The Sound of Music

I have just read an article on "austriantimes.at" and it talks about a musical.

I thought you might be interested because I love musicals and so maybe there are some of you who also share this passion.

Basically what it says is that Salzburg become very famous because of the fact that there was produced the musical "Sound of Music". The visitors want to see the place where the musical was released.
We knew that the city is very interesting because of the famous birthplace of Mozart or the composer Haydn, as well as the conducter Herbert von Karajan. (Herbert von Karajan wrote symphonies and he was a very popular conducter.)

So the newest attraction is the cheesy musical steering by Julie Andrews singing about her favourite things.

It is estimated that more than 1.2 million people annually make the pilgrimage to Salzburg in order to see where movie history was made in the 1960's.

On my opinion, I am a really big fan of these musicals. I like watching musicals because the acteurs have to present their own style but it is also very hard for them to play such a part, where they have to sing and dance and to play.

http://www.austriantimes.at/?id=13498

Switchplate plant in France

I have just read an article on "austriantimes.at" and it talks about voestalpine.

I thought you might be intrested because voestalpine because maybe you live in Upper Austria and it is a very popular

Basically what it says is that the Upper Austrian steel producer voestalpine has opened a new railway switch-plate plant in France, which costs about 18 million Euros. This switch-plate was opened on June 18th 09 and it employes about 73 people.
According to Wolfgang Eder, the General Director of voestalpine, there won't be any further layoffs in autumn if the business cycle stabilises.
It also says that voestalpine's earnings has gone dramatically down.

On my opinion, it is really good that voestalpine also works in other countries and that they won't lay off more people.

http://www.austriantimes.at/index.php?id=14063

European Parliament Election

I have just read an article about "austriantimes.at" and it talks about the European Parliament Election.

Basically what it says is that the Social Democrate Party (SPÖ) was the biggest looser. They lost two mandates, in the year 2004 they got seven mandates. The so called "winner" of the election was the People's Party (ÖVP). They won six mandates and Hans-Peter Martin won three mandates. The FPÖ got two mandates, one more than in the year 2004 and the Greens made a loss, so they will get only one mandate.

What surprised me most was the fact that only 42,4 per cent voted and that Hans-Peter Martin finished third with three mandates.

As for me, I was allowed to vote but which party I have voted for is a secret.

New Post chief

I have just read an article on "www.austriantimes.at" and it talks about the new post chief.

Basically what it says is that the austrian post will get a new chief, his name is Georg Pölzl and he is also the head of the German telecommunications giant T-Mobile. He will start his work on 1 October 2009. Former long-time Post chief Anton Wais resigned for health reasons at the end of March and Jettmar became acting chief on 1 April.

Georg Pölzl has been T-Mobile’s chief since the beginning of this year. Before that, he was responsible for Deutsche Telekom’s restructuring programme and had previously had a nine year stint running T-Mobile’s Austrian operations in Vienna.

As for me, I hope that the post is able to hiring employees again and that there are more jobs available.

Red Bull sales soar after German cocaine beer

I have just read an article in "austriantimes.at".

It talks aboud "Red Bull".

Basically what it says is that the energie-drink has rocketed after authorities in five German provinces banned it after finding traces of cocaine in the drink.

It is also mentioned that "Red Bull Cola" lost its statues as a foodstuff and became subject to the German Narcotics Act.

A narcotic act is a sort of drug.

But there is no danger of becoming addicted to the drink.

On the one hand I think that the ennergie-drink tasts really good, but on the other hand it consists of a lot of coffein.

On the whole I won't stop buying this drink.