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The house of 1000 lights

The house of 1000 lights

Christmas and advent season is a time of lights. Whether candlelight, christmas trees or illuminated towns – these lights create a very special atmosphere, especially in the evening hours.

A fan of such illuminations is anja diebenbacher from burgkunstadt. Three years ago, her basic idea was to bathe her own home with garden in a special glow of light. At christmas 2015, she had already illuminated her home with 5600 lights. Last year, more than 10,000 LED lights adorned the house and its grounds, and this year there has been a further increase. Another coarse star of light on the roof and a comet on the front of the house were added to the luminous gift sleighs, the reindeer and the trees of light.

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Five new helpers for the thw in kronach

Five new helpers for the thw in kronach

Rough day for 22 new THW helpers from the hof regional area: they had completed their basic training in recent months with great commitment. Recently, they took their final exam in kronach to obtain the authorization to operate the vehicle. Candidates from the local associations of kulmbach, naila, selb, marktredwitz, bayreuth and fortunately also five candidates from kronach passed their examinations with very good results.

Basic training is the first stage of training in the technical relief organization. Only then are the emergency personnel assigned to the units and specialist groups for further specialization.

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New urn field offers 253 additional grave sites

The city of herzogenaurach took account of the change in burial customs. Since the demand for urn graves at the new cemetery on martin luther square is increasing, a further facility with 253 urn graves for up to three urns each was created next to the existing facility on the watercourse. The urn chambers sit on a 60-centimeter-wide paved surface, the graves are bordered with granite paving and covered with gravel. "The construction site reminded me a lot of the residential area of herzo base, where there were also lawns everywhere" said pastor oliver schurrle with a smile, but it had turned out to be a very nice system.

"Two worlds meet in a cemetery", explained pastor schurrle, surviving relatives and of course the deceased. The cemetery is also a place for reflection and contemplation, and the beautiful grounds are an invitation to sit on a bench and enjoy the peace and quiet.

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Community of rugendorf drops stately birch tree

The oak processionary moth is to be dealt with throughout rugendorf. This was decided by the municipal council on monday evening. The oak tree on the village square in zettlitz is the first to be affected. Three nests were found on it, which must be removed.

The caterpillars of the oak processionary moth butterfly have stinging hairs on their backs during their development phase between may and july, which have a stinging toxin against predators and can cause a characteristic skin rash and severe itching in humans. At the suggestion of johannes heyl, however, the building yard is now to inspect all oak trees on public land in the municipal area for infestation and, if necessary, treat them.

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“Finally kerwa band” from bamberg and peter wackel celebrate their golden hit song

"Ole, ole and schallala!" it threatens from the backyard in the lange strabe in bamberg, where you can find the bar kawenzmann. There's french beer and even the ballermann singer, who comes from bubenreuth, feels right at home. Peter wackel roars into the mike on the improvised stage: "but screw it, malle only comes around once a year!" the fans go along and the hands go high. Wackel grins at his fellow singer youssef addala. Together they improvise their song, sometimes substituting "malle" in the refrain through "kerwa and vice versa, which often happens this evening. And the crowd roars the songs "scheib drauf!" and "kerwa ole" with, which are actually one – and something like the actual star of this wednesday evening.

The malle version:

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Special offer introduction class is in demand

On one evening in january, principal burkhard spachmann explained the special features of the introductory classes, which have now been part of the school’s educational program for ten years, to the upcoming graduates of the M branch of the secondary schools, the business school and the secondary modern schools. The interest was roughly.

Prerequisite for admission is a pedagogical report from the school attended so far, in which the student is certified as having unrestricted aptitude for the gymnasium. There is no fixed grade point average "but you should be able to offer above-average performance", it says in a press release of the school. The school management of the gymnasium decides on the admission to the introductory class.

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Us-judge wants to punish argentina – judgment disregarded

Us-judge wants to punish argentina - judgment disregarded

New york district judge thomas griesa announced penalties on monday (local time) because he sees his ruling disregarded by the government in buenos aires. "The court has ruled that argentina’s behavior is illegal," said griesa.

The judge had forbidden the country to serve other creditors as long as it has not settled claims by hedge funds, led by the new york firm NML capital, for at least 1.5 billion dollars (1.2 billion euros). Argentina, however, refuses. President cristina fernandez de kirchner calls fonds "vultures".

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Thuringerwald association celebrated its foundation festival in a “wonderful spot on earth”

Thuringerwald Association celebrated its foundation festival in a

A fixed point in the calendar of the thuringerwald-verein coburg is its annual foundation festival. Second chairman helmut volk compared it to a birthday party. This year, the association with its 372 members celebrated its 112th anniversary on the sennigshohe near mirsdorf. Birthday celebration. As always, the focus was on honoring long-time members.

Before the board went into action, helmut volk described the history of the alexandrinenhutte, which was founded on 18. July 1936 was officially inaugurated. He recalled that this was built on the foundation walls of the alexandrinenturm, which was the highest vantage point in the coburg region from 1906 until it was blown up in 1936. Helmut volk was pleased that erika huhn, as a contemporary witness, was able to tell something about the demolition of the building. The former mirsdorf resident could remember very well that as a seven-year-old child she was afraid of being hit by a rock. "But the tower simply collapsed", the senior told the eagerly listening guests of the celebration. She reported with pleasure about the dance evenings, at which the former chairman carl escher played with his ship's piano. "I danced like a lump on a stick", dear you know – much to the delight of the visitors. In his historical summary, volk made it clear that a lot had happened on the sennigshohe. "The hut was equipped with running water, electricity, telephone and a clear system", reported the second chairman. Not without a certain pride, he emphasized: "we have a wonderful piece of earth here".

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Youth orchestras have a rough run

The fact that the erlangen-hochstadt district sings and sings is nothing new, because music and singing are part of life. More than 70 representatives of the nearly 37 choruses and 25 music clubs in the district, which have around 3,400 active members, attended the annual meeting of the erlangen-hochstadt music council at the reif inn in kalchreuth. The meeting was dominated by the new elections and the reports of the district association of the north bavarian music association (NBMB) and the erlangen-forchheim singing circle, as well as the distribution of subsidies.

Bernhard schwab from herzogenaurach was unanimously re-elected as chairman, johanna wagenknecht as secretary, hans wormser as managing director, and clemens vykydal (district chairman of the NBMB) and norbert mischke (district chairman of the sangerkreis) are automatically members of the board according to the articles of association. There were some changes in the advisory boards of the two associations, and the chairman and district administrator alexander tritthart (CSU) thanked emilie meier (sangerkreis), who had been a member of the music council for 27 years, and heinz imhof, who had represented the interests of the chorus for nine years, for their many years of cooperation. After more than 30 years, richard sanger, the former long-serving chairman of the NBMB, also decided not to run for the music council’s advisory board.

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“Harmless” cold leads to cardiac arrest: sophie (2) from france narrowly escapes death

"It all started with a seemingly harmless cough, which almost everyone had in february", remembers kathrin R.. But then their little daughter sophie's cough turned into a heart alarm. The life of the toddler, who had never been ill before, was suddenly hanging by a thread. Doctors from erlangen saved the girl's life with a seemingly harmless cold, as the university of erlangen-nurnberg reported on wednesday.

When kathrin R. Looking back over the past few months, she is still amazed: her daughter sophie, who is now two years old and has never really been sick, has just escaped death once again this spring. "But then it all happened very quickly. At the beginning of march sophie was admitted to hospital as an emergency case. Three days later, an artificial heart had to keep her alive", the mother is quoted in the press release.

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