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My name is Scott Walle and I am from Upstate New York. I am now a freshman in the Park School of Communications at Ithaca College studying Television-Radio. I have a strong interest in making productions that are visually appealing in a rather radical, new, and stylistic manner. My goal is to be a very hands-on director and/or producer for a scripted television program or miniseries. I envision myself out in the field conducting my production like a finely tuned orchestra. My interests lie in both history and crime, especially the time periods of the Wild West and the Mobster era during the early1900s. Also, I have an interest in music. I was a percussionist in high school and wish to stay in the musical world by becoming a director or an editor for a company that makes music videos. Overall, I like to be busy, interactive, hands-on, and have fun.
The media industry has been changing drastically at an extremely rapid and exponential pace over the recent years. Through my few (yet valuable) experiences in college I am learning how to both adapt to and advance in said changes. I have also learned that what to expect in the next few years is a very vague prediction, as the changes are not only dependent on technology and creativity, but also the audience's reaction to them, which is typically difficult to properly expect. Due to this, I have gathered that I need to be open to any and all forms of visual arts and media, and to be open to new experiences; doing so should keep me right on or ahead of the curve so that I can fulfill my goals of being new and radical. I must take things as they happen rather than looking too far into the future nor dwelling too far behind in the past. I am realizing more and more that it is silly to pass up beautiful opportunities and resources when they are presented, since any given decision could lead to a breakthrough in the media industry. Also, about the aforementioned "media industry," I am realizing that it will be hard to have success without knowing the ins and outs of both the artistic side and the business side of visual media. It is important for me to know not only how to produce a fine piece of art, but how to sell and distribute it. Without this knowledge, great masterpieces could potentially go to waste. It should also be known that in doing both production and business in the media industry, risk taking is part of everyday life; without the risk, there is no chance for reward, thus leaving one in the dust of the rapidly changing world of visual media. Speaking of the change yet again, there is one expectation for media that is tremendously prominent: the future of digital technology. In just a few short years, we went from having a telephone in our pocket to having a mini-computer. We are headed towards a digital world, where almost all aspects of communication, from production to distribution, will be digital and online. Although this could account for more laziness, it will definitely create more potential for speed and ease to get nearly anything done. With a proper work ethic, I think I will become a part of this huge digital world and work my way up by taking full advantage of what is to come in the future. Throughout these next four years of my college career, I plan to make full use of my precious time in the Park School of Communications by getting highly involved in many different activities, learning a vast amount of crucial and helpful information, and just generally balancing a combination of hard work and fun so that I can really engage in my early process of success. Upon graduating from the Park School, I have no doubt that I will be able to be successful, but I also know that I will have to search and work hard for it.


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Tobacco Cessation
The University of Oklahoma Norman campus joins the HSC and Tulsa campuses to become tobacco-free on July 1. Click here to review the OU Tobacco-Free policy (http://hr.ou.edu/policies/tobaccofreesummary.asp). The University of Oklahoma is committed to providing its students, employees, and visitors with a healthy, clean, and safe place to work, live, and learn. A tobacco-free campus protects everyone from the health dangers related to secondhand smoke and is in compliance with Governor Fallin's recent executive order.
Community Suggestions - Enforcement of this policy is an ongoing process that involves community awareness and cooperation. Certain areas on campus may need more resources to increase compliance with the OU tobacco-free policy. If you know of such areas, please email your comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Make a commitment to quit smoking or using tobacco forever by enrolling in a free class based on the QuitSmart program. Classes are open to all OU students, faculty, and staff. The class is designed to help smokers and tobacco users to break the addiction while making healthy, long-term, lifestyle changes.
All classes are held in the Goddard Health Center Seminar Room
To register for a class, please call Health Promotion at (405) 325-4611 ext. 41777.
Additional Resources
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Tobacco kills about 6,000 Oklahomans each year. It is our leading cause of preventable death, killing more Oklahomans than alcohol, auto accidents, AIDS, suicides, murders, and illegal drugs combined.
Tobacco costs all of us a lot of money.
Tobacco use cost Oklahomans over $2 billion in medical expenses and lost productivity every year, or an average of about $600 per person.
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Over 600,000 adult Oklahomans, about one in four, currently use tobacco.
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There's no competition for Lord Tensai. He demands Laurinaitis find competition. Later in the show, Brodus Clay approaches Tensai and calls him out on his new gimmick, fondly remembering his A-Train days and asking what the hell happened in Japan. "I know they hit harder in Japan, but DAMN, brotha! They must've knocked you silly! Lord Tensai my funky ass!"
Tensai says he's not insane, he's just paying homage to Japan. And speaking of looney, he wants to know what the hell a Funkasaurus is. Tensai says if anyone is off their rocker, it's Brodus.
Laurinaitis walks in and has a great idea. A match with a five minute time limit to see who the tougher man is! Brodus Clay vs. Lord Tensai!
The match is a total comedy routine on Brodus's behalf. He'll do a dance and "pass it" onto Tensai, who stares at him with no expression and then clotheslines him. The match is a dead heat. They're one for one. This begins to upset Brodus. If he hits his suplex, Tensai no sells and returns the favor with a suplex of his own. The timer buzzes. Neither man is victorious.
RAW, Week 2
Tensai has asked for another match against Brodus, vowing to defeat him before the timer goes off. Brodus is all business this time. The match is another dead heat. The timer runs to zero.
