Monthly Archives: March 2015

Discovery of 500-pound, WWII-era bomb leads to evacuation at base in Germany

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The crews that arrived in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on Thursday were getting ready to work on the construction of a school, NBC News reported. But at that site — near the Tower Barracks — those workers found a 500-pound, World War II-era bomb. So explosives experts were called in, Stars and Stripes reported. And while they tried to defuse the device, U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria cleared out. Well, not the entire U.S. Army base. Some housing and administrative buildings were evacuated after the bomb Read more [...]

Five Hundred Exotic Animals Found In Bavarian Apartment, Including Spiders …

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In a raid on an apartment in Ebersberg in Bavaria, Germany, around 500 exotic animals were found, including spiders, monkeys, scorpions, and alligators. The raid apparently happened back in July, 2008, but the three people involved were arrested in Switzerland at the beginning of this year and finally appeared in court Wednesday. According to the defendants, they had the exotic animals in the apartment as part of scientific research. They claimed they were covered by diplomatic immunity as the Sierra Read more [...]

First brewery in region opens at Baffle Creek

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BAFFLE Creek is now home to an experienced brewmaster and Gladstone's only local brewery. It has taken a year and $350,000 for German couple Bert and Bea Kangler to assemble their brewery and produce the first batch of Baffle Beer. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: Experts taste test Baffle Beer. Their verdicts here Beer review: Duck's a big fat yuck Brewmaster Mr Kangler has 23 years experience in Bavaria. But he chose Baffle Creek as the home for his own company. "There are 735 other breweries Read more [...]

Incidente nel comprensorio sciistico della Plose morto Michael …

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Il turista tedesco, Michael Schmidt di 52 anni della Baviera, è finito contro un albero mentre scendeva lungo la pista Trametsch. All’incidente hanno assistito i due figli dell’uomo, proprio il giorno della festa del papà, che stavano sciando con lui. Inutili le manovre di rianimazione tentate dai soccorritori. Il corpo dell’uomo è stato trasportato con l’elicottero Pelikan 1 della protezione civile alla camera mortuaria dell’ospedale di Bressanone. I rilievi dell’incidente Read more [...]

Vieira to leave City for Bayern – reports

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Berlin - Current Manchester City reverses manager Patrick Vieira could be heading to Germany at the end of the season to take the same role with Bayern Munich, according to Bild's Thursday issue.Also read: Bayern hosts Moenchengladbach in BundesligaThe German daily said the Frenchman is in contention to take over from Netherlands' Erik ten Hag, whose contract with the Bundesliga giants ends in June.Vieira, 38, was seen on February 11 at the Bayern facilities, Read more [...]

500lb World War II Bomb Found at US Base in Germany

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More than 200 people were evacuated from a US Army base in Bavaria, Germany Thursday after the discovery of a 500lb unexploded World War II bomb. Read More… Posted by R.SPAR on Mar 19 2015. Filed under National News. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed. Read more [...]

Muore sugli sci davanti ai suoi due figli

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L'incidente è avvenuto in Alto Adige. Inutili le manovre rianimatorie.E' morto davanti ai figli, mentre stava sciando. Vittima dell'incidente, avvenuto lungo la pista Trametsch in Alto Adige, un turista tedesco, Michael Schmidt, 52enne della Baviera. Mentre scendeva è finito contro un albero e alla tragedia hanno assistito i due figli, che si trovavano con lui. Chiamati i soccorsi, le manovre di rianimazione si sono rivelate inutili. Il corpo del tedesco è stato portato con l'elicottero alla Read more [...]

automotiveIT Congress: The rising challenge of cyber security

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Michael George (Photo: Claus Dick) A security gap identified in BMW’s ConnectedDrive infotainment system showed clearly that more connectivity also provides more entry points for cyber crime. “Devices and services are more and more interconnected, and create vast amounts of data. But to whom do they belong and are they secure?” asked Michael George, author and former German intelligence agent. George, who works for the state government of Bavaria, told the automotiveIT Congress that people Read more [...]