email editor email editor by Oliver McBride | Dec 9, 2024 | Latest News, Scottish Fishing Industry recovered the fuselage of the missing German-owned Cessna plane on Friday has recovered wreckage from a German-registered Cessna 172 that crashed into the North Sea over a year ago where police confirmed human remains were found within the fuselage The trawler hauled in a section of the plane’s fuselage while fishing on Friday delivering it to the Greenhead Base in Lerwick Police Scotland officers met the vessel upon its arrival and the wreckage was transported by truck for further examination The UK’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) later confirmed the wreckage was from a German-registered light aircraft that went missing in September 2023 had been en route from Hamburg but vanished after deviating from its planned course over the North Sea Police Scotland issued a statement confirming the recovery of the aircraft and the discovery of remains “The aircraft was brought to shore on Sunday 8 December Enquiries are ongoing,” a spokesperson said Investigators have identified the pilot as the sole occupant of the flight Despite favourable weather conditions on the day the pilot neither filed a flight plan nor maintained radio contact with air traffic control showed the aircraft descending rapidly before disappearing The Cessna 172 took off on 30 September 2023 raising questions about the pilot’s intentions the aircraft disappeared from radar approximately 70 nautical miles southeast of the Shetland Islands A search effort was launched after the plane’s owner reported it missing on 1 October A fixed-wing HM Coastguard aircraft combed the waters between Shetland and Norway but found no trace of the Cessna The German Federal Bureau of Aircraft Accident Investigation (BFU) initially led the inquiry determining that survival would have been nearly impossible due to the crash dynamics The AAIB has joined forces with Police Scotland and the BFU to continue the investigation aiming to uncover the circumstances surrounding the plane’s disappearance Fuel exhaustion and navigational errors are among the potential lines of inquiry The discovery marks a somber conclusion to the search for the missing aircraft described as experienced and in good health had reportedly planned the journey to visit family but altered his itinerary last minute was informed hours before departure that she would not be joining the flight Authorities will now focus on piecing together the final moments of the ill-fated flight and determining what caused the tragedy Disclaimer +353(0)83 826 8406 (editor) +353(0)83 826 8406 (sales) [email protected] [email protected] If you have a fishing news related story call or WhatsApp Oliver on +353 83 826 8406 or email [email protected] Copyright © 2020 – 2025 The Fishing Daily COMHLACHT CUMARSÁIDE AN tSÁILE TEORANTA (Saltwater Media Company Ltd)Registered Office: No IRL VAT No: IE3718993GH            IRL Company Reg No: 681474Sitemap | Terms & Conditions Uetersen is a well known GA airfield west of EDDH and a cheaper place for landing as well as a starting point for Hamburg sightseeings flights View important Copyright © information related to freeware files here The archive edhe_fsx.zip has 76 files and directories contained within it This list displays the first 500 files in the package Signing-up for PRO gives you super fast, unrestricted speed to the thousands of MSFS, FSX, P3D & X-Plane downloads which include aircraft, scenery, and more - click here to view the library for free or.. Sign-Up Now PRO membership payments go directly back into the website to pay for hosting It's what also enables us to offer a free download tier Join over 145,000 subscribers of our free dedicated flight simulation newsletter Are you using the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen has confirmed that it has been acquired Following reports last month that the business, which filed for insolvency in January the buyer’s identity has now been unveiled as a subsidiary of Berlin-based private equity company Beteiligungsgesellschaft Kairos Industries The deal was completed on Friday (15 June) via an acquisition vehicle named Feldmuehle GmbH which was founded specially by Kairos for the transfer 400 of 420 jobs have been saved according to insolvency administrator Tjark Thies of Reimer Rechtsanwa¨lte who said the conditions of the deal were met this week “The successful completion of this refurbishment is largely thanks to the dedication flexibility and responsiveness of the Feldmuehle employees," said Thies the Feldmuehle Works Council approved a 10% salary waiver for employees until 31 December 2019 thereby creating an essential prerequisite for the financing of the acquisition.” He added the cooperation of restructuring consultancy Ruppert Fux Landmann commercial law firm Görg Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwa¨lte and Ernst & Young also “contributed significantly” to the successful takeover Kairos Industries said the acquisition “is aimed at a long-term entrepreneurial commitment; and the strategic successful realignment of [Feldmuehle] Producing around 250,000 tonnes of paper a year at its mill Feldmuehle Uetersen has a history stretching back to 1904 It became an independent mill again in 2015 after Stora Enso completed the sale of the business to German private equity fund Perusa Partners Specialising in the production of high-quality graphic label