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The Week in Germany

April 18, 2008

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	Foreign Minister Steinmeier Visits MIT, Harvard, Fenway Park in Boston Foreign Minister Steinmeier continued his USA visit in Boston, with stops at MIT, Harvard, the Kennedy Presidential Library and Fenway Park. In DC, he met with Secretary Rice and visited the Newseum on its official opening day.

	Interview: Pianist Lambert Orkis, Recipient of the Federal Cross of Merit The Week in Germany spoke to Orkis about receiving the Federal Cross of Merit, his love of German music and his teaching.

	Big on Bicycles: Embassy Hosts Fundraiser for DC Area Cyclists The bicycle is big in Germany, where most cities are criss-crossed by well-marked paved cycling paths. So it was only fitting that the German Embassy recently hosted a major fundraiser for the Washington Area Bicyclist Association.

Current Affairs
	Pope Benedict XVI in the USA - Well Wishes from Ambassador Scharioth “I wish Pope Benedict XVI a happy and productive journey in America," Ambassador Scharioth said on the eve the pontiff's arrival. "People are looking forward to his visit, and his reception here will no doubt be as warm and sincere as it has been in Germany, his homeland.”
	Germany to Seek Europe's Backing on Plan for Iraqi Refugees German Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble has spoken out in favor of taking in a large contingent of the hundreds of thousands of Christians who have fled Iraq to refugee camps in Jordan.
	Friends Always: How Operation "Little Vittles" Came About and the "Candy Bomber" Got his Name - Berlin Airlift series Among the most eagerly anticipated provisions brought in were the bundles of candy for the city’s children. “Operation Little Vittles” started after American pilot, Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen, encountered a group of children near the Berlin airport.
Business, Technology and the Environment
	OECD: German Economy Enjoys Healthy Upswing The OECD is predicting 1.8 percent economic growth for Germany for 2008. In contrast to other G7 states, Germany has not seen its economic recovery falter in the first quarter.
	Fighting Climate Change Globally and Locally In Virginia, the first US-European Conference for Metropolitan Regional Councils took place, and in Berlin, an international forum addressed the creation of an international agency to promote renewable energy forms.
	Energy Saving to be Key Issue at Hanover Fair Machinery that thumps metal, extrudes plastic or pumps air through pipes consumes vast amounts of electricity, and engineers are looking for ways to simultaneously cut factory power bills and help fight global warming.
	Ambassador Scharioth Visits New York Stock Exchange Ambassador Klaus Scharioth visited the New York Stock Exchange on Monday, April 7, where he met with NYSE Euronext CEO Duncan Niederauer and members of his staff and toured the trading floor.
Culture and Zeitgeist
	German Consul General in Los Angeles Hosts Bavarian Film and Media Minister At a dinner with American Entertainment industry representatives, Minister Sinner promoted Bavaria as the ideal filmmaking location, citing all the advantages that the State has to offer including its prestigious film school, Hochschule fuer Fernsehen und Film Muenchen ( University of Television and Film Munich).
	Long-Lost Bach Composition Turns up in Germany The piece for organ by composer Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) is a variation on an old German choral melody entitled Wo Gott der Herr nicht bei uns haelt, the university said.
	Readings: TWIG Cannot Cover it All - But We Can Tell You Where to Find it! This week, read a profile of the artist commissioned to do a papal portrait, a report about how Saxony Anhalt is dealing with a declining population and more.
	Diminished Art Cologne Opens With Focus on Asian Buyers The 42nd fair, which featured 300 modern art dealers in its heyday, has 150 attending this year. Exhibitors will be offering 20th-century and recent art to an estimated 70,000 visitors until Sunday (April 20).
Sports
	A Training Machine that can Bend It Like Beckham An inventor in Berlin has created the ultimate football - or soccer - training machine: A large installation that uses eight machines to shoot a ball out to the player practicing.

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