RAW, Week 3
Primo and Epico cut a promo about how they're untouchable as a tag team. They issue an open challenge. Backstage, Tyson Kidd says he would accept if Justin Gabriel wasn't out with an injury. The camera skips to Brodus Clay, except he's not in his typical funky getup. He's wearing a spiked leather jacket. In his hand, he carries another jacket. He kicks down the door of Lord Tensai's dressing room. Tensai leaps to his feet, expecting to be attacked. In the background, Primo and Epico are on the TV still talking.
Brodus hands Tensai the jacket. Tensai puts it on. They walk to the ring sans music. Primo and Epico look like they're about to **** their pants. Justin Roberts announces Brodus Clay and Lord Tensai, but Tensai whispers in his ear and Roberts apologizes, "Brodus Clay and A-Traaaain!"
Within 30 seconds, the match is over and there are new tag team champions in Brodus and A-Train.
RAW, Week 4
Brodus and A-Train grant a rematch against Primo and Epico. The match is over before it begins. Brodus asks John Laurinaitis to cook up some REAL tag team competition.
RAW, Week 5
Brodus and A-Train find themselves wrestling a series of jobber tag teams in a gauntlet match. They're insulted. Things get tense backstage when Brodus and A-Train corner Johnny in the locker room and demand competition. Laurinaitis says he'll make a few calls.
Later in the show, Laurinaitis says a member of the current roster has recommended a free agent and the contract has been faxed to him. He'll be at the pay per view.
Pay Per View
Brodus and A-Train are in the ring awaiting their opponents. Mark Henry's theme hits and Brodus and A-Train smile. Finally, competition! Henry gets down to the ring and points to the ramp.
Laurinaitis comes out and introduces Henry and Big Daddy V as "The Natural Disasters." This match is a NO DQ MATCH for the Tag Team Titles! The Natural Disasters win when Mark Henry hits the World's Strongest Slam on Brodus and Big Daddy V follows up with a huge splash. Before A-Train can break the count, Henry takes him down with a clothesline.
The feud between the Natural Disasters and Brodus and A-Train gets a little stale. One evening, during a tag match on RAW (live in Philly), Teddy Long walks out on the ramp. The fans seem confused, since he hasn't been seen since Wrestlemania 28. The match stops as Teddy speaks:
"Long before I was the longest running Smackdown manager in WWE history, I was a manager of a different sort. I managed tag teams. A few weeks ago, I was watching RAW and I decided I'd been gone LONG ENOUGH! Not only is it time for Teddy Long to return to the WWE, but it's time for Teddy Long to return to his roots! I've combed the country looking for a suitable tag team to introduce to the WWE Universe, and I've found one! Ladies and gentlemen, let me introduce you to ..."
The Briscoe Brothers hit the ramp and storm the ring, causing the match to end in a disqualification. All hell breaks loose. Referees can't get this thing under control and then ...
Kofi and Bourne storm the ring and fly around with the Briscoe Brothers for a moment or two, before the Natural Disasters and Brodus and A-Train destroy them.
Laurinaitis comes to the ring and announces a big time TLC Match at the next PPV for the Tag Team Titles!!
Altitude ERa (formerly Air Boom) vs. Natural Disasters vs. Briscoe Brothers vs. Brodus and A-Train
Build Up
The WWE fans are properly introduced to the Briscoe Brothers. The storyline painted for the TLC match is this: Two high flying teams comprised of lunatics who will do anything challenging two teams comprised of absolute monsters. Confrontations are aplenty in the build up. The Natural Disasters and Brodus and A-Train laugh at the size of their challengers. The general consensus is that Altitude Era and Briscoe Brothers will be taken out very quickly and the other teams will be left.
There will be a few tag team matches, Brodus and A-Train vs. Altitude Era / Natural Disasters vs. Brisoce Bros, Briscoe Bros vs. Altitude Era, etc.
Going into the PPV, it will become clear that Briscoe Bros and Altitude Era do not stand a CHANCE.
The TLC match proves everyone wrong: Altitude Era and Briscoe Bros are able to bring it in the TLC match due to some crafty partnerships and use of ladders and chairs. The odds just might be even for this big match for the tag team titles.
As the match winds down, it's very clear that the Briscoe Brothers are the ones who just might do the unthinkable and win the match!
Every other team has been taken down due to some huge ariel moves on behalf of Altitude Era and The Briscoe Brothers. As the Briscoe Bros try to recover from the beatdown and set up a ladder, the lights go out and ...
The Dudley Boyz run to the ring, but Bubba stops short and puts a hurtin' on A-Train outside. D'Von enters the ring. Jay Briscoe leaps onto the top rope, but D'Von shoves him off. Bubba, from the outside, leaps up and catches him with a 3D through a table!!
Bubba enters the ring. Mark Briscoe charges at D'Von. D'Von catches him! BAM! Bubba hits the 3D through another table. The crowd is ****ting - and hard. Bubba shoves D'Von
Bubba and D'Von climb the ladder and snatch the tag team titles!
At this point, I'd break up Brodus and A-Train, because honestly, I don't see them being a long term tag team. As for the Natural Disasters, they'd still be around, but the feature of the division would be the Altitude Era, The Briscoe Brothers, and The Dudley Boyz.
The Dudleyz would hold the titles for a very long time, beating all challengers before finally putting over the Altitude Era, which would then allow them to feud with the Briscoe Brothers for the titles.
If the Motor City Machine Guns are still around, I'd try and sign them to a deal too.
