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Optimum Nutrition, Gold Standard, 100% Whey, Extreme Milk Chocolate, 2 lbs (909 g)
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Optimum Nutrition, Gold Standard, 100% Whey, Extreme Milk Chocolate, 2 lbs (909 g)
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- Product Code: OPN-02413
- UPC Code: 748927024135
- Package Quantity: 2 lbs
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Featured Products
- 24 g Protein
- 5.5 g BCAAs
- 4 g Glutamine & Glutamic Acid
- Naturally and Artificially Flavored
- Whey Protein Isolates
- Primary Source
- 100% Of The Protein From Whey
- 28 Servings
- Protein Powder Drink Mix
The True Strength of Whey
Whey protein Isolates (WPIs) are the purest for of whey protein that currently exists. WPIs are costly to use, but rate among the best proteins that money can buy. That's why they're the first ingredient you read on the Gold Standard 100% Whey label. By using WPI as the primary ingredient along with premium ultra-filtered whey protein concentrate (WPC), we're able to pack 24 grams of muscle-building protein into every serving. ON's attention to detail also extends to mixability. This superior quality powder has been instantized to mix easily using a shaker cup or just a glass and spoon. There's no doubt that this is the standard by which all other whey proteins are measured.
Beyond the Basics
- 75% Protein by Weight (24 g of Protein per 32 g Serving Size.
- Whey Protein Isolates (WPI) Main Ingredient.
- Whey Protein Microfractions from Whey Protein Isolate and Ultra-Filtered Whey Protein Concentrate.
- Over 4 grams of Glutamine & Glutamic Acid in Each Serving.
- More than 5 Grams of the Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine in Each Serving.
- The "Gold Standard" for Protein Quality.
Suggested Use
Spoon Stirred: Gold Standard 100% Whey is instantized. That means if you forgot your shaker cup or don't have time to get out the blender, just add one rounded scoop of Gold Standard 100% Whey to a glass filled with 6-8 oz of water or your favorite beverage. Then mix it up with a spoon. Stir for about 30 seconds or until powder is completely dissolved. Tip: Adjust the taste of your Gold Standard 100% Whey by varying the amount of liquid that you use to prepare it. For a bolder flavor with slightly more body and sweetness, mix each scoop with 4-6 oz of water, milk, or your favorite beverage. For a milder tasting, less sweet shake, use 8-10 oz of liquid per scoop.
Shaker Cup: Bringing a shaker cup with you to the gym is the best way to get a dose of protein immediately after your workout. Just pour in 6-8 oz of your preferred beverage and then add one rounded scoop of Gold Standard 100% Whey to your shaker cup. Cover and shake for 25-30 seconds.
Blender: Add one rounded scoop of Gold Standard 100% Whey to a blender filled with 6-8 fl oz of water or your favorite beverage. Blend for 20-30 seconds. Then add 1 or 2 ice cubes and blend for an additional 30 seconds. Shake Up Your Shake: By adding fresh or frozen fruits, peanut butter, flaxseed oil, coconut and other ingredients, you can make an even more delicious shake. Stack Your Shake: You can make Gold Standard 100% Whey an even better post workout product by adding supplements like creatine, glutamine, BCAA, and concentrated carbohydrate powders
Think Outside The Glass: Gold Standard 100% Whey can be used for more than just protein shakes. Try mixing a scoop into oatmeal, yogurt, or the milk that you pour over your morning breakfast cereal. Better yet, increase the protein content of muffins, cookies, brownies, etc. by adding a scoop or two to your baked goods recipes..
Consume enough protein to meet your daily protein requirements through a combination of high protein foods and protein supplements. For the best results, consume your daily protein allotment over several small meals spread evenly throughout the day.
Serving scoop included, but may settle to the bottom during shipping
Other Ingredients
Protein blend (whey protein isolates, whey protein concentrate, whey peptides), cocoa (processed with alkali), natural and artificial flavors, lecithin, creamer (sunflower oil, maltodextrin, modified food starch, dipotassium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, tocopherols), salt, acesulfame potassium, aminogen, sucralose, lactase.
Allergen Information: Contains milk and soy (lecithin) ingredients.
Notice: Use this product as a food supplement only. Do not use for weight reduction.
Intended for healthy adults over the age of 18.
Store in a cool, dry place.
Contents sold by weight not volume.
|Supplement Facts
|Serving Size: 1 Rounded Scoop (32 g)
|Servings Per Container: 28
|Amount Per Serving
|% Daily Value*
|Calories from Fat
|Total Fat
|1.5 g
|Saturated Fat
|1 g
|Trans Fat
|0 g
|40 mg
|130 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|3 g
|2 g
|24 g
|Vitamin A
|Vitamin C
|Not a Significant Source of Dietary Fiber.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs:
|Total Fat
|Less than
|65 g
|80 g
|Sat Fat
|Less than
|20 g
|25 g
|Less than
|300 mg
|300 mg
|Less than
|2,400 mg
|2,400 mg
|Total Carbohydrate
|300 g
|375 g
|Dietary Fiber
|25 g
|30 g
|50 g
|65 g
|Calories per gram:
Fat 9 • Carbohydrate 4 • Protein 4
|Typical Amino Acids Profile (milligrams per serving)
|Essential Amino Acids (EAAs)
|Conditionally Essential Amino Acids (CAAs)
|Nonessential Amino Acids (NAAs)
|Aspartic Acid
|Valine •
|Isoleucine •
|Leucine •
|Glutamine & Glutamic Acid
|Typical amounts per serving
|~ 11 g
|~ 7.7 g
|~ 5.3 g
|• Total BCAAs 5.5 grams
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This protein is absolutely delicious! It doesn't taste artificial at all to me, and after trying a sample, I've bought three tubs in varying flavors. I like how it isn't too sweet, but sweet enough, and doesn't have any weird aftertastes. Very well made, and I have to say I'm extremely pleased with the amount of BCAAs and glutamine in each serving for such a low calorie content. It works really well for protein fluff too.
Great balance & Awesome taste !
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After trying about every ON whey proteins chocolate flavored, this one is my second fav. (I would pick rich double choco flavor over that one as its more dense and tastier). Works great with water (easy to mix and still tasteful) The macros are quite good, and the price is low, which make it one of the best product available on the market.
Great all rounder
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It tastes good, even with just water mixes well, and affordable on iherb :)
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Mobile marketing is an essential move to make in today's business environment. However, you have to work hard at it to make it work. You probably do not know how to jump-start your mobile marketing efforts. Fortunately, much of the information you will need to begin implementing your own mobile marketing campaign is provided in the following tips!
