SPIE is the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications Our 55,000 employees are committed to achieving the energy transition and responsible digital transformation alongside our customers SPIE aims to contribute to a more sustainable Do you want to use your skills to contribute to projects that help society a key player in the energy transition and digital transformation We are committed to the fight against climate change and mobilised for a responsible digital transformation intall and maintain energy-efficient and environmentaly-friendly facilities Find in this section all the useful information you can access SPIE's profile and key figures Would you like to interview an SPIE spokesperson the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications has been selected by project developer Landmarken AG to provide expert advice during the planning and construction phase of a new ultra-modern location for the NRW financial administration SPIE will focus its expertise on all building management technologies and The project is beginning after a four-year tendering procedure The works are expected to be completed in 2026 SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa will provide consultancy and commissioning management services throughout the entire planning and construction phase of a new ultra-modern property in the town of Kaarst the second-largest office developer in North Rhine-Westphalia is implementing the new building with a gross floor area of around 37,000 square metres in which almost 1,000 employees of the NRW financial administration will work Many of the financial administration’s processes are automated the digitalisation of processes will be further accelerated Innovative approaches are also used for its energy supply Buildings’ design includes a solar power supply recycling of heat generated by the data centre and a high-efficiency cogeneration plant to generate power and fresh air,” said Nils Perpeet Head of Project Development for Office/Specialist Properties at Landmarken AG “We are providing advice on the use of energy-efficient technologies and working out a technical plan incorporating all trades in which the complex building and systems technology is coordinated and precisely documented we are bringing our high level of expertise regarding communication and information technology building automation and user-specific systems technology to bear on the project in a targeted manner – also across operational divisions,” said Georgios Michalopoulos Head of Sales - Nordrhein-Westfalen at SPIE “Because we have been involved in the project from the beginning we are ensuring a high level of quality in the implementation and are interconnecting the technical facilities via a building management system We are expediting digitalisation processes and will keep operating costs low in future as well as enable safe and energy-efficient operation,” added Oliver Kosche Head of Sales – North for the Efficient Facilities operational division at SPIE Upon completion of the buildings and successful test operation of all technical facilities SPIE will be responsible for the operation of the building technology including maintenance and replacement investments – especially in technically sensitive and safety-relevant areas The term is at least 20 years with an option to extend it twice The preceding commissioning management will ensure that the technical facilities operate in a safe and sustainable way from the outset “Here we are providing continuity from planning through to operation so we will know exactly where to begin during operation All of the necessary data and information on interfaces will be readily available for commissioning – good conditions for enabling a swift transition to trouble-free normal operation That saves time and money and ensures safety,” said Jörg Hartmann General Manager for the North Region in the Efficient Facilities operational division at SPIE The NRW financial administration requires a high level of availability for the technical facilities SPIE has developed a suitable redundancy model this is about options for replacing a failed system within a narrow time frame that also enable the repair of the faulty system,” said Jörg Hartmann as the party responsible for the operation of the entire property will be the single point of contact for the NRW financial administration the multi-technical service provider will be the intermediary between tenant and landlord for all other topics pertaining to the property “We are delighted and proud to support all aspects of this extensive project for Landmarken and the NRW financial administration and to implement our efficient solutions we are helping to realise a property that combines functionality and environmental friendliness and will also maintain this focus during building operations,” said Rainer Hollang Managing Director/COO of SPIE GmbH and Head of the Efficient Facilities operational division at SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa Around 20 SPIE employees were involved in the tendering procedure from February 2018 “The cooperation with the end customer as well as the client and all of the other parties involved in the project has developed in a very trusting atmosphere over the whole tendering process dating back over four years,” said Rainer Hollang “All those involved in the project have found a way – with common in-depth interface definitions – to put together a coherent integrated service package we have precisely the right partner for