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Jason Kemp

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 11:07:01 +1300

It is very nice of you to be thinking of Theresa s business future so generously. I'd suggest that being an entrepreneur in a small business is a world away from being a manager in a very large organisation like a telco or a bank where she came from.

On…

Stephen Judd

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:25:26 +1300

Can't find it online today, but there's an interesting piece by a former company secretary (Wylie) in the business supplement. It urges replacing all Gattung's appointees as well, and changing Telecom's focus from "protecting its monopoly and short-term returns to investors."

Indeed.

Adrian Wills

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:17:13 +1300

Oh, and I don't even like rugby but thought I'd give the super 14 ago... 21 points. Could've been worse...

AAAAAND I hate to say I told you so New Zealand public but....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3950803a1860.html

Adrian Wills

Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:11:38 +1300

In telecom related issues (aren't they all) found this on Stuff this morning....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3949271a28,00.html

a sensible move for them to let this go public after this story ran on friday....
http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/3947635a28.html

given that Telecom's most recent "Unleashing" of their services was decidely AVERAGE, I can't seem to get too excited…

andrew

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:11:59 +1300

Andrew from Sydney, you need to urgently register at www.telecomvirtualrugby.co.nz before 5pm NZ time tonight otherwise you'll be a game down!
Bluies vs Crusaders at Eden Park at 7.30 – go the Blues!

yeah, 16 points for me. i can never pick the south african games.

Robyn Gallagher

Sun, 04 Feb 2007 00:18:52 +1300

While Russell and others are away at Baa Camp/Kiwi Foo Camp, those of us who are back here can keep in touch with goings-on through the magic of blogs.

These are all the Baa attendees rockin' a keyboard that I've been able to find so far, but I'm sure there…

Cushla McKinney

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:39:14 +1300

regarding DCA, ORAC (a doctor and oncology researcher) has an interesting article on his blog Respectful Insolence regarding the hype surrounding this issue. He is cautiously hopeful about the drug's potential, but also points out that several other drugs which showed great promise in cell culture and animal trials are…

reece palmer

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 01:00:41 +1300

She'd probably give bob a run as a dragon too.

Zippy Gonzales

Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:33:50 +1300

A US study may have identified a cheap, safe drug that kills most cancers. And it's not under patent.
Perhaps y'all could suggest a few more …

Well yes I can, Russell. One does readily spring to mind. People who use it have a lower incidence of cancer than non-users. It…

Simon Grigg

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 22:16:25 +1300

"How does a New Zealander start a small business?
Buys a large one!"

taken to an extreme in the case of Ansett

Stephen Judd

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 21:03:45 +1300

Oh Rich, those are my thoughts exactly. Gattung: great leader, poor manager. And I thought of that joke too, except if you're a Telecom shareholder, there is more than a little truth in it.

izogi

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 20:43:51 +1300

If the drug is truly worth future research and has a reasonable chance of paying off, there's a huge incentive for governments around the world to fund it. Something that can be manufactured cheaply and kill most cancers would probably save hundreds of billions of dollars of public and private…

Rich of Observationz

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 19:09:43 +1300

I've heard it said that the most dangerous people in business are those with charm, charisma and bad decision making abilities. Because they're usually wrong, and use that charm and charisma to covince others to go along with their dumb ideas. CDMA, AAPT and deciding to try and staunch it…

Robyn Gallagher

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 17:46:15 +1300

I'm off to Kiwi Foo for the next few days

I'm really excited about this, so I expect that in the following week, there'll be lots of share both here and at the Great Blend!

Kyle Matthews

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 15:42:37 +1300

How good is a real-time, daily Daily Show?
Looks as if it is one ...mebbe two days in arrears.

It's behind a calendar day, but only because we're 18 hours ahead of EST here in NZ, so when it plays on USA TV at 11pm EST Monday, it's 5pm Tuesday…

Rogan Polkinghorne

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:52:24 +1300

I forgot to ask earlier Russell...what on earth were you and your friend doing discussing Teresa Gatting's future in your spare time? The holidays can't have been THAT boring, surely?

Ben Gracewood

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:42:56 +1300

Not to be cynical, but some Big Pharma will just find another way of doing the same thing that DCA does with a new, patentable drug, so we'll have to wait another 10 years for a cancer cure.

Either that or Bill Gates will get cancer and we'll have a…

Peter Martin

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:36:57 +1300

How good is a real-time, daily Daily Show?

Looks as if it is one ...mebbe two days in arrears.

Pretty good actually.......the worst part is the previewing of the Colbert Show,which we don't get to see...

Sharon Topliss

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:15:30 +1300

Maybe Pharmac should fund its own study – think of the long term cost savings if it proved effective.

Nais

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 14:03:58 +1300

Andrew from Sydney, you need to urgently register at www.telecomvirtualrugby.co.nz before 5pm NZ time tonight otherwise you'll be a game down!

Bluies vs Crusaders at Eden Park at 7.30 – go the Blues!

dyan campbell

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:31:42 +1300

"A US study may have identified a cheap, safe drug that kills most cancers. And it's not under patent."

Er, This comes from the University of Alberta Russell – you mean a Canadian study.

Mr Black

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 13:12:46 +1300

whoops, onviously didnt follow the original link.

Mr Black

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:53:33 +1300

http://www.depmed.ualberta.ca/dca/

http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg19325874.700-cheap-safe-drug-kills-most-cancers.html

Tony Kennedy

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:34:45 +1300

is there going to be a virtual super 14 comp this year?

I am working on the assumption that the answer is YES and that Russell will publish the details when he has time. In the mean time getyour picks in.

andrew llewellyn

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:32:49 +1300

"gait disturbances"?

Rogan Polkinghorne

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 12:23:58 +1300

How good is a real-time, daily Daily Show? I used to watch this religiously in the U.S, and it's been sorely missed since returning home. I think C4 is going to have a cracker this year, they've made some really strong programming changes. Watch this space!

andrew

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:58:26 +1300

is there going to be a virtual super 14 comp this year? if so, i intend on being out of the bottom 10.

Scott Common

Fri, 02 Feb 2007 11:55:34 +1300

In regards to the cheap and un-patented potential cancer drug I saw this a fair while ago and though it looks promising there could be a catch...

http://science.slashdot.org/science/07/01/17/1913210.shtml
"But there's a catch: the drug isn't patented, and pharmaceutical companies may not be interested in funding further research if the treatment…

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