Nothing new here. We've had access controlled elevators where I work for years now. You've got to swipe your badge through every door and elevator you pass through and everything is time stamped and your name and ID number is recorded. If you don't have access to the area, your card won't work and the door or elevator won't open. However, this is done for the purpose of securing sensitive business information and not letting it leak to competitors, terrorists, foreign countries, etc. Not for separating CEO's from the "common folks" like me who "just work here". I won't tell you the name of the company, but it's a big one. A really scary big one that pretty much owns and runs the world. Bwwaaa haaa ha.
Thanks ragazzambulante. I didn't know that. But couldn't we just keep bees around to do that work for us instead? And if the females only suck blood to develop eggs to make more mosquitos, then that's bad news for us from every conceivable angle. Perhaps the world needs more mosquito egg omlettes? Maybe mosquitos carry the cure for cancer or something like that and we just haven't figured it out yet. There's got to be something. Other than the obvious moral reasons (not purposely bringing a species to extinction), I still see no need to keep them around. All joking aside, we should not really eradicate them, obviously. But why do we feel this way? Mosquito experts unite. We need a reason. This is very strange to me. It seems like the mosquito is the only animal on earth that people seem to not shed at tear at the thought of it's demise. I can't think of another. Very strange indeed.
Does anyone know of any useful purpose that mosquitos might serve? I'm being serious. If you know of one, let me know. Otherwise, my vote is to completely eradicate them all. Mosquito genocide. I certainly wouldn't lose any sleep over it. Those blood sucking little bastards are the most annoying creatures on the planet. I'm taking a canoe/camping trip this weekend in the Congaree swamp and am mentally preparing myself to do battle with them. And I will lose. There are just... too... many... of them. The last time I was there, I felt like firing a flamethrower in a circular motion to keep them away from me. I'll have to get a blood transfusion by the time I get home. Death to all mosquitos!
Wonderful. I once had a friend in high school literally give me the shirt off his back. I had spilled ketchup or something on my shirt at lunch and he had on a button down and an undershirt. He took it right off and gave it too me. I would never have even asked. He was just looking out for a friend.
My copy is a simple red hardback cover with the title and author printed in gold lettering on the front and spine. I bought it back in college as required reading for a literature class. Not pictured at the link. Hmm. Maybe once upon a time it had a dust cover with a hot naked girl on it. Oh, the mysteries of the world.
And to Dr. John Gamel. Bravo. I tip my hat to you sir.