State prosecution official Heinz Rusch says the investigation has ended because of lack of proof the man broke that law.

The probe was launched last year after complaints that a website posting showed bottles with portraits of Hitler and the swastika. The site offered sales of spirits in “nostalgic bottles of former historical greats.”

The man was identified only as Roland M., in keeping with Austrian privacy laws. Legal officials say he was motivated by profit, not ideology.

The prosecutor’s office said Thursday the man stopped sales when legal action against him started.

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In the late 1700s, the Prussians joined the Austrians to defend their lands against Napoleon of France when the French leader’s armies invaded. But the Prussians were forced to give up territory east of the Elbe River. During Napoleon’s invasion, the German people began to demand a new government that was more democratic and similar to governments recently formed in other parts of Europe, especially in France.

The Congress of Vienna was held in 1815. Many of the German states, including Prussia, became united under Austrian rule. The congress established an assembly, the Bundestag, to represent each state. But this assembly could not solve the region’s problems. Revolts occurred in Germany and Austria in 1848, but they were crushed.

Last Wednesday, a bitterly cold, miserable day here in Norfolk, I went through my usual initial weekday routine – alarm goes off, drag myself out of bed, go through the usual ablutions, get dressed and head for the kitchen to have breakfast, feed the cats and then feed the wild birds.  The ground was solid, the grass was white with the sharp frost and, needless to say, I wasn’t feeling particularly joyous,  particularly as I had to work.

I climbed the stairs to my office to check my emails and see if any work had come in overnight and saw that I had an email from Hillside.  I instantly thought it was going to be horrible news – that they had some more poor animals that they wished to take in due to torture, abuse or abandonment, but was gladdened by the news that the dogs mentioned in my previous article http://socyberty.com/society/romanian-dog-rescue along with some others were now on their way to a new, more friendly home at the Sanctuary.

The dogs, at the time of the email, were just passing through Austria and Hillside understood that about 10 had been considered strong enough for the very long journey to foreign shores.  Among them were Sanni

Brick

and Petronel

These three little refugees were to arrive with a couple of new found buddies;

Lord

and Yura.

Hillside had sent a representative across to Romania the previous week to assess the situation out there and they had reported that, due to the extraordinary sub-zero temperatures currently affecting Eastern Europe, the rescuers who had been working hard to set up temporary shelters to house the dogs, were trying to compete with the ice and snow which had reached the top of the dogs 6 ft pens. 

On Friday morning I received another email from Hillside.  Apparently 14 dogs had arrived safely at the sanctuary the previous night.  I’ve attached some photographs of the dogs, looking a little bemused and wary, as they were “unloaded” and settled down in for the night.  Ten of them were to remain at Hillside for the time being but the other four were collected by local  foster carers.

Here’s a picture of the dogs as they arrived.

and a picture of a couple of the dogs as they were about to spend their first night on Norfolk soil in safe, warm and cosy beds!

Petronel has now been adopted and the adopters had waited for hours in the icy cold at the sanctuary to collect their little waif and stray and take him to a new safe, stable, non abusive life.  Here’s a picture of the now fit and healthy Petronel with his adopter.

A couple of the sanctuary workers are still out in Romania and are hoping to be able to organise another “shipment of refugees” to UK soil in the not too distant future.

The German crown went to Adolf of Nassau instead. But the nobles turned against Adolf when he tried to increase his family holdings through wars in Meissen and Thuringia, disputed areas in east and central Germany. Fearing that territorial acquisitions would give the king too much power, the nobles deposed him in 1298 and elected Albert in his place. Albert was crowned king of Germany at Aachen (Aix-la-Chapel) later in the year.

Pope Boniface VIII forbade the German princes to obey Albert, hoping to force the king to make concessions to the papacy in Germany in return for papal support. Instead, Albert allied himself with the pope’s foe, Philip IV of France. With the help of French troops and money, Albert succeeded in subduing the archbishops of Cologne, Mainz, and Trier by 1302. But his fear of the increasing French influence in Germany and his desire for peace with the papacy led Albert to break his alliance with Philip in 1302. In 1303 he swore an oath of obedience to the pope and promised to defend the papal interests in Italy.

