Why the Brain Follows the Rules Jun 11, 2008
A conducted by neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer and his colleagues at the University of Ulm in Germany and the University of Zurich in Switzerland tried to shed light on this mystery. The researchers put 24 healthy male students in a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner to see what parts of the brain were activated during a two-person social exchange with real monetary stakes. (Scientific American)
Local cops experience life, law in Germany Jun 7, 2008
The program started out as a friendly conversation between a vacationing police officer from New Ulm, Minn ... According to New Ulm police, it s the only program of its kind. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Deadly flooding in southern Germany Jun 4, 2008
He was flown by helicopter to a military hospital in nearby Ulm. The storm, which began Monday around 7:30 p.m., also caused considerable delays at the nearby Stuttgart airport and millions of dollars in damage. (MSNBC -- International)
Gene Mutations in Cytogenetically Normal Acute Myeloid Leukemia May 2, 2008
From the University Hospital of Ulm, Ulm (R.F.S., K.D., S.F., A.C., L.B., M.H., D.S., H.D.); Hannover Medical School, Hannover (J.K., M.M., B.S., G.H., A.G.); and the German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg (A.B.) all in Germany ... hner at the Department of Internal Medicine III, University Hospital of Ulm, Robert-Koch-Stra ... e 8, 89081 Ulm, Germany, or at hartmut. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Saban not fond of new recruiting rule | Mr. College Football Apr 19, 2008
Yes we had a bad year and the loss to ULM was beyond embarrassing ... Phil Fulmer on the Saban rule , We probably, honestly, were Our own worst enemies, with some people taking advantage of the rule. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
AIDS May Partly Be The Consequence Of An Evolutionary Accident Apr 4, 2008
"AIDS is a deadly disease in people that is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). But similar viruses such as simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which infects monkeys, usually don't cause disease in their natural monkey hosts," says Professor Frank Kirchhoff from the University of Ulm in Germany. Previous studies have established that one of the key differences between the way HIV-1 behaves in humans and closely related SIVs behave in monkeys is that when humans are infected with HIV-1... (Science Daily)
AIDS created by an evolutionary accident? Apr 2, 2008
BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhuanet)-- AIDS may have come into being partly as the consequence of an evolutionary accident, said Professor Frank Kirchhoff from the University of Ulm in Germany at the Society for General Microbiology's 162nd meeting being held this week at the Edinburgh International Conference Center. "AIDS is a deadly disease in people that is caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). But similar viruses such as simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV), which infects monkeys, usually... (Xinhuanet, China)
England to Bavaria by Train or Bus Mar 20, 2008
From Paris, the German City Night Line train (CNL 261) departs Paris Est for Munich via amongst other Karlsruhe, Stuttgart, Ulm, and Augsburg ... Traveling times to Stuttgart are three hours less and to Ulm 90 minutes less. (Suite101.com)
Liechtenstein's Hasler Due in Berlin for Talks With Merkel Amid Tax Probe Feb 19, 2008
Homes and business were searched in and around Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg and Ulm yesterday, Handelsblatt newspaper reported, citing unidentified people close to the investigation. Prosecutors in the western city of Bochum, who are leading the nationwide operation, declined to comment on the searches. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Deutsche Post names Frank Appel, an insider, as new chief Feb 19, 2008
More raids were conducted in Germany on Monday, including in Munich, Hamburg and Ulm. Deutsche Post delivers mail in Germany and is a major worldwide player in the express delivery and logistical services business through its DHL unit. (International Herald Tribune)
German tax evasion probe expands with more raids, calls for accountability Feb 19, 2008
Investigators probing the alleged evasion fanned out across Germany, conducting raids in and around Munich, Cologne, Ulm, Hamburg and Baden-Wuerttemberg. One raid took prosecutors and investigators to the Munich branch of the private Bank Metzler, bank spokesman Matthias Butzlaff confirmed. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Tax Probe Jolts Germany Feb 19, 2008
On Monday, more than three dozen prosecuting attorneys and several hundred police swarmed out to search offices and private homes of other suspected tax evaders in Frankfurt, Munich, Stuttgart, Ulm and Hamburg. And prosecutors said their work was just beginning. (Time.com)
Australia returns rare 1482 map to Spain Feb 4, 2008
The 1482 edition, featuring the addition of Scandinavia, was printed in Ulm, Germany. Last August, thieves stole two maps from the edition, along with 14 other rare documents from the National Library of Spain. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Iconic designer with a single-minded approach Jan 31, 2008
