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Hello and welcome to the History of the Germans: Episode 194 – The Fuggers of Augsburg, which is also episode 10 of Season 10 “The Empire in the 15th Century”Jakob Fugger had been dubbed the Richest Man Who Ever Lived, but there are many more contenders, my favorite being an African, Mansa Musa, the ninth Mansa of the Mali empire whose generous gifts during a visit to Mecca in 1324 triggered a currency crisis.That is something Jakob Fugger would never have done. He never was a flamboyant banker who impressed his contemporaries with lavish displays of wealth. He was actually fairly dull. If anyone in the firm of Fugger was flamboyant, it was the chief accountant. So if Jakob is a bit of a pale shadow, the story of what happened in the world of European Finance between 1480 and 1520 is anything but boring. Within just 40 years the heart of the banking industry moved from Florence and Venice where it had held sway since it was invented and moved north, into a medium sized Swabian city, Augsburg.That is as if JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley closed their doors and in their stead some local players from Scandinavia or Mexico took over the financing of the Global economy. I am not kidding, something like that really happened back in the late 15th century.The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.As always:Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.comIf you wish to support the show go to: Support • History of the Germans PodcastFacebook: @HOTGPod Threads: @history_of_the_germans_podcastBluesky: @hotgpod.bsky.socialInstagram: history_of_the_germansTwitter: @germanshistoryTo make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season. So far I have:The Ottonians Salian Emperors and Investiture ControversyFredrick Barbarossa and Early HohenstaufenFrederick II Stupor MundiSaxony and Eastward ExpansionThe Hanseatic League

Hear about travel to Stuttgart, Germany as the Amateur Traveler talks again to Kristin Montgomery from growingglobalcitizens.com and mycornerofgermany.com about her corner of Germany in the Baden-Wuerttemberg region.  Why should you go to Stuttgart?  Kristin says, "Stuttgart is the car capital of Germany. It's home to Porsche and Mercedes Benz. It's a wine region. In fact, there are actually vineyards within the city, which is pretty cool. And around here, there are some amazing castles and also some really cool special events that I'm going to tell you about." Kristin recommends an itinerary that includes a mix of Stuttgart's city attractions, day trips to nearby medieval towns, wine regions, and castles, as well as attending seasonal festivals. Here's the itinerary she suggests: Day 1: Exploring Stuttgart Start at Schlossplatz: The heart of the city, surrounded by historic buildings, gardens, museums, and shopping. Visit the Württemberg State Museum in the Old Castle: Learn about the history of the region from prehistoric times to the monarchy. Stroll along Königstraße: One of the longest shopping streets in Germany, leading toward Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. See Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof and Stuttgart 21 Project: Learn about the controversial railway infrastructure project. Relax at a Beer Garden in Schlossgarten: Enjoy local German specialties such as Käsespätzle (cheese noodles), German Maultaschen (Swabian ravioli), or lentils with spätzle. Visit the Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart (City Library): A strikingly modern library, popular for its Instagram-worthy architecture. Tour a Car Museum: Mercedes Benz Museum (Recommended for its historical storytelling) Porsche Museum (If you're more interested in sports cars) Dine at a Besenwirtschaft (Temporary Wine Tavern): Experience local Swabian wine culture, where small, family-run wineries temporarily open their homes as restaurants. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-stuttgart-germany/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Gegenpressing Bundesliga preview podcast, Manu and Stefan are back to discuss the major talking points ahead of matchday 21. They begin by discussing Borussia Dortmund's home clash with Stuttgart and whether new head coach Niko Kovac will be able to take advantage of a Swabian side that have had to contend with a difficult fixture list in recent weeks and don't look at their best on the road. They then preview Eintracht Frankfurt's trip to Borussia Park, where the Foals will be hoping to put a serious dent in their opponents Champions League aspiration, while continuing their own impressive march up the table. The duo then wrap up the show by taking a look at St Pauli's trip to RB Leipzig on Sunday and why the Hamburg minnows may be capable of an almighty upset in Saxony, despite losing their main striker to injury. Enjoy!

Intercable Tools GmbH has been firmly rooted in Bruneck in the Italian province of South Tyrol since it was founded in 1972. Since then, the family-owned company has been one of the leading manufacturers of connection technology and tools for professionals and the industry. Since May 2024, Intercable Tools has been using ultrasonic deburring technology from Swabian company ultraTEC Innovation GmbH to remove burrs from hydraulic units in a contact-free manner automatically. With Intercable Tec, a developer and manufacturer of automotive components, Intercable Tools forms a management-led family business with branches and over 600 employees worldwide. For some time, Intercable Tools had been looking for an automated solution to replace manually deburring hydraulic units of battery-powered hydraulic cutting tools made of aluminium and steel. Such hydraulic units are used in battery-powered perforators, which the company manufactures and distributes. These sheet metal punches are suitable for punching round, square and rectangular holes up to 3mm thick. The complex task for the ultraTEC was to remove all detachable burrs from the inside and outside of the components.   “We were looking for an innovative alternative to manual deburring. It's also important for us to produce our variants without set-up time,” said Heinz Pramstaller, Team Leader of Metal Production at Intercable Tools. “The deburring process should also be optimally integrated into the process, and the components should be cleaned using the same product carrier as the parts cleaning system.” The new ultraTEC A25 S system automates the manual process. The companies first contacted each other at the DeburringEXPO trade fair in Karlsruhe, Germany, in October 2023. Heinz Pramstaller brought the component to be deburred, so an initial deburring test was carried out on the trade show machine. The component was manually guided to the sonotrode, with a positive result. The advantages of this method over the previous manual deburring process quickly became apparent to Intercable Tools. Ultrasonic deburring means that the results remain the same, there is no damage to the drill holes, and uncontrolled material removal is generally avoided. It also guarantees that no holes are forgotten, which can happen with manual deburring. The ultrasonic deburring process has the advantage of cross bores being deburred and rinsed out simultaneously. The initial tests for Intercable Tools were, therefore, very promising. Non-contact ultrasonic deburring with the patented sonotrode forms the foundation of technology. Components to be deburred are guided in a water basin along the tip of an ultrasonic sonotrode, whose generated vibrations cause the burrs and chamfers to break off in an automated and energy-efficient manner. Stimulated by a generator, the sonotrode oscillates back and forth 20,000 times per second over 0.1mm. These generated vibrations move burrs and chamfers back and forth until they are broken off with sharp edges in a process-safe manner. Similarly, ultrasonic deburring does not apply temperature to sensitive components, which can lead to deformation and discolouration. In addition to deburring common metals, ultraTEC systems can be used with components made from various titanium and nickel alloys and fibre-reinforced plastics. From the deburring tests in Laupheim to commissioning in South Tyrol, numerous automated deburring tests were carried out with components from Intercable Tools at ultraTEC's premises in Laupheim. Detailed documentation was provided for each test so that the specialists from Intercable Tools could assess each one accordingly. Regular coordination meetings and a visit from South Tyroleans in Laupheim led to them placing an order for the A25 S ultrasonic deburring system in late March 2024. Two months later, the A25 S was showcased for the first time as an innovation at the GrindingHub trade fair in Stuttgart, Germany, before preliminary acceptance was already carried out at ultraTEC in mid-June 2024. Four weeks later, the A25 S was operated at Intercable Tools in Bruneck in South Tyrol. “We're delighted that we could implement the project quickly and that Intercable Tools chose ultraTEC to automate the deburring process,” says Thomas Benzing, Sales Manager at ultraTEC Innovation GmbH. “Maintaining a sense of partnership and trust when working with our customers is very important.”

