German Government

German distillers under threat

Germans have a long tradition of making schnapps, but the phasing out of the country's spirits monopoly as ordered by the EU could spell the end for many distillers as well as the traditional orchards they tend.

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Hindemith Violin Concerto

Notes on the German Composer’s 1940 Work for Violin and Orchestra Paul Hindemith, though a violist by trade, was able to play every instrument of the symphony orchestra at least passably. A singular genius of twentieth-century...

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European Music Round-Up (11/21/09)

Posted by: Linda Ferreira (11/21/09) We have a new European Music Round-Up. Let us know in the thread what bands you would like to see covered. Thanks to Elliot for putting this together. News: Icelandic songstress Björk is...

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Economic optimism is inflated and there is a deficit of clear thinking

With no signs of green shoots, Mervyn King is right to be downbeat - whatever the Queen said So: the government has a fiscal plan, confirmed by the Queen, under which it will halve the budget deficit in four years and eliminate...

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Ex-Scientologist sues the cult for loss of girlfriend and business

A businessman is suing the Church of Scientology for hundreds of thousands of pounds, claiming that he lost his girlfriend and business after she became indoctrinated by the controversial self-styled church.

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Bremen go top as Hanover and Bundesliga remember Enke

German goalkeeper Robert Enke was remembered Saturday as his club Hanover 96 returned to Bundesliga action against Schalke 04 while Werder Bremen continued their winning ways with a 6-0 demolition of SC Freiburg to go top of...

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QATARI DIAR Announces JV with Deutsche Bahn to Develop Qatar's Railway Network

Plans for the Region's First Fully Integrated Railway System Move Full-Speed Ahead 22 November 2009 (Doha, Qatar)- QATARI DIAR Real Estate Investment CompanyQATARI DIAR Real Estate Investment Company, an international leader in...

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DFB boss vows to punish betting fraudsters (AFP)

AFP/DDP/File – Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Federation (DFB), is seen here in Bonn on November 11. … BERLIN (AFP) – Theo Zwanziger, president of the German Football Federation (DFB), on Saturday vowed to...

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Report: Germans in turmoil over Opel aid as neighbours offer cash

Berlin - The new German coalition government led by Chancellor Angela Merkel is in turmoil over the issue of state aid for Opel, while other EU states with Opel factories have pledged more than a billion euros (1.49 billion...

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What Happened Before the Pearl Harbor Attack?

The U.S. Prepared for War While Trying to Protect its Interests The American military and political machine was set in motion and did not stop until the war was won. However, with the international political and military...

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