http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/germany-news/ en-us Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:20:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412400/posts Dozens of people have died across Europe as days of snow storms and sub-zero temperatures swept the continent, causing traffic chaos for millions. At least 29 people froze to death in Poland as temperatures fell far below freezing, while in southern Germany a figure of -33C (-27F) was recorded. Moscow said it was deploying 9,000 snow ploughs to clear the city's streets. Air, rail and road transport links were disrupted across northern Europe where more snow was expected in coming days. Eurostar services between the UK and the continent were suspended on Monday for a third day, as the company... BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412400/posts#comment Mon, 21 Dec 2009 19:20:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410866/posts 12/18/2009 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) -- Imagine driving home from the base exchange with your spouse and child. It's Christmastime -- the first away from the rest of your family -- and the thought pops into your mind, "What can I do for others who are away from their families as well?" It was at this moment that Project Rudolph was born, as founder Tawny Archibald Campbell, her husband and their daughter decided to give a "piece" of the holidays to deployed troops in the form of goodie bags. The bags are filled with American and German candy;... Air Force http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410866/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 01:17:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410375/posts BERLIN -- The Germans are so strong on their family values they want the state to enforce them. They're debating now whether shops should be shuttered on Sunday by law. It's a burning issue in coffee shops, on the street and in the newspapers, hotter than whether Angela Merkel should send more troops to Afghanistan. Germany's highest court has ruled that keeping Sunday a day of rest benefits everyone, like it or not. So buying a head of lettuce, repairing a bike or purchasing a pair of shoes is not for Sunday. The ruling is especially disappointing to Berlin shopkeepers... Townhall.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410375/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:44:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409478/posts According to an unnamed senior company source quoted in Autocar, Mercedes-Benz is currently deciding if it will launch a new range of three-cylinder engines. According to the source, if the German automaker chooses to go the three-cylinder route, the engine may be one cylinder bank of the company's well-regarded V6 line. If MB does go with an inline three, it will join fellow German automaker BMW in lowering its cylinder count. Apparently, though, taking this route is thought to be an expensive proposition that would require extra engineering in the form of a strengthened bodyshell, additional sound deadening and redesigned... green.autoblog.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2409478/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 13:56:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407711/posts Eurofighter will last 30 to 40 years: German envoy K.V. Prasad NEW DELHI: Eurofighter, one of the six contenders for the multibillion-dollar tender for 126 medium multirole combat aircraft (MMRCA), offers a cutting-edge technology without the End User Monitoring clause, German ambassador Thomas Matussek has said. “It is really a next generation plane and it will be in service for the next 30 to 40 years,” he told The Hindu. “It also comes without any End User Verification, complete transfer of technology and production.” End User Monitoring, which created a political controversy earlier this year, is a requirement the United... The Hindu http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2407711/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 04:54:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406473/posts Der Spiegel: Siemens supports Iran’s nuke efforts German magazine reports customs officials seize goods meant for Iran’s nuclear program Sarah Stricker Published: 12.12.09, 22:37 / Israel News Is Siemens helping Iran? German customs officials intercepted a Siemens shipment of compressors on its way to Iran, Der Spiegel reported Saturday. According to the German magazine, the compressors sent by Siemens are worth an estimated 16 million Euros and were apparently meant to be used as part of Iran's nuclear program. The German government is now weighing its next moves vis-à-vis Siemens, which has apparently violated international commerce regulations. However, a Treasury... YNET NEWS.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406473/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 06:17:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406384/posts BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany spent more than 30 times as much collecting taxes on coffee beans ordered online from abroad than it received in the tax revenues, the accounting office said on Tuesday... Reuters (via Yahoo) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406384/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:49:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405863/posts "...It is not he himself who has changed, but rather the benchmark used to evaluate him. For a president, the unit of measurement is real life. A leader is seen by citizens through the prism of their lives -- their job, their household budget, where they live and suffer. And, in the case of the war on terror, where they sometimes die. Political dreams and yearnings for the future belong elsewhere. That was where the political charmer Obama was able to successfully capture the imaginations of millions of voters. It is a place where campaigners -- particularly those with a... Der Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405863/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405796/posts WESTPHALIA, Germany, December 11, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - At least eight Russo-German families in Salzkotten, Germany, have suffered heavy fines and now their fathers have been sentenced to prison, because they have refused to send their elementary school-age children to mandatory sexual education classes. The International Human Rights Group, a Christian legal defense organization that defends religious liberty and the right to homeschool in Europe, reports that in addition to refusing to allow their children to attend sex-ed classes, the families also resisted having their children enlisted in a theatre production of "Mein Körper gehört mir" or "My Body Belongs to... Life Site News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405796/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:52:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405306/posts Nearly three quarters of Germans fear the spread of Islam, according to a survey released on Friday. A poll by Infratest dimap for public broadcaster ARD showed a third of those asked expressed great concern that Islam was growing too quickly in Germany. Thirty-nine percent were still worried about Islam’s impact on society, but to a lesser degree. Only 22 percent said they had no problem with the religion. Snip... Both surveys polled 1,000 people each. The Local.de http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405306/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:17:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405238/posts Moscow, Russia (CNN) -- The remains of Adolf Hitler were burned in 1970 by Soviet KGB agents and thrown into a river in Germany on direct orders from the spy agency's chief, a top Russian security official said this week. Cnn http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405238/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 10:55:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405128/posts Canada’s Macleans news site recently published an article titled “Darwin movie too evolved for U.S. audiences”. The article refers to the decision of US film distributors to “pass” on the film “Creation”—the dramatized story of Charles Darwin’s struggle while writing the Origin of Species. The refusal to distribute a film premiered and acclaimed at the Toronto Film Festival seems to have again roused the Canadian media’s scorn of the “backward Americans” of which—according to Gallup—only 39% believe Darwin and his evolutionary theory. It is interesting how very differently the Canadian and world media treated America during WW II when far... CMI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2405128/posts#comment Fri, 11 Dec 2009 03:40:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402578/posts The current treatment of young-age creationists in the scientific community and society at large is unfair and unwise. Scientists and philosophers of science, including old-age creationists and naturalists, should respect youngage creationists as legitimate contributors to science. Young-age creationists offer to the current origins science establishment a competing rational viewpoint that will augment fruitful scientific investigation through increased accountability for scientists, introduction of original hypotheses and general epistemic improvement... Journal of Creation http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402578/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 03:30:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402238/posts Volkswagen staged the world premiere of the Up! Lite concept at the LA Auto Show. The new concept, based on Volkswagen’s New Small Family (the Up! models), incorporates a variation on the two-cylinder TDI hybrid powertrain from the L1 concept unveiled earlier this year at the Frankfurt Motor Show. (Earlier post.) The door, five-seat concept offers combined EPA cycle fuel consumption of 2.44 L/100km (96 mpg US), with 70 mpg highway. The poewrtrain comprises an 800cc, 2-cylinder TDI (turbo-diesel), electric motor and 7-speed Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG). Combined with aerodynamics of Cd 0.237, the concept has reduced CO2 emissions to... Green Car Congress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402238/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 19:36:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401607/posts Germany's environment minister said the Copenhagen climate summit would fail if nations did not agree to a maximum two-degree rise in Earth's temperature, in an interview published on Sunday. "An agreement that global warming must not surpass 2.0 degrees (Celsius, 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit average over pre-industrial times) must be the goal for Copenhagen," Norbert Röttgen told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper ahead of the conference's start on Monday. "If in the end the two-degree limit is not part of the accords, Copenhagen will not be a success," he told the paper, warning that the stakes could not be higher. "If... The Local.de http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401607/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 18:51:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400725/posts Bill reported earlier about a Global Warming/Hitler video which was released (10/3/2009) before the climategate scandal broke out: More Global Warming Fraud HumorA new improved video has been released to incorporate the climategate scandal. Version 2, is much better, imho.Hitler was behind global warming-climategateAlso, FoxNews reports:Comedy Central Scoops Network News on Climate-Gate Scandal Comedy Central Scoops Network News on Climate-Gate ScandalABC didn’t cover it. CBS didn’t either. And NBC apparently wouldn’t go near it.The network news broadcasts have ignored a growing scandal over evidence of a potential climate cover-up — and now they’ve even been scooped by the fake news... Uncommon Descent http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400725/posts#comment Sat, 5 Dec 2009 03:00:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400531/posts Dec 3, 2009 — In the previous entry, Darwin