high-quality and efficient technical building facilities by our side,” said Jens Kreiterling member of the Board of Management of Landmarken AG Subscribe and receive news directly in your inbox With a decade left to protect our planet from the worst effects of climate change This is why Ingka Group has created ONE HOME, ONE PLANET 2020 (OHOP) an action-orientated two-day virtual sustainability event on 2 and 3 September to bring together nearly 300 purpose-driven doers and key influencers from different fields With OHOP 2020, Ingka Group, in collaboration with others, wants to break down barriers to solving key social and environmental challenges facing the world – challenges that now The ultimate goal together is to inspire action and spark change in the areas of climate change to collectively build back better and create the future we all want to be part of The first edition of OHOP was held in 2019 at IKEA Kaarst (Germany) “We’re facing a critical decade, maybe the most important for humankind and if history has taught us anything, it is that the most dangerous thing we could do is to think short term. 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Professors for Teaching Excellence Seven non-tenured faculty members will receive Meredith Teaching Recognition Awards All will be honored at the One University Awards Ceremony on Friday A substantial bequest from the estate of L a 1926 graduate of the College of Arts and Sciences Douglas Meredith Professorships in 1995 to recognize and reward outstanding teaching at the University The awards encourage faculty members to look upon the many dimensions of teaching as manifold opportunities for constant improvement to emphasize the great importance the University places on teaching and to improve the teaching and learning process on campus The Meredith Professors receive a supplemental salary award and additional funding for each year of their appointment The Meredith Professors are enrolled for life in the Meredith Symposium as an honor and to provide a permanent forum for the discussion of teaching and learning Kaarst-Brown says one of the most encouraging things a student can experience is the enthusiasm of their instructors for their subjects “I have tried to express this in my own teaching I do not expect my students to enter my courses with the same level of enthusiasm for the subjects as I have but I work hard to engage them and ensure that they leave my courses with newfound enthusiasm and respect for the subject matter,” she says Kaarst-Brown brought to academia nearly 20 years of experience in management and consulting in the financial services industry She has led or had key roles in the design and development or redesign of several courses and programs at the School of Information Studies including a two-week European Seminar Abroad for iSchool students She also designed and developed the IST 425 and 625 which include research projects with small businesses and not-for-profit organizations in the local community Kaarst-Brown is committed to incorporating different experiential learning methods and creates interactive problem-solving techniques for use in her undergraduate and includes meetings outside of scheduled class of advising sessions I believe in my students,” Kaarst-Brown says “Students often tell me that my expectations are very high and that the workload in my courses is more than other courses they have taken I believe most of my students leave with increased self-knowledge self-confidence and appreciation for what they can achieve.” Senior Kristy Malley served as an undergraduate teaching assistant in Kaarst-Brown’s Enterprise IT Consultation course “Professor Kaarst-Brown inspired me to be a better learner every day She goes above and beyond basic course content by curating examples from her real-world experiences in consulting and turning them into valuable lessons,” Malley says “She is extremely effective in helping students grasp difficult concepts and always incorporates hands-on team activities to integrate these concepts into practical a graduate student in information management describes Kaarst-Brown as an exceptional and phenomenal educator “As devoted as she was to our class’ success she expected her students to be equally devoted to their work and learning She pushed us beyond our limits and taught us we could achieve higher potential,” Rosario says Kaarst-Brown did not accept mediocrity in her classroom; she made it clear on the first day our meetings and discussions were engaging and though provoking She encouraged students to learn from one another as many of us came from diverse backgrounds and cultures that impacted our experiences both personally and professionally.” Kaarst-Brown’s many contributions to teaching and learning are well noted by her faculty colleagues as well “Professor Kaarst-Brown is not simply a great course designer—she has the ability to switch on a body of content and turn it into an impactful series of learning engagements She is not simply an excellent teacher—she profoundly inspires her students to precision She is not just a personal mentor—she partners with students to bring out their best and to instill in them the vision that they can achieve,” says Arthur Thomas professor of practice and associate dean for academic affairs in the School of Information Studies “Michelle is not just a valuable member of our school and University community—she is one of the reasons that students staff and colleagues want to come here to teach to study and to be a part of