many companies are currently pushing through long-planned mass redundancies and site closures in addition to VW Baunatal and Opel/Stellantis this particularly affects the automotive suppliers Schaeffler and Continental The latest IG Metall contract in the metal and electrical industries which guarantees two years of “industrial peace,” has given management the green light Continental plans to close its sites in Schwalbach am Taunus and Wetzlar by the end of 2025 Some of the workforce there are to move to Frankfurt or Babenhausen with 630 jobs also being destroyed at the Frankfurt site One hundred and ten jobs are also to be cut in Babenhausen Continental is cutting 1,200 of the remaining 8,000 jobs in the region and 1,100 workers are to be forced to relocate Continental plans to cut 7,150 jobs worldwide in order to reduce personnel costs by €400 million annually an important manufacturer of drive technology has also announced job cuts in Schwalbach am Taunus Schaeffler only took over Vitesco Technologies Group AG the automotive supplier spun off from Continental Schaeffler announced 139 job cuts at Vitesco in Schwalbach The company plans to cut 3,700 jobs across Europe wants to “utilise synergies” and “increase the savings potential to €290 million per year” over five years—in other words: lay off employees There is great anger and a willingness to fight among those impacted A faint reflection of this can even occasionally be seen in the local press a young Continental worker from Wetzlar told Hessenschau regional news programme “All our plans for the future have been turned upside down now have a child and wanted to build a house Another called it a “slap in the face,” adding “It’s sad that this is coming to an end.” Employees in administration research and development have been particularly hard hit In the protests and warning strikes of recent weeks and months, the workforce has been almost totally united. There can be no doubt about their determination to fight. However, IG Metall is refusing to lead the necessary fight. It made this clear with its latest wage agreement where it committed to preventing industrial action at least until the early elections in February has been a deputy chairwoman on Continental’s Supervisory Board for years at an annual salary of €270,000 With its officials in the pay of management IG Metall blocked any resistance three and a half years ago when Continental destroyed over 10,000 jobs and flattened its large Aachen plant Many still remember the dispute at Continental in Karben and other branches in Hesse At no point did IG Metall organise serious industrial action uniting workers at all locations it helped ensure the closure of one location after another Karben will also be finally wound up next year Workers must draw definite conclusions from this experience independent rank-and-file action committees to overcome the division fostered by IG Metall between sites groups and sectors and unite all employees The ultimate goal must be to take control of such important global production companies themselves to put them at the service of society and to expropriate their current owners These owners and their managers are waging a ruthless class war The so-called “social partnership” has turned into a one-way street: The trade union ensures that any resistance is nipped in the bud The attacks on jobs and wages are part of a global capitalist offensive and a new wave of trade war paving the way for armed conflict The captains of industry and shareholders belong to a class of the super-rich This applies above all to Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler and her son Georg Schaeffler who are in 27th place on the list of the 500 richest Germans The Schaeffler family is also the main shareholder of Continental AG and recently acquired its spun-off automotive division Vitesco The management boards of both companies were paid bonuses totalling millions Continental shareholders decided to pay out around €440 million in dividends 46 percent—more than €200 million euros—will once again end up in the Schaeffler family’s bank account Both Continental and Schaeffler owe the origins of their wealth to crimes committed under Nazi rule culminating in the Second World War The origins of the Schaeffler fortune also goes back to the Nazi era which was officially founded in Herzogenaurach in 1940 actually had a Jewish predecessor: the “Davistan Krimmer Plüsch und Teppichfabriken AG” owned by the Frank family which was quickly renamed “Wilhelm Schaeffler AG,” also produced armaments for the Wehrmacht during the war and profited from the proximity of its owners the direct ancestors of the current owners the struggle in defence of jobs and wages is once again inextricably linked to the fight against war and military rearmament It must be waged internationally and on a socialist basis IG Metall stands on the other side in this struggle We therefore call on all Continental and Schaeffler employees: Take part in the formation of rank-and-file action committees Get in touch via Whatsapp message at +491633378340 or fill out the form below June 2 (Xinhua) -- Heavy rains have caused catastrophic flooding in southern Germany prompting the evacuation of over 600 people from their homes Continuous rainfall over several days has caused water levels to rise in several rivers in Germany leading to widespread flooding in coastal cities and towns Water levels in many areas have reached their