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• A month of detention without review

  By Guest Poster on 2010-06-04 • ( 3 )

  Imagine a world in which you could be held by a government agency, against your will, for up to a month.

  If you have a mental illness, that is now a real possibility.

• (Not) Werner Herzog reads Madeline

  By tigtog on 2010-06-04 • ( 2 )

  Or, as I have immediately renamed it in my head, Semiotics of Soubrettes.

• Discrimination is only discrimination if you end up being sacked

  By Guest Poster on 2010-06-04 • ( 4 )

  The study apparently says that many people with MS put off telling their bosses (and so receiving appropriate accommodations at work, which might help them to manage their MS) because they are afraid they will be discriminated against.

  Dr Simmons says that fear is unfounded, because “only 15 per cent of people [left] their jobs because they were sacked”.

• Good news, sad news, obOzsport news

  By tigtog on 2010-06-04 • ( 2 )

  Rise, Sir Patrick Stewart. Farewell, Rue McLanahan. C’mon, Sam Stosur, c’mon.

• Thursday Cheezburger: Bad Romance

  By lauredhel on 2010-06-03 • ( 15 )

  And today’s Cheezburger theme is … “The course of true love never did run smooth.”

  Post your own favourite in-theme Cheez here, and wait for admin image magic to make it appear.

• Quickhit: Police steal mobility aid, leave PWD crying in the street

  By lauredhel on 2010-06-02 • ( 9 )

  Mobility News : Police apologise to woman after seizing mobility scooter: ” A disabled woman from Ayr in south-west Scotland has received an apology from the local constabulary after one officer wrongly seized her mobility scooter. Mia Spalvieri had asked… Read More ›

• Favourite New Procrastination Aid

  By tigtog on 2010-06-02 • ( 3 )

  hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com

  Enjoy!

• Whoydensday: Mid-season Series 5 – whaddayareckon?

  By tigtog on 2010-06-02 • ( 8 )

  NB: Here in the Antipodes we have just seen S5:Ep07 Amy’s Choice – please be spoiler aware for episodes beyond this!

• Femmostroppo Reader – June 1, 2010

  By tigtog on 2010-06-02

  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. Crap that irritates me about kinky bloggers. – “Anyways, I’ve been trying to read more anti-sexist… Read More ›

• Tuesday twaddle: Caption this

  By tigtog on 2010-06-01 • ( 6 )

  A grey squirrel warns off a pigeon who was trying to steal his nuts in a back garden in the Queens Park area of Brighton

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