It's the first episode of 2025 and Matt, Ted, and Travis talk about the first win of 2025, a gritty - if not pretty - win over Swabian neighbors FC Augsburg! Talking points include Demi's struggles, Deniz's comeback, Derek's food commentary, coming's and going's like Bruun and Franz, and finally, the upcoming Englische Woche as VfB hosts both RBL and SCF. We promised it would be a short episode as it's a busy week but after an hour of chatting we realized we're just giddy to get 2025 up and rolling again! Audio courtesy of Peter Schilling and Bundesliga. Episode art courtesy of VfB.de

It's episode 141 and the boys are giddy with excitement as the jungundwild have won three in a row over three different competitions to keep the good VfB times rolling! The guys chat Hugo Boss shirts, a UCL win over Young boys, and an expectedly tough match versus Swabian neighbors Heidenheim as well as answer questions regarding future additions, whether they think VfB will be going forward in both the UCL and the Pokal, and if Nick Woltemade is the greatest player in the history of football. The answer? YES TO EVERYTHING!

On this week's main show Manu and Stefan discuss Bayer Leverkusen's 2-0 win over FC Köln and break down what has allowed Xabi Alonso's team to now pull 10 points clear of Bayern Munich. The pair then go over Stuttgart's hard-fought victory over Wolfsburg and discuss the fantastic job that Sebastian Hoeneß has done at the Swabian club and whether he may be working his way into contention for the big job in Munich this summer.

VfB Stuttgart defies the swan song with a Swabian statement win, thrashing Leipzig to distance the energy drink boys in the CL race. On Sunday, Dortmund had the last laugh, leapfrogging Leipzig into the 4th CL spot with a win in the kleine Revierderby. Why there's a small and big Borussia according to Tilo, how a fan became a linesman for a game, why Filly takes Mathys Tel over Gio Reyna - all and more in the latest episode.

When outsourced manufacturing processes such as milling are brought back in-house due to the uncertainty of supply chains, up-to-date engineering skills and fresh know how are often required. The general trend to increase productivity and improve profitability may be timeless. However, when it comes to current trends, it is easy to lose sight of the big picture. The selection and use of the right tools and tool holders are critical as they determine the quality and efficiency of the end result. So, wouldn't it make more sense to consult a cutting tool manufacturer? If the crises of the past few years have made one thing clear, it is how fragile our supply chains are and how quickly they can be disrupted. The result is that business is done by those who can deliver. Manufacturers and production companies are therefore bringing back in-house manufacturing processes that they outsourced overseas years ago for cost reasons. The trend has been evident for some time. However, a problem arises if the knowledge and expertise have also migrated with the processes. Bringing back manufacturing processes In general, the successful machining of steel and, in particular, the precise and efficient milling of steel are impacted by a multitude of factors and their complexity can quickly become overwhelming. Tool manufacturers who can think in terms of the application are therefore a necessity – especially when they are also willing to provide advice on complex production processes. The Swabian medium-sized company of Karl-Heinz Arnold GmbH with its brand name of ARNO Werkzeuge is known for its first-class turning and parting-off tools. It has been a constant player in these processes for many years. What is less well known is that the family-run company also develops innovative milling tools that are manufactured in Germany. “With a high level of vertical integration, our development expertise and global sales structures, we manufacture high-performance milling tools that are deployed worldwide for efficient milling,” says ARNO marketing team leader Christian Kimmich. Support often incorporates systems such as a tool holder for corner milling and HFC indexable inserts, a multi-functional system for HFC and corner milling, a face milling system and solid carbide cutters. In particular, a new system for face milling has been introduced and it incorporates a recent new development. “One trend among users is towards smaller machining allowances for workpieces that run faster and at higher feed rates,” says Marco Staiger, Application Engineer at ARNO Werkzeuge. This is precisely why ARNO has developed the new, stable FT face milling system 09, a system that focuses on the application. The FT system is very stable and features a smooth cut and very quiet running. This provides the spindle with maximum protection and is the result of a large flat face on the holders, a positive rake angle despite the negative mounting position and a differential pitch of the flutes. More teeth and smaller double-sided indexable inserts The new FT 09 milling system consists of two variants of stable tool holders covering a diameter range of 20 to 125mm and it is equipped with eight flutes and matching smaller indexable inserts. The differential pitch of the tool holders ensures a quiet and low-vibration milling process. Especially with small allowances, ARNO promises a higher chip removal rate due to the higher feed rates. “Since we managed to achieve a narrower pitch in the tool holder, even though it has a small diameter, we can now place more teeth on the tool,” Staiger explains. This means that up to nine indexable inserts can be fitted, where only six were possible before. Despite the narrower dimensions, users do not have to dispense with cooling. Staiger adds: “Through the internal channels for cooling media, cooling lubricant or air for dry machining are fed directly to the cutting zone and ensure significantly longer tool life and optimum chip removal.” A particularly convincing feature is the optimal utilisation of the flute with smaller in-feeds up to a maximum of four millimetres. This means users no longer need to discard half-used indexable inserts. The large pool of applications demonstrate engineering competence Those who do not want to opt for ‘fast' or ‘fine' machining are best advised to use Arno's FD milling system. The nickel-plated long-life basic holders for corner milling and the HFC indexable inserts with four efficient cutting edges per insert can combine to achieve a high feed rate. These tool holders also have a differential pitch that reduces vibration and results in smooth surfaces. The system ensures a long service life and is easy to handle. Most users set their machining priorities with indexable inserts in sizes 10 and 15. The smaller insert achieves high surface finish credit to its large wiper geometry. By contrast, the 15mm inserts are ideal for roughing since they are extremely stable. ARNO offers different geometries and grades to flexibly adapt machining to the application in question. This is precisely where ARNO excels. It draws on the experience gained from a huge pool of applications and can advise on the most suitable tooling system for each case. The precision-manufactured positive chip breakers on the indexable inserts ensure a soft cut. Since they are also peripherally ground and polished, the PMA geometry can cut both aluminium and non-ferrous metals. With solid carbide cutters, ARNO also has tools in its portfolio that achieve optimum production processes with reduced downtimes thanks to fewer tool changes. The solid carbide metal cutters are made of an extremely fine grain carbide grade between 0.1 and 0.5µm. The consistent material properties are impressive and depending on the design, they are TiAIN, TiCN or AlCrN coated. ARNO's FE milling system is an alternative to solid carbide metal cutters. Manufacturers can opt for efficient shoulders or high speed during HFC milling. “In both cases, users benefit from high feed rates, extremely smooth running and excellent cutting ability,” promises Staiger. This is due to the highly positive mounting position of the indexable inserts and the spiral shape of the flutes, ensuring smooth material cutting. It is also an ideal situation if the tool supplier can adapt to the needs of its customers with special product lines. With the Basic Series, ARNO Werkzeuge offers efficient, rock-solid tools with many grades and geometries that are suitable for a wide range of machining tasks. On the other hand, the tools in the ‘Major' series are used when surfaces need to be outstanding. Every minute counts when it comes to tool life and difficult-to-machine materials or large production runs. The tools can be individually adapted with a selection of coatings or tool holders. Conclusion: Milling tools benefit from turning experience With its carefully designed and well-engineered milling tools, ARNO Werkzeuge has no reason to hide its light under a bushel. This is because it also benefits from the turning and parting-off expertise as well as from its application experience. We were impressed by how the milling systems are precisely developed for different applications and yet offer the greatest possible flexibility. With its extensive portfolio, ARNO serves the trends in milling.

On this week's Gegenpressing podcast Manu and Stefan are joined by Matt Ford to discuss Stuttgart and star striker Serhou Guirassy's remarkable start to the season and try to figure out just how far this Swabian side can really go this season. The trio also break down Borussia Dortmund's narrow win over Wolfsburg and whether Edin Terzic is any closer to figuring out what to do with his side. Enjoy!

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for September 22, 2023 is: mesmerize • MEZ-muh-ryze • verb Mesmerize means "to hold the attention of someone entirely; to interest or amaze someone so much that nothing else is seen or noticed." The word is often used in the phrase "be mesmerized." // The crowd was mesmerized by the flawlessly synchronous movements of the acrobats. See the entry > Examples: "Yep, Ruth [Handler] ended up naming two of her iconic dolls after her kids. The idea for Barbie and Ken stemmed from a family Europe trip in 1956.... Barbara, then still a teenager, saw a doll that looked like an adult woman in a store window in Switzerland and was mesmerized." — Korin Miller, Women's Health, 21 July 2023 Did you know? Experts can't agree on whether Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815) was a quack or a genius, but all concede that the Swabian physician's name is the source of the word mesmerize. In his day, Mesmer was the toast of Paris, where he enjoyed the support of notables including Queen Marie Antoinette. He treated patients with therapeutic procedures (called, appropriately enough, mesmerism) involving what he claimed was a mysterious force termed animal magnetism. (Many believe that mesmerism was what we now call hypnotism). Accordingly, the verb mesmerize was first used to mean "to subject to mesmerism" before broadening to be synonymous with hypnotize, and later to mean "to amaze or captivate."

