10 BCA Newsletter April 2013 - British Community Association of

Volume 12
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Serving the British
Community in Vienna
Business Name
April 2013
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Saint Patrick’s Day in Vienna 2013
The largest and most magnificent St. Patrick's Day Party Vienna has
ever seen. Green beer shoots from the bulging brewery tanks
(Ottakringer,rwhat else!) and of course Guinness and this year only
the best Tullamore Dew Irish Whiskey is being served. We were
there6
Vienna, 16th March. After Mass in the overflowing Johanneskapelle in the
Schottenstift, (founded 1155 by Duke Heinrich II of Austria) on the Freyung, Irish,
Scottish and Austrian celebrants moved outside the Schottenkirche to follow
amongst huge cheers of the thousands lining the streets the Pipes and Drums,
coming also from Scotland, and the Austrian Military Music by the Band of the
Gasworks to the Marquee next to the Burgtheater.
GUINNESS IS GOOD FOR YOU!
Vienna's new
Main Station:
Dimensions like the
Eiffel Tower
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A
happy
BC A
member! We also
spotted the Deputy
Chairman of our Club
(being happy!).
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Calendar & Programme
Section 2:
12-29
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Section 3:
30-42
Classified
Theatre News
Important Information
Solely for the construction of
the diamond shaped roof, steel
of the amount of two-thirds of
the Eiffel Tower is being used.
The station will be fully
operational by 2014.
PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
YOUR MEMBERSHIP FEE IS
NOW DUE!
The fees are as follows:
Single €10 / Couple/Family € 20
Cut-off Date for payment is the
th
30 June 2013 after which
individual membership will cease!
Put your Full Name in Purpose
Column if paying for your
Membership by Netbanking.
Unicredit Bank Austria:
Account Number 01364707800
BLZ 12000
IBAN: AT31 1100 0031 6470 7800
BIC: BKAUATWW.
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The entrance hall at Südtirolerplatz with
approximately 4100 square meters will be as
large as the whole of the Westbahnhof. It will
serve in the future as an underground
connection between the tube and train station,
the passages for passengers, however, will
only be usable after the full commissioning of
the main station in December 2014.
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Contact Details
Announcements
Editor’s Note
We
welcome
contributions to The
BCA News. Articles
should be no longer
than
800
words,
Photographs should be
sent as jpgs. Please
send contributions to
wgeissler@lineone.net.
The copy deadline for
contributions as well as
programme events for
the April edition is
Thursday, 25th April.
WG
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MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
SUNDAY
1
Easter
Monday
Walking
Group
2
Pub Night
3
4
5
6
7
Rugby World
Championship
Qualification
2015
Austria Hungary
8
Walking
Group
9
10
Walking
Group
11
12
13
14
17
Walking
Group
18
Men’s Beisl
Tour
19
20
21
25
26
27
28
Sailing on the Restaurant
Evening
Alte Donau
Pillichsdorf
Kellergassen
Frühling
Pillichsdorf
Kellergassen
Frühling
1 May
2 May
4 May
5 May
May Holiday
Sailing on the
Alte Donau
15
Walking
Group
Expat Center
16
Coffee
Morning
22
Walking
Group
23
29
Walking
Group
30
24
Walking
Group
3 May
Bright Moonlight in April means not much Fruit and Wine.
Heller Mondschein im April gibt an Obst und Wein nicht viel.
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HOLIDAYS
PUBLIC HO
LIDAYS APRIL
MONDAY, 1ST APRIL ( EASTER MONDAY)
What’s on in April?
Pub Night
Tuesday,
2nd April
7 pm
at Flanagan’s Irish Pub
FIRST TUESDAY EVERY MONTH!!!
New Members Welcome!
Flanagan’s Irish
Pub
Schwarzenbergstra
sse 1-3 Vienna, 1st
district
Tram D, 2 to
Schwarzenbergerpl
atz, U1, U2, U4
Karlsplatz
This is the BCA 's Shop Window!
A chance for members to bring along friends and for new
arrivals to try out the BCA. If you are able to attend it is a
great way to catch up with old friends and to greet new
friends.
Meet in the “Post Office”, to the left as you enter.
This month’s hosts: Mary & Wolfgang Geissler
Please note the following events are for BCA
members ONLY and their guests unless
otherwise indicated!
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6th April 2013
16.00 hours
Rugby World Championship Qualifying Game 2015 in London
Austria - Hungary
ENC Group 2C
Place: Wien 1190, Stadion Hohe Warte
Klabundgasse
Open to all. Not organised by the BCA
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Tuesday
9th April
6pm -10 pm
Expat Center
PERSONAL INVITATION
„The Vienna Review Salon at the Expat Center
Vienna”
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46 tram from
Dr. Karl Renner
Ring to
Auerspergstraße
Or U2 Rathaus.
1010 Vienna, Schmerlingplatz 3 (corner of Bartensteingasse)
Selected journalists from the VIENNA REVIEW will be
talking about some of their current stories in a relaxed, clubstyle atmosphere.
Light refreshments will be served, with background piano jazz
by Mr. Benjamin Kubaczek.
Moderation: Prof. Dardis McNamee, The Vienna Review
On behalf of the Vienna Business Agency and the Vienna Review, we
are looking forward to having you join us, and kindly ask you
to register by e-mail to editor@viennareview.net by Friday, 5th April.
Open to all. Not organised by the BCA
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Wednesday
17th April
From
10.30am
Coffee Morning
Joan Paddon and Margaret Willers will be
holding their coffee morning at Margaret’s
apartment
Huglgasse 11/26
1150 Wien.
Door bell is Top 26 Willers.
