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German experts crack Mona Lisa smile
BERLIN (Reuters) - German academics believe they have solved the centuries-old mystery behind the identity of the "Mona Lisa" in Leonardo da Vinci's famous portrait. Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a wealthy Florentine merchant, Francesco del Giocondo, has long been seen as the most likely model for the sixteenth-century painting. But art historians have often wondered whether the smiling woman may actually have been da Vinci's lover, his mother or the artist himself.Kylie Minogue German Vogue Cover Girl May 2008
Kylie Minogue looks stunning on the May 2008 cover of German Vogue. The lovely actress and singer has become one of the most recognized celebrities in Australia, Asia and Europe. She has been widely acclaimed for her record sales which are in excess of 60 million records.
German schoolboy, 13, corrects NASA's asteroid figures: paper
BERLIN (AFP) - A 13-year-old German schoolboy corrected NASA's estimates on the chances of an asteroid colliding with Earth, a German newspaper reported Tuesday, after spotting the boffins had miscalculated Nico Marquardt used telescopic findings from the Institute of Astrophysics in Potsdam (AIP) to calculate that there was a 1 in 450 chance that the Apophis asteroid will collide with Earth, the Potsdamer Neuerster Nachrichten reported. NASA had previously estimated the chances at only 1 in 45,000 but told its sister organisation, the European Space Agency (ESA), that the young whizzkid had got it right. The schoolboy took into consideration the risk of Apophis running into one or more of the 40,000 satellites orbiting Earth during its path close to the planet on April 13 2029.German Mom Administers CPR to Baby Tiger
From Spiegel Online.
Johann
German Mom Administers CPR to Baby Tiger
February 01, 2008
A medical student visiting a Halle zoo on Thursday used CPR to rescue a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat. The cub survived -- making him just the latest carnivore cub in Germany to be saved by human hands.
Let Me Introduce: The German Euro 2008 Squad
Ladies, I give you the German squad for Euro 2008:
The Goalkeepers:
1 Jens Lehmann (38, Arsenal)
12 Robert Enke (30, Hannover 96)
23 René Adler (23, Bayer Leverkusen)
The Defenders:
2 Marcell Jansen (22, FC Bayern München)
3 Arne Friedrich (29, Hertha BSC Berlin)
4 Clemens Fritz (27, Werder Bremen)
5 Heiko Westermann (24, FC Schalke 04)
16 Philipp Lahm (24, FC Bayern München)
17 Per Mertesacker (23, Werder Bremen)
21 Christoph Metzelder (27, Real Madrid)
The Midfielders:
6 Simon Rolfes (26, Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
7 Bastian Schweinsteiger (23, FC Bayern München)
8 Torsten Frings (31, Werder Bremen)
13 Michael Ballack (31, Chelsea F.C.)
14 Piotr Trochowski (24, Hamburger SV)
15 Thomas Hitzlsperger (26, VfB Stuttgart)
18 Tim Borowski (28, Werder Bremen)
19 David Odonkor (24, Betis Sevilla)
The Strikers:
9 Mario Gomez (22, VfB Stuttgart)
10 Oliver Neuville (35, Borussia Mönchengladbach)
11 Miroslav Klose (29, FC Bayern München)
20 Lukas Podolski (22, FC Bayern München)
22 Kevin Kuranyi (26, FC Schalke 04)
Lots more pictures in the GALLERY. :)
German teenagers' debut sex act interrupted by fire (Yahoo:Reuters)
Fri Aug 17, 4:48 AM ET BERLIN (Reuters) - A teenage couple having sex for the first time were interrupted when candles set fire to the girl's attic bedroom and forced them to flee naked from her parents' house, German daily Bild reported on Friday. The girl had wanted to create a romantic atmosphere for the occasion. But when the room suddenly became engulfed with flames, they had to make a hasty escape.My Job
I would like to start off with a Big Hug to anyone that has or had a family member with Alzheimer's disease (AD). I feel we all need to learn more about this outragous disease. So my first post will be just that a little education on the subject.Angelina: German Cosmopolitan Magazine
(Yes, I think that is an old picture of Angie)
Angelina Jolie takes the January 2009 cover of Germany’s Comopolitan. Interview highlights as follows:
On finding time for her family, acting career and commitment as a UN ambassador: “Well, I do take my time outs. And most of all I do receive support from Brad [Pitt].
Around the World Game Day 1
During the early Middle Ages this country came under Germanic rule but later was conquered by Muslim invaders. Through a very long and fitful process, the Christian kingdoms in the north gradually rolled back Muslim rule, finally extinguishing its last remnant in 1492, the same year Columbus reached the Americas.
Can you name this beautiful city and its country?
Fun Facts about our Furry Friends!
Dogs were one of the first animals domesticated by humans and have been domesticated for some 10,000 years.
The Saluki, the name deriving from the Arabic word meaning ‘noble one', is the oldest known breed of dog. In ancient Egypt, they were bred as hunting dogs.
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