Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Beijing boost for Josiah Jul 24, 2008
Josiah attacked well and overtook frontrunner Bayley with 200m to go to claim an unexpected victory as the 27-year-old had arrived in Erfurt, Germany, with stomach problems ... The Beijing-bound track cycling team, trained by Australian John Beasley, had made the journey to Erfurt by road from their training base in Valencia, Spain, and it was their final race before the Olympics next month. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
X-Fab emphasizes role as pure-play foundry Jun 28, 2008
MUNICH, Germany Despite offering intensive engineering support to its customers, X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries AG (Erfurt, Germany) rejects business models that include product development on its own. Nevertheless, the company plans long-term growth, explains X-Fab CEO Hans-Jrgen Straub. (EETimes)
U.K. solar wafer maker to supply Intel spinoff though 2013 Jun 20, 2008
The balance of its output is processed into wafers for European customers at the company s facilities in Erfurt, Germany. The company raised money for expansion by way of an initial public offering of shares in 2007. (EETimes)
Robert Bosch to Buy Ventizz Stake in Ersol Solar Energy for $850 Million Jun 2, 2008
The agreement is subject to the approval of antitrust authorities, Erfurt, Germany-based Ersol said in a statement distributed by OTS newswire. Bosch will pay 101. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Abu Dhabi pours $2B in solar effort May 31, 2008
The first plant, to be based in Erfurt, Germany, will be operational by Q3 2009. A second facility in Abu Dhabi will begin initial production by Q2 2010. (EETimes)
Ersol Solar Wins 12-Year Contract to Supply 250 MWp of Solar Cells to Aleo May 27, 2008
Ersol will deliver a total volume of 250 MWp solar wafers, the Erfurt, Germany-based company said in an e-mailed statement today. To contact the reporter on this story: in Munich at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
See what Needham loved so much about China May 8, 2008
He flunked his exams at the University of Erfurt, leaving without a degree. He became an apprentice priest in 1515 but for failing to celebrate mass, was relegated to a small village, where his punishment was officiating at early- morning mass. (USA Today -- Life)
Three dead babies found in freezer in Germany: prosecutor May 6, 2008
Last November, a 35-year-old woman from Erfurt was sentenced to 12 years in jail for killing two of her babies and hiding their bodies in a freezer. advertisement. (Turkish Press)
Children find three babies in freezer May 6, 2008
In November, a 35-year-old woman from Erfurt was sentenced to 12 years' jail for killing two of her babies and hiding their bodies in a freezer. And on Saturday a dead baby was found in a ditch in the eastern state of Saxony. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
X-Fab sales soar on acquisitions, strong demand Mar 19, 2008
MUNICH, Germany Strong demand from automotive, communications and consumer goods customers caused sales of X-Fab Silicon Foundry (Erfurt, Germany) to soar 66 percent in FY 2007. The takeover of ZMD's foundry business, now X-Fab Dresden manufacturing facilities, also contributed to the company's success. (EETimes)
German atonement Mar 18, 2008
There are memorials in other parts of Germany, especially Munich, and museums, too, like the one on crematoria planned for the City of Erfurt. Those are the big statements. (Ottawa Citizen)
Brazil's chip biz still stymied Mar 15, 2008
6-micron manufacturing technology from X-Fab Semiconductor Foundries AG (Erfurt, Germany). "Our equipment can handle 0.35 micron, and in about three years, we will be able to move to 0.18 micron," said Ceitec president Sergio Dias. (EETimes)
Ersol Full-Year Pretax Profit Drops on Higher Costs for Loans, Hedging Feb 26, 2008
7 million euros a year earlier, the Erfurt, Germany- based company said today in a statement on its Web site. Sales increased 25 percent 160. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Baby Being 'Eaten Alive' by Rare Bacterial Infection Feb 26, 2008
