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I love this post from Savvy Housekeeping on how to take all your dried-up bars of soap and make something useful from them–liquid soap! I will try this tomorrow once I get the ingredients. Thank you for the great tutorial!
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A few days later.…okay folks, this isn't the easiest thing in the world to do! True, using Dove for Sensitive Skin is not an ideal soap to use–the flakes did not easily melt. Today, I used an old dried up bar of whatever was sitting in the kids' bathroom. A better outcome, but not sure what I was expecting…at first. I expected a lovely pearly liquid soap to appear right away, but it was sort of clear and too watery when it was hot.
But…I actually forgot that the pot was cooling–and hours later I finally checked it. I was happily surprised to find a pot full of lovely pearly white liquid soap! The trick is to let it cool a long time. It was a bit gloppy until I mixed it a bit and poured it into a bottle. The consistency is just right.
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While the entire cast of American Horror Story: Hotel was stunning on the red carpet for the premiere episode screening Saturday night, it was Lady Gaga who stole the show.
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The original assassin returns in an all-new intense side-scrolling action platformer.
1954: Alcatraz takes place in San Francisco of the '50s. Joe was sentenced to 40 years imprisonment due to an armed robbery and he is eager to break out of The Rock.
Gigantic Army is an homage to 16-bit era mech shooters. It is the 21st century, and Earth is at war with the Ramulons, an alien race that wants to stop humanity from advancing into space. Take the fight to the enemy and end the conflict!
Batman: Arkham Origins features an expanded Gotham City and introduces an original prequel storyline set several years before the events of the first two games of the franchise.
Demon Gaze is a dungeon-crawling RPG where you, as the main character Oz, will explore beautiful 3D dungeons, fight against a myriad of monsters in order to bolster your party with ever stronger equipment.
Titanfall is an online game that combines fast-paced multiplayer action with the heroic set piece moments traditionally found in campaign mode.
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Headache and sleep disturbance are common health complaints. Both complaints often co-exist in the same patient, leading some to suspect a causal relationship or common underlying pathology. However, the empirical literature in this area is limited. Some attempts have been made to explore the relationship between headache and sleep disturbance, but few consistencies have emerged in the literature. There is no accepted model for understanding the link between headache and sleep disturbance. This paper reviews the available literature concerning comorbid headache and sleep disturbance and offers some preliminary suggestions based on the available literature to guide their evaluation and management. Information specific to the relationship between sleep disturbance and chronic daily headache, where available, is highlighted.
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ROSWELL - For the first time in program history, the Jefferson Dragons' baseball team played for a state championship on Saturday at Blessed Trinity. The problem was, they were playing the defending Class AAA state champions, the Blessed Trinity Titans.
ATLANTA - After dropping Game 2 of the Class AAA state semifinals to the Westminster Wildcats, Jefferson coach Tommy Knight said his team would "be better" in a pressure-packed, season-deciding Game 3.
ATLANTA - The Jefferson Dragons' baseball team split its first two games against the Westminster Wildcats in the Class AAA state semifinals on Tuesday. The deciding Game 3 will be played today at 5:30 p.m. at Westminster. The winner plays at Blessed Trinity for the Class AAA state championship on Saturday.
JEFFERSON - Jefferson Dragons baseball head coach Tommy Knight called hitting "contagious," and nothing exemplified that statement more than the third inning of Game 2 against the Lumpkin County Indians in the first round of the Class AAA state playoffs.
JEFFERSON – With time expiring, and down 4-3, the West Hall Lady Spartans' soccer team needed a prayer to make it to extra time against the Jefferson Lady Dragons. That prayer was answered off the foot of Izabel Salgado.
JEFFERSON – Dacula assistant football coach Brandon Worley was named head coach of the Jackson County Panthers Monday night.
COMMERCE - Freshmen normally aren't the go-to players for any team, especially during the playoffs.
HOMER – If there's a winning formula for the second-seed Banks County Leopards in the Class AAA state playoffs, it is get it to the big men.
JEFFERSON - The Banks County Lady Leopards' tough region served them well in the opening round of the Class AAA state basketball tournament.
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Dragons' run at a second state championship in three seasons ended Friday night at Jefferson Memorial Stadium.
JEFFERSON - The No. 1-seed Jefferson Dragons put together another dominant performance in the Class AAA state playoffs Friday night at Memorial Stadium, ousting the No. 3-seeded Dodge County Indians, 27-7.
JEFFERSON - With freezing temperatures, it took a little time for the Jefferson Dragons' offense to warm up offensively during its Class AAA state playoff opener against the Franklin County Lions.
HARTWELL - Coming into Friday night's region championship-deciding game between the Jefferson Dragons and Hart County Bulldogs, it was the offenses that had all the attention as the driving forces behind both teams' 9-0 records.
HARTWELL - In what has been a disappointing and tough 2014 campaign, the Jackson County Panthers looked to turn their luck around Friday night and put a second "W" in the win column.
JEFFERSON - The Jefferson Dragons have shown all year why they are the class of the newly-formed Region 8-AAA by scoring throngs of points and making it tough for opposing offenses to get into Dragon territory, let alone the end zone.
