tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72884910733105759852024-02-19T11:28:02.223-05:00aladonesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-14174547043457204742008-10-22T16:14:00.003-04:002008-10-22T16:22:40.888-04:00Are you kidding me?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq8wGkXb6-pAccOvqM5TGwTpBTmcd33rzyW5ctsQKsi9v1bsO9jaGJrLVJJYcgecgatItfHI9Y-tC6R9cx9OvWHNpzazU4B8q5pJ531SJt6TOQbQXQ7USi735K7wvHWPsFu1PiBGYy6fX/s1600-h/obama.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5260075884300763762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="240" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidq8wGkXb6-pAccOvqM5TGwTpBTmcd33rzyW5ctsQKsi9v1bsO9jaGJrLVJJYcgecgatItfHI9Y-tC6R9cx9OvWHNpzazU4B8q5pJ531SJt6TOQbQXQ7USi735K7wvHWPsFu1PiBGYy6fX/s400/obama.bmp" width="360" border="0" /></a><br />This is what you call "Bull Shit"!<br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Some americans really have absolutely no clue to what is happening to their country. Most americans have not a clue what happens out side their town, county or even their state. Your country is in shambles and John McCain will not and I believe can not get you out of the hole "W" dug you in. Face it, Obama is going to be the next president Muslim or not. Oh ya, one more thing he's not.</span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-11063124884053247792008-10-20T10:18:00.002-04:002008-10-20T10:20:03.878-04:00John McCallum looks to take the Lead<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A0SRXX-_rCJgwe6Zbk-g-Zv4wT5pUd_ycy90zCgzoc6kUgPOCTk6etkGi4yTsN2xZvMd55o7Svb0zSSJH5tn3QQegymcX2LB-m716THk9JpAy32WfwMoolaSn7z0CBWd5A-FfeWOdiO2/s1600-h/412745.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259240291920325090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="244" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4A0SRXX-_rCJgwe6Zbk-g-Zv4wT5pUd_ycy90zCgzoc6kUgPOCTk6etkGi4yTsN2xZvMd55o7Svb0zSSJH5tn3QQegymcX2LB-m716THk9JpAy32WfwMoolaSn7z0CBWd5A-FfeWOdiO2/s400/412745.jpg" width="332" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> John McCallum - "I know that much more about politics!"</span><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-33730273747633161172008-10-20T09:37:00.007-04:002008-10-20T10:17:29.856-04:00The Fat Lady is Warming Up! Obama is one Step Closer.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKq5myP93SLb5z6IXEdTdqqBqNIqs1S0HBnaGOSrPwjkTYIhx2tPNaoxw1P4CPM3MY54-7y-y1zF2vUqwSZSycqR0Q8joSbyHl83eCy8ezP6lNjHkzTdgb-lKcTBoPeHNKDL7sDuHySqUd/s1600-h/colin_powell_460_1009487a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259230115053784850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 358px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="245" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKq5myP93SLb5z6IXEdTdqqBqNIqs1S0HBnaGOSrPwjkTYIhx2tPNaoxw1P4CPM3MY54-7y-y1zF2vUqwSZSycqR0Q8joSbyHl83eCy8ezP6lNjHkzTdgb-lKcTBoPeHNKDL7sDuHySqUd/s400/colin_powell_460_1009487a.jpg" width="386" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259230864165771570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 360px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 76px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="84" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSYtASKJ6cNQeMySyOQHRi-jqbTMfAqHPDm58n3KWt6UqsL4AMknAHpQaI0RbgKqa36GShU7p_62roxVYAAS9LCbKv7x-lLBLvQIp19c_03IQdPDA7GlZ1m-B5rM38lxd5DZUvhe4bICps/s400/untitled.bmp" width="372" border="0" /><br /><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">It looks like Barack Obama has this election for the taking. The most powerful African American and one of the most influential Rupublican ever has now endorsed him to be the next President of the United States. I guess the General also agrees that it is time for change. He probably wishes he changed his mind regarding Iraq and figures Obama is the now solution to the "W" mess. Plus, you gotta help get the brotha get in. With a projected 277 seats heading his way it looks like a for sure thing. Math can't save McCain nor can messed up CHADS.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Is Obama buying this election? Heck, If I had money I would be places too. I guess selling one of his 13 mansions didn't really pay off for McCain. I wonder if it ever occured to him Americans aren't really in the market for buying homes? That seems to be a prety easy math question. If he can't figure that one out he is probably having a hard time doing the math on the electorical vote. McCain, it was a good run but the fat lady is now warming up.</span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> </div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:Arial;">Cash rules everying around me, cream get the money. Dollar, dollar bill Y'all!