the instructional process that she helped to build and continues to inspire.” Kaarst-Brown’s planned Meredith project is “Learning Teaching and Building Community Resiliency through Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Workshops.” ERM addresses goals of overall business continuity and resiliency Kaarst-Brown plans to design and offer a new interdisciplinary undergraduate and graduate blended course for ERM study The outcomes of the course would provide workshops for small businesses to assist in their development of better risk management and resiliency practices The project would also include a research component to support the development of an ERM textbook and personal development opportunities “I enjoy teaching am deeply committed to it and have never seriously considered doing anything else professionally,” he says His interest in education began in high school when he volunteered as a naturalist with a local environmental education program he developed teaching skills that he was able to transfer right into a University classroom Perreault’s teaching focuses on the fields of political ecology agrarian political economy and rural development Since joining the University community in 2000 Perreault has developed a suite of seven courses that he offers in regular rotation he began teaching Research Design (GEO 602) a required seminar for all graduate students in the geography department Perreault infuses experiential learning into his courses as often as he can His Food: A Critical Geography (GEO 415) course is designed around a series of field trips and field-based assignments in and around Syracuse that allow students to get first-hand experience with certain aspects of local agro-food systems The final assignment in his Geography of Mountain Environments (GEO 317) class gives students the option of writing a research paper or doing a “creative” project for which students can think outside the box to examine the humanistic aspects of mountain geography music (performed live in class) and visual arts about 80 percent of the students typically do a creative project This allows students the opportunity to pursue their own interests and draw on their own skills,” he says He also incorporates mapping assignments into all of his undergraduate courses Perreault is a popular advisor and mentor for his students Perreault led me to look for advisors that could follow in his model—someone who not only teaches courses writes articles and pursues research that excites me and aligns thematically with my study according to their CV energy and genuine care in student learning,” says master’s degree student Katie MacDonald and I can only hope that as I move into a position as a university professor in the future I am able to carry forward his inspiring example.” His class on the political ecologies of Latin America was by far the most stimulating of my undergraduate career and yet simplify it with an interdisciplinary point of view energized others and myself,” says geography alumna Emily Malina ’16 “My unbreakable “Orange pride” does not come from Syracuse University’s sports teams but from the dedicated professors who changed my life—of whom Professor Perreault is of the highest merit.” Perreault has also held important administrative roles in the geography department that has allowed him to shape curriculum and foster a supportive learning environment for students He served as director of undergraduate studies for the Department of Geography from 2005-09 and has served as director of graduate studies since 2015 he organized an undergraduate geography club as a venue for social and academic events and as a way to involve students more fully in the life of the department and initiated an annual Career Night to bring together current students recent graduates and experienced professionals to discuss career preparation and professional life He was recognized as the Undergraduate Advisor of the Year in the College of Arts and Sciences in 2009 due to his reputation as a globally known Latin America scholar attracts some of the best applicants to the geography department from North America and Latin America “Tom is a world-class researcher and one of the best teachers in the Maxwell School “He is precisely the sort of faculty member the Meredith Professorship award was meant for.” Perreault proposes to develop the Syracuse Urban Ecology Laboratory This would include three components—a field-based upper-division undergraduate class that would use the city of Syracuse as a laboratory for studying urban ecology; a field trip guide that would allow SU faculty or high school teachers to adopt individual components of the class and incorporate them into their own teaching; and an interactive website focused on urban ecology in Syracuse designed for use by college and high school students and instructors as a tool for teaching  When Brown graduated from Syracuse University in 2001 she set her sights on one day coming back to teach law in the Newhouse School “Though my undergraduate major was advertising when I took communications law my senior year something clicked,” she says “I knew that I would eventually pursue a career examining the intersection of media and the law Even then I thought about how rewarding it would be to do that at Newhouse and share my passion for the subject with students.” Brown joined the Newhouse faculty in the fall of 2015 She teaches three communications law courses as well as Communications and Society (COM 107) the gateway course for all Newhouse