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Thousands have to be expensive water meters

2010-06-13T00:36:00.001-07:00

In Düsseldorf, basements "is not correct is ticking." What many do not know: homeowners pay not only the water, but also a charge for the water meter.
Thousands have to be expensive water clocks. The larger, the higher the fee. Like Roland Steber (65) in Unterrath: 75 € instead he pays jährlich150 €!
Instead of a water meter "QN 2.5" (flow Kubiketer to 2.5 per hour - quite enough for his house) he has a "QN 6" (six cubic meters per hour). But that's not all: in some basements even find a "QN10" - and this counter is still 81 times more expensive €!
The wrong clock means for tenants in the basement: About the charges paid by all! If - as some experts believe - one half of the 80,000 water meters in Düsseldorf is too large, it comes to millions who are paid too much.
How much does my water meter?
Type QN 2.5
Type QN 6
Type QN 10
Basic fee: 75 €
Basic fee: 150 €
Basic fee: 231 €
Petra Beardsley, municipal spokeswoman: "The data necessary to size watches are often decades old. The water has also greatly reduced. Anyone who believes that his water meter was too big to just swap out for free. "
What Clock size you have to have said Berthold Niehus, head of water in DGVW (German Association of Gas and Water): "The Clock" QN2, 5 "is enough for single-family and multi-family dwellings to 15. The "QN6" you need for up to 85 homes. "
Ingo Apel of house and land ":" In the small single-family homes ranging Clock. For multi-family should talk to the municipal utilities. These are individual decisions. "Peter Grümmer the kingdom Unterrath home club:" In many houses of our village are the watches at large. The utility company should explain! All should go in their basement and see the clock is ticking as "." The size of water meter is shown on the meter.

Smiles here the Strangler Remscheid?

2010-06-07T10:36:00.001-07:00

Remscheid - Who Hans Werner Bahr (53) seen? He is suspected of his partner on 11 August cruel to have strangled.
At the funeral of the 39-year-old teller his DNA was discovered. In addition, the woman owed him for two years in 1200 €. It is unclear whether this is the motive.
Last seen Bahr was posted on Saturday, 8 August, at the station of Remscheid-Viering Hofen.
The alleged strangler is 1.73 meters tall, of strong build, about 105 pounds, wears a short gray hair and a Oberlippenbart.Zuletzt he was black with a pair of jeans, a brown shirt and black Western boots unterwegs.Unter the left eye he has a birthmark on the left forearm he has a tattoo.
Bahr may be in possession of a firearm. In posthumous farewell letters, he expressed serious suicidal intent.
Witnesses register by calling 0202 - 2840th

Police chasing those death-shove

2010-06-01T04:37:00.001-07:00

Hilden - Brutal robbery on a 97-year-olds (EXPRESS.DE reported>) - Now is the victim dead! The senior citizen died on Sunday evening, a day after the brutal assault.
Despite emergency surgery and intensive care treatment the woman died of her severe injuries. On Saturday she had been pushed by a robber and robbed.
Previously, the two perpetrators had spied her victim in a supermarket, you were well accepted. Now chasing the police with the two photos!
The woman: • southern or eastern European origin • 20 to 25 years old • 165 cm tall, strong and corpulent figure • Black, long hair tied back to the pigtail • total dark clothing consisting of trousers, shirt and jacket
The man: • southern or eastern European origin • 25 to 30 years old • 175 cm tall, • strong figure with a slight paunch short, black, slightly wavy hair • dressed in dark trousers, dark jacket, shirt or conspicuous among them . sweater in the color orange with a dark wide and a narrow white horizontal stripes across the chest
Information, please contact the Police by phone 02103/898-6410 Hilden.

"Finally I get my care housing!"