Simon Seyfarth, of Erfurt in Germany, is suffering from Waterhouse Friderichsen syndrome, a rare form of meningitis ... Professor Uwe Friedrich of the Helios Clinical Center in Erfurt, where Simon is being treated, told the Daily Mail, "He is being eaten alive. The disease is often fatal and death sometimes occurs in the first few hours of life. But Simon is a fighter and we have recently seen that his blood count is up and we are battling on to try to save him.". (Fox News)
Plane nakedGermany prepares for its first tourism flight for nudists Feb 3, 2008
By Steve Rosenberg BBC News, Erfurt, Germany ... If you ever decide to visit the Nordstrand Nudist Beach in Erfurt, take my advice - don't go in winter ... So why had I made the trip to Erfurt's premier nudist location in the freezing cold. (BBC News -- Europe)
Passengers Strip Down For Nudist Flights Feb 2, 2008
ERFURT, Germany -- A German travel agency is offering a flight that will be stripped down ... The daily flights will be from Erfurt to a northern German island. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
Germans refuse to forget Nazi past Jan 30, 2008
A ceremony was held in the town of Erfurt, where the ovens for Auschwitz were made, and another museum is planned, to mark the camp's liberation. There Avi Primor, the former Israeli ambassador to Germany, reportedly asked: "Where in the world has one ever seen a nation that erects memorials to immortalise its own shame?" He answered himself: "Only the Germans had the bravery and the humility.". (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Nudist flights ready for takeoff Jan 30, 2008
Its plane will fly from the city of Erfurt to the Baltic island of Usedom, returning on the same day. Tickets cost 499 (370). (Guardian Unlimited)
ON INFAMOUS ANNIVERSARY, GERMANY CONFRONTS HOLOCAUST ANEW... Jan 29, 2008
The city of Erfurt is planning a museum dedicated to the crematoriums ... "Where in the world has one ever seen a nation that erects memorials to immortalize its own shame?" said Avi Primor, the former Israeli ambassador to Germany, at an event commemorating the Holocaust and the liberation of Auschwitz on Friday in Erfurt. (The Drudge Report)
Germany's nude airline takes off Jan 29, 2008
The first nude flights will be a day-trip on July 5 between Erfurt in southeast Germany and the Baltic Sea island of Usedom, which is fringed by white sand beaches. Tickets cost 499 and there are just 50 seats on board the jet. (iAfrica.com)
Nude flight available for German holidaymakers Jan 29, 2008
The first nude flights will be a day-trip on July 5 between Erfurt in southeast Germany and the Baltic Sea island of Usedom. The pilot and the flight attendants, however, will keep their clothes on. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
* Tis' the season for sending text messages in Germany oOwgoTu` Dec 31, 2007
"It is a cheap and non-intrusive means of communication for millions of people who just want to send a quick thought on a whim before they forget," said communications researcher Joachim Hoeflich of Erfurt University. When sending text message holiday greetings, it's important to consider the audience and their sensibilities, said Thomas Schaefer-Elmayer, who is Austria's leading expert on manners. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Donnelly says he never used steroids Dec 17, 2007
22 seconds at a World Cup race in Erfurt, Germany. Miscellany Syracuse's Devendorf done for season Junior guard Eric Devendorf, the second-leading scorer for the Syracuse men's basketball team, will miss the rest of the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in the first minute of the second half of the Orange's 125-75 victory Saturday night over Eastern Tennessee State. (Boston Globe)
Winter Roundup: Speedskating record set Dec 17, 2007
ERFURT, Germany (AP) -- Germany's Jenny Wolf set a world record in the women's 100 meters Sunday at a speedskating World Cup with a time of 10. 22 seconds. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
US in good shape Dec 16, 2007
Speedskating - Olympic champion Shani Davis celebrated the birth of his son by setting a course record in the 1,000 meters at a World Cup event in Erfurt, Germany. The American broke the record with a run of 1:09. (Boston Globe)
Weekend Time Schedule Dec 16, 2007
ISU, World Cup Speedskating, Erfurt, Germany. FIBT, World Cup Bobsleigh, Lake Placid, N.Y.. (International Herald Tribune)
Brazil to make chips using X-FAB process Dec 13, 2007
