“Pina”, “Raju” and Lisy meeting Oscar

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has announced the nominations for the 84th Annual Academy Awards of Merit. Wim Wenders’ “Pina” leads another strong year for German talent. “It is fantastic to be nominated in the category of Best Documentary a second time after “Buena Vista Social Club,” specially as it is the [...]

Schlagerzeit with Bill Ramsey

Bill Ramsey is a German – American jazz and pop singer, journalist and actor. Famous for his German-language hits. He was born April 17th 1931 in Cincinnati, Ohio as William McCreery Ramsey.
Due to the Korean War, compulsory military service was again introduced in the USA the and Bill Ramsey did service with the Air Force [...]

Chicago Hamburg Business Forum 2011

Green Technology: Cooperation Perspectives for the US Midwest Regionand Northern Germany
The Chicago Hamburg Business Forum 2011 will be featuring delegation members from Hamburg, the city awarded by the European Commission as the “European Green Capital 2011″. The metropolitan region of Hamburg is home to 4.3 million inhabitants, with 1.8 million residing in the city center. [...]

Siemens to abandon major role in atomic-power industry

Even if the mass media have their eyes on other catastrophes, Japans nuclear crisis is still unfolding and it is applaudable that Germany is reacting. According to the Handelsblatt the Munich based power player Siemens is rethinking its position in the atomic-power industry. Reportedly the internal decision is made and it is a question of [...]

Germany: A Nation to Emulate

Time Magazine has published the 2011 TIME 100 List. The 100 most influential people in the world, from artists to activits, reformers to researcher, heads of state and captains of industry. And Germany’s Angela Merkel is on it.
Read what Time Magazine had to say:  “As the first woman leader of a major continental European power, [...]

Germany turns off 7 plants what is the US doing?

First off, thank you to the Fukushima 50. The workers that stay behind at the plant desperately trying to cool down the reactors. 500 bone marrow transplant centers across 27 European countries have been put on alert to treat the workers if Japan does not have enough. GAMBARU
Gambaru means in Japanese: Do your best in [...]

German Electricity Over 17 Percent Renewable

Germany’s homeowners choose renewable energy. The share of renewable electricity in German homes surpassed 17 percent in 2010 and solar installations doubled. This demand is drawing companies to Germany’s renewable energy industry. Germany Trade & Invest will have representatives at the International Photovoltaic Power Generation Expo and International Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Expo as part [...]

Air Berlin Concludes Codeshare Agreements with American Airlines

After Air Berlin, Germany’s second largest airline and the fifth largest in Europe, joined the worldwide airline alliance “OneWorld”, it announced shortly afterwards the conclusion of new codeshare agreements with American Airlines and Finnair.  Thanks to these new agreements, US travelers will have the possibility to book American Airline flights with convenient connections through New [...]

Marking the Advent Season in Germany

Celebrating Advent is an important part of Christmas in Germany. For Christians of both Protestant and Roman Catholic, it is a time of quiet contemplation that begins four Sundays before Christmas Eve.
Advent calendars
This German invention became a custom at the turn of the 20th century and has since advanced to worldwide popularity.
Advent calendars in Germany [...]

1990 – 2010 Twenty Years of German Reunification

A Cause for Joy Germans in East and West?
By Pia Reutter
This year, on October 3, Germany will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of its reunification. After the collapse of the Berlin Wall in the fall of 1989 the next step toward German reunification was to obtain the approval of the four conquering allied powers of [...]

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