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Open Chat / Goodbye sweet memories
« on: July 06, 2007, 11:34:20 AM »
Have fond childhood memories of Alvin and the Chipmunks? Want to see those memories get raped in the ass by Hollywood? Then check out the official movie poster here.  

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2007/07/alvin_a...unks_poster.php

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Open Chat / Fuck Paris Hilton
« on: June 28, 2007, 07:48:57 PM »
All that is ever on TV is stories about that fucking Paris Hiltion... who the fuck cares?  She's just one stupid blonde slut out of a million.  There must be an uncountable number of other things happening on our planet that are more important that her getting out of her wussy jail sentence.  People are dying in wars or of hunger and yet all we hear is Paris Hilton this and Paris Hilton that.  It really pisses me off what a sad state the media is in.  

Here's me new hero... a real journalist that isn't pandering to the unwashed masses.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VdNcCcweL0

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Open Chat / Wedding Vid
« on: June 23, 2007, 02:33:02 AM »
Hey, thought you guys might like to see this.  I put together a little vid for my sister's wedding reception... thought you'd get a kick outta it.  

http://shad.regalhosting.ca/

And for the love of god if any of you makes a sister joke in this thread I swear that the next time I see you I will tear off your nipples and feed them to my dog.  You have been warned!

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Open Chat / Bought myself a jet...
« on: June 19, 2007, 09:43:45 PM »
[size=]Airbus superjumbo for private use [/size]

An unnamed buyer at the Paris air show has placed an order for an Airbus A380 superjumbo to use as a private jet.
Airbus said the individual, "not from Europe or the US", would use the plane for "personal use for him and his entourage", AFP news agency reported.

The double-decker, which is thought to have cost $300m (£150m), has 900 sq m (10,000 sq ft) in cabin space and has room for up to 840 passengers.

It is expected to take more than a year to convert the jet for private use.

Aage Duenhaupt, a spokesperson for Lufthansa Technik, which turns large commercial planes into private jets, said the majority of clients were originally Middle Eastern.

But using the model as a private jet could be problematic, because its weight and size mean it can only be landed at a limited number of airports, by certain pilots.

Environmental groups were annoyed by the news, saying that buying a superjumbo for private use was like "buying a filthy coal-fired power station just to use to charge up your mobile phone."

The model is set to come into use later in 2007.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/business/6768237.stm

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Open Chat / Testicle Attack!
« on: June 14, 2007, 12:13:38 PM »
[size=]Woman jailed for testicle attack[/size]

A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
Amanda Monti, 24, flew into a rage when Geoffrey Jones, 37, rejected her advances at the end of a house party, Liverpool Crown Court heard.

She pulled off his left testicle and tried to swallow it, before spitting it out. A friend handed it back to Mr Jones saying: "That's yours."

Monti admitted wounding and was jailed for two-and-a-half years.

'Pulled hard'

Sentencing Monti, Judge Charles James said it was "a very serious injury" and that Monti was not acting in self defence.

The court heard that Mr Jones had ended his long-term but "open relationship" with Monti towards the end of May last year.

The pair remained on good terms and on 30 May she picked him up from a party in Crosby and went back for drinks with friends at Mr Jones's house.

An argument ensued and Mr Jones said there was a struggle between them.

In his statement, Mr Jones said she grabbed his genitals and "pulled hard".

He added: "That caused my underpants to come off and I found I was completely naked and in excruciating pain."

The court heard that a friend saw Monti put Mr Jones's testicle into her mouth and try to swallow it.

She choked and spat it back into her hand before the friend grabbed it and gave it back to Mr Jones. Doctors were unable to re-attach the organ.

In a letter to the court, Monti said she was sorry for what she had done.

She said: "It was never my intention to cause harm to Geoff and the fact that I have caused him injury will live with me forever. I am in no way a violent person."

The letter added: "I have challenged myself to explain what has happened but still I just cannot remember. This has caused much anguish to me and will do for the rest of my life."

 


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Open Chat / The New Pad...
« on: May 30, 2007, 10:35:12 PM »
Here's some pics from the new place... I move in in July with my buddy Paul and then Steve moves in when Paul leaves in Sept.  I can't wait to have everyone over for a patio party!  Nevermind the clutter, Paul's current roomie is in the process of packing.

