WTA Tour roundup: Petrova, Bartoli advance at Generali Ladies; Dementieva advances at Fortis Championships Oct 22, 2008
Photo/rubra via AP Marion Bartoli of France serving to Japan's Ai Sugiyama on Tuesday in Linz, Austria ... LINZ, Austria (AP) - Fifth-seeded Nadia Petrova and sixth-seeded Marion Bartoli advanced to the second round of the Generali Ladies on Tuesday ... LINZ, Austria (AP) - Results Tuesday from the Generali Ladies, a $600,000 411,000 WTA Tour indoor event at Intersport Arena (seedings in parentheses). (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Wawrinka out of Swiss event Oct 21, 2008
GENERALI LADIES: Alize Cornet beat Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-2 in the opening round at Linz, Austria. Eighth-seeded Cornet broke Zheng three times in each set and saved seven break points on her own serve. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Tickets go on sale for Sawgrass tennis Oct 21, 2008
Alize Cornet beat Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-2 Monday in the opening round of the Generali Ladies in Linz, Austria. In other first-round play, Katarina Srebotnik had six aces while defeating Tamarine Tanasugarn 6-1, 7-5. (Florida Times-Union)
Reorganized crime Oct 13, 2008
Internationally, annual revenues generated by organized crime exceed $800 billion (U.S.) up dramatically from $595 billion (U.S.) in 2001 according to estimates by Friedrich Schneider, an economist at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz in Austria. Estimates of the portion of the GDP controlled by organized crime reach as high as 13. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Gun-Toting Officers Fight Underground Economy as Merkel Pushes Wage Hike Oct 11, 2008
In 2007, Germany's black-market economy -- derived from what's left over after legitimate spending is accounted for -- made up about 15 percent of gross domestic product, according to , a professor at the University of Linz in Austria who studies illegal labor. That compares with 7 percent in the U.S.. (Bloomberg -- Germany)
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Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 10/03/08 08:46:36 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 75% Barometer: 29. (Florida Today)
Merkel strengthens criticism of U.S. Sep 21, 2008
Merkel told a meeting of conservative politicians in Linz, Austria on Saturday that it was irresponsible for the U.S. to let major banking and credit institutions operate with too little government oversight. "It can not work like that on an international level," Merkel said in speech later posted as a video link on the Web site of Austria's People's Party, a like-minded ally to her Christian Democrats. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
France begins qualifying quest for the '10 W.C. Sep 5, 2008
He has tall strikers to cause problems: Roland Linz (1. 85 meters), Marc Janko (1. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Football results Aug 8, 2008
Leading standings: Salzburg 11, Sturm Graz 10, Rapid Vienna 10, Austria Vienna 9, LASK Linz 9 ... Swiss Div 1: AC Bellinzona 1 Aarau 1. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Historic Bad Ischl, Upper Austria Aug 4, 2008
From Linz, it's possible to take the train, either direct or with a transfer in Attnang-Puchheim. This trip also takes about an hour and a half. (Suite101.com)
* Nadal closes in on Federers top spot Aug 2, 2008
Paszek avenged a 7-5, 6-1 loss three years ago in Linz when she was just 14-years-old. Paszek is ranked 94th in the world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Marjanovic Takes 8th in M2+ at Sr. and Jr. World Championships Aug 1, 2008
LINZ, Austria - Former California rower placed eighth overall in the men's coxed pair on Sunday at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships. Marjanovic and his Serbian teammates, Cedomir Nikitovic and Marko Milovanovic, posted a time of 7:16. (Calbears.com)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Alex Rothmeier '08 Concludes Competition at World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships Jul 28, 2008
LINZ, Austria - Former Yale rower Alex Rothmeier '08 placed fifth in the lightweight men's pair B final -- 11th overall -- at the 2008 FISA World Rowing Senior and Junior Championships Sunday in Linz, Austria. Rothmeier was paired with fellow Ivy Leaguer John Nichols, a 2001 Dartmouth graduate. (Goyalebulldogs.com)
Stanford Rowing Lands Six More To U.S. And Canada National Rowing Teams Jul 15, 2008
A member of the Stanford Women's Eight that captured the Pac-10 title and claimed third at the NCAA Championships in 2003, Kolker has seen international action with Canada's Women's Four that finished fifth at the 2003 World Championships, as well as the Women's Eight boats that finished fifth at the 2006 World Rowing Championships, fourth at the Linz World Cup in 2007, and sixth at the 2007 World Rowing Championships, respectively ... Roddy will compete for the U.S. Junior National Team's... (Gostanford.com)