first-year students Brown says she has a challenge in the classroom But I primarily teach law courses—and they haven’t come to Newhouse to study law the idea of taking a challenging law course their senior year is seen simply as something standing between them and graduation I begin each semester with a bit of an uphill climb I have to convince students that this course is worth the work.” students pair up and write a defamatory tweet about Brown They then discuss the tweets and whether they meet the criteria of defamation Brown works to reach all learners and makes courses as interactive as possible And she keeps the content relevant and fresh “I try to give students examples of what’s happening now an example from 1977 will be less memorable than one involving Beyoncé,” she says “I have made significant effort to craft assignments that will help students learn and generalize the course content so that they can apply it down the road I don’t want students to memorize; I want them to learn.” One assignment she designed for her Advertising and Public Relations course had students create press releases or print advertisements that “We then used these deliverables throughout the rest of the semester to gain competence with the course learning objectives or recognizing and addressing common legal issues.” This assignment concept earned Brown a teaching award in 2017 from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communications law division “Nina’s teaching record can easily be described as exemplary an extraordinary teacher who cares deeply about her students and is able to inspire and motivate them,” says Lorraine Branham she goes beyond effectiveness in the classroom mentoring and advising students in matters of both career and curriculum.” You can often find students in D’Amico’s office in Eggers Hall She commits 15-20 hours a week during the academic year to office hours to be available to the hundreds of students that she teaches That is just a small part of the impact that she makes upon Syracuse University students every year D’Amico has been a member of the faculty of the Maxwell School for 17 years She teaches courses ranging from large introductory courses to smaller senior-level research seminars and practica She supervises more than two dozen capstone projects in the international relations program and evaluates dozens more and has mentored more than 200 students in independent studies internship supervisions and one-credit offerings over the past 17 years She is also the faculty supervisor for the IRP 450 and provides the academic framework for this professional development experience but the truth of it is that I love teaching My students well understand this passion—they see it in my careful preparation for class lectures and seminars as well as the time I take to provide constructive feedback on their class presentations and written work from examinations to senior research projects,” she says D’Amico constantly updates and refreshes courses to keep them current and keep her students engaged She revised LAS/PSC 358 from Inter-American Relations to Latin American International Relations expanding the focus to include Latin America’s engagement with parts of the world beyond the western hemisphere She revised the PSC 352 International Law course to include critical and comparative perspectives on the law and the course is now designated a critical reflections course for liberal arts core requirements “My pedagogical philosophy is simple to state but difficult to achieve: I seek to offer students engaging questions and varied perspectives about contemporary international affairs that will encourage them to think critically and creatively and become better global citizens whatever their individual career trajectories,” D’Amico says D’Amico designed and regularly teaches Global Governance Practicum: Model United Nations (IRP 413) The senior seminar provides an academic framework to guide students in the study of global diplomacy and the class forms the University’s Model UN team which competes at the Model UN conference in New York City each spring The Syracuse University team has won one of two top honors at each of the past six conferences D’Amico is the faculty advisor for several undergraduate student organizations including Sigma Iota Rho (the IR honor society) and the International Relations Learning Community for first-year students “Professor D’Amico’s dedication to the students in our program simply cannot be overstated,” says Matthew Cleary McClure Professor of Teaching Excellence and chair of the International Relations Program Kahan joined the University community in the fall of 2012 and has taught six distinct lecture and laboratory courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels She also has been involved in several major initiatives to improve teaching in the chemistry department I feel that my primary responsibility is to help students learn,” Kahan says “This involves not only presenting them with information but helping them understand the importance of the information and making that information accessible and understandable to them It also means helping students to develop the tools and the critical thinking skills they need in order to properly assess and analyze information.” Kahan redesigned Analytical and Physical Chemistry Laboratory (CHE 347) implemented an online component and developed new experiments to better reinforce technical skills and concepts which is now required for students and engages them in colloquia