This day in history Nov 9, 2009
In 1938, Nazis looted and burned synagogues as well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom that became known as Kristallnacht. In 1953, author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at 39. (Boston Globe)
Suit prompts SDSU review of Schemmel travel ... Nov 8, 2009
She testified she met Schemmel about 11 years ago in Austria but they didn't become romantically involved until May 2008, when he was in Fort Worth for the Mountain West Conference baseball tournament. In October 2008, she said she met Schemmel again in the Dallas area. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Russia 'simulates' nuclear attack on Poland... Nov 3, 2009
France was willing to attack Germany in 1936 when Hitler started his road of conquest, but Chamberlain showed the White Feather over the Rhineland-'36, Austria (think of 'the Sound of Music', that's what that was about)-'38, the Sudentenland-'38 again, and Chechoslovakia (sic)-early '39. Who would stand with a chicken like that. (The Drudge Report)
Ford picks Geely for Volvo Oct 29, 2009
LONDON/GRAZ, AUSTRIA: Ford Motor Co chose China's Geely as preferred bidder for Volvo Cars while Magna said it still hoped to clinch a deal to buy a majority stake in Opel from GM after a board meeting on November 3. The shake-up of a car industry pummeled by the deepest crisis in decades continued, as Italy's Fiat readied for the November 4 presentation of the five-year plan it hopes will turn around struggling partner Chrysler in Detroit. (India Times)
Austria Supermarket Selling Space Trips Oct 29, 2009
A discount supermarket chain in Austria is selling trips to space ... VIENNA, Austria A discount supermarket where Austrians might usually pick up a bargain bag of frozen Wiener schnitzel has a new offering: sub-orbital space flights ... On Thursday the Austrian wing of Penny Markt, a subsidiary of the German REWE retail group, began offering to take bookings for flights on an as-yet imaginary spacecraft, which it says should start service at the end of 2011. (Newsmax)
India beats China at prosperity game Oct 27, 2009
Interestingly, Austria tops the list as far as health as a parameter is concerned, according to Legatum. While Norway tops the ranking in education, personal freedom and social security, New Zealand tops social capital ranking. (India Times)
Twenty years later: Why the Berlin Wall fell: Swaminathan S A Aiyar Oct 25, 2009
In August 1989, Hungary dismantled border barriers with Austria. Within days, hordes of Eastern Europeans, including 13,000 East Germans, escaped into Austria. (India Times)
Space Tourism Hits Supermarket Shelves?! Oct 23, 2009
Austrian Discount Supermarket Sells All-Inclusive, Sub-Orbital Flights to Space ... Martin Fast, head of REWE Austria Touristik, insisted that the flights were "no marketing gag," in an interview with the Austrian daily Kurier. (ABC News)
Azerbaijan and Turkeyclash over energy Oct 23, 2009
The bilateral Azerbaijani-Turkish energy relations are embedded within a multilateral network stretching from Turkmenistan to Austria. In the post-Cold War world, it is an error to forget this and to focus instead on the bilateralism. (Asia Times Online)
Polanski lawyers split on possible surrender to US Oct 22, 2009
E-mails: US discussed nabbing Polanski in Austria - Entertainment ... E-mails: US discussed nabbing Polanski in Austria ... Thursday, October 22, 2009 3:45 AM CDT Documents obtained by The Associated Press show American prosecutors closely monitored Roman Polanski in Austria and considered seeking his arrest there in the days before the director's apprehension in Switzerland. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
German FA sending security chief to South Africa Oct 22, 2009
"The players won't be able to move so freely as they did 2006 in Germany or 2008 at the European Championship in Austria and Switzerland.". Several private companies are bidding to provide extra security for the team and the chief of one of them told the Sport-Bild magazine the players should not be able to leave their hotel without bodyguards and bulletproof vests. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
South Africa could bid to host 2020 Olympics Oct 22, 2009
Fan parks began at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and were highly successful, and they expanded for the 2008 European Championship in Austria and Switzerland. As far as South Africa's national team, Jordaan said it would be helpful to the tournament if the Bafana Bafana improved. (Longview Daily News, WA)
UN proposes $4.88 billion budget Oct 22, 2009
The 22 member nations that have paid up are: Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Canada, Congo, Croatia, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, New Zealand, Niger, the Philippines, Singapore, Italy, Slovakia, South Africa, Sweden, Switzerland and Tajikistan. Kane, of Germany, said a total of $3. (India Times)