highest levels in a century The two southern German states of Bavaria and Baden-Wuerttemberg are the hardest hit In our press portal you can find current press releases information about fairs and events as well as studies and other publications Overview Press Contacts Find out what drives our employees and what exactly makes Continental a great employer Job Portal Application Process Contact & FAQ On these pages we present our investor related news and information Overview Contact About us Services Here you find more information about sustainability at Continental Overview Contact On these pages we present information about our products and innovations Overview Contact Since 1871 we develop pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods Find out more about our company on these pages Overview Contact Continental’s Automotive sector has decided to carry out the activities of its Wetzlar and Schwalbach sites in Frankfurt and Babenhausen in the future The company had already announced its efforts to bundle the sector’s business activities in the Rhine-Main region on February 14 They are part of Continental's plan to increase the competitiveness of the Automotive sector which Continental is consistently implementing The consolidation is expected to take place gradually and to be completed by the end of 2025 The locations in Wetzlar and Schwalbach that are no longer in use are to be sold The aim is to continue to enable employment at the sites shortening development times and reducing costs through better utilization of the existing infrastructure the headquarters of the Automotive sector in Frankfurt will be strengthened A competence center for future technologies such as high-performance computing is being built there strengthening cooperation in research and development," explains Philipp von Hirschheydt, member of the executive board and head of Automotive we will make even better use of our strengths in the field of vehicle software and architecture at the competence center in Frankfurt and thus bring our technologies and solutions to market maturity more quickly." The measures to increase competitiveness are expected to have an impact on a total of around 2,300 jobs in the Continental Automotive sector in the Rhine-Main region around 1200 jobs are to be cut and around 1100 are to be relocated to the sites in Frankfurt and Babenhausen Continental's Automotive sector currently employs around 8,000 people in the Rhine-Main region "We will work closely with our social partners to find good and fair solutions for the planned changes," said von Hirschheydt. Automotive is taking the next step in the organizational spin-off of the User Experience business area and is bundling the research and business activities of the area from the Rhine-Main region at the Babenhausen site Development projects in the User Experience business area will be continued from Babenhausen in the future Activities unrelated to the User Experience business area will be transferred from Babenhausen to Frankfurt The consolidation of the sites in the Rhine-Main region is part of the already announced bundling of the research and development network with a total of 82 locations worldwide and the announced streamlining of the administrative structures The aim is to sustainably strengthen competitiveness through more efficient processes closer cooperation and a focus on particularly promising growth areas. The Automotive business sector plans to reduce the share of research and development expenditure (R&D ratio) to less than 10 percent of sales in 2028 Despite the reduction in the R&D ratio absolute expenditure on research and development can increase based on the expected sales growth in the medium term By streamlining its administrative structures worldwide the Automotive sector intends to reduce costs by EUR 400 million per year The full scope is to be achieved from 2025 I recently learned about a heartwarming friendship that has endured through time and distance for five decades Not entirely enamored with living in a one-room apartment in the Bachelor Officer Quarters he received special permission from his commanding officer to live off-base in a local home “(It was) my first time overseas,” he said “I wanted to live with a German family I figured that would be a way to explore something different that I had never experienced.” He found a basement apartment in the home of Anna Schramm who lived in the village with her 9-year-old son He became very good friends with Anna’s older son “He was like a little brother to me,” Dennis said Dennis stayed for two years at Anna’s house before heading back to Rochester But he never lost touch with the German family with whom he had become so close Anna and Ralf were among the guests and Axel was best man When they traveled to Europe the following summer And in 1999 Dennis and two of his sons attended Ralf’s wedding in Babenhausen 50 years after Dennis Bielewicz first entered that village home as a young soldier Dennis and Sheryl have been hosting teenagers Tim and Leo Guinet in their Ontario home are Ralf’s sons — grandsons of Dennis’ one-time landlady The visit was first proposed last September when Dennis and Sheryl were visiting the little German town and their mother wanted them to also learn English ‘Why don’t you send them to America?’” Sheryl said It took a little while for the boys to warm up to the idea “I was a little scared because we didn't know anything about the