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"Köln" redirects here. For other uses, see Köln (disambiguation).Cologne (German: (helpinfo), IPA: [kœln]; local dialect: Kölle [ˈkœɫə]) is Germany's fourth-largest city after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich, and is the largest city both in the German Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than 10 million inhabitants. It is one of the oldest cities in Germany, having been founded by the Romans in the year 30 BC. Cologne was granted the status of a Roman "city" in the year 50 AD.
Cologne lies on the Rhine. The city's famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne (Universität zu Köln) is one of Europe's oldest universities and internationally renowned for its department of economics.
Cologne is a major cultural centre of the Rhineland and has a vibrant art scene. Cologne counts over 30 museums and hundreds of galleries. Exhibitions range from local ancient Roman archaeological sites to contemporary graphics and sculpture. The city's Trade Fair Grounds are host to a number of trade shows such as the Art Cologne Fair, the International Furniture Fair (IMM) and the Photokina. Cologne is also well known for its celebration of Cologne Carnival and the homosexual festival Christopher Street Day (CSD).
Within Germany, Cologne is known as an important media centre. Several radio and television stations, including Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR) and RTL, are based in the city. The city also hosts the Cologne Comedy Festival, which is considered to be the largest comedy festival in Mainland Europe.[1]
In 2005 Cologne hosted the 20th Roman Catholic World Youth Day with Pope Benedict XVI. It was one of the largest ever meetings, with over a million participants.
DemographicsCologne is the fourth largest city in Germany in terms of inhabitants after Berlin, Hamburg and Munich. Officially, the city still has a bit less than a million inhabitants (as of December 31, 2006: 989,766 [1]). However, this might change rapidly as the city's registration rules will change in the course of 2007. Cologne is the centre of an urban area of around 2 million inhabitants (including the neighbouring cities of Bonn, Hürth, Leverkusen, and Bergisch-Gladbach).
According to local statistics, in 2006 the population density in the city was 2,528 inhabitants per square kilometer. 31.4 percent of the population has a migration background and 17.2 percent of Cologne's population is non-German. The largest group, comprising 6.3 percent of the total population, is Turkish [2].
AdministrationCologne is incorporated under the Gemeindeordnung Nordrhein-Westfalen (GO NRW) (Municipality Code of North Rhine-Westphalia). The city's administration is headed by a lord mayor (Oberbürgermeister) and two mayors. Cologne is the only city in Germany with a tax on prostitution, which explains the city's relative open-mindedness towards sex workers (see prostitution in Germany).
Coat of armsThe three crowns symbolise the Magi (Three Wise Men) whose bones are said to be kept in a golden sarcophagus in Cologne Cathedral (see Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral). In 1164, Rainald of Dassel, the archbishop of Cologne, brought the relics to the city, making it a major pilgrimage destination. This led to the design of the current cathedral as the predecessor was considered too small to accommodate the pilgrims.
The eleven flames are a reminder of Cologne's patron, Saint Ursula, a Britannic princess, and her legendary 11,000 virgin companions who were supposedly martyred by Attila the Hun at Cologne for their Christian faith in 383. (The entourage of Ursula and the number of victims was significantly smaller; according to one source, the original legend referred to only eleven companions and the number was later inflated by relic traders.[3])
CultureCologne is well-known for its beer, called Kölsch. Kölsch is also the name of the local dialect. This has led to the common joke that Kölsch is the only language you can drink.
Cologne is also famous for Eau de Cologne (Kölnisch Wasser). At the beginning of the 18th century, Italian expatriate Johann Maria Farina (1685-1766) created a new fragrance and named it after his hometown Cologne, Eau de Cologne (Water of Cologne). In the course of the 18th century the fragrance became increasingly popular. Eventually, Cologne merchant Wilhelm Mülhens secured the name Farina, which at that time had become a household name for Eau de Cologne, under contract and opened a small factory at Cologne's Glockengasse. In later years, and under pressure from court battles, his grandson Ferdinand Mülhens chose a new name for the firm and their product. It was the house number that was given to the factory at Glockengasse during French occupation of the Rhineland in the early 19th century, number 4711. In 1994, the Mülhens family sold their company to German Wella corporation. In 2003 Procter & Gamble took over Wella. Today, original Eau de Cologne still is produced in Cologne by both the Farina family (Farina gegenüber since 1709), currently in the eighth generation, and by who bought the 4711 brand in December 2006.
Roman CologneThe first urban settlement on the grounds of what today is the centre of Cologne was Oppidum Ubiorum, which was founded in 38 BC by the Ubii, a Germanic tribe. Cologne became acknowledged as a city by the Romans in 50 AD by the name of Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium. From 260 to 271 Cologne was the capital of the Gallic Empire under Postumus, Marius and Victorinus. In 310 under Constantine a bridge was built over the Rhine at Cologne.
Maternus, who was elected as bishop in 313, was the first known bishop of Cologne. The city was the capital of a Roman province until occupied by the Franks in 459. In 785, Cologne became the seat of an archbishopric.
Middle AgesHoly Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, the Archbishop of Cologne was one of the seven prince-electors and one of the three ecclesiastical electors. The archbishops had ruled large temporal domains but in 1288 Sigfried II von Westerburg was defeated in the Battle of Worringen and forced into exile at Bonn.
Cologne's location on the river Rhine placed it at the intersection of the major trade routes between east and west and was the basis of Cologne's growth. Cologne was a member of the Hanseatic League and became an Free Imperial City in 1475. Interestingly the archbishop nevertheless preserved the right of capital punishment. Thus, the municipal council (though in strict political opposition towards the archbishop) depended upon him in all matters concerning criminal jurisdiction. This included torture, which sentence was only allowed to be handed down by the episcopal judge, the so-called "Greve". This legal situation lasted until the French conquest of Cologne.
Besides its economic and political significance Cologne also became an outstanding centre of medieval pilgrimage, when Cologne's Archbishop Rainald of Dassel gave the relics of the Three Wise Men to Cologne's cathedral in 1164 (after they in fact had been captured from Milan). Besides the three magi Cologne preserves the relics of Saint Ursula and Albertus Magnus.
The economic structures of medieval and early modern Cologne were characterised by the town's status as a major harbour and transportation hub upon the Rhine. Craftsmanship was organised by self-administrating guilds, some of which were exclusive to women.