Prior to implementing a new mobile marketing strategy, it is important to make sure that your current strategies are working effectively. Once you see some success, you need a measuring stick for your campaign's longevity as opposed to just looking at sales numbers. When you design a new mobile campaign, make it suitable for long-term operation from the ground up.
You could create an app related to your industry that provides tips to the users and draws them to your site for longer. Most users enjoy apps that give them breaking news and helpful tips. Links inside your app to related products and other services can be included so that you can increase your sales. If you don't want to do this, you can directly profit by selling the app.
Qr Code
Cater to tech-savvy consumers by placing QR codes on every printed advertisement. That way, people using smart phones will be able to easily visit your web site for access to your special promotions or coupon offers. You should put the QR code everywhere: catalogs, brochures, posters, business cards, and any other printed materials you use. With a QR code, an interested customer can instantly find out more information about your products and services.
If your company decides to move forward with developing its own mobile app, ensure that it is something that your customers will appreciate for its convenience and relevance. If your app is something dumb or just duplicate information that could be found on your website, it's just going to languish on the app store, unloved.
A mobile call for action must be capitalized through promotion. Use all Internet resources to enhance your mobile marketing campaign. This may include a store window, your business website, a presence on Facebook or the sending of Tweets. This comprehensive approach will allow your marketing to reach the most customers, and provide them the most chances to accept your offer.
Applications are really easy to make. You already know that giving your customers free apps is a good idea, but did you realize you could be giving away your own custom-built app? Your business could always offer its own special app and really take your mobile marketing to the next level. There is a ton of variety to choose from, which will help you customize your app to the fullest.
Mobile websites should use search engine optimization techniques just as larger websites do. Start your SEO process with Google, as it is one of the largest search engines in the world.
Many people access social networks on their mobiles: take advantage of this to promote your products. By rewarding customers with a coupon, you can encourage them to talk about your site on Facebook or Twitter. You want people talking to their friends about your business.
Remember with the onset of widely available cellphones, that you are in communication with real people, in real time. Keep this in mind during your conversation.
Use an integrated suite of marketing approaches to get your message out with maximum impact. For example, use a direct mail campaign to inform customers of an upcoming sale. Follow up with a reminder email about a week in advance, and a text message alert on the day of the event.
If you want your mobile marketing campaign to be successful, only send out the best possible offers you have. If your customers receive too many texts that are not of value to them, then they will feel like they are being spammed and are unlikely to unsubscribe from the service.
If a large sale or event is scheduled on your site, send a reminder to those on your mobile marketing list several hours prior to the start of the event, unless this occurs in the early hours of morning. This serves as a reminder to your customers that there is something special occurring that they might be interested in.
So, as you have seen, it is true that mobile marketing requires research, work, and effort to start bringing in the profits. It is also accurate that in order to see results that you have to keep at it. Keeping the aforementioned tips in mind, you are well on your way to being successful with it.
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EL CAJON, CA (November 23, 2005) — Don't miss the premiere of the NEW Thor 2006 "Moto in Motion" commercial this Sunday at 5pm – 6pm PST on the LG FMX World Championships on CBS.
Filmed on location at Competitive Edge in Hesperia, CA, Thor has created something never before seen in the motocross industry. Supercross Champ Chad Reed, 7-time SX Champ Jeremy McGrath and X-Games Gold Medalist Nate Adams come together to show "Moto in Motion." Thor captures the inspiration, beauty and innovation of the sport by freezing time and showing signature moves like the whip, nacnac and backflip. The classical opera soundtrack enhances the visual imagery of the riders. The music flows perfectly with the epic slow-motion and action sequences.
This year marks Thor's ninth consecutive year of producing industry-leading commercials to showcase their athletes and gear. For 2006, Thor wanted to capture the riders in their best light and show them doing what they do best…ride.
"Moto In Motion" will run during televised races throughout the '06 Supercross season on SPEED, and other MX and FMX events on OLN, CBS and NBC.
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Alas, such ice cream does not exist here (or if it does I have not seen it).
No ice cream for Walter today. I'll be leaving for the amusement park shortly to go ride coasters and thrill rides.
Actually GGG is a hard competitor for any one middleweight boxer. Canelo is a hard puncher with good defensive skills, but when he will face GGG, he will certainly suffer against some extra ordinary balance fighting skills of GGG along with his really good physiological game which really tired the opponent in the ring.


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AMD officially announces its Computex 2016 press event
Top brass at the event
AMD has now officially announced its press conference that will be held on June 1st, during Computex 2016 show in Taipei, Taiwan, which will be all about Polaris GPU updates as well as AMD's 7th generation A-series APUs.
AMD might bundle Wraith cooler with more CPUs
Coming to FX-8350 and FX-6350
According to the latest rumor, AMD might bundle its premium Wraith reference CPU cooler with some AM3+ CPUs as well, including the the FX-8350 and the FX-6350.
AMD details CPUs and APUs for VR
Quad core at least
AMD detailed eight of its CPUs and APUs can power a VR headset like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.
Leaked map shows more faster clocked AMD Bristol Ridge APUs
More than a nice pair of Bristols
A new leaked roadmap shows that AMD is adding more to its upcoming Bristol Ridge family of APUs
AMD launches two new Kaveri APUs
The A10-7860K and the A6-7470K
AMD has updated its Kaveri desktop APU lineup with two new SKUs, the quad-core A10-7860K and the dual-core A6-7470K.
AMD releases new A10-7890K flagship APU
New FM2+ and AM3+ moterboards incoming as well
During CES 2016 show, AMD has announced the new flagship Kaveri-based APU, the AMD A10-7890K, as well as an announced that new FM2+ and AM3+ motherboards with USB 3.1 and M.2 should be incoming.
Xbox One Polaris leaked
AMD's GPU based prototype?
AMD's 2016 architecture will end up carrying the rather cool name of Polaris and the Radeon 4000 series might make its first appearance in an updated Xbox One.
More AMD PRO APUs details
Consumer desktop and mobile products
Last week AMD announced its next generation PRO series APUs for business desktop and notebook PCs and now some more details have come to light.
AMD gives free games to APU/CPU buyers
For certain CPUs and APUs in notebooks and desktops
AMD has released a new game promotion that offers one free game with certain AMD APUs and CPUs, including A10-, A8- and A6-series APUs, as well as AMD FX APUs and CPUs in certain notebooks and desktops.
MSI updates socket FM2+ lineup for AMD Godavari APUs
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Ahead of the AMD's official launch of its next-generation APU lineup, codename Godavari, MSI has updated its socket FM2+ motherboard lineup with total of eight new models.