On the final Gegenpressing podcast of the season, Manu and Stefan break down what happened at the German Cup final, where RB Leipzig beat Eintracht Frankfurt. Are Marco Rose's team ready to take the next step and challenge for the Bundesliga next season? And what will become of the Eagles following the departure of Oliver Glasner? We also discuss the second leg of the relegation play-off, which saw Stuttgart comfortably beat HSV. What went so wrong for Hamburg and how far can their Swabian foes go next season under their exciting new head coach? All that and more on today's show!

In this episode we go overtime to talk about the current state of VfB ... which is, in a word, a state of chaos. Much like this episode! In Part One, we get revisit one of our favorite segments, "Help with Hannes," as our Swabian insider gives us some major details on the new hire ... which also happens to be an old hire. Huh. Anyway, Hannes digs into Bruno's past, present, and future, and gives us info regarding our new coach's style of play, who may play and who may sit now that he's the head man, and why so many VfB supporters are so down on his return but ultimately why Hannes believes Bruno will help the club survive the rest of the season. In Part Two, Jake from 50+ Doner, a completely unbiased Effzeh supporter who has a soft spot for Stuttgart, gives a refreshingly positive outsider's view of VfB's status this season before giving some not-so-positive insight into his former CEO, which is our current CEO, the one and only Alexander Wehrle. Super! In Part Three, co-host Matt and first time contributor David bring their Michigan and Auburn angst to the program as the group covers Sven's departure, Wehrle's handling of said departure, and how the support may or may not change now that the club has made what seems to be a major shift in philosophy. Before wrapping up, Travis tries to wield his "Sworn Sword of Positivity" (patent pending) as the guys talk Bruno, Stenzel versus Egloff, mistakes, survival versus philosophy, and the awesomeness that is their good friend Adrian. It's a lengthy, bumpy, and at times depressing episode with just enough brief glimpses of hope to help you see a ray of VfB sunshine in an otherwise cloudy VfB sky! Part One - Help with Hannes - 0:00-51:00 Part Two - Interview with 50+ Doner - 51:20-1:20:58 Part Three - Headlines & Questions - 1:21:07-2:10:00 Thanks to Encanto: We Don't Talk About Bruno, Uploaded By: Djluna, for the transitions this episode!

In episode 64, Travis, Matt, and Hannes attempt to break down the most recent match, the thrilling last minute cramp-inducing victory over our Swabian rivals! Or are they?! In Part One, Travis and Matt discuss the win over FC Augsburg and touch on the impressive home supporters, VfB setting (unfortunate) league records, the play of Dan-Axel versus Luca, VAR's ruling on the Sosa non-handball, the backheel pass of super-sub Tiago, and finally Waldy Anton quite literally giving every inch of his being to the club. In Part Two, we revisit the derby question as we recruit Hannes for another segment of "Help from Hannes" as he tries to explain just that, was this match a derby? He goes on to discuss the difference between derbies and rivalries and why it's just oh so hard to root against clubs like Freiburg ... even though we'll do our best to try! In Part Three, Headlines and Questions are pondered, and since it's been a (thankfully) quiet week, Matt and Travis focus on listener questions regarding the current state of the coaching staff and some potentially key players and for the first time ever (politely) disagree with a listener! The disagreements don't stop there as Travis disagrees with Matt regarding Wimmer, Matt disagrees with a listener regarding Luca, and Luca and Dan-Axel probably disagree with two untalented fools like Travis and Matt talking about them in any form or fashion. In Part Four, the upcoming matches versus 'Gladbach and Hertha are previewed, with Matt and Travis trying to figure out what is stronger - a foal or a crocodile - before shrugging their shoulders and agreeing with Hannes ... because who really knows?! All that plus the bad editing and poor sound quality you've all come to love! Intro - 0'-2:49 Part 1 - 2:59-29:49 Part 2 - 29:59-1:00:07 Part 3 - 1:00:17-1:25:12 Part 4 - 1:25:22-end

In the 60th episode, Matt and Travis show off a new intro song that is wildly appropriate for the current VfB squad - steh auf wenn ihr Schwaben seid - get up if your Swabian! And then engage in some retail therapy buy purchasing the world's biggest advent box. In Part One, the fellas celebrate their favorite #26's in recent VfB history before moving on to the disappointing loss in one of the most quiet stadiums on all the planet, Wolfsburg. Breaking down the 3:2 loss thematically, topics covered include the goals, the travelling support, Omar, the tale of two Flo's, the confidence of the defense, tactics on both sides of the ball, and finally the role of former NBA greats Dikembe Mutombo and Paul Mokeski in this week's episode. In Part Two, questions and headlines are dealt with, as the elephant in the room, the status of Rino and Florian Müller, are discussed. During said discussion, Matt professes his love for all things Sven, Travis reminisces about the "glory days" of Tayfun Korkut, and finally compares Fabian Bredlow to Tom Brady before the segment ends as both ponder how many points are needed in October to calm everyone down. In Part Three, the two look forward to the final game of matchday #9 as VfB starts a three match homestand to possibly save their season, and all they have to do is get a win against the current table leader, Union Berlin. Oh geez. Introduction - 0:00'-2:37 Part One - 2:47-32:05 Part Two - 32:15-54:51 Part Three - 55:01-end

You surely must have heard of Lake Constance, the Bodensee! If not, this is your sign to learn more about this wonderful body of turquoise waters situated between Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Not only can you swim in this lake but you can also enjoy the buzzling atmosphere while gazing at the spectacular Alps on the other side of the lake. Follow Mayer and Niko exploring the different towns of the Bodensee and learn more about easy border-crossing while taking a round-trip by bike. Did you know you that the Rheinfall, the waterfalls of the Rhine, is just around the corner? Need more info: visit https://www.bodensee.eu/en. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/news4internationals/message

Legumes as a substitute for meat Legumes are healthy and they make you full, lentils, beans and peas are real superfoods that can replace meat and provide enough iron. Buddhists in particular are accustomed to meat-free food, but are always looking for new ideas to add variety to their cooking as well. Whether in a delicious curry, or as a burger without meat, legumes are incredibly versatile, also always offer a culinary surprise. In my youth, legumes were still a side dish, the satiator, which is also gladly called saturation side dish. Today that is completely different, there all possible special forms of the leguminous plants became genuine stars. Straight ones the vegan and the vegetarian scene discovered a completely new kitchen in the meat substitute from leguminous plants. Here the legumes are then often even used as a substitute for pasta, potatoes or rice. Especially in my hometown of Stuttgart, "Lentils with spaetzle" have long been a filling meal for the less fortunate, a poor man's dish that has made it to certain notoriety. Anyone visiting the Swabian capital should try the popular lentils. By consuming legumes, people absorb a lot of fiber, minerals and various vitamins, and the complex carbohydrates can help with weight loss and disease prevention. Similar to bakery products made from whole grains, pulses also provide longer-lasting satiety; you don't want to eat something else right away because there is content here. So calories can be saved, just the many people plaguing "constant appetite" is usually contained after the consumption of legumes. Especially important is the consumption of legumes for people with pre-existing conditions such as high blood pressure, diabetes, gout or rheumatism, since, for example, according to the teachings of the Mayr cure, all diseases originate from the intestines, so the healthy fruits from the pod should come preferentially on the table (I for my part follow the teachings of the doctor Franz Xaver Mayr unconditionally, who was the father of the Mayr cure). Legumes are also low in fat and an important source of protein. The soybean, for example, is very popular as a source of protein, especially in Asia, and in Europe soy products are on the rise. In the supermarkets in the meantime whole shelves with legume mash are found, straight Hummus becomes ever more popular, tastes for instance as spread, or as addition to vegetables. If you do without animal products completely, you can cover your iron requirements from pulses, since the healthy vegetables provide a high iron content. However, dietary supplements (especially iron) should always be taken. Just with the meal applies: The way is the goal! Whoever looks for pleasure unrestrained, without measure at the meal and sluggish, weak in forces: the Mara falls like the storm the tree enclosure. - Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 before the year zero Copyright: https://shaolin-rainer.de (Please also download my app "Buddha-Blog English" from the Apple and Android stores)