2010-05-26T00:36:00.001-07:00

So far could Ingeborg Bittner (79) live on their own money. But that was eventually running out.
The sick woman is now living in nursing homes. For nine months, tried their carers to apply for social assistance in order to have a little pocket money - without success. Then the supervisor reported Franka Gaus (63) in the task force. And we could help!
First, a call to the Cologne office of Social Affairs and seniors. It says: "The problem was that Ms. Bittner had often changed their carers and their assets are still under consideration."
Even the senior can not take care of the matter. She is very ill, suffering from diabetes, may develop due to a tube in his throat barely speak. But only a day after the task force call to the Office said: "Mrs. Bittner receives a housing allowance care of 450 €." Gaus is happy for her patient: "Thank you SoKo, great job!"

Once data scandal at Lidl

2010-05-20T02:37:00.001-07:00

Cologne - The food discounter Lidl has recorded the reasons for illnesses of staff members from a list.
The data have now been discovered by chance in a garbage can in Bochum, the "mirror". Lidl conceded, "This was data protection, but was, to use their state of health staff accordingly."
End of 2008 had been set in practice. The documents were not disposed of properly and so the "Mirrors have been leaked."
In its "cause of the illness" was thus listed among other things, an employee who was on sick leave in June last year: "Will be pregnant (). Fertilization does not work. "In the case of a branch manager" had personal problems "were noted. In another it is, as cause of disease, "psychologist".
All entries are from the period after the discovery of the spy methods at Lidl, which had caused a stir in March 2008. Investigators were instructed to monitor the behavior of employees.
After this affair Lidl had hired former Federal Privacy Commissioner Joachim Jacob, to develop a security concept for the company. The current Federal Data Protection Peter Schaar says: "The reason the employer of the disease is basically nothing."

The secret desire of the stars

2010-05-14T01:38:00.001-07:00

So now even Jennifer Lopez. The big Hollywood diva, successful actress and singer, happily married, mother of twins. And now unwilling star of a film, which - when it comes to her - no one will see.
Your short-husband Noa Ojano (marriage seven months in 1997) wants to use hot videos from their honeymoon in an alleged documentary Strip. It was Lopez (40) Noa ban in court. She demanded to $ 10 million damages. Fearing he will now have even claims the video was only a slap on the ass to see.
The stars and their sex videos. More and more cases are known, especially with stars from the second member, who want to stand out with hot movies. Just over ten years of boom with busty girls Pamela Anderson started (42) and her ex-husband Tommy Lee (47).
Then follow Rick Salomon and starlets Paris Hilton (28). For both couples the sex videos are now legally available. The revenue from trash like "One Night in Paris" will be divided, the dubious fame as well. As with ex-Baywatch-Nixe Carmen Electra (37). Their dirty movies landed just in front of her latest film project on the Internet. Funny coincidence.
But why dive on by more and more stars sex videos? Brigitte Mooshammer sex therapist to the magazine "News": "A Star to be requires a degree of exhibitionism and self-love. That does not stop at sex. Narcissistic people liked to admire themselves during sex. "
But what if the videos come out in public? Above laugh as candidate Topmodel-Gina-Lisa (23) for example. Or something like Kiss Star Gene Simmons (60), of an alleged dirty movies now himself on his website to purchase offers.
But please, not like Hollywood top star Colin Farrell (33). He had denied his hot Playmate Nicole Narain Schaefer hours only, it would then be prohibited. But as it only learned of the existence of any of the movies.

