Churches: Chocolate Jesus is 'tasteless' Nov 26, 2008
"It is terrible that Jesus is being wrapped up in gold foil and sold along with chocolate bunnies, edible penguins and lollipops," said Aegidius Engel, a spokesman for the archbishopric of nearby Paderborn. "This is ruining the symbol of Jesus himself," he added. (MSNBC -- International)
Harnessing Network Anarchy For The Common Good Nov 8, 2008
Our purpose was not to change the Internet but to understand it, says Friedhelm Meyer auf der Heide, the project s coordinator and a computer science professor at the University of Paderborn in Germany. The Delis team coupled the algorithmic techniques used in computer science with the expertise gained from biological and social behaviour studies, statistical physics, economics and game theory in a bid to develop better methods of managing such networks. (Science Daily)
Fujitsu buying Siemens' stake in 50-50 venture Nov 4, 2008
The venture, set up in 1999, employs more than 10,000 workers worldwide, among them 6,200 in Germany with plants in Augsburg, Munich, Paderborn and Soemmerda. "We are happy that our joint venture partner Fujitsu will acquire our stake in Futjisu Siemens Computers and will take the company to its next level of success," said Joe Kaeser, Siemen's chief financial officer. (Anchorage Daily News)
Wincor Nixdorf Nine-Month Profit Rises 10% on Higher Revenue From Abroad Jul 24, 2008
The company based in Paderborn, Germany, reiterated it expects sales to increase 8 percent this year. Earnings before interest and tax will rise by 10 percent, the company reiterated. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Brave pilot leaves controls to rescue parachutist Jul 20, 2008
A Ministry of Defence spokesman, said: "The pilot showed significant bravery and skill. We are unaware of a rescue like this happening before. The Briton, a former soldier based at the centre near Paderborn, has asked for his identity to be kept secret, insisting he was only doing his job and that any other pilot would have done the same. Share this story Related Content You might also be interested in Tributes pour in for the iconic leader's 90th birthday. Another selection of bizarre signs... (Telegraph.co.uk)
Family Tree Tour Sprouts Relatives, Connections Jul 4, 2008
The group also made its way to Paderborn Village, a living history village close to the part of Germany where the Hillermann name (Schulte's mother's name) is prominent. Wurth said she's incorporating all of the information she helps her clients find into a database she's creating for a German research group she belongs to in St. Louis. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Europe searching for 'Airbus' of high-tech Mar 5, 2008
Putting cards in the hands of German citizens is not expected until the end of next year, said Guido Lenzen, the head of health sales for Sagem Orga, a maker of government health cards and card-reading machines in Paderborn, Germany. The company, a unit of the Sagem electronics group of France, has the contract to produce cards for Techniker Krankenkasse, a government payment agency based in Hamburg. (International Herald Tribune)
T. Convery: Fasching Season has already kicked off in Germany Feb 20, 2008
But the village of Elsen, near Paderborn, observes the period with prayers as it has since 1853. Faschings climax occurs during the several days prior to Ash Wednesday. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Honour for Colossus code-cracker Jan 29, 2008
The target messages were encoded with a Lorenz S42 machine - as used by the German high command - and were transmitted by a team of radio enthusiasts in Paderborn, Germany. The re-built Colossus. (BBC News -- Technology)
Wincor Nixdorf First-Quarter Profit Rises on Demand by Banks for ATMs Jan 28, 2008
2 million euros a year earlier, the Paderborn, Germany-based company said in a statement on its Web site today ... Wincor Nixdorf will hold its annual shareholders' meeting in Paderborn from 11 a.m. today. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
The Homefront, local band of the year Jan 4, 2008
Nate here reporting from Paderborn, Germany. We were quite jet lagged when we arrived, sleeping for five hours in the afternoon (then) for about 13 later that night. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Family of abducted toddler hope adult image brings breakthrough 26 years on Jan 4, 2008
The Naafi in Schloss Neuhaus, near Paderborn, was busy because it was the troops' payday. Ritchie, then a regimental quartermaster sergeant, waited in the car while his wife, her sister and Katrice went into the Naafi. (Guardian Unlimited)
Christmas around the world, but close at home Dec 23, 2007
Jonathan Ricken - Age 16 - Home - Paderborn, Germany. Jonathan Ricken lives in a suburb, approximately five minutes from the city. (Demotte Kankakee Valley Post News, IN)
'Custody shall be terminated for fanatical Bible students who endanger children' Nov 27, 2007
The new court decision did not directly identify the family involved but described the case of two children from a homeschooling family in Paderborn ... also translated the report and said the Paderborn case specifically involved issues of religious belief, but the decision also could impact ... The new court ruling involves, court records show, "two children of a Baptist couple from Paderborn.". (WorldNetDaily)
German coder beats WWII Colossus Nov 21, 2007
In the Cipher Challenge, a competition run by the National Museum of Computing on Thursday and Friday last week, the cipher-breaking computer Colossus had to decode encrypted radio communications intercepted from Paderborn in Germany. Competing against Colossus, which took 14 years to rebuild, were radio enthusiasts from across Europe, who had to beat the WWII code-cracker using whatever computing means they had at their disposal. (Builder AU)
Can the WWII codebreaking Colossus still hack it? Nov 20, 2007
The challenge will involve engineers at the Heinz Nixdorf Museum in Paderborn, Germany encoding three secret German texts using the Lorenz cipher and then transmitting them via radio. In Britain, a team of experts will use World War Two era equipment to intercept the messages and transfer them to Sale to be loaded into the Colossus. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
German amateur code breaker defeats Colossus Nov 19, 2007