AP NewsBreak: Swiss tipped US to Polanski trip Oct 21, 2009
E-mails obtained under a public records request show U.S. authorities learned on Sept. 23 that Polanski was in Austria but officials doubted they could assemble an arrest warrant before Polanski had moved on to Switzerland. Polanski was arrested Sept. 26 as he arrived in Zurich to receive a lifetime achievement award. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
An Astronomer's Astronomer: Kepler's Revolutionary Achievements in 1609 Rival Galileo's Oct 21, 2009
bingen Kepler worked as a mathematics teacher in Graz (in modern-day Austria), where he continued his interest in astronomy. It was in Graz that he wrote the Mysterium Cosmographicum (The Cosmographic Mystery), , in support of Copernicus. (Scientific American)
World Cup playoffs: France-Ireland, Portugal-Bosnia Oct 20, 2009
The French lost in Austria, labored to beat Lithuania and eventually allowed Serbia to win their group with one match to spare. France coach faced regular calls for his firing despite having led France to the final. (USA Today -- Sports)
France draws Ireland, Portugal-Bosnia in playoffs Oct 20, 2009
" Portugal, Russia and Greece must all play at home first before facing their lower-ranked opponents on the road. The matches will be played Nov. 14 and 18. The draw for the World Cup finals will be made on Dec. 4 in Cape Town. Next year's 32-nation tournament is scheduled for June 11-July 11. FIFA was criticized when it decided last month -- with just two rounds of qualifying left -- to seed the playoff draw and ensure that the highest-ranked nations would not face each other. Ireland coach... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
France get tough draw Oct 20, 2009
France had a mediocre qualifying camapaign in Group 7, won by Serbia, but eventually finished seven points ahead of third-placed Austria. While France were winners in 1998, the Republic of Ireland are bidding for only their fourth appearance at the finals, their last coming at the 2002 edition in Korea/Japan. (iAfrica.com)
Cult film 'The Third Man' lives on in Vienna tours Oct 20, 2009
Six decades after "The Third Man" was premiered in London in September of 1949, tourists from around the world pound the Austrian capital'spavements, and even slip into its sewers, to see where the much-acclaimed motion picture was set ... Six decades after "The Third Man" was premiered in London in September of 1949, tourists from around the world pound the Austrian capital's pavements, and evenslip into its sewers, to see where the much-acclaimed motion picture was set ... Six decades after... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tough Ireland test for France Oct 20, 2009
France had a mediocre qualifying campaign in Group Seven, won by Serbia, but eventually finished seven points ahead of third-placed Austria. While France were winners in 1998, the Republic of Ireland are bidding for only their fourth appearance at the Finals, their last coming at the 2002 edition in Korea-Japan. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
DISNEY upset by 'Ho White and Seven Dwarves' ad... Oct 17, 2009
10 of this winter's best bargain ski holidays across France, Austria, Spain and Eastern Europe. Hot topics. (The Drudge Report)
Study seeks ban on organ trafficking Oct 14, 2009
Carmen Prior, the public prosecutor of Austria and a co-author of the study, said the definition should be incorporated into an international convention that would include measures to prevent the crime, to protect and assist donors, and to prosecute the traffickers - "especially intermediaries and brokers and doctors and medical staff involved in such activities.". The study stressed that trafficking in human beings for the purpose of removing an organ is a small part of the wider problem of... (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
Thousands of meals are put together in the course of a seven-day cruise. Photo by Ellen Sussman | Special to the Green Valley News Oct 13, 2009
Food and Beverage Director Helmut Spitzbart of Austria said that in addition to the two main dining rooms and large cafeteria-style buffet the ship has six alternative restaurants and each has its own kitchen with five chefs. We have about 2,000 guests onboard. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Italy and Germany close in on berths in 2010 World Cup Oct 10, 2009
The threat was made by FIFA after incidents during previous qualifying matches against France, Austria and Romania. Englands inspired run of eight wins out of eight has left Fabio Capellos side in the enviable position of being assured top spot in Group Six irrespective of their results against Ukraine and Belarus on Wednesday. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Get the flavour of Istanbul through filo pastry Oct 9, 2009
