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COVID-19: Are offices a thing of the past?
Home Improving Our World COVID-19: Are offices a thing of the past?
1 June 2020 by Lauren Fellows in Improving Our World
The COVID-19 outbreak of 2020 has caused a devastating effect on the economy. Millions of people have either temporarily or permanently lost their jobs, being forced to apply for unemployment benefits. Yet some people have been lucky enough during these extremely challenging times to work from home thanks to the modern wonder that is the internet.
Lawyer, accountants, editors… basically anyone who previously held an office job involving a computer has been able to continue their hard work from home. It may not have been easy to adjust at first but it has kept many employees busy at home during this era of low productivity, allowing them an income during a time when this concept is a privilege many have be stripped of.
Now as the lockdown eases companies are preparing for the "new normal" future. Businesses are working hard on drawing up safety regulation protocols to ensure all employees respect social distancing and hygiene rules. Experts recommend that large companies gradually reincorporate their staff back into the workspace in stages depending on the evolution of the pandemic.
So the question is: Will the office become a thing of the past? Experts are saying that capacity in the workplace will be reduced by between 30 and 50% for some businesses, meaning that they can save money on large office space and have a portion of their employees work from home permanently, a convenience for some and a hassle for others.
Working from home and carrying out all business online is a very new and daunting concept for most, as our generation is still the first to have internet and many people still don't trust its reliability one hundred percent. The upside of being able to work from home this year is that companies are still able to do business and generate an income even during a worldwide pandemic, but the downside is that we are going through extremely mentally challenging times, and many people miss being part of a group and a project with their coworkers. Socializing is a basic human instinct we have unfortunately had to forfeit this year for the greater good.
For those who will be returning to an office in the near future, the average workday will not be the same as before for a very long time – if ever. Companies will have to introduce disinfection protocols to be followed by all employees, rearrange their office space to ensure social distancing rules can be complied with, and instate other health and safety measures such as staff rotation so as to reduce the amount of employees in the office at any one time, with the rest working from home when possible.
"Teleworking" has maintained productivity levels in the office sector during the pandemic, so many companies will have the time to slowly adapt to the new office world once employees start the return to the workplace instead of rushing into new projects to generate more income as soon as possible.
Many experts in Spain are recommending that teleworking be carried out until the end of the summer if possible with no sense of urgency to return to normal, and encourage companies to brainstorm and become creative by introducing new modern ways to carry out business.
In the real estate sector for example, experts predict that 360º virtual tours will be the new normal for those looking to buy a property especially with investors who aren't necessarily interested in viewing a property in person as they only see it as an investment. The same experts have also said that if you have the available funds, this is the time to invest as real estate prices have dropped due to the pandemic but are expected to rise considerably in the next few years.
2020 is without a doubt the year of teleworking. Companies that were reluctant to modernize their business in the past have been forced into doing so just to survive, and those who already relied on the internet have surely thrived with more people having to trust in online transactions. It will be very interesting to see what the future looks like for the office world and what the teleworking-future holds.


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Indian-American lawmakers attack Ajit Pai on net neutrality proposal
By: FE Online |
Updated: November 28, 2017 8:35:41 AM
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai has come under a blistering attack of several Indian-American lawmakers for his proposal to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality policy.
Ajit Pai is being criticised for proposing to repeal Obama era net neutrality policy (Source: Reuters)
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai has come under a blistering attack of several Indian-American lawmakers for his proposal to repeal the Obama-era net neutrality policy. Pai is facing backlash for his proposal which seeks to reverse Obama-era net neutrality, which meant that all websites are treated equally by Internet providers.
Pai's proposal would end that net neutrality and give big Internet providers like Comcast and Verizon broad powers to determine what website should reach out to subscribers faster than others. The controversial proposal triggered a war of words between Pai (44) and first-term Indian-American Congressman from Silicon Valley Ro Khanna.
Khanna in a tweet said, "We need stronger net neutrality laws that ban most forms of zero rating instead of weakening these laws!", as he retweeted an article from the Los Angeles Times according to which "in Portugal, with no net neutrality, Internet providers are starting to split the net into packages". He said The FCC is giving major corporations "even more control over the media, paving the way for megamergers like Sinclair-Tribune". "We have to fight for less consolidation to save our democracy," he added. Pai reacted sharply, saying that Khanna was making a false accusation.
"In addition to making the false assertion that Portugal has no net neutrality, Congressman Khanna is pointing to an example that has nothing to do with net neutrality," he said. Senator Kamala Harris said more than 7,00,000 Californians — and more than 8 million Americans — have already submitted comments in response to the FCC's "misguided" proposal. "Our message has been clear: broadband providers must not be allowed to tilt the playing field by blocking or throttling their competitors, prioritising their offerings, or otherwise unreasonably interfering with lawful content," she said.
The FCC, Harris alleged, wants to do is empower broadband service providers — the gatekeepers of the Internet — to potentially distort the online marketplace and set up a pay- for-play system. "This would be a terrible mistake that would hurt the most vulnerable and voiceless among us. It will imperil our economy while reducing innovation, entrepreneurship, and creativity," she said in an email to her supporters. Tulsi Gabbard, the first Hindu lawmaker, alleged that Pai and the FCC were rewarding "pay-to-play politics", ensuring that those with money have a seat at the table and shutting out everyone else. "Net neutrality protections ensure that the Internet remains open, fair, and equal for everyone. By dismantling these protections, we turn our backs on the most fundamental First Amendment rights of our students, entrepreneurs, innovators, small businesses, and working families, and all who rely on an open Internet to level the playing field of opportunity," she said.
"The FCC must fulfill their responsibility to all Americans, not just big Internet Service Providers (ISPs)," Gabbard said.
Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal said with dismantling of net neutrality rules, the competition among new streaming services and content providers will be severely damaged. "If these rules are repealed, your ISP will be able to charge you more to access certain content. Those with more money will get faster Internet service, or be able to access more of the Internet. Competition among new streaming services and content providers will be severely damaged. And we, the consumers, will pay for it," she said.
Jayapal said, "The large corporations will have a freehand to charge discriminatory rates to benefit themselves, and limit the free speech and access of their consumers." Pai's proposal to dismantle net neutrality is scheduled to come out to vote before the FCC on December 14. This is expected to pass as the Republicans have five votes as against three from the Democratic Party.
Develop Hindu religious sites in KPK for tourism, economy: Pakistan Hindus to govt
Pakistan urges US to get it out of FATF grey list
US President Donald Trump hails China trade deal as 'much better' than expected
Indian-American lawmakers attack Ajit Pai on net neutrality&nbspproposal
1Syrian opposition aims for President Bashar al-Assad's removal in Geneva talks
2Suicide bombers kill 11 in Iraq, Islamic State claims responsibility
3European Union seeks to head off new aircraft emissions dispute