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Despite Exhaustive Requests, Obama White House Continues to Shield Key Players from Committee Investigators
WASHINGTON, DC – The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will hold a business meeting at 9:45a.m. on Friday, February 17, 2012, in room 2123 of the Rayburn House Office Building to consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of a subpoena to compel the testimony of five executive branch employees who were involved in the Solyndra loan guarantee. The committee is preparing to issue subpoenas after the White House shielded key administration staff closely involved with Solyndra from committee investigators for months, denying requests from the committee to even talk to relevant individuals. In a February 9, 2012, letter to the White House, the committee requested that five executive branch employees be made available by February 17, 2012, or the committee would pursue subpoenas for their testimony. The White House has yet to respond. The business meeting will be cancelled if the White House does make arrangements for the five individuals to speak with investigators.
House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Cliff Stearns made the following statement:
"Friday marks one year since we launched our investigation into the half billion dollar Solyndra loan guarantee, and still, the Obama administration will not even answer the most basic questions about what took place. The level of White House obstruction goes so far that they have blocked the committee from having a simple conversation with those executive branch employees who know the most about Solyndra's loan guarantee.
"We have exercised extraordinary restraint and patience, but unfortunately, we've been down this road before as the administration and its partisan allies have fought us tooth and nail every step of the way. One year later, Solyndra is bankrupt, 1,100 people are sadly out of a job, the taxpayers are on the hook for half a billion dollars, and the FBI has launched its own investigation into the failed solar company. Testimony from these key individuals, along with the internal West Wing documents that the White House is withholding, are critical to learning the lessons of Solyndra and ensuring it never happens again.
"While the White House likes to hype how many pages various agencies have turned over and how many hearings we've held, the real issue is what the White House is not doing. They refuse to turn over the Solyndra-related documents in their possession. They have blocked witnesses from talking to our investigators. And they dismiss the entire investigation as if the loss of a half a billion in taxpayer dollars is just the price of doing business, and not worth real oversight. Despite our constitutional authority, they refuse to comply with the subpoenas we issued in November.
"In addition to Friday's business meeting to subpoena testimony, we have set a February 21 deadline for the White House to hand over all the documents to comply with our November subpoenas. All the White House has to do is start cooperating. Taxpayers who are on the hook for half a billion dollars deserve the peace of mind that Congress will ensure this never happens again. Our efforts continue."
The five individuals the committee is seeking testimony from are:
- Kevin Carroll, Energy Branch Chief, OMB
- Kelly Colyar, Branch Chief, OMB
- Aditya Kumar, Deputy Assistant to the Vice President and Senior Advisor to then White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel
- Fouad Saad, Program Examiner, OMB
- Heather Zichal, Deputy Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change
Friday will mark the third occasion that the committee will be forced to consider subpoenas during the course of the Solyndra investigation. The committee voted to issue a subpoena for OMB documents on July 14, 2011. The committee also voted to issue subpoenas to the Executive Office of the President and Office of the Vice President on November 3, 2011.
A background memo and related materials can be found HERE. Opening statements and a live webcast will also be available online.
A copy of the motion authorizing the subpoenas can be found HERE.
A copy of the committee's February 9, 2012, letter to the White House can be found HERE.
A copy of the committee memo chronicling the White House's repeated delays can be found HERE.


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Isn't it great the way we bond with our new little friends? They make such a change in our lives.
I love my 2 so much(a Yorkie named "Ellie" and a Maltese/Terrier mix named "Brie") and don't know what I would do without them! I talk to them all the time & they tilt their little heads and listen. When I am having an extra bad day, they know. I would be so lonely each day without them.
Oh well, just wanted to say I know where you are coming from. It is just like getting a new baby to cherish. Then they grow up to be our best friends and they never ask for anything. I'm so glad you have Krissy to love you and keep you company when you are alone!
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We have resilient students and teachers which I have seen first hand how they will adjust to any condition faced. Whether it is class size, budget, buildings, principals, testing, or another factor people in our schools do their very best. They do this out of the desire to get an education and to give the highest quality education. They will do what they must, but they should not have to overcome as much as they do. I know that no matter what our future holds, teachers, staff and communities will come together to do their best at giving our kids the best education they can.
Our mayor says he wants to reduce violence and give our students opportunities for success, but those must not include getting an education in their neighborhood. Our efforts should be to build quality schools in EVERY neighborhood. We have students who attend our schools despite major adversity now, to add stress by closing schools is not going to help us prepare our students for the future, in fact stress is a huge obstacle to learning, why aren't we working to remove road blocks for our kids? Imagine the stress of having to get to school, outside of your neighborhood and have that route feel unsafe. The message it sends to me is that our kids education is not a priority for our city. It says we don't believe you deserve the best, even though every person working with our young people believes they do deserve just that.
We heard the commision recommend not closing high schools because of gangs and violence issues, yet our K-8 students will be left to face it. How many more kids' lives must be sacrificed? Should the gangs be held accountable for violence? Of course. But should our schools be the ones putting our students in unsafe spaces? No. The amount of money the city will have to spend on bussing (if they do at all) and security will be more than they save in utilization. The loss of community centers in schools and safe zones in neighborhoods is beyond measure. It is definitely beyond the math or seats, classrooms and number of students in a building. Why can't we utilize the space in schools to offer after-school community programs, lease out the space to park districts, heath and fitness programs, nonprofits that want to come in and help in our communities? Why can't the mayor "sell" that? Chicago Public Schools is advertising on public transit a way for people to vote for community programs, can't we do both: keep schools open and use the space in schools for community programs?
The recommendations for schools should come from a commission of community members, parents, teachers and city workers who live in and work in our communities. I imagine a parent, police office, religious and community leader would bring better insight to the decision. The solution to keeping schools open and utilized can be solved with the members of each community invested in the schools themselves. How invested can a CEO be by living here for less than 6 months? How much does the mayor care when he has only been back for a few years and will likely be gone in a few more and doesn't send his kids to our schools? Yet our children, families and teachers remain here to learn and work in our community schools.
I hope CTU has a plan to stand for children and keeping schools open as they did for a fair contract. The message sent when thousands of people stand together in our downtown displaying the need for something better for our kids and schools was powerful. The mayor says he wants our students to dream of a possibility of what our downtown has to offer them in their own futures. I hope our young people, teachers, families and concern community members listen to the mayor and take our children downtown very soon to send a message about their education and their future.


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Kevin is an original member of the NY1 News family, having come aboard in the summer of 1992. Hired as a sports producer, reporter and fill-in anchor, Kevin now reports in the field three days a week and anchors "Sports on 1: The Last Word" every Friday and Saturday night.
Born and raised in Bayonne, NJ, Kevin earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY.
Upon graduating in 1989, he was hired as a sports reporter and anchor at Newscenter 6 in Wappingers Falls, NY, where he covered his alma mater, reported on Army football, and covered plenty of high school sports as well.