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While on a romantic getaway to Napa with her boyfriend Ben (guest star Matt Letscher), Alex (Amanda Peet) experiences a romantic dream involving Pete (David Walton) that causes her to question her true feelings. Meanwhile, Alex's new neighbor Dan (guest star Kyle Bornheimer), fed up with the crew's antics and destructive behavior, threatens legal action.
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All About Jerusalem -
Shofar Blast inside Jerusalem's Old City
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Ariel Sharon (Hebrew: אריאל שרון, Arabic: أرئيل شارون, Ari'ēl Sharōn, also known by his diminutive Arik, אַריק, born Ariel Scheinermann, אריאל שיינרמן; February 26, 1928 – January 11, 2014)
In 2005,
108-yr-old Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri
Proclaimed he knew the name of the Messiah!
Kaduri wrote in a note that he met the Messiah in a Vision!
His instruction were to release the note a year after his death.
Rabbi Yitzhak Kaduri's note released in 2007
Revealed the Name of Messiah is "JESUS"(Yehoshua or Yeshua)!
2 Peter 1:19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed,
which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place,
until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts;
20 knowing this first,
that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation,
21 for prophecy never came by the will of man,
but holy men of God spoke
as they were moved by the Holy Spirit.
Zech 12:10 "And I will pour on the house of David and on the inhabitants of Jerusalem
the Spirit of grace and supplication;
then they will look on Me whom they pierced.
Yes, they will mourn for Him as one mourns for his only son,
and grieve for Him as one grieves for a firstborn.
11 In that day there shall be a great mourning in Jerusalem,
like the mourning at Hadad Rimmon in the plain of Megiddo.
12 And the land shall mourn,
Rom 11:26 And so all Israel will be saved,
as it is written:
"The Deliverer will come out of Zion,
And He will turn away ungodliness from Jacob;
27 For this is My covenant with them,
When I take away their sins."
Zech 14:3 Then the LORD will go forth
And fight against those nations,
As He fights in the day of battle.
4 And in that day His feet will stand on the Mount of Olives,
Which faces Jerusalem on the east.
And the Mount of Olives shall be split in two,
From east to west,Making a very large valley;
Half of the mountain shall move toward the north
And half of it toward the south.
5 Then you shall flee through My mountain valley,
For the mountain valley shall reach to Azal.
Yes, you shall flee
As you fled from the earthquake In the days of Uzziah king of Judah.
Thus the LORD my God will come,
And all the saints with You.
6 It shall come to pass in that day
That there will be no light; The lights will diminish.
7 It shall be one day Which is known to the LORD –Neither day nor night.
But at evening time it shall happen That it will be light.
8 And in that day it shall be That living waters shall flow from Jerusalem,
Half of them toward the eastern sea
And half of them toward the western sea;
In both summer and winter it shall occur.
9 And the LORD shall be King over all the earth.
In that day it shall be
–"The LORD is one,
"And His name one.
10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem.
Jerusalem shall be raised up and inhabited in her place from Benjamin's Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the king's winepresses.
11 The people shall dwell in it;
And no longer shall there be utter destruction,But Jerusalem shall be safely inhabited.
12 And this shall be the plague with which the LORD will strike all the people who fought against Jerusalem:
Their flesh shall dissolve while they stand on their feet,
Their eyes shall dissolve in their sockets,
And their tongues shall dissolve in their mouths.
13 It shall come to pass in that day
That a great panic from the LORD will be among them.
Everyone will seize the hand of his neighbor,
And raise his hand against his neighbor's hand;
14 Judah also will fight at Jerusalem.
And the wealth of all the surrounding nations
Shall be gathered together:
Gold, silver, and apparel in great abundance.
15 Such also shall be the plague
On the horse and the mule,
On the camel and the donkey,
And on all the cattle that will be in those camps.
So shall this plague be.
The Nations Worship the King
16 And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left of all the nations
which came against Jerusalem
shall go up from year to year to worship the King, the LORD of hosts, and to keep the Feast of Tabernacles.
17 And it shall be that whichever of the families of the earth
do not come up to Jerusalem to worship the King,
the LORD of hosts,
on them there will be no rain.
Jesus the messiah WARNED us about these days and what would happen before His Appearing.
A false messiah would appear. The invites to see him wil declare the false messiah in 'the deserts' or the 'inner rooms' –
but the true messiah will appear with a Mighty Sign in the Heavens and Appearing like lightning from the east to the west…
that All the tribes of the earth will mourn and see Him -the true Messiah ..
the false will appear around Israel, on the earth. the false will come by a trickery so called peace agreement to get inside and will betray later
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NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTS
The Nvidia GeForce 8800M GTS (also known as nVidia GeForce Go 8800M) is based upon the desktop G92 chip and is essentially a reduced (64 versus 96 Unified Shaders) 9800M GTX chip for DirectX 10.
The most important feature of the GeForce 8800M GTS is its use of "Unified Shaders". Dedicated pixel and vertex shaders are replaced by 64 Stream processors, which now do all the graphics workload previously handled by the two former discrete shaders. Furthermore, the Shader units are clocked higher than the core GPU itself (1250 MHz versus 800 MHz).
The performance of the 8800M GTS should be much greater than the 8700M GT because of the 256 bit wide memory bus and the higher amount of Unified Shaders. Most games of 2007 should run fluently on high detail settings, save for intensive titles such as Crysis and World in Conflict. Models are available in 256 MB and 512 MB GDDR3 versions. Compared to more recent graphics cards, the 8800M GTS performs similarly to the 40nm Nvidia Geforce GTS 250M.
