tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68179008973443105422011-07-08T12:54:14.123+02:00Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.comBlogger1801100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-8435973790325102042011-06-27T23:22:00.000+02:002011-06-27T23:22:14.405+02:00

As you might have noticed, this weblog is kind of ... dead. I'm starting anew, over here -> kreamem.at. It's a weblog in German & English, you're very welcome to join me there!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-80042070956640237222010-06-29T23:34:00.021+02:002010-06-30T01:13:07.260+02:00

Wow! Long time no post. Well, I became kind of Facebook addicted :)But what is really alarming: I didn't hike for a LONG long time! Here's my last hiking post: Grosser Boesenstein (2008-08)And yes, it did take effect - some trousers won't fit anymore, ahum.But today the weather was simply too fine to be true, so I took Sindy and we went for a walk, up to the Moedlinger Hut (1523m). As my hiking

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-3120714544840175262009-12-30T13:38:00.002+01:002009-12-30T13:42:26.719+01:00

THX to @davidhodgson @Radiance80 @Greenseekers for posting this via Twitter!UN Secretary General Welcome Message for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity from CBD on Vimeo.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-45902024078442418622009-12-19T13:38:00.013+01:002009-12-19T15:41:01.341+01:00

Over 6 mio. people joined Hopenhagen hopenhagen.org ... unfortunately the UN Climate Change Conference did not pan out as well as we would have hoped for.Therefore we're not done yet - just like 350.org states:"The UN climate talks are over and we don't have the fair, ambitious, and binding treaty this global movement--and the latest science--demands. But this is not over--world leaders are NOT

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-43319079756951607512009-12-19T02:23:00.005+01:002009-12-19T02:31:26.041+01:00

The road for President Mohammed Nasheed of the Maldives has never been easy. He is the nation's first democratically elected President and faced huge hurdles, including prison, to win office.Nasheed says you can't negotiate with physics. He has three words for climate change deniers and those are three-five-oh. 350 parts per million is the level of carbon that we need to prevent climate change.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-89299394832687401492009-11-04T20:06:00.004+01:002009-11-04T20:14:55.012+01:00

Watch out, new discworld novel!Looking forward to "Unseen Academicals".Came across an article via Twitter (THX to @jsbelfiore).Terry Pratchett talks about tinkering with science, his battle with Alzheimer's and the odds of escaping from a crab bucket.Link to full article: newscientist.com

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-18764762124049069382009-09-16T00:40:00.002+02:002009-09-16T00:42:25.220+02:00

Please visit my business blog kreawerft.blogspot.com, too - it's in English & in German!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-27164934264453785872009-08-22T11:29:00.003+02:002009-08-22T11:56:55.686+02:00

I've already published some posts concerning the engagement of Annie Lennox for HIV positive women in Africa - here's her speech at the 46664 stone dedication in Edinburgh. See www.eurythmics.me.uk for a full story and exclusive photos. Film taken by Craig Hogan. I worked with human blood samples years ago, and I can still remember how very careful I was because of the HI and the hepatitis virus.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-71176112321414048782009-07-28T18:40:00.014+02:002009-07-28T19:19:08.393+02:00

That's us, enjoying Italy *g*Please visit collesanpaolo.it - it's a most recommendable place to holiday!Panicale (beautiful medieval village) and Perugia (capital city of Umbria)Castiglione del Lago (Lago Trasimeno) and our residence Molinella (Colle San Paolo)The most enjoyable place ... our pool :-)On the way with Luigi, exploring Umbria on small (dirt) roads ...

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-49584490535845597002009-07-08T10:12:00.005+02:002009-07-08T10:20:07.630+02:00

A new film has been released by The SING Campaign. This footage addresses the devastating effect that the stigma of HIV AIDS can have on those who are infected and their families.Background music "I Grieve" by Peter Gabriel, "City of Angels" soundtrack."AIDS is not a punishment for the wicked. It's a disease like any other disease."Homepage: annielennoxsing.com

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-34554221409503898742009-06-30T09:48:00.004+02:002009-06-30T09:53:23.242+02:00

THX to Arcsin and his beautiful templates the re-design of autohausfelber.at is online now :-)The page was successfully checked as XHTML 1.0 Transitional (front page excepted, mainly because of the YouTube video).Nonetheless IE6 cannot deal with the page correctly :-(

