Posted on 03/13/2006 10:10:32 AM PST by blam
What most folks don't realize is that pandemic flus are different than the annual winter flus in that pandemics can have one to three cycles that can last a total of six months to two years. The Spanish flu went through three cycles lasting around 1.5 years. It was the second cycle that killed more than 90% of the ones that died from it.
PRI-G for gasoline
PRI-D for diesel
Differ from other fuel stabilizers in that they can restore degraded fuel as well as preserve. West Marine has it as well as on line sources.
Officials say Azeri dog dies of bird flu
Wed Mar 15, 2006 9:02 AM ET
Source: http://today.reuters.com/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-03-15T140216Z_01_L15187475_RTRUKOC_0_US-BIRDFLU-AZERBAIJAN-DOG.xml&archived=False
BAKU (Reuters) - A dog has died of bird flu in Azerbaijan, a country where the virus is believed to have caused the death of three young women, officials said on Wednesday.
"A dead stray dog has been found, and after analysis type A bird flu was discovered. The medical investigation is continuing," said a statement from the state commission tasked with fighting the spread of bird flu. It said the dog died on March 9 in the capital Baku.
During the Middle Ages when epidemic struck, entire counties were depopulated, and they were living on self-sufficient farms and what's more didn't travel more than they could walk in a day--their entire lives.
WHO officer in China helps to hide bird flu?
(Mar. 08, 2006) Boxun published a message sent by anonymous person(full text in Chinese), it says that WHO officer in China received bribery and help China government to hide the seriousness of bird flu in China.
Boxun claims that it cannot confirm the information at the beginning of the publishment, then publishes its full contents as it received.
It mentioned that WHO received dead birds (sample) in 2005, and WHO officer released the person's name to government. It said that two persons were executed in February 27 2006.
The message says bird flu has caused 820 deaths in China since summer 2005.
Note by Boxun editor:
One public clue may help understand the situation: the WHO officer in China supported and agreed the official data release by China government. While the scientist in Hong Kong - Guan Yi denied the official data with many solid evidences. In theory, WHO officer in China should have more direct information than a scientist in Hong Kong.
As the biggest citizen journalism site in Chinese, Boxun is largely supported by volunteers, and we do not have the resources to translate its full contents. The quality of translation is also problematic (sometime). Please understand us. (boxun.com)
Semper Hmmmm....
Back in the late 60's I was on a bomb ship anchored in Pusan harbor Korea. We had barges alongside to off load the bombs to. They REALLY did not want us at the dock. Any how standing on deck one calm night, tugs brought the several hundred longshoreman onto the barges to work the cargo. We gagged when they got onto the deck of barges 30 feet down the side from our deck.
Kimchee
Thanks. I've already stabilized my gasoline.
I was a little suprised when the instructions said to 'extend the shelf life (from 12 months to 24 months)', double the amount of stabilizer added.
BTW, I got nine months of dry dog food for my dogs this morning. So, I won't be in everyone's way when the 'panic' begins.
I've read that most towns in the USA are about 30 miles apart...the distance a horse with rider can walk/run in a day.
Not good news, I could get Bird Flu from my best friends? Year #2 of isolation included eating the dogs. We'll see.
I've read other stuff about this.
Another couple of points are:
WHO has not tested everyone who might have had H5N1. Reasons? Remote villages, bodies buried or otherwise disposed of before any samples taken, and this one - if the sick or dead person had not had any contact with poulty/birds, it wasn't bird flu so they didn't test. Add to that the fact that some tests were initially negative and later positive, and some may not have been re-tested after initial neg. I read that regular flu shows up in nasal and throat swabs, but H5N1 is not at those sites after a few days, goes down into the lungs. Which often can only be found out with an autopsy.
(If anyone has it more accurately, correct me and ping me!)
WHO people being compromised by bribery is not a shocker either. Anything in connection with the UN is larded with crap.
Yes, and it wasn't that long ago. And, maybe not that far in our future either.
Hmmmm indeed. I hope they are incorrect, but it won't surprise me if they are right.
Lesson learned: During outbreak, don't travel. Have enough to see self and family through, and self quarantine during the outbreak cycle. No one out, no one in. Living in the country in the middle of 100 acres we can sit it out, barring severe emergencies. If we still catch it it, then at least we tried every reasonable thing to avoid contamination.
Don't feed the birds.
WASHINGTON - U.S. bank regulators on Wednesday (3/15) advised financial institutions to have contingency plans in place in case avian flu becomes pandemic.
"Financial institutions and their service providers supply essential financial services and, as such, should consider their preparedness and response strategy for a potential pandemic," the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Office of Thrift Supervision said in a statement.
Did you see on Drudge today the Russian Communist leader is blaming the US for the Bird Flu.....he thinks we started it..like a chemical weapon...just like we started AIDS....its always our fault.....but this is how the tin hat crowd thinks....
One thing I do wonder, is if the H5N1 would be transmissible by mosquito, like the West Nile virus. I haven't read anything to indicate as such, but if it can, then isolation won't be the answer either. Oh well. Add mosquito nets and cases of deet to the cache. ;-)
I wasn't going to mention it but, I also got $6,000.00 in small bills from the bank this morning. (Ahem) Before they get Bird Flu viruses all over it.
Russia is wrong! Muslims (ROTHAP - Religion Of Tin Hats And Peace) have already said it's a Jewish plot against the arab world. ;-)
Birdseed sales are significant in this area. I haven't seen the small birds, except one, a woodpecker, in a couple days, which is unusual. But when a raven did a treetop overflight today he set off a forest of motion sensor alarms. Still can't see them, but they are out there, probably waiting for the temoerature, -12, to come up.
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