With the success of our booth at GermanFest, we have sold out our entire stock of the DANK 50th Anniversary HB Totes. They were a hot item at the fest! Hopefully everyone that wanted one got it while they were available.
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Music Heard at Our GermanFest Booth
For those of you that visited us at our booth at GermanFest this last weekend you may have heard some new German music. Some visitors wanted to know what bands or songs we were playing and how they could get a copy. So I thought I would make a list of some of the music with a link to purchase if you want…
Site Redesign Update
by Stephen - Webmaster June 23, 2010 » No Comments.
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 »
German Student’s Joke Video Results in Record Contract
by Stephen - Webmaster June 17, 2010 » No Comments.
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 »
Toy Tiger Scare in Germany
by Stephen - Webmaster June 7, 2010 » No Comments.
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 »
Audi Testing Travolution Communication System in Germany
by Stephen - Webmaster June 6, 2010 » No Comments.
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.
Bike Helmets That Stink?
by Stephen - Webmaster June 3, 2010 » No Comments.
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 »
June/July 2010 Journal Online
by Stephen - Webmaster June 2, 2010 » No Comments.
Now With More Color!
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.
