Archive for August, 2008
Sunday, August 31st, 2008
Hansi Lang (13. Jänner 1955 in Wien; † 24. August 2008) war ein österreichischer Sänger und Schauspieler.Mit 13 Jahren war Lang bereits Schlagzeuger einer Amateurband. Schon in den 1970er Jahren machte sich Hansi Lang einen Namen als Sänger in diversen Bands.2006 erhielt er für das Projekt The Slow Club den österreichischen Musikpreis „Amadeus“ in der Sparte „Bestes Jazz/Folk/Blues.Hansi Lang starb am Abend des 24. August 2008 an den Folgen eines -während der Abmischarbeiten zum neuen Album im Tonstudio erlittenen- Schlaganfalls im Wiener AKH. Er wurde am 30. August 2008 im Familiengrab am Hernalser Friedhof in Wien beigesetzt. Rund 250 Angehörige, Freunde, prominente Kollegen und Wegbegleiter haben am Samstag Abschied genommen von Austropoplegende Hansi Lang. Zu seinem Lied “Keine Angst!” wurde er im weißen Sarg auf dem Friedhof Hernals zu Grabe getragen.
Tags: Hansi Lang
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Friday, August 29th, 2008
It was election campaign event in Vienna Stadthalle, which attracted thousands of people who expressed their support for social democrats prime candidate Werner Faymann.
I talked to a few ordinary persons who enjoyed themselves in buffet of concert hall during the speech of Werner Faymann looking at the screen of big monitor with his face, and all of them described Faymann as nice lad, at the same time all of them aware of the fact that nobody must take election promises of social democrats at earnest. My confidants also noticed that a lot of money was invested in this election campaign for rivers of beer, wine, sandwiches and souvenirs with expectations that Austrians would give their voices for those who once generously let them to become drunk.
All photographers were seized with mass psychosis of depicting and pursuing Werner Faymann. At the same time many others not less interesting figures of Austrian social democracy didn’t get sufficient attention they deserved.
Those who stay out of the circle of crowd’s blind admiration often look much more interesting without their usual protecting mask.
Personally for me, Gusenbauer presents more inner power, than Werner Faymann. Perhaps because he has much more experience.
Tags: Alfred Gusenbauer, social democrats, SPOe, Werner Faymann
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Wednesday, August 27th, 2008
Streit und gegenseitige Schuldzuweisungen gehören mittlerweile zum politischen Alltag in Kärnten.
Seit einigen Tagen hat der SPÖ Klubobmann von Kärnten, Herwig Seiser, ein neues und ertragreiches Terrain an fruchtbaren Kritikmöglichkeiten entdeckt. Es handelt sich hierbei um das Gesundheitssystem in Kärnten.
Dieses wäre in Österreich vorbildhaft, und würde nun von Haiders Leuten völlig ruiniert werden, so der Sozialdemokrat. Ausserdem bezeichnet er die Regierungspartei als rülpsende Ahnungslose, die durch lautes Gebrüll ihre Inkompetenz verstecken wollten.
Das sind natürlich schwere Anschuldigungen, die dem neutralen politischen Beobachter das Blut in den Adern gefrieren lässt. Doch wer denkt Klubobmann Seiser würde sich mit dieser Kritik zufrieden geben, der liegt falsch.
Denn der Sozialdemokrat legt noch einmal nach, und beschimpft seinen politischen Gegner als machtbesessen, der die Wünsche und Bedürfnisse der Bürger sträflich vernachlässigen würde.
Doch der kritische Sozialdemokrat wäre kein engagierter Politiker, hätte er nicht eine Lösung aus der Krise in Gepäck. “Die SPÖ soll wieder die Macht in Kärnten übernehmen, denn nur wir Sozialdemokraten nehmen die Wünsche und Ängste der Bürger ernst, und stellen immer den Menschen an die erste Stelle”, so Herwig Seiser.
Da können die Kärntner also noch einmal erleichtert aufatmen. Sowas Nachrichten
Tags: Jörg Haider, SPOe
Posted in Jörg Haider | 1 Comment »
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Austria’s xenophobia
Alarm bells are sure to be ringing in Austria’s corridors of power following pressure from the United Nations for the country to improve its stand on the rights of immigrants and asylum seekers.
The committee criticises the “frequently xenophobic” handling of refugees and immigrants by parties. Speeches of some politicians are “hateful”, declared the UN.
The association also stated that the discrimination of minorities in daily life such as discrimination in the job market and with rental accommodation “are worrying”.Thomas Hochwarter, Austrian Times
Hindus have asked all minorities in Austria to stand up and vote in the June, 2009 elections to European Parliament.
Acclaimed Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that strong voting by minorities was even more important in this election because of persistent discrimination, racism and xenophobia against ethnic minorities and immigrants in European Union (EU).
