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Crime stars in noodles on the sage

That a film team comes to the rhon is nothing exciting per se. Numerous bavarian radio productions have been filmed in rhon-grabfeld and bad kissingen in recent years. This time, however, it was special. The well-known actors from the eberhofer crime series, sebastian bezzel and simon schwarz, visited three local entrepreneurs in junkershausen (biohof may), burglauer (annette seehaus-arnold) and nudlingen (edgar thomas), it says in a press release.

As franz eberhofer and rudi birkenberger, the popular actors sebastian bezzel and simon schwarz have already attracted over five million viewers to the cinemas. Not for a movie, but for the BR series "bezzel& schwarz – die grenzganger black – the border gangers" the two actors visited the rhon.

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Deaths in tribal fighting in libya: tanks seized

Twelve people died in the town of sleitan when members of two tribes clashed on thursday evening. Local media spoke of 40 injured on friday. The fight started after a member of one tribe killed a member of the other tribe.

In the city of tarhuna, southeast of tripoli, troops of the transitional government seized more than 100 tanks and armored vehicles as well as 30 rocket launchers. They belong to a militia whose loyalty to the government has been questioned, it was said. The wire-pullers of a series of attacks that claimed the lives of two guards in tripoli at the beginning of the week are also said to belong to a brigade from tarhuna.

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Hip eco-fashion from the frankenwald

They were the "must-have of this year's franconian forest hiking marathon: funny t-shirts with the winking imprint: "straight outta franconian forest. The creator of these eye-catching pieces is the eco fashion label "bleed" from helmbrechts. The name is program. "Nobody has to bleed for our products. Neither man, animal nor nature. No torture, no murder, no poison. This is the unwritten and only law at "bleed" and thus firmly anchored in production and supply chain", this is the credo of michael spitzbarth. The 37-year-old is the founder and managing owner of the eco-fashion brand bleed, what is "bleeding" in german heibt.

The helmbrechts-based company stands for woodcut-like prints, refined structured fabrics and high-quality details. The materials used: cotton or hemp – naturally "organic". Who "bleed" not only can you be sure that the materials come from organically produced natural fibers, but that the entire production chain is "organic" and socially responsible. But "bleed" was certified according to the strict guidelines of the global organic textile standard (GOTS).

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Daimler invests one billion euros in rastatt plant

Daimler invests one billion euros in rastatt plant

In addition, 250 new jobs will be created at the site, which currently employs around 6,500 people, announced plant manager stefan abraham in rastatt (baden-wurttemberg).

In return, a three-digit million euro sum is to be saved – among other things through more flexible working hours such as spontaneous additional shifts in production and outsourcing of tasks to third parties in areas such as body shop, pre-assembly and logistics. The 250 new jobs are to be filled by some of the current 440 temporary workers in rastatt.

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Moving ahead fast: companies and social commitment on the ground

Moving ahead fast: companies and social commitment on the ground

In this way, the veil of anonymity between customer and company is lifted and a new understanding is created on both sides. Through this getting to know each other, opportunities are opened up that ensure that steps can be taken towards each other. This is indeed profitable – but not on a financial level, but rather on an almost personal one. Both sides can benefit from this and make a fair amount of money.

Get active – and stay active

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Christmas in the forest with ox, donkey and tomcat jogi

Actually my home is the stable of the seitz family in tiefenlauter. But once a year I, pony miro, have to move to the railroad embankment in the neighborhood of the franziskus chapel. Then I know it's that time again. People call it christmas and some of them are as if they had been changed. Shortly before 6 p.M., many people make a pilgrimage to the railroad embankment to stand outside in all weathers, whether it is snowing, raining or there is an icy wind, to watch a strange event.

Well, I don't care, I'm standing with my friend ramona protected in a stable. And this stable has it in itself. Since last year, many people have invested time and effort to give the shelter a new look. Now lights up at the push of a button. The funny thing is that the many people who come to tiefenlauter every year don't see anything new.

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Smoke detector saves two lives

Smoke detector saves two lives

It was around 1 o'clock in the morning when a 69-year-old resident of a house on monchszehnt in bad rodach was awakened by the alarm of a smoke detector. He noticed smoke coming from one of the rooms and immediately alerted the fire department.

A short time later, district fire inspector stefan puls was the first to arrive at the scene of the fire. "The inhabitant had already left the building", he reports. This was done on the advice of the control center when the alarm call was received there. "There was a very good response, the man was instructed to keep the door to the room where the smoke had been detected closed so that the fire could not spread", says puls. In addition, all persons should immediately leave the building.

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Habfurt goes for vacation flair

On friday evening, the old town of habfurt was once again transformed into a mediterranean oasis, helped by the beautiful weather. With temperatures reminiscent of italy, the 11. Music- and artfestival "rock meets art& dance" of the aktionskreis habfurt aktiv (AHA) and the city of habfurt with long shopping night a wonderful flair over the fubganger zone between upper and lower tower.
Many citizens from habfurt and the surrounding area took the opportunity to stroll through the whole old town, to stroll and to meet friends. Hachem farmand, advisor of the AHA and organizer of the festival, and the business people had also invested in an attractive program for their guests, which was well received by all. On the main stage on the crowded market place the band "famos" performed their listeners in the spell, while the musicians of the band "dreyklang" and the duo "double feature on the other stages the music- and artfestival did honor to them.

Acrylic and oil paintings

The theme of art was represented on the one hand by the painter hannelore heider from ebelsbach with her acrylic and oil paintings on the theme of "the scent of flowers" in the town hall. The title of the exhibition: "in your nothing i hope to find the all" after goethe's faust prints, that every human being longs for the origin, what she wants to express with her works.
Second, art teacher kim davey and her students displayed crude, colorful and illuminated lanterns on the theme of fables, sayings and fairy tale characters. Artful was also the first rough appearance of the brothers aaron and elias krapf from habfurt, who presented a program of street comedy and juggling at several places in the old town.
The theme of dance was finally fulfilled by the breakdancers of the "red squad crew", simon hager, david bergmann, robin full and kevin benning, as well as the jazzdance and hip-hop dancers of the ballet school on point with life.

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Urban priol in an interview: “i will continue until 2033”

He sees himself as a "randbayer with a french-hessian migration background": on friday, 22. September, urban priol, who was born in aschaffenburg, makes a guest appearance in the middle of upper franconia and presents his program "gesternheutemorgen" (yesterdaytodaytomorrow) with in the dr.-stammberger hall. BR talked to the 56-year-old about his favorite target, role models and a returnee named KT.

Mr. Priol, you're in dusseldorf right now – how's the election campaign going there??
Urban priol: since a posterboy named christian lindner comes from dusseldorf, i do wonder: how do people here stand it that this florian silbereisen knockoff grins at them from every tree and every lantern?? The combination of lindner and this telekom magenta is also close to the pain threshold: the country's two most sympathetic people happily united in one color scheme…

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