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I love my Never Summer Onyx. I am very rough on my snowboards and ride anytime I have free time. It has held up amazingly well. Other brands that I have had in the past would have never been able to take what I do to my Never Summer. I ride in Tahoe and some years we don't get the snow you would hope for so I have hit a lot of rocks that would have broken my other boards, but my Never Summer handles the rocks just fine. The top sheet is very strong and does not chip away, which has happened with my past snowboards. These boards are made here in the USA by snowboarders that know what they are doing. This board is amazing in the parks and it even rides well in the powder. It does very well at high speeds and is so easy to spin around. You will be very happy with this snowboard. The people that work in customer service are super friendly and helpful.
So far, I love this board! I was looking at this board model for some time and I finally decided to go for it. I have been riding a full rocker board for a couple of seasons, but I was missing some of the advantages of traditional camber. I have ridden this board twice since I bought it a couple of weeks ago- once in powder and once on hard packed snow. The board did great in both conditions. It carves great on groomers, has great edge hold, floats well in powder, handles choppy snow, maneuvers well through trees, rollers, and whatever else comes up. It's not at all squirrely while flat-basing or getting off the lift. The hybrid camber really brings together the fun of a rocker board and the desirable aspects of a traditional camber board. I am so happy with my purchase.
So It gets a 4 out of 5 because all I get to do is stare at it right now. I unfortunatly live in the midwest and there is no more snow. Looks great flex is perfect. It doesn't even feel as if there is anything on your feet it just bends with you. I love the graphics and it looks sick with my green Ride Delta MVMNTS on it. The mid-wide is perfect my size 13's barely hang over. I can't wait to use it some more. After that it will probably give it a 5. I have a feeling every board I buy from now on will be a Never Summer.


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Sorry to post off topic, but: New Jersey, New Jersey! They've posted the case, and it looks like we won one! New Jersey!
That would be SaUnders, Eli, not Sanders. I don't think you can claim him as a relative.
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Buying an REO can be an extremly trying experience. The banks have no respect for the CAR contract, and it takes forever to get any kind of response. It is not unusual to not get a signed contract back for weeks if ever. Part of the problem is that in these huge corporations it is hard to get anyone to take responsibility enough to sign the contract or any counter offers. Instead your paper work will be shuttled from one desk to another.
When you do get a response you might get a huge counter, I'm talking about 10-20 pages that attempt to get you to sign away all your rights as a buyer in California.
Another problem is that each bank will have its own process, so there is no conformity across the industry.
The only thing to say is to hang in there if you really want the house. Be prepared for the process to take a long time, and to be preplexed by the response or lack of response from the bank.
It sounds like you have a good agent. Trust them, and do not sign anything you do not feel comfortable with.
Good Luck.
Depending on your price point, there may be multiple offers on a property. The trick to proving that you arethe best Buyer is to:
(1) Have your mortgage approved, not just pre-qualified. Sometimes called "credit approval", this tells the Bank that your financing is already in place.
(2) Offer to close escrow in 21 days if your Lender can do it.
(3) Reduce the time period for your contingencies from 17 days to 10 days.
(4) Give proof with your offer that you have the cash needed to close.
(5) If you're asking for closing costs, ask for no more than 3% of the purchase price.
There are many more tips and tricks, but these should help. Let me know (email@example.com) if you need anything else. Thanks fo rthe opportunity to help!
It ain't rocket science, just good service. While many competent individuals post on Trulia Voices, several are either factually incorrect or just plain wrong. Always cross-check the answers you receive and don't be afraid to ask the responder to PROVE IT.
Purchasing a REO is the best way for novice real estate buyers to get a good deal on a home. But, you need to be aggressive with the bank's realtor. When you submit your offer, be sure to be pre-approved for your loan and let them know what cash you have. Banks like cash because that can speed up the closing process. You need to make them an offer they cannot refuse. Otherwise, the bank will let your offer sit on their agent's desk until a more appealing offer comes through. BE TOUGH. It will take longer and will be more frustrating. But, hey anything worth doing will.
In our recent office meeting we all talked about our experiences with REO's and have come to this conclusion....Put yourself in the banks position. If 1 bank has 6 homes in one particular neighborhood, the price they allow the 1st home to sell at affects the price of the rest of their properties. This is why they are waiting to accept an offer (sometimes weeks) they are waiting for "the highest and best price.†I am hearing this phrased from listing agents of the properties I have been writing offer's on for clients.
In my area of California, we are seeing bottom in certain square footages. The fastest selling homes are in the 3,000 to 3,500sf range. When a "nice" REO comes on the market at a good price it will have multiple offer's within the matter of days...sometimes the same day it goes on the market.
I spoke to an agent who is listing REO's, she had 19 offers on 1 home and the bank asked her to send only the top 6 for their review. The other 12 were completely rejected. The top 6 will then receive a "multiple counter offer".
When a property receives 20 offer's it's the bottom of pricing for that particular size home in its neighborhood. Sellers do not determine value; agents don't determine prices the buyer does. A home is only worth what a buyer will pay.
Yes, I will not deny the fact that sometimes buying REO properties can be so frustrating and I think the media adds to your frustration because there is a wrong impression outthere that these foreclosed properties are totally distressed and depressed. Let me use my French, Au Contraire. If the property is priced right and it is in the right location, be ready to pay full price, if not a little bit more than asking. A number of my listings are short sales and REOs and I am getting good responses from them. Taking your contractor to have a cursory look maybe a disadvantage for you because I am not sure what your contractor's agenda is. The only thing that you have to worry about is the Market Value of this property. Have your agent look at the most current comparables in the area and that should be your primary basis in making an offer. Listing Agents on this REOs do not have the benefit of thinking. We submit all your offers to the bank and the bank comes back with the response on which offer we'll accept so please, be more rational on your choices and how you make your offer.