In return, X-FAB (Erfurt, Germany) gains access to the emerging and fast-growing Latin American electronics market. Small volume manufacturing and prototyping will take place at CEITEC's fab in Porto Alegre, Brazil, commencing in the third quarter of 2008, and larger volumes will be manufactured by X-FAB at its facilities in Erfurt, Germany and Lubbock, Texas, USA.. (EETimes)
X-FAB and CEITEC Reach Strategic Process Licensing Agreement for First CMOS Commercial Semiconductor Front-End Manufacturing in Brazil Dec 12, 2007
ERFURT, Germany ALEGRE, Brazil--()--X-FAB Silicon Foundries, the world's largest foundry group for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor applications, and Brazilian-government-backed entity the Excellence Center for Advanced Electronic Technology known as CEITEC today announced they have reached a strategic licensing agreement for semiconductor manufacturing ... Small volume manufacturing and prototyping will take place at CEITEC s fab in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and larger volumes will be manufactured... (BusinessWire)
Complete weather forecast Dec 7, 2007
Jackson, MS 39201 Last Updated: 12/07/07 07:45:24 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 74% Barometer: 30. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Euro MPs back stricter gun laws Nov 30, 2007
Five years ago, 17 people died in a school shooting in Erfurt in Eastern Germany. The German MEP Gisela Kallenbach, who steered the legislation through the parliament, said "a 100% risk-free environment can never be created, but we can try to prevent events such as those in Finland or Germany". (BBC News -- Europe)
EU legislators push tougher gun controls Nov 30, 2007
Germany raised the age for owning recreational firearms to 21 from 18 after a massacre in a school in Erfurt in 2002 in which a 19-year-old man killed 13 teachers, 2 former classmates and a policeman, before committing suicide. The incidence of gun ownership differs widely across the EU. Currently, there are 36 firearms per 100 people in Cyprus and 32 in Sweden, according to a Geneva-based research group, the Small Arms Survey. (International Herald Tribune)
School massacres plotted on internet Nov 21, 2007
user shot 12 teachers, a secretary, two pupils and a policeman at his school, the Gutenberg Gymnasium in Erfurt, before killing himself. The Erfurt massacre led to the introduction in some states of emergency plans to deal with shooting incidents. (Guardian Unlimited)
Germany 'foils school massacre' Nov 20, 2007
In 2002, a former pupil killed 18 people in his school in the eastern city of Erfurt. The gunman then killed himself. (BBC News -- Europe)
Arrest the handguns Nov 16, 2007
Like the killers at Virginia Tech, at Gutenberg High School in Erfurt, Germany or Dunblane Primary School in Scotland, Auvinen equipped himself for his rampage with the approval of the state. Each country must decide what policies are appropriate for its situation, but it can be helpful to consider the international experience. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Historian finds oldest recipe for bratwurst Nov 2, 2007
The instructions go on display Thursday in the Bratwurst Museum near the eastern city of Erfurt, Thuringia's capital. RECOMMEND THIS STORY. (Yahoo News)
* Povetkin closes in on world title fight by defeating Byrd Oct 29, 2007
AP, ERFURT, GERMANY Monday, Oct 29, 2007, Page 18. Unbeaten Russian Alexander Povetkin pounded Chris Byrd on Saturday until the American's father threw in the towel in the 11th round. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Jets' Vilma (knee) done for the season Oct 28, 2007
Unbeaten Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin (14-0, 11KOs) pounded Chris Byrd until the American's father threw in the towel in the 11th round in Erfurt, Germany. The 2004 Olympic champion took a step toward fighting world champion Wladimir Klitschko, winning the bloody International Boxing Federation elimination fight. (Boston Globe)
Campus police should be armed; it's the only way to stop a killer Sep 14, 2007
Just in case you believe that it is the flawed U.S. Constitution that allows these shootings, in 2002 an expelled German student killed 15 and wounded seven in Erfurt, Germany. He killed himself. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Expansion drives X-Fab 1H sales Aug 29, 2007
