to Promote Job Creation and Customer-Service Oriented Agencies. Read More: "Executive Order" & "Regulation Rollback"
Questions: send an email to: [email protected]
- 2019 Bills to watch
- SB1287: Cosmetic Laser Procedures; Direct Supervision
- SB1288: Hairstylist; Schools; Charitable Events
- SB1328: Apprenticeship; Cosmetology
- SB1401: Cosmetology; Licensing Exceptions Blow Dry Bars
- HB2031: Apprenticeship; Licensing
- HB2231: Nonhealth Professionals; Occupations; Regulations
- HB2463: Occupational Regulations; Licenses; Commissions Notice
- Pursuant to ARS 41-1033 (C), an individual has a right to petition the Governor's Regulatory Review Council to request a review of a final rule based on the person's belief that the final rule does not meet the requirements in ARS §41-1030.
Effective December 31, 2017:
- SB1130 - Hairstylist licenses; cosmetology - Signed by Governor Ducey on March 14, 2017; effective December 31, 2017
Effective August 6, 2016:
- House Bill 2035 (click to review) - Change in licensure requirements for "Tenth grade equivalency" and Board Members appointments.
Effective July 3, 2015:
House Bill 2120 (click to review) - All individual licensees will renew their license(s) for 2 years. Renewal fee: $60.00 (2 years) Delinquent fee: $30.00.
Senate Bill 1320 (click to review) - Persons who apply makeup, including eyelash enhancements.
5 Year Review Report from Governor's Regulatory Review Council:
- Approved 5 Year Review Report, August 2, 2016:
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MLB odds at the sportsbook on Thursday feature Atlanta phenom Tommy Hanson and the Braves in Florida to face Ricky Nolasco and the Marlins.
Hanson will be looking for his 10th win of the season in this MLB betting odds matchup.
MLB odds have this as the last of a four game series between the two Wild Card hopefuls. It is the last game of a 7-game road trip for the Braves and the last game of a 10-game homestand for the Marlins. MLB odds stats tell us that Hanson is 9-3 on the season with a 3.15 ERA. Hanson has been excellent all season and very tough of late in MLB odds at the sportsbook. He is 4-1 with a 2.93 ERA in his past five starts as MLB odds indicate. The last time he faced the Marlins he allowed three earned runs and four hits in seven innings as MLB odds stats indicate.
Nolasco is 9-8 on the season with a 5.30 ERA as MLB betting odds numbers tell us. He went 5 1/3 innings in his last start against the Padres in a rain delayed mess and gave up three runs as MLB betting odds have it. This is his third start in MLB odds against the Braves this season. The Marlins split his first two outings in MLB odds against Atlanta.
Before this four-game set began, the Braves had actually won six of the last ten at Florida in MLB odds at the sports book. The teams had already met in two separate series earlier this season. The Braves swept a two-game series back in May but the Marlins won two of three in late July.
The Braves have held their own on the road this season with a winning record and that has kept them in the playoff chase. The Marlins have been okay at home this season in MLB odds at the sports book but they have slipped in recent weeks. They were rolling earlier this season at home but now they are just a few games above .500. The Marlins have a young pitching staff and it is starting to show late in the season as they have had their ups and downs.
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WOO I CAN'T BELIEVE IT IS ALL OVER! After a week of fun activities and intense rehearsals, this time around I have made TOP 20 again and I have also won the award "Miss Teen Social Media 2016". I was given a $1500 Top Model Search Canada scholarship along with 8 other girls, and I am excited to say that I will be going back to Toronto on August 14-21, 2016 to compete and meet with national & international model agencies! I can't wait to reunite with my #MTC2016 friends!
The week was a blur and I want to say thank you to everyone for making this a memorable journey! The 53 girls I've met this past week have been some of the kindest, smartest, most talented, and most gorgeous friends I have ever made, and I am beyond gracious for being a part of the pageant family and the Miss Teenage Canada organization the past 3 years!
Thank you's
Thank you to Michelle Weswaldi for opening all these doors for every girl who has stepped into the MTC-W family; I have learned so much throughout the years and I will continue to strive and become a positive role model!
