In NL we rounded off before the euro, only had 5, 10 and 25ct coins (and 1 and 2,5 guilder); after the euro came we all of a sudden had more coins (1, 2 , 5, 10, 20, 50) but within a few years collectively stopped using the 1 and 2 cent coins. Don't know who started, but I'm always a bit surprised when I'm in another eu country and get a single cent as change. I mean they eventually add up to something but it takes forever until you could theoretically buy something with it.
Not disposable is what you mean I think, the pet bottles aren't refilled so they actually are recycled unlike beer bottles which are reused and not single use (mehrweg in german). The term is a bit confusing because it is also used to describe stuff like plastic bags, cutlery and 'paper' cups (you bin those after using it once)
China's strategy worked great, just counter any announced tarrif with an equal reciprocal tarrif and he'll back off eventually. I wonder if we have more or less to loose than China had.
This is one of the most depressing stories I read about the state of our planet in a while, especially because this is happening in a remote place.
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I agree, but this argument only hold up in the big picture. Nature today, animals especially are hurting now. So are we. I think we have an obligation to future generations in terms of doing our best to keep the planet habitable and to all current lifeforms to stop making this planet such a shitty place to be (talking about both domestic animals that are factory farmed into food and wild animals such as these birds that starve to death because their filled stomach doesn't have any nutritional value and also can't leave their body).
Isn't NJB's general rule something like the more car-friendly a place is, the worse it becomes to live there. Guess pedestrian & bike friendly is always a good thing if there's people living around there.
I think you meant "when your company needs a mascot and you are actually a brilliant artists very skilled at designing a wrapper for your vehicle". Lol
The Chagos Islands were separated from Mauritius in 1965, when Mauritius was still a British colony.
Britain purchased the islands for £3m, but Mauritius says it was illegally forced to give them away, as part of the deal to get independence from Britain.
In the late 1960s, Britain invited the US to build a military base on Diego Garcia, the largest island. It removed thousands of people from their homes.
The UK has come under growing pressure to return the islands to Mauritius, with both the United Nations' top court and general assembly siding with Mauritius over sovereignty claims
I'd still consider him a lesser enemy