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Changing Toronto Skyline

The condo boom has changed the face of Toronto, but now the Financial District at King and Bay is moving down to the waterfront. The Toronto Star's Christopher Hume show us how.

Via thestar.com

Proposed Anti-Bullying Law is Pissing Off Bullies

Where do religious freedoms end and personal rights supersede?

Right. Fucking. Here.

A coalition of Christian and Jewish groups say an anti-bullying bill harms faith-based learning.

Here's the story with some of my own editorial:

Some Christian and Jewish groups are denouncing Premier Dalton McGuinty’s anti-bullying legislation, calling it a front for his “radical sex education” agenda.

The Institute for Canadian Values held a news conference Tuesday morning, condemning the premier for a section of the new anti-bullying legislation that allows for all publicly funded school boards to “host gay clubs.”

Oh, Jesus!? The gays are allowed to have "clubs" now? We can't ridicule them and treat them like dirt until they commit suicide anymore? What happened to this world? Surely there is some vigilant bigot to save the day, right? Cue McVety:

The Institute’s president is Dr. Charles McVety, a politically savvy Evangelist who was against proposed changes to the provincial physical health and education curriculum last year. Those changes included discussing same-sex couples in Grade 3.

“We don’t understand why this keeps coming back,” McVety said.

I'd like to give him the answer myself, but surprisingly our idiot Premier has got it figured out...

But speaking in Windsor, McGuinty denounced the criticism.

“Are there gay children attending Catholic schools in Ontario? Yes. Are there gay teachers teaching in Catholic schools in Ontario? Yes,” McGuinty said.

“The purpose of our accepting schools act is to send a strong signal to all Ontarians, of all faiths and backgrounds, all places of origin, culture, ethnicities, in our province and our publicly funded schools — schools will be warm and accepting of all our children, regardless of their sexual orientation as well.”

I know what you're thinking. McGuinty surprised the fuck out of me with this one too. Good for him though. If he's saying it then it reflects the values of most Ontarians as McGuinty wouldn't dare take such a polarizing stance without backup. The anti-bullying legislation, created after recent high profile youth suicides including that of gay Ottawa teen Jamie Hubley, was introduced by the Liberals last week.

“I fully expect Catholic kids will use the word gay,” said McGuinty. “I fully expect Catholic teachers will use the word gay and as a Catholic premier in Ontario, I am going to talk about gay kids.”

There is a time and place for everything, said Rondo Thomas, of the Evangelical Association, but there is no “time and place” in an 8-year-old’s mind to try to make them conceptualize something beyond “tying their shoes.”

Hold it right there, Rondo. If that is a real name? My nine year old kid has been well aware of what it means to be gay for years. He goes to a Catholic school. I don't think we give kids any credit really. Hatred (like homophobia) starts with the parents and their example. So does tolerance, love and acceptance.

“The anti-bullying legislation that Mr. McGuinty is proposing constitutes a violation of our religious freedoms that are guaranteed by the Charter of Rights and further to that, it violates the common law of separation of church and state,” he said. “Please erase this unnecessary clause and show Ontarians you really care and we will join you in the anti-bullying campaign.”

The backlash to introducing this bill could be “quite severe,” he added.

Jack Fonseca, of the Campaign Life Coalition, agreed, saying the premier is misguided in this section of the anti-bullying legislation.

“Catholic teaching, the Catholic church and Catholic schools teach love of God and love of neighbour and if that is taught that is the best defense for children — whether they are same-sex attracted or overweight, skinny or wear glasses … it doesn’t matter, that is the best defense.”

Really? People are supposed to turn the other cheek? Use some kind of God shield from human degradation that your statement seems to condone?

Fonseca said McGuinty wants to force Catholic schools to do something, regardless of what the bishops say. “That is a violation of Catholic rights in Ontario,” he said.

Is it a violation of Catholic rights? Or this just bigotry in disguise?

All bullying is an expression of hate and it is wrong. I'm not surprised that there are those who will resist change. I'm just saying that their motives and argument are complete nonsense.

I'm not talking about gay rights exclusively. This applies to everyone and anyone who has had a hard time fitting in by no fault of their own. It's a big step to take as a society, so let's try not to fuck it up.

Peace.

via www.thestar.com

Gretzky's Slutty Daughter

Images posted on Paulina Gretzky's now-defunct Twitter page included this sultry image of the blond in skimpy lingerie.

