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Morning Brew: August 2nd, 2007

Posted by Jerrold Litwinenko / August 2, 2007

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Photo: "Drinks!" by blogTO Flickr pooler Gavatron.

Your morning news roundup for Thursday August 2nd, 2007:

When it's as hot as it is out there this week, don't leave your poor children in the car! They could suffer from brain damage or even die, since the heat inside the car can reach deadly levels.

The same applies to pets. Leaving your dog in the car could result in you being handcuffed to your vehicle and beaten by angry passersby.

Over 200 arson incidents in Toronto this year have caused over $2.5 million in damages. A forensic psychiatrist thinks the recent spate of arsons may be the deeds of a (gasp!) psychopath.

Grade 8 girls will soon be given the opportunity to take part in a province-run immunization program that targets Human Papillomavirus (HPV), which is responsible for cervical cancer (the second most common form of cancer in women).

The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission will soon introduce new rules that prohibit its employees from playing. They also plan to hire full-time retail inspectors to keep an eye on potential cheaters.

Today's Crossroad Puzzle after the jump...

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Recognize this part of the city? Post your answer in the comments, and check for the answer in tomorrow's blogTO Morning Brew.

Yesterday's answer: Bloor & Symington

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Saira / August 2, 2007 at 10:00 am
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I like animals and dogs for that matter however... I feel this is quite inappropriate and quite insensitive to other people who use that fountaian. My two cents.
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Coates / August 2, 2007 at 10:12 am
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<p>I dont mind the dog using the fountain. There are probably people with dirtier mouths that use that fountion. It won&#39;t stop me, public fountains are great when I forget my water bottle. </p><p>&nbsp;Also, Morning Crossword is the DOCKS Mini Putt</p>
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SH / August 2, 2007 at 10:26 am
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The Docks/Polson St + Lake Ontario area?
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chephy / August 2, 2007 at 11:23 am
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What I find amazing is that anyone would actually use public water fountains.&nbsp; They are out in the open, people!&nbsp; Some asshole could pee in them just for the fun of it!&nbsp; Birds shit on them.&nbsp; Squirrels fuck on them.&nbsp; Drinking water for dogs is about all they are good for since dogs have an immune system better suited to deal with nasty stuff like that...
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Steve / August 2, 2007 at 12:54 pm
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The dog&#39;s mouth is cleaner than a person&#39;s.&;nbsp;
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Coates / August 2, 2007 at 12:55 pm
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<p>Just because the bowl might be a little dirtier, it does not affect the water coming out. Let it run for a second, it will be fine. I drink out of them,&nbsp;as well as other things that you might not want to all the time, not a problem. I rarely get sick, the only times I do is when I don&#39;t get much sleep for a whole week. I hope you go ahead and strengthen your fragile immune system. </p><p>&nbsp;I think eating in restuarants is more dangerous. You could have no idea what they are doing to it. But that doesnt bug me either. </p>
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YourMustBeKidding / August 2, 2007 at 11:01 pm
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Have you ever kept a dog as a pet?&nbsp; Dogs lick their balls, vaginas, rectums. Often.&nbsp; This is revolting - get your fucking dog a water bottle.&nbsp; Not that I would drink out of those things unless they were in schools or somewhere somewhat protected anyway, but this is just bullshit.&nbsp; What restaurant do you go to where the chef licks his ass and then licks your glass before serving it to you?&nbsp; How can you possibly support up that position?&nbsp;&nbsp; Arguing on the Internet, I guess this is exactly what I should expect.&nbsp;
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chephy / August 3, 2007 at 01:31 pm
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<p><em>I drink out of them,&nbsp;as well as other things that you might not want to all the time, not a problem. I rarely get sick, the only times I do is when I don&#39;t get much sleep for a whole week.</em></p><p>&nbsp;I rarely get sick either.&nbsp; My immune system is just fine, thank you very much.&nbsp; But I don&#39;t think I want to subject it to unnecessary stresses such as this.&nbsp; What if someone with an infectious disease spit in there?..&nbsp; Running water for 1 sec isn&#39;t going to get rid of the bacteria/viruses.&nbsp; Dogs are much less of a problem because germs that cause dog diseases are generally harmless to humans (and vice versa).&nbsp; You&#39;re more likely to get sick from kissing a strange human than from kissing a strange dog.&nbsp; Moreover, dog saliva does contain germ-killers, so if you took swabs out of human and dog mouths, you&#39;d be amazed at how many more bacteria there are in human mouths... </p><p>&nbsp;I also don&#39;t sit on public toilets, and it was a bit of a revelation to me to find out that a lot of people did.&nbsp; Sometimes it&#39;s even the same people who object to dogs&#39; drinking from water fountains.&nbsp; I guess they haven&#39;t seen the list of diseases that can get passed through toilet seats.. </p><p><em>I think eating in restuarants is more dangerous. You could have no idea what they are doing to it. </em></p><p>&nbsp;Yep, so whatever you do, don&#39;t piss off your waiter. ;-) </p><p><em>Have you ever kept a dog as a pet?&nbsp; Dogs lick their balls, vaginas, rectums. Often. This is revolting - get your fucking dog a water bottle.&nbsp; Not that I would drink out of those things unless they were in schools or somewhere somewhat protected anyway, but this is just bullshit. </em></p><p>So why are you objecting to dogs drinking from those things if you&#39;d never drink from them yourself, and don&#39;t think people should anyway.&nbsp; I mean, fine, suppose no one lets his dog drink from water fountains.&nbsp; How do you prevent birds from shitting on them?..&nbsp; Or is that somehow less disgusting? </p>
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Ben / August 8, 2007 at 02:30 pm
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<p>from &lt;a href=&quot;http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/dogmouth.html&;quot;&gt;http://amos.indiana.edu/library/scripts/dogmouth.html&;lt;/a&gt; </p><p>&lt;blockquote&gt;would you rather be bitten by a dog or by a human? Well, neither of course, but if you had to choose, which would it be? According to a widespread notion, a dog bite is the better choice since a canine mouth is cleaner than a human mouth.&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p> Is this true? Well, yes and no. When we talk about the cleanliness of a mouth, we&#39;re really talking about the amount and type of bacteria it contains. The kind of bacteria found in a human mouth and a dog mouth depend on what&#39;s been there recently. Unlike dogs, humans typically do not eat raw meat, garbage, and small animals in various states of decay. Given a dog that just locked its jaws around a decomposing squirrel, we might say that the dog&#39;s mouth is, for the moment, less clean than a human mouth that has not recently housed a dead squirrel. And since the squirrel-eating dog may pick up disease-causing bacteria from the dead animal, a bite from that dog may pass on dangerous germs. </p><p> But insofar as a clean mouth means one that is less likely to cause disease, consider that germs tend to be species specific. Harmful dog germs are usually harmless for humans, unless we&#39;re talking about rabies, a disease that affects dogs and people in equally damaging ways. But generally, humans are immune to most dog germs. Likewise, human germs probably won&#39;t harm a dog. But human germs can harm humans, of course. So a bite from a human mouth full of harmful bacteria may very well be more damaging than a dog bite, even if the dog&#39;s mouth is full of harmful dog germs.&nbsp; &lt;/blocckquote&gt;</p><p>So a dog&#39;s mouth has more bacteria, but they are dog bacteria and hence not as bad.&nbsp; The picture does put me off fountains though.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p>
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