WEDDING: Tuten-Crider - Cullman Times Online
Tuesday, July 11, 2017In addition, a pair of diamond stud earrings belonging to her mother was worn for the “something borrowed.” Finally, turquoise blue crystals spelled out the words “I DO“ on the bottom of her shoes for her “something blue.”Ka-Ka chose Alexus Gabrielle Cagle and Courtney Attaway Henderson as her matrons of honor and Miss Cheyenne Self as her maid of honor. The bridal attendants were Abby Myrex, Katy Jones Crider, Clancie Grae Quattlebaum, Courtney Walker, Kaytlyn Mathis Shadix, Loren Bookout and Riley Brooke Harris. Each wore a Kanali K gold-sequined gown which was full-length, sleeveless, and featured thick straps and a “V” shaped neckline and back. They wore gold rhinestone earrings, a gift from the bride that dangled nicely with their classy upswept hairstyle. Each attendant carried bouquets fashioned after the bride’s bouquet. The flowers were wrapped in ribbon of gold sequins and secured with rhinestone pins.The flower girls chosen were Frankie Beth Lamar, Hagen Ellis, Tillman Rose Widner and Laney Widner. They wore full-length, sleeveless dresses in gold sequins, with an overlay ivory tulle skirt, tied with a big tulle bow in the back. Each girl wore a gold sequin bow in their hair and ivory Mary Jane styled shoes. The outfits were completed with ivory colored satin flower girl baskets which were finished with a gold sequin bow and accented with pearls and rhinestones.Jordan chose Bryant Quattlebaum as his best man. Groomsmen were Levi Farley, Kiah Crider, Kramer Crider, Colton Henderson, Nathan Marchman, Logan Shadix, Jordan Lee and Will Bates. Along with the groom, they wore black tuxes from the Ike Evening Collection by Ike Behar. Each wore an ivory rosebud on their lapel, which matched the ivory shirts. The ring bearers chosen were Levi Widner and Benton Holden. Matching tuxes were picked for the ring bearers and an ivory ring bearer pillow along with a sign which read, “Bride>Roll Tide” was carried to the altar with much personality!Wedding directors were Janet Fortner and Jacy Foust. Attendants of the bridal registry, programs, and greeters were Brooke Crider, Camryn Crider, Sydney Crider, Hannah Lee and Lexi Farley. Prenuptial and ceremonial music was provided by Regan Garmon (vocalist) and Chandler Nunn (pianist and vocalist). Photography was provided by Janet Nunnally Wilson and videography was provided by Jenn Horton with Press Play Media Group.The reception was held in the Brown Stone on the grounds of Stone Bridge Farms. It was decorated with numerous, sparkling lights throughout, and dining tables were covered in fine black and ivory linens, with gold chargers and serving utensils. Tables were decorated with a variety of centerpieces such as vases full of flowers, greenery, and/or large candelabras, and lanterns. All serving tables had a touch of sparkle to go with the New Years’ Eve theme. Scott Adams with Universal Sound provided the music and announcement of the wedding party’s grand entrance. The bride also surprised her groom with an unforgettable song she chose and sang to him with her bridesmaids accompanying her. The bride’s cake was created by Sherry Cunningham of Winfield, and Mandy Quattlebaum of Sunflour Bakery crafted the groom’s cake. Guests were treated with a slideshow of the bride and groom and their families and friends, a New Years’ Eve photo booth, hot chocolate bar, a “wishes and money tree” for the newlywed couple, and a fireworks show. The bride and groom were sent off with sparklers of love! After their wedding trip to Riviera Maya in Mexico...http://www.cullmantimes.com/community/weddings/wedding-tuten-crider/article_1835762c-5202-11e7-b688-6fee6d94244b.html
Sky art: Pilot's route spells 'Hello' on flight tracking radar map - myfox8.com
Thursday, December 22, 2016The unnamed pilot of the Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft charted a complex course that spelled "hello" on Flightradar 24. The message was drawn during a 37-minute flight over the Niedersachsen region of Germany.
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Sky art: Pilot’s route spells ‘Hello’ on flight tracking radar map
A pilot with a history of plotting routes that show up as patterns on flight-tracking websites has completed his most ambitious yet. The unnamed pilot of the Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft charted a complex course that spelled "hello" on Flightradar 24. The message was drawn during a 37-minute flight over the Niedersachsen region of Germany.
LOWER SAXONY, Germany — A pilot with a history of plotting routes that show up as patterns on flight-tracking websites has completed his most ambitious yet.
The unnamed pilot of the Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft charted a complex course that spelled “hello” on Flightradar 24.
The message was drawn during a 37-minute flight over the Niedersachsen region of Germany.
The pilot appears to have some artistic flair when it comes to flying.
Earlier this year the aviator took t...http://myfox8.com/2016/12/04/sky-art-pilots-route-spells-hello-on-flight-tracking-radar-map/
Pilot's route spells 'Hello' on radar map - YourErie
Thursday, December 22, 2016The unnamed pilot of the Robin DR400/180 Régent aircraft charted a complex course that spelled "hello" on Flightradar 24.
The message was drawn during a 37-minute flight over the Niedersachsen region of Germany.
The pilot appears to have some artistic flair when it comes to flying.
Earlier this year the aviator took time to spread some love by drawing a heart.
There was also the time where the pilot decided to draw an airplane.
Flightrader24 tracks global flights and allows users to view real-time information about air traffic around the world.
It has previously reported on "Flower Guy" whose patterns over Sant Clara often look like flowers.
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Green party politician remains most popular head of federal state in Germany: poll - Xinhua | English.news.cn - Xinhua
Sunday, January 26, 2020With an approval rate of 66 percent, Daniel Guenther, Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein, was the second most popular head of a federal state in Germany, followed by Stephan Weil of Lower Saxony who was ranked third with 60 percent.