Some of his more famous works include the "Ulmer Hocker" or "Bill Hocker" - stool and the large granite "Pavillon" sculpture situated on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse ... Bill's determination to spread his ideas took him into teaching, first at the Zurich school for art and design and later as founder member of the design college of Ulm in Germany ... Six years later he founded a design school in Ulm, Germany, which closed its doors in 1968. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Semen makes HIV more deadly Jan 29, 2008
But surprisingly, the HIV/AIDS researchers in Hanover and Ulm, Germany, found that fragments of prostatic acidic phosphatase isolated from human semen form tiny fibres known as amyloid fibrils, which they call Semen-derived Enhancer of Virus Infection or SEVI. ... "We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and we were even more surprised about the strength," says report co-author Frank Kirchhoff, a virologist at the University of Ulm Clinic in Germany. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Lucerne honours its long-time maestro Jan 24, 2008
After posts at Ulm and Aachen, he fled to Italy in 1944. He helped set up the London Philharmonic in 1948 and became music director of the Berlin Philharmonic in 1955. (SwissInfo.org, Switzerland)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Myanmar (Formerly Burma) - Moulmein. Myanmar (Formerly Burma) - Pathein. (Florida Today)
Possible Genetic Predictor For Response To Lithium Augmentation In Depressed Patients Jan 3, 2008
Dr. Kirchheiner is affiliated with the Institute of Pharmacology of Natural Products and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany. Dr. Bauer is with the Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Carl Gustav Carus University in Dresden, Germany. (Science Daily)
Ulm, Germany becomes an island of art Jan 1, 2008
The Weishaupt museum in Ulm, a small city that is home to seven museums and four recent architectural masterworks ... Now the collection has been presented to the city of Ulm, brightly packaged in a museum building financed by the collector himself to the tune of 8 ... With the Weishaupt Kunsthalle, a shimmering, elegantly reductionist structure, the city of Ulm has now healed one of the last architectural wounds of war. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Semen protein helps HIV infect cells: study Dec 23, 2007
In an attempt to prevent this transmission, researchers at the University Clinic of Ulm in Germany, searched for a chemical compound in semen that might act to block the HIV virus. But what they found was a protein that actually increased HIV infections. (ABC Online)
Semen protein can increase HIV risk Dec 20, 2007
One of the researchers, Frank Kirchhoff of the University Clinic of Ulm, said his team had been looking for factors in semen that might block the disease. "We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and were even more surprised about the strength," Dr Kirchhoff said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
NeckarCom Launches Commercial VoIP Service on Motorola WiMAX Network Dec 17, 2007
16e standard integrated voice and data service in Germany TAUNUSSTEIN, Germany, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: ) today announced that NeckarCom Telekommunikation GmbH, an innovative German telecommunications provider, has launched its commercial Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service following the successful implementation earlier this year of a WiMAX network in the Ulm region of Germany by Motorola ... "We completed the roll-out of the WiMAX network in the Ulm... (PR Newswire)
Male Semen Makes HIV More Potent Dec 15, 2007
"We were not expecting to find an enhancer, and we were even more surprised about the strength," says report co-author Frank Kirchhoff, a virologist at the University of Ulm Clinic in Germany. "Most enhancers have maybe a two- or three-fold effect, but here the effect was amazing more than 50-fold and, under certain conditions, more than 100,000-fold.". (Scientific American)
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)
Air Liquide Invests in the South of Germany Nov 9, 2007
Air Liquide Deutschland GmbH has decided to set up one of the largest units in Germany for the liquefaction of gases (nitrogen, oxygen and argon) in the Ulm region. With this investment of nearly 60 million, the Air Liquide Group is reinforcing its supply network for industrial gases, which are used in many industrial production processes. (BusinessWire)
Santa Clara Men's Basketball Opens Up Friday Night Against CSU Monterey Bay Nov 9, 2007
- Ulm, Germany - Tofas - Turkey - Plus Pujol, Spain Marlon Garnett - KK Split, Croatia Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns, NBA - Al Ahli, KSA - Bree, Belgium - ASVEL, France Jason Sedlock - Mt. Gambier, Australia. Four Sweeps Santa Clara swept the season series from San Diego with its 80-72 win on Feb. 17, 2007. (Santaclarabroncos.com)
Genome study charts genetic landscape of lung cancer Nov 5, 2007
4Institute of Pathology, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany 89081. 5Genome Sequencing Center 6Division of Statistical Genomics and 7Department of Pathology and Immunology, Washington University in Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri, USA 63130. (EurekAlert!)