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-84882580263869238452009-06-30T07:47:00.006+02:002009-07-08T10:08:35.324+02:00

"Sing" is a song by Annie Lennox, released as the second single from her fourth solo studio album, Songs of Mass Destruction (2007). It is a charity record aimed to raise money and awareness for the HIV/AIDS organization "Treatment Action Campaign".LINKS:I've already posted concerning SING in April: SING-SproutOfficial SING Website | Official Annie Lennox Website | Wikipedia ArticleThe song is a

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-45109556867051758392009-06-25T22:09:00.006+02:002009-06-26T07:26:56.107+02:00

Testing Open Source CMS Software ...Wordpress - easy to use, very nice blog templates.Drupal - similar, nice solution to design websites by yourself.Typo3 ... damned, that's not so easy, but after all it's much more professional ;-)Still love ARCSIN's templates, using a newer one for a redesign of autohausfelber.at - template looks great, let's see what I can make of it :-)BTW, I love Mozilla

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-75269970886953273662009-06-11T09:19:00.003+02:002009-06-11T09:43:16.771+02:00

I attended a very interesting conference in Zurich in May. The participants were invited to do a video documentary with mobile phones - the result is online now:This documentary of the Living Labs Global Summit, held in Zurich on May 15 2009, was made by participants acting as Living Labs Reporters utilizing mobile phones as video cameras. The production was managed by Ubiqa, a media company that

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-3386367675638180752009-06-07T21:28:00.006+02:002009-06-26T07:30:24.444+02:00

Hey, that's a cool idea - watch this:Use the power of consumers (which is money) to reward thoughtful business attitude, the carrot instead of the stick. Nice one - the flash animation on the US homepage explains it even better IMHO.Homepage & Twitter UK:http://9carrots.org/http://twitter.com/CarrotMobUKHomepage & Twitter US:http://carrotmob.org/http://twitter.com/carrotmobA similar Austrian

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-33180171526166975002009-06-04T23:01:00.017+02:002009-06-05T01:01:01.542+02:00

Referring to a tweet of Al Gore I'd like to recommend this movie. I hope I can watch it, although I'm sure I will get sad, angry, feel helpless ... hope it is motivating, too!Watch movie via YouTube:http://www.youtube.com/homeprojectHOME the movie!Explore the planet and join the causeHOME is a feature film by Yann Arthus-Bertrand shot from above in more that 50 countries. HOME addresses our

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-45171972282102053822009-06-01T12:16:00.005+02:002009-06-02T12:09:43.216+02:00

Part 1 of 10 videos (in German) concerning human behaviour, how our brains work & more.Part #02 | Part #03 | Part #04 | Part #05 | Part #06 | Part #07 | Part #08 | Part #09 | Part #10Here's a video (also in German) on memetics:Vera F. Birkenbihl is an exceptionally gifted speaker, her statements are quite provoking and not without controversy. Still - she's got an ingenious sense of humour: even

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-31883851014183300462009-05-31T23:30:00.003+02:002009-05-31T23:40:05.773+02:00

Changed blog design today, hope you like it. I'm not so happy with the blog title font design, hope to find a better solution soon.I need to do some design work from time to time - if I come across some nice examples, I bookmark them via delicious. Feel free to have a look - some designers really do have talent and style.In fact I should concentrate on my essay on open innovation ... hope to

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-88711386793427697392009-05-29T08:25:00.005+02:002009-05-29T09:57:59.648+02:00

What is the Story of Stuff?The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world.Movie Credits | Blog | Home (with interactive movie navigation)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-58850448122676098252009-05-19T01:30:00.004+02:002009-05-19T01:42:34.893+02:00

... at least step by step :-)A first condensed version is available viakreawerft.euandkreawerft.com

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-16253640201847684152009-05-12T19:42:00.001+02:002009-05-12T19:48:22.575+02:00

By Super_Josh, provided by current.com - be warned, it's quite a time-critical reflection on the Twitter hype ;-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-27579156976842479942009-05-07T12:13:00.000+02:002009-05-07T12:14:16.395+02:00

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-67631203737000727982009-05-07T12:12:00.003+02:002009-05-07T12:19:42.582+02:00

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-91312799679310783082009-05-05T23:40:00.006+02:002009-05-05T23:45:15.884+02:00

