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- Tue Sep 29, 2020 12:38 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Lebanon
- Replies: 0
- Views: 10869
Lebanon
Lebanon's religious diversity is unique in the Middle East, having 50% of its population are Muslims, rest 45% mainly Christians. Muslims are either Sunni or Shia (50:50), Christians are majority Maronites, then Greek Orthodox, Catholic or Protestant. Next comes the Druze, about 5%. Lebanon has othe...
- Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:14 am
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Joe Biden's Indian VP nominee
- Replies: 1
- Views: 11560
Joe Biden's Indian VP nominee
The democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden introduced voters with his vice president nominee Kamala Harris as an African American for the coming November election. But the truth is, Ms Harris is born to an Indian mother and Jamaican father. Her real identitiy would be Indian-Jamaican or extendi...
- Sat Jul 25, 2020 2:05 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Iran – China deal will change the Middle East forever
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11426
Iran – China deal will change the Middle East forever
Iran and China are closing a 25-years deal very soon as the news coming out. Economic and military deal. China is supposed to invest 400 billion USD: a huge investment in Iranian industries and infrastructure development. Additionally the deal will encompass military co-operation between these two a...
- Mon Jul 06, 2020 10:24 am
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8349
Ghislaine Maxwell's arrest
Many of you might have already heard the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's long time partner, on last Thursday July 2 in New Hampshire. According to U.S. Department of Justice press release : The Indictment alleges that between at least in or about 1994 through 1997, MAXWELL and co-cons...
- Mon May 18, 2020 8:57 pm
- Forum: Cryptocurrency Market Prediction
- Topic: Even Elon Musk owns Bitcoin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11197
Even Elon Musk owns Bitcoin
Last Friday May 15, Elon Musk had some Twitter conversations on Bitcoin with writer J.K. Rowling. Mr. Must or Mr. Mars Rider revealed, he only owns 0.25 Bitcoins, for the moment, let us add. “I still only own 0.25 Bitcoins btw” Musk replied to J.K. Rowling . Although it's very small amount, but even...
- Sat May 16, 2020 9:51 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Starting with Bundesliga, Germany is coming back to normality
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11586
Starting with Bundesliga, Germany is coming back to normality
Bundesliga starts today. It's the 'Federal League' if you translate it into English, also known as 1. Bundesliga. It's the first division of professional football league in Germany. Your favorite FC Bayern München with their star players rocks the stadium in this league. Beginning of this football c...
- Mon May 11, 2020 12:19 pm
- Forum: German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
- Topic: Eselsbrücke (Donkey bridge)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11718
Eselsbrücke (Donkey bridge)
Surprised! Donkey bridge! Yes if you break it, it sounds like that. 'Esel' means donkey and 'Brücke' for bridge. A 'bridge' for donkey. In fact, for you, when you are trying hard to remember something but unable to get it, a small 'bridge' can help you fill the gap and you get your word or sentence ...
- Sat May 09, 2020 8:29 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: All Busy on the Western Front
- Replies: 0
- Views: 11727
All Busy on the Western Front
Things went aggressively against China after its celebration of 70 years of Communist Party rule, the National Day Parade at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, on October 1 last year. The show of Chinese army's new arsenals – drones, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile DF-41 that can be launched fro...
- Sat Apr 25, 2020 9:12 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Bill Gates's nano 'tracking dots'
- Replies: 0
- Views: 12250
Bill Gates's nano 'tracking dots'
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) researchers have developed 'specialized dye' consists of nanocrystals called quantum dots, to store medical records of vaccination for children in developing countries. The target group is countries with poor infrastructure who can't afford keeping good 'd...
- Sun Apr 19, 2020 8:07 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: While Coronavirus lockdown is relaxing
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9066
While Coronavirus lockdown is relaxing
Countries are easing lockdown restrictions to restart economy stalled for months due to Covid-19 pandemic and people are coming out en masse as if they got out of life-in-prison style situation. Although it may seem like the peak is falling downward or flattened at this moment, a 'nightmare' can ret...
- Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:18 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Coronavirus, Bitter Reality, a Good Captain and Globalization
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9459
Coronavirus, Bitter Reality, a Good Captain and Globalization
Since the outbreak, COVID-19 has infected about 1.7 million people globally causing more than 100,000 deaths. Badly hit are USA, Italy, Spain, France, UK. Then comes China, Iran, Germany, Belgium, and Netherlands. As of today, although Germany (122,171) has almost double the infection rate than the ...
- Sun Mar 29, 2020 8:58 pm
- Forum: German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
- Topic: Two-way preposition 'an' in German
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13162
Two-way preposition 'an' in German
First of all: - 'An' is a two-way preposition in German ('Wechselpräposition'), that means it takes both accusative form (with regards to any action or move) and dative form (with regards to location – a stable position, no movement). So generally, dative form goes with the questions where (wo?) and...
- Thu Mar 19, 2020 6:40 pm
- Forum: Politics - comments
- Topic: Labelling Corona virus politically
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10159
Labelling Corona virus politically
More than a week ago US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called it the 'Wuhan virus', the Chinese city where the outbreak first recorded, and President Trump is repeatedly calling it 'Chinese Virus'. The virus is virus. It's deadly and taking its toll. Some lost their lives, some lost their relatives....
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:44 am
- Forum: German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
- Topic: Business German – Part 3 (Telephone Conversation)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 13089
Business German – Part 3 (Telephone Conversation)
Guten Tag, hier ist Cheng Thun von der Firma Benq Metal, kann ich bitte mit Herrn Klein sprechen? - Good day, here's Cheng Thun from the company Benq Metal, can I speak to Mr. Klein? Ich möchte gern mit Herrn Klein sprechen – I would like to speak to Mr. Klein Ich möchte gern Herrn Klein sprechen - ...
- Tue Mar 17, 2020 11:29 am
- Forum: German as a Foreign Language (Deutsch als Fremdsprache)
- Topic: das Virus, das Coronavirus
- Replies: 0
- Views: 9956
das Virus, das Coronavirus
So guys as you see, virus is 'Virus' in German – das Virus, das Coronavirus or das Ebolavirus and so on. Plural form: die Viren, so die Coronaviren, die Ebolaviren etc. In case of an epidemic or disease outbreak, one of the most commonly used verb is: 'anstecken' – to infect Habe ich mich angesteckt...