Dortmund's Petric to Hamburger SV for Zidan Aug 17, 2008
Petric to Hamburg, Zidan to Dortmund - - SI.com. Posted: Saturday August 16, 2008 10:48 AM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Adobe Design Achievement Award Winners Announced Aug 15, 2008
-- In the Live Action category, the winners were Mathias Kohl and Christoph Schulte of University of Applied Sciences Mainz in Germany ... -- In the Print Design Multi-Page category, the winner was Stefan Brutigam of University of Applied Sciences Mainz, and the finalists were Kyong Eun Kim of Kookmin University, and Gretchen Nash of the California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, Calif. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Nature Or Nurture: Are You Who Your Brain Chemistry Says You Are? Aug 14, 2008
This is a novel finding and will provide a deeper understanding of the functional relation between human personality, neurobiology and addictive behavior, said Mathias Schreckenberger, M.D., professor of nuclear medicine, Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz, Germany. Understanding the central role of neurotransmission processes in certain brain structures for the expression of psychologically defined constructs such as personality will make a great difference in the future of medicine. (Science Daily)
Schott to boost solar investments Aug 12, 2008
The company has announced to move the headquarters of its solar business from Alzenau to the Schott group headquarters in Mainz. The move aims at freeing up space for expansion in Alzenau, said Marting Hemig, general manager of Schott AG subsidiary Schott Solar GmbH.. (EETimes)
Trio Of Irish Players Win National Title With Chicago Fire Super-20s Aug 9, 2008
King, also a midfielder, did not play in the finals since he was in Germany practicing with Mainz, a Bundesliga squad. Fire forward Matt Eliason tallied both goals in the final and earned Golden Boot honors for his six goals in five games. (Und.com)
Fighting Irish Freshman Class Ranked 12th By College Soccer News Aug 9, 2008
He was unable to participate in the finals since he was over in Germany practicing with Mainz, a Bundesliga squad. Rose was named a NSCAA high school All-American in 2007 and was the adidas Golden Boot winner at the 2006 USYSA national championship. (Und.com)
Dylan Loeb McClain: Chess Aug 8, 2008
Chess960 tournaments are not common, but there is one every year at the Mainz Chess Classic in Germany. This year's tournament, which was held last week, ended in a three-way tie for first among Hikaru Nakamura of the United States, Sergei Movsesian of Slovakia and Alexander Motylev of Russia. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Ancient Olympic Chariot Racetrack Located? Jul 25, 2008
ller of Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, Germany. M. (National Geographic)
Betty Anne Brunette-Viviano Jul 24, 2008
She studied language at Mainz, Germany. After returning to the United States, and many years living in southern Arizona, Betty Anne moved her family to the lush, green forests of the Oregon Coast, where she used her various life experiences from around the globe as a teaching assistant for the English as a Second Language program in the Philomath School District. (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
Hall of Honor inductees, distinguished alumni recipients named Jul 23, 2008
For Chemie, Mainz, Germany. In addition to her teaching and research, Rudnick serves as editor-in-chief of Chemical Geology and international editor, Journal of China University of Geosciences. (Odessa American, TX)
MoD to double troop compensation Jul 17, 2008
Andy Walker, Mainz, Germany. Britain's forces have been serving on two medium-sized operations for longer periods than anticipated in Iraq and Afghanistan. (BBC News)
Rhine Day Cruises from Frankfurt Jun 20, 2008
Day cruise trips on the Rhine are generally available between Mainz and Cologne but the most interesting part of the valley is from R ... Mainz Hauptbahnhof 42 minutes ... An alternative option for the left bank is to take the S-Bahn S8 (or any other train) from Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof or Airport to Mainz. (Suite101.com)
TJX Sees No Wal-Mart in BMW-Driving Germans Buying Adidas on the Cheap Jun 18, 2008
People are really price-driven here in Germany, especially for clothes,'' said , an analyst at Landesbank Baden-Wuerttemberg in Mainz, Germany. TJX's German stores are split between city centers and suburban. (Bloomberg)
Top Castles in Europe: Burg Eltz Jun 14, 2008
The family produced prince electors in the form of archbishops of Trier and of Mainz traditionally the most senior position in the German church as well as ex-officio chancellor of the empire. Even more useful was the services of Hans Anton zu Eltz. (Suite101.com)
