Dealing with the fire extinguisher correctly

Dealing with the fire extinguisher correctly

As part of the district fire department’s fire safety education program, a four-day course on the proper handling of hand-held fire extinguishers was held at the lichtenfels secondary school. The infomobil "handfeuerloscher" came to the scene of the state firefighters’ association and the bavarian chamber of insurance after lichtenfels.

Practice in the foreground

The fire department wanted to point out the correct behavior in case of danger by a targeted fire protection education and clarification, starting from the kindergarten over the schools up to the adults. Thomas walther of the state firefighters’ association led the campaign "really put out the fire" with the help of district fire chief sigrid mager through. Beside the theory naturally the practice stood in the foreground.

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Half the danger of the might not be so dangerous

Half the danger of the might not be so dangerous

This is the surprising result of an investigation by the police of the federal states and the federal criminal police office (BKA), report the "suddeutsche zeitung" and the broadcasters NDR and WDR. An almost equally coarse group, on the other hand, is considered highly dangerous.

Dangerous persons are those whom the security authorities generally trust to be capable of committing the most serious crimes, such as a terrorist attack. According to the report, the authorities are now using a new type of analysis system called radar-ITE, which was developed by the BKA and swiss scientists. It is based on 73 questions to be answered about socialization or attitudes toward violence. There were also questions about "protective factors" such as family ties, good integration or job security.

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Chinese oust nokia in smartphone top spot

Chinese oust nokia in smartphone top spot

According to the report, samsung is the undisputed market leader with 56.3 million computer cell phones sold. That means a market share of 31.3 percent. Apple ranks second with 26.9 million iphones sold and 15 percent of the market.

With its 7.5 million smartphones sold, ZTE is in a tight head-to-head race with blackberry provider RIM and HTC. According to IDC, ZTE has a market share of 4.2 percent, blackberrys 4.3 percent and HTC 4.0 percent. At the same time, the figures make it clear how much samsung and apple together dominate the market and how little space they leave for the other providers.

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Fortuna finds peace of mind in wolfsburg

Fortuna finds peace of mind in wolfsburg

The first match of 2013 warmed up at least the players, coaches and fans of the bundesliga promoted team in the cold wolfsburg stadium on friday evening. "We wanted a win, but maybe this point is crucial at the end of the season," said defender leon balogun. Captain adam bodzek was also satisfied with the final result in the relegation battle. "I think the draw is all right. We have to take every point we can get," bodzek said in view of wolfsburg’s dominance with 64 percent ball possession.

Fortuna scored only once in the first half – and it was mathis bolly (37. Minute). The norwegian winter purchase, whose father comes from the ivory coast, spreads something like bollywood flair at the rheinlandern. Bolly scored his first bundesliga goal in the previous week’s 2:3 draw in munich. "Two games, two goals, that’s how it can go on," said sporting director wolf werner.

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Schoolchildren should become self-confident

Schoolchildren should become self-confident

Karl-heinz hofmann reitsch- the students of the all-day class 4a at the "gluck auf-elementary school stockheim underwent a self-defense course in the gym of the school building in reitsch. In addition to their ju-jutsu certificate, they were also presented with the female yellow belt as proof of having passed a self-defense course. You are now entitled to wear this performance belt on your budo clothing.

Principal astrid kestel was pleased that 15 graduates passed the exam in front of their parents as attentive spectators. And congratulated on the award. She quoted from the mission statement of the elementary school, which says: "together we will create a good and safe school for all of us!" One of the goals is that the children entrusted to the school grow up secure, self-confident and strong for life.

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Illegal gambling in the senior center? Bingo is cancelled for the time being

Illegal gambling in the senior center? Bingo is cancelled for the time being

A senior citizens’ center in poland has temporarily suspended its weekly bingo game because it may be illegal. According to their own statements, the social enterprises in koln were made aware of the impending conflict with the law last year. "When money is wagered on a bingo game, it may fall under the gambling treaty", said managing director gabriele patzke on monday. "We ourselves were completely stunned that we, as an institution for the elderly, might be running an illegal game of chance."

Curious accident: car driver takes off, flies into house wall and gets stuck on the second floor
according to the senior center, the weekly game had always been attended by about 100 seniors in a coarse hall. Those who wanted to participate had to draw a card for 50 cents to one euro. The money was used to fund small prizes, such as chocolate.

