Tips for Eclipse-Watchers Jul 29, 2008
Nevertheless, about 20 percent of the diameter of the sun will be in shadow over Berlin at around 11:32 Central European Summer Time (3:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time); in Freiburg, in southern Germany, unfortunately, only about 6 percent. Without a safe filter such as a special set of eclipse glasses [see image], the won't even be able to make out what is happening and to look directly into the sun without protection is to court permanent blindness. (Scientific American)
Intersolar North America 2008 Exceeds Expectations Jul 23, 2008
Intersolar Europe, previously held in Freiburg, Germany, has switched venues due to greater demand for space and is now held annually at the New Trade Fair Centre in Munich ... Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI): Freiburg Management und Marketing International GmbH (FMMI) is owned and operated by the City of Freiburg and founded with the aim of promoting international cooperatives and organizing trade exhibitions and conferences relating to the economy, tourism, the... (PR Newswire)
Namibia demands return of genocide skulls from GermanyWindhoek, Namibia (PANA) - Namibia said German universities should return about47 human skulls, remains of colonial era German genocide which are in German archives, reports said here Wednesday. 23/07/2008 Full Text... Jul 23, 2008
Germany's public broadcaster, ARD, reported that the 47 skulls were still stored at the Medical History Museum at the Charite teaching hospital in Berlin and a d ozen more at Freiburg University in south-western Germany. Namibia's ambassador to Germany, Peter Katjavivi, told ARD that the skulls must be repatriated to Namibia, citing a UNESCO convention which stipulates that the s kulls must be taken back to their country of origin. (Panapress.com)
RoboCup breeding autonomous soccer players Jul 19, 2008
Last year, Osaka University and the University of Freiburg in Germany took first place in the humanoid leagues. Four robot competitions will be held this year: humanoid, standard, middle and small categories. (EETimes)
AMERICA'S FUTURE: Energy Answers in Germany? Jul 15, 2008
The Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, Germany, gets all its power from renewable energy sources. The Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center in Freiburg, Germany, gets all its power from renewable energy sources ... FREIBURG, Germany Tucked away in Germany's southwest corner lies the country's throughly modern "environmental capital" of Freiburg, where residents are embracing a number of green energy projects that may soon be running in the United States. (Fox News)
New Anticoagulants — The Path from Discovery to Clinical Practice Jun 26, 2008
From the Division of Cardiology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (J.L.); and the Cardiovascular Thombosis Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (R.C.B.). . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Northrop Grumman's German Subsidiary Changes Name to Northrop Grumman LITEF Jun 18, 2008
LONDON, June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: ) has announced that its navigation systems subsidiary, LITEF GmbH, located in Freiburg, Germany has changed its name to Northrop Grumman LITEF GmbH, to enhance its visibility in the international market and strengthen its identity with the global defense and technology company. "Northrop Grumman LITEF is a major contributor to the European market," said Jim Pitts, corporate vice president and president of Northrop... (PR Newswire)
Achievo supersizes offices at Bishop Ranch Jun 17, 2008
blingen, Freiburg, Ingolstadt and Munich, where 126 Achievo employees work. "Frankfurt is the financial hub of Germany," said Wolfgang Zhang, president of Achievo Germany. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Intersolar launches big leap to USA Jun 13, 2008
Dieter Salomon, city mayor of Freiburg (Germany) where Fraunhofer ISE is located, and chairman of the Intersolar organizer company, remarked that the reason why PV technology is successful in a not-so-sunny country such as Germany is the legal conditions. Here, the production of energy from renewable sources is heavily subsidized; even private persons can install PV panels on the roof of their houses and feed the electric energy into the grid and public utilities are obliged to buy that energy. (EETimes)
Teacher retiring, but not giving up 'adventure' Jun 5, 2008
She also studied German at the University of Freiburg and the University of Tuebingen in Germany. She earned certification from Eastern Illinois University as a specialist in education administration, and received a doctorate in German and comparative literature from the University of Illinois. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A Journey to The Magic Fleet -- Author John Strang Continues a Riveting Tale of Conflicts, Wars, and Adventures May 25, 2008
