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Holiday tip: Schaumburg Peace
Have you ever thought about visiting the Schaumburger Land, this beautiful countryside place near lake Steinhuder Meer, western of Hanover? No? You definitely should. Till the end of August, the “Schaumburger Friede” event takes place there, a huge celebration of the rural district’s 900th anniversary. And there are four special highlights, the “Gerichtstage” or “court [...]
Notfall bei der Hundehilfe
Liebe Freunde der Hundehilfe Portugal, vorerst möchte ich mich entschuldigen, da es eigentlich nicht unsere Art ist Rundmails zu schicken. In diesem außergewöhnlichen Fall haben wir uns aber erstmalig dafür entschieden und bitten alle, die sich von dieser Mail gestört fühlen, um Verzeihung. Es gibt eine absolute Notfallsituation in einem “unserem” Tierheim benachbarten Ort in [...]
Words of the Week XII
Bohlen is almost criminally stupid. Dieter Hildebrandt cabaret artist, in an interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnorati
May heritage festival 2010 in Saarbrücken
On April 30, the May heritage festival started in Saarbrücken. According to the city council, 55 carnies will be present there until may 17 on the Saarterrassen in Burbach. The fairground will be open from 2 pm to 11 pm on weekdays, 2 pm to 12 am on Saturdays and Sundays. Thursday is “Family day”, [...]
1935: Saarland votes for Nazi Germany annexation
On January 13, 1935, Saarland people voted for a re-unification with Nazi Germany.
(Deutsch) Schonungslos ehrlicher Anrufbeantworter
(Deutsch) Und da soll noch einer sagen, Lehrer hätten keinen Humor. Weil sich Eltern über die schlechten Noten ihrer Kinder beklagt haben, führte die Maroochydore High School in Queensland ein neues Telefonsystem ein. Dort werden Eltern überdeutlich auf die Ursache der schlechten Leistungen ihrer (viel zu oft abwesenden) Sprösslinge aufmerksam gemacht.
(Deutsch) Die 1 Mio. €-Frage für CDU und FDP
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AdventPodcast 2009
At this point I’d like to remind you of the German charity project AdventPodcast which will take place again in 2009. On every day of the pre-Christmas period, the project will picture a non-profit organization, its aims and the their usage of donations. All information about the AdventPodcast Project can be found on their official [...]
Time: Plagiarism Software Finds a New Shakespeare Play
Five days ago, Time magazine reported that Sir Brian Vickers, a literature professor at the University of London, had published the results of a plagiarism-detection software check saying that the 1596 play The Reign of Edward III has been partly written by William Shakespeare Read the full article: Time.com. FacebookTwitterDiggItTechnorati
Words of the Week VII
This is just as if you buy a front door with a top quality lock, having a note sticking to it: “Dad, in case you’re late, the key is under the mat.” Heinz-Paul Bronn, assistant chariman of BITKOM IT intertrade organisation, on Tuesday in Nuremberg on the security of uninspired passwords like 12345 Hmm, 12345. [...]
ZDF aspekte on internet censorship in Germany
Der Kollege von medien-gerecht ist auf einen sehenswerten Beitrag des ZDF-Kulturmagazins aspekte zu den geplanten Internetsperren aufmerksam geworden.
Scandal in Berlin: NASA steals TV tower
Was die NASA wohl mit dem Funkturm vom Alex will?
The Third World War
Heute mal wieder was zum Anschauen: 1998 produzierte das ZDF eine fiktionale Dokumentation (“counterfactual history”, zu deutsch “kontrafaktische Geschichte”), für die Pläne der Nato und des Warschauer Paktes zu möglichen Kriegszenarien während des Kalten Krieges ausgewertet wurden. Herausgekommen ist ein Film über den dritten Weltkrieg, der – Gott sei Dank – nur ein Planspiel geblieben ist.
Saarspektakel: Detours, flea market cancelled
Saarbrücken’s city council today informed that due to the Saarspektakel on August 7-9, several traffic control changes are necessary: Due to detours, the flea market in Franz-Josef-Röder-Straße does not take place on Saturday (August 8). Next flea market is scheduled for September 12. The streets “Am Stadtgraben” and “Schillerplatz” are fully closed from Saturday, 5 [...]
Pirmasens celebrates 25 years of Schlabbeflickerfest
In 1984, the city of Pirmasens celebrated the first Schlabbeflickerfest (“shoemaker feast”) to inaugurate it’s new pedestrian zone. On August 7 and 8, 2009, twelve associations invite you to the Exerzierplatz for the feast’s 25th anniversary. Starting on Friday with the keg tapping at 7 pm, a show program as well as a range of [...]
Saarlouis: “Old town feast” and “wall game”
From July 31 to August 2, the old town friends association invites you to the 33rd Saarlouis old town feast. On four stages throughout the city, regional bands and singers present their music. This year, the car show takes place on the Little market place so that the Big marketplace is available for parking and [...]
Premiere in Neunkirchen: “Stumm – The Musical”
Neunkirchen’s Musical Project, which over the past two years has made a name for itself with Lysistrate, now tells us the story of Carl Ferdinand von Stumm-Halberg (1836-1901), a former ironwork industrialist. In 1858, Stumm had taken ofer Neunkirchen’s ironwork from his father and became very influential in social and political matters for the region [...]
Mayor Britz presents program for 11th Saarspektakel
Mayor Charlotte Britz today presented the program of the upcoming Saarspektakel event. Taking place from August 7-9, the 11th edition of the 3-day spectacle offers numerous attractions, racy contests and a lot of surprises. Action on the Saar river: Besides the dragonboat racings and a canoe freestyle contest near the Bismarck bridge, Karlsberg UrPils beer [...]
“60 years racing city” Sankt Wendel
From August 7 to 9, 2009, the city of Sankt Wendel and the Werschweiler “Kurvenkratzer” club bring back the historic race history of the city. Several presentation tours will take place from Friday till Sunday around Wendelinus park. The program starts on Friday, August 7, at 7:30 pm with a presentation tour of old racing [...]
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