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Mobile Phone Wakeup Call
By Peter Daley	· Comments (0)
It is time to take a good hard look at how you use your mobile phone. Deep down in the manufactures manual is an instruction to keep the phone away from your head. Depending on the manufacturer, the recommended distance could be 5 millimeters to 2.5 centimeters. Why this recommendation? This is so your phone use does not exceed the current regulatory safety limits for microwave radiation exposure to your head or body.
After months of legal action by French physician Dr. Marc Arazi, in June 2017 the National Frequency Agency of France (ANFR) revealed the 2015 test results of hundreds of cell phones. This ANFR study shows that if you use these phones like the majority of people do, touching the body, the phones significantly exceeded the government radiation exposure safety limits.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B_H5Og0k-g
Test chart below shows the results of the study. If you do place one of these mobile phones directly in contact with your body, your exposure level to microwave radiation can be three or more times greater than the maximum Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) safety level! I would like to point out that a lot of independent scientists are saying that the SAR value, is already set far too high in the first place! (Note: There is a difference between the USA and European SAR safety limit.)
The SAR value uses a standard 25 year old male head size to set the safety limit. This is a useless test when it comes to children because they have much thinner skulls, smaller heads and the protective myelin sheath hasn't developed over their brain neurones yet. This means that any child's microwave radiation exposure is much greater than for an adult, when using a mobile phone. What level of exposure are children getting in the light of this new information?
Independent scientists are ringing alarm bells about the health effects of these devices. Watch this 3 minute video.
https://youtu.be/My5leLBbNqI
Why in California, did the CTIA, a wireless industry lobby group, sue the City of Berkeley for passing an ordinance that consumers be informed about the manufacturer's safety instructions to keep these devices away from your body? These safety instructions are deep down in the manufactures manuals.
The CTIA argued that the "Right To Know Ordinance" violated free speech rights. They lost their case when the judges ruled that the Ordinance was "in the public interest". The Court concluded that barring the Berkeley law "would injure the public interest in having a free flow of accurate information."
The city of Berkeley Mobile Phone retailers are now required to post this notice in clear view:
To assure safety, the Federal Government requires that cell phones meet radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines. If you carry or use your phone in a pants or shirt pocket or tucked into a bra when the phone is ON and connected to a wireless network, you may exceed the federal guidelines for exposure to RF radiation. Refer to the instructions in your phone or user manual for information about how to use your phone safely.
The industry went to a lot of expense to try and stop this information being in clear view. Isn't it your right to be made fully aware of this safety requirement?
So why was there such strong industry opposition to prevent this information from being placed in plain sight?
Here you will find the fine print warnings for different devices.
https://ehtrust.org/key-issues/cell-phoneswireless/fine-print-warnings/
Update: 18th December 2017 - California Health Officials Release Guidelines To Avoid Cellphone Radiation
Extracts:
Dr. Joel Moskowitz at UC Berkeley said, "Currently we're not doing a good job in regulating radiation from these devices. In fact, we're doing an abysmal job."
Moskowitz says this is a long-time coming.
He's partially responsible for bringing this information to light. He sued the Department of Public Health for refusing to release information about the dangers of cellphone radiation back in 2009.
This spring he won that case.
"People are being injured and harmed by the delay in having this information accessible to them," Moskowitz said.
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2017/12/14/california-cellphone-radiation-guidelines/
https://ehtrust.org/cell-phone-radiation-scandal-french-government-data-indicates-cell-phones-exposeconsumers-radiation-levels-higher-manufacturers-claim/
18th November 2019 - Brain cancers : 4 times more new cases of glioblastoma in 2018 according to Public Health France
Absolute duty to protect children and young people
For Dr Annie Sasco, cancer epidemiologist, former Director of Research Unit at IARC-WHO:
"The evolution of incidence and mortality rates of central nervous system tumors as a whole and especially glioblastoma over the past 30 years is of particular concern. Of course, diagnostic behaviours have evolved and play a role, especially for older people. Nevertheless, there is a real increase, even among the youngest, for whom it is likely that diagnostic modalities have changed less than among the elderly and which may therefore be linked to environmental factors and primarily to the use of mobile or wireless phones. Informing the public should make it possible not to continue on this upward trajectory, especially among young people, with an absolute duty to protect children by not allowing them to use a cellular phone and in general by protecting them from exposure to electromagnetic fields".
https://www.phonegatealert.org/en/press-release-brain-cancers-4-times-more-new-cases-of-glioblastoma-in-2018-according-to-public-health-france
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Categories : Health and Environmental Effects of Technology, Home Entertainment, Local Daily Background Radiation Level, Uncategorized
Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
(1st June 2016)
I was shocked recently when a gentleman walked into Sunshine Coast Computer Club local live radiation monitoring station equipment room, and set all the Geiger counter alarms off! At first I though a major nuclear event was occurring. 🙁
After the computer based Geiger counter also stated to alarm, I picked up the GammaScout Geiger counter that also started to alarm, and noted it was reading 2.67 uSv/hr. I was standing ~ 2 meters away from him at this point. I had been a lot closer. 🙁
It turned out he had just come from a CT scan at a Sunshine Coast Private Medical Centre.
He asked if he should leave? I politely said yes.
I spoke to him later outside on the footpath, mind you keeping my distance.
It turned out that the medical center hadn't told him squat about what they had injected him with, or given him any warnings or post procedural advice!
I was shocked at the levels, and pointed out they should have warned him to stay clear of people, including his wife, and particularly children, for at least 24 hours, plus drink plenty of water for 24 hours to flush it out of his system.
So at one metre he was 5.34 uSv/hr, at half a meter 10.68 uSv/hr, and at quarter of a meter 21.36 uSv/hr! If he just happened to hold his grandchild or baby in his arms, well you get the picture, it would be probably greater than 80 uSv/hr.
A medical chest X-ray is approximately an instantaneous 100 uSv, but at half a metre, you're getting a full body X-ray every ten seconds, while in the presence of this gentleman!
in my opinion the medical profession has become far too complacent in its handling of these highly radioactive materials, and are placing their patients and the public at risk!
Children, particularly girls and pregnant women, are far more sensitive to the effects of radiation.
This all happened rather quickly as you can see from the recorded chart below. I removed the spike in data out of the day average calculation for that day, as it is displayed Internationally on the Internet. The GammaScout Geiger counter is on 60 second data collection, so it didn't pick up the full peak of my visual observation.
Click to see larger image.
This gentlemen was the source of a very high radiation detection, as he had left the hospital the CT scan was not the source of this high detection, but the radioactive tracer he was injected with. CT scans are another source of radiation exposure, and from the information in this recently published "The Western Australian" article , they also pose a radiation risk!
11th May 2016 - Health experts want doctors to consider CT scan radiation risks
https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/wa/a/31566106/app-flags-risk-of-ct-radiation/
"An estimated 430 Australians die each year from cancer caused by exposure to X-rays but experts are particularly concerned about the higher doses of ionising radiation from CT scans. A single CT scan of the abdomen or pelvis gives a one in 1000 risk of developing fatal cancer - the same risk of being killed on WA roads over a 10-year period. The risk increases for each CT scan."
There are often safer alternative diagnostic tools that can be used for some medical tests, like an MRI or ultrasound, instead of a CT scan.
1. Medical staff should tell you what they are injecting you with!
2. If it is highly radioactive material, they should instruct you on what post procedural actions should be taken.
3. These procedures are important as they will limit the exposure of your family and friends, and very important if you have a pregnant women or your children, in your environment after treatment.
Radiation exposure health effects show up years later after the exposure.
Disclaimer: This is an amateur volunteer run service. Human error can provide incorrect information, and equipment malfunction can produce false readings. Do not rely on, or take action upon information presented on this web site, without further research. Views expressed in the pages or images on the SCCC Inc., site are the personal opinions of the relevant writers, and are not necessarily representative of those of SCCC Inc.
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The Food Lab, testing for radioactive contamination in food and the environment.
By Peter Daley	· Comments (457)
Helping to protect children and the community, by testing for radioactive contamination in food, and the environment.
(The latest food contamination reports are added to the Comment section first, and then to the International contamination list by country.)
Listed here, are the latest International food detection reports for radioactive isotope contamination.
This is a community based testing lab, and run as a free service to SCCC Inc., members. The computer based testing is running 24/7, so as new discoveries are made, the results will be posted here. All care is taken to produce as accurate results as possible, but take into account that this service is run by non professional volunteers. To improve the content provided on this page any constructive comments, suggestions, or corrections are welcome. The information on this site can be freely copied, and distributed.
Latest International food detection reports (The latest contamination reports are placed in the comments section first, and then added to the main country location database. )
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Why test food for radioactive contamination?
Because governments have deceived the public about food safety radiation levels worldwide.
They first release an article like the one below. I am using the EU as an example here.
"EU boosts food import controls after Japanese nuclear disaster. The European Union is to step up controls on food imports from Japan in the wake of the nuclear accident at Fukushima – but stressed there was no evidence that consumers in the region were at risk from radiation-contaminated food.