Take the lift to D (Dachgeschoss)
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49 tram from Dr
Karl Renner Ring
stops opposite our
building and the
stop is
HUGLGASSE.
The U3
Schweglerstraße
stop is a few
minutes walk
.
RSVP by April 15th.
margaret_willers@hotmail.com
01 9230096
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Men’s Beisl Tour
Thursday,
18th April,
7pm
This month’s Men’s Beisl Tour will be organised by
Ian Glendinning
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U3 or U6 to
Westbahnhof then
a short walk, or
the 52 or 58 tram
to Staglgasse
Mariahilferbräu
Mariahilfer Straße 152
1150 Wien
This month's Beisl Tour will be at a Lokal in the 15th district,
which has existed in its present form since 2001, although its
history dates back to 1870. They offer good solid Austrian
food that is reasonably priced and in ample portions, as well
as an unusually varied selection of vegetarian options, and
they have six draught beers, including Austrian specialities,
Pilsner Urquell from the Czech Republic, and König Ludwig
Dunkel from Bavaria in Germany.
For more information see:
http://www.mariahilferbrau.at/
If you would like to come, please email Ian Glendinning
<ian.glendinning@gmx.at> or phone him on 01 231 0992.
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Restaurant Evening
Friday,
26th April
7.30pm
This month’s Restaurant Evening is been organised by
Steve & Nori Read
Restaurant Rani (Indian)
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Off
Mariahilferstraße: UBahn
Zieglergasse
U3.
Otto-Bauer-Gasse 21
1060 Wien
No Website available
RESERVATION ONLY!!
Limited numbers means 1st Come (reserved) 1st Served
(booked)!!
7.30pm - Table reserved for maximum 12 people.
By phone or email to Steve Read.
Steveread@live.com or 0676 4234 600
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Pillichsdorfer Kellergassen Frühling
Open to all. Not organised by the BCA
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Activities & Notices
Scottish Country Dancing Classes
The Royal Scottish Country Dance Society (RSCDS) continues their beginners’ classes
every Wednesday, from 7.30 to 8.45 pm – in English. At all the classes there several
attendees who are quite new to Scottish dancing, so anyone turning up for the first time
won’t feel out of place. Charge is just 3€ per session in a 10 block, but the first trial class is
usually free. More information can be found on their website: www.rscdsvienna.org
The venue is in the hall of Sacré Coeur School on Rechte Bahngasse in the 3rd district, close
to Rennweg railway station. More information can be found on their website:
www.rscdsvienna.org
Weekday Walks
Walks take place Mondays and Wednesdays come rain or shine and always start at the same
place – 38a bus stop Armbrustergasse at 9.30am. The Monday walk is traditionally longer
and tougher but both walks do require stamina! The walks end in a café for a well deserved
drink. All welcome. Contacts Valerie 3709324, Sandra 3288452 or Gaye (Wednesday’s
only) 3288167.
Sailing on the Alte Donau
The Sailing Season will restart on Thursday 25 April 2013.
The Vienna International Sailing Club invites BCA members to a joint evening of social
sailing on Thursday evenings from 5:45 pm, at Segelschule Hofbauer near the UN on An der
oberen Alten Donau (weather permitting). Come along and enjoy the sunsets over the
Vienna Woods, and maybe even do a little sailing. The Club will pair up newcomers with
more experienced sailors for an informal introduction to dinghy sailing.The cost is only 5€
pp (reduction for children). Good food, wine and beer are available from the Ufertavern
overlooking the water before or after sailing.
For further information, visit the VISC web site www.visc.at, which includes a map of the
location, or contact Andrew Parker visc.commodore@gmail.com
Please note that these sessions are organized by the VISC, not the BCA!
Book Group
We meet every month.
Anyone keen to join us please get in touch with Susan Dennis-Gabriel
Email Susan on susan@voice-vienna.at for details or phone 01 87 777 87
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Vienna's new main
station:
Dimensions like the
Eiffel Tower
from page 1
Saint Patrick’s Day in Vienna
2013
________
from page 1
Johanneskapelle
Westbahnhof
Hauptbahnhof: New Entrance Hall
Vienna. Things aren’t exactly easy
for the old Westbahnhof. Not only
will it stop being fully operational
by the end of 2014, when the new
central station (Hauptbahnhof) will
be in full swing, but it will no
longer be allowed to act as the
terminus for most international
trains. No, it has to serve more as
an example of how pathetic it really
is compared to the new station. At
the moment only a sixth of the new
railway station is in operation. But
ÖBB project managers Judith Engel
and Karl-Johann Hartig drew
attention to the dimensions of the
site. It turns out that the whole
Westbahnhof is just as big as the
entrance hall of the new railway
station.
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Above: Yours truly with faithful support! // Also from bottom to
top: “The Scots are coming!”/ Irish Setter/ Irish Dancers/ Band
of the Gasworks/ Irish Piper.
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Travel News
The following items are with kind permission from
ABICS NEWSLETTER March 2013
Flight
British Airways. It was quite a pleasant
experience to travel on a “real” airline for a
change last week. With the current absence
of Ryanair flights to Edinburgh (and to
Bristol) it was necessary to use a 2-flight
journey to northern climes. Perhaps the
crowning glory was being able to take 2
suitcases each without any extra payment
and without having to worry about the
likelihood of exceeding weight limits. On
this flight, and maybe the other BA
departures, boarding was at last via the
tunnel rather than that dreary route using a
bus to reach the Arrivals area. Let’s hope
direct boarding continues for the
foreseeable future.
Ryanair flights to Edinburgh recommence
on April 2nd. Tue, Thu, and Sat. but at the
rather late times of 18.45 ex EDI and 20.50
ex BRA. Flights to/from Bristol also
recommence on this date, and those from
Liverpool and Birmingham will change
schedule in the same week.
