Intestinal cancer in spite of screening Apr 4, 2009
This is the result, at least for a group of 212 colorectal cancer patients whose screening behavior is examined in the current edition of Deutsches rzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2009; 106[12]: 195;) by Konrad Schoppmeyer and his colleagues from Leipzig University Hospital. The authors have performed a retrospective analysis of the data on screening examinations for the ten years before the diagnosis of colorectal cancer. (EurekAlert!)
RECAP: Highlights from Saturday's play Mar 29, 2009
Three-time World Cup winner Germany looked set to at least match September's 6-0 win in Liechtenstein in Group 4's opening round after Michael Ballack and Marcell Jansen put the home team ahead 2-0 after just eight minutes in Leipzig. The Germans, though, had to wait until the 48th for another goal, when Bastian Schweinsteiger scored from a rebound. (USA Today -- Sports)
Germany routs Liechtenstein 4-0 in World Cup qualifier Mar 29, 2009
LEIPZIG, Germany (AP): Germany easily routed Liechtenstein 4-0 Saturday to strengthen its lead in its World Cup qualifying group. Michael Ballack and Daniel Jansen gave the host a 2-0 lead after just nine minutes, with Bastian Schweinsteiger and Lukas Podolski adding two more shortly after the break as Germany bounced back from two disappointing friendly losses against England and Norway. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Merkel Makes Like Obama With German Stimulus Proving Inadequate for Europe Mar 27, 2009
In 1978, she graduated with a masters degree in physics from the University of Leipzig and in 1986 received a doctorate in quantum chemistry from the Central Institute of Physical Chemistry at the Academy of Sciences in East Berlin. In 1989, she became a spokeswoman for , East Germanys only democratically elected prime minister, and joined the CDU the following year. (Bloomberg)
Italy needs WCup win at Montenegro to lift spirits Mar 27, 2009
Germany should get back on the winning track when it hosts Liechtenstein in Leipzig, a team that it has already beaten 6-0 on the road. "We can play well but we need order and discipline," captain Michael Ballack said. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Ballack says Germany are not ruthless enough Mar 27, 2009
Germany lost their last two matches at home, friendlies against England and Norway, and will take on Liechtenstein in Leipzig tomorrow and Wales in Cardiff on April 1 in qualifiers for next years World Cup in South Africa ... Talking point: Coach Joachim Loew talking with Michael Ballack during Germanys training session in Leipzig on Wednesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Two-Week Public Art Installation Featuring BMW Art Cars by Stella, Warhol, Lichtenstein and Rauschenberg and a Project by Artist Robin Rhode Commissioned by BMW to Open at Grand Central Terminal on March 25, 2009 Mar 24, 2009
Karl Schwanzer's architectural post-war icon, the "four cylinder" building, marked the beginning of the company's emphasis on an innovative, dynamic style of construction which was extended in 2005 with the central building of the new BMW Leipzig Plant, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects. BMW has been engaged in the sponsorship of cultural formats for more than thirty years with hundreds of international commitments. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Friedrich out for Germany's qualifiers with injury Mar 22, 2009
Germany plays Liechtenstein on Saturday in Leipzig, then travels to Cardiff to play Wales on April 1. . (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Podolski back to German squad Mar 20, 2009
On March 28, Germany will play minnows Liechtenstein in Leipzig before taking on Wales in Cardiff on April 1. All three of the afore mentioned players missed the recent friendly defeat at the hands of Norway due to injury. (Xinhuanet, China)
Germany calls back striker Podolski for qualifier Mar 20, 2009
Germany plays Liechtenstein in Leipzig on March 28 and against Wales in Cardiff on April 1. . (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
'Armed' chimps go wild for honey Mar 19, 2009
Crickette Sanz, from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, said: "The nutritional returns don't seem to be that great. "But their excitement when they've succeeded is incredible, you can see how much they are enjoying tasting the honey. " Honey monsters Chimps' love of honey and their ingenuity at accessing it are well known amongst primatologists - previous studies have revealed how the great apes can fashion sticks to dip into or prise open nests. The... (BBC News)
Injured Klose out for two weeks Mar 16, 2009
Germany are at home to Liechtenstein in Leipzig on March 28 and away to Wales in Cardiff on April 1 in European Group Four. Bayern have striker Luca Toni, playmaker Franck Ribery and midfielders Tim Borowski and Hamit Altintop on their injury list. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