Thommy invites 800 guests

2010-05-08T00:37:00.001-07:00

Dusseldorf - The after-show party of "Wetten, dass? Rises on Saturday evening at the Hilton, is where, until recently been working busily to build the location.
The Hilton is betting, as it were, dass.? "Hotel. Here, the entire ZDF crew rented, including entertainer Thomas Gottschalk. He has great memories of Dusseldorf.
In 1982 he was host of the show "Mr. Morning" on Radio Luxembourg in Oberkassel, was regularly seen with boards under their arms to the Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring. "I'm always happy to Dusseldorf," he says.
Also for the top stars like Jennifer Aniston and Owen Wilson have been reserved at the Hilton Suites and Rooms. If they want to stay because ... The great Sause after the show rises in the ground floor. Not only that (traditionally in the Rhineland Hall of Jecke taxi Ball celebrated after Carnival) is, here are also 800 guests to Thommys after-show party expected.
Which takes place in a cordoned-off area behind the reception desk. From the bar to the restaurant and three function rooms, such as the Aristotle room. Only those who are on the guest list, will be let in.
Thus Thommy and his VIPs might get lost on the foolish mistake taxi drivers who blocked the passage to the hall. There are several snack bars including Hummerbisque, tuna on skewers, beef medallions, gilthead, tiramisu.
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If you want to be an entertaining evening, please call at 14 clock at 13 11 88th
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Vettel should stop training after 55 minutes

2010-05-02T09:39:00.000-07:00

Nuerburg - Even after the first practice is characterized at the Grand Prix of Germany zwischenBrawn the continuation of the duel from GP and Red Bull.
However, the German Formula 1 Sebastian Vettel hope their attack on the first fastest time amFreitag and had to quit at the end of the eighth Platzzufriedengeben.
Vettel fastest was Red Bull's Mark Webber at 1:33,082 minutes before the championship leader Jenson Buttonim Brawn GP and Ferrari's Felipe Massa. Best German wurdeauf the 5.148 kilometers long traditional circuit in the Eifel NicoRosberg Williams in seventh.
After 55 minutes had Vettel's Red Bull because of a Defektsabstellen. Only shortly before the end of the exercise session, he drove seinemreparierten car again on the track. Too late to improve Once again too.
Nick Heidfeld was content in his BMW Sauber, with eleventh place was Timo Glock in the Toyota 19th, Adrian Sutil imForce India 20 and Last. Sutil also had the training paths, no need to stop the damage to his car.
Before the ninth of 17 season races on Sunday (14.00 clock / RTL undSky) Vettel is ranked in the championship standings with 25 points behind aufSpitzenreiter Button in third place.

In Derby, we make everything good again

2010-04-26T09:38:00.001-07:00

Oliver Neuville is sitting on the bench and Sascha Rösler is not in the squad, brushes, Patrick Paauwe the bandage on. The EXPRESS-Interview with Borussia replacement captain.
Why Borussia vergeigt start like that? Paauwe: We're still lacking a bit of experience in the Bundesliga. We have placed too much naivete in the day.
How can I change this? We need to work together and stand together on the defensive. This is the most important thing. Now, only results count. We now have six games in a row against teams that are approximately at eye level with us. From now on we need to get the points.
A Derby win against Cologne is Pflicht.Es is good that they come to us, which is exactly the right moment. We can make up a game with everything and recharge your self-confidence.
Have you ever been in a comparable situation? No, at the last place I stand for the first time, and I also hope for the last time at Feyenoord, but the pressure was always high. If we have lost there two or three games in a row, also spoke of a crisis, all right. At these times, you may never forget what you did for quality in the team.
With a win, you make a big Freude.Ja Jos Luhukay, but not only him. We can also ourselves and make the fans happy. In football, you get no time. So we need to score to give us some air. We now need a series, and we must start against Cologne.
What are you optimistic? "Personally, I find it incredible that all players are fit and healthy. That is a sign that everyone is fired up for the next few weeks. Moreover, our fans will be totally fired up for the duel and screaming at us forward.
And if it goes wrong? "This must not happen. I assume not from.