Easyjet will restart their spring/summer
timetable from 31st March when there will
be daily Gatwick flights again, and twice
daily on most days.
Vienna Airport (Schwechat). British
Airways, and all the carriers which used to
operate from Terminal 2, are now to be
found in the revamped Terminal 1, and all
the check-in activities we associate with
Terminal 2 are now closed. The Easyjet
flights to Gatwick are however still to be
found in Terminal 1A.
Diners Card holders can now take the Fast
Track security lanes inside the airport just
by showing their card at check-in, but our
BA flights are in area D which uses
individual security checking gates and so
has no Fast Tracking possibility.
Luggage. We have often thought that a lot
of hassle would be saved when checking in
to budget airlines by wearing a multipocket jacket, rather than fighting with the
scales to get one’s luggage weight inside
the rather small allowances. One British
firm has come up with a special jacket
which has 12 separate pockets specially
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BA are soon to take delivery of their first
Boeing super plane – the 787 Dreamliner,
assuming the ban on flying them is lifted
soon after the trouble with some of their
Lithium batteries catching fire. Thomson
Airways are also due to receive several of
these giant airliners imminently, and were
scheduled to begin flying them this March.
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designed for carrying extra clothing; see
www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article2182051/New-Stuffa-jacket-walking-
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suitcase-beat-budgetairlines.html#axzz2KKuCFk9k for details
of this projected item.
Trains and Trams
Britain. Edinburgh Trams. A very recent
visit to Edinburgh revealed that Princess
Street tramway installation work seems to
be complete, but the road immediately to
the west is still very much in the hands of
the tram line installers. All the new trams
can be seen out in the weather, but unused,
at the Edinburgh airport terminus. There is
a lot of talk in the streets about the
apparent serious waste of money in this
tram
system
London Underground, the world’s oldest
mass transit system, recently celebrated
150 years of operation (between
Paddington and Farringdon on the
Metropolitan Railway) by running a
vintage Underground steam train along the
Circle Line from Olympia to Moorgate on
the 9th January. Good footage of the
steamy journey can be found on
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london21004315
.
28th. Note however that few of the ticket
booking services offer this special fare
without a reminder from the customer, but
you should have no problem at a manned
station.
Scottish Trains “Club 55” are again
offering monthly return tickets to
anywhere in Scotland (including Carlisle
but now not including Berwick-on-Tweed)
for £19 for the over 55s, or £17 for those
with a Senior Railcard. Last valid day
before the Easter peak period is March
East Coast Trains are celebrating the
launch of the James Bond movie Skyfall
on DVD by running a Skyfall express train
on the prestigious Kings Cross to
Edinburgh route. An enormous Bond
transfer has been attached across the first
two coaches, and Miss Moneypenny
(Naomie Harris) travelled First Class on
the inaugural run.
Austrian Rail. You may have noticed over
the past 2 or 3 years that it is (almost)
impossible to travel by train to Venice, at
least by the short route via Semmering and
Villach. This is because Italian railways
(Trenitalia) a few years ago declined to
continue cooperation in the operation of
this route, and especially for the direct
sleeper service. Just recently however the
Italian side has made a small move
towards restoring normal relations – they
have allowed one train per day in each
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direction, but just between Villach and
Udine. There are still the 4 or 5 daily ÖBB
buses between Villach and Venice, which
link in with ÖBB trains to/from Vienna.
We are hopeful that in perhaps a couple of
years a full direct service between Vienna
and Venice will be restored.
Autoreisezug. The only Car Sleeper train
north from Vienna is now the one to
Hamburg; the Berlin one having been
withdrawn recently, while the Düsseldorf
route was withdrawn about 5 years ago.
There will however be a weekly summer
option from Schwarzach-St.Veit (SE of
Salzburg) to Düsseldorf, operated by DB.
OBB continue with their domestic car
transport routes, including Vienna to
Feldkirch (for Switzerland and places
west), Salzburg, Innsbruck and Villach,
and they are good value. The Feldkirch
route operates overnight with sleeper
coaches.
Austrian Items
Diners Club. See the Vienna Airport item for news of the new Fast Track security check-in
possibility with a Diners Card.
184,000 with the 22nd district, Donaustadt,
second with a 2.1% rise to 166,000 and the
21st district, Floridsdorf, third with a rise
of 1.6% to just over 147,000. Almost all
districts recorded rises, while the rises in
the inner districts were small and in the 1st
(Inner Stadt) the population fell by 0.8% to
16, 655. There were rises in all the
provinces except Carinthia which recorded
a drop of 0.2% to 566,845.
Austria’s population increased by 45,493
in the 12 months to 1 January 2013,
reaching a total of 8,488,511, according to
the Kurier of 16 Feb. Most immigrants
came from Germany and Romania with
Vienna receiving the largest number,
26,117, increasing the city’s population by
1.5% to 1,757,353. In Vienna the largest
growing district was the 10th district,
Favoriten, with a 2.7% increase to almost
Road Travel
A final reminder this winter that until 15th April you
must have winter tyres on the car, if the weather is at
all inclement.
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UK Items
UK Passport Offices around the world are
set to close, and from 2014 all new issues
and renewals will be handled in the UK. In
Austria this new system is already in place
and so you will need to renew via the UK
offices.
See
http://centralcontent.fco.gov.uk/resources/e
n/pdf/central-content
pdfs/5619320/Changes_to_Overseas_Pass
port_Service.pdf for more details.