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Well I haven't been to too many, being just a freshman, in my experience, the food options have generally been affordable and delicious. I will be going to more of them during my subsequent school years here.
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With the new college town built off-campus, there are lot of new and great options. Also some of the local restaurants are classics (cheap and good food). I haven't experienced all the options, but everytime I've gone off campus to eat, I've had a good time.
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Sen. Ernst's silence on immigration was deafening
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The Joni Ernst that welcomed me to Red Oak eighteen years ago would not order the deportation of a teenager who grew up alongside her own.
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The Joni Ernst that welcomed me to Red Oak eighteen years ago would not order the deportation of a teenager who grew up alongside her own.
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The company responsible for the damage has never been held accountable.
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It's a dangerously false narrative that the largest factor driving illegal immigration is a weak, unprotected border.
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The Bachelor of Science in Media and Instructional Technology requires 120 semester hours. All students seeking the Bachelor of Science in Media and Instructional Technology must complete I, II, III, IV, and V below, and the foreign language/global issues requirement for the major#. The minimum semester hour requirement for the baccalaureate degree is 120 semester hours (s.h.)
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On the heels of a disappointing ad campaign, Yahoo YHOO 1.36 % YHOO 1.36 % is hoping to increase traffic to its home page and win back share in the Internet-search market with a new ad blitz that takes a shot at larger rival Google.
Yahoo says it will spend $75 million to $85 million on the push, which will promote Yahoo on TV, the Web and billboards as a one-stop Internet destination. The slogan: "Your favorite stuff all in one place. Make Yahoo your home page."
Fixing Yahoo's battered image has been a top priority for its chief executive, Carol Bartz. Just months after she took the reins of the company last year, she unveiled with much fanfare a $100 million campaign with the tagline "It's You," which focused on personalizing the online experience.
The campaign failed to increase traffic to Yahoo's home page or improve its share of the search market. In March, Ms. Bartz conceded it "didn't have a really good call to action."
Shortly after the campaign debuted last year, Yahoo ditched its ad agency, WPP PLC's Ogilvy & Mather, and hired Omnicom Group Inc. OMC 1.03 % 's Goodby Silverstein & Partners. (Ogilvy & Mather still helps Yahoo in some markets outside the U.S.).
"Yahoo's mission now is to convince consumers that Yahoo is the place where you go to navigate the entire Web," says Jeff Goodby, co-chairman of Goodby.
To drill home that message, new ads will tout non-Yahoo Web destinations such as Facebook and celebrity gossip site Pop Sugar. One billboard features a man showing off his favorite websites. His tie bears the logos of sites such as Yahoo Travel, Yahoo Finance, Twitter and Flickr.
Not every website appears in a flattering light. One online video ad features an image of Google's home page—without the company's name. "When you look at this home page, nothing looks back at you. You come to this place so you can leave," a voice-over says.
Then, as colorful Scrabble-like tiles adorned with logos of various websites come together to form women's faces, the voice-over boasts about Yahoo: "It doesn't hustle you out the door. It's a place that gets to know you, a place that finds things for you."
A spokeswoman for Google declined to comment.
Yahoo's chief marketing officer, Elisa Steele, says the aim is "to get people to interact with our products."
She defends last fall's campaign, saying it was intended to "bring Yahoo back into the conversation" and repair its image. "We were in an identity crisis," and the "brand's health" by such measures as consumers' likelihood to recommend it, was "in a four-year decline," she says.
The campaign, Ms. Steele adds, was successful in markets such as India and has "neutralized the drop" in the brand's health in the U.S. Indeed, Yahoo is sticking with the "It's You" tagline from the last campaign. Yahoo considered proposals to change it, but Ms. Steele felt Yahoo just needed to give it "more context" so "people do feel like they get it."
The new campaign will include marketing gimmicks that give consumers the chance to try Yahoo products. This summer, the company plans to place giant iPhones in movie theaters that will allow moviegoers to use Yahoo's sketch-a-search app to search for nearby restaurants.
Portable outdoor kiosks will be stationed around the U.S., allowing people to record video messages that can be sent through Yahoo Messenger, the company's instant-messaging service.
The company also plans to set up a specially designed photo booth in New York's Times Square that will allow consumers to post pictures of themselves made up of tile-like website logos on a giant digital billboard and also on Yahoo's home page.
Investors and analysts remain skeptical, however, that Ms. Bartz can turn around Yahoo by marketing alone. They say she needs to introduce more competitive products while continuing to reduce costs. Internet companies generally build their following through word of month, and few, if any, have changed their fortunes through marketing.
Yahoo has much riding on the campaign. Consumers' confusion about what the brand represents is Yahoo's "biggest weakness," says Jez Frampton, CEO of Interbrand, a branding firm owned by Omnicom. "The brand has dropped steadily over the past few years. They have to fix it."
The Sunnyvale, Calif., company, which still has one of the largest audiences on the Internet, saw the number of monthly unique visitors to its home page slide and its share of the U.S. search market shrink during its previous campaign.
Meanwhile, Google, which spent just $10 million on U.S. ads last year, according to a unit of WPP, had one of the Internet industry's best-received commercials.
