Hamburg 1-0 Hertha Berlin – can it get any worse for Berlin?

March 8th, 2010

 

 

Hamburg    08-03-2010

 

Hamburg 1-0 Hertha Berlin

Marcel Janssen’s goal 5 minutes before the half improved Hamburg’s chances of placing 3rd in the Bundesliga’s at end-of-season, and at the same time pressed “bad-news” Hertha Berlin even further down the relegation table.

Hamburg, with Ruud van Nistelrooy –Van-the-Man, on the bench in the beginning, started strongly and Marcel Janssen saw a great effort from Dennis Aogo well saved by the Hertha goalie Jaroslav Drobny.  

Berlin had one of their few chances in the 14th minute when Rafael’s free-kick found Ramos – but his 25m kick was stopped by Hamburg’s Rost.

The lone goal  came in the 40th minute – Hertha’s defender Tunay took the ball into the penalty area but it was blocked and Janssen tapped into an open net from  7m.

Hamburg played most of the best football in an otherwise boring game with chances from  Eljero Elia and Thomas Rincon.

In the 75th minute Ze Roberto showed that good and experienced older players in mid-field are worth their weight in gold. His excellent pass found Janssen, who in turn passed into the penalty area for Ruud Van Nistelrooy – who’s shot was blocked.

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Leading international companies at the 2010 ITB Berlin Convention

March 8th, 2010

 

Berlin       08-03-2010

 

 Leading international companies at the 2010  ITB Berlin Convention

 

 
Royal celebrities, among them His Royal Highness, the Hon. Chief Mukuni of Zambia, and Fabien Cousteau, the world famous oceanographer, will figure on the list of more than 200 speakers – leading enterprises, ranging from Google to the World Wide Fund For Nature, will be debating the future of travel

As the international travel industry’s think tank, from 10 to 12 March 2010 this year’s ITB Berlin Convention is once again presenting an outstanding programme, with more than 200 leading speakers. The list of speakers and participants from practical fields, science and politics, reads like a Who’s Who of the travel industry. His Royal Highness, the Hon. Chief Mukuni of Zambia will add royal flair to the ITB Destination Days, which run over a period of three days. At the Africa Forum, at a discussion round with the Hon. Najib Mohamed Balala, Minister of Tourism of the Republic of Kenya, and Martina Kohl of the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF), His Royal Highness, the Hon. Chief Mukuni will be discussing how important tourism is among the measures for combating poverty, as well as the role of development aid. Well known author and TV presenter Manuel Andrack will speak on the subject of spirituality and tourism. Vural Öger, owner of Öger Tours, will also be setting the tone with his keynote speech on the challenges posed by the creation of sustainable tourism destinations.

At the ITB CSR Day the world famous oceanographer and environmental activist Fabien Cousteau will be raising some fundamental issues. In the second keynote speech he will be examining whether ocean protection and tourism are friends or foes. Along with other participants from the travel industry, Dr. Volker Böttcher, CEO, TUI Deutschland GmbH, will examine the topic of customer experiences as regards sales, and whether CSR is simply a fake concept. Along with other panel discussion members, Pier Luigi Foschi, Chairman & CEO, Costa Crociere S.p.A., will be answering questions from the audience at a session debating whether the expanding cruise market has a negative effect on the environment.

Leading figures will also be attending the ITB Aviation Day. Dr. Temel Kotil, CEO, Turkish Airlines will hold a keynote speech opening this headline event of the world’s aviation industry. At the global CEO Panel the following will take part in the panel discussion on the future of the world’s aviation industry: Joachim Hunold, CEO, Air Berlin, Stefan Pichler, CEO, Jazeera Airways and Emirsyah Satar, President & CEO, Garuda Indonesia. Mauro Oretti, Vice President Sales and Marketing SkyTeam, will examine the future of strategic alliances in aviation. Along with leading airport experts, Dr. Stefan Schulte, Chairman of the Board of Fraport AG, will be highlighting best practice examples for increasing public acceptance of air traffic in the vicinity of airports.

Prof. Dr. Claudia Kemfert, Head of the Energy, Transport and Environment Department at the German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin), will open the ITB Global Future Summit at the ITB Future Day. Along with other experts she will be discussing the main trends as regards demographics, climate change, natural resources, technology and consumer behaviour. In a discussion round with other high-ranking participants, Peter Hill, CEO, Oman Air, will be analysing whether luxury tourism is still a viable market.

Finally, the search engine giant Google will be represented at the Global Future Summit with Patrick Schönemann, Geo Sales Manager DACH & Nordics, Google Enterprise, as well as at the PhoCusWright@ITB Berlin Technology Convention with Javier González-Soria. The paper due to be held by the CEO of Google Travel Spain, entitled “What’s New With Google”, promises fascinating insights and a look ahead regarding the latest developments of the enterprise heading the World Wide Web.

