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]

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.

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!

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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Enjoy another walk through the fields with pig brothers Piggeldy and Frederick. This time Piggeldy wants to know what a “song” is.

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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A German comedian with an East German background, Citizen Lars Dietrich continues to answer Raudy's questions, and among others, gives evidence of his previous career as a stuntman...

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!

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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In this episode Piggeldy wants to know what an apple is. His big brother Frederick quenches his thirst for knowledge in his usual patient fashion.

The students of Frankfurt University celebrate their annual carnival party Quartier Latin. This year the motto is “Hollywood.” Thomas Raudnitzky from RheinMain Szene reports.

Do you get confused when trying to apply the conjunction "when/if" in German? Well, this clip offers many example sentences practicing exactly that!

German singer-songwriter Der Polar sings his emotional song Ich bin bei dir (I am with you).

RheinMain Szene reporter Thomas Raudnitzky interviews a couple more partygoers at the carnival party Quartier Latin at the University of Frankfurt.

Join pig brothers Piggeldy and Frederick for another walk through the fields. Today Piggeldy wants to know what fire is.