Gerlind Institute Community News and Announcements, last one in 2011!

[Marion Gerlind]

Liebe/Dear Gerlind Institute Community,

dies ist meine letzte Email an euch im Jahre 2011 mit Einladungen und Veranstaltungshinweisen (this is my last Gerlind Institute Email to you in 2011 with invitations and announcements). Siehe unten (see below). 

Ich lade euch herzlich zu unserem naechsten Kloenschnack am 21. Januar 2012, von 16.30-18.00 Uhr, in Berkeley ein. RSVP spätestens bis zum 18. Januar 2012. (Our Kloenschnack, German conversation group, will meet on Jan. 21, 2012, 4:30- 6:00 p.m. in Berkeley. RSVP by Jan. 18. For more info, please take a look at our website http://www.gerlindinstitute.org under "Klönschnack.")

Am Sonntag, dem 15. Januar 2012, 18-20 Uhr, laden wir zu unserem Geschichtsabend mit Leticia Andreas-Wolf ins Gerlind Institute ein. Leticia wird auf Deutsch und Englisch ueber ihre Kindheit in Dresden, die Ausbuergerung ihrer Familie nach Westdeutschland, ihre Immigration in die USA und ihre neu entwickelte Liebe zu Dresden sprechen. Leticias eigene Fotos werden ihre Praesentation begleiten. Mehr Informationen zu Leticia findet ihr auf unserer GICS Webseite http://www.gerlindinstitute.org unter "Mündliche Geschichtsreihe" und "About". Bitte um Platzreservierungen bis spätestens 12. Januar 2012 (RSVP). Unsere Plaetze sind begrenzt,  deshalb empfehle ich Anmeldungen je eher, desto besser (We invite you to our oral history evening with Leticia Andreas-Wolf on January 15, 2012, 6-8 p.m. at the Gerlind Institute. Please see our website http://www.gerlindinstitute.org/ under "Mündliche Geschichtsreihe" and "About" for more information. Seating limited. RSVP requested by January 12.)  

Unsere GICS Webseite hat ein neuen Look (thanks to JB, our GICS website has a new look, check it out): http://www.gerlindinstitute.org  

Mein Dank geht an JB, unsere Technische Leiterin und Webdesignerin, für ihre unermuedliche Arbeit an der Webseite und im Gerlind Institute, oft hinter den Kulissen!

Wir sind auch dabei, ein neues Programm fuer das Fruehlingssemester zu planen (we are in the planning stages for our Spring 2012 program). Lasst uns eure Ideen und Vorschlaege wissen (please let us know your ideas and suggestions)! 

Wir danken allen GICS Mitgliedern und FreundInnen im Jahr 2011 und begruessen neue Mitglieder im neuen Jahr (we thank all our GICS community members and welcome new members in 2012)! Siehe/see "Membership" Seite. 

Wir wünschen euch einen gesunden, glücklichen und friedlichen Rutsch ins Neue Jahr (we wish you a healthy, happy, and peaceful New Year)!

Im Namen des Gerlind Institute Teams,

Marion

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I highly recommend the following film and plan to attend the showing:

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From: Steve Zeltzer <lv...@igc.org>

Subject: 1/14/2012 UNDER CONTROL Unter Kontrolle-SF Castro Theater

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UNDER CONTROL Unter Kontrolle-SF Castro Theater

1/14/2012 11am UNDER CONTROL Unter Kontrolle-SF Castro Theater

Castro Theater San Francisco 11am UNDER CONTROL Unter Kontrolle
DIR/SCR/CAM Volker Sattel with Stefan Stefanescu
Germany 2011, 98 min, 35mm
PRINT SOURCE credofilm

Gloriously shot on 35mm and Cinemascope®, UNDER CONTROL unfolds a breathtaking yet disturbing, often science fiction-like panoramic view of nuclear power plants in Germany. Volker Sattel got permission to enter control rooms, reactors and storage facilities for atomic waste where experts discuss risk management and security measures. The camera focuses on the power plant like an archeological dig that tells the history of civilization.  Reflecting on a technology that was once a synonym for progress the film traces a hidden tragedy. At the end, the power plants are deserted, and the spirit of the atom has escaped and left its mark. Variety calls UNDER CONTROL “…a monumental film on life and death of nuke plants.”

Under Control - German Gems 2012

Castro Theatre
San Francisco, CA

Followed by a discussion with Consul Michael Ahrens, Umi Hagitani (No Nukes Action) and Barbara George (Sierra Club). Co-presented by the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club

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All day, Saturday, January 14, 2012: German Gems Films at the Castro Theatre in San Francisco and Sunday, January 15, 2012 in Point Arena.

Ingrid Eggers, the organizer, wrote:

Hallo Filmfreunde [und Filmfreundinnen],

the German Gems website www.germangems.com is up and running with 5 great films, a cute new trailer and a link to brownpapertickets to order last minute Christmas gifts. Check it out and be generous to friends and family.

Happy Holidays - Fröhliche Weihnachten

Hope to see you in January at the Castro

ingrid eggers

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Brian sent me this email today, which I am forwarding to you for your enjoyment (in case you don't know it). Thank you, Brian, same to you!

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From: Brian 

Date: December 30, 2011 9:04:30 AM PST

Subject: Glückliches neues Jahr

The European Commission has recently announced an agreement whereby English will be the official language of the European Union rather than German, which was the other possibility. As part of the negotiations, the British Government conceded that English spelling had some room for improvement and has accepted a 5-year phase-in plan that would become known as ‘Euro-English’. In the first year, ‘s’ will replace the soft ‘c’.   Sertainly, this will make the sivil servants jump with joy.   The hard ‘c’ will be dropped in favour of ‘k’.   This should klear up konfusion, and keyboards kan have one less letter.   There will be growing publik enthusiasm in the sekond year when the troublesome ‘ph’ will be replaced with ‘f’.   This will make words like fotograf 20% shorter. In the 3rd year, publik akseptanse of the new spelling kan be expekted to reach the stage where more komplikated changes are possible. Governments will enkourage the removal of double letters which have always ben a deterent to akurate speling. Also, al wil agre that the horibl mes of the silent ‘e’ in the languag is disgrasful and it should go away. By the 4th yer people wil be reseptiv to steps such as replasing ‘th’ with ‘z’ and ‘w’ with ‘v’. During ze fifz yer, ze unesesary ‘o’ kan be dropd from vords kontaining ‘ou’ and after ziz fifz yer, ve vil hav a reil sensibl riten styl. Zer vil be no mor trubl or difikultis and evrivun vil find it ezi tu understand ech oza.   Ze drem of a united urop vil finali kum tru. Und efter ze fifz yer, ve vil al be speking German like zey vunted in ze forst plas.      Hapi Nu Yer tu yu.