Freed British coup-plotter says he regrets role Nov 4, 2009
One of the original 91 defendants, a German, died in his first days of custody after what Amnesty International said was torture. Mann's family members said they were "overjoyed at the prospect of finally welcoming Simon home after 5; long years away.". (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
romantic exoticism Nov 4, 2009
Beginning in Germany and England in the 1770s, by the 1820s it had swept through Europe, conquering at last even its most stubborn foe, the French ... Some of the earliest stirrings of the Romantic movement are conventionally traced back to the mid-18th-century interest in folklore which arose in Germany--with Jakob and Wilhelm Grimm collecting popular fairy tales and other scholars like Johann Gottfried von Herder studying folk songs--and in England with Joseph Addison and Richard Steele... (Harper's Magazine)
Newsweek: Berlin hasn't recovered from wall's fall Nov 4, 2009
Before you rises the massive Chancellor's Office (into whose lobby a good part of the White House would fit) and the remodeled Reichstag, Germany's parliament ... On the contrary, today's younger generation of Germans takes pride in the way their country has faced up to its terrible past ... Cold-War history is a little harder to findafter 1989, Berliners were eager to erase the city's divisionbut includes and a stunning that documents the creative ways desperate East Germans tried to make... (MSNBC -- International)
Egypt-Israel frictions complicate peace efforts Nov 4, 2009
More recently, Egyptian and German mediators brokered a deal between Israel and Hamas to exchange 19 Palestinian women prisoners for the first video images of Israeli soldier Gilled Shallot since he was captured in Gaza in 2006. The deterioration of relations poses another obstacle to the Obama administration's plan for Egypt and other Arab countries to forge a regional peace deal. (MSNBC -- International)
Arabian nights and adventures in Gelman Nov 3, 2009
Many of the volumes are English translations of sacred or classical texts, while others are written in their original languages such as French, German, Turkish, Arabic and Farsi. Most of the collection consists of geography books or travelogues, and covers topics on architecture, religion, politics, literature, history and culture. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Why Do So Many Baseball Players Chew Tobacco? Nov 3, 2009
But tobacco chewing faded quickly among the general population over the next decade, after German microbiologist Robert Koch showed that spitting contributed to the spread of tuberculosis. Major cities passed anti-spitting laws and removed spittoons from public places just before the turn of the century. (Slate)
Where Have You Gone, Henry Regnery? Nov 3, 2009
On the cover of Beck s newest number one, the indelicately titled Arguing With Idiots, he poses in an East German military uniform. Inside, he predictably races through the familiar stops Chappaquiddick, gun grabbing, socialist creep. (The American Conservative)
NY-23 And The End Of The GOP Nov 3, 2009
And German business had no interest in Lebensraum, there were only honest capitalists who believed in a consensual, free trade agreement in those days. And Korea. (The American Conservative)
Why Won't Obama Celebrate Freedom's Victory? Nov 2, 2009
There it was, the seemingly impossible the Berlin Wall falling as East Germans, intoxicated by the promise of freedom, scaled its once-forbidding face ... The fall of the Berlin Wall was part of a chain reaction, as repressive Soviet-satellite dictatorships in Hungary, East Germany, Romania, Czechoslavakia and Poland fell ... Next week, Germany will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Berlin Walls fall recalling the peaceful events that sparked a new birth of freedom for a country... (Townhall.com)
Movies - '(Untitled)' jabs those who feel entitled Nov 2, 2009
Irish, German, French, and we believe a bit of Mexican, and on the other side, Russian-Polish. I'm a real American, a self-contained melting pot. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
MTV Europe Awards to celebrate fall of Berlin wall Nov 2, 2009
(11-02) 02:15 PST BERLIN, Germany (AP) ... The MTV European Music Awards (EMAs) are coming to the German capital with an international cast, featuring performances by U2, the Foo Fighters, Shakira and Leona Lewis ... Their seventh album, 'Achtung Baby' was recorded in Berlin in 1990 and their single 'One' was inspired by the fall of the wall and written on the eve of German reunification. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Hollywood should stop exploiting the Holocaust Nov 2, 2009
In one scene, the band interrogates a German soldier who comes across as a man of honour refusing to divulge where his troops are stationed ... It's an odious type of Holocaust revisionism that immorally argues that Germans were oblivious to the liquidation of millions of Jews and only learned about it after the war ... Michael, the 15 year old German teenager who enjoys a passionate affair with the 32 year-old Hanna, an unrepentant SS killer on trial years later, believes that her guilt is... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
