we were told recently, by a group of UK researchers, that beetroot juice is good for you. like we didn't know that already. but now there is medical evidence out there, enough that they're recommending a daily glass of beetroot juice as a way to keep down blood pressure. unfortunately, not everyone seems to be convinced, as the british heart foundation is keeping its options open and saying a balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruit and veg is good for you but they're not sure if beetroot specifically is worth focussing on. man alive. you'd think they'd be happy. but no. if all you need to do is drink beetroot juice then they're out of a job, so best keep everyone guessing for a while longer. *rolls eyes*
seen at: bbc news
not sure if this next one is good or bad yet. mayor ken's hatched a plot to have free bikes in the city. hurray! but apparently there are so many drawbacks to the scheme that it's going to be rendered useless. first off, they're not free. £100 deposit, free for the first half hour and then a quid an hour but getting incrementally more expensive, supposedly to encourage people to give them back promptly. but surely they should be truly free? i mean, they're ugly and obviously the city's free bikes, so you'd think they wouldn't all get nicked. maybe i'm being optimistic and/or naive. if you tag them all you can find them if they're not checked in within 24 hours. end of story. anyway. we'll see how it all works and i hope that it works well enough to put more bikes out there, reduce or remove fees and improve cycle paths. am i dreaming?
seen at: the grauniad
and last but very definitely not least: gross out time. only an american could create this and believe it was a) worth the toxic by-products created in its manufacture and b) anticipate a market for it. behold, the "4-in-1 Hot Dog Maker" a monstrous contraption which warms the sausages and buns, boils eggs (i had no idea you were supposed to eat boiled eggs with hot dogs. how clueless am i?) and pops corn. doesn't chill your beer or keep the tv remote from getting stuck between rolls of belly fat, i'm afraid.
seen at: uber-review
Comments (1)
loulou,
paris intorduced this scheme a year ago and it has worked incredibly well. first off, the deposit is only a guarantee, and not taken off the credit card unless it needs to be. second, in paris its free for the first half hour - the time it takes to get to any destination in central london, then - if you need to take it out for longer you just drop it off at one of the hundreds of stations and grab another bike for another half hour, and so on...it is so unbeleiveable auccessful in paris, and so uplifting to see everyone riding around on bikes, especially en mass in the wee hours of the morning as a night bus alternative. i think its a great idea for london. so, it is more or less free, you just have to be clever about knowing where all the stations are situated over the capital, so that you can return it easily and grab another.
btw. glad to have discovered this site, its really great. hope to see you at inspiral one day or another raw and juicy gathering. hope your juice feast is going better today. i had similar issues with not feeling hungry but simultaneously feeling weak aroud 40 days. love, xx
Posted by poppy | April 7, 2008 5:15 PM
Posted on April 7, 2008 17:15