French exchange Jun 26, 2008
"For generations, the foreign exchange trip has been a rite de passage for British teenagers. True, we Brits rarely improved our language skills significantly as a result of a two-week stay with a continental European family. But we learned other, perhaps even more valuable, life lessons. We learned how to kiss with tongues to the sound of Careless Whispers at a grisly bar on the Essen ring road (maybe that was just me). We learned how to smoke a packet of Gauloises while looking moody at a cafe... (Guardian Unlimited)
German and Turkish leaders calling for calm ahead of the two nations' Euro 2008 semifinal Jun 25, 2008
"We are prepared for anything," said Ulrich Fassbender, a police spokesman in nearby Essen. Germany's top security official, Interior Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble, hopes that all will be peaceful after the match. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Commodity prices threaten economic growth, G8 warns Jun 15, 2008
Oil closed at almost $135 a barrel in New York on Friday, compared about $65 when G8 finance ministers met a year ago in Essen, Germany to prepare the 2007 leaders' summit ... The ministers said the rise of the bio-fuel industry, which is contributing to the rise in food prices by consuming produce and farm land that might otherwise be used to feed people, poses challenges and opportunities, adding that it is essential to ensure the sustainability of their production and use. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
* Clubs boost stimulation factor by employing VJs May 28, 2008
Tasso Treis of Cologne last year helped create the visuals for the closing event of the Love Parade in Essen, Germany. Treis explained that geometric forms such as circles are used in minimal techno, while pictures that help create a mood go with abstract music. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
TFC of Germany orders new Mechtronix flight training device for expanding pilot provisioning program May 27, 2008
Flight Training Organization Will Be First to Use Mechtronix Avidyne Glass Cockpit Flight Trainer MONTREAL, May 27 /PRNewswire/ - Mechtronix Systems Inc. (MSI), the fastest growing and third leading provider of flight training equipment in the world, today announced the purchase by TFC of Essen Germany for an Ascent(R) Flight Trainer(TM) configured for a multi engine piston glass cockpit environment, namely the Piper Seminole featuring Avidyne Glass avionics ... "We look at our purchase of this... (PR Newswire)
Construction, Machinery Spending Fueled Germany's First-Quarter Growth May 27, 2008
While the Essen- based company expects higher sales in 2008, pretax profit will be flat as the euro's appreciation hampers orders. The euro has appreciated 8 percent against the dollar this year, making European exports less competitive. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
RWE Rules Out Full Bid for U.K. Rival British Energy, Handelsblatt Reports May 9, 2008
The Essen-based utility will instead look out for opportunities such as the purchase of individual sites for nuclear power plants or of a minority stake, the German business daily said ... RWE spokeswoman in Essen declined to comment when reached by telephone today. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Commerzbank May Miss Full-Year Target After First-Quarter Profit Drops 54% May 7, 2008
Restructuring costs related to the integration of Hypothekenbank in Essen AG and the sale of riskier securities led to the loss. Pretax profit at the Mittelstand unit that serves mid-sized companies, the company's biggest profit generator, rose 23 percent to 232 million euros. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Arcandor's Karstadt Department Stores May Miss Profit Target, Spiegel Says Apr 20, 2008
Arcandor, based in Essen, Germany, is therefore seeking acquisitions or partnerships, the magazine reported, citing an internal strategy document. Arcandor is exploring the possibility of combining with an English store operator and with Spain's retail chain El Corte Ingles SA, Spiegel said, citing unidentified members of the German company's supervisory board. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Monarchs Place Four On All-CAA Men's Tennis Team Apr 18, 2008
Old Dominion University Monarchs - Men's Tennis - Official Athletic Site. Seleznev named first team All-CAA. (Odusports.com)
Hochtief May Bid for Macedonian Airport, Financial Times Deutschland Says Apr 17, 2008
Hochtief, based in Essen, has a ``good chance'' of getting the contract, FTD said, citing unidentified people from the Macedonian government. The government wants the winner to invest about 300 million euros ($478 million) expanding three airports in the country, the newspaper reported. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Landmark Study Aims to Improve Osteoporosis Care Standards Worldwide Apr 10, 2008
