Methane capture technology offers double benefit for transport and environment Dec 4, 2008
The Wuppertal Institute, a German center for sustainable development policy studies, in a report on alternative transport fuels last year, said biomethane beat bioethanol and biodiesel from rapeseed or sunflower oil on both the amount of fuel produced per hectare of land, and the distance traveled on the fuel produced. The report also said that a test vehicle powered by biomethane was 140 percent more energy-efficient, measured by distance traveled per liter of fuel, than one powered by... (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Celgard lands $2.3M contract Dec 4, 2008
Polypore s international operations are based in Wuppertal, Germany. Reader Comments. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
* Cloud Gates Lin chosen for Movimentos award Nov 25, 2008
Famed German choreographer Pina Bausch presents Cloud Gate Dance Theatre founder Lin Hwai-min with a rose after his companys performance of Wind Shadow on Saturday night at the Wuppertal Schauspielhaus in Germany. PHOTO COURTESY OF WANG SHU-JEN. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
German student comes to Cherokee Nov 20, 2008
Traveling from Wuppertal, Germany, to Cherokee, Oklahoma, has been an adventure. Coming from a sports oriented family in Germany, Kevin was still surprised by how competitive sports are in the American high school. (Alva Review Courier, OK)
French, German Dailies Install EidosMedia's Methode Nov 4, 2008
The Westdeutsche Zeitung is the longest-established newspaper in the Duesseldorf, Wuppertal and Krefeld metro areas, with 16 print editions. "Our customers want to achieve greater synergies between their various media products," circIT Managing Director Kay Holzkamp said in a statement. (MediaWeek.com)
Hamburg's stunning new space to showcase outsiders Oct 17, 2008
In Wuppertal, the British artist Tony Cragg has coaxed a derelict estate back to life, creating a public sculpture park along with indoor exhibition spaces. By far the most ambitious of the newcomers is the Falckenberg collection, which recently moved into expanded quarters and is now known as the Phoenix Kulturstiftung, or Phoenix Cultural Foundation. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Composing a dream Jun 4, 2008
The catalyst was Jan Moritz Onken, a lanky, 30-year-old native of Wuppertal, Germany, who has created a minor sensation since arriving last September on a two-year contract as the orchestra's first permanent conductor. He has set high standards - too high, many said when he first arrived - introducing more-demanding works than the usual fare of Brahms and Vivaldi, and increasing the orchestra's performances from 1 or 2 per year to 12. (International Herald Tribune)
Bug sucks zoo animal blood May 30, 2008
The scheme is part of a study by Wuppertal Zoo in Germany and the insects are bred in a laboratory there. A kissing bug on a tapir. (BBC News -- Science)
Heidelberg Print Media Academy to support KNUST May 10, 2008
The trip, sponsored by the Deutscher Akademischer Austauscdienst (DAAD), a German Academic Exchange Service, took the students to the Bergischer University in Wuppertal, Ruediger Koeppe Publishing House in Cologne, Heidelberg Printing Company and Gutenberg Museum ... He commended the German government, DAAD, KNUST, University of Wuppertal and Heidelberg authorities for their support which made their trip possible as well as the German Embassy in Ghana. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cochise College presents UA piano concert tour May 3, 2008
She also studied at the Hochschule fuer Musik Koeln (Abteilung Wuppertal) in Germany and has participated in the Tanglewood Music Festival, Rocky Ridge Music Center, School for International Musical Arts in Canada, and New Millennium Piano Festival in Spain. Last December, she earned a master s of music from the University of Arizona. (Douglas Daily Dispatch, AZ)
Claus Luthe, 75, car design innovator Apr 11, 2008
Luthe was born Dec. 8, 1932, in Wuppertal, Germany. He started learning automotive design as an apprentice at the Voll bus manufacturing company, where he worked from 1948 to 1954. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
* Dance series will put a spring in your step Mar 21, 2008
