Important drug scheme development for people with Myeloma By Nic Price on 4 June 2007 — 1 min read Source: BBC NEWS | Health | Cancer-drug refund scheme backed A watchdog has endorsed a new scheme under which a bone marrow-cancer drug’s manufacturers would refund the NHS if a patient did not respond to treatment. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is recommending multiple myeloma patients in Wales and England should get... More
www.myspace.com/happyhumanists By Nic Price on 1 June 2007 — 1 min read A myspace page for the British Humanist Association Happy Humans is the Myspace page for The British Humanist Association (BHA). The name springs from our logo, which is a funkier version of the international logo – some people say it is dancing or exercising but you can make your own mind up about that! We... More
links for 2007-05-25 By delicious on 26 May 2007 — 1 min read MPK20: Sun’s Virtual Workplace Sun does Second Life enterprise stylee. (tags: sun intranet secondlife collaboration 3d enterprise) More
links for 2007-05-21 By delicious on 22 May 2007 — 1 min read Ferdinand de Saussure – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia In case anyone was wondering… (tags: ferdinanddesaussure saussure linguistics signifier signified) More
What I found out when my car broke down By Nic Price on 20 May 2007 — 1 min read Predictive text for “tow rope” is “toy pope”. More
A joke my son told me By Nic Price on 20 May 2007 — 1 min read A man walks in to a library and says “Fish and chips please” The librarian says, “Sorry sir, this is a library” So the man whispers “Fish and chips please” More
Happy Birthday Alan Johnston By Nic Price on 17 May 2007 — 1 min read BBC correspondent Alan Johnston disappeared on his way home from his Gaza City office on 12 March. He is feared kidnapped in the lawless territory, where he is thought to have been the only international correspondent still working. Intensive efforts have been made to secure his release. More
links for 2007-05-13 By delicious on 14 May 2007 — 1 min read Technology Review: The Secret of Apple Design (tags: toread design apple) More
links for 2007-05-10 By delicious on 11 May 2007 — 1 min read BBC NEWS | Magazine | Helvetica at 50 Neville Brody calls Helvetica bland, unadventurous and unambitious. (tags: fonts typefaces helvetica design typography) More
Cyclists should be allowed to use the road By Nic Price on 10 May 2007 — 1 min read I’ve just added my name to this petition: The new highway code requries cyclsits to use cycle facilities ‘wherever possible’. Many facilities are of poor standard, or just plain dangerous. cyclists should not be forced to use such facilities against their better judgment. In short, cyclists should be allowed to use the road. Deadline to... More