Why circa 100,000 men women and children are exempt from the Bedroom Tax..and the consequences!!
Fantastic piece of work by SPeye
politicking
Thats what I am upto… The Rugby Green Party is what is taking my time
hello…
well I am back again….
to burn or not?
Promession is a concept for disposing of human remains by way of freeze drying, invented by Swedish biologist Susanne Wiigh-Mäsak.
Promession is based on five steps: The body is first frozen by immersion in liquid nitrogen, which makes it brittle. The frozen remains are then vibrated so that they shatter. The remains are then subjected to a vacuum so that the ice sublimes and the powder becomes dry, and weighs 50-70% less than the original body. Any metals (tooth amalgam, artificial hips, etc) are then removed, either with a magnetic process or sieving. The dry powder is then placed in a biodegradable casket which is interred in the top layers of the soil, where aerobic bacteria decompose the remains into humus, or compost, in as little as 12 months.
The advantages of Promession over cremation are that there are no polluting direct emissions to the atmosphere, whereas cremation usually uses fossil gas (Methane, CH4) and releases Carbon Dioxide (CO2), oxides of Nitrogen (NOx) and mercury vapour from dental fillings. Compared to ‘normal’ burial, Promession should not release CH4 as the decomposition is aerobic, whereas in a deep grave, conditions are anoxic and aerobic decomposers would not survive. Traditional burial may also release liquids into the soil and groundwater, whereas Promession would not. Promessed remains are effectively recycled into soil.
Promession has not been made available commercially yet, as Wiigh-Mäsak is still developing the concept, but there is interest from around the world.
“Promession” is derived from the Italian word for “promise” (promessa).
to burn or not to burn?
If, as research suggests, the carbon costs of cremation per body, (exclusive of transport, and carbon costs of construction of the crematorium) are around the equivalent of 500 road miles of driving, and accepting R.B.C. estimated numbers as 1000 per annum, this is representative of an eye-watering half amillion fuel miles of released carbon. Hardly a green option then. Vote green when you die, get buried. Vote green in Paddox if you reject the notion of a crematorium on Paddox fields.
Ah well here comes winter
and so we march on down the sun’s hill into winter
The view down the home hill
The outlook impressively dominated by the Cemex plant.
The biggest bugger you ever did see...
Musings in Space relates to in your ear
So off we go… I propose that the space I found should be the next place I want to record some sound…
As essentially it is an egg, the acoustic should be neat, so I thought that I might go there on a wee adventure like the one I did last sommer only in the winter… I think it might even be on the solstice axis thinking about It…. more pics of the scene herewith.
The bucket marks the spot...
I reckon that sitting on the bucket looking out of the door is a good view to sing to. Whilst the space has presence it doesn’t reverb like a tub, actually from memory it amplifies and projects sound like a megaphone. The roof curves like the roof of a mouth.
Roof detail
So that’s the soundstage…..
Bring on the performers!
Remember me?
Quick get the exterminators in...
- Have you seen this before? let me know and where you found it before?
