Summer season makes me happy. I love going swimming, enjoying baseball, and not wearing socks for four months. But if there’s one point about summer that bugs me, it’s … definitely, bugs. Not only are mosquito bites itchy as well as painful, they are also dangerous. Going outside, specifically to a wooded area, without any insect repellent isn’t an option.

Google “make your very own bug repellent” and you will get more recipes than you could shake a stick at. (I’ve never understood that expression, but obviously that does not prevent me from using it.) In many recipes, the key components are alcohol (either rubbing or perhaps the kind you can drink) plus essential oils. Here’s one from Design*Sponge:

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The world’s nations are concerned about the potential end of fossil fuels and the effect this would have on their energy infrastructures. Equally of concern is the economy, both the global economy and the economies of the individual nations. There is broad agreement amongst them that these two concerns - green energy and economy - are intertwined. Amongst the nations looking for solutions is Canada.

In 2008 more money was invested in renewable energy, worldwide, than the total investment in nuclear, coal and natural gas electricity. 148 billion US dollars were invested in green energy projects across the world. This investment trend continues today and it stands to reason then that nations who develop green energy will be in the market for this capital. Canada will need to look to its available resources and needs if it wishes to maintain its strong position in the emerging global market, as most developed nations, especially Canada’s neighbors, are working to attract this money for themselves.

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Pharmacies carry many over the counter treatments for vaginal yeast infections nowadays but even with so much choice there is still the problem of effectiveness. For some women they are ineffective, and for others they work for a while only to have the infection recur at some point. This is because these medicated treatments are designed to offer you relief from your symptoms. But they do not help you identify and target the cause of the infection, and so there is the possibility of it happening again.. and again.

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