www.dein-bingen.de/info/aktuelles/winzerfest The growth of the vines in the wine-growing region of Rhine-Hesse is shaped by its proximity to Germany's longest river Famous sites such as the Rote Hang are only a few steps away from the waves of the Rhine - the perfect microclimate for top wines The holiday region of Rhine-Hesse also thrives on its proximity to historic cities such as Worms Alzey and Mainz - you can experience the perfect symbiosis of regional culinary delights and urban lifestyle at one of the varied wine events for example: Binger Winzerfest - AUSGEZEICHNET Weinfest (29.08.2025 - 08.09.2025) in Bingen am Rhein You too can combine a delicious wine experience with cultural enjoyment at one of the wine festivals in Rhine-Hesse. You can also find more varied events throughout Rhineland-Palatinate in the Rhineland-Palatinate calendar of events You can find even more information about the wine festivals in Rhine-Hesse and your trip to our region on our website: Holidays in Rhine-Hesse Ikegami Electronics will promote the latest additions to its range of broadcast-quality television production equipment at Broadcast Innovation Day (BID 2025) the event will be held at the headquarters of Broadcast Solutions GmbH in Bingen am Rhein from 10:00 to 18:00 on Thursday May 8th “BID is a well established event which has proved especially attractive for studio and mobile production service providers,” comments Gisbert Hochguertel “It offers a day packed with cutting-edge tech We will showcase our new IPX-100 IP base station in an ST 2110 IP environment with our flagship UHK-X700 system camera.” Ikegami’s IPX-100 is a compact IP extension unit for use with UNICAM-series cameras it allows broadcast content creators to adopt SMPTE ST 2110 IP remote operation while supporting the familiar workflow of baseband live production Each UNICAM camera can feed into an IPX-100 via up to 3.5 km of conventional SMPTE-hybrid fibre cable The camera head is powered directly from the IPX-100 An HD-SDI video monitoring output allows connection of a field monitor to the IPX-100 A web browser (XE Web View) is available for remote setup and monitoring of the IPX-100 the UHK-X700 camera has three ⅔ inch CMOS UHD sensors with a global shutter to minimise artifacts when shooting LED screens or scenes illuminated with flash or strobe lighting the camera comes with a B4 lens mount and has an optical sensitivity of F11 at 4K-UHD/50p Full HDR/SDR support is included plus the ability to choose between BT.2020 and BT.709 chroma spaces HFR shooting at up to 2x speed in UHD or up to 8x in HD via the BSX-100 base station is possible as an option Combining the BSX-100 base station or CCU-X100 camera control unit with the UHK-X700 also offers the ability to output UHD and HD simultaneously IP I/O is available as an option via the BSX-100 or CCU-X100 © 2025 Sports Video Group. All rights reserved. Site by Brightgreen Design/Arturan/Sfera Interactive The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information The 65km-stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley graphically illustrates the long history of human involvement with a dramatic and varied natural landscape It is intimately associated with history and legend and for centuries has exercised a powerful influence on writers Les 65 km de la vallée du Rhin moyen illustrent de manière vivante la pérennité de l'implication humaine dans un paysage naturel spectaculaire et bigarré Ce paysage est intimement lié à l'histoire et à la légende et exerce une puissante influence sur les écrivains تظهر الكيلومترات الخمسة والستون في وادي الراين الأوسط، بقصوره ومدنه التاريخية وكرومه، ديمومة التدخّل البشري في طبيعة رائعة الجمال ومتعددة الألوان المتجانسة إن هذا المكان على علاقة وثيقة بالتاريخ والاساطير وهو يمارس منذ عصور طويلة تأثيراً كبيراً على المؤلفين والرسّامين والمؤلفين الموسيقيين 延绵65公里的莱茵河中游河谷，与河畔的古堡、历史小城、葡萄园一起生动地描述了一段人类与变迁的自然环境相互影响的漫长历史。几个世纪来，这里发生的众多历史事件、演绎的许多传奇，对作家、艺术家和作曲家产生了很大影响。 65-километровый участок долины Среднего Рейна с замками историческими городами и виноградниками наглядно иллюстрирует длительную историю взаимодействия человека с этим живописным и мозаичным природным ландшафтом на протяжении веков оказывала сильное влияние на писателей ciudades históricas y viñedos que se extiende a lo largo de 65 kilómetros del curso del Rin es una viva ilustración de la presencia y el protagonismo del ser humano en un paisaje natural espectacular de rica diversidad La historia y la leyenda están íntimamente vinculadas a este valle que desde muchos siglos atrás viene siendo una poderosa fuente de inspiración para escritores The strategic location of the dramatic 65km stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen Rüdesheim und Koblenz as a transport artery and the prosperity that this engendered is reflected in its sixty small towns the extensive terraced vineyards and the ruins of castles that once defended its trade The river breaks through the Rhenish Slate Mountains connecting the broad floodplain of the Oberrheingraben with the lowland basin of the Lower Rhine The property extends from the Bingen Gate (Binger Pforte) where the River Rhine flows into the deeply gorged to Oberwesel where the transition from soft clay-slates to hard sandstone no more than 130m wide (and at 20m the deepest section of the Middle Rhine) and then up to the Lahnstein Gate (Lahnsteiner Pforte) where the river widens again into the Neuwied Valley The property also includes the adjoining middle and upper Rhine terraces (Upper Valley) which bear witness to the course taken by the river in ancient times the Rhine has served as a link between the southern and northern halves of the continent since prehistoric times which in turn led to the establishment of settlements these subsequently joined up to form chains of villages and small towns For over a 1,000 years the steep valley sides have been terraced for vineyards The landscape is punctuated by some 40 hill top castles and fortresses erected over a period of around 1,000 years Abandonment and later the wars of the 17th century left most as picturesque ruins The later 18th century saw the growth of sensibility towards the beauties of nature and the often dramatic physical scenery of the Middle Rhine Valley coupled with the many ruined castles on prominent hilltops made it appeal strongly to the Romantic movement which in turn influenced the form of much 19th century restoration and reconstruction The Rhine is one of the world's great rivers and has witnessed many crucial events in human history The stretch of the Middle Rhine Valley between Bingen and Koblenz is in many ways an exceptional expression of this long history It is a cultural landscape that has been fashioned by humankind over many centuries and its present form and structure derive from human interventions conditioned by the cultural and political evolution of Western Europe The geomorphology of the Middle Rhine Valley is such that the river has over the centuries fostered a cultural landscape of great beauty which has strongly influenced artists of all kinds - poets and composers - over the past two centuries Criterion (ii): As one of the most