The new gardens at Melaten

Small ponds and circular paths with Feng Shui instead of square and angular lines - so should look the cemetery of the future. How to implement this show, from 29 June, the new burial gardens Melaten.
The scent of fresh lavender, sage and roses. This smells that are reminiscent of a French market in Provence, come from the new burial garden of Cologne's oldest cemetery. "People should see the cemetery as a park, he should invite you to linger," said Josef Terfrüchte, managing director of the cooperative Cologne cemetery gardener. "In the cemetery do go the living."
Seven different gardens with different themes have emerged on Melaten. For simple urn burials there are the "traces of life" with curved limestone walls. The urns are buried in areas with lavender or sage. In Auengarten the tombs are built around a small pond.
The "Garden of Lights" is created in the style of a Japanese garden. Through the teachings of Feng Shui should feel the cemetery visitors. Park benches to relax. "Our goal was, to provide burial for any budget," said Terfrüchte.
Similar gardens are to follow on the other cemeteries.

Sign of life from the accident driver

Düsseldorf / Neuss - For two and a half days he was gone without a trace.
Now the bus driver has Frank P., the man who had caused the serious drunk bus accident in Neuss, with his partner Monika as reported by telephone in Burscheid.
The fear remains that he could do something out of shame. The accident driver - after EXPRESS information he should have had a blood alcohol value of more than two parts per thousand have.
He had disappeared without trace after the blood sample never arrived with his wife and child (10) in Burscheid.
Monika B.: "Yesterday morning he then reported briefly on the phone. He has not told me where he is. He wanted to come in but immediately put the train. By late afternoon he was still not there. He must still think of our son. "
 Urgent him speak would also like his boss, the bus operator Frank Jorgen from Burscheid. Jorgen: "But with me he has not yet reported."
Jorgen thinks highly of his driver: "He is going for over 20 years for us. Always correct, and he is very popular. If we, for example, the teams from 1 FC Cologne and Borussia Moenchengladbach drive, is expressly and he always wanted. "
This will do the musicians from the regimental brass corps Neuss-Reuschenberg not anymore. About 40 times they had already gone before Frank P.. Then the near-disaster on the A 57 with 33 injured musicians.
Corps CEO Michael Polus: "One of our musicians is still with a skull fracture in the hospital." Polus has now turned a lawyer: "We will sue for damages and pain and suffering."
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Now, there's the town hall Emergency Call

Cologne - How to apply for a new ID card? What to consider when moving from Cologne to Hamburg? What is a new site in Veedel?
Whoever chooses the authorities nationally standardized service number 115, receives answers. Cologne and Umländler will come more quickly to information than with the traditional 221-0.
 "We love questions," whispers a friendly voice. Then slightly esoteric sounds of music. Who chooses the 115, must wait until the next available staff for long.
 "If you want to re-register your home from second to first home, you need the name and address of the landlord," said call center agent Julia Möller around.
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She is already four years here, just the number has changed. The Cologne-based call center in the lime-Karee remained the old: with 30 employees.
 If the project is simple, by standardizing the numbers of many things: "The project is to link the administrative-level researchers" said manager Frank Perkhofer Service.
Whoever draws from Cologne to Hamburg, the call center can learn from Cologne already the main features in the change of residence. Can Julia Möller using special software and Internet issues are not answered, they are the concern of a "back on."
From there should then be called back within 24 hours. Also, all requests from the Rhine-Erft Bonn and end up in the headsets of the Telefonis ten. "This is about the many commuters from the surrounding area a huge simplification. We answer all questions for all of these municipalities. "
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Zoch premiere on the wagon

