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Chris Kaman: On the German Olympic Team, though he isn’t German

admin • August 10th, 2008 • News

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily Newsletter. Thanks for visiting!Chris Kaman a player with the LA Clippers was declared a German citizenship in order to help out the German team.
MLive: “Kaman, declared a German citizen and presented with a passport per the request of its Olympic federation, doesn’t […]

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Facebook against Studivz, Goodbye Studivz?

admin • July 19th, 2008 • News

I’m surprised it took this long for Faceboook to sue Studivz.  Anyone who had used Studivz knew that it was a direct rip off of Facebook and that sooner or later Facebook would sue Studivz.  Now Studivz has some 10 million users, and makes it attractive for Facebook to sue.
As anyone can see by the […]

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Nuclear Power Comes Back to Germany?

admin • July 11th, 2008 • News

Germany has made a stand again nuclear power trying to become the world leader in environmentally good energy, but with 7 of 17 nuclear power reactors running and those 7 to be slowly shutdown, Germany is left with the question, where to get alternative power?
Of course Germany will have to important power if it can’t […]

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Easier Immigration for Skilled Labor in Germany

admin • July 7th, 2008 • News

Germany is planing to make immigration for those that are highly skilled a bit easier.  Of course the move is only smart as many industrialized nations such as Germany often have a shorted of highly skilled labor.
Reuters: “The German government plans to allow in more immigrants with advanced skills but extend limits on low-wage labour […]

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Man Rips Off Wax Hitler Head in Berlin

admin • July 5th, 2008 • News

Showing some outrage against the addition to a Hitler wax figure in the new Berlin’s Madame Tussaud’s museum a man ripped the head off immediately on the opening day of the museum.
According to Reuters: “About 25 workers spent about four months on the waxwork, using more than 2,000 pictures and pieces of archive material and […]

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Spain wins the Euro Cup, Germany Shocked in Defeat

admin • June 29th, 2008 • News

We saw it on their faces a second time for this final, Germany looked in shock as they lost the Euro Cup championship.  Is it harder to lose in the finals than early in the tournament?  I would say so.  With all their hopes going toward finally winning a tournament since 1996.  In 2006, Germany […]

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Gemany in the Euro Cup 2008

admin • June 19th, 2008 • News

Germany has been picked a pre favorite for winning the Euro Cup for 2008.  But, after getting stunned by Crotia by a loss on the 17th of June, there are doubts to whether Germany really can win the Euro Cup in 2008.
Those that want to see live updates of the Euro Cup for 2008 can […]

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Minimum Wage in Germany

admin • June 8th, 2008 • News

As of yet there really isn’t a minimum wage in Germany.  Critics often fear that implimenting a minimum wage in Germany will bring unemployment back into the double digits. “Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a leading Social Democrat, said Germany should consider a minimum wage between €7.20, or $10.58, and €7.50 an hour.”
Some have considered a wage of […]

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Germany, A Good Place to Do Business?

admin • June 2nd, 2008 • News

A a new survey by Ernst & Young calls Germany an innovative place to do business. The survey, which questioned 1000 companies, placed Germany in third position worldwide, behind USA and China, thereby securing it top spot in Europe.
However, the survey was linked mainly to traditional businesses such as the car industry. The […]

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Wild Boars Stop Getaway in Berlin

admin • May 23rd, 2008 • News

Strange enough, in Germany, a bunch of Wild Boars prevented the escape of a thief running from the cops.  After ditching his sports car in the woods.  The pursuit continued on foot into some woods where the thief eventually ran into wild boars.   The police caught the man as he was screaming from the attacking […]

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