important transport routes in Europe the Middle Rhine Valley has for two millennia facilitated the exchange of culture between the Mediterranean region and the north Criterion (iv): The Middle Rhine Valley is an outstanding organic cultural landscape the present-day character of which is determined both by its geomorphological and geological setting and by the human interventions that it has undergone over two thousand years Criterion (v): The Middle Rhine Valley is an outstanding example of an evolving traditional way of life and means of communication in a narrow river valley The terracing of its steep slopes in particular has shaped the landscape in many ways for more than two millennia this form of land use is under threat from the socio-economic pressures of the present day The extensive property contains within its boundaries all the key attributes - the geological landscape the vineyard terraces that define this prosperous and picturesque stretch of the Rhine valley and encompass all the key views that influenced writers and artists Thanks to the relatively modest leeway given by the natural landscape of the Middle Rhine Valley to the people inhabiting it this section of the river has undergone fewer changes than others but also thanks to various early attempts to protect the landscape and its historical monuments the landscape has remained largely untouched many of the features and elements that lend the area its authenticity have been preserved However the railways that run along the valley contribute to the noise pollution in the Valley which is a problem that needs to be mitigated In Rhineland-Palatinate the monuments are covered by the 1978 Cultural Monuments Protection Law (Denkmalschutzgesetz) and the 1998 Building Ordinance (Landesbauordnung Rheinland-Pfalz) The landscape values are protected by the 2000 Forest Law (Landeswaldgesetz) 2005 Landscape Conservation Law (Landesgesetz zur nachhaltigen Entwicklung von Natur und Landschaft) and the 1978 Middle Rhine Landscape Protection Ordinance (Landschaftsschutzverordnung Mittelrhein) Monuments in Hesse are covered by the 1976 Hesse Monuments Protection Law (Gesetz zum Schutz der Kulturdenkmäler) as amended in 1986 The 2002 Hesse Building Ordinance (Hessische Bauordnung) also has a significant role to play in monument protection The landscape values are protected by a series of statutes such as the 2002 Hesse Forest Law (Hessisches Forstgesetz) the 2006 Nature Protection and Landscape Conservation Law (Hessisches Gesetz über Naturschutz und Landschaftspflege) the 2002 Planning Law (Hessisches Landesplanungsgesetz) and the 2005 Water Law (Hessisches Wassergesetz) Signatories of the Rhine Valley Charter (Die Rheintal Charta) of November 1997 which include the great majority of communities in the Middle Rhine Valley and exercise care in developing the natural and cultural heritage and the unique cultural landscape of the Rhine Valley the property has been run by the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Association which comprises representatives from all the local and 'county' authorities falling within the region as well as including officials from the federal states of Hesse and Rhineland-Palatinate The association also provides the property's World Heritage manager the job of monitoring the implementation of the management plan in Rhineland-Palatinate was transferred to the state's Structural and Approval Directorate in Koblenz The measures taken in the property serve primarily to preserve historical castles and towns uphold the tradition of winegrowing on the steep slopes of the valley secure habitats for rare animal and plant species and generally ensure that the state of the environment remains unaltered These measures are also designed to underpin the region's economic viability in a bid to dissuade people from moving away and prevent the average age of the region's inhabitants from rising To conciliate economic development to benefit local communities and the safeguarding of the Outstanding Universal Value of the property a Master Plan for the further sustainable development of the Upper Middle Rhine Valley World Heritage Site is about to be compiled was when the river cruises and hotel ships disappeared or simply stopped sailing; goods like coal were shifted to trains Water levels fell low enough to expose unexploded wartime bombs described by Florian Krekel of the Bingen office of Germany’s Waterways and Shipping Administration when a long drought so depleted the waters along this scenic part of the Rhine that navigation became near-impossible Manufacturers on the river had to slash production exporters were cut off from world markets and petrol stations in Cologne had to raise prices according to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Grant me greenery Discover stories from this section and more in the list of contents George Simion will face Nicusor Dan, a mainstream candidate, in a run-off There are five luxuries it can no longer feasibly afford Friedrich Merz’s career is one of unforced errors and puzzling missteps. But he is serious about Europe Both Donald Trump and Ukraine’s diplomats will consider it a success The town has one of the three Rheinhessen Bereichs (districts) named after it. The town lies at the northeast corner of this zone, which runs south for around 20 kilometers (12 miles) and east for about 15km to the outskirts of Mainz. A Bereich Bingen wine can come from fruit anywhere in this district, and often features grape varieties other than Riesling Confusingly for non-German speakers the best wines from the town itself do not feature the word "Bingen" prominently on the label Higher classified Grosslage (collection of vineyards) and Einzellage (single vineyard) wines instead use the possesive form "Binger" A number of tours and wine-themed guided rambles or wagon rides are available The town is also famous for the Mouse Tower (where a Bishop is said to have been eaten by mice) Klopp Castle and a number of churches and chapels The smallest lies within the Drusus Bridge one of the oldest stone bridges in Germany The town was the starting point of the Via Ausonia a Roman road which ran to Trier on the banks of the Mosel It was also the birthplace of the polymath Saint Hildegard von Bingen The Kirchberg and Scharlachberg sites are both classified by the VDP as Grosse Lage The Kirchberg site is a southeast-facing vineyard situated on the Rheinhessen side of the Rhine river, across from Rüdesheim below calcareous chalk with a high stone content The vines are sheltered from cold northern winds by the Hunsrück mountain range and the site's mesoclimate is moderated by the Rhine itself with higher levels of humidity at the lower elevations and drier takes its name from the high levels of iron oxide found in the slate The 25-hectare (62-acre) vineyard is exceptionally steep in places and has a south-facing exposure that gives vines access to all-day sunlight Scharlachberg also benefits from strong winds that roll in from the low-lying Hunsrück mountains Porsche has opened its first branded fast-charging station in the world under the Porsche Charging Lounge name Located