Chicken Or Egg...

...are individuals obese because of pre-existing medical problems or are the medical problems due to their obesity? If the latter then I don't see why we are spending $$$$ on surgical procedutes when those $$$$ could be diverted to improving the sdtandard of living for a single mom, providing assistance to seniors living on their own, etc. etc.

We are fat. So, what’s Ontario doing about it? (113)

Falling short in the obesity fight


We are lacking a comprehensive government approach to combat this growing health crisis.

...what we are lacking is personal and parental responsibility and societies acceptance of technology instead of talking, writing, walking, etc. and IMHO the only action the government should take is to apply exorbitant taxes on iPods, video games, tablets, etc.

Preaching Tolerance

The only good thing to come out of 9/11

...was 19 dead Muslims...

A high profile Sudanese woman journalist is facing 40 lashes after being accused of wearing "indecent" clothes, with 10 women already whipped for similar offences against Islamic law.

Lubna Ahmed al-Hussein, who writes for the left-wing Al-Sahafa newspaper and works for the media department of the United Nations Mission in Sudan, was arrested in Khartoum last week and charged with dressing indecently.

I'm sure her colleagues at the left-wing newspaper she writes for would encourage her to be tolerant of the cultural differences under Sharia law.

Wonder Woman on July 14, 2009

Must Reading For Liberals, Left Wing And Losers

Hugh Segal: The progressive wing of the conservatives
Posted: April 08, 2009, 7:27 AM by NP Editor Filed under: Full Comment

David Quist: Social conservatives are the human face of the right
Posted: April 08, 2009, 7:42 AM by NP Editor

Peter Foster: Atlas shrugs, leftists rage
Posted: April 07, 2009, 7:19 PM by NP Editor Filed under: Peter Foster,Ayn Rand

Toronto Might Not Be Perfect BUT.....

I believe the "lack of opportunities" has more to do with the expectations of immigrants rather than the opportunities. I grew up during the immigration of Italians and it was a shock to our WASP sensibilities to see their lifestyle sacrifices when it came to jobs, housing, etc. and the positive results can be seen through out the city although many have emmigrated to Woodbridge, Maple, etc.

Toronto's welcome mat fraying TheStar.com - Columnist - Toronto's welcome mat fraying

October 07, 2008

Royson James

It's not news that recent immigrants struggle to find their place in their adopted home. One would expect newcomers to be slow to acquire language, employment, cultural capital and social contacts that make one feel connected to a place.

But a new report, the annual checkup of Toronto's social, economic and environmental health called Vital Signs, suggests that those who arrived here in the past decade face more intransigent barriers than ever before, just at the time when many other countries are clamouring for the dwindling workforce this group represents.

The combination of global demand and a less-than-hospitable local climate for newcomers is potentially crippling for the Toronto region. And the Vital Signs report should serve as an early warning.

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We Had Our Verbal Kick At The Can So Lets Give Someone Else A Turn

Take time to read comments......

Court watch: California gay marriage ruling…Upholds SF licensing scheme, 4-3 decision in a favor of a “fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship”

May 15, 2008 12:11 PM by Michelle Malkin

604 Comments | 12 Trackbacks

State of the union.

Anyone Know When The Toronto Parade Is Being Held

Veggie Pride Parade urges 'Give Peas a Chance'

Updated Mon. May. 19 2008 6:59 AM ET

The Associated Press

NEW YORK -- The veggies your mom implored you to eat are getting their own celebration in New York City: The Veggie Pride Parade.

Rain or shine, the parade is expected to wend its way through Manhattan's old meatpacking district on Sunday before ending at Washington Square Park.

Along the route, costumed bride and groom Penelo Pea Pod and Chris P. Carrot will exchange veggie vows and ask observers to "Give Peas a Chance" and "Go Vegetarian!"

Parade organizer Pamela Rice says the mission of the parade is to promote vegan and vegetarian lifestyles and the ethical treatment of animals. It was inspired by a similar parade in Paris, France.

