Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Stop the Neumarkt-Zoff


Cologne - On Ash Wednesday it's all over - except for the Zoff to the People session on the Neumarkt. With black Pappnase the carnival had protested against the evacuating - now also reports of Cologne's Old Mayor Norbert Burger to speak. He wants to give the arbitrator Carnival ...
"I am hopeful that there will be a solution. As of Wednesday carnival is over. The need to dislocate all just a bit, "says Burger. The concept of an affordable "people's meeting" was created under his tenure 25 years ago, but refuses to present the red-green majority in the Council with the meeting as usual to continue. Burger would now like to break the deadlock.
The Festival Committee presented as a sign of protest on Monday Pappnase-Zochwagen of New Market, applied for a belated special use permit. On Wednesday, city manager sit down and Guido Kahlen, the Party again at a table. FK-boss Mark Ritterbach frustrated: "We have already talked for weeks with the administration. Since nothing came of rum. "
OB Fritz Schramma again called upon to unite: "But we do not need a smaller tent. We are not nomads. "Cologne SPD party chief Jochen Ott did not take the protest seriously wagon:" The car is a carnival joke. This is all very hochgekocht. Very few know the background. "Since that Alt-OB burgers a lot to do ...

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Emergency stop saves Airbus to Dusseldorf



Zurich --
The incident occurred on 31 July 2008 - but only now has the full extent of the disaster, almost unknown.
At the Zurich airport nearly broke out in a devastating crash. Participation: An Airbus the airline Air Berlin to Dusseldorf goal.
What exactly happened at that time: by a hair would be a landing and taking off on intersecting conflicts machine runs.
The Swiss Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) said a "serious incident".
The AAIB report said air transport would be an engine of the East Frisian GmbH (OLT), who came from Bremen, and an Airbus started in the direction of Dusseldorf, almost collided.
An air traffic controller had recognized the danger at the last moment and ordered the Airbus captain to abort the start.
The pilot brought the machine, which was already traveling at 130 kilometers per hour, just in time to a standstill. For passengers, the incident had no consequences. Twelve minutes later, the Airbus took off in the direction of Düsseldorf.
The OLT-machine rolled as planned to its parking position.
Skyguide, the Swiss air traffic is expected next spring plans to install a system at Zurich-Kloten, warns the time for such a runway intersections. That there is such a system, there have been no technical reasons, "said a spokeswoman of the Skyguide Swiss news agency sda.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010

American Idol dream for Dominik Büchele dreamed out



Cologne - That's it: To set 23:45 Clock stand - for Dominik Büchele dreamed out is the dream of superstardom.
Together had Dominik Büchele, Annemarie Eilfeld and Sarah Cross stood on the front of the stage and trembled. Daniel Schumacher had moved in the first semi-finals. He was followed by Anne Marie!
Then, finally, the crucial sentence of moderator Marco Schreyl: "In the semi-finals - Sarah Cross." The end for Dominic, who took it with composure. No tears, no emotional outbursts, not great cinema.
Great cinema was the motto of the first round, in which attempted Dominik, Sarah, Daniel and Anne Marie, all leading to slow and bearing titles.
So much talk in the run-up has been dramatic - the show this time was rather unspectacular. This was also the fact that the jury was meek. Even the "attack" by Dieter Bohlen went down.
The Poptitan marched on the arm a nurse. "Sister Nancy" was a purely precautionary measure. "Where is Anne Marie is so critically ill. Because it is better to have a nurse here," said the dig at Anne Marie. The 18-year-old had known, suffered a collapse at the start of the week>, had collapsed behind the stage.
That was that even in nasty - if one views by moderator Marco Schreyl ab.Dieter piles at least Saturday night remained remarkably restrained. Whether he was called back?
Thus, the jury members - click here>
Back to the tension: the decision between the entry into the semi-finals - so third place - and from - No. 4 - was extremely tight.
Even at the intermediate insertion of the result became clear. Every single call counts, for fourth place (19 percent) and third place (20 percent) were so close together.
This time it was the way the candidates of the jury, had to tremble. While Nina Eichinger and Volker Neumüller predicting the retirement of Dominik Büchele, Dieter Bohlen believed that it could take Sahrah Cross. His explanation: "I have the impression that these things do not always according to performance, but for sympathy."
With skill and sympathy had American Idol, season four Mark Medlock spectators and judges alike enthusiastically. The protégé of Dieter Bohlen appeared as a guest and introduced his new book "Mamacita before. He was accompanied by dancers who had the 15 breasts. At least that had counted Marco Schreyl.
Thus, the jury members - click here>
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Friday, March 12, 2010