As a free city Cologne was a sovereign state within the Holy Roman Empire and as such had the right (and obligation) of maintaining its own military force. Wearing a red uniform these troops were known as the Rote Funken (red sparks). These soldiers were part of the Army of the Holy Roman Empire ("Reichskontingent") and fought in the wars of the 17th and 18th century, including the wars against revolutionary France, when the small force almost completely perished in combat. The tradition of these troops is preserved as a military persiflage by Cologne's most outstanding carnival society, the Rote Funken [4].
The free city of Cologne must not be confused with the Archbishopric of Cologne which was a state of its own within the Holy Roman Empire. Since the second half of the 16th century the archbishops were taken from the Bavarian dynasty Wittelsbach. Due to the free status of Cologne, the archbishops usually were not allowed to enter the town. Thus they took residence in Bonn and later in Brühl on Rhine. As members of an influential and powerful family and supported by their outstanding status as electors, the archbishops of Cologne repeatedly challenged and threatened the free status of Cologne during the 17th and 18th century, resulting in complicated affairs, which were handled by diplomatic means and propaganda as well as by the supreme courts of the Holy Roman Empire.
19th and 20th centuryCologne lost its status as a free city during the French period. According to the Peace Treaty of Lunéville (1801) all the territories of the Holy Roman Empire on the left bank of the Rhine were officially incorporated into the French Republic (which already had occupied Cologne in 1798). Thus, this region later became part of Napoleon's Empire. Cologne was part of the French Département Roer (named after the River Roer, German: Rur) with Aachen (Aix-la-Chapelle) as its capital. The French modernised public life by introducing the Code Napoleon as civil code and removing the old elites from power, to cite two examples. The Code Napoleon was in use in the German territories on the left bank of the Rhine until the year 1900, when for the first time the German Empire passed a nationwide unique civil code ("Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch"). In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Cologne was made part of the kingdom of Prussia.
The permanent tensions between the Roman Catholic Rhineland and the overwhelmingly Protestant Prussian state repeatedly escalated with Cologne being in the focus of the conflict. In 1837 the archbishop of Cologne Clemens August von Droste-Vischering was arrested and imprisoned for two years after a dispute over the legal status of marriages between Protestants and Roman Catholics ("Mischehenstreit"). In 1874 during the Kulturkampf archbishop cardinal Paul Melchers was arrested and imprisoned. He fled to the Netherlands and was searched for like an ordinary criminal by a warrant of apprehension. These conflicts alienated the Catholic population from Berlin and contributed to a deeply felt anti-Prussian resentment, which was still significant after World War II, when the former mayor of Cologne, Konrad Adenauer, became the first West German chancellor.
During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Cologne incorporated numerous surrounding towns, and by the time of World War I had already grown to 700,000 inhabitants. Industrialisation changed the city and spurred its growth. Especially booming branches were vehicle construction and engine building. Heavy industry was less ubiquitous as opposed to the Ruhr Area. The cathedral, started in 1248 but abandoned around 1560, was eventually finished in 1880 not only as a religious building but also as a German national monument celebrating the newly founded German empire as well as the continuity of the German nation since the Middle Ages. Sometimes urban growth happened very much at the expense of the town's historic heritage with many buildings being broken down (e.g. the city walls or the surroundings of the cathedral) or replaced by contemporary constructions. On the other side Cologne was turned into a heavily armed fortress (opposing the French and Belgian fortresses of Verdun and Liège) with two fortified belts surrounding the town, the relics of which can be seen until today. The military demands of what finally turned out to be Germany's largest fortress meant a huge obstacle to urban development, as forts, bunkers and dugouts with a vast and plain shooting field before them completely encircled the town and prevented any expansion beyond the fortified line, resulting in a very dense built-up area within town itself.
After WWI, during which several minor air raids had targeted the city, Cologne was occupied by British Forces under the terms of the armistice and the subsequent Versailles Peace Treaty. The occupation lasted until 1926. In contrast to the harsh measures of French occupation troops in the Rhineland the British acted much more tactfully towards the local population. The mayor of Cologne (the future West German chancellor) Konrad Adenauer paid them respect for their political significance, as the British withstood the French ambitions for a permanent Allied occupation of the Rhineland. In 1919 the University of Cologne (which had been closed by the French in 1798) was refounded. It was meant as a substitute for the German University of Strasbourg which had become French in 1918/19. The era of the Weimar Republic (1919 - 1933) rendered very prolific for Cologne. Many improvements were made under the guidance of Mayor Konrad Adenauer, especially as far as public governance, housing, planning and social affairs are concerned. Large public parks were created, in particular the two "Grüngürtel" (green belts), which were planned on the areas of the former fortifications. They had been dismantled according to the de-militarisation of the Rhineland under the terms of the peace treaty, albeit this project was unfinished until 1933. Public housing was executed in a way that it became exemplary all over Germany. As Cologne competed for hosting the Olympics a modern stadium was erected in Müngersdorf. By the end of the British occupation German civil aviation was readmitted over Cologne and the airport of soon became an outstanding hub of national and international air traffic, second in Germany only to Berlin-Tempelhof. By 1939 the population had risen to 772,221. Compared to other major cities the Nazis didn't gain decisive support in Cologne and the votes casted for the NSDAP at the election for the Reichstag always accounted below the average result of the Reich.[5]
World War IIDuring World War II, Köln was a Military Area Command Headquarters (Militärische Bereich Befehl Hauptsitze) for Military District (Wehrkreis) VI in Münster. Cologne was under the command of Generalleutnant Freiherr Roeder von Diersburg, who was responsible for military operations at Bonn, Siegburg, Aachen, Jülich, Düren, and Monschau. Cologne was the Home Station for the 211th Infantry Regiment and the 26th Artillery Regiment.
In World War II, Cologne endured exactly 262 air raids by the Western Allies, which caused approximately 20,000 civilian casualties and completely wiped out the centre of the city. During the night of May 31, 1942, Cologne was the site of "Operation Millennium", the first 1,000 bomber raid by the Royal Air Force in World War II. 1,046 heavy bombers attacked their target with 1,455 tons of explosive. This raid lasted about 75 minutes, destroyed 600 acres (243 ha) of built-up area, killed 486 civilians and made 59,000 people homeless. By the end of the war, the population of Cologne was reduced by 95%. This loss was mainly caused by a massive evacuation of the people to more rural areas. The same happened in many other German cities in the last two years of war. At the end of 1945, the population had already risen to about 500,000 again.
By that time, essentially all of Cologne's pre-war Jewish population of 20,000 had been displaced. Some 11,000 are believed to have been murdered by the Nazis. The synagogue, originally built between 1895 and 1899 by architects Wilhelm Schreiterer and Bernhard Below, was severely damaged during the pogrom of November 9, 1938 (Kristallnacht) but ultimately destroyed by Allied bombing between 1943 and 1945. It was reconstructed in the 1950s. The Cologne synagogue was the stage of a historic event in 2005, when the German-born pope Benedict XVI was the second pope ever to visit a synagogue.