The ad, which told a romantic story through a man's Google searches, aired during the Super Bowl.
The commercial, dubbed "Paris," outscored Yahoo's "It's You" spots by a wide margin, according to Ace Metrix, a Los Angeles research firm that uses an online panel of 500 people to gauge the effectiveness of ads.
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HONG KONG and GUIYANG, GUIZHOU – 7th April, 2016 – The University of Hong Kong Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC) and the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University (GMUAH) today announced the establishment of a strategic collaboration on management of clinical trials in China. The objective is to develop a clinical study site management organization (SMO) model for facilitating the management and operation of international-standard clinical trials whilst fitting the specific local environment of China. This collaboration brings together the global clinical trial management experience of HKU-CTC and GMUAH's local expertise in clinical trial operations, and is anticipated to contribute to the further advancement of international clinical trials and new drug development in the country.
"Protection of the rights and safety of research participants and safeguarding the quality of research data are the two core considerations in clinical trials. Over the past decades, the relevant standards have been getting more and more stringent – whether globally or locally. Enforcing compliance with such requirements has become an increasing challenge for clinical research centres and research personnel worldwide in terms of organizational management, human resources and financial resources. There is a pressing need for a practical solution, and a robust SMO model that supports full compliance in an efficient and sustainable manner is deemed the right way to go. Since its establishment in 1998, HKU-CTC has been investing major efforts in designing and developing a SMO model that supports the management and operation of international-standard clinical trials, and it has been proven a successful model through real implementation under HKU during the past 18 years. GMUAH is a well-established clinical research organization that has solid knowledge and experience in conducting clinical trials in China. Collaboration between GMUAH and HKU-CTC will integrate the expertise of the two parties, giving birth to a SMO model matching the practical needs of the country," says Henry Yau, Managing Director and Honorary Assistant Professor of HKU-CTC.
"Development of the healthcare and innovation industries is a strategic direction of the Guizhou Province. Supporting novel drug research and development, including building clinical trial capabilities, aligns with this direction. Guizhou Medical College is dedicated to medical education and research, and GMUAH has been recognized as a national clinical drug trial institution by the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) since 2009. Over the years, we have been focusing on developing a professional platform for supporting clinical trials. We are very glad to collaborate with HKU-CTC, an internationally reputable clinical research management organization. I am confident that our common vision and complementary expertise will make a big success in developing a suitable SMO model that adapts to local needs and also contributes to the advancement of the healthcare and innovation industries in Guizhou and the whole country," says Professor He Yan, Director of the GCP Office of GMUAH.
About HKU-CTC: HKU-CTC is a full-service academic clinical research management organization established under The University of Hong Kong since 1998, and is dedicated to promoting and facilitating international-standard clinical research in the region. Its novel SMO model is known to be effective for professional clinical study site management and has been taken as reference by hospitals/universities in Asian countries.
About GMUAH: GMUAH was founded in 1941 and is one of the earliest higher medical education institutions in the southwest region of China. It is now the largest 3A integrated hospital in Guizhou, providing a full range of medical services including clinical care, medical education, medical research, emergency services, rehabilitation and preventive medicine. Since 2009, GMUAH has been accredited by the CFDA as a national clinical drug trial institution in 15 clinical specialties.
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Honorary Assistant Professor
Clinical Trials Centre
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Yan HE
The 2nd International Conference on Phase 1 and Early Phase Clinical Trials (ICPOEP 2015) was successfully held on 20 - 21 November, 2015 at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong. About 340 delegates from five continents attended the conference and showed ideas about phase 1 and early phase clinical trials and drug development on an internatonal horizon.
Aligned with the theme of "New Drug Research for Tomorrow – In Asia and Worldwide", our 18 distinguished speakers have brought a wide range of perspectives from their remarkable presentations. The panel discussion and Q&A sessions also attracted active discussions among speakers, session chairs, panelists and delegates by enthusiastic audience.
Please click here to visit the conference website.
On July 27, 2015, the Pearl Report, produced by TVB Pearl, about clinical trials in Hong Kong was aired.
The programme reviewed the recent development of clinical trials in Hong Kong, with special focus on phase 1 clinical trials. Renowned clinical investigators including Professor Karen Lam (Chairman, HKU-CTC), Professor Yu-lung Lau (Chief Director, HKU-CTC), Professor Bernard Cheung (Medical Director, HKU Phase 1 Centre), Dr. Tommy Cheung (Deputy Medical Director, HKU Phase 1 Centre) and Dr. Joanne Chiu (Deputy Medical Director, HKU Phase 1 Centre) explained the value and challenges of conducting clinical trials. Professor Sydney Tang (Chairman, HKU/HA HKW IRB) and Dr. Derrick Au (Director, Quality & Safety, Hospital Authority) illustrated the stringent research ethics review and approval mechanism. The importance of developing Hong Kong's clinical trial capabilities was highlighted by Professor Sophia Chan (Under Secretary for Food and Health, HKSAR) and Ms. Sabrina Chan (Executive Director, HKAPI). Volunteers in clinical trials also explained why they participated, and openly shared their experience in those trials.
The program will be broadcasted again at 11:35 am on 1st August, 2015 (Saturday), and is also available now online at http://programme.tvb.com/news/pearlreport/episode/20150727/.
