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Just wanting to step in on a few of the comments here.... Regarding EMF & radio waves etc.... The National Institutes of Health has done a study of studies, that is they studied the results of over 150 different studies on powerline EMF and cell phone EMF and their possible health effects. their conclusion? IF there are any deletrious effects to the stuff, the risk is so low as to be very hard to measure. We have MANY more things to worry about, and should be spending our money there instead of spending millions of $$$ on something that may affect a few people in the U.S. every year. I've had to talk to many people and done EMF surveys for them on the stuff. TV's, dishwashers, flourescent lights, and that cheap-o clock-radio next to your headboard are the biggest sources of EMF in the home. Especially the clock-radio! As for treated lumber.... Any biological thing that has been treated to resist decay in the environment is by its very nature dangerous to be around. It's treated to kill germs, bacteria, and anything else that might like to take a nibble out of it. Penta has been banned in Washington State for the treatment of power poles. CCA is not far behind. All wood treated with this stuff leaches the bad stuff into the environment. It's a fact of life that cannot be avoided. Wooden playground equipment is being destroyed to get rid of the admittedly low risk of the stuff. Creosote has the same problem. Am I afraid of it? As long as I'm not chewing on it, I'm O.K. Don't eat the sawdust or breathe the stuff and you should be fine. Wash your hands after handling it and you'll be fine. I'm a big fan of the Scouting program. Been involved in it for many years. I'm firmly against the PC types stepping in to try and make it "all-inclusive", but having to destroy the ideals of the program to do it. The Canadian program has been destroyed by such meddling of the program. Gays and women are now openly invited to the program. As a result, scout camps are being sold to meet operational expenses, membership has plummetted, and the program is dying. The ideals taught the boys are what's required to help them develop into young men and good productive members of society. Some interesting nuimbers for us to remember.... Scouts account for: - 64% of Air Force Academy graduates - 68% of West Point graduates - 70% of Annapolis graduates - 72% of Rhodes Scholars - 85% of F.B.I. agents - 26 of the first 29 astronauts. As of Oct. 1999, of the 293 former and current astronauts, 201 had taken part in Scouting. 41 were Eagle Scouts, and 25 were former Life Scouts. Once an Eagle, ALWAYS an Eagle. Mark in Utah Scoutmaster, Merit Badge Counselor, ex-Cubmaster, Dad
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