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April 14, 2018Reviewer: Stacy in California* Not bad. Netrition had a clearance sale on some bags that had passed the expiration date. Fifty nine cents per bag seemed a good deal, especially as I really like the originals. I'd buy this flavor again. I like the originals best, but I liked this flavor too.This review is specific to Snapea Crisps, Black Pepper
December 24, 2017Reviewer: A customer in New York* Delicious, enough said....This review is specific to Snapea Crisps, Caesar
March 07, 2016Reviewer: Tina in California* These were just okay. Not much Caesar flavor.This review is specific to Snapea Crisps, Caesar
June 09, 2015Reviewer: Suzanne in Arizona* These are the best snacks EVER! I'm so glad Netrition has them because they are hard to find in my town, and they cost a lot more than on this site as well. These are flavorful, crispy snacks and are a much healthier alternative to potato chips. I've tried all the flavors sold on this site and like them all. If Netrition would carry the jalapeno flavor, I would be in heaven.
March 20, 2015Reviewer: Stacy in California* I really like them. I've eaten the size bag netrition sells in one sitting. a great snack. P.S. I've tried all flavors and they're all good but I think my favorite is the original lightly salted
February 28, 2015Reviewer: Tom in Massachusetts* Great light snack. Addicting. Originally packaged as a salad topper we are eating them right out of the bag.
January 26, 2015Reviewer: Carol in Canada* A group of my workmates and I submitted a very large order about a week ago. A representative got back to me right away, letting us know that one of the items was in very low stock and giving us the option to be notified when it came back in stock. They were friendly, helpful and indeed, we got a notification when our item was back in stock. Most surprising was how quickly our ordered got to us here in Canada. It was less than a week from submitting the order, to shipping, through Customs and being delivered to me. This is exceptional customer service. We love the Snapea Crisps as a tasty, more nutritional snack food and are submitting a second order today.
February 12, 2014Reviewer: Patricia in Ohio* I've tried original and I thought they were wonderful. Very satisfying and although not necessarily a healthy snack, much healthier than many. I liked them so much I ordered more but ordered the wasabi ranch by mistake. Although I prefer the original, the wasabi crisps were also delicious. I'm not big on 'hot' and didn't think I would like them but was surprised by the delightful flavor combination. I highly recommend.
February 03, 2014Reviewer: Laura in Connecticut* Yum! This is my "go to" salty snack. The Caesar flavor are the best but black pepper is good too. I always get mine from Netrition. Thanks!
January 20, 2012Reviewer: Janice in Florida* Love these and they are cheaper on this site then in my local grocery!
0 of 1 people found the following review helpfulDecember 02, 2011Reviewer: James in Maryland* This is a really tasty snack, with a very nice nutritional profile. Very nice crunch. If you like peas, this snack has enough of a pea flavor that you will notice it and enjoy. If you don't like peas, I don't think you'll notice the slight pea flavor and the oil, salt and crunch will override any strong flavor of peas. I'll purchase a few more bags of these in my next order.