outside Bingen am Rhein in southwestern Germany close to busy routes with significant traffic flow and open 24/7 the pilot station is the first of a number of fast-charging stations the company is planning to set up along Europe's most important routes As with Audi Charging Hubs Porsche's pilot site offers six 300-kW DC fast-charging points and four 22-kW AC charging points and is said to offer a premium charging experience The chargers are manufactured by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic and can supply with electricity all electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche The fast-charging stations currently provide a maximum of 300 kW but can be upgraded to deliver even higher charging speeds Porsche estimates that by the start of next year, 400 kW per charging should be possible It's also worth noting that the charging processes use power from certified renewable sources we are creating another important touchpoint along the customer journey and showing how convenient charging can be for Porsche customers We look forward to hearing our first feedback from customers on their experiences with this new format." Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche Deutschland GmbH The Porsche Charging Lounge in Bingen features a unique design with a slim roof that appears to float as it connects the charging points with the building The lounge is glazed from floor to ceiling while bright colors and light wood provide a cozy ambiance The pilot site is heated and air-conditioned by a heat pump that operates without fossil fuels Part of the required electricity is provided by the photovoltaic system of solar cells on the roof The charging station has a digital building management that optimizes power consumption for example by automatically dimming the lighting when there are no guests the Porsche Charging Lounge offers visitors modern sanitary facilities in the lounge area as well as a large selection of soft drinks and snacks Other amenities include analog and digital media and a smart mirror that encourages drivers to do workouts or provides interactive Porsche content the Porsche Charging Lounges are integrated in the Porsche Charging Service and are displayed in the vehicle's navigation system Unlike Audi Charging Hubs which allow access to drivers of EVs from other brands the press release suggests that access to the Porsche Charging Lounge is exclusive to Porsche owners Customers can enter the station using their Porsche ID If the number plate is stored in the Porsche ID the barrier opens thanks to automatic number plate recognition customers can use their Porsche Charging Card or a QR code from the MyPorsche app to access both the site and the lounge More stories on EV charging stations in Europe Tesla Is Bracing For Its Hardest Earnings Call In Years Waymo Is Far From Done With The Jaguar I-Pace The Best EV Lease And Finance Deals In April 2025 Ford Isn't Slowing Down Mustang Mach-E Production Here's Every Single EV About To Get Hit With Tariffs The 2025 Chevy Silverado EV Work Truck Is America’s New Range King 2025 Porsche Taycan Cross Turismo Range Test: ‘Flabbergasted’ In a bold leap forward for green innovation Porsche launches the first of its high-speed Charging Lounges in Bingen am Rhein promising to revolutionize the electric vehicle (EV) charging experience state-of-the-art stations are paving the way for a cleaner As a testament to its commitment to electrification, Porsche has unveiled a network of fast-charging stations along Europe’s busiest routes. The first Porsche Charging Lounge just outside Bingen am Rhein – a mere two minutes from the A60/A61 motorway junction – showcases the brand’s ability to combine luxury with functionality This lounge is equipped with six 300-kW DC fast-charging stations and four 22-kW AC charging points promising a seamless charging experience for Porsche drivers on long journeys A distinctive feature of these Porsche Charging Lounges is their integration of renewable energy They utilize power from certified renewable sources and are designed with a photovoltaic system of solar cells on the roof An intelligent digital building management system further optimizes power consumption making these lounges truly sustainable and in line with Porsche’s green innovation strategy Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche AG we want over 80 percent of the cars we deliver to be all-electric This ambitious ramp-up requires a high-performance and dense fast-charging network The exclusive Porsche Charging Lounges are making an important contribution to this.” these lounges offer a comfortable ambiance with a unique design The pilot site in Bingen features a slim roof that connects the charging points with the building creating a fluid transition from indoor to outdoor spaces heated and air-conditioned by a fossil fuel-free heat pump as well as a high-performance WiFi network for guests Integrated in the Porsche Charging Service and visible in the navigation system The brand’s commitment to customer convenience is further emphasized by its adoption of automatic number plate recognition which makes accessing the stations and lounge a breeze for Porsche drivers The launch of the Porsche Charging Lounge reaffirms the brand’s commitment to green innovation setting a new standard for the EV charging experience As Porsche continues to expand its network of Charging Lounges throughout Germany the transition toward a sustainable future is set to accelerate With this blend of state-of-the-art technology Porsche is driving the future of electrified transportation coupled with the expansion of Porsche Charging Service which currently encompasses over 436,000 charging points worldwide contribute to a comprehensive charging infrastructure supporting the rapid transition to battery-electric vehicles As Porsche continues its pioneering journey a future of more sustainable vehicles becomes more of a reality View All Porsches For Sale Porsche plants roots at one of America’s most iconic race.. 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With the 2025 Miami Grand Prix weekend upon us please have patience while we stay live during this process Terms of Service Privacy Policy Subscribe to our mailing list to get a weekly local news recap in your Inbox We use cookies to provide you with a great experience and to help our website run effectively 2023- The Dalles Cascade Singers are having a special concert featuring works written or arranged by local musicians “Composers and Arrangers” is Saturday September 23rd at 7:00 P.M This concert features guest conductor Matthew Turner presenting his 2003 work “Mass in Honor of a Friend” He studied music at the University of Oregon and the University of Southern California He teaches elementary and middle school music in Seattle Matt was commissioned to write Mass for a Friend for his former piano teacher It was premiered by the Cascade Singers under the direction of Lloyd Walworth Matt is excited to present this piece again and wishes to dedicate the performance to the memory of both Lloyd and Jan has arranged several choral arrangements tailored to the singers In this