My lost countryRemembering the East Germany of my childhood Mar 15, 2009
I grew up in communist East Germany, just outside Leipzig in Saxony. In my youth I, like so many others, joined the mass organisations of the Communist Party such as the Young Pioneers. (BBC News -- UK)
A sustainable water supply for Brasilia Mar 13, 2009
Leipzig/Braslia/So Paulo ... The UFZ employs 930 people at its sites in Leipzig, Halle and Magdeburg. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Chinese literature highlighted at Leipzig book fair Mar 13, 2009
BERLIN, March 12 (Xinhua) -- Germany's second largest book fair opened on Wednesday in the eastern city of Leipzig with Chinese literature being in the spotlight. China will be the guest of honor at the Frankfurt book fair in October and is promoting its literature and publishing sector at Leipzig ... At the four-day Leipzig event, Chinese authors Gao Hongbo and Xu Lu will give a presentation on Chinese literature. (Xinhuanet, China)
A wake-up call to all men! Mar 11, 2009
From the beginning, I met a lot of female engineers at meetings in Dresden, Leipzig and Berlin. Many of them in executive positions. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Chimp's Attacks A Sign Animals Can Plan Mar 10, 2009
The observations confirmed the result of a staged laboratory experiment reported in 2006 by scientists at the in Leipzig, Germany. In that case orangutans and bonobos were able to figure out which tool would work in an effort to retrieve grapes, and were able to remember to bring that tool along hours later. (CBS News)
'Boche babies' Mar 5, 2009
I sent out letters to about 30 people in the Leipzig region who could have been him ... "Finally, in 2001, I persuaded her to give me his name. I sent out letters to about 30 people in the Leipzig region who could have been him. Then one day, I got a letter back. It was him!". (BBC News -- Europe)
World War II airman's valor remembered Mar 2, 2009
His second mission -- an attack on military installations in Leipzig in late February 1944 -- started off poorly, according to Dean Mathies. A jeep crossed in front of Sgt. Mathies' B-17 during takeoff, forcing the aircraft to swerve. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Rueben Wiedmer Feb 27, 2009
Rueben was born on Sept. 28, 1935, in New Leipzig, the son of Fred and Ida (Auch) Wiedmer. He was raised and educated at New Leipzig. (Williston Daily Herald, ND)
3 convicted in Germany for attack on Indians Feb 25, 2009
LEIPZIG (GERMANY): A German court convicted three more men on Tuesday of assault in connection with a 2007 attack on a group of Indian migrants ... Leipzig prosecutors said on Tuesday evening that the court in Oschatz had handed one man, aged 22, a suspended, 20-month jail term after he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm, perjury and sedition ... Prosecutors in Leipzig said Tuesday's convictions completed the inquiry, and nobody else would be charged. (India Times, India)
New experiments push evolution in ways Darwin never expected Feb 20, 2009
Meanwhile, Svante Pbo from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany shared the latest results from Neanderthal DNA research at the AAAS meeting. Neanderthals appeared about 300,000 years ago. (Christian Science Monitor)
German FA blast coach after consecutive defeats to England and Norway Feb 20, 2009
Germany now have World Cup qualifiers against Liechtenstein, in Leipzig on March 28, and against Wales, in Cardiff on April 1 ... Loew has already tightened the reins on his squad of players by insisting the players come to Leipzig a day earlier than planned for a day of fitness testing before the qualifier against Liechtenstein. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
German team maps part of Neanderthal genome Feb 14, 2009
(02-13) 04:00 PST Leipzig, Germany ... "It will help show what the differences are between them and us that allowed us to develop technology, to colonize the planet," he said Thursday before presenting his findings to attendees of an American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Chicago by video uplink from Leipzig. (San Francisco Chronicle)
German Team Maps Genome of Neanderthal Feb 14, 2009
LEIPZIG, Germany Researchers in Germany have completed the first draft of the Neanderthal genome, more than 3 billion genetic building blocks that will shed new light on the ancient hominid as well as the origins of its closest relation modern humans ... "It will help show what the differences are between them and us that allowed us to develop technology, to colonize the planet," he told The Associated Press on Thursday before presenting his findings to attendees of an American Association... (Newsmax)
Scientists create genetic blueprint of Neanderthal Feb 13, 2009
