Upper franconia’s future in 60 seconds – kick-off for “100 years of the free state” in bamberg

Upper Franconia's future in 60 seconds - kick-off for

In 2018, bavaria celebrates two anniversaries: 100 years of the free state and 200 years of the constitutional state. There will be an anniversary event in each of the seven government districts. The festivities start already this year, on the 8th of this year. November in bamberg.

Here the focus is on youth and the future of upper franconia. According to heidrun piwernetz, president of the upper franconian government, the background to this is demographic change: "how do we appeal to young people and inspire them for a future in upper franconia??" That is the crucial question in the government district, said piwernetz at a press conference on friday (30). June) in bayreuth.

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Inventiveness drives e-cars forward

The automotive industry is changing, and machine manufacturer SK hydroautomation is at the forefront of this change. The latest milestone in the company's history is a 15-meter assembly line for the production of joints for electric cars. These joints, known in the trade as cgfix joints, transmit power from the drive shafts to the wheels. This sounds simple, but it is not in the hard everyday life of a car. On one side of the joint, the engine power pulls, on the other side the wheel rattles on uneven road surfaces.

That's why care is needed during assembly to ensure a long service life. After all, a joint is made up of 13 parts, from the hub in the middle, to the balls, to the kafig that holds it together. It's amazing how the assembly line puts everything together to fit.

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Us embassy in Jerusalem to open in may

uS embassy in jerusalem to open in may

The opening coincided with the 70. Anniversary of the founding of israel together. The date is 14. May.

The embassy will initially be located in a complex of buildings in the district of arnona, where there is currently a consulate, said the spokesman. First, U.S. Ambassador david friedman and a "small team" were to work from there.

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“They do their work well”

In one of the strongholds of the free voters () in the district, in rodental, the general meeting of the local association took place, at which jens blumig was re-elected chairman in the new elections. After all, with nine city councilors and the mayor, they are the strongest grouping in the municipal parliament and have 106 members.
"We stand for free opinion-forming with social and future-oriented aspects and are not stuck in a party-strung corset", said blumig, who referred, among other things, to the past activities. This included a seminar entitled "the local political work between the elections – our community for the future", the participation in the demonstration against power lines, the collection of signatures for the abolition of the trench extension fee statute and the information event "assisted living – also useful in rodental". Jutta franz reported from -youth. Highlight of the many activities was the visit to member of parliament thorsten glauber in the bavarian state parliament. 13 candidates now in the starting blocks for the next youth parliament. The new committee can be presented at the end of may.
Mayor marco steiner pointed out that the debts of the city of rodental have been further reduced despite considerable investments. "The years ahead won't be boring either", he said.
Speaking for the -faction, hans-joachim lieb considered the integration of the neuburg thanks to -initiative a success and considered a medical care center for rodental appropriate to ensure the long-term supply of specialists. -district chairman christian gunsenheimer noted that the work being done in city hall is being done well, and described the two young candidates for the state election, maria preibler and max kraublich, as a signal of new beginnings.Preibler and kraublich introduced themselves in person. 

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Merkel criticizes turkish “travel warning”

Merkel criticizes turkish 'travel warning'

A "travel warning" issued by the turkish government for germany has further fueled the crisis with ankara and provoked criticism from german chancellor angela merkel.

"I also want to say very clearly here: any turkish citizen can travel to us," merkel said at an election campaign appearance on sunday in delbruck in westphalia. "With us no journalist is arrested, no journalist is put in custody under investigation, with us freedom of opinion and the rule of law prevail. And we are proud of that",

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Money for new school project

