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• Full Metal Jousting [interactive]

  Holy Kaw!

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:33 pm

  (Click on the infographic below to learn more.) Via Column Five for History.com Like infographics? So do we. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Salzburger Nockerl

  Holidays in Austria - The official travel guide

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:53 am

  This light and fluffy dessert may remind some people of Salzburg’s snow capped-mountains - but it is definitely a real treat for gourmets. Legend has it that the famous Salzburg prince archbishop of Raitenau loved his mistress Salome mainly because of her exquisite Salzburger Nockerl.

• Your Friend and Helper?

  The Vienna Review - Special Reports

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:46 am

  Vienna’s police have a dismal record of racism, and the courts aren’t doing much to change it. Yet, there are signs of change Jamie Hershing On the afternoon of 11 Feb. 2009, Mike Brennan stepped out of the underground at Vienna’s Spittelau station.read more

• I Guess I’m Already There

  The Vienna Review - The Arts

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am

  Written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, This Must be the Place portrays an aging rock star’s search for meaning, connection, family, a home, a purpose, a Nazi SS officer, and a phone booth Valerie Crawford Pfannhauser With his dark clothes, black teased big hair, eyeliner and shocking red lipstick, 50 year old Cheyenne (Sean Penn), with his reading glasses on a chain around his neck, looks like a sad clown, a relic of the 1980s glam rock look inspired by Robert Smith, lead singer of The Cure.read more

• Poultry Production 2011

  Statistics Austria

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  2011: chicken production rose slightly

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  Holy Kaw!

• Full Metal Jousting [interactive]

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:33 pm

  (Click on the infographic below to learn more.) Via Column Five for History.com Like infographics? So do we. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• The most unlikely Valentine's couples... in the animal world

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:11 pm

  From predators cuddling their would-be prey to a ram and deer "wedding," these animal pairs prove that love really is blind You may call it unnatural, but the love between two animals of different species can be quite real. Whether it's a ram and a deer, or this tiger cub and white rabbit, many animals show affection typically reserved only for their own kind. Nearly a decade ago, Bella the dog wandered into the Tennessee Elephant Sanctuary and into Tarra the elephant's heart. The odd couple (pictured above) was inseparable, and when Bella was injured, Tarra kept a three-week vigil. Tragedy…

• How much extra cash do Americans have? [infographic]

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:00 pm

  (Click on the infographic below to learn more.) Via Mint Like infographics? So do we. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• Where are all your brand evangelists?

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:59 pm

  Brand advocates are a valuable resource -- but first you've got to find them, writes Sanjay Shetty. It's important to target internal sources, such as loyalty programs and forums, as well as external sources such as social media channels and blogs, Shetty writes. Full story at SmartBlog on Social Media by SmartBrief. More SmartBrief stories. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

• 3 questions: exoplanets

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:39 pm

  What does it take to find a planet 63 light years from Earth? Devin Powell gets the answers from an astronomer who's done just that. Full story at Discovery News. More news from Discovery Communications. Permalink | Leave a comment  »

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  Holidays in Austria - The official travel guide

• Salzburger Nockerl

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:53 am

  This light and fluffy dessert may remind some people of Salzburg’s snow capped-mountains - but it is definitely a real treat for gourmets. Legend has it that the famous Salzburg prince archbishop of Raitenau loved his mistress Salome mainly because of her exquisite Salzburger Nockerl.

• T&Cs Wanderlust Competition

  6 Feb 2012 | 5:32 am

• TERMS & CONDITIONS

  16 Dec 2011 | 10:28 am

• Emma Godby samples Stanglwirt

  1 Dec 2011 | 6:45 am

  Reef sharks in a luxury spa and riding Lipizzaner horses with the Alps as backdrop. Read Emma Godby's article for The Notebook about her stay at Biohotel Stanglwirt.

• Skiing in Austria by Car

  30 Nov 2011 | 6:34 am

  Budget-conscious but ski-addicted?! Journalist Rob Rees shows you how to avoid airline aggro, save money in these tough times and discover new resorts to keep your skiing adventures fresh.

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  The Vienna Review - Special Reports

• Your Friend and Helper?

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:46 am

  Vienna’s police have a dismal record of racism, and the courts aren’t doing much to change it. Yet, there are signs of change Jamie Hershing On the afternoon of 11 Feb. 2009, Mike Brennan stepped out of the underground at Vienna’s Spittelau station.read more

• An Abridged History of Violence: Notable Cases of Abuse by the Austrian Police

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:39 am

  May 1999Markus Omofuma The 25-year-old Nigerian suffocates after being bound and gagged by Austrian immigration police on a deportation flight to Sofia, Bulgaria, a procedure that investigations later reveal was common. The three police officers responsible receive suspended sentences for causing death through negligence. They are allowed to continue in service.read more

• Is China the Answer for Austrian Business?

