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11th International Electronics Recycling Congress Held in Salzburg, AustriaThe 11th International Electronics Recycling Congress was held in January 2012 in Salzburg, Austria.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 22:02
"We need to position ourselves as a country of spiritual mindset, Sophia spirit"
In Zhytomyr The Day has talked about the nessecity of projective thinking and search for Ukrainian trademarks of the past, present, and future ALINA DEMBITSKA IS CONVINCED THAT A REALLY GOOD JOURNALIST SHOULD KNOW HIS COUNTRY'S HISTORY.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 19:57
Austrian Architecture Build Worldwide - Video
Architecture Export video is a project from CIS - Creative Industries of Styria, based in the city of Graz in Austria - aiming at making Styrian architecture better known on the international level.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 18:51
Anger as BA expert makes aware of social expenditure
An economist has rubbished claims that only the financial sector is to blame for the crisis.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 16:42
Sunlight helps boost man's sex drive
Ninety per cent of the body's vitamin D is produced by the action of sunlight on the skin.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:32
Austrian prosecutors drop Hitler spirits probe
Austrian prosecutors have dropped a legal case that followed complaints about alcohol being sold online that carried portraits of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler and swastikas on labels.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 12:32
Staud's expansion plan
Viennese jam company Staud's who are famous for their preserve and compote range are expanding production in the capital.
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 08:17
Earthmoving, A Short Film by Monochrom
Vienna-based art collective Monochrom has released the short film Earthmoving ,A a prequel to their forthcoming Sierra Zulu feature film .
topix.net | 07-Feb-2012 04:02
Paint Flush
Relatives of one of China's best loved painters are suing a hotel for 100,000 GBP compensation after they hung 12 copies of the artist's work in their loo.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 23:48
"Malaria cure" claim sparks Vienna probe
A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected with malaria when he was a psychiatric patient nearly half a century ago.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 19:38
Alternative Breaks for Couples in the Austrian Tirol
Forget the clichd promise of red roses and chocolates, the Tirol Tourist Board has some different suggestions for couples to share some fun times together.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 18:33
Austria far right leader hurt by "new Jews" comment
The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party is taking a public relations beating after refusing to apologise for likening anti-fascist protesters to a Nazi mob and his supporters to Jews.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:24
Austria far right leader hurt by "new Jews" comment
Head of Austrian Freedom Party FPOe Strache delivers a speech during the party's new year's gathering in Salzburg VIENNA - The leader of Austria's far-right Freedom Party is taking a public relations beating after refusing to apologize for likening anti-fascist protesters to a Nazi mob and his supporters to Jews.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:24
Austria far right leader hurt by "new Jews" comment
Head of Austrian Freedom Party Heinz-Christian Strache delivers a speech during the party's new year's gathering in Salzburg, January 21, 2012.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 14:24
H.I.G. Europe Portfolio Co Acquires Lumar Stake
The Green Building Group , an H.I.G. Europe portfolio company headquartered in Graz, Austria, has acquired a majority stake in Lumar , a Slovenian manufacturer of prefabricated houses.
topix.net | 06-Feb-2012 13:24
Recent Study: DO & CO Restaurants & Catering AG (DOC) - Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review
It is engaged in the providing catering services worldwide with focus on airlines and international event catering.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 17:31
Waiting for Sunrise, By William Boyd
Waiting for Sunrise, By William Boyd John Walsh http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/waiting-for-sunrise-by-william-boyd-6298411.html?origin=internalSearch Friday 03 February 2012 At first sight, Lysander Rief, standing on the corner of the Augustiner Strasse in 1913 Vienna, looks like a hero.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 13:16
Closing Vatican embassy to cut costs doesn't add up
Eamon Gilmore, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, said the reason had to do with cost cutting, and was unrelated to a row between Ireland and the Vatican regarding co-operation with a child sex abuse inquiry.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 09:07
Market Report, "Strabag SE: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis", published
WMI's 'Strabag SE: Company Profile and SWOT Analysis' report utilizes a wide range of primary and secondary sources, which are analyzed and presented in a consistent and easily accessible format.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 05:01
Local Residents Make University of Vermont's Dean's List
A Jordan Humble is a senior at the University of Vermont majoring in biology and has made theA Dean'sA list every semester.
topix.net | 05-Feb-2012 00:52
Largest show ever of Claes Oldenburg's path-breaking and emblematic early work opens
An artwork, titled Floor Cake, 1962, by Swedish-born artist Claes Oldenburg is on display during a press view of the exhibition 'Claes Oldenburg The Sixties' at the Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig in Vienna, Austria, 02 February 2012.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 20:48
Know It All
The first settlement in Alaska was established by Russian whalers and fur traders in 1784.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 16:33
Sustainable Outer Space Discussed in Vienna
Sustainable future use of outer space, possible dangers from asteroids, space debris mitigation and disaster management will be key agenda items at the 49th session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space , which takes place in Vienna, Austria, from 6 to 17 February.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 12:18
Vice chancellor refuses to exclude FPO
The People's Party keeps refusing to disassociate itself from the Freedom Party following FP leader Heinz-Christian Strache's controversial comparisons with the Nazi era.