China News 2009.10.30 Nov 1, 2009
Shaolin, in cooperation with Chinese, Australian and German artists, has produced a 45-minute stage play that tells a story of the cultivation and growth of little Shaolin monks in four scenes of the four seasons in a year. The stage play, titled "Shaolin Temple: Saga of Warriors Monks," will be performed at designated theaters in Shanghai for two months during the Expo. (Xinhuanet, China)
Camille Paglia Nov 1, 2009
In trying to find his obit, I discovered that New York Times files of the World War One era are filled with references to his noble German ancestors, many of whom were barons killed in battle. Another German decadent artiste, like the incomparable Helmut Newton ... Collin Kelley remarks about the aging but still ultra-sophisticated Jeanne Moreau, "A lifelong cigarette habit seems to have worked in her favor rather than against." Reginald Shepherd observes about Kate Bush, "No real diva is loved... (Salon)
If we leave Iraq, do we lose for good? Nov 1, 2009
Victory in the Middle East will be much less costly in a slow deliberate struggle over a long run and should be treated with the same patience that has kept us in Japan, Germany and Korea for more than 40 years ... In trying to find his obit, I discovered that New York Times files of the World War One era are filled with references to his noble German ancestors, many of whom were barons killed in battle ... Another German decadent artiste, like the incomparable Helmut Newton. (Salon)
Recalling Schoenberg’s time in Boston Nov 1, 2009
While still in Europe, as early as 1923, Schoenberg had been eerily prescient about the deep roots and virulence of German anti-Semitism ... For a composer who had seen himself as part of the great German musical tradition, the historical moment shook him to his core, right down to the spelling of his own last name ... He had held what was probably the most important musical teaching position in German-speaking Europe, but, in a theme that would repeat for many emigres, his prestige at home... (Boston Globe)
Montana soldiers welcomed home Nov 1, 2009
Translate to another language (Spanish, French, or German). News. (Bozeman Daily Chronicle)
Hebrew, Hindi, other scripts get Web address nod Nov 1, 2009
5 billion people online use languages such as Chinese, Thai, Arabic and Japanese, which have writing systems entirely different from English, French, German, Indonesian, Swahili and others that use Latin characters. "This is absolutely delightful news," said Edward Yu, CEO of Analysys International, an Internet research and consulting firm in Beijing. (Yahoo News)
Fame: From the bronze age to Britney Oct 31, 2009
Today, use of the word owes less to the passions of Saint Paul and more to the ideas of German sociologist Max Weber, who reintroduced the term in the 20th century in his theories of political authority and leadership. Nevertheless, it is possible to see a thin thread linking the old religious meaning with the newer secular one. (The Age, Australia)
No comments posted. Oct 31, 2009
The German Jews viewed themselves on a higher socio-economic level than their Eastern European counterparts, a subject, notes Sternfeld, that was explored in Jewish playwright Alfred Uhry s autobiographical play The Last Night at Ballyhoo. Sternfeld cites the controversy over building an Orthodox Jewish campus in Beachwood as a similar Jew vs. Jew issue. (Cleveland Jewish News, OH)
November at the Center for Creative Photography Oct 30, 2009
German born and trained as an artist and art teacher, he fled the Nazis in 1933 for San Francisco, reinventing himself as a photo-reporter. His outsider status a Jew in Germany, an immigrant in the United States informed his focus on multiculturalism. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Europe stoops to conquer the Uzbeks Oct 30, 2009
as Afghan war beckons Germany took the initiative in Brussels to propel the EU toward full restoration of ties with Uzbekistan. Tashkent's goodwill has assumed the nature of a strategic asset for Berlin, given its heavy dependence on Uzbek transit facilities for ferrying supplies to the 4,500-strong German contingent deployed in the Amu Darya region in northern Afghanistan ... Termez port, on the Uzbek side, has become Germany's gateway to Afghanistan, and the Freedom Bridge built by the Soviets... (Asia Times Online)
China expands language institutes at US colleges Oct 30, 2009
Germany has its Goethe Institutes and France the Alliance Francaise ... Most students still choose to study Spanish, French or German, but the report found that their dominance has been slowly decreasing. (Anchorage Daily News)
Kristol Reflections Oct 29, 2009
He saw combat in the European theater of World War II. My wartime experience in Germany, he recalled, had the effect of dispelling any remnants of antiauthority sentiments ; that were cluttering up my mind ... He felt sympathy for the civilian population of the enemy nation: observing German women and young girls, living among the rubble and selling their bodies for a few packs of cigarettes ; rid me of any anti-German feeling which, as a Jew, might otherwise have been present in me ... What s... (The American Conservative)
