Panic before deadly mobile phone-virus
rudkla - 15. Apr, 09:45
Mobile Radio (worldwide) - Mobilfunk (weltweit) Buergerwelle
Sonntag, 15. April 2007
Panik vor tödlichem Handy-Virus
http://www.20min.ch/digital/handy/story/11361566
Gerücht über tödliches Handy-Virus löst Panik aus
http://www.chip.de/news/c1_news_25549227.html?tid1=9226&tid2=0
“Handy-Virus” versetzt Pakistan in Angst und Schrecken
http://www.readers-edition.de/2007/04/17/handy-virus-versetzt-pakistan-in-angst-und-schrecken/
Gerücht über tödliches Handy-Virus löst Panik aus
http://www.chip.de/news/c1_news_25549227.html?tid1=9226&tid2=0
“Handy-Virus” versetzt Pakistan in Angst und Schrecken
http://www.readers-edition.de/2007/04/17/handy-virus-versetzt-pakistan-in-angst-und-schrecken/
rudkla - 15. Apr, 09:25
Samstag, 14. April 2007
Villagers raising £60,000 in phone mast row as talks ‘stall’
By Lucy Stephens
VILLAGE campaigners say they have stumped up enough cash to remove an offending phone mast - but have reached a stalemate in talks with the operator.
Residents in Sheriff Hutton, between York and Malton, have protested fiercely against a 15-metre Orange phone mast ever since it was put up in their village.
After a year of meetings with Ryedale District Council - which did not complain against the mast in time to stop it being put up - local campaigners have taken matters into their own hands.
Through remortgaging their homes and asking for loans, a group of local families have managed to get a total of £60,000 together.
This is the amount operator Orange says it will cost to remove the mast, which has not yet been switched on.
But campaigner John Botting said residents had now reached a "brick wall", after none of their attempts to contact Orange had met with any response.
He said: "As a village, we have been talking to various people. We're talking about various projects between us - remortgaging houses and getting loans - we reckon that there or thereabouts we can muster the £60,000.
"We're continuing to write to them, continuing to phone - they're hoping we're just going to go away.
"That's not going to happen. There must be an alternative site to the one where it's currently situated.
"It's driven us to the point of despair - any day these people could just turn up and turn this mast on.
"That's absolutely diabolical.
"We've been completely (divorced) from any negotiations about this phone mast."
He said villagers were concerned about possible health risks in relation to phone masts, which had neither been proved nor disproved.
Martin Grey, the government and community relations manager for Orange, said: "In seeking to provide next generation mobile broadband coverage to the surrounding area, Orange established a radio base station site at Daskett Hill, Sheriff Hutton, in October 2005.
"Direct action by a limited number of residents has to date prevented the completion of works to allow the site to operate.
"In seeking to respond to local concern and reserving our rights to proceed, representatives of Orange have previously met with both Ryedale District Council and representatives of the mast action group.
"Despite attempts to allay concerns, the group has reiterated its intention to initiate further direct action to prevent connection of power to the long established site.
"Having conducted a review of siting options, Orange maintains that the base station is located suitably when set against national planning guidance.
"As such, it remains our intention to take forward plans to connect power to the long-established site and provide network coverage to the local area." He said correspondence about this had been received, and would be responded to "in due course".
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http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1329201.0.villagers_raising_60_000_in_phone_mast_row_as_talks_stall.php
VILLAGE campaigners say they have stumped up enough cash to remove an offending phone mast - but have reached a stalemate in talks with the operator.
Residents in Sheriff Hutton, between York and Malton, have protested fiercely against a 15-metre Orange phone mast ever since it was put up in their village.
After a year of meetings with Ryedale District Council - which did not complain against the mast in time to stop it being put up - local campaigners have taken matters into their own hands.
Through remortgaging their homes and asking for loans, a group of local families have managed to get a total of £60,000 together.
This is the amount operator Orange says it will cost to remove the mast, which has not yet been switched on.