and packaging papers for the German and international markets Printweek welcomes informed debate, but please read our House Rules before posting Printweek is the premier website for the print industry Germany will supply Retacrit – Pfizer’s biosimilar of anemia drug Epogen (epoetin alfa) – to the US market Pfizer’s manufacturing facility in McPherson, Kansas – added through the $17 billion Hospira acquisition in 2015 – is approved to produce Retacrit Contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Norbitec biotech a joint venture between generics firm Stada and biologics firm Nordmark will supply Pfizer with Retacrit from its site in Uetersen following accreditation from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) “Norbitec employs modern recombinant mammalian cell-culture technology specifically tailored to producing epoetin to US and EU GMP standards,” a spokesperson from the manufacturing firm told BioProcess Insider “Considerable effort has been invested to building the capabilities and processes to meet the FDA expectations and support patients who need this product This has involved extensive cross-disciplinary collaboration between STADA While some financial expense has been incurred the investment has also been in time and management attention to ensuring that FDA as well as EU standards are met.” Specifics regarding capacity allocation have not been divulged but we were told “all necessary actions to support demand for Retacrit in the US.” The deal is an extension of a long-standing partnership with Norbitec already supplying epoetin drug substance for sales in Europe “This FDA accreditation serves as a further proof point of STADA’s rapid progress as a leader in Specialty medicines and of the Group’s commitment to ensuring patients around the world have sustainable access to high-quality medicines,” STADA’s CEO Peter Goldschmidt said in a statement “We look forward to extending our successful strategic partnership for Retacrit to safeguard epoetin supplies in the US.” Journalist covering the international biopharmaceutical manufacturing and processing industries.Founder and editor of Bioprocess Insider a daily news offshoot of publication Bioprocess International with expertise in the pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors regulatory affairs and business development.From London UK originally but currently based in Montpellier France through a round-a-bout adventure that has seen me live and work in Leeds (UK) CSL Seqirus signs pandemic preparedness plan with European Commission Ins & Outs: Biopharma players shuffle c-suite ranks American made: Companies continue to emphasize US manufacturing Transforming Protein Production: Lonza’s Comprehensive Solutions for Therapeutic Innovation Registered in England & Wales with number 01835199 Posted in Gardens and Collections on November 6 2013, by Matt Newman Fall and winter provide their own vibrant forms of beauty, of course, so stay tuned in the coming weeks as we not only start up the Holiday Train Show® and all the seasonal activities that make it the cheeriest time of year but celebrate the cold-weather wonders that grow throughout our collections we’ll let you know when the Rose Garden closes its gate for 2013—this weather has been great for the blooms this slideshow is gorgeous….thanks so much 2900 Southern Boulevard Bronx, NY 10458-5126 Directions Call: 718.817.8700 Contact us Privacy Policy Press Room Jobs Independent German paper mill Feldmuehle Uetersen The business has been bought by a holding company that has not yet been active in the paper industry Andreas Jung, spokesperson of insolvency administrator Tjark Thies of Reimer Rechtsanwa¨lte confirmed to PrintWeek that the business has been sold but said the deal is yet to be completed PrintWeek understands the buyer is a private equity firm though the company thought to be the new owner had not responded to requests for comment at the time of writing and Feldmuehle told PrintWeek that “nothing can be officially confirmed” at this point The business is expected be taken over by the holding company with effect from next Friday (1 June) with paper production set to continue unchanged Employing around 420 staff and producing around 250,000 tonnes of paper a year at its mill Welcome to packagingeurope.com. 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Read our policy Feldmuehle Uetersen GmbH has launched a heat-sealable paper solution for packaging manufacturers and packing companies The coated flexible packaging paper with a heat-sealable reverse side can be easily used on existing packaging lines and can be recycled in the waste paper cycle The Dutch copack service provider NOMI Co-Packing has already successfully produced and filled stand-up pouches with the new material.  Feldmuehle further expands its wide product range within its Packaging Solution business area This provides brand owners with a natural and recyclable material option fill- and seal packing lines similar to plastic films the product is suitable for high-quality printed packaging as well as for simple inner pouch solutions.  “For applications which don’t require a barrier function from the material our product offers an environmentally friendly alternative made primarily from cellulose instead of plastics,” explains Stefan Eitze The material gets its sealing functionality during the paper production process with a water-based dispersion coating applied It is re-pulpable in the waste paper recycling process so that the raw materials can be reused.  