Prisoners are going to have to work harder for their perks. 'Perks' include a TV in their room which I suppose is debatable if it's a perk or not. Cable and satellite channels are going to be banned - they are evidently available in private prisons. These private prisons are obviously exactly like private hospitals but without the sickness and pain. I guess the government have to pay for them as well.
Barefoot running is the new black - every forum/shop/sports section has some reference to this barefoot running lark and last night I attended a 'running clinic' at my local running shop where New Balance tried to talk us into buying their barefoot shoes. Of course 'barefoot' and 'running shoes' appear to be an oxymoron, but the theory is that that the shoes are so thin (New Balance use the 'Minimalist' brand) that it's almost like running in bare feet. Except it's not, because they sell various degrees of 'bareness' relative to a standard old fashioned heel strikers shoe (which give a 12mm wedge form heel to toe). If I remember correctly, they start at 8mm and go down to 0mm and we (the punters) are recommended to gradually get down to that 0mm. The cynicist (is that a word?) in me thinks that this advice is down to two things a) they want to sell you more shoes and b) they don't want any comeback from lawyers when your legs are knackered. Personally I think that if you're going to go for the barefoot thing you have to grit your teeth and just do it (apologies to Nike).
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