and research A new class project she designed for CHE 600: Atmospheric Aerosol Chemistry helped students sharpen skills needed for graduate school such as oral and written communication and research design She is a co-principal investigator for the Education Model Program on Water and Energy Research (EMPOWER) a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) program that funds professional development and interdisciplinary research opportunities for graduate students preparing them for careers beyond academia Kahan helped to write the grant proposal and develop the EMPOWER program She also co-taught Water-Energy Seminar (EAR 612) a required course for all program participants Kahan has mentored several graduate students and provided opportunities within her research group to both undergraduate and graduate students She has been involved with the Department of Chemistry’s National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates and with several outreach programs to introduce science to underrepresented middle- and high-school students She is also a member the faculty leadership team and executive committee of Women in Science and Engineering professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry says Kahan is a role model for innovation and student engagement “Tara’s outstanding teaching and mentoring abilities are prominently demonstrated through her truly innovative approaches to teaching graduate and undergraduate courses both in the lecture hall and the laboratory,” he says “Professor Kahan is the epitome of the engaging dedicated and broadly impactful teacher scholar that Syracuse University needs to encourage.”  Many of Nordquist’s courses focus on a theoretical understanding of literacy as a situated social practice “My approach to teaching is rooted in an understanding of courses institutions and individuals as ongoing accomplishments of practice rather than predetermined and self-evident,” he says “It is also rooted in an understanding of literacies as ways of inhabiting and transforming material and social environments Rather than conceptualizing literacy in technical terms I study and teach literacies as a way of being in the world.” “I want students to recognize themselves and each other as co-creators of dynamic and intertwined educational and thereby develop greater investments in and senses of shared responsibility for the co-creation of these spaces,” he says Nordquist has taught a broad range of courses across the curriculum the gateway writing course; several upper division courses and core and elective graduate seminars he integrates his knowledge of current conversations in the field with course outcomes and makes the material accessible to students at every level After studying scholarly discussions on literacy students were tasked with researching and analyzing literacy practices found in a literacy site of their choice Nordquist created an innovative website that enabled them to share their research with students in a partner class at California State University-Chico Nordquist created Rhetorics of Futurity (WRT 426) during a Special Collections Research Center (SCRC) Faculty Fellowship he held with Syracuse University Libraries in 2016 students were asked to create profiles of a single place at particular moments in history Students shared their research on Interstate 81 Marshall Street and other points in an SCRC special exhibit in 2017 “Their shared contribution to the exhibit offered a coherent representation of the ways in which rhetorics of progress opportunity and otherness have shaped public spaces and social relations in Syracuse and of how rhetoric and writing might be employed to help reshape these spaces and relations in support of a more equitable just and sustainable future city,” Nordquist says As a board member and volunteer for the North Side Learning Center Nordquist supports refugees and recent immigrants in their development of language skills He brings this community engagement orientation into undergraduate and graduate courses Through his Interdisciplinary Studies in Language and Literacy: Language graduate students wrote about the full complexity surrounding their theoretical investigation of issues of language literacy and mobility through engaging with the experiences of refugees in Syracuse  “Brice’s teaching is defined by a rare blend of rigor a particularly noteworthy achievement in a faculty member who has begun his career so recently,” says Lois Agnew associate professor of writing and rhetoric and associate dean of curriculum innovation and pedagogy in the College of Arts and Sciences Peruta has witnessed great success among his students the true measure of his abilities as a teacher “I take pride in my interest and dedication to all students especially those for whom the material seems too difficult whose attitude or personal challenges compromise their engagement or who simply lack the motivation,” he says “I try to model the dedication and commitment to tough work I expect from my students I am passionate about the subject matter—storytelling design and technology—and that makes teaching exhilarating and enjoyable for me.” Peruta teaches courses in digital branding and strategy interactive design and digital communications He is also a developer and entrepreneur committed to digital innovation He developed a “Traditions Challenge” mobile app that promotes student engagement on college campuses including best-of-show honors at the Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts group reward system that Entrepreneur Magazine named one of its Top 100 Brilliant Ideas “This work informs how I approach course-content creation with the mission of teaching skills that I not only want the students to learn but skills that will make them successful after they graduate,” he says “I seek to make the classroom a place of intensity and to cultivate engaging discussions where students and I learn from each other.” Peruta teaches courses to undergraduates from all Newhouse departments and two graduate programs He has been instrumental in launching the department and graduate program’s social media efforts he designed both the asynchronous and synchronous content for the Digital Communications Systems (ICC 612) course he revamped his Designing Interactivity (ICC 565) class to make design and coding for mobile devices the primary theme but when it comes to consuming web-based media on their mobile devices “The new course content created some real ‘ah-ha’ moments for them It was satisfying to see students make connections between the discussions about coding in class to the application of that code to create a website that appeared on their phone in a readable way.” news and digital journalism department in the Newhouse School says Peruta is masterful and generous in his determination to develop skills in students who sometimes are overwhelmed or intimidated by the challenging content he teaches “He coaches with patience and without leaping in to fix things for students patiently supporting them as they navigate using coding to create a digital fixture or to edit a video or audio,” she says “His enthusiasm is infectious and he is masterful at helping students build things including (and especially) their own confidence in their abilities.” her grandfather would give her small tasks to complete He then handed the coin roll back to her as payment but that small act was teaching her math skills “He showed me the best teachers are those where the students do not even realize they are learning,” she says “Every day I aspire to be the kind of teacher that my grandfather was to me.” Stevens is the third generation in her family to teach at Syracuse University She teaches multimedia photography and design courses in the multimedia photography and design department in the Newhouse School and is passionate about infusing innovative technology “This technology can help us push out of the rectangles that restrict our views by allowing us to layer information and learn in the same space as we create,” she says Stevens learned AR by immersing herself in it “This is my core philosophy on teaching—to truly learn something you have to be immersed in it and gain experience doing it even if it pushes you out of your comfort zone Stevens converted her classroom into a design studio She is a strong advocate for designing for the public good which led her to create the Pixels and Print Design Workshop Stevens accepts applications from clients from around the world for the workshop Topics have ranged from mental health to creating photo archives for refugees to helping the South Side community in Syracuse “While the students learn an immense amount during these workshops the work they create is not connected to a course assignment; they participate because they want to be there,” Stevens says “The end result is not assessed by a grade attached to their work but rather they get to witness how their design created change or brought people together and changed lives there is no better way to teach the power of design than by having them experience it first hand through this workshop.” “Renée is the personification of the tireless warmhearted professor who inspires everyone around her by her example,” says Newhouse Associate Professor Ken Harper Renée’s the professor I wish I had during my formative educational years Newhouse students are incredibly lucky to have her.” Walsleben brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his role as a teacher He joined the Syracuse University community in 2009 as an adjunct professor and began teaching full time in 2014 He teaches Strategic and Entrepreneurial Management (EEE 457) Whitman’s senior undergraduate capstone course This signature course is know n as one of the school’s toughest “This course challenges students in new and unique ways and bridges the gap between their college years and the post-grad world that awaits,” Walsleben says Walsleben says he has learned that no matter the course all students are looking for knowledge about the world that exists beyond the University with his industry and real-world experience “I have found that sharing my 30-plus years of industry experience is routinely met with deeper investment from our students,” he says “They tell me that I readily relate to them but I think the ‘magic’ is really about conveying to them the practical application of our present academic pursuits.” He is also a believer in inquiry-based learning and challenges students to find and bring back their own answers to pressing academic issues “I will often point them to industry experts I know or suggest specific methods to research a given problem,” he says I stop well short of simply providing them an easy answer We want our graduates to be lifelong learners and developing their investigative skills remains a priority for me.” Walsleben designed and implemented a new three-credit course He also built and delivered an online summer course Introduction to Entrepreneurship (EEE 370) and Foundations of Entrepreneurship (EEE 620) an