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Star Chefs Spice Up Kitzbühel Resort
The ski resort of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria is hoping to provide visitors with both a luxurious snowy and foodie experience this winter season with their snow pass packages.
DER BLOGGER
Who Wants War with Iran?
Appearing alongside CIA Director David Petraeus before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence last week, James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, said of Iran: “We don’t believe they’ve actually made the decision to go ahead with a nuclear weapon.”
WANDERLUST
Following in the Footsteps of Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach wrote musical history and continues to delight people today. Some locations are, even today, strongly connected to the composer.
GERMERICANA
German Americans Cheer Bismarck's Triumph
Members of New York's German American groups came out in force to celebrate the end of the Franco-Prussian war that established Germany's unity. A report in The New York Times of April 10, 1871 make for interesting reading. Please click HERE
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Timken Named German-American of the Year
Sun, 10/04/2009 - 21:32 — Walter
William R. Timken Jr, right, was named German-American of
the Year by the German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA at a
Washington ceremony on Saturday. With him are his wife, Sue, and
the Foundation's President, Bern Deichmann.
The ceremomy took place at the Goethe Institute in the nation's capital
following a tour of Hockemeyer Hall, the future home of the first national
German-American Heritage Center/Museum of the USA.
Also in attendance were two previous recipients of the award, Jesco
von Puttkamer (2008) and Margrit Krewson (2007).
The Foundations's President, Bern Deichmann, praised Timken as a man
who has demonstrated "outstanding leadership in government service and
politics" as well as in building an industrial company throughout the
world.
Timken ended 43 years in the private sector with the $6 billion
Canton, Ohio-based Timkin Company that was founded by his great grandfather in
the 19th century. He served as chairman of the board for 30 years.
In 2005 President George W. Bush named Timken Ambassador to Germany, a post he held until 2008.
Deichmann also paid tribute to Timken's wife, Sue, and her important role in bringing together German and American Muslims.
Deichmann announced that the grand opening of Hockemeyer Hall was
now scheduled for March 20, 2010 after several delays due to funding
shortfalls.
"I would be remiss if I did not remind everyone that we
still need funds to complete the renovations, as we have encountered
substantial extra cost," Deichmann said.
Greetings were sent by former President George W. Bush, German
Chancellor Angela Merkel, former US Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice, Germany's Ambassador to the US, Klaus Scharioth, and Ohio
Governor Ted Strickland.
News In Brief
DAS BUCH
What Caused World War I?
Many historians consider WWI to have been inevitable. Not so, maintains author Jack Beatty, a news analyst on National Public Radio, in his delightfully contrarian account, The Lost History of 1914.
STAMMTISCH
German-American Runs for President!
By Don Heinrich Tolzmann
How many U.S. Presidents have been of German descent? There are several of them, including Hoover and Eisenhower. How many know that a German-American is running for President today? His name is Ron Paul.
DAS KINO
'Farewell My Queen' Opens Berlinale
The curtain rose on the Berlin Film Festival Thursday with a lavish period drama telling the story of the French Revolution through the eyes of Maria Antoinette's servants, launching the 10-day Berlinale.
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KULTUR
Guggenheim and Deutsche Bank to End Berlin Partnership
Once hailed as the mecca of contemporay art, Deutsche Bank AG and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation announced plans to close the Deutsche Guggenheim exhibition space on Berlin’s Unter den Linden boulevard when the current contract expires at the end of this year. The partnership between the two institutions began 14 years ago.