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Here's an interesting research article on cooking with cocoa and the impact on retaining the antioxidant activity and cocoa flavanols in the food.

2010-01-27 addendum

Oracle completed the acquisition of Sun Microsystems one week after the Eurpean Union gave its approval to the $7.4 billion (US) cash purchase.

2009-12-31

The creator of MySQL, Michael "Monty" Widenius, has started an urgent campaign to help save MySQL from Oracle's clutches.  In his blog, http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-saving-mysql.html he provides details on the dangers to the open-source MySQL in the acquisition by Oracle of Sun Microsystems.

As the hot summer weather gives way to cooler fall temperatures reflections on the events of summer are common.

BCMA transparency was again prominent at the Wall Centre at this year's AGM on June 13, 2009.  The accuracy of the Minutes of the 2008 AGM held in Prince George was the subject that consumed much of the debate.  This may only be known to the 170 members who attended out of the BCMA membership of more than 11,000 who rely on information provided in the BCMA annual report and the BCMJ reports of the AGM.

BCMA members may recall how the 2007 AGM in Vancouver came to an abrupt end after an esteemed colleague rose to present a motion "that the General Assembly deplores board policies that would suppress, restrict or undermine open communications between directors and members" and before discussion on the motion could begin a mass exodus of the Board directors served to squash the quorum and end further debate.

BCMA members will also recall how immediately following the 2007 AGM arrangements were changed to relocate the 2008 AGM to Prince George.  But what really happened in Prince George?

Vancouver, B.C.  February 7, 2010

The BC Court of Appeal decision in Wang v. British Columbia Medical Association (2010 BCCA 43) was delivered on January 29, 2010, marking almost two years from the February 1-2, 2008 BCMA Board meeting where a dispute arose that was not resolved and resulted in recourse to the courts.

The Court of Appeal decision does not provide an answer to how the dispute can be resolved while it sets aside the Judgment of the BC Supreme Court with Justice Madame Ballance presiding (2008 BCSC 1559) and "make(s) no comment on the merits of the dispute", essentially reverting the dispute back to square one leaving it up to the parties involved and the BCMA membership to determine what further actions are required.