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 07:59
A new direction for Viennese electronica kingpin Patrick Pulsinger
In the 90s Patrick Pulsinger was a kingpin of the Austrian electronic-music scene, both as a producer and a label owner , so I was surprised late last year to see his name on a new recording from contemporary classical label Col Legno .
topix.net | 04-Feb-2012 03:54
Temperatures of minus 30 degrees predicted for parts of Austria
Temperatures of minus 30 degrees have been predicted for Saturday morning in parts of Austria, which with the wind chill factor will be minus 40 degrees in some places.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 23:40
Michael making 'quick' recovery
Pop veteran George Michael has impressed doctors with the speed of his recovery following a potentially-deadly bout of pneumonia last year.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 19:30
CarbonLite opens $58 million PET recycling plant in Calif.
PLASTICS NEWS STAFF Feb. 3 -- About six months later than anticipated, CarbonLite Industries LLC has opened its $58 million bottle-to-bottle PET recycling plant in Riverside, Calif.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 16:26
Electricity prices 'should be lower'
The head of energy sector authority E-Control has claimed Austrians are paying too much for electricity.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 12:07
Just Released: "Orange Austria Telecommunication GmbH - Strategic SWOT Analysis Review"
Orange Austria is a wireless telecommunication service provider based in Austria.
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 07:52
Still Dots #16
Once again, we are face to face with Baron Kurtz, one of Harry Lime's shady former confidantes .
topix.net | 03-Feb-2012 03:42
Preisinger: Best Destination Winery in Austria
The 31-year-old third-generation winemaker Claus Preisinger has bucked local tradition - he produces Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc in addition to the usual Blaufraenkisch and Zweigelt, and works almost entirely by hand.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 23:22
Austrian politician accused of 'trivialising' Holocaust
According to the Austrian daily Standard, Heinz-Christian Strache, leader of the country's Freedom Party, claimed at a fancy-dress ball, where guests included neo-Nazis, that "we are the new Jews". Mr Strache, who was referring to violent demonstrations against the event, allegedly also compared the situation to the 1938 Kristallnacht pogrom.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 20:18
Ice-lady holds baby in her arms
The "ice-lady" who had her baby taken away from her as soon as she gave birth on 10 January has held her baby again.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 16:13
MUMOK to Show Groundbreaking Early Works by Claes Oldenburg
Vienna, Austria.- The Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien is proud to present "Claes Oldenburg: The Sixties", on view at the museum from February 2nd through May 28th 2012.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 11:59
Municipal leaders endorse benefits of opening data vaults to public at Vancouver's Cities Summit
Municipal governments have a wealth of information that can be made public and used to enrich the lives of citizens, panelists told the Vancouver Cities Summit Wednesday.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 08:48
Genesis of heli-skiing Fifty years on, one constant remains: glorious powder
Shielding their faces from the flurry of snow whisked up by the helicopter's blades, the first ever group of heli-skiers was deposited among the jutting granite towers of the Bugaboo mountain range in 1962.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 04:44
Light Beer
A few beers left Chinese man Shen Mao feeling a little light-headed so he stripped off naked and climbed on top of this light covered bridge in Shenyang city, the capital of northeast China's Liaoning province.
topix.net | 02-Feb-2012 00:30
U.N. nuclear official: New trip to Iran planned
Herman Nackaerts, a deputy director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency, is interviewed upon his arrival from Iran at Schwechat Airport in Vienna, Austria, on Wednesday, Feb.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 20:20
Madame Le Pen and Austrians Nostalgic for the Third Reich
In a word, Mme Le Pen, third in the race for the presidency, hot on the heals of the other candidates and threatening a new 21st of April*, may have ruined her chances to make it to the second round of the French presidential elections in a matter of a few short hours.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 16:10
HGAA hopes for black 2011
Hypo Group Alpe Adria managed a solid performance, according to its CEO. Gottwald Kranebitter said yesterday the bank could have reached the black in 2011.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 15:10
Phillip Glass' Ninth Symphony Released Exclusively on iTunes 131
Philip Glass celebrates his 75th birthday with performances and events across the globe encompassing every facet of the composer's decades-long career as a preeminent America composer - opera, chamber music, film music, dance, theatre works and more.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 10:56
WU wants higher budget
The head of one of Austria's biggest universities has said the current situation at his institution was "dramatic". Vienna University of Economics and Business boss Christoph Badelt explained yesterday that the things were becoming increasingly difficult due to a soaring number of students who qualified to sit their final exams.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 06:51
Waltz and all: Far right has ball in Vienna
The scene inside the opulent ballroom of Vienna's Hofburg Palace could have been lifted straight from The Sound of Music: young women in swishing dirndl dresses linked hands under chandeliers with students in traditional loden suits as they gently waltzed in formation to the rhythmic orchestral sound of Johann Strauss.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 02:41
Media insider: Sounds great
On this day in history exactly 12 years ago the ORF switched off its flagship English language radio station Blue Danube Radio.
topix.net | 01-Feb-2012 01:37
Austria row at 'new Jews' remark
Austrian President Heinz Fischer has withdrawn an award from a far-right leader who allegedly likened his supporters to Jews under the Nazis.
topix.net | 31-Jan-2012 21:27