Kevin also did play-by-play for Army hockey and was a fill-in play-by-play announcer for Marist basketball on the Colony Sports Network.
The launch of NY1 coincided with a very exciting decade in New York sports, which found Kevin and the rest of the sports department covering everything from the Knicks' and Rangers' magical runs in 1994 to the Yankees' four World Series titles and the Giants' trip to the Super Bowl. Some of Kevin's most memorable assignments included covering the Rangers' Stanley Cup Championship, the Subway Series, and St. John's run to the Elite Eight in 1999.
Kevin also fronted NY1's coverage of the Yankees' season-opening trip to Tokyo in 2004.
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I guess we could have asked View publisher Flavio Bitelman for some shared, art access but by the time we worked up enough nerve Cipis had become a View institution. But the time is ripe. We now have our chance. Cipis has been commisioned to create four unique and exclusive illustrations capturing the fashion, tech and educational aspects of Vision Expo East and that gives us a go on presenting those goods.
AND... the artist will be signing special editions of this art at the show with proceeds going to several opti-charities including Optometry Giving Sight, the Special Olympics and Unite for Sight. We're looking forward to Flavio introducing us to Cipis and hope to see you online for some original opti-art as Expo becomes both a Galleria AND a spectacular Art Gallery for the work of Marcelo Cipis.
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|Nov 4, 2008
|Filing date
|Dec 10, 2003
|Priority date
|Jun 17, 2003
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|Victor S. Chan, Robert M. H. Dunn, Madeline K. Y. Fok, Raymond K. M. Kwok, Lev Mirlas
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|International Business Machines Corporation
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|Patent Citations (16), Non-Patent Citations (3), Referenced by (7), Classifications (19), Legal Events (7)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This Application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. �119(a) to Canadian Patent Application No. 2,432,616, filed Jun. 17, 2003, which is hereby incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
The present invention relates to data processing systems, and more particularly to a context switch and a process for managing commerce contexts in client sessions.
Modern Internet and web applications commonly require information about the user and user's activities to be maintained across multiple requests. For example, in a typical online store, the user is provided with a browseable catalog from which items can be selected and added to a shopping cart. Once the user has added all the desired items to the shopping cart, the user may proceed to the checkout where an order for the items contained in the shopping cart may be placed. To accomplish this process, multiple client requests are required and the information from each request must be maintained across requests.
A hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) is used to access many resources on the Internet. However, HTTP is a stateless protocol that defines the format of requests and corresponding responses but does not currently define a mechanism for maintaining state information. In a typical request, an HTTP user or client opens a connection with a server and requests some information or a resource. The server responds with the requested resource, if available, or an HTTP error status page. After the server's response, the connection is closed and the server does not maintain any information about the client. Any subsequent request by the client is considered a fresh request with no relation to the previous request.
Several approaches have been developed to maintain user information across requests and responses. These approaches use the notions of sessions and states. A session is a series of HTTP requests originating from the same client in the same browser instance or "working session." State refers to information relating to the previous requests and other business decisions that may be made in relation to these requests. Utilizing these approaches, an Internet or web application should be able to associate a state with each session. Two common methods of session management are cookies and Universal Resource Locator (URL) rewriting. Cookies and URL rewriting are known in the art. Other session management strategies are also known in the art. Generally, session management strategies use an associated session area to store information about the user session.
Many modern Internet and web applications are modular in design. Modularity allows different aspects of an application to be developed independently from one another. The Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern is a common design paradigm used in developing modular applications. The MVC design pattern is known in the art.
In many Internet and web applications, a user will typically have to navigate through a number of organizations. These organizations may be located in different domains. For example, in an electronic marketplace or e-marketplace environment, a buyer in a supply channel may move between a manufacturer or supplier and distributors or resellers. Each of these organizations is referred to as a store. Each store will typically have its own commerce context, for example, a store context. Thus, when navigating between stores, it is necessary to manage the switch between store contexts. A simple shopping flow illustrates this problem.
A typical shopping scenario for a supply channel may involve the following steps:
In this shopping scenario, the buyer moves back and forth between the channel and a supplier store. In step (1), the StoreFrontDisplay displays the main page of the channel store. In step (2), ProductDisplay involves retrieving the product(s) from the catalog of the channel store and rendering the product description(s). In step (3), OrderProcess involves placing the order in the supplier store. In step (4), OrderDisplay retrieves the order and displays the order. This step can be performed in the channel store or the supplier store. In step (5) ProductDisplay, the buyer is in channel store browsing products from the catalog.
To create a smooth shopping experience, there needs to be a way to manage the switch between these store contexts. Several methods of managing store contexts are known in the art. One method involves creating a store identifier or store ID for each store, and appending the store ID as a parameter in each of the URLs that are called. The URLs would look something like this for the process steps described above:
A disadvantage of this approach is that it requires web designers to hard code the store ID into URLs used in the Internet or web application. This additional complexity further complicates modular application design. For example, hard coding URLs in an MVC application may affect the design of each of the model, view, and controller components.
In view of these shortcomings, there exists a need for another method of managing commerce contexts.
The present invention provides a method for managing commerce contexts using direct and temporary commerce context parameters.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, there is provided for a data processing system, a method for managing commerce contexts, the data processing system being associated with a direct commerce context and a temporary commerce context, the data processing system being operatively coupled to memory having a session area, the method comprising the steps of receiving a client request associated with a commerce context parameter, and determining the commerce context associated with the commerce context parameter.
In accordance with another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer program product having computer-readable medium tangibly embodying code for directing a data processing system to manage commerce contexts, the data processing system being associated with a direct commerce context and a temporary commerce context, the data processing system being operatively coupled to memory having a session area, the computer program product comprising code for receiving a client request associated with a commerce context parameter, and code for determining the commerce context associated with the commerce context parameter.
In accordance with a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a data processing system for managing commerce contexts, the data processing system being associated with a direct commerce context and a temporary commerce context, the data processing system being operatively coupled to memory having a session area, the data processing system comprising means for receiving a client request associated with a commerce context parameter, and means for determining the commerce context associated with the commerce context parameter.
In accordance with yet a further aspect of the present invention, there is provided a computer data signal embodied in a carrier wave and having means in the computer data signal for directing a data processing system to manage commerce contexts, the data processing system being associated with a direct commerce context and a temporary commerce context, the data processing system being operatively coupled to memory having a session area, the computer data signal comprising a component in the computer data signal for receiving a client request associated with a commerce context parameter, and a component in the computer data signal for determining the commerce context associated with the commerce context parameter.
Other aspects and features of the present invention will become apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art upon review of the following description of specific embodiments of the invention in conjunction with the accompanying figures.
Reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show, by way of example, embodiments of the present invention, and in which:
The following detailed description of specific embodiments of the present invention does not limit the implementation of the invention to any particular computer programming language. The present invention may be implemented in any computer programming language provided that the operating system provides the facilities to support the requirements of the present invention. In one embodiment, the present invention is implemented, at least partly, in the Java computer programming language. Any limitations presented herein as a result of a particular type of operating system or computer programming language are not intended as limitations of the present invention.
Reference is first made to
The computer system 20 further includes resources 32 connected to the network 30. The resources 32 include storage media, databases, for example, a relational database such as the DB2™ product from IBM, a set of XML (extensible Markup Language) documents, a directory service such as a LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) server, and backend systems. The interface between the server 22 and the resources 32 comprises a local area network, Internet, or a proprietary interface. The resources 32 are accessed by the server 22 and the clients 24. Any of the server 22, the clients 24, and the resources 32 may be located remotely from one another or may share a location. The configuration of the computer system 20 is not intended as a limitation of the present invention, as will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art from a review of the following detailed description.
Referring now to
Referring now to
Reference is now made to
The application 101 uses the MVC (Module-View-Controller) design pattern to handle client requests and responses. The controller module 102 determines which operation to perform and the proper execution context for each request based on the request parameters and session information and data. This execution context is referred to as a command context. The command context is passed to the model 104 and the view 106 modules.
Referring still to
Some embodiments of the present invention may be implemented in a different application framework from that described below. The application framework defines, at least in part, the order of events and operations performed by the application. In one embodiment, the application framework may allow the client request to contain information regarding the view to be invoked following the execution of a command or business logic operation. In this case, following the execution of the command, the controller module 102 invokes the next view to be displayed based on the information in the client request.
Reference is now made to
Reference is now made to
where <path> is the URL, <requestname> are names which may identify, for example, a business logic object or command to be performed in respect of the request, and <querystring> is query script in which query parameters are typically separated by an "&".
Referring back to
When navigating between stores, it is necessary to manage the switch between store contexts. Typically, the client will switch between a direct or channel store context and supplier store contexts, for example the direct store 203 and a supplier store 206 (
In a typical scenario, a client visits a channel store 203. The StoreID parameter is initially provided as a request parameter and stored in the session as the Session StoreID on return. The client then browses through other pages in the channel store 203 without specifying any StoreID parameters on the subsequent requests. The client may then visit a remote supplier store 212 in which case a ForStoreID parameter is used. When the client returns to the channel store 203 its StoreID is retrieved from the session and the proper store context is constructed. The command is aware of the StoreID but not its origin, e.g. whether the StoreID is derived from the request or the session area, or whether the StoreID refers to a direct store 203 or supplier store 206, 212. Similarly, the command does not know if a supplier store is a hosted store 206 or a non-hosted remote store 212, e.g. in a different domain than the channel store 203. This information is handled by the business logic 28 of the command using the StoreID.
Referring again to
where "StoreID" and "ProductID" are request parameters and "ProductDisplay" represents the business logic command that is called by the request.
The client request may contain one or more store context parameters, or no store context parameters. Table 1 shown below summarizes the combinations of store context parameters that may be included in the request. Using the request parameters and session information and data, the value of the StoreID to be stored in the command context 246 is determined (step 308 in
A session area 250 provides a store for session data and information including store context information and the Session StoreID. The session area 250 persists across client requests. Session management is performed using cookies, however other session management strategies such as URL rewriting may be used so long as the implemented solution provides a session area 250. Depending on the session management solution adopted, the session area 250 may be located on the client device or the server.
The controller module 102 (
Store Context Construction
Store context
Session StoreID at
parameter in
parameter in
StoreID in
used in the
the end of the
command context
Session StoreID
Session StoreID
Session StoreID
Referring now to
If no ForStoreID is present (decision block 324), the controller module 102 (
If no StoreID is present (decision block 330), the controller module 102 (
Referring now to
If no ForStoreID is present (decision block 342), the controller module 102 (
Referring now to
Reference is next made to
Because this is a new session, there is no StoreID in the session area 250 (
The buyer may then browse the catalog 204 (
where ProductID is a parameter identifying a product. The controller module 102 (
Next in step 406, the buyer chooses to order the product "ABC1". This product belongs to supplier store "20". The URL for this action may appear as follows:
In this case, a ForStoreID is present so the OrderProcess command will be executed in a supplier store context rather than the channel store context. The controller module 102 (
Next in step 408, an order confirmation is displayed. The URL for this action may appear as follows:
The controller module 102 (
Next in step 410, the buyer is returned to browsing in the catalog 204 (
The controller module 102 (
It will be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that application frameworks different from that described above may be used without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, in another framework, a login operation may be performed prior to the StoreFrontDisplay operation. This login operation may store the StoreID parameter in the session area 250 prior to the step of displaying the requested storefront. Allowance for variation in the framework permits more customizable application design. For example, after the completion of an event, designers may choose to display an order confirmation which, may be performed in the supplier store or channel store, or the client may be returned to browsing the catalog in the channel store. Also, depending on the application framework implemented, some command parameters, for example the view parameters, may be included in the HTTP request or hard coded into the business logic of the command. It will also be appreciated by one of ordinary skill in the art that the method of managing store contexts provided by the present invention may be used for other e-marketplace operations, for example, a request for quotations (RFQ). Further, the present invention may be used to manage other commerce information that requires a temporary switch such as locale, language or currency information.
The present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Certain adaptations and modifications of the invention will be obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the presently discussed embodiments are considered to be illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein.
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MetaCure is an international private company led by a team of passionate executive with a wealth of experience in the medical device field. MetaCure was incorporated in 2003 and ever since our first and foremost goal has been to serve the needs of type 2 diabetes patients and healthcare providers. We hope to use our research efforts to develop clinically effective one-time solutions that can treat type 2 diabetes safely and durably. Through investment in pioneering research and development, we wish to offer solutions that are cost effective and accessible to the millions of people who need them.
To date, more than 300 patients have been treated with our DIAMOND therapy in international multi-center trials, providing over eight years of successful clinical experience. Now, with a global presence across four continents, we are initiating commercial activities and expanding our clinical and R&D endeavors.
These core values help us pave the way towards our goals:
Learn more about our company at www.MetaCure.com
The number of people living with diabetes is growing exponentially and already exceeds half a billion. The iChallenge Diabetes program was created to educate and assist in the goal of lowering the incidence of type 2 diabetes. Through prevention education in developing countries we can make a positive impact on patient health. Our prevention program sponsors physicians, educators and our employees who are devoted to our cause and are willing to travel to take part in direct community education activities. If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
We believe medical device education can benefit healthcare professionals and patients. Our grants aim to help physicians improve the care of their patients through support of educational activities and programs, particularly in our areas of scientific interest.
