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“What we found is that there is a tight link between the maternal diet during pregnancy and the immune fitness of the offspring,” said Henrique Veiga-Fernandes, who led the study. “In other words, whatever the mother eats during pregnancy will have an irreversible impact on the later health of the progeny.”



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Of 3,200 children’s books published in 2013, just 93 were about black people, according to a study by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center at the University of Wisconsin.



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Music should BE

We need a rethink. And a doubling-down. And a stop to complaints. And a removal of focus on tech. Everything ever recorded is already available... What are we gonna listen to? How are we gonna get others to listen? When are we going to go out to dinner and find people talking about music instead of television??

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The public is ready for new and different, the public is ready to embrace great. But instead, they're fed an endless buffet of who gives a shit.

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