To our wonderful chaperones, Christi W., Courtney M., Ryan W., Miss Teenage Canada 2015 – Sarah Wojcik, and Hazel Q., thank you for dealing with us crazy teenage girls throughout the week and giving us all the amazing advice! You have all played an essential role and thank you for keeping us organized & always ready!
I also will be missing Shawn and Hollywood, our choreographers, for their bubbly energy! Thank you for creating the awesome dance numbers and for making sure we looked our best on stage!
To Marlon S., Fernando B., and Zvonko, our wonderfully talented videographers and photographers: rewatching the videos have made me laugh and cry; thank you for documenting this precious memory!
I express my sincerest gratitude to Angeline Mcdonald of Bells & Bows Bridal Centre for helping me in picking the most stunning gowns from provincials to nationals! I felt like an angel on stage and I highly recommend Bells & Bows for all your dress needs!
Another figure to be highlighted is Robert Campbell, our social media director, for his week-long blogging updates on what we were up to! Thank you for giving me the award of "Miss Teen Social Media 2016" and I will continue to blog/Facebook/Tweet/Instagram during the rest of my reign!
Special shout out goes to my roomie Miss Teenage South Central Ontario 2016 – Isabella: you are a wonderful person and I have faith in you that you will go far! To my loves, the BC ladies, thank you for always sticking together through thick and thin; I can't wait to meet up again with y'all once we are all back in west coast! From fundraisers to charitable events to parades, we have been through so much together and let's continue to use our titles for good causes! Last shout out to every other delegate: we all shined bright like diamonds and don't let a number discourage you from continuing to make differences in your community! I love you all and hopefully we will cross paths in the near future! Big congratulations to Miss Teenage Ottawa 2016 – Samantha for winning Miss Teenage Canada 2016! Bring that TEEN UNIVERSE OFFICIAL crown back to Canada!
BIG BIG thank you to friends, family, and sponsors for Miss Teenage British Columbia 2016; none of this would have been possible without your support: Derma Bright (I can't thank you enough Estrellita G., Sandra, and Desiree for helping to keep my skin healthy), IWE STUDY, C.Y. Royal Crown, and Coastal Reign (the hoodies were bomb)!
Dear mom and dad, although you weren't able to come to Toronto, I owe you big times! Kisses to you for your unwavering support for all my quirks and passions throughout the years! <3
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Private Parties - The Dining Room adjoins the Café Bar and is a large semi-private area ideal for parties of up to 40 people. The room has views of the practice putting area and 18th hole. There is also a flat grass area adjoining the patio, which can accommodate a marquee.
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Review: iHome iP18 GlowTunes LED Color Changing Alarm Clock
Company: SDI Technologies/iHome
Website: www.iHomeaudio.com
Model: iP18
Price: $60
Compatible: iPod classic/nano, iPod touch 2G/3G/4G, iPhone 3G/3GS/4/4S
Generally, we don't have to play the "good news, bad news" game when it comes to iHome: the long time clock radio maker most often improves its products enough between generations that there's only good news to share. So the color-shifting iPod- and iPhone-compatible alarm clock iP18 ($60) is something of an exception to the rule, an update to 2009's impressive kids' speaker iH15 that has more features, but falls short in performance on its signature functionality.
iH15 looked like a modern update to Sony's cube-shaped Dream Machine alarm clocks, but iHome stripped out both the alarm and clock functionality in favor of releasing an inexpensive, nightstand-ready, iPod-only speaker system. Largely glossy white with silver accents and ultra-simple controls, iH15 played music through front and side speaker grilles while either staying locked to a single body color, or shifting between colors at your choice of two "flow" speeds. The colors glowed clearly through the white body, and were visible during day or night, albeit fixed at a single brightness level. Last year, iHome released iA17, a considerably more expensive and deluxe version shaped like a bowl, but it made the color-shifting far less visible from the front and had a problematic device dock at the top.
iP18 tries to compromise somewhat between the two earlier designs. The shape reverts to the same rounded cube seen in iH15, but now there's far more silver—the entire top, much of the front, both of the sides, and all of the back are opaque and metallic rather than glowing. iHome has replaced the front speaker grille with a square clock, and surprisingly pulled the speakers entirely off the sides, instead using a rear-firing single speaker grille that sits below a wall power port and a backup battery compartment for the clock. iHome requires you to install the backup battery on your own, a small inconvenience, and ships iP18 with sparing frills: three optional Dock Adapters for the highly case-compatible top dock, and a wall power adapter. That's all, and no great shock given that iH15 was similarly sparing.