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Food Technology Teacher
Job Title: Food Technology Teacher
Location: Aylesbury
A truly unique Catholic School in Buckinghamshire is recruiting for September 2020. The brand-new secondary school, based on a futuristic school campus, currently houses years 7 and 8, but will teach years 7-9 inclusive from September 2020.
The school, based in Aylesbury, has an additional campus in High Wycombe, a primary and secondary catholic through school. Both schools share a positive mission statement written by their pupils which complements the vision of St. Michaels' Mission.
Parents in Aylesbury have sought a Catholic secondary school for a number of years and the new Campus has been received extremely well by the Aylesbury community.
The school community feel blessed that they are in a position to serve the communities in High Wycombe and Aylesbury and to live to their Mission and values to ensure pupils achieve a fully rounded and successful education.
From September 2020 the Aylesbury Campus are seeking Design Technology/Food Technology Teacher to teach the Key Stage 3 range and prepare to begin GCSE lessons in 2021/22.
If you're seeking a fresh challenge in a fantatsic new school, where you can grow with the schools' population and develop within a schools which embraces a catholic ethos, then apply NOW.
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module Arboreal
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    def acts_arboreal(options = {})
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Phyllopidea picta är en insektsart som först beskrevs av Philip Reese Uhler 1893.  Phyllopidea picta ingår i släktet Phyllopidea och familjen ängsskinnbaggar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Tee Shot
A guy stood over his tee shot for what seemed an eternity, looking up, looking down, measuring the distance, figuring the wind direction and speed. He was driving his partner nuts. Finally his exasperated partner says, "What's taking so long? Hit the blasted ball!"
The guy answers, "My wife is up there watching me from the clubhouse. I want to make this a perfect shot."
"Forget it, man, " said his partner, "you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of hitting her from here!"
Latest Golf Jokes
First-Time Golfer
A retiree was given a set of golf clubs by his co-workers. Thinking he'd try the game, he asked the local pro for lessons, explaining that he knew nothing whatever of the game.
The pro showed him the stance and swing, then said, "Just hit the ball toward the flag on the first green."
The novice teed up and smacked the ball straight down the fairway and onto the green, where it stopped inches from the hole.
"Now what?" the fellow asked the speechless pro.
"Uh… you're supposed to hit the ball into the cup, " the pro finally said, after he was able to speak again.
"Oh great! NOW you tell me." said the beginner.
Golf Injury
A couple of women were playing golf one sunny Saturday morning. The first of the twosome teed off and watched in horror as her ball headed directly toward a foursome of men playing the next hole.
Indeed, the ball hit one of the men, and he immediately clasped his hands together at his crotch, fell to the ground and proceeded to roll around in evident agony.
The woman rushed down to the man and immediately began to apologize. She explained that she was a physical therapist: "Please allow me to help. I'm a physical therapist and I know I could relieve your pain if you'd allow me!", she told him earnestly.
"Ummph, oooh, nnooo, I'll be alright…I'll be fine in a few minutes", he replied breathlessly as he remained in the fetal position still clasping his hands together at his crotch.
But she persisted, and finally allowed her to help him. She gently took his hands away an laid them to the side, she loosened his pants, and she put her hands inside. She began to massage him. She then asked him: "How does that feel?"
To which he replied: "It feels great, but my thumb still hurts like hell."
Golf Love Poem
I think that I shall never see
a hazard rougher than an tree;
A tree o'er which my ball must fly
if on the green it is to lie;
A tree which stands that green to guard,
and makes the shot extremely hard;
A tree whose leafy arms extend
to kill the six iron shot I send;
A tree that stands in silence there,
while angry golfers rave and swear.
Irons were made for fools like me
who cannot ever miss a tree.
Golfing in the Woods
Q: These days, what do you need to shoot to win a professional golf tournament?
A: Tiger Woods.


