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Penthesilea:
German Unity Day
Our national holiday is today, and we enjoy a long weekend.
The band consists of the flags of the 16 federal countries.
Sheriff Roland:
--- Quote from: Penthesilea on October 03, 2011, 06:32:49 am ---
German Unity Day
Our national holiday is today, and we enjoy a long weekend.
The band consists of the flags of the 16 federal countries.
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Happy Gemany Day (Can we Say that?)
!6 federal countries? You mean withing Germany the united 'states' are called countries?
Penthesilea:
--- Quote from: Sheriff Roland on October 03, 2011, 07:11:48 am ---Happy Gemany Day (Can we Say that?)
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I know what you mean with it, so of course you can say it. Thank you! But we don't say it. We really say the long form Tag der deutschen Einheit (Day of German Unity).
--- Quote ---!6 federal countries? You mean withing Germany the united 'states' are called countries?
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Yes. Bundesländer is the word (in plural)
Sheriff Roland:
[youtube=425,350]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJNKSUpywNc[/youtube]
Art Clokey's 90th anniversary
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gumby-and-friends-pay-tribute-to-art-clokey-in-interactive-google-doodle/192195-11.html
A set of five Google-coloured clay balls spring to life on Google's home page as a tribute to Arthur 'Art' Clokey, a pioneer in the art of stop motion clay animation.
October 12 is Art Clokey's 90th birth anniversary. Born on October 12, 1921 Clokey's birth name was Arthur C Farrington. After his parents divorced and his mother remarried, his step-father sent him to an orphanage. He was later adopted by Joseph W Clokey, a musician who introduced him to the world of arts.
After graduating from University of Southern California, Clokey experimented with short clay animation films including the three minute short Gumbasia (1953), that featured his most famous character Gumby. The interest generated by his short films led to the The Gumby Show.
In 1995 Clokey, along with Dallas McKennon, released a feature film Gumby: The Movie, but it could not match the success of the TV series. Art Clokey died at the age of 88 on January 8, 2010.
Wednesday's Google Doodle features some of Art Clokey's most famous characters including Gumby (the original clayboy), Pokey (Gumby's best friend and sidekick), the Blockheads ('J' and 'G' - the mischievous troublemakers), Tara (Gumby's girlfriend) and Prickle (Gumby's good friend).
Kelda:
I like today's!
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