Senate clears (bike) paths

senate clears (bike) paths

Before getting down to the nitty-gritty of the bicycle city, building officer thomas beese spoke at the first meeting of the new mobility senate about basic principles of mobility in bamberg. His status report was meant to be a kind of handover. Because the topic of traffic development is now in the hands of the second mayor jonas glusenkamp (grunes bamberg). At the end of the meeting, there were a number of resolutions to make the city more bike-friendly. At the beginning, glusenkamp had a "good tone of interaction in the senate, which must always be characterized by mutual respect", reminded.

In his report, beese reminded us, among other things, of the goals of the bamberg traffic development plan. This also includes the reduction of the share of car traffic in the city of bamberg from more than 40 percent (2015) to 25 percent by 2030. "So even then, many people will still be able to drive a car." The building officer referred to the limited space in the city. On the fact that there is no basic right to parking spaces in the city. And on the importance of the bicycle for many bambergers. Of course, the city does not only have bicyclists in mind.

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Audi, seat and skoda: mass car recall looming?

Jerks in cars? The problems with the electronic emergency call assistant "ecall concern next to the new "VW golf other car models from the group. According to information from company sources, the "audi" and "skoda and "seat" similar difficulties – at the moment this is being intensively examined.

The new editions of the "audi A3, "seat leon" and "skoda octavia" based on the same basic construction kit as the "golf 8. Cause of possible failures is said to be a malfunction of the software. For the "golf and "octavia a delivery stop is already in place.

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For 40 years, seats for young players have been the focus here

For 40 years, seats for young players have been the focus here

Concord is 40 years old: the company, which once had its headquarters in stadtsteinach, is now part of the jane group in barcelona. For a long time, concord has been producing not only child seats, but also cars and accessories.
Exactly 40 years ago, the head of the storchenmuhle company – heinz-joachim kauffmann – founded the concord company. It was originally based in gefrees and was to focus mainly on building child seats. It was not until later that concord set up its headquarters in the stadtsteinach industrial area.
"The seats were completely different back then, recalls barbara wohlfahrt, the assistant to the management, and shows a blue seat made of imitation leather in the exhibition. It was simply anchored to the back seat – the isofix fastening system, side impact protection and other features were not yet known at that time.
But even model number two focused on comfort for the little ones: the seats were softly upholstered. For many years, colorful designs and animal cushions were the hallmarks of concord seats. In the meantime the demands of the customers have changed. Seats should adapt to the interior of the car.
Today, the focus when buying car seats is on the i-size standard, explains thore noll, international sales manager at jane. I-size stands for sixfold safety. The seats are fastened in the car with isofix. They take into account the size of the children, no longer the weight. "The rear-facing seats are safer", says noll and shows the latest generation seating system.
Not only babies drive against the direction of travel, but also toddlers. "This backward driving is simply safer because it minimizes the risk of crushing the neck vertebrae in an accident", says noll. And to ensure that this safety is actually maintained in practice, even on short distances, concord’s seats can no longer be rotated. "The most secure system is of no use if it is used incorrectly", so noll. The seats are tested in the company’s own safety laboratory. "That’s certainly an advantage over other manufacturers." Noll recommends that children up to four years old should drive backwards.
"In the latest generation of seats, design and safety are harmonized with each other. The seats must match the design of the cars. We couldn’t inspire consumers with animal pillows anymore," recalls, female noll. In the future, the company would like to focus on the production of car seats as well.
But increasingly important for concord is also the sale of accessories. Concord has also set itself the goal of placing jane strollers in germany as well. "But it is not so easy. In germany, heavy, coarse baby carriages are still in vogue; in other countries, the carriages are smaller. They are collapsible", so noll.
15 people are currently still working at the former company headquarters in stadtsteinach. "We have the customer service here, the back office and all repairs end up in stadtsteinach", says barbara wohlfahrt. There is also a factory sale.

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Prize for erlangen researchers

prize for erlangen researchers

The aorta plays a central role in the human body because it connects the heart with all other organs and supplies them with oxygen-rich blood. According to a press release from the university of erlangen, when surgical interventions have to be performed on the aorta, the physicians pay attention not only to the blood vessel itself, but also to the fact that the organs that depend on it are not damaged. For his research on organ protection in the context of aortic arch surgery, dr. Andre ruffer, senior physician at the pediatric cardiac surgery department of erlangen university hospital, now the franz kohler prize, awarded by the german society for thoracic and fibrosurgery (DGTHG).
The DGTHG regularly awards the franz kohler prize at its annual meeting in recognition of outstanding work in the field of organ protection, particularly in cardiology. The prize is endowed with 7500 euros and is sponsored by the dr. Franz kohler chemie gmbh donated. The call supports ruffer's further research in pediatric heart surgery.

