O for a better day

A steady climb
Originally uploaded by Fred Dawson.

Taken by London Bridge on a dull windy and wet sunday, O for the return of warmer weather

Breathing polluted city air may be worse for you than fallout from an atom bomb

Breathing polluted city air may be worse for you than fallout from an atom bomb

The Times reports that Breathing polluted city air may be worse for you than fallout from an
atom bomb"

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/health/article1605122.ece

Everyday hazards such as inhaling polluted city air or other people's cigarette smoke are potentially worse for your health than being exposed to the radioactive fallout of an atomic bomb, according to new research."

It appears from this article that either air pollution in cities is farmore harmful than previously thought or that ionising radiation is farless harmful than many people would have us believe. I tend to the latter, that ionising radiation is less harmful and is best described as a rather weak carcinogen.

Green Fly mass attack

Green Fly mass attack
Originally uploaded by Fred Dawson.

Its time to wage war on the insect population in my garden, before the destroy my plants

Polonium 210 Ground Zero

Polonium 210 Ground Zero "The Millennium Hotel London"

I had no fears about attending the recent Safegrounds conference on radioactively contaminated land, despite warnings from the low level radiation campaign

The bar is now open and well attended; however the gents toilet continues to be blocked off presumably to allow for the decay of the remaining Polonium. So the ladies toilet has been adapted to cater for both men and women

My confidence was based on advice provided by the Health Protection Agency, who use the more widely accepted risk models rather than some of the more extreme and radical models.
The move radical models tend to be based on research that in many cases has not had the benefit of scientific peer review.

Kite Boarding in Richmond Park

Kite Boarding in Richmond Park
Originally uploaded by Fred Dawson.

Spring is here and people are up and away. This was shot in Richmond Park this morning. I am thinking I will have to buy Joshua a kite, so I can have a go at this !!!!

Tony Blair Road Pricing, the Reply

Tony Blair Road Pricing:

This is the letter sent by Tony Blair to all those who signed the E-petition on road charging.

The reply attempts to be all things to all people and in doing so, adds little new to the debate. It remains to be seen what the next steps in the debate are. But at least this E-petition has galvanised thinking about the power of the internet to spark polictical and social dialogues on contentious issues.

New Symbol Launched to Warn Public About Radiation Dangers

New Symbol Launched to Warn Public About Radiation Dangers: "With radiating waves, a skull and crossbones and a running person, a new ionizing radiation warning symbol is being introduced to supplement the traditional international symbol for radiation, the three cornered trefoil."

IAEA Video http://www.iaea.org/NewsCenter/Multimedia/Videos/NewRadiationSymbol/index.html

The message appears to be : We all going die, run for your life!!