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UMCNTP now has 3 sub business units (SBU); Aero Enginee Services, Industrial Turbine Services and Product Integration & Trading. UMCNTP operates under quality management system based on international standards of ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System Certification from DNV, Netherlands. UMCNTP has attained the international certifications from the international aviation authorities; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) USA and EASA European Union.
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Paul Krugman Pulls Me Back in...
Tyler reads this from Robert Samuelson:
Unless we find cost-effective ways of reducing the role of fossil fuels, a cap-and-trade system will ultimately break down. It wouldn't permit satisfactory economic growth. But if we're going to try to stimulate new technologies through price, let's do it honestly. A straightforward tax on carbon would favor alternative fuels and conservation just as much as cap-and-trade but without the rigid emission limits. A tax is more visible and understandable. If environmentalists still prefer an allowance system, let's call it by its proper name: cap-and-tax.
And writes:
Mark Thoma gets upset at this passage, here is Ryan Avent, Brad DeLong and Matt Yglesias, all upset. Avent was the fount of the opposition:
Yowza. As any economist worth his or her salt will tell you, a cap and trade plan with auctioned permits is essentially identical to a carbon tax. That also happens to be exactly what Barack Obama is proposing. So, another way for Samuelson to have written this column would have been to title it, "Barack Obama has a good plan to reduce carbon emissions."
But Samuelson is correct here and Avent is misleading. When there is uncertainty about the location of the social optimum, and uncertainty about elasticities, a carbon tax and cap-and-trade are by no means equivalent. If you see very high costs from setting the binding cap too low and choking off growth -- as Samuelson mentions -- you should prefer the carbon tax. The price of carbon is more certain and you bear less risk from uncertainty about how fast solar power and other technologies will develop. Alternatively, you might say that risk is transformed into price risk rather than "you can't exceed this cap no matter what" risk.
Of course the postulated uncertainties are realistic in this context and you don't have to invoke uncertainty about the science of global warming.
If there is very high environmental risk to having emissions above a certain level, and we are unsure about the relevant elasticities (again, uncertainty about the pace of technological development can drive this), that militates in favor of cap and trade. It is then easier to ensure that emissions do not exceed a particular level.
You can see that we are comparing the "growth threshold problem" to the "environment threshold problem." Samuelson is apparently more worried about the former than the latter. Maybe he shouldn't be so sure he is focusing on the right problem, but on the economics he is on the mark in the criticized passage.
I think that Tyler Cowen has misread Robert Samuelson. First, let's give some more of the context:
Just Call It 'Cap-and-Tax': [C]ontrolling greenhouse gas emissions is... hard and perhaps futile.... One of the bad ways [to try to do it] is cap-and-trade.... [Cap-and-trade's] complexity... allows its environmental supporters to shape public perceptions in essentially deceptive ways.... [It's] a tax, but it's not described as a tax. It would regulate economic activity, but it's promoted as a "free market" mechanism.... [I]t would trigger a tidal wave of influence-peddling....
Cap-and-trade extends the long government tradition of proclaiming lofty goals that are impossible to achieve.... [T]he simplest way to stop [greenhouse gas] emissions is to regulate them out of existence. Naturally, that's what cap-and-trade does.... [But i]f we suppress emissions, we also suppress today's energy sources, and because the economy needs energy, we suppress the economy. The models magically assume smooth transitions.... [In] the real world, if... the supply of electricity doesn't keep pace with demand, brownouts or blackouts will result. The models don't predict real-world consequences. Of course, they didn't forecast $135-a-barrel oil....
The idea that higher fuel prices will be offset mostly by lower consumption is, at best, optimistic.... [C]ap-and-trade would tax most Americans. As "allowances" became scarcer, their price would rise, and the extra cost would be passed along to customers.... [G]overnment would expand enormously. It could sell the allowances and spend the proceeds; or it could give them away, providing a windfall to recipients.... Call this "environmental pork."... The program's potential to confer subsidies and preferential treatment would stimulate a lobbying frenzy. Think of today's farm programs -- and multiply by 10.
Unless we find cost-effective ways of reducing the role of fossil fuels, a cap-and-trade system will ultimately break down.... [I]f we're going to try to stimulate new technologies through price, let's do it honestly. A straightforward tax on carbon would favor alternative fuels and conservation just as much as cap-and-trade but without the rigid emission limits. A tax is more visible and understandable...
Tyler Cowen reads Samuelson as making a reasoned argument based on the brilliant Martin L. Weitzman (1974), "Prices vs. Quantities", Review of Economic Studies 41:4 (Oct.), pp. 477-491. Price-based tax regulation puts no limit on how high the quantity can go if we get the price signal wrong--and is to be avoided if having the quantity go too high above the social optimum is very expensive. Quantity-based cap-and-trade regulation puts no limit on how high the price can go if ew get the quantity target wrong--and is to be avoided in having the price go too high above the social optimum is very expensive. These, however, are second-order considerations. To first-order, as Ryan Avent carefully explains, they do the same thing. It is not the case that one way is "bad" and another way "good": the pluses and minuses depend on the balance of uncertainties and the cost of errors.
But this is not Samuelson. Every paragraph Samuelson writes criticizing cap-and-trade can be easily rotated into an alternate universe in which Samuelson criticizes tax-based global warming control plans on exactly the same grounds. For example this:
[C]ontrolling greenhouse gas emissions is... hard and perhaps futile.... One of the bad ways [to try to do it] is cap-and-trade....[Cap-and-trade's] complexity... allows its environmental supporters to shape public perceptions in essentially deceptive ways.... [It's] a tax, but it's not described as a tax [but as a control]. It would regulate economic activity, but it's promoted as a "free market" mechanism.... [I]t would trigger a tidal wave of influence-peddling...
Becomes this:
[C]ontrolling greenhouse gas emissions is... hard and perhaps futile.... One of the bad ways [to try to do it] is a carbon tax....[The carbon tax's] complexity... allows its environmental supporters to shape public perceptions in essentially deceptive ways.... [It's] a control, but it's described as a control but a tax. It would regulate economic activity, but it's promoted as a "free market" mechanism.... [I]t would trigger a tidal wave of influence-peddling...
Cap-and-trade extends the long government tradition of proclaiming lofty goals that are impossible to achieve.... [T]he simplest way to stop [greenhouse gas] emissions is to regulate them out of existence. Naturally, that's what cap-and-trade does.... [But i]f we suppress emissions, we also suppress today's energy sources, and because the economy needs energy, we suppress the economy. The models magically assume smooth transitions.... [In] the real world, if... the supply of electricity doesn't keep pace with demand, brownouts or blackouts will result. The models don't predict real-world consequences. Of course, they didn't forecast $135-a-barrel oil...
The carbon tax extends the long government tradition of proclaiming lofty goals that are impossible to achieve.... [T]he carbon tax claims to be a "free market" mechanism, but its real purpose is to regulate greenhouse gas emissions out of existence. Naturally, that's what the carbon tax does.... [But i]f we suppress emissions, we also suppress today's energy sources, and because the economy needs energy, we suppress the economy. The models magically assume smooth transitions.... [In] the real world, if... the supply of electricity doesn't keep pace with demand, brownouts or blackouts will result. The models don't predict real-world consequences. Of course, they didn't forecast $135-a-barrel oil...
Unless we find cost-effective ways of reducing the role of fossil fuels, a carbon tax system will ultimately break down.... [I]f we're going to try to restrict carbon emissions, let's do it honestly. A straightforward cap on carbon emissions with tradeable emissions permits would favor alternative fuels and conservation just as much as the carbon tax but without the risk that the tax gets set too high. A global cap on emissions is more visible and understandable...
The Weitzman (1974)-based discussion is worth having, and is important. But that's not what Samuelson is doing, is it? I don't see a single word of argument in there about how the risk that the price will go too high is more worth guarding against than the risk that the quantity of emissions will go too high. Do you? All I see are rants about how environmental controls are big government and big government is bad and we never should have passed the Clean Air Act or established the EPA in the first place.
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Il cromato di potassio è il sale di potassio dell'acido cromico, di formula K2CrO4. Nel 1878 fu scoperto in Cile un minerale costituito da cromato di potassio, denominato poi tarapacáite, dal nome della località del rinvenimento, la regione a clima desertico di Tarapacá.