Stories from China A reader keeps asking for stories from my time in China. The first time I was there was almost 40 years ago, entered via Hong Kong, then continued by train until I arrived at Shaolin Temple after many stops. At that time I didn't understand a word of Chinese, but I had a translation computer with me (yes, that existed at that time), with which I managed more badly than well. On the way in a Chinese sleeper car, surrounded only by Chinese, I felt pretty stupid. What a stupid idea I had, what a stupid idea, with every kilometer the doubts grew. To the Shaolin Temple, I, the spoiled billionaire's son (my father Rolf Deyhle owned (almost) all the musicals in Germany at that time (CATS, Starlight Express, Phantom of the Opera, Miss Saigon), the big entertainment shows were firmly in Swabian hands. And I was simply on the road, to a temple, I felt so stupid. Why not go back to New York, party nicely, or to Milan, meet beautiful women. No, to a temple the trip should go. In a men's magazine there was a report about the home of Chinese Kung Fu, I was electrified, I wanted to go there. I had always done martial arts, fit "like a fiddle" all my life, almost addicted to sports, despite all my faults like a wind-up man. There I was sitting in this train, my fellow passengers were getting drunk the whole way, there was smoking and cooking in this compartment. The people were so friendly, I was the first foreigner they had met. I interrupted the trip near the Chinese provincial capital of Xian, where I went to see the Terracotta Army, which was supposed to guard the first emperor of China in the realm of the dead. An impressive affair, wonderfully sculpted soldiers, each figure different, incredible. After extensive amazement, I gathered my courage to continue towards the temple, the train went to ZhengZhou. Again drinking fellow passengers, I began to learn Chinese, already obeying the need. The sanitary conditions were adventurous, my father gave me on the way: "Who makes a journey, can experience something". And that's exactly how it was, the smells, the food prepared on the train, simple but kind people who wanted to make China "palatable" to me. And they managed to do that, collectively they took care of the foreigner. But I doubted more and more my state of mind. In the next few days I will continue to tell the story. The way is the goal! As a flame goes out from the wind, is blown away and concepts no longer fit, so is the wise man freed from "spirit and body": He can no longer be grasped conceptually - Buddha - honorary name of Siddharta Gautama - 560 to 480 Copyright: https://shaolin-rainer.de (Please also download my app "Buddha-Blog English" from the Apple and Android stores)

Get to know Dr. Alisa-Noemi Sieber and gain insights into the Wheat Initiative in this episode of the Computomics podcast. What is the idea behind the Wheat Initiative, who is part of it and what are first results? Additionally, learn what a pre-breeders work is and what role the Swabian specialty "Spätzle" played in the work life of Alisa. Last but not least understand what role plant breeding plays to support the UN Sustainability Goals (SDG).

In this, the seventh Norse Myth of ten, the mighty sword of the Viking God Tyr grants victory and death in equal measure across great empires... Tyr's Sword Carves Destiny and Victory. Tyr, Tiu, or Ziu was the son of Odin, and, according to different storytellers, his mother was Frigga, queen of the gods, or a beautiful giantess whose name is unknown, but who was a personification of the raging sea. He is the god of martial honour, and one of the twelve principal deities of Asgard. Although he appears to have had no special dwelling there, he was always welcome to Vingolf or Valhalla, and occupied one of the twelve thrones in the great council hall of Glads-heim. Tyr, whose name was synonymous with bravery and wisdom, was also considered by the ancient Northern folk to have the white-armed Valkyrs, Odin's attendants, at his command, and they thought that he it was who designated the warriors whom they should be transferred to Valhalla to aid the gods on the last day, the end of the world, Ragnarök. *** As the God of courage and of war, Tyr was frequently invoked by the various nations of the North, who cried to him, as well as to Odin, to obtain victory. That he ranked next to Odin and Thor is proved by his name, Tiu, having been given to one of the days of the week, Tiu's day, which in modern English has become Tuesday. Under the name of Ziu, Tyr was the principal divinity of the Suabians in the first century region of the Upper Rhine and Danube, who originally called their capital, the modern Augsburg in Bavaria, Ziusburg. These people, venerating the god as they did, worshipped him under the emblem of a sword, his distinctive attribute, and in his honour held great sword dances, where various figures were performed. Sometimes the participants forming two long lines, crossed their swords, point upward, and challenged the boldest among their number to take a flying leap over them. At other times the warriors joined their sword points closely together in the shape of a rose or wheel, and when this figure was complete invited their chief to stand on the navel thus formed of flat, shining steel blades, and then they bore him upon it through the camp in triumph. The sword point was further considered so sacred that it became customary to register oaths upon it. A distinctive feature of the worship of this god among the Franks and some other Northern nations was that the priests called Druids or Godi offered up human sacrifices upon his altars, these sacrifices were made upon rude stone altars called dolmens, which can still be seen in Northern Europe and parts of the British Isle. As Tyr was considered the patron god of the sword, it was deemed indispensable to engrave the sign or rune representing him upon the blade of every sword—an observance of which was said to be essential to those who were destined to be victorious. Tyr was identical with the Saxon god Saxnot (from sax, a sword), and with Er, Heru, or Cheru, the chief divinity of the Cheruski one of the early Germanic tribes, who also considered him to be a god of the sun, and deemed his shining sword blade an emblem of its rays. According to an ancient legend, Cheru's sword, which had been fashioned by the same dwarfs, sons of Ivald, who had also made Odin's spear, was held sacred by his people, to whose care he had entrusted it, declaring that those who possessed it were sure to have the victory over their foes. But although carefully guarded in the temple, where it was hung so that it reflected the first beams of the morning sun, it suddenly and mysteriously disappeared one night. A Vala, druidess, or prophetess, consulted by the priests, revealed that the Norns had decreed that whoever wielded it would conquer the world and come to his death by it; but in spite of all entreaties she refused to tell who had taken it or where it might be found. Some time after this, a tall and dignified stranger came to Cologne, where Vitellius, the Roman prefect, was feasting, and called him away from his beloved dainties. In the presence of the Roman soldiery he gave him the sword, telling him it would bring him glory and renown, and finally hailed him as emperor. The cry was taken up by the assembled legions, and Vitellius, without making any personal effort to secure the honour, found himself elected Emperor of Rome. The new ruler, however, was so absorbed in indulging his taste for food and drink that he paid but little heed to the divine weapon. One day while leisurely making his way towards Rome he carelessly left it hanging in the antechamber to his pavilion. A German soldier seized this opportunity to substitute in its stead his own rusty blade, and the besotted emperor did not notice the exchange. When he arrived at Rome, he learned that the Eastern legions had named Vespasian emperor, and that he was even then on his way home to claim the throne. Searching for the sacred weapon to defend his rights, Vitellius now discovered the theft, and, overcome by superstitious fears, did not even attempt to fight. He crawled away into a dark corner of his palace, whence he was ignominiously dragged by the enraged populace to the foot of the Capitoline Hill. There the prophecy was duly fulfilled, for the German soldier, who had joined the opposite faction, coming along at that moment, cut off Vitellius' head with the sacred sword. The German soldier now changed from one legion to another, and travelled over many lands; but wherever he and his sword were found, victory was assured. After winning great honour and distinction, this man, having grown old, retired from active service to the banks of the Danube, where he secretly buried his treasured weapon, building his hut over its resting-place to guard it as long as he might live. When he lay on his deathbed he was implored to reveal where he had hidden it, but he persistently refused to do so, saying that it would be found by the man who was destined to conquer the world, but that he would not be able to escape the curse. Years passed by. Wave after wave the tide of barbarian invasion swept over that part of the country, and last of all came the fiercesome Huns under the leadership of Attila, the “Scourge of God.” As he passed along the river, he saw a peasant mournfully examining his cow's foot, which had been wounded by some sharp instrument hidden in the long grass, and when search was made the point of a buried sword was found sticking out of the soil. Attila, seeing the beautiful workmanship and the fine state of preservation of this weapon, immediately exclaimed that it was Cheru's sword, and brandishing it above his head he announced that he would conquer the world. Battle after battle was fought by all-conquering the Huns, who were everywhere victorious, until Attila, weary of warfare, settled down in Hungary, taking to wife the beautiful Burgundian princess Ildico, whose father he had slain. This princess, resenting the murder of her kin and wishing to avenge it, took advantage of the king's state of intoxication upon his wedding night to secure possession of the divine sword, with which she slew him in his bed, once more fulfilling the prophecy uttered so many years before. The magic sword again disappeared for a long time, to be unearthed once more, for the last time, by the Duke of Alva, Charles V.'s general, who shortly after won the victory of Mühlberg in 1547. The Franks were wont to celebrate yearly martial games in honour of the sword; but it is said that over 1200 years before, when the heathen gods of the Swabian's, the Cheruski, the early Franks, the Danes and the Saxons, were slowly renounced in favour of Christianity, the priests transferred many of their attributes to the saints, and that this sword became the eternal property of the Archangel St. Michael, who has wielded it victoriously ever since. The next story tells of the Birth of Sigurd. The first Norse Myth is Creation The second Norse Myth is Odin and Frigga And the third tells of the Valkyrie The fourth Norse Myth tells how Thor Gained his Hammer. The fifth tale is about Loki The Sixth tale focuses on the God Heimdall, the guardian of the Bifrost Part of a series on world myths and legends, released through Libsyn, on These Fantastic Worlds SF & Fantasy Fiction Podcast on iTunes, Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify, Vurbl and Stitcher  and more. Also on this blog, These Fantastic Worlds. RSS feeds available on request by email. Text based on Norse Myths, General Editor Jake Jackson. Copyright © 2014 Flame Tree Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 9780857758200. This and other books on African, Indian, Polynesian, Aztec, Greek, Celtic and mythology are available online at flametreepublishing.com and in store worldwide, including Amazon, BookDepository, Barnes and Noble, Indigo, Blackwells and Waterstones. Online production, images and audio © 2021 Jake Jackson, thesefantasticworlds.com. Thanks to Frances Bodiam and Elise Wells,  Logic ProX, Sound Studio, the Twisted Wave Recorder App, and Scrivener. More Tales, More Audio The first 100 tales in this series are new stories by Jake Jackson, on subjects ranging from robots, dystopia, haunted houses, dark fantasy and long shadows, including: Machines Discarded I Machines Discarded II Find Me The Green Man Kingdom of Lies Obesession Time Now Artificial Intelligence Clone Complicit Cosmic Hall Daily Mask Ophelia A.I. And a carousel of 10 audio stories from the podcast with information about submissions. Here's a related post, 5 Steps to the SF and Fantasy Podcasts.