In order to support clinical trials on novel drugs for various kinds of diseases, The University of Hong Kong Phase 1 Clinical Trials Centre (Phase 1 Centre) has been established last year. The Phase 1 Centre is a dedicated, state-of-the-art clinical research facility of HKU Clinical Trials Centre (HKU-CTC), specifically designed for conducting phase 1 and early phase clinical trials. With this advanced establishment, more high impact clinical trials will be conducted in the future and more novel treatments will emerge to combat different diseases – for the well-being of Hong Kong citizens and the mankind.
Importance of HKU Phase 1 Centre
"The Phase 1 Centre is a world-class clinical research facility with advanced equipment and a leading clinical, scientific and management team. It allows our investigators to conduct phase 1 and early phase clinical trials that were not possible in the past, and is going to be a powerhouse boosting novel drug research with results finally benefiting our patients and the public," says Professor Karen Lam Siu-ling, Chairman of HKU-CTC and Rosie T T Young Professor in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Chair Professor and Head of Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU.
"The Phase 1 Centre is an ideal facility for clinical investigators to conduct clinical trials, in particular drug trials that require close monitoring. The team in the Phase 1 Centre is highly professional, not only in conducting research activities but more importantly in caring of our research participants," says Professor Yuen Man-fung, Li Shu Fan Medical Foundation Professor in Medicine, Chair Professor of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU.
Unique Value of Phase 1 Centre
Phase 1 and early phase clinical trials constitute the early stage of investigation of novel drugs in research participants – whether patients or healthy volunteers – and represent a critical step towards practical advancement in medicine. Such trials usually involve intensive and timely clinical assessments, diagnoses, blood sampling and testing, and commonly require continuous monitoring of trial participants – over 24 hours or even longer. Stringent quality control processes must also be implemented to ensure proper performance of each research procedure in compliance with research protocols, and also with local and international regulatory requirements. Without a dedicated, fully equipped and staffed facility, such trials could not be optimally carried out.
Achievements of Phase 1 Centre
Since the commencement of operation of the Phase 1 Centre in mid-2014, it has already supported three novel drug trials, in cancer and hepatitis. Currently four trials are ongoing there, and 12 other trials are under planning. The main research areas include cancers, hepatitis, immunology, diabetes and infectious diseases. So far over 70 participants have enrolled in the completed and ongoing trials. With the rapid advancement in medical research locally and worldwide, the number of phase 1 and early phase clinical trials conducted in the Phase 1 Centre is expected to keep growing in the years to come, and more new treatments will emerge.
Background of HKU-CTC
HKU-CTC is an academic clinical research organisation established under Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU in 1998, and is the central platform for management and coordination of clinical trials under HKU and its affiliated teaching hospital – Queen Mary Hospital (QMH).
HKU-CTC provides one-stop solutions for clinical research programmes – whether locally in Hong Kong or of a multinational scale. In collaboration with HKU's expert investigators, local and overseas research institutions and the medical research industry, its professional team supports planning and management of various clinical trials – from designing research protocols, identifying suitable research participants, coordinating research procedures, collecting and analyzing research data, to final reporting and publication of research results. Over the past 17 years, HKU-CTC has already facilitated over 1,000 clinical trials, covering oncology, cardiovascular diseases, gastroenterology & hepatology, endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism, haematology and other clinical specialties.
HKU-CTC has a robust governance and management system. Policies and strategies are directed by its Committee of Management (COM) with wide representation by the senior management of the Medical Faculty and QMH. The COM now consists of 12 members including a Chairman, Dean and Associate Dean (Research) of the Medical Faculty, Hospital Chief Executive of QMH, Directors of HKU-CTC and other key stakeholders in clinical trials.
The entire HKU-CTC now has a staff of 40 full-time clinical research management professionals under its six functional teams, including its Phase 1 Centre Operations Team, Pharmacokinetics Laboratory Operations Team, Business & Project Acceleration Team, Project Management & Contract Services Team, Quality Assurance Team and Corporate Services & Administration Team.
Enroll as phase 1 clinical trial participants
If you wish to participate in phase 1 clinical trials and support research and development of novel drugs, please visit HKU-CTC's website (http://www.hkuctc.com/phase1_enroll_zh.php) for more details and registration.
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Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Hong Kong ("HKU-CTC") – 5th January 2015 – HKU-CTC today announced that the trademark of PRACTISE® has been successfully registered with the Trade Marks Registry Intellectual Property Department, HKSAR on 5th January 2015 since its application made on 17th January 2014.
With the mission of advancing human healthcare by promoting, attracting and facilitating clinical studies, HKU-CTC is devoted to enhancing the quality of clinical studies by providing training to clinical investigators and study sites personnel under its proprietary training program - PRACTISE® (Professional Research Accreditation for Clinical Trials Investigative Site Executives). Over the last few years, PRACTISE® program or its individual modules has gained wide recognition by medical institutions and regulatory authorities in the Asian, Middle East and North African regions, including Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, mainland China, Malaysia, Vietnam, UAE and Egypt, which attracted the attendance of more than 1,000 participants.
"Our PRACTISE® program provides an interactive and intensive environment for efficient and effective learning and has been welcomed by many clinical research personnel from different regions. With the certification of registration of the PRACTISE® trademark, the intellectual property right of HKU-CTC will be better protected as it will keep the momentum to deliver PRACTISE® workshops in other countries in the coming years." says Dr. Creany Wong, Co-chief Trainer of PRACTISE®.
