The Association of Fashion Designers of Spain said it wanted to project "an image of beauty and health" for the Madrid show - so they banned overly thin models. The World Health Organization recommends a BMI between 18.5 and 25, so the Association had medics on hand and rejected all would-be models who fell under 18 (which would, for instance, ban the depicted Kate Moss). Does this change your interest in Spanish fashion? Do the designers have the right to depict their creations exactly as they wish, or should they have to do so within socially constructive parameters? Should the ultra-thin models be allowed on the Madrid runway? Post your Yay or Nay in comments. [GT]
Spanish fashion show bans underweight models
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Would you eat a grey squirrel in order to save the red squirrel? Back in March, Lord Inglewood, patron of North West Red Alert, suggested that very thing to prevent red squirrels from being as subject to squirrel pox (carried mostly by greys) and to give the red a greater foothold on the landscape. "What I would like to do is to invite each and everyone of the frontbench Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Department team to the hotel in the Lake District where I am a director ... to dine on grey squirrels to launch an eat a grey and save a red campaign." Presently, the Mammals Trust UK is advocating a more conservative solution (which is funny since they're not even politicians like Inglewood) involving altering tree cover and age composition. Please drop on by the MTUK site and answer their poll on what endangered Scottish animal needs the most protection: the red squirrel, wildcat, water vole or European beaver.
So, would you eat one? Post yay or nay! [GT]
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Pocket-lint reports that councils across the UK have put out 500,000 spy rubbish bins across England to monitor trash dumping habits with RFIDs. The RFIDs cost £2 each (so a million pounds right there) plus outfitting the trucks with RFID readers costs £15,000 per truck, equipped to an unspecified number of trucks. The idea is to figure out who is dumping excess non-recyclable rubbish and eventually to charge those who toss too much. Is this an appropriate expenditure, or are there more efficient places to put a few million quid in order to increase recycling? Post Yay or Nay in comments! [GT]
Wheelie bin gets high tech makeover
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A few months ago, Consumer Reports had a brief but interesting page on what products are worth buying organic and which are not. Not? All cosmetics. Most cosmetics contain a mix of ingredients, and USDA regulations allow shampoos and body lotions to carry an organic label even when water is the primary ingredient.... Not only this, but Only 11 percent of ingredients found in personal-care products, organic or not, have ever been screened for safety. Naturally, this pertains to American products. Organic lipstick also seems like a special case in that you actually swallow quite a bit of it. Do you Hippygals wear organic lipstick? If so, what do you recommend? Please post comments! [GT]
Organic lipstick
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(It's still Wednesday here, so play along!) Can veal be ethical? What if the veal is raised to be six months old, nursed on milk, given organic meadows to graze in during the balmy summer, and housed in toasty, 'state of the art' facilities during the winter? All veal from Helen Browning's Totally Organic is raised under such circumstances. Can that cancel out the vile circumstances under which non-organic veal lives so miserably? Is all veal tarred with the same brush - or is Helen Browning's product something you would eat with the same blitheness you give to lamb or quail? Post your vote! [GT]
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Helen Browning's Totally Organic veal
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