Beaumont’s diary

Large folding maps and road maps are out. Even motorcyclists use for longer tours, more and more electronic signs. Navigation, there are now more and more used for two-wheelers.
"This is a huge relief for bikers," says George Scheiblauer, motorcycle head instructor at the Austrian automobile club OEAMTC. "But it is important to become familiar even before the holiday trip with the device."
But what make the Navis, and how one uses it right? In EXPRESS, there expert Stephan Fritsch of mopeten.tv "from Düsseldorf Tips:
• Watch for large buttons or large icons on the display. Because the device must be easily operated while wearing gloves.
• Pay attention to rain leakage. Unlike in a car navigation system while riding the bike is exposed to all weather conditions. The electronics compatible with most car navigation systems is no rain, for special Motorradnavigationssys already temen.
• A stable housing is a requirement. The navigation system is usually fixed so that it is exposed to the wind, and thus it can of insects (from small stones that are kicked up by traffic ahead), or also be made from time out of his hand falling tank bag. Silly if this breaks the screen or casing.
• Pay attention to adequate display brightness. Even with strong sunshine, the display should still be easy to read.
• Wireless voice makes it easier to navigate. Devices with speech output should allow them, on a headset connected wirelessly (via Bluetooth). A speaker in the device is generally useless for navigation, because the motorcyclist can be understood by the wind and the helmet on his head, nothing. A wired headset can be a hindrance to descend.
And what cost the Scouts for the steering wheel? From about 300 euros. "The investment pay off, however, because one can use the bike-Navi for car trips or mountain bike tours," says ÖAMTC expert Scheiblauer. Conversely, it is not so simple: A car-Navi device must be stowed inside the tank bag.

Los Angeles - now close: Hugh Hefner has filed for divorce after eleven years of separation from his second wife Kimberly Conrad (47).
"Hef" was "an irreconcilable differences" as grounds for divorce. According to reports from people.com and TMZ is primarily around the love of money.
Conrad had made a complaint against the 83-year-olds, in which they want enstrifing over five million U.S. dollars.
According to his own statements Hefner has his future ex-wife since their separation in January 1998 to bestow already approximately twelve million dollars. That is why he wants to limit the maintenance for the common sons Marston and Cooper on a monthly $ 20,000.
Hefner and Conrad were married in July 1989. According to Hugh his wife had cheated him in the first years of marriage. Since 1998, the couple is separated. Kimberly and the children live in a house since then, which borders directly on the famous Playboy Mansion.

Frankfurt / Main - Black Monday in the stock market: In response to the dramatic Zuspitzungder financial crisis, the German stock index (DAX) on Monday fell to dentiefsten level in almost two years.
The DAX rutschtekurzzeitig 6000s under the brand, and stood just before noon bei5999, 08 points. That was the lowest level since October 2006.
Shortly thereafter, the Dow pulled back to just over 6000, damitaber was still more than three points below the Friday closing.
The most recent peak of the financial crisis forced the shares derdeutschen especially banking and insurance stocks to their knees. Commerzbank shares, German Bank and Postbank each fell by more than six percent. The Alliance shares prices plunged by nearly six percent.
"The market is hyperventilating. Stockbrokers are all Finanzwertennun extremely careful and precise knock them off their risks," said capital market expert Robert Halver of the Baader Bank.
From denUSA had the news bar at the angeschlagenenFinanzunternehmen: beantragteLehman The investment Brothers bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11, Merrill Lynch acquired by Bank of America wirdvon.
The biggest U.S. insurer American International Group (AIG) is facing severe cuts.
A massacre in the market players expect U.S. financial assets - dieAktien of Lehman were last oderumgerechnet in Frankfurt at 0.49 euros-traded $ 0.70 dollars. They are about 80 Prozentweniger as the NYSE's closing at 3.65 dollars on Friday.

Barcelona - Finally Henrique Adriano Buss Henrique short, is there. But Bayer's new ace has not yet landed in Leverkusen, but erstmal in Barcelona.
But Bayer fans need not worry: The Brazilian defensive gem has not lost as the plane or if it even changed my mind. Henrique was staying on Tuesday for compulsory sports medical examination in Barcelona.
But why the 21-year-old makes in Spain? The explanation is quite simple: Henrique is under contract at Barcelona. The Spanish giants had the defensive player commits Only recently, for eight million euros from Palmeiras Sao Paulo and equipped with a five-year contract. In order not to interfere with his development so he gets match practice, the most talented defender for parking at least one year in Leverkusen.
The Leverkusen is looking forward to his services. If you still under the Bayer Cross urgently looking for a third central defender found. Leverkusen sporting director Rudi Völler called the Brazilian national team as "a huge talent".
Particularly Bayer's chief scout Norbert Ziegler is convinced of Henrique. Often enough he has watched the young Samba star in his homeland. As a "versatile, light-footed, and zweikampf kopfballstark, handlungsschnell and ballsicher" he describes the jewel.

New York - Dreister It Gets: comedy "Borat," whose real name is Sacha Baron Cohen, gained access to a military academy in America.
The "Borat" actor posed as a German journalist and swindle so access to training for officer candidates. Even a uniform, he was allowed to wear …
This was confirmed by Cindy Bachus, spokeswoman for the Alabama National Guard. The 31-year-old comedian was located about an hour there and gave himself out as part of a German film crew who wanted to film the lives of average citizens in the U.S..
The trick to flying only when one of the cadets recognized the actor.
Cohen had arranged in 2006 to make his documentary, "Borat - Cultural Lernung of America to benefit for glorious nation of Kazakhstan" for excitement, in which he took advantage and anti-Semitism in the United States on his arm.
Next, he plans a film about Bruno, another fictional character, which represents a homosexual Austrian fashion journalist and reporter.

