So könnte Obama sprechen, wäre er im Schwarzwald geboren ..
Verstanden? Er spricht von einem ganz lustigen Verbot. Ist nur lustig gemeint.
Habt ihr etwas davon verstanden?
Hier etwa ist der Text am Anfang:
Danke liebe Miteigentümer (coop-resident owners, along with me),
fürs Erscheine (for attending), heut middag hier, zur
alljährlichen (annual)
Eigentümervollversammlung des Wohnblocks (meeting of the residents in ... this neighbor-block) Willhelm-Straße
48. Danke.
Was mii echt nervt isch des Thema: Fahrräder abstelle im Hausgang.
(What my biggest gripe ist .... bikes that are parked in the front hallway.)
Bei uns stellt jeder Dackel grad wies ihm passt sein Drahtesel innen
Hausgang nei!
(Where we live, every single dachshund sets his wired donkey wherever it pleases him -- just inside the front entrance)
TROTZ VERBOTSSCHILD!
(Despite the Forbidden sign!)
Und die ällermeischte sind so
roschtiche Gäbbel mit Granatemäßig dreckige Roife. SAUEREI!
(Not to mention that most of them have such rusty handlebard and granite-heavy, filthy tires. Filthy!)
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015
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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Michelle Obama says all of America's students should interact with kids from other countries
No surprises: GAPP is right on target!
First
Lady Michelle Obama and Akie Abe, wife of the Japanese Prime Minister
Shinzo Abe, are welcomed by student at Great Falls Elementary School in
Great Falls, Va., Tuesday, April 28, 2015, during a vist to the school
and its Japanese immersion classes. The Japanese immersion is part of
Virginia’s Fairfax County Public School’s World Languages Immersion
Program, where elementary students learn math, science, and health
through a foreign language. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE, Associated Press
GREAT FALLS, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama said Tuesday that all of America's students should have the opportunity to interact with kids from other countries so they can learn about each other and realize what they have in common, instead of focusing on their differences.
The first lady told a group of Northern Virginia elementary school students who are learning Japanese and studying some of their subjects in the language that Japanese students like the same things they do: hanging out with their friends, having fun, playing sports, listening to music and reading.
"My wish for all of you and for young people across America is that you have the chance to engage with kids from other parts of the world, that you learn about each other's lives, that you understand one another's hopes and dreams so that you can truly see for yourselves, first hand, just how much we all have in common around the world," she said at Great Falls Elementary School.
The school has a long-running Japanese immersion program in which some students learn science, math and health in Japanese.
And, according to Karen Garza, the superintendent of Fairfax County schools, about half of all students graduate with competency in at least two languages.
"That is truly the model that we all should be living up to in educating our kids here in the United States," Mrs. Obama said.
Mrs. Obama, who made an official visit to Japan in March, was accompanied on the school visit by Japanese first lady Akie Abe. Abe's husband, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, was meeting with President Barack Obama at the White House. A state dinner also was planned for Abe Tuesday.
Mrs. Obama said the students are doing important work.
"You guys are playing an important role in bringing our two countries even closer together," the first lady said after she and Mrs. Abe listened to students sing "It's a Small World" in Japanese. They also took in a thunderous taiko drum performance.
Mrs. Abe, who spoke through a translator, commended the students for their interest in Japan and its culture.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Barack Obama 'approved tapping Angela Merkel's phone 3 years ago'
Guten Tag Frau Baker!
I
found this article about the controversial issue about the phone spying
going on, and it seems to be a major issue in Germany. I found this
article very interesting because it tells us how Obama has actually been
approving this spying.
I got the article from the Telegraph Media Group.
Auf wiedersehen!
Auf wiedersehen!
Sam
Danke, Sam.
I'm glad to share this article here. I've bolded the references of the German publications which provided the sources, and added italics to the quotations hoping to help make it easier to read.
RSB
President Barack Obama was told about monitoring of German Chancellor in 2010 and he allowed it to continue, says German newspaper
President Barack Obama
was dragged into the trans-Atlantic spying row after it was claimed
he personally authorised the monitoring of Angela Merkel’s phone three
years ago.
The president allegedly allowed US intelligence to listen to calls from the German
Chancellor’s mobile phone after he was briefed on the operation by
Keith Alexander, director of the National Security Agency (NSA), in
2010.
Mr Obama was told of the secret monitoring of Mrs Merkel by General Keith Alexander, the head of the NSA, in 2010, according to Bild am Sonntag, a German newspaper. Photo: AFP/GETTY
The latest claim, reported in the German newspaper Bild am Sonntag, followed reports in Der Spiegel that the surveillance of Mrs Merkel’s phone began as long ago as 2002,
when she was still the opposition leader, three years before being
elected Chancellor. That monitoring only ended in the weeks before Mr
Obama visited Berlin in June this year, the magazine added.
