Millionaire salesmen talk luxury jargon to entice nouveau riche Nov 18, 2009
In the four years that he has been at Porsche, he has visited its factory in Leipzig and driven the new 3. 6-litre 911 Carrera at the Dubai Autodrome. (India Times)
Wall's fall: Your memories Nov 10, 2009
My parents were actively partaking in the demonstrations in Leipzig whenever they were held. When the phone rang on that November night and my granddad said we should all get ready for a drive to Berlin, the energy in the house was indescribable. (BBC News -- Europe)
Leipzig drives for former glory days Nov 10, 2009
Leipzig was the scene of protests that spread to Berlin and toppled communist East Germany in 1989 ... At least 60 employers have added jobs in Leipzig over the past decade, in cars, car parts, biotechnology and logistics ... "Leipzig has advantages that other eastern cities can't match," said Volker Treier, the chief economist at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Berlin. (Business Report, South Africa)
Berlin celebrates demise of Wall Nov 9, 2009
7 October 1949: German Democratic Republic (GDR) founded following World War II in the Soviet occupation zone 13 August 1961: Berlin Wall built 18 October 1989: After unrest across country, including demonstrations in Leipzig, Erich Honecker quits as party chief. Egon Krenz replaces him November 9 1989: Wall falls March 18 1990: East Germans elect pro-unity government July 1 1990: East and West Germany merge economies October 3 1990: East and West Germany unite. (BBC News -- Europe)
The Berlin wall and violent Islamic jihad Nov 9, 2009
Felling communism in Europe required the moral courage of these individuals and countless others including brave East German demonstrators in the city of Leipzig who marched despite warnings that they would be killed. Not everyone who stood up for human or political rights in the Soviet zone lived to see the fruits of their labor, but their very stand inspired others to do so. (Christian Science Monitor)
Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery Nov 6, 2009
Dolores has lost almost all her hair at Leipzig Zoo ... Three spectacled bears in Leipzig Zoo are in various states of baldness, with the worst being hairless all over ... "This problem with the spectacled bears is not just in Leipzig," Mr Noetzhold told the BBC World Service. (BBC News -- Europe)
German Cities Worth Touring - Witte... Oct 2, 2009
Wittenberg, situated halfway between Berlin and Leipzig on a curve of the Elbe River, offers an authentic glimpse at antebellum Germany ... Wittenberg makes a convenient day trip from Leipzig or Berlin. (Suite101.com)
Back to the Berlin Wall Sep 26, 2009
The once divided city of Berlin and the former East German cities of Leipzig and Dresden, among others, are staging events to mark their key roles in the peaceful revolution that swept away the old Deutsche Demokratische Republik, or D.D.R.. Celebrations begin a month early in Leipzig, where Oct. 9 is the resonant date ... Or take a look at Leipzig's Museum Runde Ecke, , another Stasi base that is now an authentically preserved museum filled with examples of how East German society was... (Time.com)
Researchers unveil Mozart piano pieces in Austria Aug 3, 2009
The latest finds add "important details" to what we know about the young Mozart's work, said Christoph Wolff, professor of music history at Harvard University, who is also director of the Bach Archive in Leipzig, Germany. "The Salzburg discovery offers significant insight into the earliest accomplishments of Mozart," Wolff said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Timeline: Germany Aug 3, 2009
1813 - Defeat of Napoleon at Battle of Leipzig. 1848 - Year of Revolutions; failure of liberals' attempt to unite Germany under democratic constitution; start of period of rapid industrialisation. (BBC News -- Europe)
Beware! Belly fat can lead to chronic diseases Jul 22, 2009
Dr. Assaf Rudich, senior lecturer from BGUs clinical biochemistry department, and colleagues from the University of Leipzig have just published an important paper on the topic in the Endocrine Societys Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism ... The BGU and Leipzig teams arranged for the collection of fat tissue samples from people undergoing abdominal surgery. (India Times, India)
Carlson Hotels Worldwide Brands Honored at 48 Locations By Expedia(R) Insiders' Select(TM) List Jul 10, 2009
Radisson SAS Hotel, Leipzig, Germany. Radisson SAS Resort Trent, Germany. (PR Newswire)
World's Oldest Christian Bible Digitized Jul 8, 2009
Forty-three pages are at the University Library in Leipzig, Germany, and six fragments are at the National Library of Russia in St. Petersburg. And in 1975, monks stumbled on 12 more pages and 40 fragments stashed in a hidden room at the monastery at Mount Sinai. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
Wellesley High grad to spend year studying in Panama Jun 23, 2009
During the summer of her sophomore year, she chose to attend a camp in Leipzig, run by the Goethe Institut, where she studied German language and played soccer. The WHS German exchange in 2007/08 worked out so well, that her family invited their exchange student, Janina Mueller, to return for a semester at Wellesley High School. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
Rejoinder: Asantehene: new progress philosophy, etc. Jun 17, 2009
Accra: Advent Press, 3-19-320, 1979; Spieth, J: Die Religion der Eweer in Sud Togo, Leipzig: Gottingen, 135-136, 1911; ATC Minute Book, 1933-1935. ".... [At one time] the whole of Tongu met and decided to drown Tsali. Tsali before his arrest had gathered all his personal effects into a haversack and slung it over his shoulder. At the meeting, he was tied hands and feet ... with a great weight of granite rocks hung over his neck and fastened to his back. Looking like a monster, Tsali was drowned... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cannes: Winners/Losers May 28, 2009
film funded by Germany, Austria and France, filmed in Leipzig and Saxony, Germany. He's an Austrian who lives and teaches in Vienna. (Variety)
10 free things to do in Europe this summer May 12, 2009
In Leipzig, Germany, Porsche gives free factory tours where you can see cars like the Cayenne and the new Panamera assembled on antiseptically clean floors. The tour includes a museum with exhibits covering Porsche history. (Yahoo News)
Have meat, will copulate Apr 9, 2009
A study by scientists from the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig has shown that female chimpanzees are more likely to mate with males who share food with them findings that could shed light on relationships in primitive human societies. "We show that female wild chimpanzees copulate more frequently with those males that, over a period of 22 months, share meat with them," said Cristina Gomes, the author of the study. (iAfrica.com)
NEWTON SOUTH: Lion spikers sweep second straight match Apr 1, 2009
Senior Angela Xu chipped in with two goals, while juniors Ariel Kirshenbaum and Ally Leipzig and sophomore Celia Kaufer added one goal apiece. Freshman goalkeeper Michaela O'Flaherty had a strong game against the toughest team in the league with 15 saves. (Newton Tab, MA)
Flooding spreads across the state Mar 23, 2009
The State Department of Disaster and Emergency Services asked the National Guard to rescue a New Leipzig couple and an elderly Carson couple in a Black Hawk helicopter Sunday evening. Major Paul Helten, a pilot for the National Guard, said the four-member crew made the first rescue shortly after 6 p.m.. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Bismarck snow in second place Feb 27, 2009
Highway 21 from Carson to New Leipzig was closed for a period Thursday morning because of snowdrifts and vehicles stuck on the roadway. "I had at least a dozen calls this morning about the roads," he said. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
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)
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)
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)
