Fire destroyed the cult-café "balloon"

Dusseldorf --
Over three decades, the "Café balloon counted" among the most popular hangouts in Benrath.
Now it crossed the city limits famous cult premises in flames. Host Lothar Reetz and his co-workers are faced with the ruins of their existence, an entire neighborhood is mourning a piece of tradition. The bitter mess came shortly after Christmas:
At four clock poured in on Sunday night thick smoke from the listed building on Benrather marketplace. What the neighbors at first thought was a roof fire, turned out to be the café fire balloon.
With two trains extinguishing the fire department evacuated the residents first, then put off the fire in the electrical distribution behind the counter. But the fire had taken up speed. As host Lothar Reetz arrived at his cafe, he saw a single picture of misery.
"The whole body is charred, the damage goes into the hundreds of thousands," says the restaurateur. "And now, when I had not really invested time in my restaurant."
When the first morning regulars at the "Café balloon" looking, shot the landlord had tears in his eyes: "We wanted to launch it all together to celebrate New Year together on a good new year."
To celebrate now, but no one is more at ease. Also Stefani tine has passed the mood: "I wanted to today, as every year my birthday in the" Café balloon "to celebrate. Now we face a ruin. "The fire service is based on a defect in the junction box as the cause of the fire.

Cologne 99ers waive Bundesliga start right

Cologne - Cologne shocked the basketball: The 99ers retire after the Insolvenzantragaus the National Basketball League!
The Board dispensed with the consent desvorläufigen insolvency on the right to participate kommendenSpielzeit.
"For reasons of fairness anderenVereinen against the league and it is better not stumble into a new season," Anton Bausinger sagte99ers shareholders.
 For the people of Cologne will participate in the upcoming season of rice flophouse bear Bremerhaven with a wildcard in the Bundesliga.
   Since the 99ers after a decision by the Association of the league 2.Basketball not at the 2nd and 3 May participate League, is the basketball in Cologne before plunging into dieBedeutungslosigkeit.
"For the sports city of Cologne is a herberSchlag" said Bausinger. The economic conditions did not let the 99ers from the targeted sports Konzeptumzusetzen, said in a statement.
The search for weiterenSponsoren not bring the desired result. "In konkretenGesprächen we did not get the desired answers. It gabkeine secure commitments," said Bausinger.
   In the coming season Cologne had a "Team Canada", by eight German professionals should be under contract to the Startgehen.
However, the realized budget of 1.2 million euros lagdeutlich below the target amount for this project. Have "It istgut that we are now assured of the field of competitors damitPlanungssicherheit for everybody involved," said Jan Pommer, CEO of the National Basketball League.
"Regrettably hatdas concept of" Team Canada "does not sufficiently been appreciated."
   After going from the 99ers for the second time for the professional basketball in Cologne from the lights. After the successful era desBSC Saturn Cologne with four championship titles in the '80s hatteGalatasaray Cologne 1990 declared bankruptcy.
 Ten years ago, the Bundesliga dannRheinEnergy Cologne entered stage. The club turned to demTitel from 2006 but already the erstenInsolvenzantrag half years ago, when Herbert was able to meet patron's room Verpflichtungennicht.
In April 2009 first 600 000 were missing in order to play the season to end. Then still managed to rescue inletzter minute.

Sido wants to make good bad girl!

Ironically bully rapper Sido! Berlin wants to support the six girls to change their lives.
Together with a team of anti-aggression and etiquette coaches he wants to show the aggressive teenagers the way to a better future. Whether this will show "SAM" on Monday for two weeks in the mini-series "The Club of the bad girl" - by 12 clock on ProSieben.
Anita (18), Oumou (16), Nicole (17), Laura (15), Sally (19) and Kanon (16) have an extensive criminal record. Ads for grievous bodily harm, theft and drug offenses available to the aggressive teenager. Your last chance: an anti-aggression training. It supports the rapper Sido.
• Oumou is a runaway and shares from you. Grievous bodily harm and theft are not the 16-year-old alien.
• Nicole came with 11 years into the home, where he was regularly beaten and made her first drug experience.
• The delicate half-Turkish woman Canan never goes without a knife on the street. The 16-year-old is stirring on the little things so much that they are no longer in control of way and developing forces that no one trusts her.
• Laura is quite different: From Out of frustration and while she eats everything she gets between the fingers. Whoever appeals to the 15-year-old on her overweight, feel their views get even fists.
Succeeds Sido and the coaches, the combative teens to change it?
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Scintillating tosses in Frankfurt

