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A new survey reveals that Germany is more popular in the United States than it has been in a long time. Americans associate the country with technology, art and culture, it says.
DER BLOGGER
The Hoax of the Century
By Patrick J. Buchanan
Though America endured one of the worst winters ever, while the 2009 hurricane season was among the mildest, the warmers say this proves nothing. But when our winters were mild and the 2005 hurricane season brought four major storms to the U.S. coast, Katrina among them, the warmers said this validated their theory. You can’t have it both ways.
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German Doctor Restores Blind Woman's Sight
Sat, 12/19/2009 - 22:57 —
German doctors are restoring partial sight to blind people by grafting microchips covered with photocells onto the backs of their eyes in a major medical breakthrough, news magazine Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
Insurers Resist Paying for Swine Flu Shots
Fri, 08/07/2009 - 18:31 —
German health insurers are under attack for suggesting that patients bear the cost of a massive immunization against swine flu. The winners are – who else – the pharmaceutical companies.
Austrian 'Tamiflu' Inventor Predicts Dark Times
Sat, 05/02/2009 - 17:08 — Walter
The swine flu scare has thrown an Austrian scientist into the limelight this week as his creation - "Tamiflu" - has become the global medication of choice with which to fight the disease.
Tolzmann's Stammtisch
The “Dutch Devils”
German-Americans acquired a reputation for their tenacity in battle during the Civil War. The Confederates called them the “Dutch devils” and Robert E. Lee is said to have remarked: ““Take the Dutch out of the Union Army and we could whip the Yankees easily.” Now that the 150th anniversary of the Civil War will soon be here, it might be well to recall the role played by German-Americans in the War Between the States.
Kultur
Austrian Actor wins Oscar
Actor Christian Waltz says he was "totally surprised" about being awarded an Oscar for his role in "Inglorious Basterds" Sunday night in Hollywood.
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