But campaigner John Botting said residents had now reached a "brick wall", after none of their attempts to contact Orange had met with any response.
He said: "As a village, we have been talking to various people. We're talking about various projects between us - remortgaging houses and getting loans - we reckon that there or thereabouts we can muster the £60,000.
"We're continuing to write to them, continuing to phone - they're hoping we're just going to go away.
"That's not going to happen. There must be an alternative site to the one where it's currently situated.
"It's driven us to the point of despair - any day these people could just turn up and turn this mast on.
"That's absolutely diabolical.
"We've been completely (divorced) from any negotiations about this phone mast."
He said villagers were concerned about possible health risks in relation to phone masts, which had neither been proved nor disproved.
Martin Grey, the government and community relations manager for Orange, said: "In seeking to provide next generation mobile broadband coverage to the surrounding area, Orange established a radio base station site at Daskett Hill, Sheriff Hutton, in October 2005.
"Direct action by a limited number of residents has to date prevented the completion of works to allow the site to operate.
"In seeking to respond to local concern and reserving our rights to proceed, representatives of Orange have previously met with both Ryedale District Council and representatives of the mast action group.
"Despite attempts to allay concerns, the group has reiterated its intention to initiate further direct action to prevent connection of power to the long established site.
"Having conducted a review of siting options, Orange maintains that the base station is located suitably when set against national planning guidance.
"As such, it remains our intention to take forward plans to connect power to the long-established site and provide network coverage to the local area." He said correspondence about this had been received, and would be responded to "in due course".
© Copyright 2001-2007 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/yorknews/display.var.1329201.0.villagers_raising_60_000_in_phone_mast_row_as_talks_stall.php
rudkla - 14. Apr, 11:02
Freitag, 13. April 2007
Farmer forced to sleep in his jeep
A farmer was forced to sleep in his jeep a mile from his own farmhouse following the installation of a phone mast on his land.
John Ryan of Cashel told the Kilkenny Advertiser on Monday that "to allow a phone mast to be installed on my land back in 2003 was the worst decision of my life, as my health has been badly effected since. For the past few years there has been awful pressure in my head and tightening in my chest which only began to happen after the mast had been installed on my farm. In my opinion these masts should only be installed far away from houses and farm dwellings."
Mr Ryan also said that his herd of cows have also been effected following the installation of the mast. "They are continually agitated and in 2004 we had four deformed calves born on the farm, which was unheard of before. We have also had situations of cows coming in calf on more than one occasion, which is completely unnatural."
Mr Ryan also revealed that he was hospitalised during 2004 when he was told that the rhythm of his heart was not correct. "The doctors told me that the mast was effecting my health, and that it should be turned off. During that particular time I was forced to sleep away from home in my jeep because I just could not sleep in my own bed. It was a terrible time."
John Ryan also said that "things could improve this coming August as the mast contract will be up then and it may be removed. We won't be in favour of it staying anyway, so hopefully life will return to what it was a few years ago."
On the subject of phone masts Mary White, the Deputy Leader of the Green Party who will be contesting the general election in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency in a few weeks time said that Mr Ryan whom she has met on a couple of occasions "has suffered terribly on a personal level, and it is quite obvious that some people are very sensitive to the presence of phone masts."
Mary White told the Kilkenny Advertiser that "since the mobile companies are making millions they should be investing in fibre optic cables which must be a priority to elimimate masts. Another alternative should be the use of satellites, because the health of the general population must be protected as far as possible."
Just recently, an expert group commissioned by the Government said that there is no evidence of health effects from mobile phone masts. Its 'Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields' report found no health hazard from mobile phones, phone masts, or power lines. The report added that the chance of any harm from electronicmagnetic sources was very small according to present knowledge.