A temperatura ambiente si presenta come polvere cristallina gialla, inodore, molto solubile in acqua.

È un comune reagente di laboratorio, forte ossidante, che si può ottenere facendo reagire l'anidride cromica con l'idrossido di potassio:

CrO3  +  2 KOH   →   K2CrO4  +  H2O

oppure, al posto di CrO3, si può usare il bicromato di potassio:

K2Cr2O7  +  2 KOH  →  2 K2CrO4  +  H2O

Si può anche partire da Cr(III) ed eseguire un'ossidazione a Cr(VI) con l'ossigeno dell'aria, arrostendo l'ossido di cromo in ambiente basico, con carbonato di potassio:

2 Cr2O3  +  4 K2CO3  +  3 O2  →  4 K2CrO4  +  4 CO2

Al posto dell'ossigeno si può usare come agente ossidante il nitrato di potassio o anche il clorato di potassio.

Acidificando una soluzione acquosa di cromato di potassio si ottiene il corrispondente dicromato, di colore arancione-rosso ed anch'esso molto tossico; la reazione è poi reversibile, secondo l'equilibrio:

2 CrO4^2- + 2 H3O+ <=> Cr2O7^2- + 3 H2O
Essendo formato da cromo con valenza 6, il cromato di potassio è un composto pericoloso per l'uomo: mutageno, corrosivo, allergenico e pericoloso per l'ambiente.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

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Everyday Forms of Resistance in Post-Genocide Rwanda
Katharine Lindquist, Colby CollegeFollow
Presentation- Restricted to Campus Access
Contemporary Rwanda is often lauded as an economic miracle and a model for post-conflict reconciliation and development. The Rwandan government, let by the Rwandan Patriotic Front (RPF), has transformed this small nation in the middle of central Africa through a number of social engineering projects. One of these projects takes the form of the governments comprehensive development agenda, termed Vision 2020. Using a both archival and ethnographic research, I explore how Vision 2020 programs translate into the everyday lives of Kigali residents who occupy the poorest sector of society. My research reveals stringent lines of exclusion that work to deny the poorest people in Kigali access to powerful government development programs, including cooperatives and small business loans. These lines of exclusion created through in-access to Vision 2020 coincide with other lines of exclusion that are produced through the governments construction of an official narrative of Rwandan history. By drawing on a comprehensive literature review of resistance theory, I attempt to make sense of the landscape of resistance inside Kigali. How do people who are excluded from both development and history navigate, react, and resist this exclusion? I end my project by using the varying forms of resistance I encountered in Kigali as a diagnostic of power. What interwoven forms of power are ordinary Rwandans caught up everyday? As Rwanda commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide this year in the midst of the controversial 2017 presidential elections, understanding how ordinary Rwandans make sense of their place and voice in society is critical.
Mary Beth Mills
Colby College. Anthropology Dept.
May 1st, 1:00 PM May 1st, 1:45 PM


