Germany increasingly popular with us burghers

Germany increasingly popular with us burghers

According to the survey, 55 percent of respondents have an excellent or good overall impression of "germany" – significantly more than in the previous survey in 2009, when 48 percent of respondents expressed such enthusiasm. Overall, the embassy says it’s the best result since 2002. At that time, the first survey of this kind was conducted on behalf of the germany center in washington.

The survey shows that shared values are seen as the cornerstone of german-american relations. When asked which country shares the most values with the U.S., germany ranked first among non-english speaking countries. Overall, germany ranks fourth, after canada, great britain and australia.

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Collective agreement for the reorganization of nurnberg airport

Collective agreement for the reorganization of nurnberg airport

This was announced by airport spokesman reto manitz on monday evening. To this end, pay retroactively to 1. The company will receive a 3 percent pay cut on march of this year, and the agreed one-time payment of 200 euros will not be paid out. In addition, performance-related pay will be suspended this year and next year. This makes a total of 5.5 percent waiver in the agreement, which expires on 28 february 2014. February 2014 current restructuring agreement expires.

After a miserable business year in 2011, nurnberg airport expects a further decline in revenue and heavy losses in the millions in 2012. The deficit will amount to six to seven million euros, managing director harry marx had recently predicted.

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42 Kilometers at 40 degrees

42 kilometers at 40 degrees

The photo shows markus sube’s face after just three kilometers of the marathon on boa vista. The floe runs in streams. The run is a torture, and not only because of the high temperatures of up to 40 degrees celsius. Sube has nevertheless made it 13 this year. For the first time. What moves him: he runs to collect donations for children suffering from fanconi anemia.

Together with a group of other runners, markus sube flew to the capeverdean islands this year. This time there are also two women, kathrin and catharin. You are not only on boa vista for the first time. It’s their very first marathon ever. They will later say that they imagined the run completely differently. And you will be surprised that markus sube feels the same way, because: "it’s different every time," explains markus sube, he says after this participation. It is number 13 for him.

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Love at first sight for hochstadt couple

Love at first sight for Hochstadt couple

Theresa schiffl more than 60 years ago anna and hermann fauth saw each other for the first time at a dance event and celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary yesterday. When asked if it was love at first sight, the old lady answers "yes" as if shot from a pistol.

Lived in erlangen for a long time

The couple are from erlangen and have lived there for a long time. Here, a large garden belonged to their house, in which they grew vegetables such as lettuce, says hermann fauth. At the time, he worked for the public utility company, his wife at the eye clinic.

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Suspicious bag paralyzed essen main station

Suspicious bag paralyzed essen main station

Beforehand, a passerby had discovered the abandoned packing bag on a train platform and reported it to the police.

After hours of anxiety, however, it was clear that the contents of the green sports bag were harmless. Among other things, the bag contained clothes, scissors and plastic pens, according to a spokeswoman for the essen police on thursday night.

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Joy about the new changing area

Joy about the new changing area

A new changing area is now available at the crana-mare indoor swimming pool in kronach. Ingrid oswald from kronach, who recently suggested the idea, is particularly pleased about this.

"Among the attractions of kronach when our grandchildren visit are the two beautiful swimming pools – the open-air pool and the indoor pool", according to ingrid oswald. Even the smallest ones enjoyed splashing around in the lovingly designed children’s areas again and again. She is all the more pleased that a few weeks ago – following a request made at the last castle meeting – the city administration and public utility company reacted positively and also installed a changing area for the youngest in the men’s changing room. In the women’s collection locker room, this highly practical facility has existed for a long time.

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One-third of the mammals are in danger of extinction

one-third of the mammals are in danger of extinction

Almost one-third of mammal species in germany are threatened with extinction. This is the result of the current red list of mammals presented by the federal office for nature conservation (bfn) and the red list center (RLZ) in bonn on thursday.

The authors have determined the population situation and the level of danger for 97 mammals native to germany.

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Nowhere is “a gschmarri” as common as in the native language

Klaus-peter gabelein in 1999 the unesco declared 21. February for "mother tongue day explains. This day of remembrance should draw attention to minority languages with less than 10,000 speakers, because many languages are no longer passed on to future generations and are thus gradually being forgotten.

In france there are more than 10,000 people who speak and appreciate french, but their number is constantly decreasing. In schools, in offices or in international companies, the native language, the dialect is largely out of fashion, is simply no longer spoken because hardly anyone understands it anymore.

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Bad rodach: reconstruction in the therme natur still this year finished

Finding peace and relaxation in the therme natur? Sure, no problem. The situation is somewhat different for the craftsmen, who currently still have a lot to do when they come to bad rodach to work diligently on the renovation of the sauna landscape. After the creation of an additional flat area with deckchairs (with a wonderful view of the georgenberg), the conversion of a therapy pool will soon be completed. At the moment in the empty pool is still a huge gerustkonstruktion. Construction site pure – but an end is in sight. "It will definitely be finished this year", says lutz lange from the operating company during a tour with our site.

The therapy pool remains – albeit in a different function. But around it everything will be different. And above all gentler and more homelike. A lot of birch trees will dominate the picture. The custom-made products from the hofmann company in bad rodach are draped around the future relaxation pool. There will be a small "treetop trail" between the birch trees give. Numerous comfortable seating and lounging areas will also be integrated.

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