Swabian migrant Karin Igel has lived with her German husband in Western Australia, 70 kilometres south of Perth, since 2011. The couple came to Australia on a "retirement visa", "which very few people have applied for because it is very complicated and involves a lot of money". They have not seen their daughter in Amsterdam for two years, and the couple will not benefit from the opening of the borders in November, "because we are neither Australians nor do we have the PR". How does Karin Igel cope with this situation and what are her views on Australia's corona policies? - Die schwäbische Migrantin Karin Igel lebt seit 2011 mit ihrem deutschen Ehemann in Westaustralien, 70 Kilometer südlich von Perth. Das Paar kam mit einem "Retirement Visa" nach Australien, "was nur ganz wenige Leute beantragt haben" weil es "sehr kompliziert" ist und mit "viel Geld" involviert ist. Ihre Tochter in Amsterdam haben die beiden seit bald zwei Jahren nicht mehr gesehen, und von der Öffnung der Grenzen im November profitiert das Paar nicht, "weil wir weder Australier sind noch die PR haben". Wie geht Karin Igel mit dieser Situation um und was denkt sie über die australische Coronapolitik?

Gram pozitif sporlu ve zorunlu anaerobik bir basil olan Clostridium botulinum tarafından üretilen bir nörotoksinin neden olduğu nadir ancak ölümcül bir nöroparalitik sendrom; Botulizm. Tarihsel Süreç Justinus Andreas Christian Kerner(en solda); Alman şair ve doktor, Uhland ve Gustav Schwab ile birlikte Swabian Şiir Okulu'nu kurdu. Ayrıca Botulizm semptomlarını tanımladı. Muhtemelen insanlık tarihinin başından beri bizimle birlikte, ancak hakkında elde edilen kayıtlar sınırlıdır. Belli dinsel tabular, yasaklar ile hakkında fikir sahibi olduğumuz bu etken ile ulaşılabilen en eski kaynak belki de Bizans İmparatoru VI. Leo'nun kan sosislerini yasaklaması olabilir. 1700'lü yıllarda Almanya'da bir kasabada yüzlerce kişinin sosis yedikten sonra gösterdiği zehirlenme bulguları ile hastalığa Latince sosis anlamına gelen "botellus" dan türetilen botulismus denmiştir. ​1​ Hastalık etkeni tam olarak açıklanamasa da 1817'de Dr. Justinus Christian Kerner tarafından botulizm semptomlar tanımlandı. Dr. Justinus Christian Kerner (1786-1862), Baden-Württemberg'de yaşayan romantik bir şair ve hekimdi . Bozulmuş sosis yedikten sonra ölen bölge halkı hakkındaki raporlarında botulinum toksininin etkilerini anlattı. Botulizm, ondan sonra "Kerner Hastalığı" olarak da adlandırıldı. ​2​ Etkenin Tanınması Bu tanımdan neredeyse 100 yıl sonra yine bir Avrupa kasabasında bu sefer cenaze yemeğinde yedikleri füme jambondan zehirlenen bir grup insan bilim dünyasının dikkatini çekmeyi başardı. 1897 yılında Ghent Üniversitesi'nde bakteriyoloji profesörü Emile Pierre van Ermengem etkenimizi Clostridium Botulinum tanımladı. ​3​ Sanılanın aksine "sosis" benzetmesini şeklinden dolayı değil; ilk ilişkilendirildiği besinlerden dolayı alan bakteri zamanla hayatımızda bir zehirden çok ilaç olarak da yer etmeye başladı.​2,4​ Prof. Émile van Ermengem Mikrobiyoloji C. botulinum zorunlu anaerob, sporlu, gram pozitif bir basildir. Her yerde bulunur ve tüm biyolojik yüzeylerinden kolayca izole edilir ve coğrafi fark gözetmeksizin dünya çapında toprak ve deniz tortularında bulunur.​5​ Yüksek ısıya, asit ve anaerop ortama dirençli sporlar gıdayı kontamine ettiğinde herhangi bir koku ya da renk değişikliği yapmazlar. Sporların kendisi ısıya dirençli iken toksinleri ısıya duyarlıdır. ​3​ Patogenez Botulinum toksini belki de bilinen en güçlü zehir ve en güçlü bakteriyel toksindir. Bir gram toksinin milyonda biri erişkin bir insanı, bir bardak ise tüm dünya nüfusunu yok edebilir düşüncesi ile II. Dünya Savaşı sırasında bir çok ülke bu toksini üretmiş; ancak hiçbiri kullanılmamıştır. ​1​ A'dan H'ye 8 farklı tip toksin sınıflandırılmıştır. Bunların bazıları insanda etkili iken bazıları kanatlı hayvanlarda bazıları ise insan dışı memelilerde etkilidir. ​6​ Etkisinin kesin mekanizması tam olarak anlaşılmamış olsa da, giderek artan kanıtlar, nörotoksinin presinaptik sinir terminalindeki spesifik reseptörlere bağlandığını göstermiştir. Toksin motor ve duyu nöronları dahil olmak üzere çizgili ve düz kaslar, gözyaşı, tükürük ve ter bezleri gibi birçok dokuyu hedefleyebilir. Botulinum toksininin hem uyarıcı hem de bloke edici etkileri olabilir ancak uyarıcı nöronlarda daha aktiftir. ​7​ Dopamin, serotonin, somatostatin, noradrenalin ve GABA dahil olmak üzere birçok bileşiğin salınımını engellediği gösterilmiştir. Nörotoksin boyutu nedeniyle kan beyin bariyerini geçememesi sinir sistemine ulaşmasında farklı yollar denemesine yol açmıştır. Yapılan araştırmalarda sistemik yayılma , aksonal retrograd veya anterograd taşıma yoluyla ulaşabileceğine dair kanıtlar artıyor. ​8​ Clostridium botulinum bacteria - Botulizm etkeni Toksinin kendisinin de kokusu veya tadı yoktur. Oral yolla vücuda alındığında, öncelikle mide ve ince bağırsak tarafından emilen toksin; mide asiditesi ve sindirim enzimleri tarafından bozulmaya karşı dirençlidir. Erişkinlerin aksine bebeklerde ise gastrointestinal sistem (GİS) florası yeterince gelişmemiştir.