Post-war Cologne
Despite Cologne's status of being the largest city in the region, nearby Düsseldorf was chosen as the political capital of the Federal State North Rhine-Westphalia. With Bonn being chosen as the provisional capital (provisorische Bundeshauptstadt) and seat of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, Cologne benefited by being sandwiched between the two important political centres of former West Germany. The city became home to a large number of Federal agencies and organisations. After re-unification in 1990 Berlin was made the Federal capital of Germany.
For Cologne mayors refer to: List of mayors of Cologne.
In 1945 architect and urban planner Rudolf Schwarz called Cologne the "world's greatest heap of debris". Schwarz designed the master plan of reconstruction in 1947, which called for the construction of several new thoroughfares through the downtown area, especially the Nord-Süd-Fahrt ("North-South-Drive"). The Master plan took into consideration the fact that even shortly after the war a large increase in automobile traffic could be anticipated. Plans for new roads had already to a certain degree evolved under the Nazi administration, but the actual construction became easier in times when the majority of downtown lots were undeveloped. The destruction of famous Romanesque churches like St. Gereon, Great St. Martin, St. Maria im Capitol and about a dozen others in World War II meant a tremendous loss of cultural substance to the city. The rebuilding of those churches and other landmarks like the Gürzenich event hall was not undisputed among leading architects and art historians at that time, but in most cases, civil intention prevailed. The reconstruction lasted until the 1990s, when Romanesque church of St. Kunibert was finished.
It took some time to rebuild the city. In 1959 the city's population reached pre-war numbers again. Afterwards the city grew steadily, and, in 1975, the number exceeded 1 million inhabitants for about one year. Since then, the number lingers slightly underneath.
In the 1980s and 1990s Cologne's economy prospered from two factors: First, the steady growth in the number of media companies, pertaining to both the private and the public sector. Catering especially to these companies is the newly developed Media Park, which creates a strongly visual focal point in downtown Cologne and includes the KölnTurm, one of Cologne's most prominent high-rises. And second, a permanent improvement of the diverse traffic infrastructure, which makes Cologne one of the most easily accessible metropolitan areas in Central Europe.
Due to the economic success of the Cologne Trade Fair, the city arranged a large extension to the fair site in 2005. At the same time the original buildings, which date back to the 1920s are rented out to RTL, Germany's largest private broadcaster, as their new corporate headquarters.
LandmarksWilhelm Riphahn, are nowadays regarded as classics in modern architecture. Nevertheless, the uncompromising style of the opera house and other modern buildings has remained controversial.
- Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is the city's famous landmark and unofficial symbol. It is a Gothic church, started in 1248, and completed in 1880. In 1996, it was designated a World Heritage site; it claims to house the relics of the Three Magi. It is interesting to note, that the residents of Cologne call the cathedral "the eternal construction site". They predict that by the time the renovation of the building has finished the end of the world will be upon us!
- Twelve Romanesque Churches: These buildings are outstanding examples of medieval sacral architecture. The roots of some of the churches date back as far as Roman times, like St. Gereon, which originally was a chapel on a Roman graveyard. With the exception of St. Maria Lyskirchen all of these churches were very badly damaged during World War II. Reconstruction was only finished in the 1990s.
- Cologne University, with approx. 44,000 students as of 2005, is one of the largest universities in Germany.
- Fragrance-Museum Farina House, the birthplace of Eau de Cologne.
- Römisch-Germanisches Museum (English: Roman-Germanic Museum) for ancient Roman and Germanic culture.
- Wallraf-Richartz Museum for mediaeval art.
- Museum Ludwig for modern art.
- EL-DE Haus the former local headquarters of the Gestapo houses a museum documenting the Nazi rule in Cologne with a special focus on the prosecution of political dissenters and minorities.
- Kölner Philharmonie - the Cologne Philharmonic Orchestra Building housing both the Gürzenich Orchestra and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne.
- RheinEnergieStadion, the major Cologne stadium, primarily used for football games, seating 50,997 visitors in national games and 46,134 in international games, home to the local 2. Bundesliga team, 1.FC Köln, and to the local NFL Europe team, the Cologne Centurions.
- Kölnarena, a multifunctional event hall, home to the local ice hockey team, the Kölner Haie (English: Cologne Sharks).
- (English: Cologne Tower), Cologne's second tallest building at 165.48 metres (0 ft) in height, second only to the Colonius (266 m (873 ft)).
- Colonius - a telecommunication tower with an observation deck (closed since 1992).
- Colonia-Hochhaus - Germany's tallest residential building.
- - designed by architect Jakob Koerfer and completed in 1925, it was at one time Europe's tallest office building.
- Rheinseilbahn - an aerial tramway crossing the Rhine.
- Messe Köln (English: Cologne Fair). Exhibition area of 100,000 m (0 sq ft).
- Messeturm Köln (English: Exhibition Tower Cologne).
- Hohe Strasse (English: High Street) is one of the main shopping areas and extends past the cathedral in an approximately southerly direction. This street is particularly popular with tourists and contains many gift shops, clothing stores, fast food restaurants and electronic goods dealers.
- Ford Motor Company plants, assembling the Ford Fiesta and Ford Fusion as well as manufacturing engines and parts; headquarters for Ford of Europe.
- The Panasonic Toyota Racing Formula One team has its factory in the city.
- Schildergasse - extends the shopping area of Hohe Strasse to the west ending at Neumarkt.
- Ehrenstrasse - the shopping area around Apostelnstrasse, Ehrenstrasse, and Rudolfplatz is a little more on the eccentric and stylish side.
- Historic Ringe boulevards (such as Hohenzollernring, Kaiser-Wilhelm-Ring, Hansaring) with their medieval city gates (such as Hahnentorburg on Rudolfplatz) are also known for their night life.
- German Sports & Olympic Museum, with expositions about sports from antiquity until the present.
- Schokoladenmuseum (Chocolatemuseum) officially called Imhoff-Schokoladen-Museum.
- JavaMuseum - Forum for Internet Technology in Contemporary Art - collections of Internet based art, corporate part of (NewMediaArtProjectNetwork):cologne - the experimental platform for art and New Media.