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OTA-Berlin – Favourite Restaurants in Berlin [Part 2]Restaurant ‘Das Pfeffer’ – Berlin Mitte

March 8th, 2010

 

 

Berlin      08-03-2010

 

Restaurant ‘Das Pfeffer’ – Berlin Mitte

Schönhauser Allee 176
10119 Berlin

Zugang auch von der Christinenstraße 18/19

Öffnungszeiten
Sonntag-Freitag tgl. ab 11:30 Uhr
Samstag ab 17:30 Uhr

 

Tel:               030 - 44 38 34 04         030 - 44 38 34 04
restaurant@pfefferberg.de

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‘PFEFFERBERG’   Uber    ‘PFEFFERBERG’

 

Im Sinne des Nutzungskonzepts des PFEFFERBERGs sollen Gastronomie, Kunst, Kultur und Architektur miteinander verbunden werden. Dabei wird Wert gelegt auf ein vielseitiges internationales Angebot. Ein an den Veranstaltungsbereich angelagerter Gastronomiebereich und der denkmalgeschützte Biergarten als städtischer Park hoch über der Schönhauser Allee bleiben weiterhin Treffpunkt auch ausserhalb von Veranstaltungen.

 

Der PFEFFERBERG ist aufgrund seiner attraktiven Kulturveranstaltungen weit über die Grenzen Berlins hinaus bekannt. Die “Pfefferbank” und der “Subground” waren und werden in Zukunft wieder ein beliebter Szenetreff. Ebenso die verschiedenen “Festivals”, die den PFEFFERBERG so populär machen. Kultur bleibt ein tragender Bestandteil des neuen Konzepts. Konzerte und Tanzreihen sollen mit alten und neuen Betreibern kontinuierlich weiterentwickelt werden. Das Kulturangebot bleibt offen für die Entwicklung kultureller und künstlerischer Profile. Neben der Fortführung etablierter Veranstaltungsreihen sind neuartige Veranstaltungsformen vorgesehen:

  • Konzerte (internationale, populäre, elektronische Musik, Jazz etc.);
  • Clubs verschiedenster Szenen;
  • Festivals (z.B. Musik, Tanz etc.).

In 2001 wurde mit den Entkernungsmaßnahmen der 21 Gebäude als Vorbereitung für die vollständige Sanierung des PFEFFERBERGs begonnen und zwischenzeitlich abgeschlossen.
Im nächsten Schritt wurden die Erdgeschosse der Häuser 7 und 9 saniert und für die Akira Ikeda Gallery (Japan) umgebaut. Die Akira Ikeda Gallery eröffnete auf dem PFEFFERBERG ihre neue Vertretung in Berlin mit einer Ausstellung des amerikanischen Künstlers Frank Stella.
Weitere Flächen werden Schritt für Schritt instandgesetzt und bezugsfertig hergestellt, so daß die Entwicklung des PFEFFERBERGs zu einem Zentrum für Kunst, Kultur und Dienstleistung bis 2005 abgeschlossen sein wird.

Der PFEFFERBERG liegt im Herzen Berlins, im süd-westlichen Teil des Stadtbezirks Prenzlauer Berg. 1841 lag das Grundstück noch ausserhalb der Stadt. Heute befindet sich dieser Ort an der Bezirksgrenze zu Berlin-Mitte, zehn Minuten Fussweg vom Alexanderplatz und 15 Minuten von den Hackeschen Höfen entfernt. Achthundert Meter weiter in Richtung Norden liegen der Kollwitzplatz, die Kulturbrauerei und der Prater.

Verkehrsanbindung
Unter der Schönhauser Allee verläuft die U-Bahn-Linie 2. Die Station “Senefelder Platz” liegt direkt gegenüber dem Haupteingang zum PFEFFERBERG. Diese Linie wird ab dem Sommer 2003 im 24-h-Takt fahren. Ein Nachbus hält direkt vor dem Grundstück. Weitere Bus- und Strassenbahnlinien befinden sich im Umkreis von 500 m. 

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After Berlin meeting: A400M program gets green light

March 7th, 2010

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Wikipedia pictures of the unique counter-prop propulsion and undercarriage landing systems on the A400M.

Berlin   07-03-2010

A financing agreement has finally been reached with user governments after more than a year of uncertainty concerning the A400M program, which EADS/Airbus  had threatened to cancel to preserve the company’s long-term viability.

Purchasers of the A400M military transport plane have agreed to a 10 % per unit price increase, which will assist in any further   cost overruns and allow the troubled project to continue.

EADS/Airbus and the 7 European government-customers for the A400M announced in Berlin that they had agreed to the small increase for the 180 planes on order.

They will also provide circa 1.5 billion Euros in loans in return for a share of the revenue from future sales of the aircraft.

