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Jul. 26th, 2005
anthony is travelling again
Jul. 26th, 2005 01:16 pmIn case you weren't aware - I'm off to Portland, Oregon for OSCON on Friday. I'm presenting a Python tutorial ("Effective Python Programming") and a Shtoom talk ("VoIP Is The New Black").
Will be back on the 12th August.
If you're also going to be at OSCON, drop me a line, there will be opportunities for beer consumption.
Will be back on the 12th August.
If you're also going to be at OSCON, drop me a line, there will be opportunities for beer consumption.
one for nicola
Jul. 26th, 2005 02:38 pmThis one's for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
impish.
Mars is talking to pharmaceutical companies about cocoa-based medicine.
(via needlenose)
impish. Mars is talking to pharmaceutical companies about cocoa-based medicine.
Mars Inc. said yesterday it is holding "serious discussions with large pharmaceutical companies" about the development of a line of cocoa-based prescription drugs that could help treat diabetes, some forms of dementia and other ailments.
The McLean candy and food conglomerate for more than a decade has pursued research on the possible health benefits of cocoa flavanols, compounds contained in one of the basic ingredients of chocolate.
As about 20 Mars-funded researchers gathered in Lucerne, Switzerland, to discuss their latest findings, the company announced that it foresees a possible line of pharmaceuticals growing out of the work, and that it was being pursued by drug companies interested in the medical applications of cocoa.
"We now know we have some intellectual property that pharmaceutical companies are interested in," said Marlene M. Machut, a spokeswoman for Mars.
(via needlenose)
one of the finer rants I've heard in the last 12 months just popped up again on the ipod. This is from the audiobook of the daily show's America: The Book, and is the introduction to Chapter 7: The Media.
"A free and independant press is essential to the health of a functioning democracy. It serves to inform the public on matters relevant to it's well-being. Why they've stopped doing that is a mystery. I mean, 300 camera crews outside a courthouse to see what Kobe Bryant is wearing when the judge sets his hearing date, while false information used to send our country to war goes unchecked -- what the fuck happened? These spineless cowards of the press have finally gone too far, they have violated a trust. Was the president successful in convincing the country? Who gives a shit? Why not tell us if what he said was true? And the excuses! My god! The excuses! 'Hey, we just give the people what they want'. 'What can we do, this administration is secretive'. Oh, but the last season of Friends really is news! The unmitigated gall of these weak-willed -- you're supposed to be helping us, you indecent piles of shit! I -- fuck it. Just fuck it!"
"This is the editor, again. We sincerely apologise for this false start. The authors have assured us that it was a momentary lapse of restraint caused by a deadline-induced Red Bull binge. In no way was it meant to portray any sense of anger and/or disappointment in the behaviour and standards of the modern media"
"A free and independant press is essential to the health of a functioning democracy. It serves to inform the public on matters relevant to it's well-being. Why they've stopped doing that is a mystery. I mean, 300 camera crews outside a courthouse to see what Kobe Bryant is wearing when the judge sets his hearing date, while false information used to send our country to war goes unchecked -- what the fuck happened? These spineless cowards of the press have finally gone too far, they have violated a trust. Was the president successful in convincing the country? Who gives a shit? Why not tell us if what he said was true? And the excuses! My god! The excuses! 'Hey, we just give the people what they want'. 'What can we do, this administration is secretive'. Oh, but the last season of Friends really is news! The unmitigated gall of these weak-willed -- you're supposed to be helping us, you indecent piles of shit! I -- fuck it. Just fuck it!"
"This is the editor, again. We sincerely apologise for this false start. The authors have assured us that it was a momentary lapse of restraint caused by a deadline-induced Red Bull binge. In no way was it meant to portray any sense of anger and/or disappointment in the behaviour and standards of the modern media"