Tim Anderson

Pfizer Loses Two HRT Suits Over Breast Cancer

The drugmaker was ordered to pay a total of $103 million in punitive damages to two women who were found to have breast cancer after they used the Prempro or Premarin hormone replacement therapies. In one case, a jury awarded...

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Executive Council members call for special meeting on Uganda legislation

A teleconference meeting of the Episcopal Church's Executive Council will take place on Dec. 7 to discuss a possible statement on Ugandan legislation that would imprison for life or execute people who violate that country's...

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Ski news: So far, so good for this season's snow

Anyone who mentions how good the autumn snow has been this year might be accused of jinxing the coming 2009-10 ski season. But the truth is that the pre-season to the coming winter has so far equalled, if not exceeded, the...

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Regina's city council to vote on city manager's raise of over $49,000

By Joe Couture, Leader-PostNovember 21, 2009 12:02 AM Photograph by: Don Healy, Leader-Post files REGINA — Regina's city council will vote Monday on changes to city manager Glen Davies contract that would up his base annual...

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UPDATE 1-Merck up as Zetia trial less damaging than feared

Zetia trial results less damaging to Merck than expected * Merck shares rise 2.7 pct; Abbott up 1.3 pct * Trial results presented at AHA meeting in Orlando (Updates with details, additional analyst comment) By Toni Clarke...

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Opendata quality part 2: Local government in England

An update (now updated on 13 November). Tim Anderson of Norfolk County Council was kind enough to contact me offline. Through him, I’ve learned that local government is also on the case in having another look at data quality....

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Plan to raise age for driving

The Government is poised to raise the driving age and ban learners from driving powerful cars. It wants to lift the driving age from 15 to either 16 or 17 and extend the compulsory duration of lear...

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Microsoft Hyper-V Server 2008 R2 review

The newsletter contains links to our latest IT news, product reviews, features and how-to guides, plus special offers and competitions. By Tim Anderson, 11 Nov 2009 Rating: Price as reviewed:£0.00 Free download Microsoft is...

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Winter Olympics Incompatible with GNU/Linux, Thanks to Microsoft

Summary : The Winter Olympics too will be delivered in Microsoft’s proprietary XAML that it will stream via GNU/Linux servers A S we showed a month ago, Microsoft may already have influence inside the Olympic Committee [ 1 , 2...

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Residents voice ire at Aspen town hall meeting

Residents voice ire at Aspen town hall meeting Carolyn Sackariason The Aspen Times Aspen, CO Colorado ASPEN - About a dozen residents attended the city of Aspen's town hall meeting Wednesday, complaining about pedestrian...

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