inspired some geologists, even though he was wrong. Here are some news stories showing nature inspiring engineers with wonders right under their noses... CEH http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400531/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 22:09:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399776/posts HEIDELBERG, Germany, Dec. 3, 2009 – For Army Spc. Andrey West, the Lord has worked in mysterious ways. Army Spc. Andrey West assembles a drum set for the praise and worship team at Patrick Henry Village Chapel in Heidelberg, Germany. U.S. Army photo by Ina Stiewitz  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. At the age of 40, he found himself enlisting in the Army, something he previously had no intention of doing. And after serving two years as a motor transport operator, he now is on the path to becoming an Army chaplain. When West returned from a 15-month deployment... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2399776/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 00:07:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398830/posts GELSENKIRCHEN, Germany — In this nation that embraced one of the world’s most aggressive campaigns against global warming, the Pokropp family can almost hear the cha-ching when switching off their lights. A kilowatt of electricity costs three times as much here as it does in the United States, supercharged with high taxes to discourage use and to help fund renewable energy development. Meanwhile, a 50 percent “eco-tax” has sent the price of gasoline to $8 a gallon. To manage costs, the family of three unplugs all their appliances but the refrigerator at night, avoids driving and limits steam baths —... The Cap Times (Madison) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398830/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 23:47:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398596/posts Germany is still paying off £50 million in 'reparations' demanded from it after the end of World War One over 90 years ago. The German Finance Agency, the country’s authority on debt management, said tens of millions of euros are still being transferred to private individuals holding debenture bonds as agreed under the treaty of Versailles signed on June 28 1919. Those bonds were issued at the time to investors hoping to make money out of Germany’s financial quagmire. Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398596/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:20:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398571/posts Searching in Vain for the Obama Magic Gabor Steingart President Barack Obama's Tuesday speech left a bad taste in many mouths. Never before has a speech by President Barack Obama felt as false as his Tuesday address announcing America's new strategy for Afghanistan. It seemed like a campaign speech combined with Bush rhetoric -- and left both dreamers and realists feeling distraught. One can hardly blame the West Point leadership. The academy commanders did their best to ensure that Commander-in-Chief Barack Obama's speech would be well-received. Just minutes before the president took the stage inside Eisenhower Hall, the gathered cadets... De Spiegel http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398571/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 17:57:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398305/posts FRANKFURT -- German car maker Daimler AG said Wednesday it will shift production of its best-selling Mercedes-Benz C-Class model from its core plant in Sindelfingen, Germany, to its Bremen and U.S. facilities, as part of a wider move to bring production closer to main sales regions and reduce exposure to currency fluctuation. "This step is essential for strategic and operational reasons, so that Mercedes-Benz remains competitive and can fully utilize future growth opportunities," said Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche. The move underscores a trend among auto makers to ramp up local production to reduce exposure to currency fluctuations and benefit from... WSJ.com / The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398305/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 11:14:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398075/posts CHIÈVRES, Belgium, Dec. 1, 2009 – Sixty-five years after World War II's landmark Battle of the Bulge, U.S. and Belgian troops will again march side by side in Bastogne on Dec. 12 and 13. Veterans and servicemembers from both nations are scheduled to join thousands of well-wishers, including town officials, dignitaries and local residents, in commemorating the Allied forces' victory in the famous World War II battle. "The traditional carnival-like atmosphere in Bastogne over the weekend celebrates the historic grit and determination of our two nations' veterans 65 years ago, and the solemn ceremony at the Mardasson Memorial overlooking the... America Supports You http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2398075/posts#comment Wed, 2 Dec 2009 01:44:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396573/posts What I am about to tell you is something you’ve probably never heard or will ever read in history books. I believe that I am an eyewitness to history. I cannot tell you that Hitler took Austria by tanks and guns; it would distort history. We elected him by a landslide – 98% of the vote. I’ve never read that in any American publications. Everyone thinks that Hitler just rolled in with his tanks and took Austria by force. In 1938, Austria was in deep Depression. Nearly one-third of our workforce was unemployed. We had 25% inflation and 25% bank... Examiner.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396573/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 02:01:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396208/posts 'When millions would have done anything to get out, one remarkable British soldier smuggled himself into Auschwitz to witness the horror so he could tell others the truth.' BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396208/posts#comment Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:35:13 GMT