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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Friday, 18. April 2008, 12:56
Austrian City Demands People Switch Phones To Silent Mode On Public Transit
It looks like politicians worldwide have decided to step in to try to stop rude mobile phone behavior. Just after we pointed to US politicians looking to ban the (already banned) use of mobile phones on airplanes, the mayor of the Austrian city of Graz, has said that commuters must switch their mobile phones to silent mode on public transportation.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Thursday, 28. February 2008, 10:06
Horngacher angeblich mit 0,88-Promille am Steuer erwischt
Der suspendierte Landespolizeikommandant Roland Horngacher soll nach einem Bericht der Gratiszeitung "Heute" (Donnerstagausgabe) mit 0,88 Promille am Steuer erwischt worden sein. Dem Blatt zufolge wurde er Mittwochmittag von einer Streife in Wien-Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus angehalten. Bei der Exekutive wollte dazu auf mehrfache APA-Anfrage niemand Stellung nehmen, der Anwalt von Horngacher war zunächst nicht erreichbar. Für Horngacher gilt die Unschuldsvermutung.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Tuesday, 15. January 2008, 13:28
Adolf Hitler and Ludwig Wittgenstein
You have probably heard of Hitler, but Wittgenstein may need some introduction. When I studied for a Philosophy degree in the late seventies and early seventies, Wittgenstein - particularly the later Wittgenstein of the Philosophical Investigations - was the dominant figure in the discipline (though that dominance was drawing to a close).
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Tuesday, 15. January 2008, 13:04
Betrunkener Polizist verursachte im Dienst Auffahrunfall
Ein 33-jähriger Kärntner Polizist hat in Klagenfurt im Dienst mit einem Streifenwagen einen Auffahrunfall verursacht, bei ihm wurden 1,44 Promille Alkohol im Blut nachgewiesen.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Friday, 12. October 2007, 10:09
Austrian man allegedly shoots colleague, cuts off penis
Austrian authorities said Thursday they arrested an elderly Turkish-born man suspected of fatally shooting a younger Turkish associate and slicing off the victim's penis in what investigators called an "honour killing."
Police in the town of Wimpassing in the province of Lower Austria made the arrest shortly after the Wednesday night slaying, and said the suspect - described only as a 76-year-old native Turk - did not resist.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Friday, 5. October 2007, 11:24
Austrian Holocaust denial author is extradited from Spain
Spain has extradited the 65 year old Austrian author, Gerd Honsik, so he can serve time in Austria for Holocaust denial.
The right wing author had denied the Holocaust and claimed that the Nazis never used gas chambers.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Friday, 28. September 2007, 11:16
Court won't declare chimp a person
He's now got a human name - Matthew Hiasl Pan - but he's having trouble getting his day in court. Animal rights activists campaigning to get Pan, a 26-year-old chimpanzee, legally declared a person vowed Thursday to take their challenge to Austria's Supreme Court after a lower court threw out their latest appeal.
A provincial judge in the city of Wiener Neustadt dismissed the case earlier this week, ruling that the Vienna-based Association Against Animal Factories had no legal standing to argue on the chimp's behalf.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Wednesday, 5. September 2007, 14:21
Austria probes 'army Nazi video'
Austria's authorities are investigating a video which appeared on website YouTube, apparently showing uniformed soldiers exchanging Hitler salutes.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Tuesday, 4. September 2007, 13:56
Off to Linz
Although I still haven't decided which camera to take with me, I'll be leaving for Linz in a few hours to attend the Ars Electronica Festival. According to my bio page on the site, this is the 10th year that I've participated.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Wednesday, 25. July 2007, 09:43
Austrian Cooking
My name is Bernhard Baumgartner. I have been a professional chef since 1990 and I live in Vienna, Austria.
Actually I am Upper Austrian from Innviertel, a fact that I choose to emphasize.
Upper Austria is the western section of the country which has higher elevations; Lower Austria is eastern Austria as it meets the Hungarian plain. Upper Austrian home cooking formed my culinary soul; Viennese cooking is what I learned since living here.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Saturday, 23. June 2007, 09:48
Wiener Stadtwerke vs Owen Pallett
Wiener Stadtwerke are the leading water, gas and electricity provider in Vienna, Austria. They also provide public transportation and run a huge undertaking business...
Well, those who live in Vienna and watch TV or go to the movies sometimes, have probably seen the new commercials.
Here's the song they use: www.wienerstadtwerke.at
They claim that the name is "Wohlfühlsong" (=feel good song) by an artist named NASCO. I tried Googling that artist, but nothing came up.
And now compare the song to the beginning of Final Fantasy's "This is the Dream of Win & Regine." Here's the video: www.youtube.com
You will probably agree that the two sound very much alike!
Final Fantasy is a Canadian one-man-project by violin player/singer/songwriter Owen Pallett. He recorded "This is the Dream of Win & Regine" for his 2005 debut album "has a good home c.d." He sued.
If you would like to support Owen Pallett and tell Wiener Stadtwerke what you think of all this, there is a handy "Kontakt" link on the top right corner of www.wienerstadtwerke.at
But mostly, I'm just posting it to make people aware of what's going on...
Vadacia
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Friday, 22. June 2007, 11:13
Austrian domain registrar 'aids' phishers
Anti-spam organisation Spamhaus has taken the unusual step of putting an entry for Austrian Domain Registrar Nic.at on its Spamhaus Block List (SBL).
Nic.at was listed1 for "knowingly providing services" to hundreds of spam phishing domains run by a Russian cybercrime phishing gang, called 'Rock Phish'.
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Topic: AUSTRIA - on Saturday, 2. June 2007, 11:41
'Star of Empress Sisi' a treasure of lost empire
Austrian officials were unavailable to comment yesterday on the recovery of a priceless national treasure but there's no doubt they are very thankful to Winnipeg police.
"They're very happy that we've recovered it," said Winnipeg police Sgt. Mitch McCormick.
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