GSM

April 22, 2009 By 6 Comments

GSM stands for Global System for Mobile communications and is the the mobile phone standard common in many parts of the world.  It has been the main standard in Germany since the middle of the 1990s.

The two GSM frequencies in Germany are known as D-Netz and E-Netz.

The standard also covers features such as SMS (Kurznachrichten), which started out as a by-product and is now one of the most popular ways of using a mobile phone.

To hear a simple explanation and a short discussion in German, listen to the podcast:

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Volvo XC60 6-cylinder bio-ethanol engine

April 22, 2009 By 2 Comments

It’s amazing what sort of videos some people upload to the internet.  Here is a video of a car with a bio-ethanol engine.  Very quiet, and no engine views unfortunately.

Could it be an advertisement for a paint protection product?

Link: 11762 0 5s 06 Volvo XC60 6 cylinder bio ethanol engine

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Open Veins of Latin America

April 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment

The latest bestseller book may not come directly from Bolivia, but it deals with the history of the South American contintent as a whole.

I am, of course, talking about “Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent” by Eduardo Galeano.  A book that only last week was probably little known, even amongst Latin American enthusiasts, but has now risen to fame after President Chavez of Venezuela gave a copy to President Obama.

The book is available on Amazon, although it currently shows delivery times of up to 6 weeks!

Amazon.co.uk

Amazon.de

Filed Under: Bolivia, Books Tagged With: , , ,

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