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My Heroes: I Celebrate You!
I am sitting in the eInclusion Ministerial Conference and Expo beginning in Vienna today, and I have very (very) mixed feelings. While I admire the obvious effort put into this conference and the entire eInclusion concept as driven by the European Union, I am wondering when African governments will quit the low-hanging fruit of “pot belly politicking” and focus on the real essence of governance — improving the lives of the people. This is the 21st century and the average African youth is increa
30 Nov 2008, 10:10 am | click here for more
Book Release: WHAT A SCOUNDREL WANTS
And last but not least in our November mini-theme of guest posts by Kensington authors, this week we're featuring yours truly! My print debut is WHAT A SCOUNDREL WANTS: *** In this dazzling, original tale, Carrie Lofty imagines a new chapter in the well-loved Robin Hood fable. Meet Robin's rakish nephew, Will Scarlet, a man whose talents with the sword and the ladies are legendary--until his desire for one lady changes everything. A swordsman for the Sheriff of Nottingham, Will Scarlet has
30 Nov 2008, 10:01 am | click here for more
I miss Europe
I can't believe that it was 6 months ago tht I was "living" in Salzburg for a whole month! I have never been to a place that was SO beautiful. Now, I am "homesick" for Salzburg, Austria. As a musician, that city is nice of like my Mecca. There is SO much musical history in that city! I want to go back so bad! I decided to try and find some pictures of Salzburg at Christmas. Oh my, the beauty that I found. I am making a list of things I want to do in my life. One thing is to definitely spend at l
3 Dec 2008, 5:52 pm | click here for more
Salzburg says "So long, farewell" to plan for Sound of Music family's home to become hotel
The Austrian city of Salzburg block plans to turn the former mansion of the von Trapp family, made famous by The Sound of Music, into a hotel.
3 Dec 2008, 5:23 pm | click here for more
Austria’s Salzburg resists “Sound of Music” hotel (Reuters)
Reuters - “The Sound of Music” has colourless in the dweller municipality of Salzburg, which has winking plans to advert the warning von Trapp kinsfolk villa portrayed in the talk activity into a hotel, says the interact behindhand the idea.
3 Dec 2008, 2:03 pm | click here for more
Interview with Author Carrie Lofty
Please join me in welcoming historical romance author Carrie Lofty. Ms. Lofty’s newest release WHAT A SCOUNDREL WANTS is in book stores now. In Sherwood Forest, outcast warrior Will Scarlet rescues a blind lady who dreams of flame. Now, to defeat the new Sheriff of Nottingham, he’ll need to become a hero for the ages. It’s amazing what a scoundrel will do for adore… Ciara: What a Scoundrel Wants stars Will Scarlet of Robin Hood fame. What attracted you to Will out of every the merry men? Carrie:
3 Dec 2008, 1:45 pm | click here for more
Salzburg citizen protests stop Sound of Music hotel project
Salzburg citizen protests cease Sound of Music hotel project Submitted by Marina Dimova on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 15:32. Austria Vienna A project to turn the original Salzburg home of the von Trapp family, featured in the film The Sound of Music, into a hotel was stopped Wednesday by local residents fearing for their peace and silent.
3 Dec 2008, 10:32 am | click here for more
Christian Doppler: 205th birthday
Christian Doppler was born to a rock-mason on November 29th, 1803, in Salzburg, Austria. However, he became my territorial countrymate as a scientist.When he was 38, the Prague Polytechnic (now Czech Technical University, ČVUT, which just managed to become the 228th university in the world, topping the Charles University in the list) hired him as a professor of maths and physics. One year later, he published his famous paper on the Doppler effect: the color of stars depends on the relative velo
29 Nov 2008, 7:41 am | click here for more
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29 Nov 2008, 1:00 pm | click here for more
Salzburg Global Seminar on Translation
Salzburg Global Seminar on Translation 2 December 08 | Chad W. Post | Comments This February, a very interesting seminar on translation is taking place as part of the Salzburg Global Seminars, an organization that “convenes imaginative thinkers from different cultures and institutions, organizes problem-focused initiatives, supports leadership development, and engages opinion-makers through active communication networks, every in partnership with leading institutions from around the world and
2 Dec 2008, 9:53 am | click here for more
Leave it to Ives: Osorio is Staying
Got to adore SBI. A day after we put Red Bull fans into a panic, Ives comes in to sooth the minds of the already paranoid and depressed. Juan Carlos Osorio affirmed his return next season. So much so that he claims to have turned down over a dozen job offers to stay on. And here is another rumor killer - Osorio seems to be referring to Red Bull Salzburg when speaking of the need for more support with the onfield product. With a year left in his contract, the Coach wants to put the finishing
