Last season’s surprising Champions League Men semifinalists commenced this season’s journey with an impressive win in the opening leg of the Round of 16 Austria’s team defeated TTC Ostrava 2016 in commanding style Ivor BAN was forced to go the full distance against Piotr CYRNEK Amirezza ABBASI MONJEZI needed one game less to overcome Jakub KLEPRLIK and Frane KOJIC sealed the victory in straight games with a win over Adam KLAJBER We knew what to expect and correctly anticipated their lineup,” said BAN is currently the best player in the Czech League with a record of 10-1 I had an opportunity to win the first game I had a 9-8 lead but made a mistake on my service BAN trailed 0-1 in games and was losing 0-5 in the second game before staging a remarkable comeback The fourth game was close; I missed a few chances I saw my opportunities and the direction the game was going but it was the key point,” BAN reflected on the tightest contest of the day Last season’s success for the Austrian club came as a surprise SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt is on everyone’s radar Our main focus is to give everything we have in each match That approach pushed us forward last season but we succeeded because we didn’t play under stress and it will be much more difficult to reach the Final 4 What we experienced last season—playing in the Final 4—was one-of-a-kind and we hope to succeed again this year,” BAN added TTC Ostrava 2016 finished second in their group behind Alliance Nîmes/Montpellier TTC Ostrava 2016 – SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt 0-3 The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions A warehouse in Wiener Neustadt was engulfed in flames on Friday evening a large contingent of the Wiener Neustadt fire department and surrounding volunteer fire departments was necessary to combat the fire it was reported to the APA on Saturday morning huge clouds of smoke were visible from the surrounding villages resulting in numerous emergency calls to the Wiener Neustadt alarm center With several aerial rescue devices and multiple fire hoses the intensity of the fire was quickly reduced the fire threatened to spread over the roof structure to adjacent areas Since the water supply for firefighting also posed a challenge additional fire departments and the large tank fire truck from Neunkirchen were called in The fire was considered "under control" during the night This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here A new Holiday Inn Express & Suites is set to open in Wiener Neustadt The hotel will be operated by Tristar Austria GmbH as part of a development project by the ÖFV Group Tristar has entered into a franchise agreement with IHG Hotels & Resorts for this property The hotel will be located at the junction of Wienerstraße-Werkstraße and Doktor-Alexander-Schärf-Straße conference areas and food and beverage outlets is the second-largest city in Lower Austria It is roughly 50 kilometers south of Vienna and serves as the administrative center of the Wiener Neustadt-Land district Head of Operator Search at PKF hospitality group expressed his delight over the hotel's introduction to the city highlighted the goal to provide a hotel tailored to the needs of Nova City and Wiener Neustadt appealing to both business and leisure travelers stated the company's excitement to venture into hotel construction He emphasized their commitment to providing affordable housing and their dedication to innovative construction projects Tristar Austria GmbH is a hotel group that operates 44 hotels across Germany the ÖFV Group is a property developer IHG Hotels & Resorts is a global hospitality company with over 6,300 open hotels in over 100 countries Click here to join your colleagues and stay up to date on the latest hotel news and trends Copyright © Hotel News Resource & Nevistas | All rights reserved The Holiday Inn Express & Suites will have 136 keys including 32 suites Wiener Neustadt is the second largest city in Lower Austria after the regional capital St Pölten and is located about 50 kilometers south of Vienna It is the administrative seat of the Wiener Neustadt-Land district Brand OwnerIHG Hotels & Resorts   KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki has become the first club to secure a place in the upcoming Final 4 of the Champions League Men the Polish team dominated Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt from Austria claiming straight-match victories (3-0) in both legs last year’s semifinalists from Austria put up a strong fight the result didn’t reflect the intensity of the game but I managed to stay focused in the final moments and win and today we can celebrate this historic advancement to the Final Four,” said Milosz REDZIMSKI Panagiotis GIONIS remains unbeaten in the quarterfinals we played very well and were thoroughly prepared but KOJIC and BAN are still very strong players REDZIMSKI started very well and gave us good momentum and I wasn’t sure how well he would handle defense and that makes us very happy,” said Panagiotis GIONIS The Final 4 will be played in Saarbrücken on May 31 and June 1 KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki – Solex Consult TTC Wiener Neustadt 3-0 SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt – KS DARTOM BOGORIA Grodzisk Mazowiecki 0-3 thick smoke was coming out of the company building Comrade Kandelsdorfer immediately made an emergency call and directed the first arriving vehicle of the Wiener Neustadt fire department a massive fire was detected in the showroom area of the commercial business A breathing apparatus team entered and began firefighting The forces that arrived a few minutes later took over the ventilation of the fire room and assisted in firefighting and further inspection.The area around the showroom was severely affected by the intense heat and enormous smoke development the batteries of an energy storage system affected by the fire kept reigniting which is why the incident commander called for a tub to be filled with water The batteries removed from the melted cabinet were submerged in it the batteries still had more than 400 degrees Celsius after the firefighting so this was the simplest solution for us," explained Fire Director Christian Pfeiffer."The rapid deployment of the fire department prevented the fire from spreading to the planning offices The server room - as it currently appears - also seems to have remained intact thanks to the quick and professional response which means our planning and processing activities can likely be resumed quickly," the present managing director of the affected company thanked the fire department "The hazard detection system installed by the company detected and reported the fire The managing director acted correctly and checked after which the fire department was alerted the fire would probably have been discovered much later and thus only when the building was fully ablaze," said Pfeiffer This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here The Turk was found guilty of murder and drug trafficking in the jury trial According to the Wiener Neustadt Regional Court the verdict is not final because the public prosecutor's office did not make a statement The 44-year-old is said to have been put under massive pressure by the later victim after a failed drug courier trip The defendant reported threats that he should either hand over 300,000 euros or the family's supermarket He testified that at a scheduled meeting in a cinema parking lot on September 24 then "hit the gas" and "in a panic" fired twice The victim - also a Turk - died on the spot from a shot through the heart and lungs The alleged shooter was arrested shortly before 7:00 a.m in Röszke at the Hungarian-Serbian border on a European arrest warrant and extradited to Austria in May 2024 At the start of the three-day trial on February 18 He admitted to a drug trip and the killing The 44-year-old was acquitted of the charge of raping an acquaintance The demanded handover of the family business was a topic at a trial at the Wiener Neustadt Regional Court on February 5 A 34-year-old accomplice of the deceased was sentenced to two years in prison This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here The Lower Austrian state parliament will pass a legislative package against radical Islam in its session on Wednesday criticized this in press conferences on Tuesday stating they will only agree to the planned changes in kindergartens The parliament will also once again address the new construction of the Wiener Neustadt hospital for which significantly higher costs of 1.47 billion euros are now planned "Integration refusers have no place in Lower Austria," emphasized ÖVP club chairman Jochen Danninger in a statement: "With the action plan against radical Islam we are once again pioneers among the federal states." It is important to "counteract a parallel society and prevent radicalization," explained state parliament member Martin Antauer (FPÖ) in a press conference: "We must start early to anchor values in kindergartens and schools." the opposition only positively evaluates one of the five planned changes - the one regarding kindergartens the obligation of parental cooperation is to be expanded In the case of repeated violations - for example if the mandatory parent-teacher meeting