The EU ruling insists that all products from these prefectures are tested before leaving Japan and said they will be subject to random testing in the bloc. Japanese authorities will have to provide a declaration confirming products do not contain radioactive elements – called radionuclides – that exceed EU maximum levels. The Commission highlighted radionuclides iodine-131, caesium-134 and caesium-137."
http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/Quality-Safety/EU-boosts-food-import-controls-after-Japanese-nuclear-disaster
This makes you feel warm and cosy inside, because you think your government is looking after you and your family. This article "EU boosts food import controls after Japanese nuclear disaster" is a clever deception because they then proceed to quietly raise the EU maximum safety levels by 20x for cesium-134 and cesium-137. Governments worldwide have used this same tactic.
http://foodfreedom.wordpress.com/2011/04/04/eu-secretly-ups-cesium-safety-level-in-food-20-fold/
They then tell the public everything is testing below safety levels, nothing to worry about!
Here is another example, Japan this time. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc6FPIK1VaY
If you do purchase good food testing radiation contamination equipment, look at the old pre Fukushima radioactive food contamination safety levels, as a possible guide. If you can purchase a none contaminated food item do so, as any level of radioactive food contamination poses a risk.
Radiation contamination bio-accumulates over time, particularly in meat, dairy and seafood grown and harvested in radiation contaminated areas. Ingested radiation from contaminated food radiates body cells with high doses of radiation for long periods of time.
You can't rely on governments, so it is important for your family's health and safety that you take the time and effort to research this subject. In summary, for your family's safety, only purchase food and goods that are not from contaminated areas. Also, research dietary systems that help remove or protect your body from radioactive contamination.
An Oncologist in Japan Dr. Atsuo Yanagisawa, has been doing ongoing research on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster site workers, and found he is getting very good results with Liposomal Vitamin C. It appears to be healing a lot of radiation damage to their bodies. Liposomal Vitamin C is a combination of vitamin C and lecithin. This combination seems to improve the up take of vitamin C by 80%! It maybe a good idea for you and your family to research taking this to fortify against the effects of radiation. He has been trying to encourage the Japanese government to educate their people about this treatment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rbm_MH3nSdM&feature=channel&list=UL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4cyzts3lMo&list=ULRbm_MH3nSdM
Part Three ( * Liposomal Vitamin C information)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYiRo2Oucfo&list=ULj4cyzts3lMo
Making your own Liposomal Vitamin C, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqfiTxDwg&feature=related
A study from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania found that flaxseed may help protect lungs against the damage caused by radiation exposure. The researchers believe that flaxseed might also have a role in protecting other healthy tissues and organs, before exposure to radiation. It can even significantly reduce damage even after exposure.
http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/protect-yourself-radiation-flaxseeds
If you are living in Southern Hemisphere, it is suggested at present, to eat locally grown food. A lot of Northern Hemisphere food is safe to eat. It is just hard to tell what is and what isn't, without government or private testing. The dynamics of the situation suggests that Southern Hemisphere grown food is more likely to be less contaminated. No significant detections have been made in any locally grown food, that has been tested so far here, at our testing lab in Australia. Be careful of food products labelled "Made from Australian and imported ingredients".
It's Not Just Cancer! Radiation, Genomic Instability and Heritable Genetic Damage.
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/03/18/ts-not-just-cancer-radiation-genomic-instability-and-heritable-genetic-damage/
Top Expert Debunks Radiation Myths. Mousseau has made numerous trips to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Fukushima – making 896 inventories at Chernobyl and 1,100 biotic inventories in Fukushima as of July 2013 – to test the effect of radiation on plants and animals.
http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2014-03-12/top-expert-debunks-radiation-myths
Even low-level radioactivity is damaging, http://www.sc.edu/news/newsarticle.php?nid=5214#.UKlCJYbAHov"
According to the Petkau Effect long term low level radiation can potentially be more dangerous than a short high dose.
Food contamination fears still persist in Japan, and will for decades. This short video by Jamie Williams of the New York Times, clearly explains why private food testing has become a necessity to protect families, and children in Japan.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwQvZTFulPw
"Chernobyl: Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment" Alexey Yablokov, Vasily Nesterenko and AlexeyNesterenko. Contributing Editor, Janette Sherman NY Academy of Sciences, Volume 1181, 2009. 5,000 Slavic language studies reviews, over 1,400 cited. Yablokov Chernobyl book.pdf
Nuclear a financial and environmental assessment. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YdelLRdI4w&feature=player_embedded
Fukushima a Technological Disaster, or Crisis In Governance? Professional decontamination experts shocked by Japanese attitude to foreign assistance. Japanese food testing and decontamination procedures, plus radiation monitoring equipment reliability, brought into question because of systemic corruption.
http://fairewinds.org/demystifying/cleanup-from-fukushima-daiichi-technological-disaster-or-crisis-in-governance
Latest International reports of radioactive isotope contamination of food items
This is by no means a complete list. If you know of a reported detection that is not on this list please lets us know by posting a comment.
NOTE: A lot of food and environmental detection reports tend to concentrate on Cesium detection. This is because it is relatively easy to test for, and detect. If Cesium is present in a test result, there is a possibility that other types of radioactive isotopes are also present but not reported. Fallout is a dirty mixture of isotopes. It is not just Cesium. Some of the other isotope contaminants particularly the dangerous Alpha emitters, need more specialized and expensive equipment to detect their presence.
Ingested radiation from contaminated food or water, can radiate body cells with high doses of radiation for long periods of time. This means any ingestion of radioactive isotopes increases the risk to ones well being. Children, particularly girls, and pregnant women are far more sensitive to the effects of radiation. This very informative video, that is just 10 minutes long, discusses the damage very small amounts of Cesium can do to children. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9d3I3S99Dc&feature=player_embedded
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(You can also find the food contamination reports at "Radiation Food Lab", on the award winning Enviroreporter.com)
To make it easier to find the latest reports, the most recent reports are added to the
comments section, and then to the country lists. Why test food for radioactive contamination?
NOTE: Date Formatting is Day/Month/Year - 11th March 2011 is 11.03.2011.
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Fatalities and Injuries
Fatalities And Injuries Resulting From The Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe
Computer equipment used in the local community testing lab
This is what the testing equipment looks like set up on a computer, with the Beeresearch bias box "Gamma Spectacular" unit, plus scintillator. The scintillator is the tall silver tube. It is the scintillator that does the detection. They are very delicate and need to be handled with care.
more info here,
http://www.gammaspectacular.com/
To get the best testing results a scintillator needs to be set up in a lead shielded testing chamber. The unit used for testing is a 2' x 2' NaI crystal scintillator, set up in a 15 mm thick lead shielded container.
Spectrometry Charts
For those interested in Spectrometry, here are some charted results using this equipment to test radioactive items, and mineral samples.
Americium in smoke detector If you use an ionizing smoke detector for this type of test for safety reasons don't pull it apart. Watch this very informative video on why the fire safety experts consider Ionization Smoke Alarms in the home to be DEADLY, and an environmental hazard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbymErJBw9c
Black fungus material from Japan test chart I was sent this resin encapsulated sample of black fungus like material. It has reportedly come from somewhere in the Minamisoma area Japan. A contact in Japan sent a friend this sample. This is my test chart of it. For those of you who have not looked at a chart like this before. The position of the peaks in a the chart indicate what isotopes are present. This fungus started growing on the concrete, and rock surfaces in Japan after the Fukushima Nuclear disaster. It appears to be bio-accumulating Cesium.
Thorium Gas Mantle Here is a scintillator detector test chart of a Thorium gas mantle, showing the different gamma emitting radioactive isotopes present in it. This chart doesn't include lots of other Alpha emitting isotopes that are also in a Thorium gas mantle. Scintillator detectors, like the one used for this test, can't detect pure Alpha or Beta isotope emitters. Old Thorium mantles are highly radioactive, and in my opinion a radioactive dust hazard, particularly if they are in old packaging. Anyone who is not experienced in handling radioactive material should not purchase Thorium Mantles. I am amazed that they actually sold these to the public.
Radon washout chart from a local rain event, this was captured on a paper towel swab off a car surface, after a storm had passed by.
Potassium (K40) in 430 grams of almost pure Potassium Chloride using PRA software. Here is an interesting comparison using Theremino MCA software versions 3.8 and 4.5 to test 100 grams of pure Potassium Chloride.
Theremino MCA V3.8
https://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Potassium-Cholide-100-grams-010513-TV38-22c-855546-text.png
https://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Potassium-Cholide-100-grams-010513-TV45-22c-89647-text.png
Radium clock dial chart This spectra was recorded in a lead shield chamber without a copper liner, or proper calibration, hence the large secondary X-ray peak at approx 80 keV. The chart is of half a Radium clock dial. This is to demonstrate what the equipment can do, plus to show how radioactive this small piece of fashionable jewelry was. A lot of people who used it as jewelry, or who were employed to paint these dials, died from the exposer to this highly radioactive substance.
The Radium clock Dial, Uraninite, and Euxenite, samples were kindly loaned by enenews member, Spectrometising.
Uraninite sample Chart Spectra recorded with a copper liner. Uraninite is a Uranium rich mineral, it is most commonly known as pitchblende. It is very radioactive. It was used here to calibrate the equipment.
Euxenite Y Chart Spectra recorded in a lead shield chamber without a copper liner, hence the large secondary X-ray peak at approx 80 Kev.
Food Testing Results
Large numbers of Australia food items have been, and are still being tested continuously. Because we don't have the man hours to write a report for each tested food item, only items that have had relevant radioactive isotope detections are listed here.