The cost is now £148 for a standard 32
page passport, including courier return, but
NOT including the sending to UK. If you
can be in the UK long enough to apply
from there, then the cost is only £72.50,
though a faster (but more expensive)
service is available at any of the 7 UK
Passport offices. See www.gov.uk/get-apassport-urgently for the small print.
Passports are however FREE for those
over 85!!
Buckfast. A relatively new party drink is
hitting the markets of Britain, and
especially of western Scotland, though it
has actually been around for some time in
a different form. This is the “tonic” wine
Buckfast – often referred to as a Bucky! It
has featured on the BBC documentary
Britain's Really Disgusting Drinks and
there are many references to it being linked
to violent crime. The fortified red wine
drink is sold mainly in 75cl green glass
bottles which contain 15% alcohol and the
caffeine equivalent of about 5 cups of
coffee, plus several other minor
ingredients. It is manufactured by the
apparently responsible monks of Buckfast
Abbey in Devon, and marketed by
Chandlers of Andover since the 1920s, but
in recent years it has gained much
popularity amongst young drinkers, often
with dire consequences. Both of these
manufacturing groups are frequently being
called upon to justify production of this
rabble rousing concoction.
In January 2010 a BBC investigation
revealed that Buckfast had been mentioned
in 5,638 crime reports in the Strathclyde
area of Scotland from 2006–2009, equating
to an average of three per day, many of
which involved the use of the bottle as a
weapon. The pros and cons of banning this
quite strong “social” drink are coming
thick and fast in the media. The cost is
about £7.50 per bottle, but neither
Waitrose nor Tesco are currently stocking
it.
David Hope
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Joke of the Month
No 8
STAY ALERT---these PEOPLE LIVE AMONG US!!!!!!!
IDIOT SIGHTING No 1
We had to have the garage door repaired. The Sears repairman told us that one
of our problems was that we did not have a 'large' enough motor on the opener. I
thought for a minute, and said that we had the largest one Sears made at that
time, a 1/2 horsepower. He shook his head and said, "Lady, you need a 1/4
horsepower." I responded that 1/2 was larger than 1/4. He said, "NO, it's not.
Four is larger than two..." We haven't used Sears repair since.
IDIOT SIGHTING No 2
Working in a law office, I started to FAX a legal document for one of the
attorneys. As I started to dial, he came running down the hall, shouting, "Wait,
don't let it go, I don't have a copy for myself." I guess he thought that it would
be beamed up. From: Long Island, NY
STAY
ALERT!
LOOK
OUT
FOR
THESE
PEOPLE!
They walk among us... and they VOTE... and they REPRODUCE.
More next month
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Until December 2013 I intend to provide our British (and maybe also Austrian?)
members of the BCA with a selection of, so I hope, interesting historical information,
relevant to the appropriate month, about their host country Austria. I call it: This
Month in Austrian History.
Wolfgang Geissler
THIS MONTH
IN AUSTRIAN HISTORY
APRIL
The Holy Roman Empire around 1000.
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The Holy Roman Empire around 1400
9th April 1388
The Battle of Näfels
The Battle of Näfels was fought on 9 April
1388 between Glarus (Swiss Canton) with
their allies, the Old Swiss Confederation,
and the Habsburgs. It was a decisive
Glarner victory despite being outnumbered
sixteen to one. The Battle of Näfels was
the last battle of the Swiss-Austrian
conflicts that stretched through most of the
14th Century. A few weeks after the Battle
of Sempach on 9 July 1386, the Old Swiss
Confederation attacked and besieged the
Habsburg village of Weesen on the
Walensee. The following year, Glarus rose
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up against the Habsburgs and destroyed
Burg Windegg. Then, on 11 March 1387,
the town council declared themselves free
of Habsburg control.
In response, on the night of 21–22
February 1388, an Austrian army attacked
the village of Weesen and drove off the
Swiss forces. In the beginning of April,
two Austrian armies marched out to cut off
Glarus from the rest of the Confederation.
The main army, with about 5,000 men,
marched toward Näfels under the
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command of the Graf Donat von
Toggenburg and the Knight Peter von
Thorberg. A second column, with about
1,500 men under the command of Graf
Hans von Werdenberg-Sargans, marched
over the Kerenzerberg Pass.
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while looting the town, and confused by
the snow and fog were surprised by the
Glarner attack.
Following a brief battle, the disorganized
Austrians broke and fled toward Weesen.
The collapse of the bridge over the Maag
or Weeser Linth dropped much of the
Austrian army into the river where they
drowned. Seeing the destruction of the
main column, Werdenberg-Sargans' army
retreated to the village of Beglingen (now
in the municipality of Mollis). The Glarner
and Confederation army had about 54 men
killed, who were buried at the parish
church of Mollis. Habsburg losses are less
well known, though are estimated to be
between several hundred killed and 1,700.
On 29 November 1389, the Abbot Bilgeri
had about 180 bodies moved from the
battle field and reburied at Rüti Abbey.
On 9 April 1388 the main army, under
Toggenburg and Thorberg, attacked and
captured the fortifications around Näfels.
The garrison held out for a short time, but
was forced to retreat. This force contained
the local garrison, about 400 Glarner
troops and a few dozen troops from both
Schwyz and Uri. As they retreated, the
Austrian army spread out to plunder the
village and farms. They retreated into the
nearby hill and as the Austrian army
spread out, the Glarners marched back out
into the snow and fog to attack the
Austrians. The Austrians, disorganized
28th April 1521
The Treaty of Worms
By the Treaty of Worms (Wormser
Vertrag) of April 28, 1521 the
Emperor Charles V (Archduke of
Austria 1519–1521) split the
dynasty, bestowing the hereditary
Austrian lands (Österreichische
Länder) on his brother, Ferdinand I
(1521–1564) and the first central
administrative structures were
established. By 1526 Ferdinand
had also inherited the kingdoms of
Bohemia, and Hungary after the Battle of
Mohács which partitioned the
latter. However the Ottoman
Empire now lay directly adjacent
to the Austrian lands. Even after
the unsuccessful first Siege of
Vienna by the Turks in 1529, the
Ottoman threat persisted for
another one and a half centuries.
