Picture Alliance partners with the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in the exhibition "IDOLS"

Frankfurt - The Historical Museum of the Palatinate, in collaboration with the Frankfurt Stock picture alliance of 16 May 2009 to 17th January 2010 the exhibition "IDOLS". The exhibition will be officially opened at a reception tomorrow, Friday, 15 May where as a guest star Heike Henkel, multiple world and European champion and Olympic gold medalist in 1992 by Barcelona in the high jump, will be present.

The exhibition shows a total of 200 unique, historic photographs big names from politics, entertainment, science, business and sport on your way or in his capacity as an idol - from the beginning of reportage photography to this day. The curator of the Historical Museum of the Palatinate were able to draw on the extensive picture of the agency, which currently consists of nine million photos online www.picture-alliance.com and ten million originals in the physical archive of dpa and a further 45 million archival photos of the worldwide partner network.

Following several days of searches by the Museum team in Frankfurt were also many photographs for the exhibition of the archive of the scanned picture alliance new and are thus the first time a broad public.

"Some people give the time history of a face. They are a projection screen for hopes and beliefs - can identify with. Idols: Everything we know about them, we learn from the media. The person behind the image remains mostly hidden, "says Susanne peoples, curator of the exhibition.

Edith Taurus Thompson, Geschäftsfüherin the picture alliance, adding: "Everyone has their own role models and idols. As one of the world's largest provider of historical and current images from all areas, we deal daily with the photography of celebrities and stars and your presence in the media. This exhibition also suggests, however, to also try to determine what makes one a true idol. "

About picture alliance

The dpa Picture-Alliance GmbH in Frankfurt / Main is a 100% subsidiary of the dpa German Press Agency - the largest German news agency - in the field of image production, documentation and marketing one of the leading photo agencies in Germany. Our suppliers are leading members dpa photo services, akg-images, stock photos Huber, kpa, OKAPIA, and Photoshot Picture Press. The agency operates under www.picture-alliance.com a content portal with current nine million images, graphics and videos on topics such as news, politics, sports, economy, art, history, nature and travel to lifestyle, health, entertainment and floor. The picture alliance is also co-partner of Germany's official photo agency of the German Olympic team and other partner organizations and associations.

Historical Museum of the Palatinate

The Museum of Palatinate History Foundation is responsible for the museum since 1985. The museum houses over an area of ​​6000 square meters, five actors collections: history of the Palatinate, the Palatinate and Romans in modern times, as well as the Cathedral and the Museum of Wine. The "Young Museum Speyer" in 1999 opened the first Children and Youth Museum in Rhineland-Palatinate its doors. In addition to the basic areas of collecting, preserving and researching the museum puts special emphasis on visitor-oriented mediation work. Numerous exhibitions reach large audiences with attractive themes. Priorities are in addition to the history of the Palatinate and exhibitions on art and cultural history of Europe to the present.

Source: dpa Picture-Alliance GmbH

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Adveniat ambassador committed to aid project in Argentina's ski resort.

Maria Riesch put together with Bundesliga coach Ralf Rangnick the questions of presenter Jörg Pilawa. Their quiz proceeds support the slalom world champion Val d'Isere and three-time World Cup champion, an aid project in the Argentine winter sports resort Bariloche, the impoverished population is on the edge of the ski slopes benefit. Copyright: NDR. Copyright © Adveniat

Hamburg / Essen - ski champion Maria Riesch has earned the ARD-Star Quiz with Jörg Pilawa 25,000 euros for the Latin America Fund Adveniat. Their quiz proceeds support the slalom world champion Val d'Isere and three-time World Cup champion, an aid project in the Argentine winter sports resort Bariloche, the impoverished population is on the edge of the ski slopes benefit. A further 25,000 € donates Maria Riesch of Sir Edmund Hillary Foundation. "Together with Adveniat I am dedicated to the people who do not benefit from our great sport," said the athlete. "I know the ski resort of Bariloche, my summer training. For all the beauty I was always shocked by the extreme contrast between rich and poor. Right next to the modern ski facilities abject poverty prevails. In particular, the Indian population is lacking in everything. Especially for those who remain here in the truest sense of the word on the line to make Adveniat strongly with this project. "