[Omega this is not true. See under:
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Wissenschaft+zu+Mobilfunk/
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Cancer+Cluster
http://www.buergerwelle.de/science.html]
© Kilkenny Advertiser,2007
http://www.kilkennyadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=5283
Informant: Martin Weatherall
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Ryan
John Ryan of Cashel told the Kilkenny Advertiser on Monday that "to allow a phone mast to be installed on my land back in 2003 was the worst decision of my life, as my health has been badly effected since. For the past few years there has been awful pressure in my head and tightening in my chest which only began to happen after the mast had been installed on my farm. In my opinion these masts should only be installed far away from houses and farm dwellings."
Mr Ryan also said that his herd of cows have also been effected following the installation of the mast. "They are continually agitated and in 2004 we had four deformed calves born on the farm, which was unheard of before. We have also had situations of cows coming in calf on more than one occasion, which is completely unnatural."
Mr Ryan also revealed that he was hospitalised during 2004 when he was told that the rhythm of his heart was not correct. "The doctors told me that the mast was effecting my health, and that it should be turned off. During that particular time I was forced to sleep away from home in my jeep because I just could not sleep in my own bed. It was a terrible time."
John Ryan also said that "things could improve this coming August as the mast contract will be up then and it may be removed. We won't be in favour of it staying anyway, so hopefully life will return to what it was a few years ago."
On the subject of phone masts Mary White, the Deputy Leader of the Green Party who will be contesting the general election in the Carlow-Kilkenny constituency in a few weeks time said that Mr Ryan whom she has met on a couple of occasions "has suffered terribly on a personal level, and it is quite obvious that some people are very sensitive to the presence of phone masts."
Mary White told the Kilkenny Advertiser that "since the mobile companies are making millions they should be investing in fibre optic cables which must be a priority to elimimate masts. Another alternative should be the use of satellites, because the health of the general population must be protected as far as possible."
Just recently, an expert group commissioned by the Government said that there is no evidence of health effects from mobile phone masts. Its 'Health Effects of Electromagnetic Fields' report found no health hazard from mobile phones, phone masts, or power lines. The report added that the chance of any harm from electronicmagnetic sources was very small according to present knowledge.
[Omega this is not true. See under:
http://omega.twoday.net/topics/Wissenschaft+zu+Mobilfunk/
http://omega.twoday.net/search?q=Cancer+Cluster
http://www.buergerwelle.de/science.html]
© Kilkenny Advertiser,2007
http://www.kilkennyadvertiser.ie/index.php?aid=5283
Informant: Martin Weatherall
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=John+Ryan
rudkla - 13. Apr, 09:42
Donnerstag, 12. April 2007
Cell phones are hazardous waste
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2007/04/11/study_cell_phones_are_hazardous_waste
Informant: Mark G.
Informant: Mark G.
rudkla - 12. Apr, 18:22
BBC3 video report about schools and phone masts in the UK
http://www.buergerwelle.de/pdf/about_schools_and_phone_masts_in_the_u.k.htm
BBC3 Investigates Mobile Phone Masts
Part 1 of 3
Part 2 of 3
Part 3 of 3
The 4 cleanest "Strahle(n)maenner" of Switzerland
http://tinyurl.com/2o37oo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=schools+and+phone+masts
BBC3 Investigates Mobile Phone Masts
Part 1 of 3
Part 2 of 3
Part 3 of 3
The 4 cleanest "Strahle(n)maenner" of Switzerland
http://tinyurl.com/2o37oo
http://freepage.twoday.net/search?q=schools+and+phone+masts
rudkla - 12. Apr, 11:32
Mittwoch, 11. April 2007
Mast 'betrayal' angers group
By Linda Piper
Gary Cripps from mast pressure group Orange Squash BE3798
ANGRY parents and residents are trying to mount a legal challenge against Bexley Council's decision to allow a phone mast next to a school.
Bedonwell Junior School, Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, has been fighting for 10 years to remove an Orange phone mast.
Now, within months of getting rid of it, Bexley has given planning permission to T-Mobile to site another structure on the school's perimeter wall, less than 100m away from the previous mast.