</span></div><div align="justify"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-2105766571108966572008-10-17T10:47:00.005-04:002008-10-17T16:13:33.752-04:00Dion is Out and the Sox are Still In<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_yoOyImlNrtid9eB3GQSblgIwWC7j3tOomZZGhB65KQR2kmZNsGpX3bUHu1HfabIMnDtLp94cZFFBT_NP79H4E9gfX6lXU61aXjnmY0rqKSAmdFJtABFarqZrzQeNoe_dQFAlognxtUx/s1600-h/68722bb840d1a38b8f6433c75a0f.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258218102142223938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY_yoOyImlNrtid9eB3GQSblgIwWC7j3tOomZZGhB65KQR2kmZNsGpX3bUHu1HfabIMnDtLp94cZFFBT_NP79H4E9gfX6lXU61aXjnmY0rqKSAmdFJtABFarqZrzQeNoe_dQFAlognxtUx/s320/68722bb840d1a38b8f6433c75a0f.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizzCNlNFg7Wsxa6IU2v_lbZLY7u_d6Sv8TOxlckE5WNulh3j4cWbRHZCeDDSr4Mt0HCy33OylGivLiADn90EHamb71cV3ZTkklipdnEArARxYVi1_W1vQN3nBfs-ZsWemsI2HahNjtszgW/s1600-h/68722bb840d1a38b8f6433c75a0f.jpg"></a><div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">ALCS: Rays and Red Sox<br /><br />Ok, so it was bottom of the 9th, one out and the Rays were up 7 to 4. I figure it was over at this point so I decide to hit up my bed. First thing I see when I log on this morning is that the Red Sox defeated the Rays in dramatic fashion. Being the big sports guy that I am I always try to actually see a team win a series live but after watching the Phillies do it the other night I thought twice about watching the Rays jumping all up on each other. It would have been nice to but I figured nah not much happening there. Next time I should follow my heart and sit and finish the moments I love to see because you never know what will happen before the fat lady sings. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258135708463656370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="190" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZmTwmbLe2MnBp9P2jLg2JVtK6KzLoGLy45LtuXg7E-krXVUMZB8hhnIRc0VjD6xRLrL1H8uYaP_nyx2eXMujQTh07cppRAjpTn_YD201OGkFxQK6UBiJcrIo-K-zmlX8fDTzfnu-86aMu/s400/20071019-subpage-Dion.jpg" width="365" border="0" /><br />Bye-Bye Dion Hello Tredeau<br /><br />Did anyone really think this guy would win? I did not have a single ounce of belief that this guy would do better than he did the last time. Stephen Harper was all over this guy even before he got the party nod. I remember seeing the commercials that made Dion look pretty bad even before there was a thought of an election. The Harper campaign obviously did not get what the wanted but they ran a pretty good “make Dion look incompetent” campaign. Way to go Harper!<br /><br />So what’s next? Bring on Trudaeu please. Prep him, train him and groom him for the job. Canada is looking for change, sound Familiar? We are the biggest follow fashioners out there, lets get started with this one. Are you telling me a Trudaeu would not take on a defeat the Conservatives? You must be crazy!<br /></span></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-67270984664278755322007-12-07T09:04:00.001-05:002007-12-07T09:20:22.880-05:00Condo Skyline<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvAtPhgEQVV56QxcFIPKUd108S2c8lxdiU1UQtRmv-B8qx_XE1F5WI3bTcpFikefS0q_Ss56wprqBIMGWbinTi5JHSpXMptKPBNsJ2sD8HiY2YndhNkJX9ilVypF36f9ID0r9pA5HpsTt/s1600-h/1564233873_58207431fb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuvAtPhgEQVV56QxcFIPKUd108S2c8lxdiU1UQtRmv-B8qx_XE1F5WI3bTcpFikefS0q_Ss56wprqBIMGWbinTi5JHSpXMptKPBNsJ2sD8HiY2YndhNkJX9ilVypF36f9ID0r9pA5HpsTt/s320/1564233873_58207431fb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141231689321846818" border="0" /></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-8228380516562800652007-11-08T12:42:00.000-05:002007-11-08T12:46:21.375-05:00SimToronto has Moved!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRmoy2N-dEwEVscnSa23wItdgB0xsjNYPJa00L6G0tWPa1I10W57ENgZ3WIQj0VxZ4cQ6rmYt-_KKO859Eqt8Zpu3bcOIpKLbIoyUXqiA-ao4dHLZAX4ZYJhPBdcWEXJ2g-BRrx5joE-A/s1600-h/header.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5130526947777763650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRmoy2N-dEwEVscnSa23wItdgB0xsjNYPJa00L6G0tWPa1I10W57ENgZ3WIQj0VxZ4cQ6rmYt-_KKO859Eqt8Zpu3bcOIpKLbIoyUXqiA-ao4dHLZAX4ZYJhPBdcWEXJ2g-BRrx5joE-A/s320/header.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Ok SimToronto now has a new home. So as you continue to check out my blog from time to time remember to also check out whats happening in the land of SimToronto.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>SimToronto Click <a href="http://www.simtoronto.wordpress.com/">Here</a>!