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Should David Cassidy Have Let His Roots Show on Celebrity Apprentice?

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: New Jersey, Prison, Sing Sing, Richard Hatch, David Cassidy, Celebrity Apprentice, German, Irish, Justin Bieber, Railroad, Entertainment News
Megan Smolenyak

David Cassidy -- the Justin Bieber of the 1970s -- had a tough go of it on Celebrity Apprentice. Like the many who are old enough to remember the day...

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Colorado Congress Of Foreign Teachers Awards Innovation Grant To Boulder Waldorf Teacher

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver
Read More: Rudolf Steiner, Denver Impact, Shining Mountain Waldorf School, Foreign Language, Waldorf School, Dying Languages, Boulder, German, Denver North High School, Paula Blum, Boulder Waldorf School, Chinese, Fairview High School, German Language, Foreign Language Teachers, Denver News

The dearth of emphasis on foreign languages in American schools is no secret. The American education system's seeming lack of interest in teaching se...

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I've Got a Crush on Steven Tyler's Grandfather

Megan Smolenyak | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Polish, Pop Music, Italian, Steven Tyler, English, Aerosmith, Immigration, Genealogy, Family Tree, American Idol, Music, Family History, German, Ellis Island, Who Do You Think You Are?, Celebrities, Nbc, Entertainment News
Megan Smolenyak

I'm not sure whether he keeps coming back or was never gone, but what's certain is that Steven Tyler of Aerosmith will be coming into America's living...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: New Year's Resolutions, 2011, German, New Year's Weekend, Healthy Living News
Arianna Huffington

New Year's weekend is the perfect opportunity to clean out our internal hard drives, and begin to bring more balance to our lives (I don't know anyone who doesn't need more balance, so will someone please go ahead and create an app for that already?!). How about beginning with a list of three things you thought you would do one day but, realistically, you never will. You can just declare them complete. For example, I always wanted to learn German and be able to read many of my favorite authors in the original. But the truth is, I'm never going to. So I've declared learning German complete and crossed it off my list. By deleting things from your mind that you will one day, some day do, you're freeing up space to devote yourself to projects you are truly committed to. So what are you going to cross off your list to make room for all your New Year's resolutions as 2011 kicks into gear?

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Knut The Polar Bear Celebrates His Birthday

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Animals, Green News, Knut, Knut the Polar Bear, Knut Birthday, Knut Germany, German, Polar Bears, World News

BERLIN — Knut, Germany's favorite polar bear, has celebrated his 4th birthday with a lavish party at his zoo attended by about 250 people. Fish...

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Nothing's 'Hoff' Limits: Hasselhoff Talks New Show and Roasting Himself (VIDEO)

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Knight Rider, Taylor, Hayley, The Hasselhoffs, Germany, Baywatch, Youtube, Singer, David Hasselhoff, David Hasselhoff Roast, The Hoff, Europe, German, Entertainment News
Jon Chattman

No one can roast or poke fun of David Hasselhoff better than David Hasselhoff. No topic is off limits, be it his alcoholism, divorce, or that infamous YouTube burger video.

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What Language Do You Dream In?

Dorian de Wind | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Ecuador, Education, French, Dreams, Curacao, Spanish Language, Multilingual, The Netherlands, German, Dutch Language, Languages, Papiamento, Healthy Living News
Dorian de Wind

It doesn't happen that often any more, but there are still times when my English-born wife gently, and sometimes not so gently, awakens me in the middle of the night to tell me that I have been talking in my sleep again in Spanish.

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Foreign Language, Foreign Land: Reading My Book in a New Language

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
Read More: Authors, Publishing, Language, Book Publishing, Books News, Germany, Books, Author Readings, Memoir, Book Tours, Translation, Bookstores, German, Literature in Translation, East Germany, Books News
Lev Raphael

I'm just back from a book tour of over two weeks in Germany where I did something I never dreamed of doing: I read from my new memoir in German.