RoadsKonrad Adenauer. The first German limited access road was constructed after 1929 between Cologne and Bonn. Today, this is A 555. In 1965 Cologne became the first German city to be fully encircled by a freeway belt. Roughly at the same time a downtown bypass motorway (Stadtautobahn) was planned, but only partially executed, due to opposition by environmental groups. The completed section became Bundesstraße ("Federal Road") B 55a which begins at the Zoobrücke ("Zoo Bridge") and meets with A 4 and A 3 at the interchange Cologne East. Nevertheless, it is referred to as Stadtautobahn by most locals. Fully accomplished in contrast was the Nord-Süd-Fahrt ("North-South-Drive"), a new four/six lane downtown thoroughfare, which had already been anticipated by planners like Fritz Schumacher in the 1920s. The last section south of Ebertplatz was completed in 1972.
In 2005 the first stretch of an eight-lane freeway in North Rhine-Westphalia was opened to traffic on Bundesautobahn 3, part of the eastern section of the freeway belt between the interchanges Cologne East and Heumar.
Public transportDeutsche Bahn Service with Intercity and ICE-trains stopping at Köln Hauptbahnhof (Cologne Central Station), Köln-Deutz station and at Cologne Bonn Airport (Konrad-Adenauer-Flughafen). The Cologne Stadtbahn (Kölner-Verkehrs-Betriebe AG) operates an extensive light rail system (partially underground) serving Cologne and some neighbouring cities.
Air transportCologne's international airport is Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN). It is also called Konrad-Adenauer-Airport after Germany's post-war Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, who was born in Cologne and was mayor of the city from 1917 until 1933. The airport is shared with the neighbouring city of Bonn. Most destinations are located in Europe, however, there are two proper intercontinental services: a daily flight to Newark Liberty Airport (EWR) and Iran Air flights to Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport 4 times a week. More intercontinental flights are offered at nearby Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS).
SportsThe city is host to the football team 1. FC Köln who compete in the 2nd Bundesliga and the American football team Cologne Centurions who played in the now defunct NFL Europa. These two teams both play out of the RheinEnergieStadion, one of the stadiums used during the 2006 FIFA World Cup. The city is also home of the ice hockey team Kölner Haie (Cologne Sharks), of the DEL, the highest ice hockey league in Germany. Their home arena is the Kölnarena.
Since 1997 the city has hosted the annual Cologne Marathon.
In 2010 Cologne will host the "VIII Gay Games Cologne", which will have about 30,000 participants competing in over 30 disciplines of sports; the Gay Games is a quadriennial athletic and cultural event.
Sister citiesThis is a list of cities which are "cultural pen pals" of Cologne, as well as the year they first established this relationship.
Born in CologneNotable people whose roots can be found in Cologne:
- Adenauer, Konrad (January 5 1876 - April 19 1967), politician, mayor of Cologne (1917 - 1933, 1945) and German Chancellor (1949 - 1963)
- Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius (1486 - 1535), alchemist, occultist, and author of Three Books of Occult Philosophy
- Agrippina the Younger (November 6 15 - between March 19 and March 23 59), Roman Empress (wife of Emperor Claudius) and mother of Emperor Nero
- (born April 23 1961), actor and comedian
- Birnbaum, Heinrich (1403 - 1473), a Catholic monk
- Blum, Robert (November 10 1807 - November 9 1848), politician and martyr of the 19th century democratic movement in Germany
- Böll, Heinrich (December 21 1917 - July 16 1985), writer and winner of the Nobel prize for literature in 1972
- Bruch, Max (January 6 1838 - October 2 1920) composer
- Calatrava, Alex (June 14 1973), Spanish professional tennis player
- Donnersmarck, Florian Henckel von (born May 2 1973), Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter
- Ernst, Max (April 2 1891 - April 1 1976), artist
- (May 4 1927 - March 16 1991), actress and singer
- Kier, Udo (born October 14 1944), actor
- Klemperer, Werner (March 22 1920 - December 6 2000), Emmy Award-winning comedy actor
- (born June 2 1952), actress
- (born August 23 1941), actress and singer
- Lauterbach, Heiner (born April 10 1953), actor
- Liebert, Ottmar (born February 1 1961), musician
- Millowitsch, Willy (January 8 1909 - September 20 1999), actor and playwright
- (born March 30 1951), singer, musician, artist and bandleader of BAP
- Offenbach, Jacques (June 20 1819 - October 5 1880), composer
- (October 1 1876 - August 6 1936) composer
- Prausnitz, Frederik William (August 26 1920 - November 12 2004), American conductor and teacher
- Päffgen, Christa aka Nico (October 16 1938 - July 18 1988), model, actress, singer and songwriter (see Velvet Underground) and Warhol Superstar
- Raab, Stefan Konrad (born October 20 1966), entertainer and comedian
- (born October 9 1966), actress
- Rüttgers, Jürgen (born June 26 1951), Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2005
- Stockhausen, Markus (born May 2 1957), musician and composer
- Vondel, Joost van den (November 17 1587 - February 5 1679), poet and playwright
- (born May 13 1932), legal scientist and psychologist
External links
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Official information
- City of Cologne, official City of Cologne page
- Cologne, Cologne information portal
- Kölner Dom, Cologne Cathedral's official website
Tourism and travel
- Cologne Tourist Board
- Cologne Traffic Information
- Cologne Airport
- KVB - Cologne Public Transportation
- Eau de Cologne Museum
- 20th World Youth Day 2005
- Official Cologne City Map with Buses, Subways and Trains
- Cologne Zoo at Zoo-Infos.de (in English)
- Dom WebCam
- 250 pictures with guide of Cologne's places of interest
- Cologne Pictures by German Places
- Site with photos from Cologne
- Tourist attractions in Cologne
Culture and history
Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire
|Cities who lost their
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French Revolutionary Wars
|Basel Bern Besanon Brakel Cambrai Donauwrth Duisburg Dren Gelnhausen Hagenau Herford Kolmar Kaysersberg Konstanz Landau Lemgo Mainz Metz Munster Obernai Rosheim Sarrebourg Schaffhausen Schmalkalden Schlettstadt Soest* Solothurn Strassburg Toul Turckheim Verden Verdun Warburg Wesel Wissembourg Zrich
|Free Imperial Cities at 1792
|Aachen Aalen Augsburg Biberach Bopfingen Bremen* Buchau Buchhorn Cologne* Dinkelsbhl Dortmund* Esslingen Frankfurt Friedberg Gengenbach Giengen Goslar* Hamburg* Heilbronn Isny Kaufbeuren Kempten Leutkirch Lindau Lbeck* Memmingen Mhlhausen Mlhausen Nordhausen Nrdlingen Nuremberg Offenburg Pfullendorf Ravensburg Regensburg Reutlingen Rothenburg Rottweil Schwbisch Gmnd Schwbisch Hall Schweinfurt Speyer berlingen Ulm Wangen Weil Weienburg Wetzlar Wimpfen Windsheim Worms Zell
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|Aachen Bielefeld Bochum Bonn Bottrop Dortmund Duisburg Dsseldorf Essen Gelsenkirchen Hagen Hamm Herne Kln (Cologne) Krefeld Leverkusen Mnchengladbach Mlheim Mnster Oberhausen Remscheid Solingen Wuppertal
|Rural Districts
|Aachen Borken Kleve (Cleves) Coesfeld Dren Ennepe-Ruhr Euskirchen Gtersloh Heinsberg Herford Hochsauerland Hxter Lippe Mrkischer Kreis Mettmann Minden-Lbbecke Oberbergischer Kreis Olpe Paderborn Recklinghausen Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis Rhein-Erft-Kreis Rhein-Kreis Neuss Rhein-Sieg-Kreis Siegen-Wittgenstein Soest Steinfurt Unna Viersen Warendorf Wesel
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Tower, Tower - Part LIV - [Adventure Time]
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TOWER, TOWER - [Part LIV]
Horrified to see Marceline so near tears, Bubblegum strains upright a bit on her pillows. She reaches for the other woman: touches her wrist, the skin cool under her fingers. She starts, "Marceline, I won't—"
"Promise me," interrupts the vampire roughly. The bed bounces as she slides closer to Bubblegum—the sheets wrinkle, pull and she snarls, the words softer this time but nevertheless fiercer, "Promise me! No more of this"—she struggles; her voice hitches and her eyes, glittering harsh, flicker closed—"this stupid heroic suicidal on-your-own garbage!"