At the bottom of the ranking was Berlin's governing mayor, Michael Mueller (SPD), whose work was only rated positively by 27 percent of people living in the German capital's federal state.
Following a big win in the European Parliament elections in May, where the Green party in Germany won 20.5 percent of votes and became second strongest political force, support for the Green party in Germany is at a historic high.
According to last week's Trendbarometer, the Greens would gain the same number of votes as the governing conservative union CDU/CSU if elections were to be held.
With regards to a first Green German chancellor, Winfried Kretschmann recently told the Funke Media Group that a German government led by the Greens would not involve a radical change of policy.
"Nobody needs to be afraid of a Green Chancellor. We are not trumps or Erdogans or Orbans who throw everything overboard," Kretschmann told the German newspapers.
The head of Baden-Wuerttemberg noted that he did not see "big differences" in alliances with the CDU/CSU and the SPD. "In socio-political issues, we make progress with the social democrats, in economic policy with the CDU/CSU".
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-07/16/c_138229413.htm
The German European: how Ursula von der Leyen rose to become EU president - New Statesman
Tuesday, August 20, 2019Chancellor Angela Merkel, for one, is a fan. Merkel brought von der Leyen into her first cabinet in 2005, just two years after the latter became a minister in the state of Lower Saxony. In fact, for a while Merkel appeared to be grooming von der Leyen as her successor. (Merkel’s actual chosen successor and CDU party leader, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, will take over at the defence ministry.)
But von der Leyen never truly had enough allies in her own party to succeed Merkel in the Chancellery, perhaps because she was always something of an outsider, personally and ideologically. She joined the CDU at the relatively late age of 32 and spent years working as a doctor and taking care of her family before her rapid rise as a member of Merkel’s team.
That’s not to say von der Leyen is especially popular with Germany’s other major parties. All of the Social Democratic MEPs broke with their European colleagues to reject von der Leyen in the confirmation vote. The German SPD even distributed a letter in Brussels stating that she was an “inadequate and inappropriate candidate”. The Greens in Europe — the party is surging in Germany and could take over the Chancellery at the next election — also whipped to vote against von der Leyen, though their opposition is not all personal, but rather due to the fact that she is not a Spitzenkandidat (the lead candidate put forward by each parliamentary bloc in the European elections).
The German public are not fans either. According to the most recent SPON poll, 68 per cent are unsatisfied with her work as defence minister. Defence minister is a tough job, but that’s a strikingly poor number.
Nevertheless, many Germans are pleased that one of their countrymen — or rather women — will head the European Commission for the first time in 50 years. Putting a German face on the EU could improve the Commission’s messaging towards Europe’s biggest member state.
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Berlin moves to greatly reduce ‘solidarity tax’ for eastern Germany - Euronews
Tuesday, August 20, 2019The bill, proposed by the finance minister from Angela Merkel’s CDU party, has been encouraged with support from the CDU’s coalition partner the SPD.The Prime Minister of Lower Saxony, Stephan Weil, said: "It is absolutely time to noticeably reduce the burden on small and medium incomes by abolishing the solidarity surcharge."Weil also thinks it's good that 10% of Germans should continue to pay the solidarity surcharge. "Nobody would understand, however, if the highest incomes in Germany were now to be rewarded with tax gifts totalling around eleven billion euros. We'd better invest this money in education and climate protection."Thorsten Schäfer-Gümbel, parliamentary party and state leader of the SPD in Hesse, also supports Scholz.What is the Soli tax?The solidarity surcharge was introduced in 1991, to help reconstruction of the east following the reunification of Germany in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall.The tax was originally supposed to be in place only for a limited time but became permanent in 1995.Initially, the solidarity rate was 7.5%, but since 1995 it has been 5.5%. In addition, the surcharge has been unlimited since 1995.Contrary to some assumptions, taxpayers in the west and east have to pay the tax.According to the Ministry of Finance, in 2018 the German state received €18.9 billion as a result.Criticism of the billAccording to the Ministry of Finance, single people with an annual gross income of up to €73,874 would not have to pay anything. From €109,451 gross annual wages, the full supplement would have to be paid.Accordingly, a family with two children and an annual income of €221,375 or more...https://www.euronews.com/2019/08/13/berlin-moves-to-greatly-reduce-solidarity-tax-for-eastern-germany
Germany’s Landesbanken still seeking clean bill of health - Financial Times
Tuesday, April 23, 2019One public sector bank yet to be given a clean bill of health is Hanover-based NordLB, a lender with €160bn in assets majority-owned by the German states of Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt with regional Sparkassen holding a minority stake of 35 per cent.The bank, weighed down by a vast portfolio of non-performing shipping loans, expects that it will be singled out as the weakest link in Germany’s banking system in the European Banking Authority’s stress test on Friday. “That would not be a surprise,” NordLB told the Financial Times. The lender has started to woo new investors in an attempt to raise fresh capital of about €3.5bn, with the state of Lower-Saxony standing ready to pitch in taxpayers’ money alongside external investors. Six potential bidders are conducting due diligence and have until November 28 to decide if they will table a binding offer. Among the suitors is Landesbank peer Helaba, as well as listed rival Commerzbank, private equity funds Cerberus and three other PE investors, said a person familiar with the process. “I am glad that we have different options and am open for several different scenarios,” Lower Saxony’s finance minister Reinhold Hilbers told the FT, adding that a deal with a different Landesbank as well as one with private investors was on the ca...https://www.ft.com/content/d7d380cc-dcdb-11e8-9f04-38d397e6661c