Citing leaked US intelligence documents, it also reported
that America conducted eavesdropping operations on the German
government from a listening post at its embassy beside the Brandenburg
Gate in Berlin, one of more than 80 such centres worldwide.
Mr Obama’s European allies will now ask him to say what he
personally knew about the NSA’s global eavesdropping operation and
its targeting of world leaders, including those from friendly states.
The White House declined to comment on the German media reports.
Last week, however, Mr Obama assured Mrs Merkel
that her phone is not being monitored now – and will not be in
future. But the US has pointedly declined to discuss the NSA’s actions
in the past.
Its surveillance operations raises questions about whether US officials breached domestic laws. Hans-Peter Friedrich, the German interior minister, said: “If the Americans intercepted cellphones in Germany, they broke German law on German soil”. He noted that wiretapping was a crime in Germany and “those responsible must be held accountable”.
Even before the latest reports, German intelligence chiefs were preparing to travel to Washington this week to demand answers from the NSA about the alleged surveillance of Mrs Merkel.
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, received a dose of European fury this weekend when he visited Paris and Rome. The trip was arranged to discuss the Middle East peace process, the Syrian civil war and Iran’s nuclear programme. Instead, he was confronted by outrage over the scale of US surveillance operations.
“The magnitude of the eavesdropping is what shocked us,” said Bernard Kouchner, a former French foreign minister, in a radio interview. “Let’s be honest, we eavesdrop too. Everyone is listening to everyone else. But we don’t have the same means as the United States, which makes us jealous.”
According to the leaked documents in Spiegel, NSA officials acknowledged that any disclosure of the existence of the foreign listening posts would lead to “grave damage” for US relations with other governments.
Such posts exist in 19 European cities, including Paris, Madrid, Rome and Frankfurt, according to the magazine, which has based its reports on documents provided by Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor.
Mr Obama did not comment, but Republican supporters of the US intelligence community began a fightback on the political talk-shows.
Mike Rogers, the chairman of the intelligence committee in the House of Representatives, said that America’s allies should be grateful for surveillance operations which targeted terrorist threats. “I would argue by the way, if the French citizens knew exactly what that was about, they would be applauding and popping champagne corks,” he told CNN’s State of the Union.
“It’s a good thing. it keeps the French safe. It keeps the US safe. It keeps our European allies safe.”
Peter King, a fellow Republican congressman, said that Mr Obama should not apologise for NSA operations in Europe. “The president should stop apologising, stop being defensive,” he said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “The reality is the NSA has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in France, Germany and throughout Europe. Quite frankly, the NSA has done so much for our country and so much for the president, he’s the commander in chief. He should stand with the NSA.”
John Schindler, a former NSA official, noted that planning for the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001 had taken place in Hamburg.
“If 9/11 had happened to Germany and been planned in NY not Hamburg, I’d expect [German] intel to monitor USA top 2 bottom,” he wrote on Twitter.
A German intelligence official, quoted by Die Welt, said: “The Americans did not want to rely exclusively on us after September 11th. That is understandable.”
Another told the newspaper: “Without information from the Americans, there would have been successful terrorist attacks in Germany in the past years.”
Its surveillance operations raises questions about whether US officials breached domestic laws. Hans-Peter Friedrich, the German interior minister, said: “If the Americans intercepted cellphones in Germany, they broke German law on German soil”. He noted that wiretapping was a crime in Germany and “those responsible must be held accountable”.
Even before the latest reports, German intelligence chiefs were preparing to travel to Washington this week to demand answers from the NSA about the alleged surveillance of Mrs Merkel.
John Kerry, the US secretary of state, received a dose of European fury this weekend when he visited Paris and Rome. The trip was arranged to discuss the Middle East peace process, the Syrian civil war and Iran’s nuclear programme. Instead, he was confronted by outrage over the scale of US surveillance operations.
“The magnitude of the eavesdropping is what shocked us,” said Bernard Kouchner, a former French foreign minister, in a radio interview. “Let’s be honest, we eavesdrop too. Everyone is listening to everyone else. But we don’t have the same means as the United States, which makes us jealous.”
According to the leaked documents in Spiegel, NSA officials acknowledged that any disclosure of the existence of the foreign listening posts would lead to “grave damage” for US relations with other governments.
Such posts exist in 19 European cities, including Paris, Madrid, Rome and Frankfurt, according to the magazine, which has based its reports on documents provided by Edward Snowden, the former NSA contractor.
Mr Obama did not comment, but Republican supporters of the US intelligence community began a fightback on the political talk-shows.