A Fine Wine & A Cuban Cigar Is Not Always Rewarding

Charges dismissed in sherry enema death

Thu Oct 4, 2007 12:42pm EDT

By Erwin Seba

HOUSTON (Reuters) - Charges have been dropped against a Texas woman who was accused of giving her husband a sherry enema that killed him, the prosecutor in the case said on Wednesday.

Tammy Jean Warner had been scheduled to face trial for negligent homicide in the May 2004 death of Michael Warner, 58, but Brazoria County District Attorney Jeri Yenne said the charges were dismissed a month ago for lack of evidence.

The dead man had had "a severe alcohol issue" and it was not clear his wife had committed a crime, Yenne said in a telephone interview.

"Let's say I have lung cancer and I continue to smoke. If you provide cigarettes to me, is that negligent homicide?" Yenne said.

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The New Minority

Who hopefully will be given all the rights, privileges and protection of a designated minority group.

Alternative Sexual Orientation Is Becoming Fashionable

And possibly that is the reason we are hearing "horror" stories about dastardly homophobes........

John Turley-Ewart: Gay pride gets ugly in San Diego

Gay pride parades are all the fashion across North America where almost every major metropolis tips its hat to the gay and lesbian community by having a festival to show that gay rights are respected and that gays are welcome members of society that need not be ashamed of their sexual orientation.

Jonathan Kay: I'll do anything to prove I'm gay-positive! (yes, even that) Here's a question: How gay-positive do Canadians have to become before we stop berating ourselves for being homophobes? I was moved to ask the question after reading this "news" story in today's Globe & Mail, earnestly titled "Canadians still have 'a long way to go' on gay issues."

Remember This When You Go To Your Next Concert

It would certainly put a damper on the "fun" and views of freedom of many who attend.......

Iran detains scores at "satanic" rock gig: media

Sat Aug 4, 2007 12:58PM EDT

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 200 people and seized alcohol and drugs in a raid on a "satanic" underground rock concert, media in the conservative Islamic state reported on Saturday.

Iran, which has launched an annual summer crackdown on "immoral behavior", bans alcohol, narcotics and parties with unrelated men and women dancing, drinking and mixing. Western popular music is frowned upon.

The police operation took place on Wednesday night in the town of Karaj near the capital Tehran, at an event with local disc jockeys, rock and rap groups performing, the media said.

Now This Really Surprises Me

Did you participate in the Caribana Festival this year?
Yes		4%
No		96%
Total Votes for this Question: 608

Tatoos & Body Piercing

I think the option; "No, and I look down on those who do." could have been worded a little differently. I don't look down on those with multiple tatoos or body piercing but I wonder how their lives might be impacted once the current rage fades. Will I be stuck with the medical costs to remove them?

Do you have tattoos or body piercings? if so, how do you handle them at work?

Yes, and I let them all hang out.

(6%) 126 votes

Yes, but I cover them up at work.

(10%) 207 votes

No, but they don't offend me.

(40%) 823 votes

No, and I look down on those who do.

(44%) 921 votes

Total votes: 2077

Don't Mean To Rain On The Parade Of IPhone Buyers But....

Cool today, but trash tomorrow

By PAUL BERTON

Given the hype, you'd think Apple's iPhone, introduced last week in the United States, is going to change the world.
Consumers are going ga-ga over the innovative touch-screen technology, the sexy packaging, the features, the je ne sais quoi that seems to accompany everything with an "i" in front of it.
But of all the things that have or might still change the world, the iPhone will never be among them.
The microchip? The World Wide Web? Wireless technology?
When history is written, it might be all of these (and it might none), but it won't ever be the gadget that packages it. The iPhone is just another trinket among dozens, hundreds, thousands . . .
All history's gadgets, lumped together, have not changed the world as much as marketing gurus would have us believe. They never will.
When humans learned to capture and create fire, that changed the world.
When we learned how to grow food, agriculture changed the world.
Written language changed the world. The development of gunpowder, maybe; antibiotics certainly.
The invention of the printing press, electricity, the telephone, the internal combustion engine, television, the automobile, the airplane -- perhaps.
But the iPhone and modern hand-held devices? Not hardly.
They're just part of an increasingly tedious line of must-have but don't-need consumer items soon to be reclassified as landfill when something smaller, sexier or system 4.2 appears on the market.
Think of all the telephones and computers in the dump. The sexier the gadget, the faster its journey to the trash or the storage shed: electric carving knives, revolutionary vegetable slicers, mini vacuum cleaners, bread makers, orange juicers, ice-cream makers ....
It's dubious how much we needed it in the first place, and it's a certainty most of it is garbage today, which is exactly what today's iPhone will be tomorrow.
Some people may be desperate for them now, but the iPhone won't ever be as useful as a pair of good shoes or a toothbrush.
And it won't change the world.

