In fact, the kilogram is the only base unit still defined by a physical object. The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) keeps the world's standard kilogram in Paris, and all other weight standards, such as those of Britain and the United States, are weighed against this standard kilogram.
Unterluss, Germany: tourism, information and visitor reviews. Unterluss is situated in Germany, in the Niedersachsen region where it is within Celle and the local Unterluess area. It is also an administrative centre for the local region.
President Sarkozy angers French by saying Alsace region is STILL German in 'simple error'. French President Nicolas Sarkozy has caused outrage by suggesting that the Alsace region which his country won back from the Nazis after World War II was still âin Germanyâ. The French President made the hugely embarrassing mistake during a speech in the Alsatian town of Truchtersheim, which is less than 20 miles from the German border.