Thousands of water-lovers all over Germany broke the water-sliding world record this weekend, which was at around 5,700 kilometers. Participants slid non-stop for 24 hours.
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Today the German students learn how to switch main and dependent clause around using the conjunctions "when/if," "because" and "although." Watch out how the positions of the verb and the subject change!

Actress Veronica Ferres is present at the launch of "Generation Vodka", a new book about the ever more prevalent phenomenon of binge drinking among teens.
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Mobbing is more than just disagreeing about something. It is when children or teens are terrorized mentally or physically over a longer period of time by their peers.
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Diane from Yabla interviews successful Karlruhe newcomers Sons of Sounds. The brothers’ style focuses on US Metal and Rock ’n’ Roll. Check them out and be ready for some serious headbanging!

Over two hundred young people campaigned for sustainability at the first Youth Forum 2010 in Hessen. The on-the-spot actions were the highlight here, such as the Contra-Plastic Bag action, where the youths approach passers-by and offer them cloth bags in exchange for their plastic bags.

Flaunting, not scrimping, is the order of the day: at the Tendence consumer goods trade fair it's all about "deception." This is what the customers want, at least according to designers who introduce ever more pseudo-luxury goods. Copyright: Deutsche Presse Agentur [The German Press Agency]

Check out DJ Jey as he enjoys the candy trade show in Cologne. He's trying out all kinds of German sweets, from Christmas stollen to lollipops to gingerbread...

Diane gives us a tour of the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. She goes by the dining hall, the most important lecture halls and the twenty-four-hour library.

Friedberger Platz is a happening place in Frankfurt and, other than a few minor glitches, even a pleasure for the restaurant owners whose establishments are busy every Friday evening.

Practice another conjunction with the students in Tübingen. This time they are learning the correct use of "when/if"...

Watch this second segment of Diane and her three little helpers baking Christmas cookies. Enjoy!

The German-French-Israeli film Playoff about Israel’s most famous basketball coach, Ralph Klein, was shot mostly in Wiesbaden, Germany. rheinmaintv interviews the lead actors and reveals a summary of Klein’s life.

Where does a princess reside and what's the definition of the old saying "noblesse oblige"? Princess Floria of Hesse answers these questions in this third part of the series. The lesser guests also get a chance to speak as well as the general manager of the Hessische Hof, Eduard M. Singer.

A German Christmas is also about the food and the sweets! Eva shows us what she likes to eat for a traditional dinner on Christmas Eve as well as her favorite Christmas pastry...