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    Fireworks at Fratton Park as Milan come to town  Nov 27, 2008
    While Portsmouth entertain at home their Premier League rivals Manchester City and Tottenham are on the road at Schalke 04 and NEC Nijmegen respectively ... Redknapp, takes his rejuvenated new charges Tottenham to Holland for their Group D date with Nijmegen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Dutch: Ajax rolls past PSV, keeps share of lead  Nov 17, 2008
    On Saturday, it was: Roda JC 3, NEC Nijmegen 0; ADO The Hague 0, Willem II 1; SC Heerenveen 3, FC Utrecht 2 and Sparta Rotterdam 4, FC Volendam 0. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Important Steps Towards Development Of Human Vaccine Against Malaria  Nov 11, 2008
    Researchers from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands and LUMC, Leiden, the Netherlands, have now characterized a large number of parasite proteins ( proteome ) that are present only during liver stage development and therefore are potential targets for inactivation ... Now, these same researchers from Nijmegen and Leiden have succeeded in making the first critical transition from the rodent system to humans by inactivating the equivalent gene (p52) in the most... (Science Daily)

    Dutch: NEC shuts down PSV, climbs into fifth  Nov 9, 2008
    AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) -- Peter Wisgerhof's first-half goal was enough to give NEC Nijmegen a 1-0 win over PSV Eindoven in the Dutch League on Saturday. Wisgerhof collected Bas Sibum's pass to score the winner in the 12th minute, moving NEC up to fifth place with 18 points ahead of Sunday's games. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Computers Effective In Verifying Mathematical Proofs  Nov 8, 2008
    Formal Proof---Getting Started, by Freek Wiedijk, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)

    UEFA Cup collated results/standings  Nov 7, 2008
    Group D Udinese 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Tottenham 2 1 0 1 4 2 3 Dynamo Zagreb 2 1 0 1 3 6 3 NEC Nijmegen 1 0 0 1 2 3 0 Spartak Moscow 1 0 0 1 1 2 0. Group E AC Milan 2 2 0 0 4 1 6 Sporting Braga 2 1 0 1 3 1 3 VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 0 0 5 1 3 Portsmouth 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 Heerenveen 2 0 0 2 2 8 0. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Proof by computer  Nov 7, 2008
    Formal Proof---Getting Started, by Freek Wiedijk, Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands. The articles appear today in the December 2008 issue of the Notices and are freely available at. (EurekAlert!)

    Milan Wins to Lead Serie A for First Time Since 2005; Madrid Held to Draw  Nov 3, 2008
    In the Netherlands yesterday, Vitesse Arnhem beat ADO Den Haag 3-1 and Feyenoord won 4-0 at Roda JC. Utrecht defeated Heracles 2-0, Volendam had a 3-1 victory over De Graafschap and NEC Nijmegen won 2-0 at Sparta Rotterdam. AZ, Ajax and NAC Breda, who all played two days ago, lead the standings on 19 points, one ahead of PSV Eindhoven. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Out of jail, Barton scores for Newcastle  Oct 29, 2008
    AZ improved to 18 points, two ahead of FC Groningen, which plays NEC Nijmegen on Wednesday. NAC Breda, which hosts FC Twente on Wednesday was third with 16, and PSV fourth with 15. (MSNBC -- Sports)

