Once data scandal at Lidl

Cologne - The food discounter Lidl has recorded the reasons for illness of employees in a list.
The data have now been discovered by accident in a dumpster in Bochum, so the "Mirrors". Lidl conceded: "This was not data protection, but was used to deploy our staff according to their health condition."
The end of 2008 had been stopped the practice. The documents were not properly disposed, and so the "Mirrors have been leaked."
In its "cause of the illness" was thus noted among other things, an employee who was on sick leave in June last year: "Will become pregnant (). Fertilization does not work. "In the case of a store manager had" personal problems "were noted. In other states as cause of disease, "psychologist".
All entries are from the period after the discovery of the spying methods at Lidl, which had caused a stir in March 2008. Detectives were instructed to monitor the behavior of employees.
After this affair Lidl had the former Federal Privacy Commissioner Joachim Jacob hired to develop a data protection plan for the company. The current Federal Data Protection Peter Schaar, said: "The reason of illness, the employer basically nothing."

Konrad Adenauer is ready

Cologne - Hans Schaefer (84) has him "very elected until his successor, but Konrad Adenauer (64), grandson of the first chancellor, could imagine already higher orders. The Office of the Mayor, for example.
Schaefer and Adenauer beat while singing hymns of praise to each other: "It is an honor to Konrad Adenauer's successor to have," chirped the Home-and-basic-chief. "Schaefer is my role model," chirped back Adenauer.
The notary, former CDU town councilor and former head of a large Kulturaussschusses returns - for ZDF surveys: the largest German name - back to the public. In one of the most influential positions, Cologne has to offer: the property owner's association with 24,000 members after 1 FC Cologne's second largest club in town. His boss is on the top floors of hearing, when it comes to urban development, architecture and culture. Even the chief Schaefer annoying makers to white heat, but it has broad support among the people.
Adenauer would be even more trust. In EXPRESS inquiry, he said, standing in the forthcoming municipal elections his party, the CDU for a candidacy for the office of the Mayor to provide, should refrain Schramma.
The OB is counted in, 'Because of his poor crisis management> after the collapse of the city archives, he is exposed to attacks from the public and politicians. The drain on Schrammas nerves.
He stood by as OB Schramma said Adenauer. He describes himself as his "friend and supporter. I would prefer if Schramma weitermacht. "
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Pensioner confused accelerator and brake

Nettetal - A 79-year-old Lobbericher is in an accident on Monday in Nettetal been severely injured. A 79-year-old also had confused the accelerator and brake pedal and it triggered a chain reaction.
When the 79-year-old driver of the car rolled backward, he apparently stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake pedal. The car crashed into the car behind him, which was then pushed into the car behind it.
From the latter the Lobbericher just wanted to get out. The man was thrown to the ground and needed hospital treatment to be taken to a hospital.
And that's not enough, the party liable for the cannon was obviously so irritated that he drove his car back against a building.

China-girls fly on Dirkules

Beijing - What a welcome for the German basketball star Dirk Nowitzki. When the 30-year-old ends up with colleagues in Beijing, there is no stopping it. Hundreds of Chinese people to ask the international star for his autograph, TV crews scramble around him, the girls begin to scream.
But Nowitzki makes the hysteria around him nothing. On the contrary, the players of the Dallas Mavericks enjoyed every single second in fulfilling his Olympic dream.
Especially the Olympic Village has attracted him: "I would prefer to be sitting here five hours long, and just watch who goes in and out." For the games the big guys have all shaved their heads - short hair as a challenge. "The mood aboard the plane was great. The basketball players are looking forward to huge, "said Michael Vesper, Chef de Mission of the German team.
Vesper was impressed by the number of Chinese women crowding around Nowitzki: "All the girls wanted to be photographed with Nowitzki and an autograph from him. He's done it all with very great patience. "This enthusiasm makes Nowitzki, of course, the top candidate as flag bearer of the German team. Wednesday will decide who has the honor. Nowitzki: "I would be delighted."