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Flooding in South Germany

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There has been horrific flooding in Germany and there are very good articles covering it. Specifically in Passau, this is the highest water levels they've seen since 1501, according to Spiegel.de. Pretty serious stuff.

In English from the Deutsche Welle: Flooding rages on in parts of central Europe

In German from the Deutsche Welle: Passau versinkt

For advanced German readers: Hochwasser: Anspannung in Passau, Hoffen in Rosenheim

And a moving article from Focus.de: Passau geht unter, und stellt sich die Schuldfrage

in Passau:

The current situation in Passau, Germany

And the current state (6/4/13) in Regensburg:

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German-language Christmas Services

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So far I’ve heard about two German-language Christmas/Advent Services in the Twin Cities:

Dec 9, 2012 at 2:30 pm: MINNEAPOLIS: Trinity First Lutheran (1115 East 19th St. Mpls)

Dec 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm: ST. PAUL: St. Paul’s United Church of Christ (900 Summit Avenue, St. Paul) Join community members for the annual German-language Advent and Christmas service at St. Paul’s United Church of Christ. There will be open communion. All are welcome. For more information, please contact the church office at 651.224.5809.

If you know of any others, please email me or comment here! Ihnen eine schoene Adventszeit!

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Deutsche Welle

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The Deutsche Welle (translated: German Wave) is Germany's international news broadcaster and has news in 30 languages, including English and German, as well as podcasts, German spoken s-l-o-w-l-y (langsam gesprochene Nachrichten), and resources for learning German.

Be sure to check out their Media Center for video, audio, pictures, and podcasts. Remember to listen to a segment repeatedly--you will understand it better if you listen to it more than once or twice!!

The Deutsche Welle used to have a newsletter that you could receive regularly with short news items; I used it for practicing my German at the beginning, much like I use German magazines now for practice. This is a very reliable, solid resource for you. Use it!

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Spiegel.de

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Spiegel Online is the web version of the German magazine “Spiegel.” It's like Time or Newsweek in its circulation and reputation. Check the English section for news written in English.

This is a highly reputable news source with everything from politics to business, personal feature stories to humor. I read it almost daily and highly recommend it.

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