Barcelona advances in Champions League Aug 27, 2008
Five-time European champion Liverpool hosts Standard Liege after tying 0-0 in Belgium. Arsenal hosts the Netherlands Twente after winning 2-0 on the road. (MSNBC -- Sports)
* English giants eye group stage Aug 26, 2008
COULD DO BETTER: Liverpool will hope to improve on the first-leg performance of their tie with Standard Liege after barely earning a goalless draw in Belgium AFP, PARIS Tuesday, Aug 26, 2008, Page 18 ... Notwithstanding back-to-back, albeit narrow, Premiership wins over Sunderland and Middlesbrough, Liverpool certainly need some kind of inspiration when they take on Standard Liege at Anfield having negotiated a barely-deserved goalless draw in Belgium, Liege missing a penalty ... When you dont... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Lazio reportedly courting U.S. defender Onyewu Aug 19, 2008
A few days ago, word came that French side Paris St. Germain is interested in the giant Standard Liege centerback ... Not because he was unhappy in Liege, but because he was interested in a higher level. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Big boys in control Aug 15, 2008
Pepe to the rescue: Liverpool goalkeeper Pepe Reina saves a penalty kick by Standard Lieges Dante Bonfim (left) during their Champions League third qualifying round first-leg tie in Liege on Wednesday ... Premier League rivals Liverpool were fortunate to escape from Belgium with a 0-0 draw against Standard Liege, who missed an early penalty when Dantes poorly struck spot-kick was saved by goalkeeper Pepe Reina after 12 minutes. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Standard Liege 0-0 Liverpool: Rafa Benitez warns Kop flops they ... Aug 14, 2008
Standard Liege 0-0 Liverpool: Rafa Benitez warns Kop flops they must improve - mirror ... Standard Liege 0-0 Liverpool: Rafa Benitez warns Kop flops they must improve ... The Spanish coach admitted his team were desperately lucky to have escaped from Liege with a goalless draw. (Mirror.co.uk)
Injured Liverpool skipper Gerrard makes trip to Belgium Aug 13, 2008
PARIS: Injured skipper Steven Gerrard will be making the trip to Belgium for Liverpool s opening Champions League clash against Standard Liege today, Reds manager Rafael Benitez said ... Benitez made it clear the team to face Standard Liege in this third qualifying round, first-leg tie will be much the same as the one who faced Lazio in the friendly on Aug 8. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Rafa talks up strike duo Aug 13, 2008
The big-money pairing is expected to make its first competitive appearance on Wednesday night in Liverpool's Champions League qualifier with Standard Liege ... "With a place in the lucrative group phase at stake, Benitez also warned his players against complacency ahead of the first-leg tie in Belgium against Liege.He added: "Liege are in good form, they beat Anderlecht last weekend in the Belgian super cup, and last season in their league they barely lost a game and went over 30 without defeat... (Sky News)
Reds, Gunners seek passage into lucrative Champions League stage Aug 12, 2008
With that kind of money Liverpool, who travel to Belgium s Standard Liege tomorrow, could close in on securing the services of Aston Villa s England international Gareth Barry, cash not forthcoming as yet from the club s US owners, to the clear indignation of coach Rafael Benitez. The clear message to Benitez, architect of Liverpool s 2005 Champions League success, is sell before you buy at Anfield. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Gerrard may miss Liverpool's Champions League game Aug 6, 2008
Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard may miss his team's Champions League qualifier against Standard Liege after he limped out of Tuesday's 4-1 friendly win over Valerenga with a thigh strain ... Liverpool has to get through its two-legged meeting with Standard Liege to advance from the third qualifying round and make the group stage of European club football's most lucrative competition. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
CL draw: Onyewu-Liverpool, Arsenal-McClaren Aug 2, 2008
NYON, Switzerland (AP) -- Five-time European Cup winner Liverpool must beat Belgian champion Standard Liege in the final qualifying round to reach the Champions League's lucrative group stage. FC Barcelona, which won the tournament in 2006, was drawn at home against the winner between Beitar Jerusalem of Israel and Poland's Wisla Krakow. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
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)
Belgian sentenced to 20 months for luring Montreal girl Jul 25, 2008