Double C was founded in 2001 by former Cloud Gate Dance Theatre soloist Wu Chun-hsien (dT) and Frenchwoman Chrystel Guillebeaud, a former member of Pina Bausch's Tanztheater Wuppertal ... Now married and based in Wuppertal, the couple has produced several works that draw on their different cultural heritages. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Red Bull X-Fighters Dares to Mess With Texas Mar 21, 2008
After the Fort Worth event, the series heads to Europe at the Steinbruch Oetelshofen in Wuppertal, Germany on July 4 and concludes at the Plaza de Toros de las Ventas in Madrid on July 17-18. FROM SPANISH BULL RINGS TO TEXAS BULL PENS. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
15 KNUST students and lecturer to tour Germany Feb 27, 2008
The group would attend seminars, workshops and visits to printing and publishing training institutions such as the Bergischer University at Wuppertal, Ruediger Koeppe Publishing House in Cologne, Heidelberg Printing Machine Company and others. Mr Nyadu-Addo, a lecturer at the Publishing Studies Department of the KNUST, said the students would have the opportunity to interact with other students, lecturers, professors, researchers and other practitioners in the publishing industry in Germany. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Culture, business can boost city's international future Feb 19, 2008
At a conference this month in Lower Saxony, Germany, titled "Goettingen meets Pittsburgh," and during business visits to Cologne and Wuppertal in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany, I witnessed the coming together of all the international elements necessary to make Pittsburgh a viable competitor and attractive partner in the global environment of the 21st century ... In Wuppertal, the combination of elements for international partnership was somewhat different but equally effective ... Wuppertal's... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
KWI,PGI: 'Tempo' case over -- Feb. 11 p. 2 Feb 14, 2008
PETER DEMBERGER Wuppertal, Germany. Protesters clash in Sidoarjo -- Feb. 10 p. 1. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
* Bayern book quarter-final berth, Bremen eliminated Jan 31, 2008
Bayern Munich's Luca Toni, left, scores against Wuppertal in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, on Tuesday. Bayern beat Wuppertal 5-2 to clinch a place in the German Cup quarter-finals ... Miroslav Klose scored two goals and Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich defeated third-division Wuppertal 5-2 for a place in the German Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday, while Borussia Dortmund eliminated Werder Bremen 2-1. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Euro: PSV beats Ajax; Rangers to Cup final Jan 31, 2008
Bayern Munich advanced Tuesday by beating third-division Wuppertal and Borussia Dortmund eliminated Werder Bremen 2-1. Copyright 2008. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Soccer : European leagues and cups roundup Jan 31, 2008
" Middlesbrough won with a 19th-minute goal from Jeremie Aliadiere, who took a long ball from Stewart Downing. Fulham earned its first point under manager Roy Hodgson since his Dec. 28 move to the club with the scoreless draw against Bolton. However, the Cottagers remained in 19th place with 16 points. Bayern Munich beats Wuppertal 5-2 in German Cup, Dortmund defeats Bremen 2-1 FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Miroslav Klose scored two goals and Bundesliga leader Bayern Munich beat third-division... (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
'Red Awn' takes Thessaloniki prize Nov 27, 2007
Greek thesp Anna Lalasidou took home the actress award for her perf as an migre in Germany in drama Elli Makra: 42277 Wuppertal, the only world premiere by a non-Greek pic in the international competition. The jurys artistic achievement award went to Mexican production The Year of the Nail by Jonas Cuaron, son of Mexican-born director Alfonso Cuaron. (Variety)
Inamori Foundation Presents 23rd Annual Kyoto Prizes for Lifetime Achievements in Technology, Science, and the Arts Nov 11, 2007
This years Kyoto Prize laureates are Japanese chemist Dr. Hiroo Inokuchi, a professor emeritus at both University of Tokyo and the Institute for Molecular Science (at Japans National Institutes of Natural Sciences); U.S. geophysicist Dr. Hiroo Kanamori, professor emeritus at the California Institute of Technology; and German choreographer and artistic director Pina Bausch, director of Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch GmbH. ... When she started staging original works in Wuppertal, Germany... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hertha, Bochum bounced from German Cup Oct 31, 2007
