WORT DES TAGES
an der Spitze stehen - to be at the head/top

an die Spitze stellen - to place at the top/in a leadership role

etwas auf die Spitze treiben - to carry something too far/to extremesEinige Großkonzerne haben ihre Rentner aktiviert und an die Spitze der Unternehmen gestellt. - Some large companies have activated their retirees and ( Read more... )

Interesting facts about Germany ( Read more... )

I'm assuming this fits in the remit of this comm, so here I am with some meanderings on a recent trip to Germany (we were at Hockenheim to cover a motor race, and then spent some time in the Mosel valley for a brief break). The following is very picture heavy ( Read more... )

WORT DES TAGES
der Sport (no plural*) - sport, sports (in general), athletics*NOTE: In most cases the plural of Sport is Sportarten ("kinds of sports"). See link below ( Read more... )

A little bit of 70s German culture. I'm just like, wow, Düsseldorf used to be in the 1. Liga?!

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GERMANY START EURO 2008 PREPARATIONS

The Germany squad flew out to Mallorca (Spain) on Monday for a 12-day training camp to begin their preparations for Euro 2008. Coach Joachim Low took a 24-man squad on the charter flight from Frankfurt am Main to Palma de Mallorca where they will lay the foundations for what they hope will be a successful ( Read more... )

Not my words, not necessarily my opinions - but as it mentions something I didn't know in context that involves German history, a copy of it here.

Shedding light on the torch 
Dave Zirin~ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/04/09/EDJ7102VJ7.DTL

The journey of the Olympic torch was supposed to be a 58-day celebration of the Beijing ( Read more... )

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Who's happy the women's team from Deutschland brought home the cup against Brasil?
I am : )

So amazing. The team was strong and totally deserved to win. Anyone else watch?