Had some fun taking pictures, my daughter is definitely my favourite photographer :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-11833308970508524522009-04-25T20:13:00.004+02:002009-07-08T10:11:14.267+02:00

The SING Campaign - Annie Lennox - a voice for HIV/AIDS women and children

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-73054494636610218452009-04-19T11:04:00.005+02:002009-07-08T10:11:34.131+02:00

Amazing. This woman uses web 2.0 resources quite thoroughly. She twitters (that's where I got this picture) and she's got her own YouTube channel. It's fun to watch her video blogs :-)And - honestly speaking - watching her makes me feel at ease with getting older. Thanks Annie, it's good to see rockin' & rollin' no matter what.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-58973166436564359552009-03-14T20:49:00.007+01:002009-03-14T20:57:52.941+01:00

Went through quite a lot of different hairstyles within the last years.Ginger with 38 ;-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-28901138330002447192009-03-08T20:08:00.005+01:002009-03-08T20:21:25.822+01:00

Bernd is great. The ultimate cynic. It's difficult to translate ... you won't get it without context ... that's German subculture ... *g*

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-23256702458785386052009-03-05T21:09:00.011+01:002009-03-08T20:08:02.527+01:00

And now for something completely different ...That's me, listening to The Sisters of Mercy in Vienna (Gasometer City).Andrew Eldritch's voice is still fascinating. At the moment he's accompanied by Ben Christo, Chris Catalyst and a Doktor Avalanche (drum machine) operator.Actually, the support act was quite good, iLiKETRAiNS from Leeds.Thanks to Mitch for this quite nice pic :-)And somebody's

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-37459562312553827392009-02-24T11:13:00.007+01:002009-02-24T11:42:06.387+01:00

Just got my second Roxy Music CD. My, how I love the voice of Bryan Ferry. 'Oh Yeah' is one of my favs:I came across Bryan Ferry & The Roxy Music watching '9 1/2 Weeks' - a movie I quite enjoyed, a book that shocked me. BTW, it's good to see Mickey Rourke up and alive again :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-72304000184355980692009-02-16T21:03:00.008+01:002009-02-16T21:56:06.817+01:00

Last weekend I teamed up with some other photographers (being the rookie) and took some pictures of the ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in Gaishorn, Styria.As you can see in the picture (thanks to Sabine Forstner, she said I looked like a Ninja *g*) it was VERY cold.It took me some time to become acquainted with my brand new Nikon D60 and the Sigma lens (70-300mm) - but some of the pics

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-72665566434798217772009-01-23T21:47:00.008+01:002009-04-07T12:31:48.239+02:00

I joined the UTOPIA community some days ago, it's a German platform. The main topic is sustainability. People are discussing news, products and ideas concerning environmentally conscious consumption and ecological lifestyle.My nickname's 'Werftlerin' ... referring to my company title kreaWERFT. krea is a shortcut for 'Kreativität' which means creativity in German. 'Werft' is the German expression

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-87607151441449949692009-01-14T01:08:00.006+01:002009-01-14T01:25:51.190+01:00

Project creative community coachingProject creative:graz awardWatch the podcasts via cga.clubzukunft.atProject Club Zukunft Watch the podcasts via clubzukunft.at

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-58475938344415594702009-01-14T00:51:00.008+01:002009-01-14T01:06:28.287+01:00

So ... we happily arrived in 2009. Got a new digital camera - a Nikon D60. Had to try it on New Year's Day. That's my favourite river, the Enns.Although there was a lot of kreaWERFT work waiting, I chose to take some days off and worked on my kitchen. Painted my tiles :-)Phew, there'd be still a lot of work to do in my flat ...

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-38648671498816769642008-12-24T15:59:00.003+01:002008-12-24T16:04:04.998+01:00

To my dear friends all over the world:The Nicest Present Under the tree the gifts enthrall,But the nicest present of them allIs filling our thoughts with those who care,Wanting our Christmas joy to share. To you, whom we're often thinking of,We send our holiday joy and love. By Joanna and Karl FuchsHave a very merry Christmas Eve!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-31616104740816987232008-11-23T13:43:00.005+01:002008-11-23T13:48:41.971+01:00

Concerning the actual financial crisis - if you'd like to see it from the 'british' point of view please watch this YouTube video:Have fun :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-7928925425909421362008-10-28T23:32:00.006+01:002008-10-28T23:38:08.264+01:00