Plasberg: "I slipped the heart in the pants"

2010-04-20T04:39:00.001-07:00

Cologne - Frank Plasberg (51) is known as a political-talker and successful. In the show "Tough but fair", he feels his guests on the tooth. Now he gets his first Saturday night show on ARD, reports the Mirror.
Plasberg but admits the Express: "I have now slipped into the heart of the pants!" The Quiz 2008 - The Year in Review, "the working title is for the mission, which on Saturday 27 Run December, will, in prime time um20.15 Clock.
The otherwise very brash Plasberg shows respect: "The Saturday night is sacred to the Germans." But he feels himself to the task. "With 'Tough but Fair" is also laughing times, "said the native of Remscheid.
True: On Wednesday he caught a moth in the studio, which is very much for the amusement sorgte.Der Plasberg'sche humor also noticed ARD entertainment coordinator Thomas Schreiber. "I think Frank Plasberg - alongside stars such as Jörg Pilawa and Frank Elstner - for the biggest talent in the entertainment ARD.Außerdem it has a high level of journalistic expertise," says Schreiber.
These were also the reasons for it, Plasberg to a new format to pull. For the NDR that is, he has moderated since the beginning of the year "The smartest kids in the North" in the third. The trial balloon is so successful that now for the Rhinelander Saturday evening following the big show.
Then can now also on the Gottschalk-successor candidates are? "No, this is only a short trip. I have great respect for such a monument as Thomas Gottschalk. In addition, I miss it for the best hairstyle. "The Annual Review is produced by the way, Guenther Jauch Company I & U.
Jauch and Plasberg were both in place of the Political Talkerin "Sabine Christiansen" in conversation. Both drew the short straw and now do together entertainment.

My baby will be a Santa Claus

2010-04-14T00:39:00.001-07:00

Cologne-It is the secret star of RTL. Andrea Göpel million television viewers (to 38) when she shows such as "Egads! - The Super Pannenshow" or "My Garden" presents. Now the queen of quotas in the EXPRESS shows her great happiness. It is in the 7th Months pregnant!
A child she had always wanted, told the TV presenter at a meeting in Cologne's Children Boutique, cookies. ", But that it went so fast, I never imagined. One shot, one hit."
Andrea Göpel had just moved from Heidelberg to the south of Cologne, via pregnancy test when she learned that she becomes a mother. "We started from the make-work for a nursery."
"We" are sympathetic television wife and her friend Uli (40). For 13 years she has been with the engineer together, but he considers himself completely from the public. Göpel: "Even Ulis work colleagues do not know that he is with me. Will he asked his girlfriend, he always says, 'It works on the building." Which of course in the case of' My Garden 'is not entirely wrong. "
Even more secrets, "a name we have been betrayed, but does not." Only so much: "It's a boy. And obviously a very lively fellow. At each ultrasound examination, he begins to rock."
The calculated due date is 6 December. "It will be a Santa Claus baby," says Whims, which (contrary to the celebrity trend has firmly made), the child come into the world without a cesarean. Breastfeeding, they also want to own it considers interference from artificial anything.
And nothing about a wedding with baby bump. "Since then I am too vain. But we will marry in any case, probably next year."

EU wants the self-outgoing cigarette

2010-04-08T09:39:00.000-07:00

Berlin - It is the theme of recent days - the smoking ban in pubs. And now there's new material for discussion at the Glimmstengel.
According to the will of the European Union (EU) sollenin later than three years, only to be sold cigarettes to delete diesich after a short time even if it is not yanked.
This tells the newspaper "Die Welt" in Berufungauf informed circles of the EU Commission.
Reason: The left Einführungselbstlöschender cigarettes in the EU per year mindestens2000 save lives, "said Consumer Protection Commissioner MeglenaKuneva the sheet.
According to Kuneva, the new security arrangements should lead Not to price increases, because the costs are minimal.
Ating goal of such cigarettes, which can not cause fires, according to the EU Commission, smoking safer machen.Tausende people would by fire which ausgelöstwerden of cigarettes hurt or die. Addition, according to EU Commission Numerous forest fires caused by cigarette fires.
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The earth trembles on the day thousands of times