Happy to 10 square meters



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Cologne - The classic single room with toilet auf'm corridors, which generous student-WG or the mini-suite with shower: Over 4000 Studis live in houses of Cologne's student union.
The advantages are clear: The dormitories are centrally located and usually hochschulnah are affordable, often offer unexpected comfort - and the party factor is not missing out.
EXPRESS went to room inspection.
1. Station dormitory Rodenkirchen "There are only 10 square meters, but I'm happy here," Mirko Holfert (25) lives in the dormitory at the greenbelt road Rodenkirchen. He paid 134 euro for the furnished rooms with small balcony. With eight housemates he will share the kitchen and four toilets with shower. "Everything is great. Also here is a lot going on, just the exchange students want to do something. "
2. Station: Uni-cent ground Dom always in sight: Marta Derencz (25) from Poland has in her small apartment in the University Center on the Luxembourg road a great view of Cologne. "I pay for 14 square meters of 239 Euro, all inclusive. I like it here too, it's nice central location. Too bad that I have to move out after three years here. "Pedagogy student has a private toilet and shower.
3. Station: dorm Otto Fischer StraßeRichtig nobel lives Roghmans Christina (25) in the dorm Otto Fischer Street, located in Kwartier Latäng. With four other students, they form a WG, has a 16-square-meter room. Suitable for floor heating, kitchen, two bathrooms and balcony. "For that I pay 266 euros," says the marketing student. "A WG is personal, it is also time cooked together. "
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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Wiener Steffie "boss Zehnpfennig is Prince




Cologne --
Party alarm in the carnival! Our new Prince is certain: old size Zehnpfennig Markus (37) - who operates including the "Wiener Steffie," there can be regularly Ballermann artists such as Olaf Henning and Willi Herren occur.
But should the proclamation by the Prince does not sing the theme song, Zehnpfennig said during his performance at the Carnival Museum "there is no overlap between one side of my career and my role as a prince."
The men at his side: the beautiful maiden, alias Wolfgang Martin Fritsch Martina (47, Forecast: true funny) and "peasant" Hubert Hornung (57, Forecast: much funnier). The three come from the still relatively young club, "Big Brown Fields" (3x11jähriges celebrates its anniversary).
The guys around Praeses Rainer Tuchscherer were so proud that she announced the news before the highly official announcement by the festival committee on its website (reprimand programmed).
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The facts: Mark Prince - married, two children, studied hotel and restaurant business administration, Großgastronom (Bierhaus en d'r Salzgass, Steffie, Stüsser, batch house, "Pancho Villa"). Speaks three languages. Amateur boxer and boxing club boss of the SC Colonia, favorite band: the Paveier. "I speak kölsch."
Virgin Martina - "I sing with everything, not nice - but according to" Married, three children (patchwork family), head of MBS International Logistic. Nickname: Red wine and travel.
Hubert Bauer: Married, two sons, a trained engineer, independently.
The convivial meetings of the "brown fields" are legendary - doll on wheels "ball" at Weiberfastnacht Michael Schumacher himself has already given gas.
 Despite the economic crisis would have been a variety of applications, so FC boss Mark Knight Bach: "The three of our first choice."

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Sex attacks: Police hunt two men



Simmerath - sex attack on a woman at the weekend the victim was threatened by three strangers and wounded with a knife.
Now the police chasing the men. Two of the perpetrators could be described as:
The first suspect was about 18 to 23 years old, stout, 180 to 185 cm tall, had red-blond, short-cropped hair, green eyes and a striking number of freckles on his face. He was dressed in a black leather motorcycle jacket and trousers, wearing black combat boots and a striking metal cross.
The second suspect was 18 to 23 years old, 165 to 170 cm tall, of slim build, had dark, short hair, remarkably thick, bushy eyebrows, designer stubble and was wearing a black leather motorcycle jacket with white lettering "Yamaha" and a black leather pants. He wore dark Springer and motorcycle boots with zip and looked Mediterranean. He spoke only broken German.
The cops asked urgently looking for clues to the suspects. Anyone who has seen suspicious persons in the area of Walter Bachmann street or as a result of physical description of the perpetrator believes to know, should report immediately to police under 0241/9577-31201 (or non-business hours 0241/9577-34250).