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Style Your Garage

by Stephen - Webmaster
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“Style Your Garage” is a company in Germany that makes amazing garage door covers that are sure to make people take a second look as they pass by.

The principle is simple: the garage billboards, as they are known, are printed with motifs that show exactly what every car owner would like to have in his garage – be it a racing car, horses, [...] Read more »

How’s this for an engineering feat?

by Darlene - Journal Editor
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GERMAN PARKING GARAGE in Munich, Germany

This is pretty amazing! Can you imagine how all this operates? How do they lock each car in it’s cubicle for safety?

German Words of Love

by Stephen - Webmaster
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Valentines Day is right around the corner, so why not brush up on your German vocabulary to impress your special someone.  Below you will find common romantic words and phrases translated into German.  If you know of a word or phrase that is missing, feel free to include it in the comments section.

Texting Shorthand German

by Stephen - Webmaster
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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.

Learning German? “There’s An App For That”

by Stephen - Webmaster

You may be familiar with the latest iPhone commercials that show that there is an application for just about anything, and use the clever phrase… “There’s An App For That”.  These ads gave me the idea to put together a list of some applications from the Apple App Store that can help you Learn German.  So if you have an iPhone or an iPod touch, [...] Read more »