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Thanks to the TOI Tech Desk of the Times of India Online for the rather too lengthy Headline.

The virtual reality social network for Quest headsets is shutting down, it has gone without many people knowing it existed, which is why Meta ( or as most of us know it Facebook) have dropped it like a hot stone.

It was the CEO’s bright idea, in his megalomaniac world of being right and being on trend. It was going to be the next best thing to vegan noodle soup with tumeric dumplings. Well maybe it was a successful niche thing. We’ll never know, it’s gone.The numbers weren’t there.

Another one of our Great Social Media Moguls couldn’t get people who like to gossip; like to shop; like to be the first to film the remnants of a car crash; show off their new hair do or send happy birthday wishes cheaply to their relatives. Mark couldn’t get them to buy into totally leaving their planet and living in “virtual reality”. Seems that was a step too far for them.

Thankfully, I missed Mark , making a play with Star Trek’s ” Final Frontier” as “The Next Frontier” or I would have been very annoyed. Sacrilege.

As it was , it turned out a totally damp squib, so I needn’t have worried. There are a lot more important things to be worried about, though I’ve got to admit the Headline made me smile.

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Thanks to the Independent via AP News Wire for the Headline.

When the Courts have to fight against big Government to establish proper procedure in a Court of Law , as is happening in New York, chaos ensues.

The case the judge is dealing with relates to sex crimes against children, and the defendant has been offered a plea bargain to reduce the sentence. Not just that but” top people” from central government attended court to advise the prosecutors, which they did by interrupting and talking to the Court directly which is not allowed. Hence the main protagonist Mark Coyne was told to leave the Court Room.

This stinks to high heaven, who is trying to protect who and in such a sensitive case. The Judge involved has asked that the three New York Attorney’s testify in Court under Oath that they are not being told what to do by Central Government Attorney’s or indeed by a recent Trump appointed lady from the Justice Department ( who needs to be ratifed by the Senate before taking up her designated post.)

It’s worrying and why all this activity about a trial for “explicit sexual images of children”, who or what are they trying to protect?

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Thanks to Thomas Naadi and BBC Online News for the Healdine

Farming Cocoa Beans has recently became unviable for growers . The crop from which all chocolate , but particularly quality chocolate is mainly produced in Ghana and the Ivory Coast.

There is a Government structure in place called the Ghana Cocoa Board( Cocobod) which was set up to support the farmers by guaranteeing a price for their Cocoa which they would get if they could not sell it on the open market. Up to now it has been a profitable business and the Cocoa Growers have not had to worry about the uncertainties of the Global Market.

However, now, the prices have dropped on the Global Market and the buyers don’t want the Cocoa Beans. Cocobod is struggling to support the farmers, being three billion dollars in debt itself.

This has brought great personal hardship for the Cocoa Bean Farmers and the price that will be set by Cocobod for their crops next year will not meet their costs for farming their crop.

One solution might be to look at manufacturing chocolate themselves, which if there already is an oversupply might not work.

Dark chocolate is actually a bit of a health food and I think chocolate( good quality chocolate ) is good for the digestion. I certainly will be thinking of the Cocoa Bean Farmers this Easter and I hope that they find markets for their beans or that Ghana and the Ivory Coast create a product that is popular amongst us foodies.

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