online graduate course for MBA@Syracuse He is a regular contributor to the Entrepreneurial Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) offered through the Institute for Veterans and Military Families and serves as chair of the Undergraduate Board at the Whitman School He was also voted by students as the school’s 2017 Convocation speaker associate professor and chair of the Department of Entrepreneurship and Emerging Enterprises says that Walsleben’s eye for quality and collaborative approach push students to work harder and provide a soft developmental hand as needed Ken’s classes work both hard and smart—and are able to better understand what information truly matters versus just being information,” he says they walk away with a superior understanding of how different parts of the business fit together and how they can pursue entrepreneurial opportunities.” Tom Perreault Meredith Professor Michelle Kaarst-Brown Meredith Professor Olympic gold medalist and visionary executive Benita Fitzgerald Mosley says it has been her lifelong mission to help people win gold medals in business—and in life “My gold medal is the gift that keeps on giving,” Fitzgerald Mosley says Syracuse University Libraries recognized its student employees with an awards celebration on April 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Just go to Messenger.com and sign in with your Facebook account You can also access a conversation directly by going to Messenger.com/ and adding your friend's Facebook username at the end The desktop Messenger looks just like the Messenger page that can be accessed from Facebook but it lacks the Facebook search bar at the top of the screen Facebook has been allowing users to send and receive money for the past few years Messenger lets you connect your credit card to the app link your debit card by going to Profile > Payments > Add New Debit Card enter a chat with the friend hit the plus sign on the bottom left corner If you ever meet someone and like them so much that you want to friend them instantly you can have them scan your unique profile code tap your profile's icon in the top left corner of the app then tap the large profile picture in the center of your screen Facebook has a lineup of really addicting games from user favorites Words with Friends and 2048 to classics like Pacman and Snake -- all of which can be played right in Messenger start a conversation with yourself to play any game alone never fear: Messenger's army of bots will keep you company and start a conversation with the bot that strikes your fancy You can start encrypted conversations in Facebook messenger that nobody outside of them can see -- not even the government or Facebook itself. They use end-to-end encryption similar to that of Facebook's Whatsapp To make your messages disappear after a certain period of time tap the clock icon to the left of the text box Facebook has a number of ways to make your conversations with your friends your own Open a group chat and tap its name to open customization options or set a group emoji (to replace the "Thumbs Up" icon) With Messenger's lineup of integrated third-party apps you can send your friends some pretty cool stuff in just one click you can search for and share hotel and flight options with the Kayak extension You can share recipes from the Food Network and news articles from the Wall Street Journal open a conversation and tap the plus sign in the bottom left corner Scribble Chat turns your messages into fun 3D animations Open a conversation and tap the plus sign in the bottom left corner An audio recording is an easy way to share a song you're listening to open a conversation and press and hold the microphone button to the left of the text box Monica wrote for Mashable's Tech section with a focus on retail and the intersections of technology and social justice She holds a degree in creative writing from Brown University and has previously written for Dow Jones Media she can be found attempting to cook Asian food You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience the Swedish furniture giant will begin offering its PV systems throughout Germany via the internet The company’s “Solstrale” offer has been tested in five markets and Ikea has said it is “very satisfied” with the response Ikea is making its solar home system available across Germany to online customers On Wednesday Ikea will launch its photovoltaic “Solstrale” offer in Germany, with the date having been brought forward from February 1. Since October, Ikea has been testing the offer in German stores in Kaarst, Eching, Walldorf, Ulm and Freiburg “We are very satisfied with the demand so far and have been able to convince some Ikea visitors in the five stores of our offer,” said Sustainability Manager Christiane Scharnagl The company was unable to report sales figures at pv magazine’s request or to provide expectations about future sales The online offer will not differ from that available during the test phase The Solstrale PV package is available from €4,730 and applies to a fully installed photovoltaic system without home storage There is also a higher priced package available at Ikea The offers are available at ikea.com/solar the group continues to work with British solar company Solarcentury which has set up a German subsidiary to implement Ikea orders “We offer an integrated service from development to construction and operation,” said Dennis de Jong Ikea set up information points at entrances and exits as well as near the restaurant “We are delighted to