The Crown was seeking at least five years in prison for the native of Liege, while the defence had countered with a suggestion of 12 to 18 months in jail. Defence lawyer Daniel Lighter expressed satisfaction with the sentence handed down. (Globe and Mail)
Acquisition Expands ArvinMeritor's Global Remanufacturing Operations Jul 3, 2008
July 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ArvinMeritor, Inc. (NYSE: ARM) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Trucktechnic, a major remanufacturer and distributor of commercial vehicle disc and foundation brakes and components, based in Liege, Belgium ... As part of the acquisition, Trucktechnic's 46 full-time employees, based out of its headquarters in Liege, will become part of the ArvinMeritor team. (PR Newswire)
Railsplitters Park to expand: Pekin Park Foundation seeks donations Jul 3, 2008
He was killed in action in the Battle of the Bulge on Jan. 9, 1945, at 21 years of age while fighting the Nazis in the snow, ice and bitter cold in the Ardennes Forest near Liege, Belgium. The name Railsplitters comes from the Black Hawk War of 1832 when Abraham Lincoln served as captain of the Illinois Militia. (Pekin Times, IL)
International team identifies 21 new genetic risk factors for Crohn's disease Jun 30, 2008
Lead author Jeffrey Barrett of the University of Oxford led the extensive meta-analysis in conjuntion with Daly and investigators at the University of Liege, Belgium, and the University of Chicago. In total, the effort constituted a collaboration between clinical genetic researchers from 25 institutions across North America including Yale University, University of Pittsburgh, University of Montreal, University of Toronto, Johns Hopkins University, and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles... (EurekAlert!)
Belgian man, Que. teen planned life together Jun 21, 2008
As Vincent Duval pleaded guilty to six sex-related charges during a scheduled bail hearing, the Crown revealed its wealth of evidence against the native of Liege. Mr. Duval, 32, pleaded guilty on Friday to one count each of sexual interference, sexual touching, kidnapping and three counts of luring with a computer. (Globe and Mail)
Missing Montreal 13-year-old found with Belgian man Jun 15, 2008
The federal judicial police of Liege, Belgium, were notified of the situation and have searched the homes of both the suspect and his parents for evidence, Bergeron said. Andre Zacharakis, owner of Hotel Montreal Centrale, also on St. Hubert St., said hotels in the area should be more careful. (Vancouver Sun)
European fuel protests widen along Spanish-French border Jun 10, 2008
Portuguese drivers blocked roads, and in Belgium thousands of labor union members demonstrated in Liege to protest the rising cost of living as a result of fuel costs. Fuel prices have been far higher in Europe than in the United States for many years, largely as a result of fuel taxes imposed after the oil shock in the 1980s. (International Herald Tribune -- Money Report)
Early Data Presented at ASCO Show Potential of RAD001 to Enhance Efficacy of, and Overcome Resistance to, Breast Cancer Treatments Jun 2, 2008
"If confirmed in Phase II and III clinical trials, RAD001 will be a major addition to the existing arsenal of breast cancer therapy." ABSTRACT #1057 - "Multicenter phase I clinical trial of daily and weekly RAD001 (everolimus) in combination with vinorelbine and trastuzumab in patients with HER2-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer with prior resistance to trastuzumab" Guy H. Jerusalem, MD, Sart-Tilman, Liege, Belgium This multicenter Phase I trial evaluated daily RAD001 (5 mg, 10 mg) and... (PR Newswire)
Justine Henin retires from tennis at age 25 May 15, 2008
Age: 25 (turns 26 June 1)Home: Liege, Belgium. Now lives in Monte Carlo. (USA Today -- Sports)
Dr. John Richard Angelo Bellobuono May 14, 2008
John continued his education in Liege, Belgium. It was there he received his medical degree. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Internet betting companies win case vs. French May 2, 2008
A Liege court has ruled that betting companies like bwin did not violate the rights of the French tennis federation by offering such bets on Roland Garros matches ... The French federation has already sued three companies in Liege -- Betfair, bwin and Ladbrokes -- with a court injunction to stop them from taking bets on the French Open. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Tennis)
Onyewu helps Standard Lige to Belgian crown Apr 23, 2008