Filo is relished across an astonishingly wide area from Central Asia to Northern Africa and the Middle East upto Eastern European countries like Austria where as strudel dough it is used for making their signature sweets ... The Austrians may have stopped the Turk advance, but they adopted the idea of filo pastry. (India Times)
Small-car Europe exports hit roadblock Oct 6, 2009
Germany, the biggest market in Europe, and Austria have already concluded their scrappage programmes and other countries are expected to wrap up their schemes by December ... The other European countries that imported small cars under the scrappage programme are Spain, Italy, Austria and the Netherlands. (India Times)
Get to Know the Women's Soccer Freshman Class Sep 30, 2009
I have also visited places like Africa, the Galapagos Islands and parts of Europe - Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. I have many friends all over the world and I can't wait to go explore new places. (Calbears.com)
No restrictions imposed on foreign tourists' travel to Tibet: Chinese FM Sep 30, 2009
Tourists from Austria take a tour in Ngari Prefecture, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on June 5, 2009. (Xinhua Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
IOC unclear about Obama Sep 26, 2009
Austrian ski director to skip Vancouver. VIENNA, Austria (AP)- The biathlon director of the Austrian ski federation reportedly plans to stay away from next year's Vancouver Olympics to avoid a showdown with the IOC over his alleged involvement in a blood-doping scandal at the 2006 Turin Games ... Markus Gandler told Austrian newspaper Kronen Zeitung on Friday: `I pass on my accreditation for Vancouver. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Loss denies Dodgers playoff clincher Sep 26, 2009
And the team hotel was teeming with international security, as it served as the headquarters for the delegations from France, Austria and Turkey. "It looked like we were flat," manager Joe Torre said. (MLB.com -- Los Angeles Dodgers)
Bode Miller returns to U.S. ski team, looks ahead to Vancouver Sep 26, 2009
He didn't set a date to return to competition but isn't expected to compete in the season opener on Oct. 25 in Soelden, Austria. He hopes to race in a World Cup meet in Beaver Creek, Colo. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Marshfield High grad Summers receives Fulbright scholarship Sep 25, 2009
Having previously spent the 2006-2007 school year studying German during a study abroad program in Vienna, Austria, where she also studied the bassoon, Summers said her German language skills, while still elementary, have room to grow. This time around, and prior to settling into her new Dusseldorf apartment, Summers will be spending some time living with a host. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Free health care pledged for Nepal Sep 24, 2009
The balance is being raised by the United Kingdom, Austria, Norway and the Netherlands, through an extension of the international finance facility which raises money on capital markets through government bonds which will be repaid from future aid budgets. Mr Brown said the UK's contribution would be worth 250m ($410m). (BBC News -- South Asia)
The Imaginary Pirate of Globalization, Antoine Garapon, Eurozine Sep 23, 2009
Covered as yet: Croatia, Sweden, Austria, Estonia, Ukraine, Northern Ireland, Slovenia, the Netherlands and Hungary. More literature in Eurozine: Toril Moi Mrt Vljataga Stig Saeterbakken. (Harper's Magazine)
Venere.com Announces new Senior Management Hires Sep 23, 2009
com, he spent almost four years with Expedia, Inc., most recently as Head of Strategy for Expedia EMEA and before this as Head of Marketing Germany, Austria and Switzerland for Hotels. com. (PR Newswire)
Worldgate 9 Theatres Presents Exclusive DC Presentation of La Boheme - September 24 & 27 Sep 22, 2009
"We're thrilled to offer the community a big screen presentation of La Boheme and the chance to experience HD quality showings of operas and ballets from around the world," said Phil Zacheretti, "Rarely do most of us have the opportunity to travel to France, Russia, Spain, or Austria to see performances by opera's and ballet's best. These presentations allow audiences to travel, for just a few hours, to another place to be immersed in music and dance in a wonderful way." ... Fall/Winter '09... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Worlds tallest man: Ive had difficult life Sep 22, 2009
Throughout the fall, Kosen will be visiting Los Angeles, Austria, Portugal, Spain and Italy before heading back to his home country, where he has become a bit of a national hero. Its heady stuff for a fellow who stands head and shoulders above his fellow man. (MSNBC -- Health)
Legends Theatre Presents Exclusive Kansas City La Boheme Presentation - September 24 & 27 Sep 22, 2009