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Egyptian Clampdown on Press Freedom Gaining Pace

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Egypt, On TV, Gebran Tueni Award, An-Nahar, Al Jazeera Tv, Free Speech, Wafd Party, Al Doustour, Amr Adib, Deutsche Welle, El Sayyed Al Badawi Shehata, German, Committee to Protect Journalists, Islamist, Iaea, Al Akhbar, Lebanese, Mohammad El Baradei, Al Youm Al Sabeh, Press Freedom, Agence France-Presse, Coptic Christians, Hosni Mubarak, Facebook, New York, Gamal Mubarak, Orbit Satellite TV, Arab, Rida Edward, Cairo, Saudi, Asharq Al-Awsat, Moslem Brotherhood, Israel, Ibrahim Eissa, Kefaya, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Noted, controversial media figures critical of the Egyptian regime are being sacked ahead of legislative elections in November.

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Language and Being American in the World

Gail Vida Hamburg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Foreign Language, Translators, Pashto, Afghanistan, Linguistics, Language, Globalization, Chinese, China, German, Pashtun, Afghanistan Translators, World News
Gail Vida Hamburg

It is not unusual for US interpreters in Afghanistan to be ignorant of the languages they claimed to be fluent in. Faking understanding of a foreign language is a common vanity.

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Bloody Monday: Glenn Beck, FOX News, Gov. Jan Brewer and the Louisville Massacre Anniversary

Jeff Biggers | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: History, Terrorism, Violence, Louisville, Kentucky, Riot, Catholic, Glenn Beck, Fox News, Immigration, Arizona, Irish, Arizona Immigration Law, Gov. Jan Brewer, German, Media News
Jeff Biggers

FOX News host Glenn Beck's reportedly German (Catholic) immigrant ancestors would be ashamed. As we learn more about Beck's inciting rhetoric against...

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Croatian Girl Only Speaks German After Coma

Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Foreign Language, Language, Croatia Coma Girl, Comas, Croatia, German, Coma, World News

Doctor's are baffled by a 13-year-old Croatian girl who fell into a coma - and woke speaking fluent German. The girl's parents said their daughter ha...

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Artlog's Top Art & Culture Picks

Artlog | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Ronald Lauder, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Marina Abramovic Moma, Morgan Library, Williamsburg, Estee Lauder, Artists, Moma, German, New York City, New York, Summer Vacation, Art Gallery, Art, Albrecht-Durer, Nyc, Summer, The Gates, Pace Gallery, Slidepollajax, Dance, Rooftop Gardens, Tea Party, New York News
Artlog

For those of you who have yet to show off your legs this summer, perhaps you can learn a lesson or two from Albrecht Dürer's idea of beauty.

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It's Official: Poseur Jesse James Is a Big Dumb Idiot

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Google, T-Mobile G1, Dr. Dre, The Blind Side, Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Mulholland Drive, Michelle McGee, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rich Urban Bikers, Jesse James, Best Actress, Bonneville Salt Flats, Tiger Woods, John Edwards, Long Beach, Nazi, People Magazine, Sandra Bullock, Federated Department Stores, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Jack Ryan, Pit Bull, German, Whoopi Goldberg, Intouch Weekly, Washingotn D.C., Choppers, Land Speed Record, The Rock Store, Jay Leno, Snoop Dogg, Rubbies, Oscars, Phil Jackson, Paramount, Compton, Hollywood, tmz.com, Entertainment News
Steve Parker

Just ask Snoop, Dr. Dre or even me, for that matter -- you can take the boy outta Long Beach but you can't take Long Beach outta the boy. One of that town's fine sons has proven that adage once again.

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The Real Risk For Europe is Social

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Debt, Strike, Brussels, Reform, Consumer Spending, Europe-Trade-Unions, Reparations, European Central Bank, Greece Bailout, Unemployed, Unemployment, Belgian, Social, Stimulus Package, Budget Deficit, German, Massachusetts, Prime Minister Papandreou, Greece, Germany, Nazi, Air Traffic Control, Gm, Bonds, Pensions, Train Wreck, Lufthansa-Strike, Carrefour, New York, France, Euro Zone, British Airways, Europe, Opel, Spain, World News
Georges Ugeux

Will European Governments have the leadership, the ability and the political will to restore a sensible balance between social contribution and costs?

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Q&A: Former Oscar-nominated Director Christian Frei Travels With the Space Tourists

Brad Balfour | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment
Read More: Christian Frei, Cosmonaut Training, German, Space Tourists, Oscar Nominees, Entertainment News
Brad Balfour

Having seen Christian Frei's War Photographer nearly a decade ago, I wasn't sure what to expect from his new documentary about the post-Soviet e...

