tenantlog:

This is the moment when tenants should ask themselves how much their wacky colour scheme could cost. Photo: DPA

Tenant must pay for shirking paint duties

A tenant must pay more than €3,000 for failing to follow German etiquette and repaint the walls of his apartment white after moving out, a Munich court has ruled.

http://www.thelocal.de/20141107/tenant-must-pay-for-not-painting-apartment-white-germany/

Costume Prop...

...for the two year old train conductor!

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Ebola, Isis, Ukraine - it’s a scary world out there, but what are Germans most fearful of? The Local List tackled this question

 with 11 suggestions. What have we missed out?

http://www.thelocal.de/galleries/lifestyle/11-things-germans-are-afraid-of

Kılıç Ali Pasha

Kılıç Ali Pasha - İçerden Kılı Ali Paşa
Ottoman Architecture in Istanbul (در سعادت Gate of Felicity)

detail from Kilic Ali Pasha masjid
paint on bean crate
to the Glory of Allah
and with
Thanks to Ayhan ÇAKAR

approach

....all that matters....

decision

"And you will decide on something,
and it will stand for you;...

...and upon your ways
light will surely/certainly shine."
- Job 22:28

quizlog:

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Quiz: Put your German skills to the test

Come and test your German skills on the European Day of Languages with The Local's German odd word out quiz. This linguistic challenge will test the finest German translators.

• Ten noises that sound very different in German (24 Sep 14)
• Can you pass the German citizenship test? (23 Sep 14)
• Ten German words you'll never want to hear again (17 Sep 14)

photo: DPA

Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzungsüberschreitung:

The longest word on our list is another one you might encounter when dealing with the German authorities, although this time you'll be reading it on your speeding ticket and have to pay a fine. The word equates to four words in English – breaking the speed limit.

http://www.thelocal.de/20140926/the-german-odd-word-out-quiz-the-local