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Children of Colombia was founded and registered as a UK charity in 2002. Its principal mission is to raise money to support selected organisations in Colombia and promote their excellent work providing care and education for very poor, sick and disadvantaged children.
Children of Colombia is a non profit making organisation. Trustees give their time voluntarily and donations go directly to carefully selected causes. Most of the Trustees have lived in Colombia and had previous involvement with these children. The Trustees meet regularly and maintain close contact with their Colombian counterparts to monitor developments constantly.
The organisations we currently support are:
Residential homes for severely disadvantaged children
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Another Anne Barge bride is featured on Style Me Pretty and we are thrilled! This couple chose to have a destination wedding to celebrate their Southern roots. The setting is beautiful Charleston, South Carolina. The bride wore style 617 in Pearl over Pearl which perfectly suited the theme of "love, lavender, and lace." Special touches which made their day memorable were the following:
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- Under a canopy of trees decorated with hanging lanterns, guests could enjoy the night air on comfy couches and rocking chairs.
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Wilfork's loss to a torn Achilles, as reported by NFL Media's Albert Breer, is especially damaging because the Patriots don't have a true backup on their roster. They are thinner at the position than any time since Wilfork was drafted in 2004.
Free-agent pickup
Patriots coach Bill Belichick is good at adapting. Belichick values versatility above all else. He could ask
Wilfork, a five-time Pro Bowl selection and likely future Hall of Fame candidate, was the rock of this Patriots defense. That's the bad news. The positive spin is that this 2013 Patriots defense is better than any unit Belichick has coached in at least the past five years.
Wilfork was struggling through the worst start to a season of his career before tearing his Achilles, and the Patriots still are 4-0 with the sixth-ranked scoring defense in the league. NBC's Cris Collinsworth hinted that Wilfork previously was struggling with a foot issue. The Patriots primarily use a four-man defensive line, which makes finding a true nose tackle to replace Wilfork less important.
No team is better at adapting than the Patriots. They hope to get
Wilfork's injury once again hammers home that this is a very different Patriots team. The only three constants in New England: Belichick,


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The multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) sub-genre of RTS games has become rather popular lately thanks to the release of several popular free-to-play titles: League of Legends, Heroes of Newerth and, more recently, Dota 2. But why does the average gamer take online public matches so seriously?
I could explain the gameplay of MOBAs but it's described well enough on Wikipedia. Most titles follow this design although some have alternative modes with smaller team sizes or simpler rule sets. I saw recently that Dota 2 had been officially released on Steam after a lengthy beta period, and so I decided to download the game to see what all the fuss is about (although I had to wait in a queue for a few days before I could install it due to its popularity). Once set up I decided to jump into the tutorials to get to know the title a bit better; I already had some basic knowledge of how these games work so it was more about learning the controls and getting a feel for the gameplay I'd previously only experienced via YouTube videos.
I understand the communities behind these games are very passionate and sometimes a bit too hard on new players. I recently wrote about a LoL player who was jailed for a comment he posted on his Facebook page, and so I decided to learn as much as possible before going into my first online match. After watching a number of tutorial videos by seasoned players with titles such as 'Big mistakes noobs make' and 'Heroes noobs shouldn't play', I began to realise that learning to play this title would be more of a chore than it would be fun. In any other game you can play through a single tutorial to understand the basic concepts and then jump into an online game to learn the rest as you play, but I knew that wasn't a good idea in a MOBA game as I would most likely fall foul to abuse from teammates.
These MOBA games are highly competitive in the eSports arena with some competitions awarding up to $1 million to the winners, so I can understand that in these situations poor performance would be met with abuse from teammates and sponsors. It seems like this level of competition is felt by randomly-grouped players in public online matches, almost as though they are competing professionally. I've played a lot of online multiplayers in my PC gaming years which are mostly team-based (deathmatch doesn't appeal to me) and while these are also highly competitive, they don't include anywhere near as much anger and hatred as I understand MOBAs do. Is this what happens when a particular title becomes recognised as an eSport?
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Conference Dates: September 20-21, 2002
Conference Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Denver, Phoenix
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Mar 6, 2015 - Patients with microsatellite instable colorectal cancer may respond to treatment with the investigational drug olaparib, which can block a DNA repair pathway in the cancer cells, resulting in accumulated DNA damage and tumor death, according to a briefing presented Nov. 18 at the American Association for Cancer Research -- National Cancer Institute -- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer International Conference, "Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics," held from Nov. 15 to 19 in Boston.


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About 357 CE the emperor Constantius II, son of Constantine I, aware of the deterioration of texts written on papyrus rolls, began the formation of the Imperial Library of Constantinople by having the Judeo-Christian scriptures copied from papyrus rolls onto the more permanent medium of parchment or vellum. The person in charge of the library under Constantius II is thought to have been Themestios, who directed a team of scribes and librarians that copied the texts of papyrus rolls onto parchment or papyrus codices. It is probable that this library preserved selected texts that survived the burning of the Library of Alexandria, though the historical accounts of the destruction of the Alexandrian Library are contradictory.
Some authorities have estimated that the Imperial Library of Constantinople might have eventually grown to about 100,000 manuscript volumes, presumably bookrolls and codices; however, so little is actually known about the Imperial Library that it is impossible to estimate how many volumes it might have housed at any time. It is also possible that a number as high as 100,000 volumes is more reflective of the quantity of information preserved in modern times rather than the much more limited production and survival of information in the ancient world and Byzantium.
"The first indication of an imperial library in Constantinople comes from Themistius, who in an oration delivered in 357 congratulates the emperor on having undertaken to reconstitute and collect in Constantinople the literary heritage of ancient hellenism by having the works of ancient authors, including minor ones, transcribed by a cadre of professional scribes working at imperial expense (Or.4.59-61). Such a scriptorium and such a task presuppose a library, and the library, if not established by Constantius, owed its character and early development to him. Subsequently, according to Zosimus (Hist. nov. 3.11.3) the emperor Julian (361-63) lent his patronage to the library and enlarged its holdings with his own. The Theodosian code (14.9.2) informs us that in 372 the emperor Valens ordered the employment of seven copyists (antiquarii)--four for Greek and three for Latin texts--and some assistants to maintain and repair the books of the imperial library. Thus we know that the library housed both Greek and Latin texts, but not necessarily in separate libraries, as was the practice in Rome" (Gamble, Books and Readers in the Early Church. A History of Early Christian Texts [1995] 168).
