Day: 2008-10-04

CSIRO report: levels of childhood obesity have remained largely unchanged for the past decade

By tigtog on 2008-10-04 • ( 13 )

Research casts doubt on ‘obesity epidemic’ New government research shows that levels of childhood obesity have remained largely unchanged for the past decade. For the first time since the mid 1990s, government scientists asked a large number of Australian children… Read More ›

TARP watch: bailout bill passed

By tigtog on 2008-10-04 • ( 3 )

For all the angst when the bill failed, the passing of the mildly modified (i.e. with added pork) bill seems to have me with a mass attack of underwhelmment. The stock markets still went down, and nobody seems all that… Read More ›

Otterday! And Open Thread.

By lauredhel on 2008-10-04 • ( 29 )

Today’s outrageously cute baby otter is courtesy of Rover75 ! on Flickr. Check out the rest of the Banham Zoo set. Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening… Read More ›