Australian Banana and Strawberry Plant Mutation Report (16/06/2014)
Spirulina Detection (24/03/2013)
Possibly a small amount of radioactive iodine 1-129 has been detected in 200 grams of Spirulina, purchased at the local super market. It was tested twice. The other candidate is lead isotope Pb-210. I am leaning towards iodine because the X-ray peak at 30 Kev fits its profile. It is a small amount and is close to the limits of what the equipment here can detect. It is possibly a false positive detection. At this point Spirulina products should be tested by others to confirm if there is any contamination with fallout isotopes.
This raises a lot of questions, because a lot of people are taking this to protect themselves against radiation exposure. I take it myself. I can only say that the Spirulina product container we purchased showed very small trace amounts of contamination, other batches could be fine. We will test other batches over time.
If this is a I-129 detection, why would it appear by itself?
One theory put forward is that the Spirulina organism is bio-accumlulating Iodine.
Here is some information that has already been put forward in discussions on this subject.
"If you are detecting it, it isn't probably natural .... but will be Fukushima - and I-129 is probably at levels to be a health concern."
"I-129 is one of the 7 long-lived fission products that are produced in significant amounts. Its yield is 0.706% per fission (U-235).[8] Larger proportions of other iodine isotopes like 131I are produced, but because these all have short half-lives, iodine in cooled spent nuclear fuel consists of about 5/6 129I and 1/6 the only stable iodine isotope, 127I."
Spirulina update
The batch off Spirulina I tested had on the packaging, "Made in Australia from Imported ingredients". I was under the impression all Spirulina was produced in the Northern Hemisphere. It has since been informed that an Australian company also produces Spirulina.
http://www.australianspirulina.com.au/
Cinnamon Detection (05/02/2013)
An 80 gram packet of Cinnamon imported from India, that was purchased in Australia, was found to have traces of Uranium isotope decay daughters in it. This is the second sample of Cinnamon that we have detected with isotope contamination. The other sample purchased last year was imported from Europe, and only had trace amounts of a single isotope.
This sample from India has multiple isotope peak signatures in it. This is probably from soil contamination during harvesting, processing, or root uptake. K40 is radioactive Potassium which is in every living thing, Pb-214 is radioactive lead, Bi-214 is radioactive Bismuth, and Ra-226 is Radium.
Bentonite Clay Chart
This is a test of imported Bentonite clay. People are consuming Bentonite clay to remove radioactive contamination from their bodies, and for other health benefits.
The chart is of a 625 gram sample of Bentonite Clay. The peaks on the far left in this chart up to the 88 keV mark, are not from the Bentonite clay, but secondary X-ray artifacts created from background Gamma radiation passing through the lead shielding of the testing chamber.
The peak on the far right at 1460 keV is radioactive Potassium, referred to as K40. This is caused from the radiative K40 in the wooden building I did the testing in. A very small amount of K40 is in Potassium Chloride which is in pretty much every living thing.
If you look at the red highlighted peaks in this chart, the peaks indicate the presence of radioactive Radium Ra-226, Lead Pb-214 and Bi-214. Also on testing, Zeolite, also has be found to contain radioactive isotopes.
Zeolite Chart
1 kg of Zeolite was tested in a lead and copper lined test chamber. The Zeolite test showed that it had radioactive Lead and Bismuth Isotopes in it as well. It was not as radioactive as the Bentonite clay.
All soils have radioactive isotopes in them. This is what creates a lot of normal background radiation. These isotopes are created from Uranium and Thorium decay, which are present in soils. Most clays will have some radioactivity in them. That is why background radiation levels in a brick and tile house, are greater than a wooden one.
The second green marker in the Zeolite chart marks the largest peak for radioactive Lead Pb-212, and the second blue marker is Bismuth Bi-214, found in the Zeolite test.
People are taking Zeolite and Bentonite clay to remove radioactivity from their bodies, when they already have radioactive isotopes in them. OK, they only take a small amount at a time, so maybe it doesn't matter? The benefits may out way the risks?
There is a big difference between using these items for environmental clean up or as a mud pack, to ingesting them. After testing and getting these results the big question are.
Is it a risk or an advantage to take these substances internally?
Do they actually remove radioactive contamination from a persons body as claimed?
Are the radioactive isotopes in them being absorbed when they pass through the digestive system?
It is generally agreed that consuming radioactive, or stable lead is not a good thing!
This type of testing only shows the radioactive isotopes that emit Gamma radiation in the samples. There may be stable lead and other heavy metal contamination also present.
After testing, I personally would not ingest these substances without a lot of further research, showing that they are actually doing something positive.
Bentonite Clay and Zeolite need further testing by others with this sort of equipment, to verify this. Note, samples mined from other locations may test differently.
Peaks in these charts are relative to the quantity of the samples used, plus the length of time the testing took. You will need to get an understanding of this to fully interpret the testing results from this equipment.
For instance, the peaks in the chart from the sample of radium on the clock dial that weighs a fraction of a gram, were very large. The Bentonite clay and Zeolite samples were 625 grams and 1 Kg. These are much larger test samples of material. They were also tested over a longer period of time. You need to take into account, time, distance and quantity, to make a proper assessment of the results. The radioactivity detected in the Bentonite clay and Zeolite samples were very much smaller than the radium clock dial!
Brazil Nuts Chart
Radioactive isotopes were found in Brazil nuts purchased at the local supermarket. See attached chart. The chart shows radioactive lead isotopes are present. The second green peak marker in the chart is at 241 keV and other peaks at 295, 351, are the markers for radioactive lead. Then the other largest peak is for Bismuth 214 at 609 etc. The large blue coloured peak is the secondary X-rays, a product of a test chamber not being lined with copper, and the smaller blue coloured peak is Potassium K40 in my natural background. These results suggest this contamination is not from Fukushima because of the presents of Bismuth 214.
Information on Brazil nuts.,
1. Brazil nut trees produce fruit almost exclusively in pristine forests.
2. The fruit takes 14 months to mature after pollination of the flowers.
3. Around 20,000 tons of Brazil nuts are harvested each year, of which Bolivia accounts for about 50%, Brazil 40% and Peru 10% (2000 estimates).
If I can detect radioactive Lead and Bismuth in Brazil nuts at these levels, it suggests there must also be levels of stable lead present. I have taken Brazil nuts off my diet. If I had detected this in any other food, I would do the same.
It has been known for a long time that Brazil nut trees are bio-accumulating radium that can be found in most soils, because of their very deep root systems.
I was under the impression until I tested them, that the higher radioactivity in Brazil nuts was just caused by the extra concentration of natural occurring K40 in them like a Banana. It appears that it has been known for a long time that they also contained radioactive Lead and Bismuth.
Link provided by enenews member aigeezer in reference to this subject.
http://www.ehow.com/about_5382624_dangers-brazil-nuts.html
Quote,
"It's believed Brazil nuts have 1,000 times more radium than the next most radioactive food. While extensive studies have yet to be conducted, the amount of radiation in a Brazil nut is still small when compared to radiation encountered in everyday life, and it's not believed to pose any serious health risk, regardless of the quantities ingested."
If I can detect radioactive Lead and Bismuth in Brazil nuts it also suggests there must also be levels of stable lead also present. Personal choice, I have taken Brazil nuts off my diet. If I had detected this isotopes at these levels in any other food I would do the same.
Brazil nuts need further testing by others with this sort of equipment, to verify this. Note, samples harvested from different locations may test differently.
Local Soil, Water, and Rain Testing Results
For the latest local soil, water and rain testing reports click here
Miscellaneous Item Testing Reports
Accidental and Surprising Detection of Radioactivity in Lead Solder (preliminary report)
Light Tower Radiation Treatment, and Kitchen Sponges.
Black fungus material from Japan
Hot Jewelry Detection Special Report
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The technology to deal with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster hasn't been created yet!
The Japanese Government admitted in May 2011 that they had 14 Nuclear reactors that had been seriously damaged, not just the 4 at the Fukushima Nuclear disaster site.
Quote from page 1 of this Presentation:
"According to Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), the earthquake and subsequent tsunami affected fourteen nuclear reactors at four sites along the eastern coast the Fukushima Daiichi site (six reactors), Fukushima Daini site (four reactors), the Ongawa site (three reactors) and the Tokai site (one reactor). The most serious damage occurred at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station."
Enenews article on this map
The former Japanese ambassador to Switzerland, Ambassador Murata, recently wrote an open letter to the UN secretary general asking for International help in dealing with this disaster. He felt that the Japanese Government and TEPCO did not have the resources to deal with it as urgently as necessary. The Fukushima nuclear disaster has a potential to seriously escalate into an even worse disaster. It is already many times worse than Chernobyl.
http://akiomatsumura.com/2012/04/682.html
He is not the only one calling for Japan to accept international help. US senator Ron Wyden. "Alarmed by the precarious nature of spent fuel storage during his recent tour of the Fukushima Daiichi site, Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon subsequently fired off letters to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, NRC Chairman Gregory Jaczko and Japanese ambassador to the U.S. Ichiro Fujisaki. He implored all parties to work together and with the international community to address this situation as swiftly as possible." He considers it a US national security issue.
http://www.alternet.org/health/155283/the_worst_yet_to_come_why_nuclear_experts_are_calling_fukushima_a_ticking_time-bomb?page=entire
The issue at present is spent fuel pool four, at Fukushima. It has 1535 fuel assemblies sitting 30 meters off the ground, in a building that has been heavily damaged by an explosion, and is leaning. This fuel pools contain multiple nuclear reactor cores. To save money, the nuclear industry all over the world, is storing multiple old reactor cores in spent fuel cooling pools above working reactors. They are only supposed to store one or two old reactor cores in each pool, but they have been tightly packing multiple cores into the cooling pools. This is what makes the situation is at Fukushima very serious and urgent.