American culture just a little bit (from) school,” Leo said “we wanted to learn more about the country and get to know Dennis and Sheryl better than we have known them before.” The Bielewiczes have been enthusiastic tour guides filling the days with activities and sightseeing The boys were especially impressed by Niagara Falls and have been surprised by how sweet American food is They like “anything grilled,” Dennis said Tim and Leo will be heading home Friday July 21 but the end of their visit will not mean the end of the international friendship The Bielewiczes would love to host the boys’ younger brother Emil someday “We hope this connection is going to continue,” Sheryl said “We feel that Americans need to do our part to encourage peace and friendships among varying countries and this is a way Dennis can give back for the sincere kindness that was shown to him in his youth.” Pittsford Family Movie NightsPittsford's Family Outdoor Movie Nights begin Thursday with the presentation of Trolls inflatable screen at Sutherland High School I’ll highlight a different east-side special event every week this summer. 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All rights reserved 22 years ago today, I was battalion duty officer for the 1/27 Field Artillery in Babenhausen in what, a few hours earlier, was West Germany. Admiral Jim Stavridis reminded me of that anniversary (along with how damned old I’m getting; thanks A Happy Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Day of German Unity) to all Germans today — Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret. (@stavridisj) October 3, 2012 The main thing I remember from that day was that while the day was a training holiday for those of us not tagged for staff duty a directive went out at closing formation the evening before that those of us who had to drive in to post should do so in civilian clothing and change into our uniform once we got there There was evidently some concern that of the uniform somehow igniting latent nationalist resentments or some such I was in Graf in the field with C 1/27 when they were saying on AFN that the Berlin wall had opened a vivid Cold War days memory for me and everyone else standing around my APC in Graf at 06:00 in the morning Of interest in this regard is a recent piece in the The Guardian about continued cultural differences between western and eastern Germany, specifically in the area of religion. I was an International Military Policeman in the staff of HQ what’s our mission supposed to be now?” Personally i don´t have a problem with “East German atheism” plus most of my Hessen German co-workers are defacto atheists the lack of arguements over abortion and gay marriage here is refreshing. But I was a….musician for the US Army….I heard the news while driving to choir rehearsal a the International Chapel on base it takes all kind of people to make an army I was an Air Force TACP assigned to the Air Liaison Office of an armored brigade in Germany was as happy and amazed as any other German But I don’t really remember much about that day certainly not with the clarity I remember November 9 @John Peabody: Oh well I once heard Jesse Ventura say that not everyone can be SEAL Even the soldiers in the band are doing their service This was all during the buildup for DESERT SHIELD one of the main MAC bases for getting troops from 29 Palms and Ft I watched all the troops and equipment moving through the base and on the rails going to Long Beach to be embarked In 1988 I was stationed in Belgium and made two trips to East Berlin before the wall came down @DC Loser: Indeed, little did I know on October 3 that just a few days later @Mark Ivey and I would be told we’re about to get a free trip to Southwest Asia @James Joyner: Got the same word at the same time…deployed Christmas Eve of 1990 All the former American forces stuff that was there when I was Most of the Kaserne at which I was stationed has been torn down and what remains is being used by a German university The commissary is now something that looks like a German Home Depot My wife’s sister lives in what used to be American military housing although it has been renovated and is far nicer than it was back then anyway) conversion I’ve seen is the former Bitburg Air Base chapel the only strip club I’ve ever been to that has stained-glass windows anyway) conversion I’ve seen is the former Bitburg Air Base chapel the only strip club I’ve ever been to that has stained-glass windows may I propose a once a week thread on veterans reminiscing on their days of service But I could tell a tale or 2 related to my old man’s service in the Pacific during WWII… Like the time he got bit on the nose by a rat while sleeping on his B-29 and had to go thru the full rabies shot program… While I still consider the unification to have been premature economics-wise @OzarkHillbilly: This sounds like a great idea for a Tumblr I’m getting old enough that I forget how unique some of the things I now consider mundane are in the real world at a time when the only way that people expected the Iron Curtain to ‘fall’ would be if a couple of thousand Soviet tanks knocked it down on their way west http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Breakthrough_sculpture,_Westminster_College,_MO.png Make a one-time donation southern German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg 10 districts in Bavaria have declared a state of emergency with over 670 residents