So you're planning a trip to Germany! What should you keep in mind when choosing a specific area, planning activities and moving around? What will turn your vacation into a truly cultural experience? In episode 2 we answer these important questions and cover topics from meeting locals to choosing regional food and everyday survival skills when travelling in Germany. Feel inspired to change things up a bit on your next trip – with the advice from our German community! Special thanks to Lisa, Manuela, Carina @tini1002, René @renenoconoffiziell, Jessica, Julia @hey.joolsmusic, Hendrik and Matthias who contributed their personal suggestions. What are you looking forward to on your upcoming German travels? The places and sights mentioned: North (/central): Hamburg, Rügen (island), Kiel, Amrum (island), Sylt (island), Hannover, Linden, Norderney (island), Baltic Sea, North Sea, Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), Harz, Lüneburger Heide (Lüneburg Heath), Blankenese (beach) East (/central): Berlin, Potsdam, Leipzig, Weimar, Dresden, Wittenberg, Sächsische Schweiz (Saxon Switzerland), Tiergarten, Café am Neuen See, Teehaus, Englischer Garten (English Gardens), Zoologischer Garten (Zoo), Siegessäule, Tempelhofer Feld, Babelsberger Park, Wannsee, Neuer See, Schloss Sanssouci (Castle Sanssouci), Museumsinsel (Museum Island), Berghain (club), Görlitzer Park, Mauerpark South (/west): Stuttgart, Tübingen, Heidelberg, München (Munich), Nürnberg (Nuremberg), Freiburg, Calw, Baden-Baden, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Baden-Württemberg, Bayern (Bavaria), Pfalz (Palatinate), Schwarzwald (Black Forest), Alps, Breisgau, Beatparade (festival), Bärensee, Bodensee (Lake Constance), Hermann Hesse (writer, poet), Zugspitze, Oktoberfest West: Köln (Cologne), Trier, Rheinland-Pfalz (Rhineland-Westphalia) The foods mentioned: Sauerkraut, Spätzle (Swabian pasta), Schorle (fruit spritzer), Weißwurst (white sausages), Süßer Senf (sweet mustard), Brezel (pretzel), Paniertes Schnitzel (breaded Schnitzel), Pommes (french fries, chips), Bratensoße (gravy), Maultaschen, Kartoffelsalat (potato salad), Linsen mit Spätzle (lentils with Swabian pasta), Käse Spätzle (Swabian cheese pasta), Laugengebäck (lye rolls/pastries), Currywurst, Obatzda (bavarian cheese), Knödel (German bread or potato dumplings) The apps, services and media mentioned: Deutsche Bahn (train app), Tinder, AirBnB, Couchsurfing, Happy Cow (restaurant app), Deutschlandradio (radio station), Apple Pay Music // Intro:

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This week, as the leading opposition figure in Russia, Alexei Navalny, lies comatose in Berlin’s Charité hospital, Sarah Rainsford in Moscow considers the Kremlin’s peculiar hate and fear of its critics and the methods it is widely thought to have employed in dealing with them. Gabriel Gatehouse in Beirut observes the sharp generational divide that characterises post-civil war Lebanon – and wonders what it might portend for the country's future. North America Correspondent, Jane O’Brien, checks in to the “virtual” Republican party convention centred on the White House and detects a new confidence and a different style in the Trump – and Republican – campaigns for November’s US elections. What explains the shift? Sebastien Ash in the Swabian town of Heidenheim, southern Germany, reveals the significance of a face-off of statues linked to the so-called “Desert Fox” – Erwin Rommel, the well-known general of the Nazi era, noted for his role in World War Two’s North Africa campaign. And Christine Finn takes the plunge on the Paris-plages – and discovers that the fellow-bathers at the pools at and near the river Seine whom she encounters give a contemporary twist to the national motto of liberty, equality and fraternity – although not perhaps in quite the way we might expect.

Seidel befindet sich auf Geschäftsreise und der Ersatz ist heute die Universalwaffe von Faktlos: Luis Breight! Aber habt ihr eigentlich schon mal einen Burger mit Maultaschen vernichtet? Kein Scheiß, das schmeckt wirklich lecker. Klöster hat es auf jeden Fall gemundet! Naja. Der Coronavirus hat den Fußball komplett in seinen Bann gezogen. Es werden langsam immer mehr Geisterspiele. Die Zuschauer müssen und sollen vor allem auch draußen bleiben. Da haben auch eure 2 Lieblings-Virologen eine klare Meinung dazu! Kleiner Tipp, ohne diese direkt vorweg zu nehmen: Sie ähnelt der von Jürgen Klopp. Klar fehlt die Stimmung in den Stadien und viele Fans denken Sich: Ja dann geh ich halt mit meinen 3.000 Freunden einfach vor das Stadion. Und das ist einfach ein riesengroßes Problem. Aber teilt uns gerne eure Meinung per DM auf Twitter (@faktlos_pod) mit!  Dennoch wurde Championsleague-Fußball gespielt und Atalanta Bergamo krönt die letzte Saison mit dem Weiterkommen in das Viertelfinale. Wahrscheinlich wird Atalanta nächstes Jahr in Ilicic Bergamo abgeändert. Gleichzeitig ist in Leipzig die beste Stimmung eines deutschen Vertreters und auf für RB ist das Viertelfinalticket gelöst. Doch was war mit Dortmund los? Was mit Liverpool? Ob das die letzten Spiele in dieser Saison im internationalen Geschäft waren? Fragen über Fragen! Die Antworten im Podcast! Dazu gibts auch noch etwas Bundesliga und Schnupftabak!  Du möchtest deinen Podcast auch kostenlos hosten und damit Geld verdienen? Dann schaue auf www.kostenlos-hosten.de und informiere dich. Dort erhältst du alle Informationen zu unseren kostenlosen Podcast-Hosting-Angeboten.

Seidel befindet sich auf Geschäftsreise und der Ersatz ist heute die Universalwaffe von Faktlos: Luis Breight! Aber habt ihr eigentlich schon mal einen Burger mit Maultaschen vernichtet? Kein Scheiß, das schmeckt wirklich lecker. Klöster hat es auf jeden Fall gemundet! Naja. Der Coronavirus hat den Fußball komplett in seinen Bann gezogen. Es werden langsam immer mehr Geisterspiele. Die Zuschauer müssen und sollen vor allem auch draußen bleiben. Da haben auch eure 2 Lieblings-Virologen eine klare Meinung dazu! Kleiner Tipp, ohne diese direkt vorweg zu nehmen: Sie ähnelt der von Jürgen Klopp. Klar fehlt die Stimmung in den Stadien und viele Fans denken Sich: Ja dann geh ich halt mit meinen 3.000 Freunden einfach vor das Stadion. Und das ist einfach ein riesengroßes Problem. Aber teilt uns gerne eure Meinung per DM auf Twitter (@faktlos_pod) mit!  Dennoch wurde Championsleague-Fußball gespielt und Atalanta Bergamo krönt die letzte Saison mit dem Weiterkommen in das Viertelfinale. Wahrscheinlich wird Atalanta nächstes Jahr in Ilicic Bergamo abgeändert. Gleichzeitig ist in Leipzig die beste Stimmung eines deutschen Vertreters und auf für RB ist das Viertelfinalticket gelöst. Doch was war mit Dortmund los? Was mit Liverpool? Ob das die letzten Spiele in dieser Saison im internationalen Geschäft waren? Fragen über Fragen! Die Antworten im Podcast! Dazu gibts auch noch etwas Bundesliga und Schnupftabak! 