    Dutch: Draw helps NAC Breda take share of 1st  Oct 27, 2008
    Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Luis Suarez each scored to help Ajax beat NEC Nijmegen 2-0, while Marko Arnautovic scored in the 10th and 69th minutes to give Twente a 2-0 victory over winless Vitesse Arnhem. On Saturday, Groningen beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-0. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    * UEFA CUP: Milan go Dutch and earn Cup victory  Oct 25, 2008
    Also in Group D, Dinamo Zagreb beat NEC Nijmegen 3-2 ... Dinamo Zagreb 3, NEC Nijmegen 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Dutch: Feyenoord keeps stumbling  Oct 20, 2008
    NEC Nijmegen had a comeback 3-1 win over Vitesse Arnhem. Saidi Ntibazonkiza scored in the 90th, adding to Youssef El-Akchaoui's 83rd-minute penalty kick and Arek Radomski's solo effort in the 49th. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Dutch: Breda takes first with 2-1 win over PSV  Oct 19, 2008
    Also Sunday, it's NEC Nijmegen vs. Vitesse Arnhem; Sparta Rotterdam vs. FC Utrecht and De Graafschap vs. AZ Alkmaar. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Emha Ainun Najib: Delivering the message of peace  Oct 18, 2008
    Emha's musical group, Kiai Kanjeng, is currently embarking on a tour in several cities in The Netherlands: Rotterdam, The Hague, Amsterdam, Zwolle, Leeuwarden, Deventer, Nijmegen and Etten-Leur from Oct. 8 to Oct. 19. Emha has also held dialogues with various religious communities during his cultural tour here. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Screening Programs Quickly Cut Breast Cancer Deaths  Oct 15, 2008
    Otten, from Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, and colleagues examined changes in breast cancer trends from 1975 to 2006 during the gradual phase-in of the Dutch breast cancer screening program. Starting in 1989, women aged 50 to 69 were invited for screening. (MEDLINEplus)

    Scientists warn of hacker risk for transit-fare cards  Oct 11, 2008
    Researchers at Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands say the security flaw could allow hackers to clone the particular brand of electronic smart-cards that are used in subway systems in London, Hong Kong and Australia as well as in public transit systems across Canada. The smart cards or radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags are sold under the brand Mifare Classic and are manufactured by the Dutch company NXP Semiconductors. (Globe and Mail)

    Gene with probable role in human susceptibility to pulmonary tuberculosis identified  Oct 10, 2008
    " Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious lung disease caused by a bacterium known as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). Although a third of the world population is infected with M. tuberculosis, only 5 to 10% of them will ever develop tuberculosis, giving rise to a proposition that there may be a difference in genetic variants within the genes involved in host immune response. ### The research findings are published in the October 8, 2008 issue of PLoS Genetics in an... (EurekAlert!)

    Occasional Memory Loss Tied To Lower Brain Volume  Oct 8, 2008
    "These occasional, subjective memory complaints could be the earliest sign of problems with memory and thinking skills and we were able to discover that these subjective memory complaints were linked to smaller brain volumes. Because occasional memory lapses were so common, though, much more work needs to be done to use such complaints diagnostically," said study author Frank-Erik de Leeuw, MD, neurologist and clinical epidemiologist, of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Netherlands.... (Science Daily)

    German quartet progress to group stage  Oct 3, 2008
    St Etienne qualified for the next round with 2-1 win over Hapoel Tel Aviv to add to their first-leg victory by the same scoreline, while a goalless draw was enough for NEC Nijmegen to scrape past Dinamo Bucharest following a 1-0 victory two weeks ago. Slavia Prague also sneaked through on away goals at the expense of Romanian side FC Vaslui. (CNN -- International)

    '+weather_current+'°\;F/'+weather_current_celsius+'°\;C  Oct 3, 2008
    Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)

    Dutch: Tomasson helps Feyenoord tie Ajax 2-2  Sep 22, 2008
    Danijel Pranjic and Tarik Elyounoussi scored to help SC Heerenveen beat NEC Nijmegen 2-1. Jhon van Beukering pulled one back for NEC.. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    * Soccer Shorts  Sep 15, 2008
    FC Twente drew 1-1 with NEC Nijmegen and former England coach Steve Mclaren is still looking for his first win with the club after an identical result last weekend. NEC substitute Joel Tshibamba canceled Eljero Elias first-half goal with an 88th-minute strike. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)

    Cigarette fatwa trend?  Sep 12, 2008
    D. Student at Radboud University Nijmegen, Netherlands. He can be reached at suhadia@yahoo. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)