About PRACTISE®: PRACTISE® is a comprehensive training program specifically designed for addressing the needs of clinical investigators, study coordinators and other study site personnel. The program includes 25 modules covering three key areas including (a) clinical trial concepts and compliance; (b) clinical trial preparation; and (c) clinical trial process. For details, please refer to http://www.hkuctc.com/knowledge_practise.php.
Dr. Creany Wong
Co-chief Trainer, PRACTISE®
Clinical Trials Centre
The University of Hong Kong
8th October, 2014 – The Clinical Trials Centre of The University of Hong Kong (HKU-CTC) announced the launch of its tailored Learning Management System (LMS) today.
Being a leading academic clinical research organization, HKU-CTC adopts the concept of total quality management (TQM). HKU-CTC's LMS: (i) provides investigators, clinical research personnel and HKU-CTC's staff a convenient access to a secure central platform for current policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs) and other quality documents via the internet anytime, anywhere; (ii) enhances compliance through close tracking of each individual's training progress; and (iii) supports convenient documentation of completed training through maintenance of training records and generation of individual training transcripts.
It is anticipated that the LMS will enhance quality and compliance management in HKU-CTC and for clinical research at HKU and its teaching hospital (Queen Mary Hospital).
Functionalities of HKU-CTC's LMS
- Secure central online platform for accessing the current policies, SOPs and relevant forms and document templates of HKU-CTC and study sites
- Training assignment and management, including training on internal policies/SOPs and external training courses/events
- Submission and endorsement of training reports
- Online examination on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) and clinical research ethics
- Maintenance of training records and generation of individual training transcripts
HONG KONG and Neuchâtel, Switzerland – 1st April, 2014 – The Clinical Trials Centre of The University of Hong Kong (HKU-CTC) and the Training and Resources in Research Ethics Evaluation Programme (TRREE) of the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland announced formation of an international strategic collaboration today. The objective is to promote the principles of ethics and regulations of health and medical research involving human participants to research personnel, especially those in Asia, Middle East and North Africa. This collaboration brings together the research ethics expertise of the West and the East and integrates TRREE's on-line e-Learning with HKU-CTC's on-site training, and is anticipated to contribute significantly to protection of research participants and quality of human research in the Asian & MENA region and also globally.
Under the collaboration, HKU-CTC will contribute directly to the maintenance and future development of TRREE, and integrate TRREE into its on-site clinical research training programme. HKU-CTC will also work together with TRREE for attaining a better recognition of TRREE as a high-quality training programme on Good Clinical Practice (GCP) within the clinical research community and the pharmaceutical industry, while maintaining its independence and strong academic position. In addition, HKU-CTC will develop a Hong Kong Local Supplement for TRREE, which will provide direct access to Hong Kong's human research legislation, regulations and ethical standards.
"Protection of research participants and quality management are two major elements of human research ethics. Over the years, HKU-CTC has been putting much effort in promoting research ethics and GCP. Our on-site training programme, namely PRACTISE®, provides an interactive and intensive environment for efficient and effective learning. TRREE, a high-quality, open platform freely accessible to research personnel anytime anywhere through the Internet, offers a desirable mode of continuous learning. We are proud to collaborate with TRREE, and trust the integration of TRREE's on-line platform and HKU-CTC's on-site training programme will create enormous synergy in promoting research ethics and GCP in the Asian & MENA region as well as globally," says Henry Yau, Managing Director of HKU-CTC.
"Safeguarding research ethics is a continuous mission that requires international collaboration. I am very glad to know that HKU-CTC shares the same vision and has been making its effort in the Asian & MENA region which houses the biggest world population and plays an increasingly important role in human research. With our aligned vision and complementary expertise, I am sure this collaboration will bring solid value to the further development of research ethics in the region and also worldwide," says Professor Dominique Sprumont, Coordinator of TRREE.
About TRREE: University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) is a public university in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. TRREE (www.trree.org) is an e-Learning and e-Resources platform initiated and coordinated by Professor Dominique Sprumont of the Institute of Health Law of UniNE for promoting the principles of human research ethics and regulations worldwide.
About HKU-CTC: HKU-CTC is a full-service academic research organisation established under The University of Hong Kong since 1998, and is dedicated to promoting and facilitating clinical research. Its proprietary on-site training programme – PRACTISE® (Professional Research Accreditation for Clinical Trials Investigative Site Executives) – is specifically designed for clinical investigators and research site personnel in the Asian & MENA region.
Henry Yau
Managing Director
Clinical Trials Centre
The University of Hong Kong
Professor Dominique Sprumont


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I have my last regular Dr. appt tomorrow, I'm sure she will check my cervix again & then she is going to schedule my induction. I'm nervous because I hope I'm not dilated too much for her to admit me and start labor right then. I'm weird and want to wait until July to have him if I can. I don't even know why it matters at this point because I am so freakin ready to meet my LO. I don't know what I want anymore!! I'm definitely feeling more hormonal as of today, I cried over not eating Burger King when I wanted to. I don't really even like Burger King! I don't know what my deal is! Sorry for the short rant LOL. Can anyone relate?!


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Japan Q4 Real GDP -0.6% Q/Q, -2.3% annualized, vs. consensus -0.4% Q/Q, -1.3% annualized. Tokyo...