Seidel befindet sich auf Geschäftsreise und der Ersatz ist heute die Universalwaffe von Faktlos: Luis Breight! Aber habt ihr eigentlich schon mal einen Burger mit Maultaschen vernichtet? Kein Scheiß, das schmeckt wirklich lecker. Klöster hat es auf jeden Fall gemundet! Naja. Der Coronavirus hat den Fußball komplett in seinen Bann gezogen. Es werden langsam immer mehr Geisterspiele. Die Zuschauer müssen und sollen vor allem auch draußen bleiben. Da haben auch eure 2 Lieblings-Virologen eine klare Meinung dazu! Kleiner Tipp, ohne diese direkt vorweg zu nehmen: Sie ähnelt der von Jürgen Klopp. Klar fehlt die Stimmung in den Stadien und viele Fans denken Sich: Ja dann geh ich halt mit meinen 3.000 Freunden einfach vor das Stadion. Und das ist einfach ein riesengroßes Problem. Aber teilt uns gerne eure Meinung per DM auf Twitter (@faktlos_pod) mit!  Dennoch wurde Championsleague-Fußball gespielt und Atalanta Bergamo krönt die letzte Saison mit dem Weiterkommen in das Viertelfinale. Wahrscheinlich wird Atalanta nächstes Jahr in Ilicic Bergamo abgeändert. Gleichzeitig ist in Leipzig die beste Stimm...

How Gühring and Chiron are together milling their way into the HPC record books As machine manufacturer and cutting tool specialist, Chiron and Gühring share common development goals and the aspirations. Both aim to deliver outstanding products and to further increase their respective efficiency through symbiosis. Together, the Swabian manufacturers have now set a ground-breaking record: machining 1,000cm3 of steel in 60 seconds. That’s eight kilograms of steel per minute!

Common development goal With an extreme metal removal volume and a massive feed rate, both companies were pursuing the same goal, namely launching a product that excels in both dynamics and performance. The companies both had a new product in development at the same time – Chiron had the new FZ16 five-axis and Gühring had a variant of the Speed Ratio milling cutter. Thanks to many years of cooperation in the project business, Gühring and Chiron are always in close contact and sharing ideas. 

It was only in the summer that they carried out joint initial tests with prototypes. Once both products, the Ratio milling cutter and the 5-axis machining centre, were market-ready, the experts came together to prove their performance under real conditions. Milling specialist Rolf Ehrler from Gühring says “Due to the ever-increasing performance requirements of our customers, we jointly devised the idea for a record attempt, and the result was an incredible 1,000cm3 of steel per minute”. The interplay of machine dynamics and milling stability is what makes such high metal removal rates possible and is bound to set pulses racing in the mould making, aerospace and automotive industries. 

Two products, one aspiration: top performance The Gühring RF 100 Speed P tool is a roughing cutter specially adapted for machining steel, high-tensile steel and cast iron. Its 48° helix angle with unequal cutting-edge partitioning ensures a soft, quiet cut and great running smoothness. This reduces the load on the machine and increases the volume performance. The optimised chip gullet with a deep flute in the front cutting-edge area, ensures improved chip evacuation when ramping and helical plunging. 

This allows swarf to be transported reliably out of the machine. Thanks to a corner protection chamfer and face correction, a stable cutting-edge corner was ensured. Chip breakers and the extreme cutting-edge length on the milling tool ensure a soft cut and great running smoothness. This reduces the load on the machine and increases the volume performance. 

This all culminates to provide perfect conditions for the FZ16S five-axis single-spindle machine from Chiron. This machining centre is designed for the particular demands of accuracy when it comes to 5-axis machining. At the same time, it really stands out with its optimum dynamics, ensuring high productivity. The right tool is essential here. 

Michael Eble is Head of Machine Development at Chiron. He says: “We have significantly increased the drive power as well as the dynamics and cutting performance of the 16 series. But the real fun begins when the tool manufacturer is then obliged to deliver an even more efficient tool because the machine can do even more. That’s when you know you’ve done things right.”

Milling strategy: HPC roughing The specialists at Gühring applied the modern HPC strategy. Controlling the cutter path with low radial feed that allows for comparatively gentle edging of the workpiece. HPC roughing is ideal for machining large cutting depths, as the roughing cutter machines the entire depth of the workpiece with the whole length of the cutting edge. The cutting forces are reduced and evenly distributed over the entire length of the cutting edge. This allows for high processing speeds and long service lives. High-performance cutting is the first choice for applications with enormous material removal rates. The components to be machined are usually made of high-tensile steels, which place increased demands on the machining process. In order to achieve appropriate results, higher cutting speeds, higher feed rates per tooth and greater cutting depths are used. The high cutting speeds are achieved with the help of high revolution frequencies, as long as the milling machine allows for this. By using the entire length, the load placed on the cutting edges of the milling cutter at the perimeter is significantly less and wear is reduced. 

The milling process isn't new, but the basis of the performance of today’s machining centres such as the FZ16S five-axis, geometry adjustments and the wear resistance of milling tools, that HPC reveals itself as an advancement in machining when it comes to enormous metal removal rates. The major goal was to set a benchmark in this respect, while ensuring absolute process reliability. Rolf Ehrler says “Thanks to the 48° helix angle, we can create an extremely soft cut. This means that the tool literally peels the chip out. And the best part is the great running smoothness, which protects the machine.” 

This was also recorded and verified by appropriate vibration analyses – integrated in the machine. This vibration analyses and the dynamics of the machine combined with the efficient Ratio milling cutter and the HPC milling strategy guarantee process stability and therefore more parts with the highest precision. 

Unprecedented cutting parameters Under HPC conditions, the entire length of the cutting edge is used with a small cutting width, just 5-15% radial engagement (otherwise known as 'width of cut'). This allows for incredibly high feed rates. The feed per tooth was 0.5mm during the record attempt. With four teeth, this means two millimetres feed per revolution. This is of interest to all companies that have large quantities of steel to cut. This includes machine components, and the classic tool and mould-making industry, where mainly high-tensile steels are found. Primarily, though it's in aerospace, where lightweight components made of solid material with a material removal rate of up to 96% are produced. Of course, the special cutting-edge geometry can also be used optimally in the automotive and supplier industries and is very popular due to the large cutting-edge length. Michael Eble from Chiron is satisfied, he says: “We have succeeded in significantly increasing the milling stability and dynamics of a new machine series. In conjunction with the new Gühring RF 100 Speed P milling cutters, things are possible which have never before been achieved.”