Canton girl earns gold as gymnast Jul 3, 2008
77 seconds, they outpaced the second-place shell by more than 4 seconds, earning an automatic berth to the worlds July 22-27 in Linz, Austria. Harrison, who began rowing competitively while prepping at the Noble and Greenough School, has spent most of his time since graduating from Brown a year ago training with the US men's rowing team in Princeton, N.J. He had been hopeful about earning a trip to the Olympics, but was realistic about his chances just a year out of school. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Austria's Hidden Treasure Jul 1, 2008
Situated at the confluence of the Steyr and Enns rivers in Upper Austria, about forty-five minutes southeast of the city of Linz and two hours from both Vienna and Salzburg, you would think Steyr would be better-known ... To get there, hop on one of the regional trains or a bus from Linz, or catch one of the many connections from Vienna or Salzburg (see the Austrian rail website for more details). (Suite101.com)
Austrian Trains: Cheap Group Fares Jun 28, 2008
Inter-City trains in Austria run between most major cities and towns but the only truly high-speed railway line currently in use is Vienna to Passau in Germany via Linz. (Munich via Salzburg to Vienna and Salzburg via Innsbruck to Zurich are on the cards. (Suite101.com)
Cube robots play football Jun 25, 2008
The European Robot Football Cup was held in Linz from June 15-22 and, like Euro 2008, matches were played in both Switzerland and Austria. Predictably the UK team performed poorly. (BBC News -- Technology)
Austria Accused Of Shielding Nazi Suspect Jun 21, 2008
Members who met in the western city of Linz this week credited Austria with making huge strides toward coming to terms with its complicity in crimes after Hitler's Germany annexed the country in 1938 ... Associated Press Writer Veronika Oleksyn contributed to this report from Linz, Austria. (CBS News -- World)
Driving to UNESCO-Listed Hallstatt Jun 18, 2008
For this route, take Autobahn A2 towards Graz, turn off onto the S6 at Seebenstein, and onto the A9 towards Linz at St Michael. From Seltzthal (exit 69) follow country lanes via Liezen and Bad Aussee to Hallstatt. (Suite101.com)
Off the wall Jun 14, 2008
There is a photograph of Hitler in his last days in the bunker, giving all his attention to an architectural model of the new cultural capital he planned to build in Linz in Austria. It was his failure to win a place at Vienna's Academy of Fine Arts as a young man that had precipitated his descent into homelessness and eventual self-discovery as a racist rabble-rouser, and now, while the Russian army took Berlin, the F. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
* Beenhakker downbeat as Austrians snatch equalizer Jun 14, 2008
After Macho had made a double save from Jacek Bak and Dudka, Hickersberger made an attacking double substitution in the 64th minute X bringing on Vastic and striker Roman Kienast for Ivanschitz and Roland Linz. It was Vastic who stepped up to send the crucial penalty to Borucs right. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Austria gets late penalty to draw with Poland Jun 13, 2008
After Macho had made a double save from Jacek Bak and Dudka, Hickersberger made an attacking double substitution in the 64th - bringing on Vastic and striker Roman Kienast for Ivanschitz and Roland Linz ... Austria: Juergen Macho, Martin Stranzl, Sebastian Proedl, Emanuel Pogatetz, Gyorgy Garics, Christoph Leitgeb, Umit Korkmaz, Andreas Ivanschitz (Ivica Vastic, 64), Rene Aufhauser (Juergen Saeumel, 74), Roland Linz (Roman Kienast, 64), Martin Harnik. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Austria 1 Poland 1: Austria stay alive thanks to Webb's intervention Jun 13, 2008
Ivica Vastic celebrates with team-mate Roland Linz (right) after scoring a last-minute equaliser from the penalty spot against Poland that keeps Austria in Euro 2008. Search Search. (Independent)
Poland, Austria need first win at Euro 2008 to keep quarterfinal hopes alive Jun 11, 2008
The team's most experienced striker, Roland Linz, has not fully recovered from tearing ligaments in his left ankle against Croatia ... If Linz can't play, Roman Kienast is likely to replace him. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
EURO 2008 at 1200 GMT Jun 10, 2008
AUSTRIA: Austria forward Roland Linz back in training despite left ankle injury prior to Poland match. STEGERSBACH, Austria Austria forward Roland Linz neglected a left ankle injury Tuesday and took part in the team's training, trying to secure his spot in the starting lineup for Austria's second European Championship match against Poland. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Austria forward Roland Linz back in training despite left ankle injury prior to Poland match Jun 10, 2008
