With stocks of Atlantic bluefin tuna down 75 per cent due to over-fishing, the European Commission said the trade ban’s rejection threatened the survival of the ocean predator. Environmental group Greenpeace also warned the vote ”sets the species on a pathway to extinction”.
Month: March 2010
Femmostroppo Reader – March 20, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. (Oops, shared more links than I thought! They’re all after the cut)
Contraception in the media
Media articles on contraception surveys and how silly teh wimminz are pretty much always bother me. For a whole variety of reasons. Here’s one of them. There is so much elided, left out, glossed over, ignored, probably not even known… Read More ›
Quickhit: alpha status now assured
Carol Nader reports in the SMH today that the Official Generation Code-Naming Authority?—?there is one, right? an important body that declares that Generation Z is so 2009??—?has decided that as of the 1st of January, Generation Alpha is being born…. Read More ›
Otterday! And Open Thread.
Today’s otters come via Seaview Wildlife Encounter. Do you want to caption the shot? Please feel free to use this thread to natter about anything your heart desires. Is there anything great happening in your life? Anything you want to… Read More ›
Noel Pearson v. Abbott: welcomes to country and acknowledgment of traditional owners
If you can’t sit through those few minutes or few seconds it is unlikely that you are only annoyed with the occasional political correctness or silliness of it.
Friday Hoyden: Miss Jane Marple
The epitome of hidden depths: superficially a frail old lady with no special qualities, fundamentally a preternaturally observant Nemesis of those with murderous secrets.
Femmostroppo Reader – March 19, 2010
Items of interest found recently in my RSS feed. What did I miss? Please share what you've been reading (and writing!) in the comments. Heavy Competition for Racebending.com Facebook Ban – “Hopefully we’ll be able to open a dialogue with… Read More ›
It’s Not Sex, It’s Rape: Prostituting-A-Disabled-Child Edition
I just don’t even. This is one of the worst examples I’ve seen. Trigger warnings out the wazoo.
Hoydens, we have a problem
Weirdness appears to be happening when people attempt to leave a comment. As I’m checking things out in the backend, weirdnesses are happening to me there as well. Will this post even get published? Let’s see. Addendum: By all means… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 