is refused - a report to the district administrative authority is threatened The penalty framework will be increased to 2,500 euros a substitute prison sentence of six weeks is provided kindergarten operators can issue house rules in the future The rest of the action plan of the black-blue state government against radical Islam "misses the reality," criticized the Green club chairwoman and state spokeswoman Helga Krismer NEOS parliamentary group leader and state party chairwoman Indra Collini also identified "populism" and "show politics": The problem is being exaggerated instead of working on sensible solutions such as regarding the planned ban on face coverings in the state service "We are doing what we can as state legislators," emphasized Danninger He announced an additional motion by ÖVP and FPÖ in which the federal government is called upon to enact a constitutional law with a headscarf ban for girls under 14 years of age a stronger obligation for parental involvement is demanded for which the federal government is responsible The Greens also spoke out on Tuesday in favor of sanction options in the compulsory school sector the motions demand school social work in elementary schools and an adjustment of childcare funding for parents Antauer criticized the federal government: "The overdue prohibition law for political Islam is being delayed Another topic in the state parliament will be - following a unanimous decision in the state government last week - the new construction of the University Hospital Wiener Neustadt Pölten as one of two central hospitals in Lower Austria according to the health plan The new construction of the hospital in the "Civitas Nova" district was already decided in April 2019 an additional 150 million euros were released Now the planned costs amount to 1.47 billion euros "Based on the experiences of recent years and the additional functions that the health plan envisions for the location a comprehensive adaptation of the planning mandate by the Lower Austrian state parliament is necessary," explained Danninger The cost increase is also justified by changed legal framework conditions such as an environmental impact assessment (EIA) Construction is scheduled to begin in the summer of 2027 with commissioning planned "at the earliest in the years 2034/2035." Originally The NEOS criticized a "cost explosion" and "construction delay," "forgotten infrastructure such as access roads the complete reorientation of the building and the uncertainty of the now necessary EIA process reveal a planning disaster of the first order caused by the arrogance and wishful thinking of those responsible and now to be inadequately concealed with medical necessities," said the pink budget spokesman Helmut Hofer-Gruber He saw the political responsibility with the ÖVP NEOS demand "more creativity in financing," for example through "Public Private Partnership" models for the underground car park The Greens advocate for another alternative site review This article has been automatically translated, read the original article here Toni Bou reaches the second round of the season as leader of the World Championship after his victory at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona will compete in Austria for the first time will host the second race of the X-Trial World Championship returning after several seasons off the calendar After an incredible start to the season for the Repsol Honda Trial riders in Barcelona the second round of the season takes place in Austria where Bou has enjoyed several wins over the years -the last one in 2017 After a great performance in the opening round the Repsol Honda Team rider will seek to make it two wins from two at the Arena Nova At the Palau Sant Jordi he earned second position and wants to continue the X-Trial campaign in the podium positions presented the colours that the Repsol Honda Trial Team will run in the 2023 season Under the motto “We are ready” and in a boxing ring both riders showed that they are prepared to give their all this year in X-Trial and Trial GP competition 32-time world champion Bou will be looking to maintain his dominance and teammate Marcelli is aiming to finish at the top of the standings After the first race of the X-Trial season was held in Barcelona on February 5th the Repsol Honda Trial Team are prepared to face new challenges “It is always good to start the season with a win and we are working to continue in the same way I have very good memories from my last race in Austria and we can't wait to get back there Our goal in the second round of the season is to fight for the victory again." “We face the race in Austria with great desire and motivation after a break of several weeks I have never been able to compete in Austria but I think it could suit me and we will try to repeat or improve the result from Barcelona Getting on the podium in the first race of the season gives you extra motivation and the objective in Austria is to continue adding points in the standings and maintain that second place overall." “We have extra motivation for this race after the great result in Barcelona After spending more than a month out of competition we are happy with the work that the team and the riders have done it will be to try to place as high as possible It will be difficult because the other riders are at a very high level but we will seek to repeat the result from Barcelona." 18 October 2024 – The ACA audited climate change adaptation action in the cities of Wels and Wiener Neustadt In Austria, around 70 per cent of the population live in or around cities. Wiener Neustadt is more severely affected by the impacts of the climate crisis than Wels, as regards very hot days, for example, and it is occasionally one of the hottest spots in Austria. The city of Wels is planning to partly unseal and expand its “Volksgarten” public park from 2025, which will cost around EUR 15 million. The plan aims at demolishing old exhibition venues close to the city centre and replacing them with a smaller, more modern venue; in addition, adjacent parking areas are to be unsealed and become a park covering around ten hectares together with the area of the “Volksgarten”. According to the ACA, this project could serve as a model for other cities. Due to the climate crisis, the frequency and intensity of heavy rainfall events will increase. In view of the flood events of September 2024, the ACA stresses the importance of preventive protection measures. Wels planned two flood protection projects, which should be continued. In the audited period, the cities of Wels and Wiener Neustadt took many individual measures to adapt to climate change. However, given the worsening climate crisis and the widespread risk of heat islands, the ACA believes that there is still much to be done in order to sustainably ensure the population’s quality of life in the face of changed climatic conditions. The ACA recommends that the cities of Wels and Wiener Neustadt assess the medium- and long-term financing requirements of climate change adaptation measures and make financial provisions for them, as these are expensive and will pose big financial challenges to cities and municipalities in the upcoming years. According to a study from 2020, nationwide expenditure on adaptation to climate change will double to EUR 2 billion per year until 2050, assuming medium warming. WIENER NEUSTADT, Austria (March 25, 2021) – The U.S. Men’s National Team continued its positive run of form with a convincing 4-1 victory against Jamaica on Thursday night in an international friendly played at Wiener Neustadt Stadion in Austria. Sparked by a stunning debut goal from left back Sergiño Dest in the 34th minute that pierced the Jamaica bunker, the USA also added second-half goals from substitute Brenden Aaronson and Sebastian Lletget – who bagged his first brace in a U.S. jersey – to extend its unbeaten run to eight matches. The USA is now 7-0-1 throught the last eight games, the longest unbeaten stretch under head coach Gregg Berhalter. The night also saw several other firsts: the first international assists for midfielder Yunus Musah, forward Josh Sargent, forward Nicholas Gioacchini and midfielder Luca de la Torre, along with forward Jordan Siebatcheu’s international debut. While dominating possession for the entire game, the Americans showed confidence in finding teammates in tight spaces all over the field, but a sturdy Jamaican defense did well to limit threatening chances, getting in front of shots and forcing 10 total corner kicks. The USA eventually outshot Jamaica 28-9 for the match. One of the better chances for the USA came at the quarter hour mark when Giovanni Reyna found Josh Sargent near goal, only to see his shot from close range well-defended and deflected just wide of net. Christian Pulisic and Lletget also made a positive number of runs forward, with the best chance coming on Lletget’s curling shot from 22 yards that went wide right of goal. Jamaica’s most dangerous chance of the first half came almost 30 minutes in. Kasey Palmer’s free kick from the edge of the box hit the wall, and his second chance shot made its way through goal mouth traffic but was easily handled by U.S. goalkeeper Zack Steffen. The USA finally broke through with a fantastic solo effort from Dest. Taking a ball from Musah just