The A400M project was like a rock around the neck of EADS/Airbus and was costing the company around 100 million Euros a month – and because it is not a bank – put a heavy strain on its cash flow.

Germany, Belgium, Britain, France, Spain, Luxembourg and Turkey have all agreed to increase the original contract, which was 20 billion Euros, and will also waive any penalty charges for late deliveries.

The plane deliveries are projected to begin in 2014.,  

EADS/Airbus will absorb some of the cost overruns already encountered with a one-time 1.8 billion Euro write-off .

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Future of ILA Berlin Air Show after 2012

March 6th, 2010

 

 Inboard  Leading -Edge Droop Flap visible on A380 Wing-root at Berlin ILA 2008 -  foto Alexandr VASILEVSKI

Berlin  06-03-2010

Long-term planning for a site from 2012 onwards: in view of the expansion that will result in the creation of a major airport, the BBI, from 2012 onwards the ILA will need to relocate to a new site. An area in the Selchow district, to the south west of the BBI, is being developed for this purpose.

All the partners in this project – the state authorities of Berlin and Brandenburg, the airport operators, the German Aerospace Industries Association BDLI and Messe Berlin GmbH – have agreed to this move.

Now it is important to clarify various issues as quickly as possible, including questions about financing, potential investors and the year-round operation of the exhibition area that will be created, before a final decision can be made about the long-term location for the ILA after 2010.

ILA 2010 will take place from 8 to 13 June. The first three days of the show (8 to 10 June) are reserved exclusively for trade visitors. The ISC at the ILA will only be open on these three days.

Phone:
              +49 (0)30 3038-0         +49 (0)30 3038-0
Fax:
+49 (0)30 3038-2325

E-mail: ila@messe-berlin.de
www.messe-berlin.de

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ITB Berlin 2010 – Starts this Wednesday

March 6th, 2010

Berlin   06-03-2010

ITB Berlin 2010 will take place from Wednesday, 10 to Sunday, 14 March. ITB Berlin will be open to trade visitors only from Wednesday to Friday.

ITB Berlin is the world’s leading travel trade show. In 2009 a total of 11,098 companies from 187 countries exhibited their products and services to 178,971 visitors, who included 110,857 trade visitors.

Parallel with the trade fair, the ITB Berlin Convention will be held from Wednesday to Friday, 10 to 12 March 2010. Full details of the programme can be found at www.itb-convention.com/program.

Fachhochschule Worms and the US-based market research company for the travel industry PhoCusWright Inc are partners of the ITB Berlin Convention 2010. SkyTeam is among the premium sponsors of the ITB Aviation Day, TopAlliance is responsible for VIP service, airliners.de is media partner of the airport session within the ITB Aviation Day and hospitalityInside.com is media partner of the ITB Hospitality Day.
Futouris, Kiel Earth Institute, Landau Media, news aktuell and Wilde & Partner are sponsors of particular sessions. Partners cooperating with the ITB Business Travel Days 2010 are: Deutsche Bahn AG, DRV Deutscher ReiseVerband e.V., Europäische Reiseversicherung AG (ERV), FCm Travel Solutions, hotel.de, HSMA (Hospitality Sales und Marketing Association) Deutschland e.V., schaefer mobility group GmbH, Seminaris Campushotel Berlin Science & Conference Center, Veranstaltungsplaner.de, the travel management association Verband Deutsches Reisemanagement e.V. (VDR) and Schlosshotel Fürstlich Drehna.
The media partners cooperating with the ITB Business Travel Days 2010 are BIZ Travel, Business&IT, connect, DMM Der Mobilitätsmanager, Geschäftsreise Effektiv, Markt und Mittelstand,Tempra, travel manager, TW TagungsWirtschaft and working@office.

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JAAP VAN ZWEDEN + niederländische Radio Philharmonie Orchester – 9.03.2010 20:00 Uhr Konzerthaus-Berlin -Gendarmenmarkt

March 6th, 2010

 

Berlin  06-03-2010

 

9.03.2010   20:00  Uhr  Konzerthaus-Berlin

 Gendarmenmarkt

 

Das niederländische Radio Philharmonie Orchester wird unter Leitung des Chef-Dirigenten Jaap van Zweden Stücke von Schostakowitsch und Rachmaninow spielen. Am Klavier Simon Trpceski.
 
 Sergej Rachmaninow: Konzert für Klavier und Orchester Nr. 1 fis-Moll op. 1Dmitri Schostakowitsch: Sinfonie Nr. 7 C-Dur op. 60 (“Leningrader”)Der niederländische Violinist und Dirigent Jaap van Zweden wurde 1960 in Amsterdam geboren. Er erhielt Violinunterricht am Konservatorium von Amsterdam. Seine aktive Laufbahn begann er 1976, wo er bereits im Alter von 19 Jahren einer der Konzertmeister des Concertgebouw Orchesters Amsterdam wurde.