concert you will hear his arrangement of “Die Lorelei.” Karl tried his hand at arranging “Die Lorelei” in 1986 The inspiration was Cascade Singers’ first European tour and England began at Bingen am Rhein— on the same stretch of the Rhine as the Lorelei Rock A modernized arrangement of the hymn “Beautiful Savior” came from a collaboration between Tyler Beane Kelly and Garry Estep Tyler reworked the text of the hymn to make it more relevant to our modern times Garry reharmonized the melody and provided an accompaniment which he describes as “Martin Luther meets Phillip Glass and Dave Brubeck.” “Mass for the Unborn” is written by Garry Estep The full score contains the following statement: “This composition is dedicated to all who have experienced the loss of an unborn being and other such emotions must be going through the mind and soul following such an event It is my hope that this piece may offer some solace and comfort to all who have experienced such a loss.” Guest pianist Mairead Beane Kelly accompanies the Cascade Singers for this concert on the newly restored 1909 Chickering Quarter Grand piano For more information see the Columbia Community Connection Calendar or by clicking here. Get local news updates from the Mid-Columbia region in your inbox Columbia Community Connection was established in 2020 as a local honest and digital news source providing meaningful stories and articles CCC News’ primary goal is to inform and elevate all the residents and businesses of the Mid-Columbia Region Contact us: News@columbiacommunityconnection.com - Tel: (541) 980 - 2756 Powered by Immense Imagery Columbia Community Connection409 Lincoln St,The Dalles Privacy Policy Terms of Service 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 With a big pull, you help your companion up onto one of the stones scattered all around. These are the impressive remains of the Disibodenberg Monastery home to the legendary Hildegard of Bingen in the 14th century You hold hands and together you feel the real shimmering power of this place a mythical place here on a little hill above the triangle formed by the Glans flowing into the Nahe You enjoy the shafts of light cast on the ancient stones through the thick canopy of leaves above which gives an impression of the sheer size and importance of the monastery in those days You suggest following the signposted route around the area to explore the outline of the Benedictine monastery in more detail you keep stopping to admire new aspects of the ruins and enjoy the extraordinary views of the two rivers below you Your route for today is the fourth stage of the Hildegard of Bingen Pilgrimage Trail which not only marks the geographical middle of the 137-kilometre route but also takes you to the spiritual centre of the works of this unbelievably multifaceted Benedictine nun She spent 40 years of her life and completed much of her life’s work here in the monastery on the Disibodenberg where you were able to admire the herb garden with all its aromatic medicinal plants there are information boards explaining the ground-breaking work and teachings of Hildegard of Bingen After the spiritual effort of the meditation boards you can enjoy more tangible physical experiences It is really handy for you that it is also home to an excellent wine hotel where you can relax with a glass full of loveliness and look back on an unforgettable day Charging an electric Porsche is about to get less tedious Porsche opened its first-ever Porsche Charging Lounge a charging station that offers refreshments and other amenities to owners of electric Porsche vehicles which is located outside Bingen am Rhein in Germany offers six 300-kW DC fast charging stations But it also offers a lounge area with sanitary facilities a "large selection" of soft drinks and snacks and an area for workouts equipped with a "smart mirror," which can also display interactive Porsche content It doesn't sound like an overwhelming amount of fun but it is better than sitting in your car or wandering about a parking lot while you wait for your car to charge which is what the charging experience sometimes boils down to A Porsche Taycan typically charges from 10 to 80 percent in about 20 minutes The Porsche Charging Lounge is partially powered by solar cells on the roof, and is heated and air-conditioned by a heat pump that operates without fossil fuels, says Porsche the driver need to have a Porsche ID that's linked to the car; if the car's number plate is stored in the Porsche ID the barrier preventing entry to the charging area will lift automatically The lounge and the charger can also be accessed by using a Porsche Charging Card Porsche plans to open more Charging Lounges in Germany The company boasts a network of more than 436,000 charging points in over 20 European countries the Taycan (which admittedly does come in numerous configurations) plans to sell more than 80 percent all-electric new vehicles by 2030 He's got more battery-powered gadgets and band t-shirts than you He writes about the next groundbreaking thing His ultimate goal is to know something about everything She is one of the central figures of 12th-century theology and is one of only four women to be listed among the Doctors of the Church: she is Hildegard of Bingen (Bermershein von der Höhe and also a prominent figure in the culture of her time so much so that she even wrote a book on the nature of living things is encapsulated in three books: the Scivias and redemption) are addressed; the Liber vitae meritorum of 1158 devoted to the conflict between Good and Evil and Vice and Virtue; and the Liber divinorum operum of 1174: the latter is a fundamental book for understanding Hildegard’s idea of the universe governed and ordered by Wisdom and God’s providential love which give it harmony.” There are only three codices in the world today that bear witness to the Liber divinorum operum and the only illuminated one is the 1942 manuscript in the State Library of Lucca.The Lucca codex comes from the Library of the Convent of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca: in fact on the first paper of the volume appears the manuscript note attesting to this provenance the State Library of Lucca forfeited its library holdings) The manuscript was composed in the first half of the 13th century (between the second and third decade incipits and explicits of Hildegard’s various visions (the topics are in fact divided into visions) are in red ink the capilettera are in red and blue and are undermined with plant motifs: scroll-like racemes that are sometimes intertwined with animal and human figures which have been attributed to a miniaturist of Rhenish cultural background The codex also appears annotated by several hands and with a double numbering an ancient and a modern one that coincides with the ancient one up to paper 108 contributed greatly to the collection of the Library of the Convent of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God but we do not know when the manuscript with the Liber divinorum operum entered the collection denoting considerable care in the choice of material All these elements reasonably suggest that the 