Area veterans to be saluted Nov 2, 2007
Lahti is a First Lieutenant with the HHB 1st 125th Field Artillery out of New Ulm. The 42-year-old Lahti lives in St. James with his wife, Karen, instrumental director at St. James High School and their four children, Matthew, 16; Rachel, 15; Megan, 13 and Ashley, 10. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
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)
Terror pipeline seen from Pakistan to Europe Oct 17, 2007
ULM, Germany - As Al Qaeda regains strength in the remote areas of the Pakistani-Afghan border, more militants from mainland Europe are traveling to Pakistan to train and to plot attacks on the West, European and US antiterror officials say. The emerging route, illuminated by alleged bomb plots dismantled in Germany and Denmark last month, represents a new and dangerous reconfiguration. (Boston Globe)
History of Nature Oct 13, 2007
Ulm University Ulm, Germany. Nature Publishing Group Boston United States. (Nature News Service)
Supreme Court Refuses Torture Case Oct 10, 2007
"We are very disappointed," Manfred Gnijdic, el-Masri's attorney in Germany, told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his office in Ulm. "It will shatter all trust in the American justice system," Gnijdic said, charging that the United States expects every other nation to act responsibly, but refuses to take responsibility for its own actions. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Justices refuse to hear CIA kidnap allegation Oct 10, 2007
Speaking from his office in Ulm, Germany, Martin Gnjidic said, "The verdict highlights that the American executive branch can commit the most severe in human rights violations with no judicial oversight.". Gnjidic said the decision creates a "lawless environment" in which intelligence groups such as the CIA can operate. (CNN -- US)
Will MICA Glitter for Recipients of Kidney Transplants? Sep 27, 2007
From the Institute for Clinical Transfusion Medicine and Immunogenetics, and the Institute for Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital both in Ulm, Germany. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Islamic group claims foiled Germany attacks Sep 12, 2007
Gelowicz came from Ulm, a town on the Danube River in southern German that, along with neighboring Neu-Ulm, has been targeted by police as a center of radical activity. Prosecutors said the three had obtained more than 1,600 pounds of 35 percent hydrogen peroxide solution, enough to make explosives with the equivalent power of 1,200 pounds of TNT, as well as military-style detonators. (MSNBC -- International)
Germany Investigates 7 More Suspects in Terror Plot Sep 9, 2007
The extremism that fueled the alleged plot was cultivated in the city of Ulm, on the banks of the Danube River in southwestern Germany, security officials said. Ulm, the birthplace of Albert Einstein, has been known for its cathedral, which has one of the largest church towers in the world. (Fox News)
Target Europe Sep 9, 2007
Polite and well-spoken, he paid his rent on time and happily did his share of the cleaning of the communal stairs in the block of flats where he and his wife lived in the southern German city of Neu Ulm ... Born in Munich, the son of a doctor and a businessman, he moved to Ulm when young ... At around the age of 18, he converted to Islam and is believed to have started spending time at a religious centre - the 'MultiKultur Haus' - the heart of what was known to police as the 'Ulm Islamic scene. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
German terror police have suspects list Sep 9, 2007
According to the reports, Gelowisc was a leading member of a radical Islamist center in Ulm in southern Germany and was well known to German authorities. The three men were arrested Tuesday during a raid on a rental house in west-central Germany. (CNN -- World)
Germany considers increased spying on Muslims... Sep 8, 2007
His mother was a doctor, his father owned a successful business, and he's married and attends a technical college in Ulm. "Daniel", who like Fritz hasn't been further identified, was known for angering his neighbors in Saarbruecken by praying loudly every three hours, but little else is know about him or "Adem", the Turkish-born third suspect. (The Drudge Report)
German Police Hunt 7 Over Ties to Terror Plot Sep 7, 2007
Gelowicz's last known address was in Ulm, a city in Baden-Wuerttemberg where he studied business and engineering at a vocational college. Ulm and neighboring Neu-Ulm have been described by officials as a hub of radical Islamic activity for years, dating from before the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Dozens of residents have been deported, and an Islamic center in Neu-Ulm was closed by authorities. (Fox News)
10 hunted over German terror plot Sep 7, 2007
The 28-year-old German lived in the southern city of Ulm and converted to Islam when he was 18. Last year, during what was supposed to be a trip abroad to help his Arabic studies, he allegedly went to an Islamist training camp in Pakistan, according to security officials, where he probably met the other two suspects, a Turk and a German convert to Islam. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