The experts are saying that if fuel pool 4 collapses, or drains because of another earthquake, the resultant radiation released will be so great that workers and robots will not be able to enter the site to contain the resultant disaster. With the already 100% melted down reactors 1,2 and 3 in china syndrome, plus another large dry cast storage 50 meters away from this fuel pool, it has the potential to release an unprecedented amount of radiation into the Earth's Biosphere.
We already have a study just released, of the children living in Fukushima City. Fukushima City is outside of the "so called" exclusion zone. In this study, after 12 months of living there, they found 35% of the children under 18 had thyroid nodules. This is unprecedented and means these children where subjected to large exposures of radiation. At the beginning of this disaster all these children should have been evacuated!
http://fukushima-diary.com/2012/04/thyroid-nodules-rate-in-fukushima-is-20-time-higher-than-in-chernobyl/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+FukushimaDiary+%28Fukushima+Diary%29
Hiroaki Koide, a Nuclear Reactor Specialist and Assistant Professor at Kyoto University Research Reactor Institute, stated at a New York City press conference on May the 4th 2012, that 20,000 square kilometers of Japan should be evacuated, if Japan was to follow the law.
http://enenews.com/kyoto-professor-20000-square-kilometers-be-evacuated-japan-followed-law-illegal-radioactive-waste-completely-devoid-people-video
"While traveling in Japan several weeks ago, Fairewinds' Arnie Gundersen took soil samples in Tokyo public parks, playgrounds, and rooftop gardens. All the samples would be considered nuclear waste, if found in the US. This level of contamination is currently being discovered throughout Japan."
http://www.fairewinds.com/content/tokyo-soil-samples-would-be-considered-nuclear-waste-us
For an overall summery of the seriousness of situation, I suggest you listen to this interview on Green Planet FM radio station. You can listen to the interview by clicking on the speaker icon at the top of the page. The interview starts after a bit of an introduction on synchronicity.
http://www.greenplanetfm.com/members/greenradio/blog/VIEW/00000001/00000193/Peter-Daley-on-the-Fukushima-Radiation-Cloud-over-Australia–NZ.html#00000193
It is important to understand that enormous amounts of radioactivity have been released, and is still being released into the environment, and that no one has the technology to deal with this type of disaster. The technology has not been created yet. Look at the club background radiation monitoring site for the latest local, and southern hemisphere radiation detection information. It is provided as a community service. http://www.sccc.org.au/archives/2630
Radiation bio-accumulates, particularly in meat, dairy and seafood, grown and harvested in radiation contaminated areas. Ingested radiation from contaminated food radiates body cells with high doses of radiation for long periods of time. Bio-accumulation of radiation in the food chain is probably the most serious threat to us living in the southern hemisphere at present. The Food Lab has the latest up to date International reports of radioactive food contamination.
It is important for your family's health and safety, that you take the time and effort, to research this subject. In summary, for your family's safety, only purchase food and goods from areas which are not contaminated. Research dietary systems that help remove, or protect your body from radioactive contamination. This could be important information in dealing with the extra radiation in our environment.
An Oncologist in Japan has been doing ongoing research on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster site workers, and has found he is getting very good results with Liposomal Vitamin C. It appears to be healing a lot of radiation damage in their bodies. Liposomal Vitamin C is a combination of vitamin C and lecithin. This combination seems to improve the up take of vitamin C by 80%! It maybe a good idea for you and your family to research taking this, to fortify against the effects of these radiation clouds coming through. He has been trying to encourage the Japanese government to educate their people about this treatment.
Members can now also get instruction on request on how to use or set up a DIY food testing lab for radiation contamination, or how to use and set up a Geiger Counter.
Free Geiger Couter Guide,
http://technologypals.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Using-a-Geiger-Counter-to-test-food-for-Radioactive-Contamination.pdf
Free DIY Food Testing Lab Guide,
https://sccc.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/How-to-set-up-a-home-or-community-food-testing-lab-for-radioactive-contamination.pdf
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This community radiation monitoring station was created in response to detections of multiple radioactive clouds passing through. Click these links to find detailed documented information on these significant detections in Australia, and New Zealand. This short animation of Northern, and Southern Hemisphere air circulation, shows why we can get detections so far south.
For the Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia, the recorded 4 year average local background radiation level was ~ 0.10 uSv/hr before the Fukushina Nuclear Catastrophe, see historical chart at bottom of page.
Once the GammaScout Alert Geiger counter recorded 24 hr 60 second logged data of the day has been downloaded, it is analysed and then posted here the next morning.
(Note: The reference monitoring station's GammaScout Geiger counter died on the 12th September 2018, RIP. The last full day average it recorded was on the 11th September 2018. The GammaScout was used as a reference for many years up until it stopped working.
Will be trialling different equipment for the local monitoring station, a SBT-10 pancake, using Theremino Geiger counter software. It has been worked out how to transfer the logged data from this new set up into the old charting system. As different monitoring equipment is now being used, so the long term data charts will not have the same statistical accuracy.)
At times significant peaks in radiation maybe detected which would warrant the issuing of a cautionary email advisory or an alert. To be placed on the radiation advisory alert list simply click on alertregister@sccc.org.au, address, and send. Please take the time to read any email advisory or alert, and come back to this web site during the day for further updates.
An Oncologist in Japan Dr. Atsuo Yanagisawa, has been doing ongoing research on the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster site workers, and has found he is getting very good results with Liposomal Vitamin C. It appears to be healing a lot of radiation damage to their bodies.
Liposomal Vitamin C is a combination of vitamin C and lecithin. This combination seems to improve the up take of vitamin C by 80%! It maybe a good idea for you and your family to research taking this to fortify against the effects of these radiation clouds coming through. He has been trying to encourage the Japanese government to educate their people about this treatment.
How to make your own Liposomal Vitamin C, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2eqfiTxDwg&feature=related
24th May 2016 - "Into the Zone," transcript and video report: http://www.abc.net.au/foreign/content/2015/s4468353.htm
11th August 2015 - The Pacific Ocean Is Dying!
11th September 2014 - Beautiful Skies with Devastating Repercussions,
Solar Storms: Sometimes the most beautiful natural phenomena can have devastating consequences. When the sun ejects hot charged particles into space, the Northern Lights are created here on Earth. Occasionally the sun erupts with huge quantities of particles (Coronal Mass Ejection) that can damage the earth's electric systems. Renowned author Mat Stein and Arnie Gundersen discuss the dangers of a large coronal mass ejection on the electrical grid and on nuclear plants worldwide.
http://www.fairewinds.org/solarstorms-mat-stein/
Timothy A. Mousseau: Tokyo press conference August 2014, "Fukushima Catastrophe and its Effects on Wildlife" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IcTGUMwVtU#t=692
Latest: Top Expert Debunks Radiation Myths. Mousseau has made numerous trips to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and Fukushima – making 896 inventories at Chernobyl and 1,100 biotic inventories in Fukushima as of July 2013 – to test the effect of radiation on plants and animals. http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2014-03-12/top-expert-debunks-radiation-myths
Podcast on Green Planet FM regarding Fukushima crisis, radiation survival. http://www.greenplanetfm.com/members/greenradio/blog/VIEW/00000001/00000261/Peter-Daley-Australian-Whistleblower-on-the-Fukushima-Radiation-Crises--Survival.html
International list of live radiation monitoring stations, to help people in case a major nuclear event were to occur.
Interview with Marco Kaltofen on how radiation spread via airborne dust particles from Fukushima. That Pacific Seafood, and food should be tested in North America and Internationally. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5eZvCOL_Ho&feature=youtube_gdata_player
This interview provides deep insights into the seriousness of the Fukushima Nuclear disaster, and Tepco's management mind set.
http://www.save-children-from-radiation.org/2013/06/23/stunning-story-from-a-fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-worker-interview-by-comedienne-oshidori-mako/
Former Prime Minister of Japan Naoto KAN, and the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster http://vimeo.com/61465640
Alert Codes
Background 24hr, Month, & Year Trends
Articles, Interviews, and Reports
Normal, average ~100 CPM Last 24 hr day average background was 108 CPM
Local news paper article on radioactive cloud detection in January 2012 Free Geiger Counter Use Guide International Live Radiation Monitoring Stations
40+ CPM above average Monthly and yearly average charts for 2007 to 2018. Radio Interviews,
2: Survival
Free DIY food testing lab guide Local Weather Radar & Local Rainfall for any day, month, year, or a defined period, can be looked up here.
80+ CPM above average Month Average, December 2020, 109 CPM Radio Interviews,
Wifi Safety Guide Cloud flow Animation
120+ CPM above average Year averages, 2017 - 27% above average, 2016 - 25% above average, 2015 - 18% above average, 2014 - 20% above average, 2013 - 22% above average, 2012 - 21% above the 4 year pre-Fukushima average. Planetary Thermal Imbalance & UV levels WiFi Is Not Safe For Children! Latest Solar Storm Info
160+ CPM above Average "The Food Lab", for the latest International reports on radioactive food contamination. EnviroReporter Reports and Articles Health and Environmental effects of technology Latest Earthquake Info
Detections Overview for 2011 to 2018:
From the Northern Hemisphere atmospheric nuclear bomb testing studies the ratio of fallout between the Northern and Southern Hemisphere worked out to be about 5 to 1. The dynamics of the releases from the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe would be similar. This suggests a lot less contamination from Fukushima is reaching the Southern Hemisphere, compared to the Northern Hemisphere.