In granting support to an educational activity, we take into account the merit of the program and its compliance with our company policies and values. Awards are not influenced by business that could arise from the grant applicant. The applicant is not obligated to purchase, use or recommend the use of our products.
If you are interested in finding out more, please contact us at email@example.com.
Experienced independent researchers who are interested in conducting trials may submit their proposal to firstname.lastname@example.com. Application for support for technical inputs (such as statistical analysis or medical writing) or funding (or products) support will be considered from scientific, compliance and business perspectives.
Lebovitz et al., ADA Congress, Chicago 2013 "Existence of a Triglyceride-dependent Glycemic Regulatory Pathway in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes".
Wang et al. ADA Congress, Chicago 2013 "A Prospective Case-control Study To Compare The Efficacy Of Laparoscopic Placement Of Gastric Contraction Modulator (TANTALUS II®) Vs Supplementary Insulin Treatment In Obese T2DM Patients".
Lebovitz et al., IDF Congress, Melbourne 2013 "Gastric Electrical Stimulation (GES) in T2DM Improves Long-term Glycemic Control Through a Triglyceride-dependent Mechanism".
Professor of Medicine, the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism/Diabetes at the State University of New York.
Professor of Medicine, Director Emeritus, Baker IDI Heart & Diabetes Institute Melbourne, Honorary President, International Diabetes Federation Melbourne, Australia.
Professor of Surgery, Director of Outpatient Clinic Rudolfinerhaus Privatklinik GmbH, Vienna, Austria.
Professor of Medicine, Chairman of the Department of Medicine, and Head of the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at the Asklepios Clinic St. Georg in Hamburg.
Professor of Medicine, Senior Physician at the Department for Internal Medicine, Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Asklepios Klinik St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany.
Professor of Medicine, Director and Chair Department of Medicine, Dean of Development and International Affairs University of Dresden, Transcampus Dean and Chair and Honorary Consultant in Endocrinology and Diabetes, Diabetes and Nutritional Sciences Rayne Institute, Denmark Hill Campus King's College London.
Professor of Surgery, University of Genoa Medical School, Founder, First President, and Honorary President of the Società Italia di Chirurgia dell'Obesità e delle malattie metaboliche (SICOB), Founder, First President, and Honorary President of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO).
Professor of Surgery, Consultant Surgeon and Clinical Associate Professor (Honorary), Upper Gastrointestinal & Metabolic Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
DIAMOND is a one-time intervention treatment for type 2 diabetes. It is based on stimulation of the stomach muscles by gastric contractility modulation (GCM) signals, generated by a small device that is implanted in the abdomen. As a result, the DIAMOND restores the physiological synchronization between food intake and natural hormone secretion, and lowers post meal glucose levels. Additionally, GCM signals cause an earlier satiation effect resulting in sustained weight loss.
DIAMOND is intended for patients with type 2 diabetes who are obese and refractory to oral medication. Clinical trials have demonstrated durable glucose control and weight loss, with minimal side effects. Accordingly, DIAMOND could be a preferred treatment option for patients who are otherwise considered for injectable therapies.
Typical patient profile for DIAMOND therapy
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The DIAMOND may used for up to 15 years before a replacement is needed1.
Over 300.
DIAMOND is implanted in a minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure under general anesthesia. Three leads are attached to the subserosal layer of the stomach and connected to the DIAMOND implantable pulse generator (IPG) which is placed in a subcutaneous pocket in the abdomen. The DIAMOND therapy poses a low rate of complications consistent with similar laparoscopic procedures. The most common adverse side effect is transient post-operative pain.
DIAMOND therapy, also known as gastric contractility modulation, was validated through several clinical trials across multiple centers in seven countries, including two multi-center, randomized, double-blind controlled studies and one long-term study. Selected publications are listed here.
If you have not referred patients for DIAMOND therapy before, we advise you to contact our referral support office for assistance and all the relevant information:
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A Dutch group is pushing for measures to protect homosexual asylum seekers from intimidation and violence while they are awaiting decisions on their residence requests. Amsterdam's Secret Garden Foundation, which champions the interests of Muslim gays, says many face problems from other inmates in refugee centres. It also believes the asylum procedure for gays should be eased.
Most homosexuals who flee their home countries have been seriously traumatised, says Secret Garden. This means it is difficult for them to explain their plight openly when they arrive in the Netherlands. It also makes it hard to decide whether they are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. Families and authorities in their home countries, some of which deny that homosexuality exists, often refuse to provide evidence of their sexuality.
Secret Garden says interpreters should not come from the asylum seekers home country or region. It also advises that gay asylum claimants should be given the benefit of the doubt until the question of their sexuality can be reliably sorted out by, for example, a psychologist experienced in the field.
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DC's 'New 52' to launch big, with Justice League #1 topping 200K [Updated]
Justice League #1 has garnered initial orders of more than 200,000, DC Comics tells the Los Angeles Times, with another six titles from the publisher's much-discussed September relaunch each surpassing 100,000 copies.
That figure will make DC's new flagship title, by Geoff Johns and Jim Lee, the bestselling direct-market comic of 2011 — Marvel's Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 now has the honor, with about 168,000 copies — and the first since January 2009's Amazing Spider-Man #583 to break the 200,000-copy mark. (In case you're wondering, that was the issue with the Barack Obama variant cover, which sold more than 350,000 copies.)
"Fan interest is huge — much of it positive, some negative, and some very cautious," Gerry Gladstone, co-owner of Midtown Comics in New York City, tells the newspaper. The LA Times also unveils Jim Lee's variant cover for Action Comics #1 and Ethan Van Sciver's variant cover for Batman #1, both of which you can see below.
The sales numbers are the lone bright spot in an article that paints a grim, if not necessarily inaccurate, picture of an industry in which sales have slipped 7 percent this year alone. The relaunch is billed as "part of a two-pronged strategy to try to revive its moribund business and draw newer, younger readers" — the other prong is apparently the publisher's digital initiative, but the story's unclear on that front — but the overall tone of the LA Times piece reads "Hail Mary pass."
"The truth is people are leaving anyway, they're just doing it quietly, and we have been papering it over with increased prices," Co-Publisher Dan DiDio says. "We didn't want to wake up one day and find we had a bunch of $20 books that 10,000 people are buying."
With at least seven titles selling more than 100,000 copies — retailers have until Monday to adjust orders on the first issues of such high-profile series as Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman and The Flash — DC will be able to trumpet "The New 52" as a success, with the publisher dominating Diamond Comic Distributors' Top 10 in September. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #1 could very well be the sole Marvel title on that list.