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Comic Studies: Autobiographical Comics and Trauma
For this week's Comic Studies class, Laura Sneddon read and weighs in on the autobiographical "Epileptic" and "Stitches," coming away with very different feelings for both works.
David Small Is In "Stitches"
The award-winning veteran childrens book writer and illustrator David Small spoke with CBR News about his memoir and debut graphic novel "Stitches," which has been widely acclaimed as one of the best books of the year.
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Best of the Best Concert General Schedule By Genre
Categories: Best of the Best, Memorial Day Weekend
Expect soca star Machel Montano some time between 3 and 7 p.m. |
We're crossing our fingers for a more specific list of set times, but until then, here's a general breakdown of how the day will run. Artists of similar genres are grouped together, and as dancehall is probably the represented genre with the biggest tardiness problem, those acts will all go last.
- 1 p.m. - Gates open
- 1:30 p.m sharp - Concert starts
- 1:30 - 3 p.m. - "Opening acts"
- 3 to 7 p.m. - Reggae and soca
- 7 to 8 or 9 p.m. - Hip-hop
- 9 p.m. to midnight - Dancehall
Tickets are still available online, and you can click here to read our spotlights on the various headlining performers.
Best of the Best 2010. With Diddy, DJ Khaled, Gucci Mane, Capleton, Barrington Levy, and others. 1 p.m. Sunday, May 30. Bicentennial Park, 1075 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Tickets currently cost $54 and up; children under 12 are free when accompanied by an adult. 305-438-9488; bestofthebestconcert.com
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Another entry in the "teen romance amongst ridiculous circumstances" genre (launched by Twilight and carried on by Beautiful Creatures, The Hunger Games, Warm Bodies, and such), How I Live Now stars Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones, Atonement) as Daisy, a grumpy American teen. She's been sent to live with her English cousins for the summer, only shortly after she arrives, a nuclear device takes out London. She and the cousins — romantic interest Eddie (George MacKay), two younger boys, and little sister Piper (Harley Bird) — left without their mother, have a briefly idyllic country vacation before things turn dire. It's based on the young adult novel by Meg Rosoff.
Ronan's portrayal is authentic. Daisy is unpleasant, as a girl would be when packed off to unknown relatives, with a touch of germ phobia and OCD portrayed by overlapping voices in her head. Some will be disturbed by the first-cousin romance, but I was more curious about the societal changes. Unfortunately, we see very little of how and why the UK has become a military state. The story isn't interested in showing us what's going on in the larger sociopolitical world; we just see the kids taken by soldiers, separated by sex, and put in work camps. The plot is driven by Daisy's struggle to reunite the adopted family she had just found and return to their farm, with lots of journeying through the woods.
It's also the kind of movie where you shouldn't get too attached to any particular character, since there are life-threatening struggles and morbid revelations.
How I Live Now stars Saoirse Ronan and George MacKay
The early sections, devoted to idealized English countryside living, are the most attractive. There are cow pastures, a swimming hole, and a campfire picnic, all shown lovingly with quiet pacing. Perhaps the uncertainty of the rest is a realistic portrait of how confusing and uncertain life as a teen would be when caught up in an unexpected war, but dramatically, I found it unsatisfying. Ronan's performance is excellent, and the British audience may find this a successful modern update of the "stiff upper lip" "we'll get through this time of struggle" "there will always be an England" type of movie, but I didn't see much to make it memorable. In part, I was looking for something the movie wasn't trying to be — it's aiming to be a modern teen love story in exaggerated circumstances.
The special features consist of the usual categories:
(The studio provided a review copy.)
Your description made me think of Grave of the Fireflies.
Of course that was a real war so you have the ability to learn the context, but from the children's perspective all they know is what happens to them and the further to the country they are sent the less they know.
Barefoot Gen, on the other hand, was very interested in explaining the surrounding causes and effects and tweaked the plot/characters or resorted to exposition bubbles to get there.
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Humanscale: Creating a More Comfortable Place to Work
Karen Brooking
New York — Just one company in the contract furniture industry was named among the top ten companies worldwide "that help push design forward" by I.D. Magazine. This same company's flagship chair, only three years after its launch, was singled out by The New York Times as "the gold standard in office seating."
Its award-winning products are regularly featured on hit TV shows including 24, CSI: Miami, Boston Legal, and Medium, and feature films such as Transformers, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, X2 and Mission Impossible III.
It grew 355% between 1998 and 2006—a period when its beleaguered industry declined 12%. And it outfits much of the Fortune 500 with its best-in-class ergonomic work tools that improve the comfort and safety of office workers.
Despite this impressive background—and despite the fact that you very well may be using some of its products at your own desk—Humanscale is one of the office industry's best-kept secrets.
Beginning with its first product—an anti-glare filter that improved the visibility of monochrome monitors in the early 1980s—Humanscale has quietly but surely gone about its business of designing groundbreaking products. It revolutionized adjustable keyboard supports in the late 1990s, and today is the runaway leader in high-end articulating keyboard systems.
Humanscale's Freedom chair—designed by renowned industrial designer Niels Diffrient—broke new ground by combining unprecedented functionality with minimal manual controls, utilizing dynamic mechanisms that respond to the requirements of each individual user automatically. Since its introduction in 1999, Freedom has won 10 international design awards and has been featured in virtually every major design publication.
Diffrient's design for the Liberty chair—a revolutionary mesh seating solution—continued Freedom's legacy, collecting a number of prestigious awards in its own right, and earning a place in the 2007 National Design Triennial at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum.
Today, Humanscale's award-winning product line includes task and office seating, articulating keyboard supports, adjustable monitor arms, task lighting, CPU holders, laptop holders, foot rests and ergonomic mice. Its success in these product categories is the result of a deep commitment to design, evidenced by Humanscale's longtime partnership with Diffrient, whose position as one of the world's most influential designers is unquestioned, and the development of its in-house design team, headed by Manuel Saez.
Says Humanscale's founder and CEO, Robert King, "We believe that the best designs in the world are based on function. If a design solves a functional problem as simply and elegantly as possible, it will not only have superior performance, but its aesthetic will be timeless as well."