"Our plant in Texas is fully utilized, and we plan to build up more capacity there in the first place." In addition, X-Fab plans to transfer several processes from its equally utilized plant in Erfurt, Germany, to its recently purchased fab in Dresden and in Kulim, Malaysia. "By transferring the 1-micron process to Dresden, we offload Erfurt," he said. (EETimes)
WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible Aug 28, 2007
Weather - 7-day Forecast Summaries. Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 08/28/07 09:30:35 EDT. (Florida Today)
Tastes like chicken? Jul 21, 2007
A spokeswoman for the mayor's office said deer were among the animals killed and sold by workers at Erfurt Zoo without permission over a number of years ... Erfurt Zoo, home to lions, elephants and giraffes as well as horses, donkeys, sheep and goats, declined to comment. (MSNBC -- Business)
Cheap Flights To Portugal: Porto Jul 15, 2007
The low cost carrier also operates from Leipzig, Paderborn, , Dresden, Erfurt, Nuremburg and Hannover. For the best deals, though, it s usually best to compare prices from the airports where Air Berlin has competition. (Suite101.com)
Strike by train drivers causes major disruption across Germany Jul 4, 2007
I have the fullest understanding for the strike, said Alfred Buchholz, a retiree waiting at the main station in the eastern city of Erfurt. I find it right when people defend themselves you have only to look at the way prices are going. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Learning to suffer May 19, 2007
Rot-Wei Erfurt P33 W13 D10 L10 Points 49 9. Rot-Wei Ahlen P34 W13 D9 L12 Points 48 10. (CNN -- International)
Community Voice May 10, 2007
And some other April tragedies to add: the deadliest volcanic eruptions ever, in 1793 and 1815; the Frank Slide landslide in Alberta, Canada, in 1903; the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; the 1912 sinking of the luxury liner Titanic; the assassination of Martin Luther King in 1968; the record number of same-day tornadoes in 1974; the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986; the Rodney King riots in 1992; the 30 tornadoes which hit Illinois in 1996; and the Erfurt, Germany shooting rampage in 2002. Our... (Marshall County Journal, SD)
Holmstrom and Leggio Earn Top Honors at DU Student-Athlete Awards Night May 9, 2007
Mike Peterson, Men's Swimming g, Sr., Ames, Iowa , Men's Nordic Skiing, Jr., Erfurt, Germany , Women's Golf, Fr. Barrie, Ontario , Women's Alpine Skiing, So. (Denverpioneers.com)
Today in History April 26 Apr 26, 2007
Five years ago: Robert Steinhaeuser, an expelled student, went on a shooting rampage at a school in Erfurt, Germany, killing 17 people, including himself. David Gunn, who had run transit systems in New York City and Washington, was named president of Amtrak, the troubled national rail passenger service. (MSNBC -- Race)
Attorney blames Bill Gates, Microsoft for VA Tech slayings Apr 21, 2007
You knew five years ago that your on-line game, Counterstrike, so clearly figured in the massacre by a student in Erfurt that the event and the game impacted the race for Chancellor in Germany at the time. Yet, here you are, five years after "Erfurt," still marketing Counterstrike. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Who says Berlin's the only cool city in Germany Apr 15, 2007
The medieval towns of Weimar and Erfurt are attracting British visitors thanks to a new low-cost route - despite the local passion for Goethe, says Sean Clarke. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Travel)
X-Fab moves to take over ZMD Feb 23, 2007
With 2400 employees and locations in Erfurt (Germany), Lubbock (Texas), Plymouth (UK) and Kuching (Malaysia), is a major foundry provider with focus on analog and mixed signal technologies. According to its website, the company presently has a capacity of 52. (EETimes)
Ersol Solar Says Full-Year Pretax Profit Doubled With Production Increase Feb 21, 2007
5 million euros a year earlier, the Erfurt, Germany-based company said today in a statement distributed by OTS newswire. Sales jumped 98 percent to 127. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Winter Sports Roundup: Rough finish for U.S. ski team Feb 19, 2007
Enrico Fabris of Italy edged Erben Wennemars of the Netherlands in the men's 1,500-meter speed skating event in Erfurt, Germany, setting up a showdown at the final World Cup event to decide the season title. Luge. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
