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Torontoist is ending the year by naming our Heroes and Villains of 2007––the people, places, and things that we've either fallen head over heels in love with or developed uncontrollable rage towards over the past twelve months. Get your dose, starting Boxing Day and running into the new year, three times a day––sunrise, noon, and sunset.

Stock market volatility continued yesterday, with the TSX index adding a 194 point drop to a loss of about 10% in the last month. A spokesman for the Global Society of Plutocrats said that in spite of the burgeoning financial crisis, everything remains fine for the super-rich.

Feeling nutty and proud of it? David Miller has proclaimed July 14 as Mad Pride Day in Toronto, which aims to recognize and empower a much marginalized group: those who have experienced oppression at the hands of the psychiatric system (psychiatric survivors and consumers) and those who generally have been stigmatized by their mental health issues. In the same way that the gay community has reclaimed the word "queer," psychiatric survivors and consumers have empowered themselves by reclaiming the word "mad." Consider it a celebration of the right to be different. We’ll be joining many other cities across the world in this international day to recognize mad people, such as Melbourne, Vancouver, Brussels, London, Chicago, Buffalo and interestingly, Accra (Ghana).

Love or loathe the spindly structure on the OCAD grounds, you'll have a chance to speak to one of the minds behind the Alsop North America creation tomorrow evening courtesy of Salon Voltaire.

Don't you dare walk out that door! At least until you check to see if a bike is coming along side your car. That's right; the collision that occurs between a driver or passenger's open car door and a moving cyclist (called a "door prize") is the number one cause of car-bike collisions in the downtown core. This contributes to an already turbulent relationship between the city's cyclists and motorists, as the cyclist will either swerve into traffic to avoid the door, or just splonk right into it. City Councillor and avid bike dude Adam Giambrone, who is also Chair of the Toronto Cycling Committee, will launch the 2005 Watch for Bikes campaign with the city-wide distribution of 150,000 new side view mirror decals and "door prize" cards. Get yours at Mountain Equipment Co-op (400 King St W) at 10 am.

Smokers: Right.

City Councillor Doug Holyday "said yesterday that, on average, 79% of council members took part in votes," according to the Sun. While 78% seems the equivalent of a Gentleman's C for attendance at voting, some councillors have been even more absent - Councillor Bas Balkissoon voted only 46% of the time, and Councillor Adam Giambrone, 55% of the time. The Mayor himself coasted to a passable showing for 76% of recorded votes. He's a busy guy, so we'll cut him some slack. Balkisoon on the other hand...