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- Germany’s Oil Imports
With so much talk about energy and so much focus on the US, here’s a short overview of the situation in Germany. Being at the forefront of alternative energy and in fact the largest producer and user of it, does not mean Germany isn’t largely dependent on oil. About 12% of its overall needs comes [...]
- Week in Bavaria
My absence the past week was not just from the blogging world but from here in Stuttgart as well. I went to Bavaria for a few days and thus offer a few pictures of that trip.
Fachwerkhaus in the town of Blaubeuren (taken by someone else)
Hunting Lodge near Neuschwanstein castle
View of nearby lakes and mountains
The infamous [...]
- German Army Outsourcing Logistics?
According to the German news, the Bundeswehr is currently accepting proposals from contractors to outsource its logistical operations to the tune of around 3 billion euros. A similar article in English notes that
The Army hopes to save some €100.0 million per year by outsourcing logistics services. It is anticipated that the Army would initially tender [...]
- Germany Then and Now
[Introductory post]
Sixteen years after the end of the Cold War, many still speak about it as they would other past events. Yet, despite the fall of the USSR being obvious, the effects it has had on other countries seem to be often overlooked. 1991 didn’t just herald the end of our main adversary, but [...]
- To Bavaria and Back
I’m back from another weekend in Munich, some of it spent hiking near Tegernsee. Here are a few quick pictures for you vicarious travelers out there.
Hiking in Bavaria
Braving the cows all the way to the top
