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• 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 ›

• Debate watch: Biden/Palin

  By tigtog on 2008-10-03 • ( 32 )

  Later this morning I’m heading to Amanda‘s for a wonkfest (it’s sad to hoot and make moose-calls at the screen on one’s own). Like many of you, I suspect, the peculiar interview moments of the last few weeks have left… Read More ›

• Daylight savings time approaches

  By tigtog on 2008-10-03 • ( 12 )

  I was rather surprised to see the breakfast tabloid TV show discussing DST arriving this weekend for we Ostrayans. I’m pleased to see it move back to early October – my memory from childhood is that DST always used to… Read More ›

• Feminist Blogger Project

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02

  Jessie is doing a PhD, and needs feminist bloggers to do a survey and maybe later an interview.

• Quicklinks: Maternity and Parental Leave

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02 • ( 2 )

  The Rudd Government is mooting some changes. Others have blogged: Bite the bullet from blue milk by blue milk Quoting Eva Cox: Of course, there are gaps: too many workers still miss out, six months would have been better and… Read More ›

• Procrastination Aid of the Day

  By tigtog on 2008-10-02 • ( 2 )

  Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining Twilight Zone and Sex and the City. The story should use the future as a plot device! Generated by the Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction… Read More ›

• Today’s LOLPol

  By tigtog on 2008-10-01 • ( 7 )

  Anybody else been playing around at PunditKitchen? Here’s one I made just now: vote for this funny picture

• Whoydensday: Marry, Shag or Cliff? (Writers Edition)

  By tigtog on 2008-10-01 • ( 15 )

  As usual, you may match one and only one of the people below to each fate. So, who shall it be? Russell T. Davies, who masterminded the return of Doctor Who to our screens in 2005? Steven Moffat, who has… Read More ›

• Mine’s a Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster, thanks

  By tigtog on 2008-09-30 • ( 10 )

  …in a very tall glass, because I’m not entirely convinced that these are the hoopy froods (who know where their towels are) that we are looking for.