of the district Neuburg-Schrobenhausen being evacuated The German Weather Service has issued the highest level of severe weather warnings for several districts in southern Germany In the city of Meckenbeuren of Baden-Wuerttemberg some 1,300 people were also asked to leave their homes due to the risk of flooding 2024 shows a flooded area as the water level of the Danube river has risen in Ulm Vehicles wade through a flooded road in Babenhausen Nebraska. Jim was born to Robert and Ruth (Conradt) Wenzl on August 31 Teresa’s Catholic Church and later confirmed at St Nebraska where he attended grade school and middle school. Jim graduated from Pius X High School in 1983 He took his basic training for the U.S Army in 1983 as 13 Bravo cannoneer and then went to Babenhausen Germany to the 2nd Battalion 83rd field armory and volunteered for 76 Yankee Unit Armor. Jim ended his military career with the rank of Specialist 4th Class and decorated with six awards Jim continued his education receiving an Associate’s Degree in Automotive Technology from Southeast Community College He was married to Paula Bigley in 1990 in Lincoln Nebraska and added her two sons Charles and Josh McDougall to his family. They also had two sons Jacob and Mark. Jim and Paula were later divorced in 1999 Jim was united in marriage to Michelle Rathe on June 23 Sarah and Zachary to his family. Jim and Michelle made their home in Sterling where they raised their family Jim worked from 1989-2005 at Apollo Steel/ Judd Brothers as an ironworker. He then worked for Topps Mechanical in Tecumseh from 2006-2011 when he started with the Burlington Northern Railroad’s Havelock Shop as a carman and a welder. He worked for the railroad until his retirement in 2019 due to health reasons. remodeling and spending time with family and friends while giving back to the Sterling community. Jim served as commander of the Sterling American Legion Post #140 for eight years. He was a member of St Nebraska. Greg Wenzl and wife Kay of Lincoln and Eric Wenzl of Lincoln Sarah (Scamehorn) Hart and husband Erik of St Charles McDougall and wife Pam of Seward and Josh McDougall of Lincoln and numerous aunts Jim was preceded in death by his son Mark A Wenzl and his maternal and paternal grandparents. Mass of Christian Burial Services will be held at 2:00 p.m Nebraska with Father Craig Clinch officiating. The service was Facebook live streamed on the Wherry Mortuary/Wherry Monument Facebook page and there is also a link to the video on the funeral home website. Nebraska. Rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m Military rites will be conducted by the Sterling American Legion Post #140 and the National Guard Funeral Honors Team Inurnment will be in the Sterling Cemetery Online condolences may be left @ www.wherrymortuary.com Image: dan / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Don’t Miss a Single Sparkling Moment! Sign up for The Court Jeweller Newsletter The Court Jeweller Sparkling Royal Jewels From Around the World 12.15.2021 by thecourtjeweller // Leave a Comment exiled royals from around the world have made extraordinary efforts to maintain family ties From charitable ventures to genealogical organizations they use these connections to hold on to something of the past a group of descendants of these former royals and nobles gathered for a dinner—complete with sparkling jewels the Assembly of the Russian Nobility in France held a dinner at the Yacht Club in Paris The event was organized by the assembly’s president Prince Stephane Georgevich Belosselsky-Belozersky who is a descendant of a Russian noble family and two of the most prominent guests at the dinner: the Romanov newlyweds Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia and Princess Victoria Romanovna The event featured an interesting group of attendants with connections to formerly reigning families and to defunct noble titles Victoria and George Mikhailovich are pictured with Count Pierre Edmond Fugger-Babenhausen de Polignac He’s a descendent of several prominent European families Princess Victoria was seated beside the son of a former king Prince Muhammad Ali of Egypt is the eldest child of King Fuad II The prince is married to a member of another former royal family: Princess Noal a granddaughter of the last King of Afghanistan we’ve got several more royal descendants in attendance at the dinner: Princess Yasmine Murat who married Prince Joachim Murat (a descendant of Joachim Murat and Caroline Bonaparte) earlier this year; Princess Victoria Romanovna; Princess Noal of Egypt (and Afghanistan); and Antonella Rendina (wife of Don Álvaro Jaime de Orléans-Borbón who is a cousin of the Spanish royal family) and her daughter Princess Victoria Romanovna, whose wedding we covered here in October wore a pair of sparkling diamond statement earrings for the dinner Princess Yasmine wore earrings with gemstone drops Princess Noal wore earrings and a necklace set with sparkling gems The princess studied jewelry design during her college years Antonella Orléans-Borbón didn’t wear much visible jewelry: just a large ring on her left hand Categories // Russia Enter your name and email address below to subscribe to our weekly newsletter Sign up for my new subscriber-supported community, Hidden Gems, delivered directly to you each Saturday! Copyright © 2025 THE COURT JEWELLER LLC This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Riga Mainz deployed a Liebherr LTM 1650-8.1 crane to