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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

Spain forces cigarette companies to deal with butts – Darcy Hitchcock

In a new twist on extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation, Spain has just made cigarette companies responsible for collecting their butts.

Source: Spain forces cigarette companies to deal with butts – Darcy Hitchcock

Orange Sesame Asparagus

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What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? Talking Points: Orange Sesame Asparagus! Produce can be a problem keeping fresh in the vegetable crisper. Especially if you buy it in season when it’s plentiful. Oftentimes that means serving the same thing several days in a row, so the trick is to jazz it up with sidekick options and seasoning. Color keeps food interesting the same way dressings and sauces do. You can either make an orange glaze sauce from scratch or open a bottle of Asian vinaigrette. You choose. I feel blessed to have sufficient ingredients in my kitchen that transform ordinary dishes into extraordinary cravings.

ORANGE SESAME ASPARAGUS

Ingredients:

1/2 bunch fresh asparagus, bottom ends trimmed

15-ounce can mandarin oranges, drained

2 tablespoons brown sugar

4 teaspoons cornstarch

1 cup orange juice

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1 tablespoon sesame seeds, toasted

Instructions:

Bring salted water to a boil in a large saucepan…

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Good People Doing Good Things — Just Two

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Just two ‘good people’ tonight, for that’s as much as I have the energy for at the moment, but these are both heartwarming stories about people at their best.


Just another random act of kindness

Jason Boudreaux rarely deposits his own paycheck … presumably his wife does that for him, but for some reason he deposited his check himself last week.  He didn’t understand that when you deposit a check, the funds are not immediately available but the check can take up to a day to clear.  So, imagine his surprise when, after depositing his check, he headed off to the grocery store, and when he got to the check out counter the cashier informed him that … well, I’ll let Mr. Boudreaux tell you the story in his own words …

“Much respect for this young gentleman. I deposited my payroll check and hour prior thought the money would…

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Magnetism – Kaushal Kishore

Whenever I saw it from afar
I could not get tired of
admiring its qualities,
its beauty and serenity,
which cast magnetic spell on me,
as if I had found the destination,
I had been waiting for years…

I stand at the same destination,
day and night,
immersed in some thoughts,
strange and happy, 
is it really my last destination
or just an illusion,
like a fridge magnet?

I’m not sure
whether the magnet itself
has withered away
and lost its pull,
or whether iron in me
has got rusted…

I feel the need now
to meet myself again,
to take a deep dive, 
whether the course of action
needs to be dictated
by some magnetism
or my own iron will…

 

Source: Magnetism – Kaushal Kishore

O verdadeiro custo das jóias de luxo: os cartéis lavam dinheiro com drogas vendendo ouro para Cartier e outros no setor de luxo, e os Yanomami e outros povos Indígenas estão pagando o preço! — Barbara Crane Navarro

montaje fotográfico: serie “Pas de Cartier” – Barbara Crane Navarro – con publicidad de Cartier y foto de João Laet e anel Cartier LOVE™ O ouro ilegal é a maneira mais lucrativa para cartéis de drogas, grupos terroristas, traficantes de armas, a máfia, banqueiros inescrupulosos e comerciantes e corretores internacionais de ouro para lavar dinheiro […]

O verdadeiro custo das jóias de luxo: os cartéis lavam dinheiro com drogas vendendo ouro para Cartier e outros no setor de luxo, e os Yanomami e outros povos Indígenas estão pagando o preço! — Barbara Crane Navarro

Investigan la capacidad de los animales de planificar o pensar sobre su futuro — Stigmatis New — Barbara Crane Navarro

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, 23 feb (EFE).- Un equipo de científicos internacionales estudiarán durante los próximos cuatro años la capacidad de los animales de planificar o pensar sobre su futuro y recordar acciones de su pasado. El estudio, en el que participan el zoológico español Loro Parque, el Instituto Max Planck de Ornitología de Alemania, […] […]

Investigan la capacidad de los animales de planificar o pensar sobre su futuro — Stigmatis New — Barbara Crane Navarro

Will palm oil watchdog RSPO rid itself of deforestation or continue to pretend its products are sustainable? – EIA — Palm Oil Detectives — Barbara Crane Navarro

Palm oil produced through the destruction of forestland is still being sold around the world with the blessing of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).On November 30, 2022 EIA and along with 99 other organisations issued a joint statement calling time on the RSPO and its habitual greenwashing – the act of giving the public or […]

Will palm oil watchdog RSPO rid itself of deforestation or continue to pretend its products are sustainable? – EIA — Palm Oil Detectives — Barbara Crane Navarro