We have some really exciting changes coming to DANK.org this year. Over the next several weeks I will be posting some details on the new DANK.org, which will definitely be getting huge redesign.
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Texting Shorthand German
by Stephen - Webmaster January 21, 2010 » No Comments.
If you spend a lot of time texting or IM’ing, you may find this website useful. One of our readers, Christa Garcia, sent in this link to a site that lists a hefty amount of German abbreviations that can be used to save time when sending out a quick message.
Germans Raise Millions For Haiti
by Stephen - Webmaster January 20, 2010 » No Comments.
It’s not only DANK that is focusing on making a difference. German TV station ZDF and newspaper Bild held an extremely successful TV telethon to raise money for Haiti last night. At the end of the evening, Germans raised 17.8 million euros ($25 million) and Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the German government would throw in an additional 2.5 million euros ($3.5 million)!
Video of the Week! (1/20)
“The White Ribbon” Trailer
The German film, “The White Ribbon” or “Das weiße Band” took home the Golden Globe for Best Foreign Film on Sunday. It is a story that focuses on the children in a village in northern Germany just before World War I. According to the films directory, Michael Haneke, the film is about “the origin of every type of terrorism, be it of political or [...] Read more »
‘Twas The Week Before Christmas
by Stephen - Webmaster December 24, 2009 » Add Comment.
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the DANK Haus, not a creature was stirring, they’re were all passed out from dues processing…even the mouse.
The cards were all hung by the Epson with care, in hopes that more presents for the office soon would be there.
50th Anniversary Journal Now Online
by Stephen - Webmaster December 19, 2009 » No Comments.
The Special 50th Anniversary Edition of the German-American Journal is now posted online for you to download. This paper is DANK’s largest to date and is full of great articles.
Video of the Week! (12/5)
by Stephen - Webmaster December 5, 2009 » No Comments.
Bumm-Bumm-Danz 2009
Time for a new Video of the Week! We’ve been busy around here and haven’t been able to post for a while, but we should be getting more consistent again. This weeks video comes from a post on our forum submitted by voitlin. The song in the video is one that gets stuck in your head, and as voitlin put it… “it never [...] Read more »
“Pro-Christkind” Initiative in Austria
by Stephen - Webmaster December 3, 2009 » Add Comment.
Thousands of Austrians have joined an online campaign against Santa Claus.
More than 70 fan groups have been set up by anti-Santa Facebook users backing the “Pro-Christkind” initiative which wants a ban on the American figure of Santa Claus in favour of the “Christkind”.
