Boobies ‘n Coppers ‘n Hurricanes, oh my…
July 14th, 2006 | by MadHacktress |Warm ocean worries hurricane forecasters
Forecasters at the CHC (Canadian Hurricane Centre) are keeping an eye on warmer-than-usual waters off Canada’s East coast. What this means for the hurricane season is that we may see storms linger on longer and sustain hurricane-force winds farther north. Warm water feeds hurricane and while the waters off the coast of Canada’s east are still too cold to allow a storm to build upon its power when entering, they are warm enough to allow the storms to maintain the status quo a little longer.
There is no way to tell if, when and how many storms may be affected by these warmer waters. The path of the hurricane is highly dependent on where it forms and the conditions of the air currents at the time. However, if a storm does manager to wander in to the million square kilometre (600,000 square mile) area of warmer ocean then we may be in for some interesting weather.
Wal-Mart staff ordered to search store after bomb threat: reportIn St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Wal-Mart employees were tasked with helping police officers search their store on Monday. Six police officers and some 40-odd nervous Wal-Mart employees combed the store after a bomb threat was received. Some employees found the experience traumatic.
Police later stated that the management did not violate any laws and that, in reality, they are only obligated to vacate the store if and when a suspicious item is found on the premises. No such item was found.
Wal-Mart denies putting its employees in danger in hunt after bomb threat
Police name tags to be mandatory in TorontoT.O. police told to wear name tags by January
Starting January 1, police officers in Toronto will be ordered to wear name tags. Currently officers are identified by their badge number pinned on their uniform and their uniform cap. This debate, having raged on for more than two years, was ended with the unanimous decision of the TPSB. Toronto Chief of Police Bill Blair is a proponent of the tags and had suggested, as compromise, that officers be given the option to wear the tags - similar to the option available to O.P.P. officers. The board opted against the soft-sell tactic.
Estimated cost for the program is in excess of 140,000$. It is hoped that the move will help to humanize the Toronto police department and improve community relations. The department has been plagued, in recently years, by allegations of racial profiling.
The police services union (TPA) is very opposed to the motion, citing concerns of officer safety. Though no reports have been found that correlate instance of officer harassment and abuse to the wearing of name tags in other cities, the force’s union representatives are, nonetheless, concerned.
Personally, I like the idea of having name tags on the officers. Not only does a name, rather than a number, stick in one’s head (if it becomes necessary to remember which officer was clubbing you about the head), but it does help to be able to address “Officer Smith” in a more respectful tone.
“Officer A3456″ just doesn’t have the same ring to it.
And, because well, it’s weird…Health Canada raises concerns about the sale and distribution of human milk
Paul, Pryce and I went to dinner at Swiss Chalet tonight and I brought up this little gem. I thought Pryce’s remark “I’d love to see that diary farm” was just priceless.
Basically, Health Canada’s concern here is that you don’t know the boobie that your milk is coming from. Well, correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t most people drink milk from rather unacquainted sources? I just had a glass of milk (albeit laced with Kahlua) and Bessy - or, rather, her donor udder - and I are not good friends.
HIV and golden staph are mentioned as concerns in the article - both of which is a valid argument - but if you want to run out and suck on Bessy’s nipple I bet you could get yourself in for a few nifty little infections and stuff, too. Variant-CJD anyone? I don’t want my brain to turn in to mush.
The plain fact of the matter is that anything that comes from something else is going to have a little bit of that something else in it. Chemical fertilizers used on your potatoes, growth hormones in your beef… chicken-faster-grower-stuff that they give to chickens… it’s all the same. Dairy cattle receive hormones to produce more milk - that gets in to our systems.
So, I guess the main thing I’m trying to get at here is… do they make cheese out of human milk?
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