The decision was made on the casting vote of the planning control committee chairman Councillor June Slaughter on March 29, after the vote was tied six-six.
Pressure group Orange Squash, which was at the meeting, claims Cllr Mrs Slaughter was not impartial and influenced the vote in favour of permission.
Gary Cripps from Orange Squash says the group has asked for a transcript of the meeting.
There is also concern about a "training" meeting for councillors, which residents and parents fear may have influenced councillors and changed council policy on dealing with proposals for masts near schools.
Bexley admits there were two training sessions for council officers and councillors on mobile phone masts on February 27, "to ensure they were kept up-to-date on the issues involved".
They were run by an independent telecommunications expert with no connections to any mobile phone operators.
Bexley says it has not changed its policy and every mast application is treated on its merits.
Mr Cripps, of Bedonwell Road, says Orange Squash plans a big new campaign against the mast and will alert other schools in the area.
He said: "Masts rejected near their schools will all now be fair game."
Mr Cripps says Bexley has allowed the 28ft mast, which will be disguised as a telegraph pole, on one of the borough's most cluttered corners.
He claims when residents asked Bexley for safety railings on the kerbside at the corner, on the junction of Bedonwell Road and King Harold's Way, they were told it was too cluttered.
The group has taken its concerns to the council's chief executive Nick Johnson and council leader Councillor Ian Clement, as well as writing to Cllr Mrs Slaughter.
Debbie Collins, one of the parents who led the fight against the Orange mast at the school, was so worried about potential risks, she withdrew her daughter, Rhiannon, from the school.
Mrs Collins has now protested to Cllr Clement, who supported the parents' fight at the time.
She said: "Of all the places, and knowing how contentious this issue is, what possible justification could there be for this decision?"
Mrs Collins has demanded Cllr Mrs Slaughter's resignation over the issue, saying "she has utterly betrayed the trust of the public."
She added: "I so angry, I am almost speechless.
"It is deliberately rubbing salt into the wound. I am absolutely horrified."
Headteacher Ivor Gordo attended the planning control meeting and begged councillors not to approve the T-Mobile mast.
He described how bad he felt when, within six months of signing a contract with Orange to allow a mast on the school site in return for a rent of £7,000 a year, public fears surfaced about the health risks, especially for young children.
Mr Gordo added: "When it was removed last year, I felt so relieved."
During the furore over the Orange mast, a number of parents took their children away from the school and more than 1,000 people signed a protest petition or wrote to the council.
There was also a march by 120 children and their parents along Bexleyheath Broadway to stage a demonstration outside the civic offices.
© Copyright 2001-2007 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1320247.0.mast_betrayal_angers_group.php
Gary Cripps from mast pressure group Orange Squash BE3798
ANGRY parents and residents are trying to mount a legal challenge against Bexley Council's decision to allow a phone mast next to a school.
Bedonwell Junior School, Bedonwell Road, Belvedere, has been fighting for 10 years to remove an Orange phone mast.
Now, within months of getting rid of it, Bexley has given planning permission to T-Mobile to site another structure on the school's perimeter wall, less than 100m away from the previous mast.
The decision was made on the casting vote of the planning control committee chairman Councillor June Slaughter on March 29, after the vote was tied six-six.
Pressure group Orange Squash, which was at the meeting, claims Cllr Mrs Slaughter was not impartial and influenced the vote in favour of permission.
Gary Cripps from Orange Squash says the group has asked for a transcript of the meeting.
There is also concern about a "training" meeting for councillors, which residents and parents fear may have influenced councillors and changed council policy on dealing with proposals for masts near schools.
Bexley admits there were two training sessions for council officers and councillors on mobile phone masts on February 27, "to ensure they were kept up-to-date on the issues involved".
They were run by an independent telecommunications expert with no connections to any mobile phone operators.
Bexley says it has not changed its policy and every mast application is treated on its merits.
