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German Government Proposes Eco-tax on Air Travel

Posted on July 4, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: Lufthansa A380 Everyone knows by now that the European member states have started a belt-tightening kick. Germany’s Chancellor Merkel has presented an austerity plan that includes an eco-tax on air travel. And the air is already heating up: airlines claim the tax is a body-blow, too close on the heels of losses related to the volcanic ash . Advocates hope for new revenues of 1 billion euros from the eco-tax on air travel. The opposition claims t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Lena Meyer-Landruth Received A Heroine’s Welcome

Posted on May 31, 2010 by Benny Hollywood

The Eurovision winner Lena Meyer-Landruth received a heroine’s welcome when she returned to her country. Her homecoming gave Germany something to cheer about and a break from its mounting worries. The fate of Greece, the future of the euro and Michael Ballacks’ World Cup injury were all forgotten for a few hours yesterday while Lena’s winning entry, Satellite, made it to the top of the music download charts. Now, Lena is prepared to pull-off the most uncommon feats by transforming a Eurovision win into a fully-pledge pop music career. According to Chancellor Angel Merkel, she was impressed by Lena’s unpretentiousness and warmth. She’s a wonderful example of young Germany. Lena is the second German winner in the song contest’s 55-year history. The first German winner was also a teenager named Nicole, and Ein Bisschen Frieden (A Little Peace) in 1982. Meanwhile, Lena has already become the subject of a wide media hype in Germany before the Eurovision. Lena Meyer-Landruth Received A Heroine’s Welcome is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →

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Top Chef: Three Chefs and a Little Lady

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

A rainbow parabolas over the fertile Napa valley. A dream is asphyxiated amongst the vines. Top Chef is nearing its end.

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Pullout from Afghanistan to begin in 2011; McCain Balks

Posted on December 1, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

WASHINGTON — President Obama plans to announce Tuesday night that he will begin to transition American forces out of Afghanistan beginning in July 2011, setting the first time frame to wind down the war there nearly a decade after the United States first sent troops in to topple the Taliban government, senior administration officials said. Mr. Obama will set the drawdown goal even as he orders another 30,000 troops to deploy to Afghanistan over the next six months in an effort to reverse the momentum of Taliban insurgents fighting to regain control of the country

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Chancellor of Germany's Pose

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Angela Merkel, the Chancellor of Germany, has found a pose that she likes, and she's going to stick with it (even if it is distinctly supervillianey).