There must be some well-off people living in my home town of Bedford, because we have an out-of-town Waitrose. We also have several Aldi and Lidl stores for those with shallower pockets, and I tend to do my shopping at the former.
I drink bottled water when I can, not wishing to consume the female hormones that allegedly contaminate tap water. I normally buy Aldi’s still spring water, bottled at source, the Chase spring in LIchfield, Staffordshire. In common with most bottled water, the information panel has “typical values” of the content such as calcium, nitrate etc. The “pH at source” is given as 7.8, mildly alkaline.
As the store had recently run out of still water, I bought their sparkling water. Also coming from the Chase spring, all the “typical values” are identical, apart from one. The “pH at source” is given as 5.5, acidic – the pH differential of 2.3 indicates that the sparkling water is more than 100x more acidic than the still water.
Now my assumption is that the acidity simply results from the addition of carbon dioxide, which produces carbonic acid. If so, the “pH at source” should clearly be changed to 7.8, with an additional line saying that after carbonation, the pH is 5.5.
When I have a sensible response from Aldi on this matter, I’ll let you know.
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Senior Scottish judge Lady Dorrian says pilot scheme of rape trials without juries is ‘worth doing’ – despite lawyers claiming it would deny suspects their ‘basic rights’
Appalling. An extract:
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What ‘evidence’ would Lady Dorrian and others have after a pilot scheme of juryless trials? Presumably the conviction rates would increase, which is what such people want, so juryless trials would be judged “successful” regardless of the innocence or guilt of the men in question. Yet more innocent men in prison, a feminist dream.Conservative MSP Russell Findlay asked for her own view on the matter, with the Lord Justice Clerk saying: ‘I took the view that this was something worth looking at, that was my position. Simply that it’s something worth looking at.
‘It’s worth examining, it’s worth having a pilot because, as I’ve already said, then we would have the evidence.’
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Melanie King: “MUST WATCH! Feminism and the Disposable Male | This blew my mind”
Our thanks to Gerry for this (video, 36:47), which has been viewed 250,000+ times in 11 days. In large part it’s a positive critique of an important video from 2011, Feminism and the Disposable Male, by the legendary Karen Straughan , GirlWritesWhat. Karen’s YouTube channel is here.
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Video / audio #355 from our archives: Nick “UNWAShED” Cotton interviews Mike Buchanan
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Julie Bindel: “The unforgivable transing of Andrea Dworkin”
Just published. As a subscriber to Bindel’s SubStack (£5.00pcm, money well spent), I’ve been able to post comments, as I often do with her pieces. They’re here.
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Thinking-Ape: “Jordan Peterson Says The Unspeakable About Women…”
An interesting piece (audio, 13:22) published two months ago.
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Women and diamonds
Maybe 18/19 years ago, accompanied by my fiancee – my first marriage had ended with divorce some years previously – I had an appointment with a sales lady at Baker Brothers in Bedford. She asked if we wanted to look at a selection of diamonds for my fiancee’s engagement ring, to be set in platinum. Of course we agreed, and so it was that she duly presented three cut diamonds (the largest over a carat in weight) on a black felt cushion, under a strong lamp.
I can’t recall the ensuing conversation, but it was clear I was there only as the hapless owner of a credit card with a substantial credit limit. In plain English, the sales lady said this to my fiancee:
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Which diamond would you like? The small one, medium one, or large one? The sucker next to you will have to pay for it, not you, so fill your boots!Faced with such a scenario, how many women have ever said, “Ooooooh, I just LOVE the smallest one. Can I have it, please? Can I?” And so it was, inevitably, that my fiancee selected the 1+ carat diamond. I recall the price of the eventual ring with a shudder. Which brings me to synthetic or “lab-grown” diamonds, which are considerably less expensive. They are chemically identical to natural diamonds, consisting of pure carbon (the same element that’s in the graphite of pencils). Pandora, a jeweller, only sells lab-grown diamonds. Their largest is 1.75 carats – here – which retails (in a 14K gold ring) for £2,990. A quick Google search reveals a ring with a 1.75 carat natural diamond retailing at £14,995 – here. Returning to the Pandora website, there are only two reviews, both with one star out of a maximum five stars:
HORRIBLE Was given this by my boyfriend and IT WAS TOO CHEAP immediately broke up with him
Bad, just bad Brought for my gf and she broke up w me, I need a refundWhat sort of a plonker TELLS his fiancee the diamond is lab-grown? Better that she finds out after trying to sell it, possibly some years down the line.
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FEMALE domestic abuse victims to receive ‘flee funds’ to escape abusive partners
Our thanks to Jeff for this. The start of the piece:
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Hundreds of domestic abuse survivors will receive cash payments of £2,500 each to help them flee their tormentors, under a new initiative. The £2m scheme, which launches this month, is described as a “lifeline” for women who can’t flee – or are forced to return to – abusive relationships because they cannot afford essentials. A successful pilot of the scheme last year, saw 600 victims given £250 or £500. A review found 80% of applicants used it to flee to a safe location, as well as buy food, clothing, nappies and security cameras. The new scheme funded by the Home Office and delivered by Women’s Aid charities, will see these “flee funds” rolled out across England and Wales, and offers an additional £2,500 payment to pay for a rental deposit or bills.Later in the piece:
The safeguarding minister, Laura Farris, told Sky News: “No government has done this before. Of course, we’re going to have to see how it works and it may be that we need to increase funding.”No shit, Sherlock. £2,000,000 more for Women’s Aid (funding may “need to increase”) and the usual £0.00 (no “need to increase”) for the few charities supporting male victims of domestic abuse.
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Video / audio #354 from our archives: Natty discusses feminism at Speakers’ Corner (2019)
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Female lawyer: “I earn more than £100,000 a year — but I’m pretending to do my job”
Our thanks to Nigel for this. He writes:
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In this article a series of women reveal how they are simply not doing their jobs. An amazing list of laziness, lies, timewasting and just plain fraud. Yet somehow the tone is sympathetic! If ever there was something that should ring alarm bells about female dominated workplaces!
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