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CULTURE

Right Brain Left Brain

September 30, 2011 GW Administrator 0

Wonderful Mercedes Benz commercial. I am the left brain. I am a scientist. A mathematician. I love the familiar. I categorize. I am accurate. Linear. Analytical. Strategic. I am practical. Always in control. A master […]

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NEWS

Austrian American Day

September 27, 2011 GW Administrator 0

WILLIAM J. CLINTON XLII President of the United States: 1993-2001 Proclamation 7027 – Austrian-American Day, 1997 September 25, 1997 For more than 200 years, the life of our Nation has been enriched and renewed by […]

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CULINARY

Apple-Crumble Cake

September 26, 2011 GW Administrator 2

In German we call this cake “Streuselkuchen” – the Streusel or crumbles  are a great topping for any fruit cake. It is the ideal cake for the “Kaffeklatsch” – the coffee table with friends and […]

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EDUCATION

Education Special Autumn 2011

September 21, 2011 GW Administrator 0

German World Education Special 2011 features: 10 Years German International School Boston 50 Years German School Washington D.C. Do Deutsch! Have fun at German Campus Weeks Deutsch, das ist mein Ding! – Pasch, Partnerschulinitiative enables […]

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EDUCATION

Udo Jürgens Alles ist so easy

September 8, 2011 GW Administrator 1

“Alles ist so Easy” von Udo Jürgens Album: Der ganz normale Wahnsinn Wir reden nicht – wir talken Wir gehen nicht – wir walken Wir tanzen nicht – wir moven, Wir zappeln nicht – wir […]

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CULTURE

Beyonce has Austrian genes

September 7, 2011 GW Administrator 0

Who would have thought that Beyoncé is related to Austrian renowned composer and conductor Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Besides his own compositions he was director of the Vienna Court Opera and later director of New York’s […]

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NEWS

KETTLER USA Celebrates 30th Anniversary

September 7, 2011 GW Administrator 2

Manufacturer and distributor of table tennis and fitness equipment, children’s toys, bicycles and leisure furniture has seen several changes over the past three decades in North America. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., Aug. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — […]

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CULINARY

Kaiserschmarrn

September 6, 2011 GW Administrator 0

This is a local German-Austrian specialty that is famous in the South and of course in Austria itself.  Let’s first define first names. “Kaiser” means “Emperor” and “Schmarrn” means “Mishmash” in Austrian-German. It is one […]