general motors has a big loss

general motors had to recall of 1.6 million cars made between 2003 and 2007 due to faulty ignition switches

a number of new York times articles example: by danielle ivory march 12, 2014

Faulty ignition switches in the recalled GM vehicles are linked to 12 deaths and at least 31 crashes.

a number of new York times articles example: by danielle ivory march 12, 2014

a new review of federal crash data shows that 303 people died after the air bags failed to deploy on two of the models made by general motors that were recalled last month in Feb.

Friedman Research Corporation

everything is always better when you are honest

Polio in Syria: An outbreak that threatens the Middle East

Because of the war in Syria  polio has broken out again Syria was declared free of polio in 1999. But the disease re-emerged last year, after two years of conflict. The World Health Organization (WHO) says there are now 25 laboratory-confirmed cases in the country, with another 13 confirmations pending. But Syrian doctors put the number of children with clinical symptoms of polio much higher, at at least 110. And for every victim, there are at least 200 people - some doctors say up to 1,000 - carrying and spreading the virus.
"Dr Bashir Taj al-Din, a Syrian doctor who shuttles back and forth across the border from Turkey says: "The people there live along the Euphrates river and they drink directly from it. There are no water treatment stations working, the sewage goes straight into the water."

see more at
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-2673446

The way Heathcare should be

The trouble with our Healthcare system is that is completely subverts the free market and the laws of supply and demand. Consumers demand as much as they can get because they don't pay the actual cost. Suppliers charge as much as they want because the patients don't know how much it costs.

We need to get back to paying our own healthcare costs, because nothing will control the (currently skyrocketing) costs better than every consumer looking for the best deal. Of course there are catastrophic conditions and accidents which would ruin a person, and for that there should be health insurance. But just as your car insurance doesn't pay for your gas and normal maintenance, and as you house insurance doesn't pay for lightbulbs and such, real health insurance should be for real emergencies, not for normal doctor appointments and prescriptions.

One organization which is following this philosophy now is Christian Healthcare Ministries. Members pay normal upfront costs, and share in paying each others costs for high cost procedures through their dues and prayers.

Still One Nation Under God

       

            Last year Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized Euro-Atlantic countries, including the United States, of becoming godless and moving away from Christian values. Some may bristle at such an accusation, but when you consider that many Americans are hesitant even to mention God or Jesus in public, there may be some truth to his claim. We also casually have tossed out many of the principles in the Bible and have concluded that there's no authority greater than man himself.

       While there is no question that our Christian values have taken a hit in recent years, we have not yet reached the point of a totally godless government that sets itself up as the supreme authority and giver of rights. As a nation, we must decide definitively whether we believe in God and godly principles. We must decide whether we revere the Bible and what it means when our elected officials take their oaths of office with one hand upon it. If we do nothing, we allow by default the elimination of God as a central figure in our culture.

       

      As secular progressives try to remove all vestiges of God from our society, let us remember the godly principles of loving our fellow man, caring about our neighbors, developing our God-given talents to the utmost so that we become valuable to the people around us, and maintaining high principles that govern our lives. Our Christian values led this nation to the pinnacle of the world in record time. If we embrace them, they will keep us there.

      While we Americans are giving a cold shoulder to our religious heritage, the Russians are warming up to religion. The Russians seem to be gaining prestige and influence throughout the world as we are losing ours. I wonder whether there is a correlation.

There are many well-documented stories about God's intervention on behalf of our country during the War of Independence, but one of my favorites involves the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The delegates could not reach common ground on how the Constitution should be written, and the rancor threatened to destroy the fledgling union.

       Benjamin Franklin, who was 81 years old, stood before the entire assembly and reminded them of their frequent prayers during the war against Great Britain. At his suggestion, they knelt and prayed -- and then went on to put together a 16-page document known as the Constitution of the United States, one of the most admired documents in history. From that point forward, congressional sessions were started with prayer.

