Stitching Time: Fabian Bane Florin’s 3D-Anamorphic Mural ‘Cut Through History’ in Frauenfeld, Switzerland | STREET ART UTOPIA

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दो पिता / Two Fathers

एक पिता का पुत्रउनसे झगड़ कर रहने लगाअलग उसी शहर में,और दूसरे पिता का पुत्रआशीर्वाद लेता है उनसेउनके पैर छूकर हर रोज,दोनों पिता सोच रहे हैं आज,पितृ …

दो पिता / Two Fathers

Dispose of old medications at Safeway/Albertsons

Darcy Hitchcock

Check your medicine cabinet and you’ll likely find medications that are out of date or you no longer take. You shouldn’t flush them down the toilet because the medication ends up in rivers, affecting aquatic life.

Up to now, it’s been inconvenient to get rid of them.

Safeway/Albertsons has solved that problem. You can dump bottles of pills or liquids, prescriptions or over the counter meds, into their gray bins. You might want to mark out your personal information with a permanent marker first.

You can watch a short video about the program here.

Note that Schedule I drugs are not accepted. But opioids (which you might have gotten after surgery) are Schedule II. In the past, you might have had to take those to the police department.

The DEA defines Schedule I as “drugs, substances, or chemicals are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a…

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♫ Runnin’ Down A Dream ♫

One of Petty’s greatest tunes.

Filosofa's Word

I must admit I had never heard this song before Keith mentioned it the other day when I played Del Shannon’s Runaway, but then Clive also mentioned it and suggested it might be a good follow-up, so … here we are!  The song itself isn’t likely to hit my top ten list anytime soon … but the video is so much fun that it’s well worth listening a second, or even third time!

Some interesting background from SongFacts …

In this song, Petty sings about driving into the great wide open, with nothing but glorious possibility in his path.

Petty started running down his dream of being a rocker in 1961 when he met Elvis Presley. Petty, 11 years old, came to the Ocala, Florida, set where Elvis was working on the film Follow That Dream – a title Tom took to heart. In a brief encounter, Petty saw how…

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Palm oil: The pros and cons of a controversial commodity

Stigmatis News

Answers to key questions about a commodity that, for better or for worse, is here to stay

Mike Shanahan

Oil palm fruit (Source: Alamy)


On 18 December 1591, a seven-month sea voyage from Africa to England ended when a ship anchored at Limehouse docks in London. Along with 150 elephant tusks and 589 sacks of pepper, the ship carried 32 barrels of palm oil. It is thought to have been the first arrival into Europe of what would become perhaps the most controversial plant product that is not a drug.

To say that palm oil is divisive is an understatement. To its advocates, it is a cornerstone of economic development, making efficient use of land and supporting millions of smallholders through profitable international trade. To its detractors, it is a cause of deforestation and social conflict, a direct threat to endangered species and a contributor to climate change.

As demand…

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Inside China’s controversial dog meat festival as canines seen on chopping boards

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The controversial Yulin festival has been held every year since 2009, with footage obtained by an animal rights charity shedding new light on its horrors

By Ryan Fahey | World News Reporter

This year’s Yulin Dog Meat Festival is underway as distressing footage has emerged of chefs preparing for the controversial festival where thousands of pooches will be consumed.

Campaigners from the NoToDogMeat charity have recently arrived in Yulin, South East China, preparing to document the slaughter and rescue as many dogs as possible.

In footage obtained by the charity and shared with the Mirror, shops are seen laying out dog corpses on the counters shops ahead of the June 21 Summer Solstice event.

The dogs, which have been rounded up from nearby villages and transported to the festival, will be consumed for a period of 10 days.

A dog looks out from a cage during the 2015 market ( Image: AFP…

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