How long until a porno tape is "leaked" into the mainstream media featuring Paulina Gretzky? I'm going to say less than a year but we just might get lucky.

She'll be able to join the likes of Paris Hilton and Kim Kardashian, as daughters of wealthy and famous men, who'll suck a dick on a home camcorder for just the slightest possibility of breaking out into the limelight. Perhaps, we'll see a reality show come from this... "Gretzky Knows Best!"

"Don't go where the dick is, go to where the dick is going to be, Paulina."

I just knew that Twitter brought all kinds of joy the world, including me. Check it out:

Paulina Gretzky, the wild child daughter of Wayne Gretzky, loves a night out with her BFFs in Los Angeles.

The struggling model/singer/actress also loves documenting her fabulous celebutante lifestyle and curvy figure — often revealed in too-tight, too-short skirts and tube tops — on Twitter. But abruptly over the weekend, the daughter of world famous hockey legend Gretzky and Janet Jones, shut down her Twitter account — much to the chagrin of men everywhere.

Paulina was born Dec. 19, 1988 four months after her dad was traded to the L.A. Kings. She is the eldest of five children.

As Gretzky’s name was linked last week with the potential sale of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, it’s possible the news raised the profile of his daughter’s racy online photographs. Her dad was born and raised in Brantford, a far cry from the Hollywood nightlife that has attracted his eldest daughter. Before her Twitter was closed, she tweeted “Having a nice sit down dinner with my dad about social media..haha #SIKEEE (sic).”

Photographs posted by Gretzky’s fun loving daughter include a sultry image of the blond lying in bed in skimpy lingerie, dancing suggestively at a nightclub, lying poolside in a red bikini and striking a pose with girlfriends — backs arched, chests out.

While she may have grown up to be a Hollywood cliché — following in the path of other rich offspring such as Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie — Gretzky is struggling for a career she can call her own. She had her modelling debut on the cover of Flare magazine in 2005.

On her website, for example, she boasts that her single Collecting Dust “scored a television hit” after it was featured on MTV’s Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County.

“The forums, message boards and chat rooms for MTV’s hit show were flooded with comments, questions and requests for the song,” Gretzky wrote on the website. The song chronicles the sadness of a lost love. “Page by page I learn / how fast love letters burn.”

Men on Twitter are weeping that the starlet’s account has been closed. Last month, the website COED Magazine posted Gretzky’s 77 sexiest Twitpics, which received plenty of reaction.

Paulina’s a “smoke show” tweeted one man. He commented the young Gretzky was “clearly his greatest accomplishment.”

Another man agreed. “Thanks for putting the Great One’s daughter on my radar. She’s a beaut!”

Apparently the young Gretzky had an unmissable presence on Twitter. “Discovering @Paulina Gretzky on Twitter is like a British person stumbling upon Kate Middleton,” one person tweeted.

But for now at least, she’s off the air.

On Saturday, she tweeted, “Taking a break from Twitter for a bit. Happy Holidays!!! xoxo”

Tweeter @HockeyDad92 was crestfallen. “Please. Don’t go.” And another requested, “Give us one more pic for the holidays? Please.”

Via thestar.com

Oh, poor @HockeyDad92... we feel your pain.

Jason Segel Explains the Magic of the Muppets

Just a great answer to a simple question.

Via YouTube.com

Blue Jays New Look

The Toronto Blue Jays have gone back to the future with their new logo and uniforms.

I was relieved today to see the "new" look  for the 2012 season did not go crazy like a lot of us were worried about. There were a lot of rumours about making the team all red to match to push a "Canadiana" theme.

They now look a lot like they did when I was growing up. They have modernized it slightly so that it doesn't scream seventies as much as it used to.

They are putting the blue back into Blue Jays, which is awesome.

I suspect that fans and players alike will be really happy with the new look and feel for the team. I know that I am.

Here are a few more photos and videos to take it all in.

Occupy Wall Street Eviction

So, early this morning the New York police evicted the protestors in Zuccotti Park. There are reports of excessive force, pepper spray, and general police douche baggery. Seems a little extreme for a bunch of people living in tents.... but hey! What do I know?Get some of the story Here! I’m sure new information will surface later in the day.

 

 

 

Didn’t somebody once say "Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable”? ... that sounds like something somebody would say. 

Brokeback Igloo - The Tale of Two Gay Penguins

There are some gay penguins in Toronto and there is only one solution: pussy. 