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Continuous processing is now being accepted as a novel approach to efficiently and cost-effectively produce biological products. Companies are aware of the potential benefits of this approach, which can not only lead to smaller facilities, lower capital
and materials, but also enable increased productivity, higher product quality and consistency. However, all is not a bed of roses. Continuous processing still has many roadblocks to overcome before it can reach mainstream adoption. CHI's 3rd
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Monday, August 21
8:00 am Short Course Registration Open
9:00 – 11:30 Recommended Morning Short Courses*
SC3: Advanced Process Control, Intensified DoE and Hybrid Modeling for Process Optimization and Characterization
* Separate registration required
11:30 Main Conference Registration Open
1:00 pm Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Richard D. Braatz, Ph.D., Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1:10 Model-Based Multivariate Monitoring and Control of QbD-Compliant Quasi-Continuous Integrated Pharmaceutical Production
Reiner Hans Luttmann, Ph.D., Professor, Bioprocess Automation, Bioprocess Engineering,
Hamburg University of Applied Sciences
This presentation includes the description of advanced data processing in a fully automated integrated production plant, consisting of a two step upstream followed by a four-step downstream line with cell clarification, removal of particles with micro-filtration
as well as product concentration and purification with ultra-filtration and chromatography. Recursive production strategies are developed where a cell breeding, the protein production and the whole downstream line is operated both in series and
in parallel. However, each main operation is shifted by one day. As a demonstration process, the production of potential Malaria vaccines with Pichia pastoris is intensively investigated. The production process
is global observable and QbD compliant developed. This includes also process optimization with fully automated DoE-plants and the establishment of design spaces and control spaces.
2:15 Continuous Manufacturing for National Preparedness & Response
Kimberly Sciarretta, Ph.D., Health Scientist, Division of CBRN Countermeasures, Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority [BARDA], Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness & Response [ASPR], U.S. Department of Health &
Human Services
Sau (Larry) Lee, Ph.D., Deputy Director (Acting), Office of Testing & Research [OTR], Office of Pharmaceutical Quality [OPQ], Center for Drug Evaluation & Research [CDER], U.S. Food & Drug Administration [FDA]
Within the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (BARDA) have a collaboration around exploiting innovations in continuous manufacturing
for the rapid response to chemical, biological, radiological & nuclear threats and/or reduce the costs with cGMP production of clinical scale batches.
2:45 Refreshment Break
3:15 Continuous Bioprocessing: Enabling Technologies and Technology Needs
Karol Lacki, Ph.D., Chief Consultant, Karol Lacki Consulting AB
A continuous process for manufacture of a biological product will rely on successful conversions of established batch operations into continuous operations and on implementation of new technologies specifically developed with continuous bioprocessing
in mind. However, it will require a higher level of process understanding and process control. To reach this level of understanding and operational robustness, many technological and operational challenges will need to be addressed. This talk
will discuss these challenges.
3:45 How to Engage with Regulatory Agencies on Continuous Manufacturing
Stephanie Krogmeier, Ph.D., Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Vertex
The interest in continuous manufacturing in the pharmaceutically industry has grown significantly due to multiple advantages including improvements in flexibility, reliability and quality. However, concerns over technical, operational, and regulatory
issues still remain. A critical component of successfully implementing continuous manufacturing is engagement with regulatory agencies. This session will discuss key approaches to successful health authority engagement as well as key learnings
and examples from recent FDA and EMA interactions.
4:15 Session break
4:30 Breakout Discussions
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Topic: Continuous Biomanufacturing - An Implementation Consideration
Robert Dream, Ph.D., Managing Director, HDR Company LLC.
Topic: Engaging with Regulatory Agencies on Continuous Manufacturing
Stephanie Krogmeier, Ph.D., Senior Director, Global Regulatory Affairs, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Topic: Advanced Process Monitoring and Hybrid modeling - a basis for QbD/PAT implementation in Mammalian Cell Culture Bioprocesses?
Gerald Striedner, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Biotechnology (BOKU), Principal Investigator, Austrian Center of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB)
5:30 Grand Opening Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
7:00 Close of Day
Tuesday, August 22
7:30 am Registration Open and Morning Coffee
7:55 Chairperson's Remarks
8:00 FEATURED PRESENTATION: Process Modeling and Real-Time Control for On-Demand, Continuous Biomanufacturing
Richard D. Braatz, Ph.D., Edwin R. Gilliland Professor of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
This presentation describes the construction of process models and their application to the real-time control of biologic drug production in a small-footprint biomanufacturing platform. An opportunity is the use of a "virtual" plant for
the dynamic operations of the entire end-to-end biomanufacturing process. The virtual plant can guide the selection of a control strategy for each critical quality attribute (CQA), design of startup and shutdown operations, and control systems
8:30 Enabling Continuous Manufacturing through Data Science, Modelling and Advanced PAT Tools
Christoph Herwig, Ph.D., Head of Research Area Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical
Engineering, TU Wien, Vienna, Austria
Continuous manufacturing (CM) is more than the continuous operation of individual process steps. CM needs strategies to link the process steps and to account for variations of the preceding step by the establishment to robust control strategies. This
contribution provides structured approaches for gathering process understanding for integrated processing, providing this knowledge in the form of target oriented minimum models as well as real time solutions to enable model predictive control.
9:00 Process Controls, Predictive Models and Right-Time Release in Biologics Drug Substance Manufacturing
Steven H. Doares, Ph.D., Vice President, Global Manufacturing Sciences, Biogen
Biogen is implementing an end-to-end process control strategy for new biologics drug substance manufacturing, with a goal to significantly reduce process variability and potential batch failures. Under this control strategy, raw material impact
is well understood through process characterization studies, and RMs for manufacturing are well understood through characterization testing and linked genealogies. Biogen also uses rapid analytical technologies to assess PQAs at the earliest
possible intermediate steps ("right-time" testing).
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10:30 Continuous Online Monitoring and Feedback Control Using PAT Tool, Raman Spectroscopy for mAb Perfusion Process
Nikhil Ramsubramaniam, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Bioprocess Technology
& Expression, Merck & Co.
Application of Raman spectroscopy as a process analytical technology tool for glucose monitoring and feedback control in an antibody perfusion process will be presented. An interval Partial Least Squares Regression model for glucose was developed
wherein perfusion process parameters were changed in a stepwise manner. Implication of glucose feedback control at < 0.5 g/l in the bioreactor on cell culture, achieved by real-time Raman glucose prediction, will be discussed.
11:00 Micro/Nanofluidic Approaches for Continuous Processing and Monitoring of Biologics
Jongyoon Han, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the
Department of Biological Engineering, MIT
Ideas from microfluidics can be employed in all these aspects of biomanufacturing to significantly enhance the overall productivity, as well as the efficacy and safety of the final products. In this talk, I will showcase several examples, including
microfluidic cell sorting utilized for advanced cell retention system for perfusion bioreactors, as well as nanofluidic system for continuous-flow multi-variate protein analysis for real time critical quality assessments.
11:30 Validating a Commercial Manufacturing Process Control System Supporting PAT and RTRT
Michelle Bailey, Associate Director, GMP Operations, Continuous Manufacturing & Automation
Validation, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
The pharmaceutical industry is adopting continuous manufacturing models to drive efficiency and higher quality. These new technologies require effective approaches for validation. This presentation discusses challenges encountered and approaches
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12:00 pm Continuous Chromatography and Its Role in Process Intensification
Liselotte Molander, Senior Global Product Manager, GE Healthcare Life
Focus on process intensification and increased process control continues in the biopharmaceutical industry. One key driver is reducing production costs while maintaining product quality and throughput. Approaches such as continuous chromatography
has potential to increase chromatography resin capacity utilization, reduce equipment footprint and resource consumption. This presentation will cover periodic counter current chromatography in and beyond affinity chromatography mAb capture
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12:30 Luncheon Presentation (Sponsorship Opportunity Available) or Enjoy Lunch on Your Own
1:15 Dessert Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
1:55 Chairperson's Remarks
2:00 Intensification of a Multi-Product Perfusion Platform through Medium and Process Development
Andrew Chang, MSc, Principal Research Engineer, CMSC, Biopharmaceutical Development, Sanofi
The talk will detail perfusion case studies on pushing to high productivity and low perfusion rate, the application of a standardized approach to different biologics, and engineering and economic considerations for commercial scale.
2:30 Design Considerations for Implementation of a Continuous Chromatography Step into a Platform Purification Scheme
Rebecca Chmielowski-Wright, Associate Principal Scientist, Protein Purification, Merck & Co.
In this presentation, we evaluated a three versus four column periodic counter-current chromatography (3C-PCC versus 4C-PCC) to replace the Protein A affinity batch mode purification step. Metrics included ≥ 85% step yield, productivity
increase of ≥ 2-fold, resin cost reduction by ≥ 25%, and comparable product quality to the batch mode process. The challenges and differences in scale and operation between 3C-PCC versus 4C-PCC will also be presented.
3:00 Integrated Continuous Manufacturing Progress and the Life Sciences Industry "Fad or Reality"
Robert Dream, Ph.D., Managing Director, HDR Company LLC
Over the past decade, there have been significant advancements in science and engineering to support the implementation of continuous biopharmaceutical manufacturing. These investments along with the adoption of the QbD paradigm for biopharmaceutical
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3:30 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
4:15 3D Structure of Protein Precipitates and Fractal Dimension for Scale-Up of Continuous Precipitation
Alois Jungbauer, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Biotechnology, University of Natural
Resources and Life Sciences, Austrian Centre of Industrial Biotechnology (ACIB), Austria
The 3D structure of protein precipitates is still widely unknown, especially the implications of different precipitate structures on possible downstream applications for purification. We use wide field microscopy and cryo-TEM to visualize
the structure of PEG precipitates. Lab and pilot scale precipitation have concluded that in continuous precipitation with reactors with narrow residence time distribution such as tubular reactors, it is not necessary to operate at steady
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4:45 Development of a Continuous Purification Process for mAb and Scale-Up Exercise
Xavier Le Saout, Associate Manager, Biotech Process Sciences Technology & Innovation,
Global Manufacturing & Supply, Merck Serono SA
To fulfil future bioprocess manufacturing requirements, innovation is key. A lot of intensifying DSP tools are in development and sometimes close to implementation as multi columns system, SPTFF or continuous operations. This presentation
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6:00 – 8:30 Recommended Dinner Short Course*
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Wednesday, 25 May 2011
Centre Points..Home.
Re-reading The Mists of Avalon (first one to snigger gets summarily beheaded) and I'm struck, as always, by Marion Zimmer Bradley's apparent handle on agoraphobia.
In this book,she paints Gwenhwyfar as an agoraphobe, just as I was for many, many years, before it all disappeared in the crisis of my shamanic (ie human) initiation.
I understand by now that agoraphobia can be produced in an individual by a radical lack of a personal centre. For a long time, when grounding and centering was called for, I would send a shoot of my awareness deep into the Earth, and leave it at that - no real centering took place at all.
When eventually I learned to find my personal centre - that place in the earth body between the first two chakras and somewhat behind them - I wept with a recognition of Home. This was the place I was really supposed to live in when incarnate and not, as had usually been the case, in my head.
Almost paradoxically, the finding and recognition of a carnal centre point sheds light and understanding upon the fact that we are all, not just connected, but radically One Thing, each a part of a truly all-pervading Life which is called by some God, by others the Awen...and yes, By Many Other Names as well.
Sister Hecate has said she thinks of it like the sea, and we all as droplets of the water in it. Indra's Net is another attempt to articulate this reality. But I've recently come to envision it as a metal mesh, through which the amorphous and unformed mass which is Life is squeezing, appearing now in the world as discrete blobs of..people, and grass, and pitbulls, and quarks. Perhaps the metal mesh vision arises from my deep immersion in this machine culture, I don't know, but it works for me.The metal strands and wires apparently delineating each individual is composed of pain, and greed, and limiting self interest - and it makes us appear as separate islands, indeed. That is, until we see the mesh, and glimpse the stuff of Life beyond it, now bulging forth as each of us. Discrete, but conjoined from a place I have come to think of as the centre point of the All.
And as I tossed painfully on my bed in the throes of a devastating bout of 'flu (conceived through the tumbling of my immune system following a great crisis of Ancestors), I could feel this centre point of the All, flowing into and also from my own centre, in a dark river of tranquility, and patience, and fulfillment so deep that it swept all anxieties and pain before it, and I knew both my individual self and my True self more deeply, more thoroughly, more joyfully.
May the river sweep in like manner through you all.
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Mansfield Town boss Steve Evans today spoke about his January transfer window plans at the club's press conference ahead of Saturday's trip to Wycombe.
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King River Rafting is owned and operated by husband and wife team Paul Steane and Michele Cordwell-Steane.
After almost 40 years in the Tasmania Police, with more than half of that the Sergeant in charge of the Search and Rescue Section Paul has retired to help wife Michele run the company. He has had a lifetime of working and playing in the Tasmanian wilderness. He has walked, flown, sailed and canoed extensively around the island. Having been a keen canoeist since he was 15 years old he is now keen to share his experiences with others.
Michele has worked for the Education Department for 10 years and oversees the day to day running and management of the business. With safety of the utmost importance, Michelle has developed the company's comprehensive operations manual.
Michele will be there to send you off in the morning and will meet you at the other end of the journey, with refreshments in hand.
A team of experienced and qualified guides will join Michele and Paul. Many of the guides are graduates of Tas Tafe's Tourism (Guiding) course, which combines knowledge of Tasmania's natural and cultural heritage with interpretive presentation, technical wilderness skills and first aid training.
View Charli from Getaway enjoying a day with us on the King River Gorge.
King River Rafting will supply you with all the equipment you need, including wetsuit, helmet, lifejacket and sprayjacket.
Safety is paramount and visitors will receive a full safety briefing at the beginning of the trip.
All visitors are provides with life jackets, helmets, wetsuits and thermals and spray jacket to keep you warm all day.
All our trips are comfortable and ideal for families and first timers. Rivers change day to day depending on the flow of the river. Guides are assessing risk all the way down the river and every rapid has been inspected. There's just one rapid which we don't usually attempt – this is where we pull over and get you to have a wander up and along the river bank while we portage our raft around this particular section.
You will be advised when booking the starting time for your trip. Different trips start at differnt times and places so read your confirmation email. Our King River trips meet at the West Coast Wilderness Railway Station in Driffield Street, Queenstown unless otherwise notified. If you are staying in Strahan check out our shuttle option in the extras page or we may be able to drop you at your accomodation at the end of the trip if required.
The King River is controlled by Hydro Tasmania and the clean, green power generated by these waters is used to feed in to the National Energy Grid. Our trips are dependent on Hydro Tasmania running the John Butters Power Station. We have an agreement with Hydro Tasmania that at least a minimum flow will be delivered into the river to coincide with King River Rafting trips. Sometimes events will occur that are outside the control of both King River Rafting and Hydro Tasmania that may prevent a trip running as planned. In this case you will be offered a refund or an alternate trip.


