A cheery thought.......
Permethrin is used in tropical areas to prevent mosquito-borne disease such as dengue fever and malaria. Mosquito nets used to cover beds may be treated with a solution of permethrin. This increases the effectiveness of the bed net by killing parasitic insects before they are able to find gaps or holes in the net. Malaria kills about 3 million people per year, and permethrin is believed to have very low if any toxicity (yeah, right!)in humans. Military personnel in malaria-endemic areas (like Afghanistan) may be instructed to treat their uniforms with permethrin as well. An application should last several washes.
As permethrin is a benzene based chemical , it is probably not very good for you! It is a neuro toxin, and affects neuron membranes.
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
Here is a quote by John Ruskin. I will try to keep it in mind when the temperature on the prairies drops below minus 30 degrees celsius!!
“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather.”
Monday, January 12, 2009
When Good Men Do Nothing
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
So much of the history of the struggle between good and evil can be explained by Edmund Burke's observation. Time and again those who profess to be good seem to clearly outnumber those who are evil, yet those who are evil seem to prevail far too often. Seldom is it the numbers that determine the outcome, but whether those who claim to be good men are willing to stand up and fight for what they know to be right. There are numerous examples of this sad and awful scenario being played out over and over again throughout history.
"All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." (Edmund Burke)
So much of the history of the struggle between good and evil can be explained by Edmund Burke's observation. Time and again those who profess to be good seem to clearly outnumber those who are evil, yet those who are evil seem to prevail far too often. Seldom is it the numbers that determine the outcome, but whether those who claim to be good men are willing to stand up and fight for what they know to be right. There are numerous examples of this sad and awful scenario being played out over and over again throughout history.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Some chilling statistics...
Afghanistan Health Stats
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 44.21 years
Male: 44.04 years
Female: 44.39 years
Birth rate:
45.82 births/1,000 population
Death rate:
19.56 deaths/1,000 population
Total fertility rate:
6.58 children born/woman
Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during childbirth
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan Health Stats
Infant mortality rate:
Total: 154.67 deaths/1,000 live births
Male: 158.88 deaths/1,000 live births
Female: 150.24 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total population: 44.21 years
Male: 44.04 years
Female: 44.39 years
Birth rate:
45.82 births/1,000 population
Death rate:
19.56 deaths/1,000 population
Total fertility rate:
6.58 children born/woman
Every 30 minutes, an Afghan woman dies during childbirth
Major infectious diseases:
degree of risk: high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne disease: malaria animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in Afghanistan.
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