How long do things take to decompose?

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO DECOMPOSE

• Banana Peel- 3-4 weeks 
• Orange peels- 6 months
• Apple Core- 2 months
• Paper Bag- 1 month
• Cardboard- 2 months
• Milk Cartons- 5 years
• Newspaper- 6 weeks
• Paper Towel- 2-4 weeks
• Cotton Glove- 3 months
• Tinned Steel Can- 50 years
• Aluminum Can- 200-500 years
• Disposable Diapers- 550 years
• Plastic Bags- 20-1000 years
• Glass- 1-2 million years
• Cigarette Butts- 10-12 years
• Leather shoes- 25-40 years
• Rubber-Boot Sole- 50-80 years
• Plastic containers- 50-80 years
• Monofilament Fishing Line- 600 years
• Foamed Plastic Cups- 50 years
• Wool Sock- 1-5 years
• Plywood- 1-3 years
• Plastic Bottles- 450 years

Miracle cure for killer dengue

Dengue a virus spread by the  Aides Aegypti mosquito is now emerging as  the most rapidly spreading viral disease killer in the Indian sub continent. 

While Indian statistics on number of cases are yet to be confirmed the statistics reported from Pakistan which is similar in many aspects to Indian conditions has the alarm bells ringing.

1995 -2004      -        699 

2005 to 2011   -  55, 946 
2011                  -  25,000

All mosquito  feed on nectar and plant juices, however increasingly rotting  fruits and vegetables in garbage heaps also sustains them. Ignoring building and city planning codes,  disregard for sanitation leads to rotting food  in garbage and stagnant water bodies are some of the main drivers of this epidemic.

The virus  is carried from persons infected with dengue virus to the uninfected person by the female mosquito which also feeds on human blood.

There is neither a preventable vaccine, nor is there a treatment that specifically kills the dengue virus in conventional medical practice. The only solution they offer is to place the patient in an Intensive care unit for observation and provide blood transfusions. 

Dengue and many other problems have been addressed over the ages by traditional herbs and plants which modern people tend to scoff at and therefore have to undergo unnecessary anguish.

Several first hand accounts have revealed that the leaf of the humble Papaya plant does provide a cure.
It increases the platelet count in the blood which falls critically low in a person infected with the dengue virus.

All you need is 
·         Two papaya leaves on Day One and 
·         Two papaya leaves on Day Two
 
Directions: 
Cut off the stem and the thick veins of light green on the leaves. 
Use only the dark green leaf portion. 
Grind it with a tablespoon of water. 
Squeeze the paste through a muslin cloth or a strainer. 
Drink the liquid which may be a tablespoon or two of papaya leaf juice. 
 
Instant Benefits
Within 3 hours of drinking this juice, your platelet count jumps up.
The effect is immediate 
 
Do the same procedure the next day, two papaya leaves, remove stem and veins, grind the green leafy part with a tablespoon of water, strain the juice through a muslin cloth or through a strainer. Drink the juice and that's it. You are cured. 

Please spread this around. It has saved many from both diseases, dengue and chikungunya.

You will only get one tablespoon per leaf. So two tablespoon per serving once a day. Do not boil or cook or rinse with hot water, it will loose its strength. Only the leafy part and no stem or sap. It is very bitter and you have to swallow. But it works.

Respect yourself

Environmentalism can only work if there is respect.  

Respect for nature, and all of Creation.

During a walk one late morning, I passed through a back 
street and came upon a pile of garbage consisting of left 
over food and disposable plates and glasses etc. I asked 
around and learnt that the garbage was dumped there by 
the staff of a school from across the street.  So I marched 
up to the school gate and asked for the person in charge 
of the office. Unfortunately it was a Sunday and I gave 
the bewildered watchman a piece of my mind.

I saw some gentlemen, and mistaking them to be from 
the school gave them a piece of my mind too. I was soon 
embarrassed to learn that they were in-fact from a social
organisation looking to clean up the environment. The 
folks enthusiastically invited me to join their cause and 
attend at the school itself the launch of their environment 
drive the following Tuesday. I readily agreed.

My wife and I walked to the meeting on Tuesday. My 
heart sank when I observed that non biodegradable 
plastic disposable materials were used in abundance. 
The food was stored and served in disposable plastic as 
were the numerous banners, commemoration plaques etc.  

All this  amazing quantity of non recyclable  materials 
which would surely be dumped into the environment the 
next morning.

Our children and our followers never listen to what we 
say, but rather to what we do.  I tried to politely point 
out to my well intending hosts that I felt they were 
wasting their time and those of others.

My uninvited suggestions to the organizers were 
acknowledged by them with all the right noises, but 
their expressions betrayed the opinion that they thought 
I must be crazy to expect real change.

Everyone asks for suggestions and criticism but people 
really only want praise.

It is fashionable to go with the crowds, pretending to do 
what everyone else seems to be saying or doing. People 
should say only what they mean, and do what they say.

I am an optimist and believe we can protect our 
environment which nourishes us, if we do so with 
integrity and respect. Come. let us join together and be 
true environmentalists. 

If you wish to be respected by yourself and others 
then please respect your environment.