That's true. BMI is inaccurate. It's just that it's inaccurate in the opposite way that people think. If you are normal weight or overweight according to BMI (18.5-29.9) there is still a chance you are actually obese according to body fat percentage. Although if the BMI tells you you're obese, BMI is 95% (men) and 99%…

I would box my kid's ears if s/he were disrespectful to her/his teacher.

And yet Winona is as hot as ever. Praise be the gods of Beetlejuice.

Eating less of the same cheap food you're eating now will save you money. If you gradually reduce 4000 calories a day consumed to 2000 calories a day, you'll spend about half the amount on food you usually would. Once you've lost sufficient weight that you require many fewer calories to get your daily amount (TDEE),…

6 hours ago for me! All I've got is frozen pizza though.

In Canada, union members may complain to their respective Labour Board that the Union did not represent them fairly (Unions have a Duty of Fair Representation). Unions hate these complaints because they're terrible PR, and so often they will take on frivolous cases rather than just protect their buddies and ignore the…

NOPE! Disputes arising from the interpretation and application of a collective agreement are adjudicated by final and binding private arbitration. The arbitrator is agreed to by the parties (Let's ignore s. 49 cases for the purposes of this lesson). Labour Arbitrators in Canada are extremely well respected (they are…

DTSFA!

Canada had the best PSAs in the 80s/90s. Add in the Heritage moments, and watching commercials in between Kid Street and Street Cents was a gosh-darned joy! (Sorry for the strong language there.)

Nobody trick or treats in my city anymore. I don't know where they go. I would love for car-loads of people from other neighbourhoods to truck into mine so I have someone to give candy too. I loved Hallowe'en as a kid and it's really depressing that so many seem to be missing out.

Come on now. I don't see race! I just see shadows! It's not my fault shadows are black!

I got on a plane with a miserable cold once. Coughing hard the entire time, runny nose, phlegm. I felt so sorry for the people around me. And you know what? That cold had a higher chance of killing anyone than ebola does. (Who knows, maybe I did kill someone that day?) So why did I take that flight? Because I couldn't…

BMI isn't great for kids, seniors or elite athletes. For everyone else, it's not perfect but it's a pretty good ballpark. Of course, body fat % is pretty much the best measure for determining obesity, but it's expensive to do. Just because BMI isn't right for one segment of the population, doesn't mean it's not right…

It's a long road from harm caused to lawsuit. Typically, after a child is born, engaging in full-scale litigation is not on the forefront of a new family's to-do list. And once they start litigating, a demand letter is usually step one before a statement of claim is filed. Negotiations back and forth after that.…

Her lawyer wrote the statement of claim. Or his paralegal or junior associate wrote it. One person who did not write the statement of claim: the Mother. That's the law firm's language you're reading and those involved in the drafting are likely parroting the same type of language found in the handful of wrongful birth…

The plaintiffs have to show that the sperm bank's mistake has resulted in damages. Needing to move to a community more accepting and more diverse (so that the daughter has a connection to her heritage/background) costs money. Those are the damages that arose when the sperm bank messed up. But you have to plead it and…

They sued under two heads of damages: wrongful birth and breach of duty. The damages available may be different for each and the elements to prove a breach are going to be different. It may be easier to prove wrongful birth than breach of duty (I don't know). But if there's an arguable case that the elements of…

She's not asking for anyone to take the child back. She and her wife love Payton and have bonded with her. But there is nothing wrong with suing the company that can't even keep it's record-keeping in check to send the right sample and holding it accountable for it's major f***-up. And yeah, the law is an inelegant…

The child has typical african-american hair. They have to travel to a black neighborhood where there is a salon with someone who has that skill and can cut her hair. Apparently, the mother hasn't felt welcome in that area as a white woman.

They wanted to buy more vials to put in storage for when they were ready to have another baby. She was pregnant when she called to purchase more vials.