The rebuilt Colossus Mark II is being put to work deciphering a teleprinter message transmitted by radio from Paderborn in Germany, after it was first encrypted by one of the original Lorenz cipher machines used by the German High Command during the war. Other amateur code breakers were also invited to join the challenge to intercept the transmission and to try to beat Colossus in cracking the 1938 Lorenz SZ42 encrypted message. (Register)
PC Beats WWII Computer in Code Challenge Nov 17, 2007
Bonn-based software engineer Joachim Schueth deciphered the message, which was encrypted by a Nazi-era Lorenz cipher machine and transmitted by radio from Paderborn, Germany. It took him two hours Thursday, an hour and 35 minutes faster than the Colosssus. (ABC News -- Wire)
Gives 2 kids to government, castigates social workers for letting family flee Nov 17, 2007
The report did not directly identify the family involved, but described the case of two children from a homeschooling family from Paderborn ... also translated the report and said the Paderborn case specifically involved issues of religious belief, but the decision also could impact ... The report on the Paderborn case said although the family now resides in Austria and is homeschooling according to Austrian law, their legal residence remains in Germany, and the report noted the decision of the... (WorldNetDaily)
Colossus loses code-busting race Nov 17, 2007
The target messages, enciphered with a Lorenz S42 machine as used by the German high command, were transmitted by a team of radio enthusiasts in Paderborn, Germany. However, radio reception problems throughout the day on Thursday meant that the British code-cracking team did not get a full copy of the enciphered message until after 1700 GMT.. (BBC News -- Science)
Colossus cracks codes once more Nov 16, 2007
The re-built Colossus will be put to work on intercepted radio messages transmitted by radio amateurs in Paderborn, Germany that have been scrambled using a Lorenz SZ42 machine - as used by the German high command in wartime. The German participants in the code-cracking challenge will transmit three enciphered messages - one hard, one very hard and one ultra hard. (BBC News -- Science)
Nuremberg ousted from Cup, Bayern skates Nov 1, 2007
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) -- Defending champion Nuremberg was eliminated by second-division Carl Zeiss Jena in the second round of the German Cup on Wednesday, and last season's runner-up Stuttgart squeezed through on a goal by Mario Gomez late in extra time against Paderborn, another second-division team. Luca Toni scored two goals in the second half to help Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich beat old rival Borussia Moenchengladbach, which now tops the second division, 3-1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Wincor-Nixdorf Says Nine-Month Profit Rises 29 Percent on Increased Orders Jul 24, 2007
The company, based in Paderborn, Germany, said it still expects earnings before interest, tax and amortization to climb 15 percent in the 12 months through September, while sales are expected to grow 9 percent. To contact the reporter on this story: Simon Thiel in Munich at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Cheap Flights To Istanbul, Turkey Jul 15, 2007
Condor, for example, offers cheap flights from , , Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Cologne, Hannover, Dusseldorf, Nuremburg, Hamburg, Paderborn, Munster, Dresden, Leipzig and Bremen. TUIfly, Hapag Lloyd Express and Germanwings are the other low cost carriers offering flights from Germany to Turkey s biggest city. (Suite101.com)
Cheap Flights To Portugal: Porto Jul 15, 2007
The low cost carrier also operates from Leipzig, Paderborn, , Dresden, Erfurt, Nuremburg and Hannover. For the best deals, though, it s usually best to compare prices from the airports where Air Berlin has competition. (Suite101.com)
Kravis Outspends Blackstone in Buyouts, Instilling Profit-or-Perish Creed Jun 30, 2007
Eckard Heidloff, CEO of Paderborn, Germany-based Wincor Nixdorf AG, which manufactures automated teller machines, discovered that when Gilhuly told him the firm was considering selling a Wincor division that was in the red ... Heidloff joined a predecessor of Wincor Nixdorf in 1983, after graduating from the University of Paderborn with a degree in business administration. (Bloomberg)
A living memory chip, black holes on the loose, and a clearer picture of ocean currents May 30, 2007
Researchers at the University of New South Wales in Australia and the Universitat Paderborn in Germany discovered that barriers to currents, which can lead to swirling gyres and eddies that trap material for long periods, may escape detection with traditional analyses that concentrate on monitoring average water flow or sea surface height. Rather than tracking flow in the ocean point by point, as is typical of most ocean studies, the researchers applied a more holistic approach based on a... (EurekAlert!)
One Man's Guide to Cheap Flights May 17, 2007
But why is it worth a budget airline flying to Poprad in Slovakia, Haugesund in Norway or Paderborn in Germany. This is the very thing that fascinates him. (Suite101.com)
Match-fixing: Ref to begin serving jail term May 17, 2007
Most of the matches he admitted fixing were in the German Second and Third Division, although a German Cup match between First Division SV Hamburg and Third Division Paderborn and a Turkish First Division match between Ankaragucu and Galatasaray were also affected. In the most controversial match, Hoyzer awarded amateurs Paderborn two penalties and sent off a Hamburg player to help the minnows recover from two goals down and win the Cup match. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
PAUL BELIEN: 2007 German horror tale Feb 28, 2007
Last September, a Paderborn mother of 12 was locked up in jail for two weeks. The family belongs to a group of seven ethnic German families who immigrated to Paderborn from the former Soviet Union ... An initiative of the Paderborn Baptists to establish their own private school was rejected by the German authorities. (Washington Times)
Wincor-Nixdorf's First-Quarter Profit Increases 44 Percent to $34 Million Jan 29, 2007
6 million) in the quarter ended December from 18 million euros a year earlier, the Paderborn, Germany-based company said in an e-mailed statement today. Sales increased 13 percent to 549 million euros. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