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For vocations and liturgy, Rottenburg-Stuttgart adds a third auxiliary
A third auxiliary bishop for the German Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart was appointed today. 50-year-old Msgr. Gerhard Schneider joins Auxiliary Bishops Thomas Renz and Matthaus Karrer, and ordinary Bishop Gebhard Fürst at the head of the diocese which covers the central and eastern parts of the state of Baden-Württemberg.
The diocese becomes one of six in Germany with three auxiliary bishops. In recent years, the Diocese of Münster and the Archdiocese of Hamburg actually took steps to decrease their number of auxiliaries.
The appointment comes at the request of Bishop Fürst, who expects that it will lead to a "strengthening in the ministry towards vocations and young people in spiritual professions, as well as the celebration of the liturgy with art and Church music."
Msgr. Schneider, who worked at a bank before studying theology in Rome and Tübingen, was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Fürst in 2002. From 2004 to 2009 he was attached to the theology department of the diocese at Tübingen, after which he took over the leadership of the preliminary seminary Ambrosianum. Since 2010 he has been responsible for vocations ministry in the diocese. Since 2012 he has also been a member of the diocesan chancery for liturgy, including art and music, and vocations. Msgr. Schneider will continue this work as auxiliary bishop.
Msgr. Schneider sees his new mission as a clear challenge: "As Church we are in the midst of deep crisis and we must regain a lot of trust. That must become visible in what we do and how we do it."
Bishop-elect Schneider will be the titular bishop of Abbir Germaniciana, a titular see located in modern Tunisia. It was most recently held by Bishop Leo Schwarz, auxiliary of Trier, who died last November. The consecration of Msgr. Schneider will take place before the summer holidays in July. Consecrating bishops will almost certainly be Bishop Fürst and the other two auxiliary bishops of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
Photo credit: P.Rainer Mozer / Katholisch.de
Posted on April 16, 2019 Categories World ChurchTags archdiocese of hamburg, baden-wurttemberg, bishop gebhard fürst, bishop gerhard schneider, bishop leo schwarz, bishop matthäus karrer, bishop thomas renz, consecration, diocese of münster, diocese of rottenburg-stuttgart, germany, liturgy, titular diocese of abbir germaniciana, vocations
In Rottenburg-Stuttgart, a bishop goes and another arrives
Yesterday saw the early retirement of Bishop Johannes Kreidler, auxiliary of the southern German Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart, and the appointment of his successor. Unlike dioceses in most parts of the world, the ones in German almost all seem to come with a standard set of auxiliary bishops; when one retires, a new one is appointed almost immediately. There are exceptions, and some sees may do without an auxiliary bishop for a while, but they can expect the eventual appointment of one in due time. While Rottenburg-Stuttgart has two, other dioceses have rather more, with Münster topping the list with no less than four auxiliary bishops (and a fifth is expected to be named some time this year). In many cases the appointment to auxiliary bishop is a given for episcopal vicars of specific pastoral areas of a diocese. It makes for a rather large and – I imagine – unwieldy bishops' conference.
Back to Rottenburg-Stuttgart. The successor of 70-year-old Bishop Johannes Kreidler, who has retired for health reasons, is 48-year-old Matthäus Karrer. The new bishop is a member of the cathedral chapter and heads the department of pastoral planning in the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. He joins Bishop Gebhard Fürst and Auxiliary Bishop Thomas Renz at the head of that diocese, which covers the central and eastern part of the State of Baden-Württemberg. Bishop-elect Karrer studied theology in Tübingen and Munich, writing a dissertation on "marriage and family as house Church". He was ordained to the priesthood in 1995. In 2008, after more than a decade as parish priest in several locations, he was appointed as the first Dean of Allgäu-Oberschwaben.
The consecration of Bishop Karrer is scheduled for 28 May. As an auxiliary bishop he has been given the titular see of Tunnuna. That former diocese, located in modern Tunisia, has a bit of a recent tendency of not being held long by one bishop. Bishop-elect Karrer's predecessors there, Bishops Stephen Robson, now of Dunkeld, Scotland, and Jan Liesen, now of Breda, the Netherlands, were appointed as ordinaries of dioceses of their one after less than two years. In Germany, only Mainz is still awaiting a new ordinary…
Photo credit: Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart/Jochen Wiedemann
Posted on March 3, 2017 Categories World ChurchTags bishop gebhard fürst, bishop jan liesen, bishop johannes kreidler, bishop matthäus karrer, bishop stephen robson, bishop thomas renz, consecration, diocese of mainz, diocese of münster, diocese of rottenburg-stuttgart, germany, ordination, theology