Despite being full of blood, Bubblegum's ears set to ringing. "It wasn't garbage," she defends hoarsely. She wants to cry too, but she settles for shaking a finger at her protector. It feels almost as ridiculous as Marceline's expression is seeing it. "The spell worked. Now we'll be able to protect everyone—"
"We!" Marceline spits this. "Oho—yeah! We! Like you didn't just almost die—"
"Key word being almost—"
"Key words," the taller woman corrects, leaning forward into Bubblegum enough to press the princess back against her pillows, "being you as related to the verb die, Bonni!"
She smiles then. It's a terrible expression, a twist of lips and a crook of fangs—shadows puddle in her cheek's well and tiny wet pearls, like bits of glass, glisten along the furls of her lashes. Touching her brow to Bubblegum's, she says, "It's not fair, okay? It—I mean." Again she squeezes her eyes shut. "You're the princess here, I know, and soon you'll be a queen and I'm your knight and if we're talking about power between us, Bonnibel, well, all right—you're supposed to have it all. And I know that. Knew that, coming in to this."
She falls quiet—whether to think or to fume Bubblegum isn't sure. Carefully the monarch starts, "Marceline, I haven't ever thought—"
"And if I was just your knight still," hisses the vampire abruptly, "maybe this would be fair. Maybe you doing whatever you want to do would be fine—maybe you just, hey, trying to throw your life away without my regard would be okay, but I'm more than just your knight now and you're more than just my princess, you can't tell me that's not true—"
"I'm not trying to—"
"—and we owe each other more than this!" Marceline explodes. She's definitely fuming, Bubblegum decides. "I've given you my secrets and my shame and my lo—"
She stops. Her fangs grind; her throat works and a flush, cold and purple, creeps slow up her neck's slant. "I've given you everything I can," she finishes finally. "Or I'm trying to, and you—you won't let me, doing things like this, and that's not fair. You can't ask me to come be your knight and not let me protect you when the time comes, and you—you can't have surprise torchlit library sex with me and then not let me in on your near-death scheme, don't you get that?"
"You told me once that your trust comes in pieces. How many pieces, Bonni?" Her horrible, harangued smile dims. "Where are the rest? Do I even have any of them, or do you really think so little of me now that you'd rather nearly die than let me help y—"
"Marceline," Bubblegum interjects. Reaching up, she cups the other woman's cheek: rubs her thumb down the narrow ridge so sharp. It's almost warm. "Marceline," she says again, "you're right. I'm sorry."
The coals in the room's brazier stir, snickering over one another. Jagged gray shapes leap over the walls and across the sheets too, and Marceline turns her face gingerly into her monarch's palm. She waits.
"You," Bubblegum resumes, "are right. We do owe one another more—I owe you more than what I've given you. I'm sorry. And…"
She hesitates. Always has the princess put her kingdom's welfare first: always has she forgone sleep in favor of treaties—always has she bitten her tongue to uphold diplomacy, to promote pacifism, to placate unruly neighbors. Always has she trusted no one else to look after her subjects. Always has she loved her people more than any personal agenda: more than any relationship born of a book and balanced on the blade of an axe.
Until now.
"And I promise," she offers. "I promise I'll stay with you."
They study one another then, quiet. Marceline is the one who looks away first, smearing her arm hurriedly over her eyes. Wordlessly she lifts a hand to lace it over Bubblegum's, pressing the smaller woman's knuckles into her cheek, her ear. Her hair undulates as though by breeze; against the base of the monarch's wrist she brushes her lips, an almost-kiss.
"Good," she acknowledges.
Some time later, after Bubblegum's ears and nose have finally quelled their respective torrents and she is drowsing down toward sleep, the princess shifts and murmurs, "Marceline?"
It's too dark for Bubblegum to see the vampire: the moon is gone from the window now, the chamber's torches extinguished. Stretching her fingers out into the murk, though, she touches cloth—her protector's tunic, creased at her hip.
"Mm?" asks Marceline. She catches and clasps the monarch's wandering hand.
"I was thinking about what you said earlier," confesses Bubblegum. "About power. About you being my knight and me being qu—"
She breaks off to yawn. A chuckle blooms in the darkness for it, and Marceline nudges, "Go to sleep, Bonni."
"No," disagrees the princess. "No—not just yet. Please. Marceline, hand me my…"
She reaches for the bedside table and the instrument she knows must be there. It is, as ever: the spikes of it sear her fingertips. Pushing the crown into her hand proper, Marceline asks, "What? This?"
"Yes." Taking and worrying the headpiece between her palms, Bubblegum considers. "I was thinking," she repeats, "about power. Fairness. You and I."
"What do you mean?"
In answer, Bubblegum sinks her fingers into the cool metal and breaks her crown in half.
