From Newsweek – Autism: New Findings in from Big Gene Study So what are the preliminary findings? What this shows is that there are rare chromosomal changes, what we call copy number variations, [associated with autism] rather than a single… Read More ›
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Horrible prisons of narrative
The Independent (sic) Women’s Forum[their FAQ] [counterview] in the US have been garnering much attention for their reactionary “Take Back the Date” campaign, a Valentine’s Day activist response to the horribly unromantic V-day campaigns in the States that aim to… Read More ›
Weekend walking
So, mr tog and I decided, on our return from abroad, that we really should keep up this walking-around-with-the-kids habit we’d developed over the 4 weeks of sightseeing. Instead of just lounging around the house on Saturdays, we should get… Read More ›
La plume de ma tante sent comme le fromage
Not actually, but the cupboard of my kitchenette here near the rue Faubourg Saint-Antoine smells of glorious unpasteurised Camembert (the texture of Tasmanian/King Island brie/camembert is excellent, but pasteurisation kills the best part of the taste). We have been buying… Read More ›
Neither of my Blue Mountains nieces is 8 years old
So my dread on reading this headline was shortlived. Girl, 8, drowns in Blue Mountains pool Thank you, considerate subeditor. Obviously, whenever a child drowns someone blames themselves for not supervising carefully enough. The parents and any other adult who… Read More ›
Saving this for the 21st
I get to see my new niece for the first time tomorrow, although I’ve been sent many fine pictures of this mighty fine specimen. She looks lovely, and the parents look happy, in those other shots. But this one has… Read More ›
Boring consumerism
I took the tigling and some of her friends for a cinema and pizza outing yesterday to celebrate the tigling’s birthday. That was fine, lots of fun, actually. But because of the weather we had to stay inside the mall… Read More ›
I’m an auntie once more!
I have a new niece, delivered just on an hour ago by caesarean section. Her mum is still in recovery after the surgery. Her nana says she’s beautiful, but I’ll have to wait for a little while to see her…. Read More ›
Thugs on DVD
After yesterday’s initial outrage, prepare for more from today’s story: Students who knew members of the gang involved in the DVD said some were unapologetic and had laughed at the public outrage. Year 9 students at Werribee Secondary College said… Read More ›
It’s gone
Last week I wrote this: if you’ve still got this catalogue online next week I’ll be amazed I just checked. The pictures from their Summer 2006 catalogue are not online anymore. I hesitate to automatically assume that it was because… Read More ›
Hoyden About Town 