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-6637427127966479082007-08-27T00:19:00.000-04:002007-08-29T23:54:25.459-04:00From the Grange to the Tower and Back to the Grange<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq726Kn2hr2mE1V47tJZRgPXO02KrzD9uIMpcX9DfL37-As5_Oqi3HgXVTURy0yruMPYYRiWRhcHKcAS9DRRvU9UMQan_5GMi22b97AKjXwyAUu2lv1i9nutWibw-S6qPvoV0gybRMkGAA/s1600-h/Dsc04407_2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5104336894528075842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq726Kn2hr2mE1V47tJZRgPXO02KrzD9uIMpcX9DfL37-As5_Oqi3HgXVTURy0yruMPYYRiWRhcHKcAS9DRRvU9UMQan_5GMi22b97AKjXwyAUu2lv1i9nutWibw-S6qPvoV0gybRMkGAA/s320/Dsc04407_2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam8g6TLr6gg72SyyhjKH0bBWmhGSxvSlnhdLimYTFSGpVIZM2j95fXK_UWucBkv66-mrqNlKj5HoVR5zE47C5WYMicl3dTWVUpGxFQvbeiqumV6GYowGr89Y8RnOHE5mu-RazMRVWZYjJ/s1600-h/1245241401_618331eaae_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103230450823084018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgam8g6TLr6gg72SyyhjKH0bBWmhGSxvSlnhdLimYTFSGpVIZM2j95fXK_UWucBkv66-mrqNlKj5HoVR5zE47C5WYMicl3dTWVUpGxFQvbeiqumV6GYowGr89Y8RnOHE5mu-RazMRVWZYjJ/s320/1245241401_618331eaae_o.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-17819333502607556912007-08-23T12:39:00.000-04:002007-08-23T12:43:22.806-04:00Wash your clothes at the CNE Midway<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINmWoJHZ9kYAYn3SNYxtBsqn2LhSmEmGMNDUiLjUqxsx8vrswe90zvLPO_nT-VeSf8VK9vTh2WPea1A2TqjHJfao-bxozEmEUMR-l6oEuT1Kiz-4Kcwv2WseeCIhYXmY98xVFjYjOFidH/s1600-h/1209625098_8d148326fe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101936768018823138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjINmWoJHZ9kYAYn3SNYxtBsqn2LhSmEmGMNDUiLjUqxsx8vrswe90zvLPO_nT-VeSf8VK9vTh2WPea1A2TqjHJfao-bxozEmEUMR-l6oEuT1Kiz-4Kcwv2WseeCIhYXmY98xVFjYjOFidH/s320/1209625098_8d148326fe.jpg" border="0" /></a> What the heck is a washer doing in the middle of the CNE Midway? I am going to throw away my napkins and wash my shirt after I spilled ketchup on it.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-74508611871314554952007-08-21T10:41:00.000-04:002007-08-21T11:22:26.912-04:00Toronto's Vimy Circle<div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-1MURalSKfhZ3vI9lUn_l9wfdlLWpNX5DOdxRLBuwVbOZEHoNCRvFTHk9HCPSYct2tWrC3REGupnFz11K2sWPyv0VNGziYMpLF976KfGsishUkv59Aa1SXTHjPhGgYMpcaCw75PQYUi7/s1600-h/vimycirc.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101169433456686834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH-1MURalSKfhZ3vI9lUn_l9wfdlLWpNX5DOdxRLBuwVbOZEHoNCRvFTHk9HCPSYct2tWrC3REGupnFz11K2sWPyv0VNGziYMpLF976KfGsishUkv59Aa1SXTHjPhGgYMpcaCw75PQYUi7/s320/vimycirc.jpg" border="0" /></a>Looking south across Vimy Circle</div><div align="justify">Drawing by: Earle C Sheppard, 1928<br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Inspired by a post on the <a href="http://spacing.ca/wire/?p=2210">Spacingwire about road roundabouts</a>, and Toronto's lack of having some, I decided to finish and finally post something up about Vimy Circle. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjpiECweaojhitCnX3b770TJCupGJPde8Ozfmd1xDNSgrlksf6NEdaNhcts161uMrtWEN3zlmUASTlqLn9qnu_0BGZPZQqy4x0CynWxZWbdZ5BwDNvX2glezKPXMDm0frDm92TBnvznNO/s1600-h/vimyplan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101171915947783954" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjpiECweaojhitCnX3b770TJCupGJPde8Ozfmd1xDNSgrlksf6NEdaNhcts161uMrtWEN3zlmUASTlqLn9qnu_0BGZPZQqy4x0CynWxZWbdZ5BwDNvX2glezKPXMDm0frDm92TBnvznNO/s320/vimyplan.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just before 1930 traffic in the city started to become unbearable. New measures needed to be taken to ease the traffic flow from all directions. The extension of University Avenue had been in the talks for some years and time finally came to put the thought down on paper. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">In 1927 the Provincial government had passed the University Avenue Extension Act, basically giving themselves complete rights to the land directly south of Queen and University. The plan was to build the extension and a memorial to those who lost their lives at Vimy Ridge. Along came new designs for great massive buildings to line the street. It is very unfortunate that as the depression hit the city the plans for a roundabout circle soon faded.</span><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101170760601581314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjghcyNQBQM-pbA9Z1dSSY-ovx_2okdXDznf9YZYxaTtRFj-oVq_XdGI4B4dIdUAkZVKTOF-brduIJkq967fBf1z3LlIU3kGlTXOSBJxKrriHGX_LPXXvh98fpJpPraEfGhv9We1k71s2bM/s320/155233732_5665ee4adf.jpg" border="0" /> Looking south on University across where Vimy Circle would have been.</div><div align="justify">Photo by: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/rdi/">r.d.i.