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...MUNICH, Germany??For over a half-century now, Germans have been plagued by their history. The specter of the Second World War looms large, reinforced by omnipresent reminders of a then-young country’s not-so-youthful indiscretions. One need only take a stroll through the aeronautics exhibit at the Deutsches Museum to experience the collective sense of shame. On placards bearing identifying names like Messerschmidt, swastikas prominently adorn tail wings. On the planes themselves, however, those haunting emblems have been effaced completely, painted over by a conscientious curatorial staff.When I first visited Germany...
...potential is clear. A one-way journey from Boston to Washington DC on Amtrak’s Acela Express takes 9 hours and 15 minutes, but over roughly the same distance from Frankfurt to Munich, Germany??s InnerCity Express (ICE) takes one-third the time and costs $30 less. For the same journeys, flights take approximately the same amount of time as ICE, but are cheaper in Europe than in the U.S. because airlines have to compete with train fares. After adding time for transport to the airport, security and check-in, ICE is very time-competitive with...
...Such stories mark a broader trend of ambassadors appointed for patronage, not skills. From the Floridian property developer serving as Ambassador to Portugal to the Ohio industrialist turned Ambassador to Germany??who apparently compensated for his lack of German language skills with a $561,995 donation to the GOP—experience is no longer a prerequisite for appointment. Instead, fundraising, campaigning, and lobbying ability at home now determine who will represent America in foreign lands...
Alina A. Payne has become the first Harvard professor to win Germany??s Max Planck Research Award in the humanities for her contribution to the study of architecture. Payne, professor of history of art and architecture, focuses her research on architecture in the Renaissance, Baroque, and modern era. But she does more than look at the buildings and monuments, said Frank Fehrenbach, also professor of history of art and architecture. “Many people focus on the buildings of an epoch, but she is also interested in theory,” he said. “There...
...Prabhas Pokharel ’09—this could be anyone’s game. Regardless of the CRFC’s showing in Atlanta, the team will advance to the RoboCup World Cup in Germany this June. Watch out for Singapore’s Lucky Star and Germany??s Fu-Fighters to contend for the title in the small-size robot league. The CRFC doesn’t know—or seem to care—what the winning team receives, but Pokharel believes that “they should have a World Cup trophy...