It’s been a few weeks since I have provided an update on the status of the new redesigned DANK.org. The goal was to launch the redesigned website this summer, which has officially begun, but it looks like I am going to push the redesign back to late summer/early fall. My new goal is the end of August or beginning of September.
So, why the delay? [...] Read more »
Some university students in Germany thought it would be funny to take the winning song from the German winner of Eurovision and make it into an unofficial World Cup anthem. After posting their video on YouTube, it became an overnight success, bringing in over half a million views in under a week. EMI, the company that owns the rights to the original composition, ordered [...] Read more »
On June 5, 2010 DANK opened up its newest chapter in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. National President Bill Fuchs (me) and VP Erich Wittmann represented the National Board at this special occasion. The chapter grew of the DANK Sub-chapter concept that Pittsburgh chapter president and National VP Erich Wittmann conceived and worked very hard at. A celebration to honor this event was held at the historic Summit [...] Read more »
This just made me feel good good! As I was flying back to Amsterdam from Bombay, India on May 28, I captured this shot of the Moon as it sat over my home town area of Gelsenkirchen, Germany. There is a song about the “Mond von Wanne Eickel” a town next to Gelsenkirchen that always gives us from the Ruhr Valley a special goose bump [...] Read more »
A stuffed animal tiger caused quite a scare when it was found “sleeping” in front of a man’s car in Aachen, Germany, according to a report by Der Spiegel. Police spokesman, Paul Kemen, told Der Spiegel that, “He had left his house and was walking up to his car when he saw this tiger. He took a step closer and was gripped by [...] Read more »
This past week, Audi began showing off it’s new Travolution technology near its Ingolstadt, Germany headquarters. Travolution is a vehicle to infrastructure communications system which improves efficiency and safety on the road. Did I lose you yet? Read more after the break.
Here’s an interesting bit of news for you. Bike helmets can save your life, or at least some pain, if you take a nasty fall. However, the more hits the helmet takes the less effective it is in protecting your noggin. Well, researchers at Germany’s Fraunhofer Institute have developed a special helmet that releases a nasty oder when it needs to be replaced due [...] Read more »
The latest edition of the German-American Journal is posted online to read or download. This online edition is packed with more color than the print version.