      Second Chronicles 7:14 says, "If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and I will forgive their sins and will heal their land.” These instructions are clear, and secular progressives will shun them. They may control much of the media, but we should not allow them to control our beliefs. Will you stand up for what you believe in no matter the consequences?    This article was written by Ben Carson. Posted by: Cole Baker

http://townhall.com/columnists/drbencarson/2014/02/12/still-one-nation-under-god-n1793430/page/full

Indiana Opts out of Common Core

"Indiana Gov. Mike Pence (R) on Monday signed new legislation that makes his state the first to opt out of Common Core standards, amid conservative outrage over the education benchmarks." As stated by the Washington Post. Something that I find interesting about this, is that Indiana was one of the first states to adopt Common Core, and are now opting out of it. I think one of the big factors that most of the states don't agree with is, as stated by South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley, “I don’t think Common Core is as extreme as a lot of people paint it out to be. What I do think it is, is you’re treating South Carolina kids like they’re California kids, they’re still trying to put us all in one basket, and we’re not to be put in one basket.” That among other reasons of course. 

I personally, disagree with Common Core. It is unconstitutional and should not be tolerated. The Common Core standards were passed before the delegates and officials had time to discuss it. The students are given tests that parents, teachers, and administrators are not allowed to see. According to my understanding. 

I am against common core. 

Sources: washingtonpost.com 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/govbeat/wp/2014/03/25/indiana-first-state-to-pull-out-of-common-core/

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/03/25/indiana-becomes-first-state-to-drop-common-core-standards/

Standing for what we believe in

In the Deseret News, and article was published about a mother, Cameron Bure, on Dancing With The Stars. She has three children, and is married. Dancing With The Stars can be a very inappropriate show, due to costumes, and the dance moves chosen. Bure openly told her partner in an interview, "I'm not gonna be your sexy girl. I'm a mom of three kids, so I want to look good and feel beautiful, but I will probably stay on the more modest end of costuming," She also stated that, "The two most important things in my life are my faith and my family, and I know that is what is going to get me through this competition," Bure is a devout Christian, and is striving to be a good example to her family, and all the other women in the world. She said, "I want to represent all the moms out there and inspire them and encourage them," she told Us magazine. "I'm just a woman. I'm not any different than all the moms out there — my priority is my family, my husband, my kids and so this for me is truly just a joy." 

Let us all try and represent our beliefs, and Stand as Witnesses of God at all times. 

The pros and cons of common core.

Some people might ask how do we sort through the good, the bad, and the ugly of common core.

The Common Core State Standards, a result of several years of development by content and education experts, began to be adopted by individual states in 2010. As of this writing, 45 states and three territories have adopted the Common Core English/Language Arts and Math standards.

Pros.

First, let's consider some of the pluses of the Common Core State Standards.

1. If we look at the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) idealistically, we see a set of mutually agreed-upon standards based on valuable knowledge and skills that can lead to improved instruction and assessment.
2. The development of reliable and valid national criterion-referenced assessments (which I believe will be a logical next step) may save many states money that they can then use to target specific instructional needs.
3. Teachers across the nation could work together to develop creative and engaging integrated lessons and units to share using cutting edge technology and e-tools.
4. This "common" core will be beneficial for students in our increasingly mobile society. A student who moves from seventh grade in Toledo, Ohio, to seventh grade in Omaha, Nebraska, or Syosset, New York, may not have to adjust to new learning expectations.
5. Clear grade-level standards in each content area will make it easier to accelerate the few exceptionally gifted students and to compact curriculum for other advanced students. (For more information on how to use the Common Core with gifted students, check out www.nagc.org/index2.aspx?id=8980.)
6. It also will be easier to target the skills that struggling learners are missing and help them progress toward mastery using Response to Intervention (RTI) or other supportive approaches.

Cons.

On the other hand, these aspects of the Common Core State Standards may not be so positive:

1. The CCSS could be just another attempt to "teacher-proof" curriculum. Purchased materials, prescribed instructional approaches, test prep packets, and inflexible approaches to student learning may maximize corporate profits of the producers of educational materials and software.
   
