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In a final betrayal of the Cadbury brand, Kraft has quietly abandoned its promise to stick with Fairtrade: When John Cadbury

In a final betrayal of the Cadbury brand, Kraft has quietly abandoned its promise to stick with Fairtrade: When John Cadbury founded his legendary confectionary firm in 1824, he was selling just three products: tea, coffee and – perhaps more predictably – drinking chocolate. With the help of his...
Source: independent.co.uk

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school

A whole city vows to help its young people apply for college - The Hechinger Report: JACKSON — Like millions of high-school seniors nationwide, Murrah High School senior Desmond Jones, 17, is preparing to go to college next fall. Jones is interested in attending the University of Southern Mississippi...
Source: hechingerreport.org

E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017.

blog post image E-learning predictions for 2017. Joining the folly of futurists and pollsters here are my e-learning predictions for 2017. I'm looking forward to engaging with as many of them as I can. Conversational technology. Why not have immediate access and personal learning support on platforms through messaging...
Source: agnate.co.uk

The legacy of leaving old industrial Britain to rot is becoming clear | Larry Elliott: The hollowing-out of industrial Britain

The legacy of leaving old industrial Britain to rot is becoming clear | Larry Elliott: The hollowing-out of industrial Britain since the 1980s is the single biggest change to the UK economy in the postwar era
Source: theguardian.com

Word of the day: Pokèmonomics - retail outlets paying to attract customers with virtual creatures. Wonder when we'll start

Word of the day: Pokèmonomics - retail outlets paying to attract customers with virtual creatures. Wonder when we'll start seeing delegates use them to attract visitors to their booths at conferences? "Come and see our Pokémon on #A26 and try out new drug / machine / website."
Source: next.ft.com

This story says as much about our willingness to delegate our food hygiene to others - preferably the cheapest. 2 for 1

This story says as much about our willingness to delegate our food hygiene to others - preferably the cheapest. 2 for 1 ... no thanks. "'Wash salad' advice after two die from E. coli - BBC News: Shoppers are being reminded to thoroughly wash mixed salad leaves amid concern that this food could be...
Source: bbc.co.uk

Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to

Read this lovely short book "On Bullshit". It succinctly and elegantly describes what it is. Very useful if you want to better understand whether you (or someone else) is lying or crafting some finely wrought bullshit.
Source: princeton.edu

The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change

The Future of US Health Care Policy: The enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010 was the most monumental change in US health care policy since the passage of Medicaid and Medicare in 1965.1,2 Despite a bill that was more than 900 pages, the primary goals of the legislation were clear: increase...
Source: jamanetwork.com

UK government's fracking definition 'could allow drilling without safeguards': Leading geologist warns loophole in government’s

UK government's fracking definition 'could allow drilling without safeguards': Leading geologist warns loophole in government’s legal definition of fracking could enable companies to bypass safety precautions
Source: theguardian.com

Royal college: Children's services are becoming unsafe because of contract dispute - Hospital Dr

Royal college: Children's services are becoming unsafe because of contract dispute - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Just read the "Happy Life" story - saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi. This is about a children rescue

Just read the "Happy Life" story - saving abandoned children on the streets of Nairobi. This is about a children rescue centre in Nairobi started 14 years ago and has now expanded to caring directly for around 100 children across two sites. They have offered for adoption over 170 children. The city...
Source: amazon.co.uk

  Royal College of Psychiatrists' response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract

  Royal College of Psychiatrists' response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract In response to the Equality Impact Assessment of the imposed Junior Doctors' Contract, the Royal College of Psychiatrists makes the following statement: “The Royal College of Psychiatrists...
Source: rcpsych.ac.uk

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis

Female doctors may be forced to quit over new contract, experts say: Two presidents of medical royal colleges say analysis of contract shows PM’s promises to help women are false
Source: theguardian.com

Societies Offer New Guidelines on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Societies Offer New Guidelines on Duration of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy: By Kelly Young Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology have released new guidelines on the appropriate duration of...
Source: jwatch.org

Amputee 'wasted' cash on prosthetic leg - BBC News: An amputee says he paid nearly £10,000 on a prosthetic limb because

Amputee 'wasted' cash on prosthetic leg - BBC News: An amputee says he paid nearly £10,000 on a prosthetic limb because he was not told he could have been entitled to a similar one on the NHS.
Source: bbc.co.uk

A&E now 'overwhelmed' says royal college presidents and calls for more staff - Hospital Dr

A&E now 'overwhelmed' says royal college presidents and calls for more staff - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk

Drone to police massive UK marine reserve - BBC News: An ocean-going drone will be helping to spot illegal fishing in the

Drone to police massive UK marine reserve - BBC News: An ocean-going drone will be helping to spot illegal fishing in the world's largest, continuous marine reserve.
Source: bbc.co.uk

First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known

First drug to reverse Huntington's disease begins human trials : The new drug, called IONIS-HTTRx, silences the gene known to be responsible for the production of a protein which causes Huntington’s
Source: telegraph.co.uk

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to

Law firm in new legal threat over UK air pollution - BBC News: Environmental law firm ClientEarth warns the government to drastically reduce air pollution or face renewed legal action.
Source: bbc.co.uk

Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr

Royal colleges say that 40,000 deaths a year linked to air pollution and costs UK £20bn a year - Hospital Dr
Source: hospitaldr.co.uk