Thursday, February 25, 2010

What lines are fixed, the creep



Cologne - Welcome to the Formula KVB. The 11 rail lines to transport approximately 674,000 passengers daily through Cologne. Does not want this to be the slowest. Now the average velocities of individual lines were first accurately recorded and compared. The race is open ...
Leaders in the ranking is the 18th line The "Thalys" the KVB it brings on the 46.2 kilometers long stretch of Thielenbruch to Brühl and then on to Bonn whopping 33.4 km / h on average.
These are "in the country" achieve greater distances between stops peak of 80 cases. Previous models of the KVB there even cracked the 100 barrier.
The slowest, is progressing at the snail-line 5. By Ossendorf on the main station to Reichenspergerplatz it brings the train to 20.4 cases in the cut.
"This is due to the many inner-city bus stops, tight turns and the surface transport," said KVB spokesman Joachim Berger. Under the earth everything goes faster.
Especially in Paris: the new record holder is there, fully automated 14, which brought 41 km / h schafft.Aber still: 1877, the Cologne train horses only on 4 to 10 km / h.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Grandstands drama: Pauli-Fan (41) in a coma



Koblenz / Hamburg --
The new grandstands drama (EXPRESS reported): The Saturday's away game in Koblenz accident soccer fan of the second division FC St. Pauli is located in an artificial coma.
This was confirmed by team manager Christian Bönig Sunday Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) on request: "He suffered severe injuries to the head and shoulder." Detailed information on the health of 41 years old trailer did not make it, "Since the incident in Aachen We have become somewhat more cautious with our statements, "said Bönig. "Our fan and our safety officer are trying to contact his relatives."
Because of the accident, the meeting of the TuS against the North Germans were kicked off with a ten-minute delay. "It is particularly hard, the players laid the foundation of the offense to communicate, because some of them had the overthrow of our fans in Aachen personally witness. As is already oppressive memories, "he said Bönig.
In the said opening away game of Aachener Tivoli Arena was a fan of Hamburg on 17 August from a grandstand railing, about six feet plunged into the depths and the fall had suffered life-threatening injuries. The 38-year-old at that time was two weeks in an artificial deep sleep.
"After such events in all of us in the club is a certain emptiness," said Bönig. The fan is now crashed, crashed during the climb over the fences in the stadium grandstand Oberwerth, is currently still in a hospital in the area of Koblenz.
Fan fall clouds the sporty good run of brown whites. With the 5:1 (2:0)-Success in Koblenz, St. Pauli maintaining the track to the Bundesliga. With 32 points, cemented the team of coach Holger Stanislawski the second place.

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Again Zoff! Ballack attacked Bierhoff



Dusseldorf - A new Zoff between captain Michael Ballack and DFB manager Oliver Bierhoff overshadowed the meeting of the national team in Dusseldorf, where the team of coach Joachim Loew on Thursday to hold a public training session.
Ballack and Bierhoff have officially reconciled - but behind the scenes, it's Gonna Die. Latest issue: the National jerseys, which no longer be provided with player's name.
In an interview with the "kicker" says that technical problems were the reason. Ballack: "Technical problems? I have the equipment supplier Adidas DFB otherwise heard. In addition, there is this problem evident for the other nations with the same equipment is not. "Like, for example France.
FIFA allows only jersey numbers 1 to 18 Most are over 20 players in the squad, which will be pruned just before the game. Bierhoff: "This will be a real time problem."
Meanwhile, took place in Frankfurt, a reconciliation meeting between Loew booted out and the goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand. Loew asked the Valencia substitute keeper prospect of a comeback, should he abandon the club in the winter wechselt.Heute in the LTU Arena (beginning 15 clock) must Loew on Marcell Jansen (thigh). The coach: "We will work out quite deliberately, but just before an audience. There will be no show-training. "
What do you think a say on the jersey discussion - HERE ...
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Friday, February 5, 2010

Amy Winehouse remains at liberty



London - As has Amy Winehouse (25) again had any luck. In a process for personal injury, the 25-year-old has now been acquitted.
At a charity ball 2008, the scandal-singer attacked a fan penalizes dancer Sherene Flash Amy had asked for a photo. As did another friend with it, turned the singer by allegations. It will hit the dancer's face and they have hurt the eye.
According to the indictment, the prosecutor at the time Amy was under the influence of alcohol or other substance, "says the Focus.
The court in London found Amy but not guilty, the BBC said. After ihrerDarstellung she had felt harassed by the young woman unddiese just pushed away.
The judge said on Friday, according to the Daily Mirror ") (Internet edition:" After all witnesses, I can not safebeing that this was not an accident. " Winehouse said beiVerlassen of the court: "I am relieved."
 The alleged victim of the attack testified siehabe after the attack started to cry. "I was shocked. Ichkonnte not open my eyes for a while," said the woman.
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