hear from all of our five furniture stores that customers are very interested in our range of home solar systems,” said the Ikea spokeswoman the Swedish furniture company will soon launch German marketing campaigns for its Solstrale offering Ikea already sells residential PV systems in Belgium More articles from Sandra Enkhardt Please be mindful of our community standards and website in this browser for the next time I comment Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" This website uses cookies to anonymously count visitor numbers. View our privacy policy. × The cookie settings on this website are set to "allow cookies" to give you the best browsing experience possible If you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click "Accept" below then you are consenting to this Close was placed on administrative leave after she lectured her class on her hatred for Donald Trump and the novel coronavirus A student in Alpine School District’s Lehi High School recorded their teacher’s casual conversation-turned-rant in a viral video she complains about students who refuse to get vaccinated and can be heard claiming that the virus would “end in five seconds” if people got inoculated “We’ll just keep getting variants over and over and over until people get vaccinated It’s never going to end,” the teacher said “It could end in five seconds if people would get vaccinated.”  The teacher proceeded to express her hatred for Donald Trump and taunted the students to tell administrators about her rant One student can be heard asking if she’s a liberal She looped back to her feelings about being in a classroom learning environment with unvaccinated students She called the students “rude” for coming to her class unvaccinated and asked if they This is my classroom and if you guys are going to put me at risk you’re going to hear about it,” she said I don’t have to be happy about the fact that there’s kids coming in here with their variants that could possibly get me or my family sick And I’m not going to pretend like it’s not which included students informally peppering her with questions the teacher encouraged students to ignore their parents because the high schoolers are “Most of y’alls parents are dumber than you I’m going to say that out loud.” “My parents are freaking dumb,” she continued You don’t have to do everything your parents say And you don’t have to believe everything your parents believe the teacher told students to remain silent about their conservative beliefs in the classroom She told students that they must accept climate change and not be a “homophobe” if they do not wish to be made fun of by the teacher but keep it quiet in here because I’m probably going to make fun of you here are the topics that you’ll probably want to avoid in this class which you went into — you asked me,” she said get the hell out … That’s pathetic that you think that Because I’m the [Gay Straight Alliance] faculty advisor “If I hear you say a d**n word against any of them If you give shiz to any LGBTQ kid in the school Alpine School District issued a statement condemning the teacher’s behavior and announcing that she had been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation “We became aware late this afternoon of an incident that took place in one of our high school classrooms The employee has been put on administrative leave pending a thorough investigation,” the school district said not reflective of the professional conduct and decorum we expect of our teachers Within 24 hours, the district updated its statement to reflect that the teacher is no longer an employee at the school It’s unclear whether the teacher was fired or resigned “Although the details of a personnel investigation are confidential the teacher involved is no longer an employee of Alpine School District,” the district said Your information could be the missing piece to an important story Submit your tip today and make a difference David Stockbrink continues his sensational form for FC Monglabach in the 3-2 win over SG Kaarst in the German Sonderliga on Sunday FC Monglabach won 3:2 against SG Kaarst with the Nigerian who is the captain of the side scoring one and assisted twice David created many scoring chances from the left flank but his teammates didn’t finish them “We could have won with a higher scoreline but we didn’t convert the numerous chances that came out way especially in the end” he said David is 16 however has graduated to play for the U19 side he German team and looking forward to his debut soon in the Bundesliga “I can’t wait to play for the senior team and l hope it will come soon” he stated Ikea has partnered with Infarm to grow three instore herb gardens in Germany as the demand for sustainable products is growing locally.  The collaboration aims to motivate Ikea employees and customers to live healthier and Ikea Munich-Eching can see Infarm herbs such as dill “Infarm’s concept convinced us because we can make the topics of sustainability and healthy eating tangible for our employees and customers in a prominent place in our furniture stores,” said Tanja Schramm “As part of our People & Planet Positive strategy we aim to inspire and empower people to lead healthier That’s why we’re increasingly focusing on plant-based foods and dishes with a lower environmental impact and at a price that everyone can afford.” considers itself to be one of the world’s fastest-growing vertical farming companies Its modular technology system enables the 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