Düsseldorf - The hot phase of the carnival season is in full swing, Monday is Carnival Monday!
For Düsseldorf Prince a very special day with a premiere, to which he is looking forward huge: "I've never gone with a car in Zoch!"
Since he is now so long in the carnival, but on a car is Rose Monday Lothar Hörning (President of the rainbow KG) have never been there. "I was with my KG rainbow always before Zoch, but when Fußgruppe. This is now my car Premiere - I can not wait. The experience as a prince to be allowed, gives me an extra sense of happiness. "
For his subjects, he has made provisions in abundance. "500 pounds of candy!" Under the robe he will wear warm Skiwäsche.
As he prepares for the final days of his term? "I will enjoy as before with all my heart every minute. And I appreciate everyone I can toast and a smile. "
On Ash Wednesday it's all over ... "Too bad. I could continue partying for three weeks. But I carry within me the positive feeling of having done everything right. "
Just as his Venetia Ute. "A bit of nostalgia is already on with me. We had such a great time! I do not regret a second. "Today they will be with the Prince Lothar Niederkasseler tons of races. "My home club. I look forward to it very much! "
Unlike her prince she has ever gone with a car. "But that is certainly a special experience. But this prince car! "The dress she will wear sturdy boots. "Otherwise, I have not been specially prepared for Carnival Monday. Fun in the joy - that is the purest vitamin infusion!

19-year-old dashing in front garden wall

Aachen - he had been drinking alcohol and was much too fast: A 19-year-old is in the early hours of Sunday crashed his car into a front garden wall.
In a left-hander got the young people in control of his car, came off the road, broke through a fence and pressed ahead in a massive front garden wall.
Due to the violent impact against the wall and overturned the vehicle remained in the front yard are. Total loss!
The three occupants (19, 18 and 19 years) were able to free themselves, despite their injuries from the wreck. They were taken to hospital for treatment.
The driver admitted to having drunk alcohol. A breath test confirmed his statements, he had to make the license. The total damage is about 12,500 euros.

In Bologna: Baskets under extreme loads

Bonn / Bologna - "This has cost power," snorted Moussa Diagne. Especially the Senegalese had a brilliant race to catch up with his team against Virtus Bologna behind them, which was unfortunately not rewarded. 76:86-After the home defeat of the baskets is on Thursday in Bologna's Arena Futurshow station "to be or not.
Clock starts at 20.30 the next big Euro Challenge Fight against the Italians. In the second game of the quarterfinal round, the baskets have to make up one-behind 0-1, to take refuge in the decisive third game (March 25, 20.30 clock) to. And less than 48 hours after the Tuesday show of strength in the telecom Dome.
Wednesday Liege, Bremerhaven Monday, Tuesday and Thursday Bologna on Sunday Ulm. The rhythm of the successive games of Bonner is high. Too high? If the load device too extreme? Captain Artur Kolodziejski: "Physically, is it doable. But mentally it is very difficult to fully boot up again the focus. As our coach puts great emphasis on regeneration. "
Coach Mike Cook: "To be serious training in these days not to think." Guard EJ Rowland: "It is also important to drink plenty of water, and not some other things." The powerful leader of the baskets have its gala on Thursday from Tuesday repeat to bring himself and his team another game.
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"Mer losse d'r Dom en Kölle" back into charts

Cologne - It is a small sensation: More than thirty years, the two hits on his back, and have once again entered just after the great days in the German single charts: "I losse d'r Dom in Kölle" of 1973 ranked 97 and "Drink doch ene met" by 1971 79. place
Possibly it's because since July 2007 also is included downloading from the Internet. For both songs, there's not a CD single neudeutsch but as it is called "digital only".
"There are always songs that exist only digitally and still make it into the charts," says Sven Birgmeier by Media Control. "Recent examples are" All Summer Long "by Kid Rock and" Hot'n'Cold "by Katy Perry. Carnival 2008 had been the Hoehner it with "Real Fründe" even made it into the charts. "
And the "Fründe are" well again this year while (Position 82), as well as "Najuco" (48), "If not now ..." (66) and "The Caravan" (78). The "Viva EXPRESS three" sampler have landed back in the charts. The Fasteleer makes it possible!
EXPRESS achieved Erry Stoklosa in Egypt, where he had just recovered from the carnival. "It's funny that these old numbers are back!" The fact that they sell over the Internet, he explained as follows: " 'Drink doch ene met" is a must when we play at youth dances - through their Interruption "zig-zig - zickeröm "have turned it into the Pänz their song."