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The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes Preaches at St. John's on Sun, Feb 6 to Kick Off Black History Month
As part of St. John's Episcopal Church's celebration of Black History Month, The Rev. Dr. James A. Forbes, Jr. will preach on Sunday, February 6. Dr. Forbes has spent his lifelong, spirit-filled career challenging people of faith and moral courage to stand up nonviolently against hurtful policies that disproportionately impact the poor, the ill, children, immigrants, communities of color, and religious minorities.
Dr. Forbes is the retired Senior Pastor Emeritus of Riverside Church, New York City. Prior to his 16-year pastorate of Riverside Church, his preaching career carried him from small, rural pulpits across North Carolina to the prestigious Brown and Stockman Professor of Preaching Chair at Union Theological Seminary in New York City. In recognition of his distinguished preaching career and his charismatic style, Time Magazine called Dr. Forbes a "preacher's preacher." His career includes being named National Minister of the Drum Major Institute, the Harry Emerson Fosdick Distinguished Professor at Union Theological Seminary, and President of the Healing of the Nations Foundation.
This worship service will be a time to reflect on our past and present, and hear again God's call to build a better future for our entire community and nation. Dr. Forbes' message will inspire all to be active builders of the "Beloved Community." Dr. Forbes will be joined by his spouse, Bettye, who has had a long, accomplished career as a Music Director.
In addition to our regular offertory that day, we will take a special offering to support Dr. Forbes in his inspiring preaching and teaching ministry that continues long into his retirement from parish ministry.
Please check our Weekly eNews or the homepage of our website the week before February 6 to learn whether we will have in-person attendance on Feb 6 or be worshiping by livestream only.
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WEATHER FORECAST and NEWS.
2ZY Manchester, 11 March 1925 21.30
S.B. from London. Mr. H. M. TOMLINSON. S.B. from
Royal Horticultural Society Talk. Local News.
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Bryanston High School is a state-run English-medium co-educational high school in the suburb of Bryanston, Johannesburg.

Admissions
As a government fee-paying school in the province of Gauteng in the Republic of South Africa, Bryanston High School's admissions Grade 8 are administered by the Gauteng Department of Education through their online portal (https://www.gdeadmissions.gov.za/)  The school does however require additional information from prospective parents who can join the pre-admissions mailing lists (https://myschool.org.za/BryanstonHigh)

Grade 9 to 11 admissions are managed directly by the school itself, and it is only under very rare circumstances that the school will accept pupils in their Matric year.

Admission Criteria (for Grade 8)
The GDE priorities Grade 8 admission on a number of factors ranked from high to low as follows:

1) Home address within the school's Feeder Zone (https://myschool.org.za/BryanstonHigh/gde-feeder-area-for-bryanston-high-ver-01.jpg);

2) Sibling currently in Grade 8 to 11;

3) Attends one of the Feeder Schools

4) Parent's work in the school's Feeder Zone.

5) Live within a 30 km radius of the school; and

6) Live beyond a 30 km radius of the school.

Feeder Schools
Bryanston Primary School

Bryandale Primary School

Bryneven Primay School

Bryanston Parallel Medium School

Rivonia Primary School

Montrose Primary School

Academics
The academic subjects being offered each year include

Grade 8–9
 Afrikaans
 Art
 Drama
 English
 Economic management science
French
 Geography
 History
 Life Orientation
 Mathematics
 Physical education
 Natural sciences
 Technology
Zulu

Grade 10–12
 Afrikaans
 Art
 Accounting
 Business studies
 Drama
 Computer Application Technology (CAT)
 Information Technology (IT)
 Engineering Graphic Design
 English
French
 Geography
 History
 Life Orientation
 Physical Education
 Life Sciences
 Mathematics Core
 Mathematics Literacy
 Tourism
Zulu

Extra subjects (after & before school)

Extra Subjects at Bryanston include

 Advanced Practice Mathematics
 Advanced Practice English

Extracurricular activities
Extracurricular activities at Bryanston High School include many different Seasonal Sports and Cultural Activities.

Summer sports
Summer Sports include

 Swimming
 Water polo
 Cricket
 Volleyball
 Tennis
 Track and field

Winter sport
Winter Sport include

 Athletics
 Cross country
 Hockey
 Netball
 Rugby

Cultural
Cultural activities include

 Public speaking|
 Dance
 Major Production
 Photography
 Back Stage
 Sound and Lighting

Rivals of the school include

 Hyde Park High School
 FourwaysHigh School

Notable alumni
 Elon Musk (transferred to Pretoria Boys High School after bullying)
 Janine Botbyl Miss South Africa 1988
 Lorna Potgieter Miss South Africa 1984
 Diana Tilden-Davis Miss South Africa 1991

References

External links
 Bryanston High School official website

Schools in Johannesburg
Educational institutions established in 1968
1968 establishments in South Africa