Japan Q4 Real GDP -0.6% Q/Q, -2.3% annualized, vs. consensus -0.4% Q/Q, -1.3% annualized. Tokyo +0.3% in early trade. Dollar/yen rises a hair to ¥77.67.
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Of all developed nations, Japan now has the most equal distribution of income. The Gini coefficient measures the ratio of income for the top 10% compared to the bottom 10%. In Japan the Gini coefficient is an amazingly low 4.5. The US and China (now capitalist with billionaires, private property + stock exchanges) both have Gini coefficients of 21+. Equal distributions of income results in low economic growth. Japan experienced it's most rapid economic growth in the 1950's + 1960's when they had large disparities of wealth. Chinese starved under Chairman Mao when they had equal distributions of wealth. The policies that you must follow to equalize wealth cause the rich to work less (higher marginal taxes) + the poor to not work at all (generous welfare programs that pay people not to work)... Combined those policies are a disaster for economic growth. With a Gini coefficient of 4.5, it's no surprise that Japan's GDP declined last quarter.... Japan has the lowest rate of economic growth of all non communist countries in the world over the last 10 years (according to the World Bank). Equal distribution of wealth = economic stagnation... or worse... sometimes far worse...
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- Type: Sealing Machine
- Condition: New
- Application: Medical, Chemical
- Packaging Type: Vials
- Packaging Material: Plastic, Glass
- Automatic Grade: Automatic
- Driven Type: Electric
- Voltage: 440 volts
- Power: 1.5 H.P.
- Place of Origin: Gujarat, India
- Brand Name: Adinath
- Model Number: ACS-400
- Dimension(L*W*H): 1750mm X 950mm (W) X 1800mm (H)
- Weight: 600 kgs.
- Certification: ISO 9001:2008
- After-sales Service Provided: Engineers available to service machinery overseas
- Warranty: 1 Year Manufacturer's Warranty
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SpecificationsAutomatic Multihead Vial Cap Sealing Machine
Automatic Vial Cap Sealing Machine
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Automatic Multihead Vial Cap Sealing Machine
Automatic Multihead Vial Cap Sealing Machine is compact model uses for sealing of aluminium caps on vials. Depending on the output required the numbers of sealing heads changes.
Salient Features:
- Complete cGMP model.
- No Seal in Chute Machine Stop system.
- No Stopper on Vial before Sealing Machine Stop system.
- Single motor synchronizes conveyor, starwheels and platform turret and speed can be varied by the speed pot on operating panel.
- Parts coming in contact with the vial/aluminium cap/exposed to the atmosphere are made out of stainless steel for good housekeeping & GMP accordance.
- Spring loaded free spinning sealing rollers eliminates any damage to aluminium caps and also allows greater flexibility of variation in the container neck diameter.
- Sealing Pressure can be varied to suit different gauges and sizes of aluminium caps.
- Variable A.C. frequency drive for speed adjustment.
- Digital Counter for counting number of sealed vials
- Photo sensing device stop machine automatically in the event of no aluminium cap in delivery chute
- A Special clutch device is incorporated on the infeed worm and Starwheel system for stoppage of machine in the event, vial is over turned or over diameter.
- Acrylic Cabinet with Aluminium Structure for Machine.
- Programmable Logic Control with GUI. (Optional)
Technical Specification:-
No. of Sealing Head
Production Rate
250 to 400 Vials/Minute
Input Specification
Container Diameter:
Container Height:
Cap Diameter:
15mm to 80mm
20mm to 180mm
13mm, 20mm & 28mm with the help of change parts.
Power Supply
Electrical characteristics
440 Volts, 3 Phase, 50 Hertz, 4 Wire System
Optional Accessories
Aluminum profile cabinet covering full machine
Chuck for flip-off seal
PLC with GUI
Overall Dimension
1750mm X 950mm (W) X 1800mm (H)
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Favors Heaped On Lawmakers Raise Inquiries
By CLIFFORD J. LEVY
Published: February 17, 2003
A vehicle provided to Assemblyman Roger L. Green for his personal use was a gray Plymouth Voyager minivan with tinted windows, but the perks from a private prison company called Correctional Services Corporation did not end there, according to interviews and records from a federal investigation into the company's operations.
Mr. Green, an influential state legislator in New York, received a driver, a young man named Jorge Avila-Parks, who on many mornings showed up at Mr. Green's home in Brooklyn. There was also the public relations aide for Mr. Green's office, workers for his political campaigns, free meals and a cellphone. All told, the federal investigative records indicate, the package was worth as much as $2,000 a month.
When it came to courting the powerful as it won millions of dollars in state contracts, Correctional Services did not hold back.
And now its political activities have provoked an array of inquiries. Company records have been turned over to state prosecutors in Albany and Manhattan, executives have been subpoenaed, and the state lobbying commission is determining whether favors for lawmakers were properly disclosed.
Correctional Services executives at their headquarters in Sarasota, Fla., including the president, James F. Slattery, who is to be interviewed by the lobbying commission this week, would not comment. An Albany lawyer retained by the company said it had done nothing wrong, and this past weekend Mr. Green denied accepting free transportation from the company.
But there appears to be much to examine, according to a review of Correctional Services' ties to politicians that drew on more than 25 interviews with officials and company workers, as well as federal, state and campaign documents.