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The Beginning Of Sawyer Howitt's Career In Racquetball
There is a young man from Portland, Oregon who is gaining the attention of the world in the sport of Racquetball. Sawyer Howitt became interested in Racquetball while he was attending Lincoln High School.
He has started sharing his talents with the Portland Racquet Club and his game continues to improve. His skill has caught the attention of the national scene. As he continued to play and his skills heightened he gained the experience necessary to enter the national scene and many people believe it is only a question of time before Sawyer Howitt becomes an official member of the national team.
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Sawyer Howitt's presence became established during the State Racquetball Championships for his high school in Oregon. Although he failed to win the trophy in 2015 the match he played was considered to be outstanding. His opponent was Eric Poppleston who was one of his upper class men. Despite his loss this is when it became obvious Sawyer Howitt had the necessary skills to become a viable contender in numerous events on the 2017 schedule for the Oregon Racquetball Club.
Sawyer Howitt has frequently been matched up in the National Doubles of 2015 with finalists including both John Curley and Gavin Usher. He attended Lincoln High School with both of these men. Sawyer Howitt's Racquetball games is continuing to mature at a steady pace. The possibility of him being marked as a representative for the Racquet Club of Portland is becoming more and more certain as time passes. His numerous fans should prepare themselves to see him surface on the rankings for the National Racquetball scene. Sawyer Howitt's career in Racquetball is gaining in momentum.
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After years of being ignored, a Portland chef finally will get a chance to shine as part of TV's "Top Chef" franchise. On Wednesday, the cable channel Bravo announced that
will be among the 12 chefs competing for top honors on season three of
which begins next month.
"It's an absolutely huge honor for me," she said. "I hope I do Portland right and show the town the credit that everyone here deserves. I'm not playing for me, I'm playing for Portland as a whole and our awesome food scene here."
Joining Pomeroy on the competition are some big guns of Western cooking: Traci Des Jardins of San Francisco's iconic Jardinière and the scrappy Mijita Cocina Mexicana; Alessandro Stratta of Las Vegas' highly regarded ALEX and Stratta; Mary Sue Milliken of Los Angeles' Border Grill Restaurants; and John Rivera Sedlar, of Los Angeles' Playa.
Pomeroy says that while she's confident she's up for the competition, she can't be cocky: "A lot of these chefs are so amazing. I can't talk about having an edge over these people because they're so amazing."
Unlike the regular "Top Chef" series, where contestants compete for big money to help them open their own restaurants, competitors on "Masters" are more-established talents who cook for favorite charitable causes. Pomeroy is playing for
, a non-profit gardening organization that works to preserve heritage and heirloom vegetables.
"I decided to play for something that was a national cause I wanted to raise awareness of, which was the protection of heirloom seeds," she said. "A lot of people know about animal extinction and pay a lot of attention to that, but much less attention is paid to plant life extinction, specifically with food products."
For Pomeroy, being invited to compete on the popular show is just the latest in a series of national and local honors. Last year,
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In 2009 was chosen one of the
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, an honor shared that year with Le Pigeon.
Compared with the lineup from seasons one and two, this edition of "Top Chef Masters" is largely focused on national-caliber talent that's yet to hit the big time. Stratta, whose two restaurants are marquee draws at Las Vegas' Wynn Hotel & Casino, looks like a possible lead contender, as does Des Jardins, whose namesake restaurant is considered one of the best in the Bay Area. Most of the remaining chefs are of similar stature to Pomeroy -- they've received accolades from national publications and Beard award nominations, but have yet to graduate to celebrity chef status. That's a noted break from the first two seasons of "Masters," which included notable names like Rick Bayless, Hubert Keller, Roy Yamaguchi, Jonathan Waxman and Marcus Samuelsson. Season two also included Seattle-area chefs Thierry Rautureau of Rover's and Jerry Traunfeld, who used to cook at the regional destination restaurant The Herbfarm, though both were eliminated early in the competition.
For Portland, having Pomeroy in the competition is an overdue recognition of the city's fast-rising culinary status. Several Portland chefs have auditioned to be on "Top Chef" in the past, but none have made it into the final competition.
At her Northeast Portland restaurant Beast, Pomeroy is known for a meat-centric menu that's pre-set each night, and is deeply rooted in French home cooking. But Pomeroy's background includes stints as co-chef at the Gotham Building Tavern, which closed in 2006, and at Ripe's Family Supper, where she was known for cooking that was deeply rooted in ingredients culled from local organic farms. Her depth of skill is unquestionable, making her a possible sleeper contender for the "Masters" title.
There are some changes to this edition of "Masters" that fans will notice, starting with new host Curtis Stone, an Australian chef who replaces the vacuous Kelly Choi, who never contributed much at the judge's table. Saveur editor-in-chief James Oselund returns, this time as a full-time judge rather than an occasional guest. And he's joined by Ruth Reichl, the legendary former New York Times food critic and editor of the now-defunct Gourmet magazine, who is famous for not holding back any punches when it comes to food criticism.
For most chefs, cooking for Reichl would be an intimidating prospect. But Pomeroy has cooked for her before.
"She's been into the restaurant, and I know she was happy with the meal she had here at Beast," Pomeroy says. "I'm excited for her to taste my food again."
"Top Chef Masters" premieres on Wednesday, April 6 at 11 p.m., and moves to its regular time slot of 10 p.m. on April 13. Cable subscribers who receive Bravo's high-definition signal can watch episodes when they air three hours earlier on the east coast.
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This year's Pro Bono Publico Award Winner is Lydia X. Z. Brown, a 3L at Northeastern University School of Law. Lydia's record advocating for individuals with disabilities, LGBTQ people, and people of color extends across the country and begins well before law school. At Northeastern, Lydia has served on the Committee Against Institutional Racism, the Transgender Justice Task force, and the Disability Justice Caucus–of which they are a Co-Founder. Lydia's commitment to legal service is also apparent in the impressive number of pro bono hours they have worked at the Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, the Prisoners' Rights Clinic at Northeastern, the ACLU, the Sylvia Rivera Law Project, the Movement Advancement Project, the National LGBTQ Task Force, and the Disability Law Center of Massachusetts. Lydia speaks, publishes, and advocates. They serve on councils and organize vigils. They are a adjunct professor of the intersectionality between disability, gender, and minority status, a voice for change among young people, and a valued peer of many who are older. We are honored to confer our 2017 award upon Lydia.