17th April 1596
Archduke Albrecht VII of Austria, Regent of the southern Netherlands,
occupies Calais.
18th April 1663
Ottoman Empire declares war on Austria.
21st April 1739
Spain & Naples and Austria sign peace accord.
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10th April 1741
The War of the Austrian Succession
Prussia defeats Austria in the Battle of
Mollwitz. The Battle of Mollwitz was
fought by Prussia and Austria on 10 April
1741, during the early stages of the War of
the Austrian Succession. It was the first
battle of the new Prussian
King Frederick II, in
which both
sides made
numerous
military
blunders
but
Frederick still managed to
attain victory. This battle
cemented his authority over
the
newly
conquered
territory of Silesia and gave him valuable
military experience.
After the ascension of Maria Theresa of
Austria to the Kingdom of Bohemia
(Czech) and Kingdom of Hungary,
Frederick II saw an opportunity to quickly
invade and annex the province of Silesia
(then part of the Bohemian Crown), which
would have added much needed land and
population to his kingdom. He
took it by
storm and nearly had the entire
province occupied. His troops
settled down into winter
quarters and were expecting an
easy land-grab when Maria
Theresa sent an army of about 20,000 men
led by Wilhelm Reinhard von Neipperg to
take back the province and assert herself as
a strong monarch.
22nd April 1745
The Peace of Füssen
Austria and Bavaria sign peace. The Peace
of Füssen (German: Frieden von Füssen)
was a peace treaty signed at Füssen,
Bavaria, between the Electorate of Bavaria
and Habsburg Austria. Signed on 22 April
1745, it ended the participation of Bavaria
on the French side in the War of the
Austrian Succession.
Bavaria fought Austria for three years, but
was unable to secure victory.
When Charles VII died in Munich on
January 20, 1745, his successor as Elector
of Bavaria, Maximilian III Joseph, signed a
preliminary peace with Austria. But a
strong war-party led by Ignaz von Törring
and supported by France wanted to
continue the war.
After the conquest of Prague by Bavarian
and French troops on 26 November 1741,
Elector Charles Albert of Bavaria declared
himself King of Bohemia. Elected
Emperor Charles VII on January 24, 1742,
Charles Albert was then crowned on 12
February.
After the decisive defeat in the Battle of
Pfaffenhofen on April 15, Maximilian
Joseph chose for peace. The formal peace
treaty signed in Füssen consisted of
seventeen articles, two side articles, and a
secret additional clause.
On the same day as his coronation in
Frankfurt, however, Austrian troops
occupied Bavaria and Hungarian hussars
plundered Munich. With French assistance,
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Maximilian abandoned his father's claims
on Bohemia and the imperial crown and
recognized the Pragmatic Sanction. Austria
did not demand any reparations and
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recognized the legitimacy of Charles VII's
election as Holy Roman Emperor.
Maximilian III promised to support the
imperial candidacy of Maria Theresa's
husband, Francis Stephen of Lorraine, and
to influence the votes of the Electorate of
the Palatinate and the Electorate of
Cologne, both ruled by the Wittelsbach.
The treaty was signed by Joseph Fürst zu
Fürstenberg of Bavaria and Rudolf Graf
von Colloredo of Austria.
4th April 1764
Austrian Archduke Joseph crowned King of the Romans.
Joseph II (Joseph Benedikt Anton
Michael Adam; 13 March 1741 – 20
February 1790) was Holy Roman
Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and
ruler of the Habsburg lands from
1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son
of
Empress
Maria
Theresa and her
husband,
Francis I, and
was the
brother of Marie
Antoinette. He
was thus
the first ruler in
the
Austrian
dominions of the House of Lorraine, styled
Habsburg-Lorraine
(von
HabsburgLothringen in
German). Joseph was a proponent of
enlightened absolutism; however, his
commitment to modernizing
reforms subsequently engendered
significant
opposition,
which
eventually culminated in an ultimate
failure to fully implement his programmes.
He has been ranked, with Catherine II of
Russia and Frederick II of Prussia, as one
of the three great Enlightenment monarchs.
His policies are now known as
Josephinism. He died with no sons and was
succeeded by his younger brother,
Leopold.
Titles:
•
13 March 1741 – 4 April 1764: His Royal Highness Archduke Joseph Prince
Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany
•
4 April 1764 – 18 August 1765: His Majesty The King of the Romans
•
18 August 1765 – 20 February 1790: His Imperial Majesty The Holy Roman
Emperor
Joseph II, by the grace of God elected Holy Roman Emperor, forever August, King in
Germany, King of Jerusalem, Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Galicia and
Lodomeria, etc. etc. Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Styria, Carinthia,
Carniola, Grand Duke of Tuscany, Grand Prince of Transylvania, Margrave of Moravia,
Duke of Brabant, Limburg, Luxembourg, Gelderland, Württemberg, the Upper and Lower
Silesia, Milan, Mantua, Parma, Piacenza, Guastalla, Auschwitz, Zator, Calabria, Bar,
Montferrat, Teschen, Prince of Swabia, Charleville, Princely Count of Habsburg, Flanders,
Tyrol, Hennegau, Kyburg, Gorizia, Gradisca, Margrave of the Holy Roman Empire, Burgau,
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the Upper and Lower Lusatia, Pont-à-Mousson, Nomeny, Count of Namur, Provence,
Vaudémont, Blâmont, Zutphen, Saarwerden, Salm, Falkenstein,, Lord of the Wendish March
and Mechelen
The Holy Roman Empire at 1789
14th April 1792
France declares war on Austria, starting French Revolutionary Wars.
