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                                                    A mouse that cured

                                                A new ally against cancer

 

         Dr. Megan Sykes, a medical researcher, has a mouse with a human immune system - her own. She calls it "Mini-Me."

         There are also mice containing a part of 9 year old Michael Feeney- a cancerous tumor extracted from his lungs. Researches have tasted various drugs on the mice, hoping to find the treatment that would work best for Michael.

         In what could be the ultimate in personalized medicine, animals bearing your disease, or part of your anatomy, can serve as your personal guinea pig, so to speak. Some researches call them avatars, like the virtual characters in movies and online games.

         "The mice allow you the opportunity to test drugs to find out which ones will be efficatious without exposing the patient to toxity." said Colin Collins, a professor at the University of British Columbia.

           Experiments on mice have been done for decades, including implating people's tumors into the animals. But the techniques have improved in the past few years and interest is growing. The National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland, held a workshop on personalized animal models which are mainly being used for research. Companies are beginning to commercialize them for use in drug development and medical treatment as well.

             Experts caution that it has not been proved that the use of avatars will prolong the lives of cancer patients. And it cost tens of thousands of dollars, which insurer will not cover, to create and test a colony of the animals.

              "It's an act of faith to say this is a superior way of proceeding," said Dr. Edwar Sausville, a professor of medicine at the University of Maryland.

 

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                                       INDONESIAN SHINE AT 'RUN FOR FRIENDS

                                                        Nethy Dharma Somba

                                                     The Jakarta Post / Jayapura

            Two hundred runners from Indonesia and Papua New Guinea (PNG) ran from Wutung to Skouw in the International Cross Border 10K on Wednesday.

            The race started at Wafa village, Vanimo, 7.5 kilometers from the RI-PNG border in Wutung, PNG, and finished in Skouw, Indonesia. The event, which took 'Run for Friendship" as its theme, started at 8 a.m. Eastern Indonesia Time.

            Heavy rain did not affect the participants who kept in high spirits throughout the race.The event was dominated by male runners. There were only eight female runners in the event.

            Hanafi of Indonesia came first place in he male category, completing the course in 31 minutes. Another Indonesian national, FG Manori, took first place in the female category, completing the course 44 minutes. The winner in both categories received a cash prize of Rp 5 million each.

            The cross border race was the first of its kind held between the two neighbouring countries and was made possible thanks to cooperation between the Indonesian Papua province administrationa and the PNG Sandaun provincial adminisration, as well as the support of PT. Freeport Indonesia as the event partner.

 

Why did the heavy rain not affect the participants?

 

Hotel Work :

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places  on  the  one  month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of  Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully  complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony's leading hotels.

 

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21st July to Friday 22nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m . daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

 

Applications for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

The Hong Kong lnstitute of Management,

Box 948,

The South China Times.

 

The closing date/or applications is April 29th.

 

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Hotel Work :

One Month Training Course

Suitable young men and women are invited to apply for places  on  the  one  month training course on hotel work organized by the Hong Kong Institute of  Hotel Management. Tuition is free of charge and students who successfully  complete the course will be offered employment in the Colony's leading hotels.

The Training Course will take place from Monday 21st July to Friday 22nd August, from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m . daily, except Saturdays and Sundays.

Applications for places on the course are welcome for students now in their third year at secondary school, who have good knowledge of English, and have interest in hotel work.

Application forms may be obtained from:

The Hong Kong lnstitute of Management,

Box 948,

The South China Times.

The closing date/or applications is April 29th

 

Those Who Successfully complete the course will be given ...
 

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I will appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.

Yours sincerely,

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The Man and The Monster

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The Man and The Monster

Once upon a time there lived a young man, named Nazar. He lived a very poor life. One day, Nazar went to town to look for a job. He had to climb up the hill and (48)... a thick jungle to get to a nearest town. Suddenly, he heard (49)… from a bush. When he approached, he found some people gathering around a big tree. Nazar realized that the people were doing against God order. Then he took out a big (50)... axe and planned to cut down the tree.

The Man and The Monster

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HOW TO TIE A NECK TIE

1. First of all, start with the wide end on your right
2. Secondly, cross the wide end over the narrow, and back underneath
3. Then bring the wide end up through the loop
4. Finally, pull the wide end through the knot in front. Tighten and draw up to collar
5. Then, bring the wide end up, and turn down through the loop
6. After that, pass the wide end around to the front from your left to right

 

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