In plot suspect, Germany sees familiar face Sep 7, 2007
That Gelowicz found the Islamic scene in Ulm, on the other hand, may have been the least shocking part of the unfolding tale ... "It's a combination of coincidence and favorable location" that made Ulm attractive to conspirators from the Islamist scene, the mayor of Ulm, Ivo Gnner, said ... rttemberg and Bavaria, with Ulm in the former and the sister town, Neu-Ulm, in the latter. (International Herald Tribune)
The World From Berlin: 'The Next Attack Is Perhaps Already Being Planned' Sep 7, 2007
The three men, who had visited terrorist training camps in Pakistan, were associated with a mosque in the southern German city of Ulm which has a reputation for radicalism. Police said the men belonged to a German cell of the terror group "Islamic Jihad Union," a little-known Sunni Muslim group with roots in Uzbekistan and ties to al-Qaida. (Yahoo News -- Terrorism & 9/11)
Germany Hunts 10 More Terror Suspects Sep 7, 2007
Fritz G.'s last known address was in the town of Ulm in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, where he studied business and engineering at a local vocational college. Ulm and its neighboring town of Neu-Ulm have been described by German officials as centers of radical activity for years, dating back to before the Sept. 11 attacks. (CBS News -- World)
More Deadly than London or Madrid: Islamist Terrorists Planned Massive Attacks in Germany Sep 7, 2007
The investigators have known about Fritz G., who is a well-known member of the radical Islamist scene in Ulm, for a long time. G. is considered a prominent member of a group of radicalized Islamists who settled in Ulm ... The radical activities in Ulm were already known about before the 9/11 attacks, and the authorities kept a close eye on developments there. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Germany says it foiled bomb plot Sep 6, 2007
The German investigation began more than nine months ago with a suspect identified as Fritz G., a 28-year-old convert who lives in Ulm. He was questioned and released in January after he allegedly conducted reconnaissance on two US military barracks near Hanau, authorities said. (Boston Globe -- World)
'New Al Qaeda plot to blow up planes on September 11' smashed... Sep 6, 2007
Daniel S comes from the Saarland, Fritz G from Ulm in Bavaria and Adem Y from Turkey, although there are reports that he holds a Pakistani passport. The two Germans are 22 and 28, while Adem Y is 29. (The Drudge Report)
Appeasement vs. Firmness Sep 6, 2007
A German police officer carrying confiscated papers leaves the 'Islamic Information Center' (IIZ) in Ulm September 5, 2007. Germany said on Wednesday it had foiled a plan by Islamist militants to carry out "massive bomb attacks" against U.S. installations and arrested the three men behind it. (Townhall.com)
Three arrested in Germany terror plot Sep 6, 2007
Police were searching an Islamic information centre in the town of Ulm in Baden-Wuerttemburg. Prosecutors said three had undergone training at camps in Pakistan run by the Islamic Jihad Union, and had formed a German cell of the al-Qaeda influenced group. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Click for Full Story Sep 6, 2007
In 1987, doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore succeeded in separating seven-month-old Benjamin and Patrick Binder, twin brothers from Ulm, West Germany, who'd been joined at the head, after 22 hours of surgery. Ten years ago: Britain bade farewell to Princess Diana with a funeral service at Westminster Abbey. (KWTX.com, TX)
Germany: 'Massive' attacks foiled Sep 6, 2007
According to the reports, Fritz G. was a leading member of a radical Islamist center in Ulm in southern Germany and was well known to German authorities. Schaeuble said the radical Islamist center was under surveillance and authorities "knew this center in Ulm was playing a role" in the plot, although he did not elaborate. (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Tenaxis Medical Inc. Announces First Human Use of ArterX(TM) Vascular Sealant Jul 3, 2007
Procedures are also underway in hospitals in Ulm and Cologne and the study is expected to be fully enrolled by the end of the summer. The ArterX Vascular Sealant was developed by Tenaxis Medical's team in Mountain View, CA and is based upon a proprietary technology that uses a powerful crosslinking agent that covalently binds to proteins in both the sealant and human tissue. (PR Newswire)
Gevity posts sharply lower profits and drop in revenues for the first quarter Apr 26, 2007
Bryson Voirin will do field work at the University of Ulm, Germany, where he will research and use radio-tracking techniques to study the habitat use and adaptation of mammals. Alia Schultz will be teaching English as a foreign language in Germany and will pursue her interest in contemporary Jewish culture in Germany and a research project on people who chose to repatriate to then-East Germany after World War II.. (Herald-Tribune)
