The South Bayview Bulldog

This video is published by CNN of men working desperately against time to rip open the top of a convertible car and rescue a woman from drowning. It happened in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Alan Habbick @alanhabbickcbc tweeted pictures of what appears to be chronic flooding in the SmartCentre parking lot, recurring again Saturday during the afternoon storm. A similar farm-sized pond appeared last month during a rainstorm. Previous.  Also Tree blocks Southvale as summer storm hammers area

#ontstorm | Drivers navigate large pools of water in a Leaside parking lot. pic.twitter.com/pEZkuZQ3mB

— Alan Habbick (@alanhabbickca) August 13, 2016

Southvale Drive east of Hanna Rd — The South Bayview Bulldog

Southvale Drive was re-opened about 10 p.m. Saturday night as crews dismembered and removed a large tree branch blocking the busy street. A severe storm dumped dozens of mm of rain during a fierce afternoon downpour. Tree-rich Midtown once again saw many fallen branches. Wires fell on Soudan Ave at Forman Ave and Sutherland near McRae.. There was “major flooding” at the underpass at Bayview Ave. and Nesbitt Drive. Dozens of outdoor events were suddenly overwhelmed by rain. Owners of antique vehicles at Wheels on the Danforth tried to enclose them as strong winds practically knocked people off their feet.

Wires down in Sutherland Drive

Debris on Manor Rd. at Forman Ave.

This branch remained across McRae Sunday morning

Lots of trees down in Leaside with at least one road closed @CP24 #storm #toronto pic.twitter.com/cxChf0EGoU

— Allyson Scott (@snaphappychick) August 13, 2016

Tiger bums hard at work

Some 300 runners galloped naked through ZSL London Zoo in an after-hours event, watched by their supporters and some rather bemused animals. They did it to raise money (or so they say) to assist the survival of the species. In fact, some may just like running around in the altogether. Bodypaint and tiger stripe leg warmers were the streakers’ only attempts at modesty.

Rio’s sailing venue is in the midst of raw sewage and garbage. It comes from poor neighborhoods largely without basic sanitation. CNN’s Shasta Darlington shows us the details — CNN

The emergence of Penny Oleksiak as a national hero, teen role model and altogether nice kid is generating interest in the East York swimmer as a commercial icon. At just 16 years, Oleksiak has the post millennial stuff to cause a stampede of manufacturers and government agencies to her door. Today the Globe and Mail and CTV both run stories quoting sources about this prospect.  “She’s doing everything right,” said sports agent Kris Mychasiw of Sprint Management. CTV 

Professor Beever

Here is a fanciful piece from the CBC which has professor Jonathon Beever at the University of Central Florida (hmm) suggesting that it is unethical to watch the Rob Ford crack video. “It just feels like it’s a bad thing to see this man in such bad shape and not have that knowledge do any work for you. It’s not as though it matters whether we convince people that he was a good man or bad man, whether he was a good mayor or a bad mayor,” says the professor. The CBC solemnly puts this to readers. But wait. Should journalists ask why they would even publish it?

Someone on Canada’s prairie has won the $60 million Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. Nineteen of the 42 MaxMillions prizes in play were also won and they will be by the holders of 25 winning tickets.Thirteen of the tickets were sold in Ontario, five in Quebec, five in the prairies and two in British Columbia. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on August 19 will be approximately $33 million.

Canada has advanced to  the semifinals of the women’s Olympic soccer competition with a 1-0 victory over France. Sophie Schmidt scored for Canada after a textbook cross from Janine Beckie in the 56th minute. Team Canada will play Germany in a pool play rematch on Tuesday in Belo Horizonte. Sixth-ranked Sweden will play Brazil, after it defeated Australia 7 to 6 entirely on overtime penalty shots. The 10th-ranked Cinderella Canucks are now one win from climbing the medal podium in back-to-back Games. They won bronze four years ago, defeating France by the same score.

Sophie Schmidt gives #CAN a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute against #FRA. Beckie with the assist https://t.co/1rEInTl0nj

— CBC Olympics (@CBCOlympics) August 12, 2016

The collector car exhibition known as Wheels on the Danforth will close Danforth starting at 6:30 a.m. Saturday from Byng Avenue to Warden Avenue. The major north/south streets, such as Byng Avenue and Warden Avenue, will remain open. The event will run from 11 a.m., to 11 p.m. and as always will see some amazing head-turners for the old car crowd. Anyone need an ambulance?  Think it’s a Packard.

News stories out of the Czech  Republic these warm days say that a cheese-based ice cream has become a sensation in the town Lostice. It is made of mature yellowish cheese with a strong flavour taste and an aroma that is more usually enjoyed with bread and Czech beer.  Local folks and tourists are gobbing it up But the Czechs are not so unusual it seems when the ice cream recipe book is broken out to reveal high summer delicacies as macaroni and cheese ice cream, scrumptious goat cheese ice cream sliders and (wow) a hearty grilled cheese ice cream sandwich. You have got to love this stuff. Recipes: Macaroni and cheese ice cream and Goat Cheese Sandwich  Below, video on making grilled cheese ice cream.

Mac n cheese ice cream with Sriracha sauce and (inset) goat cheese slider