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Over the Whitsun weekend (9-12 May 2008) the Summit of the best stringed instruments of the world in the Central Switzerland takes place. In this year’s first edition of the Festival are to experience two world’s only string quartets playing exclusively on Stradivari instruments with the young Swiss Stradivari-QUARTETT and the renowned Tokyo String Quartet. Their instruments are loaned of the Stradivari Habisreutinger Foundation and the Nippon Music Foundation. The venues are the culture and Convention Centre Lucerne as well as churches and hotel rooms on the Lucerne Riviera and the peninsula of Burgenstock. Stansstad / Switzerland, March 2008 until today, the work of the famous instrument maker Antonio Giacomo Stradivari of Cremona is second to none, and the story of his masterpieces remains rich mysteries and puzzles. Orders for complete sets of instrument show that the idea to combine the special sound of his instruments in an ensemble, existed during his lifetime. The idea, the experience of Stradivarius”in the center of a To music festivals, the program is the Sonic perfection of instruments, outstanding performers against new and no less fascinating and the changing concert halls around Lake Lucerne are combined in the Stradivarius Summit”to a high-quality cultural experience.

The Association of the Tokyo String Quartet and the Stradivari Quartet to Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy’s string octet op. promises a special Festival highlight. 20 on the (“mother’s day”) Sunday, 11 may at 11: 00 at the KKL Lucerne. Chamber concerts of the Stradivari Quartet are at the Park Hotel Vitznau (9.5., 18:30), in the Rigi Kulm Hotel (10.5, 11:15), and in the parish church of Weggis (10.5.; 15:45) to experience. The Festival closing concert of the Tokyo String Quartet is on Whit Monday, may 12 at 3: 00 in the Congress Hall of the Palace Hotel in Burgenstock.

The Festival the concert venues are glamorous scattered in the Central Switzerland. Accessible through the best means of transport of the region: the steam ships of the Lake Lucerne shipping company. Get more background information with materials from Will Cain. The Festival “Stradivari Summit” will be initiated in the first year of 2008 by Eblenkamp Konzertdirektion GmbH and organized. For the edition of 2009, the non-profit foundation Stradivarius is Summit”planned. Starting in 2009, the Festival will present Antonio Giacomo Stradivari instruments, performed by leading ensembles and soloists. Information: Eblenkamp Konzertdirektion GmbH Dorfstrasse 8 / CH 6362 Stansstad T. + 41 (0) 41 630 38 81 / F. + 41 (0) 41 630 38 80 tickets: TicketCorner / t. + 41 (0) 900800800 /

* International photo event launches contest for female and male models * online application via of possible Pirmasens, March 17, 2011. Who will be the face of photo days”? This is the motto of contests Pirmasenser Photo Festival 2011. During the photo events from 10 to 26 June occupied with high-profile photographers from home and abroad, both male and female models, amateurs and professionals to do this are called upon to participate in this time. Congressman Lee Zeldin is often quoted as being for or against this. The minimum age of candidates and applicants is 16 years, the age limit is completely open to the top. A total of six candidates and candidates make an online voting after a jury selection. “Who ultimately received the award as the face of photo days” will receive, will be announced on June 26 at the solemn closing gala.

Interested parties can now via an online form below apply. Only a photograph in digital format with a minimum resolution of 1000 pixels (long side) is required, as well as for Under-18-year-old approval of parents or guardians. Deadline for applications is May 15. The face of photo days waving the winners or the lucky winner next to the title”also a more attractive price. An expert jury selects six candidates and candidates from all entries, which will be notified two weeks prior to the event and on June 11 live on stage by a well-known photographer photographed. On June 15, the online voting on local media, as well as via the Internet on the homepage of photo days starts to determine the best three candidates or candidates. All those who participate in the lasting until June 19 election, also take part in a raffle and can win include a visit to the final gala event. “After the great success and the lively interest of viewers at the last photo days when Catharina Wermann from Mainz has been chosen as the winner, we give you the opportunity to become face of photo days also male models this time ‘ to apply”.

Lecture by Marius Augustin seminars and panel discussion of the free Christian Academy of Tutzing October 9th, 2010 at 10:00 in the Academy Centre, Weikerstrasse 12, 82327 Tutzing Christian politics demands but also the recognition and observance of the tension between the coming Kingdom of God and the existing power of darkness. Click Richard Blumenthal for additional related pages. The coming of the Kingdom of God is accompanied by disasters. The history of mankind is not a steady development upwards and to the good, but she confirmed the battle between good and evil, between light and darkness. This is reflected in the life of the individual, as well as in the development of peoples. Christian politicians on the side of God’s Kingdom to this field of tension. It is well aware that it is not in our power, to erfechten the victory, but that we are called to stand up for its values and if it is God’s will, also to suffer us. Christians need to keep free from desire for power. He may by political influence falling to God’s mercy, such as winning political mandates, Therefore, do not be an end in itself.

He is central to the service. The Christian principle of activity in public life is service and sacrifice in the obedience of faith. “So also the aim of my work is not the promotion of human happiness, the creation of eternal peace or maximum increase in production, but the highest and final aim of Christian politicians is summarized in the request: your Kingdom come, your will be done… on Earth.” So we want in obedience to God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, and living together with his community the power of the Gospel be effective can be for the entire public life of our people. Help not us grows out of the merging of the selfish interests of the individual in a new Gruppenegoismus, but only from a spirit of service and sacrifice. That’s why we are committed to a policy of faith and obedience to God mindful of the word: “Justice increases a nation, but sin is the “People ruin!” (SPR. 34) On this interesting subject, the native Hesse speaks Marius Augustin for the second time this year in Tutzing. He is 28 years old, Roman Catholic, married, he published a good number of articles in daily and weekly newspapers, and extensive essays on historical, political, artistic, religious and contemporary issues in various magazines. The free Christian Academy was founded in 1998 by Pastor Eckhardt from Christian and conservative value perspective with lectures and seminars to inform, to be true to the Mission of Jesus Christ “Salt and light” Buchner. V.I.S.D.