Please have a look at this page:www.kitschaward.at Be warned, you might have fun :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-65656777112006967852008-10-12T02:48:00.003+02:002008-10-12T02:53:28.897+02:00

Austria's second largest city finally opens up to the world ;)22th to 23th November 2008GRAZ, Styria, AustriaBarCamp is an international network of user generated conferences — open, participatory workshop-events, whose content is provided by participants — often focusing on early-stage web applications, and related open source technologies, social protocols, and open data formats. 1st Rule: You

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-70567824273031496442008-10-04T22:49:00.005+02:002008-10-04T22:55:55.713+02:00

On Tuesday and on Wednesday you should visit the "Seifenfabrik" in Graz. We're going to show the projects of the creative:graz award 07 and 08 - more than 200 projects and ideas!Additionally, a second competiton is going to start on the 7th of October, the "Kitsch Award".Please have a look at: kitschaward.at :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-79618232075064734252008-09-27T02:04:00.005+02:002008-09-27T02:15:47.489+02:00

Aren't these MAC ads great ... but to be honest, I do identify most with the last one. Because I'm a PC :-)Home MovieNetworkUpgrading to VistaRebootI'm a PCThe shark sequence is great. Some remarked that this ad was done with a MAC ... ROTFLOL

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-54879237626891334432008-09-14T20:13:00.004+02:002008-09-14T20:18:48.947+02:00

My own page kreawerft.at is online at last!Again special thanks to ARCSIN and to some PIXELIO colleagues!Content in German :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-6714442293605873062008-09-06T02:47:00.008+02:002009-04-07T12:32:34.381+02:00

A "pro bono" project :-)A friend of mine studies in Carinthia and is quite busy meeting electronic challenges.Have a look at bioswg.com and gather information concerning the project AICC (artificial intelligence concept car) - and yes, the page's in English ;-)Again special thanks to Arcsin and his templates!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-34490062060428688392008-08-30T21:13:00.007+02:002008-08-30T21:59:32.698+02:00

There are two things I really appreciate in this high-tech world: MP3 players and DVDs.When I'm completely stressed out, I take a walk with my iPod shuffle (love this cute little thing) or settle down in front of my PC and watch my favourite TV series - Gilmore Girls.I've just enjoyed one episode of the seventh (and last) season of GG. It's episode 19 ... It's Just Like Riding a BikeLorelai and

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-50592050225803868402008-08-30T11:58:00.003+02:002008-08-30T12:11:49.418+02:00

... it's Indie Rock :-)Mando Diao | The Wildfire (If It Was True)Nice lyrics ... here're some passages:Well there's something in the wayShe said I hate you cause you breatheIt's not the first time that I heard itBut this one is out of reach[...]And on the streets well they were dancingTo some kind of Puerto Rican music that we would hateBut we would just move along toSo if you're driving in your

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-9351881701032562582008-08-30T01:04:00.015+02:002008-08-30T02:17:21.574+02:00

Two weeks ago ... a most beautiful day ... used the opportunity to hike ... just have a look at these pictures (click to enlarge)!Started from the Edelraute Hut (1.706m).Such incredible shades of blue & green!The ScheiblseeNiedere Tauern(Lower Tauern, Styria, Austria)Nice cloudsThe last part ... climbing :-)And that's what my shoes looked like afterwards.A most dignified and thorough termination

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-40304654674399482652008-08-18T23:19:00.003+02:002008-08-30T02:19:37.762+02:00

If you prefer books to e-books, have a look at amazon.de :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-15617855660986598962008-08-13T00:03:00.005+02:002008-08-18T23:23:54.160+02:00

Time to promote my work :-)My bachelor theses are available as e-books via GRIN Publishing OHG:The Evolution of Innovation andThe Innovative MindFeel free to buy it!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-2794422969569587082008-08-12T22:56:00.010+02:002008-08-12T23:28:53.846+02:00

Got a new car!A Fiat 500, cute, isn't it :-)And no, it's no ABARTH.Just the 75 hp diesel version.The pictures are screenshots, taken from the 500 video configurator. They show my efforts to design labels, it's going to be kreaWERFT branded in a few days.Let's see what the car will really look like afterwards!BTW, I won't sell my Volvo 480.Nope.But it needs some rest and some repairs ;-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-4945157758659264132008-08-12T22:36:00.003+02:002008-08-12T22:56:34.503+02:00