John Strang was born in Kirtland, Ohio and studied philosophy, classics, German and history at various American colleges and at the University of Freiburg, Germany. He obtained his doctorate in philosophy in 1984 from Boston University and has taught for over twenty years at various colleges and universities in New England. (Primezone Releases)
Stanford Legend Peter Tegen Announces Retirement May 24, 2008
A native of the Dresden area in Germany, Tegen came to West Germany following the Second World War, received his undergraduate degrees from the Duetsche Sporthochschule and University of Koln in 1965, and his graduate degrees in English and Sports Sciences from the University of Freiburg. Tegen taught English and coached gymnastics and track in Germany before traveling the world as a German sports science diplomat. (Gostanford.com)
46 comments May 20, 2008
Tehran is Winning - HUMAN EVENTS. Tehran is Winningby Posted: 05/19/2008. (Human Events Online)
YKL-40 Levels and Asthma Apr 17, 2008
From the University of Chicago, Chicago (C.O., Z.T., Y.S., L.P., R.N., S.R., L.A.L., D.L.N.); the University of Wisconsin, Madison (J.E.G., R.F.L.); Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (J.D.P., J.A.E., G.L.C.); the University of South Dakota Medical School, Sioux Falls (R.R.P.); and the University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany (A.H., K.A.D.). Drs. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Medieval Castles in the Vosges Apr 12, 2008
How to get there: 25 minutes south of Strasbourg off the A35, or about 40 minutes from Baden-Baden (Germany) on N59 from Freiburg and 45 minutes from the (Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg). Circuit Hike to four Castles. (Suite101.com)
Freiburg Germany Apr 10, 2008
Freiburg, Germany, with its historic University and gateway to the Black Forest, is an ideal destination ... Freiburg is an ancient university town on the western edge of the Black Forest in south western Germany ... Because of its culture, history, proximity to both France and Switzerland, its use as a gateway to the Black Forest and its historical city center and University, Freiburg is a major tourist destination. (Suite101.com)
Read more. . Apr 8, 2008
They first made a stop in Amsterdam before going arriving in Hannover, and from there will travel to Hildeschein, Berlin, Dresden, Freiburg, and Frankfurt before returning to the States. Throughout this intensive, two-week program, the group will be visiting with German political and business leaders, and they will have many opportunities to discuss common challenges with German students and teachers. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
Feathered Friends Favor Fruity Flavonoids Apr 6, 2008
Researchers from the University of Freiburg and the Max Plank Institute for Ornithology in Germany offered a group of blackcaps a choice of two foods ... According to the lead author of the study, Carlo Catoni of the University of Freiburg: "We fed the birds an amount of flavonoids that they would obtain by eating 1-2 blackberries, bilberries or elderberries a day. We used this modest intake of flavonoids because high quantities are only available during the limited time of maximum berry... (Science Daily)
* LETTERS: Quantum for Tibet Mar 30, 2008
Freiburg, Germany This story has been viewed 359 times. Advertising. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cyclist Ullrich named in German doping probe Mar 23, 2008
FREIBURG, Germany (AP) -- Top cyclists Jan Ullrich and Andreas Kloeden were named Saturday in an investigation of a doping operation carried out at a German university clinic. Ullrich, the former Tour de France champion, and two-time Tour runner-up Kloeden were mentioned in an interim report released by Freiburg University, which is investigating the operation run for years from their clinic. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
German inquiry suspects ex-Tour winner doped Mar 21, 2008
FREIBURG, Germany (AP) -- An independent German inquiry found many indications but no proof that former Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich used performance-enhancing drugs ... The panel published its partial findings Thursday, after being commissioned by the University of Freiburg to investigate claims that some of its doctors were linked to doping. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Germany expands cycling doping investigation Mar 9, 2008
FREIBURG, Germany (AP) -- The Freiburg district attorney's office will expand an investigation into an alleged doping operation at a university clinic to more cyclists than former T-Mobile rider Patrik Sinkewitz. The investigators office said Saturday other former T-Mobile riders are now suspected of accompanying Sinkewitz to the Freiburg University clinic, where two doctors are suspected of providing doping services. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Internationally Ranked Ballroom Dancing Talent & Dancers From Dancing With the Stars Featured at This Weekend's 12th Annual City Lights Ball Competition Mar 8, 2008