   The Thomas B. Fordham Institute, in their May 2012 report, Putting a Price Tag on the Common Core, estimates the national cost for compliance with Common Core will be between $1 billion and $8 billion, and the profits will go almost directly to publishers.
2. High-priced consultants may recommend pre-packaged one-size-fits-all professional inservice programming that might be attractive to some schools and districts. This option could ignore the clear Standards for Professional Learning put forth by Learning Forward (formerly the National Staff Development Association,www.learningforward.org/standards/index.cfm), which emphasize job-embedded, site-specific, sustained, and supported professional development.
3. We may find ourselves so standards- and test-driven that all the activities we use to develop healthy, balanced middle grades students are eliminated.
4. We could end up being forced to focus on low-level learning (though the Math and Reading/Language Arts standards offer plenty of opportunities for critical and creative thinking at higher levels) because it's easier to assess. If this happens, we would be ignoring the entire 21st Century Skills perspective with its essential emphases on technology, innovation, life and career skills, critical thinking, and collaboration.
5. These standards could be just another weapon with which to attack teachers of students from poor urban and rural communities who don't have the resources to help students reach these standards when they come to school already two or three years behind their middle and upper class peers.

6.  I'm leery of any movement that causes kids to flee the public schools, and the Common Core may contribute to      this if it is not used in ways that meet students' unique individual needs as well as the collective needs of the          society or the school district.

Want to learn more? check out any of these sites below.
http://www.washingtonpolicy.org/publications/notes/why-common-core-bad-america
http://www.glennbeck.com/2013/04/08/the-whole-story-on-common-core/
http://www.freedomworks.org/content/top-10-reasons-oppose-common-core
https://www.amle.org/BrowsebyTopic/Curriculum/CurrDet/TabId/186/ArtMID/793/ArticleID/140/Common-Core-Good-Bad-Possible.aspx
http://neatoday.org/2013/05/10/six-ways-the-common-core-is-good-for-students/
http://dailycaller.com/2014/03/17/convinced-yet-bill-gates-defends-common-core/

Self-determination for Crimea?

Self-determination is a good thing.  Everyone wants it.  Vietnam fought off the Chinese, the French, and the Americans for the privilege of being oppressed by their own communist leaders.

Self-determination is another expression of the principle of decentralization of power. "It is a firm principle that the smallest or lowest level that can possibly undertake the task is the one that should do so." (Ezra Taft Benson, The Proper Role of Government)

Russia claims that Crimea deserves the right to choose for itself how or by who is wants to be governed. There are questions over whether their referendum was properly executed, and many people are asking those questions.

A less popular question is whether the Russians really believe in self-determination. Shouldn't Chechya have a right to self-determination, for example? The Chechyans have fought two wars trying to gain independence from Russia, which refuses to let them go.

It's unlikely that the US will be able to puts the breaks on Crimea's annexation, having previously set a precedent for this sort of thing.

Alright, so apparently Facebook can spread moods. To fact check it, I Googled it and all that came up were about a dozen links to the same article on different sites. There is also a study. I couldn't tell whether or not it was true exactly but I assume so because, again, its on about a dozen sites.
Anyways, here's the site address. I couldnt find the link so here it is: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-26556295

Welfare Pays Better than Working

Current Event

Cole Baker

  March 12, 2014

              

     In an article written by Michael D Tanner for the New York Post, he discloses that welfare pays better than work. (published Aug. 19, 2013 - reprinted March 6, 2014)  

     “The federal government funds 126 separate programs targeted towards low-income people, 72 of which provide either cash or in-kind benefits to individuals. State and local governments operate more welfare programs. Of course, no individual or family gets benefits from all 72 programs, but many do get aid from a number of them at any point in time.”

      He points out that the Cato institute evaluated the state-by-state value of welfare benefits for a mother with two children. Here are the findings:  In New York a family who receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Medicaid, food stamps, WIC, public housing, utility assistance and free commodities (i.e. milk and cheese) would be receiving $38,004 in benefits  -  all of which is tax free. Furthermore, it would be necessary for someone in New York to be making more than $21 per hour to match that amount  -  more than the entry level salary for a teacher.       

     The 52 page study, titled “The Work Versus Welfare Trade Off,” tells us that the “full package of welfare benefits often exceeds take-home pay in part because benefits are tax-free”.