Mike Rogers, the chairman of the intelligence committee in the House of Representatives, said that America’s allies should be grateful for surveillance operations which targeted terrorist threats. “I would argue by the way, if the French citizens knew exactly what that was about, they would be applauding and popping champagne corks,” he told CNN’s State of the Union.
“It’s a good thing. it keeps the French safe. It keeps the US safe. It keeps our European allies safe.”
Peter King, a fellow Republican congressman, said that Mr Obama should not apologise for NSA operations in Europe. “The president should stop apologising, stop being defensive,” he said on NBC’s Meet the Press. “The reality is the NSA has saved thousands of lives not just in the United States but in France, Germany and throughout Europe. Quite frankly, the NSA has done so much for our country and so much for the president, he’s the commander in chief. He should stand with the NSA.”
John Schindler, a former NSA official, noted that planning for the terrorist attacks on Sept 11, 2001 had taken place in Hamburg.
“If 9/11 had happened to Germany and been planned in NY not Hamburg, I’d expect [German] intel to monitor USA top 2 bottom,” he wrote on Twitter.
A German intelligence official, quoted by Die Welt, said: “The Americans did not want to rely exclusively on us after September 11th. That is understandable.”
Another told the newspaper: “Without information from the Americans, there would have been successful terrorist attacks in Germany in the past years.”
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Tiere in der Politik
HIER IST EIN KLEINER FILM UEBER HAUSTIERE IN DER POLITIK
-- vom Kindernetz
Und dazu, hier den Text:
Darf ich vorstellen? Sunny und Bo, zwei der bekanntesten Hunde der Welt. Und zwar weil sie zu ihm gehören: Barack Obama, Präsident der USA. Im Weißen Haus, dem Wohn- und Arbeitssitz der US-Präsidenten, gibt es eigentlich immer Hunde.
Aber nicht nur die US-Politiker lieben Hunde: Auch der ehemalige deutsche Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder hatte einige süße Vierbeiner. Bei knuffigen, kleinen Welpen wird sogar der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ganz verkuschelt. Sein eigener Hund sieht allerdings gefährlicher aus. Da guckt auch die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel skeptisch.
Dabei kann Merkel auch gut mit Tieren – die fliegen praktisch auf sie!
Das ist der Oberste Mäusejäger des britischen Kabinetts in London! So heißt der Kater, weil er in diesem Haus lebt – der Downing Street Nummer 10. Dort wohnt der britische Premierminister, im Moment ist das David Cameron. So wie es in den USA im Weißen Haus immer einen Hund gibt, gibt es in Großbritannien immer eine Katze oder einen Kater.
Andere Politiker haben zwar kein eigenes Haustier, lassen sich aber gerne mit Tieren filmen oder fotografieren. Der ehemalige US-Präsident George W. Bush, hier mit einem Truthahn. Der deutsche SPD-Politiker Sigmar Gabriel hat dagegen ein Eisbär-Baby fürs Foto genommen.
Auch Kühe sind beliebt. Hier besucht der FDP-Politiker Guido Westerwelle eine, und hier der aktuelle französische Präsident Francoise Hollande. Der frühere Präsident von Frankreich, Nicolas Sarkzoy, spielt lieber Cowboy und reitet durch die Felder.
Und der Mutigste von allen ist vielleicht der ehemalige deutsche Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl – er hatte mal einen echten Adler auf dem Arm!
-- vom Kindernetz
Und dazu, hier den Text:
Darf ich vorstellen? Sunny und Bo, zwei der bekanntesten Hunde der Welt. Und zwar weil sie zu ihm gehören: Barack Obama, Präsident der USA. Im Weißen Haus, dem Wohn- und Arbeitssitz der US-Präsidenten, gibt es eigentlich immer Hunde.
Aber nicht nur die US-Politiker lieben Hunde: Auch der ehemalige deutsche Bundeskanzler Gerhard Schröder hatte einige süße Vierbeiner. Bei knuffigen, kleinen Welpen wird sogar der russische Präsident Wladimir Putin ganz verkuschelt. Sein eigener Hund sieht allerdings gefährlicher aus. Da guckt auch die deutsche Bundeskanzlerin Angela Merkel skeptisch.
Dabei kann Merkel auch gut mit Tieren – die fliegen praktisch auf sie!
Das ist der Oberste Mäusejäger des britischen Kabinetts in London! So heißt der Kater, weil er in diesem Haus lebt – der Downing Street Nummer 10. Dort wohnt der britische Premierminister, im Moment ist das David Cameron. So wie es in den USA im Weißen Haus immer einen Hund gibt, gibt es in Großbritannien immer eine Katze oder einen Kater.
