Wednesday: Hamid Aminzada Death, Hand Anniversary, Ebola: Red Cross in Guinea...and more
Nineteen-year-old Hamid Aminzada was just trying to break up a fight in a Toronto area school -- and he was stabbed to death for his efforts. Sixteen years ago, Doctor Nadey Hakim performed the first-ever hand transplant and he tells us how a complicated surgery became an even more complicated story. A Red Cross team was attacked in Guinea while collecting the bodies of Ebola victims for burial and we find out what the humanitarian group is doing to cope with the violence.
Part One
Hamid Aminzada Death
Hamid Aminzada was stabbed to death yesterday in the hallway of an Etobicoke high school when he stepped in to stop a fight between two other students. He was was nineteen, originally from Afghanistan. We speak with a family friend.
Ebola: Red Cross in Guinea
A local team working with the Red Cross was attacked while trying to disinfect and bury Ebola-infected bodies in the southeast of Guinea. A coordinator tells us how they are trying to keep staff safe.
Crowd-Editing Publisher
Here's a new idea from UK publishing house: Put manuscripts on the Internet to be "crowd-edited," open for suggestions by anyone with an internet connection. We'll find out how it would work.
Part Two
Hand Anniversary
Sixteen years ago this week, Dr. Hakim led a team of surgeons who performed the first-ever hand transplant. During a grueling procedure in France, they removed the lower arm of a young victim of a motorcycle accident and attached the hand to a 45-year-old man from New Zealand. But what happened after the operation was over was even more astonishing.
Nunavut Tartan Folo
A brief controversy over Nunavut's official tartan appears to be solved because of a Canadian designer's very Canadian willingness to compromise.
Microwaved iPhone
It may seems logical but police are telling iPhone users: Just Don't Do It.
Part Three
Slavery Exhibit
It's supposed to be an anti-racism exhibit. A show called "Exhibit B" was supposed to start a five-day run in London. Instead it was cancelled because many people believe it is racist.
Wisconsin Homeless Porch
Former Madison councilwoman Brenda Konkel has been using her porch for the past two years, her porch has as a shelter for people in need of a safe place to sleep. Now, she's been told she could face fines if she doesn't stop housing people on her porch.
Newark Happy Signs
In an effort to battle violence, the New Jersey city is putting up signs with positive statements.