Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has called for a leadership vote tomorrow. Way to overshadow “Tip” Costello’s book launch! Will Malcolm Turnbull really have the numbers he claims behind him for the win? Possum has Nelson’s press release over at… Read More ›
Day: 2008-09-15
Thoughts of Ike
Just a quick wish to any of our readers who have been affected by Hurricane Ike. I hope you get power back soon and that you can return to a solid home in the near future.
Bother, missed the planetary conjunction
Image Source: Planets over Perth (John Goldsmith), from Astronomy Picture of the Day. Venus, Mercury then Mars are hanging above the Moon over the Swan River in Perth on September 1st. According to APOD, it’s still possible to see the… Read More ›
California Dairy Industry Tries to Trademark “Got Breastmilk?”
The California Milk Processor Board (also known as the CMPB or the California Fluid Milk Processor Advisory Board), home of the “Got Milk?” cow’s milk advertising campaign, is a collection of companies marketing cow’s milk and infant formula products in… Read More ›
The “saintly” nurse stereotype
A new biography of Florence Nightingale is reported as portraying her as “not so saintly”, on the grounds that she didn’t do much sitting by bedsides proffering personal care, rather she excelled as an administrator. Apparently revolutionising the care of… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 