bo of Germany's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig described the work as a 63% complete gene map. This genome was stitched together from fossil DNA samples taken from four Neanderthals found in Europe. (USA Today)
Draft Of Neanderthal Genome Completed Feb 13, 2009
The announcement is being made by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, in Leipzig, Germany, and the 454 Life Sciences Corporation, in Branford, Connecticut, on 12 February during the 2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and at a simultaneous European press briefing ... In order to reliably compare the Neandertal DNA sequences to those of humans and chimpanzees, the Leipzig group has performed detailed studies of where chemical... (Science Daily)
Scientists in Germany draft Neanderthal genome Feb 13, 2009
Svante Paabo of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, led a team that had to overcome a series of daunting technical obstacles to produce the draft of the Neanderthal genome. Paabo began his project more than 10 years ago, when he extracted the first verifiable piece of Neanderthal DNA.. (Boston Globe)
Neanderthal Genome Mapped Feb 13, 2009
(02-12) 10:26 PST LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) ... "It will help show what the differences are between them and us that allowed us to develop technology, to colonize the planet," he told The Associated Press on Thursday before presenting his findings to attendees of an American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Chicago by video uplink from Leipzig ... Team in Germany maps Neanderthal genome Articles (02-12) 10:26 PST LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) -- Researchers in Germany have completed... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
Neanderthal Genome "First Draft" Unveiled Feb 13, 2009
"Studying the Neanderthal genome will tell us what makes modern humans really modern, and really human," said project collaborator Jean-Jacques Hublin, of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. Reading the Genome. (National Geographic)
Revolution year Feb 10, 2009
1989: EUROPE'S REVOLUTION February: Polish government starts round table talks with Solidarity March: First genuine election in the USSR May: Hungary removes electrical fencing from border with East Germany June: Solidarity wins Polish election August: Millions of protesters in Baltic states form human chain to demand autonomy from Moscow September: Hungary allows East German refugees to cross into Austria October: Thousands attend peaceful protests in Leipzig November: Fall of Berlin Wall... (BBC News)
Strange hotels, unusual places Feb 10, 2009
Hotel Everland first rested on the shores of lake Neuchatel in Switzerland, then Leipzig, Germany and, until June, it is in Paris, perched on Le Palais de Tokyo with an unbeatable view of the Eiffel Tower. Do you know of any other quirky hotels. (CNN -- Travel)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Locusts' swarms come from their brains Feb 7, 2009
Calling the report a breakthrough, Paul Anthony Stevenson of Leipzig University in Germany said it harbors considerable potential for finding ways to block swarming. But that will require a lot more research, said Mr. Stevenson, who was not part of the research team. (Globe and Mail)
Mirren, Plummer to star in 'Station' Apr 1, 2008
"The Last Station" will shoot in Saxony-Anhalt as well as the German states of Brandenburg and Thuringia, the city of Leipzig and at historical locations in Russia. Warners will release the pic in Germany early next year. (Variety)
Mercedes-Benz A-Class. Click image to enlarge Mar 31, 2008
Stuttgart, Germany Mercedes-Benz has announced it will unveil the all-new versions of its A- and B-Class models at the Auto Mobil International motor show in Leipzig, Germany in April. The models share a platform, although the A-Class is not sold in Canada. (CanadianDriver)
Stories of another escape route out of East Germany Mar 25, 2008
A young couple from Leipzig were killed in 1975 by a hail of bullets, the man shot 37 times and the woman 25 times, all at close range. The last known fatality, Michael Weber, 19, was on July 7, 1989, barely four months before the fall of the Berlin Wall. (International Herald Tribune)
Terminals: the last word Mar 22, 2008
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof, Germany ... Sixty-seven minutes after leaving the German capital, you arrive at Leipzig's temple to the train ... The only problem is that, after leaving the station, the rest of Leipzig looks a trifle drab. (Independent)
Are Existing Large-scale Simulations Of Water Dynamics Wrong? Mar 15, 2008
This problem was explored by Hans-Joerg Vogel from the UFZ - Helmholtz Center of Environmental Research in Leipzig, Germany and Olaf Ippisch from the Institute for Parallel and Distributed Systems of the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Vogel and Ippisch found that the critical limit for the spatial resolution can be estimated based on more easily available soil properties: the soil water retention characteristic. (Science Daily)