So if iP18's most distinctive feature is its ability to change colors, why would iHome cover so much more of the top with silver this time out? The answer: there are now three times as many buttons. iH15's power, volume, and locked/blank/fast/slow color-shifting buttons have been joined by track controls, a play/pause button, sleep timer and time-setting buttons, plus two separate alarm buttons, and a large snooze/dimmer bar. Some users will appreciate all of these controls, as they represent the addition of new features: iH15 had no alarms, no timer, and no dimmer. Moreover, these 12 buttons are fewer and more manageable than on many of iHome's twin-alarm clocks, simple to figure out, and aided by iP18's ability to automatically set its clock from the docked Apple device's settings. That said, other users—particularly Click Wheel iPod owners—may find the track and play/pause controls to be unnecessary, and may not like that iP18's clock syncs and beeps each time you dock another device, until you play with a setting.
From our standpoint, the biggest issue with iP18 is its color-shifting performance. Unlike the two prior models, which positively glowed with colorful LED lights, iP18 seems dim even at its brightest setting, and if you use the dimmer, it becomes even worse. In natural lighting, you can just barely make out the shifting of the white body portions to purple, green, yellow, and red—blue is a little more visible—while the front screen's matching color changes are imperceptible until a room goes dark. There's an additional reduction in color changing because so much of the new model is silver, but the primary issue is that the LEDs inside iP18 just aren't bright enough. They're nowhere near as bright or saturated as the packaging suggests; more lights and possibly more color options would have helped.
iP18's sonic performance isn't great, either. By firing its driver through the back rather than through the front and sides, iP18 effectively strips out treble and some midrange details when music's heard from the unit's front, leaving you with pretty flat, lower midrange and mid-bass focused sound. While this is acceptable by low-end alarm clock standards, and isn't much off the mark for what people might expect from AM/FM radios, iP18 doesn't have any radio functionality built in—you're left to supply it yourself via an Internet radio application such as the $2 iHome+Radio. Higher-quality music you play through iP18 winds up sounding very radio-like, albeit loud enough to stir even a heavy sleeper without volume-specific distortion; the alarms wake you to your choice of colors, and an ascending series of beeps if a device with music at the ready isn't plugged in.
Overall, iP18 is only an "okay" option, and a disappointment given how promising iHome's color-changing audio systems have been: while its clock and alarm features are welcome additions to the earlier iH15, and its addition of iPhone compatibility expands its appeal to users of Apple's most popular pocket devices, it's hard to be impressed by its LED lighting or audio—the two key things buyers of a "color changing speaker" are most likely to care about. The only saving grace is the relatively low $60 asking price, which is aggressive enough for a twin-alarm clock that it's hard to be totally down on the iP18; the system does a reasonable job by "cheap dock" standards, and younger kids won't mind the so-so sound. That said, we think the company came closer to getting things right with its regrettably unreleased 2010 model iH150, and hope that it continues to work on this distinctive category of chameleonic speakers.
Editors' Note: iLounge only reviews products in "final" form, but many companies now change their offerings - sometimes several times - after our reviews have been published. This iLounge article provides more information on this practice, known as revving.


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A group of six senators are urging the Senate Appropriations Committee to include funding for the development of a vaccine for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) in this year's agriculture appropriations bill.
The senators in a letter to the Committee said that PEDV has already killed over 6 million pigs since April 2013.
They said, "If PEDV continues to spread at its current rate, many producers could struggle to remain in business. Control of and response to this and other emerging diseases is critical."
