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Wine Culture: Savor these facts, enhance your palate
When people first imagine culinary delights of Germany, most conjure up images of beer, pretzels and sausages. One doesn’t naturally equate the country with exceptional wine.
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Swim Safely This Summer
To me, summer means being the first to dive into the cool waters at the local pool or having an evening swim at the local lake.
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Germany: To buy or not to buy?
Civilians and active-duty members stationed in the Ramstein area have a tough decision to make: Should I buy a home in Germany? Whether you plan to be here for three years or indefinitely, buying a house is something to carefully consider.
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Spoil your guests!
Living in Europe is a guaranteed way to get a few unexpected visitors. Whether you have extended family members or random friends flying in, it is common for Americans living overseas to get the occasional house guest.
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Make the best of living in Germany: Learn about cultural differences
“When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” or so the saying goes. As old as it is, it refers to what is nowadays termed “cultural intelligence.”
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From being homeless to becoming an Airman
There are hundreds of thousands of homeless teens in America. They all end up that way for various reasons — growing too old for the foster care system, neglect or running away from home.
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Warrior Center welcomes USO volunteers
Dawn Rysavy meets and greets hundreds of faces each day. Some are regulars from the local KMC while others hail from the U.S. and elsewhere.
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86th MUNS lights fuse on education
It all started as a friendly wager between two 86th Munitions Squadron Airmen about who could get their Community College of the Air Force degree first.
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Civil engineers recall, reflect 17 years after Khobar Towers bombing
On the night of June 25, 1996, near Dhahran Air Base, Saudi Arabia, terrorists positioned a tanker truck filled with explosives less than 100 feet away from a building in the Khobar Towers complex that housed deployed Airmen.
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Be safe, avoid electrical fires
Many electrical fires in homes are caused by incorrectly installed wiring, overloaded circuits and extension cords.
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Currency Exchange Rates
21 Jan 2025
Rates provided courtesy Community Bank
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.9471 |
| Pound: £ 0.8000 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 24.56 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 50.35 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 401.40 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.58 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 4.14 |
| Turkish Lira: | ₵ 35.5661 |