Austria forward Roland Linz ignored a left ankle injury Tuesday to take part in training to try to secure his spot in the lineup for Austria's next European Championship match against Poland. "I don't see a problem for the Poland match," Linz said after finishing the complete session ... Austria team doctor Ernst Schopp ruled Linz out of Tuesday's training, stating the striker would need an unspecified period of time for further recovery, but Linz returned to the field to take Austria coach... (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Euro 2008: Germany, Croatia win Jun 9, 2008
Hickersberger threw on Ivica Vastic, Umit Korkmaz and Roland Linz in the second half to add to Austria's firepower. It did work as shots from Harnick, Vistic, Korkmaz all forced good saves from Croatia's keeper Stipe Pletikosa. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hickersberger concedes Austria's limited attacking prowess a concern ahead of playing Poland Jun 9, 2008
Martin Harnik's movement troubled the defense, but at times lacked support as he and forward partner Roland Linz, who scored 12 goals for Sporting Braga this season, seldom received any quality possession from the midfield. "For Linz, it would be better if we could play with a left and a right winger," Hickersberger said ... 90-meter (6-foot-3) Roman Kienast to replace Linz in the 73rd minute instead of the 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Expect a bit of everything when Europe's best collide Jun 8, 2008
But try striker Roland Linz. The Boss: Josef Hickersberger. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Lacklustre Austria put five past Malta Jun 1, 2008
Rene Aufhauser headed Austria ahead in the eighth minute and just three minutes later, Austria had doubled their score though Rolland Linz, well fed from the right by Erwin Hoffer. Austria however looked lacklustre up front and unimpressive at the back, allowing Malta s Coventry City player Michael Mifsund through on several occasions and, on one of them, he pulled a goal back past Alexander Manniger in the 41st minute. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
European Championship Rosters May 31, 2008
1, Alex Manninger; 2, Joachim Standfest; 3, Martin Stranzl; 4, Emanuel Pogatetz; 5, Christian Fuchs; 6, Rene Aufhauser; 7, Ivica Vastic; 8, Christoph Leitgeb; 9, Roland Linz; 10, Andreas Ivanschitz; 11, Uemit Korkmaz; 12, Ronald Gercaliu; 13, Markus Katzer; 14, Gyoergy Garics; 15, Sebastian Proedl; 16, Juergen Patocka; 17, Martin Hiden; 18, Roman Kienast; 19, Juergen Sauumel; 20, Martin Harnik; 21, Juergen Macho; 22, Erwin Hoffer; 23, Ramazan Oezcan. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Roundup: Italy, Czech Rep. win Euro warm-ups May 31, 2008
" Belgium, which failed to qualify for Euro 2008, rarely threatened the final 10 minutes, when a steady rain began to fall at Artemio Franchi stadium. Otherwise, the visitors were thwarted by timely defense from Italy captain Fabio Cannavaro and sliding tackles from Gennaro Gattuso. Andrea Barzagli paired with Cannavaro in central defense, and Giorgio Chiellini replaced Cannavaro at halftime while Marco Materazzi never left the bench. Marouane Fellaini produced Belgium's first shot in the 31st,... (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Soccer | Euro 2008: Coaches announce squads for Euro 2008 May 29, 2008
Harnik, who has yet to play 90 minutes for Austria, joins Roland Linz, Erwin Hoffer and Roman Kienast, who scored in a 1-1 friendly draw with Nigeria on Tuesday, in attack. Juergen Macho and Alex Manninger will compete for the first-choice spot in goal after a serious stomach complaint forced goalkeeper Helge Payer to pull out of the team earlier this week. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Austria coach Hickersberger drops 2 experienced players from final squad May 28, 2008
Midfielders: Rene Aufhauser (Salzburg), Christian Fuchs (Mattersburg), Andreas Ivanschitz (Panathinaikos), Umit Korkmaz (Rapid Vienna), Christoph Leitgeb (Salzburg), Juergen Saumel (Sturm Graz), Joachim Standfest (Austria Vienna), Ivica Vastic (LASK Linz). Strikers: Martin Harnik (Werder Bremen), Erwin Hoffer (Rapid Vienna), Roman Kienast (Ham Kam), Roland Linz (Braga). (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Roundup: Germany draws Belarus; France wins May 28, 2008
Roland Linz controlled a cross by Joachim Standfest and backheeled to Kienast, who scored from just outside the area for his first goal in six matches. Kalu Uche equalized eight minutes later, exchanging passes with Aiyegbenji Yakubu before beating Austria keeper Juergen Macho. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Hezbollah wins veto in Lebanon deal to end 19 months on brink of May 22, 2008
Brunella Hoyos, linz, Austria. Shades of Chamberlain and Munich. (Times Online)
* World News Quick Take May 17, 2008
He then drove to Linz, where he murdered his father in law Heinrich R, 80, investigator Thomas Stecher told reporters. This story has been viewed 222 times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
'Snake man' escapes from jail May 16, 2008
