Year: 2025
RECIPE FOR A HAPPY YEAR
Although written over 80 years ago, this recipe for a happy year printed in the December 1940 Cominco Magazine still rings true today! Source: Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre fb
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21 AMAZING ANIMAL BRIDGES ACROSS THE WORLD that Save Thousands of Animals from Dying
More animals are killed by cars each day than we can ever imagine, the death toll rising day by day across the globe every year. Governments and animal welfare bodies have tried many things – like glow-in-the-dark paints, barricading, etc – but nothing has worked better than animal bridges and crossings. The concept of animal bridges, also known as ecoducts or wildlife crossings, first began...
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GREEN FOODS FOR BRAIN HEALTH
Fruits and vegetables play an important role in protecting the ageing brain. Try filling your meals with a rainbow of colours to nourish your brain. Each colour brings unique benefits – and that goes for green foods too. A recurring benefit of plant-based green foods is their richness in lutein and zeaxanthin. These powerful antioxidants don’t just support brain health – they also protect...
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BIRDSONG WISDOM
The earth has music for those who listen. Tune in to the birds. The sound of birdsong is a soothing balm to the soul. Listen to the birds singing, and let their melody lift your spirits. Birds’ cheerful songs are a gift, a reminder to appreciate the simple beauty of each day. No matter what yesterday was like, birds always start the new day with a song. When you hear the birds singing their...
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CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Protect Consumers from Implications of Mandatory EPR
Malaysia has a longstanding issue of ballooning amounts of plastic waste. Extended producer responsibility (EPR) – making polluters responsible – is a key policy approach in the Circular Economy Policy Framework for the manufacturing sector launched by the Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry (Miti) in September 2024. A circular economy blueprint for the waste sector, advocating zero...
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35 SKIN LIGHTENING PRODUCTS IDENTIFIED TO HAVE TOXIC MERCURY
Philippines toxics watchdog group Ecowaste Coalition is again cautioning consumers seeking a lighter skin tone from using products containing high levels of mercury, a chemical poison that poses toxic effects on the nervous, digestive and endocrine systems, and on the kidneys, lungs, and the skin itself. The group has released a list of skin lightening products that it had purchased and screened...
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