After 2011, radioactive cloud detections were recorded in Australia and New Zealand by people with Geiger counters. There were only a few people actively recording background radiation levels at the time. These Australia and New Zealand reports are based on their detections. Because of the limited monitoring, we have no idea how wide spread throughout the Southern Hemisphere these significant radioactive clouds events were. A number of these recorded radioactive cloud events were free air detections on hot fine days, so they can't be put down to Radon-222 rain washout events!
Small amounts Radon-222 gas is in the air we breath all the time. Depending on the regional geography, large radon washout events can occur in any country. Large Radon-222 washout events were detected in the Nimbin and Mullumbimby areas in late January 2013. Here is a theory put forward by the people running the Nimbin private monitoring Station at the time. Nimbin is located on the east cost of Northern New South Wales Australia.
The area had been in a dry period, and the underground aquifers water levels were low. A flooding rain event came through, and quickly forced a large amount of radioactive Radon gas into the atmosphere, that had built up in the aquifers during the dry period. The Radon daughter isotopes were then washed out of the atmosphere during the rain event, and detected on the rain swabs.
We haven't seen any studies on the heath effects of being exposed to very large Radon washouts, but would suggest staying out of the rain during these events. Read the October 2012 Radiation background monthly report here, for a couple theories why atmospheric Radon levels may have increased since Fukushima.
A well as Radon-222 and occasionally Radon-220, trace amounts of Iodine I-129, Beryllium Be-7 and Lead Pb-210, have been detected in the rain water tests. Even though the amounts detected maybe below Government set risk levels, it is suggested that those who are using tank water should use good water filters, and those on town water use a good reverse osmosis water filter. Also wash your fruit and vegetables well before cooking and eating. Years of rain water, and rain swab test results can be found here.
The recent data collected here indicates that the increase we saw in local background levels after Fukushima has stabilized. Compared to just after 3/11, the number of radioactive cloud events detected passing over the area has decreased significantly. In 2015 test results indicated some of the increase in November and December 2015 local background levels were from increased Southern Hemisphere volcanic activity.
The 2016 year average was 25% above pre-Fukushima recorded year average. This was highest year average recorded here so far. At this Southern Hemisphere location, the local year average background has seen an increase in local background levels since Fukushima. If we are seeing a steady increase in year averages here in the Southern Hemisphere, it suggests that locations in the Northern Hemisphere are seeing much greater yearly increases.
The 2017 local year average background rose to 27% above the 4 year pre-Fukushima average. Some of this increase was not Fukushima related. A detailed report for 2017 can be found here. https://sccc.org.au/yearly-report-for-2017-multiple-records-broken
At Fukushima there are still three highly radioactive molten cores in china syndrome, with large volumes of underground water flowing over them. This large volume of contaminated water is continually flowing into the North Pacific Ocean. This, plus the large atmospheric radioactive releases are creating Planetary Thermal Imbalance & Extreme UV Levels, and also causing cross species animal die off's in the Northern Pacific Ocean.
The 4yr pre-Fukushima recorded local background was ~ 0.1 uSv/hr, hence the above 4yr reference in the charts. Here are detailed historical charts for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012, plus pre-Fukushima local background radiation levels.
Daily average local background radiation level charts, and event reports for 2020 are below.
(Note: The new monitoring equipment now being used is a SBT-10 pancake probe which averages over a 100 Counts Per Minute (CPM). The 2019 / 2020 day average charts are now in CPM, not uSv/hr.
Click on charts to see larger version
Click your web browser refresh button to see latest chart update.
December 2020 (Month Average 109)
November 2020 (Month Average 109)
October 2020 (Month Average 109)
September 2020 (Month Average 107 cpm)
August 2020 (Month Average 107 cpm)
July 2020 (Month Average 107 cpm)
June 2020 (Month Average 107 CPM)
May 2020 (Month Average 108 CPM)
April 2020 (Month Average 108 CPM)
March 2020 (Month Average 108 CPM)
February 2020 (Month Average 109 CPM)
January 2020 (Month Average 110 CPM)
December 2019 (Month Average 111 CPM)
November 2019 (Month Average 110 CPM)
October 2019 (Month Average 109 CPM)
Four year local background radiation levels recorded from 2007 to 2011. ( 4 year average ~ 0.10 uSv/hr )
(Here are detailed historical charts for 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, and 2012, plus pre-Fukushima local background radiation levels.)
Radiation Cloud detected over Australia 8th January 2012
https://sccc.org.au/archives/2490
Radiation Cloud detected over South Island of New Zealand 29th January 2012
Radiation Cloud detected over Melbourne Australia 26th February 2012
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q74OAsV2yPU


Wonderful idea for Isca Taps, it's not really innovative. But it proves again simplicity is all you need. The tap is so beautiful it needs the check itself in the mirror.
Update: I said it's not really innovative, but this is just a shameless copy, it was already done by Publicis Casadevall Barcelona in 2003.


This is the first time I've eaten a properly Michelin star type meal. Another reviewer was bored by it but I wasn't. It may be old hat, perfectly cooked modern Franco-British food, gorgeous amuse-bouches, accomplished and smooth service, neither too obsequious, nor too cocky… if so, that's a hat I'm happy to continue wearing.
In our little rival set up to #poshlunchclub, Patrick Carpenter, astrologer Bethea Jenner and my former sous-chef Angie Ma, just in from Hong Kong for a couple of days, met up for a midday lunch, à la francaise. We were going for the set menu: £25 for 3 courses.
Unoffended he demonstrated that it was in fact exactly 125ml but the glasses were large.
"No problem at all" he replied "you want to know, you ask, that's fine. I like directness".
"S'Ok" I said "I'll shove it in my bag".
"You can see I'm not used to posh restaurants can't you?" I laughed.
We had two little cornets of popcorn, one flavoured with paprika, the other with lemon and butter. I love savoury popcorn so that got my vote.
Sitting down, we were first served an amuse-bouche of onion velouté in the most delicate white bone china. Delicious. Brown sourdough and warm white bread were brought, fanned out on a plate. A roundel of butter at room temperature was placed stealthily on the table.
He didn't bat an eyelid. Patrick looked askance at me.
"I didn't know who to ask for the wine. Have I committed a faux pas?" I know Patrick is dead posh about wine, being a bit of an expert. "We are doing the cheap deal and I want to see what their £5.50 house white is like".
It was fine, light and fruity.
Next up was my choice of crab and salmon cannelloni, fresh and vital.
My main course was the trout, crispy skin skyward, with wild mushrooms and sweet corn nestling underneath. This was accompanied by small silver dishes of broccoli with lemon zest and potato slices with rosemary sprigs. Everything was good. Nothing was mediocre.
The servers danced around us, whisking off lids, flashing silver and white, unfolding napkins with a theatrical flourish, clothed in starched precise suits. A variety of little jugs appeared in clean masculine hands, offset by glinting cufflinks, pouring sauces around whatever we had ordered: a clear consommé, a fresh green herb sauce, a lemon butter slick. Stoic footmen stood back in the shadows, holding trays, as if we were being protected by the Queen's Guard. You felt like you were royal. You felt so cossetted, so cared for, that if say, I'd asked for a bit of a neck massage, they probably would have obliged.
"Ooh yes"we squealed in unison.
The maitre d', hearing this, came over with the bottle. It was empty, somebody ordered it last Friday.
"I'm afraid I can't say" he twinkled.
Imagine getting the 25 quid set lunch and ordering a fifty grand bottle of wine with it!
Desserts on the set menu were à la carte: just before dessert, we were given a silver dish with four doll size icecream cones, filled with mascarpone and lemon.
I ordered the chocolate sphere with honeycomb. When it arrived it looked rather forbidding.
Again appeared another little jug, Jean-Phillipe coughed slightly to gain attention, and eyebrow raised, poured chocolate sauce onto the sphere and…it melted showing the icecream and honeycomb underneath. It was magical! We were all gasping.
Even as we thought we had finished…chocolates appeared. A hand carved wooden box with tiny sections for mini chocolate bars, a dish of powdery chocolate almonds, and another spectacular effect, were we on a film set? a silver dish flowing with dry ice revealed four white chocolate cold lollies on a stick.
At the end we were taken down to meet the chefs, one of them unfeasibly young. Now I know why Gordon Ramsay and his restaurants are feted.
Aaaah. Now I wish I hadn't looked. Looks so good.
Was thinking on the way back just now how the food is a loss leader in comparison to the wine. But £49,500? Helps their wage bill.
Thank you so much for this great review. It's the first photographic review I've found! I've eaten at a couple of "Michelin star type restaurants", all GR's, and this looks fantastic and no doubt it will get it's award soon. I am hoping to go there next month, and wondered what exactly you get for £25, because as yet I am not sure whether to go cheap, or break my wallet and go for the £55 a la carte. However, it seems like you get your money's worth! Very helpful, thanks.