The 19-year-old man from Kosovo weighed less than 55kg (121lb), police spokesman Alexander Niederwimmer in the city of Linz told the APA news agency. He said officials were investigating how the inmate - dubbed "a snake man" - had got through two further doors and possibly breached the prison walls. (BBC News -- Europe)
Money Woes Spark Austrian Killing Spree May 15, 2008
He told officers he went to Linz to kill his 80-year-old father-in-law in the evening. "He is completely matter of fact ... almost without emotion," Stecher said. (CBS News)
Austrian man kills family 'to spare them shame' May 15, 2008
He told officers he went to Linz to kill his 80-year-old father-in-law in the evening. Police believe he used an ax in all cases. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Austrian police question man in deaths 5 relatives May 14, 2008
Strycek says authorities have also found the bodies of the man's parents and father-in-law in Linz and Ansfelden in Upper Austria province and are investigating a possible connection. 2008 Associated Press. (NJ.com)
Police to quiz Josef Fritzl's wife again May 11, 2008
It turned out that newspaper accounts of Fritzl brutalising prostitutes in a brothel cellar in Linz were just as much fantasy. Fritzl was remanded in custody for another month on Friday. (Times Online)
Sister-in-law reveals dungeon dad secrets May 6, 2008
" Mayer said. Rape The Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten daily on Saturday printed an excerpt of what it said was a 1967 court record found in the state archives in Linz, in which a Josef F was accused of breaking into the apartment of a 24-year-old nurse and raping her. Police have declined to comment, saying records that old would have been erased under Austria's statutes of limitation. But authorities are awaiting old court records that the media say document the case. Christine R said her... (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Delving into the darkness at the bottom of the stairs May 4, 2008
A retired nurse who lives in Linz, 65 kilometres away, remembers vividly one night in October 1967 when she was 24. "I woke up and realised someone was pulling the cover off the bed. I thought at first my husband had come back," she said. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Austr000037C6ian Captor Had Prior Rape Conviction May 4, 2008
" Christine R. said her sister devoted her life to her children - a task that she focused on with even greater effort after her husband was jailed. "I believe he spent a year and half in prison," she said. She did not have more information on the rape conviction. The Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten daily on Saturday printed an excerpt () of what it said was a 1967 court record found in the state archives in Linz, in which a Josef F. was accused of breaking into the apartment of a 24-year-old... (CBS News -- 60 minutes II)
Austrian Dad Known As An Obsessive Tyrant May 3, 2008
Reports suggest Fritzl was arrested in the 1960s in Linz and may have served prison time. Police have declined to comment, saying records that old would have been erased under Austria's statutes of limitation. (CBS News)
Police study old Fritzl sex case May 3, 2008
Austrian investigators are examining a police file on "house of horrors" father Josef Fritzl for a rape in the city of Linz dating back to 1967 ... The paper reports that Linz police had also recorded Mr Fritzl as a suspect in two other sexual offences. (BBC News)
Austrian investigators investigating if alleged incest father was behind long term abuse May 3, 2008
Media reports suggest Fritzl was arrested in the 1960s in Linz and may have served prison time ... But the Oberoesterreichische Nachrichten daily carried an excerpt of what it said was a 1967 court record found in the state archives in Linz, in which a Josef F. was accused of breaking into the apartment of a 24-year-old nurse and raping her. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Josef Fritzl: A Shrewd Liar And An Obsessive Tyrant May 3, 2008
Reports suggest Fritzl was arrested in the 1960s in Linz and may have served prison time. Police have declined to comment, saying records that old have been erased under Austrian law. (CBS News -- World)
Soul-searching over Austria incest case May 2, 2008
Yet he was an impressionable pre-teen when Amstetten strategically situated on a key railway linking Vienna and the western city of Linz sustained heavy Allied bombing. Austria is still taking stock of the long-term effects of WWII, and only recently has it begun to break with decades of silence, denial and repression to confront its Nazi past. (MSNBC -- International)
Concentration Camp Doctor Heads List Of Top 10 Wanted Nazis May 2, 2008
He later joined the Waffen SS and was assigned to Mauthausen, a concentration camp near Linz, Austria, as a camp doctor in October and November 1941. While there, witnesses told investigators, he worked closely with SS pharmacist Erich Wasicky on such gruesome experiments as injecting various solutions into Jewish prisoners' hearts to see which killed them the fastest. (CBS News -- World)
