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The Week in Germany
June 8, 2007
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Current Affairs
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Merkel
and Bush Exchange Ideas on Africa, Climate Protection
"I
hope that we can send a strong signal together," Chancellor Merkel
said after meeting with President Bush before the G8 Summit. |
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High
Tech Strategy, Innovation on Agenda for Schavan’s Washington
Visit
Innovation is the key driver for economic growth and success, believes
German Education and Research Minister Annette Schavan, who will be
visiting Washington this week. |
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TWIG
Interview: Honorary Consul David Murdoch Talks About His Trip to East
Berlin in August 1961
Murdoch's trip to Germany with the Experiment in International Living
resulted in a brush with history he would not soon forget. |
| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Interview
with Stefan Rahmstorf of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact
Research
"We already have many technologies that would
enable us to work at far higher levels of efficiency and with a fraction
of current CO2 emissions", said Rahmstorf. |
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Climate
Change as an Opportunity: Guest Column by UNEP Director Achim Steiner
The German environmentalist comments on climate protection and globalization,
the moderating force of international cooperation and the path to
fair and equitable climate protection. |
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From
Wind in Africa to Biogas in Asia, Germany Provides Other Countries
with Know-how and Funding to Develop their Own Renewable Energy Supplies
Wind power for Egypt, geothermal power for Kenya, biogas for Nepal,
water power for Indonesia: four countries and four examples of international
energy partnerships with Germany. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Interview:
Captain Norbert Schatz - Commander of the Gorch Fock, en Route to
Norfolk, VA
Captain Schatz talks about the weather, his favorite ports, and training
the next generation of German Naval Officers |
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Silverdocs:
German Films Shine at Major Documentary Film Festival
TWIG previews "The Red Carpet", a film about an autistic
author and filmmaker who taught himself to understand other people's
feelings through film and literature. |
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New
York Minute: Uli Geißendörfer's Bangalore Breakdown featuring
Badal Roy to Perform at German Consulate in New York
Uli Geißendörfer, the New York by way of Munich pianist,
is a master of many styles, from Latin (he studied in Cuba with Chucho
Valdes) to classical, but his real forte is fusion. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it!
This week, Der Spiegel analyzes Germany's "Green Chancellor",
Fassbinder's widow speaks out on the abuse of his legacy, and the
Times looks at new books about the Berlin Wall and Leni Riefenstahl. |
| Sports |
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The
German Embassy Team Makes a Splash at the Race for the Cure
They came, they walked, they ran: The German Embassy Team supported
breast cancer research at the 18th annual Susan G. Komen National
Race for the Cure. |
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Germany
Heads to Top of European Championship Group
Germany's 2-1 victory over Slovakia Wednesday (June 6) means it will
head into summer vacation with a comfortable lead in its 2008 European
Championship qualifying group. |
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Empire
State Run-Up Winner Scores a Victory on His Home Turf
Stuttgart native son Thomas Dold, who has won the run-up race to the
Empire State Building in New York twice, has set a new personal best
record in winning a race up the Stuttgart TV tower. |
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