Albert never succeeded in being crowned by the pope. But his peace with the pope allowed him to concentrate on increasing the Habsburg possessions. He became involved in wars in the Netherlands, Hungary, Bohemia, and Thuringia, but the rulers of these countries were strong enough to retain their independence. His last campaign was in Switzerland, where the Habsburgs held disputed title to various estates. When the Swiss forest cantons of Schwyz, Nidwalden (part of Unterwalden Canton), and Uri revolted, Albert welcomed the chance to subjugate all of Switzerland. At the same time, his nephew, John of Swabia (later known as John the Parricide), requested recognition of his Swabian inheritance, but Albert rejected these demands. In revenge, John had him assassinated along the Reuss River, near Brugg, Switzerland, on May 1, 1308.

Albert II (1397–1439) was born on Aug. 10, 1397, and succeeded his father Albert as duke of Austria in 1404. The young duke, known as Albert V of Austria, took control of the government when he was 14. He assisted Emperor Sigismund in his unsuccessful war in Bohemia, and in 1422 married the emperor’s daughter Elizabeth.

After Sigismund’s death in 1437, Albert was crowned king of Hungary on Jan. 1, 1438, and of Bohemia six months later. He was chosen king of Germany on March 18, 1438, but was never crowned emperor. Although he gave promise of being an able ruler during his short reign, he was chiefly occupied with suppressing an insurrection in Bohemia and defending Hungary against the Turks. He died from dysentery on Oct. 27, 1439, while campaigning against the Turks in Hungary. After his death, the German crown passed to his cousin, Frederick III. It remained in the Habsburg family thereafter, with only one interruption, until the Holy Roman Empire was dissolved in 1806.

WANT to have better performance in bed when having sex with a partner? Just follow the lectures of sex in college.

 
A diploma of education that specializes on the world’s first sex applied in Vienna, Austria. Yes, when many people think of these activities is only studied in a closed, a Swedish woman actually think the opposite.
 
Is Ylva-Maria Thompson, the principal said that he opened a school sex intention of providing an international forum for artisticpeople to become better lovers, as reported in British tabloids and released Times of India.
 
International sex schools in Austria is offering lessons at a price of 1400 pounds or the equivalent of 20 million per one semester.The school principal said that students who can enter the schoolat least the age of 16 years.
 
Students who follow this study will be staying in hostels that do not separate the sexes, where they can practice the housework. At the end of the study period, they will obtain certification as school diploma in general.
 
Thompson says, ”who taught school education is not merely theoretical, but more practical. The emphasis is how to become a better partner in bed. Learning includes sexual positions, stroking technique, anatomical features of the body, and so on. Here, we will provide an experienced person to teach. ”
 
Schools spokeswoman Melody Kirsch believes that this agency would reap a huge success. In Austria alone, the existence of this school was raised controversy. More over, their vulgar advertisements that circulated showed the couple having sex. Not surprisingly, this ad also got ban aired on Austrian television.

Quoted from lifestyle.okezone.com

Food

In my opinion Americans should be the most well prepared nation to experience another country’s normal foods. As I have explained to people here in Hungary, the US was a created nation from the grouping and immigration of other nations. We may have started out a primarily British originated country, but over the years we have been the refuge of other nationalities do to our ‘free’ and sometimes ‘equal’ policies. So when these people came to our country, they brought there foods with them. This naturally morphed our country into having sort of a compilation of foods from different nationalities. In my home we primarily eat a lot of Irish and Italian style cooking (because our family’s cultural back rounds), but I still have eaten from a lot of other styles as well.

So with that said, the normal foods of Hungary I am pretty much well prepared for. The biggest meal of the day is lunch (as opposed to dinner for us). The typical lunch almost always starts with soup, which can range from a chicken to a cabbage base. It is also very common to top off the soup with sour cream or chill pepper. Then is the main coarse of usually meat and a side (Rice or potatoes). And finally some kind of desert, usually cakes. On a comical note, some Hungarian cakes I would classify as cookies, but when explained to me what kind of cake it is in English, they will almost always avoid using the word ‘cookie’. That is because the the word in Hungarian refers to an abnormally small piece of male genitalia. The other meals of the day are more like snacks, and I often find myself eating a sandwich.