</a> on Flickr<br /></div><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-70165856159459375142007-08-14T11:28:00.001-04:002007-08-14T11:28:58.131-04:00Constructing TO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NxbPOs0CymB6O0AkqicQgRQJMhTm6kRMT2s6YuQPondSIeIGHhajPrhTjgcSREtEQ58Jx_dhRg16ySoenMobmSzbbhbU5HhCnGW2wjoARjORqYz5qrtfYH5RQIGA8EC0QANRi6fDMep-/s1600-h/1114321595_2962d9aa2e_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5098578541527945842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NxbPOs0CymB6O0AkqicQgRQJMhTm6kRMT2s6YuQPondSIeIGHhajPrhTjgcSREtEQ58Jx_dhRg16ySoenMobmSzbbhbU5HhCnGW2wjoARjORqYz5qrtfYH5RQIGA8EC0QANRi6fDMep-/s320/1114321595_2962d9aa2e_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-83880506523010092292007-08-06T01:44:00.000-04:002007-08-06T01:46:57.053-04:00MLG in a Condo City<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTqziS4imbfpj0HM8p78AzdgVuffGJoBcvzmRxz9FV9Pd5BM657K-ZAHItalOgIXa3WxLiii38M14pMTHnbycW3C_B9QKhj-5qGtqI-DzsL80Y7lRMlhvyv9aJiSkILwRUUqPz95EF_7k/s1600-h/mlg2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5095459785385693714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuTqziS4imbfpj0HM8p78AzdgVuffGJoBcvzmRxz9FV9Pd5BM657K-ZAHItalOgIXa3WxLiii38M14pMTHnbycW3C_B9QKhj-5qGtqI-DzsL80Y7lRMlhvyv9aJiSkILwRUUqPz95EF_7k/s320/mlg2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-78749580585674182022007-07-08T03:05:00.000-04:002007-07-08T03:08:15.041-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOMQDYfCvmHTOV9eGLKvY5WGhqm5QF-Sm2gHoZ_rL94ecu_ucTPstei2SGXmyTWaAdQSH_5skXESQyp1j1ABW45AsoGvJRh_9lkMMZsMX5NK6eB2Ekp6XIcX4CLO7FW68Q5bmDIkGnmTT/s1600-h/skylinefromplane.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5084719221013314370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEOMQDYfCvmHTOV9eGLKvY5WGhqm5QF-Sm2gHoZ_rL94ecu_ucTPstei2SGXmyTWaAdQSH_5skXESQyp1j1ABW45AsoGvJRh_9lkMMZsMX5NK6eB2Ekp6XIcX4CLO7FW68Q5bmDIkGnmTT/s320/skylinefromplane.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-73095661588526727442007-06-21T22:36:00.000-04:002007-06-22T04:59:52.137-04:00Rom done, Ago Next<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7xJ45ojP6v_u1JDpUqAU1cprFq1SBKKxplBRYxsem7PdvRYrVDlblj764RHHbN9GpDE_M4ABUmxJiMtCYfhfc-VEXaYCFnjgQpY8mNTJzBlQq5l8AXrsJjriw_IA5NHPl3TAjgTqsy7b/s1600-h/rom2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078712377428077714" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju7xJ45ojP6v_u1JDpUqAU1cprFq1SBKKxplBRYxsem7PdvRYrVDlblj764RHHbN9GpDE_M4ABUmxJiMtCYfhfc-VEXaYCFnjgQpY8mNTJzBlQq5l8AXrsJjriw_IA5NHPl3TAjgTqsy7b/s320/rom2.jpg" border="0" /></a> <img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078716741114850482" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdmGLfPd0Khm-4fh2KhVitRH05EYEZmkBHjZPss0T2QRnATMdRaLSsy0JFGitwXkyhyoDqUCDcJbktl8MR9MUhmYH2rBtU4QAXOo-yVPNqDC0-JFqjp9N8z0b1p71nknBRuEYmGKMpPWIU/s320/facade.jpg" border="0" />North facade Art Gallery of Ontario<a href="www.ago.net"> www.AGO.net</a><br />Gehry International, Architects, Inc.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5078714318753295522" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center;" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NE4rc5UXFF9QBCRwiYPV49qHyvtdUHpKa5iRQQIU1UAT0iBEghbZK6jEzohCdGzxGOz2IRDqRqGH-qhSB51_xys8vw5qYlTCF3n8-gUR3KwgVerZXVnF0iDj-XgAHOTayjEDw7RKzZye/s320/DSC05404.JPG" border="0" /><br /><div><div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-61959328782084019902007-06-06T00:48:00.000-04:002007-06-06T18:10:11.668-04:00Sim Toronto: Expansion and Redevelopment in Downtown Core<div align="justify"> Sim Toronto has expanded more than ever before with the addition of the residential neighborhoods from Bloor north to Dupont and from Spadina westward to Bathurst. Some new landmarks include Toronto Central Tech High School, Casa Loma, Varsity Stadium and the ROM. It is really too bad that I do not have the exact look a likes for these buildings. I have used the default landmarks that are given in the game. For example, I used a high school, small stadium, a landmark that kind of resembles a castle and a museum. I still have not included U of T. Remember I am a York Guy! I might just hold back including a university until I get up to Steeles, or maybe not.<br /></div><div align="justify"><br /></div><div align="justify"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073074953679203458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUn7zCP5VcA3MhZzXQ49bZ07QqnSm4JoMrThopW9WwlBNzhyf_EqSeYnsPPEeIKPBsndg6nXFqyjrNEC7VwUU4HwaHhc12J4aGDTlKDBUPxAijdOWsXxfj1lb3TrT12KHye4ex1jAWjFnr/s320/sim1.JPG" border="0" /><div align="justify"><span style="font-size:78%;">Click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=533696272&size=o">Here</a> to see this pic in greater detail.</span><br /></div><div align="justify">One big change I made was to the Downtown Core. A block of land from Front and York up to Queen, over west to Spadina and back down to Front was initially designated as a residential zone. To be honest the land did not develop into the type of residential buildings I had hoped for. Instead it developed into a mix of low-medium houses and row houses. </div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073074008786398306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQFOLSeZ57Mq-Nh98aOBwFcwO1IYvsm7IB4Zji7D2PERhvwLEPVpnOA0xTAfEGrxMcA4gTOyBIPGuAV0QwSAWOpKjHTq8rlzfKOu3GyFsLj1nG8bcO9qvOpq_gWK1zz27Yhb4N3Mm8VaS8/s320/sim2.JPG" border="0" /><p><span style="font-size:78%;">Click <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photo_zoom.gne?id=533696280&size=o">Here</a> to see this pic in greater detail.