The current consumption and heat output will likely be higher than the 8700M GT, thus making the 8800M GTS suitable for larger notebooks with more powerful cooling solutions.
|GeForce 8800M Series
|64 - unified
|Core Speed *
|500 MHz
|Shader Speed *
|1250 MHz
|Memory Speed *
|800 MHz
|Memory Bus Width
|256 Bit
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|Shared Memory
|DirectX 10, Shader 4.0
|Power Consumption
|50 Watt
|754 Million
|65 nm
|1250 MHz Shader clock, probably: PureVideo technology (H.264, VC-1, MPEG2, WMV9 decoder acceleration), HDCP-capable, PowerMizer 7.0 energy management (dynamic switching between performance and energy saving), HDR (high dynamic-range lighting), designed for Windows Vista, Dual-Link DVI-D exits for resolutions from TFT up to 2560x1600, PCI-E 16x, OpenGL 2.1, Gigathread technology
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- Average benchmark values for this graphics card
Game Benchmarks
The following benchmarks stem from our benchmarks of review laptops. The performance depends on the used graphics memory, clock rate, processor, system settings, drivers, and operating systems. So the results don't have to be representative for all laptops with this GPU. For detailled information on the benchmark results, click on the fps number.
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HP Pavilion HDX9320EG: Intel Core 2 Duo T8100, 20.1", 7 kg
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SAN DIEGO - LaDanian Tomlinson has long been a fan of Emmitt Smith. The San Diego Chargers running back idolized Smith growing up, attending Smith's football camp in Texas.
Now, Tomlinson is one of the best backs in the NFL. But he still looks up to Smith.
"We have shared a couple conversations about the NFL as far as what to expect, how to take care of yourself," the Cardinals running back said. "He seems to be one of those kids that is eager to learn and understand some of the ins and outs of being a professional football player. He's thirsty for knowledge like I was."
Smith even picked up his cell phone when asked about Tomlinson, saying "I've got his number right here."
The two will see each other tonight when their teams meet in a preseason contest. Smith likely won't play. Tomlinson will be extremely limited, if he plays at all.
But the two will definitely talk.
"He is one of those guys to take the initiative in taking the first step in understanding what I have done," Smith said. ". . . There has always been someone who has come before that has that knowledge. For me to keep that knowledge for myself, that (would be) very selfish of me."
Like many NFL players, defensive tackle Marcus Bell rushed out to buy the latest version of the NFL video game "Madden 2004." Then he realized an upsetting fact: The photo that accompanies the Cards' Marcus Bell in the game is of a Seattle player with the same name.
Arizona's Marcus Bell is 6-foot-2, 340 pounds and black. The Seahawks' Bell, a linebacker, is 6-1, 245 and white.
"It hurt me," Bell said during a good-natured rant. "Madden's slipping. I'm a huge fan of Madden, telling everyone to pick it up, but too damn bad, they've got me up there white.
"I got like 13 voice messages . . . everybody in the locker room, got people calling me from back home, got people calling me from Hooters, go into my (T.G.I.) Friday's, 'You're white on the game.' It's bad. It's bad."
Bell said Nike once confused the two when sending out apparel, but nothing cut as deep as this.
"You go on the game, make a play (with your video game self) and the wrong picture pops up," Bell said. "It ain't like we are close in terms of weight, color, any of that. I don't know how they messed that up."
Tim Duncan will handle the first-half kicking tonight and Bill Gramatica will get the second half. Bryant Johnson, Reggie Newhouse and Anquan Boldin will split punt return duties, while Josh Scobey, Kevin Kasper and maybe Larry Foster will return kickoffs.


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In this section you will find information regarding the working of the GCP Inspectorate, its responsibilities and powers as well as details of its work. We have presented the information in an easy to follow question and answer format but if you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact us.
What is Good Clinical Practice (GCP)?
Definition from EU Directive 2001/20/EC, article 1, clause 2:
"Good clinical practice is a set of internationally recognised ethical and scientific quality requirements which must be observed for designing, conducting, recording and reporting clinical trials that involve the participation of human subjects."
Compliance with this good practice provides assurance that the rights, safety and well-being of trial subjects are protected, and that the results of the clinical trials are credible and accurate.
The principles of good clinical practice are outlined in articles 2 to 5 in the EU Directive 2005/28/EC.
ICH Topic E 6, the ICH Note for Guidance on Good Clinical Practice is an international standard for GCP. It was adopted by the CPMP (CPMP/ICH/135/95) in July 1996 and became operational in the European Union (EU) in January 1997. The ICH Note for Guidance on GCP replaced the previous European Community GCP Guidelines, which were implemented in 1991.
What is the MHRA GCP Inspectorate?
In the UK, the GCP inspectorate is responsible for inspecting clinical trials for compliance with Good Clinical Practice. Statutory Instrument 2004/1031 and subsequent amendment provides the legal basis for these inspections (see links below).
Inspections relating to the manufacture of Investigational Medicinal Products (medicines being tested) are carried out by GMP inspectors.
This statutory instrument implements, in the UK, the EU Directive 2001/20/EC, "on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to the implementation of Good Clinical Practice in the conduct of clinical trials on medicinal products for human use" and the EU Directive 2005/28/EC, "laying down the principles and detailed guidelines for good clinical practice as regards investigational medicinal products for human use, as well as the requirements for authorisation of the manufacturing or importation of such products."