For example, the muscle exertion and breathing rates for competitors in ballroom dancing competition were equal or greater to cyclists, swimmers, and an Olympic 800 meter run, according to a study at the University of Freiburg in Germany. TICKETS: $30 for daytime show general admission; $45 for table seats for evening performances. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Lessons from the dark side Feb 14, 2008
One of the historians who led the study, Ulrich Herbert of the University of Freiburg, discusses the findings. What sources were made available to you. (Nature News Service)
Plane nakedGermany prepares for its first tourism flight for nudists Feb 3, 2008
The psychologist from Freiburg not only walks through woods naked. He goes jogging in the nude, too. (BBC News -- Europe)
SiC transistors drive solar inverter efficiency Jan 17, 2008
MUNICH, Germany The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (Freiburg, Germany) claims it has achieved a record efficiency for its inverter designed for PV generators. Key to the high efficiency are Silicon Carbide (SiC) power transistors from US vendor Cree, Inc.. (EETimes)
The problem is China; Return the church to Russia; Violent movies; Going for growth Jan 12, 2008
Stan Lai, Freiburg, Germany. Return the church to Russia. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
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)
Ballroom dancing goes for Olympic gold Dec 29, 2007
The muscle exertion and breathing rates of competitors in a two-minute ballroom dance were equal to those of cyclists, swimmers, and an Olympic 800 meter runner over the same period of time, according to a 1986 study at the University of Freiburg, Germany. In 2002, DanceSport asked to be considered for admission to the Olympics. (Boston Globe)
Cops: 'Mr. Bean' Dings a Car in Aspen Dec 23, 2007
Rowan Atkinson gestures in a Saturday, March 31, 2007 file photo in Freiburg, Germany. British comedian Rowan Atkinson, known for playing the bumbling television and movie character Mr. Bean, made a mistake of his own when he backed an SUV into an Aspen woman's car. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Telbivudine versus Lamivudine in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B Dec 20, 2007
From the University Department of Medicine, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong (C.-L.L.); Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand (E.G.); Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan (Y.-F.L., C.-W.H.); Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand (S.T.); Xi Nan Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China (Y.W.); First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China (Y.C.); University of Toronto, Toronto (E.J.H.); Albert... (New England Journal of Medicine)
Rhodia Launches Acetow Competitivity Improvement Program Dec 18, 2007
As a first step, an action plan was announced at the Freiburg site in Germany ... It will help ensure the long-term competitiveness of Acetow as part of Rhodia s core businesses and the sustainability of the Freiburg site ... Rhodia Acetow, headquartered in Freiburg in Germany ranks among the three leaders in the market of cellulose acetate fibers for cigarette filters. (BusinessWire)
Danes Corner Market in Christmas Trees Priced at 25% More Than Last Year Dec 15, 2007
German tree distributors are also charging more, said Stephan Gutzweiler, 43, a spokesman for the forestry department of the regional government of Freiburg, on the edge of the Black Forest in southwest Germany. Black Forest trees, sold throughout Europe and the Middle East, cost about 5 percent more this year. (Bloomberg)
* FEATURE: New award aims to inspire bright young academics Dec 11, 2007
Chairman of the National Science Council Chen Chien-jen, right, Professor Peter Jonas of the Department of Physiology at Albert-Ludwigs-University Freiburg, center, and Klaus Ploog, former director of the Graduate Institute of Solid State Electronics at the Max Planck Society, are pictured last Tuesday at Technology Building in Taipei City ... Jonas, a biology professor at Germany's Freiburg University, is known for having overturned the Dale's Principle and proving that individual neurons are... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
T-Mobile riders doped - report Dec 8, 2007
According to the Stuttgarter Zeitung, the riders made a dash to the Freiburg University Clinic in Germany immediately after the prologue of the race in the French city of Strasbourg. There they all received blood transfusions, a practice outlawed by the world anti-doping agency (WADA). (iAfrica.com)
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)
Europeans feel the pinch of higher prices this holiday season Nov 30, 2007
German consumer confidence fell in November for the fourth month in a row, and Brachinger, a statistics professor at the University of Freiburg, in Switzerland, sees a link with rising fears of inflation. He has recalculated the German consumer price index to reflect how frequent purchases of things like groceries and fuel - just the products seeing stiff increases - influence perceptions of inflation. (International Herald Tribune)