    Gifted Children: How to Bring Out Their Potential  Sep 3, 2008
    nks of the University of Nijmegen in the Netherlands. These include motivation and persistence, social competence, and the support of family, educators and friends. (Scientific American)

    Dutch: Heracles Almelo beats Feyenoord 3-1  Sep 1, 2008
    Also this weekend, it was: Roda JC 1, FC Twente 1; NEC Nijmegen 2, De Graafschap 0, Sparta Rotterdam 2, ADO The Hague 5; and FC Volendam 2, SC Heerenveen 3. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Maelstrom Quashes Jumping Genes  Aug 19, 2008
    Other authors of the study are Sarah Soper at The Johns Hopkins University; Tara Hardiman at Carnegie, Mary Goodheart with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the Whitehead Institute, and MIT; Sandra Martin at the University of Colorado School of Medicine; and Peter de Boer at Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center, The Netherlands. Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)

    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)

    Court rules Oyster hack can be revealed  Jul 22, 2008
    NXP, which makes the oyster card, had taken out an injunction to stop Professor Bart Jacobs and colleagues from Radboud University in Nijmegen from publishing their research into the security flaws in the Oyster card. The university welcomed the ruling, saying "...in a democratic society it is of great importance that the results of scientific research can be published". (VNUNet.com)

    Hezbollah's formidable weapons arsenal under fresh scrutiny  Jul 19, 2008
    "There are many pretexts that they can use to evade this process [of disarmament]," says Joseph Alagha, an associate professor of Islamic studies at Radboud University in Nijmegen in the Netherlands. "What can be done is to discuss how Hezbollah can be merged into the Lebanese Army, but this will take a long time to achieve.". (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)

    Theyre out! The first iPhone 3G reviews  Jul 15, 2008
    Posted By B Voss Nijmegen Netherlands : July 10, 2008 11:49 pm. I love the iphone but had to go back to verizon. (CNNMoney.com)

    Bridge-building dialogue: Seeking common ground  Jun 30, 2008
    D. student at Radboud University in Nijmegen, the Netherlands. He can be reached at suhadia@yahoo. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)

    As nanotechnology gains ground, so do concerns  Jun 24, 2008
    "Our policies are badly lagging behind what many companies already are doing," said Sylvia Speller, a professor of physics at the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands. "I can't see right now who's going to pay for the damage if products turn out to harm people and the environment," she said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Guus Hiddink ends Dutch dreams  Jun 22, 2008
    Frans, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. I feel sorry for England. (Times Online)

    Dutch Launch Open-source Smart Card Software Project  Jun 20, 2008
    NLnet Foundation will give €150,000 (US$234,000) to Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands, for the project, which will run through 2010, said Valer Mischenko, the foundation's general director ... Nijmegen, Netherlands. (Yahoo News -- Technology)

    Scientists confirm that parts of earliest genetic material may have come from the stars  Jun 14, 2008
    Zita Martins (1,2), Oliver Botta (3,4,5), Marilyn L. Fogel (6), Mark A. Sephton (2), Daniel P. Glavin (3), Jonathan S. Watson (7), Jason P. Dworkin (3), Alan W. Schwartz (8), Pascale Ehrenfreund (1,3) (1) Astrobiology Laboratory, Leiden Institute of Chemistry, 2300 RA Leiden, The Netherlands (2) Department of Earth Science and Engineering, Imperial College, London, SW7 2AZ, UK (3) NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Code 699, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA (4) Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology... (EurekAlert!)

    aap: CE-Approval for New Orthopaedic Bone Cement Hi-Fatigue G With Antibiotics  Jun 13, 2008
    In addition to its Berlin headquarters the company has locations in Dieburg and Obernburg near Frankfurt am Main, Dusseldorf as well as at Nijmegen in the Netherlands. aap Implantate AG has been listed in the Prime Standard segment at the Frankfurt stock exchange since May 16, 2003. (Primezone Releases)