</span></p><p>As the newly added neighborhoods started to develop up in the northwest part of the city the unemployment rate began to rise. I figured this part of the downtown core would be perfect for more commercial zones. Want an update to how this addition of residential and change to commercial zoning pans out? Let me know…</p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073073626534308946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9opuRiAxBUre88APh6LR0-8kUDtGq_wo9staAbC0Dt1BKBM4utVhJK-RkHY1gNhgACgVkY7FagAkH4O7veyNWf26IONq8aXzMhQLnsXfK5P1O6-hH4wgCFQX2DieIaLCoLCkNFZ9eDPvo/s320/sim3.JPG" border="0" /><span style="font-size:85%;"> <span style="font-size:78%;">Click </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/8799528@N08/533696298/"><span style="font-size:78%;">Here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:78%;"> to see this pic in greater detail.<br /></span><p>Yay! Sim Toronto’s second bank, a CIBC branch on King just west of University.<br />What’s next?<br /><br />Hanlan’S Point Amusement Park and Staduim or Island Airport? The Sims are demanding a small commuter Airport.<br />Expand east, west or north?</p><div align="justify"></div><div align="justify">Leave a comment...</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-11361773856019217952007-06-05T00:34:00.000-04:002007-06-05T00:40:14.902-04:00Masonic Hall, 1888<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYhl6VKn4GTQYUSJOA9jSLYHeoRsnnA6CWkLJ-bP6aZQL1pvRPK1heoH_lFwM0EhzBD4SVmLJCHqOJnBIDEe_udIjoMtgRZG_yGJX1hOLgUcTV6XA-kjXsYdIGih5wuuJhpxs0buuKTDm/s1600-h/mason.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072434402256677858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeYhl6VKn4GTQYUSJOA9jSLYHeoRsnnA6CWkLJ-bP6aZQL1pvRPK1heoH_lFwM0EhzBD4SVmLJCHqOJnBIDEe_udIjoMtgRZG_yGJX1hOLgUcTV6XA-kjXsYdIGih5wuuJhpxs0buuKTDm/s320/mason.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-25092365597727483342007-06-04T11:57:00.000-04:002007-06-04T11:58:13.212-04:00Queens Park<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJLssoK_MYr8IYo8OXgEdFQLR_Fx-3cuXIU_38ttsyAIKZSXRaIF_umMX8dNRv4gltKxXCESoUl8GGf-pkLS09JNM9E4dClFYwBWi8epnXTgWxubRC3hi5RmkHeNf8bnIxHAIE9CxYW0U/s1600-h/529007968_245d21cbb0_o.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072239045813375442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUJLssoK_MYr8IYo8OXgEdFQLR_Fx-3cuXIU_38ttsyAIKZSXRaIF_umMX8dNRv4gltKxXCESoUl8GGf-pkLS09JNM9E4dClFYwBWi8epnXTgWxubRC3hi5RmkHeNf8bnIxHAIE9CxYW0U/s320/529007968_245d21cbb0_o.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-80458339820951825062007-05-28T00:17:00.000-04:002007-05-30T09:09:34.884-04:00Interesting Find: Of Toronto the Good<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKVng8zknqFbtKi5AO4lDedRwKZ9p5VB7Ky6ka6k59m-jSG_0ImZgjHH0PDoGVu4kIu_cmEzH5jKk2XHUwxJOAQsAM1M2U_WY7wxWnNfJaKtanWAthN2UTpQ1SJab79ti4RHBVukqTAx/s1600-h/tdagd2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5069461953256641122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6eKVng8zknqFbtKi5AO4lDedRwKZ9p5VB7Ky6ka6k59m-jSG_0ImZgjHH0PDoGVu4kIu_cmEzH5jKk2XHUwxJOAQsAM1M2U_WY7wxWnNfJaKtanWAthN2UTpQ1SJab79ti4RHBVukqTAx/s400/tdagd2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />I found this book on Ebay and bought for less than 10 bucks, including shipping. Its basically everything I need to know in regards to why Toronto is "The Good" It defines the term through every aspect of the city just before the turn of the century. It talks about the government, how it is formed, the budget, tourism, housing, homelessness, traditions, social and night life, businesses, restaurants, schools, drunkenness and a bunch of other cool stuff. After reading some of it I can truly say some things never change. </div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify">Artricle in Torday's Toroto Star: <a href="http://www.thestar.com/ActsofKindness/article/190134">Surprised by Toronto the Good</a></div><div align="justify"> </div><div align="justify"><a href="http://www.thestar.com/ActsofKindness/article/190134"></a> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-92011012322785798112007-05-24T09:55:00.000-04:002007-05-24T10:57:10.207-04:00Who was C W Jefferys?<div align="justify">Yes, I know the name rings a bell. Yesterday a 15 year old boy was gunned down in the very same hallway I use to hangout in during my lunch hours when I went to high school there many years ago. Here is a different side to the name we are going to hear for the next couple of days...<br /><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOEsE9svmpU98M54YW3ZSMGZlT0Dm_3hGNrI_pnn9U5DuO4iClLxeabzi1gmj9LgG1kvBOYLmwZKOaGdFIgyK3UenUZp6XIEM7WJ6r3az_w5VUV7x0xsbPOFHiqc_KBV01NlLT-C_QZWB/s1600-h/rebellions.2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068126995816665586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOEsE9svmpU98M54YW3ZSMGZlT0Dm_3hGNrI_pnn9U5DuO4iClLxeabzi1gmj9LgG1kvBOYLmwZKOaGdFIgyK3UenUZp6XIEM7WJ6r3az_w5VUV7x0xsbPOFHiqc_KBV01NlLT-C_QZWB/s320/rebellions.2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />C.W. Jefferys (1869-1951) was the first artist to take Canadian history<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2VVnLSLtowvg6URylKFCP5saavoWR1Tm57ixfLDyiixKGKsJ0hqbq4mtPCPO0T106q_r51GsFjxrjHXXLoHo9T-3mnaflhi_bc4RG0EHFE2jpPjWm08aRs82PDMM2Iwp5sKLLB1wh69A/s1600-h/jf.