Hertha lost 2-0 at third-division Wuppertal, which scored both goals after Hertha's defender Josip Simunic was sent off in the 75th minute. Wuppertal reached the third round for the first time in 44 years. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Molecular Probe 'Paints' Cancer Cells In Living Animals, Researchers Find Sep 13, 2007
Bogyo and Blum's co-authors are Helen Blau, PhD, professor of microbiology and immunology; Milton Merchant, a Blau lab technician; and Georges von Degenfeld, MD, PhD, a former researcher in Blau's laboratory, now at Bayer Healthcare in Wuppertal, Germany. The research was funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Department of Defense, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. (Science Daily)
Disabled table tennis player sets sights on China Aug 24, 2007
Chris Puls, of Elkridge, a member of the USA Disabled Table Tennis Team, is preparing for the German Open Table Tennis Championships for the disabled Sept. 12-16 in Wuppertal, Germany ... From Sept. 12-16, Puls will be playing in the German Open in Wuppertal, Germany. (Howard County Times, MD)
Thai King gets gold as University Games opens Aug 10, 2007
Karin and Hans Geib from Wuppertal, Germany made the trip to Thailand to watch their son, basketball guard Gordon, play in his third University Games. "We're just so proud and happy to be here for our son," Karin Geib said during the ceremonies. (Charlotte49Ers.com)
* World News Quick Take Aug 8, 2007
"In order not to endanger the good mood" of the passengers, railway officials halted the train in Wuppertal for 25 minutes and had a replacement part delivered by taxi, a police statement said. It added that there was no trouble among the fans. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Germany in Climate Change Dilemma Ahead of G8 Jun 5, 2007
" MIXED RECORD Germany's own record on the environment shows, at best, a mixed performance. It is the world's sixth biggest emitter of CO2 and its auto-makers are a powerful lobby against climate curbs. At the same time, clean tech and renewable energy are already among Germany's leading export industries. Merkel, who made the crusade against climate change a centrepiece of Germany's G8 and European Union presidencies, is proud German CO2 output has fallen 17 percent since 1990, and Germany is... (Planet Ark, United States)
Polypore Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2006 Results Mar 8, 2007
5 million related to the Company's exit of cellulosic hemodialysis membrane production at its Wuppertal, Germany facility, of which $17. 5 million was non-cash impairment of fixed assets associated with cellulosics production. (PR Newswire)
PSO to celebrate city's 250th birthday with European tour Mar 1, 2007
Conducted by Janowski: Jan. 29 -- Amsterdam, Netherlands Jan. 30 -- Cologne, Germany Jan. 31 -- Wuppertal, Germany Feb. 1 -- Hanover, Germany Feb. 3 -- Vienna, Austria Feb. 4 -- Budapest, Hungary Feb. 5 -- Zagreb, Croatia ... The PSO will perform with Janowski in the prestigious Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, however, of particular interest to the conductor will be his conducting debut in the Stadthalle in Wuppertal, Germany, the town in which he grew up. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Get your motor running Feb 20, 2007
We listened to it all the way from Wuppertal to West Yorkshire while driving in his big Dodge Ram van. The tape was called Khaled Au USA. When the tape wore out, we tracked down the CD. Rai music should have been the next reggae. (Guardian Unlimited)
They call her...'Tini' Feb 7, 2007
Andi Ditges (from Moenchengladbach, Germany) and Viktor Wrunowski (from Wuppertal, Germany) both play for the Crusaders. She did not know them before making the trip to Dublin. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
EU Climate Plan Seen Spurring UN Action Jan 11, 2007
"There is no prospect of the United States joining under the Bush administration," said Hermann Ott of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy in Germany. "Everyone is waiting for the next president.". (Planet Ark, United States)
Common Ground Jan 5, 2007
Ditges is from Moenchengladbach, Germany and Wrunowski is from Wuppertal, Germany which is about one hour from each other. But here they are in the United States playing high school basketball for the Crusaders thanks to a foreign exchange program. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
