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Ambassador
Remembers Senator Lantos as Friend Who Spoke Frankly
Senator Lantos' "clear vision and strong voice for preserving
human dignity around the world inspired Americans and Europeans to
continue working for the basic freedoms of people everywhere,”
Ambassador Scharioth wrote in a letter to Mrs. Lantos. |
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Israeli
Prime Minister Olmert Visits Jewish Museum in Berlin
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert toured Berlin's Jewish Museum ahead
of a recent meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. |
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Possible
EU-Ukraine Free Trade Zone Discussed at Berlin Talks
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier held out the possibility
of talks on a free trade agreement between the European Union and
Ukraine at talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Ohryzko
in Berlin last Friday (Feb. 8).
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| Business, Technology
and the Environment |
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Fraunhofer
Cooks up Mobile Solar Technology
Organic thin-film solar cells could offer total mobility for laptops,
mobile phones, or mp3 players. |
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Future
Fridge: German Scientists Make Heat Pretty Cool
The refrigerator of the future will run on heat, not costly electricity,
according to a team of innovative scientists in Germany. |
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Investor
Confidence Survey indicates Financial Crisis Will not Cause Downturn
in Germany
German investor confidence improved slightly in February amid indications
that the turmoil on financial markets will not have a serious impact
on Europe's biggest economy. |
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Apple
to Open First German Store
Munich, a city already chock full of swank boutiques, will soon have
the first of Apples sleek white tech temples to open in Germany. |
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Columbus
Laboratory Module Commissioned
as Part of ISS
A day after German ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel completed his first
ever spacewalk outside the International Space Station, German Chancellor
Angela Merkel placed an earth-to-space call to the ISS, praising the
work of ESA astronauts and ISS crew. |
| Culture
and Zeitgeist |
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Köln
Karneval Gala draws Young Professionals to German Embassy
Revelers at the Second Annual Köln Karneval Gala at the
German Embassy in Washington chanted "Alaaf!" in celebration
of the German-American friendship. |
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“Germans
in America” Coming Soon to Local Public Broadcasting Affiliates
The epic documentary about the trials and successes of German
immigrants in America from the 18th to the 20th centuries was introduced
at the National Educational Telecommunications Association’s
annual conference. |
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Ludlow
38 - "publish and be damned"
The Goethe-Institut New York recently opened Ludlow 38, a new downtown
satellite space for innovative contemporary art. |
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Readings:
Second Opinions Courtesy of 'The Week in Germany'
This week, an Audi executive says that stereotypes are true
when it comes to German engineering, and reviewers compare a new
biography of the Wagner family to daytime melodramas like Dallas
and Dynasty. |
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Announcement:
Steuben Society of America Student Award for Outstanding Achievement
in German-American Studies
The award of will promote study and scholarship of German-American
history or commitment to a German-American institutions. |
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Günter
Grass Museum to Open in Gdansk
German literary giant Günter Grass, who was born in the
Polish city of Gdansk, is to have a museum there dedicated to him.
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Delicate
Delight: German Film Touted for Top Award at Berlinale
A German drama about love and unfulfilled dreams has emerged as
a serious rival to Oscar-nominated "There Will Be Blood"
for the top award at the Berlin International Film Festival. |
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Upward
Trend for German Language in US Colleges & Universities
The Modern Language Association (MLA) has recently released a report
entitled "Enrollments in Languages Other Than English in United
States Institutions of Higher Education, Fall 2006." |
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