      Numerous articles examine this problem further:

www.cato,org/publications//white.../work-versus-welfare-tra.

news.msn.com/govt-aid-pays-more-than-a-minimum wage-job-in-35 -states

nypost.com/2013/...when-welfare-pays-better than-work..

www.forbes.com...on-labor-day...

www.foxnews.com/ .../study.in.most.states.welfare.pays.more

www.businessinsider.com/does-welfare-really-pay-better

www.watchdog.com.in many-states-welfare-pays-more-than-an-honest-days-work

“...if Congress and state legislatures are serous about reducing welfare dependence and rewarding work, they should consider strengthening welfare-to-work requirements, removing exemptions and narrowing the definition of work. This could include reducing benefit levels and tightening eligibility requirements.” Michael Tanner, Cato Institute “The Work Versus Welfare Trade Off” 

how long do cats sleep?

cats sleep up to 12-16 hours every day. they still have the predator instincts in them and will sleep to conserve energy. they also are semi nocturnal so they sleep during the day. here are a few sources:

link 1  link 2  link 3

Smiling can make you happy.

Current studies show that whether you are fake smiling—using only your zygomatic major muscles around your mouth—or authentically smiling—which also includes some muscles around your eyes, the benefits are profound. Therefore, the "fake it til you make it" philosophy may actually have some merit. 

Smile first = be happy later!

Here are 5 reasons to smile:

1. Smiling reduces stress. 

Psychological Science, one of the top 10 psychology journals worldwide, recently printed a study out of the University of Kansas showing that smiling, even under stress, actually reduces stress and helps us feel better.

“Peace begins with a smile.” — Mother Teresa

2. Smiling improves how you feel.  

Ron Gutman, author of Smile: The Astonishing Powers of a Simple Act writes, “Lots of smiling can actually make you healthier. Smiling can help reduce the level of stress-enhancing hormones like cortisol, adrenaline, and dopamine; increase the level of mood-enhancing hormones like endorphin; and reduce overall blood pressure.”

“Just smiling goes a long way toward making you feel better about life. And when you feel better about life, your life is better.” —Art Linkletter

3. Smiling spreads joy, it is socially contagious.  

The smile contagion has been studied since the 1980s and has been proven a number of times. A 1984 article in the journalScience showed that people mimic emotional expressions. We often read about the negative impact of social contagions but here is an easy way to make a positive difference. 

Smiling at others inspires them to mimic your behavior and smile back at you. Try it at the grocery store. And remember, as Shinichi Suzuki explains, “Children learn to smile from their parents.” We have a responsibility to teach smiling first and foremost in our homes.

“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower…, smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises.” — Leo Buscaglia

4. Smiling increases likability. 

Psychologist Albert Mehrabian’s likability formula includes this fun fact: “Body language contributes more than 50 percent to our overall likability.” Your facial expression while talking is actually more important than the words you speak.  At the very least, the two should be in alignment. 

As Maya Angelous puts it, “People will forget what you said but people will never forget how you made them feel.” 

Guy Kawasaki’s book Enchantment relates that smiling is the very first thing you can do to get people to like you. In relationships and in business, people want to spend time with those they like. Smiling makes us more likable.

“If in our daily life we can smile, if we can be peaceful and happy, not only we, but everyone will profit from it. This is the most basic kind of peace work.” —Thich Nhat Hanh

 

5. Smiling builds relationships. 

Smiling connects us with others. Our humanness interprets smiling as a gesture of trustworthiness and friendliness. Science tells us it makes us more approachable.

"Too often, we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." — Leo F. Buscaglia

Sometimes, the answers are easy. Smiling is one of those simple things you can do to impact your quality of life and the lives of those around you. Why not make things better for one another? And according to research in Psychological Science, even reading this article today with words like smile, grin, laugh can improve the way we feel, because it activates our facial muscles.

Are you smiling right now? 

Try it for a week: smile even if you don’t have a reason. 

CONCLUSION: When a situation has you feeling stressed or flustered, even the most forced of smiles can genuinely decrease your stress and make you happier.