2010-04-02T01:40:00.001-07:00

Cologne - Even though the earth trembles constantly: "The causes are not necessarily the earthquake," said Professor Klaus-Guenter Hinzen, Head of the Seismic Station Bensberg, an outstation of the Geological Institute affiliated Cologne University.
, Wind, weather, traffic and industry to ensure that absolutely no place on Earth is at rest. "But there are frequent earthquakes than we think - the world's thousands per day.,, It is by nature an extreme but harmless natural phenomenon and not a natural disaster, "he says in the EXPRESS conversation. , You will not be too terrible catastrophes unless there are also in the affected areas houses can not withstand an earthquake, "said the Doctor of geophysicists. Bensberger From the seismic network is observed mainly the northern Rhineland and the Lower Bay - one of the active seismic regions in Europe.
After an earthquake in Euskirchen in 1951, the station was established in 1955 it started its operations. All registrations from then until today are in paper form in the basement shelves - including records of distant earthquakes. For in Bensberg PERMIT with long-period seismometers and tremors from distant areas of the globe will be registered.

Baerbel Dieckmann says Goodbye

2010-03-26T15:42:00.001-07:00

Bonn --
Baerbel Dieckmann said goodbye and thank you after 15 years came as Mayor of the City of Bonn - and nearly 1,500 guests to celebrate with her.
Well, not quite final yet: Officially Dieckmann still sitting until 20 October in the executive chair of the Bonner Hall.
The Obiene "as many call it Bonn, welcomed many guests throughout unprotokollarisch directly at the entrance. It has been fondled, gebützt and she had a lot to shake many hands. The celebration itself: colorful, with music and comedy, with many of the OB companion.
Simply touching was the performance of city dean Monsignor Wilfried Schumacher and Superintendent Eckart Wüster. A profound musical review of Dieckmann's tenure.
Nice idea: On a screen behind the lectern was a slide show from the 15 years' passing of our OB Revue: Dieckmann at meetings with various political-celebrities, when Bönnsch Carnival or when shopping at the market.
Bärbel Dieckmann in her farewell speech: "I wish this city and its people that Bonn is a city in which people - in allusion to a saying of the former president and honorary citizen of the city of Bonn Johannes Rau - Have you had respect one another and in good in less good times. "

So much for Christmas money to pay the Company

2010-03-20T07:41:00.001-07:00

Dusseldorf - The financial crisis is forcing more and more companies to thrift. Some - such as the Dusseldorf group Henkel - have now been excluded even the Christmas parties for employees. Meaningful savings - or exaggerated?
Not only for the Christmas party will be saved - so much Christmas money to pay the individual companies to their employees: click here!
The end for the Christmas celebration came via e-mail. All activities that do not directly contribute to profitability of the company were to be deleted further notice, informed the Board handles the world's 55,000 employees in the circular. Were affected, among other things Training, business travel - and the Christmas party on operating costs.
"Against the backdrop of financial crisis, we want to raise the awareness of employees to pay attention to costs and save money," said a spokesman. "We are sure that show the employees understand that."
Recognize it is just with the Christmas cutbacks, keep working psychologist Dr Michael Kastner, however, is a mistake, "are especially acute in times of crisis such events for the emotional tie to the company enormously important." The ceremony meant more than a few hours socializing, says The expert: "The employees enjoy the feeling of belonging, social support, recognition. Comes from the celebration, there is growing sense of injustice and insecurity. "
Even in large group Rewe (300,000 employees in Europe), one is convinced of the benefits of Christmas, "These are investments in people - be deleted under any circumstances," promises Rewe spokesman Ulrich Lissek.
A legal claim but it does not exist: "The Christmas alone depends on the goodwill of the company, it has no collective bargaining agreement," said Roland Wolf from the Confederation of German Employers' Associations.

Sascha Sirtl: It was thrown out at cheating?