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The East Finchley car showroom adding an unexpected new product to the range
Prudence Ivey
Published: 11:35 AM December 2, 2016 Updated: 1:51 PM October 14, 2020
Racheline Michaels - Credit: Archant
Meet Hexagon Classics, the husband and wife team hoping to create a design destination in the hinterland between their home in Highgate, Bishops Avenue and East Finchley.
Ceramics and homewares in Hexagon Classic Design - Credit: Archant
What do you get when you combine a classic car specialist and a pot dealer? No, this is not a bad gag about slow motion car crashes.
Instead interior designer and gallerist Racheline Michaels and her husband, Paul, a classic car dealer and former Formula One team owner, have joined forces on the site of the classic car showroom on Great North Road.
As unlikely as it may seem, once visitors walk across the forecourt lined with covetable little roadsters, and in through the front door of the vast car dealership, they're greeted by the sight of Racheline's carefully curated modern furniture and ceramics gallery and shop.
"One of us is car mad, the other is pot mad," laughs Racheline. "I'm known as a potaholic. Classic design, whether it's cars or furniture, should be about people loving what they own and choosing longevity and quality over quantity and quick fixes."
Wooden boards - Credit: Archant
A north Londoner through and through, Paul's passion for the world's finest cars started in a garage in Daleham Mews in Belsize Park in the area's glamorous '60s heyday. He moved on to North Hill in Highgate in 1966 and bought the current premises 20 years ago.
Hexagon ventured into the glamorous world of racing and even fielded a Formula One team in 1973/74.
During this period, the company was also amassing an art collection to display on the premises, with a collection that includes such highly appropriate gems as a series of Richard Hamilton tyre canvases, bought by Paul in the 1970s.
"We've been into iconic art and furniture for a long time. We've had Matthew Hilton chairs and Miro rugs for decades," he says.
Cars in the showroom at Hexagon - Credit: Archant
Meanwhile, since the 1980s Racheline was running a successful interior design business from the couple's Highgate home, adding her stylish touch to properties throughout north London.
Five years ago, she opened a ceramics gallery in a studio built in the back garden, which enabled to do more of what she loved, commissioning ceramic artists to create large-scale work, which they would be unlikely to be able to afford without her backing. The garden is still filled with large contemporary sculptures, a testament to that time.
When the space at Paul's showroom became available the couple decided to join forces and combine their efforts in one location.
"It's a pretty unique concept," says Racheline. "We want people to pass by and pop in for a look at the cars and furniture, not necessarily with the idea of buying."
What the two ventures have in common is the intention that buyers – or visiting browsers – love and appreciate them as something to hold onto for life.
"Classic cars become part of the family. All the people we sell classic cars to have either aspired to them forever or they want something they can love," says Paul.
"All our kids had a classic car when they were 17 because they're safer. I bought my son an old Volvo because I know he'd have an accident and when he did hit a transit van he came off much better than he would have done in a small new car."
While the impressive range of vintage Porsches, Ferraris and other quality marques are a draw for car fanatics, the prestigious pieces by Knoll, Carl Hansen and ceramicists including David Roberts, Ashraf Hanna and Nicholas Lees offer the ideal counterpoint for those who are more lukewarm about motors.
Work by Julian Stair behind the desk at Hexagon Classic Design - Credit: Archant
Serious interiors buyers are sure to add the venue to their little black books as a destination for rare or specially commissioned ceramics and sculpture, including large-scale 100-piece works by Yuta Segawa and 2.5 metre-tall ceramic trees by Fausto Salvi.
The space should prove equally popular with those accompanying a car fanatic on a browse or the casual passerby, who can pick up attractive homewares for as little as £20 – from wooden chopping boards to sets of nesting bowls by Daniel Smith.
The Michaels's plans for the future are even more ambitious, with the ultimate goal being a leisure hub offering restaurants and a coffee bar alongside the car showroom, interiors shop and gallery and a book collection on a stretch of road not currently considered much of a lifestyle destination, despite its proximity to so many popular neighbourhoods.
"It's walking distance from East Finchley, and we've even had people visiting us as part of a walk on the Heath and Kenwood," points out Racheline.
For anyone who's ever bemoaned the lack of things to do around the Bishops Avenue, the evolving site is a must visit.
Hexagon is hosting a Christmas open day on Saturday, December 3 from 10am to 3pm. Coffee served. Children welcome.


BRMB's breakfast presenter Graham Mack walked out of the studio yesterday after an order to play Eminem's Stan. Listeners heard him call the track 'rubbish' and argue live with the programme controller Adam Bridge.
Mack began by saying 'I'm supposed to play Stan by Eminem. He's a bigot, he's a criminal, and he's on probation (The US rapper was this week convicted of carrying a concealed weapon).
'Here we are playing this song, making him rich... The countryside's in a mess, and it's not looking good for people at places like Marconi -so I'm going to play Keeping the Dream Alive instead', Mack continued.
The show's remaining half hour was taken by another DJ.
The above story has been reproduced from The Guardian newspaper.
It is unclear whether or not the walkout was a publicity stunt by the station.


