Mystery Visits and The Big Lemon

 Started a placement job yesterday and half done already -last lot today (hopefully).

Secured some mystery shops for the end of the month as i wil be visitng London a few times -
Cafe Nero Camden on 21st afternoon
Pizza Express Olympia on 29th from 6.30pm
Pizza Express Streatham on 31st lunchtime.
These will tie in with record hunting / exchanging visits and any thing else that might crop up.

Good to see that the Big Lemon bus is back on its route to Falmer again.It has cheap fares and runs on fat oil. Hopefully they can now sustain the route and add more routes in the near future. At the moment it is a limited service but i hope people will support it as it would secure their future. Brighton and Hove bus company has had a monoploy for far too long.

Big lemon is at - http://www.thebiglemon.com/

Good luck to them.

Still frustated by the lack of contact with the solicitor over the sale of deceased auntie's property in Eastbourne. Has contracts gone through etc and other related things we need to know but info is just so peacemeal at the moment.

 

Duffy

"Björk - Virus - Music Video" (Watch on YouTube)

DUFFY Warwick Avenue  -  pint size Welsh soul diva with a hint of Dusty.

Radiohead - Scotch Mist

"Rinocerose - Machine Pour Les Oreilles" (Watch on YouTube)

 Thatnks to Flytipper at VG+ forum for alerting me to this film.

Why Free Range Chicken Is Best

 From Yahoo News -

By Sarah Dryden New Consumer - Wednesday, January 9 03:24 pm

The Soil Association can reveal that a recent government survey shows that organic laying hens have a significantly lower level of Salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that causes one of the commonest forms of food poisoning worldwide.The study showed that 23.4 per cent of caged hens tested positive for salmonella compared to 4.4 per cent in organic flocks and 6.5 per cent in free-range flocks. The research also showed that the highest prevalence of salmonella occurred in the largest holding size category (30,000 birds or more). This was over four times the average level of salmonella found in flocks closer to the maximum size allowed under Soil Association organic standards. A 2006 FSA survey showed that in the eggs sampled, salmonella was estimated to be in around one box in every 30 (3.3%). In response to this survey, the FSAs chief scientist, Dr Andrew Wadge stated: This survey shows that problems with salmonella in eggs have not gone away. These results support Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and his Chicken Out' campaign to improve the welfare standards of chicken production. It also adds weight to the argument that although free-range production would certainly be a positive step forward, it is still some way behind the Soil Association's organic poultry systems, which ensure truly free range birds and offer the highest standards of animal welfare as acknowledged by respected animal welfare groups such as Compassion in World Farming. Emma Hockridge, Soil Association policy department said: Anyone watching Hugh and Jamie reveal the appalling conditions millions of chickens endure in the cramped, windowless sheds of factory farms will be in no doubt that organic and free-range chickens have a better life. "This research confirms the Soil Associations view that there are serious potential human health implications from such intensive systems. Whilst Salmonella food poisoning can be avoided through proper cooking of eggs and meat, anything that reduces the incidence of this bug should be encouraged like genuine free-range, organic farming.

Nuff said.

Plus some good news on this subjct via the BBC News 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_7170000/newsid_7179800/7179889.stm?bw=bb&mp=wm&asb=1&news=1&bbcws=1 


It should have been done sooner.