Deutsche Bank strikes billion-euro takeover deal Oct 29, 2009
The facade of the headquarters of Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt/M., western Germany. Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank has struck a deal to buy Sal ... FRANKFURT (AFP) - Germany's biggest lender Deutsche Bank has struck a deal to buy Sal. (Yahoo! Asia News)
November events Oct 29, 2009
Caribbean night: "An Evening in the Caribbean" is the theme of this year's auction, 6 p.m., Church of the Nativity Community Center, 109 German St.; $18 per person. Call 864-6785 for tickets. (Erie Times-News, PA)
› We're the greatest - ANCYL Oct 28, 2009
Zuma's comments were criticised by the Democratic Alliance's Youth League who said endorsing Malema as worthy of "inheriting the ANC" was like saying "Goebbels was a romantic poet", referring to Joseph Goebbels, who was German dictator Adolf Hitler's propaganda minister. The Christian Democratic Alliance called on Zuma to retract his remarks, saying "crowning Malema as crown prince, will do incredible harm to South Africa's international image". (iAfrica.com)
Hokies' Re-Establishing Identity Key to Success Oct 28, 2009
Search the District, Virginia and Maryland. (AP) -- Seth Greenberg walked into his first day on the job at Virginia Tech six seasons ago talking about how the Hokies needed to create a culture and identity to be successful. (W-USA News, DC)
The Whereabouts of the Imprisoned Polish Memory, Wojciech Przybylski, Eurozine Oct 28, 2009
The authorities never missed a chance to stress the allegedly everlasting conflicts with the Germans, the pre-Christian roots of Polish statehood, and all kinds of people's resistance to the nobility and European monarchs ... "Maybe it has something to do with the Warsaw Pact?" wondered 18-year-old Lara from North Rhine-Westphalia, Western Germany, in response to a question from a PAP correspondent ... Lara and her companions, all born in the already united Germany, admitted that they are not... (Harper's Magazine)
Where have the savers gone? Oct 28, 2009
The United States was always a culture not particularly given to saving, and 10% is not a brilliant savings rate - it is for example lower than Germany's level even in today's culture, of a solid 11% - but it was sufficient to allow the great economic growth of the 1950s and 1960s to be financed domestically ... You only have to look at the unhappy fate suffered by the German Weimar Republic and various Latin American countries in bouts of hyperinflation to see the result of de-capitalizing the... (Asia Times Online)
Coles backs down over 'racist ' biscuit Oct 27, 2009
October 27, 2009 - 10:21AM. The name of Coles' Creole Creams has come under fire from University of Queensland academic Sam Watson (inset). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
COLUMN: 'Good without God' seems to turn nothing into a bit of something to brag about Oct 27, 2009
However, he was also pragmatic enough to realize that at the time the churches (both Catholic and Protestant) were too firmly ensconced in Germany to get rid of them right away. He did endeavor to make inroads into weakening the churches' traditional influence over the German people however. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
China's culture offensive hits a wall Oct 27, 2009
When German magazine Der Spiegel ran a feature on the fair, headlined "China, the Unwelcome Guest", Chinese delegates protested that European media and political circles were biased. China's clout, though, was felt behind the scenes. (Asia Times Online)
German on trial for stabbing Muslim Oct 27, 2009
German man on trial for stabbing Muslim woman - CNN.com ... German man on trial for stabbing Muslim woman ... German on trial for stabbing pregnant Muslim woman in a Dresden courtroom. (CNN -- World)
Bulletin Board Oct 27, 2009
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Many race to grab a schnitzel at the grill (4) Oct 27, 2009
Plano German dive voted best in U.S. ... It may be the bier steins hanging from wall to wall, the authentic German food or the waitresses running around in traditional Bavarian dresses, but whatever the case may be, the restaurant was ranked the best German restaurant in America by German Deli ... Inga Bowyer, German Deli president, said the two-month search involved more than 400 restaurants across the nation. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
'He misses his mother' Oct 27, 2009
A woman looks at a photo of Egyptian woman Marwa al-Sherbini outside the court in Dresden, eastern Germany, where she was stabbed to death recently ... An Egyptian man told a German court on Monday how his pregnant wife was murdered before his eyes in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack, in a case that has inflamed tempers in the Muslim world ... On the first day of the trial of Russian-born German defendant Alex Wiens in the eastern city of Dresden amid tight security, the victim's husband Elwy Okaz... (iAfrica.com)