"Rarely do most of us have the opportunity to travel to France, Russia, Spain, or Austria to see performances by opera's and ballet's best. These presentations allow audiences to travel, for just a few hours, to another place to be immersed in music and dance in a wonderful way." ... Fall/Winter '09 Schedule Sept 24, 7pm & Sept 27, 1pm: LA BOHEME (Puccini) -- A film by Robert Dornhelm Oct 15, 7pm & Oct 18, 1pm: I PURITANI (Bellini) -- Teatro Comunale, Italy Oct 29, 7pm & Nov 1, 1pm: SWAN LAKE... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New network puts Parisians and travelers in touch Sep 22, 2009
Bernos teamed with Harry Krakhofer, 23, visiting from Austria. With the help of Le Guern, who translated into English, Parisian Augustin Fabre explained the rules. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
After the fall of the wall: Middle Europe reemerges sort of Sep 18, 2009
Sopron, Hungary - For Attila Fersch, the trees lining the narrow country lane between Sopron and the Austrian village of St. Margarethen symbolize all this hometown has been through over the past century. The newly paved track, reopened just months ago, was the main route between Sopron and the Slovakian capital, Bratislava, back when Hungary, Austria, and Slovakia were part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire ... "These trees were planted before World War I and they've survived the collapse of an... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Men's Tennis Opens Fall Season in Illinois Sep 18, 2009
Four Hurricanes will travel to Illinois to represent Miami this weekend seniors (Vienna, Austria) and (Mexico City, Mexico) and juniors (Oslo, Norway) and Christian Bl. cker (Hamburg, Germany). (Hurricanesports.com)
* Nadal blow gives Israel hope of Davis Cup upset Sep 18, 2009
Brazil, who have lost at this stage for the last three years in a row, play neighbors Ecuador, while Chile host Austria, Romania travel to Sweden and Italy take on Switzerland in Genoa. Roger Federer is scheduled to play in three matches for the Swiss who need to win to stay in the World Group for next year. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Business)
Teacher and traveler has shown students the world Sep 17, 2009
My first trip I accompanied students on was shortly after I started teaching in Billerica in 1973, when I took students to Innsbruck, Austria on a ski trip. I pioneered international travel in Billerica. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
Picnic that brought down an empire Sep 16, 2009
Similarly, the collapse of the Berlin Wall and the end of the Cold War had their roots, in part, in a bold gamble that unfolded, all but invisibly, one fine summer day in 1989 on the Austrian-Hungarian frontier ... One of the organisers came up with an especially inspired idea - to briefly open a gate through the barbed-wire frontier to Austria, allowing people to casually stroll back and forth across the border for the first time in four decades ... Why, you might just stumble into Austria and... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Magna wants to cut 10,500 jobs Sep 13, 2009
Opel has about 7,000 employees in Spain, 4,700 at Vauxhall in Britain, 5,500 in Belgium, 1,800 in Italy, 1,600 in Austria and 1,500 in France, according to GM Europe's website. Read business stories in. (India Times)
On the road to gentle heroism Sep 12, 2009
She was Austrian and in Austria it's the winter that kills. What a difference a syllable makes. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Opel deal has BMW worried Sep 12, 2009
Arndt said that BMW's luxury X3 mid-sized SUV built entirely by Magna's contract carmaking unit Magna Stey 00004000 r was produced in the vehicle's own isolated area on the grounds of the company's site in Graz, Austria. As a result, technology cannot leak to competitors since it does not roll off the same assembly line as other rival models like Daimler's Mercedes-Benz G-Class SUV that are also manufactured elsewhere on the same site, the BMW executive explained. (India Times)
Fore! Top spots to tee it up Sep 12, 2009
To play the courses included on the Danube River Golf Cruise, you'll have to get to Budapest, Hungary, board a luxury riverboat, and sail across Hungary, Austria and Germany (prices begin at $7,985 per person, based on double occupancy. Likewise, the course at Nirwana is not an easy stop on the average linkster's pilgrimage to Scotland; situated on the Indonesian island of Bali, it's approximately 10,163 miles from JFK. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Germany's Next Topmodel: Way Better Than America's Next Top Model Sep 10, 2009
The show has, however, had one unusual success: It has generated more than , in countries from Austria to South Africa to New Zealand ... Watching Germany's Next Topmodel is a commitment: The episodes, subtitled by a German with a good but decidedly not great grasp of English, are scattered across various Web sites, and each is about an hour and a half long. While previous cycles' modelsuniformly tall and slimhave been yawn-inducing when not at a shoot, this season amped up the conflict... (Slate)