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Prism Sound Atlas Audio Interface review
Mapping out the capabilities of Prism's latest offering
By Jono Buchanan 2015-10-08T14:41:00Z Input Devices
Stunning audio quality, with plenty of internal I/O and flexible interfacing via its MDIO port.
Fantastic, studio-level quality.
Prism Sound Atlas Audio Interface
Prism Sound has quickly developed a reputation as a go-to choice for many professional users and studios seeking exemplary audio quality at the interfacing stage.
Its Atlas audio interface continues the tradition set by previous interfaces including Orpheus and Lyra. The lineage to Atlas is most clear from Prism Sound's Titan unit, however, with a number of user-requested additions offered here over that model.
Atlas is a 2U, USB-interface with plenty of expanded internal I/O possibilities but the extra ace up its sleeve is an MDIO port, which provides additional, flexible interfacing capability.
You'll spot Atlas' visual relationship to Titan immediately, with the same livery and front-panel ports and dials on display. However, to accommodate the expanded I/O offered on the rear panel of the unit, Atlas is twice the height of Titan, requiring 2U of rack space.
While the interface is very happy to reside on a desktop, Prism Sound provides metal ears if you prefer to rack it up instead. The rear panel shows the expanded internal interfacing capabilities Atlas offers, with eight coveted Prism Sound preamps provided, which allow for either XLR or TRS connections, alongside eight dedicated balanced 1/4-inch outputs.
You'll also find digital inputs, with supported formats including S/PDIF and ADAT, meaning that Atlas is capable of recording up to 18 channels at once, at up to 192kHz, though digital track count becomes lower at super-high resolution.
However, both further compatibility and a degree of future-proofing are offered by the MDIO port, options for which Prism Sound intends to expand over the coming years. In simple terms, MDIO is a flexible, modular expansion system which Prism Sound can fit with the interface option of your choice.
So, if you need direct compatibility with Pro Tools HDX, for instance, you can slot in the appropriate connection board. In future, developments may include Thunderbolt interfacing, depending upon the connection trends and developments in the years to come.
This is an idea taken from Prism Sound's older ADA-8 system, whose flexibility has proved one of its major selling points. It's also possible to daisy-chain multiple Atlas interfaces, or to combine an Atlas with other models from Prism Sound's range, for an even more fully spec'd system.
In use, Atlas feels like a thoroughbred interface from the moment it's up and running. You can configure some settings from the front panel but Prism Sound also provides a comprehensive Control application to allow you to set up Atlas' assorted I/O over software.
This means that for each preamp channel, you can enable phantom power, configure levels, enable a high-pass filter and invert phase, for example, while the headphone ports are flexible enough to receive sub-mixes, the full mix returning from your DAW, or a hybrid Mixer configuration, meaning that you can put together an appropriate 'performer mix' at the tracking stage.
There's also an 'overkiller' feature available to every analogue input, which enables a Limiter to help protect against signal overload. All connections are reflected on the front panel, where you can also set up two Instrument inputs for direct connections via guitars, basses or external synths.
Atlas is a sumptuous interface, offering unparalleled sound quality. Prism Sound's reputation is further enhanced with its arrival and, since the quality of its interfaces was already on a pedestal for most of us, that's a glowing endorsement.
Atlas provides the most 'in the box' recording solution Prism Sound has offered to date, with the expanded native I/O extremely welcome and the MDIO connection port offering further flexibility into the future from an interfacing viewpoint.
Of course, quality of this kind comes at a significant price but if you're investing at semi-pro or professional studio level, Atlas provides configurability and quality of the highest order.


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Several delays and cancellations on NJ Transit
Kaitlyn Kanzler
NorthJersey
There are several delayed and canceled trains on NJ Transit and a mechanical problem at the Newark PATH station, which is causing delays on the Newark-World Trade Center line.
Mechanical problems at the Newark PATH station is causing delays on the Newark-World Trade Center line.
Main-Bergen-Port Jervis line
On or close to schedule.
Morris & Essex line
The Morris & Essex 7:41 a.m. train from Lake Hopatcong because of a manpower shortage. Commuters can take the 7:18 a.m. train from Lake Hopatcong, leaving at 7:41 a.m. Commuters can transfer at Dover the Morris & Essex line.
The Morris & Essex 6:14 a.m. train from Gladstone is canceled because of a manpower shortage. Commuters can take the 6:32 a.m. train from Gladstone and then transfer at Summit for service to Hoboken.
Pascack Valley line
Montclair-Boonton line
The Montclair-Boonton 7:30 a.m. train from Dover is up to 25 minutes late because of a previously late train.
The Montclair-Boonton 7:18 a.m. train from Lake Hoptacong is leaving at 7:41 a.m. train and will accommodate commuters from a previously canceled train.
Northeast Corridor line
The Northeast Corridor 7:41 a.m. train from Trenton is up to 20 minutes late because of police activity.
North Jersey Coast line
Raritan Valley line
Planned scheduled changes
Weekend Gladstone branch service and all Princeton Dinky rail service are suspended with alternate bus service because of positive train control installation.
Some trains have been temporarily discontinued or have changes of origin/destination for PTC installation. This impacts the Northeast Corridor, North Jersey Coast Line, Morris & Essex, Montclair-Boonton and Main-Bergen-Port Jervis lines. Service is expected to be completely restored by mid-January 2019. All tickets and passes for travel in November, December and January will receive a 10 percent discount.
Through early 2019, all off-peak, one-seat Raritan Valley service will originate and terminate at Newark Penn Station to accommodate positive train control installation.
All PATH stations between Christopher Street and 33rd Street will be closed each weekend between 11:59 p.m. Friday and 5 a.m. Monday, through Oct. 26 to complete PATH improvements. PATH will provide a free limited-use two-trip MetroCard at the World Trade Center station only. The MetroCard is only valid during the weekend it's issued. Hudson-Bergen Light Rail users will be cross-honored around the clock when Hoboken and Newport stations are closed.
Bus lines
Real-time bus arrival information is available through MyBus using the five-digit code at the bus stop.
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