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...other thing: the city authorities did not specify what kind of structure they had in mind. That created a very large opening for Jürgen Mayer H., a Berlin-based architect who understands that a solid structure can be a thought balloon. What Mayer, 42, proposed was a series of six voluptuous forms made of high-strength laminated wood that would rise above the plaza like massive mushrooms--or shade trees. Or maybe they're umbrellas. Whatever you think they look like, the Metropol Parasol, as they are officially called, refuses to be one thing--or to serve one purpose...
...their investigation will steam ahead. Not all were cheering. Several of the Austrians searched, including two cross-country skiers who had the 4 ? 10-km relay the next day at 10 a.m. (they finished last), were outraged. "We were surprised in our room," said cross-country skier Jürgen Pinter. "Suddenly the police came in and didn't let us leave on the night before the competition. This happened without any positive results from doping control. It's crazy." Agovino defends his actions. "Athletes are obliged to respect the law like everyone else," he says. Mayer, meanwhile, fled...
DaimlerChrysler has also paid the price for its mismanaged global ambition. Two successive chief executives, Edzard Reuter in the 1980s and Jürgen Schrempp in the '90s, aggressively pursued visions of international growth and diversification and financed them by tapping into the cash hoard Mercedes had built up over decades. In the process, the company, which once prided itself on its provincial roots in Baden-Württemberg, acquired a worldwide scale and presence in both cars and trucks--and bought some absolute dogs. That included a near bankrupt household appliance company (AEG), a teetering airplanemaker (Fokker) and a 37% stake...
...unlikely that, if elected, Merkel will be able to form a coalition with the pro-business Free Democrats (fdp). Instead, they might be forced to form a coalition with the spd, which many analysts fear could stall economic reforms. "Her campaign now has serious problems," says Jürgen Falter, political scientist at the University of Mainz. Merkel has tripped several times out of the starting gate. She floated the idea of raising the country's 16% value-added tax to help pay for social security benefits; voters hate the idea of paying higher taxes. An attempt to smarten...
...ailing economy a whopping 3350 billion a year, the government - no matter who's running it after the election in September - had better keep this development going. - By Ursula Sautter Next Year's Model The average working life of a car, statistics say, is 16 years. Jürgen Schrempp, head of DaimlerChrysler since 1995, didn't last quite that long. Schrempp is the architect of the controversial 1998 tie-up of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, the biggest between two firms in industrial history. The merger, he expected, would combine the strengths of the powerful, complementary automotive firms and create...