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068129375228547634" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht2VVnLSLtowvg6URylKFCP5saavoWR1Tm57ixfLDyiixKGKsJ0hqbq4mtPCPO0T106q_r51GsFjxrjHXXLoHo9T-3mnaflhi_bc4RG0EHFE2jpPjWm08aRs82PDMM2Iwp5sKLLB1wh69A/s320/jf.jpg" border="0" /></a> and make it leap off th<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoEXpSMZotUHJjH8AWgBgSj06BagfJEnWT7OdT2TDGLX72mrOfaLOn0vxRRv1rQ34YhuVCO-LIt3FRUwsGv2YqavTXrG7P_3hnUIDJtkY1H-elmQ0iCPC5sa6cRwTxnKntk_tLc82vLW5m/s1600-h/jf.jpg"></a>e page and come to life. Before Jefferys, history was written down, but never illustrated in such a dramatic and refreshing way. As well as being a newspaper illustrator and historian, Jefferys was also an accomplished landscape artist and political cartoonist.<br /><br />An inspiration for many artists, Jefferys played a hand in forming Canada's most famous group of landscape painters, the Group of Seven. Even today, Jefferys remains Canada's most reproduced artist and has influenced the work of Order of Canada recipient artist, Tony Urquhart, and comic book writer and illustrator, Chester Brown.<br /><br />Through the artist's own words, as read by passionate Canadian actor, Eric Peterson, expert opinions, and personal accounts from his daughters and grandson, this documentary provides a comprehensive look into Jefferys' life and work and explains why he remains relevant for anyone interested in Canada's political and cultural past.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhN3Uc2sLCdS3_wUrh9kdQ1_XKOKKGAlCLKEVaiUJVIzBdSjP1eYYrwmy1xXkZDWkAsEMczI7OrsFbuPmNvM7vnueUX9vWVl_U7k3WWTlK9nl3bgFLJXL63-cGM4OFFVSATGz7SzSWjhs/s1600-h/img03b.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068127588522152466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijhN3Uc2sLCdS3_wUrh9kdQ1_XKOKKGAlCLKEVaiUJVIzBdSjP1eYYrwmy1xXkZDWkAsEMczI7OrsFbuPmNvM7vnueUX9vWVl_U7k3WWTlK9nl3bgFLJXL63-cGM4OFFVSATGz7SzSWjhs/s400/img03b.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Click <a href="http://www.cinefocus.com/public/television/jeffry.htm">Here</a> to watch his biography.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-30094531392926091182007-05-21T21:35:00.000-04:002007-05-21T21:51:52.333-04:00Victoria Day Bike Ride<div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgWWm_jbmWZFJbyUrLBOslWyn89xwNs8s070LTqeNFe9xA1-Daf4qmsZynCv7Dm_3JL4SU5Y1HK9ZfbxKL66IcgL_SLqlbxzYZ6aQLisGFKYnliziLgDQA6xLLxYMT5TsSngKEaMnQ8Wp/s1600-h/521davenoleg.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5067193682243375570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAgWWm_jbmWZFJbyUrLBOslWyn89xwNs8s070LTqeNFe9xA1-Daf4qmsZynCv7Dm_3JL4SU5Y1HK9ZfbxKL66IcgL_SLqlbxzYZ6aQLisGFKYnliziLgDQA6xLLxYMT5TsSngKEaMnQ8Wp/s320/521davenoleg.jpg" border="0" /></span></a>Today a couple of buddies and I went on the longest bike ride I have ever taken. I live at Bathurst and Sheppard and at 8:30 this morning I biked north to Bathurst and Steeles to meet them. Then we proceeded to just about Steeles and Leslie and started south. We followed the paths all the way to Queen, cutting through Edwards Gardens, Sunnybrook Park, Don Valley Brick Works and past the Bloor Viaduct. Then across Queen to University, Left on College and stopped at Mossimo's Pizza on College west of Spadina for a bit to eat. After eating it was home time, College to Bathurst north all they way to Sheppard. I got home at 4:30pm. I was biking for about 8 hours. How sick is that?<br /><br />For more pics of my trip check out my Flickr account <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/aladone/"><span style="font-family:arial;">here</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">.</span><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-56976889883572355632007-05-14T15:19:00.000-04:002007-05-14T15:30:05.295-04:00Sim Toronto visits Selkirk, Saskatchewan<div> </div><div>Here is an awesome Sim City gamer who matched to perfection the simulated city to the real thing. There are even several pictures from its conception in 1880 all they way up to 2007. Click <a href="http://www.simtropolis.com/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=36&threadid=88613&enterthread=y">here</a> to check it out.