Prelate Bernd Klaschka, managing director of Catholic Relief, was pleased with the profit-rehearsed, but especially about the involvement of prominent supporter: "The quiz was for two reasons Adveniat a major win. We are glad that we could win Maria Riesch as an ambassador for the cause. It is not only an anomaly in the sport, but also takes over responsibility for the people who are on the downside of fame. As a popular figure, especially for young people is Maria Riesch help us in the future going to promote the interests of the people in Latin America. "A total of eight celebrities were at the ARD-Star quiz at the start. Maria Riesch put together with Bundesliga coach Ralf Rangnick the questions of presenter Jörg Pilawa. The team earned a total of 100,000 candidates € for a good cause and was leader of the evening. Source: Adveniat

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Successful swimmer wants to work for the Victim Assistance thoughts

Kirsten Bruhn - WR-ambassador. Photo: Günter Santjer / eV ring

Mainz - Kirsten Bruhn was appointed ambassador to the WHITE RINGS. So they want to contribute as a successful athlete to increase public awareness for the needs of crime victims continues. Paraplegic after a motorcycle accident in 1991, the previously successful swimmer for about ten years later returned to competitive sports. Your balance at the Paralympics in Beijing: 1 gold (chest), 1 x Silver (back), 3 x bronze (freestyle). At the German Short Course Championships in Chemnitz few weeks later she struck with her five starts as each winner.

A successful athlete was and Kirsten Bruhn since childhood. But what can not guarantee a victory, and no medals are of the firm determination and strength to overcome his life, even after a heavy blow. Upon learning Kirsten Bruhn of the request of the WHITE RINGS, through their personality and their popularity to anchor the important thoughts of the victim assistance more in the public consciousness, she said spontaneously, and showed that while by no means self-evident readiness to accept a certain responsibility to the community with to take over. Recognize, not least through such exemplary dedication and crime victims feel that they are not forgotten in a world often thoughtless.

For the WHITE RING and assistance to the victims whole, it is particularly important when individuals express their sympathy in public life and their willingness to support this important social issue. In recognition of this commitment, Kirsten Bruhn was by the Executive of the charitable federal board recently appointed ambassador to the WHITE RINGS.

We are sure, a spokesman for the WHITE RINGS that it will succeed Kirsten Bruhn by her positive energy and their power of persuasion to convince many people to get deeper into the difficult lives of crime victims and their families as well as with the work of WHITE RINGS as to deal with before. This commitment to the idea of ​​victim assistance, and thus earned for one of the most important obligations of a modern community, thanks, respect and recognition. Source: Helmut K. Elm, White Ring

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Hearty laugh ARD presenter Waldemar Hartmann about how his partner Harald Schmidt mishap during Bauerfeind employees Katja Speth and Joachim Böckelmann the left ankle with an annotated AirLoc supplied. Photo: Simone Gebler / Bauerfeind AG.

Beijing - Tuesday morning at 0:45 clock in the garden of the German House was founded, according to Bauernfeind. The team doctor of the handball players came to the orthopedic service station run to get the health care team working there yet. . "We urgently need a stabilizing bar from you" to the question, what is the name for the athletes, the answer was: Waldemar Hartmann.

The ARD facilitator who makes Beijing "Waldi and Harry" together with Harald Schmidt was bent over with his left foot, the swelling distinct. Diagnosis: capsule ligament injuries of the ankle. Dr. Marcus Laufenberg, team doctor for the women's handball team decided as an emergency measure to use AirLoc ® from Bauerfeind.

