It is much better to mow when the grass is dry because when it is wet it just gums up the blade and accumulates under the deck of the mower, decreasing the effectiveness. Sometime try this experiment: mow part of your yard when it is dry, then using a good sprinkler water the next section well for 30-45 minutes.
Two Types of Suicide Risk Factors. This article discusses two kinds of risk factors for suicide attempts: distal risk factors and proximal risk factors. Distal risk factors are background events and issues that increase a personâs risk for attempting suicide.
About 2/3 of people who complete suicide are depressed at the time of their deaths. Depression that is untreated, undiagnosed, or ineffectively treated is the number 1 cause of suicide. There is 1 suicide for every 25 attempted suicides. Males make up 79% of all suicides, while women are more prone to having suicidal thoughts. 1 in 65,000 children ages 10 to 14 commit suicide each year. There are 2 times as many deaths due to suicide than HIV/AIDS. Over 50% of all suicides are completed with a firearm.