The product performs well on existing form- “The new material is ideally suited for our stand-up pouch packaging line,” says René Beijsens was possible without any additional changes to our machine setting.”  Convenience when opening The material is also extremely user-friendly supporting a simple and controlled tearing opening of the packaging for the consumer perforations and notches that are necessary for opening film packaging are not required with this paper-based material.  www.feldmuehle-uetersen.com Site powered by Webvision Cloud the company responsible for the contaminated feed in the German dioxin scandal is expected to be broken up this month with farmers hoping to see at least a portion of their damages “The land and the production facility will be sold under the bankruptcy case,” said the spokesman of the liquidator We expect sometime in January to come with a result,” he added The company in Uetersen in Schleswig-Holstein would then be history and be deleted from the Register €20 million in claims The company is facing claims of around €20 million from about 600 affected farmers and feed suppliers “Those recognized as a creditor can expect to receive part of their damage claims from the liquidation,” said the spokesman it will take some time after the sale until the the money will be paid Harles and Jentzsch filed for bankruptcy in January 2011 bankruptcy after it was revealed that the company had mixed cheap industrial fats with food grade fats which then were delivered to many feed manufacturers especially in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein After the levels of the carcinogenic dioxins exceeded maximum limits in meat and eggs the authorities detained nearly 5,000 farms nationwide of which 4,500 in Lower Saxony The sale of the assets of Harles and Jentzsch will hardly compensate for the effects of the dioxin scandal Alone in Lower Saxony it is estimated that farmers have faced losses adding up to at least €100 million Laying hens destroyed Tens of thousands of laying hens and pigs were killed and had to be destroyed Even farms that did not receive contaminated feed had to suffer severe losses According to the German Farmers’ Association egg prices dropped more than 30% and pork prices dropped 25% Irritation on no prosecution Irritation among the affected farms and companies has also risen due to speculations that the former CEO of Harles and Jentzsch At the end of December 2010 he reported to the Food Control Authority that elevated levels of dioxin were found in their products A provision in the feed law states that operators who report themselves to authorities or make public limit violations this was confirmed by the prosecutor in Itzehoe the company already had found increased levels of dioxins through self-monitoring since March 2010 Harles and Jentzsch for months had diluted the feed fats or declared these in the control laboratory as technical fats As inflation starts to slowly ramp up across the world the US is gradually heading for a recession as the American economy shrank through Q1… a 170-year-old French family-owned company operating across a broad swath of maritime and offshore energy… currently the Assistant Chief Executive (International) of the Info-Communications Media Development Authority (IMDA)… The Mediterranean Sea Emission Control Area (ECA) for sulphur oxides enters into effect on 1 May.This will make the Mediterranean… As the maritime industry faces increasing pressure to meet stringent environmental regulations and achieve sustainability goals ABS Wavesight Carbon Diligence emerges as a game-changing solution we excel in creating stunning illuminated yacht names and logos and cutting-edge LED and fiber optic solutions Maritime Reporter E-News is the maritime industry's largest circulation and most authoritative ENews Service delivered to your Email five times per week Categories Recent events It was an exceptionally active day over Germany yesterday! Numerous severe thunderstorms hit much of the country We take a look at the best reports received so far Thunderstorm activity commenced in the morning with a MCS/QLCS approaching N Germany across the North Sea The QLCS intensified over land and hit several large cities MCS/QLCS over N Germany in the morning hours https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2030518980504526/ Amazing view at the approaching storm from Uetersen Airfield Approaching Mesoscale Convective System over Hamburg Spectacular view of the structure on the MCS over Hagenow Exceptional multi-level shelf cloud on the MCS near Hamburg Amazing multi-layered shelf cloud over Erden Mecklenburg Vorpommern just after noon local time https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402.1073741825.1377757209114043/2030928880463536/?type=3&theater https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/posts/2030600090496415 but several discrete intense tail end HP supercells developed Dissipating QLCS and forming discrete HP supercells.‎ Exceptional radar presentation of the monster supercell near Giessen Lightning rate on this storm alone was 500 flashes per minute Images: David Steg / Markus Riexinger.