past the midfield line, the 20-year-old dribbled the ball forward at pace before losing his defender with a quick cut into the middle and then ripped a curling shot from 28-yards that sailed past fully stretched Jamaica goalkeeper Jeaden White and into the right corner. After having scored his first two La Liga goals for Barcelona this past weekend, this was Dest’s first USMNT goal. The Americans started the second half with quality chances from the jump, with Aaronson forcing a save within the opening minute. Aaronson then nearly set up Reyna with a perfectly weighted pass into the area. Reyna’s attempted chip was saved by White, and his second chance shot went just wide. Keeping the pressure up, Aaronson doubled the USA lead shortly after, finishing off a short pass from Josh Sargent just inside the six-yard box for his second international goal and second in as many matches. After Reyna again came close with a low shot just past the left post, Jamaica cut into the USA lead with a goal off a counterattack. Jamal Lowe shot from a tight angle near the right side of the six-yard box, deftly chipping over the sliding Steffen. The USA then put the game away with a pair of goals from Lletget in the final 10 minutes, set up by second half substitutes Gioacchini and Luca de la Torre. Both were first-time shots from Lletget who made perfectly timed runs into the penalty area before finishing smartly. On the first, De la Torre advanced a ball to Gioacchini at the top right edge of the area, who played a square ball to his left that Lletget first-timed calmly to the right side of the goal. Five minutes later, de la Torre registered his first assist, setting up Lletget with a similar square ball that Lleget shot just past a sliding Jamaican defender. The USMNT returns to the field next against Northern Ireland for the meeting between the teams in more than 70 years. The match at the National Football Stadium at Windsor Park in Belfast will take place on Sunday, March 28 at 12 p.m. ET on FOX, UniMás and TUDN. JAM – JAMAL LOWE (ANDRE GRAY), 70th minute: Jamaica cut into the USA’s lead on a play that began and ended with Lowe. With USA pressure near midfield, Lowe played a ball forward to Andre Gray, who patiently waited for Lowe to continue his run before giving him the ball back inside the penalty area. From a tight angle, Lowe chipped a ball past the onrushing Zack Steffen to bring his side to within one. USA 2, JAM 1 USA – SEBASTIAN LLETGET (NICHOLAS GIOACCHINI), 83rd minute: The USA effectively put the game away with Lletget’s first score of the night. Kellyn Acosta played Luca de la Torre right of center, who advanced the ball forward to Nicholas Gioacchini on the right edge of the box. Gioacchini registered his first MNT assist with a square to his left that Lletget first-timed past the diving White from 17 yards out. USA 3, JAM 1 Today’s Starting XI had an average age of 23 years, 243 days and 17 caps while representing clubs in five different countries: Germany (3), USA (3), England (2), Spain (2), Portugal (1) Both Christian Pulisic and Josh Sargent made their long-awaited returns for the USMNT. Prior to tonight, Pulisic last appeared in the Concacaf Nations League away match at Canada on Oct. 15, 2019. Sargent’s last run-out for the USMNT came about a month later, when he bagged two goals in the team’s 4-0 win against Cuba to round out Nations League group play on Nov. 19, 2019 in the Cayman Islands. Zack Steffen captained the USMNT for the fourth time tonight. He last wore the armband in the 0-0 draw with Wales on Nov. 12, 2020 in Swansea. John Brooks and Aaron Long partnered in central defense for the third time tonight. The veteran defenders also helped the USA win each of their previous matches together – a 1-0 win against Ecuador on March 22, 2019 and 4-1 Concacaf Nations League win against Canada on Nov. 15, 2019. With today’s start, Kellyn Acosta, Sebastian Lletget and Aaron Long have played in the USA’s first two matches of the year, including the 7-0 win against Trinidad & Tobago on Jan. 31 in Orlando. The youngest player on the roster, 18-year-old midfielder Yunus Musah earned his first career assist and third cap in his first game since committing permanently to the USMNT on March 15. Fellow 18-year-old Gio Reyna also earned his fourth cap. Late last year, the Borussia Dortmund attacker scored his first international goal at Stadion Wiener Neustadt, putting home the USA’s opening goal via a direct free kick in the 6-2 win against Panama on Nov. 16, 2020. Jordan Siebatcheu, wearing his mother’s maiden name “Pefok” on the back of his jersey, made his first career appearance for the USMNT. Defender Chris Richards now has two career caps, with both appearances coming at Stadion Wiener Neustadt. He made his debut off the bench to close out the 6-2 win against Panama last November. Substitutes Luca de la Torre earned his first career assist and second cap in his first USMNT appearances in nearly three years. He made his debut off the bench in a 2-1 loss to Ireland in June 2018. Gregg Berhalter has a 16-5-3 record as USMNT head coach and is 2-1-0 against Jamaica.  The USMNT is 17-3-8 all-time against Jamaica. This was the first time the two sides met on neutral soil. Tonight’s game was a rematch of the 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup semifinal on July 3, 2019 in Nashville. Weston McKennie opened the scoring and Christian Pulisic delivered a second-half brace in the 3-1 win against the Reggae Boyz. With the USMNT dressing 23 players, three players did not dress tonight: defender Matt Miazga, midfielder Owen Otasowie and forward Daryl Dike. Venue: Stadion Wiener Neustadt; Wiener Neustadt, Austria Scoring Summary:   1          2          F USA                            1          3          4 JAM                             0          1          1 USA – Sergiño Dest (Yunus Musah)                                     34th minute USA – Brenden Aaronson (Josh Sargent)                             52 JAM – Jamal Lowe (Andre Gray)                                           70 USA – Sebastian Lletget (Nicholas Gioacchini)                     83 USA – Sebastian Lletget (Luca de la Torre)                          90 USA: 1-Zack Steffen (Capt.); 20-Reggie Cannon, 3-Aaron Long (15-Chris Richards, 46), 6-John Brooks, 2-Sergiño Dest (5-Antonee Robinson, 67); 8-Yunus Musah (12-Luca de la Torre, 73), 23-Kellyn Acosta, 17-Sebastian Lletget; 7-Gio Reyna (26-Nicholas Gioacchini, 68), 9-Josh Sargent (16-Jordan Siebatcheu, 82), 10-Christian Pulisic (11-Brenden Aaronson, 46) USA – Reggie Cannon (Caution)                   48th minute Assistant Referee 1: Santino Schreiner (AUT) „Zeitgenössische Musik muss mit den Augen gehört und mit den Ohren gesehen werden. Es ist nicht möglich, den visuellen Eindruck auf einer CD wiederzugeben.“ Diese Aussage stammt von Jean-Dominique Marco dem langjährigen Leiter des Festivals musica in Strasbourg das unter dem Generalmotto „Courage“ in den Kasematten von Wiener Neustadt stattfindet inszenierte Ira Süssenbach „Worüber man lacht wenn es nichts zu lachen gibt“ von Mario Wurmitzer „Die Hölle auf Erden“ von Maria Lazar hatte am Schauspielhaus in Graz Premiere Der Aktualitätsbezug ihrer Zustandsbeschreibung der Gesellschaft vor dem 2 Im Schauraum des Grazer Schauspielhauses verdeutlicht der Autor Roland Schimmelpfennig in seinem Drama ‚Iokaste‘ nach Aischylos und Euripides dass die Antike ungebrochen in unserer Zeit weiterlebt Niko Dorigattis „Featherman trifft die Gespenster“ bezauberte das Publikum des Wortwiege-Festivals in den Kasematten in Wiener Neustadt Das diesjährige Festival der „Wortwiege“ von Anna Luca Krassnigg wurde mit einer Elektra-Produktion unter der Regie von Serantos Zervoulakos eröffnet Mit der Künstlerin ANNA LUCA POLONI auf den Spuren Orlandos durch Kulturen Im mumok ist eine bemerkenswerte Ausstellung zu sehen „Medardo Rosso – Die Erfindung der modernen Skulptur“ trägt im Titel schon den Ausrichtungsansatz Der Verein Akrosphäre lud im Jänner anlässlich seines 10-jährigen Bestehens in das Orpheum in Graz ein Die große Kartennachfrage bei den vorangegangenen Shows führten dieses Mal sowohl zu einem Nachmittags- und einem Abendtermin die jeweils bei vollem Saal stattfanden und insgesamt 1100 Gäste in Staunen versetzten Das Theater im Bahnhof startete mit einer neuen mehrteiligen Impro-Serie mit dem Titel „Gas-Toni bekommst du die neuesten Artikel direkt in dein Postfach After two treatment centres in Germany failed, gaining from the experience and failure in others this €200 million MedAustron project will be one of four ion therapy centres worldwide to offer treatment with protons as well as carbon ions Ion therapy is considered a great beacon of hope in cancer care – especially for tumours with no hope for a long time So far around 70,000 patients worldwide have received radiotherapy with ions This includes treatment with protons as well as carbon ions. ‘This therapy is physically very different from conventional photon radiotherapy and is characterised by increased relative biological effectiveness,’ explained Professor Ramona Mayer ‘The specific physics of the ray allows an even more targeted application of the dose to a certain tumour area or tumours in close proximity to radiation-sensitive organs, will particularly benefit from this procedure which is the ideal complement to chemotherapy and surgery in these cases.’ ‘The accelerator at MedAustron will basically work just like the world’s largest particle accelerator, the LHC used for the recent big bang experiment at CERN,’ explained Dr Bernd Mosslacher, Managing Director of MedAustron. ‘The design which originated from the so-called Proton-Ion Medical Machine Study (PIMMS) is based on a synchrotron a circular accelerator with a circumference of around 80m which accelerates the particles to high speeds.’ 40 MedAustron staff members spent several years working at CERN on the conception of the particle accelerator facility Dr Mosslacher: ‘We’ve definitely not experienced the technical problems that created so many difficulties in those centres In hindsight it was the right decision that we didn’t bank on cooperation with industry but with a scientific research centre like CERN The economic pressure associated with a purely commercially driven facility is obviously a lot more intensive than with our infrastructure project which is to serve medicine and research.’  Apart from the combined ion therapy centre in Wiener Neustadt there is a further Italian facility under development at the National Centre of Oncological Hadron Therapy (CNAO) in Pavia the MedAustron Managing Director reports ‘The MedAustron and the CNAO Centre are technologically similar and are both based on the PIMMS design of CERN However, our colleagues at the CNAO will be ready to treat cancer patientsbefore us We look at Pavia as a type of Proof-of-Concept of our own installation – if the clinical application succeeds there we are also likely to be successful.’ Further combined facilities for protons and carbon ions have been operational in Hyogo Germany since 2009 respectively. So far only 10% of patients who have undergone ion therapy have also received treatment with carbon ions The procedure initially underwent a long study period in Japan under strict monitoring of the dose escalation steps the local treatment results are tremendous, Prof ‘The procedure is basically indicated for all oxygen poor tumours situated in the vicinity of high risk organs, such as liver The radiation exposure in the healthy tissue surrounding the tumour drops rapidly and the tissue behind the tumour is almost completely spared ‘Especially in the treatment of children and adolescents for whom even a small dose can lead to longterm consequences and side effects, proton therapy will certainly have a bright future such as at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis/Missouri to scale down the particle accelerator to such a size that it will be possible to install it in a hospital ion therapy could become much more widely established We are therefore only at the beginning of what will be possible with this novel technology.’ Israel - Researchers are using breath-test technology to detect volatile organic compounds to tell whether a patient has stomach cancer A major public hospital has become the first in Paris to be equipped with a Gamma Knife the device that enables the surgeon to operate on the brain with no blade or blood involved USA - Engineers are developing a tiny wireless device - the size of a rice grain - to be implanted in tumours to indicate the precise radiation dose received and to locate the exact position of… This website uses cookies to give our readers the best website 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Please refer to our privacy policy to find out how we use cookies and how you can edit your preferences AMSTERDAM – Wiener Neustadt midfielder Conor O'Brien enjoyed a monster outing as the Austrian basement dwellers revived their survival hopes with as 2-0 victory over visiting Europa League chasers Wolfsberger AC on Wednesday night The New York native was involved in positive actions in virtually every area of the pitch helping the hosts record a 19-9 shots advantage despite ceding 58 percent of the ball in the match In addition to leading all players with four tackles and four pass interceptions to routinely spring the Blau und Weiß counter attack O'Brien took the desperate occasion to pull the trigger on a game-high six shots After O'Brien saw his effort from near the spot well-blocked in the 19th minute the American began setting up his cannon from long range his blast from distance was shoved out of the bottom corner He would later buzz the frame from 25 yards and have a second rocket kept out of the corner by a diving save in the span of four early second-half minutes.  O'Brien worked without a foul while adding five clearances lifted the club to within three points of the last safety slot with two games left to play The former Chivas USA forward applied the finish to a lightning break after just three minutes for his 20th goal of the season The strike pulled Romero level with Shirak's Jean-Jacques Bougouhi in the race for the league scoring title He also boosted his total across all competitions to 25 joining Jozy Altidore and Aron Johannsson as the only Americans to reach the quarter-century mark in a single European top-flight campaign.  the championship was the 14th in club history and first since 2010 the Phoenix earned a ticket to the Champions League first qualifying round Alihan Turgut's German remains rough at best more than 25 years after he came to Austria from Turkey Mayor Klaus Schneeberger says that makes him someone "we don't need" in what will soon be the refurbished market area Austria — Alihan Turgut has dished out falafel for more than a decade to the townsfolk of Wiener Neustadt But “Kebab Ali” now stands to lose his stand at the main marketplace — and with it his livelihood Turgut is paying the price for something that he says has not previously been a problem: His German remains rough at best Mayor Klaus Schneeberger says that makes him someone “we don’t need” in what will soon be the refurbished market area Local politicians have seized on Turgut’s lack of German in denying him a stand and banning him from setting up anywhere else in the downtown district of their city south of Vienna Turgut belongs to an earlier group of “guest workers” and subsequent generations who arrived well before the unprecedented migrant waves that Europe now is wrestling with They initially were expected to return home after doing the menial work that the citizens of economically growing Western Europe considered below them many “guest workers” decided to stay and those who trickled in over subsequent decades were mostly on their own as far as integration is concerned courses on socially acceptable behavior and job training that EU nations are offering their new arrivals nowadays town fathers are depicting Turgut as a poster boy of a “parallel society,” loyal to Ankara that sometimes resorts to violence on Europe’s streets in support of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his drive for greater powers the government is tightening rules on demonstrations while Austrian news and public affairs programs reflect growing concerns about where loyalties lie A much-watched TV talk show last week was titled “Austro-Turks for Erdogan: Does the new homeland not count for anything?” But Turgut appears more a political football than part of a fifth column A white apron spanned over his expansive belly he trades quips in mangled but understandable German with customers lined up for a schnitzelburger or a kebab He acknowledges that he remains a Turkish citizen but says it’s only because his German isn’t good enough to pass strict Austrian citizenship tests He describes his priorities on arrival as bringing his family to Austria and establishing a livelihood the focus on language is a “political game,” adding in fractured German: “My customers want me to stay downtown.” German Chancellor Angela Merkel has acknowledged that people like Turgut and others before him didn’t have the integration opportunities of today’s migrants She say officials back then “pushed a book in their hands titled ‘German for Foreigners’ and said: ‘OK “they were simply thrown in cold water,” she said two years ago in comments marking the 60th anniversary of the arrival of the first “guest workers.” workers from Yugoslavia made up the bulk of the earlier migrant arrivals that lasted into the 1980s But while both groups had to struggle to escape the traps of poor education Migration and assimilation researcher Kenan Guengoer says that most “brought with them a special feeling of being foreign” in a Christian Europe because of their Muslim roots the children and grandchildren of that generation don’t have the feeling that they have arrived,” said Guengoer adding that — for many — this explains their affinity to Turkey An Austrian government study from last year says 51.8 percent of first- and second- generation Turks feel at home more in Turkey than in Austria “gives them the feeling of being someone of being able to look up to a charismatic leader of being part of a country they can call their own.” acknowledges past mistakes and points to present integration efforts as proof that Austria has learned from them ready to adapt,” and says the problem is “not the Turks He invokes examples of Wiener Neustadt school classes where the majority of children speak Turkish with each other adding: “If this is the case with children what will our society