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• On Insanity: Ladies Nervously Affected

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-19 • ( 12 )

  While participating in the Feministe thread on fibromyalgia, I’ve been re-reading a few UK-based journal papers on how chronic fatigue syndrome is all in our heads and shit. I just re-stumbled across this little nugget from the British Medical Journal,… Read More ›

• …. with a sign on the door saying “Beware of the Leopard”

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-18 • ( 7 )

  Just found out on the grapevine – because these places and dates are not available on the FaHSCIA website – that the only Sydney public consultation on the proposed new draconian national disabled parking restrictions is: In Parramatta. On Friday… Read More ›

• Thursday Cheezburger and Delurking Day: Ai Cannae Change the Laws of Physics

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-18 • ( 19 )

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• Zing.

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-17 • ( 23 )

  We interrupt your regular schedule of ranting, rainbows, and roundups for this important announcement: Scoot! Whee! Zing! Audience Participation Component: – It doesn’t have a name yet. – I am not planning to “pimp” it (shudder), but recommendations for Aussie… Read More ›

• On up-front warnings in certain kinds of posts

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-17 • ( 28 )

  I’ve been contemplating the issue of trigger warnings. I place them on posts containing certain graphic descriptions of violence, particularly violence against marginalised groups (including children), and particularly sexualised violence. I also sometimes place anti-warnings, on posts headlined ‘rape’ in… Read More ›

• AMA delegation seeks to code for non-compliant and ungrateful patients

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-16 • ( 24 )

  Update: A twitterer tells me this was just considered by the AMA and defeated – I’m looking for details. Because if they tried this once, they’ll try it again. Further update: Found it. Details are appended. ~~~ The American Medical… Read More ›

• “Obesity Drops Risk of Severe Swine Flu More Than 40%”

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-15 • ( 31 )

  …That’s what I would be saying, from actual sources instead of the mainstream news, if I believed that a sample size of 30 was likely to give statistically significant results. Anne Schuchat, M.D., interim deputy director for the CDC’s (Centers… Read More ›

• Iran election aftermath: “The revolution is being tweeted”

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-14 • ( 5 )

  Large US cable news companies are failing to cover the revolutionary rioting following the Iran election. Mousavi’s twitter account (I have no reason to believe this isn’t real, but let me know if you have further information) says that he’s… Read More ›

• Otterday, and Open Thread

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-13 • ( 13 )

  Today’s otters are from a Minnesota Zoo advertisement. Description: A montage of extremely cute sea otters. Captioned: “Kittens can’t stand them. Puppies feel threatened. Even bunnies are jealous. Watch your back Mr. Otter. Sea Otters of Russia’s Grizzly Coast. Minnesota… Read More ›

• Coroner to rule in heatstroke/burns killing of Aboriginal elder in police van

  By lauredhel on 2009-06-12 • ( 6 )

  UPDATE 12 June 2009 P.M.: Coroner Alistair Hope has handed down his findings in the case. The ABC reports, in “Coroner’s damning findings on elder’s prison van death”: West Australian Coroner Alistair Hope says an Aboriginal elder who died after… Read More ›