Two of my latest favourites ... lyrics in German, sorry!Jennifer Rostock | FeuerPhew, tough lady ... mind the Volvo ;-)Die Aerzte | Lasse RedenThis guy acts according to lyrics :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-69299554755846368662008-08-02T19:54:00.014+02:002008-08-02T21:08:56.274+02:00

Again on the way ... see me being happy above 2.000 metres!This time we hiked from the Rottenmanner Hut up to the Hochhaide (2.363m). Although we didn't make it up onto the apex of the Hochhaide, it was a most beautiful hike.We took the route from the Rottenmanner Hut (1.650m) to the Singsdorferalm (1.750m) and up onto the Hochhaide through a most beautiful valley with a merry mountain rivulet.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-7118759044617441702008-07-20T17:14:00.006+02:002008-07-20T17:29:37.666+02:00

That's my daughter and me, nicely dressed (the Styrian way) to celebrate my Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree. I passed with distinction, that's not so bad for such an old lady *g*To all the people who told me to study and to hang on, even in difficult times:Thank you.Being an entrepreneur now, too, the next task is to create my own website kreaWERFT. It's still under construction, but

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-18806038845167544672008-07-17T02:38:00.001+02:002008-07-17T02:40:00.379+02:00

Good news, good news ... I passed the final exam. Further information in German via:www.jahrgang-santner.at:-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-10736752101061299322008-07-14T00:38:00.007+02:002008-07-14T00:55:09.150+02:00

On Tuesday the final exam is taking place.Looked through my folders, marked them ... phew, it's been three quite busy years!Let's see whether it will work out ;-)Please keep your fingers crossed!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-33034460612095312008-07-10T23:02:00.008+02:002008-07-10T23:35:55.073+02:00

Heavens. It was easier to write my second bachelor thesis than to prepare an interesting presentation. So I'm sitting here, racking (wrecking? wracking? ah ... you'll know what I mean) my brain and listening to music.Here are some most cynical passages of "Sick of You", performed by Lou Reed. Cheerful melody, most sociocritical lyrics.I was up in the morning with the TV blarin'Brush my teeth

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-68489744084177500252008-07-09T01:00:00.007+02:002008-07-09T01:30:58.313+02:00

Grisons (a canton in Switzerland) offers really cute commercials, I truly recommend to watch them:www.graubuenden.chIn Switzerland these funny TV ads with a pair of talking mountain goats have already achieved cult status, and the ad campaign has won awards. Responding to numerous requests, we have sub-titled these TV adds in English. Hope you get a laugh!Yup, thank you dear Swiss neighbours ...

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-89154975474319369482008-07-08T23:07:00.019+02:002008-07-09T00:55:50.193+02:00

Yesterday two little hedgehoges fell into our old duck pond - it's dry and thankfully not deep enough to get seriously hurt, but too deep to get out again unassistedly.So we untangled them and used the opportunity to take some pictures. They put up with this in a quite composed way, just a little bit annoyed by us tedious humans :-)Although they are full of ticks (visible) and fleas (invisible)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-62530676695541989422008-07-06T23:01:00.014+02:002008-07-06T23:53:58.317+02:00

Again on the way ... the weather was perfect, and thankfully not as hot as last Sunday.Took the classical route from the Oberst Klinke Hut, first onto the Admonter Kalbling (easy to hike & beautiful view), then onto the Sparafeld (a bit more formidable in degree of difficulty and view).We call such cairns 'Stoamandl' (stone manikin).There is a memorial tablet attached on top, and it is adorned

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-79320716461235763232008-07-04T22:26:00.006+02:002008-07-04T23:24:40.456+02:00

One of the latest discworld novels is 'Going Postal' (published in 2004). A new character, Moist von Lipwig, is introduced, therefore it might be a good book for discworld newbies.The story is intriguing and pure Pratchett style. The trickster Moist von Lipwig lies under a sentence of death. His only chance to survive is to become postmaster and get the moribund postal service up and running

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-69661110216862886652008-07-04T19:18:00.022+02:002008-07-04T23:51:12.757+02:00