1942 manuscript was intended not for private devotion The work in the State Library of Lucca contains Hildegard’s visions in their entirety and the text of each vision consists of a description in which the saint speaks in the first person expounding the content of the apparition in which Hildegard summarizes the stages of the creation of the world and expresses from the beginning her idea about the universe which before God was without form and was then ordered by his action and was illuminated by his light: divine Love is the means for the salvation of humanity to which is linked perhaps the best-known illustration in the Codex Hildegard speaks of the human being as the central element of creation though closely related to everything else in creation: the human being is a microcosm located at the center of the heavenly spheres governed by God the saint illustrates the ways in which the human being interacts with the cosmos (for example how the cosmos acts on people’s moods and their bodies) with further references to the external influence that the macrocosm has on human beings (the saint also draws analogies between nature and the human body The fifth vision focuses on analyzing the globe with four corresponding to the four cardinal points and the fifth standing in the center and surrounded by the other four The last four visions deal with the theme of salvation history Of particular interest are the eighth vision and peace) by which God accomplished everything he created while the ninth and tenth visions discuss the quality of faith and the end of time cautioning about the fact that faith leads to salvation in the 1942 manuscript in the State Library of Lucca by an explanatory commentary that is spoken directly by the voice of God appearing to the saint individually illustrate all the visions of Hildegard of Bingen; they are all full-page even though they are presented in different sizes and with a structure based on the combination of elementary geometric figures looking upward and always with the instruments of writing in her hands or leaning but nevertheless just being used or about to be used: this figuration expresses the divine inspiration of her work as Anna Calderoni Massetti and Gigetta Dalli Regoli have observed that the illustrations of the visions are not the perfect equivalent of what the text enunciates but are to be considered rather as condensations of the individual episodes those considered most relevant and intense the human figure placed at the center of the universe the theme of the monster and fantastic and allegorical figures It has been said that the depiction of man as a microcosm is probably the most famous in the manuscript, not least because it has been seen by many as a kind of precedent forLeonardo da Vinci’sVitruvian Man: In Hildegard “we find astral correspondences between the man-microcosm and the universe contained by the figures of Christ and God the Father,” with Hildegard “marking stylized rays the influence of the sun on the head and the moon on the feet by referring to the late antique doctrine that theorized the influence of the planets on man.” Represented in the miniature are all the spheres of the universe conceived as a set of concentric circles(circuli) that are moved by a circular motion in turn: the sky we all see and then the firmament (conceived as an aerial region consisting of dense white air surrounding the Earth) the cosmic waters until we reach the circle of fire that surrounds the entire universe above which there is only God The animals we notice along the spheres are personifications of the winds that move them: a bear (north wind) and a leopard (east) represent the four main winds while eight other animals symbolize the collateral winds (note how in the miniature accompanying the fourth vision the winds appear together with the effects they produce on the earth) The full correspondence between humanity and the cosmos is also explained on the basis of the proportional relationship that exists between the two entities: according to Hildegard if a man stretches out his arms the width of his figure will coincide with its height in the same way that the height of the firmament is equal to its width although the complex of allegorical interpretations of what Hildegard says in the Liber divinorum operum is preponderant over the rest the visions contain a rather precise physical description of the universe which nonetheless responds to the desire to explain what happens under the heavens: for example freezing cold) are explained on the basis of the existence of a “black fire” created by God to punish sinners and which in turn is fed by winds blowing from the north and south producing opposite climates the “thin air” that surrounds the Earth produces beneficial effects for humans according to Hildegard: in particular by turning into thin rain (in both heat and cold: according to the saint snow itself is the result of freezing water droplets) it is able to make plants and fruits sprout draws its foundation from the Liber Nemroth a Jewish book with which she shares the idea of a revolution of the planets and firmament according to the action of the winds: the saint therefore “departs from the theories of traditional Aristotelian-Ptolemaic cosmology,” the scholar explains “which considers the cosmos as a reality consisting of a series of concentric crystalline spheres to which are set the planets revolving around the Earth placed at the center of the universe.” What separates Hildegard from the Aristotelian tradition is the absence of references to the motive intelligences of the spheres which Hildegard evidently replaces with the winds thus intending to explain one aspect of reality not with elements of a metaphysical order namely the wind (although to explain reality as a whole it is still necessary to assume a primary cause of a metaphysical order) as Calderoni Massetti and Dalli Regoli have pointed out that the Hildegardian vision is similar to that of a machine “where carefully devised mechanics produce slow and continuous movements improvised appearances and escapes; where an imaginary lighting apparatus provides for both gradual transitions from darkness to penumbra to full light The illustrations in the 1942 manuscript in the Lucca Library provide an important immediate and easily understood iconographic accompaniment to the concepts Hildegard expresses in her visions and there is a vast bibliography devoted to the Liber divinorum operum partly because of the interest that the figure of Hildegard has aroused especially since the second half of the 20th century numerous studies have been published on the figure and work of Hildegard of Bingen also in relation to the art-historical aspects of the illuminated manuscripts illustrating her works Which have never overlooked the extreme importance of the manuscript preserved at the State Library of Lucca The State Library of Lucca originates from the Library of the Lateran Canons of San Frediano established in the 17th century by Abbot Girolamo Minutoli and later undemanized by the Republic of Lucca in the second half of the 18th century In 1791 it obtained from the Republic