Local groups drive creation of new Puerto Rico marine protected area

BOBBY BASCOMB The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico recently gained ­­­a new marine protected area off the island’s central north coast. The MPA, named …

Local groups drive creation of new Puerto Rico marine protected area

No Bake Jello & Cool Whip Pie

Do you remember when this recipe was all the rage back in the mid 1990’s? You can make it in about 15 minutes by using a store bought graham cracker crust, Cool Whip and whatever flavor Jello is your favorite, I used cherry but there is strawberry, lemon, raspberry etc. This pie is as easy as it gets and will disappear fast. 

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The GENOCIDE of the YANOMAMI and the DEATH of NATURE for Gold and Diamond Merchandise – The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their …

Cartier shops have been selling their signature luxury gold and diamond jewelry, watches and accessories since 1847 – photo: Cartier “Things have …

The GENOCIDE of the YANOMAMI and the DEATH of NATURE for Gold and Diamond Merchandise – The ART of GREENWASHING by the MERCHANTS of GOLD – in their …

Citroen’s genius act of sabotage against the Nazis in World War II

As Reynolds wrote in his 2001 book, The Citroen 2CV, Boulanger, however, had other ideas, and every new T45 that rolled off Citroen’s production line destined for the German army, was equipped with a custom-designed dipstick, one where the notches that indicated engine oil levels had been significantly lowered.

And that meant when it came time for German engineers and mechanics to service their T45 trucks, the tampered dipsticks would indicate that there was plenty of oil in the T45’s sump when in fact, the French-built warhorse was running desperately low.

Alles gut, wir brauchen kein öl,’ was, in all likelihood, a common refrain heard in German mechanical workshops, before sending their supply trucks to the front with a golden seal of approval little realising they were critically short on oil.

You can imagine what happened next.

Starved of the golden lubricant, a motor engine’s elixir of life, the Germans’ Citroen T45 transporters broke down with alarming regularity, their engines seizing up leaving troops and supplies stranded by the roadside while the French celebrated their small victories with a glass of vin rouge while puffing insouciantly on a Gauloises.

It was a genius act of resistance and rebellion, one that would go undetected for much of the occupation of France.

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