Making Sense With Nicholls

Thursday, June 28, 2007

Freedom Daze

The Fraser Institute recently announced June 20th was Tax Freedom Day.

Tax Freedom Day is the day, when according to the Fraser Institute, "Canadians have paid off the total tax bill imposed on them by government and can finally start working for themselves."

Now, I think Tax Freedom Day is a great concept, so great, in fact, that should be extended to other issues.

For instance, here are some additional "Freedom Days" we should implement:

David Suzuki Freedom Day
This would be a day when nobody pestered us about climate change. We could run our air conditioners at full blast; idle our cars with reckless abandon; and leave incandescent light bulbs burning all night.

Fiscal Imbalance Freedom Day
On this glorious day no provincial premier would be permitted to whine about how they need more tax dollars. This, of course, would leave most of them speechless.

Rosie O’Donnell Freedom Day
No explanation needed.

Blame Bush Freedom Day
Wouldn't it be great if for one day a year, U.S. President George Bush could not be blamed for anything? Well on Blame Bush Freedom Day, he couldn't be blamed for such things as global warming or international terrorism or for the fact that sometimes your lawn mower won't start.

Reality Programming Freedom Day
Imagine if you turned on your TV and no where on the dial was there a program featuring "real people" in totally unreal situations. No battling to survive on islands, no beautiful babes trying to ensare some dopey hunk, nobody racing anywhere. Just good old fashioned mindless television.

I'm not asking for much, am I?

posted by Gerry Nicholls @ 11:35 AM

Clothing Makes More Than Just A Fashion Statement

I have to assume Susan is new to the peace movement or she would know that camouflage clothing has been the uniform of the anarchists, peaceniks, Castro supporters, squatters, social in-activists etc. for years. At the same time I agree with her basic premise but it will pass......it is just another example of Basking Robbins approach to life.

No escaping camouflage fashions TheStar.com - comment - No escaping camouflage fashions

June 22, 2007

Susan Whelehan

Do they really think I can't see them? I can. The camouflage doesn't work on a city street, at the grocery store, in the classroom or even in the park. I wish it did. Then I wouldn't have to spend so much time wondering why parents would dress their precious children like soldiers ready for combat.

Now, I could be completely wrong. There is the outside chance they are dressing them as tiny duck hunters. If that is the case, I apologize and will pray for the tiny ducks.

Camouflage shorts, shirts and hats. Camouflage parkas and backpacks. And, especially for girls, the fabric is now available in pink. Pink camouflage. Pink camouflage capri pants, shorts, tank tops and crop tops. Bikinis are available in pink or the traditional green. Do our women serving overseas have these fashion options? Do they know about the fashion choices that await them?

I would think that wearing camouflage assumes an enemy. What a terrible assumption to make every morning getting dressed.

The Harsh Reality of Street Violence

A sad insight into the truth about street violence......

Jordan's sister busted

By SUN STAFF

The sister of Jordan Manners -- the 15-year-old student gunned down last month in a Toronto high school -- was among the people charged in a massive police crackdown on street gangs in the Driftwood Ave. neighbourhood.

Necole Small, 25, is charged with possession of a prohibited firearm with ammunition, a police source confirmed last night.

Small works at Homes First, a charitable housing service.

Manners, who lived in the Jane-Finch neighbourhood, was killed May 24 on the second floor of C.W. Jefferys high school where he was a Grade 9 student.

Two 17-year-old boys are charged in Manners' slaying.

Look Beyond The Philanthropy To The Seamier Side

Why was Glen Davis the target of a killer?