‎ Wall cloud on the monster HP supercell near Magdeburg https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2030342447188846/ Additional organized thunderstorms were initiating across SW and CNTRL Germany https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2030059483883809/ https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/photos/a.1423656947857402.1073741825.1377757209114043/2030597287163362/?type=3&theater By mid evening most of Germany (except the south) was under very active thunderstorms which were moving also into Czech Republic https://www.facebook.com/severeweatherEU/videos/2030206817202409/ Nearly half a million lightning flashes over central Europe on June 22 Also check out these videos of today’s thunderstorms from the morning MCS/QLCS over N Germany to intense isolated supercells later in the afternoon and evening UPDATE: Severe thunderstorms hit N Germany – large hail Severe thunderstorms across Eastern Europe today – June 23 RSS Feed Any time.” © Severe Weather Europe 2023 Store owner Mohammad Hanawi: "My entire family is here It crumbles when you use it to mop up fried eggplant or bulgur salad from a plate that when asked what the most popular item in his grocery store is immediately answers with "chubs arabi,” the Arab pita bread Some even revere it so much that a piece that falls to the floor isn’t thrown out but rather picked up and kissed and then eaten Hanawi is sitting behind the counter in a sporty blue and white jacket COVID-19 still seems like a faraway problem his father is weighing olives for a customer Hanawi writes down orders for the store in Arabic sausages and pickled grape leaves were also popular almost none of them had a Middle Eastern background Hanwai says his family was one of the first to move to the city New arrivals frequently asked where they could buy the best Arab groceries that didn’t exist.” Hanawi decided to fill the gap in the market Hanawi didn’t have to close his doors during the lockdown The article you are reading originally appeared in German in issue 30/2020 (July 18 Seven Decades of Quality Journalism: The History of DER SPIEGEL  Reprints: How To License SPIEGEL Articles  He stopped going to school in Germany after the ninth grade "I don’t need the diploma anymore now,” he says They renovated a former bar near a train station and created a little patch of the Middle East in Uetersen The growing part of the German population that has Arab roots is visible in many parts of the country Sonnenallee boulevard has long been known unofficially as "Arab Street” because it is home to so many Middle Eastern cafes and stores One of the main libraries in the German capital city now has an Arab section the imam at Hamburg’s Al-Nour mosque had to hold his sermon in two shifts to enable all the worshippers to fit inside he reaches most of his mosque’s worshippers via livestream Syrians now represent the largest Muslim minority in Germany after Turks their numbers in the country have risen from around 30,000 to almost 800,000 Most arrived as refugees after the outbreak of the civil war much like Turkish migrants did for decades Syrian women in Germany gave birth to over 65,000 babies But the Syrian community will continue to grow in the country for other reasons as well when the large wave of refugees came to Germany Many of the refugees currently toughing it out in the countries neighboring Syria or on Greek islands now have relatives or friends in Germany and would like to follow them here It’s impossible to know how many are in that situation especially in the regions near Idlib and Aleppo International observers are warning of catastrophic famine and Syria is suffering from a massive economic crisis that is now being exacerbated by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic The German Foreign Ministry considers every part of the country to be unsafe and the German Conference of Interior Ministers has extended the moratorium on deportations to the country A lot of Syrians have now been living in Germany for so long that they will be able to transition their time-limited protection status into permanent residency authorization this year as long as they are deemed to be well integrated Experts say the first big wave of applications will happen in 2020 many authorities are working in a limited capacity and appointments at the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF) and at the immigration authorities were delayed the situation is now starting to normalize Anyone with refugee status who wants to become a permanent resident must meet several requirements: They generally have to have lived in Germany legally for five years and speak relatively good German They need to earn most of their living without support they can’t have a criminal record and they have to be able to show proof of housing Those who earn enough money and speak a high level of German are entitled to apply after three years Officials at the German Interior Ministry say that 12,000 Syrian refugees received permanent residency in this way as of mid-2019 There is no central record of how many applications have been filed thus far this year Three-quarters of the Syrians who are fit for employment in Germany are living either completely or partially on welfare These people often have a limited chance of getting the desired permanent resident status According to the Federal Employment Agency 42 percent of the refugees from the eight main countries of origin who immigrated since 2015 had a job at the end of last year but those statistics also include low-paid and marginal part-time employment It’s also likely that this situation