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A Sisterhood of Irish and Irish-American, Catholic Women, The Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians is a National organization with a local Chapter in Worcester which meets on the second Tuesday of every month at the Worcester Hibernian Cultural Centre.
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My kids a a little picky and my wife is too. I made this one night and no one was too excited...until we had supper. I made a little extra for lunch the next day. There wasn't any left. We all loved it and it is now in our "rotation" for dinner each month.
Chicken Fried Rice
Photo: Ryan Benyi; Styling: Susan Vajaranant
This recipe uses leftover rice from Stuffed Peppers.
Yield: Serves 4
Cost per Serving: $2,50
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 447
- Fat: 13g
- Saturated fat: 1g
- Protein: 32g
- Carbohydrate: 48g
- Fiber: 5g
- Cholesterol: 66mg
- Sodium: 630mg
- 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, halved and sliced
- 1 pound frozen stir-fry vegetables, thawed, patted dry
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
- 2 cups cooked brown rice from Stuffed Peppers
- 1. Toss chicken with 1 Tbsp. soy sauce. Place a large skillet over high heat. Add 1 Tbsp. oil, then onion; stir-fry until onion starts to brown, about 1 minute. Add chicken; stir-fry until cooked through, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer mixture to a bowl. Add 1 Tbsp. oil to skillet. Stir-fry vegetables for 2 minutes. Transfer to bowl with chicken.
- 2. Add 1 Tbsp. oil, garlic and ginger to skillet; stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add rice; cook for 2 minutes. Add chicken, vegetables and remaining soy sauce; cook 1 minute longer. Serve immediately.
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- CONVENIENCE: Family, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Asian
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Saturated Fat
- COOKING METHOD: Wok/Stir-Fry
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Reaching Out to
Serve the Community
Township government is one of the oldest forms of
government in the United States, dating back to
1636. Our own township is over 150 years old and
continues to evolve with the development of our
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has had since its beginning: property assessment,
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Township government is one of the oldest forms of
government in the United States, dating back to
1636. Our own township is over 150 years old and
continues to evolve with the development of our
community, while maintaining many of the functions it
has had since its beginning: property assessment,
general assistance, programs for the senior population,
voter registration and absentee voting, and maintenance
for unincorporated roads. Click
for more information.
to view the West Deerfield Township map prepared by Lake County
Department of Information and Technology, GIS/Mapping Division.
The Adobe Reader "zoom in"
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Going Places
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Forgivable Loans of up to $25,000 for Families
Facing Foreclosure.
The Illinois
Hardest Hit Fund offers families facing
foreclosure some much-needed breathing room while
they get back on their feet.
Eligible Lake County residents may receive
up to $25,000 to help bring their mortgage
current, and to assist with ongoing monthly
payments for up to 18 months.
Eligibility criteria can be found online at
the official website of the program.
Lake County residents will work with the
Affordable Housing Corporation of Lake County
(AHC), a HUD-certified nonprofit agency, to
receive free guidance and loan coordination
There is no cost to apply.
AHC also offers information sessions and
other helpful information at 847/263-7478 and
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agency, offers a variety of low-interest loans,
grants and education programs that can help.
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The West Deerfield Township Board proudly
announces the recipients of its Community Service
Grant Program for 2013-14
Grants are given to a variety of nonprofit
agencies providing programs or services
that benefit people residing in West
Deerfield Township. A volunteer Community
Service Grant Advisory Committee is
comprised of local leaders and lead
citizens who can provide unique insights
and perspectives about the current needs
of the community. The committee is
responsible for reviewing applications and
recommending awards to the Board. Click
here to see a list of grant
recipients this year, and learn how to
contact these agencies for assistance.
We encourage any 501(c)3 organizations
that provides a service or program
benefitting Township residents to submit
an application. Applications for next
year's grants will be available late
summer 2014.
Food Pantry Contributions
The Food Pantry is in need of peanut
butter, jelly, canned fruit, bottled juices,
canned tuna, canned chicken, soup, crackers, and cereal.
Board of Trustees honored students from
Woodlands Academy in Lake Forest at the
WDT's Annual Town Meeting on April 8. the
students volunteer each month packing bags
in the Food Pantry.
Deerfield Township Food Pantry Board
President Bob Rosenbacher accepts a $700
donation from Deerfield Boy Scout Troop
Scouts also delivered multiple bags of
Deerfield Boy
Scout Troop 50
recently delivered multiple bags of food
and household items they collected for the
West Deerfield Township Food Pantry, as
well as a $700 monetary donation.
Troop Leader
Don Anderson
and Assistant Senior Patrol Leaders
Tristan Faro
led the Troop in the collection and
accompanied them in delivering the items.
Food Pantry Board President Bob
Rosenbacher was on hand to receive the
donation and thank the Scouts.
"This is the kind of community involvement
and generosity of spirit typical of the
Scouts," said Rosenbacher. "We are most
grateful they chose the Pantry with this
generous donation.
Troop 50 has been collecting food and
monetary donations to assist those in need
for over 18 years. West Deerfield Township
Food Pantry has been a recipient of their
efforts for over seven years.
West Deerfield Township Food Pantry serves
over 250 people each month in helping to
meet their food needs.
"The Pantry relies entirely on donations
and volunteers," Rosenbacher explained. "A
donation of this size will really make a
difference to the lives of residents right
in our own community."
Day of Hope volunteers from Holy Cross
Parish in Deerfield spent the afternoon
cleaning and organizing the West Deerfield
Township Food Pantry. Many faith
organizations from the area participated
in community service projects that day. We
are so grateful for the support that our
community provides year-round to the
pantry. The help we are able to offer
families and individuals every week simply
couldn't happen without YOU!
It's Easy Being
West Deerfield
Township offers two new services to eco-conscious
Where can you recycle phone, ink cartridge
recycle, coffee grounds, lawn
clippings, vegetable peelings
used clothing, all in the same place? Your West
Deerfield Township office, of course.
A community
composting bin and textile recycling depository
are recent additions to the grounds of the
township office, located at 601 Deerfield Road in
"We are fortunate to serve very generous and
ecologically-responsible people in our township,"
said Alyson M. Feiger, West Deerfield
Township supervisor. "These new services are a
natural response to our residents' social
responsibility and general kindness."
here for more information.
Community Support Grants
for Accessibility
Deerfield Township is committed to enhancing the lives of
its residents.
that end, the Township has developed a program for its
residents aimed at improving their access to the world.
Grants up to $1000 per household per year will be awarded to
residents or their families to help meet the special needs
and extraordinary expenses which often impede accessibility
at home, at school, the community or the world at large.