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- An Overseas Sea Change For U.S. Antitrust Laws? New Developments in the Interpretation of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act
- September 13, 2011 | Author: Ronald S. Rauchberg
- Law Firm: Proskauer Rose LLP - New York Office
Did it just get easier for plaintiffs to apply U.S. antitrust laws to foreign conduct? Quite possibly, yes. In a recent, thorough opinion, the Third Circuit lowered the bar for plaintiffs seeking recovery for anticompetitive behavior that occurs overseas but affects U.S. commerce. In Animal Science Products, Inc. v. China Minmetals Corp., et al.,[1] the court overturned its previous rulings (and at the same time set itself apart from other circuits) interpreting the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act ("FTAIA"),[2] the statute that governs the extraterritorial application of U.S. antitrust laws; the panel rejected the prevailing view that the FTAIA enhances the burden borne by plaintiffs to establish federal court jurisdiction in cases involving overseas conduct, and held that the statute instead merely adds an element to an antitrust cause of action, one that defendants must rebut to prevail on a motion to dismiss. Under the Third Circuit's new law, defendants will find it more difficult to win early dismissal, and avoid expensive discovery, in antitrust cases involving foreign conduct affecting U.S. commerce. Moreover, there is now a circuit split that invites Supreme Court attention. Given the increase, and increasing significance, of global trade, this is an invitation the Court should accept.
Overview of the Issues
The FTAIA was enacted to put well-defined limits on the application of U.S. antitrust laws to conduct that occurs overseas; under the Act, U.S. antitrust laws do not reach conduct involving trade or commerce with foreign nations unless it has a "direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect" on U.S. commerce (including, e.g., imports and exports). Previously, the Third Circuit, in line with decisions in other circuits, treated this U.S. effects requirement as a jurisdictional limitation on the ability of U.S. courts to hear plaintiffs' antitrust claims based on foreign conduct; unless plaintiffs offer evidence of U.S. impact, usually at the outset of the case, they are vulnerable to dismissal from U.S. federal court for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. In Animal Science, the Third Circuit rejected that jurisdictional interpretation in favor of one that treats the U.S. effects requirement as a substantive element of an antitrust claim; while plaintiffs must plead and eventually prove U.S. commercial effects, they need not do so to establish U.S. federal court jurisdiction. The difference, while seemingly subtle, may have profound effects on plaintiffs' ability to sue and recover from companies engaged in conduct that occurs overseas but affects U.S. commercial activity, because the standards for a motion to dismiss on jurisdictional grounds differ in important ways from those governing a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim or for summary judgment. If other circuits follow suit, or the Supreme Court forces them to, plaintiffs even outside the Third Circuit will have a far easier time reaching anticompetitive foreign conduct that harms them through its impact on U.S. markets.
The FTAIA and Its Troubles
The FTAIA was enacted in 1982 to address confusion about the extraterritorial reach of U.S. antitrust laws. Prior to its enactment, the extent to which foreign conduct fell within the purview of U.S. antitrust laws was governed by a two-part test developed at common law. Anticompetitive behavior occurring entirely overseas would be subject to U.S. competition laws only if the actors "intended to affect imports and did affect them."[3] The FTAIA eliminated the intent element in favor of an enhanced effects test under which U.S. antitrust laws would apply to foreign conduct only if it has "a direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect" on domestic markets (including both imports and exports).
Since its enactment, the FTAIA has been roundly criticized for its ambiguity and opacity.[4] Courts have struggled, for example, with the statute's use of the concept of "direct" effects on U.S. commerce.[5] Courts also have reached differing conclusions on whether U.S. impact must be both "direct" and "substantial"; while most courts have required domestic effects to be both direct and substantial, some have viewed the two requirements disjunctively.[6] A further ambiguity in the statute, whether it requires the domestic effect of defendants' foreign conduct to have caused the very injury that the plaintiff is suing over rather than a hypothetical injury to a would-be U.S. plaintiff (the latter of which would permit a foreign plaintiff to sue a foreign defendant in a U.S. court under U.S. antitrust laws over entirely foreign conduct and foreign injury), was resolved by the Supreme Court in F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. v. Empagran S.A.,[7] which held that a claim under U.S. antitrust laws requires the domestic effects of the objected-to foreign conduct to have caused the plaintiff's injury.
The Jurisdiction/Substantive Element Debate
The latest, and perhaps most fundamental, issue to frustrate attempts to decipher the FTAIA concerns whether its effects test represents a jurisdictional limit on the ability of U.S. courts to hear an antitrust claim concerning foreign conduct, or instead constitutes a substantive element that must be satisfied for plaintiffs to have an antitrust cause of action. A substantive cause of action has been likened to a ticket permitting a plaintiff to enter the federal judicial process, and the jurisdiction of a federal court has been viewed as the power that allows that court to punch plaintiff's ticket.[8] The question here is whether Congress set forth the effects test as an element plaintiffs must satisfy to acquire a ticket to the federal judicial process, or as a limit on U.S. courts' ability to punch such tickets.
Why the Jurisdiction/Substantive Element Debate Matters
This may seem like an elusive distinction, devoid of real substance -- after all, whether the FTAIA's effects test is a jurisdictional requirement or an element in a cause of action, it must still be satisfied for a plaintiff to prevail in court. There are, however, tremendous practical implications flowing from the resolution of this issue. If the test is jurisdictional, then a court confronted with it in a motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Procedure 12(b)(1) may look beyond the four corners of the plaintiff's complaint and determine whether there is evidence sufficient to establish the court's subject-matter jurisdiction over the controversy; and, in such factual (as opposed to facial) challenges to the court's jurisdiction, the plaintiff bears the burden of adducing such evidence, likely without the benefit of discovery or an opportunity to develop an appropriate record, and without the presumption of truthfulness of its allegations.[9] In the Animal Science case itself, for example, "the District Court engaged in extensive fact-finding and held that the FTAIA deprived it of subject matter jurisdiction."[10] If, however, the test is an element in an antitrust cause of action, then a court confronted with the question in a motion to dismiss for failure to state claim under Rule 12(b)(6) may not look beyond the complaint, and must take all well-pleaded allegations as true, or treat the motion as one for summary judgment; in either case, the defendant bears the burden of persuasion.[11] Under the Third Circuit's new law rejecting the jurisdictional interpretation of the test, defendants will face greater difficulty achieving early dismissal of FTAIA cases because they will be confined to the more plaintiff-friendly Rule 12(b)(6) or summary judgment context.
The Third Circuit, moreover, lowered the bar for plaintiffs even further by interpreting the test more favorably to plaintiffs in two further respects. First, whereas the District Court in Animal Science held that defendants are beyond the reach of U.S. antitrust laws unless they are "physical importers of goods," the Third Circuit rejected that requirement, saying that "the relevant inquiry is whether the defendants' alleged anticompetitive behavior 'was directed at an import market.'"[12] Anticompetitive conduct falls within the purview of U.S. antitrust laws, in other words, even if it merely "target[s] import goods or services."[13] Second, the Third Circuit confirmed, contrary to the District Court's view, that the FTAIA's effects test "does not contain a 'subjective intent' requirement"; it is sufficient if U.S. effects would be "reasonably foreseeable" to "an objectively reasonable person."[14]
How the Third Circuit Came To Reject the Jurisdictional Interpretation of the FTAIA
It would be a mistake to take the Third Circuit's Animal Science decision lightly. It is a carefully reasoned opinion that derives support from the Supreme Court's decision in Arbaugh v. Y&H Corp.,[15] and aligns itself with Judge Wood's meticulous dissent in United Phosphorus, Ltd. v. Angus Chemical Co.[16] The panel in Animal Science defined its task to be to
determine whether, in enacting the FTAIA, Congress legislated pursuant to its Commerce Clause authority to articulate substantive elements that a plaintiff must satisfy to assert a meritorious claim for antitrust relief or whether Congress acted pursuant to its Article III powers to define the jurisdiction of the federal courts.[17]
The panel found the means to fulfill this task in the Supreme Court's recent Arbaugh decision. In Arbaugh, the Supreme Court authored a bright-line rule to distinguish between statutory elements that are jurisdictional and those that articulate a "substantive merits" limitation:
If the Legislature clearly states that a threshold limitation on a statute's scope shall count as jurisdictional, then courts and litigants will be duly instructed and will not be left to wrestle with the issue. But when Congress does not rank a statutory limitation on coverage as jurisdictional, courts should treat the restriction as nonjurisdictional in character.[18]
After noting that the statutory text of the FTAIA is "wholly silent in regard to the jurisdiction of the federal courts," the Third Circuit concluded that the FTAIA is a nonjurisdictional statute.[19]
A Circuit Split Ripe for Supreme Court Attention
In reaching this conclusion, the Third Circuit overturned its own previous position,[20] and expressly disagreed with the Seventh Circuit's decision in United Phosphorus, which predated Arbaugh. Indeed, the Animal Science rejection of the jurisdictional interpretation of the FTAIA is also at odds with the views of the numerous other circuits.[21] Thus, there is now a circuit split on this issue. Though MSG and DRAM were both decided after Arbaugh, neither acknowledges Arbaugh's bright-line jurisdictional rule. In light of the Third Circuit's application of Arbaugh to the FTAIA jurisdictional debate, the issue may now be framed in a way that is ripe for Supreme Court attention.
Practical Takeaways
Animal Science changes the nature of Third Circuit antitrust litigation addressing foreign conduct. It remains to be seen, however, whether other circuits will follow, or be forced to do so by the Supreme Court. Plaintiffs and defendants in all jurisdictions, however, would be prudent to prepare for a new world order in FTAIA litigation
[1] No. 10-2288 (3d Cir. Aug. 17, 2011).
[2] 15 U.S.C. 6a.
[3] United States v. Aluminum Co. of Am. (Alcoa), 148 F.2d 416, 444 (2d Cir. 1945).
[4] See Phillip E. Areeda and Herbert Hovenkamp, Antitrust Law, at 288 (3d ed. 2006); Max Huffman, "A Retrospective on Twenty-Five Years of the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act," 44 Hous. L. Rev. 285, 286 (2007).
[5] Compare, for example, In re Intel Corp. Microprocessor Antitrust Litig., 452 F. Supp. 555, 561 (D. Del. 2006), and United States v. LSL Biotechnologies, 379 F.3d 672, 680-81 (9th Cir. 2004), both of which adhere to a very strong proximate cause concept, with the legislative history of the statute at H.R. Rep. No. 97-686, pts. D(4), E(2) (1982), which reflects a much looser view that mere "spillover" effects of foreign cartels on domestic markets is sufficiently "direct" to invoke U.S. antitrust law.
[6] See, e.g., Papst Motoren GMbH & Co. v. Kanematsu-Goshu (U.S.A.) Inc., 629 F. Supp. 864, 868 (S.D.N.Y. 1986).
[8] See Howard M. Wasserman, "Jurisdiction and Merits," 80 Wash. L. Rev. 643, 676 (2005).
[9] Animal Science at 16 n.9; see also Carpet Group Int'l v. Oriental Rug Importers Ass'n, 227 F.3d 62, 69 (3d Cir. 2000).
[10] Animal Science at 6 (citing Animal Science Prods., Inc. v. China Nat'l Metals & Minerals Imp. & Exp. Corp., 702 F. Supp. 2d 320 (D.N.J. 2010)); see also Carpet Group, 227 F.3d at 65-70 (describing extensive evidentiary submissions, not all of which were credited, in connection with defendants' Rule 12(b)(1) motion).
[11] Animal Science at 16 n.9.
[12] Animal Science at 17 (citing Turicentro, S.A. v. Am. Airlines Inc., 303 F.3d 293, 303 (3d Cir. 2002), and Kruman v. Christie's Int'l PLC, 284 F.3d 384, 395 (2d Cir. 2002)).
[13] Animal Science at 18.
[14] Animal Science at 20.
[16] 322 F.3d 942 (7th Cir. 2003). See also Justice Scalia's dissent in Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. California, 509 U.S. 764, 813 (1993). For an extended discussion of FTAIA jurisprudence that to a large extent anticipates the Third Circuit's Animal Science decision, see Edward Valdespino, "Shifting Viewpoints: The Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvement Act, a Substantive or Jurisdictional Approach," Texas International Law Journal, Vol. 45, Nbr. 2 (January 2009).
[17] Animal Science at 11-12.
[18] Arbaugh, 546 U.S. at 515-16.
[19] Animal Science at 14.
[20] See Turicento, 303 F.3d at 300-02, and Carpet Group, 227 F.3d at 71-73 (3d Cir. 2000).
[21] See, e.g., Filitech S.A. v. France Telecom S.A., 157 F.3d 922, 931 (2d Cir. 1998); In re Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) Antitrust Litig., 477 F.3d 535 (8th Cir. 2007); In re Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) Antitrust Litig., 546 F.3d 981 (9th Cir. 2008).