has worsened considerably since the start of the pandemic But even those who have barely learned any German -- and are thus far from gaining their foothold on the labor market -- are likely to stay even if the situation in Syria becomes more stable Syrian dictator Bashar Assad has regained control over large parts of the country has fairly poor chances of getting a permanent residence permit at the moment even though he has already made a lot of things happen in Germany Like many other artists and intellectuals from around the world in Berlin The library is now housed in a space in the Berlin State and Regional Library (ZLB) in the capital city's Mitte district There had previously been few options in Berlin for people wanting to buy or borrow books in Arabic "We wanted to create a home for ourselves in exile,” says Qaiconie They began with a few hundred books they had been given by friends and acquaintances There are now almost 3,000 books in the collection They are arranged on simple wooden shelves: fiction but still closed to visitors because of COVID-19 Anyone wanting to borrow something simply needs to reserve the title online and pick it up "We're hoping that everything will gradually return to normal and that we'll soon be able to offer other things,” says Qaiconie He and his colleagues organized numerous workshops and events before the start of the pandemic including the Arab-German Literature Days last fall Qaiconie says they wanted to show how diverse and beautiful Arabic literature can be the language is too often associated with terrorism it’s enough for you to speak Arabic in the subway for people to look at you suspiciously.” "Baynatna,” the name the library has been given doesn’t reflect a desire for people to segregate themselves "It would be nice if the Arabic language could find its place in the German cultural scene,” Qaiconie says student: "We wanted to create a home for ourselves in exile.” The language has long since arrived in everyday German life In the streets of largely Muslim neighborhoods Terms like "yalla!” (hurry up) and "habibi” (my love) are also becoming part of the German language Since the influx of refugees in Germany in 2015 there has been strong interest in Arabic courses at German continuing education schools and some high schools now also offer Arabic classes students graduating from college-prep high schools also now have the option of selecting Arabic as one of the subjects of their high school completion exams Baynatna was initially housed in a refugee hostel but now it’s part of the Berlin Central and Regional Library which some might see as a sign that Syrians have become an accepted part of German society Qaiconie studied to become an interpreter in the Syrian coastal town of Latakia with the goal of becoming an English translator he received a scholarship to study at the Berlin branch of Bard College and completed a bachelor’s degree in ethics and politics He plans to begin a master’s degree in program September I liked this whole 'refugees welcome’ atmosphere,” he says I realized that for many people in Germany we are always just 'the refugee.’ As if we were a homogenous mass.” is the fact that his mother and sister live in Turkey and that he isn’t allowed to bring them to Germany The German Embassy in Turkey wouldn’t even grant them visas for a short visit to Berlin Qaiconie needs to live with the fact that his family has been torn apart a source of melancholy for many Syrians in Germany The rules for bringing family members into Germany are strict Only their closest relatives are allowed to join them Adults can apply to bring their spouses and underage children and minors can usually only apply for their parents It often takes months for an application to be accepted and processed 21,000 Syrians came to Germany through the family reunification process Human rights organizations have accused the German authorities of slowing or obstructing the process in order to limit the influx The coronavirus pandemic has further exacerbated the situation barely recognized her son Mousa at the airport in Düsseldorf when he arrived They had written and spoken via WhatsApp every week She let him leave when he was 12 years old a boy who has built up his own life in Germany over the past four years He speaks a language she doesn’t understand and he feels at home in a city that intimidates her She doesn’t even know what he likes to eat When the Alburs family tried to make it to Germany via Turkey they split up into two cars as they drove to the coast from which their boat was set to leave She was in one car with her husband and two of their sons while Mousa and his cousins were in the other The vehicle containing the parents was stopped by the Turkish police while the rest of the family got held back a city in the northern German state of Lower Saxony they have rented a small apartment in Leer He would have liked to graduate in the summer but school was cancelled too often in the past weeks and months because of the coronavirus Mousa will repeat the ninth grade after the holidays after which he wants to become a car mechanic A few trees are growing between the red brick buildings in the apartment block but this was already the case before the pandemic "I’ve always told her to go out,” says Mousa Amal Alburs speaks only a few words of German but she says she won’t have the energy for it as long as her other children are still in Turkey Mousa had submitted