the right to print for Lucca and annual funding for the purchase of books In 1861 the Library passed to the Kingdom of Italy in 1877 it was moved to its current location the convent of the church of Santa Maria Corteorlandini shared with the Order of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God The move became necessary as a result of the conspicuous allocation of the funds of Lucca’s ecclesiastical libraries after the suppression of the monastic orders: among the collections that flowed into the State Library was also the original “Library” of the Order of the Clerics Regular and collected in the seventeenth-century Hall known as the Hall of Santa Maria Nera Today the Library depends on the Ministry of Heritage and Culture The Library’s collections include 451,300 printed works including volumes and pamphlets 2,650 periodicals of which 594 are current; 627 Lucchese newspapers Particularly valuable among the many manuscript collections are the Baroni Fund which contains genealogical news and coats of arms of Lucca families; the Fiorentini Fund which concerns the Lucca physician and botanist of the same name; and the Cesare Lucchesini Fund The State Library of Lucca preserves many illuminated manuscripts including the 37 choir books which belonged to Bishop Stefano Trenta of Lucca Of notable importance are the legal fund of the works documents and letters of the Lucchese penalist Francesco Carrara that of popular literature by Giovanni Giannini and that of the Lucchese painters and art writers Michele and Enrico Ridolfi Notable among the correspondence is the collection of letters to Paolo Guinigi de facto lord of Lucca in the early fifteenth century (the letters date from 1400 to 1430) the 13 volumes of letters addressed to Cesare Lucchesini the 9 volumes of letters addressed to the poetess Teresa Bandettini and the vast correspondence of Michele and Enrico Ridolfi The new meshLINK offers real-time adaptive video encoding as an option Germany—Broadcast Solutions has released meshLINK a high-quality wireless video transmission solution offering state-of-the-art video encoding full-duplex IP and mesh networking in a rugged The new meshLINK wireless solution provides low-latency performance –down to 45ms in HD and 75ms in 4K—100Mb/s data throughput and one to four HD encoding channels on one frequency The solution combines the latest RF technology developments with ultra-low 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professional video industry's #1 source for news Phil KurzPhil Kurz is a contributing editor to TV Tech He has written about TV and video technology for more than 30 years and served as editor of three leading industry magazines He earned a Bachelor of Journalism and a Master’s Degree in Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Journalism with their glorious legions gradually conquering the land of the Celts and Teutons They left their mark in many places along the Romantic Rhine We show you where you can get close-up with ancient history and the interesting insights into the lives of the Romans that the region offers for little explorers RömerWelt in Rheinbrohl is the perfect starting point for a wonderful family day out The amazing interactive museum allows you to use all your senses to discover what life was like for the Romans along the Limes you are positively encouraged to get hands-on Experiencing Roman life in the RömerWelt in Rheinbrohl Get to know the tasks of a Roman at RömerWelt in Rheinbrohl Not far from where the museum now stands were the ‘Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes’ forming part of the Roman frontier against the Teutons in the east along with Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall in Great Britain it has formed the ‘Frontiers of the Roman Empire’ UNESCO World Heritage Site together making the largest archaeological monument in Europe this was the site of a Roman castle to protect the border and you can now find out how the legionnaires from all over the world lived from the interactive exhibition within the painstakingly restored RömerWelt museum How much does a chain mail shirt actually weigh How did they build the castle and the Limes The outside space at RömerWelt boasts a team barracks room and there are lots of workshops to explain how they all work Or you can enjoy a guided tour by one of the museum guides in authentic Roman costume You can even bring history to life by dressing up yourself Discover a lot about Roman crafts in the stonemason's workshop Fresh bread is baked here in the stone oven A walk along the RömerWeltWeg trail comes highly recommended to round off your visit to Rheinbrohl It begins right behind RömerWelt where the Rheinsteig trail the Limes trail and the WesterwaldSteig trail meet The 8.5-kilometre route quite literally follows in the footsteps of the Romans along the Rhine It takes you to excavations and historical reconstructions right next to the Limes there are sweeping views over the area surrounding the Limes and into what was Teutonic territory The Limes explorer trail also reveals lots of interesting facts about the history of the Roman frontiers making it an educational excursion for all ages One of many stops on the Bingen Forest interactive trail Suspension bridge on the Bingen Forest interactive trail Have you not had enough of Romans and adventure yet? Then you should set off on the Bingen Forest interactive trail This interesting 4.5-kilometre family walk is perfect for a day’s excursion There is so much to explore that time just flies by The Bingen forest mouse guides you along the path through the lovely woodlands, following the route of a former Roman road. Wonderful views along the woody ridge, a swinging suspension bridge, roots standing on their heads, amazing animal tracks, a Roman estate and a villa rustica all await you along the route with the little Bingen forest mouse providing interesting explanations at every station With a total of 44 highlights along the route Martin Seidler takes you on an exciting trip back to ancient Roman times The footpaths through the Romantic Rhine lead not only through the world-famous Middle Rhine Valley but also to the living heritage of the Roman era You can set off with the whole family to RömerWelt in Rheinbrohl where you can explore a reconstructed castle on the Limes once the final frontier of the Roman Empire You can experience very much first-hand how the legionnaires lived and made use of the basalt; it is lots of fun for all the family First-class lounge for Porsche EV owners while waiting for a recharge It has opened its first Porsche Charging Lounge – which will act as a pilot site – outside Bingen am Rhein 60km west of Frankfurt and two minutes from motorway junction A60/A61 The lounge has six 300-kW DC fast-charging stations and four 22-kW AC charging points Porsche said further charging lounges are planned for Germany The lounges are designed to be located close to busy routes with significant traffic flow All electric and plug-in hybrid models from Porsche can be supplied with electricity from chargers made by South Tyrolean electronic specialist Alpitronic The stations currently