</div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064499622941948226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuKQ2Tl__SviwvctXM41X4r26fsllawK66kEuATt_Xt1xTMINizKIbtukS_0q6HzMEWyfPqJHmzouTMGdsbr6WOQJ3Oho__f0LTI8yCdfi8OgCrWTVLWzxfYs44UDFU1que4r29ROkNMMk/s320/21thumb1gi6.jpg" border="0" /></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064499717431228754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinz09ngm-fX6MOkWXzw-H6K2mCsYNObyi_wq_iPQs20vo4UlxBPWpNapfUPaYFSiAcdS6dYYY3Ixq57Yrie_t1_OW0KMFsdhcn_rGIr02EfvJOx6RCA6oWekGFjZaCzbGnzMVsvJ5yZWtx/s320/33thumblg6.jpg" border="0" /> <div></div><br /><div></div><div></div><div> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-4264997589560641422007-05-12T12:52:00.000-04:002007-05-12T12:55:40.886-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2UelBak8-fgLpiyUqMlrzYd4kGcUw2y115Gbqqky71JbKsVw6GZqUs0cQ7Syckz4d1cA7uX_G2YUJRDisRGVv96cQAimQtsugk8qf2XTQZDHblYA0ii8OGJhBJA5483HBMSuT40y11aX/s1600-h/Dsc04700_.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063718540189497650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH2UelBak8-fgLpiyUqMlrzYd4kGcUw2y115Gbqqky71JbKsVw6GZqUs0cQ7Syckz4d1cA7uX_G2YUJRDisRGVv96cQAimQtsugk8qf2XTQZDHblYA0ii8OGJhBJA5483HBMSuT40y11aX/s320/Dsc04700_.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-23487828473742455432007-05-11T00:45:00.000-04:002007-05-12T12:50:17.504-04:00Sim Toronto: Night Life<div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA0v6q5C4E8oQVd4Kie-7Jd-WDdRhIYffgNhmlrDY3Nmdp9AjTaqHQUbbHYoWclayLdX6eMI6WNlJIgm_QaKkf8wLByqM7PpVlKQsS8m75wYxnXvDkELcn7alVe3mneHSR6En5SVjwjRk/s1600-h/night.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063159850843633922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlA0v6q5C4E8oQVd4Kie-7Jd-WDdRhIYffgNhmlrDY3Nmdp9AjTaqHQUbbHYoWclayLdX6eMI6WNlJIgm_QaKkf8wLByqM7PpVlKQsS8m75wYxnXvDkELcn7alVe3mneHSR6En5SVjwjRk/s320/night.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063716345461209362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX5_U_eCZEX7RARqPRLgEl8SZmnMcdg-h8FJW1fTQPnJHClYOj_vseo0wzyaG4e7vF83tHkjGeOTzDzQQxxTahhRqNdq6dUQfcqIyP3Sgn5qAT22Oz796Qh-WQ1CTpuz4xg9O2gwv9U8Xj/s320/Image8.jpg" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5063716723418331426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-coWbMesxb6mx02-DzW4J8jsVHeu31pXriwZn6TZSh5Ml-r-SBjmz1_LbZF_Se_CaTJEDb4E7UxTGNRYsn6snkPeagon4cBsF20DMPJmdaiwZ5hvZozoeYdhZp-Tz8m8mhZEDAWfmkSqa/s320/Image7.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-65681209193032142822007-05-09T11:17:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:19:05.135-04:00The New Lower Donlands<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrU5_uyeWhfMxYgaYCI2w_t-6ZYkkHADGBWG9yTArrF7_bL0rUV6tj5QItZxNh5R28RmtDXOysLIa3rmq5N54F3buVe4qTlRdBQHIRc9kR6txaVSO7Kx3M-Rhh7EEjaLmD2paHbSpZIx1/s1600-h/donlands.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062642595047274658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMrU5_uyeWhfMxYgaYCI2w_t-6ZYkkHADGBWG9yTArrF7_bL0rUV6tj5QItZxNh5R28RmtDXOysLIa3rmq5N54F3buVe4qTlRdBQHIRc9kR6txaVSO7Kx3M-Rhh7EEjaLmD2paHbSpZIx1/s320/donlands.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEispAlmyHG7JBJD8r7QBOQdhuc4zGDuWu0d8aOSzcP-F7vG3HKTQaLTZa_4SwzIScLJaoPGY6cqb2dXfRANLOzjvxELKlMpEbkMB07pdqOyhK4S-9Jl7Y_CVq22dBvcphPkJCKo4hgoyUZi/s1600-h/donlands.jpg"></a><span style="font-family:arial;">So here's the winner of the Lower Donlands Design Competition. Any guesses to when we will be able to hang out there and ride our bikes across those bridges? Hopefully before my 50th B-day. Oh yea, i'm only 29.</span></div><br />Click <a href="http://www.towaterfront.ca/dbdocs//461fca7f1cce8.pdf?PHPSESSID=7cc8f674a05adbae510be524b364b951">Here</a> for more pics...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-43802340861388482832007-05-08T00:30:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:21:02.312-04:00Double Trouble Royal York<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEWtl7jq1YhpLgrHrjzvPNLucpA5jOER5LqZavj0e4p8zdLAJwY4mTQPHaeI3TTjyKtYkzl9t_7SaPQ1vFxv_G6fXPGr-43c-GT9XZbYU2rEQ5Gr9V0eQvst1z-cA1qZ18WXBI-BIkJFG/s1600-h/rydouble.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062643136213153986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYEWtl7jq1YhpLgrHrjzvPNLucpA5jOER5LqZavj0e4p8zdLAJwY4mTQPHaeI3TTjyKtYkzl9t_7SaPQ1vFxv_G6fXPGr-43c-GT9XZbYU2rEQ5Gr9V0eQvst1z-cA1qZ18WXBI-BIkJFG/s320/rydouble.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7288491073310575985.post-66773651437490193992007-05-01T00:11:00.000-04:002007-05-09T15:18:00.881-04:00Sim Toronto: The Birth of Queen's Park<span style="font-family:arial;">So here is another installment of Sim Toronto. Currently we have a population of just over 28 000 Sims and the city is definitely looking to expand. I have decided to expand the city north ward up to Bloor. Currently the city limits are at Dundas, so this means including College and Wellsley into the picture and of course extending Bathurst, Spadina, University, Yonge, Church and Jarvis. The East west Limits remained the same, starting at Bathurst over to Jarvis. Since the last update the Southern Beaches community and "Cork Town" have been created but has yet to make its debut.