    Holman mounts a case for the attack  Jun 10, 2008
    Holman, the NEC Nijmegen star who has been linked to Ajax and AZ Alkmaar, was effusive in his praise of Kewell when asked about being paired with the present Socceroos skipper. "Harry is a fantastic player and it's easy to gel with him because he knows how to play football," Holman said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)

    Genes and the environment contribute differently to drinking among young adolescents  May 6, 2008
    31-24-361-57-67 (Netherlands) Radboud University Nijmegen ... A lot of studies examining alcohol use in adolescents have focused on several social factors in alcohol use, for example, the influence of friends and parents, said Evelien A. P. Poelen, a researcher at Radboud University Nijmegen, while genetic factors have often been neglected ... Co-authors of the ACER paper, The Relative Contribution of Genes and Environment to Alcohol Use in Early Adolescents: Are Similar Factors Related to... (EurekAlert!)

    PSV claims fourth straight Dutch league title  Apr 21, 2008
    Also Sunday, it was: AZ Alkmaar 1, Sparta Rotterdam 0; FC Utrecht 1, FC Groningen 0; NAC Breda 1, NEC Nijmegen 3; and FC Twente 2, Willem II 0. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Hereditary Breast Cancer: Some Women Choose Mastectomy Over Lifetime Surveillance  Apr 16, 2008
    " In another presentation to the conference April 16 Dr. Yvonne Kamm, a medical oncologist from the Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, will say that the costs of screening for BRCA carriers are very high, and even more so because the MRI that is used can have a high false positive rate, leading to further investigations. "The MRI is expensive in itself, but useful because it can detect very small tumours which might not be picked up otherwise. But it also... (Science Daily)

    Controversy as anti-Islam film spreads across internet  Mar 29, 2008
    Gregory Crouch in Nijmegen, NetherlandsMarch 29, 2008. Geert Wilders his film says the Koran inspires violence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)

    Euro: PSV widens its lead; Bremen losing pace  Mar 25, 2008
    In other matches, it was: Vitesse 3, NAC Breda 3; AZ Alkmaar 0, De Graafschap 0; Excelsior 0, FC Utrecht 2; Willem II 2, Heracles Almelo 1; and VVV-Venlo 1, NEC Nijmegen 2. Scotland. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Euro: Rangers win Scotland's League Cup final  Mar 17, 2008
    Also, it was: NEC Nijmegen 4, Sparta Rotterdam 2; and FC Twente 4, Vitesse Arnhem 3. Germany. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Security card chip can be hacked  Mar 15, 2008
    Guusje ter Horst said Wednesday that researchers at the Radboud University in Nijmegen have "developed a method by which a large number of (Mifare) chip-cards is relatively easy to crack and duplicate.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- Crime)

    Security Card Chip Warning  Mar 15, 2008
    Guusje ter Horst said Wednesday that researchers at the Radboud University in Nijmegen have "developed a method by which a large number of (Mifare) chip-cards is relatively easy to crack and duplicate.". Ter Horst wrote in a letter to Parliament that she was preparing supplemental security measures for some government buildings as a result. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)

    Dutch: Ajax victory cuts into PSV's league lead  Mar 3, 2008
    Feyenoord also lost, falling to visiting NEC Nijmegen 3-1. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Soccer | European Leagues: Sunday roundup: Ajax Amsterdam, Everton Hambourg, Fiorentina, Rangers and Santander win  Mar 3, 2008
    Feyenoord also lost, falling to visiting NEC Nijmegen 3-1. Brett Holman gave the hosts the lead in the 17th minute, but Giovanni van Bronckhorst equalized for Feyenoord in the 39th. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    PSV beats De Graafschap 4-1; Tottenham wins League Cup final; Lyon beats Metz 2-0; Hamburg stops Bayern Munich with 1-1 draw; Inter draws 1-1 at Sampdoria; Rangers beats Gretna 4-2; Villarreal defeats Athletic Bilbao  Feb 25, 2008
    Also, it was: NEC Nijmegen 3, SC Heerenveen 2; and VVV Venlo 2, FC Groningen 3. TOTTENHAM BEATS CHELSEA 2-1 IN LEAGUE CUP FINAL; VILLA, BLACKBURN WIN PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    FSU Track and Field Earns Two Weekly Top Conference Honors  Feb 20, 2008
    25" mark to win the competition. Makusha now holds the best long jump record in the ACC this season as well as the second-best leap in the nation. The Zimbabwe-native also broke his country's all-time long jump record. While Makusha was leaping to new heights in Arkansas, Kuijken was hours away in Seattle, Wash. at the Husky Invite setting a new record of her own. The junior from Nijmegen, Netherlands now holds the top FSU 3000m time with a first-place mark of 9:08.75. Kuijken also earned a spot... (Seminoles.com)