Transportation to Burg Eltz Castle Jun 14, 2008
Transportation to romantic, medieval Burg Eltz Castle in Germany is possible by train and boat from Koblenz or by car as a day trip from Frankfurt, Mainz, or Cologne ... Trains to Koblenz generally run through the lovely Rhine Valley and takes 90 minutes to two hours from Frankfurt or Frankfurt International Aiport (FRA) and less than an hour from Mainz, Bonn, or Cologne (K. (Suite101.com)
University to confer five honorary doctorates at Convocation Jun 13, 2008
He also has led a long-term project of Hittite studies at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Mainz, Germany. Theo van den Hout, Professor in the Oriental Institute and the College, will introduce Wilhelm. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
Berlin radicals don't bother to protest Bush visit Jun 11, 2008
In February 2005, the police essentially shut down the city of Mainz for Bush's visit, closing six highways and stopping river traffic on the Rhine, out of fear of enormous demonstrations. Two summers ago, Bush came for a barbecue with Chancellor Angela Merkel in her East German electoral district of Stralsund, and almost exactly a year ago for the G-8 Summit at the Baltic Sea resort of Heiligendamm. (International Herald Tribune)
The great push to cross the Rhine Jun 4, 2008
The first unit to cross the Rhine was the 5th Infantry Division that used assault rafts to cross the raging Rhine at Oppenheim (west of Darmstadt and south of Mainz) in the early morning hours of March 23. After the area was secured the combat engineers were able to built a 972-foot pontoon bridge across the Rhine. (Suite101.com)
New Data Show TORISEL Improves Progression-Free Survival for Patients With Relapsed/Refractory Mantle Cell Lymphoma Jun 1, 2008
"Relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma is extremely difficult to treat, and this is the first comparative phase 3 study to show a significant improvement in progression-free survival for these patients," says Georg Hess, M.D., Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz, Germany. "These data further support the antitumor activity seen in phase 2 studies of temsirolimus in relapsed/refractory mantle cell lymphoma and indicate that mTOR inhibition may be a viable approach in this disease area." MCL... (PR Newswire)
Teacher's absence excusedLocal resident to head to Germany for education, not a vacation May 29, 2008
"Kiehl, who teaches 54 students in grades 9-12 in a gifted and talented research program at Reservoir, hopes to bring back information to share with her students next year.Those students rarely have a chance to think about events and situations outside of their comfort zones, she said."Not only do they not know what happens on the larger scale of their state or their country, but they certainly don't know what happens on the larger scale of the world," Kiehl said.Kiehl, who has lived in... (Catonsville Times, MD)
Nikon scraps high-index tool project May 16, 2008
Schott Lithotec, a division of Schott AG (Mainz, Germany), recently said that it has meet its absorption targets for lutetium aluminum garnet (LuAG), which the lithography industry plans to use as lens material for a new class of high-index immersion lithography tools. Meanwhile, beyond immersion, Nikon and ASML are developing and pushing EUV. But Nikon's EUV tool is said to be a year late. (EETimes)
German Catholics used forced labor in Nazi era Apr 9, 2008
He told a televised news conference in the western city of Mainz the term "cooperative antagonism" summed up the church's strategy at the time. The report said a large proportion of the workers mostly from Poland, Ukraine and the then-Soviet Union were forced to help the Nazi war effort in military hospitals which would not have kept going without their labor. (MSNBC -- International)
German Church admits Nazi role Apr 9, 2008
"It should not be concealed that the Catholic Church was blind for too long to the fate and suffering of men, women and children from the whole of Europe who were carted off to Germany as forced labourers," said Cardinal Karl Lehmann, the bishop of Mainz ... At the televised launch of the report in Mainz, the cardinal said the conditions in which people had been forced to work in Catholic institutions - such as hospitals, homes and monastery gardens - had not been as bad as elsewhere. (BBC News -- Europe)
German Catholic Church details wartime use of forced labor Apr 9, 2008
Cardinal Karl Lehmann in Mainz on Monday, during the presentation of the report 'Forced labour and Catholic Church 1939 - 1945 ... The SS expropriated more than 300 monasteries and other Catholic institutions from 1940 to 1942, and thousands of Catholics were sent to concentration camps, Karl-Joseph Hummel, co-author of the report, said at a news conference in Mainz. (International Herald Tribune)