position a large pontoon in a recently flooded pit as part of expansion of a gravel plant in Babenhausen The eight-axle mobile crane was set up parallel to the pontoon with the lake at its rear The gross load was approximately 70 tonnes and it had to be positioned at a radius of 25 m The LTM 1650-8.1 was set up with its full slewing platform ballast of 155 tonnes for the work we had to work with rope pulleys and fastening equipment of different lengths due to the fact that the centre of gravity was far from central,” explained Riga Mainz managing director Uwe Langer we had to calculate the load case for the hoists using the material thicknesses of the floating section as there were no precise data available about the weight of the pontoon That then enabled us to develop our hoisting concept as a result of how close the crane set-up area was to the edge of the embankment we had to carry out geological studies of the subsoil We had to ensure that the ground pressure under the load distribution mats would not cause the soil to collapse. www.liebherr.com www.riga-mainz.com Italian lifting and transport company Autotrasporti Porro has added two all-terrain cranes to its fleet by purchasing an AC 7.450-1 and AC 4.080-1 from Tadano Combined Cargo Terminals (CCT) in the Netherlands has ordered a Konecranes Gottwald ESP.7 mobile harbour crane (MHC) in order to meet rising cargo demands and more ambitious CO2 emission targets UK-based heavy transport provider Collett & Sons has introduced its new MAN TGX SLM 41.640 heavy-duty prime mover Italian heavy lift specialist Marraffa has invested in an Enerpac JS-250 jack-up system for future bridge launching projects in what is the company’s first Enerpac heavy lift system USA-based heavy lifting firm Engineered Rigging will host its annual heavy lifting equipment showcase on June 10-12 at its equipment depot and service centre in Russellville Equipment manufacturer Liebherr has taken orders for its LG 1750 lattice boom mobile crane Site powered by Webvision Cloud For German junior rider Lucas Alecco Roy his dressage career is one juggling multiple duties and learning from the "words of wisdom" he gets at school At the 2014 CDI-PJYR in Babenhausen on 11 - 14 September 17-year old Roy and his Hanoverian stallion Wisdom finished third in the Kur to Music finals with an international personal best score "Wisdom’s daily routine involves a lot of action but also out on the trails in the vineyards," said Roy "He is already 16 and knows his routines in his sleep Primarily the work we do is designed to be fun for him too Because I am in my final year of school I do not have as much time as I would like to ride Wisdom at present Ms Brune supports me there and I now have a professional German rider at my side who has competed internationally for Germany Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country Digital access for organisations. 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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the world 2016 at 6:01 PM EDTBookmarkSaveLamberto Frescobaldi sets two wine glasses atop a wooden barrel in the spacious cellar of his company's winery in a 1,000-year-old castle not far from Florence The red that his family supplied to Michelangelo and Pope Leo X still tastes pretty darn good directing the family business is something of a trust It’s a way to preserve a dynasty that began with wool traders in about the year 1000 and made its money financing the English crown almost 200 years later will add an adaptation of Karen Blixen’s fantasy novel Ehrengard to her two previous screen credits Queen Margrethe II, reigning monarch of Denmark, is to design the sets for a forthcoming Netflix film adapted from a novel by Karen Blixen, it has been announced A romantic fantasy set in the fairytale kingdom of Babenhausen Ehrengard will be directed by Bille August the veteran Danish director of Pelle the Conqueror (which won both the Palme d’Or and Oscar for best foreign language film in 1988) and The Best Intentions (which won August a second Palme d’Or) and a short film adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen in 2000 In a statement, Margrethe said: “Karen Blixen’s stories have always fascinated me, with their aesthetic tales, their imagination and their, to me, image-creating worlds – and I’m very happy to be part of this project. I have tried to interpret Blixen’s fantastic universe in the creation of the decoupages and costumes and I’m looking forward to seeing the tale of Ehrengard come to life in this film.” August added: “The Queen has created the most fantastic decoupages for the occasion and they will be the dominant feature of the film’s overall scenographic expression ‘Fantastic’ (in the most literal sense) is our starting point for the film; we wish to use humour and elegance to create a devil-may-care Barnsley Resort in North Georgia is only about a three-hour drive from Nashville located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains an hour south of Chattanooga is the hauntingly beautiful ruins of a stately 16-bedroom manor home built in the 1840s by an Englishman Barnsley came to America in 1824 and soon amassed a fortune in the cotton and shipping trades He married a Southern belle and set out to build her a manor house keeping in with her upbringing — and his unbridled success The cotton and shipping magnate's wife and infant child died before the mansion — with its modern plumbing