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"Qum" Buy Ya

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: United Kingdom, Qum, Oic, United Nations Security Council, Arab League, Iraq, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Shane Bauer, Iran Nuclear Weapons, United Arab Emirates, France, Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mohamed ElBaradei, Iran Revolutionary Guard, Josh Fattal, Saudi Arabia, Tehran, Russia, Israel, German, Hillary Clinton, Sara Shourd, IAEA Iran, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

While the technical revelations regarding the Qum nuclear enrichment facility filter out as the IAEA prepares its final report to the U.N., the U.S. is at a crossroads regarding Iran's nuclear program.

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Rich Germans Demand Higher Taxes

BBC NEWS | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Taxes, Money, Germany, Germans, Tax Cuts, Taxpayer Money, Taxpayers, German, World News

A group of rich Germans has launched a petition calling for the government to make wealthy people pay higher taxes....

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Green Gifts That Keep Giving

Avital Andrews | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Laptop, Backpacks, Hitachi, Green, Christmas, Eco-Friendly, Trees, Cell Phone, Pc, Recyled, German, Wear Your Music, External Hard Drive, Bracelet, Adapters, My Dutch Bike, Shopping, Central America, Plastic Bottles, Joan Jett, T-Shirt, Brazil, Sierra Magazine, Sap, Style, Jack Johnson, Silver, Bicycle, Gifts, Coasters, Eric Clapton, Charity, Tee, Chiclero, MP3 Player, Recycled, Battery Pack, Jewelry, Guide, Agate, Fashion, Bike, Amsterdam, Glee Gum, Voltaic, Holidays, Mac, Hemp, Solar, Gracious Home, Rockers, Packaging, Aluminum, Musicians, Sugar, Guitar Strings, Dutch, Hanukkah, Bags, Environment, Fashionista, Ben Lee, Bamboo, Electra, Rablabs, Gramicci, Simpletech, Green Holiday, Green News
Avital Andrews

Shopping for picky loved ones is difficult enough. Factor in your commitment to eco-sensitive products, and a holiday shopping mission can become as daunting as an unaided ascent up El Cap.

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Global Warming: 2 German Cargo Ships Pass Through 'Arctic Passage'

AP | MATT MOORE and SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Arctic Sea, Cargo Ships, Northeast Passage, Climate Change, Arctic Passage, Korea, Greenhouse Gases, Siberia, German, Global Warming, Shipping, Green News

FRANKFURT — Two German merchant ships have traversed the fabled Northeast Passage after global warming and melting ice opened a route from South...

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Germany's Far Right Uses Internet To Spread Propoganda

Deutsche Welle | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Germany's Far Right, Germany Far Right, Neo-Nazi, Nazi, Skin Heads, Hitler, Germany, Neo-Nazis, Neo Nazi, Right Wing, Nazi Germany, German, Right-Wing Propoganda, Germany Skin Heads, World News

The number of right-wing extremist websites in Germany is rising, with a group charged with youth protection warning that the internet has become the ...

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Germany Bans Tanning Beds For Minors

Allure.com | Kayleigh Donahue | Posted 05.25.2011 | Style
Read More: Tanning Beds, German, Germany, Germany Bans Tanning Beds, Tanning, Style News

We might not share in the German fervor for David Hasselhoff, but there is a guilty pleasure Germans have that is shared in the U.S.: the tanning bed ...

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"Rolling in Dough"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Dining, Pizza, Restaurant, Humor, Cooking, Connecticut, Food, German, Dog, Sicily, Swedish, New York, Italian, Irish, Healthy Living News
Jerry Zezima

I stood behind the counter at Paradiso ready to make culinary history. Or at least a large spinach and meatball pie.

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The Inauguration and the Historical Spectre of Genocide

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rwanda Genocide, Jews, Middle East, New Administration, Inauguration, Sudan, Washington Mall, German, United Human Rights Council, Ahmadinejad, Hutu, Tutsi, World News
Raymond J. Learsy

The sea of joyous humanity on the Mall in Washington gave us a snapshot of what a million people looked like. It gave us some inkling of the sheer size of what was perhaps humanity's greatest crime.

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Adolf Merckle, German Billionaire, Mourned In Hometown

New York Times | CARTER DOUGHERTY | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Adolf Merckle Suicide, German, Adolf Merckle, Business News

BLAUBEUREN, Germany -- When the body of Adolf Merckle was discovered on the railroad tracks here last week, authorities ruled the German billionaire's...

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