The GCP inspectorate consists of a team of GCP inspectors. By conducting inspections at the sites of organisations conducting or involved in clinical trials, the GCP Inspectors assess compliance with the requirements of legislation and guidelines relating to conduct of clinical trials involving investigational medicinal product. Each Inspector has a statutory duty to assess compliance with medicines legislation and holds a warrant accordingly.
What does the MHRA GCP Inspectorate do?
The function of the GCP Inspectorate is to assess the compliance of organisations with UK and EU legislation relating to the conduct of clinical trials in investigational medicinal products. This is achieved through carrying out inspections of sponsor organisations that hold clinical trial authorisations (CTA), organisations that provide services to clinical trial sponsors or investigator sites. These include pharmaceutical companies, contract research organisations, non-commercial organisations such as universities, NHS Trusts and charities, investigational trial sites, clinical laboratories, GCP archives and other facilities involved in clinical trial research. GCP inspections may also take place following a referral, for example, information received by the inspectorate relating to GCP non-compliance.
MHRA GCP inspectors attend the ad hoc meetings of EU GCP Inspectors, which are held on a quarterly basis at the EMEA. The aim of these meetings is to assist with harmonisation and the development of procedures, for EU GCP inspections. The inspectorate also provides UK representation at the Commission for the development of GCP legislation and guidance.
The MHRA GCP Inspectorate has participated in joint GCP inspections with inspectors from a number of EU Member States. In addition, the GCP Inspectorate has been instrumental in providing advice and training to GCP inspectors from countries within and outside the EU. GCP Inspectors participate in clinical research seminars and training courses.
GCP Inspectors also shadow inspections conducted in the UK, by foreign agencies, for example, the American FDA, the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare.
The GCP inspectorate organises a GCP consultative committee with relevant interested parties and also answers any queries, for example relating to GCP issues, GCP inspections and also, parliamentary questions. The GCP Inspectorate holds symposia every year, in which updates from the inspection programme and new issues that may impact on the conduct of research e.g. new legal requirements, are reviewed. For upcoming events provided by the MHRA please visit the Conferences Section.
What rights do GCP inspectors have?
Inspectors have rights conferred under Part 16 of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012. These rights are cross-referred to in Part 8 and Schedule 9 of the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, as amended (SI 2004 No. 1031). The Human Medicines Regulations 2012 make a number of relevant amendments to the Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004, these amendments have been necessary following the completion of the MHRA's project to consolidate UK medicines legislation.
Inspectors have the right to enter any premises involved in clinical trials of investigational medicinal products to carry out inspections, take samples, require the production of books and documents, and to take copies of, or copies of entries in, such books and document and seize and detain substances, articles and documents. It is a criminal offence under Regulation 334(3) of the Human Medicines Regulations 2012 to intentionally obstruct an Inspector during the conduct of an inspection.
How is the MHRA GCP Inspectorate organised?
An organogram for the GCP Inspectorate can be viewed here .
Who does the GCP Inspectorate report to?
The Inspectorate reports to Gerald Heddell, Director of the Inspection, Enforcement & Standards (I, E&S) Division. Mr Heddell is a member of the MHRA's Executive Board which reports to Department of Health ministers via the MHRA's Agency Board.
Where is the GCP Inspectorate located?
The GCP Inspectorate operates from three locations:
- GCP Inspectorate, 151 Buckingham Palace Rd, London SW1W 9SZ
Telephone: 0203 080 6000
- GCP Inspectorate, MHRA, 2 Falcon Way, Shire Park, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, AL7 1TW
Telephone: 01707 299130
- GCP Inspectorate, MHRA, 2a Hunter House, 57 Goodramgate, York, YO1 7FX
Telephone: 01904 610556
These offices are staffed from 9.00 to 17.00. Outside these hours a voice mail system is in operation.
Contact for further information
Further information on this part of our website or to request advice relating to a GCP matter, please contact either:
External links
(The MHRA is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.)
- Statutory Instrument 2004:1031 The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Regulations 2004
- Statutory Instrument 2006:1928 The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment Regulations 2006
- Statutory Instrument 2006:2984 The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 2006
- Statutory Instrument 2008:0941 The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) and Blood Safety and Quality (Amendment) Regulations 2008
- Statutory Instrument 2009:1164 The Medicines for Human Use (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2009
- Statutory Instrument 2010:1882 The Medicines for Human Use (Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2010
- EU Directive 2001/20/EC
- EU Directive 2005/28/EC
- The Rules Governing Medicinal Products in the European Union: Volume 10 Clinical Trials
- ICH GCP (pdf file)
- Health Research Authority
- National Research Ethics Service (NRES)
- Clinical Trial Tool Kit


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Holmes, Pa. – Marymount University's men's lacrosse team is slated to play in The HEADstrong Foundation's 6th Annual Nicholas Colleluori Fall Men's Lacrosse Classic on Sunday, October 7, at Ridley High School in Folsom, Pa. The prestigious event is dedicated to remembering the life and legacy of HEADstrong founder Nicholas Colleluori while promoting the importance of community, family and sportsmanship within the game.
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Focus on diversity
Government jobs offer solid careers for African American techies
Some are senior-level, some in the middle ranks, but all these professionals have put their skills to work in years of top-notch service
�Our hiring programs have begun to attract a superb cadre of professionals with no letup in sight.� � Rick Stradford, Department of State
Angela M. Hutchinson
Contributing Editor
Corporate jobs in technology can pay very handsomely, but many companies are downsizing these days. While a government post may not offer the same salary as private industry, it usually offers much better job security. Many folks consider this the really big benefit of working in government, especially the Federal government.