2010-03-14T12:43:00.001-07:00

Giant vortices at being dropped by Big Brother Oldstars Sascha Sirtl.
On Monday evening, he had to> leave the house - he got too few calls from his most loyal fans.
No wonder! For probably came through at all. Apparently Big Brother passed a momentous transposed digits. A phone number should have been listed incorrectly in the teletext on RTL 2nd The case is reminiscent of the embarrassing breakdown in the American Idol semi-final (EXPRESS reported>).
BB fan Hans-Wilhelm Merkler from Erftstadt be the first to notice the error and reported immediately to EXPRESS.DE - proof photo he sent with them.
Clearly seen: in the teletext is the phone number ending with 41 for out of the house and stay 44 for the house.
During the live show was in the house but for a different number appears to remain - namely, the paragraph 42
So if you wanted to look up the phone again in Teletext, was led astray.
The consequences are well known: Sasha got enough votes and flew out of the program. Thus the dream of the second BB-win for the 30-year-old Cologne has burst.
EXPRESS.DE asked Big Brother for - so far not commented on the station about the incident. Online Oli stay tuned ...
What do you think? Sasha will still get a chance? Let him back into the house? Just vote!

Go Mario, the ball must be in goal

2010-03-07T17:49:00.001-08:00

Cardiff - On Tuesday morning, in St. David's Hotel & Spa "at the port of Cardiff, took Jogi Löw Mario Gomez to the side.
The coach asked his striker problems for debate. For 643 minutes of Stuttgart is waiting for a gate. Made from Super Mario-Mario's disease.
The strain on her nerves all. "Mario does, however, a very well-established idea," was Löws verdict after the interview. "He is positive and the team gets great support."
Mittwochbend (20.45 Clock, live on ARD) will show whether the impression is deceptive. Germany needs a win in Wales, necessarily, to defend in their World Cup qualification group, the good starting position.
"We can no points can lie," demands manager Oliver Bierhoff. In the fall it goes with the double against Azerbaijan and then to the Kracher in Russia in the hot-qualification phase. There must be landed in a three Tabellenvierten. For an away win, the required force, but Loew goals.
But they would not necessarily shoot Gomez, now is the announcement of the national coach. "I'm Mario measured by its commitment, joy running, fighting spirit and the ways that he does for the team, not at the gates."
This Wednesday is a perfect occasion, would be the end for 13 games continued to misfire. In goal, namely, the host is a bottle. Wayne Hennessey (22) from Wolverhampton Wanderers That sounds suspiciously like a ordentlichten Tor banquet.
So, Mario Schenk 'neat book. Then once again the tiresome Minutenzählen has an end. "For such situations, one often also shows enhanced" predicts Loew's Gate patients.
"We will not doubt in any case to Mario, but give him our support. Because we need him for the 2010 World Cup and beyond. "
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German record flooding continues

2010-03-01T11:42:00.001-08:00

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Rome - it goes with the best marks for the German swimmers at the World Championships in Rome! Annika Mehlhorn Baunatal improved Wednesday from her German record in the 200 m butterfly. Yannik Lebherz (Darmstadt, Germany) was the first German ever over 200 meters medley in two minutes.
While the American Mary Descenza (2:04,14 min) in Rome 16 Record establishes, improved the 25-year-old German eight years old her best time on 2:06,45 minutes and settled in as lead-fifth the semifinals. "This is really horny," said the pretty blonde who is a member of the police sports group Hesse.
World Cup debutants Lebherz (20) improved his record over 200-meter individual medley by 1.15 seconds in 1:58,94 minutes and booked as a pre-eleventh the semifinals. "That was good but not optimal," put down the undergraduate cool. Forward-fastest ever been to Europe (1:56,34 min) Hungarian Laszlo Cseh.
The evening before, had struck box weir Hendrik: Over 50 meters breaststroke with the Essen European record (26.83) in second was moved into the finals, was delighted: "A perfect race."
World record holder Daniela Samulski has been detained in the run about 50 meters back yet. The 25-year-old student from Essen, who had the World Cup kick-off with the season already brought silver and lead, as now reached the semi-final second, was surprised that their record (27.61) had survived: "I thought that they already covered. "
In 27.70 seconds, she was even close to it, to coincide with the Russian Anastasia Zuewa. Forward-fastest was the White Russian Alexandra Gerasimenja in 27.65 seconds.

