World Clock

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[Seminary-Notes] ==================================== FOR YOUR INFORMATION... ==================================== When you discuss leprosy and cleansing procedures this year, one of your students may ask "Is leprosy still a health problem in the world?" Here's a website that contains the answer: www.peterrussell.com/Odds/WorldClock.php And the answer is... There are approximately 6,000 new cases of leprosy each year in the entire world. By way of comparison, there are over 15 million cardiovascular disease cases and over 7 million new cancer cases. The World Clock website includes continually updating estimates that you might find useful. There are statistics in three general categories: 1) Population (world population, births, deaths, and population growth) 2) Death Causes (32 statistics in the following sub-categories: noncommunicable diseases, infectious diseases, other, and injuries) 3) World (military expenditures, Internet users, cars produced, forest cut, species extinction, abortions, etc.) You can view statistics for the current year, current month, current week, today, or "beginning right now." All figures are approximations, of course, but they are based on United Nations, World Health Organization, and other international sources. It is sobering, for example, to learn that estimates show that over one trillion dollars has already been spent worldwide this year on military expenditures. (I have not explored the rest of the World Clock website -- so I cannot vouch for the validity or usefulness of any additional resources or articles found there.) Best wishes, Ken www.KenAlford.com ScriptureMastery@KenAlford.com