Campaign Duty
Company employees said that at election time, Correctional Services required many workers at its state and federally financed halfway houses in New York City to become foot soldiers in the campaigns of many politicians, from former Mayor David N. Dinkins to the Rev. Al Sharpton to lawmakers in Washington, Albany and the city. At one Correctional Services halfway house, 17 of the 22 workers were out on the trail early one November, according to federal records.
It might have been familiar duty for some of them: Correctional Services had hired them because they were relatives or friends of United States Representative Edolphus Towns of Brooklyn, State Assemblywoman Carmen E. Arroyo of the Bronx and numerous other officials.
Sometimes, Correctional Services, its executives and its workers just donated directly to campaigns. They gave tens of thousands of dollars in political contributions to Democratic lawmakers from the city, and then, when it seemed that Gov. George E. Pataki might scale back the company's contracts because of a shrinking prison population, they turned their attention to him.
For Mr. Pataki's 1998 re-election campaign, the company, its executives and its workers gave more than $27,500 to political committees that supported the Republican governor, records show. At least $1,500 of those donations went to his campaign in the names of company workers who said in recent interviews that they themselves had never actually donated the money.
Companies interested in doing business with the state have long sought ways to curry favor with politicians, but Correctional Services' activities appear to be striking even by Albany standards.
In all, the company, which was once called Esmor, earned more than $22 million from state contracts from 1992 to 2001, when the contracts were ended by the Pataki administration because the space in the halfway houses was no longer needed. The company still holds federal contracts to run halfway houses in the city.
''The higher-ups made it very known that if it wasn't for the political leaders and these political favors that we were doing for them -- and if we don't keep them in office -- then the company would cease to exist,'' recalled Richard Ruiz, who worked for the company as a case manager and facility manager from 1992 through 1995, just as it began winning state contracts. ''They would say that all the time: that we had to look out for those people, for the politicians.''
Mr. Ruiz said he was dismissed by a senior company official, Franklin Chris Jackson, after he refused to do campaigning, and then became the lead whistleblower in the federal investigation that has now come back to haunt both the company and several state lawmakers.
The investigation, by the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Justice Department, determined that there was not enough evidence to bring federal criminal charges, and it was closed by 1997. But state officials, who learned of the investigation only recently, are examining whether its findings, along with new evidence, could warrant the filing of state criminal or civil charges. It is also possible that the ethics committee in the State Legislature could bring charges against lawmakers, though critics have called the committee toothless.
Mr. Ruiz, who is now a detective in the New York Police Department, said prosecutors from the Albany County district attorney's office planned to interview him.
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-- Fish fry: 4-7 p.m. at the Mayfield Volunteer Fire Dept., near mile marker 21 on Alabama Highway 171. Plates $8 for adults and $4 for children younger than 12. Call 205-394-1556.
-- County Line music: 7-10 p.m., 919 Old Highway 82 W., Gordo. Music by Country Club Admission $5. No alcohol or smoking. Call 205-399-1614.
-- Model Train Exhibit: 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Northport Train Depot, 725 25th Ave., Northport. Extensive model train display presented by the -- Black Warrior Model Railroad Society. Free admission.
-- River Market: 7 a.m.-noon at 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Call 205-248-5296.
-- Northport Farmers Market: 6 a.m.-noon at 4150 Fifth St., Northport. Call 205-657-2502.
-- Fayette Depot Museum: 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Temple Avenue, Fayette. Free admission.
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-- Northport City Council: 6 p.m. in the council chambers at City Hall, 3500 McFarland Blvd. Call 205-339-7000.
-- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: "Examining and Evaluating U.S. Presidents," 9 a.m.; "Media Matters," 10:30 a.m.; "The Many Faces of the Tuscaloosa County Extension Office," noon; "FDR and the New Deal," 1:45 p.m.; "Mad About These Movies" with "Girl with a Pearl Earring," 3:15 p.m. All classes at Bryant Conference Center, 240 Paul W. Bryant Drive. Call 205-348-6482.
-- Interactive Read Aloud Program for first through third grades: 10 a.m. at Tuscaloosa Public Library, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway. Free admission. Call 205-345-5820.
-- Spark a Reaction Teen Movie: 3 p.m. at Tuscaloosa Public Library, 1801 Jack Warner Parkway. Free admission. Call 205-345-5820.
-- Blue River Democrats: 5-7 p.m. at Chuck's Fish, 508 Greensboro Ave. Special guest speaker is Dr. Parker Griffith, Democratic candidate for governor. The public is invited.
-- River Market: 7 a.m.-noon at 1900 Jack Warner Parkway. Call 205-248-5296.
-- Northport Farmers Market: 6 a.m.-noon at 4150 Fifth St., Northport. Call 205-657-2502.
-- Country music: 6:30 p.m. at the Old Time Fireman Lodge, Alabama Highway 171, Northport. Admission $5. Phone 205-292-5770.
-- Osher Lifelong Learning Institute: "Line Dancing," 10:30 a.m. at Pine Valley Retirement Community, Rice Valley Road. Call 205-348-6482.
-- "Under the Skin": 7:30 p.m. at the Bama Theatre, 600 Greensboro Ave. Tickets $7 general; $6 seniors and students; $5 Arts Council Members. Contact bamatheatre.org/bamaarthouse or 205-758-5195.
-- Wii for All: 3:30 p.m. at Brown Branch, 300 Bobby Miller Parkway. Enjoy playing video games and meeting people. Free admission. Call 205-391-9989.
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