The prince at the Ring

2010-02-28T13:27:00.001-08:00

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Nurburgring - The long weekend of the ring Lukas Podolski - FC-Star made from boxing and Formula 1 equally fascinating.
Early Saturday evening, he and his friend Monika and Nassim into the ring arena to see buddy Felix Sturm to win. Before the battle's in the VIP room, the first photo with Bernie Ecclestone, on his way to his box to meet the Bergheimer Schumacher Michael Schumacher. After the fight, then the long wait for tower (returning from the hospital, "We are football players have even less of the ears, more times in the thigh), about three pals pull off the clock with their wives and friends.
On Sunday it went: At 12:45 clock Podolski with the RTL helicopter lands on the ring. "I hit Sebastian Vettel, the thumb," says the professional football player before he Rhineland-Palatinate Premier Kurt Beck runs into the arms of him from his vorschwärmt million project at the new Nurburgring. With BMW shows him his Polish pals Robert Kubica still the most important parts of his fast Formula 1 racing cars. Next to Red Bull, handshake with Vettel, who comes straight from the driver's parade.
Storm, still dented from the fight, is now present again. Poldi: "How are you?" Storm "Viva Colonia" Before they look together in the Red Bull pit for the race, there still Poldi for RTL from the forecast: "Who comes off well at the start, the race will make. If not rain comes - or in some other way ... "
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The mistaken border war of Frechen

2010-02-25T17:44:00.001-08:00

Frechen - It's a crazy, tough neighborhood dispute.
Both John (see 56) must, like his house forfeited, because he was not allowed to repair the winter damage. The reason: He is allowed to enter the land of his neighbor under any circumstances.
Very well, they have never understood, of both John and his neighbor. There were repeated in the past times larger, sometimes smaller taunts between the two.
The house of the 56-year-olds in Frechen is right on the border with the neighboring property. Here potatoes are grown. Between the house and the potato field, there is an approximately 50 centimeter wide strip of grass. And even on this narrow path of both can not work.
"When it warmed up a bit, I discovered on the terrace and the wall small fine cracks," says Both. "Over time there, percolating through the humidity. The longer I wait, the greater the damage to my house. "
Since he was not allowed to enter the neighbor's property because his neighbor has forbidden him, he tried at the district court to obtain an injunction Kerpen. "After all, is to me by the so-called" hammer-and head right, "according to which one is at least a ladder for repair work on the adjacent property may not," he argued.
The court rejected his application, however. The reason: the damage to the house were not serious enough to have to act immediately. "So I was now condemned by the court to the need to make sure that divides my house," he complains. His neighbor finds himself in the right. "Lord of both can wait. He will damage his work my harvest, so I was not allowed to enter my property. Even if it is available only on the grass strip, fall color on my potatoes. When I'm done, we can still talk to each other views. "

