Shatner - "Stand A Little Less Between Me...And...The Sun". Zeitgeisters, We all love Aussie Woo l . It makes fine sweaters, cardigans and jumpers as well as suits and other apparel that I have not bothered to research at this juncture. However, how many of us ever think of using it as a medium for art? Witness William Shatner from Star Trek - The Wrath of Khan; Julie " The Bishop" Bishop MP, Federal Minsister for Education, Science and Training - as you've never seen them before; runner-up portraits in this weekend's Archibald Prize ? They wish. These two pictures may appear, at first glance, to be nothing more than photographic images altered with the Photoshop filter "dry brush". And yet, when I tell you that each of these is a hand-woven image using tens of thousands of strands of 100% Australian Wool, you might not believe me. You might even call me a down-right liar, when I tell you that I made these in 2006, during the hundreds of hour...

Dr Ziggy Switkowski, Julie Bishop calls him fine, but we think he's "dreamy". Zeitgeisters, according to ABC on-line: The Federal Government has appointed Ziggy Switkowski as the chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). Mr Switkowski was appointed to the board of ANSTO in 2006 and headed up Prime Minister John Howard's task force into nuclear energy last year. The federal Science Minister, Julie Bishop*, has told Channel Nine that Cabinet approved the appointment on Friday. "He is a very fine Australian," she said. "He brings a great intellect and commitment to his work and I believe he will be an ideal choice to head up ANSTO as we move into this period of seriously discussing nuclear power as an alternative to coal ." (emphasis added.) I dunno. Is there any alternative to coal that doesn't have the potential of dangerous side effects? Isn't this the kind of DUMB-ARSE THINKING that got...