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Engagement is a fairly recent term in business. In the past the talk was about "attracting, motivating and retaining" expatriate employees. All three strategies focused primarily on money.

Getting married or moving in with a partner is to enter a state of constant negotiation; who takes out the rubbish, how much should be spent on books or wine, and whether having a manicure is an essential expenditure.

In our business lives we wear many hats. We often think of our job title as the way to describe our work. In fact, in any social situation, the question, “So what do you do?” will come up early in any conversation with a new person. How do we respond to this question? Invariably, we respond with our job title and the name of our organization. “I’m the Finance Manager at ABC Corp. Sometimes the conversation progresses beyond that, but often, that is all we have to say to describe our work.

Today, Kreisky's premiership is still the subject of controversy. Many of his former supporters see in Kreisky the last socialist of the old school and look back nostalgically at an era when the standard of living was noticeably rising, when the welfare state was in full swing and when, by means of a state-funded programme promoting equality of opportunity (Chancengleichheit), working class children were encouraged to stay on at school and eventually receive higher education, all this resulting in a decade of prosperity and optimism about the future.

In parts of Austria, Vienna included, there is a danger of contracting Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) also known as spring-summer encephalitis or Frühsommer - Meningoenzephalitis - (FSME) in German, is a viral disease transmitted by ticks that attacks the nervous system and can cause both mild and severe illnesses, with permanent consequences such as concentration problems, paralysis and depression. Approximately every 100th case results in the death of the affected person

In the 1980s, Falco launched his international career in Vienna, in the 1990s the downbeat rhythms of Kruder & Dorfmeister became synonymous with Vienna Sound. The next generation has already taken a foothold – and the Vienna Sound has continued to evolve. Today it is the Sofa Surfers, Soap&Skin, and the Waxolutionists who inspire Vienna’s musical scene.

Krav Maga is a simple, effective self defense system that emphasizes instinctive movements, practical techniques, and realistic training scenarios. A combination of a strenuous fitness program and modern self-defense techniques more aggressive than judo or karate the popularity of the Israeli martial arts technique is growing fast throughout the world and here in Vienna.

Some cities have a "golden mile" or "royal mile" but Vienna has, appropriately enough, a "music mile". The "walk of fame" runs from the Theater an der Wien, past the Secession and the Opera to St Stephens Cathedral. Composers, conductors, singers and classical musicians are commemorated with a star-shaped flagstone, including portrait and brief information.

An expat pet was recently put on a diet by a local veterinarian. It seemed he was not getting as much exercise as he could be, and had packed on a few extra kilos since moving abroad. The vet broke the news to both the pet – a Shetland sheepdog – and his owners just as he was about to plunge a needle into the dog's rear end.