"I believe that one of the main reasons why technology professionals choose to work for the Federal government is the stability it offers, says Noemi Pizarro-Hyman, senior diversity recruitment advisor for the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA). "In an unstable and uncertain job market, job security offers the peace of mind most people seek."
In addition, government agencies welcome diversity.
The DIA, says Pizarro-Hyman, "recognizes that valuing diversity raises employees' level of comfort and enhances personal and working relations."
Differences among people, she says, "can be an
asset to the agency."
WorkforAmerica.com, a federal government jobsite, reports that in 2004 about 17.6 percent of federal government employees in all categories were African American, 7.6 percent Hispanic, 5.2 percent Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.9 percent Native American. The site also notes that minority employment with the feds has increased by better than 3 percent in the past decade.
The African American techies featured in this article are long-term professionals. They opted for work with the government, and have excelled at their jobs for many years.
At DIA/MSIC, Davie E. Smith is chief of the office for analytical systems
"Working in intelligence has an aura about it," explains Davie E. Smith, chief of the Defense Intelligence Agency's office for analytical missile and space intelligence center systems (DIA/MSIC, Redstone Arsenal, AL). "Whether you're working to analyze foreign weapons systems or to create power tools, it's a thrill and a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to support the secretary
of defense."
Smith took on the role of chief in 2002. His work is to provide scientific and technical, IT and multimedia support to the DIA/MSIC workforce in applications, software, modeling and simulation, computer systems and information services. "I manage more than seventy government folks and about forty contractors," he notes.
Smith has worked at the DIA for twenty-six years. He was first attracted to the agency by its mission to provide timely and objective military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners and national security policymakers.
"It wasn't a salary issue for me," he says. "It was the fact that I would be able to use my engineering skills and knowledge to serve the nation."
Smith defines his management style as "empowering." "If you give people a reasonable amount of freedom, they'll have the environment to be innovative," he says. "We need to be innovative in our area because technology is changing so fast. We can't afford to fall behind."
Besides his duties as a manger, Smith identifies functional and budgetary requirements for
all MSIC IT and multi-media systems and equipment. He's also responsible for overseeing
the day-to-day functions of the Department of Defense (DOD) high-performance computer system, and supports the broad defense intelligence community by monitoring a key international program.
Smith received his BSEE from the University of Alabama-Huntsville in 1982. In 1996 he was selected to represent the DIA at the Air War College of the U.S. Air Force at Maxwell Air Force Base (Montgomery, AL), a government Senior Service school. "It was a real honor," he says.
Eunice R. Young is a manager at Sandia
Eunice R. Young has worked for Sandia National Labs (Sandia, NM) for
twenty-eight years. Right now she's involved in architecting ground information systems for space-based remote-sensing applications.
"My department is responsible for designing and implementing ground segment architectures in support of treaty verification," she explains. "We provide a secondary data downlink. It's up to us to acquire the data, process it and disseminate it to the end users."
There are challenging aspects to every technical job, Young says. "The bureaucracy of how systems are acquired by the end user can be very trying, especially for a group that does R&D." On the other hand, she finds her colleagues "phenomenal. Each day is a new
learning experience."
Young loves her job. She went to work for Sandia because the organization values learning
and education. In fact, with financial support from Sandia, Young completed her MSCE at
the University of California-Berkeley in 1981. She received her BSCE from the University
of Kansas in 1980.
Born in Columbus, OH, Young comes from a military family and lived in Germany for
several years.
At Sandia, Young has held complex positions like deputy program manager and software developer for refined safety analysis, and project lead and process molder for demand-activated manufacturing architecture.
"When I first started at the labs, I was part of a transitional generation," she reflects. "At college I was often the only female and the only black in my technical classes. When I joined the labs, I was the youngest in the group.
"After all these years, I still find myself an 'only' in some situations. But I've learned there
are two things you must master early in your career: be confident in what you do, and find your own voice."
Young found her voice in management. "My style is consultative and situational," she says. "I am not afraid to make a decision, but I want the best set of information before I do.
"My people are fantastic; their input is invaluable. I find that the best decision, leading to the best result, comes from considering a variety of viewpoints and perspectives."
Lt Commander Andre Lester is an engineering officer on the USS Toledo
Lt Commander Andre Lester has been a commissioned officer in the U.S. Navy for nine years. He's the chief engineering officer on the fast attack nuclear sub USS Toledo, where his primary duties are supervision and maintenance of the nuclear propulsion plant, and organizing and training personnel assigned to the engineering department.
"I manage between seventy-five and ninety people at a time," he notes. He believes in encouraging and motivating his team and teaching them to think independently.
"Right now our submarine is at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, VA shipyard going through a major maintenance overhaul," Lester says. "One of the most challenging things is coordinating with the shipyard to make sure that everything happens in a timely and efficient manner."
He enjoys the dynamic work environment of the Navy and loves working with the sub's high-tech equipment. "At the end of the day I can see what I have accomplished, and I like that."
Lester comes from Fitzgerald, a small rural town in Georgia. He didn't think about the Navy until he met a recruiter in college. In 1998 he received his BSME from the Georgia Institute of Technology, and the same year he started at the Navy's Officer Candidate School (OCS, Pensacola, FL). When he finished OCS he was assigned to the nuclear power training command (Charleston, SC). At the end of his training in 2000 he was assigned to the USS Maine, and held several different positions there before transferring to the Toledo.
In 2003 Lester completed an MS in engineering management at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA). Two years later he obtained his MBA from the University of South Carolina. "My educational background prepared me for what I'm doing now," he says.