It is this philosophy that has driven Humanscale to develop one revolutionary product after another, aimed at exceptional performance, sound ergonomics, and simple, intuitive operation.
Such product innovation has resulted in substantial revenue growth. Humanscale's worldwide sales in 2006 exceeded $150, up from $33 million just eight years prior. To support this growth, Humanscale operates a 125,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Piscataway, New Jersey, along with other facilities in Fresno, CA, and Dublin, Ireland. In addition, Humanscale maintains more than a dozen sales offices in the United States and international locations in Toronto, London, Prague, Barcelona, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Continuing the company's history as a leader in innovative design, Humanscale's newest products—the heavily anticipated Switch Mouse and Cinto stacking chair—have already earned numerous design awards. Both products will begin shipping later this year.
Headquartered in New York City with distribution worldwide, Humanscale is the leader in ergonomic design, creating a more comfortable place to work. For more information, contact Customer Service at 800-400-0625 or visit www.humanscale.com.
About Humanscale
Humanscale is the premier designer and manufacturer of ergonomic products that improve the health and comfort of work life. Achieving more with less, Humanscale's product designs have been honored with more than 150 prestigious awards since 2007 and featured in various museums such as The Museum of Modern Art.
For more information on Humanscale and our products, visit www.humanscale.com.


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New superintendent shares his goals with the public
Friday, August 9, 2013
MILTON — Superintendent Michael Tursi shared his goals for his first year with the district as he held his first meeting with the public at the Nute High School and library on Thursday night.
"I want to focus on a couple things. The first is building community support by building relationships," said Tursi.
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Cross country: Chestatee sweeps 8-AAAA for first-ever region titlesBy Jeff Hart Staff Runners take their mark in the boys Region 8-AAAA cross country championships on Wednesday in Flowery Branch.
FLOWERY BRANCH The Chestatee boys girls swept the Region 8-AAAA cross country meet at the Williams Mill Greenspace course Wednesday.
Both Chestatee teams won in easy fashion. The boys placed four runners in the top 10 to win with 38 points. Johnson was second with 72 points holding off Stephens County, which had 79 points. Lanier took the fourth spot with 95 points. The top four teams all qualify for the state meet in two weeks in Carrollton. In the girls race, the Class AAAA fourth-ranked Lady War Eagles dominated placing four runners in the top six to finish with just 25 points. Lanier took second with 71 points, Walnut Grove was third with 92, and Lumpkin County took the final qualifying spot for state with 113 points, holding off Eastside by just six points. The region titles for Chestatee were the first for each program in the schools history. Chestatee coach Mark Dunn said it was a solid day. We felt confident the girls would win. They have been running well all season. The boys did a great job. They really came out ready to run, Dunn said. I just feel happy for the seniors who finally get to experience a region title. In the boys individual race, Laniers Ervin Martinez won the title with a 19:05. 7 time. Jack Carnes of Chestatee finished in 19:12.4, beating a pair of Stephens County runners, Tristen Powell and Jordan Black, for second place. Gerardo Saurez of Johnson was fifth and Jason Dang of Chestatee was fifth. Chestatee seniors Jason Dang and Jose Reyes, who finished seventh, said they knew they could win it. And, they are looking for big things at state. We had a game plan and we executed it very well, Reyes said. Our goal was to have Jack stay with us and then go for it at the end. He ran a great race, Reyes said. We feel like we can finish in the top 10. Were training hard and were ready to go, Dang said. In the girls individual race, Chestatees Sarah Beth English won the race by a slim one second over teammate Tori Mullinax with a 22:15 time. Deanna Lewis of Stephens County was third, Maggee Wilson of Chestatee was fourth, Walnut Groves Miranda Huff was fifth, and Shelby Bennett of Chestatee was sixth. The top six runners all advance to the state meet, regardless of whether the team advances. In the boys team competition, Eastside (121), Walnut Grove (140), Lumpkin County (183), Monroe Area (198), and Madison County (253) rounded out the field. In the girls team competition, Johnson (124) and Stephens County (150) rounded out the field. © Copyright 2015 AccessNorthGa.com
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Saturday July 28, 2007
Unless noted, all programs begin at the Whitewater Valley Visitor Center
(Park Office).
Saturday July 28
Morning Youth Fishing Workshop - Whitewater State Park is hosting a fishing workshop for youth that want to learn about fishing, but have little or no experience. The workshop is presented by Minnaqua, a Department of Natural Resources aquatic education program on Minnesota' waters. Its slogan is "Fishing, Caring, Sharing". During this morning's two-hour workshop participants will do a number of activities that
relate to fishing the state's streams, rivers, and lakes. Participants should bring worms and/or corn. Other equipment will be provided.
Parents are encouraged to join their children. Reservations are
required. Stop in or call the park's visitor center at (507) 932-3007 extension 0, during weekday business hours, for additional information and to make reservations.
9-10a.m. Tweets and Treats - Join a Park Naturalist at the visitor center's feeding station for some good bird watching, treats (hot beverages and cookies) and conversation. The feeding station is the best place in the park to see birds. With the sound system you can hear
the birds at the feeding station! 11a.m.-noon Snakes of the Blufflands - Sixteen of Minnesota's seventeen kinds of snakes live in the Blufflands. Learn how we can live, work and recreate in the Blufflands and still conserve these awesome creatures. A slide show about area snakes and live snake
program will be given. A live bullsnake and fox snake will be on hand, literally! Bring your camera for a picture of a bullsnake wrapped around your loved one's neck.
2:30-3:30p.m. Go in Seine at the Beach - Many small creatures live in Whitewater's cold water streams and at the beach. Come get wet and wild as we use a seine (net) to search for some of Whitewater's miniature water monsters! Find out about the interesting critters we share the swimming hole with. How does life in the stream differ from
live in the beach pool? Meet at the beach.
8-9p.m Live Eagle! - Guest Speaker Mary Beth Garrigan of the
National Eagle Center - Want to see a live bald eagle up close? Tonight you can! Bring your camera. Mary Beth Garrigan, Director of the National Eagle Center in Wabasha will be at Whitewater to share with us
the tremendous comeback story of our national bird. With a live eagle on her fist she will introduce the bald eagle' life history and why the Mississippi River and the Blufflands are so important to their survival.
These programs are provided free of charge, but state park vehicle permits are required. In addition to attending programs, you are invited to use the park's self-guided interpretive services, including visitor center exhibits and self-guided trails. A number of history and nature related videos are available for free viewing in the visitor center.
