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Now They Gas Monkeys
The real shocking news about Volkswagen’s ongoing scandal about exhaust fumes is that the Germans are now gassing monkeys. (Humans were only tested for adverse effects nitrogen oxide.) The news broke more or less on Germany’s Holocaust Memorial Day, 27 … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged Holocaust Memorial Day, Volkswagen, Wannsee Conference
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Chief Whip of European People’s Party Evokes Wannsee Conference
When chief whip of the accumulation of conservative and right-wing populist European People’s Party (EPP) in the European Parliament, Manfred Weber, uttered his expectations for 2018 on the occasion of his national party CSU’s New Year’s reception in Seeon, Bavaria, … Continue reading
Posted in EU, Germany, Uncategorized
Tagged Adolf Eichmann, EPP, European Parliament, Manfred Weber, Reinhard Heydrich, Wannsee Conference
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It’s Cold in Tromsø
The past couple of days have seen temperatures eventually approaching long-term normal values in Tromsø, at 69° 40′ 58″ N the world’s northernmost city. Provided clear skies, today’s the last chance for seeing the sun rising above the horizon, for the next two months … Continue reading
No Kufic Script on Viking Funeral Garment
Couple of days ago, it had been reported that a funeral garment, datable to the 9th and 10th century, which had been found in Sweden contains the words Allah and Ali (the name of the Prophet Muhammad’s cousin and son-in-law) … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Uncategorized, Vikings
Tagged Arabic script, Kufic script, Shi'a, textiles, Vikings
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