Nethery stands out from the sharks

Dusseldorf - Lance Nethery was early on Friday on his legs.
The reason was pleasing for the manager, because after a long search, the defense is now complete. Patrick Traverse has signed for one year for the DEG.
The 35-year-old - 1.93 meters tall and 94 pounds - played 285 games in his career (Ottawa, Anaheim, Montreal, Boston and Dallas) in the NHL and most recently defended at the Worcester Sharks of the American Hockey League (90 Games , 13 goals, 38 templates).
"I've seen Patrick play live twice, and he has convinced me. He was the best man, who has been on the market, "says Nethery about the coup. "His good shot, his experience and strength will get us a duel. Also in the cabin, Patrick will play an important role. "
The Canadian, who brings his wife Danielle and two sons, Max (6) and Blake (8) with the new home, looking forward to the adventure of Dusseldorf. "I was at the World Cup 2000 times in Russia. Otherwise I do not know Europe. But we have searched for a new challenge, "said Traverse, who lives in Boston. "Many neighbors have reported nothing but good things about Germany. So I'm looking forward to an exciting time. "
The Abwehrhüne was not only among the highly coveted Metro Stars. "I had other offers from DEL and Switzerland. Frankfurt, Berlin and Cologne have requested, but the DEG has shown the most interest in the talks and is very committed to me, "says the Canadian.
Since he has never been able erreingen in his sporting career, a title he wants to celebrate with a championship at last of the DEG. Traverse: "That would be the crowning. But I will make my contribution once that we play at the top. Everything else will come naturally "

Juergen Roters with giant projection

Cologne - If tomorrow would mayoral elections, there would be a clear winner: Juergen Roters (SPD), joint candidate of the SPD and Greens.
58.6 percent of Cologne would opt for it as OB, 30.3 percent for Peter Kurth (CDU). Roters, and would have an absolute red-green majority (51.3 percent) in the city council behind him. However: The Greens were at 24.9 percent on an equal footing with the Social Democrats 26.4 percent ().
The calculated Omniquest the opinion research institute in a representative poll commissioned by EXPRESS and Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. 1000 people of Cologne for all age groups, municipalities, school leavers and professionals were interviewed by the Bonn Institute.
Satte • 58.6 percent: the common red-green candidate Juergen Roters (SPD) would be the clear winner of the OB-election. • CDU candidate Peter Kurth is used in the survey to 30.3 percent, • Ralph Sterck (FDP) to 6 , 3 percent, Kurt Markus • Beisicht of the right-wing organization "pro Köln" at 1.6 percent, and • Dr. Martin Müser (Free Voters / citizens of Cologne Alliance) to 3.2 percent.
This result applies only to those who have already explicitly chosen for one of the candidates standing for election.
The values can shift, but still, because 24 percent of respondents have not decided yet who will not choose or did not specify.
Compared to the survey in March, when Roters also against the former CDU candidate and incumbent Fritz Schramma had been clearly present, 50 percent ahead, submit to the red-green candidate to even 8.6 percentage points. It is the strongest in the downtown district (67.3%) and weakest in the district of lime with "only" 46.9 percent.
Here Kurth achieved with 42.2 percent of its strongest value in the city, he only comes to 23.6%. Sterck cuts in Rodenkirchen do best (9.8%), Beisicht in Ehrenfeld (3.7%), and in Müser Rodenkirchen (5.3%).
In men (30.4%) and women (30.2%) Kurth depends equally well. Roters has 61.4 to 55.7 percent, with clear benefits for women. In Sterck, more men would make their crosses than women (8 to 4.7%).
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EXPRESS reveals the weakness of standard

Köln - Christoph Daum has clear ideas. Future new entrants have to be as large as possible about 1.80 meters. Why? FC gets ligaweit conceded by most standards.
In Frankfurt, continued the chronic weakness. With every high ball penalty chaos reigned in Cologne! Marco Russ finally fell asleep after a Steinhöfer-kick to make it 1-0. EXPRESS reveals how this came about!
You see in the photo, the original allocation at Frankfurt's standards, which hung before the game in the cabin. Recorded on a flip chart. Outside the game, the coaching staff told the troops, the assignments in opposing corners and free kicks from both sides.
Five Cologne should cover the most dangerous Frankfurt header specialists. No coincidence: To Eintracht-giant Alex Meier (1.96 meters) took care of FC-Lulatsch Kevin Pezzoni (1.92). Also in the pair Liberopoulos-Geromel, Chris-Matip, Fenin-Mohamad, the "Größenverhaltnis wrong. But there was an unequal contest - that exploited the concord cold. Ironically Petit (1.75) was Russ Frankfurt (1.90), who had already met with a header against Hanover assigned. The result: In the 33rd Minutes later the Portuguese, too late. Fertig was the salad.
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Girls (16) drugged and raped