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) -- Standard Liege won its first Belgian league championship in 25 years by beating two-time defending champion Anderlecht 2-0 on Sunday ... Standard Liege can become the first Belgian league team to go undefeated in 42 years ... Standard Liege has the best defense in the league and the second-most prolific attack, led by Serb Milan Jovanovic. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Del Piero, Kaka score hat tricks in Italian soccer Apr 21, 2008
LIEGE, Belgium (AP) - Standard Liege won its first Belgian league championship in 26 years when it beat defending champion Anderlecht 2-0 with Congo's Dieumerci Mbokani scoring both goals. The win gives Standard an insurmountable 10-point lead over Anderlecht and FC Brugge with three rounds to go. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Strontium May Relieve Spinal Osteoarthritis Pain Mar 25, 2008
Dr. Olivier Bruyere from University of Liege, Belgium and colleagues say their findings suggest that "strontium ranelate may have symptom- and structure-modifying effects in women with osteoporosis and OA.". The investigators reviewed the effects of 3 years' treatment with strontium ranelate on the clinical and structural progression of spinal OA in 1105 women. (MEDLINEplus)
Io creates glowing spots on Jupiter Mar 18, 2008
"The results are surprising because no theory predicted upstream spots," said researcher Bertrand Bonfond of the University of Liege in Belgium. Bonfond and colleagues in Belgium and Germany saw these new spots by using the Hubble Space Telescope to observe Jupiter in ultraviolet wavelengths. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Roddick exits Memphis Mar 1, 2008
The 23-year-old from Liege will face ATP Tour veteran Jonas Bjorkman in the last four, the Swede having battled past American Donald Young 1-6 6-2 7-6 in a two-hour contest. In the women's draw, teenager Olga Govortsova of Belarus upset third-seeded Shahar Peer of Israel 6-3 3-6 6-4 to reach her first WTA final. (International Herald Tribune)
Power Users Warn EU Investment Stalls Over Climate Feb 22, 2008
ArcelorMittal recently agreed to keep open a blast furnace in Liege, Belgium, until 2012 but possibly not longer due to the uncertainties about the next phase of the EU energy rules after that date, Wurth said. (Additional reporting by David Lawsky, editing by Anthony Barker). (Planet Ark, United States)
AGU journal highlights -- Feb. 13, 2008 Feb 14, 2008
Authors: J.-C. Grard, A. Saglam, and C. Cox: Laboratoire de Physique Atmosphrique et Plantaire, Universite de Lige, Liege, Belgium. G. Piccioni: Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica and Istituto di Astrofisica Saziale e Fisica Cosmica, Rome, Italy. (EurekAlert!)
Lakers nab Gasol from Grizzlies; jockey Baze wins No. 10,000 Feb 2, 2008
The complaint filed in courts in Liege in eastern Belgium and in Paris claims that Internet betting companies stain the reputation of the clay-court championship at Roland Garros. If a match-fixing scandal hit the French Open, it would undermine the value of the tournament, which in 2007 had revenue of $175 million, lawyer Jean-Louis Dupont said. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
AP NewsBreak: French Open organizers taking online betting companies to court over gambling Feb 1, 2008
The complaint filed in courts in Liege in eastern Belgium and in Paris claims that Internet betting companies stain the reputation of the clay-court championship at Roland Garros. "There is urgency to act because sporting ethic is at risk," Jean-Francois Vilotte, director general of the French tennis federation, told The Associated Press. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Belgium - Government Profile Jan 24, 2008
Overview of the Countrys Political Framework and Structure - 2008. Belgium, independent from the Netherlands, has developed a federal representative democratic monarchy, with executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government. (Suite101.com)
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)
News in brief Dec 29, 2007
Halfway through the season, Mouscron are currently ninth in the league and trail leaders FC Brugge and Standard Liege by 15 points. AP. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
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)
ArcelorMittal Seeks Global Steel Emissions Deal Report Dec 6, 2007
One of two blast furnaces in the eastern Belgian city of Liege may not be used beyond 2010 because buying carbon credits was too expensive ... "The problem in Liege has surfaced in the past months. In Poland it is no clearer if we have sufficient credits," Mittal said. (Planet Ark, United States)
Controversy Over Eurostar's Shock Advert Nov 17, 2007
Posters have gone up on billboards in Antwerp, Brussels, Liege and Ghent to promote the new high-speed train connection to the English capital. The company says the advert is great for British tourism. (Sky News)
