This orphaned Exmoor otter cub has a wee furry friend. [Via the Telegraph, more on the story here.] Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life?… Read More ›
Month: April 2009
Political speech and PR cleanup: the AAP squirms at the DigitalNow conference
You can download the full video of Amber McArthur’s keynote here, but I’ve picked out the part of interest to me, because it is right at the end.
Why is it of interest? It’s a chap from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), in this video called only “John”, quietly panicking about the organisation’s latest public relations disaster: Jay Gordon’s April Fool press release stating that the AAP would no longer accept sponsorship from infant formula companies.
Femmostroppo Reader – April 17, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Leading Experts to Discuss How Preventing Violence and Abuse April 17, 2009 – Quote: “Without this research too many people will continue to believe the myth that the impact of most… Read More ›
First the good news
A Netherlands study showing that midwife-assisted homebirths are at least as safe for low-risk mothers as midwife-led hospital deliveries and Did you know that defence lawyers in NSW and other Australian states can subpoena counsellor records of rape victims on behalf of the alleged rapist? Without the victim’s knowledge?
Femmostroppo Reader – April 16, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed ZOMG! Facebook use and student grades April 16, 2009 – yet another media report grossly overstates findings from a small study Update – the wages of atheism April 16, 2009 –… Read More ›
Thursday Cheezburger: Cats and Technology
Runner-up:
101: A note to able-bodied readers
I just left this comment on the Painkiller Troubleshooting/Medicine is the best medicine thread from last month: I left this thread because I wondered whether my feelings about it were being unreasonably pissy. Now, nearly a month later, I’ve decided… Read More ›
Mothers Not Human: In The Words Of Our Premier
In Barnett rules out breastfeeding legislation, the West talks about WA Premier Colin Barnett’s appearance on the 6PR Breakfast Show. Barnett ruled out bringing WA into line with other states with regards to adding breastfeeding discrimination to the Equal Opportunity… Read More ›
Femmostroppo Reader – April 15, 2009
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed Limbaugh: Still an Idiot April 15, 2009 – yep "Sext" your heart out, kids April 15, 2009 – a rare shot of sanity Number of the Day April 15, 2009 –… Read More ›
…And objects can’t cast shadows in a vacuum! AAP & formula funding April Fool lawsuit threat
I’m not normally a big fan of April Fools jokes, since most seem to be about the pointless taunting of individuals for being “gullible”. For this one, though, I’m making an exception. Because I love a delicious defamation-allegation hijinks story,… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 