Anschließend war er Dirigent in verschiedenen Europäischen Ländern. Seit 2005 ist Jaap van Zweden Chefdirigent und künstlerischer Leiter der beiden niederländischen Rundfunkorchester. Er ist ein gefragter Gastdirigent verschiedener international renommierter Orchester.

 www.radiofilharmonischorkest.nl

 

http://www.konzerthaus.de/

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Westerwelle ‘Berlin wants US nukes out of Germany’

March 5th, 2010

Berlin  05-03-2010

Since he assumed office in October 2009, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has often repeated that he wants removal of US nuclear weapons from Germany to be one of the  accomplishments of his time in office.

In fact all three German coalition parties CDU/CSU and FDP want to have the nuclear weapons situated in Germany withdrawn – in cooperation with the US.

Foreign Minister Westerwelle, has recently welcomed the news that US President Obama is said to be contemplating withdrawing US nuclear weapons from Europe. The fact that the US controls the nuclear arsenal on German soil is patently absurd and should be opposed.

 However the timing of these comments by a main-stream German politician is significant. The fact that Westerwelle raises this question means that others are thinking it – perhaps just using this as a trial balloon.

 Westerwelle is of course correct in his sentiment, but things are not always as they seem to be, especially in politics. This begs the question – and it is not just a rhetorical one – what will replace the US nuclear weapons.

Could it be that Germany would consider having its own nuclear warheads at some point in the future?

 While it used to be just the former USSR/Russia who were afraid of a revanchist Germany – presently it is probably more France and the UK who would strongly oppose a nuclear armed Germany.

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Greek government goes cold-turkey with new austerity measures – No German ‘Bailout’ – Berlin Angered by Parasitic Speculators – ‘Beware of Greeks bearing Bonds’

March 4th, 2010

 

Berlin     04-03-2010

 

Rumours of an impending German bailout of Greece just won’t go away despite denials from the government in Berlin.

German government advisors suspect money speculators may be betting on ‘bad-news’ and thus creating a self-fulfilling prophecy -by creating it – and thus forcing a fall in the value of the Euro.

The ‘bad-guys’ in this case are the ‘The City of London and Wall Street’ which are being accused of calling very loudly – ‘ a concerted Power Play’ – for Germany to pay Greece’s debt, which would thereby greatly enrich currency speculators

Inspite of German bailout denials, speculation will increase ahead of Friday’s visit to Berlin by the Canadian educated Greek PM Papandreou.

A Greek bankruptcy would provide a major loss of prestige for the euro and, it seems that investors are still wary of buying any further Greek bonds –  ‘Beware of Greeks bearing Bonds’ !

Germany and France could buy or guarantee up to €30 billion in state loans and both Berlin and Brussels, want private financial institutions to be brought on board as well — and have indicated a willingness to go after financial speculators, who have been betting against Greece.

The Luxembourg PM Jean-Claude Juncker, has used some colourful language as he went after speculators.

He is reported to have said the he has ‘ the instruments of torture’ ready to apply to speculators ‘in the basement’ and says he will use them if necessary.

Bankers should not forget that new financial market regulations in many European countries are up for discussion this year – including Germany

Back in Athens, the Greek government has announced new austerity measures    aimed at raising additional money to curb its budget deficit and avert a possible debt crisis in the Euro zone.

The measures will come on top of wage freezes and  across-the-board tax increases which were announced a month ago. The aim of this exercise  is to raise 5 billion Euros for government coffers.  

A controversial move to abolish, or at least reduce  the so-called ‘14th salary’ — one of two additional monthly pay-checks that most public sector workers receive.

As a result of these serious fiscal problems Greece needs to raise at least 20 billion Euro to refinance debt maturing in April this year.

Left wing parties have criticized the government for pushing painful and socially unjust measures despite being elected last October on pledges to do just the opposite – namely to improve social welfare.

Meanwhile behind the headlines Greece has once again delayed a bond issue.

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Sonntags Konzerte im Spiegelsaal -7. März 2010 um 19 Uhr – Berlin Mitte

March 2nd, 2010

Berlin  03-02-2010

Einladung - Sonntags Konzerte im Spiegelsaal

7. März 2010 um 19 Uhr

Biliana Vouchkova Violine

Yodfat Miron Viola

Werke von Bach, Mozart, Stockhausen, Ysaye

Eintritt 5,- € Abendkasse ab 18 Uhr

Kartenreservierungen unter:               030 - 52 680 256         030 - 52 680 256 (keine Platzreservierungen)
Spiegelsaal in Clärchens Ballhaus, Auguststraße 24, 10117 Berlin, Mitte

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