Insanely jealous, what a lovely way to spend Monday lunch! Definitely worth the money, by the looks of it. What was the star dish? Hibiscus lunch menu on your horizon, I hope. It's certainly on mine. £29.50 for three courses, and the menu is very tempting.
Manne, James and Holland: it was so good!
Laura; yes lets book it.I'll ask Patrick to book it. let me know your email address.
For me mondays and tuesdays are always best really.
Why rival the #poshlunchclub? Why not come up with your own idea?
Not rivalling…joining in. Just as others have joined in by doing their own supperclubs.
I invited Niamh! I credited her idea in the last post on River café.
Can only one person go to set lunches? Can only one person invite others?
Such a good idea that yes, I'm copying…well done Niamh….
I'm sure she's absolutely fine with this….I'm only teasing by saying 'our little rival set up'…we are not rivals at all.
My own motivation actually is to improve and inspire my own cooking by eating at the masters….
Not sure who "Bored" is (so bored of anonymous commenters) but posh lunch club is hardly an innovation and am sure Niamh wouldn't claim it as such. I did similar throughout January and March with my husband, as we took a 3 month sabbatical from work – each week we came into London and, for the most part, chose restaurants that offered a great deal on their weekday set lunch menu – often these are such great bargains! And I've certainly read of other bloggers doing same!
MML would love to join Patrick and yourself going forward but am committed to being at client site Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays and that's up in Watford. If you are able to hold any of these on a Thursday (I know you'll be busy with the supperclub on a Friday), do let me know if I can come along.
Hi Kavey …thursdays are always a bit hard for me but if we have one then I'll let you know.
What a shame you can't make it early week!
Really enjoyed reading this and seeing photos of the food.
Well done you for asking for their cheapest wine. Why not? I quite frankly would do the same.
I just have to make a comment re the bottle of Petrus. I know everyone is entitled to spend their money any way they wish. But I'm afaid I do find spending nearly 50k on a bottle of wine incredibly obscene.
Oh gosh, that chocolate sphere looked just amazing, the way it melted, I may have to go just for that – the £25 lunch deal sounds such good value.
Thanks for your very good review. I completely agree…never get bored with classic Anglo-French. I had the Chef's menu and the food was very well executed. Have you been to Pied A Terre? It wasn't bad too.


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Senate Passes U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
With a 68-32 vote, the Senate on Tuesday passed the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, meant to bolster America's technological and economic competition with China. The legislation – totaling roughly $250 billion – was a major priority for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and was co-authored by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.). The bill now moves to the House, which is working on its own legislation to boost U.S. global competition.
"[Tuesday's] Senate passage of the bipartisan U.S. Innovation and Competition Act moves forward historic legislation to invest in science, technology, and U.S. manufacturing that will shore up critical industries like semiconductors, artificial intelligence, advanced communications like 5G, quantum computing, biotechnology, and advanced energy," Leader Schumer said in a statement.
Senator Young stressed the legislation's strong bipartisanship, saying "I'm proud the Senate voted to advance this bill to outcompete China and invest in the U.S. Let history record show that, at this moment, we stood united."
President Joe Biden applauded the bill: "As other countries continue to invest in their own research and development, we cannot risk falling behind."
The legislation would specifically provide $52 billion to fund semiconductor research, design and manufacturing initiatives. The bill would also overhaul the National Science Foundation (NSF), appropriate tens of billions to the NSF over the next several years and establish a Directorate for Technology and Innovation.
By Gene Guilford|2021-06-10T19:41:00+00:00June 10th, 2021|IHMM Govt Affairs|Comments Off on Senate Passes U.S. Innovation and Competition Act
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A study looking at pregnant women with diabetes and blood flow to their unborn baby has shown there is greater circulation to the placenta instead of the brain.
These findings might explain why babies born to women with diabetes are normally bigger.
It is already known that diabetes can affect fetal organs, but researchers wanted to investigate further to see if there was potentially any long-term damage to the child.
A total of 14 women with either type 1 diabetes or type 2 diabetes and 16 expectant women without the condition took part in the research led by an American team.
Lead author Dr Aparna Kulkarni, a pediatric cardiologist from the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Centre in New York, said: "We know that maternal diabetes mellitus affects the fetal organs.
"Babies born to mothers with diabetes are sometimes bigger, especially if the diabetes is uncontrolled, and the placenta is larger. There is data to suggest that some other organs such as the pancreas and the kidneys in the fetus might be affected."
Several methods were used to control blood sugar levels in the diabetes group: nine women used insulin, three took oral medication and the last two relied on diet alone.
The blood flow was measured by using a fetal Doppler echocardiography, which is part of an ultrasound examination that looks at the heart or blood vessels. A computerised model was used to collect the results and copy the circulation of the fetus.
Dr Kulkarni added: "The computational model equivalent of the fetal circulation is an electrical circuit where there are resistances and compliances. It is easier for blood to flow to the placenta, and harder for blood to flow to the brain.
"The placenta gets taken away after a baby is born so it's no longer a part of the circulation. But it's possible that the reduced circulation to the brain in utero could affect the baby through life.
"We don't know enough about why this redistribution of blood flow occurs or the implications it might have. More research is needed to find out if this has any long-term impact on the health of the baby and whether anything can be done to prevent it."
Despite showing that blood is diverted away from the brain to the placenta in pregnant women with diabetes, Dr Kulkarni said: "I don't think any changes should be made in management of pregnant women with diabetes mellitus based on these findings.
"Standard obstetric recommendations for strict glucose control and healthy lifestyle should be continued."
The research was unveiled at the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI), which is part of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and took place in Germany earlier this month.


- If you choose Digital TV (MPEG-2 type), the digital TV tuner is built-in. While if you choose DVB-T (MPEG-4 type), it is an external digital TV receiver. And this receiver also compatible with other car video products who have video-in port.
Really pleased with this. Just wanted a basic DVD player for my car,Works really well for this.


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Anthony McIntyre ⚱ recalls a fellow blanket man who died last year.
Paddy McIntyre
The H-Blocks during the blanket protest was the type of place where not everybody involved ever got to meet each other. It depended on the wing or block location and the chance of paths fortuitously crossing on visits. Some people left the prison without ever having met some of those they were on protest alongside within at most a few hundred yards of each other.
It was a place where everybody in mass on a Sunday and Catholic feast days had a sameness. We were all clad in black issue prison trousers, invariably ripped at the back to facilitate the unhindered passage of contraband to the back passage. Bare from the waste up and bearded – there was a uniformity of sorts – we were uniform in our non-conformity.
Paddy McIntyre, simply known as Paddy Mac, died in April of last year. He was in H4 with us during the protest. I would see him every Sunday at mass, with little passing between us other than a "hello" if we bumped into each other. The canteen for mass would be so crammed with bodies, stale and pale, that bumping into each other was a literal thing. The noise level so infernal, that you had to be really close to make the greeting heard.
Paddy Mac came from Donegal. Prisoners from "the Free State" were never slammed with the derogatory label "Free Staters", apart from banter. They were always a minority in the H Blocks and a topic of curiosity. They were not hurled into the struggle due to living in some cauldron of conflict but had made the journey to it as an act of solidarity with their IRA and INLA comrades, and a gesture of affinity to the nationalist community in the North. They were not the infamous "long rifles" conjured up by republican cynicism as a euphemism for people egging on the struggle from afar but breaking few eggs in the process. These men had upped sticks, journeyed across the border, risked arrest and prison, and were willing to endure the rigours of the blanket protest. Along with big Jim Clarke, Paddy arrived in the H Blocks in 1979 and from that point on it was an unflinching journey for him.
Other than that cursory "hello" I didn't really get to speak with or know Paddy Mac until after the H-Block escape of September 1983. His misfortune became an international media event when he was recaptured a day or two later alongside Joe Corey in a farmhouse around Castlewellan having successfully exited the H Blocks courtesy of a hijacked bin lorry, an event which led to some Belfast wags daubing the walls with H Block 7 – open all day Sunday. Both men emerging from their hideout, an undertaking of safe passage guaranteed by an accompanying Catholic priest, generated images that went global.
His reward was to be placed on the top security red book system. That led to him being moved from block to block every few weeks, a process that allowed him to cross fertilise many ideas that were nurturing within the jail. He was strongly left wing at the time, and a formidable advocate for his ideas. I too regarded myself as a Marxist in that era but Paddy didn't share my penchant for Orwell's characterisation of Communism. Often we would go at it but never in any hostile way. Although later renowned for his love of GAA which he, his wife and children were immersed in, it is not a topic I ever remember him addressing in the jail. But I was not a GAA fan, preferring soccer so perhaps there was no point to meet – only to clash – and we had enough collisions around Marxism.
Some years later a book would emerge from the H Blocks titled Questions Of History. I was the McIntyre most publicly associated with it. But there was another - Paddy Mac. The first three chapters had largely been the work of Paul Butler before the baton was then passed on to myself. Spike Murray, who oversaw the process, asked Paddy Mac to assist me. We worked well together. He had a great knowledge of Irish history and very much brought his Marxist lens to the project. The book that was eventually published had the intellectual fingerprints of Paddy Mac all over it. By the time of its publication he had quit work on the project. Spike Murray's pencilled notes, amendments and suggestions in the initial drafts struck Paddy as being like those a schoolmaster, patronising us like pupils. I had a different view, finding Spike's input quite helpful and astute, and not inhibiting. But Paddy was not a man whose mind could be changed easily once he had it made up.
