Your holiday in the Popes footsteps
am 07.09.2005 von http://transblawg.euWhile Googling for information on medieval city rights in Germany, I found this useful holiday information: The Pope’s Bavaria - Map and Information for Following in the Pope’s …
iPod
Transblawg / Do I need an MP3 player? The Pope has joined the Queen, George Bush and millions of others by getting himself an iPod. Pope Benedict XVI was given a white, 2GB iPod nano by a group of Vatican Radio employees on Friday at an event to celebrate the st…
Birthday / Geburtstag
Transblawg / April 16th is a big day: not only the eightieth birthday of Pope Benedict XVI, but also the fourth birthday of Transblawg. On this auspicious or inauspicious (depending on your point of view) occasion, one is bound to ask: what do Benedict XVI and T…
No MacPope/Schottischer Papst würde verbannt
Transblawg / I am prepared to believe Times Online that the Pope may not be Scottish. (I got 80% on the Pope Trivia Test got questions 5 and 9 wrong). Papal Jurisdiction Act 1560 Wikipedia, however, says the Act has fallen into disuse - certainly it has as…
Betting on next pope/Wettbüro mit Gewinnquoten zum nächsten Papst
Transblawg / OLBG - Online Betting Guide - is not a bookmaker, apparently, but it shows the odds for bets on the next pope (via Desbladet). Dionigi Tettamanzi leads the field. Episcopal lineage is new to me. It seems to be synonymous...…
Bush war da: die Nachwehen
Aktenvermerk / Hier noch ein paar gesammelte Links und Nachbetrachtungen zum Bush-Besuch. The Aardvark speaks meinte: Sealing off the entire Stephansplatz area for five hours tomorrow just so that Mrs. Bush can go visit St. Stephen’s Cathedral says a lot abo…
Sidmouth-Munich swap/Sidmouth-München-Tausch
Transblawg / BBC Prime, at 20:30 on March 1 2006: HOME FROM HOME-Sidmouth/Munich (Lifestyle) Families, couples and individuals from different countries swap homes for a holiday. As they settle into their new environment, the travellers gain a unique perspective …
Links roundup
Transblawg / While I’m busy elsewhere, here are some more parasitical offerings: Babelport: There’s a new translation portal out, Babelport. I didn’t bother to look at it at first because these things are springing up like nobody’s busines…
Papal coat of arms/Papstwappen
Transblawg / (Picture from here). Pope Benedict XVI has included in his coat of arms all the elements of his Bavarian coat of arms as Archbishop of Munich and Freising. Yahoo reports: Das dreigeteilte Schild zeigt links oben den «Freisinger Mohren»,.…
law.com - Pope Wants Head-of-State Immunity From Texas Suit
Bonn Blawg / law.com - Pope Wants Head-of-State Immunity From Texas Suit Benedikt XVI wendet (u.a.) Immunität ein. Das Verfahren begann bereits vor seiner Wahl. Die drei Kläger behaupten Mißbrauch durch einen Seminaristen und wollen Schadensersatz. Einer me…
Integration or else/Integrationskurse für Ausländer
Transblawg / Promoting Germany’s Language Melting Pot - Deutsche Welle article The courses on German language and life don’t sound bad, of course. But what if you don’t play along? It’s up to the state immigration authorities to decide whe…
Sie sind Deutschland (Einbürgerung die Zweite)
Transblawg / The Süddeutsche Zeitung has taken 20 of the Hessen questions and made them multiple-choice. Of course, some were familiar now, but I still found them tricky. 20 Punkte Glückwunsch! Sie sind auf jeden Fall Deutschland! Bei soviel Kenntnisse…
Texts /Texte
Transblawg / I suppose this was done by Sebastian, unless Shannon doesn’t know her prepositions. Hope this is well lit at night. This is just so tempting, but I didn’t have anything with me. Of course, ‘good value’ is one of...…
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