Patent Foramen Ovale and Cryptogenic Stroke in Older Patients Nov 29, 2007
From the Departments of Cardiology and Angiology (M.H., A.G.), Neurology and Neurophysiology (A. Harloff, A. Hetzel), and Medical Biometry and Statistics (M.O.), University Hospital Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany. Drs. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Give an icon his due; America's history lessons; A new Germany Nov 20, 2007
Give an icon his due; America's history lessons; A new Germany - International Herald Tribune. Give an icon his due; America's history lessons; A new Germany. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Printed ICs aim to make mark on mainstream Nov 20, 2007
"Reliability and stability of organic thin-film transistors is the major problem at present," according to a paper from the Fraunhofer Institute for Physical Measurement Techniques (Freiburg, Germany). "Typical problems, which mostly are not yet completely understood, are that the mobility is typically reduced, and the threshold voltage and the subthreshold region of the transistor are sensitive to environmental conditions.". (EETimes)
Salome Gluecksohn-Waelsch, 100, geneticist who fled Nazi Germany Nov 16, 2007
In 1932, she earned her doctorate in embryology at the University of Freiburg but left Germany shortly thereafter, one in a tide of Jewish academics in flight from Nazism ... In 1982, Freiburg, her alma mater, recognized Waelsch with an honorary doctorate marking the 50th anniversary of her graduation, an award she accepted in absentia and with reservations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Three Chicago scholars named AAAS fellows Nov 2, 2007
Storb earned her medical degree from the University of Freiburg in Germany and joined the Chicago faculty in 1986. She is a recipient of the University s Llewellyn John and Harriet Manchester Quantrell Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching, which she won in 1991. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
German police search two in doping probe Nov 1, 2007
Prosecutors in the southwestern city of Freiburg ordered the searches as part of an investigation against doctors Andreas Schmid and Lothar Heinrich, both specialists in sports medicine, on suspicion of illegally handling prescription medicine, spokesman Wolfgang Maier said ... The University of Freiburg, to which the clinic belongs, terminated both doctors' contracts after their confession. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Nuremberg ousted from Cup, Bayern skates Nov 1, 2007
Hamburger SV beat second-division Freiburg 3-1 on goals by Piotr Trochowski, Ivica Olic, and captain Rafael van der Vaart, who converted a penalty in the final minute. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
NUS holds life sciences conference with Baden-Wurttemberg universities Oct 30, 2007
All this is possible following the collective MOU signed in May last year, between the NUS and the universities of Freiburg, Heidelberg, Hohenheim, Karlsruhe, Konstanz, Mannheim, Stuttgart, Tubingen and Ulm. - CNA /ls. (Channel NewsAsia, Singapore)
Cadence links up with Europe's research centers Oct 18, 2007
Three universities have so far joined the network: University of Heidelberg will lead a high-level verification methodology effort; the Technical University of Ilmenau will concentrate on RF design methodology; and the Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany, will oversee analog mixed-signal methodology development ... "Increasing demand for highly skilled graduates in microelectronic design requires a solid and broad theoretical knowledge combined with a practical skill set in... (EETimes)
Motherhood puts operatic dreams on hold Oct 17, 2007
In 2005 he won a scholarship to study at the Staatliche Hochschule fuer Musik in Freiburg. "When I got the call from the Opera Foundation my heart almost stopped," he said of being told the news. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Who's who in the Communist party Oct 15, 2007
Luo Gan is originally from Shandong and initially studied in Beijing before attending the Freiburg Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in Germany. On graduating he worked at steel plants in Germany before returning to China. (Guardian Unlimited)
University scholars receive distinguished, named professorships Sep 21, 2007
A member of the Chicago faculty since 1987, Bohlman also has taught at the University of California, Berkeley, Yale University and the Universities of Freiburg, Vienna and Newcastle as well as the Humboldt University in Berlin. Bohlman received his M.M. and Ph. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
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)
Asien: Lage der Flutopfer verschlechtert sich Aug 24, 2007