The park's staff hopes you enjoy the Blufflands' resources of Whitewater State Park!


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Aggregates are under increasing regulatory scrutiny due to their potential to enhance immune responses, thereby compromising the safety and efficacy of the protein drug product. These impurities can be introduced anywhere throughout the development process, from upstream cell culture to downstream purification, from formulation to fill/finish. A thorough understanding of the source and mechanisms of aggregates and particles will help companies better predict the advent of aggregation, mitigate the impact of aggregates and develop safer and more stable drug products.
The Protein Aggregates & Particles conference brings together scientists, engineers and biochemists from analytical development, immunology, formulation, quality, process development and regulation to discuss methods to prevent, monitor, minimize and even eradicate these product-related impurities.
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Wednesday, 5 November
07:45 Registration and Morning Coffee
08:30 Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Murali Bilikallahalli, Ph.D., Associate Director, Biopharmaceutical Development: Vaccines & Non-mAb Biologics, MedImmune LLC
08:35 Cell and Process Engineering Strategies to Cure Cellular Aggregation of a Difficult to Express Fusion Protein
David C. James, Ph.D., Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, University of Sheffield
Based on kinetic modeling of the cellular synthetic process, we compared different strategies (cell engineering, modulation of culture environment) to alleviate cellular aggregation and the associated poor expression of a recombinant Fc-fusion protein by CHO cells. Our analysis serves as a paradigm for multivariate optimisation of DTE protein production.
09:05 Kinetic and Thermodynamic Correlations of Protein Folding & Stability to Aggregate & Particle Formation
Murali Bilikallahalli, Ph.D., Associate Director, Vaccines & Biologics, Biopharmaceutical Development, MedImmune LLC
Cofactors often have the ability to interact specifically with the unfolded polypeptides. Developing cofactor bound/free protein/protein conjugates is challenging since cofactors in most cases play direct role in structure, stability and activity. Fundamentals of protein folding pathways, cofactors assisted protein folding & stability, and some of the stability challenges in developing metal bound protein as a therapeutic drug will be addressed in this presentation.
09:35 A3D: Towards the Design of Aggregation-Resistant Biotherapeutics
Salvador Ventura, Ph.D., Prof Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Institute of Biotechnology & Biomedicine, University Autonoma of Barcelona
The molecular complexity of protein therapeutics makes them sensitive to stress during production and delivery. A major problem is the formation of aggregates in protein solutions, which impact the product properties and result in adverse immunogenic reactions. Therefore, tools to design aggregation-resistant proteins are receiving increasing interest. Here we introduce A3D which is able to predict and assist the redesign of the aggregation propensity of protein 3D-structures.
10:05 Determining the Stability and Structure of Therapeutic Proteins
E. Neil Lewis, CTO, Malvern Instruments & Head, Malvern Bioscience Development Initiative
Aggregation and native-state unfolding of therapeutic proteins is of critical importance to manufacturers and patients alike. The use of hybrid techniques lends itself to more thorough characterization of particulates in therapeutics. An approach that combines dynamic light scattering with Raman spectroscopy can measure the high-order structure of proteins while concurrently monitoring aggregation. Another hybrid technique, the combination of optical microscopy with Raman spectroscopy, allows for both the detection and identification of particulates in protein suspensions.
10:35 Coffee Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
11:15 In silico Engineering to Improve Antibody Developability
Bojana Popovic, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune
Due to mutations introduced during affinity maturation MEDI-1912 displayed an increase propensity to aggregate. Using an in silico spatial aggregation propensity tool we identified surface exposed hydrophobic amino acids responsible for aggregation. These amino acids were reverted to the parental sequence, resulting in a stable antibody without compromising potency or affinity for NGF. By improving the stability of MEDI-1912, we also improved the serum half-life in vivo.
11:45 Aggregation of Therapeutic Proteins in Human Plasma and Human Blood: A New Research and Development Field
Tudor Arvinte, Ph.D., Chairman & CEO, Therapeomic, Inc.
After injection of a clear, not-aggregated protein solution, aggregation can form at the injection site in tissue or in the blood stream. The talk will present new data on characterisation of the aggregates formed in vitro when different formulations of therapeutic proteins are mixed with human plasma and blood. A model for the aggregation will be presented and some clinical implications of the aggregation induced by biopharmaceuticals will be discussed.
12:15 Identification of High MW Species using diSPR® Pulse Method
Eric Reese, Ph.D., Vice President, Marketing, Sales and Marketing, SensiQ Technologies Inc.
The detection and subsequent analysis of protein aggregation is of hallmark importance in the discovery and development of biotherapeutic drugs. Standard methodologies used to detect aggregation can either be time consuming or cumbersome. This presentation describes how the diSPR® technique designated Pulse OneStep® can detect and measure simulated aggregation in proteins or other biomolecules. In addition we demonstrate that by monitoring the diffusion coefficient, aggregation events can be defined in bulk sample. Further research is underway to define the limits of detection. OneStep® marks a quantum innovation in the detection and analysis of sample aggregation by SPR biosensors.
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14:00 Chairperson's Remarks
Pete M. Tessier, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, USA
14:05 Characterising and Release Testing of Protein Aggregates in Biologics
Ewa Marszal, Ph.D., CMC Reviewer, Division of Hematology Research and Review, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Protein aggregates in biologics present a quality issue and raise safety concerns. Thus, their content should be minimized and controlled. This presentation will cover recent guidelines for particulate matter control and the advancements in particulate matter detection and metrology.
14:35 Using in silico Tools for Prediction of Propensity for Aggregation and for Viscosity
Bernhard Helk, Ph.D., Head, New Technologies, Novartis Pharma AG
Three in silico tools and their practical application to the prediction and characterisation of protein-protein-interaction are demonstrated: SAP (Spatial Aggregation Propensity) identifies hydrophobic patches and is applied to engineer mAbs and ADCs with increased stability. DI (Developability Index) predicts aggregation propensities based on SAP and net charge. SCM (Spatial Charge Map) ranks mAbs according to viscosity. Case studies for predicting crystallization and viscosity of mAbs are presented.