However, I am skeptical of this lasting. It didn't work for Heath and Jake and I don't think it's going to last here.

So what if Buddy likes getting his penguin dick sucked by a Pedro?

Buddy left his wife for Pedro for Christ's sake! It doesn't get more obvious than that.

It's all being covered up under the conspiracy of "mating". I know the truth.

It's still a cool story:

“Gay penguins to be separated’’ reads a headline on the ABC News website.

Love is in the air... male African penguins Buddy and Pedro are exhibiting signs of mating behaviour.

The Toronto Zoo plans to separate Buddy and Pedro to mate with other female African penguins there, because the penguins are endangered. Buddy and Pedro have great genes for breeding. A video of the penguins uploaded to YouTube had more than 70,000 views by Tuesday evening.  

Before Buddy, 20, met Pedro, 10, in an all-male flock in Toledo, Buddy had a female partner for 10 years and even produced a few offspring.

Since “pair-bonding’’ in Ohio and later moving to Toronto in May to join a group of 10 other male and female African penguins for breeding purposes, Buddy and Pedro have barely left each other’s side. But in a few weeks they’ll be paired up with younger females in the group, Buddy with Farai, 3, and Pedro with Thandiwey, 4.

Each pair will have a room to themselves in the penguin house, with a box for the egg they produce. The penguins will guard their nest area. 

Via thestar.com

Vending Machine That Sells... Meat (Video)

Last week, a Lil Mart convenience store in Odenville, Alabama, became the official retail launch site for a new vending concept that could be the ultimate convenience for carnivores--a vending machine that dispenses steak in the same way other vending machines dispense cola.

Very redneck.

Via cbs42.com

Customers can feed $1 or $5 bills into the machine developed by Birmingham, Ala.-based Smart Butcher or swipe a credit or debit card and pay $2.49 for pork steaks, $3.99 for an 8-oz. sirloin or $5.99 for a 12-oz. ribeye steak. The machine also sells sausages and other meats.

Poppy Boxes Stolen from Tim Hortons

This is truly a Canadian crime spree!

HAMILTON—Police say poppy donation boxes were stolen from two Tim Hortons restaurants this morning.

Police say a man placed an order at the Tim Hortons at 65 Ottawa St. N. at about 5:30 a.m. and fled with two poppy donation boxes when the clerk turned away from the counter.

About 30 minutes later, police say the same thing happened at a Tim Hortons at 239 King St. W. with a man matching the same description.

The suspect is described as an east Asian man in his 20s, five-foot-eight and 165 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and sporting a goatee.

He was wearing a dark blue jacket with a white stripe down the sleeves and a logo on the back, and dark jeans.

These incidents happened a day after police reported a poppy box stolen from a pizza shop in Toronto.

via www.thestar.com

In Canada, the poppy is the official symbol of remembrance (for those who have died in war since 1914) worn during the two weeks before November 11th.

What an asshole!

New Laser Procedure Can Permanently Change Brown Eyes to Blue

It's about time the rest of you get with us beautiful blues! I like it!

A California scientist says he has developed a quick and easy laser procedure to permanently change brown eyes to blue without damaging vision.

Gregg Homer of Stroma Medical told KTLA.com that he has been working on the technology for 10 years.

Even brown-eyed people have blue eyes underneath the brown layer of pigment, Homer said.

He uses a laser tuned to a specific frequency to remove the brown pigment from the surface of the iris. The procedure takes about 20 seconds. When laser energy is absorbed by the eye's brown pigment, Homer says the pigment tissue changes and then the body sheds the altered tissue, changing brown eyes to blue within two to three weeks.

The brown tissue never regenerates.

Homer told KTLA.com that tests have shown no signs of tissue damage so far. He still has another year of research to complete on the procedure.

Homer is a former entertainment lawyer turned law professor who obtained a science degree at Stanford while teaching, Stroma CEO Doug Daniels told the Orange County Register. Homer already holds several patents.

Stroma will present the research and findings at a medical device investing forum in California later this month.

Homer believes the procedure will be available outside the United States in 18 months and in the U.S. in three years.

It will cost about $5,000.

Homer told KTLA.com that thousands of people have already emailed him expressing interest.

“A blue eye is not opaque, you can see deeply into it, and a brown eye is very opaque. I think there is something very meaningful about this idea of having open windows to the soul.”

via www.thestar.com