Justice for 'veil martyr'? Oct 27, 2009
A woman looks at a photo of Egyptian woman Marwa al-Sherbini outside the court in Dresden, eastern Germany, where she was stabbed to death recently ... A man accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack went on trial in Germany on Monday in a case that inflamed tempers throughout the Muslim world ... Some 200 police officers were on hand as German media reported Internet death threats against the Russian-born defendant, who appeared in court behind... (iAfrica.com)
Alex W in court Oct 26, 2009
A woman looks at a photo of Egyptian woman Marwa al-Sherbini outside the court in Dresden, eastern Germany, where she was stabbed to death recently ... A man accused of killing a pregnant Egyptian woman in court in a frenzied anti-Islamic attack goes on trial in Germany on Monday in a case that inflamed tempers throughout the Muslim world ... Prosecutors say the defendant, identified according to German legal practice only as Alex W., stabbed Marwa al-Sherbini at least 16 times in three minutes... (iAfrica.com)
Merkel's 'Jurassic Park' Oct 26, 2009
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel AFP ... Trade unions, opposition leaders and the press savaged German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new-look government on Sunday over what they called a fiscally reckless and socially unjust plan for the next term ... "For the people of Germany, nothing will get better but a whole lot will be less secure and more expensive," Steinmeier, who challenged Merkel in the general election, told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper. (iAfrica.com)
My names Josie... and I have a penis Oct 26, 2009
The caricature of the grotesque, butch East German female athlete was parodied in the 1984 film Top Secret. (1). (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
The BNP's constituency can't be dismissed Oct 26, 2009
Herr Dryar ( Stuttgart) on October 25, 2009 at 07:11 PM wrote: "As a citizen of Germany I am feeling that I can answer your rhetorical question on this matter..." My goodness. If you are going to pretend to be German please take care over the syntax ... Adopt a form of English that a German speaker with an extensive vocabulary like yours might adopt. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
When ancient artifacts become political pawns Oct 25, 2009
Egypt's chief archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, announced that his country wanted its queen handed back forthwith, unless Germany could prove that the 3,500-year-old bust of Akhenaten's wife wasn't spirited illegally out of Egypt nearly a century ago ... But Jewish groups and prominent French and German intellectuals (not the Israeli government, though) campaigned against Hosny ... In any case, days after the UNESCO decision, Hawass went after France and Germany. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Directors Paul and Chris Weitz are tied by blood, and then some Oct 25, 2009
The German Expressionist painters that I like, like Otto Dix or Max Beckmann, their vision was dark and somewhat humorous but also incredibly colorful, Paul said. That was part of the reason I wanted to make the film. (Boston Globe)
Should Asterix hang up his sword? Oct 25, 2009
Page last updated at 08:39 GMT, Thursday, 22 October 2009 09:39 UK. Should Asterix hang up his sword. (BBC News -- Europe)
New German coalition govt Oct 25, 2009
Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel AFP ... Germany's newly elected coalition got set for government on Saturday after adopting a common programme in a late-night meeting aimed at guiding the country out of its worst recession since World War II. ... Germany's export-dependent economy, Europe's largest, has been hit harder than most by the global slowdown, triggering its worst recession since the foundation of the postwar Federal Republic in 1949. (iAfrica.com)
Day of climate protests Oct 25, 2009
In Berlin, some 350 protesters wearing masks with the face of German Chancellor Angela Merkel came together in front of the Brandenburg Gate in the city center. In London, more than 600 people gathered beneath the London Eye Ferris wheel by the River Thames to arrange themselves into the shape of the number five, according to organisers Campaign against Climate Change. (iAfrica.com)
Frankfurt: Seedy to sublime Oct 25, 2009
(Tribune Media Services) -- Cosmopolitan Frankfurt, while low on Old World charm, offers a good look at today's no-nonsense, modern Germany ... With its forest of skyscrapers perched on the banks of the Main River, Frankfurt has been dubbed Germany's "Mainhattan." Its banking district includes the twin towers of Deutsche Bank, the Euro Tower (home of the European Central Bank), and the headquarters of Commerzbank, designed by Norman Foster (of Berlin Reichstag fame) ... At Goethe House, the... (CNN -- International)
Enjoying the flavors of Qingdao Oct 25, 2009
