Word: kulmbach
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From the red carpet to the wrists of rap stars, Rolex is recognized as the ultimate symbol of luxury and one of the finest Swiss watches?even though its origins are not Swiss. The brand dates back to 1905, when Hans Wilsdorf of Kulmbach, Germany, opened Wilsdorf & Davis watchmakers in London. At the time, men's fashion favored large-face pocket watches, but Wilsdorf became obsessed with creating movements small enough to be worn on the wrist. So in 1908, inspired by the sound a watch makes when wound, Wilsdorf trademarked the name Rolex, which was both easy to pronounce...
...Bartels, Lower Saxony's agriculture minister, described it as "the biggest scandal in organic farming in Germany." As if that weren't bad enough, a squabble erupted in Berlin over the government's slowness in identifying the problem. According to agriculture officials, the Federal Center for Meat Research in Kulmbach found Nitrofen in organic chicken as early as Jan. 28, but the discovery wasn't reported to the federal Agriculture Ministry until May 23."This new scandal marks the final failure of Ms. Künast's plan to make food production safer with a one-sided policy of fostering...
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