But to truly gauge the success of the relaunch, DC (and the industry) will have to look further down the Diamond chart to see how fringe titles that don't benefit from mainstream recognition or marquee creators — books like Men of War, Demon Knights and I, Vampire — perform. Will the New 52 be an instance of the publisher's top-tier books selling like gangbusters, while the other 35 or 40 struggle for an audience? And, just as important, where will those top-tier titles stand at Issue 4 or Issue 6 or Issue 12?
Update: The LA Times' Company Town blog now lists the six other DC first issues that have have pre-orders higher than 100,000 copies: Action Comics, Batman, Detective Comics, The Flash, Green Lantern and Superman. None of those is a surprise, although Aquaman, with the fan-favorite creative team of Geoff Johns and Ivan Reis, certainly seemed like a contender for The Flash's spot.
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No empty nesting for us! After twenty-six years of diapers, kindergarten, homework, first loves, heartbreaks, loud cars that were continually breaking down, college tuition, and weddings for our four children, my husband and I were ready for some down time, some alone time, and just plain fun time. That was not to be.
Instead, we are raising our 11-year-old granddaughter.
How did this happen, you ask. Let me take you back to 1999. Our youngest child and only daughter, Rachel, stunned us when, at age fifteen, she announced she was pregnant. She never had even dated! One act of rebellion, one error in judgement at a party, and our baby was going to be a mother. The boy told her to get an abortion or get lost, and we realized that he was not going to step to the plate to take responsibility or be in a position to contribute emotionally or financially. We told Rachel we would support whatever decision, and luckily, she chose the option that we were secretly hoping for — keeping the baby. My husband and I were with her when she gave birth — how can you be so proud of your daughter for being so brave through a tough labor and delivery, and so scared for her future and that of her new baby girl, all at the same time?
We loved Madeline from the moment she was born. She was sweet, affectionate, and always made us laugh. Rachel finished high school and went on to college and a job. When Maddie was two, Rachel met and eventually married a responsible, loving young man, Steven, who lived out of state. My heart broke when they moved out to be a family of their own in faraway New York, where Steven had a good job. It seemed that I was not only losing a daughter but our grandchild too. Maddie's father, who had never even met her or had any interest in her, gave up his parental rights and Steven adopted her.
Rachel and Steven eventually had other children. Maddie had always been loud, easily anxious, and did not tolerate change well. Life became progressively intolerable for them as a family as Madeline got older. She became disruptive both in school and at home, aggressive toward their other children, and very disrespectful toward her stepfather. She was diagnosed with ADHD and started medication and counseling, neither of which was very effective.
Fast forward to 2008. When Madeline was nine, her parents could no longer take her behavior and their marriage was fragile. They asked us to let her come live with us. We had helped raise her as a baby and toddler, so she felt very comfortable with us. We had to go to court to request legal custody of her, so that she could attend school in our state.
It is a strange situation in a way, as we keep very good communication with her parents and we visit back and forth quite often. Her younger sisters love her very much and are too young to question why Maddie lives in another state with their grandparents, and not with them.
When Madeline came to live with us, we immediately questioned her meds. She was put on a new medication which gave her a little more control over her actions. Counseling seemed to help and gave her an opportunity to discuss her anger with her parents and how their fighting upset her and made her feel guilty, which was news to us. Her school counselor evaluated her with a minute-by-minute study and found she was attentive and focused in the morning, but horribly off task and disruptive in the afternoon when it wore off.
To help stabilize her activity levels and ability to focus throughout the day, her doctor gave her an additional medication to take at lunchtime. She became very aggressive toward us, and we had to physically pull her upstairs to go to bed at night. She was very angry and combative and would seethe with clenched teeth "I'm going to kill you." After a day or two, I began to suspect her new medicine and told the school nurse not to give it to her anymore and called her doctor. Within a day or two without it, Maddie was back to her sweet self and on a new afternoon medicine that worked very well. Her aggressiveness was back to her "normal" level.
Maddie has been with us for two years now. We have been working on limits and responsibility with her, and letting her know she can try to take control of her actions despite her ADHD. We are learning to anticipate her moods and impulsiveness. James Lehman's program on setting rules and consequences helped us a great deal. Madeline is getting good grades and is doing well on her meds, although she still has anger issues and mood swings. However, we have hope!
But I smile whenever someone who does not know our situation laughs and says, "The best thing about grandchildren is that you can send them home"! If they only knew…
About Nicole Roswell
Nicole Roswell is married with four grown children, and she and her husband are now raising their eleven-year-old granddaughter with ADHD. They also have two dogs and two cats, and a mole who lives in the front yard "whose life long goal is to destroy every blade of grass that we own."


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After a controversial bite and a World Cup eliminating defeat by Uruguay, the Italians suffered one final loss in Brazil when coach Cesare Prandelli announced his resignation Tuesday in a post-match news conference.
"Above and beyond, at the end of the match, I spoke to the president of the federation, and because the technical plan is under my responsibility, I have told them that I am going to resign from my position because when the technical plan and strategy fails, it is only fair for the person in question to take responsibility," Prandelli said.
For Italy, a four-time World Cup champion, elimination in the group stage for the second year in a row was an unacceptable result.
The last time the Italians advanced: 2006. Final result: a World Cup title.
Prandelli took over coaching duties of the Italian national team from Marcello Lippi after the 2010 World Cup. Under Prandelli's direction, Italy notably reached the Euro 2012 final and finished third in the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup.
To get to the round of 16 this time around, the Italians needed only a draw with Uruguay, but they were denied when Diego Godin found the net on a header off a corner in the 81st minute.
The goal came just moments after Uruguayan star Luis Suarez appeared to bite Italian defender Giorgio Chiellini. No penalties were issued, though replays seemed to confirm Suarez's actions.
Italy's sole victory of the tournament came against England, another team eliminated in group play.
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This weekend, the DTM is one of the highlights in the program of the motorsport show event at the Bolshoy Moskvoretskiy Bridge near the Kremlin.
With a spectacular display at the Bolshoy Moskvoretskiy Bridge near the Kremlin, the DTM promoted its first-ever race in Russia in a fortnight in the centre of Moscow.
One can't rule out that I may be driving in the DTM one day
Thus, the three DTM drivers warmed up the fans for the participation of the most popular international touring car series in the Moscow City Racing event. This weekend, the DTM is one of the highlights in the program of the motorsport show event.
Rockenfeller, Priaulx and Schumacher, as well as ex-Formula 1 driver Vitaly Petrov from Russia on Sunday, will thus give the Russian crowd a first impression of the fascination of the DTM with demonstration laps and passenger rides. From August 2nd till 4th, the DTM will have its first-ever race in Russia at the Moscow Raceway close to the capital.