Those urging funding are Senators Kay Hagan (D-NC), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Al Franken (D-MN), Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN).


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Business Insurance magazine has named Kimberly M. Melvin, a partner in Wiley Rein's Insurance Practice, to its select list of 2013 "Women to Watch" in the insurance industry. The award spotlights "women leaders doing outstanding work" in risk management, benefits management, commercial insurance, and the legal field. The 25 recipients were honored this month at a leadership workshop and awards luncheon in New York.
Ms. Melvin is well known in the professional liability insurance industry, having carved out a unique and highly pertinent niche at the convergence of insurance and bankruptcy law. In addition, she is a leading lawyer for insurers in cases involving fiduciary liability policies and ERISA claims. Frequently recognized for her work, she was lauded by The Legal 500 US 2013 for her "amazing knowledge, business acumen and strategizing." She also was named to Washington, DC's "Super Lawyers" list for insurance in 2013, and dubbed a "Rising Star" by Law360 in 2011.
"What attracted me to these types of cases is there's so much that's on the cutting edge and ripped from the headlines that goes on in this industry," Ms. Melvin told Business Insurance in an interview. "In a lot of ways, while we're fighting legal issues, we're also tackling business issues and, as lawyer, I find that interesting and exciting."
Ms. Melvin is the second Wiley Rein attorney selected for this honor by Business Insurance in the past two years. Laura A. Foggan, chair of the firm's Insurance Appellate Group, was named to the magazine's prestigious "Women to Watch" list in 2011.
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A roast dinner has got to be one of the best meals, even when it is lacking gravy.
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When Matt and I were out for a walk, a swan family passed by down the river and so naturally I chased them to try and get a picture or two - just look how cute those babies are!
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I always want to snap a photo of this church in Winchester city centre but I get too self conscious as the area it is in is usually pretty busy. The area was dead on this day, so I took the golden opportunity to get a quick, imperfect shot.
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This poor guy wasn't alive as he'd gotten a little tangled up in cobwebs. I wish I knew how to mount bugs because I would have took him home. He had gorgeous markings.
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More food. What can I say? We love food! Matt's been on a slight health kick and is currently experimenting on the Palaeo diet which basically eradicates a lot of carbs in your diet. Grains, bread, pasta, rice, cheese, sugar, basically anything that wouldn't have been accessible to a cave man can't pass your lips. So Matt made a cauliflower base for his pizza and got rid of the cheese. I had our usual pizza and I've got to say, I was kind of jealous because his was surprisingly delicious!
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Our landlord is pretty good to us.
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Matt and I went have just got back from a long weekend stay with Matt's parents. His granny celebrated her 75th birthday and I had to take a quick snap of Matt's parents' lovely garden when we arrived.
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The New York County Lawyers' Association (NYCLA) on Tuesday. January 19 will sponsor a special reception to honor all 121 authors of the Second Edition of Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts. a multi-volume. strategy-oriented treatise that resulted from a successful joint venture between NYCLA and West.
The First Edition was published in 1995. Since then. the treatise has become a source of pride as well as revenue for NYCLA. All royalties from the sale of this publication and the Pocket Parts go to NYCLA.
The team of 121 authors includes judges from the Court of Appeals. Appellate Division. and Supreme Court. and many litigators in New York State. Robert L. Haig of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP serves as editor-in-chief of both the First and Second Editions.
The reception will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the NYCLA Home of Law. 14 Vesey Street. New York City. All subscribers to The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel are invited to attend. For reservations. call (212) 267-6646. extension 231.
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Lady Vic Coming to Batwing
In another New in the New 52 post, it was revealed that former Nightwing villain, Lady Vic, will soon appear in the pages of Batwing. Who wants to bet that she is on the cover of Lady Vic #1 in September?
Vic was last seen pre-New 52 in the pages of Secret Six, where she got shot by Deadshot, and left for dead in Skartaris, because that book was pretty awesome like that.
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Alyssa, beautiful sorority president, is accustomed to the knowledge of all the wonderful things she deserves. She's never encountered a man she could not seduce or a woman she could not humiliate into doing exactly what she wanted.