15:05 Emerging Technologies for Characterising and Detecting Sub-Visible and Visible Particles
Andrea Hawe, Ph.D., CSO, Coriolis Pharma Research
Within the last years emerging technologies such as nanoparticle tracking analysis, resonant mass measurements, flow imaging microscopy or semi-automated visual inspection have been introduced for (sub-) visible particle analysis in biopharmaceutical products. An overview on emerging technologies for sub-visible and visible particle analysis will be given, challenges pointed out and highlighted with relevant examples and case-studies.
15:35 Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
16:15 Optimising Monoclonal Antibody Selection and Formulation Using Self-Interaction Nanoparticle Spectroscopy
Improving selection of highly soluble antibody candidates early in the discovery process requires biophysical methods capable of assaying mAb self-association that are robust for handling hundreds to thousands of samples at extremely dilute antibody concentrations (microgram per mL) and in the presence of contaminants (cell culture supernatants). We report a method (affinity-capture self-interaction nanoparticle spectroscopy) for addressing these challenges and discuss its use in the discovery of new, highly soluble antibodies.
16:45 Stability Challenges for Protein Therapeutics: Structure Alteration and Aggregation Propensity
Joel Richard, Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Peptides, Head, CMC & Engineering Dreux Site, IPSEN
This talk will present biophysical analytical techniques to characterise protein aggregation as well as their aggregation propensities. Appropriate combination of biophysical methods will illustrate structural modifications of the protein in the formulations, display the effect of excipients on these modifications and the subsequent mechanism of formation of sub visible particles. Clinical impact will also be discussed, under the angle of potential safety issues, as identified by the regulatory agencies.
17:15 Problem Solving Roundtable Discussions:
Engineering Aggregate-Resistant Biotherapeutics
Moderator: Prof Salvador Ventura, Full Professor, Protein Folding and Conformational Diseases Lab (PFCD), Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
1. Evolutionary constrains to protein solubility. 2. Can we predict aggregation in protein 3D-structures? 3. Can we predict the aggregation dependence on the solution conditions? 4. Can we engineer the aggregation propensity of proteins without altering other essential properties?
Protein Folding in Relation to Stability and Aggregate Formation
Moderator: Murali Bilikallahalli, Ph.D., Associate Director, Vaccines & Biologics, Biopharmaceutical Development, MedImmune LLC
Biophysical Development and Characterisation in Early Drug Discovery
Moderator: Bojana Popovic, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Antibody Discovery and Protein Engineering, MedImmune
Strategies for Analytical Characterisation of Sub-Visible Particles in Various Stages of Development
Moderator: Andrea Hawe, Ph.D., CSO, Coriolis Pharma Research
18:15 Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall with Poster Viewing
19:15 End of Day One
Thursday, 6 November
08:00 Morning Coffee
08:30 Chairperson's Remarks
08:35 Testing the Immunogenic Potential of Aggregates – In silico, in vitro and in vivo
Melody Sauerborn, Ph.D., Head of Non-Clinical Development, Mymetics BV and CEO, ADA InVivo
Although the precise characteristics of an aggregate responsible for immunogenic behavior are not known yet, efforts are made to predict the intrinsic probability of a biologic to form aggregates and the impact of aggregates in the clinics. This presentation will give an update on the latest tools and technologies to characterise, predict and test aggregates in silico, in vitro and in vivo.
09:05 Induction of T Cell Responses by Protein Aggregates: A Key Stage for the Immunogenicity of Biologics
Mark Fogg, Ph.D., Immunology Group Leader, Antitope Limited, an Abzena Company
This presentation will provide case study examples of how preclinical methods measuring drug induced T cell responses can be applied to select drugs with a reduced risk of clinical immunogenicity. Furthermore new data will be presented on how aggregates in some formulations can trigger innate responses that ultimately enhance immunogenicity. The clinical relevance to these findings will be discussed.
09:35 Investigation of Reversible Self-Association during Early Stage Development of a Low Concentration Antibody-Drug Conjugate
Elizabeth Bartlett, Ph.D., Scientist, Analytical & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Immunogen, Inc.
Reversible self-association is often present in high concentration antibody products, but may also occur in lower concentration preparations. In the case of antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), a novel of molecules for the treatment of cancers, this property can present substantial challenges to successful formulations. In this study, a multi-technique approach was used to identify and investigate the effects of various excipients on reversible self-association in a low concentration ADC.
10:05 Reproducible and Fast Exosome Detection - The "Zeta View" System from Particle Metrix GmbH is the Answer!
Rainer Muehlbacher, DI (FH), MBA, Sales and Marketing Global Manager, Particle Metrix GmbH
Exosomes can potentially be used for prognosis, therapy, and biomarkers for health and disease but the characterization was challenging; Particle Tracking Analysis (NTA/PTA) is a technique where single particles of the sample are visualized and traced. By analysis of the particle traces, the NTA/PTA device (ZetaView®, Particle Metrix, Germany) performs the measurement of particle size, concentration and zeta potential of exosomes in one experiment.
11:15 High hydrostatic pressure as a novel method for characterization, identification and mitigation : Building a better IFN-beta-1b
Amber Fradkin, Ph.D., Director, Analytical Characterization, BaroFold, Inc.
The development of an analytical platform for the detection and characterization of particles in therapeutic protein products has proven to be a challenging task for the pharmaceutical industry. Many analytical tools have become available over the past 5-10 years to detect and characterize particles ranging in sizes from several nanometers to hundreds of microns. However, these tools are unable to determine the origination of subvisible particles. Particles are known to form during purification, process, shipping and handling procedures. Particles may be stress induced or could be resultant of formulation issues. In addition, the presence of proteinaceous nanoparticles has potential to lead to subvisible and visible particle formation with storage over shelf life. We demonstrate how high hydrostatic pressure can be used as a novel tool to purify protein products as well as identify and trouble shoot root cause for particle formation, minimizing immunogenicity. Case studies based on IFN-beta-1b will be presented.
11:45 NaCl-Induced Aggregation of Monoclonal Antibodies at Low pH: Prevention by Additives
Fabian Bickel, MSc, Ph.D., Student, Institute of Applied Biotechnology, Biberach University of Applied Science
Aggregation is a known phenomenon in downstream processing of monoclonal antibodies. Here we investigate a model system where mAb aggregation is induced by increasing the ionic strength at low pH. Aggregation can be partially reverted by lowering the ionic strength. The effect of protective osmolyte additives on aggregation kinetics and final aggregate concentration is investigated. The system has potential for buffer optimisation and formulation development.