Services or expenses which may qualify for this program
include home remodeling/adaptation, transportation
equipment, communication devices, durable medical equipment,
specialized therapy tools, or other user-centered products
or services which foster accessibility and independence.
Residents with physical impairment (either permanent or
temporary), developmental and cognitive disability or
delays, and some forms of mental illness should consider
program is intended to help those in our community with the
greatest financial need, and should, therefore, be
considered, needs-based.
There is not at this time, however, an income ceiling.
deadlines for submission are quarterly: March 31, June 30,
September 30, and December 31.
The applications should be sent to the Township Office, 601
Deerfield Road, Deerfield, IL 60015,
Alyson M. Feiger-Confidential.
Applications are available in the township office or your
can click on the link below.
for the Disabilities Grant Applications
for the Disabilities Grant Applications
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Events and Information
Township Meeting
Oct. 21, Tuesday, 7:00 P.M.
Regular Board Meeting
for the agenda and minutes.
here for the 2014 budget.
Minutes are also available by contacting the West Deerfield
Township office at 847.945.0614 or emailing us at
Special Party for Special Kids
Saturday, October 25
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Sponsored by West Deerfield Township
Families with
children who would enjoy a less stimulating, more
relaxed Halloween Party are invited to Deerfield Village
Hall on
October 25.
Children, especially those
with disabilities who may find Halloween frightening or
overwhelming, may come in costume, if they like, to
participate in fun games and crafts designed just for
The Village Hall lobby will be open for this drop-in
party from 1-3
p.m. Tasty snacks, lively, simple
games, and plenty of pumpkins will make this fourth
annual Halloween party a hit.
Please call Town Clerk Kristen Scott at 847.945.0614 if you have any questions.
New Voter Registration Information
Will you be 18 on or before Nov. 4, 2014?
Beginning January 1, 2014, 17-year-olds are eligible to
register and vote in an Illinois primary election if 18
years of age by the date of the next general election. This
change in law is referred to as "Suffrage at Seventeen."
To vote in the election, U.S. citizens must be registered 28
days before the election, 18 years old on or before the
general election, and a resident of the precinct for 30 days
immediately prior to Election Day.
To register to vote, you will need to provide two forms of
valid identification, one of which must show your current
You may register to vote at the West Deerfield Township
office Monday through Friday, 8:30-4:30 p.m. No appointment
is necessary. Please call Town Clerk Kristen Scott or the
Township office at 847.945.0614 if you have any questions.
Used Eyeglasses
Drop off used eyeglasses
in the township office.
Eyeglasses are collected by the Lions Club and given to
health care professionals for distribution to the needy.
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Monday thru Friday
here for the State Department website or call for
information at: 847.945.0614
Discount Cards
West Deerfield
Township has a supply of the Lake County Prescription
Discount Cards. these cards are free of charge and may be
used at most retail pharmacies. There is no enrollment form
or membership fee. There is no limit on how many times you
may use your card, and generally saves an average of 20% off
the retail prescription costs. It can not be used with other
insurance prescription coverage. Stop by or call the office
for a card.
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RTA Seniors Ride
Free Discount Cards
RTA Senior Card
applications are available in our office or you may request that
one be mailed to you. Seniors who qualify with the Circuit Breaker designation
will receive a card that allows them to ride free; all other
seniors will receive a card to travel at half price. A
passport-type photo and copy of your ID must be submitted.
Historical Archives
West Deerfield Township is proud to announce that its
historical archives are now online. These include documents
from 1850, which chronicle the beginning of our township,
and continue into the twenty-first century. Most of the
documents are arranged chronologically; they include minutes
of meetings, voting lists, tax rolls, correspondence, maps
and surveys, and other examples of township business. Those
documents that were printed, as opposed to hand-written, may
be searched by such categories as name, date, and office.
Click on the link below. Once at the site, you may wish to
"Browse Available Papers" to view the various township
collections and records.
to access the historical archives.
to access the historical archives.
Open Meetings Act
In compliance with Section 7.3 to the Open Meetings Act,
effective January 2, 2012, required information is posted on
our bulletin board at the West Deerfield Township office,
601 Deerfield Road, Deerfield, Illinois.
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Bombay Palace
- Valet parking
- Dress code: Casual
- Full bar
- Heart-healthy dishes
- Reservations required
- Romantic setting
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Bombay Palace Restaurant Review: Bombay Palace is a romantic, high-ceilinged space with a sweeping marble bar, plush banquettes and a gallery of niches on the walls holding gilded Indian figurines. Classic Indian dishes are well executed: chicken, lamb, fish and traditional Indian breads cooked in the tandoor as well as curries, vegetarian specialties and basmati rice pilafs. The iron-hearted will enjoy such fiery dishes as seafood vindaloo and ginger-chicken-pepper fry. The daily buffet lunch is a reasonable $14 Monday through Friday.
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From June 1 to August 31, 2014, as part of W Happenings, the hotel will be hosting poolside parties each Sunday from 3pm to 8pm. All in-house guests are welcome to attend. Due to this event, some noise may be experienced. Please contact the hotel prior to arrival if special arrangements are required. For more information, please email firstname.lastname@example.com.
W Happenings Information: October 31 & November 6, 2014
On October 31 and November 6, 2014, the hotel will be hosting W Happenings events in WOOBAR. All hotel guests have complimentary access to the parties. Due to the events, some extra noise may be experienced. Please contact the hotel prior to arrival if special arrangements are required. For more information, please visit www.wtaipei.com/calendar or email email@example.com.
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Alcohol Policy
Guests must be 18 and over to consume alcoholic beverages, with a valid photo ID or passport.
Age Requirement Policy
Guests must be at least 20 years or older with a valid photo ID to check-in.
Babysitting/Child Care Policy
Babysitting services are available for a charge, and can be arranged with at least two weeks' advance notice.
Check Acceptance Policy
We regret that we are unable to accept personal checks.
Connecting Room Policy
The hotel offers connecting rooms between Marvelous Suite (King) to Fabulous Room (Twin) or Fantastic Suite (King) with external connecting to Wonderful Room (Twin). Please contact hotel to confirm availability.
Currency Policy
Please note that all prices are quoted in Taiwanese dollars (TWD), do not include taxes or gratuities, and may be subject to change.
For non-US hotels, rates confirmed in USD may be converted to local currency by the hotel at your time of stay, based on the exchange rate used by the hotel and are subject to exchange rate fluctuations. Credit card charges are subject to additional currency conversions by banks or credit card companies, which are not within the hotel's control and may impact the amount charged to your credit card. Please contact the hotel if you have any questions.