We were very happy to have Mark Blyth as our guest. Mark is from Scotland and is a professor of international political economy at Brown University in Providence, USA. He is the author of the book ‘Austerity, the History of a Dangerous Idea’. http://markblyth.com/books/austerity-the-history-of-a-dangerous-idea/ Mark Blyth describes himself as a myth-buster, someone who debunks bad economic ideas. In this interview with Coen de Jong he explains how unsound economic policies drive populism in both Europe and the United States. Everywhere in the western world voters real wages haven’t increased in decades. Since the financial crisis in 2008 average people have paid the bill through cuts to the welfare state while big financial institutions have been rescued by governments. Mark Blyth predicted in mid-2016 that Donald Trump would win the US presidential election. Voters turned to Donald Trump to send a clear signal that ‘enough is enough’. The same dynamic explains the Brexit vote and the support for right-wing populist parties across Europe and in the Netherlands. In the European Union Greece has been signaled out as the scapegoat for the Euro-crisis and was punished for its alleged sins. Former president of the Eurogroup and former minister of Finance for the Netherlands, Jeroen Dijsselbloem, accused Southern European countries of spending all the money they borrowed on ‘alcohol and women’. In reality, countries like Germany and the Netherlands bailed out their own banks - that were grossly irresponsible in lending so much money to countries like Greece in the first place – with taxpayers money. The Netherlands especially is a giant version of the Cayman Islands, a tax haven for business, so admonishing Greece for alleged moral failings is hypocrisy. Politicians in Germany and the Netherlands are obsessed with keeping state debt low, while private debt in the Netherlands is exceptionally high. German chancellor Angela Merkel’s famously said that finances should be run with the attitude of a ‘Swabian housewife’ in mind. Mark Blyth compares this to asking you cat for medical advice. What the EU needs according to him is a fiscal policy, instead of obsessing over state debt and leaving it to the president of the European Central Bank to try to kickstart the economy with monetary policy. Public sector borrowing and public sector investment are actually what is missing in Germany and the Netherlands. The EU-strategy of ‘saving your way out of a recession’ is fundamentally unsound, as poorer European countries such as Italy or Greece will never be able to generate economic growth by slashing public spending. What is needed, according to Mark Blyth, is some form of a ‘New Deal’ to restructure the poorer areas of the European Union and to transform the economies of the rich countries in the North-West of the EU to make them future-proof. Mark predicts tough times ahead for the UK if a Boris Johnson government opts for a Hard Brexit, with the car industry pulling out of the UK. The economic ideas of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn – a left-wing populist - are not as radical-left as they are often portrayed. Many of these ideas would have been perfectly acceptable in the 1980-ies and are actually sound. In the United States Donald Trump stands a good chance of getting re-elected since unemployment is low and his supporters will come out to vote for him no matter what. Impeachment procedures will only fire up Trump’s supporters even more. The Democrats are still unwilling to address peoples real problem, obsessing instead over ‘culture wars’. A economically progressive candidate like Bernie Sanders could beat Trump but the Democratic establishment prefers candidates that favor Wall Street. Finally, Mark recalls that Adam Smith – often seen as the philosopher of unrestrained free market capitalism – actually stated in ‘The Theory of Moral Sentiments’ that even in economic life we should try to be good people.

On today's podcast, we talk with Carl Blake of Rustic Rooster but he has so much more going on then just his farm. For more information on Carl and his various endeavors, check out the links below.American Hotbox websitehttps://americanhotbox.com/ Here is the New York Times article prior to his move to Missouri https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2013/03/01/us/with-iowa-swabian-hall-a-farmers-quest-for-perfect-pig.amp.html  Here is his farm Facebook page https://m.facebook.com/RustikRoosterFarms/  Hotbox Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/americanhotbox/  This is the interview with Stephen Colbert http://www.cc.com/video-clips/0i05bg/the-colbert-report-carl-edgar-blake-ii  If you would like to know more about our farm in Southern WV, visit https://redtoolhouse.com Click on our Pastured Pig Podcast link to suggest future topics or to submit your information to be interviewed for future episodes.

TGIFebruary! On this month’s Inside the Issue episode, we chat about The Cupboard in Corryville, which just happens to be the oldest head shop in the country; our upcoming Best Restaurants tasting event, which sold out last year; and our Great Bakeries cover package. We also chat with one of our favorite bakers featured in the package, Drew Rath, owner of a Swabian-style pretzel business called Tuba Baking Co.  Download, rate, and review us on iTunes, Spotify, and Stitcher. It’s free!

In this first episode of our biographical series on Albert Einstein, we look at his childhood growing up in Munich and the various influences that would shape him in many ways.

Harry has traveled to Stuttgart to see Julia's parents. He barges in on a typically Swabian coffee and cake party, but finds out nothing about Julia's whereabouts. When he hears the weather report, he has a new idea.

The study deals with the two main problems in geographical education: How to inform students about a spatial practicing learning and teaching and how to evaluate this form of learning in comparison to theoretical non spatial forms of learning. The classic form of spatial learning is the outdoor excursion. But there are some new and actual alternatives when realizing the former intended aims of a spatial learning, so for instance didactical pathways, field trips or field works, but also the new way of geocaching and learning by GPS when dealing with the themes of orientation or finding out points of geographic importance for explaining the genetic processes. The necessary skills can be combined to improve the success of learning and to maximize the motivation. The base of this motivation behavior is the existence of a hide and seek-game as a modern version of a scavenger hunt. This motivates the students and is furthermore the attraction of Geocaching. Methodical skills can also be trained very automatically during this search. The GPS devices are of common use in the daily life and its use may increase much more in the fu-ture and in geographical use, too. Nowadays the literature about this theme is merely descriptive and thematically reduced to the function of orientation. The first study describing the learning suc-cess of using GPS devices and Geocaches in geography class had been made by NEEB. She tested the variation of the competence of orientation in different old classes when examining the use of GPS devices and Geocaches. Even though GPS devices and Geocaches are very efficient for instructing the students’ competence of orientation there may be the question, in what forms and circumstances the learning can be done. The time and effort necessary to generate a didactical and educational trail has to be justified against the background of the achieved learning effect. Educational trails need students, walking outside of the schools, looking for information along teaching paths and learning by the results. This active experienced learning leads to a better understanding of the environment, the outdoor circumstances and the people living in this area. You can structure such educational trails by Geopoints, this means points of a special geographic interest. Geocaches can structure such paths didactically. These structuring points are GEOpoints. The tasks at such Geopoints are structured didactical as well. GPS devices and Geocaches are complementing one another. They fulfill an important function in geographic orientation and the respective local information. Two important ministries in Germany (Bavaria, Baden-Württemberg) demand the use of extra¬curri-cu¬lar educational objectives in geography education. This means: visiting locations outside of the school and using the advantages of a fully learning by excursions. Neurobiology supports the idea that pupils completing the educational trail will learn much more and efficiently than students in “normal” classes: Indeed: A successful contextualization of modern geomedia stimulates the motivation. Geocaches are suitable for didactical structuration and motivation. A better and more comprehensive addressing to all senses will lead to a better sustainability. When testing the advantage of excursional learning comparing the same themes with a classical learning at school you have to differ within the students capacity of learning and the cognitive and methodical competence. For 17years aged students the theme of “Umgestaltung von Flusslandschaften“ (rearrangements of fluvial topography) was chosen because using this example of anthropogenic rearrangements of the Rheinaue wetlands near Karlsruhe shows the interdependency between human and environment was in the direct neighborhood of the students. Therefore the excursion could be realized very good without long transports. The “Nördlinger Ries” between the Swabian and the Franconian Jura is an impact-crater of world-wide importance. This location had been chosen for Students of grade 5 (10 years old students). The themes to work out were: The typical elements of the Swabian Jura (karst formation, hydrogeology, typical vegetation) and the special forms of the impact tectonics. The sustainability of educational trails using GPS had been evaluated by the answers of 441 ques-tionnaires. In grade 5 a multiple-choice-test had to be answered while grade 11 had to answer open questions in complete sentences. The influence of the teachers on the overall result is being kept low through the random selection, the number of the comparison groups and the teaching manuals. The overall results of these questionnaires show that the students of grade 5 which completed the educations trail achieved 11% higher scores in areas of the cognitive performance compared to the students who experienced classical learning at school. In grade 11 the students who completed the educational trail received 5% higher scores. Both differences in the results are significant and show a magnitude of effect, which is high in certain items. Consequently, the study has proven that educational trails evocate better cognitive performances than classical learning at school. The current state of research suggests that the development of environmental trails from teachers for teachers is not sustainable because the teachers don’t have the time to refine environmental trails didactically. The experience while creating the educational trails and the feedback of the participant teachers showed that teachers should cooperate for creating educational trails. The strain for each single person is reduced and the regularly use of the educational trails can be assured.