A recent survey by EU Agency for Fundamental Rights revealed that “discrimination, harassment and racially motivated violence are far more widespread than recorded in official statistics”.
Tags: Jörg Haider, Werner Faymann, xenophobia, Xenophobia in Austria
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Chef of styrian social-democrats is for coalition with ÖVP
Styrian SPÖ Governor Franz Voves has spoken up in support of governing coalition with the ÖVP.
Voves said: “I was and I am a supporter of this coalition. I think that it is the best solution for the next five-ten years.”
Franz Voves – former ice-hockey national team player refused to comment on whether the SPÖ should continue such cooperation in case it fails to receive the most votes in the 28 September election. Voves dismissed talk about possible election outcomes as mere speculation at the moment. In contrast to some other SPÖ leaders, the 55-year-old Voves stressed the point that he would not exclude any party from talks about a possible coalition. Voves expects that the SPÖ will be number one on 28 September due to new SPÖ leader Werner Faymann, which has beén “fantastic” in Styria.Austrian Times.
Russian _Съёмка Вернера Файмана
Shooting with social-democrats leader Werner Faymann
Вначале я ринулась на пресс-конференцию „зелёных“, где оказалась единственным фотографом. Все репортёры караулили у дверей штаб-квартиры социалистов, когда появится Файман.
Лидер „зелёных“ – симпатичный пожилой дяденька в красной кофточке. Рядом восседает его соратник и партийный активист, которого я видела на манифестации „голубых“. (more…)
Tags: attractiveness and sexual drive, Beggary, BZOe, communists, Conflict between social security and creativity, Ernest Kaltenegger, Franz Voves, how creative person can survive, Jörg Haider, journalism, Journalists, KPOe, media, papparazzi, prices and resaurants in Vienna, Secure Austria, SPOe, Vienna restaurants, Werner Faymann, WErner Faymann and sexuality, What character one need to be journalist
Posted in Wealth and poverty in Austria, Werner Faymann, Western society | 28 Comments »
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Photo of this busy couple was made by me at my balcony with 50-150mm Sigma lens.
Poll organized by online partner agency “Parship” shows that most single Austrians do not want to get married. Some ninety-two per cent of respondents said that they preferred to remain single. Another 64 per cent said that they wanted to find a partner rather than a spouse. Among qualities most-prized in a potential partner are honesty (98 per cent), charisma (96 per cent) and faithfulness (91 per cent).The poll also found that Austrians like to flirt more than other Europeans, with 33 per cent saying that they regularly did so. Austrian Times
Tags: Austrian singles, love, relationships, Sexuality
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Wednesday, August 6th, 2008
These are one of the most popular kea-words in realm of Austrian internet: Jörg Haider Schwul.
DE_Wien (OTS) – Zur aktuellen blau-braun-orange-rosa Schlammschlacht
und neuerlich aufgeflammten Debatte darüber, ob Jörg Haider schwul
ist, ruft die Homosexuelle Initiative (HOSI) Wien das Outing Haiders
durch Jochen Herdickerhoff auf ihre Website-Abteilung
http://www.hosiwien.at/haiderouting. Dort
finden sich viele interessante Beiträge von damals zum Nachlesen. www.ots.at
ENG_ Is Jörg Haider gay?
In course of recent political blau-braun-orange-rose battle and corresponding debates on whether Jörg Haider is gay the homosexual initiative (HOSI) Vienna reffers to some past gone facts and offers to visit their website
http://www.hosiwien.at/haiderouting, where one can find some materials on this topic www.ots.at, 05.08.08
Tags: BZOe, Gay, gays and lesbians, Homosexuality, homosexuality and politics, Jörg Haider, Jörg Haider biography, Party, political parties, Politics, sexual minorities, Vienna politics
Posted in Jörg Haider, Schwul | Comments Off
Monday, August 4th, 2008
Women seeking men
Secrets of Austrian national character and enigmas of male race,
revealed by Galina
Guidelines for Russian women seeking decent man abroad
Уж замуж невтерпёж,
или Тайны мадридского двора
Мои австрийские знакомые частенько обращаются ко мне за советом, когда русские потенциальные невесты из интернета выставляют им вместе с обещанием примчаться и любить до гроба цены на дорожные издержки.
Суммы эти, мягко выражаясь, завышены, и сам факт выглядит либо как свидетельство российского мифологического мышления о баснословном изобилии западной жизни, либо как проверка золотого бычка на платежеспособность. (more…)
Tags: dating, gender psychology, love, man, man seeks woman, prostitution, Relationships, Russian brides, Russian woman, Sexuality, Woman
Posted in Abuse, Sexuality | 28 Comments »