Obituaries for Wednesday, November 14, 2007 Nov 14, 2007
Reva saw extensive front line duty, and during the Battle of the Bulge, around Liege Belgium, the front moved within 30 miles of her stationed hospital ... While stationed in Liege, Belgium during the war, Reva met and became engaged to Captain Charles Ed O Brien, of the United States Army 346th Engineers. (Winona Daily News, MN)
* Kashechkin appeal could change face of sports drug tests Nov 7, 2007
AFP, LIEGE, BELGIUM Wednesday, Nov 07, 2007, Page 19. An appeal by a lawyer for disgraced cyclist Andriy Kashechkin over the right to submit athletes to doping tests could threaten to change the face of sport in a case to be heard yesterday. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Ex-cyclist's case to challenge doping system Nov 3, 2007
The case opens Tuesday in Liege and comes a week before a WADA conference in Spain that will approve new rules on drug-testing and sanctions ... The Liege court is expected to rule on a provisional injunction Tuesday. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Belgian man heavily fined for Internet piracy Oct 28, 2007
The appeal court in the eastern Belgian city of Liege imposed damages of more than 400,000 euros (568,000 U.S. dollars) on the man last week, but the news was only announced Friday by IFPI Belgium, an organization representing the music industry and the plaintiff in the case. The case came to light in 2000 after an anonymous tip-off about large sales of illegal music, films, games and software in the eastern Belgian town of Verviers. (Xinhuanet, China)
NASA satellite sees solar hurricane detach comet tail Oct 2, 2007
The Heliospheric Imager was built in the United Kingdom by Rutheford Appleton Laboratory and the University of Birmingham with major contributions from the Naval Research Laboratory and the Centre Spatial de Liege, Belgium. Other international partners in the STEREO mission include the European Space Agency and France, Germany, Hungary and Switzerland. (EurekAlert!)
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)
Soccer: International games overshadowed by killing Aug 24, 2007
Kevin Mirallas, just 19 and from Liege, scored on his debut. Those flourishes of skilled finishing, from young men who have already migrated abroad to the Netherlands and France respectively to build their club careers, brought hope that Vandereycken can spot talent and give youth its head. (International Herald Tribune)
This week: Motor Sports Aug 16, 2007
Kings Speedway: Aug. 25, American Late Models, Super Streets, BCRA, Dwarfs Lemoore Raceway: Aug. 25, Race No. 13 Champ Car World Series: Aug. 26, Grand Prix of Belgium in Liege. Indy Racing League: Aug. 26, Grand Prix of Sonoma Formula One: Aug. 26, Turkish Grand Prix in Istanbul Tulare Thunderbowl: Sept. 28, U.S. Western Modified Nationals, Western State Modifieds. (Fresno Bee -- Sports)
Maddie sighting in Belgium Aug 4, 2007
A Belgian couple claim they saw her outside a cathedral in Liege on June 1. Police are also tr 00004000 eating this sighting as serious. (NEWS.com.au)
Police Probe New Madeleine Sighting Aug 4, 2007
A Belgian couple told police they saw the youngster outside the Cathedral in Liege on June 1. Bookmark this page. (Sky News)
Achara to Try Out for Great Britain National Team Jul 20, 2007
Duquesne University - Official Athletic Site. for the Dukes last season. (Goduquesne.com)
* World News Quick Take Jul 8, 2007
Officers arrested the man in the town of Verviers, near Liege in east Belgium, on Wednesday. Prosecutors want the suspect, aged 43, to be remanded in custody to allow more time for an investigation into the deaths. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Dinner guest finds frozen bodies Jul 7, 2007
The woman went to the police after discovering the 46-year-old woman and her 11-year-old son and officers arrested the man in the town of Verviers, near Liege in east Belgium, on Wednesday. "She went to the freezer and that is what she saw. She then alerted the police," said Georges Lahaye of the local public prosecutors' office. (CNN -- International)
Read more at Linux.com Jun 20, 2007
D. in bryology from the University of Liege by purchasing "one of the very new single board microcomputers, a KIM-1 with 1KB of RAM." He had to build his own power supply and I/O and every program had to be entered as hex machine code ... Empain became a member of the board of directors of the Belgium UNIX systems Users Group, "an association of academics and big companies handling the nascent internet in Belgium," and later became active in the Linux users group in Liege ... His activities in... (NewsForge)
Afghan village lifeHave things got better two years on? Your questions answered Jun 19, 2007