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Kansas wins fourth Big 12 title
Dallas, TX (Sports Network) – Mario Chalmers led a balanced scoring attack
for 17th-ranked Kansas with 15 points, as the Jayhawks knocked off eighth-
ranked Texas, 80-68, to win the Big 12 Conference Tournament championship at
American Airlines Center.
Russell Robinson netted 14 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished out six
assists for the second-seeded Jayhawks (25-7), who will head into the NCAA
Tournament with a five-game winning streak. Jeff Hawkins came off the bench to
score 13 points while Julian Wright and Brandon Rush each donated 12 points in
the victory.
Kenton Paulino dropped in a game-high 19 points on 6-of-11 shooting from the
field for top-seeded Texas (27-6), which had its three-game winning streak
snapped. P.J. Tucker scored 16 points and had eight boards while Brad Buckman
finished with 12 points and nine rebounds.
With the score going back-and-forth the entire game and tied up at 63-63,
Kansas ripped off a 7-0 run to take a seven-point lead in the second half that
put them in front for the rest of the game.
Rush jump started the surge with two free throws and then Wright stole the
ball from A.J. Abrams at halfcourt and slammed home two points on a fast
break. Robinson then capped the stretch with a three-pointer off the left wing
for a 70-63 lead with about four minutes remaining.
With 3:14 left in the contest, Buckman missed two from the line and after Rush
turned the ball back over to Texas, LaMarcus Aldridge went only 1-of-2 from
the line to make it 70-64.
With 1:31 on the clock, Rush followed a Robinson free throw with a jumper
from the right baseline to push the lead to 73-64.
Buckman then missed a three-pointer from the left corner and Chalmers hit two
from the charity stripe for a 75-64 lead with 1:09 to go.
At the other end, Buckman finally ended a drought of over nine minutes without
a field goal for Texas with a slam inside off a feed from Tucker. It was not
enough, though, as Wright put the Jayhawks up 80-66 with a dunk after Kansas
hit three straight free throws.
A three-pointer by Daniel Gibson followed by two free throws from Tucker, gave
the Longhorns a 38-37 lead heading into the break.
Tucker finished the opening half with 11 points while Gibson added eight on 3-
of-5 shooting from the floor.
Texas did have some trouble handling the ball as they committed eight
turnovers in the first half that led to 16 points for Kansas.
Game Notes
Kansas won its fourth Big 12 tournament championship game. The Jayhawks won
three straight between 1997-1999…Chalmers dished out six assists and had two
steals in the win…Kansas shot 44 percent from the field for the game while
Texas shot 40 percent…The Jayhawks scored 32 points off 16 Texas
turnovers…The Longhorns are now 0-3 in Big 12 tournament finals. They also
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. (March 22, 2018) -- Nyack College finds itself atop both the men's and women's 2017-18 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Team Sportsmanship Award standings following the winter sports season, as announced on Thursday by Commissioner Dan Mara. The women boast a mark of 25.25, while the men sport a score of 22.33.
Nyack was identified as the first-place school in the updated standings for both men and women by the total number of sportsmanship votes the institution received over the course of the fall and winter seasons in men's and women's sports, divided by the total number of male and female sports sponsored.
Nyack's mark of 25.25 was tops on the women's side, followed by Georgian Court University (2nd, 12.50) and Wilmington University (10.40) rounding out the top three.
Nyack was propelled to the top of the women's standings, as both its women's soccer and volleyball programs won their respective team sportsmanship awards, while women's basketball finished second in the voting for its award. Georgian Court's total of 44 points in the women's basketball sportsmanship standings enabled the Lions to capture that award.
The Warriors were propelled to the top of the men's standings, as both the men's soccer and men's basketball squads won their respective sportsmanship awards. University of the Sciences (2nd, 16.00) and Goldey-Beacom College (15.33) rounded out the top three on the men's side.
Each sport's team sportsmanship award is voted on by the league's head coaches in their respective sport. Head coaches speak with their student-athletes prior to voting to gain feedback on which opposing teams demonstrated outstanding class and character throughout the season.
The CACC will announce its final Men's and Women's Overall Team Sportsmanship Award standings following the completion of the spring sports season in late May.
2017-18 CACC MEN'S TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD STANDINGS (Following winter season)
1. Nyack College (22.33)
2. University of the Sciences (16.00)
3. Goldey-Beacom College (15.33)
4. Chestnut Hill College (11.67)
5. Holy Family University (11.00)
6. Felician University (9.67)
7. Jefferson (8.00)
8. Concordia College (7.00)
9. Dominican College (6.33)
T10. Georgian Court University (6.00)
T10. Wilmington University (6.00)
12. Caldwell University (4.67)
13. Post University (3.67)
14. Bloomfield College (0.67)
2017-18 CACC WOMEN'S TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD STANDINGS (Following winter season)
1. Nyack College (25.25)
2. Georgian Court University (12.50)
3. Wilmington University (10.40)
4. Holy Family University (9.80)
T5. Goldey-Beacom College (9.40)
T5. Post University (9.40)
7. Concordia College (8.60)
8. University of the Sciences (8.25)
9. Jefferson (6.60)
T10. Caldwell University (6.40)
T10. Chestnut Hill College (6.40)
12. Dominican College (6.25)
13. Felician University (5.25)
14. Bloomfield College (2.50)
The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference is an NCAA Division II Conference composed of 14 institutions in Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The member institutions are Bloomfield College, Caldwell University, Chestnut Hill College, Concordia (N.Y.) College, Dominican (N.Y.) College, Felician University, Georgian Court University, Goldey-Beacom College, Holy Family University, Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University), Nyack College, Post University of Waterbury, University of the Sciences, and Wilmington University.