 The weirder things that I have seen or eaten are just a little bit harder to get down though. Hungarians like to put toppings on EVERYTHING. The most known instance of this is putting ketchup and mayonnaise on their pizza. Hungarians also eat some of the less desirable parts of animals as well. I have eaten pig ears, pig toes, chicken hearts, and chicken livers. But there are also things like bulls penis, cow eyeballs, horse sausage, and chicken testicles. The absolute weirdest thing I had here was this kind of gelatin that contain the ears a toes of a pig.

Tradition

When I talk about tradition I will mainly speak about holidays. 

Nameday: Since Hungary is a mostly Catholic nation, Hungarians label certain days for saints and certain characters in the bible. If you have the same name as this person, then this is your nameday. Namedays are sort of celebrated as minibirthdays.

Christmas: Christmas in Hungary is usually celebrated on two separate days. Since St. Nickolaus’s nameday is on the 6th of December, he bring small presents and chocolates on that day. But as for the 25th, baby Jesus or an angel brings presents to the good little girls and boys, not Santa.

Easter: For Easter the boys are supposed to sprinkle the girls and then the girl will give them sweets and decorated eggs in return. The fathers will also sprinkle their daughters and give them treats as well.

Independence Day: There are many independence days in Hungary because Hungary was invaded by many different nations. They were invaded by the Mongolians, Turkish, Austrians, Germans, and Russians so they have an Independence Day for each of these times.

Communication

Communication can be classified by two things, spoken language and body language.

Spoken language: The spoken language of Hungary is refereed to as “Magyarul” by Hungarians, but other countries refer to it as some variation of Hungarian. Hungarian is classified as one of the hardest languages in the the world. The setup of this language differs from any other European language, unlike most of the others who are relatively similar. Hungarian is a free language, meaning that you can usually put the words in any order you want and have the meaning usually stay the same. The language also has many suffixes to put on the ending of the word. Asztal means table, while Asztalon means on the table.

Body language: As a boy, when I walk in the room it is customary to shake every other mans hand when entering a room. You also give ‘puszi’ or two kisses on each side of the cheek to the females and very close male friends. Also, any personal direct action must be carried out with eye contact. So when clinking glasses or shaking hands you must keep eye contact or you will come off as rude.

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The origin of Krampus dates back thousands of years.  Since ancient times, European people celebrated the winter solstice by dressing up as animals and mythic characters such as Old Man Winter and a horned Goat-Man.  The legend of Krampus accompanying St. Nicholas appears in folklore as far back as the 1600s.

Krampus makes the rounds with Santa Claus on the night of December 5, known as Krampusnacht.  This is the eve of St. Nicholas Day, celebrated on December 6. While Santa is delivering gifts to good girls and boys, us is doling out punishments to the kids whose behavior has been less than ideal. He is said to snatch naughty children and carry them off to his cave in the mountains, where he will spank and whip them until they agree to change their ways.  Some stories say Krampus will actually devour these bad children, and by the looks of him, this is not hard to believe.

In certain areas of northern Europe, Krampus celebrations take place in the days before St. Nicholas Day.  People masquerade in Krampus costumes, running through the streets carrying torches in a wild celebration known as Krampuslauf (Krampus Run).  Krampusnacht celebrations are now becoming popular in other areas of Europe, as well as in the United States.  You better watch out!

Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krampus

http://krampusfest.com/index.htm

http://krampus.com/

Hilarious hoax?
Ylva-Maria Thopmson sitting at home on the Internet and uproarious laughs tomonitor. Report on the planned school of applied sex in Vienna is the media spread rapidly throughout the world and it is managed to produce pretty decent hoax. As shesays, was surprised by a special interest in media around the world, which publishedthe report. Confirmed to be said that sex really sells. It is our right to ask.

