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Germany.info
Presents Interactive Christmas Market Advent Calendar
Christmas is a time of reflection and joy. Now Germany.info
is adding a third dimension: lots of fun with its interactive Advent
Calendar featuring a comic-style German Christmas market full of
surprises, starting on Dec. 1, 2007.
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CMA
Sweepstakes: Win A Trip to Germany and other Great Prizes from germanfoods.org
Just visit
the sweepstakes website, collect three pieces of information to
answer three questions, and complete the entry form for your chance
to win the grand prize – a trip for two to Germany. You may
also want to check out the recipes section on www.germanfoods.org
for scrumptious festive foods or the events section for a list of
Christmas markets in the US. |
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Germans
Seek Heritage Status for Surviving Jewish Graveyard
A walled historic prewar Jewish cemetery was opened to the public
on Thursday (Nov. 29) in the German port city of Hamburg and is
to be proposed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
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Steinmeier:
European Aid to Palestinians can Help Peace
European nations can back up revived Middle East peace efforts with
economic aid to Palestinians in the West Bank, Germany's foreign minister
said on Tuesday (Nov. 27). |
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Decorations
from Palestinian Territories Sold at Berlin Market
This year for the first time the WeihnachtsZauber Christmas market
in central Berlin's Gendarmenmarkt features Christmas decorations
made in the Palestinian territories. |
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New
Series on Germany's "Silver Generation": Glamour Grows
Up: German Models Come of Age
In a special "InFocus" feature on "Germany's Silver
Generation - Activity, Change and Innovation", we highlight
how glamour has come of age thanks to an increase in the popularity
of senior models. Find out more about the active lifestyles of 50plus
people in Germany, as well as positive developments pertaining to
key policy changes and exciting economic trends by
clicking here to read the full InFocus special feature at www.Germany.info.
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Merkel:
People are Starting to Benefit from Economic Upturn
The coalition government has done a good job in its first two years
in office but should not rest on its laurels, Chancellor Merkel said
during the Bundestag debate on the 2008 budget. "We must boost
the economic base so that more people get the chance they deserve." |
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High
Expectations for Bali Climate Change Conference
A successor treaty to the Kyoto protocol must be agreed on by 2009
to achieve an even greater reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
The nations represented in Bali in December will therefore commission
the UN to negotiate this issue on their behalf. |
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Sustainability
is our Watchword, Declares Chancellor Merkel
"Sustainability means that we cannot simply go on as we have
been doing. To live well we do not need to consume ever more resources
and ever more energy." With this unequivocal declaration, Chancellor
Angela Merkel, speaking in Berlin, gave the green light for the further
development of the National Strategy for Sustainability. |
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CALLING
ALL TWIG READERS: Enter the CHRISTMAS TREE ESSAY CONTEST to win
great prizes!
The top six essays sent in to us will be published in future editions
of The Week in Germany. Enter now to win a GermanORIGINALITY beer
stein or a book about Germany.
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Traditional
Christmas Back in Fashion with Young Germans
Christmas is back in fashion with young people in Germany, who prefer
to spend the holiday season with their families instead of heading
off clubbing. And when it comes to Christmas gifts, most young Germany
wish for good health, prosperity and world peace instead of the
latest electronic gadgets.
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Study:
More American Students Studying German and Sticking with it, More
American Students Studying Abroad in Germany
New Ulm's monument to German heritage is a beacon of cultural identity
and pride on the prairie. |
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TWIG
Turntable – Weekly German Culture Tips
This week, we bring you a list of music-related links and recmmend
German pop singer Xavier Naidoo. |
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German
Government Opens Competition for Design of New-Old Palace in the Heart
of Berlin
Federal Minister of Transport, Building and Urban affairs Wolfgang
Tiefensee has announced the launch of a competition for the re-construction
of the Berlin Stadtschloss, a baroque palace that was torn down in
the 1950’s. |
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Readings:
TWIG Cannot Cover it All, but We can Tell You Where to Find it!
The exhibition at Berlin's Martin-Gropius-Bau proves that new-media
art means more than just computers.
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