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World peace in a small format

World peace in a small format

Bamberg – melina mahmoodi probably did not expect it. When she hands over a picture to her art teacher in the hallway shortly before the end of school, the student from the erlos middle school sees her chances of winning the painting competition of the lions club as rather slim. The format of her drawing was actually too small, and the competition among the students was fierce. But on thursday morning, when her placard was hung over a piece of paper with the words "first place" on it is removed, the sixth-grader is thrilled.
She accepts her prize to thunderous applause. "The picture shows how people of all countries, religions and skin colors live together peacefully", melina mahmoodi explains her winning motive. This one shows a dove of peace, symbols and people of all countries hugging the earth.
The peace poster competition takes place every year all over the world. The theme this time was "the future of peace". 300,000 young people around the world put their thoughts and ideas on paper for this project.
Melina came to germany from iran with her family just under a year ago. Besides her mother tongue and german, she also speaks english. This could be helpful. She has qualified for both the bavarian and the german final rounds. If her picture is convincing, the schoolgirl will travel to the UN in new york next year with her companion and the winners from the other countries.
There she could present her small poster on very rough international stage.

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“Holzfaller” secure the tournament victory

Pfarrweisach – subtropical temperatures prevailed at last year’s TSV pfarrweisach volleyball tournament, but this year it was a completely different story. So the organizer decided at short notice, due to the unstable weather, to move the tournament to the gymnasium to avoid injuries on the slippery track. In the end, this was the right decision, especially since light rain showers started again and again in the afternoon.
Six hobby teams, mostly from the pfarrweisach and ebern areas, had gathered to determine the tournament winner. Including "jader bull", a team of the girls of the country youth salmsdorf. The mode provided that in each team at least two ladies had to stand. It was everyone against everyone with a total of 15 games, two sets of ten minutes each.
Good five hours flew the balls, where the fun of this sport and the good mood had been paramount. But a certain ambition was not to be overlooked, which could be observed again and again during the ball exchanges.
Hilmar prinzbach and his hard-working helpers from the volleyball team provided exemplary tournament management, joining forces to "redirect" the tournament from the lawn to the sports hall without any problems.
Prinzbach also performed the award ceremony in the evening, where all teams received certificates and a bottle of sparkling wine, and the podium winners were treated to a hearty snack and a crate of beer.
The final ranking: 1. "The "lumberjacks 16 points, 2. "Larrys" 12, 3. "Hauptsach’ druber" 12, 4. "Ganseblumchen" 10, 5. "Hardwood" (last year’s winner) 8, 6. "Jader bull" 2.

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Factory fire in rouen: no hazardous substances released

Factory fire in rouen: no hazardous substances released

The samples taken give no cause for concern, as prefect pierre-andre durand said at a press conference on friday morning. There were no casualties in the fire. The cause of the fire initially remained unclear. Schools and daycare centers in the region closed on friday. The facilities are scheduled to reopen on monday after basic cleaning. The prefecture asked the public to clean rubbish-contaminated surfaces with water only.

The fire was completely extinguished on thursday evening, according to the authorities. A gigantic smoke column had previously risen from the chemical plant. French media reported huge flames and explosions at the factory of the lubrizol company, which manufactures additives for oils.

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Singing is simply fun

The "true friendship" choral society kulmbach-leuchau is able to maintain its singing operations despite a drop in the number of active members. Chairman roswitha schneider was pleased about this at the annual general meeting in the club’s pub "hubertushohe".

Balanced voices

"The atmosphere is very balanced and harmonious, and everyone always does their best to ensure that this continues to be the case" , praised choir director carmen wich. She also expressed confidence "that this can continue for quite a long time".
Secretary adele magin recalled all dates and events of the past year, and the list was quite impressive. With well over 20 appointments we were quite busy. Among other things, there were birthday parties, song and honorary evenings, as well as song contributions at the kerwa and in church services. The benefit concert for the opening of the new kindergarten in the mangersreuth church was of course supported by the club with pleasure.
Financially, the singing club also has nothing to worry about. This was stated by the head treasurer hannelore wich in her detailed report.
In the end, everyone agreed: it will definitely continue as long as this is somehow possible. The singers don’t want to be deprived of the pleasure of singing.
Singing hour is by the way every wednesday at 20 o’clock in the "hubertushohe", guests are always welcome.

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Un: “deadly decade” for children in crisis areas

Un: 'deadly decade' for children in crisis areas

In the past decade, documented acts of violence against children in crisis areas have nearly tripled, according to a report by unicef, the u.N. Children’s agency. A "deadly decade" for children is coming to an end, unicef announced monday night.

Since 2010, a total of 170.000 serious abuses of children in crisis areas have been proven – an average of 45 per day. This includes, for example, killings, muzzling, sexual violence, kidnappings or attacks on schools or hospitals.

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Tortoises on their way to the zoo clinic in a lego wheelchair

tortoises on their way to the zoo clinic in a lego wheelchair

A badly injured tortoiseshell rides a lego wheelchair through the clinic at the maryland zoo in baltimore after armor surgery. The injured animal was found in a park by a zoo employee in july and brought to the clinic.

After the successful operation two months ago, the zoo team developed the unusual wheelchair together with a lego enthusiast friend of theirs. "The wheels allow the tortoiseshell maximum freedom of movement". The lego is light and changeable. This gives us room for maneuver," zoo director ellen bronson, who is responsible for animal health, told the german press agency.

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