imported European marble and rich furnishings — was complete The distraught widower's riches were no comfort he paid tribute to his beloved late wife by finishing architect Andrew Jackson Downing's inspired estate and elaborate gardens This rich story of love and loss didn't end with the estate's completion but rather meanders forward through the Civil War a devastating tornado and the Great Depression ornate gardens and the thousands of acres of land Decades passed before the ramshackle ruins and what was left of the land came to the attention of another man of means from across the pond — a real-life prince purchased what was left of the once-great estate The remains of the grand home were filled not with English and European antiques but rather weeds and trees that grew through the flooring and limbs that stretched through the roofless brick structure toward the sky Prince Hubertus Fugger Babenhausen poured his heart and millions of dollars into the acreage to revive the estate; build luxurious Gothic-inspired cottages; construct a golf course; and even relocate an historical Civil War home to the property to serve as an authentically appointed fine dining restaurant money and dreams poured into the creation of a destination resort located minutes from an interstate and light years from the real world Barnsley's storied past is a feast not just for starry-eyed lovers and devout history lovers ladies outings and anyone looking for a destination filled with serene magic Guests stay in darling cottages arranged along village greens and picturesque These homes away from home feature front and back porches covered in rockers and swings Fire pits along the green are circled by Adirondack chairs perfect for s'mores beneath star-filled evening skies Also stacked on those porches is seasoned firewood for the fireplace in the living room spring and fall nights are a siren's call to gather around the cottage hearth Barnsley's other amenities redefine the term "getaway," with an 18-hole manicured golf course sweet-smelling rustic cottage that puts the "ahh" in spa Dining options include fine dining in the historical Rice house casual meals in a clubhouse setting and a beer garden that gives a lively nod to the Prince's German heritage there will be an Explorers Club for kids ages five to 12 learn to plant seeds and even revel in history — in a fun and fantastic way she'll make the smallest — or biggest — wish a reality Warm chocolate chip cookies just out of the oven and a cold glass of milk for the kids A romantic and secluded al fresco dinner for two with roses and champagne Denise Webb has magically filled the role of Fairy Godmother for a decade and a half With an effervescent personality and can-do attitude It's worth making a special request just for the pleasure of meeting her and getting acquainted she'll be the first one you'll hope to see Barnsley's kid-friendly environment extends to furry kids and he'll find bowls and a fine bed of his own in your cottage Fairy Godmother has a special place in her heart for dogs and you can count on her to make sure a pet toy is in the cottage's amenity package the modern-day resort and its myriad amenities are reason aplenty to stay (770) 773-7480 or www.BarnsleyResort.com Jamie founded Listverse due to an insatiable desire to share fascinating He has been a guest speaker on numerous national radio and television stations and is a five time published author Many of you will remember our original list of haunted places in which we visited some of the most famous haunted sites in the world More well known as the Rosenheim Poltergeist this infestation of bizarre activity is one of the most well known in Germany strange phenomena began occurring in the office of lawyer Sigmund Adam Telephones would ring with no one at the other end and desk drawers would open without being touched A German paper installed equipment to monitor the phones and in 3 month they recorded over 600 calls to the speaking clock – despite the fact that all of the telephones were unplugged 46 calls were recorded – a rate that seemed impossible given the mechanical dialing system in place all light bulbs in the building went out with a huge bang After installing cameras and voice recorders investigators were able to discover that the events only took place when 19-year-old Annemarie Schneider (a recently employed secretary) was present It was claimed that a suspended light would swing violently when Ms Schneider walked beneath it and the lights would flicker whenever she walked in to the office When Schneider went on holiday the events stopped Schneider was fired and the problems stopped for good Pictured above is Schneider beneath the lights that were seen to swing One house in one street in Bélmez de la Moraleda Spain has recently become very famous thanks to eerie faces that have been appearing in the floor Street Real 5 has become a popular attraction for ghost tourists as the faces appear frequently and can be easily photographed The appearances in Bélmez began on August 23 1971 when María Gómez Cámara saw a face appear on her cement kitchen floor Her husband took a pickaxe and destroyed the face Connecticut is not just the most haunted cemetery in Connecticut it is considered by many to be the most haunted cemetery in the United States The most famous ghost there is the White Lady Numerous photographs have been taken of her and she has even been caught on film She has long dark hair and