Select an Edition: Fri Aug 24 06:30:33 2007. The views expressed are the author's alone. (AlertNet)
4 men arrested for vandalizing Jewish cemetery in Germany Aug 17, 2007
Three of the four men admitted to knocking over more than 70 gravestones at the cemetery in Ihringen, near the French border, on Aug. 11, police in Freiburg said. When police searched their apartments, they found far-right music, an old pistol and ammunition. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Asien: Caritas weitet Hilfe auf 660.000 Euro aus Aug 14, 2007
Reuters AlertNet - Asien: Caritas weitet Hilfe auf 660. Select an Edition: Tue Aug 14 06:56:59 2007. (AlertNet)
Germany thinks big as it taps into the sun Aug 11, 2007
Indeed, the small Black Forest town of Freiburg alone generates almost as much solar photovoltaic power as the whole of Britain. Germany now builds about half of the world's installed solar panels and is leading the way in solar technology. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Exchange student compares U.S., German energy policies Aug 10, 2007
It's the district of Vauban, near Freiburg, in southwest Germany -- and Nathan Hopkins has been there ... He chose a hotbed of renewable energy, Freiburg ... First, however, he had to attend an orientation seminar in Washington in July; then two months of language classes in Saarbruecken, a German city northwest of Freiburg. (North County News, MD)
German city is world leader in solar power research and development Jul 22, 2007
Chernobyl disaster spurs Freiburg to move towards renewable energy ... Its large windows look out on his projects realised throughout Freiburg ... Disch and Freiburg are pioneers in energy saving, and a growing number of eco-tourists flock here to admire his house, known as the Heliotrope. (Business Report, South Africa)
A German City's Long Focus on the Sun Jul 20, 2007
The rotating solar house known as the Heliotrop in Freiburg, southern Germany, pictured May 23, 2007, was designed by German architect Rolf Disch ... (AP Photo/Winfried Rothermel) The Associated Press By PAUL BURKHARDT Associated Press Writer FREIBURG, Germany Jul 20, 2007 (AP) Font Size ... Rolf Disch has harnessed the sun in his city of Freiburg, starting with his own house. (ABC News -- Wire)
German city takes solar power to heart Jul 20, 2007
Freiburg shows off Solar Ship community center, and a rotating solar house. German architect Rolf Disch stands on the rooftop of the Sonnenschiff, or Solar Ship, community center building in Freiburg, Germany, on May 18 ... FREIBURG, Germany - Solar architect Rolf Disch's house looks like an upside down Apollo spacecraft and serves as a testing ground for his design ideas. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Portland officials separate family, send dad home Jul 18, 2007
The two fell in love while she was a graduate student at Freiburg University ... Laaredj-Campbell described her husband as a practicing Muslim who goes to prayer services at a mosque in their home in Freiburg. (MSNBC -- Travel)
CryoLife Establishes Direct Sales Force in Germany Jul 10, 2007
Headquartered in the biotechnology cluster of Baden-Wuerttemberg in Freiburg, the German team is CryoLife's second direct sales force outside of the U.S. CryoLife also sells direct in the United Kingdom. "We are very excited about the potential for growth in the German market," said Steven G. Anderson, CryoLife president and chief executive officer. (PR Newswire)
John Todd, 96; Caltech professor pioneered use of computers in math Jun 27, 2007
The University of Freiburg had moved its books and other records there, along with mathematicians "who were in trouble in various ways," Todd said. When the rescuers arrived, Todd placed a notice on the door "that this place is the property of the British Navy," he said. (Los Angeles Times)
Blood Substitute May Harm, Not Help, Athletes Jun 26, 2007
On the other hand, the side effects of Hemopure -- mainly blood pressure elevations -- are potentially dangerous, said Schumacher, of the University Medical Center Freiburg, in Germany. In this study, Hemopure infusions caused the men's blood pressure to rise several points, on average. (MEDLINEplus)
Congressional term limits; Taiwan and Hong Kong; Another dumb EU idea; The Mideast blame game Jun 24, 2007
Congressional term limits; Taiwan and Hong Kong; Another dumb EU idea; The Mideast blame game - International Herald Tribune. Congressional term limits. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Caritas international pldiert fr Kurswechsel deutscher Afghanistan-Politik Jun 14, 2007
Reuters AlertNet - Caritas international pldiert fr Kurswechsel deutscher Afghanistan-Politik. Select an Edition: Thu Jun 14 06:31:22 2007. (AlertNet)
Blue Jays' Halladay set for early return May 27, 2007
Huber, 64, was immediately suspended by German cycling authorities and the University of Freiburg. Stefano Garzelli beat Gilberto Simoni in a sprint to win the 14th stage of the Giro d'Italia, and Danilo Di Luca retained the overall lead. (Boston Globe)