provide a maximum of 300kW but are capable of being upgraded to deliver even higher charging speeds Porsche said that by the start of next year 400kW per charging point should be possible The charging processes use power from certified renewable sources Porsche AG chairman of the executive board said the company has mapped out an ambitious path towards electrification “By 2030 we want over 80 per cent of the cars that we deliver to be all-electric and this ramp-up requires a high-performance and dense fast-charging network,” he said “The exclusive Porsche Charging Lounges are making an important contribution to this sustainable and state-of-the-art addition to the IONITY network.” The pilot site in Bingen provides a preview of how this design could look in the future A slim roof that appears to float connects the charging points with the building creating a smooth transition between inside and outside Porsche said that bright colours and light wood provide an atmosphere that promotes a sense of well-being The first Porsche Charging Lounge in the world is heated and air-conditioned by a heat pump that operates without fossil fuels The digital building management optimises power consumption there are modern sanitary facilities in the lounge area Payments can be made with debit and credit cards as well as ApplePay or Google Pay The service has a charging price of euro 33 cents per kilowatt hour which Porsche said was “just as low as for other fast-charging stations in the Porsche network.” A Porsche ID is required to access the charging stations and the lounge area and this ID must be linked to the car If the number plate is stored in the Porsche ID then automatic number-plate recognition allows the barrier to open The car’s registration number can be stored conveniently in the MyPorsche app the customer can use their Porsche Charging Card or a QR code from the MyPorsche app to access both the site and the lounge Porsche Deutschland GmbH executive board chairman Alexander Pollich said the lounges will create another important touchpoint for the band along the customer journey and show how convenient charging can be for Porsche customers The Porsche fast-charging stations are an addition to other large investments that it has made in recent years to drive the transition to battery-electric cars The Porsche Charging Service enables access to the charging points of a range of providers all over the world The network currently comprises more than 436,000 charging points in over 20 European countries This includes almost 25,300 charging points with a charging capacity of over 150kW DC and more than 500 fast-charging sites in the IONITY network in Europe Porsche last year participated in a further round of financing for this joint venture More than 600 Porsche dealerships have made a significant contribution to expanding the worldwide charging infrastructure network with more than 1000 high-performance charging points for customers now in operation China has an exclusive network with almost 300 charging points more than 400 charging points have also been implemented in Porsche uses the network of the Volkswagen Group of America Electrify America currently offers more than 3500 fast-charging points at more than 800 stations Porsche is also further expanding the infrastructure for AC charging through Porsche Destination Charging There are already more than 5000 charging points in 86 countries at luxury destinations particularly popular with Porsche customers Chargers providing 22kW – instead of 11kW – are already being used at new locations in Europe Existing stations will be gradually upgraded Innovative rewards program for dealerships to be sold by Presidian sales teams Changes to Carbucks Rewards offer deliver immediate profits for selling dealers ACCC court action as LDV says it is disappointed after attempting to resolve complaints This article was published more than 2 years ago Caroline Hildegard Helbig.Courtesy of family Caroline was all about traditions: those passed on to her were famous for their fabulous dinners – emerald stemmed German wine glasses would be raised over rouladen raclette or a Julia Child beef bourguignon The wine glasses came with her parents from Bingen am Rhein and she cherished them for their memories of place leading a troop of kids to explore the local woods and toboggan and cross-country ski in the Morgan Arboretum would spend evenings on their back deck in boisterous conversation with their parents Hermann and Maria – a mix of German and English that kept the neighbours guessing at the stories being told Caroline completed her BComm and MBA at McMaster University While working as a brand manager for CoverGirl Cosmetics in the mid-1980s she met the dashing advertising executive Mike Sharp They were mutually smitten and began a life together allowing Caroline to work as a marketing lecturer at Memorial University They moved back to Ontario for Mike’s work and their son A new job offer for Mike brought the family to West Vancouver in 2000 She was an avid explorer and no amount of rain or mud could keep her from the untrodden trail So many friends remember hikes with her in the most godawful weather – she grinned through it all When highway expansion for the Vancouver Olympics threatened the wetlands and trails surrounding Whyte Lake she became a founding member of the Coalition to Save Eagleridge Bluffs Caroline gave everything she had to save the bluffs from destruction: she posed as Ms camped out in the parking lot with Alex at night (managing to get him to school fed and reasonably clean in the morning) showed up to court hearings day after day to support those charged for their passive resistance A meticulous planner, it was Caroline’s vision that led the family on annual adventures. They dove with sharks in the Maldives, hiked in El Chalten, Argentina and kayaked in Baja California. In later years, she completed an editing certificate at Simon Fraser University to work as a writer and editor. Her pride and joy was her Writes of Passage travel blog Behind Caroline’s European elegance lurked a joyful exhibitionist who was always ready to dance Her most eccentric pursuit was to run in costume at the Half-Corked Marathon in Osoyoos After hours of costume planning with friends they ran every year dressed as: Real House Wines of Vancouver or Wine-der Woman and even Brides of Frankenwein A week before the windstorm that took their lives Caroline and Mike were on a hike up to Whyte Lake when a large branch dropped in front of them Mike took a picture and told everyone how lucky they were to have been seconds away from disaster they were killed when a large tree fell on their home Caroline and Mike were always grateful for their good fortune and seized the day whenever they could gathering with family and friends to ice-skate and play hockey on the frozen ice – a rare treat The story of the fallen branch is for those they left behind to ponder – a reminder of life’s precious and precarious nature To submit a Lives Lived: lives@globeandmail.com Lives Lived celebrates the everyday, extraordinary, unheralded lives of Canadians who have recently passed. 