    Soccer : European cups and leagues roundup  Feb 18, 2008
    Also, it was: Excelsior Rotterdam 1, NEC Nijmegen 0; Heracles Almelo 2, SC Heerenveen 2; and Roda JC 3, FC Twente 1. Middlesbrough held to 0-0 draw with Sheffield United in English FA Cup. (International Herald Tribune)

    PSV beats Willem II to keep nine-point lead  Feb 17, 2008
    Also Saturday, Geert den Ouden scored in the 70th to help Excelsior defeat NEC Nijmegen 1-0. Sunday, it's De Graafschap vs. NAC Breda, FC Utrecht vs. VVV Venlo, Feyenoord vs. Vitesse Arnhem and FC Groningen vs. AZ Alkmaar. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Graphene Holds Promise For Spintronics  Feb 16, 2008
    Theoretical physicists from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) and Radboud University of Nijmegen (The Netherlands) performed a virtual crash-test of graphene as a material for future spintronic devices, possible components of future computers. The material successfully passed the test, although, with some reservations. (Science Daily)

    Dutch: Roda drops Ajax to 3rd with 2-1 win  Feb 11, 2008
    AZ, a title contender last season, lost at NEC Nijmegen 5-2 and is now 11th in the league with only four points from its last eight matches. Also Sunday, VVV Venlo and Willem II drew 1-1, and Excelsior won at Sparta Rotterdam 1-0. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    PSV beats AZ Alkmaar to extend Dutch lead  Feb 3, 2008
    In other matches Saturday, NEC Nijmegen beat Heracles Almelo 2-0 and Excelsior drew 1-1 with De Graafschap. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Personality Doesn't Sway Breast Cancer  Jan 30, 2008
    They studied some 9,700 women aged 43 and older in the Dutch city of Nijmegen. When the study began, none of the women had breast cancer. (WebMD)

    Dutch: PSV extends lead after Ajax draws  Jan 28, 2008
    Also Sunday, it was: NEC Nijmegen 2, FC Utrecht 0; VVV Venlo 0, Heracles Almelo 5; and FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Roundup of national championships  Jan 28, 2008
    Also Sunday, it was: NEC Nijmegen 2, FC Utrecht 0; VVV Venlo 0, Heracles Almelo 5; and FC Twente 1, Sparta Rotterdam 2. Ronaldo scores twice to lead Manchester United over Tottenham 3-1 in FA Cup. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)

    Netherlands: Ajax, PSV escape with draws  Jan 21, 2008
    The draw leaves PSV three points ahead of Ajax, which was held by NEC Nijmegen. Jeremain Lens gave NEC the lead in the 16th minute, but Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scored for Ajax in the 74th. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Glastonbury puzzleOrganisers say a black US artist will headline - but who is it?  Jan 11, 2008
    Nanne, Nijmegen, Netherlands. I think it will be Will Smith. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Defending champ Eindhoven returns to top  Dec 31, 2007
    Also Sunday, it was: Vitesse Arnhem 2, FC Utrecht 2; Willem II 3, NEC Nijmegen 0; and Excelsior Rotterdam 1, Roda JC 2. On Saturday, FC Groningen beat Sparta Rotterdam 3-1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Cheap Flights to Weeze, Germany  Dec 29, 2007
    Taxi Hottgenroth has a service to the Dutch towns Venray (25 minutes), Nijmegen (45 minutes), and Arnheim (65 minutes). Prior reservations are essential. (Suite101.com)