look like tomorrow?” “I am ready to praise those who integrate,” he says “Others who don’t must be sent home.” He describes as “grotesque” the views of those who refuse to send their children to schools with a high percentage of migrants while saying “Herr Ali has to stay.” Frederike Steiner calls him “a traditional part of Wiener Neustadt.” Ella Raunig says he is “part of the city.” who runs the vegetable stand next to Turgut describes him as “part of us.” Associated Press writer David Rising contributed from Berlin Stay secure and make sure you have the best reading experience possible by upgrading your browser German Grand Prix rider Benjamin Werndl is making headlines with his newest Grand Prix horse At the 2018 CDI Wiener Neustadt in Austria on 29 - 31 March 2018 Werndl swept the GP Special tour in a field of 14 combinations Daily Mirror is a 14-year old Westfalian gelding by Damon Hill out of Fiedergirl II (by Florestan) He was first started as a youngster by Berit Schunk and briefly competed by Nicole Onken and Hans Peter Mohr before Saskia Lieben Seuter began campaigning him in 2013 Holga Finken took over in 2014 and brought the horse to Grand Prix One year ago Swiss owner Flora Keller decided to move her horses to the Werndl family who are based in Aubenhausen in the south of Germany Werndl made his CDI debut half a year ago at the CDI Lambrechtshausen in September 2017 and also took him to Donaueschingen and Lier they struck gold and won the Grand Prix with  71.913% and the Special with 73.255% "Daily Mirror felt great," Benjamin told Eurodressage Of course there are still things to improve But especially the piaffes were much better I think I found a way that he feels more comfortable in the piaffe." Werndl and Der HitWerndl also brought along his long-time GP horse Der Hit for the freestyle tour and placed third and second with him. He further rides the 9-year old Oldenburg gelding Famoso (by Farewell III x Welt Hit II) amongst others for owner Flora Keller who is the half sister of former international dressage judge Beatrice Burchler-Keller Beatrice sponsors Benjamin's sister Jessica von Bredow-Werndl "Jessi and I are really lucky to have such great supporters All their horses are keepers," Werndl said when asked if his horses are for sale "My plan for Daily Mirror this season is to still improve Famoso and Sandokan will both go in the Louisdor Cup." Photos © Rainer Dill Related LinksScores: 2018 CDI Wiener NeustadtLisa-Maria Klössinger On Point at 2018 CDI Wiener NeustadtFamoso, New Rising Grand Prix Star at Werndl Yard in Aubenhausen Stalls for Rent at Durondeau Dressage in Peer, Belgium Exceptionally Well Located Equestrian Facility in Wellington, Florida Well-built Equestrian Estate With Multiple Business Opportunities in Sweden Stable Units for Rent at Lotje Schoots' Equestrian Center in Houten (NED) For Rent: Several Apartments and Stable Wing at High-End Equestrian Facility Stable Wing Available at Reiterhof Wensing on Dutch/German border Real Estate: Well-Appointed Country House with Extensive Equestrian Facility in the U.K. Rémi Blot '#' : location.hash;window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery = location.search === '' && location.href.slice(0 location.href.length - window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash.length).indexOf('?') !== -1 '?' : location.search;if (window.history && window.history.replaceState) {var ogU = location.pathname + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUQuery + window._cf_chl_opt.cOgUHash;history.replaceState(null ogU);}}document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(cpo);}()); The all Austrian clash in the opening leg of the quarterfinal of the TAMANNEFTEGAS Europe Cup Men between SolexConsult TTC Wiener Neustadt and SPG FELBERMAYR Wels concluded with the win of the club from Wiener Neustadt after five matches thriller With two wins Frane KOJIC was the back bone of club’s success Tomas KONECNY lost to Jiri MARTINKO in straight games (9:11 8:11 8:11) but then KOJIC leveled the match with the win over Andreas LEVENKO Croat also needed only three games (11:7 11:7 13:11) Felix WETZEL beat Gabor BOHM to give the hosts advantage in the match 3:1 (11:8 12:14 11:4 11:9) It was before LEVENKO pushed into the decisive match by beating KONECNY 3:1 (11:9 11:8 8:11 11:7) In thrilling finish KOJIC proved he has better nerves and beat MARTINKO 3:2 (11:3 5:11 11:6 7:11 6:4) The 2017 European Under 25 Champion Lisa-Maria Klössinger and her top mount FBW Daktari have made a seamless transition to the senior ranks scoring a double victory at the 2018 CDI Wiener Neustadt in Austria on 29 - 31 March 2018 Klössinger brought her two Grand Prix horses to Austria The 13-year old Baden Wurttemberger bred Daktari (by Donautanz x Carpaccio) she entered in the Grand Prix freestyle tour and with the 11-year old Oldenburg bred Quam Libet (by Quaterback x Lauries Crusador xx) she rode in the Under 25 division Daktari dominated the small group of 8 combinations in the Grand Prix with 70.652% and won the Kur with 76.775% "Daktari felt very secure in the test," Klössinger told Eurodressage "In the Grand Prix I just wanted to ride a safe test and in the freestyle we could risk more Ten riders contested the Under 25 classes in which Lisa Maria and Quam Libet finished 6th in the Intermediaire II (66.559%) third in the Short Grand Prix (66.487%) and seventh in the freestyle 62.900%) Wiener Neustadt was only their third CDI together in two months time They won it all at the CDI Nice and Ornago "Quam Libet does not have that much routine and he was very impressed with the indoor," she explained "We had many careless mistakes but I think we are on the right way with him He has a lot of quality and always wants to do everything right." Klössinger's first claim to fame came as a young rider when she won team gold and double silver at the 2014 European Young Riders Championships. At the time she was trained by Ulla Salzgeber. The rider then experienced a competition burn-out and decided to sell her Daktari through Rudolf Zeilinger convinced her to keep Daktari and in 2017 the pair rose from the ashes as a phoenix winning the 2017 European Under 25 Championships as well as the 2017 Piaff Forderpreis Finals Klössinger and Daktari2018 has brought a fresh wind and a new direction for Klössinger who has made further changes in her life over the winter  She is now steadily working with Italian based Irish Grand Prix rider Anna Merveldt and recently spent a 6-week training session with her in Italy Lisa Maria fell in love with Merveldt's training style during a clinic in Munich and decided to commit to her as a coach which is very convenient and the training with her is a lot of fun," said Lisa Maria "Spontaneously she asked me to come to her yard in Italy for several weeks for training and for some national and international shows." With a Bachelor in sport and event management from university in Munich she has decided to relocate from Sara Marburg's yard to a new facility She and partner Philipp Mücke are now slowly deciding on their professional future "Gestüt Fichtenhof offers me more capacity of boxes and is very close to my apartment in Munich," Klössinger explained Currently I have different job offers and different opportunities for my future career I can not confirm that I start my self-employment with Philipp Mücke but Philipp is still in his master's degree We are planning different things together..We will see what the future will bring Photos © Petra Kerschbaum - Rainer Dill Given all the attention paid to composites use in the Boeing 787 it is easy sometimes to forget that those who build general aviation (GA) aircraft not only embraced composites long before the major airframers but also continue to do so in ways unheard of in the big planes adhesive bonding and nondestructive testing abound in the GA environment all developed with the goal of making these craft as efficient no GA aircraft manufacturer is more committed to composites use than Diamond Aircraft it has pushed the composites envelope to manufacture a line of single- and twin-engine aircraft for a variety of uses ranging from pilot training to commuting to surveillance the company has developed a creative suite of materials assembly methods and aircraft architectures that enable it to easily mix and match manufacturing solutions for a variety of aircraft types says this push-the-limits culture flows down from CEO Christian Dries whose intentionally high-risk/high-reward environment is designed to drive innovation but it is very innovative,” Bausek says CW’s visit required travel to Austria to the small town of Wiener Neustadt (population 44,000) where Diamond Aircraft spans a multi-building campus adjacent to the single-runway Flugplatz Wiener Neustadt Ost (Wiener Neustadt East Airfield) the fledgling airframer first manufactured the HK36 motorglider then combined the two companies under the name Diamond Aircraft Industries in 1996 which focuses on engineering and manufacturing Diamond Aircraft operates two manufacturing facilities in China via joint ventures Diamond Aircraft’s first product was the DV20 the company rolled out its single-engine DA40 and twin-engine DA42 — planes that eventually put the company on the general aviation map most of Diamond Aircraft’s manufacturing — as many as 150 aircraft per year depending on portfolio mix — is split evenly between single-engine and twin-engine aircraft comprising three models: The single-engine The early DA40 composites structures are all glass fiber The later DA42 structures are a combination of glass and carbon fiber and the more recent DA62 is all carbon fiber as a fraction of each plane’s finished weight explains the material and manufacturing philosophy that shapes Diamond Aircraft’s composites fabrication operations Its overriding principle is that of common platform architecture the wings of all Diamond Aircraft products are fully interchangeable the company has a stable of fuselage designs and horizontal flight-surface designs that can be mixed and matched number of engines and the aircraft’s intended use the DA40 and the DA42 have the same fuselage just a different nose section and a different midsection This gives us the ability to produce more parts out of the same tool,” Bausek points out He notes that it also limits the mold inventory “and keeps our manufacturing pricing more attractive in terms of cost for the end-user That means we try as much as possible over all aircraft to use common parts.” on the DA40 and DA42 (but not the twin-engine DA62) uses adhesive bonding only to join composite structures This is done to minimize the need for drilling that might weaken composite structures and to save the weight associated with metallic fasteners This means Diamond Aircraft has become highly adept at bondline verification “It is not easy to certify a fully bonded aircraft but we have never had an aircraft structure failure caused by bondline failure.” Diamond Aircraft also emphasizes simplicity of design equipment and technology to give the pilot a comfortable and manageable flying experience combined with easy customization of features and aircraft color which eases repair and replacement and reduces cost of ownership the company’s operations are very much characterized by its manufacturing systems which revolve around “wet-preg,” which is the process of applying mixed resin to dry fiber immediately prior to layup This is called lamination at Diamond Aircraft and it is done for all larger parts automatically the latter of which is accomplished with in-house developed fiber impregnation machines Bausek says Diamond Aircraft primarily employs five material/manufacturing combinations depending on the location and physical and mechanical requirements of the structure: •Hand lamination/automated lamination with vacuum bag •Automated lamination with vacuum bag in a pressure chamber •Automated lamination with vacuum bag and medium heated pressure chamber (autoclave) The process limits greatly the shelf life of the wet-preg which means that plies must be laid up as soon as they are impregnated but the quality of the finished structure meets the company’s needs well.  Bausek begins the plant tour in the company’s cutting and kitting area which features a film-covered floor and film-covered cutting tables wet-preg comes into this room following impregnation by hand or automated means and must be hand cut Bausek says the company is researching automated cutting solutions for its in-house manufactured wet-preg but the technology readiness level is not high enough yet for serial production are laid up in the cutting area immediately after they are cut Ply schedules associated with each mold specify which material to place where and specify periodic quality-control steps to check accuracy Bausek notes that Diamond’s common platform concept is operative here one mold can be used to make parts for several different aircraft fiber orientation and/or thickness vary by aircraft type Making sure that a layup meets the requirements of the intended part is critical “We must make sure the right material is used for the right aircraft,” he sums up Carbon fiber is supplied to Diamond Aircraft by Toho Tenax Europe GmbH (Wuppertal Germany) and Mitsubishi Chemical Carbon Fiber & Composites (Irvine A carbon fiber/aluminum weave or a carbon fiber/copper weave is used for the lightning strike protection layer The epoxy resin for all of Diamond Aircraft’s parts and structures is supplied by Hexion (Columbus including a “legacy” epoxy still used on the DA40 and DA42 Bausek says Diamond Aircraft has enjoyed a long relationship with Hexion which has been a partner to the company since 1997 Hexion technical personnel are frequently at Diamond’s facilities and provide support for all aspects of composites manufacturing Bausek leads the way into an adjacent room where parts too large for the cutting/kitting room are laid up a wide variety of molds and other equipment are in several stages of production.  Of particular interest is the lower shell of a DA42 mid-section which features a spar bridge that connects the wings to the plane’s primary structure Part of this structure includes the landing gear rib which will better show cracks if it is damaged a technician is working on an engine reinforcement structure and has applied adhesive paste to the mating surfaces in advance of bonding The longest mold in the room is for the main wing C-spar for a DART 450 (Fig It is one of the few resin-infused parts at Diamond Aircraft its process employs a Membrane Tube Infusion (MTI) resin flow promoter (manufactured by DD | Compound Bausek says this C-spar represents the company’s most complex and labor-intensive layup “The know-how here is the injection point,” Bausek says Bausek points out a full DART 450 wing spar structure (two C-spars) in a bonding fixture (Fig The spar is part of a “wet” wing meaning that aircraft fuel will be stored inside the wing structure CW watches as one of Diamond’s in-house-built Automated Laminating Machines (ALM top left) applies Hexion liquid epoxy to 60-inch-/1.52m-wide carbon fiber laminates which are then cut and immediately applied by a team of technicians that is working on — and in — a large DA62 half-fuselage mold the mold will be bagged for pre-cure in a heating room at temperatures around 45°C Bausek says it takes about 6 hours to lay up one half of a DA62 fuselage the manufacturing process Diamond Aircraft employs depends on the part’s structural requirements With vacuum bagging of the laminate material More void-free molding processes are used for spars “Everywhere that we need very low porosity and high quality,” Bausek explains infusion or medium-heated pressure chambers are used The only bonding paste Diamond Aircraft uses is a modified form of Hexion’s legacy epoxy resin Bausek says this is applied primarily by hand and only occasionally via automated methods would like to move toward more automated paste application but that would require a material that has more consistent viscosity characteristics must be easily accessible for external interrogation and assessment which is performed with a BondMaster ultrasonic bond tester Diamond Aircraft also uses traditional tap testing It also considers tap testing not unlike ultrasonic testing: “Same principle which is performed with an HG Grimme SysTech GmbH (Wiedergeltingen with another two available via part manipulation the interiors of the wings are fitted with rubber liners for fuel contact tails and fuselages come together for final fitting after which they are sent to post-cure at 120°C for 6 hours which is done in one of three paint booths electrostatic discharge coat and then final color coat all composite structures move on to final assembly (Fig where the plane’s noncomposite components — windows propellers (wood core with glass fiber skin) landing gear and de-icing systems — are integrated to realize the final aircraft Bespoke features ordered by customers are usually added here as well DA40s and DA42s are assembled on one side of the assembly area goes through five hours of production flight testing before customer delivery.  manufacture and assembly of Diamond Aircraft planes will migrate out of Austria and toward the company’s other facilities DA62 production was moved to Diamond Canada in October 2017 the Wiener Neustadt facility will focus more on research and development and low-rate production Says Bausek: “Diamond Aircraft Industries high-performance general aviation products and will continue to help make general aviation the automobile of future.” The final stop of CW’s Diamond Aircraft tour was a walk out of the final assembly line and onto the tarmac where a DA40 and a test pilot waited to give us a demonstration flight (Fig The captivating 45-minute flight took us up to the snow-capped peaks of the Alps surrounding Wiener Neustadt seven-seat DA62 is the most recent entry to the market from general aviation specialist Diamond Aircraft (Wiener Neustadt which has from its inception applied composites to the primary structures of its aircraft Diamond Aircraft also produces the single-engine DA40 the twin-engine DA42 and the DART 450 single-engine trainer Coming later this year is the single-engine DA50.  