Crackdown on cellphones on public transit ignites debate Apr 18, 2008
Officials in Linz, the country's No. 3 city, are also considering transit restrictions, and some are even calling for a crackdown on personal cellphone use at the office. I don't really understand what all the fuss is about, said commuter Erich Matthes. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
Read Indepth Article Apr 17, 2008
"Call for Artists: Scholarships Available for MFA Program" 2008-04-17 until 2008-05-01 Linz, , AT Austria. TRANSART INSTITUTE announced today that three scholarships of USD 15000 each are available for students from Eastern Europe and developing countries and six scholarships of 2000 and 1000 USD respectively are available to students from anywhere to participate in the international MFA program. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Call for Artists: Scholarships Available for MFA Program Apr 17, 2008
TRANSART INSTITUTE announced today that three scholarships of USD 15000 each are available for students from Eastern Europe and developing countries and six scholarships of 2000 and 1000 USD respectively are available to students from anywhere to participate in the international MFA program. In the highly individualized low-residency MFA program students create their own course of study working on art and research projects off-site with the support of faculty and self-chosen artist mentors. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Best Riverboat Cruises in Germany Mar 15, 2008
The most popular section of the river is between Passau in Germany and Budapest in Hungary (via Linz, Melk, and Vienna in Austria and Bratislava in Slovakia). Luxury boat cruise companies that operate on the Rhine include Peter Deilmann, A Rosa, Tauck World Cruises, Brendan, Amadeus Waterways, and Viking River Cruises. (Suite101.com)
Four Austria Politicians Receive Packages of Corrosive... Mar 9, 2008
All four packages were mailed from Passau, Germany, just over the border from the western Austrian city of Linz, Lissl said Saturday. Federal counterterrorism officials took charge of the investigation, Austrian media reported Saturday, and experts with the Federal Criminal Investigations Bureau Austria's equivalent of the FBI were examining the packages for DNA and fingerprints. (Fox News)
Storm "Emma" kills 3 in Austria Mar 2, 2008
The railway transport between Linz and Salzburg also broke off. In Vienna, the wind speed surpassed 110 km per hour and a spokesman of the city bus company said the storm had caused "complete and serious traffic chaos'. Austria suffered storms almost every year. On Jan. 19 2007, a storm with a maxim speed of 207 km per hour hit the northern part of the country. On Jan. 27 this year, another strong storm named "Paula" with a maxim speed of 145 km per hour attacked eight out of nine provinces in... (Xinhuanet, China)
Football results Feb 25, 2008
Leading standings: LASK Linz 41; Austria Vienna 41; Salzburg 40; Rapid Vienna 39; Sturm Graz 37. Belgian league: Cercle Bruges 0 Roeselare 0; Charleroi 0 Germinal Beerschot 0; Dender 2 Westerlo 0; Excelsior Mouscron 0 Mechelen 1; FC Brussels 1 Mons-Bergen 1; Standard Liege 0 Ghent 0. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Nazi-looted art goes on display Feb 20, 2008
Some were seized by the Nazis for inclusion in a museum of European art that Hitler planned to build in Linz, Austria. Several pieces on display were returned to their owners, like "La Buveuse," a 1658 painting by Dutch master Pieter de Hooch that hung in the salon of financier Edouard de Rothschild in Paris before the war. (CNN -- World)
'Looking for Owners': Israeli museum exhibits art looted by Nazis Feb 19, 2008
Some were seized by the Nazis for inclusion in a museum of European art that Hitler planned to build in Linz, Austria. "The Bathers," an 1858 nude by the French realist Gustave Courbet, was purchased by von Ribbentrop, the Nazi Foreign Minister, in a legitimate transaction with a Parisian art dealer. (USA Today -- Travel)
Austrian village faces down its Nazi past Feb 18, 2008
Last year, Interior Minister Guenther Platter honored the memory of more than 150,000 victims at the Mauthausen concentration camp near Linz. Also last year, the justice ministry posted a reward for the capture of two Austrian war criminals believed to be still alive: former concentration camp doctor Aribert Heim, 93, and SS officer Alois Brunner, 95. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Football results worldwide Feb 17, 2008
Leading standings: Salzburg 40, Sturm Graz 37, Austria Vienna 37, Rapid Vienna 36, LASK Linz 35. Belgian Div 1: Ghent 3 Cercle Bruges 2. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)
Call for Artists: Ten Scholarships in International MFA Program Feb 11, 2008
"Call for Artists: Ten Scholarships in International MFA Program" 2008-02-07 until 2008-03-01 Linz, , AT Austria. TRANSART INSTITUTE announced today that ten scholarships of USD 2000 have become available for the internationalMFA program. (AbsoluteArts.com)