Travel to Liechtenstein in Europe Apr 3, 2008
Direct trains are also available to Vienna, Graz, Stuttgart, Heidelberg, Mainz, Bonn, Cologne (K. ln), D. (Suite101.com)
Could Ga. Marathon rival Peachtree Road Race someday? Mar 26, 2008
ING Georgia Marathon could rival world's largest race someday. By Published on: 03/25/08. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
China's action in Tibet threatens Olympic torch run in London Mar 22, 2008
binruo, Mainz, Germany. obviously the americans trying to utilise the divide and conquer strategy. (Yahoo News -- Olympics)
Best Riverboat Cruises in Germany Mar 15, 2008
Popular sights en route includes Strasbourg in France as well as the German cities Speyer, Worms, Mainz, Koblenz, Bonn, Cologne (K. ln), and D. (Suite101.com)
N.M. attracts solar manufacturing plant Mar 4, 2008
Officials with Schott AG of Mainz, Germany, said at a groundbreaking ceremony Monday that the new plant will produce both photovoltaic panels and receivers for solar thermal power plants. Initial plans call for a 200,000-square-foot facility that will employ about 350 people. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Arsenic aids tumor imaging when joined to cancer-homing drug, UT Southwestern researchers find Mar 2, 2008
Thorpe and Mason, other investigators in UT Southwesterns Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center carried out the research in collaboration with colleagues from UT Austin, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany and the University of Brussels in Belgium. The collaboration included pharmacologists, physicists and chemists. (EurekAlert!)
Schott claims progress in high-index litho Feb 23, 2008
Still, Schott Lithotec, a division of Schott AG (Mainz, Germany), said that it has meet its absorption targets for lutetium aluminum garnet (LuAG), which the lithography industry plans to use as lens material for a new class of high-index immersion lithography tools. This progress moves the company one step closer to meeting its goal of commercially producing 160-mm diameter LuAG for the lithography industry by the fourth quarter of 2009. (EETimes)
T. Convery: Fasching Season has already kicked off in Germany Feb 20, 2008
Cologne is considered by the greatest number as Carnival Capitol of Germany, followed by Mainz, Munich and Dusseldorf in that order, although the later two dispute it ... In Mainz, companies of guards pitch camp around the Cathedral and act as protection for the Carnival Prince. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Rhine River Day Cruises, Germany Feb 17, 2008
Good transportation links provide for easy access by rail or road from major cities such as Frankfurt, Mainz, Wiesbaden, and Cologne ... rts) (Mainz in the direction of Koblenz and Cologne / K ... Mainz to Koblenz is 5h30 while the upstream cruise takes three hours longer (same price though). (Suite101.com)
European Danube Cruise Routings Feb 13, 2008
Regensburg on the Danube to Mainz at the confluence of the Main and Rhine rivers takes around 11 days. Amsterdam to Budapest or Vienna is around two weeks and three weeks to Bucharest while cruises all the way to the Danube Delta can be as long as four weeks. (Suite101.com)
Ash Wednesday: The end of Carnival and the beginning of Lent Feb 7, 2008
During one of those years I saw the celebrations in Mainz, which were much more boisterous than they were in Mannheim, but not as wild as I've heard they are in Cologne. My exposure to these quaint and alien customs and traditions revealed a significant religious truth. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
America surprises German student Feb 2, 2008
Retired school superintendent Larry Crandall was familiar with the region and had ridden tour boats like the type pictured from Mainz to Koblenz. Crandall said when he and his wife Jody visited Nuremberg in Bavaria in the 1970s, they were segregated to separate floors. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Merkel's party faces test in German state votes Jan 27, 2008
"A loss in Hesse would be bad for morale for the CDU nationally and for Merkel," said Juergen Falter, a political scientist at Mainz University. She backed Koch's controversial proposals to crack down on crime committed by young foreigners, a drive immigrant groups and opposition parties have denounced as xenophobic. (International Herald Tribune)
Schott AG to build PV production in USA Jan 22, 2008
The planned facility in Albuquerque strengthens Schott's production in the USA. The Mainz, Germany, based company already runs a PV module production in Billerica, Massachusetts, with a capacity of 15 MW. For the next three years, Schott plans to produce crystalline PV cells and modules with a total of 450 MW annually. In addition, the company will produce thin-film PV wafers with a capacity of 100 MW.. (EETimes)