the head of production at Diamond Aircraft discuss a carbon fiber composite wing structure Hexion has a long history as a supplier of epoxy and onsite technical support to Diamond Aircraft’s composites manufacturing operations 2: Wet-preg the material format of choice Wet-preg plies for Diamond Aircraft composite structures are impregnated either by hand or by machine but all are currently cut to precise size by hand prior to layup The company’s wet-preg material has proven difficult to cut using automated ply-cutting systems although investigation continues into ways and means to do so particularly in a series production environment Infusion of the DART 450 C-spar is one of Diamond’s most technical Production head David-Alexander Bausek calls it the company’s most complex labor-intensive layup and says managing resin flow during injection is the key he uses a Membrane Tube Infusion (MTI) resin flow promoter A fully assembled DART 450 wing spar structure All Diamond Aircraft wings are interchangeable.  Source: Jeff Sloan One of the unique aspects of Diamond Aircraft’s composites fabrication operations is the use of this in-house developed Automated Laminating Machine (ALM) Although the use of wet-preg limits fabric out time it reportedly enables production of high-quality 6: Seven axes of post-mold forming freedom CNC machining at Diamond Aircraft is performed with an HG Grimme SysTech GmbH (Wiedergeltingen It offers 5 axes of freedom at the spindle with another 2 axes available through manipulation of the part itself The CW tour of Diamond Aircraft concludes with a 45-minute aerial tour of the towns Alpine countryside and Alps surrounding Wiener Neustadt.  Diamond Aircraft: Color and aircraft composites Paint color has been the topic of much research at Diamond Aircraft (Weiner Neustadt the company wanted to differentiate the craft in the market by offering a variety of color options the sun can heat a plane’s structure while it sits out on the tarmac to more than 70°C which exceeds the specified limits of many epoxies including the legacy Hexion epoxy used on the DA40 and DA42 The effect is a possible weakening of the structure that could result in failure during takeoff It’s important to note that such failure would require that the plane experience a 3.6G event while at that elevated temperature still must be dealt with from a design and manufacturing perspective.  There are two ways to overcome the potential loss of composite structural strength the company’s head of production: Increase the composite laminate thickness by adding plies or change to a higher temperature resin matrix the better the performance.” Changing the resin matrix has its own risks because it requires a change in manufacturing processes to accommodate a different cure profile which led to the application of Hexion’s RIM epoxy system on the DA62 and enabled the company to offer the plane with the desired range of light and dark colors as he worked to earn his pilot’s license one of the tests he had to pass was to pull a plane out of an intentional spin after he regained control of the plane and landed he discovered that only five rivets still held the wing in place “From that day onward,” he says “I was very reluctant about airplane structure the less confidence I had in airplanes.” when he founded Diamond Aircraft and started manufacturing them safety became the company’s guiding principle “were best for that.” Thus was launched Diamond Aircraft’s push toward the development of composite materials and structures that best provide safety and economy As a testament to the advantage conveyed by composites Dries points to his company’s DART 450 two-seat trainer which went from concept to first flight in a mere 367 days “This is only possible because of composites,” he argues years ahead of its competitors and “10-20 years ahead of the regulatory authorities.” This makes aircraft testing and certification a challenge “Composites are the ideal material for airplanes,” Dries insists Dries expects the Wiener Neustadt facility will evolve to focus exclusively on research with serial production done at other Diamond Aircraft plants Today those are located in Canada and China but Dries plans to add two or three other facilities in the coming three years personnel will continue to innovate — with composites and other technologies and improved radar and camera technologies Outside of aerospace but still within composites is working on new photovoltaic solar panel technology that uses a flexible glass fiber composite membrane “We are looking for opportunities to solve other problems,” he says The page you’re on features premium CW editorial content videos and podcasts from the CW editorial team we ask all new website users to provide some information about themselves before they are provided free access to the content We thank you for your continued interest in and support of CW England’s friendly against the world champions at Wembley was contingent on the team qualifying for the World Cup but tickets for the pending game sold out in less than 24 hours. “I’m really, really excited about that game but you have to put it to the back of your mind until you’ve qualified and you never know what happens,” Wiegman said after England’s first game a month on from their triumph over Germany at Wembley. Read moreThe Lionesses next face Luxembourg in the final game of their qualifying campaign with our standards we should beat Luxembourg we approach the first game [against Austria] wanting to win and play well and show who we are.” The manager expressed her pride in how her players – who are still in pre-season – had handled the pressure of playing the same Austrian starting XI that faced Germany in the Euros quarter-finals “I think after all that I’m very proud of the team,” she said “It looked so easy but I think it was very hard.” The win took Wiegman’s tally to 19 wins and two draws in her 21 games in charge of England and a point in Wiener Neustadt sealed top spot in Group D and a place at next summer’s showpiece in Australia and New Zealand Wiegman maintained she certainly had not forgotten what it is like to lose but you never get bored with winning,” she grinned ‘This tournament inspired Europe’: Sarina Wiegman poses for a photo with fans in Austria Photograph: John Walton/PAAmong the fans were some Austrians supporting England and who requested Wiegman’s autograph and the manager was asked if she had made England cool: “I think we made England cool not just England I think there were so many very good games We wanted to inspire the nation but I think this tournament inspired Europe People come up to us and they want our signatures and they’re Austrian people.” This is the archive of The Observer up until 21/04/2025 The Observer is now owned and operated by Tortoise Media This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page The annual easter international dressage competition in Stadl Paura will relocate to a new venue in Wiener-Neustadt for the 2017 edition The 2017 CDI Stadl Paura was scheduled to take place on 10 - 17 April 2017 but the venue has altered to the facilities of the Steinbrecher family's Lake Arena in Wiener Neustadt In addition to the traditional youth riders classes and small and big your there will be classes for young horses and an Under 25 division in 2017 we want to give the riders the ideal opportunity to preprare themselves for the outdoor season and all of the major championships of the summer," said show-organizer Monika Beudel The equestrian facility at Wiener-Neustadt has 500 permanent stalls an indoor competition school and indoor warm-up arena Related LinksSchneider and Max-Theurer Bag Big Tour Wins at 2016 CDI Stadl PauraKrause Cruises to Victory at 2015 CDI-P Stadl Paura My TimesLatestVideoInteresting contentsTaboola 후원링크 2 min readPublished 17 November 2023 11:09am ShareGet SBS News daily and direct to your InboxSign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.Your email address *Morning (Mon–Fri) Last week the director of the Language Competence Centre of the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt and the head of the Centre’s Spanish Department Claudia Appl and Pilar Maldonado de Lendl attended several meetings to discuss the project and other matters with Language Service staff They also visited other parts of the URV in which their university has an interest (Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology and the International Center) and were given a guided tour of the city of Tarragona Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Google Maps 977 29 79 75 Help us improve this site Erik Prince (53) war Chef der berüchtigten US-Söldnertruppe Blackwater Er gilt als Intimus von Donald Trump und Muhammad bin Zayid Al Nahyan Kronprinz der Vereinigten Arabischen Emirate Und bewegt sich auf dem internationalen Parkett nur in den elitärsten Kreisen In Österreich wartet auf den Milliardär demnächst ein freier Platz auf der Anklagebank die die Staatsanwaltschaft Wiener Neustadt vor Gericht zitiert April einen Strafantrag nach Paragraf 7 des Kriegsmaterialgesetzes eingebracht bestätigt Behördensprecher Erich Habitzl gegenüber dem KURIER Die Aktenzahl 48Hv 44/23t steht für einen spannenden Justiz- und Waffenkrimi rund um den Verdacht der illegalen Ausfuhr von Kampfmitteln und Kriegsmaterial – bedroht mit bis zu fünf Jahren Gefängnis Die „Trush 510G“ soll vom Agrarflugzeug zum bewaffneten Mini-Bomber und Aufklärungsflugzeug umgebaut worden sein Im Mittelpunkt der Causa steht der Wiener Neustädter Flugzeugbauer Airborne Technologies Der Flugzeugausstatter verwandelt Flugzeuge und Hubschrauber auf Kundenwunsch in hochmoderne Überwachungs- und Aufklärungsmaschinen gepanzerte Cockpitscheiben und Tanks; Airborne baut zivile Flugzeuge so um dass die Flieger auch in Krisengebieten eingesetzt werden können Maschinen wurden von Airborne mit spezieller Luftaufklärungstechnik wie etwa einem S.C.A.R.