Andere Politiker haben zwar kein eigenes Haustier, lassen sich aber gerne mit Tieren filmen oder fotografieren. Der ehemalige US-Präsident George W. Bush, hier mit einem Truthahn. Der deutsche SPD-Politiker Sigmar Gabriel hat dagegen ein Eisbär-Baby fürs Foto genommen.
Auch Kühe sind beliebt. Hier besucht der FDP-Politiker Guido Westerwelle eine, und hier der aktuelle französische Präsident Francoise Hollande. Der frühere Präsident von Frankreich, Nicolas Sarkzoy, spielt lieber Cowboy und reitet durch die Felder.
Und der Mutigste von allen ist vielleicht der ehemalige deutsche Bundeskanzler Helmut Kohl – er hatte mal einen echten Adler auf dem Arm!
Thursday, May 16, 2013
18.-19. Juni 2013 besucht Obama Berlin
OBAMA BESUCHT BERLIN
Wann? Praesident Obama wird in Deutschland genau in den Tagen, die wir unterwegs sind: am 18. - 19. Juni.
Wie wird er diesmal als Praesident Willkommen geheissen? Werden viele USA Fahnen gehisst? Ich bin etwas gespannt.
Wann? Praesident Obama wird in Deutschland genau in den Tagen, die wir unterwegs sind: am 18. - 19. Juni.
Wie wird er diesmal als Praesident Willkommen geheissen? Werden viele USA Fahnen gehisst? Ich bin etwas gespannt.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Obama Features German Education
in his State of the Union Address, 2013
Here are two quotes:
• The CEO of Siemens* America – a company that brought hundreds of new jobs to
North Carolina – has said that if we upgrade our infrastructure, they'll bring even more jobs.
* Siemens is one of Germany's largest technology companies.
• Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they're ready for a job. At schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering.
This isn't to endorse Mr. Obama, but rather to highlight the positives in German education.
You can read the president's address at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Here are two quotes:
• The CEO of Siemens* America – a company that brought hundreds of new jobs to
North Carolina – has said that if we upgrade our infrastructure, they'll bring even more jobs.
* Siemens is one of Germany's largest technology companies.
• Let's also make sure that a high school diploma puts our kids on a path to a good job. Right now, countries like Germany focus on graduating their high school students with the equivalent of a technical degree from one of our community colleges, so that they're ready for a job. At schools like P-Tech in Brooklyn, a collaboration between New York Public Schools, the City University of New York, and IBM, students will graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in computers or engineering.
This isn't to endorse Mr. Obama, but rather to highlight the positives in German education.
You can read the president's address at
http://www.guardian.co.uk/
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Die Wahl und die Deutsche Politik
A. Voting in Germany: A GAPPer responsed to these questions :
1. Are Germans required to show a proper ID in order to vote?
"There are lists of voters living in each constituency. Six weeks before election day each voters is notified by a special form. Usually it is enough to bring this form to the polling station in order to vote. It is advisable to bring your identity card (Personalausweis) though, because sometimes they
will ask you to show it. [As every German above the age of 16 is required to have a Personalausweis, there is no problem in taking it along."]
2. Do Germans display political yard signs?
"German homeowners never display their political leanings in public! Never! They hardly ever speak about how they vote outside their circles."
1. Are Germans required to show a proper ID in order to vote?
"There are lists of voters living in each constituency. Six weeks before election day each voters is notified by a special form. Usually it is enough to bring this form to the polling station in order to vote. It is advisable to bring your identity card (Personalausweis) though, because sometimes they
will ask you to show it. [As every German above the age of 16 is required to have a Personalausweis, there is no problem in taking it along."]
2. Do Germans display political yard signs?
"German homeowners never display their political leanings in public! Never! They hardly ever speak about how they vote outside their circles."
B. Results of poll of 1,051 citizens contacted from 29. -31. Okt:
Am Mittwoch veröffentlicht (published) die Meinungsforschungsinstitut (the OPINION RESEARCH INSTITUTE): YouGov
-- im (as (contracted by TIME-ONLINE) „Zeit online“
1. Obama kam auf 85 %.
2. Sein Herausforderer (challenger) Mitt Romney
würde nur 4 % der Stimmen erhalten.
3. 60 % der Befragten werteten Obamas bisherige Politik als überwiegend positiv.
3. 60 % der Befragten werteten Obamas bisherige Politik als überwiegend positiv.
4. Lediglich 4 % ziehen eine
überwiegend negative Bilanz, 33 % haben keine Meinung.
5. Von der Wiederwahl Obamas sind 76
% der Deutschen überzeugt.
6. Nur 8 % räumen Romney die
besseren Chancen ein.
--> Findest du es interessant, dass die Ergebnisse (results) anders sind (are different) , als in den USA?
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