See more at any of these links below enjoy!

http://psycnet.apa.org/journals/emo/2/1/52/

http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/smiling-happy1.htm

http://web.psych.ualberta.ca/~varn/bc/Kleinke.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/1989/07/18/science/a-feel-good-theory-a-smile-affects-mood.html?sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

http://uh.edu/engines/epi883.htm

Conflicting Claims about Ukraine

I'm looking at the conflicting claims made by US and Russian sources about the situation in the Ukraine. Here are some examples:

• On the new Ukrainian government:

USA: The interim government of Ukraine is a government of the people, which will shepherd the country toward democratic elections [state.gov]

Russia: democratically elected government was overthrown by military force, involving the most severe right wing neo-Nazi elements [rt.com]

• On Russian intervention:

Russia: has the right to protect its interests and Russian-speaking populations in Ukraine [indiatimes.com]

USA: Russia’s military actions in Ukraine are in clear violation of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and sovereignty [state.gov]

• On the Crimean referendum:

Russia: referendum is based on the norms of international law and aim to ensure the legal interests of the population of the peninsula [wikipedia]

USA: referendum would violate Ukrainian sovereignty and international law [wikipedia]

Notice how the US supports the west-leaning interim government, but opposes the actions of the east-leaning Crimean parliament, while Russia supports the referendum in Crimea which may favor joining Russia but opposes the new Ukrainian government which wants to trade with the European Union. Unfortunately, both sides here are very biased and self-serving, and neither viewpoint gives any real consideration to the Ukrainians themselves. Both sides want Ukraine to take money and aid from their side, giving them influence over politics in Ukraine. The east-west political tug-of-war is only making it harder for the Ukrainians to resolve their own political crisis. (slate.com has a fairly good article criticizing the actions on both sides.)

Hot or cold water when washing hands?

So, I went and found a questionable fact that stats: when washing ones hands, using hot water is no different then cold water. And using hot water is just a wast of energy. So I googled it, and found this website: This is the website. It stats that: in order for hot water to kill bacteria, it would have to be hot to the point that it would scald our hands. It also clams that using hot/worm water will actually increase, and welcome bacteria.

The Utah Air Problem

“nearly 60 percent of our pollution during inversions comes from tailpipes, and the technology

already exists to do something about it, there is absolutely no reason to wait.”

gov. herbert in state of the state speech 2014

this is a pretty amazing amount but according to the Utah department of environmental quality he's right but is trying to make it sound worse than it is by saying "

nearly 60 percent" instead of 55

present. and he's right that something should be done about it but the government can't do much. it is up to individuals to lower emissions themselves.

this page talks a lot about what we can do to help the problem and what the problem does to us. (i sadly couldn't get pictures in this to show you so go the the link and find them, it's easy) it shows that if we reduce idling, try not to drive much on days with high pollution, trip chain, and walk/bike/use public transportation we can reduce this number significantly.

The Romeikes can stay.

It was decited  that the homeshcool family from Germany, the Romeikes can stay in the United states. The Romeikes have been fighting to stay in the United States since 2008. I'm gald that they finaly are able to live in peace in this wonderful country, where they will be free to homeshcool their children. I don't belive that this shoud have ever been an issue in the first place, because in America we are supposed to be free to choose how we will educate ourselves.



 http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/03/04/the-romeikes-can-stay-shocking-180-in-the-case-of-german-home-schooling-family/

Having a hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke.

The BBC recently had a news article that stated that having "A hot temper may increase your risk of having a heart attack or stroke."  it continues to say that In the two hours immediately after an angry outburst, the  risk of a heart attack increased nearly five-fold and the risk of stroke increased more than three-fold.

But the risk is cumulative, meaning temper-prone individuals will be at higher risk. five episodes of anger a day would result in around 158 extra heart attacks per 10,000 people

The way you cope with anger and stress is also important. Learning how to relax can help you move on from high-pressure situations. Many people find that physical activity can help to let off steam after a stressful day. Experts know that chronic stress can contribute to heart disease, partly because it can raise blood pressure but also because people may deal with stress in unhealthy ways - by smoking or drinking too much alcohol, for example. I think that its really important to watch your temper not only because you want to keep in control of your body but because staying calm can help you live a longer life.

                                 

   

want to read more? check out the link below.

