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Video Wednesday: German rabbits go into hiding

July 9, 2008

There’s a rabbit killer on the loose in the Ruhrgebiet. In the last year, over 30 rabbits and an unnamed number of chickens have been found decapitated and drained of blood, the blood and heads taken from the scene by the killer. Rabbit owners and breeders in the area have taken to hiding their beloved [...]

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In the news

October 28, 2007

Rauchverbot auf dem Oktoberfest: Kein Qualm auf der Wiesn – Starting January 1, smoking will be banned in all public places in Bayern, including pubs and tents, which means that Oktoberfest 2008 will be smoke-free (in the tents anyway). Yippee for non-smokers! Only two more months and we can go out to restaurants again without [...]

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In The News

June 15, 2007

My wrists are killing me, apparently carpel tunnel is pretty common in late pregnancy, because our bodies are retaining more fluids (my feet show this quite clearly). I’m still exhausted, despite having slept through MOST of last night. In general I’m pretty blah today, so since that’s nothing interesting to read about, here are some [...]

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Meck-Pom in the news

June 7, 2007

With the G8 Summit going on in Heiligendamm and the protests in Rostock, the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg-West Pomerania) has been all over the news this week.I’ve gotta say that I’m disappointed in the rioters who were setting cars on fire and digging stones out of the Rostock Stadthafen (city harbor) and pelting them [...]

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Photos of Tech

April 19, 2007

Vicky H., a Blacksburg resident and my friend of 17 years, takes a walk on the Va Tech campus and includes some very sad and touching images of the mourning.

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Tragedy in Virginia

April 17, 2007

Due to being sick, I hadn’t turned on the TV once today, so I didn’t hear about the shooting until a short time ago when Rainer returned home from work and told me (in case you didn’t hear either, Gunman Kills 32 at Virginia Tech In Deadliest Shooting in U.S. History). It’s really shocking. I’m [...]

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Munich banning Oldtimers from the city center?

April 16, 2007

It’s true, pretty soon Oldtimers will no longer be allowed inside Munich’s Mittlerer Ring. What does this mean for poor old Oma and Opa? Absolutely nothing, since “Oldtimers” is the German term for “Classic Cars”! We had an enjoyable time in München yesterday (Sunday), the weather couldn’t have been better. Quite accidentally we ran into [...]

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