Saturday Photo: A Tangle of Hosta Flowers, and Shooting Star Daylilies
One of the joys of a garden full of perennials is that the plants and the flowers come back, even in yars of neglect. I took these yesterday, when the…
Sun TV, Ezra Levant and Why the Danish Cartoons Matter
Ezra Levant, long time neocon insider and self-proclaimed stockaholic (one of 3 Stockwell Day fans), is among the bombastic characters on Fox News North (Sun TV).He used to run a…
The State Of Climate Change Denial In Australia
The target is Hans Schellnhuber, advisr to the German government:. My Australian is a bit weak, but a loose translation of the guy in the clip is: "Before you begin,…
Traffic that never flip flops
The weekly top 10 Bond Papers posts for the week of July 11 to 15, 2011, selected by you, the readers. Forecasting the fall All three NL parties back Muskrat…
Hi there, Hot Stuff! Where’s Stephen Duckett when you really need him?
Hello! This is the AHS Health Link line. It had darned well better be, anyway! Below: Another irresistible switchboard shot, Stephen Duckett.Where’s Stephen Duckett when you need him?Don’t you think…
The Liberal Party Cannot Rebuild
The Liberal Party cannot rebuild because the building is still there.In much of the same way that people in Toronto can't rebuild the CN Tower because it still exists like…
SGM Survivor blog receives threats
It is one thing to get hate mail. Most of us who expose bad behavior in evangelical circles have been the receipients of some blistering anger and even rage. It…
Torontonians to Rob Ford: Hands off our libraries!
Poll shows Torontonians oppose closing local libraries and library privatization – councilors take note < Libraries, Privatization, Ontario | CUPEThe Toronto Public Library Workers Union commissioned Forum Research to ask…
You are not a lawmaker
I know this particular speech has been floating around the Internet for a couple of weeks (also available here if the previous link is behind a firewall), but I felt…
Molly’sBlog 2011-07-16 01:50:00
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR GEORGIA:RESPECT WORKER RIGHTS IN GEORGIA:The now independent Caucasus republic of Georgia is (in)famous as the homeland of Soviet dictator Josep Stalin. Sorta like being noted as the homeland…
405 Closure: Thanks Erik Estrada
I live in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, and yet I know that LA's 405 freeway is closed this weekend (aka Carmageddon) between the Santa Monica and Ventura freeways. I first…
Impact factor trends
A few days ago, I received an e-mail message from the Publisher of my favourite physics journal (JLTP), who was pleased to inform me that its Impact Factor (IF) climbed…
Harper’s Summer Job
Turns out the Prime Minister is a fan of the ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ period detective show and recently made a cameo appearance on it in the role of a police constable…
Those who can do…and a “tale of the tapes”
By Rick Hiebert. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission How does the old saying go? Anyways, Todd Bentley would like you to think that he is so adept at raising…
Musical interlude
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Great video: My Fellow American
I was contacted by the folks who put up this site and asked to post this video. I'm happy to do so as the video's message of acceptance and equality…
Edelman: The Rupert Murdoch Spin Doctor
The narrative.From movies to political campaigns to news stories; what drives the public's interest is the narrative.With the outrage surrounding the News of the World phone-hacking scandal, the emerging narrative…
On innumeracy
Yes, we know that math isn't Deficit Jim Flaherty's forte. But could it be that he's still less numerically challenged than the rest of his cabinet colleagues? Let's check in…
3928…Another Language Barrier
Forget French/English and that douche who got 12 large coz the flying waitress brought him a Sprite instead of a 7-Up.No, no, the newest language barrier is Newfoundlandese/Canuckistanian.Judy Foote, the…
Donate to CFI Canada to establish physical centres across the country
I don’t usually cross-post with Canadian Atheist, but I think this is an important, and ambitious campaign. I’ve had my differences with CFI Canada in the past, but we are…