Expertly designed Bauerfeind employees Joachim Böckelmann and Katja Speth, otherwise supply the German Olympic athletes with bandages and orthoses of Thuringia tool manufacturer, to the U-shaped rail. "The AirLoc stabilizes the ankle and prevent the re-twisting. Over the air chambers, a pressure change up and reduces the swelling, "said team doctor Waldemar Hartmann. The moderator was supplied from Bauerfeind team and took the comments of people around - especially Harald Schmidt and the ARD film crew - with humor: "I think so, Harald has my leg made so that he can on Wednesday the show moderate but "suspected" Waldi ". And "Harry," replied usual dryly. "The 'I'll do it now," How will he comment on the "disaster" by Waldemar Hartmann in the next show is not yet determined exactly. What is certain is from orthopedic point of view, that moderate Waldemar Hartmann can. Source: Simone Gebler, Bauerfeind AG

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Celebrities such as such as Jan Ullrich in the cockpit at "Bookbinders Race 4 Kids" in Friedrichshafen. Get them in from 7 August to your place in the Kart and rotate together laps with professional driver Timo Scheider, ski jumping legend Sven Hannawald, former cyclist Jan Ullrich and many others.

Friedrichshafen / Bludenz: 'bookbinder Race 4 Kids' - A charity event for people with petrol in their blood, have the fun of racing, while others like to do something good. On Saturday, 23 August 2008 will be held for the first time the great benefit Grand Prix held at the kart track at Friedsrichshafen hafen airport.

The race attracts celebrities from sports and entertainment enthusiasts kart, some of which are also increasing, even in the cockpit.

Among other things, the DTM racing driver Timo Scheider and Markus Winkelhock, Four Hills Tournament winner Sven Hannawald, Olympic champion Bob Christoph Langen, former and current professional cyclists like Jan Ullrich, Olaf Pollack and Steffen Wesemann, the skiing legend Anita Wachter, the actor Michael A. Grimm Katie Pfleghar, AustroPop legend and author Reinhold Bilgeri, the pop stars-winner Sasha and Tialda of room 2012, the Miss Tuning Daniela Grimm, Daniela Vidas and the Playmate Janina Wissler and many more. ... to the full report

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After the Men's Handball, last Saturday, the ladies in the "LanEXESS arena" were (Cologne Arena) in the series. HQ Photos: 'The Sasse' (Christian Sasse) + TV Photo Agency NTOi.de

(By Peter Gray) - According to Men's Handball, last Saturday was the ladies turn. Opponents of the team by head coach Armin Emrich was Angola. The powerful play African champions 2007 was noticed. With 3rd place at the World Cup after magnificent play of Angola celebrated their biggest success ladies. But the great achievement was in Angola do not see too many ladies on Saturday. Before 14 300 spectators (an unofficial world record) at the Lanxess Arena eichte the German ladies a mediocre performance at the end decide to clear the game with 29:19 for themselves.

The German team led by Grit Jurack quickly built the lead to 4-1 and out continuously. While permanent Jurack man coverage and not enjoyed as usual came to the course, remained safe for them next to a field goal, at least three converted penalty. Despite several technical errors in the German game always get good face-offs to Mandy Herring that turned safely from the outside and was most successful pitcher with 5 hits in the German ranks. After 30 minutes did Germany deserve to 14:9.

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Start to run to Bronze: Benjamin Kappler catapulted itself as the first runner German sprint relay 4x90m beach from the sand. Photo: DLRG

Warnemünde - National teams finish with nice weather in Warnemünde at the races "Rescue2008". German team is just behind Italy fourth. As of Sunday, the best club teams compete against each other from around the world.

Lifeguards are tough: Barely eight hours after the end of the finals in the discipline of beach flags, which were held on Friday evening under the lights, the first athlete collapsed on Saturday morning, already back in their heats in the waters of the Baltic Sea. For the final day of their competitions at the World Championships in lifesaving caught the national team athletes once a day with nice weather. Almost 30 degrees air temperature, light wind, and - in comparison to the previous day - something gentler waves again offered ideal conditions for perfectly presented Rescue sport. As on the previous day showed the teams from Australia and New Zealand, the number of viewers why they are considered the best open water lifeguard in the world. Sovereign they dominated their heats and moved into the finals. The German national team to Germany coach Anne Lühn maintained its chances of reaching others in the 4x90m relay the Beach Ladies and gentlemen, and the board of men and women race the final. And the team took the chance after the break. First, managed the ladies behind Australia, New Zealand and France, an excellent fourth place - then saw the arrival of the German masters.

