Thomas Maier

1 week ago | faz.net | Thomas Maier

Das Baufeld ist erschlossen, Bagger und große Bohrmaschinen sind bei den Vorarbeiten voll im Einsatz: In der Kläranlage in Sindlingen hat jetzt offiziell der Bau einer großen Anlage begonnen, die voraussichtlich vom Jahr 2030 an den Klärschlamm sinnvoller nutzen kann. Dieser wird dann nicht mehr einfach nur verbrannt, sondern soll Energie liefern und damit auch die Klimabilanz der Stadt verbessern. Insgesamt werden rund 330 Millionen Euro in das Projekt investiert.

3 weeks ago | sportaerztezeitung.com | Thomas Maier

The patient (28 years old, professional ice hockey player, forward) presents with acute pain at the tip of the patella, which has been present for about five weeks. The symptoms occurred during intensive training weeks and the play-off phase. He reports pain (VAS 7 / 10) under load, e.g. during training, when sitting with bent legs and night pain. In the treatment history, he received several cortisone injections to reduce/control pain during the play-offs.

3 weeks ago | airmail.news | Thomas Maier

As a native New Yorker, I always found Rockefeller Center to be a romantic place, with skaters on its outdoor ice rink and a giant Christmas tree towering high into the air during the holidays. Years ago, I even proposed marriage to my future wife there amid the thousands of tourists strolling by. Yet I had no idea it was once a hotbed for spies in the heart of Manhattan during World War II.

3 weeks ago | foreignaffairs.com | Lawrence Freedman |Thomas Maier

In May 1940, almost as soon as he became prime minister of the United Kingdom, Winston Churchill was convinced that the only way to defeat Nazi Germany was to get the United States directly involved in the war. He asked a friend, the Canadian businessman William Stephenson, to mount an operation to convince Americans to join the fight and to counter pro-German and isolationist factions in the United States.

4 weeks ago | chicago.suntimes.com | Matt Moore |Courtney Kueppers |Thomas Maier |Anna Mason

Links Hall, a staple of Chicago’s dance scene, announced Thursday it is closing for good, citing financial troubles. The closure marks the end of the venue’s nearly 50-year legacy of boundary-pushing dance — and raises alarms for Chicago’s creative community about funding for small, independent spaces. In today’s newsletter: WBEZ’s Courtney Kueppers weighs in on this development in Chicago’s creative community. Plus: Illinois Sen.