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Hello good people of the Internet, our Restaurant is going on a vacation for a week (meaning it will not be open) and will reopen on the 9th of July. You might have noticed that the doors on the restaurant have changed. This is part of the change we're making to the restaurant. In the near future we will no longer be the little red restaurant, we'll be the little blue restaurant! We hope you like the new color. Also a quick friendly reminder to you, we do no accept reservations except on major holidays. Thank you!
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"Publish My Love" was my first exposure to Rogue Wave, tucked away on 5th mix for The O.C. that I had strangely picked up years back. Since then, the Oakland band has been through plenty of changes, including trips through the Sub Pop, Brushfire and now Vagrant roster lineups and now the release of their newest album, Nightingale Floors.
Zack Rogue and Co. certainly had a lot they could talk about and that's why Collector's Edition and the KDHX Studios opened their studio doors to the band, recording an interview and three-song session (Used to It / Figured it Out / College) available for you to stream on the KDHX Soundcloud site. Pictures from the acoustic performance and interview session are also available after the jump.
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Hero Cycles: The World's largest bicycle manufacturer.
Alphabet Inc: The new holding company formed by Google.
Its subsidiary companies include Google X, Google Ventures, Google Capital, Calico etc.
CEO is Larry Page.
Alphabet's website is the rather interestingly named: https://abc.xyz/
Dr Ambedkar's house in London has been bought by the Maharashtra Govt. It has decided to transform the house where Ambedkar lived in London into an international memorial cum research centre.
UNICEF Ambassador: Novak Djokovic
Chairman of India's Oscar jury: Amol Palekar
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Custom Promotional Items - Make Them WorkHow you can use Custom Promotional Items The best thing about custom promotional items is that you have a good amount of options. If you choose the wrong promo item, than you might do more harm than good. You have to be willing to spend more money on a product that will work instead of settling for a sub par promotional item. Your organization should pick a product that will work for it in a positive way. Say you work with school a lot, than try and pick something that schools can use to there benefit. Maybe binders? Custom Sweatbands for their schools basketball team? Maybe something for the professors to wear around. Once they have these they will be extremely appreciative and your company will get known throughout your community. The previous was an example of a small way in which you can use a promo item. A big example would be buying 20,000 headbands for New Years Eve in NYC. This unique promotional object would have your logo and a web ad
Promotional Umbrellas - A Practical Gift For Your Business ClientsPromotional advertising has long been one of the most successful and natural ways for a business to market their products and services. You can find a number of businesses and organizations that will promote and advertise their brand using high-quality promotional umbrellas. Umbrellas are a great way to give a practical gift for your business clients. After all, in areas of the UK where there is a high amount of annual rainfall, promotional umbrellas are a welcome and appreciated gift for business customers who always need a quality umbrella on hand. There are so many choices, styles and sizes of promotional umbrellas to choose from, it can be tough for a company to choose which ones are right for them. However, through some market research and analysis of your company, your marketing team can find the right umbrella to help promote your business and push it to the next level of success. You can make an informed decision about which promotional umbrellas your business clients


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Wednesday, 2 December | Thursday, 3 December | Friday, 4 December
|Main Lecture Room (S29/31)
|Individual meetings at seminar rooms
|Registration & Snack
Welcome & News - Chair: Franck Cappello (ANL)
Robert Speck (JSC): Welcome (15 min)
Paul Hovland (ANL): News (10 min)
Ed Seidel (UIUC): News (10 min)
Yves Robert (Inria): News (10 min)
Jesus Labarta (BSC): News (10 min)
Thomas Lippert (JSC): News (10 min)
Mitsuhisa Sato (RIKEN): News (10 min)
Scott Poole (UIUC): Collaboration in International Virtual Organizations (15 min)
Molecular Dynamics I - Chair: James Wilson (UIUC)
Helmut Grubmüller (external): Atomistic Simulations and Exascale Computing (keynote, 45 min)
Godehard Sutmann (JSC): Parallel Molecular Dynamics for Materials Science (30 min)
Jaewoon Jung (RIKEN): Development of GENESIS for large scale MD simulations (30 min)
Molecular Dynamics II - Chair: Godehard Sutmann (JSC)
Jorge Estrada (BSC): Interactive Drug Design with Monte Carlo Simulations (30 min)
James Wilson (UIUC): Molecular Dynamics simulations of nanoscale sensors (30 min)
S. Sankaranarayanan (ANL): Big data challenges in molecular dynamics: From force field development to trajectory post-processing (30 min)
|Dinner & Young Scientists Meeting
|Main Lecture Room (S29/31)
|Alternative Lecture Room (S25/26)
Big Data & I/O II - Chair: R. Sisneros (UIUC)
M. Dorier (ANL): Performance-Constrained In Situ Visualization of Atmospheric Simulations (30 min)
L. Pineda Morales (Inria): Scaling Smart Appliances for Spatial Data Synthesis (30 min)
A. Barcelo (BSC): Exploiting locality through iterators on dataClay + PyCOMPSs (15 min)
M. Riedel (JSC): Scientific Big Data Analytics (15 min)
Numerics II - Chair: P. Hovland (ANL)
D. Haensel (JSC): How to do nothing in less time (30 min)
A. Schleife (UIUC): Numerical Integrators for Fast and Scalable Quantum Molecular Dynamics (15 min)
Y. Nakamura (RIKEN): Block and communication avoiding Krylov subspace methods (15 min)
P. Hovland (ANL): open mic (30 min)
Big Data & I/O III - Chair: G. Antoniu (Inria)
J. Wozniak (ANL): Integrating big data tools for X-ray science (30 min)
O. Yildiz (Inria): Investigating the root causes of I/O interference in HPC storage systems (30 min)
G. Antoniu (Inria): open mic (30 min)
Resilience II - Chair: M. Casas (BSC)
L. Bautista Gomez (ANL): Opportunities for online data analytics in HPC (15 min)
Y. Robert (Inria): Optimal resilience patterns to cope with fail-stop and silent errors (15 min.)
J. Calhoun (UIUC): Evaluating Lossy Compression for HPC (15 min)
S. Narayanan (ANL): Separated at birth: checkpointing in resilience and algorithmic differentiation (15 min)
F. Cappello (ANL): open mic (30 min)
|Lunch + individual meetings
Performance Tools I - Chair: G. Llort (BSC)
B. Wylie (JSC): Developer tools for porting & tuning parallel applications (30 min)
B. Mohr (JSC): Challenges and Opportunities of Visual Performance Data Analytics (15 min)
C. Heinrich (Inria): Advances in simulation of parallel applications with SimGrid (15 min)
S. Shudler (JSC): Exascaling Your Library: Will Your Implementation Meet Your Expectations? (15 min)
A. Peña (BSC): Data placement on heterogeneous memory systems in HPC (15 min)
Programming Models III - Chair: J. Labarta (BSC)
S. Seo (ANL): Performance Analysis and Optimizations of Argobots (30 min)
F. J. Conejero (BSC): A brief overview of PyCOMPSs vs Spark comparison (15 min)
A. Denis (Inria): Asynchronism in MPI (15 min)
J. Labarta (BSC): open mic (30 min)
Performance Tools II - Chair: B. Mohr (JSC)
G. Llort (BSC): Techniques for maximizing information and minimizing trace size (30 min)
S. Lührs (JSC): JUBE - A Flexible, Application- and Platform-Independent Environment for Benchmarking (15 min)
B. Mohr (JSC): open mic (30 min)
Applications & Mini-Apps - Chair: M. Sato (RIKEN)
N. Maruyama (RIKEN): Title missing (30 min)
W. Kramer (UIUC): Attributes and features for Blue Waters scale mini-apps (15 min)
N. Maruyama (RIKEN): open mic (30 min)