The Tsingtao Brewery was founded in 1903 by German settlers ... It boasts great infrastructure, a charming climate, alfresco eateries, good coffee, sandy beaches, German history, international hotels, a brand new airport and even a famous brewery ... "In mainland China, Qingdao's history is uniquely international; in fact, more of the city's cultural identity is wrapped up in its German colonial past than even its prominent role in the emergence of Daoism" said Eric Blocher, editor of the... (CNN -- International)
Cockpit conflict Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 16:21 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 17:21 UK. Politics of the airline cockpit. (BBC News -- Americas)
Genome analysis changes diagnosis Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 00:21 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 01:21 UK. The gene causing the boy's problem can be traced back to our invertebrate ancestors. (BBC News -- Health)
Czech leader positive on Lisbon Oct 24, 2009
He was concerned the charter could allow property claims by Germans expelled from Czechoslovakia after World War II to circumvent courts. The Czech Constitutional Court is also reviewing a challenge to the treaty. (BBC News -- Europe)
German coalition 'agrees tax cut' Oct 24, 2009
German coalition 'agrees tax cut ... Germany's new coalition allies have announced major tax cut proposals after talks between Chancellor Angela Merkel's CDU party and the FDP. ... Germany has been enduring its most severe recession since World War II. The government is running huge deficits as it tries to bolster the flagging economy with stimulus spending. (BBC News -- Europe)
Energy reports 'a waste of time' Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 14:19 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 15:19 UK. Energy reports 'a waste of time. (BBC News -- Science)
Copenhagen 'backup' group meets Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 22:06 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 23:06 UK. Legislators from 16 major economies will meet on Saturday to seek consensus on a raft of climate-related policies ahead of December talks in Copenhagen. (BBC News)
Football stars join 50 Cent at premiere of British gangster film Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 09:38 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 10:38 UK. Stars attend gangster film gala. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Mungiki sect head freed in Kenya Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 16:24 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 17:24 UK. Large crowds greeted Maina Njenga after his release. (BBC News -- Africa)
Hardest hit people and places Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 09:11 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 10:11 UK. Where the recession has hit hardest. (BBC News -- Business)
Labour recession hopes 'a myth' Oct 24, 2009
Mr Osborne said it was "deeply concerning" that the UK economy was still in recession while countries like France and Germany had come out of it six months ago ... Rich Germans demand higher taxes ... German coalition 'agrees tax cut. (BBC News -- Business)
What now for your finances? Oct 24, 2009
Desperate to stop sales of new cars coming to a complete halt, the government copied the example of the US, German and French authorities and brought in a scrappage scheme ... Rich Germans demand higher taxes ... German coalition 'agrees tax cut. (BBC News -- Business)
Griffin BBC fallout is hot topic Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 06:24 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 07:24 UK. The fallout of BNP leader Nick Griffin's appearance on BBC Question Time remains a hot topic in the papers. (BBC News -- UK)
Former Pc jailed for on-duty sex Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 18:09 GMT, Friday, 23 October 2009 19:09 UK. Kenny Lewis resigned as a police officer in December 2008. (BBC News -- UK)
Protesters urge end to Afghan war Oct 24, 2009
" L/Cpl Glenton, based in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, is facing a court martial in November for alleged desertion after going absent without leave in 2007. In an interview with BBC Radio York, L/Cpl Glenton's wife Claire said he was "proud" to be taking part in the march. Lindsey German, convener of the coalition, said it would be the first time a serving soldier had openly attended a national anti-war demonstration. "This shows how deep feeling against the war in Afghanistan goes," she said. "Barack... (BBC News -- UK)
Banker bonuses minute, says duke Oct 24, 2009
Page last updated at 03:30 GMT, Saturday, 24 October 2009 04:30 UK. Support for UK troops should be more vocal, says the Queen's son. (BBC News -- UK)
Record recession for UK economy Oct 24, 2009
Germany, France and Japan have all come out of recession technically and the UK hasn't ... The UK economy's reliance on the service sector, and financial services in particular, may be the reason why it is still in recession when partners such as France and Germany exited in the second quarter of this year ... "There are many millions of people who will be deeply concerned to see that Britain is still in recession six months after France and Germany came out of recession," he told the BBC.. (BBC News -- UK)