-Shad

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Open Chat / Too bad for Mike...
« on: May 14, 2007, 11:35:10 PM »
Mars Bar starts using animal products

Some of the UK's best-selling chocolate bars, such as Mars and Twix, will no longer be suitable for vegetarians.

Also affecting brands such as Snickers and Maltesers, owner Masterfoods said it had started to use animal product rennet to make its chocolate products.

Masterfoods said the change was due to it switching the sourcing of its ingredients and the admission was a "principled decision" on its part.

The Vegetarian Society said the company's move was "incomprehensible".

'Extremely disappointed'

Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step
Vegetarian Society  

Rennet, a chemical sourced from calves' stomachs, is used in the production of whey.

It will now also be found in Bounty, Minstrels and Milky Way products, and the ice cream versions of all Masterfoods' bars.

"If the customer is an extremely strict vegetarian, then we are sorry the products are no longer suitable, but a less strict vegetarian should enjoy our chocolate," said Paul Goalby, corporate affairs manager for Masterfoods.

The Vegetarian Society said it was "extremely disappointed".

"At a time when more and more consumers are concerned about the provenance of their food, Masterfoods' decision to use non-vegetarian whey is a backward step," it said in a statement.

"Mars products are very popular with young people and many will be shocked to discover that their manufacture now relies on the extraction of rennet from the stomach lining of young calves," it added.



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Open Chat / Alcoholic beer taster gets payout
« on: May 07, 2007, 10:03:35 AM »
Best job ever!    

___________________________

Alcoholic beer taster gets payout

A Brazilian brewery has been ordered to pay $49,000 (£24,570) to an alcoholic beer taster who claims the company failed to prevent his condition.
The man, who has not been named, said the company, Ambev, did not provide him with adequate health care to stop him from developing alcoholism.

He said that for more than a decade he drank around one and a half litres of beer each day.

But Ambev says that the employee was an alcoholic before he took the job.

The employee says he drank between 16 and 25 small glasses of beer during each eight hour shift at the company, and was also given a bottle of beer at the end of each shift.

An initial ruling favoured Ambev, which claimed the man was already an alcoholic.

But Judge Jose Felipe Ledur said the company was still negligent because an alcoholic should have never been employed as a beer taster.

He added that the man's alcohol dependency had worsened in recent years, and that he felt like drinking the same amount on holiday as he drank at work.

The company still has the right to appeal against the ruling, and decisions are often overturned in Brazilian courts.

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Open Chat / Boobs are OK
« on: April 25, 2007, 01:04:06 AM »
Apparently this is one of the top songs in Italy right now.  Those crazy Italians...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqGrgaQsIIE

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Open Chat / Houseboating 2006... My vid is finally done!
« on: April 20, 2007, 09:47:24 PM »
Thanks to Bob for the hosting!  Go check out the vid!  Let me know what you think after you see it!

http://shad.regalhosting.ca/

Cheers!

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Open Chat / New format?
« on: April 14, 2007, 08:34:39 PM »
What's with the new digs Bob?  And where's the shoutbox?

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Open Chat / We need more people like this in Calgary!
« on: April 14, 2007, 01:53:29 PM »
As some of you probably know I am an architecture and urban planning junkie, I found this article that you guys should all read.  Calgary is getting so sprawly it's driving me nuts... we need to have better development of the existing land in Calgary.  Right now Mayor Bronconcrete is focused on all the wrong things by allowing developers to just eat up more land by adding more and more far flung suburbs which require expensive road and utilities expansions.  This article is written by Richard White, the director of operations and communications at Riddell Kurczaba Architecture.

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'D-word' needs embracing by Calgarians

More and more, we hear the need for more density in how we develop our cities. Unfortunately, the "d-word" is feared by many Calgarians and Canadians as we still evolve from an agrarian to an urban society. Increased density is about creating more diversity in housing options for Calgarians. It is not about eliminating single-family housing. For many people, higher density is synonymous with multi-family development. However, that is not always the case.In the suburbs, it could mean smaller lot sizes or more attached town homes like we see in McKenzie Towne. It doesn't have to mean apartment blocks or highrise condos. In established communities, it can be infills where a lot with one house is subdivided to accommodate two houses, or it could be small condominium or apartment complexes. In the city centre, it means mid- and high-density urban villages. There are several reasons why people fear high density development. One of the main fears is that density will mean more traffic and congestion.