He went on to other things, leaving the prison for good in the mid-1980s. A blanket man, his impact extended well beyond the cell the British sought to confine him to.
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By AM Friday, December 24, 2021
Anthony McIntyre Obituary
AM 11:41 AM, December 26, 2021
Alex Comments
I met Paddy and found him to be a solid guy. As the author points out he had a keen interest in left-wing politics.
I found his reading of Marxism to be a little rigid for my liking. Paddy argued his point without ever surrendering ground. Most of our conversations we had informally. I never knew of his collaboration with Mackers on the education front. Questions Of History became the staple diet for most prisoners engaged in the education process. His objections to Spike's perceived interference begs the question. Did he mistrust the Belfast man's commitment to Marxism?
Alex - he was rigid in his view and he and I never agreed on it. But, he was good to work with and made a serious input for which he should be remembered amongst his many other qualities.
His objections to Spike were not based on mistrust of Spike's Marxism but his dislike of Spike criticising the drafts. I found Spike's suggestions very useful;. He was not asking for anything to be toned down. Paddy Mac didn't like the notion of Spike writing something like "good point" as he found it schoolmasterish. I didn't see it that way.
AM 6:02 PM, December 26, 2021
Maybe I'm prejudiced by my own mistrust of the Spikes of this world. I was not attributing it to Paddy with any degree of certainty. It is that I would now doubt Spike's leftist credentials in light of his later journey.
This fits into a conversation we have often had - where revolutionaries end up.
It always reminds me of someone believing in god who becomes an atheist yet insists they haven't changed: they get up every morning to do the same thing they always did.
Better to admit to themselves and everybody else that they failed and have transferred to a different project in the hope that it might achieve more. It would create more trust.


Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman proposes four ways to fix NFL officiating—and the one thing fans should always remember.
In July 2013, the summer after the referee lockout, I invited one of the replacement officials, Lance Easley, to umpire my charity softball game in Seattle.
You'll remember him as the official who signaled touchdown in the infamous Fail Mary game on Monday Night Football, giving us the win over Green Bay and, ultimately, applying enough pressure on the NFL to bring back the regular officials four weeks into the 2012 season.
Our conversation at the charity event inevitably turned to that Monday night game, and Easley told me about the endless harassment he received afterward from Packers fans, including hate mail and death threats. This was a guy doing the best job he could, under intense scrutiny, on a stage he wasn't truly prepared for, and fans wanted his head.
• THE OFFICIATING CRISIS: Worse than Ever, or Just Louder Critics?
Officiating NFL games is one of the hardest jobs in professional sports, and that's why the replacement refs were yanked after three weeks. These days, with high-definition TV and rule experts on television and social media, everyone thinks he's an expert. Everyone seems to know the rules and how they're supposed to be called, and everybody can get the call right from the comfort of their own home, lying in bed. But in the heat of the moment, very few of us could get it right, the same way very few viewers can play the game.
The first thing the league needs to do to improve officiating is narrow the margin for error by simplifying the rulebook, especially on the defensive side of the ball.
That said, I do have some ideas that would make life easier on officials and make for a better game experience—and they don't include the new measures introduced this week by the NFL.
In allowing for more communication between the league office in New York and the on-field crews during games, the NFL is going about this the wrong way (shocker). If someone like Dean Blandino is trying to remotely micromanage a game from a different state, you run the risk of prolonging an already long game. There will be communication breakdowns, the same way there are communication breakdowns on a regular basis in NFL stadiums between people who are merely hundreds of feet apart.
A certain amount of human error is acceptable. The first thing the league needs to do to improve officiating is narrow the margin for error by simplifying the rulebook, especially on the defensive side of the ball. There's a great deal of redundancy in our rules that officials end up debating on the field, and these conferences disrupt the flow of the game. What constitutes illegal contact, and how is it different from pass interference and defensive holding, and how egregious does any of it have to be to constitute unsportsmanlike conduct?
For how many officials there are in the NFL, they do an excellent job of being consistent from one crew to the next on interpreting fouls, but they all make mistakes. Officials become paralyzed by the process of interpretation and it leads to inaccurate calls that leave us shaking our heads days later in the film room. Chopping the rulebook in half will speed up the game and simplify things for the officials.
So that's No. 1: Simplify the rules.
No. 2: Add an eighth official, and make this position a fulltime job that requires a complex understanding of probably the most complicated rulebook in sports. It makes no sense that at least one person on every crew isn't committing the same amount of time that the players commit to the game. To improve the quality of anything you have to invest in it.
No. 3: Reconfigure the positions. The most important calls in football, in my opinion, are offensive and defensive pass interference. If you go by yardage alone, they're the most impactful penalties, and yet the officials who call most of these fouls are standing 20 yards beyond the line of scrimmage, often looking through the backs of defensive players.
Adding an eighth official would allow for two officials to be 20 yards off the ball, and two to be on the sidelines. The two sideline guys would start five yards off the ball and sprint with the receivers down the sideline to get the best perspective of the space between the defensive backs and the receivers. The deep officials, meanwhile, would concentrate on the safety and linebacker play.
Adding another set of eyes and improving the angles will help officials become more certain about their calls and more definitive in their explanations. Which brings me to my fourth and final fix.
No. 4: Improve communication between players and officials. My only complaint about the actual job the officials are doing is the occasional lack of explanation for questionable calls. When they can't or won't explain themselves, it becomes difficult to play because you don't know what you're doing wrong.
I get why some don't talk. When coaches are screaming at them on a consistent basis, the human element kicks in and guys can shut down. But if you talk to them with respect, they talk to you with respect, and most of the officials will calmly explain a penalty. Yet for some reason, those aren't the guys you see in the playoffs.
With all that said, I'm ultimately nitpicking. The officials in the NFL are the best and most qualified in the world. Slamming them for doing the best job they can do is almost as ignorant as threatening Mr. Easley's life over a touchdown. Take a deep breath, and remember: It's just a game.
The Officiating Crisis: Worse than Ever, or Just Louder Critics?


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Supported by a strong research team, Libero Electronics has continuously presented innovations such as the FREQUENCY SURROUND SYSTEM, the 4-PHASE LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE, alongside new products in various cosmetology areas that have contributed to its establishment in the Greek and international market.
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The Maryville Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant treats an average of 9.5 MGD (million gallons per day) of wastewater from over 22,000 customers in the cities of Maryville and Alcoa, and the Knox-Chapman Utility District.
We provide environmental stewardship and exceed regulatory requirements with our effluent (liquid waste) treatment process. This helps protect the vital resources of Fort Loudon Reservoir and the Little River.
We produce a residual biosolids product that is combined with tree trimming waste from the electric utility. The soil-like product can be used as a soil amendment - reusing up to one million gallons of treated effluent per day and diverting up to 73,000 cubic yards of solid waste from the land fill each year.
We use a biological nutrient removal technology that does not require the addition of chemicals. It significantly reduces concentrations of pollutants in the treated wastewater. This allows for an additional five million gallons per day of volume capacity for future economic and population growth with no additional impact to the receiving streams.
A normal household uses approximately 250 gallons of water per day.
We get our drinking water from the Little River, which originates near Newfound Gap, high in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
2002-2003 the Water Filtration Plant was refurbished with state of the art equipment and provides our community with water of the highest standard.
The Water Filtration Plant can produce almost 7 million gallons of potable water per day.
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It is estimated that the Water Filtration Plant has produced over 35 billion gallons of treated water since it was constructed.
Our seven filtration plant operators have over 99 years of combined experience in operating water treatment facilities.
The Water Filtration Plant must follow more stringent regulations than the bottled water industry.
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Astronomers have discovered a star that existed just 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang; the most distant ever observed.
Hubble images show the location of the most distant star ever observed. Left is part of the view of galaxy cluster MACS J1149.5+2223. The square shows where the star appeared in May 2016.
Top right shows the position of the star, observed in 2011, while lower right shows the star undergoing the microlensing event in May 2016.
The Hubble Space Telescope has been used to observe the most distant star ever found.
The star, called Lensed Star 1 (LS1), existed just 4.4 billion years after the Big Bang, and its light was emitted when the Universe was about 30 per cent its current age, but this light has only just reached us.
It was found using a technique called 'gravitational lensing' that works on the basis that mass warps space-time.
This means that the light from distant objects in space is magnified by the mass of huge objects that are closer.
This enables astronomers to observe objects that would otherwise be too far away to see.
Astronomers were using Hubble to detect a supernova called 'Refsdal' in the galaxy cluster MACS J1149-2223, when they spotted the star unexpectedly.
The star's light was magnified about 2,000 times by the total mass of the galaxy cluster, but also by an object about three times the mass of our Sun that exists within the cluster.
This image shows a section of the galaxy cluster in which the star was discovered. Circled in red is the position where the star appeared.
Further Hubble observations revealed that the star is a B-type supergiant. These are extremely luminous and blue in colour, and have a surface temperature between 11,000 and 14,000°C; more than twice as hot as the Sun.
"The discovery of LS1 allows us to gather new insights into the constituents of the galaxy cluster," says Steven Rodney of the University of South Carolina, a member of the team that made the discovery.
This revelation means that LS1 can enable astronomers to learn more about neutron stars and black holes, which are otherwise invisible.
It could also reveal more about the elusive substance known as dark matter.