Preparation of this fun is not only devoted time and energy, but also funds for the creation and presentation of video websites. The guarantee its credibility, it needed abizarre story to the media he succumbed to some extent believed. Lady with a sense of humor even traveled to Austria, where the official press conference organized to open new schools.

More than the success of media information was surprised by the responses thatwere more than positive. It apparently came hundreds of serious questions about thestudy and those interested in this type of project would actually accumulated. Maybeso, finally Ylva and still thinks the school opens. Whether that happens is anyone’s guess. We can help you do just that write Jesus, to find someone brave ideaimplemented. For example, you can use our CHRISTMAS answering machine.

PS: We promise that next year and we eagerly look shocking information which we believe one hundred percent, so we can identify a couple of days for the hoax.

1. Austria – Krampus

Think of Krampus as kind of a Father Christmas antithesis, a kind of festive satan if you will. Unofficially he is Santa’s evil twin, charged with the disagreeable process of beating and punishing all the kids who’ve misbehaved. This reprimanding can also stretch to the stuffing of ‘unhealthy’ children into a sack and fleeing into the black forest to eat them. Charming.

He has an evening dedicated to him appropriately named Krampus Night time, on which guys costume up in truly terrifying and fiendish outfits to drunkenly roam and rush round towns hitting individuals with sticks, surely that sounds worse than it is?! Although well-liked in Austria this Germanic custom from the alpine areas is practiced throughout Hungary, Slovenia and Bavaria.

2. Iceland – The Christmas Cat

On the surface the Christmas Cat feels like something constructive and pleasant and in step with the seasonal hello-jinks all of us experience each December. Unfortunately, particularly in case you happen to be an Icelandic kid, this isn’t the case. Custom in Iceland states that everyone at Christmas ought to obtain a new merchandise of clothing. Should you did receive a brand new little bit of package, then you’re high quality, the Christmas Cat is just not your concern.

Nonetheless if you happen to were unfortunate sufficient only to obtain toys and videogames, trouble is coming… the Christmas Cat goes to eat you. How mean is this man? It isn’t even your fault that you just didn’t receive a brand new hoody and yet you’re the one going to be eaten! This Christmas Cat is fairly formidable too; giant, vicious and owned by a family descended from trolls. The prospects don’t look good…

3. Spain – El Caganer

You’re not going to imagine this entry courtesy of the Spanish. His identify is El Caganer and he is typically discovered represented as a figure in nativity scenes. Originally he took the form of a peasant, from time to time a monk, though nowadays is represented by just about anyone.

What’s so particular about him you’re pondering? Effectively, how can you put this delicately, overlook it; I am simply going to say it. El Caganer is having a poo. Yup, in the nativity scene. If there’s one saving grace he tends to be placed, discretely in most nativity set-ups, away from the manager, which is kind of reassuring. The title truly translates as ‘The Great Defecator’ and unbelievably is not sacrilegious, apparently having him present is a type of blessing for the approaching harvest. Fertilizer I guess.

Fifteen euro-zone countries are noted by Standard & Poor to be facing an economic downturn. These 15 countries include the six, Standard and Poor’s triple-A rated countries, France, Germany, Austria, Finland, Netherlands and Luxembourg. Due to this assessment from Standard & Poor, Asian currencies are weakening, including China’s Yuan adding concern to the already slow economic growth. Germany and France strike a deal to save the Euro and reduce the euro-zone debt. Journalists report that the euro-zone is now being run by German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, and French President, Nicholas Sarkozy. Hence, the “Merkozy” deal consists of punitive actions including assured sanctions levied against nations breaching their budget deficit limits.

The implications of the euro-zone crisis are innumerable. Many multi-national corporations, such as banks, from Europe have their operations in Asia. Many European banks have pulled-back on their lending risking a greater credit squeeze for some Asian nations. European banks have repatriated some of the money from Asia risking a financial crisis in the Asian economy.  However, Asian nations have financial scope to respond to the possible financial crisis, with governments borrowing levels lower than other regions. Nonetheless, Asian nations worry about financing in the forthcoming year.