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• Japan officially recognizes Ainu as indigenous people for first time

  By tigtog on 2008-06-10 • ( 3 )

  It’s a start. TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s parliament voted Friday to recognize the Ainu ethnic group as the country’s indigenous people for the first time and urged steps to reverse a century of discrimination and poverty. The votes in both… Read More ›

• Aussie Long Weekend

  By tigtog on 2008-06-08 • ( 14 )

  Quiet around here, isn’t it? I was going out today, but I’m a tad crook (just enough that I don’t want to be wandering around in the rain, not too bad), so I’m home doing a little bit of gentle… Read More ›

• USA: The Democrats nomination

  By tigtog on 2008-06-05 • ( 5 )

  The roar is becoming deafening: every newspaper says that Hillary Clinton’s race is run, that it’s time for her to concede that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee. But will Clinton do it, or will she continue to campaign… Read More ›

• Quick Hit: medical misinformation in TV-drama leads to bullying at school

  By tigtog on 2008-06-05 • ( 2 )

  Boy taunted after Seven’s Down syndrome gaffe Channel Seven is facing legal action and an advertising boycott after popular show All Saints implied that Down syndrome is caused by incest. Down syndrome groups say that at least one child has… Read More ›

• Procrastination meme: Scattergories

  By tigtog on 2008-06-05 • ( 6 )

  I’m busy with work and can’t do any deep thoughtful posts today, but I do have time for a quick procrastination over lunch. This came to me in email from my friend C. SCATTERGORIES… It’s harder than it looks! When… Read More ›

• Lauredhel’s off-line for a while

  By tigtog on 2008-06-04 • ( 2 )

  There’s a blackout at her place, and the laptop batteries are now run out. No internet for her until the power comes back up. The blackout is said to have nothing to do with the big gas accident yesterday offshore… Read More ›

• Marry, Shag or Cliff: Inaugural Whoydnesday Edition

  By tigtog on 2008-06-04 • ( 32 )

  I have made an executive decision: every now and then Wednesdays around here will be Whodnesdays. This was prompted by paralysis: because Lauredhel and I couldn’t decide from the plethora of choice available for a general Whoniverse Marry, Shag or… Read More ›

• Various Gits the World should know more about

  By tigtog on 2008-06-03 • ( 10 )

  This may well become a semi-regular feature, as this way at least sends some linkjuice to the bloggers who have taken the time to document various gitting about that I find too angrifying to blog about in detail: From Angry… Read More ›

• Now you see us, now you don’t: Houston has a problem

  By tigtog on 2008-06-02 • ( 5 )

  Update: at the moment (midnightish) load time seems to be back up to speed. Yay! (fingers crossed) From my post over at the original HAT earlier: HAT is down And may be for a while yet. From my hosting service:… Read More ›

• HAT is still down fully recovered

  By tigtog on 2008-06-02 • ( 1 )

  All sorted out now. Original post below.—————————————————–And may be for a while yet. From my hosting service: At approx midnight Saturday (NSW time) a fire and subsequent explosion occurred in a Data Centre that houses one of ********** servers. None… Read More ›