Lighthouse repair funding has governor glowing Apr 26, 2007
Bryson Voirin will do field work at the University of Ulm, Germany, where he will research and use radio-tracking techniques to study the habitat use and adaptation of mammals ... Exhibit A Tuesday was a visit to the House chambers by University of Florida football coach Urban Meyer, quarterback Chris Leak and linebacker Earl Everett keystones to the national championship run that culminated in a thumping victory over Ohio State in January. (Herald-Tribune)
Africa: Daily HIV/Aids Report Apr 22, 2007
Frank Kirchhoff of the University of Ulm in Germany and colleagues found the peptide, which they call VIRIP, in the residue left in filters used by kidney dialysis patients to clean their blood. According to Kirchhoff, by altering two amino acids, VIRIP's antiviral potency increased one hundredfold. (AllAfrica.com)
German researchers find protein that blocks HIV Apr 21, 2007
In addition to toxins and waste material strained from blood, the dialysis filtrates contain more than a million molecules. Kirchhoff calls the newly discovered factor VIRIP, and it was shown in test-tube studies to inhibit 60 strains of HIV.. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Discovery Of An HIV Inhibitor In Human Blood Points To New Drug Class Apr 20, 2007
"The findings reveal a new target for inhibiting HIV that remains fully active against viral strains that are resistant to other drugs," said study author Frank Kirchhoff of the University of Ulm in Germany ... The researchers include Jan Munch, Michael Schindler, Raghavan Chinnadurai, and Frank Kirchhoff of the University of Ulm in Ulm, Germany; Ludger Standker and Wolf-Georg Forssmann of IPF PharmaCeuticals GmbH and Hannover Medical School in Hannover, Germany; Knut Adermann of VIRO... (Science Daily)
Natural peptide protects against HIV Apr 20, 2007
The molecule was found by Frank Kirchhoff of the University of Ulm in Germany and his colleagues, who report their work in the journal Cell. They screened a massive library of compounds isolated from 10,000 litres of filtered human blood, looking for substances that could naturally inhibit HIV. Human blood has yielded some HIV-inhibiting substances before. (Nature News Service)
Virus Sent To Attack Brain Tumors From The Inside Out Apr 19, 2007
"In an immune-competent patient, the immune system will fight the virus, and most adults are immune against measles since they have been vaccinated against the disease in childhood or have had measles," said Christian Beltinger, M.D., an associate professor at the University Children's Hospital in Ulm. "Although cancer patients are immune-compromised by their disease or because of therapy, they still may mount a sufficient attack against vaccine measles virus.". (Science Daily)
Ulrich Medical locates in Chesterfield Apr 15, 2007
Parent company Ulrich Medical is a medical technology firm based in Ulm, Germany. Ulrich has manufactured surgical devices for 95 years and introduced its first spinal implants, now sold worldwide, in 1978. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Germany's New Energy Efficient Homes Apr 14, 2007
The world's largest passive office complex is called "Energon" and was built in Ulm in 2002. Today more than 6,000 passive buildings exist in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. (BusinessWeek)
B.J. Sprenger, wounded Sleepy Eye Guardsman, in good spirits Mar 30, 2007
Family friend Laurie Hammerschmidt reported on Tuesday that B.J.'s mother, Vicky, said the family is ery appreciative for the National Guard units in St. James and New Ulm. They're doing an awesome job. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)
Pinning down agents' actions Feb 20, 2007
At the time, U.S. intelligence authorities believed Masri was involved with radical Islamic groups in Ulm, a southern German city. He was released five months later after undergoing what he described as repeated beatings and other physical abuse in a now-closed CIA-run prison called the Salt Pit in Kabul, the Afghan capital. (Newsday -- World)
Obituaries - 2/18/2007 Feb 18, 2007
He was born June 14, 1938, in Ulm, Germany ... Mr. Bauerle is survived by his son, Albrecht K. Bauerle of Montreal, Canada; daughter and son-in-law Belinda and Garret Textor of San Diego; brothers and sisters-in-law Roland and Lore Bauerle of San Diego and Erwin and Herta Bauerle of Ulm, Germany; and two grandchildren. (North County Times)
Pilots traced to CIA renditions Feb 18, 2007
At the time, U.S. intelligence authorities believed Masri was involved with radical Islamic groups in Ulm, a city in southern Germany. Masri was released five months later after undergoing what he described as repeated beatings and other physical abuse in a now-closed CIA-run prison called the Salt Pit in Kabul, the Afghan capital. (Los Angeles Times)