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Ganna kravchenko leaves the kissinger arc alliance

Ganna kravchenko leaves the kissinger arc alliance

For five years, ukrainian-born ganna kravchenko has been sustainably challenging the region’s potential, energetically promoting the development of the alliance communities of bad bocklet, burkardroth, nudlingen and oberthulba as a manager. Since march 2015, the graduate in environmental protection, resource and agricultural management with a focus on "regional development" has been coordinating the organization’s activities the work of the kissinger arc alliance. During this time, she has worked with mayors and councillors to map out ways to make the local area stronger beyond the metropolitan areas. "My task was to promote identification with the homeland, to develop ecological awareness, to give young people access to art and culture in the region and thus to demand a sense of belonging to the homeland", says the dynamic manager, who is convinced of the great potential of the small region.

With many projects, the alliance has tried to show people the advantages of our "livable region" to show. Among other things, work groups such as gemusekorb, shopping voucher, kindergarten, dialects, rhon dishes, two rough alliance days and the excellent and demanded film project "rhonkappchen and the search for the homeland" with schools from the allianz area emerged and gave new impetus to the region. This is not only about culture, although ganna kravchenko has made her mark here as a youth choir director, but also about ecological awareness and a sense of belonging to one’s homeland. That’s why "rhonkappchen" is so important in the meantime, far more than a small "home movie" co-designed by schoolchildren, also more than a marketing gag. "The figure is a sympathetic figure who creates identification for an entire region", says ganna kravchenko, who looks back with satisfaction after five years before she follows the call to wurzburg as the environmental representative of the order of the erloserschwestern sisters.

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Emergency chaplaincy: confronting death

Emergency chaplaincy: confronting death

Hanjo von wietersheim is an emergency chaplain of the first hour in the district of kitzingen. 61-year-old iphofener is a church councilor and state church representative for emergency chaplaincy in the evangelical lutheran church in bavaria, as well as spokesman for the psychosocial emergency care (PSNV) working group in the district of kitzingen. He witnessed the drama surrounding the accidental death of kitzingen fire department commander markus ungerer up close and personal.

Question: was the accidental death of kitzingen fire department commander markus ungerer your most difficult case as an emergency chaplain to date??

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Martin kaiser wants to become mayor

The local association of the free voters neuenmarkt-hegnabrunn sends with martin kaiser its own mayoral candidate for the municipal elections on 16 march 2014. March 2014 in the race. The 30-year-old introduced himself and his goals for the railroad community at the youngest members’ meeting. However, the official nomination of the candidate and the municipal councillors will not take place until 21. November at the kohler inn.
After the meeting, the bayerische rundschau spoke with martin kaiser, who is a master electrician and a specialist in construction and facility management.

Mr. Kaiser, what made you decide to run for this office as a young citizen of the community??
Martin kaiser: for me it is almost a duty to be politically active, since the free elections, the democratic form of law and the constitutional state are the product of the free elections of innumerable efforts, which only becomes alive through active participation. I would also like to send a signal that the younger generation is willing to take on responsibility in political office.

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Uberzeichnete characters dominate the theater stage in mainleus

Uberzeichnete characters dominate the theater stage in mainleus

The actors on the stage of the "frankischer hof" saben on saturday evening on packed suitcases and the 170 spectators, including many from the district of lichtenfels, curled with laughter. "When one travels…", this is also the title of the play from the pen of the author regina rosch from lower franconia, then it is known that he has a lot to pay off. When the danndorfer theater group "die brandstifter" ) a cure to bad fussing undertakes, then disoriented fire-brigade people, glasses-less hinterwaldlerinnen and two dressed up bird of paradise provide for cheerfulness at the running strip. On top of that, a lot of shadows are produced, which, except for one, have a short shelf life.

The curtain had just opened, director peter wagner had spoken his introductory words, when five young florians staggered through the auditorium to the danndorf bus stop, scrambling and no longer in control of their own senses. Ringlet curls peeked out from under the helmet, glasses were worn to laugh crookedly, and linguistic misunderstandings of the funny kind poured down on the audience like a waterfall. Overdrawn characters – entirely to the taste of the audience – ruled the theater stage until midnight. "Surprise: you are going to bad fussing for a cure!", it echoed through the hall. The firemen oswald krause, played by herbert laschinsky, and emil lautenschlager (michael schmidt, who comes from altenkunstadt), did a dance of joy.

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