20th April 1792
France declares war on Austria, Prussia & Sardinia.
13th April 1796
Battle at Millesimo Italy: Napoleon beats Austrians.
18th April 1797
France & Austria sign cease fire.
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20th April 1809
The Battle of Abensberg
defences behind the Abens River. The
(French) emperor assembled a provisional
corps consisting of part of Davout's corps
plus cavalry and gave Marshal Jean Lannes
command over it. Napoleon directed his
German allies from the Kingdom of
Bavaria
and
the
Kingdom
of
Württemberg to attack across the Abens
from the west, while Lannes thrust from
the north toward Rohr.
Napoleon
I
defeats Austria
at Battle of
Abensberg,
Bavaria.
The Battle of
Abensberg took
place on 20
April 1809, between a Franco-German
force under the command of Emperor
Napoleon I of France and a reinforced
Austrian corps led by FeldmarschallLeutnant Archduke Ludwig of Austria.
As the day wore on, FeldmarschallLeutnant Johann von Hiller arrived with
reinforcements to take command of the
three corps that formed the Austrian left
wing. The action ended in a complete
Franco-German victory. The battlefield
was southeast of Abensberg and included
clashes
at
Offenstetten,
BiburgSiegenburg, Rohr in Niederbayern, and
Rottenburg an der Laaber. On the same
day, the French garrison of Regensburg
capitulated.
While the Austrians initially held the river
line, Lannes' strike force crashed through
Louis' defences farther east. On the left,
the Austrians managed to conduct a
capable rear guard action, but during the
day the French smashed their opponents'
right flank and captured thousands of
soldiers. The day ended with the Austrians
barely holding onto a line behind the
Große Laber River. The next day, Hiller
withdrew to Landshut, separating the left
wing from the main army under
Generalissimo Archduke Charles, Duke
of Teschen near Regensburg (Ratisbon).
The French surrender of Regensburg on 20
April allowed Charles' army a retreat route
to the north bank of the Danube. The
Battle of Landshut was fought on 21 April.
After Marshal Louis-Nicolas Davout's
hard-fought victory at Battle of TeugenHausen the previous day, Napoleon
determined to break through the Austrian
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22nd April 1809
Battle at Eckmühl - Napoleon beats Austria’s Archduke Charles.
disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by
Napoleon at the Battle of
Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of
Teschen (Erzherzog Karl von
Österreich, Herzog von Teschen,
also known as Karl von
Österreich-Teschen) (Full name:
Karl Ludwig Johann Josef
Lorenz of Austria) (5 September
1771 – 30 April 1847) was an
Austrian field-marshal, the third
son of emperor Leopold II and
his wife Infanta Maria Luisa of
Spain. He was also the younger
brother of Francis II, Holy Roman
Emperor
Austerlitz...
Despite being epileptic, Charles achieved
respect both as a commander and as a
reformer of the Austrian army. He was
considered one of Napoleon's most
formidable opponents.
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor. Francis
II was the last Holy Roman Emperor,
ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806,
when he dissolved the Empire after the
10th April 1815
This article is about the military conflict between Austria and Naples in 1815. For the French
war in order to capture Naples in 1494-1495, see Italian War of 1494–1498.
Not to be confused with the more general term Napoleonic Wars.
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The Neapolitan War
The Neapolitan War was a conflict
between the Napoleonic Kingdom of
Naples and the Austrian Empire. It
started on 15 March 1815 when Joachim
Murat declared war on Austria and ended
on 20 May 1815 with the signing of the
Treaty of Casalanza. The war occurred
during the Hundred Days between
Napoleon's return from exile and before he
left Paris to be decisively defeated at the
Battle of Waterloo. The war was triggered
by a pro-Napoleon uprising in Naples, and
ended after a decisive Austrian victory at
the Battle of Tolentino and Ferdinand IV
was reinstated as King of Naples and
Sicily. However, the intervention by
Austria caused resentment in Italy, which
further spurred on the drive towards Italian
unification.
8th April 1848
1st battle at Giotto: Sardinia-Piedmont beats Austrians
14th April 1849
Hungary declares itself independent from Austria with Lajos Kossuth as
its leader.
10th April 1864
Austrian Archduke Maximilian becomes Emperor of Mexico.
Maximilian,
in
full
Ferdinand
Maximilian
Joseph (born July 6, 1832,
Vienna, Austria—died June
19, 1867, near Querétaro,
Mex.), archduke of Austria
and the emperor of Mexico,
a man whose naive
liberalism proved unequal
to
the
international
intrigues that had put him
on the throne and to the
brutal struggles within
Mexico that led to his
execution.
Mexican
throne,
falsely
believing that the Mexican
people had voted him their
king; in fact,
the offer was
the result of
a
scheme
between
conservative
Mexicans,
who wished to overturn the
liberal
government
of
President Benito Juárez, and
the French emperor Napoleon
III, who wanted to collect a
debt from Mexico and
further his imperialistic
ambitions there. Backed by a
pledge of support from the
French army, Maximilian
sailed for Mexico with his
wife Carlota, daughter of Leopold I, king
of the Belgians.
The younger brother of Emperor Franz
Joseph, he served as a rear admiral in the
Austrian navy and as
governor-general of the
Lombardo-Venetian
kingdom. In 1863 he
accepted the offer of the
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Pope Pius IX, only to suffer a profound
emotional collapse when her efforts failed.