To start the day, Rockenfeller, Priaulx, Schumacher and Petrov had already taken part in a DTM press conference. Some 100 media representatives and ten camera teams gathered in a conference room of a luxury hotel right at the Bolshoy Moskvoretskiy Bridge with a view of the Kremlin's red walls.
"Being in Russia for the first time and getting to know the people and the atmosphere is nice for me," said Mike Rockenfeller (Audi). "I am happy that there is so much interest for the DTM here and that I am able to visit such a nice city," Andy Priaulx (BMW) commented, while making good promotion for his race series: "DTM is touring car racing's equivalent of Formula 1 and at an absolute top level."
Ralf Schumacher (Mercedes-Benz) said: "This weekend, people already have the chance to see our cars in action in the city centre. Then, they can decide whether they will also come to our race in a fortnight."
Local hero Petrov was impressed, too. "For me, being at the DTM is a great pleasure. I have never driven such a car or talked to a DTM driver before. I hope they will soon tell me everything I have to know." On Sunday, Petrov will take over Schumacher's place behind the wheel to drive fans around the 3.7 kilometres long track.
"One can't rule out that I may be driving in the DTM one day as well. The DTM is at a top level and the cars are fantastic. It is a unique series and I would love to be part of it one day, too," Petrov said. "I will give him the chance tomorrow right away," Ralf Schumacher answered.


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'World's best chef' took his own life after reportedly falling victim to €1.3m wine scam
The "world's best chef" Benoit Violier who took his own life last week was a victim of a €1.2m (£1m) wine scam, it has been reported.
The chef (44), whose establishment Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville was named the best in the world by La Liste in December, was found dead in his home last week after an alleged scam placed him in significant financial trouble.
According to Swiss financial magazine Bilan, the chef fell victim to an alleged scam masterminded by a Swiss wine company, who sold Violier's company vintage bottles of wine but failed to deliver them.
The bottles, which were priced between €18,000 and €35,000, placed Violier's restaurant in significant debt despite its success.
The company allegedly responsible for the scam was declared bankrupt in November and one of the brokers, who remains anonymous, was taken into custody.
The scam reportedly left Violier with losses of up to €1.2m.
"The last months of the famous chef were quite troubled," the magazine reported.
Despite the reports, Andre Kudelski, a shareholder of the Restaurant de l'Hotel de Ville denied that the establishment and Violier had been the victim of such a scam.
"The restaurant has no issues with the company in the [Bilan] article and did not lose any money.
"The restaurant was absolutely not touched and the Violier family had nothing to do with this affair.
"The restaurant is full. It is better than in any previous year. It is a record year. The restaurant has a very solid financial base."
The famous chef, whose restaurant attained three Michelin stars throughout his career, was laid to rest on Sunday.
The restaurant was honoured as the best in the world by prestigious French publication La Liste in December.
Speaking of the success at the time, Violier said: "It's wonderful, it's exceptional for us. This ranking will only motivate our team more."
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Along with informing freshman of the rules and regulations of dorm life — no hotplates or alcohol — many colleges are schooling new students on illegal file-sharing.
Orientation programs, especially in schools that offer high-speed Internet connections in their residence halls, have added copyright education to their agendas. Before students of the University of California, Berkeley, receive their university accounts, for instance, they must sit through such a lesson. The message it imparts echoes that of the Recording Industry Association of America: Copyright-infringing file-sharing is illegal, and the students who engage in such piracy are not anonymous and risk prosecution.
Berkeley also set a 5 GB limit on uploading and downloading, which school officials feel should be sufficient for the transfer of any copyright-free material students may need. Surpass that limit twice, and students may lose their Internet license.
At other schools, copyright-education brochures are being inserted in orientation packages alongside the ones offering peer counseling and free condoms. Some schools are placing ads in student newspapers, and pages on school Web sites are being devoted to the task of informing students that downloading music and movies is just plain wrong.
That message is drilled into all students who attempt to log on to Chicago's Loyola University's intranet system. Before access is permitted, they must agree to the school's file-sharing policies. Earlier this summer, the school surrendered to the RIAA the names of two summer-school students the industry suspects to be pirates.
Incoming students at Texas Tech University were greeted with an e-mail that explained the RIAA's efforts to crack down on file-sharing. But because "just say no" only goes so far, some schools, like American University, offer a suggestion to those who continue the practice: If you're going to use peer-to-peer services, adjust the settings so you can only download, not upload, which decreases the chances of being nabbed by the RIAA.
These new measures are in addition to a redistribution of the memos some schools issued in April as a reaction to letters received from the RIAA and the Motion Picture Association of America. The letters informed the schools of the myriad problems that come with illegal file-sharing (see "RIAA, MPAA Get On Colleges' Cases Over Student file-sharing").
So far this year, the University of Arizona has received 310 letters from the RIAA telling the school that illegal file-sharing was being committed on its servers. Upon receipt of such letters, the university issues a written warning instructing the student to delete all of the illegally obtained files. Should the problem persist, the student may face eviction from residence halls and loss of network privileges.
Although it got letters, the university was not among the institutions receiving one of roughly 1,000 subpoenas the recording industry sent to schools ordering them to surrender the identities of offenders (see "RIAA Goes After File Traders With Hundreds Of Subpoenas").
Earlier this week, the Joint Committee of the Higher Education and Entertainment Communities — a partnership of education leaders and music and motion-picture executives formed last fall to address the problem of illegal file-sharing on campus — released a report of their findings and progress over the past year.
"Within a short amount of time, there's been a sea change in the awareness of piracy's impact and the appreciation of the need to do something about it," said Cary Sherman, RIAA president and co-chair of the committee.
"A year ago, you could have counted on one hand the number of presidents aware of or who cared about [illegal downloading]," Graham Spanier, president of Pennsylvania State University and co-chair of the committee, said in a telephone press conference Tuesday. "Now there is hardly one who is not interested."
The committee has also begun to look into legitimate file-sharing services with which schools may strike individual licensing deals, and it is also researching technologies that can filter out copyrighted files being transferred across a server. Additionally, it plans to compile a "best practices document," which will outline the measures some schools have taken to educate students on file-sharing policies and punish offenders.
At the University of Minnesota, first-time offenders must attend a sort of "copyright school" to learn about copyright law. Chalk up a second strike, and students may be temporarily suspended from using the school's network.
Such measures may be too little, too late for some. The RIAA, which earlier this week claimed that annual album sales continue to slump, down 7 percent in the first six months of 2003 compared with last year, is expected to begin filing lawsuits Friday against computer users whose names were obtained through the recent flurry of subpoenas.
There is hope on the horizon for poor college students who just want to get their music on, however. In the spring, 12 to 24 colleges, including Penn State, will test services that offer students unlimited commercial downloads. Payment for the service will come out of residence-hall fees.
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