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Frankfurt - Eintracht on the way back to ancient times, Chaos!
Wednesday was leaked through leaks in the Supervisory Board of the impending separation Friedhelm Funkel, on Thursday, the bosses were forced to act.
The coach publicly announced his resignation: "I spoke on Monday with Samuel Hui and asked him, my contract at 30 To end of June. "
Rumms - and two days before the meaningless last game of the season against Hamburg. Then Funkel, who had his contract extended until February 2010, the 170th the last time and sit on the concord bank.
The 55-year-old had communicated his decision to CEO Bruchhagen weeks ago: "He had asked me to keep the conversation in private, so that we create in the class remain calm." Now, even a possible fracture Hagen's departure was discussed, as a confidant and Friend is scintillating - but wants to stay: "I am pleased with the harmony and concord in a long time."
As a top favorite for the succession scintillating Michael Skibbe was fired in February at Galatasaray. Alternatively, Mirko Slomka and Thomas von Heesen be given good cards. Sparkle even traveled to Cologne on Thursday night to turn off at the premiere of Hoehner Rockin 'Roncalli Show Salto Global.

Dita wants to stand naked in old age is not

She earns money by dropping their outrageously expensive stylish clothes - but in matters of finance has to Dita von Teese (37), the pants and is totally honest. The Edelstripperin puts its money back very nicely for the pension.
Their performances make the kingdoms of the world cost a bit. Up to 200,000 euros gets the burlesque diva for a single appearance. Madness! Even saving the millionaires. "I have fewer performances to dance on their yachts," says the diva, and even more pleased to have taken care of.
"Since I'm 18, I will save 15 percent of everything I earn. Meanwhile, I put even more aside. My career could certainly be the end of every minute. "And they make a point in paying any account.
Because Dita von Teese, although like draws blank, at the age but do not want to stand there naked, she sits on safe assets. "I have my money invested in conservative funds. And of course I have a retirement savings plan, "she confesses.
And because the rich have, it is well known, not by spending, but by holding together, she still puts in a few tips. "I refuse to pay the hairdresser in Hollywood for $ 300 to color our hair. I'll do even better - with an 8-dollar-dyeing kit from the supermarket. "

Bonner Basque evil scoured

Bonn - The home advantage in the finale seems to be more a burden. Thursday evening, lost Baskets Bonn against the 2nd Oldenburg Finals 70:79. The series' best of five "is balanced so again - 1:1.
First, the guests gave gas traumwandlerisch arrived safely from the outside. Shortly before the end of the first quarter reduced the backlog of Bowman Baskets at 18:21. Oldenburg's Rickey Paulding then sank a threesome from fewer than 23 meters - the clock had expired, however, already!
After the break the visitors were simply the angry and focused team. Bonn made too many mistakes, especially at the free throw line. Most of the 6,000 spectators could not believe their eyes: Before the final quarter, the Bonner lay back with nine points, Oldenburg took 60:51. Although the baskets came in the final section, even up to 67:69. But the former coach Predrag Krunic Bonner coached guests responded cleverly and let the butter no longer take the bread. At the end of the Oldenburg with its 450 traveled with cheering fans.
"They've got us today reingenudelt a few things. Since we must start in the next few games that can not Oldenburg, the three-way throw, "said player development John Strasser.
"I warned from the outset, before the hype here. Masters are not the audience, which still make the players on the field. Oldenburg has rightly won today, "said coach Mike Koch Baskets. His opponent Predrag Krunic added: "Today has gained a better defense." Ganz bitterly Bonn Winsome Frazier injured his shin. Other assignments uncertain.
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