The French forces withdrew in
March 1867, and Juárez and his army
moved back into Mexico City.
Refusing to abdicate, feeling that he
could not honourably desert “his
people,” Maximilian was made
supreme commander of the imperial
army by his conservative Mexican
backers. At Querétaro, Maximilian’s
small force was surrounded, starved,
and finally betrayed into capitulation (May
15, 1867). Even though Victor Hugo,
Giuseppe Garibaldi, and many of the
crowned heads of Europe petitioned Juárez
to save Maximilian’s life, the Mexican
president refused to grant clemency, given
that thousands of Mexican lives had been
lost in this latest struggle for independence
from foreign domination. On June 19,
1867, Maximilian was executed on a hill
outside Querétaro.
Crowned emperor on June 10, 1864,
Maximilian intended to rule with paternal
benevolence, viewing himself as
the protector of the Indian
peasants. He upheld Juárez’
sweeping
reforms
(to
the
indignation
of
the
landed
proprietors) and was determined to
abolish
peonage,
and
he
antagonized the Roman Catholic
hierarchy by refusing to restore
vast church holdings confiscated
by Juárez. The treasury was so bare,
however, that he had to use his own
inherited income for daily expenses.
By April 1865 the French army had
successfully supported Maximilian by
driving Juárez northward almost into
Texas. But that month the American Civil
War ended, and the United States
demanded the withdrawal of French troops
from Mexico on the grounds that their
presence was a violation of the Monroe
Doctrine. Carlota rushed to Europe to seek
aid for her husband from Napoleon III and
In Mexico, he and his consort are known
as
Maximiliano
and Carlota.
8th April 1866
Italy and Prussia form an alliance against the Austrian Empire
15th April 1918
Clemenceau publishes secret French/Austrian documents (Sixtus Letters)
3rd April 1919
Karl Renner’s Republic of „German Austria“ expels
the Imperial Family (Emperor Charles I, Empress
Zita) from Austria.
1st April 1929
Austrian government of Ignaz Seipel falls
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30th April 1929
Ernst Streeruwitz (Ernst Ritter Streer von Streeruwitz) becomes chancellor of Austria
30th April 1934
Ständestaat (English: Corporative State) is a term used by historians to describe the
corporatist and political Catholic government in Austria between 1934 and 1938. It was based
on a ruling party, the Fatherland Front (Vaterländische Front) and the Heimwehr (Home
Guard) paramilitary units. Leaders were Engelbert Dollfuss and, after Dollfuss' assassination,
Kurt Schuschnigg, who originally were politicians of the Christian Social Party, which was
quickly integrated into the new movement.
10th April 1938
The National Socialists seized power on
the evening of March 3, 1938 and German
troops marched into Austria on March 12;
the Federal President W. Miklas resigned
from office on March 13, 1938 and the
national-socialist Federal Government
passed a constitutional law stating that
"Austria is a province of the German
Reich", and a Reich Law (Reichsgesetz)
in the same wording was published in
Berlin. The implementation was put into
the hands of the gauleiter of
the Saarland province, J.
Bürckel,
who
was
temporary leader of the
Nazi Party (NSDAP) and
became
"Reich
Commissioner
(Reichskommissar) for the
Reunification of Austria
with the German Reich"
following the „plebiscite”
over the Anschluss on April
4, 1938. The government
was
called
"Österreichische
Landesregierung" (Austrian Provincial
Government) and was headed by A. SeyßInquart
as
Reich
Governor
(Reichsstatthalter); it remained in power
until 1939, when it was forced to hand
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over its powers and liquidate the hitherto
existing Austrian state (First Republic).
J. Bürckel was given far-reaching
authorities after April 10, 1938, e.g. the
authority to instruct the Reich Governor,
but not including Wehrmacht (the German
Armed Forces) and economy. The name
"Österreich" (Austria) was replaced by
"Ostmark".
(Later
„Donauund
Alpengaue“ „Danube- and Alpine
Counties“ to erase the name
„Austria“. Lower- and Upper
Austria were renamed: Lowerand Upperdonau/danube)
The replacement of leaders in
the public and private sectors
led to drastic measures. On
April 1, 1938, the first Austrian
officials and patriots were
deported to the concentration
camp in Dachau, other persons
were
temporarily
arrested.
Along with Austrian National
Socialists,
many
German
nationals took over leading positions,
which caused many problems, especially in
the economy. Austria’s Gold Reserves
were transferred from Vienna to Berlin to
fund German re-armament.
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27th April 1945
2nd Republic of Austria formed.
11th April 1961
Austrian 4th and last government of Julius Raab (Christian Democrat)
resigns.
20th April 1970
Bruno Kreisky (Socialist) becomes 1st socialist chancellor of
Austria.
24th April 1983
Austrian socialist party loses parliamentary election.
21st April 1984
Franz Weber of Austria skis downhill
at a record 209.8 kph
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Arts and Crafts Club
Amateur artist and craftsperson,
Sue Cornish-Hughes,
is offering BC
BCA members
the opportunity to form an informal Arts and Crafts Club from her home in
the 9th District.
Her initial idea is that the club will be held once a month
between September and May, during the hours 10-14.00
with no costs other than for any materials we might buy, and for a coffee
fund.
The types of art and craft will be open ended but drawing, painting,
handcrafts, sewing, cooking, etc could be included.
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on peteandsue.hughes@gmail.com or telephone her on 06765504331, and
discuss what kind of club you would appreciate.