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For more information on our commenting policies and how our community-based moderation works, please read our Community Guidelines and our Terms and Conditions The Sunday Times“Build a wall!” cried the cheery chap sitting next to my wife and me raising his beer stein to the blackened oak rafters Received wisdom has it that Trump supporters don’t travel so it was a thrill to meet my first real live specimen What we didn’t meet in seven whole days on our autumnal self-guided walking holiday in the Rhine was a single fellow Brit due to some unfortunate business back in the 20th century it seems we are still reluctant to visit one of Europe’s loveliest and most welcoming countries The Rhine might just be the most beautiful river in Europe and cutting through a spectacular landscape of beetling cliffs and forested hills farms and medieval castles topping almost every rocky promontory and ridiculously pretty towns and villages such as Bacharach and Oberwesel along the way the huge Rhine barges carrying up to 60 containers a time Castle in the sky: Schloss StolzenfelsALAMYWe started at Bingen On Foot Holidays transported our rucksacks between our guesthouses each day and provided us with detailed walking maps leaving London on the 8.55am Eurostar to Brussels continuing by super-smooth Thalys high-speed train to Cologne and finally a charming little local train down the banks of the Rhine And all without once being told to take off our shoes or generally being made to feel like cattle there are fabulous swathes of wildflower meadows walking through sun-dappled chestnut forests we met a group of people shaking a big old apple tree and collecting the fallen fruit Another day we found ourselves crunching over hundreds of walnuts We gathered up as many as we could carry in our daypacks and ate them for lunch smashing the shells open with a rock to reveal the slightly sweet and deliciously creamy centre on the banks of the RhineSINA ETTMER/GETTY IMAGESOur longest trek was a 12-miler with about 3,000ft of climbing — enough for tired legs Our accommodation that night was the oldest and oddest of all a charmingly decrepit castle run by an elderly retainer with a huge nose which appeared from behind the door several moments before the rest of him “At our five-course candlelit dinner we serve you traditional dishes from the region,” it promised these included tinned tomato soup with aerosol cream a breaded schnitzel that required a hacksaw to negotiate with more fluted coils of aerosol cream on top efficient 21st-century Germany and finding a little corner of less-than-perfection is a perverse pleasure rustic implements and huge swords on the walls and our bedroom really was a medieval chamber lights in wrought-iron sconces and a truly staggering view of the Rhine from the window — a sheer drop of several hundred feet below My wife sat by the glass like the Lady of Shalott watching the stars come out above the shining river Our other overnight stays were in friendly little guesthouses, always scrupulously clean, or small-town hotels such as the wonderful Roter Ochse, in Rhens, where we ate a fabulous pot-roast venison, cooked, and indeed shot, by the owner-chef, Werner (mains from £8; roter-ochse.de) We ended our last walk at Schloss Stolzenfels a great 19th-century wedding cake of a castle for a night out in the historic old centre We had walked a modest 30 miles or so in five days superb chocolate cake and a good deal of fine beer On Foot Holidays has four- to seven-night Castles of the Rhine self-guided walking holidays from £540pp, B&B, including maps and some lunches, but not travel (onfootholidays.co.uk). Rail returns from London to Bingen start at £200pp (bahn.de) about an hour’s train ride from both Bingen and Koblenz He attended Michigan State University and later transferred to Hofstra University in New York he developed an interest in acting and subsequently studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre under the renowned acting coach Sanford Meisner Caan's acting career began in the early 1960s with appearances in television series such as "The Untouchables," "Dr Kildare," and "Naked City." He made his film debut in 1963 with a minor role in "Irma la Douce." His breakthrough came in 1965 when he starred in Howard Hawks' "Red Line 7000," followed by a notable role in "El Dorado" (1966) alongside John Wayne and Robert Mitchum Caan collaborated with director Francis Ford Coppola on "The Rain People," portraying a troubled football player This partnership with Coppola led to his iconic role as Sonny Corleone in "The Godfather" (1972) earning him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor His portrayal of the hot-headed eldest son of the Corleone family remains one of his most memorable performances Caan showcased his versatility in various genres He starred in the dystopian sports film "Rollerball" (1975) the romantic musical "Funny Lady" (1975) opposite Barbra Streisand and the war epic "A Bridge Too Far" (1977) he played a professional safecracker in Michael Mann's neo-noir film "Thief," a role he later cited as one of his favorites marked by personal struggles and a brief hiatus from acting He returned to the screen in 1987 with Coppola's "Gardens of Stone." In 1990 he delivered a compelling performance as novelist Paul Sheldon in the film adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery," starring alongside Kathy Bates The decade also saw him in roles such as a casino boss in "Honeymoon in Vegas" (1992) and a tough cop in "Eraser" (1996) with Arnold Schwarzenegger a former CIA operative turned casino manager in the NBC series "Las Vegas" (2003–2007) He also appeared in films like "Elf" (2003) portraying the father of Will Ferrell's character His later works included roles in "Get Smart" (2008) and "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" (2009) where he lent his voice to the character of Tim Lockwood His first marriage was to Dee Jay Mathis from 1961 to 1966 a former girlfriend of Elvis Presley; they had a son His third marriage was to Ingrid Hajek from 1990 to 1995 Caan's fourth marriage was to Linda Stokes from 1995 to 2017 earning a sixth-degree black belt in Gosoku-ryu karate He also supported the Republican Party and identified as an "ultra-conservative." His death was confirmed by his family on his official Twitter account "It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Jimmy on the evening of July 6." The family appreciated the outpouring of love and heartfelt condolences and requested privacy during that difficult time Caan was born to Jewish parents who immigrated from Germany He was raised in the Jewish faith and maintained a connection to his heritage throughout his life touring the Gush Etzion region and expressing support for the country he urged Israel not to withdraw to the 1967 lines reflecting his strong stance on the nation's security In a 2019 film titled "Holy Lands," Caan portrayed a retired Jewish cardiologist who moves to Israel to become a pig farmer a role that intertwined his heritage with his craft Find out which celebrity your beliefs match up to.