"If dark matter is at least partially made up of comparatively low-mass black holes, as it was recently proposed, we should be able to see this in the light curve of LS1," says Patrick Kelly of the University of Minnesota, who led the study.


As many Gulf cities Qatar's capital city Doha has undergone rapid transformation processes socio-economically as well as spatially since the end of the 20th century. Large-scale public investments in local developments that were intended to establish Doha as a regional and international service hub ushered in a new evolutionary phase in the city's urbanism. An increasing number of international "Advanced Producer Service" (APS) firms set up offices in Doha, particularly attracted by emerging local real-estate markets. This research attempts to clarify the distinct roles of Knowledge Economies and their employees in the development of urban complexity and diversity in Doha. It therefore explores currently existing APS networks in Doha as well as the morphological consequences for urban fabrics due to the recent economic diversification process. The applied methodologies include a network analysis of 98 APS firms in order to investigate the current characteristics of advanced producer services sectors in Doha. The dynamics in recent urban developments are investigated using a comparative assessment of GIS data of the city in 2003 and 2013 as well as a Space Syntax analysis, which is used to investigate the spatial integration of office locations in Doha. Furthermore, 350 questionnaires of employees engaged in APS firms were evaluated in order to examine the locations of their weekly activities. These empirical investigations of various parameters within contemporary urbanism provide insights into how the transition into a service hub based on emerging knowledge economies and their networks is currently interdependent with increasing urban qualities.


This is the most amply illustrated book in the world on the subject of work with kiln firing for glass. In it we find explanations of all the concepts involved in this process and an exposition of the main techniques, each with a corresponding graph on the firing cycle, as well as a number of indications on how to avoid unexpected effects and achieve different results and finishes.
Following the didactic style that characterizes this collection, the book is the most complete compilation of these glassmaking techniques on the world market.


Photograph depicts a diagram of a partially complete bridge labelled with components of the bridge. This diagram was likely created as part of the Royal Commission's inquiry into why the bridge collapsed.
According to Eric Jamieson's book (Tragedy at Second Narrows, The Story of the Ironworkers Memorial Bridge) , it is a, "Mock-up of the bridge prepared for the Royal Commission July 31, 1958."


Given the effect that drunk driving has on public safety as well as auto insurance rates, many people may be alarmed to learn how many people admit to getting behind the wheel after having too many drinks.
An article from HealthDay News features recent government research which found that 11.9 percent of binge drinkers acknowledged driving within two hours of drinking. This is especially noteworthy in light of the 1.5 billion episodes of binge drinking that are estimated to take place in the United States every year.
One researcher, Dr. Timothy Naimi, noted that while the dangers of drunk driving are already well-known, the numbers of people who do so after binge drinking had not been as widely known. The project involved a survey of about 14,000 drivers in 13 states in 2003, as well as 14 states in 2004.
Naimi also noted that the number of annual binge drinking episodes in the U.S. translates into an average of seven per adult each year.
Overall, the survey found that one in five binge drinkers drive after consuming alcohol at bars or restaurants, while many others drink at friends' houses or elsewhere.


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NEAL STUART
LEAD VOCALIST. The leader of Neal Stuart and the Empire State has been performing for over five decades, starting professionally, in the early 1960's as one of the lead vocalists of the well-known Bronx, NY acapella group, The Zirkons. He has also sung with various Long Island groups and has appeared in many solo shows throughout the tri-state area. Neal's renowned bel canto voice style shines in the songs he sings, such as Sincerely, Gee, But I'd Give the World and Unchained Melody. Music and singing have always been Neal's passion, which is easily recognized in his performances. He is considered one of the premiere vocalists in New York.
VOCALS. Inspired by neighborhood acapella groups in the early 1960's, John started singing with The Congenials, which became The Premiers and then The Horizons, performing at local venues. With The Horizons, John's singing is featured on their hit Hey Now Baby, which won 3rd place on Murray the K's singing group contest. After serving our country with the Marines, John has performed with Sights Unlimited The Horizons and The Devotions.
RALPH MOCCIO
VOCALS. Ralph Vincent Moccio studied voice with vocal coaches Alfredo Martino and Carlo Menotti in NYC. He performed with his groups, Ralph Vincent and The Chordelles, The Valiants, Robin and The Hoods and The Zig Zag People. With Decca Records The Zig Zag People had an album with 2 singles. Ralph was also a successful businessman with his Nick DiAngelo and Nick's Tusca Grille restaurants. His love of music has brought him back to The Empire State.
JOE CORDANI
KEYS and VOCALS. A former music teacher, Joe's love for music was recognized in his youth, playing clarinet and saxophone, which he had to discontinue, due to unfortunate circumstances. Joe then acclimated himself and became a success on the piano. In his career as a musician, he has played keys for Randy and The Rainbows with Randy Safuto, known for their 1963 recording, Denise and has performed The Dubs, known for Could it Be Magic. Locally, Joe has performed with Time and Time Again and The Raves.
NEAL FERRARO
LEAD GUITAR and VOCALS. Neal Ferraro has extensive background in the music industry. He has done everything from writing, recording and producing and has also been in radio in many capacities. Neal has worked with many bands, including the Brooklyn Bridge! He assists with the music arrangements and we are fortunate to have him.
ROD DOE
BASS GUITAR and VOCALS. Rod Doe has worked with Hot Kole Entertainment in clubs throughout the Northeast and has performed at the Miss Universe Pageant throughout the 1970's with the same group. He has also worked with The Drifters and Spiral Staircase, in addition to playing bass and vocals with with The Turning Point (the Noblemen Orchestra) and most recently with The Raves and The Brewing Company.
JIM MANTEGNA
DRUMS. Jim Mantegna has been playing drums for over 30 years. He honed his R&B chops sitting in with the revered Long Island soul singer Little Buster and has since played virtually every genre of music, rocking metro area music festivals with blues and fifties acts like Blue Roots and Juke Box Saturday Night, and playing the east coast circuit with the Brazilian pop and Latin Jazz band Rio. Additionally he has spent the last ten years backing up area club date band Dreamz and providing the pocket for the classic soul sounds of Wilson Pickett with The Radio.
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"I'm getting positive reviews on my character," and that's what matters.
Project Ghazi finally released this March after a series of unfortunate events delayed its release.
While the film could've been much better, it was light years ahead of what the initial premiere had subjected its audience to. But one aspect we loved in both was the character Major Dilawar.
In the 2019 release, Aamir Qureshi's performance as Dilawar won us over, with both the character and his acting leaving a lasting impression on us.
While to us it appeared as though the actor fit his role like a glove, the actor tells Images he was actually surprised when he got a call from the film's director Nadir for the role.
"Getting the casting call for Major Dilawar was a bit of a surprise for me. I had never heard of or met Nadir before in my life. Apparently he had seen a music video I did back in 2006 -- before becoming an actor I was a musician -- he liked it a lot.
"I did a Canadian film Altered Skin, which was directed by Adnan Ahmed who's close friends with Nadir and he probably suggested me to him. Nadir called me, I had an audition, he had me read Salaar's character because Humayun Saeed wasn't onboard then, and I also read Dilawar's lines. In the end he thought I was more suited for Dilawar, I also liked the character because I did not see myself as Salaar."
About his character he says, "Dilawar is like Q from James Bond. He develops and customises the arms and gadgets for the team. He always wanted to be a soldier, to be on the field but is kept in the lab because his brain is more valuable than brawn. He's very patriotic, smart, strong and has a great sense of humour.
"One thing I kept in mind was to make [Dilawar] likeable because other characters were task-oriented, very serious, so I had to bring some sort of a contrast with Dilawar. I gave him a Punjabi accent, that was my idea to make him more relatable and likeable to the audience and he was a bit funny at times - Nadir approved of my idea."
His only regret is that he didn't build on his character's humour more. "I wish I could've done more wit," he says about developing his character. "Maybe added a bit more humour [to Dilawar]. Perhaps if you ask the director he would say he'd have given Dilawar more screen," laughs Aamir.
While Aamir has made his mark with Dilawar, he is not done playing the villainous characters as of yet as Aamir revealed that he is playing a villain again in upcoming Meera-starrer Baaji.
"Project Ghazi is the first film I've done in which I did not play the villain," he reveals. "Last year it was Saath Din Mohabbat In alongside Mahira Khan in which I was a villain, before that, Saya e Khuda e Zuljalal and now Saqib Malik's Baaji. Everyone cast me as an antagonist. It was [only] Nadir and who cast me in a positive character, so thanks to him I'd like to do more positive characters in my career."
Though the film didn't do so well at the box office, Aamir says he's "proud of my work and project. I'm getting positive reviews on my character," and that's what matters.
His take-away from the film is learning how to act on a green screen. "I had to focus on an object in the air which was not really there. That was definitely a learning process. Other than that it was a fun ride," he said.


Georges Ibrahim Abdallah, the Lebanese Arab Communist struggler for Palestine imprisoned in France for 34 years, issued a statement urging greater action to free imprisoned Palestinian leader Ahmad Sa'adat and his fellow Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. This audio message, recorded from Lannemezan prison in France, was released at the 13 January event in Berlin launching the Week of Action to Free Ahmad Sa'adat, with events taking place in countries around the world from 15 to 22 January.
Previously, Sa'adat issued a statement from Israeli prison urging participation in international actions to free Georges Abdallah, highlighting his place as a leader and comrade of the Palestinian prisoners' movement.