wears a bonnet and nightgown She frequently appears in the roadway along route 59 and sometimes route 111 where she is often “hit” by oncoming vehicles a fireman was driving along the road when he hit the lady – he heard a thud and a dent was left in his vehicle As the woman appeared in front of his car he also saw a farmer with a straw hat sitting beside him in the car The cemetery is locked at night and regularly patrolled by the police The image above is one of many that can be found on the Internet England that is believed to be the most haunted village in England In addition to the 12 (some say 13 or 14) ghosts in Pluckley the village is also famous for the television program The Darling Buds of May which was filmed there the most spectacular are the ghostly highwayman and coach and horses seen near the town hall the ghost of a gypsy woman burned to death in her sleep The Screaming Woods is an area just outside the town haunted by the ghosts of many people who were lost there Their screams can be heard coming from inside the forest at night This residential area of London best known for the song A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square is also home to the most haunted house in London Number 50 Berkeley Square is home to a large number of ghosts the earliest of which is that of a young girl murdered in the 1700s by a sadistic servant She is frequently seen on the top floor sobbing and wringing her hands in despair Another woman trying to escape her uncle fell from a window – her ghost is often seen hanging from a windowsill the neighbors heard numerous screams and moans coming from the house Years later the house was occupied by a Mr who locked his insane brother in a room on the top floor He fed the insane man through a special opening in the door This is the room that is supposed to be central to the haunting The house is currently home to a bookstore – strange occurrences have been noted by all of the staff of the shop The top floor is kept locked at all times and no one is allowed to enter it This article is licensed under the GFDL because it contains quotations from the Wikipedia articles cited above As part of measures outlined in February on 26 March 2024 Continental announced the planned closure of its Wetzlar and Schwalbach sites in Germany Both belong to the company’s non-tyre Automotive group sector The company will transfer the activities currently conducted at both sites to other Continental Automotive plants in Germany relocating around 1,100 jobs to its facilities in Frankfurt and Babenhausen Continental will cut a further 1,200 or so jobs Following the anticipated conclusion of this process by the end of 2025 Continental will sell the Wetzlar and Schwalbach sites Continental describes these measures as a merger of the sites and says that by doing so the Automotive group sector is “leveraging synergies shortening development times and reducing costs through better utilisation of the existing infrastructure.” Philipp von Hirschheydt strengthening cooperation in research and development we will make even better use of our strengths in the field of vehicle software and architecture at the competence centre in Frankfurt (which is now being built) and thus bring our technologies and solutions to market maturity more quickly.” Continental’s Automotive business sector plans to reduce the share of research and development expenditure (R&D ratio) to less than ten per cent of sales in 2028 the Automotive sector intends to reduce costs by 400 million euros per year If you would like the latest news from the Chinese tyre industry in Chinese, visit our partner site TyrepressChina.com An emergency official has died during a rescue operation to help people caught in floods that have hit parts of southern Germany The man was in a rubber dinghy with three other rescuers in the town of Pfaffenhofen in Bavaria late Saturday when the vessel capsized according to a spokesman for the Pfaffenhofen district office They had been on their way to rescue a family in the severely flooded area There were no details on what happened to the family Fire brigades and other emergency helpers have been working constantly since the heavy rains Bamberg and Regensburg are particularly at risk on Sunday More than 100 people were reportedly rescued on Saturday with more storms forecast for the area Upper Bavaria and at least nine other municipalities declared a state of emergency as water levels rose during Saturday German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser said 520 volunteers working for the Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) were bringing people to safety distributing blankets and camp beds and bringing further supplies providing trained water rescuers and specialist diving teams The Bavarian Red Cross used a helicopter to rescue two people from the roof of their home in Babenhausen The pair were in a life-threatening situation Emergency services in the area reportedly brought more than 100 people to safety on Saturday including dozens of children a helicopter was used to rescue people from their homes after the Schmutter River broke its banks Bavaria's Environment Ministry set up a flood task force to co-ordinate measures throughout the state especially in large parts of (the region of) Swabia The warning services are permanently on alert and are keeping an eye on the situation," the state's Environment 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