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Thomas fink plays for the herzogenaurach food bank

Thomas fink has raised more than 60,000 euros in the past 16 table concerts of the rotary club. The 17. Edition stands on monday, 14. January, at 7 p.M. In the evangelical church on. "I am happy when a lot of money is brought in", says the legendary niederndorf jazz pianist in the run-up to the concert. The proceeds will go to the herzogenaurach distribution center of the erlangen food bank.

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School project in herzogenaurach: europe meets europe

Ingrid kieninger is convinced that projects like "erasmus" are the right thing to do calling for europe to grow together. The project, which involves schools from six countries, will last two years. The schools get to know each other, visit each other, perform common tasks. "Europe should get to know each other better, says the teacher of the middle school. "And we contribute to that".

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Tonnies resigns – schalke burgschaft raises questions

Tonnies resigns - schalke burgschaft raises questions

Schalke’s supervisory board chairman steps down: clemens tonnies looks resolutely into the camera with a blue-and-white scarf around his neck, spectators sit in the arena in the background.

The photo that the hard-hit FC schalke 04 published on tuesday to mark the involuntary farewell of the powerful chairman of the supervisory board came from better times – and missed the reality by a mile. Tonnies’ resignation followed massive protests from his own fans and the corona scandal at his meat company. The news also came in the middle of the discussion about a supposed state guarantee for the revierclub, which is in dire straits financially.

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No company wants the job

The current high level of capacity utilization in the construction industry is also leaving its mark on the community of segnitz. "It’s the same old story, you can’t get any more companies," mayor marlene bauer informed the council that no bids had been received for the tender for work on the mainstrabe entrance to the village.

In consultation with the office for rural development (ALE), it proposed to postpone this measure and to put it out to tender together with the rehabilitation of the local thoroughfare. "With the prices, they don’t give us any hope that it will be more favorable for us, but we reckon with better chances to get a company at all," explained bauer.

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Quiet launch of the iphone 5 in china

Quiet launch of the iphone 5 in china

Apart from the complicated sales process, chinese media and internet users also cited the comparatively high price and unconvincing improvements in design and function as reasons why enthusiasm is low. However, mobile operator china unicom reported that some 300,000 preorders had been placed.

In the difficult chinese smartphone market, apple slipped from fourth to sixth place in the third quarter and is looking to catch up again with the iphone 5. The official launch in china, apple’s second-largest market, came barely three months after the iphone 5’s U.S. Launch. In the rough apple store in the popular peking sanlitun village, however, only a few customers inspected the new iphone in the morning. After the chaos at the sales launch of the iphone 4S, grids had been set up. A dozen police officers, numerous security guards and store clerks were prepared for a stampede, but it didn’t happen.

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Chemical and pharmaceutical industry expects sales to decline in 2020

Chemical and pharmaceutical industry expects sales to decline in 2020

German chemical and pharmaceutical industry expects a weaker full year after significant declines in the second quarter.

In 2020, revenues were allowed to decline by six percent to 186.4 billion euros compared to the previous year, as the industry association VCI announced in frankfurt on tuesday. VCI expects production to fall by three percent. If you exclude the pharmaceutical industry, production was allowed to fall by four percent.

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Eight years of construction work: this is how the rail expansion is changing the city of bamberg

Eight years of construction work: this is how the rail expansion is changing the city of bamberg

Eight years of dredging, drilling and concreting along the railroad in bamberg when the railroad begins its new route through bamberg. Six subways, two road bridges have to be rebuilt, many buildings demolished.

What the centennial project means for bamberg, what risks it entails and, despite all the traffic jams and roadblocks, what opportunities it offers, is what we want to shed light on in a new series. The city council already has to decide what the buildings in bamberg should look like.

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Traffic jam in front of the registration office causes displeasure

Traffic jam in front of the registration office causes displeasure

Bamberg "how long will it take?", thomas waldschmidt asked himself. He stood in line for three hours in front of the registration office in ludwigstrabe. "An employee then, very relaxed, printed a number in my hand, number 48", says waldschmidt.

57-year-old hirschaider wanted to change his daughter's license plates in early july. He was assured on the phone that the situation was very relaxed and that no appointment was necessary. Then the unpleasant surprise: "turning into the parking lot I have already seen people standing and still thought to myself, aha a demo. The signs that the people were holding were not written signs, but car license plates", says waldschmidt. Since the beginning of the corona crisis, applicants have had to wait standing in front of the authority.

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Living in bamberg is becoming more and more popular

living in bamberg is becoming more and more popular

Munich is still the most expensive city in germany for rents and purchase prices, but other regions in bavaria are slowly catching up. In a recent city ranking, in which the development of existing rents between 2007 and 2012 was examined, bamberg came in 6th place with an increase of 26.5 percent. And even finished ahead of munich. In the state capital, however, prices have been at such a high level for some years that the percentage increase is no longer quite so high.

Attractive medium-sized towns in bavaria attract investors
What many bambergers have known for a long time has now been proven by studies: bamberg is attractive and sought after by investors. In the GMA ranking for medium-sized towns and cities, which determined the most interesting locations from a retail point of view, aschaffenburg took first place, but bamberg came in fourth. Rank still in the top 5. This means that two french cities are represented in top positions, which illustrates the high potential of this region and gives investors hope for good future prospects. As far as the housing market is concerned, bamberg has long been regarded as a secure location with good prospects. Here, too, the result for many residents is that rents are rising and living space is becoming increasingly scarce.

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