Molly’sBlog 2013-11-17 21:46:00
EVIDENCE ON THE EVOLUTION OF SNAKES Snakes belong to the suborder Serpentes in the order Squamata (the scaled reptiles). There has been a considerable controversy over their evolutionary origin. The…
November 2013
Molly’sBlog 2013-11-17 20:46:00
EVIDENCE ON THE EVOLUTION OF SNAKES Snakes belong to the suborder Serpentes in the order Squamata (the scaled reptiles). There has been a considerable controversy over their evolutionary origin. The…
Reaction to Rob Ford at Argos game more carnival freak show than show of support
There I was, minding my own business just after halftime in a section 129 aisle seat at the Rogers Centre as the Toronto Argonauts and Hamilton Tigercats clashed on Sunday…
the war continues to kill: the wounded survivors, and those killed by their own conscience
Here are two excellent, heartbreaking stories about what happens to those who survive and don’t survive war. The first, excerpted from Ann Jones’ book They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded…
justin doolittle in salon: stop thanking the troops for your freedom. they didn’t give it to you.
Justin Doolittle, writing in Salon, takes down the military lovefest currently enveloping professional sports in North America: “Stop thanking the troops for me: No, they don’t “protect our freedoms!”“ Doolittle…
Quebec and the NDP #Fail
It seems the NDP leader has said he will "wipe the floor" with Justin Trudeau. Why? Because the Liberal leader holds to the Clarity Act and says Quebec cannot leave…
Running with Scissors: Another AHS CEO Bites the Dust
It’s like running with scissors. It’s only a matter of time before someone gets hurt. On Oct 17, 2013, Duncan Campbell took over as interim CEO of Alberta Health Services,…
Rob Ford spoofed on late night shows
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Uh Oh
Rob and Doug Ford took me to the projects. And then things got weird. Can’t wait to show you on @CNN Monday. pic.twitter.com/BwnqTAAYfb— Bill Weir (@BillWeirCNN) November 17, 2013 Will…
It’s not really about the crack, or at least it’s…
It’s not really about the crack, or at least it’s not all about the crack. The crack-centred Rob Ford jokes, skits, songs and Internet memes certainly have been entertaining, but…
The theory of revolution
Brilliant! Source: SMBC
Moving Beyond the Rational
Unlike everything else in the news, this isn’t about Rob Ford. I’m going to merge some Fraser Institute news with recent discussions in class, an old Munk Debate on religion,…
Road Trip to K2
No, not to the mountain. To the mill. The flour mill in Beeton, a little more than an hour’s drive southeast of me. We took a little road trip today…
Nov. 17: Sorry to be late today…
….and the blog may not be long…I seem to be quite sick with something. So we’ll talk ethics. Journalism ethics. There really are such things, though they have never been…
Hey Torontonians, Here’s a Fun Game for the Whole Family
Best of all, it costs next to nothing. Mom, dad, gather the kids around the computer. Then look up lists of foreign, English-language newspapers. Papers in France or Germany, maybe…
Like the Camel’s Nose, Conrad Tries to Sneak Back Into the Tent
Conrad Black, Baron Black of PiddlePuddle to you, will long be remembered for smearing ordinary Canadians and our country when he ditched his Canadian citizenship to become a Brit so…
Coyne on How Rob Ford is the Face of Canadian Conservatism
Andrew Coyne contends that Rob Ford isn’t a self-made catastrophe but, to a great extent, the result of enablers, strategists following the neo-conservative playbook. …there Mr. Ford sits, immovably: disgraced,…
The Ford Saga Continues
I have shamelessly cribbed the following from Montreal Simon. Please check out his commentary on the continuing Toronto soap opera known simply as The Rob Ford Follies. Opener – CBC…
At Least Someone is Pushing Back
The FBI claims that, beginning last December, Anonymous has waged a campaign hacking U.S. government computers. The hackers exploited a flaw in Adobe Systems Inc’s software to launch a rash…
Morality-Lite: MacKay’s Glass House
Trudeau, Ford Set Bad Example For Country: Justice Minister Globalnews.ca | Posted: 11/17/2013 11:09 am EST Hey, McKay, pot callin’ the kettle..guess it’s okay to waste taxpayers’ money, and be…