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We have talked about our gathering, how if only we can see from above, on every sunday, we gather like wheats are being gathered into one bread. And as we finish our Eucharistic celebration, we disperse into the world, just as a bread that is broken and shared to the world. We are that bread. And in this article, we want to reflect what we, catholic, usually do as we enter the Church. There is a place for holy water, and we usually dip our hands into that water and make the sign of the Cross, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. And what does that sigify?
That water as I enter the Church really reminds me of my water of baptism. And is it a coincidence that we "enter" into God's Church through Baptism, just as we enter the Church building and blessed by that holy water? Indeed, the water at the entrance of the Church reminds us of our own baptism and our entrance into God's Church.
Many people no longer understand the importance of baptism. Many people thought just believing and doing good is enough. But what do we really believe in? If we believe in Jesus, then we should also believe in what he says, and he says:
"Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God." -John 3:5
Unless we are born of water and the Spirit, we cannot "enter" the kingdom of God. Do we really believe that? But why? and what does it mean to enter the kingdom of God?
There are several instances that involves water in the Bible. And the Church liturgy has beautifully narrate them in the liturgy of Baptism in Easter Vigil. This is what the priest says when he blessed the water before baptism ceremony begins:
Father, you give us grace through sacramental signs, which tell us of the wonders of your unseen power.
In baptism we use your gift of water, which you have made a rich symbol of the grace you give us in this sacrament.
At the down of creation your Spirit breathed on the waters, making them the wellspring of all holiness.
The waters of the great flood you made a sign of the waters of baptism, that make an end of sin and a new beginning of goodness.
Through the waters of the Red Sea you led Israel out of slavery, to be an image of God's holy people, set free from sin by baptism.
In the waters of the Jordan your Son was baptised by John and anointed with the Spirit.
Your Son willed that water and blood should flow from his side as he hung upon the cross.
After his resurrection he told his disciples: 'Go out and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.'
Father, look now with love upon your Church, and unseal for her the fountain of baptism.
By the power of the Spirit give to the water of this font the grace of your Son.
You created man in your own likeness: cleanse him from sin in a new birth of innocence by water and the Spirit.
How beautiful it is. In that short prayer, the meaning of our baptism is unfolded from what is written in the Scriptures!
I do not want to make this article to long, and so maybe I will talk a little bit here and there in the upcoming articles on some of the points mentioned in that prayer: the wellspring of holiness, a new beginning, set free from sin, anointed by the Spirit, water and blood, and grace. And how it is relevant as ever on how we should live as a Christian.


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Reality and fantasy. Two concepts depicted in Shohei Otomo's ballpoint drawings. Black and white illustrations blending traditions and the punk spirit of Japanese culture. Through the eyes of the artist, we are taken to the center of the effervescence, Tokyo.
Shohei Otomo unfolds the contradictions and the touching face of Tokyo to the rest of the world. He plays the role of a middle man, channeling key information to both parties, highlighting Japan as an isolated and singular country.
He claims people have this clean image of Japanese people owning a calm and patient temper at work and in their personal lives. He is proving that reality is otherwise. His work is targeted to a global crowd. Yet the symbols he uses are meant to report the actuality to foreigners and to act as a satire for his Japanese audience.
His drawings consist of simple characters wearing traditional versus pop items. A girl is posing wearing a kimono with men and women gender symbols. She is wearing a wig decorated with a rose, a love sign, condoms and a mask. A policeman is smoking a joint through a bong. The drawings are hyper-realistic, hand drawn with a ball point. This simple method reveals the talent of the young artist who is also the son of Katsuhri Otomo, creator of Akira, the renown animated cyberpunk thriller movie. (via Booooooom).


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Two teens, Birdy (Modine) and Al (Cage), become friends at school and serve in Vietnam. Birdy has long been disturbingly fixated with birds and his Vietnam experiences push him over the edge: returning from the war, he is hospitalized for a psychiatric assessment and Al tries to reach him before he'll be separated from Birdy, leaving him alone and lost. As the story develops, flashback scenes show their lives as teens in a working-class neighborhood of Philadelphia in the United States in the 1960s, and their developing friendship and viewpoints.
This soundtrack is Peter Gabriel's first foray into movie scores but it is a really good soundtrack that stands on it's own.
The movie itself is just amazing and the soundtrack perfectly fits in the weird tone of the movie.
Be warned: The soundtrack is very gloomy and may leave you depressed.
As some are aware of, five of the songs life up parts of tracks from Gabriel's third and fourth CDs and the album label arns that this record contains no lyrics. The remaining seven are extraordinarily haunting and beautiful.
The best of the original tracks is "Floating Dogs" which is a very scary but beautiful track that becomes a very twisted trancy piece.
Do not let the fact that this is overshadowed by "PassioN". "Birdy" is a really excellent score and should be included in any Gabriel fan's collection.
Side One
01.At Night 2:38
02.Floating Dogs 2:55
03.Quiet and Alone 2:30
04.Close Up (from "Family Snapshot") 0:55
05.Slow Water 2:51
06.Dressing the Wound 4:06
Side Two
07.Birdy's Flight (from "Not One of Us") 2:58
08.Slow Marimbas 3:21
09.The Heat (from "The Rhythm of the Heat") 4:41
10.Sketch Pad With Trumpet and Voice 3:05
11.Under Lock and Key (from "Wallflower") 2:28
12.Powerhouse at the Foot of the Mountain (from "San Jacinto") 2:19
Format : Vinyl LP
Made in : Greece
Label : Charisma - Virgin Records
Year : 1984
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Hi everyone!
DT Diva Jennie is on the blog today sharing three beautiful cards with us! The first one is with the Exit Here collection and the last two are with the Noah collection!
"I had a friend that I needed to send a little pick me up card to and I knew that the pretty colors and floral design in the papers would be perfect for a feminine, cheerful card." ~~Jennie
"I'm a sucker for cards and the colors in the Noah line, so I knew that using these elements would be perfect for a congratulations card! I made this one for job well done but I think it could also be PERFECT for a brand new baby!" ~~Jennie
"I know a lot of people find it difficult to make masculine birthday cards. I think Noah is the perfect answer for that because it can be for someone who is 4 or 44. The colors are playful and cheerful but are not childish! Adding a little kraft colored cardstock made a bit more subdued and adding the truck made the card more playful!" ~~Jennie
I just LOVE all of Jennie's cards!! GORGEOUS!! Thanks so much for stopping by today!


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by: Dave Parmenter
Now that stand-up paddleboard racers are crossing the Molokai Channel with times that were once the sole province of OC1s, it is tempting to focus all the media attention on the SUPermen up in the front.
- KK, passing Koko head and the sea cliffs.-
But every contestant that enters the Molokai-to-Oahu has a helluva story---------no matter whether they finished in four-and-a-half hours or eight----------- to tell when they finally sit down on the grassy shoreline at Hawaii Kai with a cold beer and start confabulating.
So we at C4 Waterman want to give a shout-out to one of those innumerable stories from this year's M2O, focusing on a paddler not up in the hollow-carbon-and-sponsor ranks but back in the blue-collar crowd.
Kelly Khrone, better known as 'K.K.", did the Channel 'solo', and he did it on…..hang on, I'm a little verklempt…..he did it on a 14-foot stock production board. Using the 'V1', C4's production molded epoxy raceboard, K.K. managed to finish the 32-mile course in 7 hours and 1 minute, subsisting only on 4 12-ounce bottles of water, two Clif bars, and a sour PowerGel. No carbon, no electrolytes, no rudder, no clue……Just a proven, speedy hull design that is the cousin of the original C4 Vortice XP.
The 44-year-old K.K. is Captain of District IV Ocean Safety on the Waianae coast, and attributes his successful crossing to the harsh training conditions on the west side. "All summer I paddled into the wind. You know how Makaha is--------10 different wind directions in a mile-and-a-half. No matter what you do or where you go, the wind is in your face or on your rail. Shoots, plenty times I paddled 18 miles in seabreeze slop and never got a single scoot. After Waianae, the channel is a piece of cake!"
So C4 Waterman salutes you K.K., the Mad Irishman of District IV. Imagine what you could do if you ate breakfast before the race!