Dusseldorf - Ruettgers and his disparaging remarks about Romanian workers and Chinese investors - now it comes very thick for the NRW Minister.
"What Ruettgers says, is pure racism," blustered the Open Group boss Renate Künast totally disgusted. She urged the consequences of Merkel: "That is unacceptable as a vice-chairman of the CDU."
Into the same horn left Gysi Group chief pushes 'campaign' table on a level with xenophobic slogans.
And SPD candidate for chancellor griped Stein Meier: It was a shame that a Prime Minister and Chinese, making fun of insulting Romanians. The comments were grist to the mill of the extremists. Ruettgers was a splitter.
Have triggered the heated debate, two in the Internet portal Youtoube published Zusammenschnitte the NRW SPD's campaign appearances Ruettgers'.
With regard to the migration of the Bochum Nokia plant in Romania, he had in Duisburg, etc. said: "And come, unlike the workers in the Ruhr region in Romania is not in the morning at seven in the first layer and remain there until the end. But they come and go as they please and they know not what they do. "
And on Chinese investors: "When it finally does not want to invest in Duisburg, and then are also choked yet, until they find Duisburg beautiful."
For comments that he had apologized on Friday. He had to offend anyone, willing to meet just before the NRW-workers who have lost their jobs due to wrong decisions. Only one days later, the NRW-SPD presented on the Internet, the second video from Munster - with similar statements.
 Ruettgers In contrast, increased protection of the Turkish Community NRW: If Ruettgers before the workers put in the Ruhr Valley, then he was fighting for thousands of Turkish workers.
Union Group Vice Wolfgang Bosbach told the Express: "This is a totally excessive excitement. Juergen Ruettgers is anything but a racist. "And what does Ruettgers itself? Wichter government spokesman: "The Prime Minister has made clear his position. The thing is done for us. "

Dortmund –
What a glittering ball night: As part of the 100-year celebration of the Borussia Dortmund was completely head. Unfortunately it was not entirely peaceful …
First, the positive impression: Lars Ricken Borussia legend was honored - his goal against Juventus in the Champions League final 1997 was elected "BVB Goal of the Century". He pointed Libuda Stan and his goal against Liverpool (European Cup Winners' Cup Final of 1966) into second place.
For the laugh of the evening, however, saw the Brazilian Dede. Who had celebrated the victory of 1:0-Dortmund against SC Freiburg, after a long injury break his comeback. When asked if he knew of guest star Udo Juergens, grinned the 31-year-old: "Yes, definitely. I have not played together with him! "
Inglorious: Around 200 fans rioted after the celebration in Dortmund's city center. Bins and hurled stones and burned. The police took up the personal details of more than 100 people, two of diehards (20/21) was arrested. They had set a police car on fire! A storm of drunken hooligans at the central station managed to avoid the vigilantes. Nobody was hurt.
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Bonn - conciliatory tones of former Economics Minister Wolfgang Clement (Social Democrat in the controversy surrounding his possible exclusion of party Clement has now reached out to seineKritiker. At its controversial position inder energy policy, he maintains, however.
He was sorry if his comments a few Tagevor the Hesse state election on 27 January feelings hurt einigerParteifreunde in Hesse had. "I'm sorry if it zusolchen emotions has come."
However, he had called in his Beitragnicht to Nichtwahl the SPD. He moves further to derGrundlage social democratic policies, "said Clement," I binSozialdemokrat, I remain a social democrat. "
Clement, who spoke for nearly 40 years, the SPD is a member of sichzugleich against the phasing out of nuclear energy. "A Ausstiegaus one of the most secure sources of energy - be it nuclear or coal - istnicht responsible."
Who would think you could daraufverzichten, "which would threaten the industry in Germany" and thus "put tens of thousands of jobs' at risk. DieErklärung Clements had been eagerly awaited.
He also begründetesie to that end, he would like to contribute its part to diePersonalisierung the current public debate.

Dusseldorf - Young care in passing: The sight of almost 1500 participants were moving organizer Dieter Prühl and CC President Engelbert Oxenfort his heart on. So many fancy costumes, galactics good atmosphere and a cheerful "Helau" from the smallest throats - the future of the carnival is bright.
A brat sweeter than the other: plush teddy bears, cute ladybug, lovely princesses, and impertinent cowboys - the costumes of the smallest fools were hard to beat in terms of Niedlichkeitsfaktor. Even babies were thrown from their parents for the children's parade through the town in the wildest bowl. With hearts and glitter dust on the face around the nose of the hubbub was twice as much fun.
This was also the organizer, former city sheriff Dieter Prühl, powerful joy: "Simply sensational. We have a lot more participants than our debut last year. "Accordingly, radiant CC President Engelbert Oxenfort at the head of the procession walked. He was followed by bands, daycare groups and associations.
Wayside many onlookers admired the creative disguises. Especially at the Charles Square, where at the same time took care of AVDK with a colorful stage program for mood, had gathered a lot of audience. The Pänz thanked her fans with a lot of chestnut - before it with a lot of racket tätärä and continued marching toward Flingerstraße.

Mönchengladbach - An icy wind blows through the Borussia Park. This is not only to the winter temperatures.
The mood is tense in a pub after slipping on a relegation zone. With loud command Hansmeyer rebukes his charges if the tactical requirements do not respect or commit unnecessary errors.
The Big Boss knows how important it would be a success in the last home game of the year on Saturday against Leverkusen.
Kick during practice on Wednesday he took his magic dwarf Marko Marin to the side and spoke courageously to him. So bravely that he Marin slightly choked. "Our relationship is good. We talk a lot together, "says the 19-year-old clear that there are no problems between him and his coach.
Two more units are facing the battle against Bayer on the program. On Thursday, Meyer asks his charges by 10 clock on the square. The final training session will be held Friday from 16 clock.