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Katja guard fights with a fine foil to Beijing for the Olympics - without armed forces

The dream of every athlete that comes true for Katja Guardian: The 26-year-old foil fencer from Würzburg has qualified for the Olympic Games in Beijing. And that without the army prescribe that many funded sports edge. Participation is the highlight in the career of the German champion in 2005 and 2007. In the interview tells us fitness.com Katja guard, which tinge fencers heart hurts most ...

Fitness.com: The job title you give yourself an ironic "would-be professional athletes-no-view" on. Is this the problem of "fringe" sports such as fencing, that its protagonists can not live on the sport?

Katja Guardian: Many of us are soldiers in the Sports sports promotion group. There they receive a salary and can work around the clock. I could certainly do well, I would not. An education was more important to me, even though such, of course financial constraints. This is a general problem in sports like fencing: You're in the national team, are going even to the Olympics, but the side still have to work to at least have some money. And then they should bring performance - difficult.

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38 candidate cities of the Olympic competition are determined mission 2008/2009 - Who is Germany's most active city?

Berlin - Germany's most active city is Who? With this issue of the German Olympic Sports Federation (DSB) and Coca-Cola Germany in March, the second rung cities of Mission Olympic competition. Also this year, cities nationwide are sought to persuade their citizens sustainable. Now 38 are fixed sportier candidate cities of the competition, which has an eight-member jury selected from all applications. For the next round of competition in cities from all over Germany have qualified from small towns like Arendsee with 2898 inhabitants or 5,100 inhabitants Munderkingen to the cities of Stuttgart, Bochum and Rostock. All candidate cities are under -www.mission olympic.de listed. In order for the designated cities, the first hurdle on the path to victory have taken, which is endowed with prize money of 100,000 euros to support the town's sports and physical activity offer.

In addition to the sporting infrastructure, the jury assessed primarily projects to promote physical activity and sport in each city. As Prof. Dr. Wolf-Dietrich Brettschneider, a member of the Executive Committee of the World Council of Sport Science and jury member of Olympic mission: "The sporting commitment and creativity of sports projects have not even this year, the selection of the candidate cities made easy.

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Mathias Hecht from the Dresdner Kleinwort Triathlon Team was third at Ironman USA Lake Placid and put his impressive form in his last Ironman in Hawaii demonstrated

Lake Placid, NY - At its premiere at the 10th Ford Ironman USA Lake Placid Mathias Hecht reached an excellent third place. The athletes of the Dresdner Kleinwort Triathlon Team came in 8 hours, 56 minutes and 33 seconds to finish and had only a minute behind the runner-up Petr Vabrousek from the Czech Republic. The winner was the Spaniard Francisco Pontano.

"It makes me proud at the 10th Have cut the birthday Ironman USA as well, "said the Swiss from Willisau. "This result makes me absolutely delighted, because the course was extremely difficult, and the rain has made us to create additional. It was one of the hardest races I've ever experienced. "

With very good swim time and an optimal running pace Mathias Hecht was on the whole race a top 3 ranking. After he had to get off lying at his home race a week ago in Zurich in leadership because of hypothermia, the 28-year-old wanted to make sure in Lake Placid, his good form to the test: "The rain has motivated me even more. I wanted to bite through at any cost and I am super happy that I'm on my last Ironman cut off before the World Championships in Hawaii as well. "

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Cologne - For a half hour set was the starting forward for the 12th Ford Cologne Marathon on Sunday 5 October 2008: Bernhard Mattes, chairman and CEO of Ford-Werke GmbH, and Cologne's mayor Fritz Schramma be fired together at 11:00 clock the starting signal and the huge sports field at the largest running club in North Rhine-Westphalia on the 42,195-kilometer route through the cathedral city . send

With the earlier start to the organizers of the 12th Ford Cologne Marathon and the runners all the way, the typical Kölsch atmosphere will grant that wish to take that Sunday more time for their long run through Cologne.

The other starting times on 5 October 2008: 8:30 clock half-marathon, from 10:15 clock the top skaters, shortly after 10:21 clock to 10:23 clock and from hand cycling fitness skaters. "With the separation, we want to avoid that top skaters and hand cyclists get in the way and ensure that the quickest to experience from both groups a smooth race course," says Harald Rösch, Race Director of the Ford Cologne Marathon, the optimization of the screens.

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