German teenager loses driving licence after 49 minutes

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A German police officer holds a portable laser speed trap to his eye in this 2016 file photo

An unlucky youngster managed to lose his driver’s licence just 49 minutes after getting it, German police said.

The 18-year-old was returning from his successful driving test when officers in the town of Hemer checked his car with a laser speed gun.

He was clocked travelling almost twice the speed limit – at 95km/h (60mph) in a 50km/h (30mph) zone.

“Some things last forever – others not for an hour,” German police wrote in their statement.

The young man had four friends in the car with him, regional police of Märkischer Kreis said – and speculated that perhaps he was trying to impress with his driving skills.

Instead, he now faces a hefty punishment.

He has been formally banned for four weeks, but police said he would only get his licence back after “expensive retraining”.

He is also facing a €200 fine, two points on his licence once it is restored, and his probationary period as a new driver has been lengthened from two years to four.

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The Log Driver’s Waltz

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If you should ask any girl from the parish around
What pleases her most from her head to her toes
She’ll say, I’m not sure that it’s business of yours
But I do like to waltz with a log driver

For he goes birling down and down the white water
That’s where the log driver learns to step lightly
It’s birling down and down white water
A log driver’s waltz pleases girls completely

When the drives nearly over I like to go down
To see all the lads while they work on the river
I know that come evening they’ll be in the town
And we all like to waltz with a log driver

For he goes birling down and down the white water
That’s where the log driver learns to step lightly
It’s birling down and down white water
A log driver’s waltz pleases girls completely

To please both my parents I’ve had to give way
And dance with the doctors and merchants and lawyers
Their manners are fine but their feet are of clay
For there’s none with the style of my log driver

For he goes birling down and down the white water
That’s where the log driver learns to step lightly
It’s birling down and down white water
A log driver’s waltz pleases girls completely

I’ve had my chances with all sorts of men
But none is so fine as my lad on the river
So when the drive’s over if he asks me again
I think I will marry my log driver

For he goes birling down a-down the white water
That’s where the log driver learns to step lightly
It’s birling down and down white water
A log driver’s waltz pleases girls completely
It’s birling down and down white water
A log driver’s waltz pleases girls completely

Super Cool Sphere Arena in Stockholm

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Ericsson Globe (originally known as Stockholm Globe Arena, commonly referred to in Swedish simply as Globen (The Globe) is an indoor arena located in Stockholm Globe City, Johanneshov district of Stockholm, Sweden.

The Ericsson Globe is the largest hemispherical building on Earth and took two and a half years to build. Shaped like a large white ball, it has a diameter of 110 meters (361 feet) and an inner height of 85 meters (279 feet). The volume of the building is 605,000 cubic meters (21,188,800 cubic feet). It has a seating capacity of 16,000 spectators for shows and concerts, and 13,850 for ice hockey.

It represents the Sun in the Sweden Solar System, the world’s largest scale model of the Solar System.

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Globen was inaugurated on 19 February 1989 after a construction period of less than three years. The first major sporting event was the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.

On February 2, 2009, the naming rights to the Stockholm Globe Arena were officially acquired by Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson, and it became known as the Ericsson Globe.

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SkyView is the world-class attraction that takes you to the top of the world’s largest spherical building, the Ericsson Globe, a Stockholm landmark.

From the apex 130 meters (425 feet) above sea level, you get a fantastic view encompassing all of Stockholm. The two SkyView gondolas depart every 10 minutes, and the entire visit takes about 30 minutes. Restaurant, café, and souvenir shop are adjacent to SkyView.

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