Schalke looking for new million

2010-02-18T17:50:00.001-08:00

Gelsenkirchen - Schalke and the lack of coal - before the game on Sunday in Cologne, the district board of clubs now pulled the emergency brake. The club is urgently seeking new millions.
Tell a Supervisory Board meeting of 31 August was charged Schalke manager Peter Peters, obtaining fresh money to finance clean up the current season to be.
According to research by matching kicker EXPRESS and the journal, it covers a volume of 15 to 25 million euros.
Vereinsintern Opinions are divided, how much money is needed - by new investors, advertisers or player transfers. One thing is clear: Because the club is no longer playing internationally, but the staff costs remain high) (55 million plus bonuses, lack of coal.
The new manager Felix Magath was unwilling to accept, however, that players will be sold under value. The supervisory boards if needed, player sales have now moved to the winter.
Get With the new million has Schalke luckily experience. A few weeks ago first 12 to 13 million euros flowed from a U.S. investor in Boston to Manchester City - in return the club to the supplier contract with adidas for several years had ceded to the Americans. This, it is hoped, will the liquidity to 31 December secure.
But: For the period from 1 January will require new money. Peters will myself not to comment on his mammoth task. When such a winter emergency situation three years ago, has already occurred, had to secure private loans amounting to some 10 million euros of liquidity.
In order to escape this bias was also the main sponsor contract with Gazprom in advance to make money - flowed through the Barclays Bank in early 2007 a proud 44 million euros. Supervisory chief Tonnies confirmed the two preliminary operations, but emphasized "that a part of Gazprom's money is locked up."
That's right: Some 24 million have been invested in the bank Essenes - but because the club may extort a monthly six-figure sum, which will be only about 12 million left over. But at this fixed Schalke does not come so now.
Tonnies makes mainly a sporting mismanagement of the financial position of responsibility: "We need to bring the staff back in line with revenue. Then we took the lion's share of the Lot. "
But that is proving difficult: At the beginning of the Supervisory Board decided that staff would have to be lowered to 47 million. "It has failed us," admits Tonnies after the end of the transfer period.
Exonerated from any blame, the inspectors can not. For every contract that exceeds the limit of 300,000 euros, had to be approved by the boards of directors. As stated in the club, was always unanimous.
Disempower But Chief Financial Officer and President Josef Schnusenberg that does not seem sufficient in light of the everything that came out of kilter.
Whether Magath knew of what he has since engaged at FC Schalke 04?
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Great concern for Mayor Erwin

2010-02-11T17:50:00.001-08:00

Dusseldorf - 20-hour job, grueling missions in the other continents, stress and fatigue in politics and administration - seems to OB Joachim Erwin, who has been ill for years with cancer, too much?
After his visit to China the week before last gave him an infection from the train, since a week he is being treated at the Augusta hospital.
"Yes, it's true: The OB's in the hospital," city spokesman confirmed yesterday Kai Schumacher, who had always been "just given" a cold, in conversation with the Express. The disease had been caused by the many air conditioners in China. "Such infections have different consequences in the OB in perfectly healthy people."
In recent days was noticed that Joachim Erwin at numerous events, which he would otherwise, under any circumstances, miss, missing: At the Council meeting on Thursday at the Arag World Team Cup on Sunday and yesterday at the opening of the court Breidenbacher " . Numerous calls from worried citizens, politicians and media representatives were received one at City Hall.
"Feast is that the mayor must remain so in the coming days in the hospital," said Schumacher. "How long will it take the treatment, the doctors can say for the moment pending."

Schumacher and Hill help Vettel and Button

2010-02-05T06:43:00.001-08:00

Cologne --
Sebastian Vettel (22), with its provocative ( "Jenson wants to shake the title?) The psychological war against championship leader Jenson Button (opened 29). And even in this Diziplin have our World Cup hopes a good teacher: Schumi!
Vettel revealed after his show of strength at Suzuka: "The car really well, and added that I had received a tip from a very experienced driver who has helped me a lot."
The Schumacher loves Suzuka, is there most victorious driver (1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004) and now weltmeister various tipsters for Vettel. Despite 16 points behind Schumacher believes in a chance: "It will make a stiff challenge for Sebastian, button still contest the title on. But as long as mathematically there is still a chance he will fight. He brings all the conditions to win the title. "
Thanks to him, even psychological tricks. Schumacher knows all too well how to put a doubtful British in panic. Practiced in his first title in 1994 and 1995, Damon Hill (49).
As luck would have it, Hill has now button tips on how he saved his lead to the finish: "It seems as if he had it in the bag. But he now needs to grow and set with a strong performance once again a sign. In São Paulo, he must drive the race of his life. "Button, if it does not break time.
Schumacher and Hill, the title-whisperer. Exciting, whoever is successful at the end.