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.
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.
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”.
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“. Continue reading Werner Faymann and my plate of spagetti →
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
Secrets of Austrian national character and overall enigmas of male race
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. Continue reading Was Männer wirklich wollen →