</span> <div><div><div><br /></div><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062640615067351122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsSiGJw_jUMAKnWhJ8iM0zwebopqZRwcBTEJbArZl38m-j_ifP3YZDWXUB9CGbwPd1wFvmW1LlBWiIVG5JTggenTqu3KwQtdGhwslOiNjGqiI1eYT_8wnp9gbk8U0CDEScGDq_kUjeWkvO/s320/nc_up2_1.jpg" border="0" /></p><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">No that the new streets have been drawn; the main attraction in this new area is Queen's Park. As we know, Queen's Park is the provinces capital buildings for a very long time and has been a monument in itself showcasing the city's greatness.</span></div><div><br /></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062641443996039266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7G8VizaDAPGKGGI_CKQKsonQ93nXo4GbcQcxXCcZH0vrdSD9lQavhu_N4Zr-3-_ESGKS4Pn-JRT1e9l6KYu3EAqNM0MUTGWEHtInVUqwzqhRKwUdWaUGZFSJt7bOFy0ts9QEQD9rqixIn/s320/nc_up2_2.jpg" border="0" /><span style="font-family:arial;">As Spadina and Yonge expanded north so did the retail zones along its stretch. Residential zones have taken op the majority of the newly expanded territory along with a few small industrial zones created down by the waterfront. Two elementary schools and 2 more fire stations have also been added to the Queen's Park area to keep the community stable. I have also introduced medium level residential zones running along Church just south of Bloor down to College. These medium level residential zones are expected to grow to smaller apartment buildings ranging from 2 stories to about 20 stories, depending on the likeliness of Sims moving into the area.<br /><br />So where is UofT? Well, being a YorkU guy myself I may not include UofT at all! Actually, I will include the university when there is a demand for higher education. I don't believe I have even created a high school yet for the Sims of this city, but eventually they will call for more education and I will be there to provide it. Just like in real life, the more educated the citizens are the easier your industries and commercial sectors will grow in turn, producing a wonderful economy for the city.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062641684514207858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8DGwgZSkBNqaRmWuHjvgbEERq2Kzbbr3AajmV9MWAaiAQ_squHsInz_u8e0K5oFTsakinVAUP4FbnhT-vsK6dgGOQ2HpJ6lW6J6viIMR_7FK-ePWjFmx2n4z5Py8yvwHZ0SAyngtcy2f6/s320/bud2.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">Here is the budget for this city before I expanded. As you can see I was only making a profit of about 2k a month from a population of 28 000. Notice too, my demand for commercial zones was in the negative, meaning no one wanted to do business in the city. Once all construction of roads and zones was complete I ran the Simulation for about 15 minutes on the highest speed possible, the results were surprising. The monthly income went up 5 times, my population went up to almost 50 k and my demand for commercial zones was high. There was a small amount of unemployment but it seemed to level off after a few minutes.</span></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062641834838063234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDzg6e7lzpQpIQ1u7k-OjeYHibrFVyqcYY3gXuVbN6sYbATNNRzI9fH78RSL4nDOpkOJfS7K0ik0LgobqFr2qszcPl_MxszYH1ahVWlpE6KwCtSCLts6RvuQsLsj-0HAXaXgCAKxdajPNk/s320/bud3new.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><br /><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5062641942212245650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlckFrbe8sZFhkE7Clc9IumWvaOGuMGMaZZry6LHORI0K7I8chUBmgLSYTO9_MgJ37JKeCfrxuaUw-fyUVt9dZxAap8lutfhoHhht-NoRfQZfkjIhrPW5_vGahrY9gpS2T6wsqrLS2mJdo/s320/nc_up2_3.jpg" border="0" /> <div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;"></span></div><div align="justify"><span style="font-family:arial;">This is what the city looks like now, lots and Lots of residential zones. You can see there are a few blacked buildings which may be either abandoned buildings or slum areas. On a positive note I did notice the city's first Bank of Montreal, surprisingly on what is probably Wellington in between Yonge and Bay. Now, I had no hand in its development, it grew on its own. I downloaded several<br />"plopable" (The term used by SimCity gamers, buildings that grow based on demand) Toronto landmarks and banks were one of them. Let’s see which one comes next, RBC, TD or Scotia. </span></div><br /><div align="justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpLpkwnyerbd5Y6nXskmdhTwqu_ra0SOM75ulcm1D986pBdJUKEdYzQ3QdKq1b1EWz052cus_TOcvAP72vz697ruB_WIBGpn1EgZswhZLUeEX61ok1-ufMuy_KbgLZefk2yOjlM6qvFgC/s1600-h/nc_up2_4.jpg"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5059440705518041058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjpLpkwnyerbd5Y6nXskmdhTwqu_ra0SOM75ulcm1D986pBdJUKEdYzQ3QdKq1b1EWz052cus_TOcvAP72vz697ruB_WIBGpn1EgZswhZLUeEX61ok1-ufMuy_KbgLZefk2yOjlM6qvFgC/s400/nc_up2_4.jpg" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1