    Feyenoord tops Sparta, takes first in Holland  Dec 27, 2007
    Also Wednesday, NEC Nijmegen drew 2-2 against VVV Venlo, extending its winless run to six games. Sandro Calabro and Leon Kantelberg scored for VVV Venlo to cancel out Tim Janssen's two goals. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Rotterdam tops Ajax for 1st time in 51 years  Dec 24, 2007
    Ajax's second league defeat of the season left it in third place after Feyenoord's 2-0 win at NEC Nijmegen ... At Nijmegen, Jonathan de Guzman scored in the 48th and 60th in Feyenoord coach Bert van Marwijk's 250th game in charge. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Roundup: Nancy draws French leader Lyon  Dec 23, 2007
    Third-place Feyenoord, which plays at Nijmegen on Sunday, has 29 points. Ajax and PSV have played one game less, along with Feyenoord and AZ Alkmaar, after their games last weekend were postponed because of a police strike. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Netherlands: Feyenoord, VVV fight to draw  Dec 10, 2007
    Also, it was: Excelsior Rotterdam 0, NAC Breda 3; Sparta Rotterdam 1, NEC Nijmegen 0; Heracles Almelo 2, De Graafschap 0; and Vitesse Arnhem 2, FC Twente 2. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Cleaner diesels thanks to laser light  Dec 8, 2007
    Bougie's doctoral research was part of a programme of the Institute for Molecules and Material (IMM) of the Radboud University Nijmegen and was performed in cooperation with the Paul Scherrer Institute in Switzerland. A film about the diesel lab, featuring Bas Bougie and his supervisor Hans ter Meulen. (EurekAlert!)

    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)

    Ajax thumps Vitesse 4-1 to retain first place  Nov 26, 2007
    Also, it was: NAC Breda 0, Roda JC 0; Heracles Almelo 0, VVV Venlo 0; De Graafschap 3, SC Heerenveen 2; Sparta Rotterdam 1, FC Twente 1 and FC Utrecht 3, NEC Nijmegen 2. Copyright 2007. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Is the dollar losing its lustre?  Nov 22, 2007
    John Blake, Nijmegen, Netherlands. The term "Greenback", as misleadingly used in the link to this article has nothing to to do with the current US dollar. (BBC News -- UK)

    Methane-Eating Bacteria Could Save the World  Nov 15, 2007
    Mike Jetten of Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands and his colleagues discovered a bacterium dubbed Acidimethylosilex fumarolicum in a fuming vent in the Solfatara volcanic area near Naples, Italy. Lab experiments revealed A. fumarolicum could grow at a very acidic pH, as low as 0. (Fox News)

    Ajax returns to first in Dutch league  Nov 5, 2007
    Also Sunday, it was: FC Gronginen 0, Vitesse Arnhem 0; FC Utrecht 0, NAC Breda 1; Heracles Almelo 0, FC Twente; and AZ Alkmaar 4, NEC Nijmegen 0. France. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    US adults most likely to report medical errors and skip needed care due to costs  Nov 1, 2007
    The Commonwealth Fund funded the core study, partnered with the Health Council of Canada to expand the Canadian sample, and cofunded fieldwork in the Netherlands with the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport and the Center for Quality of Care Research (WOK), Radboud University, Nijmegen. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care funded the German sample. (EurekAlert!)