Early Departure Policy
The hotel accommodates early departures upon request. However, an early departure fee of one night's room and tax applies to guests checking out prior to their departure date confirmed at check-in. Please check the terms of your reservation for specific conditions or exceptions.
Early Arrival Policy
Check-in time is 3pm. Early arrivals are granted upon request, subject to availability and charged according to hotel policy. To guarantee immediate access to your room upon early arrival, please reserve the night prior.
Extra Bedding Policy
Our Whatever/Whenever® service will be thrilled to provide a crib for our wee guests, free of charge. Rollaway beds are also available for a fee. Additional beds are allowed in select rooms by request. Please advise of your needs while making your reservation.
Late Checkout Policy
Standard checkout is at 12pm. A late checkout fee of half the daily rate will be charged for late checkouts through 6pm. For any checkout after 6pm, a full nightly rate will be charged. All late checkouts are based on demand and the hotel's ability to offer it.
Occupancy Policy
Two adults are allowed per room at the regular rate. Rooms can accommodate a maximum of three adults; however, additional charges will apply.
Two adults and one child (0-12 years old) are allowed in a room with an existing king bed. Two adults and two children (0-12 years old) are allowed in a room with existing twin beds.
Pet Policy
We regret that we cannot accept pets at the hotel.
Payment Policy
This hotel accepts a variety of credit cards for payment; however, China Union Pay Cards are not accepted for deposits and can only be accepted upon checkout.
A third party wishing to pay for a guest's room in the hotel must complete an Authorization Approval Form and fax or e-mail a clear copy of the front and back of the credit card prior to the guest's arrival. Please specify which charges can be charged to the credit card. Please contact the hotel for more information.
Smoking Policy
We strictly enforce a no-smoking policy throughout all areas of the hotel, including guest rooms, restaurants, function rooms and all public areas, except for designated smoking areas on the 8th and 31st floors. A 3,000 TWD to 10,000 TWD daily fine will be issued to all violators of this policy.
Visa/Passport Policy
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Metamorphosis: Animal Shape-Shifters
Stuart Reynolds of the University of Bath writes about Metamorphosis.
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Metamorphosis seems like the ultimate evolutionary magic trick - the amazing transformation of one creature into a totally different being: one life, two bodies.
From Ovid to Kafka to X-Men, tales of metamorphosis richly permeate human culture. The myth of transformation is so common that it seems almost pre-programmed into our imagination. But is the scientific fact of metamorphosis just as strange as fiction or... even stranger?
Filmmaker David Malone explores the science behind metamorphosis. How does it happen and why? And might it even, in some way, happen to us?
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***this was posted last week at A Couple of Craft Addicts***
I was so excited when Jessica invited me to be a part of her baby series! It's always nice to have an excuse to do some sewing for my little man.
I decided to make something we are in desperate need of. Some paci clips that fit on any type of pacifier!
The only ones they had at Wal-Mart didn't work with our favorite Soothie brand and let me tell you those pacis can bounce a long way when they pop out!
And you know a guy's gotta spit that out every now and again for important things like smiling
This project takes all of 5 minutes and is cheap too!
1. Grab a scrap of fabric from your stash and cut an 11×2″ piece. Fold it in half with long sides together. In between the layers slip in a small hair elastic (or a loop of ribbon, etc.). Sew up one short end (the side with elastic) and the long edges.
2. Turn right side out and tuck in the raw edges on the other end. Topstitch around all edges making sure to stitch back and forth several times over the elastic to keep it secure.
3. Slide the end without the elastic through a mitten/suspender clip and stitch down.
And now your pacifiers are always in reach!
***safety note: babies should always be supervised when using a pacifier clip. Do not let your child use a pacifier clip while sleeping***
And in case you're looking for a few more fun baby tutorials check out some of my favorites:
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True North - Reservoir Arts Festival returns for it' second year this March, Friday 21 to Sunday 23 presenting an incredible range of free venue-based and pop-up arts events on and around Reservoir.
The most defining feature of True North is holding arts events in non-traditional arts spaces. You'll find cabaret singers at pole-dancing studios, musicians in Laundromats, free arts skills workshops in shipping containers, participatory public art at street parties and much more! The festival will feature a number of special guests, including online blogger and personality 'Reservoir Dad', illusive social commentary blogger 'Voir Tales', international travellers the 'Cambodian Space Project', plus an eclectic selection of local visual artists including sound artist Michael Odwyer.
Local artists' studios and warehouses are hosting exhibitions and events providing interesting outposts for curious explorers. Local businesses showcase visual arts and writing projects on Edwardes Street, and we present collaborations with Outer Urban Projects', Arts Access Victoria Nebula and many more organisations.
For further information about True North please visit www.truenorthfestival.com.au.
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Now that Hearst has finalized the deal to acquire Hachette Filipacchi Media, speculation has begun over what the takeover means for HFM employees. According to the New York Post's Keith Kelly, at least 120 of Hachette's 600 staffers will be laid off upon completion of the deal later this year. Several key members on the Hachette team have already made their exit from the company and will be taking up new roles elsewhere in the industry.
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) -- University of Kentucky basketball icon Richie Farmer is asking that his trial on charges of misappropriating government resources while serving as agriculture commissioner be postponed until early next year.
The trial was initially set for July. But Farmer's attorney, Guthrie True, said that doesn't allow enough time to prepare for what he expects to be a complex case. True filed a motion Tuesday asking for a February trial date.
Farmer pleaded not guilty last month at an arraignment hearing in Lexington. He will remain free until his trial, which a prosecutor said is likely to last about three weeks.
Farmer, who served as agriculture commissioner from 2004 through 2011, could face up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted on each of five counts.
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SPOKANE, Wash. – There are some showers in the forecast heading into Hoopfest weekend, so Hoopfest executive director Matt Santangelo said he's doing his "sun dance" this week.
Last year, rain fell hard on Saturday. But Hoopfest organizers learned from that and have backup plans and courts in place. Santangelo said the elite courts, in particular, are a complete no-go in the rain.
"Because once moisture hits those, it becomes an ice rink and really tough to play basketball," Santangelo said. "It hurts a lot if you fall down on them."
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If thunderstorms accompany the rain, there is a plan that includes constant communication with the National Weather Service. If players' safety is at risk, it will be Santangelo making the call to get everyone inside. Hoopfest has a site-wide sound system where organizers can let all participants know the situation.
Santangelo said if it's just rain, though, the games will go on.
"Hey, it's outdoor basketball," he said. "So if it rains, you just keep playing."