No wonder teaching in Britain is a high-stress occupation
Theodore Dalrymple discusses the educational and behavioural issues when you raise generations of children with little or no parental control: If children are not taught self-control, they do not learn it. Violence against teachers is increasing: injuries suffered by teachers...
2008-08-19T11:04:15-05:00
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QotD: "A vodka fuelled Genghis Khan't"
. . . it is absurd to contend that Russia as a long term threat in the way the Soviet Union threatened the world for more than fifty years. Hapless Russia has a near mono-culture economy (GDP the size...
2008-08-19T09:06:57-05:00
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High gas prices induce lunatic "solutions"
Radley Balko observes the rancid combination of political ambition and economic ignorance in action: Obama's opponent John McCain has smartly opposed a tax on oil company profits — and Obama has promptly attacked him for it. But McCain isn't much...
2008-08-19T08:38:13-05:00
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Funeral tonight
Belated confirmation for Dea Heron's funeral. This is copied from the Facebook event page: Dea Heron's funeral service has been confirmed for tomorrow (Tuesday) August 19. Visitation: 7:00 PM Service: 8:00 PM Service will be held at: Brooklin Memorial Chapel...
2008-08-19T08:12:51-05:00
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QotD: What is said . . . and what is reported
Yesterday in the British Press, much was made of the Soviet, sorry, Russian threat to nuke Poland if it hosted American, sorry, NATO defensive missile systems. THREAT TO NUKE POLAND . . . well, really? What the Ruskies are...
2008-08-18T09:19:57-05:00
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The surprising upside of no-fault divorce
Steve Chapman looks at "what everybody knows" about the deleterious effects of no-fault divorce and finds that what everybody knows just ain't so: There's a lot of evidence that marital breakup does more social harm than good. In their 2000...
2008-08-18T08:40:19-05:00
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Funeral tentatively set for Tuesday evening
We're still waiting for confirmation, but Dianne Heron's funeral is tentatively scheduled for 7:00 Tuesday evening at Memorial Chapel Brooklin....
2008-08-17T15:42:02-05:00
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Yet another inauthentic moment at the Olympics
It's becoming almost a daily news item for something else at the Beijing Olympics to be revealed as lip-synched, photoshopped, staged, or — in this case — impersonated: KE FIREWORKS, fake singers and now fake ethnic minorities. Beijing Olympics organisers...
2008-08-17T13:04:38-05:00
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Rickrolling in "Doom"
H/T to Victor for the link....
2008-08-16T17:53:35-05:00
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Timeline of internet memes
In case you've ever wondered whether "All Your Base Are Belong to Us" came before or after "I am Canadian!", you can find the answer here....
2008-08-15T17:00:16-05:00
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Praiseworthy, indeed
As reported at Taylor & Company, Royal Navy Commander Jeremy Woods has finally been properly rewarded: T&C readers will be pleased to know that on July 28th, 2008, the Royal Navy removed Commander Jeremy Woods, ex-Cornwall, from his post. Cdr....
2008-08-15T15:57:47-05:00
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QotD: Futility, overlaid with hypocrisy
There is something wrong with our political system, don't you think, when policy is determined by people who know that it is wrong, and know that their colleagues also know that it is wrong, but all are compelled by...
2008-08-15T11:08:24-05:00
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New toy to play with . . .
I finally broke down and bought an iPhone 3G last night. It's actually only an "i" until my cell number is transferred over from Bell to Rogers (which can take "from two hours to five days"). So far, aside from...
2008-08-15T08:56:24-05:00
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Ronald Bailey commits lesè majesté
Ronald Bailey isn't expecting royal honours after Prince Charles ascends the throne: His Royal Highness, the Dunce of Wales, Speaks Against Biotech Crops [. . .] There's a tremendous amount of anti-biotech misinformation packed into this interview. First and foremost,...
2008-08-14T09:28:06-05:00
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Putin's successful entrapment of Georgia
Cathy Young provides more background on the Russian-Georgian conflict: . . . this is not a situation with two equally valid opposing views of reality, or with roughly balanced rights and wrongs on both sides. True, on a political level,...
2008-08-14T09:19:42-05:00
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