On his dress uniform Lester wears the Navy and Marine Corps two-star commendation medal and several other U.S. Navy awards.
Eugene Cole is a project controller at NRAO
Eugene Cole has more than thirty-four years of experience in R&D, engineering and construction. He's worked in areas from maintenance to electronics, and has managed both heavy processing plant and civil construction.
He's been with the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO, Charlottesville, VA) for more than twenty years. He's currently working at the observatory's Expanded Very Large Array (EVLA) radio telescope near Socorro, NM.
"The purpose of the project is to create an astronomical research instrument of unprecedented power and flexibility in the meter-to-millimeter wavelength bands," Cole explains. The EVLA instrument will be used by scientists from around the world for cutting-edge research. It's expected to provide new information about magnetic fields, cosmic sources in dusty regions, transient phenomena, even the formation of stars and galaxies.
EVLA is being built on the site of the mature Very Large Array (VLA) instrument, familiar to movie buffs as the radio telescopes in the film Contact. The current project will retain the antennas, array design and infrastructure of the VLA, but replace older systems with state-of-the-art electronics and software. This, says Cole, will increase its technical capacities by "at least an order of magnitude in every key observational area."
Cole oversees the EVLA budget and schedule, and helps the project manager determine performance indices. He provides estimate support data, makes cost studies and monitors project activities. He also evaluates potential delays and looks for mitigation strategies.
The EVLA refurbishment is a long-term project. It began in 2001 and won't be done for another few years. "In my mind that's a long time on any project," says Cole; "yet there is a wide palette of activity."
His daily face-to-face involvement with senior management, engineers, scientists and technicians "helps make my job easier," he says. "It's rewarding to know that I am a part of the team."
Cole's mother was a nurse and his father served in the U.S. Air Force. After high school
Cole worked for a building contractor, then as an engineering clerk for a construction
company. While working, he earned his AA in business admin at the College of San Mateo
(San Mateo, CA).
He went on to a thirteen-year career in design and build, working for Sverdrup Corp on a design management project for the Arizona DOT, for Pacific Gas & Electric Co as a maintenance scheduler, for Kaiser Engineers as a cost/scheduling engineer and for Fluor Engineers and Constructors as a scheduler and cost estimator.
Then he joined NRAO. "I was hooked on what was being done at the observatory and haven't looked back," he says. "I like the New Mexico culture and its vast history. Just as the travel ads say, living here is somewhat enchanting."
NRAO is a small organization with about 600 employees spread over several facilities in Virginia, New Mexico and West Virginia in the U.S., plus one in Chile. "Gene was one of the first full-time African American professionals at the observatory. But in the last two years the contingent has seen a good increase," says Roy Norville, NRAO employment manager.
Cole believes it's very important for minorities "to enrich our understanding of the mechanisms of being technical professionals." To that end, he volunteers his time to attend conferences of groups like NSBE, spreading the word about the technical opportunities in the field of radio astronomy.
In his off time, Cole sings, plays the bass guitar, goes skiing, hiking and bicycling, and works as a licensed emergency medical technician. In his remaining spare time he's building a new home near Socorro, NM.
Meena Khanna is a tech assistant to a director at the NRC
Meena Khanna has worked for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Rockville, MD) for more than fifteen years. Today she's a technical assistant
in the division of new reactor licensing (DNRL), office of new reactors. She evaluates, coordinates, monitors and advises the director and deputy directors of DNRL on licensing and budgetary issues. She also develops presentation slides and talking points for the many meetings the NRC takes part in:
public meetings, division meetings, resource management board meetings
and many more.
She was the principal author of the NRC's generic communication plan for review of combined license applications. The plan, she explains, provides detailed guidance on license review to project managers working with external stakeholders and the public. She has also authored a variety of other documents: regulatory information summaries, semi-annual updates on the status of new reactor activities, responses to Congress and more.
Khanna is part African American and part Indian. "My family instilled the importance of education in me at a very early age," she says. "I was always reminded to strive for excellence in every aspect of my life." In 1991 she graduated from Purdue University (West Lafayette, IN) with a BS in materials and metallurgical engineering.
Khanna is pleased with her decision to join the office of new reactors because of the excitement and challenges involved in the licensing process. "This is such a great time to get involved because there's a high demand by industry wanting to build new reactors."
When she moved from technical reviewer to technical assistant, she found that a lot of opportunities opened up for her within the agency. "I am now pursuing a leadership-development program which I hope will lead to a management position," she reports happily.
As a woman of color working for the government, Khanna says, "I always feel challenged, which drives me to want to work even harder to prove myself."
She would like to see more minorities in the engineering field. "Diversity is very important to me because I believe that everyone deserves a chance to succeed," she declares. "I've noticed that diversity is increasing in my organization. Talent is being recognized in many of the minorities at the NRC."
Roderick Hairston is a deputy associate commissioner with the SSA
Roderick Hairston is a deputy associate commissioner in the office of telecommunications and systems operations (OTSO) for the Social Security Administration (SSA, Baltimore, MD). He has twenty-two years of experience in the IT field and has been with the SSA for thirteen years.
When he started there, the SSA was implementing new technology and systems in its field offices. He trained field and regional office managers, site LAN coordinators and office employees.
In 1991 he joined the OTSO helpdesk and twenty-four-hour operational support staff as a LAN engineer, and he's moved up to become one of the two deputy associate commissioners for the local helpdesk. "I help to manage the day-to-day operations of a technical services support center for SSA," he explains.