Man tries to overturn incest law Mar 15, 2008
This would have forced a lower court in the eastern state of Saxony to throw out the latest incest charges against Patrick S., who was born in Leipzig in the former East Germany in 1976 ... He met his sister Susan, who is eight years younger than him, when he was reunited with his mother in Leipzig in 2000. (iAfrica.com)
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we killed german civilians in berlin, hamburg, leipzig, munich, essen, and dresden: we killed them by the ton. Report: Severed Fingers of Kidnapped Westerners Sent to U.S. Officials Thursday, March 13, 2008. (Human Events Online)
New book sheds light on infamous Stasi prison Mar 15, 2008
LEIPZIG, Germany When he entered solitary confinement in East Germany's most notorious prison in 1956, Karl Wilhelm Fricke feared he would forget how to speak ... "The interrogation time was definitely the worst, I didn't know what was going to happen to me," Mr. Fricke, 78, told Reuters in an interview at the Leipzig Book Fair. (Globe and Mail -- International)
What did Bach look like? Mar 5, 2008
Rather than use Bach's actual bones, which are buried at St. Thomas Church in Leipzig, Germany, Wilkinson worked from a copper replica of Bach's skull made for a previous reconstruction in 1894 by physician Wilhelm His and sculptor Carl Ludwig Seffner ... Bach was born in Eisenach in 1685 and died in Leipzig in 1750. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Distant Native languages bridge Bering Sea Mar 5, 2008
But producing lists of similar-sounding words isn't sufficient evidence to establish a real genetic relationship between two languages, declared Bernard Comrie, a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, speaking at the conference. That's because cognates can also occur by accident or chance -- when selective words are adopted by travelers from unrelated languages, or when words have a universal appeal. (Anchorage Daily News)
High-tech insulator created from rice husks Feb 29, 2008
Dieter Freude, a physics professor at the University of Leipzig in Germany who is familiar with Halimaton's work, called it "an exciting breakthrough.". Nicknamed "frozen smoke" because of its cloudy appearance, aerogel is made from silica, the basic ingredient in sand, and is 99 percent air by volume. (MSNBC -- Technology)
BMW to cut another 5,600 by end of 2008 Feb 28, 2008
Within Germany, the cuts would be spread across its facilities with the exception of a plant in Leipzig. BMW currently employs 4,700 people at its plant in Spartanburg, S.C., where it produces the X5 SUV and the Z4 Roadster. (MSNBC -- Business)
* North Korea and US in harmonious exchange Feb 28, 2008
The younger Kim, apparently accompanied by his girlfriend and several North Korean bodyguards, attended four Clapton concerts in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Leipzig and Berlin, Fuji TV said. This story has been viewed 362 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Siemens plans 40% cut in jobs in business telecommunications Feb 26, 2008
The layoffs will likely occur in Leipzig, Germany, and in Brazil, where Siemens has factories that produce phones and corporate communications networks, the person said. The job reductions and sale of small portions of business are unrelated to the German company's two-year-old effort to sell the entire unit, the person said. (International Herald Tribune)
Gorillas in the missionary position Feb 18, 2008
In captivity, gorillas often have sex face-to-face, but it is difficult to draw conclusions about ape behaviour from these animals; they are brought up in a very different environment in captivity, says Thomas Breuer, from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany. Doubly famous. (Nature News Service)
Wheel worship Feb 17, 2008
BMW had Zaha Hadid build a factory in Leipzig. Audi has turned the centre of Ingolstadt into a celebration of itself. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
GC Moving to Cologne? Feb 14, 2008
A German newspaper says this will be the last year the show is held in Leipzig ... February 13, 2008 - This year the German Games Convention is set to return to Leipzig the week of August 20-24 ... Leipziger Messe, the convention hall that has been home to GC, owns the rights to the event. (IGN PC Games)
Column: Around town Feb 14, 2008
Additionally, the BYS will tour internationally for the 19th time this season; in June the students travel to Germany and the Czech Republic, notably performing at the acclaimed Gewandhaus in Leipzig. The BYSO includes three full orchestras (the most advanced of whom are the BYS players), a string orchestra, four chamber orchestras, a chamber music program, and the Intensive Community Program, a 70-student, rigorous string training program for underserved youth. (Hanover Mariner, MA)