While this is true, it is usually not as bad as people fear. If the road network and community are well-designed, the higher density development will be located within walking distance of bus stops, LRT stations, grocery stores and other amenities, allowing people living there to walk and take transit more than currently occurs. For most roads in Calgary, congestion happens only a few hours a day. Most of the time, there is excess capacity. Another reason people fear density is that multi-family housing has been associated in the past with lower-cost housing -- which people have stereotypically associated with cheap building materials and poor designs. They were also once seen as attracting low-income people. Such stereotypes are certainly not true anymore. Many multi-family housing projects are built to high standards, attracting wealthy empty nesters and young professionals. Think Bridges, Eau Claire, Garrison Woods and McKenzie Towne. In the past, high density communities also meant less privacy. But with new multi-family construction materials, the walls, windows and floors can create an almost soundproof place to live.

Attached homes and balconies can be staggered to allow for more privacy than enjoyed by many current suburban homes, which often have shared front driveways and back decks that seem to almost touch one another. People in single-family communities often feared the addition of multi-family projects because they believed it would decrease property values through things like increased crime and more transients. But this certainly isn't the case in communities like Garrison Woods. Property values in these communities have increased more than most neighbourhoods.

The increased density brought increased amenities -- new Safeway, Starbucks and other retailers and restaurants, which helped make the area more desirable. In a traditional single-family street, there is eight feet between houses. If there are 20 homes on the street, that means 160 feet of side yard that serves no useful purpose. If you were to attach each of the homes, you could create four more homes 40-feet wide, or five more on 30 foot lots -- a 20-per-cent increase in density without changing the size of the lots.This would also allow more "tot lots" or playgrounds where children or grandchildren can play and meet other kids, rather than being locked up in a backyard with a six-foot fence.

Higher density is about better design that would stagger homes so there is more, rather than less, privacy. It also creates a more social place where residents know their neighbours and can feel more part of their community. I think there are some great opportunities to densify our established communities, especially along major bus routes and near LRT stations. Imagine if streets like 17th Avenue (east and west), Bow Trail, Centre Street, 14th Street North and Edmonton Trail were converted from being primarily single-family homes and small businesses.

Imagine if they were instead changed to four- and five-floor mixed-buildings with retail at the base and apartment and condos above. Imagine if our older shopping centres and grocery store sites were redeveloped to include some residential development, as has happened at North Hill shopping centre. Why create more density? Simply put, a denser city is more cost-effective, more environmentally friendly and allows for a better quality of life. A denser urban city invests less in roads and interchanges and more in transit, schools, hospitals, libraries and parks. A denser city is a healthier city, creating more green space, more walking and better air quality through less driving. This isn't going to happen overnight in Calgary. But if we build more quality medium- and high-density communities, we will see that living in denser neighbourhoods does not mean you have to sacrifice your current quality of living. In fact, it will enhance it. Think of roof-top gardens rather than mowing the back yard. Think of people watching on a sidewalk patio, rather than painting the back deck.
Think of a front porch, rather than a patch of grass and a massive driveway to shovel. Think outside the single family box. I expect that, in the future, Calgarians will embrace the D-word.


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Open Chat / Pics
« on: April 05, 2007, 10:31:08 PM »
Here's a few pics I snapped while in Vancouver... thought you guys may like to check them out.


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Open Chat / Help!!!
« on: March 14, 2007, 12:32:06 AM »
Ok... so I just got a call today from some girl that works at the Mercury downtown... apparently I gave her my number and she wants to go out.  Problem is that I forget her name.  When she called today she said it so fast that I didn't catch it... sounded kinda like "Adam".  So what girls names kinda sound like Adam when said fast?  I need your help!

I vaguely remember what she looks like and she was smoking so I don't wanna mess this one up!

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Open Chat / Phone Pics
« on: March 09, 2007, 03:24:46 AM »
I was downloading pics off my phone today and thought I'd throw up some of my favorite phone pics from the last little while... enjoy.

-Shad

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