Kryon Berlin Tour & Seminar - Berlin, Germany, Sept 17-22 2019 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Carroll)

Kryon Berlin Tour & Seminar - Berlin, Germany, Sept 17-22 2019 (Kryon Channelling by Lee Carroll)
30th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Council of Europe (CoE) - European Human Rights Court - founding fathers (1949)

Council of Europe (CoE) - European Human Rights Court - founding fathers (1949)
French National Assembly head Edouard Herriot and British Foreign minister Ernest Bevin surrounded by Italian, Luxembourg and other delegates at the first meeting of Council of Europe's Consultative Assembly in Strasbourg, August 1949 (AFP Photo)

EU founding fathers signed 'blank' Treaty of Rome (1957)

EU founding fathers signed 'blank' Treaty of Rome (1957)
The Treaty of Rome was signed in the Palazzo dei Conservatori, one of the Renaissance palaces that line the Michelangelo-designed Capitoline Square in the Italian capital

Shuttered: EU ditches summit 'family photo'

Shuttered: EU ditches summit 'family photo'
EU leaders pose for a family photo during the European Summit at the EU headquarters in Brussels on June 28, 2016 (AFP Photo/JOHN THYS)

European Political Community

European Political Community
Given a rather unclear agenda, the family photo looked set to become a highlight of the meeting bringing together EU leaders alongside those of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Britain, Kosovo, Switzerland and Turkey © Ludovic MARIN

Merkel says fall of Wall proves 'dreams can come true'

Merkel says fall of Wall proves 'dreams can come true'
"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013. They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."
"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)
(Subjects: Who/What is Kryon ?, Egypt Uprising, Iran/Persia Uprising, Peace in Middle East without Israel actively involved, Muhammad, "Conceptual" Youth Revolution, "Conceptual" Managed Business, Internet, Social Media, News Media, Google, Bankers, Global Unity,..... etc.)




"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Chinese solar companies power German soccer

Deutsche Welle, 6 July 2011

SunTech is spreading the word
via soccer jersey
Advertising is big business in the German Bundesliga, and solar companies are getting on board - and on jerseys and stadium roofs. Chinese firms are leading the way.

Things are looking bright for the German soccer Bundesliga as the new season gets underway.

Business is booming, fans are coming in droves, and marketing efforts inside and outside of Germany are brining in a lot of money. But the sun is shining on the league literally as well, as solar energy companies begin to see Germany's top soccer league as a good advertising platform.

The reigning league champions, Borussia Dortmund, are getting solar panels installed on the roof of their stadium. Upon completion in October, the solar panels will deliver up to 860,000 kilowatt-hours per year - more than enough for the energy needs of 200 homes.

The photovoltaic company Q-Cells from Bitterfeld in Saxony-Anhalt is Dortmund's partner for the solar panels. The company said it consider itself one of the leading firms in this branch, and are not surprisingly interested in advertising their name on banners inside the stadium.

Uniform business

As high-profile as stadium banners are, it's the front of players' shirts that remains the most-desired advertising spot on the pitch. That's where another solar power company placed its name.

This season, Hoffenheim's jersey will be splashed with the logo of the biggest solar panel constructor in the world, the Chinese company Suntech.

That's fitting, considering the background of Suntech and that of German billionaire Dietmar Hopp, who is one of the team's financial supporters. Thanks to Hopp, Hoffenheim made the leap from the lower leagues to the Bundesliga in just a few years.


Yingli Solar is also making inroads in the German market

Suntech's history involves a similar quick climb to success. Shi Zhengrong grew up as the son of a farmer in China, who left the country and got a doctorate in electrical engineering in Australia. This wasn't lost on those back in his home town of Wuxi, who made the at that time 37-year-old Shi a $6 million (4.2 million euro) offer to start a solar company there. That was 10 years ago, and today, Suntech is a worldwide industry leader.

Suntech has five factories in China and one in the United States, as well as offices in 13 countries. Thanks to financial backing from the US investment bank Goldman Sachs, the company grew and has been publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange since the winter of 2005. Despite the huge growth, the company's headquarters are still in Wuxi near Shanghai. There Suntech has an impressive, post-modern glass building - powered by solar energy, of course.

By keeping their company in China, Suntech is able to offer solar panels at about a third of the price of German companies, with similar quality. In June, Siemens signed a contract with Suntech to deliver their products to the German company.

The Chinese solar boom

About a fourth of Suntech's products are exported to Europe, and Germany gets the most. Suntech is one of the few Chinese companies to have a German speaking website. Their target audience consists of German homeowners.

Those same German homeowners have other companies on their horizon, though, too. One example is Yingli Solar, which is Suntech's biggest domestic competitor. The head of the company also happens to be a fanatic Bayern Munich fan. Yingli Solar hasn't quite made it to the front of Bayern's shirts, but their banners have been visible in the stadium since last year. 

The global solar power industry is
becoming increasingly competitive
Last season's second place team, Bayer Leverkusen, is also being warmed by the Chinese sun. Jinko Solar signed a deal just a few days ago to have its banners shown in Leverkusen's stadium in an effort to make its name better known throughout Europe.

But Jinko Solar was just a little late in getting on Leverkusen's jerseys; a company from California beat them to the punch. SunPower from San Jose will be Leverkusen's most prominent sponsors for the next three seasons.

German companies falling behind

The Chinese companies are surely beaming over their presence in the Bundesliga, but the same can't be said for their German competitors. Q-Cells in Dortmund and Cologne's title sponsor, Solarworld, are two of the industry's leaders and also premium partners. But beyond that, the soccer marketing efforts of Germany's solar branch reflects the stagnant situation of the industry in Germany.

There was once a time when the German solar industry was far ahead of its Chinese competitors, but the tables have significantly turned. Margins have sunk, price competitions have left their mark, and some companies are nearly broke. Now, it's the Chinese companies who are setting the tempo and blanketing Bundesliga stadiums with their ads.

Author: Henrik Böhme / Astrid Freyeisen (mz)
Editor: Sean Sinico
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