Hairston guides and directs his team, which keeps the field offices' technology services stable, secure and available. "We support the hardware and software, mainframe and Web services infrastructure, and the client server environments for SSA offices worldwide," he notes. He also works with the architecture, budgeting and planning of the agency's enterprise infrastructure.
Hairston was born in Martinsville, VA. He began at Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) majoring in MIS and decision sciences. He got his BS in business admin in 1991. "I was able to combine my interest in computer technology and my desire to work with people," he says.
At the SSA Hairston has held a number of positions and received three commissioner's citations, the agency's highest award. He was a member of the SSA's third senior executive service candidate development program class, and has been an executive for other parts of SSA and for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
"I love public service," says Hairston. He first joined SSA because he believes in the agency's mission "to advance the economic security of the nation's people through compassionate and vigilant leadership in shaping and managing America's Social Security programs.
"The opportunity to make a difference, and the great people here, make this a great place to work," he adds.
Calvin Lee is an engineering branch chief at the DLA
Calvin Lee is chief of the "should cost/price challenge" (SC/PC) branch in the engineering division of the aviation engineering directorate at the Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), part of the DOD.
The DSCR manages the aviation supply and demand chain for the DLA. It's the primary source of supply for more than 1.2 million repair parts and supply items used by DOD branches.
As chief of SC/PC, Lee supervises a team of engineers who make independent estimates of the cost of parts procured by the DLA aviation supply chain. Lee advises his team in reviewing contractor cost, engineering data and other technical and logistical elements. He also manages third-party price complaints in the DSCR price challenge program.
"I make sure everything is done in a timely manner," Lee says. The idea, he explains, is to "provide best-value aviation, weapon systems and environmental logistics to support America's armed forces on land, at sea and in the air."
Lee has managed many millions of dollars worth of reliability and maintainability projects for U.S. Army aviation programs. He has also served as an independent evaluator for unmanned aerial vehicle programs, and has held several other engineering and management positions with the DLA.
Raised on Long Island, NY, Lee developed a passion for math and science at an early age. "I showed a good aptitude for technical things, so engineering was a natural for me to pursue," he says. He graduated from Howard University (Washington, DC) with a BSChE in 1979 and entered the military in 1982. He became an officer in the Air Force, and in 1987 he received an MSIE from the University of Tennessee.
Before he joined the DLA he worked for the Pentagon. He led a team of technical experts making technical assessments of foreign threats to U.S. space, aircraft and missile systems.
Lee takes pride in his in-depth knowledge of military acquisition and management, which helps him "utilize my team as efficiently as I can.
"The overall work environment here is positive and folks are encouraged to flourish," says Lee. "The technical African American professionals I know are excelling at their jobs in every aspect of the federal government."
Rick A. Stradford is a security engineering officer with State
Rick A. Stradford, in the Department of State, thinks he has "a cool job!"
"I feel fortunate to be able to apply my firsthand experience, both overseas and here at home, to molding policies that will help us do business more efficiently while maintaining steadfast technical security vigilance," he says.
Before he joined the U.S. Department of State he served for seven years as an electronics/cryptographic technician in the U.S. Navy, and did a brief stint in the commercial sector with RCA. He had an excellent career going as an E-6 first-class petty officer, but decided to leave the military in order to have a more balanced family life.
Twenty-two years later, Stradford is still with State. He's currently working in the bureau of diplomatic security as chief of diplomatic security, security technology and the countermeasures programs policy group.
"We work to mold our existing policies, both overseas and domestic, into a form which can accommodate the ever-changing state of the art," he explains. "But we still need to maintain the level of security the department needs, as well as other foreign affairs agencies."
His most interesting work at State may have been his tour in Moscow in the then USSR. "I passed the hard-language training and had a very good tour." While he can't reveal his experiences, "If you read the history of our Moscow embassy, you'll appreciate that anyone in technical security would be involved in very serious work on the cutting edge," he says.
"I cut my teeth in Moscow, and it has helped me throughout my career."
When it comes to managing his staff, Stradford's style is very personal. "Diversity is paramount in this organization," he says. "We are all diplomats in a sense. I've watched the number of African American and other minority engineers skyrocket here; our hiring programs have begun to attract a superb cadre of professionals with no letup in sight."
Array of opportunities
Marianne Myles says it's the government's array of opportunities that attracts technical professionals. Myles has worked in the State Department for thirty-two years, and today she directs its office of recruitment, examination and employment.
The department offers both civil service and foreign service opportunities for technical specialists, Myles points out. Civil service techies usually spend their careers at home in the U.S., while "Our foreign-service colleagues work in IT, security engineering, security technology and other specialist areas at more than 265 U.S. embassies and consulates overseas.
"Whether it's in the U.S. or overseas, our technical professionals help protect America's technological interests and maintain our systems' integrity and security. We offer more than just the opportunity to put technical skills to work. We offer a rewarding career that may even influence global change!"
Myles' group looks for "individuals who possess the right skills and are adaptable, flexible, culturally aware and strategic-thinking problem-solvers." She believes the government compensation package "is quite comparable with private industry," and points out that State, for example, offers valuable continuing training and career development programs. Additional benefits accrue in overseas service.
Maintaining diversity is valued now more than ever before, Myles says. "When we refer to diversity, we don't mean just ethnic or cultural background. We're also talking skills, experience, education and perspectives.
"We need to represent America in its totality, so we can help to shape a freer, more secure and prosperous world."
Angela M. Hutchinson is a freelance writer based in Los Angeles.
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