12:15 End of Protein Aggregates and Particles conference
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The Cajuns are back at home on Tuesday night.
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We must start off by saying that a shooting star isn't actually a star at all. The streaks of light that we see are actually caused by meteoroids entering our planet's atmosphere. As the meteoroid passes through the atmosphere it burns up and produces a trail of light. As it burns, we call it a meteor and this is what we mistake "shooting stars" to be. If the meteor doesn't completely burn up in the atmosphere, it hits Earth as a new name, a meteorite.
Shooting stars can be produced by particles as small as a grain of sand! This being said, there are millions of shooting stars everyday. They happen during daytime hours and nighttime hours alike. When you look up at the sky though, you can only see about .005 percent of the total area of the sky. Even with this limited viewing range, on a typical night expect to see a shooting star every ten minutes to fifteen minutes.


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Wes Welker44 62 474 10.8 8 33 8 67.7 0 0 178 29
8 touch downs leading his team Denver in total receptions 44
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Nice job Belichick and Kraft
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Edelman makes 1 million. Amendola makes 6 million.
I'd rather have Edelman and Amendola at 7 million than old man dropsy in the cold weather and postseason at 6 million. Pretty simple. Seeing Welker put up stats in pointless blowouts all season and then crap his pants in January, is something I did not want to ever witness again.
No one cares about stats either, at least real fans don't. Welkie being used better than how Brady used him here is really irrelevant.
We just saw Gronk return last week and Brady looked like Jay Cutler.
Go to the source. This is about Brady. Edelman provides everything Welker can provide and he's a great punt returner. Thanks, BB and Kraft.
If Amendola can help in the postseason, that's all I care about, because I know Welker won't be a factor for Denver in the postseason.
I wouldn't be shocked if KC swept the Broncos. If we signed Welker over Amendola, Brady's problems would still be there in January. Heck, they're still there now. If he doesn't have an elite binky to stare down, he's not happy.
Who cares if we win, right? lmao
translation: bb and kraft BLEW IT
Welker is old. He still drops the ball a lot. He'll do it more and more as the season goes. He will not win a SB here, or in Denver.
The ship sailed.
No one cares about stats or stats against crap teams in Sept and Oct, except for fantasy nerds.
That's not Kraft and BB blowing anything. Amendola and Edelman will be more of a factor in the postseason than Welker. You'll see there, Gunty. Hey! Good thing Reese was forced to overpay Manning and Cruz all at once, huh?
2 straight years without the playoffs and a 3rd next year. Ain't recoverable overnight.
well the Giants will have whatever cap "problems" and other disappointing results after winning a couple of Super Bowls something the Pats haven't had to worry about in a decade : )
Don't you know that the great teams don't win Super Bowls? Great teams and great coaching are measured by regular season wins, division titles, and playoff appearances.
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i did forget - talking with Rusty for even a short period of time causes confusion and memory loss
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Is this the one where you get paid when someone clicks on it?
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this is exactly what macca need. no idea how they snuck it past ron, but i'm glad they have.
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Didn't like it much, maybe bacause this marketing campaign doesn't run in Spain
Kotenoks last blog post..ex-race-marshal
great find wolf! (getting paid would be nice, vodafone! contact me!) and mclaren (although this really is vodafone) is really challenging red bull on making fun videos to spread the viral way. mclaren earlier did one of the best commercials (cannot even remember whats it for) during the worst and most intens in-team-fighting last season. youll find links in my last post called "Skön reklamfilm från McLaren", starring lewis and alonso. sure you have it somewhere also wolf, couldnt find any link though.
daniels last blog post..Bernie igång med att klå rekord i dyra skiljsmässor?
sorry for doubble posting, my last post didnt show yet. heres the link; http://f1bloggen.se/2008/11/17/mclaren-egentligen-vodafone-ute-med-ny-kul-reklam/ with the ad i mentioned, as well as link to behind-the-scenes
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It looks like whatever I'm doing is getting the attention of Google because they actually call me up on the phone for a little chitchat. You can imagine my surprise when I answered the phone and the person on the other end of the line said "Hello John? This is Christian from Google AdSense. Do you have time to talk?"
Apparently the AdSense team is launching a new effort to identify a set of premium partners that Google can highlight in their sales meetings with brand name advertisers. The focus is to deliver a portfolio of select content network sites, and they want The TechZone in the network. This is all to gear up for Q4 and the big push for Google video ads.
CPMs have not been set, but early pilots have shown a multiple higher than text only campaigns. This should prove very interesting, and if it works out, will mean I can buy a lot of Christmas gifts.
Now how did I attract the attention of Google? Well I didn't. The TechZone did, and this deal is only for The TechZone and not for any other sites I own. This all comes back to my post entitled Big Sites Rules, Small Sites Drool. If you want to attract any attention from advertisers you have to be big. Big sites get special ad deals that small sites can't get. And this call from Google is just another example of how big sites get all the perks.
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Expert Tips: Genealogy Questions Answered
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Descended of Kings
Q: Upon doing research on my family I was told that at one time a great-great-great-great-great-grandmother, the number of generations is unclear, was daughter to King Adolphus of Sweden. How do I find information as to if this is true? I have gone to the Sweden website and have found no genealogy information. To search do I need a last name? Where can I go from here? Robin
A: There are two things that will need to be done in researching this particular family story. In effect you will need to not only do the research on your own lineage, but also become familiar with the genealogy of King Adolphus, specifically his descendants.
King Adolphus' descendants may be the easier of the two to complete. You mentioned going to the "Sweden site" and not finding any genealogy. Without knowing specifically which of the many sites devoted to Sweden it is hard to say what you found or what might have been there. There is an impressive site devoted to the royal houses of the world that is probably going to supply you with the information that you need. If you haven't checked this site, you may want to. The Royal and Noble Genealogical Data on the Website is a massive undertaking and a good place to begin. While it won't bring all the descendants down to the present day, it does have a good compilation for each family.
While you are becoming familiar with the descendants of King Adolphus, you must also be researching your ancestry to see if it begins to lead you back to Sweden. I will not say that the connection is not possible, because there are many instances where people have been able to prove a biological connection to a given royal. There are books published about some of the lines, such as Roderick Stuart's Royalty for Commoners. But in order to find a common individual between the two lineages, it is necessary to know as much as possible about your great-grandmother.
