Diese Woche Sachen Deutsch

Sechster Spieltag: http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/artikel/41407/index.html

Bundestagswahl 2013: http://www.tivi.de/fernsehen/logo/index/41353/index.html

Die Parteien und ihr Anliegen: http://modul.tivi.de/logo-parteienmodul/

The Bundesvision Contest 2013 - Which German state will win?

Español: Composición de Alemania en el Festival de la Canción de Eurovisión (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Eurovision Song Contest 2009 logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Eurovision Song Contest 2004 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

In order to decide which song will represent Germany at the Eurovision Song Contest, the Bundesvision Song Contest happens every year as well.  (Remember: "Bund" means "federal/federation"; there are 16 Bundesländer, or federal states.)

Here is the link for the central page for this contest:
http://tvtotal.prosieben.de/tvtotal/videos/player/?contentId=141933&initialTab=related

Cool Oktoberfest Video from Siemens

Just for reference:
http://www.siemens.com/entry/cc/en/stories.htm?stc=wwccc121609#/oktoberfest-hd

Check out the history of the Bundesliga, Germany's professional soccer league

The Bundesliga is now more than 50 years old -- DW has put together a comprehensive page about it.  Check it out!
http://www.dw.de/top-stories/bundesliga-history/s-8174

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Studying in Germany in English - the possibilities out there

Flag from german language countries (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Germany (Photo credit: sanctumsolitude)

http://www.gooverseas.com/blog/study-in-germany-in-english

While you might as well put forth a lot of effort in high school German class and have an even more rewarding experience studying abroad, IMHO, this article still has lots of good information.  Importantly, it emphasizes that there are plenty of ways to have a compelling study abroad experience in Germany even if your German is not as strong as you would like it to be.  I mean, you could also find programs where you isolated yourself in an American cocoon program and didn't bother to learn German...but let's face it, that's lame.  There are plenty of ways to take some classes in English in your major or area of interest, and learn/strengthen German on the side.  It doesn't have to be all or nothing.

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About Aldi and Trader Joes

English: The first course of an Aldi-Nord Filiale in Dortmund. Deutsch: Der erste Gang einer ALDI-Nord Filiale in Dortmund. Русский: Первый проход филиала ALDI-Nord в Дортмунде. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Français : Equateur Aldi Nord / Süd en allemagne (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Trader Joe's interior in Union Square in New York City. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Aldi Süd, Trier (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Aldi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Did you know that both Aldi and Trader Joes are German?  (Trader Joes did start in California, but was bought by German grocery giant Aldi because of... well, click and read on!)

http://business.time.com/2013/07/29/how-two-german-owned-sister-supermarket-brands-became-hot-trendsetters-in-the-u-s/

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DW's Wort der Woche: Kulturbeutel

handbag with necessary utilities, Kulturbeutel, toilet bag, washbag Svenska: Genomskinlig necessär med typiska tillbehör. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

KULTURBEUTEL 02 (Photo credit: VisualOrgasm)

http://www.dw.de/kulturbeutel/a-16986465

So we have the word "culture" and one of the German words for "bag/sack/contain where things are often plopped inside" -- What could they mean together?  Click to find out!  (Ignore all the images around you in case I am tricking you!!...)

Kulturbeutel für den Nerd (Photo credit: Senfwurst)

Kulturbeutel (Photo credit: MarcusinAustralien)

Head of ThyssenKrupp passes

Krupp Würfel - Essen City (Photo credit: Andy_BB)

Berthold Beitz Boulevard (Photo credit: danielehlert)

English: ThyssenKrupp Logo (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

There were many scoundrels and cowards leading Big Industry when the Nazis were in power, but there were also brave men and woman whose moral compass did not fail them.  One of those men was Berthold Beitz, head of German industrial giant ThyssenKrupp.   He passed away this week.  Read about his story in one of the articles below.

http://www.dw.de/berthold-beitz-thyssenkrupp-patriarch-who-saved-wartime-jews-dies-aged-99/a-16990234

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