Source says Brown wont do Jackson tribute Sep 10, 2009
LOS ANGELES - Chris Brown wont perform at a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Austria, contrary to statements by promoters, a person close to the situation said Wednesday ... Jermaine Jackson also said he hoped Stevie Wonder would take part in the show, to be staged in front of a 17th-century palace in the Austrian capital. (MSNBC -- Music)
How Good Do You Need To Be To Make a Living on the Pro Tennis Tour? Sep 10, 2009
In 2009 alone, the 50th-seed on the men's circuit played tournaments in Connecticut, Ohio, Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Montreal, Switzerland, Germany, France, Austria, Spain, Portugal, Great Britain, South Africa, and Australia. Tournaments give players a daily allowance to cover hotel and food, but they don't cover travel costs. (Slate)
Results From Overseas (Latas & Cole) Sep 9, 2009
" Down the stretch in the final period East Coaststarted making their move. Trailing 100-93 with 4:25 remaining, the All StarsDominique Suttonstarted an 11-0 run with a boomingbaseline dunk, givingEast Coast a 104-100 lead with 1:04 left in the contest. Levice responded back with a 5-0 run of their own, giving the home team a 105-104 lead with23 seconds remaining. Following a timeout by Coach Rancourt, Darryl "Truck" Bryant beat his man from the top of the key, and was fouled hard at the basket... (Csuvikings.com)
SkyEurope Goes Bankrupt Sep 9, 2009
It had already ceased all flights out of Vienna, Austria, as of mid-August, after it missed a deadline to pay its outstanding debts to the airport there. Now, the company was shutdown completely. (Suite101.com)
The Viking Report (Aug. 24) Sep 9, 2009
The Viking Report (Aug. 24) - CLEVELAND STATE OFFICIAL ATHLETIC SITE. (Csuvikings.com)
International Airports in Latvia Sep 8, 2009
For Scheduled and Cheap Flights to Riga, Liepaja and Ventspils. Latvia is a country in northern Europe on the Baltic Sea. (Suite101.com)
The Schengen Area Countries, Border... Sep 7, 2009
The Schengen Area Countries, Borders and Visas. The Schengen Area Countries, Borders and Visas. (Suite101.com)
Why Don't We All Drive on the Same Side of the Road? Sep 5, 2009
in turn, ordered right-hand traffic in Czechoslovakia and Austria in the 1930s. Nations that escaped right-handed conquest, like Great Britain, preserved their left-handed tradition. (Time.com)
Williams Moves On, Safin Says Goodbye At US Open Sep 3, 2009
The 29-year-old Safin, the 2000 U.S. Open champion, lost to Jurgen Melzer of Austria 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4; the 36-year-old Santoro, appearing in his record 69th major tournament, was beaten by No. 24 Juan Carlos Ferrero of Spain 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Former U.S. Open champs Maria Sharapova, Andy Roddick and Svetlana Kuznetsova play Thursday. (KSBW 8, CA)
Wir Sind Freunde Sep 3, 2009
The group toured several European countries, including Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Italy and Germany, where the Bolands stayed with Knut and his wife Christel. Since then, both couples have traveled to each other's home countries several times. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
H1N1 State of Confusion Sep 2, 2009
Austria, Germany, Spain and Switzerland say they will close schools on a case-by-case basis. Stay home or go to the doctor. (Fox News)
Ransom Was Fixture in Pinehurst Sep 2, 2009
"I didn't realize it until I was stationed in Germany, and he came over. He was great at geography. He told me the history of things that transpired in the Rhine area during World War II. He stayed with us in Germany for about two weeks and had an opportunity to travel to Munich, to Vienna, Austria. For him that was a true vacation: to be away from Razook's.". Cobbie Ransom became the very embodiment of the venerable company he served. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Escape route Aug 31, 2009
Page last updated at 01:40 GMT, Monday, 31 August 2009 02:40 UK. Retracing a life-saving journey. (BBC News)
Ferry Services to Albania from Ital... Aug 31, 2009
Ferry Services to Albania from Italy and Greece. Ferry Services to Albania from Italy and Greece. (Suite101.com)
Riding the rails to Sacramento Aug 31, 2009
Ray W wrote on Aug 30, 2009 11:55 PM:" It's a shame the government and private enterprise put more emphasis on rail transport.When I was in Europe the rail system was fantastic and food service was great.I got off the plane in Frankfurt, went downstairs, got on the train for Austria, ". Submit a Comment. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
Huckabee: ObamaCare would have abandoned Kennedy Aug 30, 2009
If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent Austrian language, would you have brushed it off as a minor slip. If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisors with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