    Bayern ties Borussia to stay unbeaten  Oct 29, 2007
    In Sunday's other game, NEC Nijmegen beat FC Groningen 5-1. Sweden. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Euro: Bremen, Schalke draw in Bundesliga  Oct 28, 2007
    NAC Breda hosts AZ Alkmaar and NEC Nijmegen plays FC Groningen in Sunday's other games. Afonso Alves became the Dutch first division's new top-scorer after he scored goals in the 12th and 71st to help SC Heerenveen blank VVV Venlo 4-0. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    TPF Therapy in Unresectable Head and Neck Cancer  Oct 25, 2007
    From Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen, Edegem, Belgium (J.B.V.); the National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary (E.R.); Universitair Medisch Centrum Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands (C.H.); EORTC Data Center, Brussels (T.G., I.D.); Institut Catala d'Oncologia, Barcelona (R.M.); Centre Oscar Lambret, Lille, France (M.D., J.-L.L.); Charing Cross Hospital, London (J.S.S.); the Institute of Oncology and Radiology, Belgrade, Serbia (S.J.); University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic... (New England Journal of Medicine)

    Bayern wins, off to best league start  Oct 21, 2007
    Ajax drew 0-0 against NEC Nijmegen on interim coach Adrie Koster's debut. Rutger Worm missed a penalty kick in the 14th for NEC, which has yet to win at Ajax in the league. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Dutch investment in early Oklahoma aided growth of transportation and oil  Oct 14, 2007
    It was the seventh visit to the state for this Netherlands native who studied history at Utrecht University and received his doctorate from Nijmegen. Now he is historian emeritus at The Hague, which is the political capital of the Netherlands. (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise, OK)

    Migrations influenced immune evolution  Oct 10, 2007
    "Our study demonstrates that during migration out of Africa, the immune system has been changed by the infections it has encountered," senior author Mihai Netea of Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center in the Netherlands told The Scientist in an Email. (TLRs) hosts by recognizing molecules that all pathogens possess. (The Scientist)

    Euro: Hannover tops Stuttgart in Bundesliga  Oct 7, 2007
    Also Saturday, Excelsior Rotterdam beat NEC Nijmegen 2-0 and NAC Breda defeated De Graafschap 1-0. Scotland. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Plant Networks Can Send Warnings, Spread Viruses  Oct 2, 2007
    "So you end up with a network of plants," said Josef Stuefer, an ecologist at Radboud University in Nijmegen, Netherlands. Scientists have long known that plants use these networks to share resources like food and water. (National Geographic)

    Clever Plants 'Chat' Over Their Own Network  Sep 28, 2007
    Recent research from Vidi researcher Josef Stuefer at the Radboud University Nijmegen reveals that plants have their own chat systems that they can use to warn each other ... Costs, benefits, & risks of communication pathways in clonal plant networks' that was funded by NWO and the Radboud University Nijmegen. (Science Daily)

    Palm Beach County wants to establish a Max Planck Institute in Florida  Sep 27, 2007
    Of the currently 78 Max Planck Institutes, three are located outside of Germany: the Bibliotheca Hertziana in Rome, the Art History Institute in Florence and the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. In addition, the MPS co-founded a Max Planck Partner Institute in Shanghai in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)

    Frequent Cell Phone Use May Slow Brain Function  Sep 21, 2007
    A longer study with a larger sample group would consider whether the slowed brain activity should be considered an adverse health effect, according to a statement from Brainclinics Diagnostics in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, one of the groups involved in the study ... In the recent study, Brainclinics was joined by researchers at Radbound University in Nijmegen, the Institute of Psychiatry in London and The Brain Resource Co. Ltd. in Sydney. (Yahoo News)

    Physiotherapy helpful after breast cancer surgery  Sep 15, 2007
    Physiotherapy is effective for shoulder disorders unrelated to breast cancer, Dr. Carien H. G. Beurskens from Radbound University Nijmegen Medical Centre and colleagues note in their report in the online journal BMC-Cancer. However, the value of physiotherapy was not known for shoulder complaints arising after breast cancer surgery with removal of lymph nodes from the armpit. (Scientific American)

    Megawati nomination  Sep 12, 2007
    REINOUT VAN CREVEL Infectious disease specialist Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Center The Netherlands. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)

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