GLOW study sites are the following: Lyon, France Paris, France Leuven, Belgium Amsterdam, Netherlands Barcelona, Spain Essen, Germany Verona, Italy Southampton, UK West Haverstraw, NY USA Worcester, MA USA Pittsburgh, PA USA Seattle, WA USA Cincinnati, OH USA Los Angeles, CA USA Birmingham, AL USA Hamilton, Ontario Canada Sydney, Australia Notes to Editors Spokespeople available for comment: Dr. Robert Lindsay Executive committee co-chair, GLOW Chief of Internal Medicine at Helen Hayes Hospital,... (PR Newswire)
Exodus European Tour Dates Apr 1, 2008
18th April - Turock, Essen (Germany). 19th April - Roxy, Saarbr. (Suite101.com)
Valdes: Barca will bounce back against Schalke Apr 1, 2008
Checking in: Barcelona's Giovani Da Silva arrives at their hotel in Essen, Germany yesterday. Barcelona and Schalke 04 will play their quarter-final, first leg match today. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Leighton Shares Surge After Report of Alliance With Accor in India, China Mar 25, 2008
Essen, Germany-based Hochtief is that country's biggest builder. To contact the reporters on this story: in Sydney. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
* Dance series will put a spring in your step Mar 21, 2008
Wu choreographed Reflex in 2006 under a commission from PACT Zollverein in Essen, Germany. A dance for four women, set to a score by Christoph Iacano, Reflex explores the world of reflex movement and instinctual reactions. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
German court curbs data storage law Mar 20, 2008
Joerg van Essen from the opposition FDP called on the government to finally turn its back on ever-increasing preventive policies and turn towards an interior and legal policy conscious of basic rights. In 2004, judges ordered the government to tighten rules for bugging homes. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Showcasing the spoils of war in Sweden Mar 15, 2008
It had wended its way to a monastery in Essen, Germany, before ending up in the hands of Rudolph II in Prague, from whom Sweden's Queen Christina grabbed it in 1648. Recently the Swedes have loaned the so-called Devil's Bible to the Czech Republic, but they aren't going to fork over either permanently. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
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we killed german civilians in berlin, hamburg, leipzig, munich, essen, and dresden: we killed them by the ton. Report: Severed Fingers of Kidnapped Westerners Sent to U.S. Officials Thursday, March 13, 2008. (Human Events Online)
Nalco and Evonik Expand Strategic Relationship for Tissue Makers in Central and South America Mar 15, 2008
and ESSEN, Germany, March 14, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Nalco Company (NYSE: - ) and Evonik's Goldschmidt Industrial Specialties have expanded their agreement for Nalco to be the exclusive distributor of Evonik's tissue additives in Central and South America. ADVERTISEMENT. (Primezone Releases)
Put yourself in their shoes Mar 7, 2008
During Cimaglil s reading class, students finished with a regular reading story, but first read a hand-out about education in Third World counties written by Renate Nestvogel from the University of Essen in Germany. Of course, I would like to go to school, but how can I. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Checkpoint Systems Wins METRO Group Contract for RFID Portals Mar 6, 2008
In 2007, Checkpoint supplied systems integration services and a range of Checkpoint solutions for a groundbreaking item-level RFID pilot at METRO Group's Galeria Kaufhof department store in Essen, Germany. Checkpoint also supplies RFID labels for the retailer's "Tag It Easy!" pilot project to assist Asian suppliers with compliance. (PR Newswire)
Commerzbank May Be Interested in Essen Bank, Westdeutsche Allgemeine Says Mar 5, 2008
Commerzbank May Be Interested in Essen Bank, Westdeutsche Says ... March 5 (Bloomberg) -- , Germany's second- biggest bank, may be interested in Essen-based National-Bank AG, said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Turner to be contractor for Westinghouse Cranberry complex Mar 5, 2008
Turner, also based in Dallas, is a subsidiary of construction giant , based in Essen, Germany. "Turner is honored to have been selected by Wells REIT II - Cranberry Woods Development to construct this important project for Westinghouse Electric Co.," Joe Milicia, vice president and general manager of Turner's Pittsburgh office, said in a statement. (Pittsburgh Business Times, PA)
German power group RWE unveils 30 bln euro investment plan Feb 22, 2008
File picture shows the headquarters of German energy supplier RWE AG in Essen, western Germany. Business Video. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Commerzbank Profit Falls 44% to $293 Million on Subprime-Linked Writedowns Feb 14, 2008