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EUROPEAN PREMIERE
BLACK TIE
by A.R. Gurney
18 March – 27 April 2013
SYNOPSIS
In A.R. Gurney’s delightful new comedy a family tries to organise a wedding
against all the odds, trying to balance time-honoured traditions in a changing
world.
In a slightly tacky hotel room, Curtis is getting ready for the rehearsal dinner of
his only son’s wedding. He is looking forward to the father of the groom’s
prerogative – the speech to toast the happy couple. When he calls upon his late
father for advice, his ghost makes a prompt appearance – a very eloquent and
debonair ghost indeed, upholding the unwritten rules of the WASP heritage.
Alas, traditions fly out of the window one by one as the party plans unravel: The
dinner’s careful seating arrangements are being overturned by a smitten friend of
the bride, the menu is challenged by an Orthodox Jewish guest and the exhusband of the bride plans on delighting everyone with one hour of stand-up
comedy! And when the groom, in despair, finally confesses he has cold feet,
Curtis finds that balancing tradition and the needs of his future family may
prove too messy for a black tie affair.
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KEY FOR TWO
by John Chapman and Dave Freeman
13 May – 29 June 2013
Ticket sales from 15 April 2013
SYNOPSIS
In this wickedly amusing play by two master craftsmen of comedy, Harriet, a
divorcee living in an elegant flat in Brighton, solves her financial problems by
entertaining two married gentlemen callers on different days of the week. Each
man thinks he is the only one in Harriet’s life, and Harriet orchestrates their
comings and goings with elegant artistry. The scheme faces collapse when her
friend Anne, whose marriage is teetering, arrives at the flat hotly pursued by her
husband. Unfortunately, one of Harriet’s lovers is confined to her bed with a
sprained ankle and the second lover turns up unexpectedly, closely followed by
two irate wives in search of their itinerant husbands. The indescribable
confusion that ensues builds to a rich complexity of mistaken identity,
splendidly farcical situations and a climax of comic wizardry.
“Explodes into the happiest of frolics.” – London Daily Telegraph.
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Welcome to Open House Theatre Company,
Vienna's new English-speaking theatre!
Alan Burgon, Eric Lomas and Paul Elsbacher: Founders of Open House Theatre Company.
The Collector
by John Fowles adapted by Mark Healy
April 6 - April 27, 2013
Ever since he first saw her, Frederick Clegg
has been obsessed with Miranda Grey. The
repressed, introverted butterfly collector
admires the beautiful, privileged art student
from afar until he wins the Lottery and buys a
remote country house, planning to bring her
there as his "guest". Having abducted and
imprisoned her in the cellar, he soon finds this
reality is far from his fantasy and their tense,
claustrophobic relationship leads to a
devastating climax.
"... fine psychological thriller... enthralling...
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an evening of compelling nastiness." Daily
Telegraph"
Presented by arrangement with United Agents
Production Details:
Performances Monday - Saturday from April 6
- April 27, 2013
Curtain: 7.30 pm
Theatre Monday: Every ticket € 8,00 on
Mondays!
A Midsummer Night's Dream
by William Shakespeare
Ticket sale starts
1st June 2013
July 11 - August 11, 2013
Shakespeare in the Park - in Vienna! Join
us as we embark on an open-air adventure
with the Bard's best-known comedy.
Become part of a unique theatrical
experience in one of Vienna's beautiful
parks. And you can choose if you want to
see the show in English, German or both (
the cast is the same). Bring along your
friends, a picnic and enjoy!
Traditionally seen as one of Shakespeare's
more romantic and enchanting plays, A
Midsummer Night's Dream has more recently
been seen as a darker and more sinister play
than generations of schoolchildren have ever
imagined. The play has usually been seen as a
comical tale with confused identities and the
fickleness of youthful love, as the young lovers,
Lysander, Hermia, Demetrius and Helena
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escape parental control and the "sharp
Athenian law" of their elders by eloping into
the forest outside the city. Unfortunately they
stumble into civil war in fairyland, where King
Oberon and Queen Titania fight over
possession of a beautiful young Indian
"changeling" boy. The appearance of the
"rude mechanicals", a group of Athenian
workers, including the weaver Nick Bottom,
compounds the confusion. Chaos, confusion
and "shaping fantasies" reign before the final
settlement of the play, but underneath all the
hilarity many critics have discerned more
ambivalent attitudes towards parental control
and the destructive power of desire. These
approaches in no way detract from the
exquisite lyricism of many sections of the play,
but make it a more complex and effective
comedy than has often been appreciated.
Production Details:
Performances Thursday - Sunday from July 11
- August 11, 2013
In both English and German on alternating
evenings (schedule to be announced)
Indoors in case
Curtain: 8.00 pm
of
bad
weather
Venue:
to be announced
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ALL BRITISH CITIZENS WHO ARE
NEWCOMERS TO AUSTRIA PLEASE READ
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or are students or pupils at a university or school (and have a sufficient
health insurance and sufficient means).
Before January 1, 2006 they only had to register (with the Meldezettel).
Citizens of the EU and Switzerland who come to Austria after January 1,
2006 and intend to stay longer than three months, have to apply at the
Municipal Department for Immigration, Citizenship and Registry Offices
(MD 35) for a document called "Anmeldebescheinigung". This is a
documentation for their right of residence. If they came before January 1,
2006 and registered, they do not need this paper.
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not EU-citizens or Swiss, they have to apply for a document called
"Aufenthaltskarte", which is issued for 10 years.
Where to get the „Anmeldebescheinigung“?
Magistratsabteilung 35 (MA 35)
Einwanderung, Staatsbürgerschaft, Standesamt - Dienststellenleitung
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(MD 35)
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2013
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2014
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Volume 12
Issue 4
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April 2013