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A Stylish Journey Across Austria

Ariston Anderson | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Bentley Grand Tour, Luxury Collection, Bentley, Salzburg, Austria, Starwood-Hotels-Luxury-Collection, Vienna, Life Ball, Classical Music, Mahler, Musikverein, Fuschl, Slidepollajax, Travel News

This was one of Mahler's favorite locales. He often came to dine straight from the opera, still in coat and tails. Guests mistook him for a waiter.

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PHOTOS: Great Film Locations To Visit Around The World

BootsnAll | Posted 03.17.2012

Read More: Movie Locations, Tokyo, Austria, Thailand, Bootsnall, New Zealand, Tunisia, Greece, Salzburg, Patagonia, Argentina, Travel, Japan, Film, Movies, Slidepollajax, Travel News

While movies can instantly transport us to mythical lands to far off islands and from futuristic cities to places yet to be discovered, the journey doesn't have to end when the credits roll.

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'The Sound Of Music' Plays In Its Hometown For First Time

AP | GEORGE JAHN | Posted 01.22.2012

Read More: Sound of Music, Sound of Music Salzburg, Salzburg Culture, Salzburg, The Sound of Music Salzburg, The Sound of Music, Sound of Music Musical, Culture News

SALZBURG, Austria — Move over Mozart. Toes in Salzburg are tapping to a new beat as residents finally embrace the Hollywood musical that put the...

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Must-See Classical Music Festivals

Laurence Vittes | Posted 09.18.2011

Read More: Vail-Colorado, Jan Vogler, Wendy Lesser, Shostakovich, Salzburg, Dresden, Music Festivals, Arts News

In the classical music game, summer music festivals are where the action is. Vail features 3 Top 10 American orchestras (Dallas, Philadelphia and New ...

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European Beard And Moustache Championship Kicks Off In Austria (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Austria, Salzburg, Men's Facial Hair, Moustache, European Beard and Moustache Championship, Male Grooming, Slidepollajax, European Beard Championship, Facial Hair, Beard, World News

Hirsute men from eight countries curled, primped and even blow-dried their facial hair in preparation for the European Beard And Moustache Championshi...

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OPERA: Off To Salzburg Festival With Met Opera GM Peter Gelb

nytimes.com | ANTHONY TOMMASINI | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Festivals, Metropolitan Opera, Austria, Salzburg, Opera, Summer Festivals, Salzburg-Festival, Jurgen Flimm, Opera-Festivals, Arts News

SALZBURG, Austria -- Jurgen Flimm, the noted German director of opera and theater and the outgoing artistic director of the Salzburg Festival, has a m...

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Why Funding Women and Girls Matters

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salzburg, San Francisco-California, Austria, Home News

Why Funding Women and Girls Matters Why Investing in Women and Girls Makes Good Business Sense. Presentation by Christine Grumm, President and CEO ...

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Vienna Declaration: Press Freedom and Security Compatible in Fight Against Terrorism

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: International Federation of Journalists, First Amendment, Human Rights Watch, Pakistan, United Nations, World Press Freedom Committee, Lebanon, National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, Media, Jakarta Post, London, Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, Indonesia, Salzburg, Maharat Foundation, Committee to Protect Journalists, Austria, Vienna, Center for International Legal Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vienna, Article 19, Geo TV, Germany, Universal Declaration of Human Rights, University of Vienna, BBC World News, International Press Institute, Al Jazeera International, Der Standard, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Freedom of Expression, The Muslim Council of Britain, ZDF German Television, Terrorism, Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Mainz, Orf, Media News

Security and press freedom can coexist, with the free flow of information recognized as the best weapon against terrorism, international media experts argued in a final declaration published this week.

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Museums as Symbols

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

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Museums as Symbols Neil MacGregor delivered this presentation during the board of directors meeting at the Salzburg Global Seminar. A stimulating an...

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Americas Greatest Strength Is Its Ability To Forget

FORA.tv | FORA.tv | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americas Greatest Strength Is Its Ability To Forget Lonnie Bunch was the keynote speaker at a seminar on Connecting to the World's Connections: Makin...

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The Amazing Race - Still the Best of its Genre: But the Itinerary's Not as Amazing as it Once Was

Michael Russnow | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tammy and Victor, Hawaii, Europe, Home, Russnow, Switzerland, Beijing, Scotland, Emmy Award, Cbs, Thailand, China, Star Search, Margie and Luke, Bavaria, London, South Africa, Salzburg, Aberdeen, Russia, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Romania, Mexico City, Cancun, Survivor, Phil Keoghan, Siberia, Brazil, Bangkok, Munich, Maui, Michael Russnow, The Amazing Race, India, Namibia, American Idol, Major Bowes, Jaipur, Cambridge University, Reality TV, Andreas Stenschke, Entertainment News

The Amazing Race provides fewer decision-making opportunities and clocks less mileage in each episode, thus diminishing the potential for bad luck affecting the teams. What's the reason?

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If Foreign Policy Were a Castle

Scott Malcomson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Hanan Ashrawi, Middle East, Israel, Palestine, Obama, Obama Transition, Foreign Policy, Salzburg, Politics News

I was a little surprised by how much Europe bashing went on at the seminar I'm attending Austria, considering that it was mostly Europeans, and in Europe.

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