The public finance and treasury unit, which is being reorganized, reported a loss of 132 million euros because of charges at its Hypothekenbank in Essen AG subsidiary. The bank announced last month it will fold EssenHyp into Eurohypo as it tries to boost profit at the unit. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
RWE Expects to Reorganize by October, Financial Times Deutschland Reports Feb 1, 2008
RWE, based in Essen, said on Dec. 11 that it plans to change the company's organizational structure, appointing Ulrich Jobs chief operating officer and Berthold Bonekamp head of group strategy, mergers and acquisitions. To contact the reporter on this story: Thom Rose in Frankfurt at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Commerzbank to Fold EssenHyp Into Eurohypo to Boost Public Finance Profit Jan 31, 2008
Commerzbank to Fold EssenHyp Into Eurohypo Unit to Boost Profit ... Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) -- Commerzbank AG, Germany's second- largest bank, said it will fold Hypothekenbank in Essen AG into its subsidiary Eurohypo AG as part of a reorganization aimed at boosting profit in the public finance business ... EssenHyp's premises in Essen will be closed and the 203 workers will be offered new jobs, Commerzbank said. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Euro: PSV beats Ajax; Rangers to Cup final Jan 31, 2008
Wolfsburg beat Schalke on penalties after a 1-1 draw in extra time and Hamburger SV advanced to the quarterfinals for the first time in 11 years when it beat third-division Rot-Weiss Essen 3-0. Rafael van der Vaart put the visitors ahead after six minutes, and Piotr Trochowski and Ivica Olic added second-half goals to complete Hamburg's victory. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Ruhr Return: Wim Wenders Shoots Tale of Misfit Photographer For Road Movie Jan 28, 2008
Fifteen years after he last made a feature film in Germany, Wenders has returned to shoot in his native town of Dusseldorf and nearby Essen, the heart of the industrial Ruhr, where coal and steel once dominated. This is where Wenders, the son of a surgeon, went to the cinema as a schoolboy. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Arcandor Full-Year Sales Advance 54% on Stronger Demand in Tourism Unit Jan 8, 2008
Revenue rose to 20 billion euros ($29 billion) in 2007, the Essen, Germany-based company said today in a statement. Bookings were ``good'' at Thomas Cook in the current fiscal year's first quarter, Arcandor said, without giving figures. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
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)
Cheap Flights: Dsseldorf, Germany Dec 29, 2007
to Dsseldorf Airport is uncomplicated with good rail connections from downtown Dsseldorf, Cologne, and many Ruhr towns including Duisburg and Essen. Germany has many with numerous alternative airports to Dsseldorf available in. (Suite101.com)
Transportation: Dsseldorf Airport Dec 29, 2007
Trains are the easiest and fastest way to get to Dsseldorf Airport (DUS), Germany from the downtown Hauptbahnhof and Ruhr cities Dortmund, Duisburg, Essen, and Cologne ... Dsseldorf Airport thus serves as primary airport for numerous Ruhr cities including Essen, Duisburg, and Dortmund ... Direct trains are available from Dsseldorf Airport to numerous cities including Dsseldorf (7 minutes), Cologne (Kln) (40 min), Bonn (65 min), Koblenz (2 hours), Berlin (4 hours), Duisburg (8 min),... (Suite101.com)
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90 at a meet in Essen, Germany. She cut 10 seconds off the previous mark. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Arcandor Third-Quarter Operating Profit Jumps on Tourism Industry Rebound Dec 18, 2007
3 million euros a year earlier, the company said today in a statement handed out to reporters at its headquarters in Essen, Germany. Arcandor didn't report net income. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
East dances with West Dec 16, 2007
Indeed, Riepe will be acting in an advisory capacity to Len on her choreography, using the experience he picked up at the acclaimed Folkwang Hochschule in Essen Germany. At the tender age of just 28, he has helmed the Ben J. Riepe Company, a troupe comprising dancers who also studied at Folkwang Hochschule, since 2004. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Brightest poor children do worse than wealthy but dim classmates Dec 14, 2007
For the best in gift ideas and festive essentials ... Dave Richards, essen, Germany ... Essential highlights including the Yangtze - 16 days fully inclusive from only 1275. (Times Online)
German Media Worried Over Teen Sex Laws Dec 13, 2007
