Toronto has at least two Polar Bear Dips going on New Year's Day January 1, 2011 - 12 noon at Sunnyside Beach (Habitat for Humanity) and 1:30pm at Ashbridges Bay (Sears Great Canadian Chill) and the waters of Lake Ontario are ready for the plunge. Temperatures are expected above the freezing mark so we may only have to watch for rain - you don't want to get wet before the dip! Update: It was both foggy and rainy!
Bring your costumes, thongs and footwear then some warm clothes for afterwards.
See more of my pictures of the Dip and the Chill after the jump.


You can also check out my 2010 photos from the Sunnyside Habitat for Humanity Polar Bear Dip.

New Years is like a birthday party for the planet - so here is a cool shot of the planet, part of the blue marble series from NASA. I tried to get this shot but my tripod kept floating away. If you squint you might be able to see me in the photo below.

Honda Civic Hatchback Tunados

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

Honda Civic Hatchback Tunados

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

Honda Civic Hatchback Tuning

And I feel fine. It has been a great year of events and photographs and I say thanks to all my visitors, thanks for all the comments and emails and I look forward to another year of fun. Like many people I will make some New Year's resolutions but the fun is breaking them - so make some doozies.

Here are some other beautiful ends (after the jump) to keep you warm over the winter.

Sketch graffiti letters A cool style

That little kid in diapers is about to come and kick the old year's ass as we finish 2010 and start the new year of 2011 - like the start and finish line being painted by the Honda Indy Toronto people (they foretold the future, is there anything that the Honda Indy Toronto can't do?).
It's probably good that we use so few checks anymore because you always wrote the wrong year for a couple months, you would cross off the date, add the new date and initial the changes - every time. Young people are going what's a check? Young people don't even know things like today's hot movie True Grit is a remake of a movie of the same name starring John Wayne.  Young people are going who is John Wayne? Now I feel old, thanks you young pilgrim.
There are a million parties going on in the Big Smoke. The biggest will be the free annual CityTV New Year's Eve Bash at City Hall's Nathan Phillips Square with ice skating, free concerts and fireworks hosted by television personalities Gord Martineau, Tracy Moore, Kevin Frankish and Dina Pugliese. You can see Shawn Desman, Danny Fernandes, Stereos, These Kids Wear Crowns, Divine Brown and Blake McGrath.
The show starts at 10:00pm and the countdown at midnight is a chance to kiss your significant other. Try to get one of the neon balloons and don't swallow any confetti.

New Years is the time you make resolutions where you end the bad stuff and start doing the good stuff. While it seems like the good stuff should include partying and drinking generally these fall into the category of bad stuff, especially if you do it to excess. However, party like it's 1999, eat and drink then ride the free New Years morning TTC (12:01am to 4am) or take a taxi home and if you wear a lampshade or your girlfriend flashes don't forget to send a picture. Here is a great website to find a party in Toronto on New Year's Eve.

Upcoming BMW 7-Series Cars With Specification And Prices With Reviews and Images.


BMW 7 Series takes luxury, styling and driving dynamics to new heights. The engine of this sedan provides a satisfying surge of power, with smoothest gearshifts. It boasts of interiors that have been quipped with opulent atmosphere.

BMW 7-Series  Engine
BMW 7 Series sedan offers both petrol and diesel-driven vehicles. The 740Li variant is powered by 4000 cc 8-cylinders petrol engine, which delivers a power of 225 kW @ 6300 rpm and torque of 390 Nm @ 3500 rpm. The 750Li variants comes equipped with a 4799 cc 8-cylinders engine, which churns out a power of 270 kW @ 6300 rpm with a peak torque of 490 Nm @ 3400 rpm.

BMW 7-Series  Design And Comfort
The coupe-like silhouette of BMW 7 Series sedan astounds the spectator at the very first glance. The frontage of the car is adorned by sleek streamlined double headlights, with clear lens fog lamps on the body colored bumpers and the trademark double-kidney shaped radiator grille.

BMW 7-Series  Safety
The advanced safety system of BMW 7 Series sedan includes modern sensor technology, which ensures maximum protection to the occupants.

BMW 7-Series  Engines
Type In-line, 4V, Petrol Engine (740Li, 750Li) 12 cylinder in line, 4 valve per cylinder (760Li)
Number Of Cylinders 6 (730Ld) 8 (740Li and 750Li) 12 (760Li)
Displacement 4000 cc (740Li) 4799 cc (750Li) 5972 cc (760Li) 2993 cc (730Ld)
Transmission 6 Gears, Automatic
Max. Power 225 kW @ 6300 rpm (740Li) 270 kW @ 6300 rpm (750Li) 327 kW @ 6000 rpm (760Li) 160 kW @ 4000 rpm (730Ld)
Max. Torque 390 Nm @ 3500 rpm (740Li) 490 Nm @ 3400 rpm (750Li) 600 Nm @ 3950 rpm (760Li) 500 Nm @ 1750 rpm (730Ld)

BMW 7-Series cars have been one of the top-notch contenders in the segment of full-size luxury class sedans.

They’ve dominated the marketed big time, and the key features of the latest generation BMW 7 series are its amazing passenger and cargo room, quietness and acceleration.