German director downsizing after latest bomb Jan 15, 2008
Reached at his home in the western city of Mainz, Boll said the results from "King" mean he will be unable to continue with big-budget productions. "In the future, I will focus on small films such as (the video game adaptation) 'Postal' or (the Vietnam War drama) 'Tunnel Rats,"' he said. (Reuters)
Cheap Flights to Western Germany Dec 29, 2007
Buses from Hahn take around 90 minutes to Frankfurt am Main but reach Mainz in an hour. Buses to Koblenz, Trier, and Luxemburg take just over an hour each. (Suite101.com)
Child cancer risk higher near nuclear plants: study Dec 9, 2007
The newspaper said the study was done by the University of Mainz for Germany's Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BFS). A copy of the report was not immediately available. (Reuters India)
German court convicts three men of aiding Al Qaeda Dec 6, 2007
Khalil, who lived in Mainz, trained at an Al Qaeda camp in Afghanistan and fought U.S. forces in the country between October 2001 and July 2002, according to the indictment. He had contact with top leaders, including the Al Qaeda leader, Osama bin Laden, according to statements by prosecutors after the men were charged in 2005. (International Herald Tribune)
See Top Sights in Mainz, Germany Nov 29, 2007
Top sights in Mainz worth seeing include the huge Dom (cathedral), Chagall windows, the Roman Ships and Gutenberg Museums, and a few historic buildings in the old town. Mainz, at the confluence of the Main and Rhine Rivers in Germany, is a popular excursion for travelers with a few hours stopover at (FRA) ... Many travelers find a half-day trip to Mainz more enjoyable than spending time in the larger and mostly modern Frankfurt. (Suite101.com)
Italy slaying suspect ordered held Nov 24, 2007
Guede, an Ivory Coast national who has denied involvement in the crime, was stopped for riding on a train without a ticket and arrested Tuesday in the western German city of Mainz. Italian authorities had issued an international arrest warrant for him in connection with the sexual assault and fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in the house she shared with American student Amanda Marie Knox in Perugia. (MSNBC -- International)
Militants seen educated in cyber training camps Nov 24, 2007
Gabriel Weimann, an Internet security expert who teaches at the University of Haifa in Israel and the University of Mainz in Germany, said militants used to do all their training at secret camps in countries like Afghanistan. "Now they meet in cyberspace," Weimann told a conference on Internet security at the headquarters of Germany's Federal Police Office (BKA). (Yahoo News -- Technology)
DNA test gets a match in student slaying Nov 23, 2007
Rudy Hermann Guede was arrested in the German city of Mainz. A vaginal swab taken from the body of Meredith Kercher was matched to DNA from Rudy Hermann Guede, the office said. (CNN)
Student murder suspect to be extradited Nov 22, 2007
Guede was stopped in Mainz, Germany, for riding a train without a ticket and arrested Tuesday. A hearing is scheduled for Nov. 30 in Perugia to hear defense requests to release Knox and Sollecito from jail. (MSNBC -- International)
Giant Sea Scorpion Discovered; Was Bigger Than a Man Nov 22, 2007
Braddy and co-author Markus Poschmann of the Mainz Museum in Germany report the find in the latest issue of the journal Biology Letters. Poschmann uncovered the fossilized claw in a quarry near Pr. (National Geographic)
Fugitive suspect arrested in Italy student slaying Nov 21, 2007
Police arrested Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, in the western German city of Mainz. Guede, a native of the Ivory Coast, was stopped for riding a Frankfurt-bound train without a ticket, investigators said. (MSNBC -- International)
Fourth Meredith suspect in court Nov 21, 2007
Officials said he was arrested in the western German city of Mainz by Interpol on an international warrant. He faces charges over the murder and sexual assault on 1 November of Miss Kercher, 21, of Coulsdon, south London, who was found with her throat cut in the central Italian city of Perugia. (BBC News -- UK)
Man arrested over Italy stabbing won't fight extradition from Germany Nov 21, 2007
Guede, a native of the Ivory Coast, was stopped for riding on a train without a ticket and arrested Tuesday in the western German city of Mainz. Today in Europe. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
• Suspect Released in Italy Murder Case, Knox Remains in Jail Nov 21, 2007
Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, a native of the Ivory Coast, was taken into custody in the western German city of Mainz after police stopped him for riding a Frankfurt-bound train without a ticket, investigators said. Guede was sought in the sexual assault and fatal stabbing of 21-year-old Meredith Kercher in the house she shared with University of Washington student Amanda Marie Knox in Perugia. (Q13.com, WA)
Germans hold new Perugia killing suspect Nov 21, 2007
Meanwhile, at another jail in Mainz, Rudy Hermann Guede, 20, was awaiting extradition last night ... Hours later he was arrested after being found travelling on a train near Mainz without a ticket or identity documents. (Guardian Unlimited)
German police arrest fourth Meredith suspect Nov 20, 2007
Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, originally from Ivory Coast, was arrested on an international warrant in the city of Mainz. Kercher, 21, from Coulsdon, south London, was found with her throat cut on November 2 in the Italian city of Perugia, where she had been studying. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Irene Wisdom Nov 20, 2007
Also surviving are two daughters, Mary Schranz of Mainz Germany and Brenda Lee (Wisdom) Mrs. Ernest Lee Gibson of Farmington. Grandchildren, Derek Schranz of Germany, Landon Wisdom and wife Lynne of Bismarck, Lacey Wisdom-Bauman and husband Jason of Ste. (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
Italy Student-Slay Fugitive Suspect Caught Nov 20, 2007
Rudy Hermann Guede, 21, was arrested on an international warrant in the western German city of Mainz while traveling by bus to southern Germany, an investigator in Perugia told The Associated Press. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media. (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Through a Glass, Darkly Nov 14, 2007
These young women are participating in group sessions focused on body image, co-sponsored by the universities of Bochum and Mainz in Germany. Senior therapist Silja Vocks knows she will have a hard time getting through to these girls, who all suffer from eating disorders, but it is her job to help them learn to like themselves again. (Scientific American)
Coalition shaken by German resignation Nov 14, 2007
rgen Falter, professor of political science at the University of Mainz. "That's going to make the work in the cabinet more difficult.". (International Herald Tribune)
Kuehne & Nagel Buys Kayser, Cordes & Simon to Expand Overland Freight Nov 9, 2007
The Schindellegi, Switzerland-based company said it bought G.L. Kayser Spediteur, based in Mainz, and Cordes & Simon Group, based in Hagen. The two companies have combined sales of 220 million euros ($324 million), Kuehne & Nagel said today in an e- mailed statement. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Travel Information Limburg Germany Oct 26, 2007
Hotels in Limburg offer a pleasant alternative to Frankfurt, Mainz, or Wiesbaden for spending the first or last night on a trip to Germany when flying via Frankfurt Airport ... On , trips to , Wiesbaden, and Mainz are more pleasant than waiting for hours in the airport lounge. (Suite101.com)
Lw extends contract with Germany thru '10 Oct 26, 2007
MAINZ, Germany (AP) -- Joachim Loew extended his contract as Germany coach until 2010 on Thursday. Germany became the first team to qualify for next year's European Championship, and Loew's popularity has soared at home since he took over from Juergen Klinsmann after the 2006 World Cup. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Fly to German Christmas Markets Oct 22, 2007
Cheap flights to (HHN) are easier to find but Hahn Airport is a 90-minute bus ride from Frankfurt am Main, or an hour to lovely Christmas markets in Mainz or in Trier. Ryanair flies to Frankfurt-Hahn (HHN) from Dublin (DUB), Glasgow-Prestwick (PIK), Kerry (KIR), and London-Stansted (STN). (Suite101.com)
Post a comment Oct 17, 2007
Posted by: orhan erkilinc mainz germany 16 October 2007. terorizim sould not have different meaning. (International Herald Tribune)
Nitec Pharma Expands Senior Management Team Oct 4, 2007
He originally studied pharmacy at Johannes Gutenberg-Universitat, Mainz, and completed the State Exams in pharmacy in 2001. James Audibert (based in New Jersey/US), Vice President Commercial Optimization, has over 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. (PR Newswire)
Frankfurt Airport Stopover Guide Sep 29, 2007
From FRA by Train to Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden and Cologne ... Excellent trains make trips to downtown Frankfurt am Main, Mainz, Wiesbaden, and even Cologne possible ... The most useful are S-Bahn trains S8 and S9 that connects Wiesbaden and Hanau via Mainz (only S8), Frankfurt Airport (Flughafen), Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof, and Hauptwache amongst others. (Suite101.com)