Mr Cripps, of Bedonwell Road, says Orange Squash plans a big new campaign against the mast and will alert other schools in the area.
He said: "Masts rejected near their schools will all now be fair game."
Mr Cripps says Bexley has allowed the 28ft mast, which will be disguised as a telegraph pole, on one of the borough's most cluttered corners.
He claims when residents asked Bexley for safety railings on the kerbside at the corner, on the junction of Bedonwell Road and King Harold's Way, they were told it was too cluttered.
The group has taken its concerns to the council's chief executive Nick Johnson and council leader Councillor Ian Clement, as well as writing to Cllr Mrs Slaughter.
Debbie Collins, one of the parents who led the fight against the Orange mast at the school, was so worried about potential risks, she withdrew her daughter, Rhiannon, from the school.
Mrs Collins has now protested to Cllr Clement, who supported the parents' fight at the time.
She said: "Of all the places, and knowing how contentious this issue is, what possible justification could there be for this decision?"
Mrs Collins has demanded Cllr Mrs Slaughter's resignation over the issue, saying "she has utterly betrayed the trust of the public."
She added: "I so angry, I am almost speechless.
"It is deliberately rubbing salt into the wound. I am absolutely horrified."
Headteacher Ivor Gordo attended the planning control meeting and begged councillors not to approve the T-Mobile mast.
He described how bad he felt when, within six months of signing a contract with Orange to allow a mast on the school site in return for a rent of £7,000 a year, public fears surfaced about the health risks, especially for young children.
Mr Gordo added: "When it was removed last year, I felt so relieved."
During the furore over the Orange mast, a number of parents took their children away from the school and more than 1,000 people signed a protest petition or wrote to the council.
There was also a march by 120 children and their parents along Bexleyheath Broadway to stage a demonstration outside the civic offices.
© Copyright 2001-2007 Newsquest Media Group
http://www.newsshopper.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.1320247.0.mast_betrayal_angers_group.php
rudkla - 11. Apr, 12:27
Down with Findon Valley mast
COUNCILLORS voted against plans for a mobile phone mast in Findon Valley after receiving a 1,000-signature petition from concerned residents.
At a meeting of Worthing council's planning committee on Thursday, councillors agreed the siting and design of the 11.7 metre mast was inappropriate.
Mobile phone giant T-Mobile wanted to put the monopole mast at the junction of Findon Road and Cissbury Avenue.
A spokesperson from the company said it would help it provide a wider mobile phone coverage in the area.
But Sue Smith, assistant head teacher at nearby Vale First and Middle School, said the school was very much against the plan for the health and safety of the children.
She added: "We are already in the radius of another mast and feel this one would be better off being put there too.
"On this site we have several pre-schools, churches, a doctors' surgery, a library and many other services so I think it's inappropriate."
Representatives from local businesses and the Findon Valley Residents' Association also made representations against the mast.
10 April 2007
All rights reserved © 2007 Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
http://www.worthingtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=472&ArticleID=2691903
At a meeting of Worthing council's planning committee on Thursday, councillors agreed the siting and design of the 11.7 metre mast was inappropriate.
Mobile phone giant T-Mobile wanted to put the monopole mast at the junction of Findon Road and Cissbury Avenue.
A spokesperson from the company said it would help it provide a wider mobile phone coverage in the area.
But Sue Smith, assistant head teacher at nearby Vale First and Middle School, said the school was very much against the plan for the health and safety of the children.
She added: "We are already in the radius of another mast and feel this one would be better off being put there too.
"On this site we have several pre-schools, churches, a doctors' surgery, a library and many other services so I think it's inappropriate."
Representatives from local businesses and the Findon Valley Residents' Association also made representations against the mast.
10 April 2007
All rights reserved © 2007 Johnston Press Digital Publishing.
http://www.worthingtoday.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=472&ArticleID=2691903
rudkla - 11. Apr, 00:29