-Pod ausgestattet Die Flugzeuge gibt es auch mit ballistischem Schutz vor Angriffen Allerdings wurden die Flieger von der bulgarischen Partnerfirma LASA Engineering militärisch zu einem Kampfflieger namens „T-Bird“ modifiziert Ein solches Modell mit der Flugzeugkennung LZ-SAX wurde mit Raketenwerfern und Maschinengewehren unter den Tragflächen 2017 auf der internationalen Pariser Flugzeugmesse prominent vor Zehntausenden Besuchern zur Schau gestellt: Airborne und LASA hatten den Messestand Seite an Seite Von der Öffentlichkeit völlig unbemerkt hielt Erik Prince vor 2017 eine stille Beteiligung an Airborne über ein Firmenkonstrukt (Frontier Services Group) auf den Bermudas In dieser Zeit tauchte plötzlich eines der schwer bewaffneten Kampfflugzeuge in einem Kriegsgebiet in Afrika auf Sie wurde als die mächtigste Privatarmee der Welt bezeichnet. Erik Prince (53) ist der Gründer des amerikanischen Söldnerunternehmens Blackwater das ab den 90er-Jahren von der US-Regierung mehr als eine Milliarde US-Dollar für teilweise geheime Sicherheitsaufträge bekommen hat Unter anderem stellte es Spezialeinsatzkräfte für den Irak-Krieg Schwer in Verruf gekommen ist der Unternehmer mit seiner Söldnerarmee, nachdem Kämpfer 2007 in Bagdad ein Massaker an Zivilisten angerichtet hatten. Vor laufenden Kameras wurden 17 Zivilisten, darunter Frauen und Kinder, erschossen. Später wurde Blackwater umbenannt und verkauft Prince gilt auch als Berater von Ex-Präsident Donald Trump seine Schwester Betsy DeVos war Bildungsministerin in Trumps Kabinett er hatte bereits Meldeadressen in Eisenstadt und später in Neusiedl am See im Burgenland Ein Sicherheitsbericht der Vereinten Nationen vom Februar 2021 erhärtete den Verdacht Laut dem Expertengremium der UNO soll Prince gegen das aufrechte Waffenembargo für Libyen verstoßen haben Demnach soll er die Fäden für eine geheime Militäroperation in Afrika gezogen haben um dem libyschen General und Warlord Chalifa Haftar teures Kriegsgerät für seinen Kampf gegen die Regierung zu liefern Der Vorwurf der Staatsanwaltschaft Wiener Neustadt lautet dass der Export der Kampfmittel von der Wiener Neustädter Firma über die „bulgarische Hintertüre“ erfolgt sei Laut Habitzl wurde neben dem Strafantrag gegen fünf Personen auch ein Antrag auf eine Verbandsgeldbuße gegen Airborne Technologies eingebracht Neben Erik Prince muss sich damit auch das niederösterreichische Unternehmen in dem Prozess verantworten Ob der US-Milliardär selbst in Österreich vor Gericht erscheint Ohne seinen Namen und die Identität zu bestätigen verrät die Vizepräsidentin des Landesgerichts Wiener Neustadt dass man den genauen Aufenthaltsort „von einem der fünf Beschuldigten“ nicht kenne Es ergeht daher ein Rechtshilfeersuchen an die Behörden in den USA“ Prozesstermin steht laut der Sprecherin noch keiner fest Die Geschäftsführung von Airborne Technologies wies die Anschuldigungen in der Vergangenheit immer entschieden zurück Die beiden Maschinen seien genau so ausgestattet wie das Modell auf der Homepage der Firma angepriesen wurde „Wir haben keine Halterungen für Maschinengewehre angebracht Die Exportbewilligung ist für uns das maßgebliche Kriterium und die haben wir“ Eigentlich hätte der Prozess gegen Erik Prince und den Flugzeugbauer Airborne Technologies schon 2019 stattfinden sollen Doch das Justizministerium und die Oberstaatsanwaltschaft Wien hatten damals den fertigen Strafantrag der Staatsanwaltschaft Wiener Neustadt wegen des Verdachts der illegalen Ausfuhr von Kampfmitteln und Kriegsmaterial abgeschmettert Es wurden weitere Ermittlungen und Einvernahmen in Auftrag gegeben Laut Insidern hatte man in Regierungskreisen kalte Füße bekommen die guten diplomatischen Beziehungen zu den USA durch eine „vorschnelle Anklage“ mit einem ungewissen Ausgang zu gefährden der  im Februar 2021 dem Sicherheitsrat vorgelegt wurde gab es allerdings auch für die österreichische Justiz dringenden Handlungsbedarf Die Erkenntnisse der Vereinten Nationen flossen auch in das Ermittlungsverfahren in Wiener Neustadt ein Akt mit „medialer Brisanz“: Deshalb wurden das Kabinett und Pilnacek immer vorab informiert Die Staatsanwaltschaft Wiener Neustadt musste auf diesem Wege nicht weniger als fünf Zwischenberichte in Wien vorlegen geht aus den parlamentarischen Unterlagen hervor ob es angesichts des prominenten Beschuldigten Erik Prince diplomatische Interventionen oder Einmischungen aus den USA gab Weder die US-Botschaft noch eine Vertretung anderen Staaten habe sich in der Causa an Mitarbeiter des Ministeriums gewandt Seit einigen Tagen ziehen die Bagger am Areal der alten Sportstätte ihre Spur der Verwüstung Nachdem im Vorjahr das neu errichtete Fußballstadion neben der Arena Nova seiner Bestimmung übergeben wurde muss das alte Oval einem neuen Stadtteil weichen Besonders die ältere Generation der Wiener Neustädter verfolgt den Abriss durchaus wehmütig Laut dem Land NÖ wird es auch möglich sein in den geförderten Wohnungen Arbeitsstätten (Home Office) anzumelden ohne den Anspruch auf Förderungen zu verlieren ein mehrere Tausend Quadratmeter großer Park und Baumpflanzungen sollen in der Siedlung für grünen Charakter sorgen © Alex Brandon / AP / picturedesk.com Es ist ein international mit Hochspannung erwarteter Prozess der am kommenden Donnerstag am Landesgericht Wiener Neustadt auf dem Verhandlungsplan steht umstrittener Unternehmer an der Schnittstelle zwischen Privatwirtschaft und Militär – sowie Vertrauter von Ex-US-Präsident Donald Trump Prince muss sich in Wiener Neustadt nach einem jahrelangen Ermittlungsverfahren gemeinsam mit vier Mitbeschuldigten in Zusammenhang mit dem Umbau zweier Agrarflugzeuge verantworten: Die Umrüstung erfolgte beim auf die Modifikation von Luftfahrzeugen spezialisierten Unternehmen „Airborne Technologies“ an dem Prince über mehrere Zwischenfirmen selbst beteiligt war Die Staatsanwaltschaft Wiener Neustadt geht laut Strafantrag davon aus dass die kleinen Flieger – etwa durch Einbau einer Panzerung eines speziellen Kamerasystems und zusätzlicher Aufhängungen an den Tragflächen – derart modifiziert wurden dass nicht mehr von Zivilflugzeugen gesprochen werden könne sondern diese als Kriegsmaterial zu qualifizieren gewesen wären Dennoch sei in der Folge deren Ausfuhr aus Österreich ohne entsprechende Bewilligung erfolgt Der Verdacht: ein Vergehen nach dem sogenannten Kriegsmaterialgesetz Im Falle einer Verurteilung beträgt der Strafrahmen bis zu drei Jahre Haft profil berichtete wiederholt und ausführlich über die Causa Alle Beschuldigten haben sämtliche Vorwürfe immer bestritten In Österreich wird Erik Prince von Rechtsanwalt Norbert Wess vertreten dass dem Gericht bereits vorab eine umfassende und detaillierte Stellungnahme übermittelt worden sei Alle Angeklagten würden sich in der Hauptverhandlung nicht schuldig bekennen dass es sich bei den modifizierten Flugzeugen des Typs Thrush „um reine Beobachtungsflugzeuge und keine Kriegsluftfahrzeuge“ handle: „Weder taugt jede einzelne Modifikation für sich betrachtet zur Qualifizierung der Flugzeuge als Kriegsmaterial noch kann aus der Zusammenschau aller Änderungen die Eigenschaft als Kriegsmaterial begründet werden“ das 2014 nach Afrika überstellt worden ist sei wenige Tage vor dem Abflug „ohne Beanstandungen von Beamten der österreichischen Zollbehörde“ begutachtet worden sei nach der Ankunft dort „ebenfalls nach eingehender Inspektion ohne Beanstandungen in das zivile Luftfahrtregister Bulgariens aufgenommen“ worden Die Modifikationen seien „sohin nachweislich einer Registrierung in einem zivilen Luftfahrtregister eines Mitgliedsstaates der Europäischen Union“ nicht entgegengestanden die Ausfuhr nach Afrika beziehungsweise Bulgarien sei „vollkommen transparent unter Einhaltung der geltenden Ausfuhrbestimmungen und unter Beiziehung namhafter Experten auf dem Gebiet der Exportkontrolle“ erfolgt Einen von der Staatsanwaltschaft unterstellten Tatplan die Flugzeuge „unauffällig“ außer Landes zu schaffen Prince erlangte international traurige Bekanntheit als die von ihm gegründete US-Söldnerfirma Blackwater im Jahr 2007 im Irak ein Blutbat unter Zivilisten anrichtete Prince würde am Aufbau einer Art privaten Luftwaffe arbeiten Umgebaute Agrarflugzeuge können sich durchaus für den Einsatz in Bürgerkriegsgebieten eignen Prince hat auch diesbezüglich allfälliges Fehlverhalten immer bestritten die von Österreich nach Bulgarien überstellt worden war wurde dann dort - Recherchen zufolge – von einer Firma namens LASA unter der Bezeichnung „T-Bird“ vermarktet zwei Jahre nach der Übergabe an die bulgarische Firma präsentierten sich Airborne und LASA Seite an Seite auf der Air Show in Paris hochgerüstet mit Raketenwerfern und Maschinengewehren sowjetischer Bauart wie es damals hieß – aber dennoch bemerkenswert Der Prozess in Wiener Neustadt ist vorerst auf zwei Tage angesetzt Der zweite Verhandlungstag wurde für Mitte Dezember anberaumt Der Investigativ- und Wirtschaftsjournalist ist Mitglied beim International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) 2022 wurde er mit dem Prälat-Leopold-Ungar-Journalist*innenpreis ausgezeichnet.