 

http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fhealth-26416153%23story_continues_3&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHEFP1lQjBvUwVtdKugUB4VGxN3Bg

Congress' Unconscionable Silence

           Cole Baker

Current Events 

Feb. 26, 2014

       Andrew Napolitano has written a brilliant expose about how President Obama has 

become an imperial president without Republican resistance. Napolitano reminds us that  “The constitution is the supreme law of the land. It established three branches of government and it delegated “all” legislative powers to Congress. The Framers chose the word “all” to precisely confine the writing of laws to Congress and to prevent a president from altering federal law by the selective manner of law enforcement and thereby effectively rewriting it.”   Many presidents have put their own spin on federal law. But Obama’s personal interferences pertaining to the enforcement of federal laws is that he can rewrite them and nullify them!!!  Furthermore, while he continues to rewrite the laws, he “accumulates such power in the executive branch that it effectively transforms the president into a menacing tyrant who rejects his constitutional obligations and limitations.”

       All of the following were done without Congressional approval:  

Obama bombed Libya  *  Obama told 11 million illegal immigrants they would not be deported if they follow his rules  *  Obama wrote secret rules authorizing the use of drones to kill Americans  *   Obama authorized the NSA to spy on all Americans  *   Obama modified the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) 29 times  *  Obama sanctioned the DHS to photograph license plates of all automobiles

       “While all of this is going on Congress largely sits as a potted plant. Congress is sleeping. These are dangerous times because this is a lawless presidency and  a pliant Congress. The president’s willingness to violate the Constitution publicly call into question his fitness for office. And that deafening silence from Capital Hill manifests a spineless refusal to preserve constitutional government.”  

        The following quote from Adolph Hitler should take on a new meaning and wake us up to what is happening to America.

     “The best way to take control over a people and control them utterly is to take a little of their freedom at a time, to erode rights by a thousand tiny and almost imperceptible

reductions. In this way, the people will not see those rights and freedoms being 

removed until past the point at which these changes cannot be reversed.”  

“Unconscionable Silence” by Andrew Napolitano, Washington Times, February 18, 2014.

“Mein Kampf”  Adolf Hitler.

Atrazine fact-check

Recent articles from The New Yorker and on Democracy Now are calling some attention to the herbicide Atrazine and its possible effects on hormones. These articles concentrate on how the maker of Atrazine, Syngenta corporation, persecuted one of the main researchers into harmful effects of Atrazine.

There are some alarming quotes, such as "we found that not only were these males [frogs] demasculinized, or chemically castrated, but they also were starting to develop ovaries or starting to develop eggs. And eventually we discovered that these males didn’t breed properly, that some of the males actually completely turned into females." (quoted from the Democracy Now interview)

Conflicting claims come from sides in favor or against Atrazine. The company's PR site quotes a 2006 EPA assessment on the safety of Atrazine, which concluded that is posed "no harm that would result to the general U.S. population, infants, children or other major identifiable subgroups of consumers," and also that there were no effects on the reproduction of amphibians. On the other hand, various studies connect Atrazine not only with the above "hermaphroditism" in frogs, but also with menstrual irregularities in humans and birth defects and cancer.

Looking into the company's claims that the EPA agrees about the safety of Atrazine quickly reveals that there is an ongoing re-evaluation of the 2006 findings. From the EPA's own website we can find a report from a June 2012 meeting on the subject. This report criticizes the previous EPA study for throwing out all but one of 75 studies for technical reasons, leaving one study on an African species of frog which found no effects: "the results of this study are insufficient to make a global conclusion that atrazine has no effect on all amphibian species at concentrations less than 100 μg/L." The report expressed great concern about about effects at much lower concentrations: "The Panel examined all of the data from Figs. 7, 8, 9 in the White Paper and found that atrazine caused effects on metamorphosis, growth, and sexual development at 1 ppb and above."

Syngenta has settled a lawsuit over Atrazine in drinking water, paying money to affected communities to help them filter the herbicide out of their water. This New York Times article provides some good summary data on Atrazine levels. It mainly affects highly agricultural areas, particularly corn producing areas. Concentration levels in drinking water experience seasonal spikes far above the EPA's allowed yearly average value of 3 ppb, due to its seasonal use in agriculture.

 There is plenty here to be scared about.