Old News

I've fallen way behind on my news reading. I thought I'd use my lunch today to catch up a bit. Here's the articles I found interesting.

Now this is just sad, but I'm glad the police caught them:

CHILD-SEX RING UNCOVERED IN WINNIPEG, POLICE ALLEGE
Winnipeg police say they are investigating one of the largest sexual exploitation rings ever seen in the city, allegedly involving more than 30 children ranging in age from 18 months to 17 years.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/02/child-sex-051102.html

Although not as disgusting, I'm still sad this was in Canada:

NAME CHANGE OPENS DOORS, IMMIGRANT SAYS
What's in a name? Plenty, it seems, if you're an immigrant looking for a job in Nova Scotia.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/02/nova-scotia-051102.html

Okay, now for some happy news about Chance and Bou:

ABANDONED MUSKOX GROWING STRONG, HEALTHY
Chance, the abandoned baby muskox, and his caribou companion are healthy, strong and successfully settling in to their new Yukon home, say wildlife officials.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/02/chance-update051102.html

Hmmm... yeah, I do this too:

WALKING TO THE BEAT BAD FOR BRIDGES
Scientists have developed a model to predict wobbling bridges, like the high-profile problem with London's Millennium Bridge.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/02/millennium-bridge051102.html

I don't think I like this... I really like big trees, but people should be able to choose how to landscape their properties. I think the real solution is to have developers of new neighbourhoods go back to sidewalks and boulevards with trees.

PROPOSED BYLAW WOULD PREVENT CHOPPING DOWN TREES
A movement to save mature trees in Winnipeg has ignited a debate over property rights in the city.
FULL STORY
http://winnipeg.cbc.ca/regional/servlet/View?filename=mb_trees-20051102

This sucks:

U.S. SENATE VOTES FOR OIL DRILLING IN ARCTIC REFUGE
The U.S. Senate voted Thursday to reject a final attempt to protect Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil drilling.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/11/03/arcticoil-051103.html

This seems wrong:

MOTHERS COULD BE SUED FOR INJURING FETUSES: ALBERTA BILL
Alberta's justice minister says he will be introducing legislation allowing children injured in car accidents while still in the womb to sue their mothers.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/03/FetusLaw_051103.html

Mildly bizarre:

WHAT'S IN A NAME? PLENTY, SAY SOME RABBIS
A group of rabbis in Israel has blacklisted several names for Jewish children including Ariel, Shirley and Danielle.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/11/03/NamesRabbis_051103.html

This is nice:

BIOGRAPHIES PERSONALIZE GERIATRIC CARE
A seniors' home in Montreal is putting together biographies of its residents with dementia to help preserve their dignity.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/03/dementia-biographies051103.html

RED GREEN SAYS BYE TO POSSUM LODGE
Don your plaid and get out the duct tape.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/arts/national/2005/11/04/Arts/reggreen_051104.html

Good for you, but not for me (allergic):

EVIDENCE MOUNTS ON HEALTH BENEFITS OF FLAX
Flax, a grain that has been used for thousands of years in food and linen, is finding new popularity for its health benefits from fighting heart disease to preventing constipation.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/04/flax-study051101.html

Curious:

MYSTERY SIGNAL BLOCKING OTTAWA DOOR DEVICES
Many automatic garage doors in Ottawa have suddenly, and strangely, stopped working, due to a powerful radio signal that appears to be interfering with the remote controls that open them.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/04/ottawa-signals051104.html

Yay! My waist-to-hip ratio is much better than my BMI:

WAIST-HIP RATIO BEST MEASURE OF HEART ATTACK RISK
Using a measuring tape to check hip-to-waist ratios is a better predictor of heart attack risk than calculating a person's body-mass index, say researchers who studied people in 52 countries.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/11/03/waist-hip051103.html

Well, lunch time is over, so back to work. I'm still about a week behind on the news...