2 Dec 2008, 9:21 am | click here for more
Hello from Budapest
After spending some days in Salzburg, eating pastries and visiting a traditional hut-cease high in the mountains from which sliding down was like an adrenaline kick, i headed to Budapest where i have spent my first day walking around traditionnal coffee houses and enjoying myself. The city remembers me of Paris, exept that there is no Marais. It remembers me of Berlin, except that there is nowhere a sign of the city inhabitant’s identity crisis. I wish Budapest would have some of the artsy a
2 Dec 2008, 4:53 pm | click here for more
René Pape
RENÉ PAPE - CAREERGerman bass. Born 1964, Dresden, Germany.Education: Dresden Conservatory. Previously member of the Dresden Kreuzchor.Company member of the Berlin State Opera since 1988.Generally acknowledged as the leading operatic bass of today.René Pape´s first breakthrough came at the 1991 Salzburg Festival as Sarastro at the invitation of Sir Georg Solti, who championed him until his death in 1998. In the mid-to tardy 90´s however, René Pape´s career seemed to have reached a plateau, but as
2 Dec 2008, 4:00 pm | click here for more
Janko admits English dream
Red Bull Salzburg hot-shot Marc Janko has underlined his desire to join a Premier League club. Read more from the original source: Janko admits English dream Social Bookmarking
2 Dec 2008, 11:42 pm | click here for more
Annette Dasch: Armida
Annette Dasch: Armida. Arias by Gluck, Händel, Jommelli and Haydn. David Syrus conducts the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie. Sony, 2007.This disc of various representations of the sorceress Armida, is Annette Dasch´s first solo disc below her exclusive Sony contract. It dates from 2007 and won her an Echo klassik award (major German award) as best opera album 2008.Coincidentally (or perhaps not?), Annette Dasch´s major breakthrough came in Salzburg in 2007 with Armida in Christof Loy´s staging, a
1 Dec 2008, 6:58 pm | click here for more
GreenMonk talks to Siemen’s (SIS) Peter Arbitter
Photo Credit Tom Raftery Download audio file (SiemensSIS-PeterArbitter.mp3) My guest on this podcast is Peter Arbitter. Peter is Siemens SIS Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Technology Management. I caught up with Peter at the Siemens Technology Day in Salzburg. The theme of this year’s Technology day was IT for Sustainability. We had a wide-ranging discussion around Siemens energy and sustainability initiatives both internally and externally for their customers. Download the entire i
1 Dec 2008, 6:07 pm | click here for more
GreenMonk talks to Siemen’s (SIS) Peter Arbitter
Photo Credit Tom Raftery Download audio file (SiemensSIS-PeterArbitter.mp3) My guest on this podcast is Peter Arbitter. Peter is Siemens SIS Senior Vice President, Portfolio and Technology Management. I caught up with Peter at the Siemens Technology Day in Salzburg. The theme of this year’s Technology day was IT for Sustainability. We had a wide-ranging discussion around Siemens energy and sustainability initiatives both internally and externally for their customers. Download the entire i
1 Dec 2008, 6:07 pm | click here for more
AztecLady interviews, Carrie Lofty
Let’s welcome author Carrie Lofty to KKB! Carrie has agreed to let me grill her a bit before her historical romance officially hits the stands tomorrow, so let’s receive right down to it! Your debut full length novel, What a Scoundrel Wants, is released tomorrow, December 2nd by Kensington, with Scoundrel’s Kiss slated for release in tardy 2009. These are both historical romances set in rather unusual time periods—in the Middle Ages, one in England and the other in Spain. Your previously publish
1 Dec 2008, 3:00 am | click here for more
Amazing Panorama
A panorama of Melbourne's Yarra River at twilight, showing the Central Business District on the left and the Southbank entertainment district on the right Los Angeles and Griffith Observatory, as viewed from the Hollywood Hills. Taken as a 20 segment 2x10 panorama with a Canon 5D and 70-200mm f/2.8L lens. Cows in a beautiful green field A panorama of the city, taken from the Chalet du Mont Royal at the top of Mount Royal in Montreal. It is a 3x5 segment panorama taken with a Canon 5D and 2
1 Dec 2008, 2:10 am | click here for more
R@D: Facebook and the anti-FARC Rallies
The purpose of Research@DigiActive (R@D) is to produce applied, thought-provoking, actionable research at the cutting edge of Digital Activism. It seeks to highlight and disseminate studies in the new academic field of digital activism by publishing short papers by promising scholars. To submit a paper or receive more information, please contact our Director of Applied Research, Patrick Meier, at Patrick AT Digiactive.org. Title: Facebook for Protest? The Value of Social Software for Political
1 Dec 2008, 12:57 am | click here for more