Pat's Note: You have seen part of this report before, but the increase
of anitibiotic use of 110 percent in the last 10 years fits in perfectly
with the spread of serious PMWS into Denmark.

The British government can't hold out much longer. Sooner or later
they are going to have to put their hands up to MRSA in pigs.

Some of my sources suggest that is going to be very soon, perhaps as
soon as we are preoccupied by another big story, like a film star getting
her heel caught in a grating.

http://www.cphpost.dk/print.jsp?o_id=106003

Deadly bacteria spreading through swine
04.03.2008

Two dangerous bacteria types are spreading rapidly through Denmark's
swine production and have already been complicit in several human deaths

Two highly-resistant forms of bacteria are rapidly making their way
into the country's human population via its pigs, reported Nyhedsavisen
newspaper on Tuesday.

Pat's Note: This was an obvious development. People are worried about MRSA
in British hospitals.

After 10 years of the current government they can smell spin a mile off.
They instinctively know that they are not being told the truth about
superbugs. One of the reasons why farming has to turn their back on
lobbying. It was yesterday's fashion. That the CLA describes itself as a
lobbying organisation is a big mistake

The people are right. The government's devious behaviour over pigs and pig
health has brought them to the brink of total disaster. There is probably no
way out.

They can only show their contrition by getting on with testing the pigs for
MRSA and taking the consequences. They will have to look after the small pig
farmers. Some are very good and did not deserve this.

Some of these places actually have worse records of hospital infection than
Britain, but it is a question of leaving what you know to be bad and going
where you hope it will be better.

http://gm.tv/index.cfm?articleid=28711

Oversea operations
Last updated: 10 March 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7285859.stm

We have had 8.5mm so far today, wind did gust at 50 knots this morning,
once I think, but it is now under 20. The sun has gone in again, and it
is actually raining again.

There was a sort of rather cold rain when I went to gather the harvest
this morning from the local Budgen. Don't know what all you farmers
think you are doing growing food, when the supermarket shelves get
filled by magic. It's so much easier this way. I believe it is a gift
from the gods in recognition of the time people spend in church on a
Sunday.

Regards

--
Charles Francis
moderator sci.physics.foundations.
charles (dot) e (dot) h (dot) francis (at) googlemail.com (remove spaces and
braces)

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Ice Age axes found in North Sea
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/norfolk/7286982.stm

Most mammoths died out at the end of the last Ice Age
Axes from the Ice Age used by mammoth hunters when the North Sea was dry
have been found from under the water off the Norfolk coast.
Dutch amateur archaeologist Jan Meulmeester found the 100,000-year-old hand
axes in gravel dredged from eight miles (13km) off Great Yarmouth.
Bones and teeth were also found along with the 28 axes.
Man used to roam the area now covered by the North Sea using flint tools to
butcher animals such as mammoths.

--

regards
Jill Bowis

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Pat's Note: For years I've been saying that you can't "do" science with duff
data.

I suppose that is what alarmed me so much when I stood and had to watch a
British government vet fake it up and threaten my wife when she protested.

We had stumbled into a nightmare. The vet wasn't interested in the pigs. She
was looking for FMD in the cow, long before FMD was admitted to arrive in
Britain. She was, I believe, once the former Chief's Vets assistant and we
were one of the very few isolated holdings with cattle, sheep and pigs.

The irony was that the pigs tested healthy acording to Maff-Defra might well
have been the more serious danger. They could have had PMWS - circovirus as
they were only tested for CSF as far as we know. Ironically, they probably
were free of PMWS and could have formed part of the basis of a new national
herd.

The lengths that Britain's bent government vets went to in attempting to
intimidate witnesses to a Select Committee gave it all away. They were "at
it"

I'm not saying that the whole of the NHS are "at it" but they do not have
any reliable figures when they should.

Pat's Note: Alas a very typical story. It isn't just the deaths but the
impact on normal surgical procedures and treatments.

I'm one of the victims, not because I'm in hospital or have MRSA, but
because I can't go to hospital because of MRSA and still have open wounds
being handled without antibiotics, months after an operation.

I'm lucky so far. It is a very slow process, but seems to work. This man was
not and is going to need financial support for the rest of his days.

Testing Britain's pigs for MRSA must be done immediately. British farming
and the CLA must insist upon it, openly and right now. Otherwise you will be
blamed.

I know that Americans are compiling lists of Politburo members and evidence
of association. I'm not sure they have identified all correctly, or the
associations, although they seem confident enough. I'm not interested in
anyone who keeps their identity secret, others are. The reasons are obvious.

No more support for veterinary corruption. Those days are over

http://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/OPINION/803100317/10...

Life-changing illness
Raymond Q. Levesque, Boscawen

For the Monitor

Pat's Note: This is not that new (Nov 7), but it is a fair summary of the
issues. I want to post on the implications of Britain also refusing to test
the pigs under International Law later.

It is good to have a reminder of what this is all about, just how strong my
position really is, and why you should support me in trying to force the
government into taking action.

The British government must order the testing of Britain's pigs immediately.

They cannot even claim that their failure to test is to avoid damaging
British agriculture. Any farm getting an "all clear" could command a massive
and justified price premium. If the pigs do have MRSA, the farmers must be
told. They need the information to protect themselves, their family and
workers.

MRSA in pigs may or may not pose a human health risk. That must be made
clear, the NHS informed and appropriate action taken.

They can't sweep this under the carpet.

The industry in Britain has virtually shut down their main website. They
don't know what to say, and I don't blame them.

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/87913.php

Pat's Notes. When The Boston Red Sox get involved, Britain's corrupt
governments vets are likely to get baseballs bats about their ears.

But it does indicate the increasing public awareness and concern in the US
about MRSA. That will eventually arrive in the UK in the form of Class
Action Lawyers and diplomatic representations

The solution for the government is very simple. Test the pigs for MRSA. Put
the police into Defra and own up to hiding the 1999 PMWS epidemic.

Admitting that MRSA is getting into the hospitals from pig farms will offer
some immediate help, tracing the source, corruption and bad practices that
led to many types of MRSA is the way to permanent solutions.

http://include.nurse.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080310/CRT02/303110025

Red Sox Manager Launches Program to Raise Awareness
Monday March 10, 2008

Boston Red Sox manager Terry Francona (right) has spearheaded the Strike Out
Infection program. The group has partnered with Denise Murphy, president of
the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

After battling his own life-threatening infection, Boston Red Sox manager
Terry Francona has launched a national campaign to raise awareness of the
dangers of Staph infections and how to prevent them.

"Pat Gardiner" btinternet.com> wrote in message news:...

Apologies to all, I failed to spot and remove the crossposting.

PG

http://permaculture.org.au/2007/03/01/tagari-farm-designed-and-established-by-bill.../

...and not an exercise in despair, greed and exploit and preferably
more than 500 hectares.

Time is running out:

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/hadleycentre/index.html