It is possible that someone in the family has traced this back, since you mentioned that the family story was told to you as you began to research your family history. See if you can get this information from the family. If you can, then I suggest going through it and recreating it to make sure the connections from generation to generation are correct. This serves two purposes. The first is to check the accuracy of the information sent to you. The second is to make yourself familiar with the names of the individuals. If you aren't familiar with the names and you begin to work with the information on the descendants of King Adolphus, you may not recognize your own ancestors.
Remember when working with the descendants of King Adolphus that while the family tradition indicates it was a daughter of his, that the relationship (if it exists) may not be quite as close. As a result, be sure to look at not only his children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, but also his nieces, grandnieces, and great-grandnieces as well.
Looking for Census and Tax Lists
Q: Can you please tell me where I can find tax lists on the Internet? When doing a search for a new line, some of the records suggested are census, population schedules, and tax lists. What are population schedules, and where can they be found? Freddie
A: First, the terms census and population schedule are the same thing to most researchers. The population schedule was one of the enumerations that the government did when they were collecting the census every ten years. Some of the other enumerations that have been taken at the same time the enumerator was recording the population schedule include:
The population schedules are the ones that have been digitized and made available in the U.S. Census Collection available here at Genealogy.com as one of the subscription options. You may find that some of the other census enumerations have been transcribed and made available on the Internet by volunteers interested in a specific county. The best place to begin looking for the other census enumerations, if they are available on the Internet, would be the USGenWeb Project. More likely though, these other more specialized census schedules will require you to find a library that has the microfilmed census pages. Many of them are available in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah, which means that you can have them ordered to your local Family History Center.
Tax lists are another record that is more likely going to be found online. There are some county sites of the USGenWeb Project that might get you started, but even if you do find the county you are interested in, if you are not looking at the actual images of the tax lists it is still a good idea to find the microfilms and view them yourself. Too often transcription errors can lead us to assume that our ancestor is not in the tax lists when in fact he is. Also many times the abstracts of the tax lists do not show the full picture of what your ancestor owned at the time or may not cover each year as you would find in the microfilmed records.
In addition to checking the holdings of the Family History Library, you may also want to check the county courthouse, the state archives, and the state library to see if the older records have been deposited there for safe keeping. If you need to contact the county courthouse, remember that they are more about doing the business of today than looking in records of the past. If they have the tax lists and you must make a visit there to view them, see if there are any guidelines for viewing them or any restrictions as to time of your visit before you make the trip.
With all the new information coming onto the Internet, it is natural to want to see if the records you seek are available on the Internet. And while you may find some of them, it is important to look in more traditional repositories to make sure that you are exhausting all the records that are available. When the two research options are combined, you have a better chance of improving your ancestral research.
Rhonda R. McClure is a professional genealogist specializing in celebrity trees and computerized genealogy. She has been involved in online genealogy for fifteen years. She is the author of the award-winning The Complete Idiot's Guide to Online Genealogy, now in its second edition. She is the author of four how-to guides on Family Tree Maker. In late 2001, she wrote The Genealogist's Computer Companion. She is a contributing editor to Biography Magazine with her "Celebrity Roots" column and a contributing writer to The History Channel Magazine. Her latest book is Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors. She may be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org)Looting leaves millions in Central Africa Republic without medicine
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September 18th, 2013 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Millions of people, estimated at 3.2 million are unable to access basic medical needs and services in the Central Africa Republic. This troubled African nation has had its infrastructure torn apart, and looting has stripped the country of basic medical supplies.
LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Urgent support is required to rebuild staff and provide for health facilities across the country. According to a recent report from the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, looting occurred during a change of leadership when there was no police force or army in force.
"Solar panels have been taken, there are no mattresses left and medicines have been taken or damaged. Ambulances donated by NGOs have been gutted, with engines and wires removed so they cannot be used any more," Vincent Pouget, spokesman for the International Committee of the Red Cross. "In one place, the light bulb of a surgery lamp was taken. The bulbs are quite cheap, but they are very specific and cannot be found in the local market. So now you have a hospital where they are doing surgery at night using candles," Pouget says. CAR, with its population 5.2 million, already had some of the worst health indicators in the world. There are fewer than five doctors per 100,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. The largely uncontrolled rebel movement has inflicted death and destruction on many towns and villages since March. There is at least a basic level of security in the capital of Bangui. "Doctors are appointed to their posts and have no family ties in the region. When the fighting broke out, they decided to leave [for Bangui]," Pouget said. "In Kaga Bandoro, six hours drive north of Bangui, the only doctor for the whole area returned just one month ago after a lot of persuasion. So for several months, the facilities in Kaga Bandoro were functioning only with nurses," he said. "Inevitably, when there are no services, people seek alternatives," Alain Coutand, Director of Regional Operations at Action Contre la Faim says. The group is responsible for treating malnutrition and implementing water, sanitation and hygiene programs in CAR. "We've seen examples of people displaced in the bush making their own soap with ashes and plants, so you can imagine they are referring back to traditional medicines too," Coutand says. Article brought to you by: Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) |


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I have been using Moisture Surge daily (day and night) for three weeks now and I'm very pleased with the results so far.
I have combination NIGHTMARE skin and have been through SO many moisturisers over the years. My skin has the tendency to go from really oily to oily with random flaky patches on my nose and chin to sensitive. It's crazy.
If a moisturiser doesn't break me out, then it either doesn't moisturise enough and I end up with dry patches within a couple of hours or it's too heavy and leaves a greasy film that sits on the skin which results in a break out - it's a vicious circle.
Funnily enough the product that has worked for me isn't one that's geared to my specific skin type at all. Moisture Surge is suitable for all skin types. Now Moisture Surge isn't a moisturiser in the traditional sense. It's a gel like (but it's not a gel) moisturiser which is very light and practically melts into my skin when applied and leaves it incredibly smooth and soft to the touch.
When I swatched it on the back of my hand in Sephora I wasn't that impressed as it felt it was too light to be able to make any sort of impact, however the velvet smooth patch of skin it left a few moments later closed the deal and had me walking towards the till clutching a box hoping it would have the same effect on my face.