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 4:20 am

  For decades, companies have ventured east in search of cheap labour. Now, they find a confident workforce, burgeoning consumer markets, and an appetite for high-technology. The shift is slowly being greeted with confidence, rather than fear Philippe Schennach read more

• Austria: Island of Stability?

  Vienna Review

  5 Dec 2011 | 5:18 am

  As Europe's economic prospects darken, Austria seems unaffected, safe in the eye of the storm; Four economists explain Marcus Scheiblecker Sepp Zuckerstätter Markus Marterbauer Franz Nauschnigg Franz Nauschnigg With Europe in crisis, Austria can count itself lucky. The country has outperformed the rest of the European Union in these economic hard times. The recession of 2009 was not as deep – Austria’s economy shrank by 3.9% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to the EU average of -4.2%. And Austria’s return to growth was faster and stronger than in the rest of the EU,…

• Outrage and Action

  oliver

  27 Oct 2011 | 6:58 am

  Austria’s elders and youth mobilize for political change Dardis McNamee Sara Friedman With every day’s news, Wolfgang Radlegger was getting more and more frustrated: the Euro crisis, underfunded universities, misguided immigration policy, rampant corruption – the list of pressing issues was getting longer and longer and public decision-making ever more paralysed.read more

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  The Vienna Review - The Arts

• I Guess I’m Already There

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 8:06 am

  Written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, This Must be the Place portrays an aging rock star’s search for meaning, connection, family, a home, a purpose, a Nazi SS officer, and a phone booth Valerie Crawford Pfannhauser With his dark clothes, black teased big hair, eyeliner and shocking red lipstick, 50 year old Cheyenne (Sean Penn), with his reading glasses on a chain around his neck, looks like a sad clown, a relic of the 1980s glam rock look inspired by Robert Smith, lead singer of The Cure.read more

• Passionate with Joe Garcia

  Vienna Review

  31 Jan 2012 | 7:13 am

  There are only so many ways to live for art and love: This opera singer has finessed them Peter Quince Joe Garcia, operatic bass, has lived for a dozen years in this town, but his bio isn’t exactly a tale from the Vienna woods. He is far from any of the usual opera stereotype; a hard worker, but Vienna has grown on him. “The living here is easy,” he maintained when I asked him why he’s stayed so long.read more

• The Taming of the Cold

  Vienna Review

  4 Jan 2012 | 6:54 am

  The KHM explores how artists bridled the wildness of past winters – a feast for the eyes Roxanne Powell The days are growing shorter. It is already getting dark as I leave the office; the air stings my face and I wrap up my woolly scarf tighter as I head down the street toward my tram stop on the Ringstrasse. It’s almost winter; what did I expect?read more

• Screening Sigmund

  Vienna Review

  4 Jan 2012 | 5:55 am

  The father of psychoanalysis has played many roles, but few have broached his contradictory personality Laurence Doering The grainy black and white image flickers uncertainly on the screen. It shows an elderly man in a three-piece tweed suit, settled comfortably into a garden chair, his head resting on a heavy, ornamentedread more

• Gallery Weekend: Art Week’s tour of Vienna’s prime spaces

  Vienna Review

  4 Jan 2012 | 5:04 am

  Lauren Brassaw Slaven Tolj is a former-Yugoslav with a face reminiscent of iron. He is also an artist and the director of Lazareti in Dubrovnik, Croatia.read more

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  Statistics Austria

• Poultry Production 2011

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  2011: chicken production rose slightly

• Bovine livestock December 2011

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Bovine livestock December 2011: number of cattle slightly below 2 million

• Naturalisations 2011

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Number of naturalisations slightly increased; 6 754 persons acquired Austrian citizenship in 2011

• Construction output price index Qu 4 2011

  10 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  Construction output price index 2011 increased by 3.2% in an annual comparison

• Examined slaughterings 2011

  10 Feb 2012 | 12:00 am

  2011: the number of examined slaughterings decreased slightly

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  Austria News

• Thrill-seeking trips in Europe

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:55 pm

  Adventure travel continues to be a major trend in the tourism industry, and while I'm not going to suggest you drop everything to climb the Matterhorn, Europe has plenty of thrills and chills to carbonate a stodgy vacation.

• Meanwhile In Europe

  14 Feb 2012 | 8:56 am

  Robin Wauters currently works as a staff writer for TechCrunch and lead editor of Virtualization.com. Aside from his professional blogging activities, he's an entrepreneur, event organizer, occasional board adviser and angel investor but most importantly an all-round startup champion.

• Youths unite against right-wingers

  14 Feb 2012 | 4:45 am

  Hundreds of people took to the streets against fascism and xenophobia in Linz at the weekend.