Thone, Liege, Belgium. SHAISTA: I am in grade seven in school. (BBC News)
Planes grounded at Brussels Charleroi airport as strike continues Jun 16, 2007
Secondary Navigation. Sat Jun 16, 3:08 AM ET. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
McCanns condemn Dutch paper over Madeleine 'grave' tip Jun 15, 2007
The handwriting on the letter is said to be similar to that on a map received by De Telegraaf in June 2006 which correctly predicted the location of the shallow graves of Belgian girls Nathalie Mahy, 10, and Stacey Lemmens, seven, who had disappeared while playing in front of a cafe in Liege. Post this story to. (Telegraph.co.uk)
28 newfound planets in Milky Way spur hunt for Earth look-alikes May 30, 2007
The Berkeley team found the planet two years ago, and only two weeks ago Michael Gillon of the University of Liege in Belgium detected it crossing the face of its sun and was able to determine its diameter for the first time. Although Gliese 436's planet is the size of Neptune, the Berkeley team's measurements show its mass is 17 times greater. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Distant world said to harbor 'hot ice' May 18, 2007
"This discovery is an important step towards the detection and study of Earth-like planets," said study leader Michael Gillon of Liege University in Belgium. Sara Seager, an extrasolar planet expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, agrees, calling the new measurements "a huge step in the direction of finding and characterization of a habitable planet.". (USA Today -- Tech)
Deep Sounds Scare Fish Away From Turbines That Could Kill Them May 17, 2007
(Credit: Image courtesy of ProFish Technology and the University of Liege) ... Note: This story has been adapted from a news release issued by University Of Liege. (Science Daily)
Di Luca captures pro cycling's spring finale Apr 30, 2007
Di Luca wins Liege-Bastogne-Liege ... LIEGE, Belgium (AP) -- Danilo Di Luca of Italy won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege cycling race Sunday, breaking away from the pack with 2. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
* Veterans and youngsters to battle it out in Liege Apr 29, 2007
Veterans and youngsters to battle it out in Liege. AFP, LIEGE, BELGIUM Sunday, Apr 29, 2007, Page 23 ... Cycling's top one-day veterans will have to be on their guard if they are to prevent a cherubic challenge to their hopes of victory in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic today. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Cars and lobbyists 05/04//07 Apr 12, 2007
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Belgium faces Portugal without Simons, Kompany Mar 15, 2007
Midfielders : Thomas Chatelle (Racing Genk), Koen Daerden (Club Brugge), Steven Defour (Standard Liege), Mark De Man (Anderlecht), Marouane Fellaini (Standard Liege), Karel Geraerts (Standard Liege), Gaby Mudingayi (Lazio Roma, Italy), Timmy Simons (PSV Eindhoven, Netherlands). Forwards : Maarten Martens (AZ Alkmaar, Netherlands), Emile Mpenza (Manchester City, England), Mbo Mpenza (Anderlecht), Francois Sterchele (Germinal Beerschot). (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Stimulating Occipital Nerve Eases Cluster Headaches Mar 11, 2007
"These studies concord to indicate that ONS (occipital nerve stimulation) is a clinically useful treatment in drug-resistant chronic cluster headache, and that it should receive a trial before hypothalamic deep brain stimulation which is also effective but not risk-less," said Dr. Jean Schoenen, author of the Lancet Neurology study and professor of neurology at Liege University in Liege, Belgium. Previous trials of hypothalamic deep brain stimulation, which involves stimulating the hypothalamus... (MEDLINEplus)
Mpenza joins Manchester City on loan Feb 18, 2007
Mpenza, who has scored 17 goals in 47 internationals, has also played for Schalke 04, Standard Liege and Hamburg SV. Reuters. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Sugary treats Feb 14, 2007
Gaufres de Liege are crispy, caramelized sugar waffles. In Belgium, sugar waffles are street food. (Boston Globe)
Hewitt heroics in vain as Belgium triumph Feb 12, 2007
Kristof Vliegen celebrates with Belgian coach Julien Hofferlin, left, and Olivier Rochus, second left, after defeating Australia's Chris Guccione to take out the davis cup tie ... Kristof Vliegen beat Australia's Chris Guccione to hand Belgium a 3-2 victory in their Davis Cup tie today ... Vliegen beat Guccione 6-4 6-4 6-4 on clay at Liege's Country Hall to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Germany, while Australia will go into the World Group playoffs. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