It would appear that this is what my skin has been yearning for. Something light that doesn't irritate and which provides the right amount of moisture which lasts all day. It really does appear to keep my skin feeling supple and my dry patches are now a thing of the past. I wish I'd discovered this months ago, I really do. Being oil free, unlike some other creams I've used it doesn't tighten my skin yet combats shine really well. I've been reaching less for my MAC pressed powder which means less product build up on my face as the day goes on.
I can also use this throughout Summer as it's so light - no need to hunt for a separate moisturiser when the weather warms up again. It can be used on it's own, over a moisturiser as a moisture enhancer or as a five minute facial mask too. I switch between using it on its own or using it over a moisturiser when I'm out and about exposed to the elements for a mega-boost of hydration.
Speaking of hydration I've also been guzzling 2 litres of water almost every day since using this. The texture of my skin at the moment isn't down to the water consumption alone as it wasn't as smooth as it is now when I was alternating between 2 other moisturisers (which have now been binned) and still drinking copious amounts of water. I was still suffering from breakouts despite drinking lots of water which tells me the products just weren't agreeing with my skin.
A little goes a long way and I was able to use what was on the lid for over a week before starting on the jar contents. I even use this at night and wake up with baby soft skin that's plumped full of moisture. I think it certainly lives up to its name ..Moisture Surge. I'd even go as far as saying that this may now become a HG skincare product for me. It even gives a great base for my make up. My skin isn't shining like a beacon after application and it's great for my primer.
It contains no SPF in it which doesn't really concern me that much but I use it over a moisturiser which contains SPF anyway (Personally I think the SPF thing is kinda overrated but it's been brainwashed into my head that I need to wear SPF so I do. I have older relatives who are exposed to the sun all year round who have great skin so go figure). Secondly Clinique claim this can be worn over make up. How on earth is this possible?! Surely you'd smear your make up all over your face. This isn't something that I'll be trying for fear of ruining my base.
Minor gripes aside, I'll definitely be repurchasing this and it is now a permanent addition in my skincare routine. I love it.
Price: £30.00
Where can I find it? All major department stores, larger Boots stores
** Please note that as with all my reviews, what works for me, may not necessarily work for you.
15 beauty lovers have sumthin to say:
- legseleven7 said...
Fab review. I dont use SPF on my face at all. I keep forgetting to get something with it in. lol. Im not that bothered tho. I'm currently trying the liz earle moisturiser, its good so far and i have combo skin too.
I'll do a review on it soon
xoxox - Monday, October 12, 2009
- Belle Du Jour said...
whoa nice long post. I love your descrip of your skin! you are a riot.
Anyway, this stuff does NOT work for me. I swear it makes my skin drier. Go figure...my skin is like the sahara desert in summer time. This makes my skin very matte too. Me no like!
I am glad you are having better luck with it though. Do you want my tub? I was going to chuck it, but if you will use it, it is yours!!
xx - Monday, October 12, 2009
- UnicornSmile said...
I love this stuff!! Really good after exfoliating, wack a thick layer on and go to bed.
- Monday, October 12, 2009
- VexInTheCity said...
@ Legseleven7 - Thanks
@ Belle - LOL my skin is a law unto itself, trust me! Moisture Surge def seems to be a product that either works wonders or not at all for you.
I will most certainly take that tub off your hands and drop you an email. You can post it to Chaud and he'll send it on. Thank you hon!
@ Unicornsmile - Yeah! After I've used MAC VAE and thermal mask it sinks in like a dream. Amazing stuff. - Monday, October 12, 2009
- xoladiihoneyxo said...
lovely review =] I've never really been impressed with Clinique's moisturizer except for their cleansers.
- Monday, October 12, 2009
- Lipstick Rules said...
Love your reviews. Honestly you do such a good job when you do these. As for this product, like Belle, this product did not work for me. It seemed to dry out my skin even more too. That said many people swear by this stuff. Glad it worked for you! I'd offer you my jar too but I chucked it.
- Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- Shangri-La said...
I LOVE this stuff, I used it previously and I can literally feel my skin drink it up as soon as I put it on, it's great to whack on when your flying as well
xxx - Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- tina_mbc said...
Awesome review, I 've always passed this one by, and since I have pretty much the same combination nightmare skin (I think I 'm gonna start quoting you on that), I guess I should give it a try! ;)
xoxo - Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Tia said...
I have it and I'm so on the fence about it. I don't love it or hate it. I am still on the search for the perfect moisturizer but I might pay a little more attention to this one since you love it. Thanks for the review!
- Thursday, October 15, 2009
- star_violet said...
Great review, I love this moisturiser too. I actually think the magic ingredient in this product is hyaluronic acid - it's very lightweight and provides intense moisture without that greasy feeling. If you like the Clinique product then it's definitely worth looking out for this ingredient in other products as there are definitely more wallet-friendly options.
- Saturday, October 17, 2009
- Sarah said...
This stuff is great, I totally agree. I don't use it every day because of the SPF thing, but I find it really useful for problematic patches - like under my nose when I've had a cold, or when flying. Often turns up in Clinique Bonus Time sets too, which is always nice!
- Saturday, October 17, 2009
- VexInTheCity said...
@ ladihoney - I quite liked their DDML when I tried that a couple of yrs ago and one that my Mum bought for me - I can't remember the name though.
@ Lipstick Rules - Thank you. I'm always honest in my product reviews.
@ Shangri-La -I wish I'd discovered this sooner. My skin is horrendous after a long flight!
@ Tina_mbc - Get a sample to see how you get on with it.
@ Star Violet - Ahhh thanks for that info. I'll def keep an eye out for that. Will write it on a slip of paper and stick it in my wallet!
@ Sarah - I think on really hot days when I'll be out in the heat I prob WILL end up using a moisturiser with SPF cos I'm paranoid about ageing now! - Saturday, October 17, 2009
- fashiondevil said...
I absolutely love this moisuriser. It is a strange product - you wouldn't think that a gel could be that moisturising, but it is. It's the only thing that works on my winter dry flaky skin patches! Fab review.
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- VexintheCity said...
@fashiondevil - Yeah, I know what you mean. I still like it months later so it's a definate repurchase when it's finished. Thank you x
- Tuesday, March 16, 2010
- Jo said...
Fantastic review! God it blew my short little one out of the water haha. Im going to link this on my post if you don't mind Yinka. So my readers can get a more thorough review by reading this.
- Sunday, October 03, 2010