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Saints suffered late agony as Freddie Burns earned Leicester Tigers a 30-27 win with the last kick of the game in an enthralling east midlands derby.
Referee Wayne Barnes, who has attracted the ire of the Northampton fans in a number of recent derby matches, awarded a penalty for an offence by Courtney Lawes and Burns stuck the boot in to spark jubilant celebrations at Welford Road.
Saints had done superbly to battle back to 27-27, having been 21-0 down after three Tigers tries inside the opening 24 minutes.
Tries either side of half-time from Teimana Harrison and George North gave Jim Mallinder's men hope and they thought they were ahead when Paul Hill burst clear to score.
But Barnes ruled Hill's effort out after consulting with his TMO and deciding Tom Wood had made a high tackle on Peter Betham in the build-up.
Saints were 21-17 down at that point and two quick penalties from Freddie Burns put Tigers back in control before prop Dan Cole was sin-binned.
Saints desperately tried to fight back again, in torrid conditions and Jamie Gibson's effort against his former club helped them do it.
Stephen Myler, on as a replacement for JJ Hanrahan, levelled things up with a penalty before Burns sealed the most dramatic of wins for Richard Cockerill's team.
For Saints to even be in a position to take anything from the game was astounding after the start they had endured.
Tigers cut them apart inside just two minutes as a flowing move ended with Matt Smith dummying his way through the defence to score.
Owen Williams landed the conversion to make it a 7-0 lead and the men in grey had an early rebuilding job to do.
They responded by earning a penalty in Tigers territory, but it was to end in a bad miss by Hanrahan, who fired the effort wide.
Saints were enjoying some possession, putting pressure on the home side, but one potentially dangerous attack ended with a poor pass from North going out of play.
And it wasn't long before Tigers started to turn up the heat again, kicking a couple of penalties to the corner and pushing Saints to breaking point.
Lachlan McCaffrey was the man who made it count on 21 minutes as he dotted down from a lineout drive, with Williams' superb touchline conversion taking the score to 14-0.
Just three minutes later it was really starting to get ugly for Saints as the defence parted like the Red Sea and Williams waltzed in for his team's third try.
The fly-half added the extras and it was already a long way back for the men from Northampton.
Wood came on for Sam Dickinson soon after, with the England flanker making his first appearance since November after returning from a shoulder injury.
Saints got some points on the board on 29 minutes as Hanrahan atoned for his earlier miss and they had some hope just before the break.
Hanrahan kicked a penalty to the corner and from the resulting lineout, Harrison drove over.
Hanrahan converted superbly from the touchline to cut the cap to 11 points going into the break, but Saints knew they would need a huge second-half showing to turn it around.
And they were to get exactly the start they wanted after the interval as Mike Haywood's pass found North and the Wales wing sprinted from inside his own half to score.
Hanrahan converted and the away fans were in full voice, with their team having recovered from 21-0 down to get back to four points behind.
And Saints thought they were ahead on 52 minutes as prop Hill showed a great turn of pace to evade the chasing Leicester defence and dot down.
But referee Barnes penalised Wood for a high tackle on Betham in the build-up, meaning the try was disallowed and Tigers had a penalty.
They used it to earn territory and after Saints were penalised at a lineout, replacement Burns took the Tigers into a seven-point lead.
Burns soon stretched that to 10 with another well-struck effort, but Tigers were down to 14 men when Cole was sin-binned for a ruck offence.
Saints quickly cranked up the pressure, pinning Tigers back on their own line, but Victor Matfield was penalised for failing to release and the home side cleared their lines.
It wasn't long before the dominance paid though as Gibson peeled off a maul and dived over for a try against his former club.
Myler, on for Hanrahan, converted and Saints were just three points behind with 12 minutes to go.
And Myler was levelling the scores four minutes before the end as Tigers were penalised for pulling down a maul.
But Tigers were to have the final say as Barnes awarded a penalty against lofty lock Lawes and Burns sealed the win with the last kick of a dramatic derby clash.
Leicester Tigers: Veainu (Harrison 72); Betham, Tait, Smith (Tuilagi 52), Thompstone; Williams (Burns 33), B Youngs; Ayerza (Mulipola 70), T Youngs (c), Cole; De Chaves (Pearce 77), Kitchener; Fitzgerald, O'Connor (Croft 6), McCaffrey.
Saints: Foden; Elliott, North, Burrell, Collins; Hanrahan (Myler 65), Dickson; A Waller (E Waller 65), Haywood (Williams 78), Hill; Lawes, Matfield; Gibson, Harrison (Day 65), Dickinson (Wood 26).
Referee: Wayne Barnes
Attendance: 25,849


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Australian Light Armoured Vehicle from Combat Team Waler drives across the desert near an oil refinery on the border of Basra and Dhi Qar provinces.
The 516 soldiers of Overwatch Battle Group (West) 4 are mostly drawn from units of the Brisbane-based 7th Brigade. The Battle Group is comprised of the headquarters and cavalry squadrons of the 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry), operating Australian Light Armoured Vehicles (ASLAVs); an Infantry company from the 6th Battalion of The Royal Australian Regiment (6 RAR) operating Bushmaster Infantry Mobility Vehicles (IMVs); and specialists from the 7th Combat Services Support Battalion.


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By Heidi
Lately, I've been reading a lot of kids books. Yes, kids books. I've always been a sucker for a good kids book. So, I thought I'd do a special Words Worth Reading this week, just to share some of my recent favorites. These are all worth a look and would make great gifts for that special child in your life.
Pumpkin Patch Blessings
Pumpkin Patch Blessings celebrates fall and shows little ones there are blessings all around us, especially in the pumpkin patch! The sweet rhyming text by Kim Washburn and whimsical illustrations by Jacqueline East bring autumn alive for readers young and old as they take in the fun of the fall season and remember how much they have to be grateful for.
This book is so sweet. It's a board book, so it's easy for little hands to help turn the pages. The illustrations are bright and colorful and visually appealing for children. I know because I spent several hours exploring this book with a dear little 2-year-old friend of mine. She immediately identified herself with the little girl in the book. We had fun reading the rhyming text and exploring the …read more


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The new Wii MotionPlus attachment is an exciting step forward for Wii owners. There's no doubt that the idea of true 1:1 controller wagging was on the mind of every person that has bought the console. While that wasn't initially the case, the MotionPlus aims to change that. Sure, it might have ruffled a few feathers in the game publishing world when it was announced due to the fact that no third-party developers had a chance to work with it prior to its announcement, but it looks like the first non-Nintendo titles have been announced.
EA Sports has announced that Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 will be the first of their titles to feature the new tech and that a new tennis game will be the second. Without a doubt, having golf and tennis games that utilize the MotionPlus will be a huge draw for sports enthusiasts. The announcement should continue the trend of bringing "casual" gamers to the Wii. So far, the only other non-Nintendo game that will feature MotionPlus is the still-officially-unannounced Red Steel 2 from Ubisoft. Nintendo will be bundling the new tech with another Wii Sports spin-off, Wii Sports Resort. Sports Resort features frisbee and jet-ski racing, but the coup de grâce is a sword-fighting machine that promises complete realism. There are no official dates on any of these games or even the MotionPlus, but expect there to be quite a bit of fanfare when there are.
{ad}Read more at Kotaku


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Survey: Do You Take Advantage of Credit Card Reward Programs?
Today we discovered we had a ton of points via our credit card reward program. We automatically thought, "OMG! We can go shopping!!!" We've been holding off on purchases for a while now, what with the economy in the pooper and all, so we were elated to get some shopping done without really having to spend any "real" money. Since our toaster oven crapped out we thought we'd look for a good replacement via CapitalOne's Rewards Store. We found a Krups that looked interesting and only ate up 20,000 of our 57,000 points, but then we got the bright idea of getting something a little less practical. A new iPod nano!
Yes, we are iDiots, but...we can always warm up our bread and leftovers in the oven. We got a $250 gift card to Best Buy, which we will soon be using to pick up an orange iPod nano. Or should we get a yellow one? Decisions, decisions... I'll have to ponder that over a warm piece of toast--damnit!
And what's the coolest thing you've scored from a rewards program? I thought my Sephora gift card was cool, but this is way better!


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James Tiptree Jr. is one of the biggest influences on my current state of writing. The opportunity to tell her this passed me by before I even knew she and her amazing work existed - she took her life when I was thirteen and I had barely even discovered the SFF genre.
Therefore, a chance to write a letter to her posthumously and express what she means to me was a dream come true. Twelfth Planet Press are publishing a collection of essays entitled "Letters to Tiptree", celebrating Alice Sheldon the anniversary of her 100th birthday.
I penned an essay entitled "Ahead of her time, and lost in time: on gender, feminism, and bisexuality", and I am so very proud and excited to share that my essay will be included in the collection, to be released in August 2015.
Editors Alisa Krasnostein and Alexandra Pierce have put together a stellar collection of authors and academics, and I am so honoured to share a table of contents with many people I hold in the highest regard.
Pre-orders are available now.
"Letters to Tiptree", edited by Alisa Krasnostein and Alexandrea Pierce, including letters from:
Kathryn Allan
Marleen Barr
Stephanie Burgis
Joyce Chng
Aliette de Bodard
Timmi Duchamp
Amanda Fitzwater
Lisa Goldstein
Theodora Goss
Nicola Griffiths
Valentin D Ivanov
Gwyneth Jones
Rose Lemberg
Sylvia Kelso
Alex Dally MacFarlane
Brit Mandelo
Sandra McDonald
Seanan McGuire
Karen Miller
Judith Moffet
Cheryl Morgan
Pat Murphy
Sarah Pinsker
Cat Rambo
Tansy Rayner Roberts
Justina Robson
Nisi Shawl
Nike Sulway
Lucy Sussex
Rachel Swirsky
Bogi Takacs
Lynne M. Thomas
Elisabeth Vonarburg
Jo Walton
Tess Williams