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Comment Re:Not only men, I hope (Score 1) 518

by RNEMESiS42 on Monday September 29, 2008 @06:37AM (#25192089) Attached to: On Fourth Launch Attempt, SpaceX Falcon 1 Reaches Orbit

I was watching Sunshine with my girlfriend the other day, and it was at the part where Cillian Murphy (Capa) is getting bullied for some dumb reason. She turned over to me and said, "...and this is why men should never be allowed on long interstellar flights." I guess her female logic has some basis....

Aqua Teen Stunt Costs Turner and Agency $2M 557

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @04:11AM from the can-you-say-extortion dept.

evw writes "The NYTimes reports that the Turner Broadcasting System and the ad agency responsible have reached a $2M settlement with the city of Boston and state and federal agencies that treated the light boards placed around the city as an act of terrorism (as covered earlier on /.) Half of the money is to cover direct costs associated with the response. The other $1M goes to 'goodwill funds' that will be used for response training and public outreach."

Cheap, Safe, Patentless Cancer Drug Discovered 576

Posted by Zonk on Tuesday February 06, 2007 @02:41AM from the an-age-of-medical-marvels dept.

PyroMosh writes "The New Scientist is reporting that researchers working at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada have discovered that an existing drug called dichloroacetate (DCA) is effective in killing cancer cells, while leaving the host's healthy cells unharmed. DCA has already been used for years to treat metabolic disorders, and is known to be fairly safe. Sounds like great news, is it too good to be true? Why is the mainstream news media failing to report on this potential breakthrough? The University of Alberta and the Alberta Cancer Board have set up a site with more info, where you can also donate to support future clinical trials."

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