applications for the entire family to be reunited The German authorities approved the visas for his mother and father The parents decided that the mother would fly to Germany so Mousa would finally not be alone after all these years The father stayed behind in Turkey with the other children Amal Alburs received news from BAMF that she would enjoy so-called subsidiary protection in Germany from now on because she was "threatened with serious harm in her country of origin.” This means that she can now submit an application for family reunification herself But it is unclear how long the procedure will take or whether it will ultimately be successful my little one asks me when I’m finally going to bring her to me,” she says Asiel was playing on the street and was almost run over by a car "I’ve been having panic attacks ever since because I fear something bad might happen to her before she makes it to Germany.” Amal’s smartphone is her most important link to the outside world keeping up with the situation in Syria and Turkey "It would be better if my mother wasn’t constantly reading things on Facebook,” Mousa says "The Syrians are constantly posting horrible images from the war housewife: "Every time we talk on WhatsApp my little one asks me when I’m finally going to bring her to me.” where the situation is terrible at the moment He gives me strength.” Tears run down her cheeks as she talks Many refugees seek comfort in mosques in Germany where they can meet other people with similar backgrounds and where imams do counseling work But Amal doesn’t visit them because she believes Muslim houses of prayer should be reserved for men with a father who had 17 children by two wives Women are as welcome as men at the Al-Nour mosque in Hamburg at most 150 worshippers are allowed to be in the building - and only with advance notice – because of the coronavirus The ritual washing in the mosque is banned everyone has to bring their own prayer rug and the room is disinfected after each sermon A separate loft room has been set up for the women it was usually full here on Fridays,” says Daniel Abdin the number of people praying at the mosque more than doubled Almost 2,500 people were here every Friday most people watch the sermon online by livestream the imam could only offer counseling over the phone but he recently began taking appointments in his office once again partly because Abdin and the imam both originally came from Lebanon They speak almost the same Arabic dialect as the Syrians "And our mosque is really very beautiful and multicultural,” says Abdin It was less than two years ago that the mosque moved to Horn from a former underground car park near the main train station "We are very happy to be here now,” says Abdin The mosque is housed in a former Protestant church the building still looks like a Christian house of worship only the cross on the tower has been replaced by the Arabic inscription "Allah.” The remodeling was financed by donations "It was important for us to integrate well into the neighborhood,” says Abdin It is becoming more and more normal,” he says Around 5 million Muslims now live in Germany which has been strongly shaped by Turkish migrants in Germany for decades has become more diverse thanks to the refugees Abdin says there’s a better balance between cultures now an Islamic scholar from Duisburg whose parents immigrated to Germany from Syria in the 1970s She says she’s glad that the "Islamic monoculture” which had long existed in Germany is now a thing of the past religion in Syria isn’t as strongly institutionalized Ditib -- the mosque association that operates around 900 houses of worship in Germany -- is subject to directives from the Turkish government The Turkish Muslim movement Milli Görüş is also dominated by political goals She says she knows many Syrians who are very pious and conservative in their religious beliefs but nevertheless open to people of other faiths Syria is a multiethnic state in which many ethnic groups and people of different religions lived together largely in peace before the war "This is a good prerequisite for successful integration,” the Islamic scholar says and the door to Hanawi’s grocery store is wide open Mohammad Hanawi’s father is sitting behind the counter and chatting with an acquaintance His son isn’t coming into the shop at the moment and is difficult to reach "Mohammad has better things to do right now.” In February Hanawi said that he wants to start a family as soon as possible His life plan doesn’t include returning to Syria "There’s still war going on there,” he said He was 15 years old when he came to Germany He has spent a quarter of his young life in Schleswig-Holstein and he hopes it will only be a matter of time before he becomes a German citizen Hanawi should now be very close to this goal November is the month when roses start to bloom What a sight to behold as the tight buds unfurl and burst into colour The warmer temperatures of late spring combined with some rainfall result in a phenomenal rate of growth Roses are rewarding to grow and offer colour for so many months of the year This brings about the ideal conditions for roses being good fertile soil and good amounts of water fertility and structure can easily be improved with additions of high-nutrient organic matter such as Tui Sheep Pellets or Yates Organic Dynamic Lifter or Ican Premium Compost Regular deep weekly watering through the dry summer months will keep