On the day of the annual sorority pledge party, where Alyssa makes her final decision on who is worthy enough to be included in the highly exclusive Kappa Phi Theta sorority, she bumps into her roommate Giselle, who is speaking dreamily about some new man in her life. Giselle fell in love with him right away, apparently - and wants to show Alyssa how to fall in love with him too.
Using her Master's mind control device in his name, Giselle convinces Alyssa that what she and the rest of the sorority really deserve is to be owned completely by their new Master!
For mature audiences only - this erotica short is the direct sequel to Hypnotizing the Girl Next Door and features a snobby sorority girl's transformation into a hot, submissive love slave. She is eager to do anything her Master says as he takes her and an entire sorority house full of young lingerie-clad beauties under his control, including hot oral sex, making love to other beautiful sorority girls, ordering around other babes for her Master, and hardcore f--king!


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The year 2015 came to an end but what I love to do at this time of the year is to make a retrospective of Leven's life in 2015. It contents public events, photoshoots, new projects and major big events that happened to Leven, this year.
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February 5: New trailer for Walter
February 12: Timo Weiland Women's - Front Row - MADE Fashion Week Fall 2015
February 24: On Set of True Detective in Malibu with Rachel McAdams
February 24: The Question (short movie)
- March
March 17: 'Wild Horses' SXSW Premiere
- May
May 20: 7 Minutes new trailer
May 25: Dissonance trailer and Best Shorts Film Competition.
Leven won the Award of Excellence for Leading Actress as Cera
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June 4: Lord & Taylor Suddenly Summer Jam With Maxim Magazine & Dellin Betances
June 6: 14th Annual Chrysalis Butterfly Ball
June 17: Marie Claire Photoshoot (June edition)
June 18: GQ Photoshoot with Adria Arjona (July edition)
June 20: 'Primates of Park Avenue' by Dr. Wednesday Martin Release Event
June 22: Yahoo Style Photoshoot
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July 6: Good Day New York Interview + HuffingtonPost Live
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July 14: Timo Weiland Show SS16 Men's Presentation
July 16: Shooting of Leven's first movie, Dinosaur Bones. The short movie is written and directed by her.
July 18 to July 24: Trip to Italy with Kaila Pearson
- August
August 2: Engagement Photoshoot
August 31: Interview + Photoshoot with The New Potato
- September
September 9: Tatterdemalion shooting's finished (behind the scenes)
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September 13: Derek Lam Front Row Show Spring 2016
September 13: Jeremy Scott: The People's Designer Premiere
September 18: Brevity Jewelry Photoshoot
September 25: Glamour Photoshoot
September 26: Leven's Bridal Shower
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October 10: Leven and Jim gets married in Austin, Texas
October 13: Opening of Intermix store in Houston, Texas
October 22: Special Screening of "Room"
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These cookies/bars are downright craveable. A bit of a problem (in a -not so- good way). They are THE best chocolate cookies ever. I bet you won't be able to eat just one. I should make more for back-to-school lunches. :D
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3/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
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1 t baking soda
1 t baking powder
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Preheat oven to 375. Cream butter, sugar and molasses together in a large mixing bowl. Add vanilla and egg. In another bowl combine flour, baking soda ,baking powder and salt. Slowly incorporate into wet ingredients. Once combined fold in chocolate chips. Drop on to parchment lined cookie sheets. Bake 8-10minutes. Or if bars are desired, spread out into a greased and lined 9x13pan. Bake for 35minutes.


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The Pontifical Liturgical Institute, which is located at the Order of St. Benedict's Pontifical Athenaeum of Saint Anselm (Sant'Anselmo) in Rome, has launched a two-year master's degree program that focuses on Gregorian chant and the organ.
"A very important part of liturgy is the music and chants, and now we've been able to unite with the Pontifical University of Sacred Music and offer this master's," said Father Jordi Piqué, president of the institute.
Professors include the abbot primate of the Order of St. Benedict and Archbishop Piero Marini, president of the Pontifical Committee for International Eucharistic Congresses.
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