• Budget restoration measures seen as unfair

  14 Feb 2012 | 12:31 am

  A majority of Austrians consider the new austerity package as socially imbalanced, according to a poll.

• VBI sale 'sealed soon'

  13 Feb 2012 | 8:31 pm

  Volksbank AG bosses and Sberbank chiefs will sign contracts about the planned takeover of Volksbank International later this week, according to Austrian business papers.

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• Moody's downgrades six Eurozone countries and issues UK-France-Austria warning

  14 Feb 2012 | 6:57 am

  Credit rating agency (CRA) Moody's decided on 13 February to downgrade sovereign ratings of Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovakia and Slovenia by a notch and Spain by two, while warning Austria, ...

• Austria regrets Moody's rating action

  14 Feb 2012 | 6:06 am

  (VIENNA) - Austria said Tuesday it regretted Moody's decision to downgrade the outlook on the country's credit rating, saying the company had failed to take into account a massive ...

• Austria reduces defecit as Moodys review

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:24 am

  Tuesday, February 14 07:21:24 Austria's programme to balance its budget by 2016 marks an "important contribution" towards restoring market confidence, central bank Governor Ewald ...

• Is it Time for a Reality Check

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:07 am

  European Union . Moody's actions can be summarized as follows: Austria: outlook on Aaa rating changed to negativeFrance: outlook on Aaa rating changed to negativeItaly: downgraded to A3 from ...

• Switzerland,Austria expand Syria blacklist. Turkey

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:29 am

  Excerpts: Switzerland,Austria expand Syria blacklist. Turkey debates role re Syria. Egypt not swayed by possible U.S. aid changes. Egyptian judges accuse NGOs of illegally meddling in ...

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• Steuerabkommen mit Schweiz: Zweifel an der Schwarzgeldmilliarde

  ORF Online und Teletext GmbH & Co KG

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:45 pm

• Älteste Österreicherin mit 111 Jahren gestorben

  ORF Online und Teletext GmbH & Co KG

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:14 pm

• 20 Verletzte bei Gasexplosion in russischem Cafe

  ORF Online und Teletext GmbH & Co KG

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:13 pm

• Länder fixieren Beitrag zum Sparpaket

  ORF Online und Teletext GmbH & Co KG

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:46 pm

• Weitere Nervenprobe für Griechenland

  ORF Online und Teletext GmbH & Co KG

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:44 pm

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  Twitter / BreakingNews

• BreakingNews: Update: House-Senate panel reaches tentative pact on payroll tax cut extension, say GOP lawmakers - @AP

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:59 pm

  BreakingNews: Update: House-Senate panel reaches tentative pact on payroll tax cut extension, say GOP lawmakers - @AP

• BreakingNews: Detroit pastor Marvin Winans says he will preside at the funeral services of Whitney Houston - @freep http://t.co/YldxG3Ud

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:14 pm

  BreakingNews: Detroit pastor Marvin Winans says he will preside at the funeral services of Whitney Houston - @freep http://t.co/YldxG3Ud

• BreakingNews: Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq, BATS hit in online attack - @Reuters http://t.co/sLH13Uso

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:02 pm

  BreakingNews: Websites of exchange operators Nasdaq, BATS hit in online attack - @Reuters http://t.co/sLH13Uso

• BreakingNews: Update: Chinese Vice President Xi says he hopes US will ease tech export rules - @Reuters http://t.co/XuxCSh5s

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:32 pm

  BreakingNews: Update: Chinese Vice President Xi says he hopes US will ease tech export rules - @Reuters http://t.co/XuxCSh5s

• BreakingNews: AP reports Penn State ex-VP Schultz seeks dismissal of perjury, failure-to-report charges

  14 Feb 2012 | 1:37 pm

  BreakingNews: AP reports Penn State ex-VP Schultz seeks dismissal of perjury, failure-to-report charges

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• TweetSmarter: Twitter Photo Upload Broken For You? Twitter is working on a Fix: http://t.co/xOxdtnqR

  14 Feb 2012 | 4:09 pm

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• TweetSmarter: #lol …Some of the top #candyheartrejects tweets: http://t.co/Fj3MZpGC

  14 Feb 2012 | 4:00 pm

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• TweetSmarter: Family turns to Twitter in hopes of finding bone marrow match http://t.co/5xd27Kzr r/t

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:30 pm

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• TweetSmarter: Stop Making This One Mistake On Twitter! http://t.co/Y0RcliXb r/t

  14 Feb 2012 | 3:00 pm

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• TweetSmarter: Secure https setting now on for all users by default—way to go Twitter! http://t.co/XaxtioOo r/t

  14 Feb 2012 | 2:30 pm

  TweetSmarter: Secure https setting now on for all users by default—way to go Twitter! http://t.co/XaxtioOo r/t