MP Jorg van Essen said: "Rather than protect young people the law will inhibit the process of sexual self realisation.". There are also fears that such a law will lead to false claims by teen lovers who fall out with each other. (Sky News)
ThyssenKrupp AG UK Regulatory Announcement: AGM Statement Dec 7, 2007
Duisburg and Essen, December 2007. ThyssenKrupp AG. (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)
RWE Plans to Quadruple Renewable Power Nov 22, 2007
ESSEN, Germany - RWE, Germany's biggest power producer and Europe's largest polluter, plans to more than quadruple its generation capacity from renewable energy sources by boosting investment throughout Europe. The company, seeking to cut generating costs, plans to increase investments mainly in windpower on- and offshore to at least 1 billion euros (US$1. (Planet Ark, United States)
England to Germany by Bus or Train Nov 20, 2007
Frequent services are available to Dsseldorf and other cities in the Ruhr area such as Essen and Dortmund. Trains to Hamburg and Berlin take around four hours. (Suite101.com)
German Economic Growth Accelerated in Third Quarter on Higher Investment Nov 14, 2007
Hochtief AG, Germany's largest construction company based in Essen, said today that third-quarter profit tripled, beating analysts' forecasts. Rival HeidelbergCement AG on Nov. 6 reported a 39 percent gain in third-quarter sales. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Arcandor Plans to Sell Neckermann Mail-Order Unit to Sun Capital of U.S. Nov 10, 2007
Neckermann has been earmarked for separation from the rest of Arcandor's activities since last November, when the Essen, Germany-based company said it might sell stock in the unit or seek a buyer. The division raised German sales by 7 percent to 449 million euros ($660 million) in the first half and also takes Web orders from countries including Poland and Belgium. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Turkish-Kurd tensions spill into Europe's streets Nov 10, 2007
"Ankara has no interest in seeing these tensions escalate," says Faruk Sen, director at the Center for Turkey Studies at the University of Essen in western Germany. But even if they do, he says, the real losers will be Turks and Kurds in Germany. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
* Chancellor calls for law against forced unions in Germany Oct 31, 2007
Gulay Kizilocak, deputy director of the Center for Turkish Studies at the University of Essen, said "it is important that we distinguish between forced marriage and arranged marriages.". "Not every arranged marriage is forced," she said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Germany to host '11 WWC, edging Canada Oct 31, 2007
Other cities are: Augsburg, Bielefeld, Bochum, Dresden, Essen, Leverkusen, Magdeburg, Moenchengladbach, Sinsheim and Wolfsburg, if FIFA raises the number of finalists to 24. If the number remains at 16 countries, some cities most likely will be dropped. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
U.S. swimmer sets record in 800m freestyle Oct 15, 2007
ESSEN, Germany (AP) -- Kate Ziegler of the United States set a short-course world record in the 1,500 meters, finishing in 15 minutes, 32. 90 seconds on Friday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Boulerice is off the ice for 25 games Oct 13, 2007
American Kate Ziegler broke two freestyle short-course world records in a single race at a meet in Essen, Germany, setting new marks over 800 (8:09. 68) and 1,500-meters (15:32. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
EU Ministers Seek Stronger Chinese Yuan After Failing to Agree on Dollar Oct 9, 2007
That repeated language used by G-7 officials at a meeting in Essen, Germany, earlier this year. Ministers also said the European governments and companies have done enough to help address so-called global imbalances, suggesting that emerging Asian economies need to take up the slack. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Train Travel Times to Cologne Sep 27, 2007
Train travel time from Essen to Cologne, Germany: 0 hour 50 minutes. Train travel time from Koblenz to Cologne, Germany: 0 hour 53 minutes. (Suite101.com)
The fruits of the Levine-era BSO are well-received in Europe Sep 7, 2007
PARIS - With an itinerary that would exhaust even the most intrepid traveler, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has been making its way through Europe for the last two weeks, beginning with three concerts in Lucerne, Switzerland, and continuing on to Germany with performances in Hamburg, Essen, and D sseldorf. This is the first international tour the BSO has made under music director James Levine, and reports from part one suggest a string of successes. (Boston Globe)
UNESCO Heritage Sites in Germany Sep 3, 2007
Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex (Industriekomplex Zeche) in Essen a major industrial complex with Bauhaus-inspired architecture from the 1930s. Historic Centers of Stralsund and Wismar medieval town plans and brick Gothic architecture. (Suite101.com)
Arcandor Posts Profit as Tourism Rebound Boosts Demand for Travel Services Aug 31, 2007
2 million euros a year earlier, the Essen, Germany-based company said today in an e- mailed statement. Arcandor didn't give figures for net income. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
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)
Love Parade Debuts in Germany's Ruhr Aug 26, 2007
ESSEN, Germany More than 1 million revelers, many scantily dressed, danced their way through the streets of Essen Saturday to sound of whistles blowing and techno music for the Love Parade's debut in its new home western Germany's industrial Ruhr region ... Participants of this year's techno event Love Parade dance in the streets in Essen, Germany, Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007 ... It is the first time since 1989 that the parade takes place in Essen and not in the capital Berlin. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Gustavo Dudamel, Youthful Conductor and Salsa Fan, Relishes European Tour Aug 24, 2007
It's somewhere different every day: Essen, Lubeck -- it's crazy, but fun. And my orchestra loves the challenge. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
NXY-059 for Acute Ischemic Stroke Aug 9, 2007
From the Division of Neurology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (A.S.); the Acute Stroke Unit and Cerebrovascular Clinic, University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom (K.R.L.); the University of California San Diego Stroke Center, San Diego (P.L.); the Department of Neurology, University of Texas Houston Medical School, Houston (J.G.); the Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol,... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Traffic Pollution May Raise Heart Risks by Hardening Arteries Jul 17, 2007
Coronary atherosclerosis is the underlying pathology for the events people suffer from, like sudden cardiac death,'' said Barbara Hoffmann, the study's lead author and a researcher at the Institute for Medical Informatics at the University of Duisburg- Essen in Essen, Germany. Coronary atherosclerosis causes complications when plaque on artery walls blocks blood flow. (Bloomberg)
RWE to invest 280 mln eur in offshore UK wind park Jul 11, 2007
ESSEN, Germany (Thomson Financial) - RWE AG said it will invest 280 mln eur in a 90 MW wind park at Rhyl Flats off the Welsh coast of the United Kingdom. Siemens AG (nyse: - - ) yesterday announced it will supply 25 turbines for the project, which is scheduled for completion by mid-2009. (Forbes -- Business)
Obituaries in the News Jul 5, 2007
He was working on two new projects, ``Tiere,'' (``Animals,'') and ``Zum Essen,'' (``To Eat,'') at the time of his death. Born Jan. 11, 1967 in Suresnes, near Paris, Kalt grew up in Germany and Switzerland, studying German and law in Zurich before working for several newspapers and magazines starting in the late 1980s. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Germany finds solution to its withering coal mines Jun 15, 2007
1 percent share in a RAG, based in the northern city of Essen, and have the power to block major decisions ... ttgers, the premier of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, where Essen is located ... "If you're a politician working on this idea, then the prospect of a new DAX company in your state is quite attractive," said Manuel Frondel, an economist at the Rhenish-Westphalian Institute for Economic Research in Essen. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Embassy Row (James Morrison) Jun 15, 2007
"It was America who came to our help. You did not care who had begun World War II. You created the Marshall Plan and sent care packages that helped to feed the children in my home city of Essen, as it did France or Britain." Mr. Scharioth also cited the Berlin airlift, which broke the Soviet blockade of West Berlin, President Kennedy's visit to Berlin when he declared himself a Berliner and President Reagan's demand that Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev tear down the Berlin Wall. The ambassador... (Washington Times, DC)
EU moving further on climate change Jun 5, 2007
Although the European carbon-trading arrangement is the world's most functional, the countries that administer it acknowledged in a meeting this weekend in Essen, Germany, that the system was shadowed by some major flaws, including a government-credit allocation plan that allows companies to profit by lobbying for additional pollution permits. According to a statement issued by the German presidency, European Union governments plan to ask the European Commission to propose modifying the current... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