Money for new school project

Storks promise child blessing, as popular payments know to report. But it has now become clear that the animals can also provide an unexpected windfall: in the internet vote for the "club leader" the jugendladen association, which runs the hammelburg youth center, won first place in the social category and 2000 euros.
Christian fenn succeeded in motivating enough visitors of his stork website to click for the youth store. The online vote was also held at the right time: towards the end of the voting period, the stork chicks were hatching, bringing record numbers of visitors to the website.
"It was clear that without the stork site, we had no chance of garnering enough clicks", says fenn, who is also a member of the youth store’s board of directors. The 2000 euros are a lot of money for the association. "The amount represents more than 50 percent of our usual annual turnover", says fenn. The money is not only to be invested in the hammelburg youth center. Fenn also wants to support the westheimer, who are setting up a youth room for themselves.
But one thing in particular is close to fenn’s heart: "we want to do another project with the young people." The projects have always been the remarkable thing about the hammelburg facility. In 2009, young people had designed a model for making bahnhofstrabe more attractive. In 2010, a group came up with marketing ideas for the then municipal winery.
The approach for the new task could be that the young people compile their favorite places in a brochure. Fenn liked that they were concerned with their surroundings. There is no concrete timetable yet. But work had to start in the fall to get the brochure ready for next year’s summer and winter seasons.
In 2013, the club will be able to look back on 20 years of youth work. The youth center is now part of hammelburg, even though there are still some reservations about it. "People should show more interest before they judge," he says, says irmi mutzel. That’s what she wants most from parents.
Mutzel looks after the young people. According to your information, there are 15 to 20 visitors a day. Mutzel emphasizes: "alcohol is not a problem here. We do not serve alcohol." "Through us, young people do not come into contact with bad things. They are better off with us than on the streets", says fenn.

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Culture hall is the biggest chunk

The municipality of steinwiesen has unanimously approved its budget, which provides for investments of almost four and a half million euro. Mayor gerhard wunder (CSU) spoke of an approvable budget. Thanks were expressed above all to the state of bavaria, which has transferred 2.75 million in stabilization aid to the municipality over the past eight years, with the exception of the previous year.

Wunder sees the steadily increasing pay-as-you-go power as a positive factor across the board. The county levy rises by over 100000 euros to a record level of 1.25 million euros despite the levy rate remaining the same. He especially thanked the many small businesses that are reliable business tax payers. Wunder regretted that at the end of the year a major trade tax payer will leave the municipality, and that this will have a financial impact in the following years.

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With record into the seventh round

With record into the seventh round

Forchheim "everything went wonderfully", maria leidenberger (from the organization team of the SSV) was pleased around noon. She had been on her feet since 6 a.M. And with it at the seventh forchheim city triathlon 140 helpers. The organizer was the swimming club. Supported by the running community, the fire departments of forchheim, the THW, the water rescue service and the police.
Stefan leidenberger (organization team) was also relaxed around 1 p.M.: "if everyone comes back from the bike course in good health, i’ll be happy." The time schedule for the road closures was also perfectly adhered to.
"511 participants, this is a new record", leidenberger was pleased. "We don’t want any more." Then it got too crowded in the transition area and in the finish area at the konigsbad.
Despite the speed that the state league cyclists brought to the race, leidenberger recalled that the city triathlon was first and foremost an "everyman’s race" be. That is why no prize money was paid. Above all, it was about challenging the next generation of artists.
Whether werner heim (head of the sanitation service), burkhardt baumgartner (head of the 30 fire brigade and THW helpers) or roland brutting (head of the traffic office) – they were all satisfied with the routine running of the city triathlon. "The SSV is a friendly organizer that you never have to chase", praised brutting. Two critical remarks to this sporty sunday had the head of the traffic authority nevertheless. On the one hand: the simultaneity of triathlon and artisan market should no longer exist in the future. Even without traffic conflicts, it is getting too crowded in the city center. And: "the event deserved much more spectators at the track."

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Search for reasons for rupture in space capsule at iss

Search for reasons for rupture in space capsule at iss

After sealing the crack in a soyuz space capsule, experts research the cause of the leak. The capsule docked to the international space station ISS was probably hit by a micrometeorite, said a representative of the russian space agency roskosmos.

But other possibilities should also be investigated. Material problems could not be ruled out. German astronaut alexander gerst is also on board the ISS.

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The kindle paperwhite is a great reading tablet

the kindle paperwhite is a great reading tablet

Let's be honest: an e-book reader will not be able to replace a book. The experience that a new book conveys is too unique: the smell, the rustling pages, the layout and the writing are all part of the reading experience and make it unique. So in this respect, the phrase "it's like a book" is not a book not right.

But it's true that the newest kindle paperwhite is practical. Not only because it is already light and handy. Books can also be downloaded easily and are ready to read immediately – features that the now-defunct kindle keyboard had a good two years ago and that still make it stand out. The successor has a slightly fancier design, which is quite minimalist with just one button on the lower edge to switch it on and off. Just like the display, which – as is usual with e-book readers – looks almost antiquated compared to that of a tablet. There are no colorful apps or flashing pictures.

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