No – let me hasten to assure you, I did not judge 900 chocolates – but that was the number of entries into this year's Academy of Chocolate Awards. And from all over the world. Just skimming through the winners from 2016 they come from Madagascar, Nicaragua, Peru, Honduras, …
Environmental Issues
Wifi in schools, smart meters, phone masts and autism – a round up
Thanks to the many excellent people around the world working to raise awareness of the possible hazards of excessive electromagnetic radiation, I receive a fairly constant stream of links to events, campaigns and news. I realise that not all of you are as invested in the subject …
Free Range Milk
Thanks to an article by the wonderful Joanna Blythman in a recent Guardian, I have just discovered about this brilliant initiative. Built up over the last five years by Somerset farmer, Neil Darwent, Free Range Dairy has created a set of standards and a logo, Pasture Promise, …
‘ASIA’, adjuvants and the ongoing vaccine debate
A new storm of vaccine outrage was unleashed before Christmas with the publication, and then withdrawal, of a study in Frontiers of Health which appeared to show a significant association between vaccination and NDDs (Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity …
The Internet of Things – the implications – and the WHO…
Gadgets are, sadly, totally wasted on me, so I am not remotely excited by the prospect of my Nespresso machine or my clothes dryer talking either to me or to each other. I am even less excited about my energy company installing a Smart Meter in my house which not only bathes me …