plants strong and healthy When the plants are well-fed and watered the incidence of pest infestation and diseases is reduced Roses have many uses and are such good plants for picking the flowers and bringing indoors on display The colour of picked rose blooms offers vibrancy and life while the scent can bring feelings of tranquility and long-forgotten happy memories from childhood Roses can be used to gain formality from a row of the ever-popular iceberg standards providing a grand entrance to a home or business and offer direction along a pathway Bush roses included in a mixed garden planting can be used to bring colour in a more informal way where different plant combinations offer a springboard effect through the year to create continuous beauty and interest This must be the world’s biggest-selling rose Its pearly white blooms have captivated landscape gardeners and non-gardeners alike The white goes with anything and everything and complements lawns In a row they will tie together a garden where there is no theme Intrigued by the popularity I have googled to find where in fact this super rose came from Wikipedia says: “The cultivar was developed by prolific German rose breeder Reimer Kordes in Germany in 1958 He and his father Wilhelm had initially specialised in developing bush roses that were suitable for small gardens The parent varieties of ‘KORbin’ are ‘Robin Hood’ developed by Joseph Pemberton in 1927 in England a white hybrid-tea rose bred in France by Charles Mallerin in 1927 The plant was registered under the cultivar name ‘KORbin’ by Kordes in 1958 and given the trade name Schneewittchen The cultivar is known as Fée des Neiges in French and Iceberg in English.” Having been around for a while Iceberg is certainly tried and proven A more unusual rose that is a recent New Zealand-bred release that has been catching the attention of rose lovers is Green with Envy Green with Envy is the culmination of 29 years of breeding to market a green rose The unusual trait of this variety is the length of time the flower lasts You will also find the colour intensifies with age as opposed to fading like most roses do It’s a compact to medium form which makes it ideal for pots and with its excellent display will be an eye-catching conversation piece An eye-catching variety is the hybrid tea Night Light with blooms that are lemon yellow with the outer petals ageing to cream The hybrid tea form will often change to an old-fashioned form as they fully open It produces large numbers of flowers in a growing season The bush is medium height with dark glossy foliage and a compact growth habit This variety shows very good disease resistance This has deep dusky red blooms on tall single hybrid tea stems that make it ideal for picking It is strongly scented and repeats flowering for month after month It is a strong grower and larger than some varieties it is super healthy with low susceptibility to pest and disease As a standard or a bush it makes a great display Rose ‘Dublin Bay’ was selected by well-known international rose breeder Sam McGredy and named after the bays of Ireland It is such a good performer it is rated as the number one climbing rose by the NZ Rose Society frequently with nearly double the votes of the next best rose since 1987 Its blooms are a very brilliant red semi-double It can grow up to 2-3m across but while it is a good grower it is not so vigorous that it can’t be contained and kept smaller when needed Dublin Bay looks particularly good when underplanted with lavender or catmint where the blue flowers of these plants provide a complementary colour to both the rose blooms and the deep green leaves This highly rated rose is adaptable to many garden situations It can be grown successfully in a decent-sized patio planter or half wine barrel It is a strong and healthy grower with dark green foliage and generally good disease resistance A top-performing pink flowering climbing rose is Compassion Part of the world-renowned Austin rose series it aptly meets its description; A very healthy and reliable variety Its well-shaped Hybrid Tea flowers are light pink stiff and bushy with plentiful dark green foliage The final climbing rose for today’s column is Uetersen (pronounced ooh-ter-sen) It is a climbing rose from the Kordes family of rose breeders in Germany and is named for the Rosarium Uetersen one of the oldest rose gardens in Northern Germany masses of bright pink frilly blooms cover the plant It is a very healthy variety with the glossy light green foliage looking good most of the time A moderate grower compared to some other climbing roses Uetersen is ideal for a smaller area or grown up a pillar A winner of the Gold Star of the South Pacific at the NZRS trial grounds in Palmerston North in 1980 it has been a consistent performer throughout NZ for many years and is a worthy rose to grow in any garden Keep an eye on your roses for both pests and diseases The use of Yates Supershield helps to control these problems If you notice rose buds going brown and rotting it is quite likely to be botrytis – (brown rot) a weather-related fungi Prevent by spraying with Grosafe Freeflow Copper or any spray that controls botrytis and downy mildew A systemic fungus spray that is effective is Yates Fungus Fighter Call in and ask at the garden centre if you want more advice Gareth Carter is general manager of Springvale Garden Centre we aren’t managing the risks for our young people well.'