Dusseldorf - It is a nightmare, Marlene P. (name changed) even now, two years after the violent act, are added.
The then 16-year-old must first carnival to celebrate out. It goes from party to party, loud music, dancing, guys. Eventually, she ends up at a Fete, where she knows no one. In this hour something that happens their lives changed forever.
Sex-Gangster mix of student knockout drops into the Coke. A little later she loses consciousness. When she awakens, she knows nothing. Later, it turns out: She's been raped. With consequences. Marlene is pregnant. Panic and desperation take the girl.
In spite of the crime (to this day she does not know who the father is) and the great spiritual need opts Marlene after long conversations with her parents for the child: "I did not mean that it is driven away," she says. "I would have to suffer forever under it." Today, the little Jennifer (name changed) one years old, healthy and focus of the family.
When the young mother asked for maintenance for the child, there is a new shock. An employee of the Social Welfare sends away the now 18-year-old shouts roughly in tone: "Is there no father, there's no application and no maintenance." Reason: "You are not complied with the duty to cooperate. Paternity is not ascertainable. "Marlene P. and her parents are horrified.
The 18-year-old: "After all the terrible things, I've been through this, it was a more terrible humiliation. I was shocked, I'm broken inside. All my agony - all came up again. "
EXPRESS turned Buschhausen Roland, head of the Social Welfare (now Ministry for Social Protection and Integration) is a. Buschhausen considered the issue and came to the conclusion: "A gross error. I asked the staff to task. Of course, the young woman is entitled. We will apologize to her, invite her to a consultation, edit their applications quickly and offer her more help. "
Why did she never reimbursed against persons unknown? "But I did not know anyone at the parties. I do not know who was drugged and raped me. I had a memory lapse, a mental blackout. And I was ashamed to go to the police. "
When the mother learned that she still can apply for child support, she was immeasurably facilitates: "Otherwise, I'll make it but not to raise the child. Thanks, Express! "
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Senate votes to Obama's health care reform

Washington - a triumph for U.S. President Barack Obama: Just in time for the end of his first year in the White House adopted the Senate's health care reform with a clear majority.
Thus, the most important domestic projects of his term of office has progressed a long way. However, another serious negotiations are imminent, because that piece of legislation in both chambers of parliament must still second in one lap. But Obama hopes to sign the law in late January.
Even before the vote Obamna said he was "very satisfied", but also conceded that "serious negotiations have to be taken." It constitutes itself "the most comprehensive health care reform that we have ever seen," he told the PBS.
The most important point is over 2000 pages long, the Senate draft that about 31 million previously uninsured Americans continue to obtain insurance. Excluded would then only illegal immigrants. Those who can not afford insurance, receive aid. In addition, health insurance companies are now permitted to refuse any payment, because the disease has existed before the contract begins.
60 Democratic senators voted for the reform in a special meeting on Thursday, 39 Republicans voted against it. The vote on Christmas Eve, followed a lengthy, bitter dispute, intervened in the health industry and the private health insurance companies with millions. Republicans had repeatedly tried to block the adoption by Dauerreden (filibuster) to. Obama delayed his Christmas leave to intervene personally in an emergency at the last minute to.
The modernization of the health system - is what the world is extremely expensive - was the central domestic policy Obama's campaign promises. He repeatedly stressed, go there also to make the system more cost-effective long term.
The Democrats are talking about a historic breakthrough. "It's about the millions of Americans who will be helped by this law," said the Democratic parliamentary leader in the Senate, Harry Reid. Such a reform would have already unsuccessfully requested many presidents. Reid accidentally voted for the final vote is no, then it should still correct.
Republicans warned against the high cost of 871 billion U.S. dollars within ten years would push the national debt further into the air. "The law makes a bad situation even worse," criticized the Republican Senator Charles Grassley. In addition, the reform of the state increases the impact on people's everyday lives.