40,000-year-old tooth indicates Neanderthals may have traveled more than previously thought Feb 12, 2008
"Neanderthal mobility is highly controversial," said paleoanthropologist Katerina Harvati at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. Some experts believe Neanderthals roamed over very limited areas, but others say they must have been more mobile, particularly when hunting, Harvati said. (North County Times)
'The Wagner Clan,' Germany's real-life melodrama Feb 12, 2008
Richard Wagner, was born in Leipzig in 1813. The Europe of that time was a turbulent place and he, it seems, never met a revolution he didn't like. (Christian Science Monitor)
Tooth discovery suggests Neanderthals traveled Feb 9, 2008
"Neanderthal mobility is highly controversial," said paleoanthropology Professor Katerina Harvati at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Lice from mummies provide clues to ancient migrations Feb 7, 2008
In another example of the uses of lice in science, Mark Stoneking, a scientist at the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, recently examined the assumption that body lice evolved when humans started wearing clothes. An analysis of louse genetics appeared to put that date at about 72,000 years ago. (International Herald Tribune)
Why Don't Chimpanzees Like To Barter Food? Feb 6, 2008
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany. . (Science Daily)
Human viruses kill great apes Jan 31, 2008
Christophe Boesch, director of Chimpanzee Projects at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, calls for better hygiene measures for great ape tourism. . (MSNBC -- Environment)
Architect Critic Nikolaus Pevsner Jan 30, 2008
Pevsner was born in Leipzig, Saxony, during 1902 ... His studies took him to the universities at Leipzig, Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt. (Suite101.com)
Crytek to Feature Cross Platform CryENGINE(R)2 at GDC Jan 30, 2008
Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") creators of the multi-award winning first person shooter Far Cry, and the recent blockbuster hit Crysis, awarded best PC Game of both E3 2007 and the 2007 Leipzig Games Convention, is an interactive entertainment development company with its headquarters located in Frankfurt Main, Germany and additional studios in Kiev, Ukraine and Budapest, Hungary. Crytek is dedicated to creating exceptionally high quality video games for the PC and next-generation consoles, powered by... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Common human viruses threaten endangered great apes Jan 26, 2008
The researchers include Sophie Kondgen, Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin, Germany, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany; Hjalmar Kuhl, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany; Paul K. NGoran, Department of Primatology, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Leipzig, Germany, Centre Suisse des Recherches Scientifiques en Cote dIvoire, Cote dIvoire; Peter D. Walsh,... (EurekAlert!)
Gaz de France: 2007 Sales Revenue Stable Return to a Positive Business Environment in the Fourth Quarter 2007 EBITDA Significantly above Target1 Non-Audited Ifrs Data Jan 23, 2008
Gaz de France s designation as preferred bidder for the partial privatisation of the Leipzig Stadtwerke. Financial Timetable. (BusinessWire)
German Scholar Says Da Vinci's `Mona Lisa' Is Indeed Lisa, Reuters Reports Jan 15, 2008
There is no reason for any lingering doubts that this is another woman,'' Leipzig University art historian Frank Zoellner told German radio, Reuters said. To contact the reporter on this story: Stephen West in San Francisco at. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
Evidence of glaciation in 'super greenhouse' world Jan 14, 2008
Dr Andre Bornmann, who led the research at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, together with Professor Richard Norris, and who has since moved to Leipzig University in Germany, said it was not clear where such a large mass of ice could have existed in the Cretaceous period or how ice growth could have started. This study demonstrates that even the super-warm climates of the Cretaceous Thermal Maximum were not warm enough to always prevent ice growth. (Hindu)
Outspoken German pastor enlists in many causes Jan 13, 2008
hrer fought political injustice as one of the leading figures of the Monday Demonstrations in 1989 that gathered tens of thousands in the streets of Leipzig and helped bring down the former East German regime ... hrer was born in Leipzig in 1943 ... He learned Greek and Latin and studied theology at what was then Karl Marx University (now the University of Leipzig). (International Herald Tribune)