Last Sunday I woke up early, the weather was fine, so I decided to hike.It was my first hike this year and heavens, I'm in bad shape ... had to egg myself on with some music :-)Here are some pics I took on my way up:Ant & plant louse symbiosis (ants keep plant louses like cattle, they protect and milk them).A bumble-bee, having brunch.This butterfly was difficult to picture. It took me some time

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-28596672851880087432008-06-10T20:06:00.004+02:002008-06-10T20:08:36.337+02:00

Seems like my daughter's been busy, too :-)That's her new fansite, have a look:[H]OUSE M.D FanSiTe

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-8214290055471074112008-06-06T23:22:00.004+02:002008-06-06T23:33:42.826+02:00

Phew, two very busy months.No time left for bloggin' ...I've finished my second bachelor thesis:The Innovative Mind - Characters & Cybernetics.One more month of studying - and then up onto the mountains :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-25717107807058068642008-03-23T18:02:00.007+01:002009-04-07T12:33:02.758+02:00

Once again with feeling *g*A new example how Arcsin and his free templates helped me ... very nice floating concept. Friends of mine started their own business, so I helped building this page:www.autohausfelber.at(page content in German)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-19846921987543341432008-03-16T22:28:00.003+01:002008-03-16T22:34:57.011+01:00

On the 5th March we arranged another "Club Zukunft" - the discussed topics were research in general and the new competence centers of excellence in Graz.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-64709532926088470642008-03-16T22:16:00.003+01:002008-03-16T22:28:07.827+01:00

Woah, long time no post ... I am quite busy at the moment :-) My daughter found some quite cute cat videos on YouTube - have fun!Cat TalkCat Saying HelloAnd here's a famous one, heavens, this cat seems to be quite annoyed :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-11908410465047753702008-02-03T19:10:00.000+01:002008-02-03T20:09:12.430+01:00

10 years ago a famous Austrian musician died, Hansi Hoelzl aka Falco. No matter whether you liked him or not, he was a key personality within the Austrian music-scene. Videos pure 80's style, his lyrics a wild mixture of German and English, his music a combination of New Wave, Rock, Pop and Rap.This video shows "Auf der Flucht" (On the Run), one of my favs. Although I loved to listen to his music

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-85859796058120736002008-01-14T18:15:00.000+01:002008-01-14T18:22:51.950+01:00

At the moment I love to play with Adobe Photoshop tools ... here's one of my first trials to use the charcoal & crayon filters. Nice effect IMHO :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-72077093136895246262008-01-13T21:57:00.000+01:002008-01-13T22:09:53.300+01:00

Cool car, isn't it. That's the Loremo, a low resistance mobile.Little weight – easy to move. Less weight – easier to move.This simple physical principle, which we can experience with our own bodies on a daily basis, specially applies to sports cars. By ruthlessly exploiting this principle, thus reducing weight and air resistance, we succeeded in cutting the Loremo’s fuel consumption to just 2.0l/

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-18363903543042073802008-01-13T19:43:00.000+01:002008-01-13T19:58:06.674+01:00

My daughter's got a new hobby, she's playing keyboard. Diana doesn't attend any lessons, it's just for fun. She used her digicam to record the first rehearsed tune and published it on YouTube:The title of the song is perfectly matched, it's "Diana" by Paul Anka :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-69818105605660287402008-01-13T14:03:00.000+01:002008-01-13T14:16:23.977+01:00

I've got a new flatmate, a spider. To be honest, there are more spiders living in my flat, but this one is quite cute.It visits me every evening and circles the PC table. I've got no idea what's so fascinating about walking around in my workspace ... but it keeps on doing it. Strange. But how shall one know what's interesting for spiders ;-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-31970749849012482362007-12-28T22:49:00.000+01:002007-12-28T23:06:11.490+01:00

First tour with snow shoes - this time with my daughter :-)Riffl & Admonter KaiblingBreath-taking viewWooden cross (1778m)DuskSunset - mountains on fireThis time (referring to my post from 2007/02/17) we took another way down, again gliding through deep snow ... and we're very, very tired.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-78609892492313754572007-12-23T15:22:00.000+01:002007-12-23T15:40:12.176+01:00

The Flitzen in winter (nice sunlight effect)Ice flowersThe frozen waterfall 07 (referring to one of my first posts)I'm publishing some of my pictures on Pixelio where you can download most impressive pictures for free, you just have to name the photographer and the source.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-42260682619721558752007-12-23T09:44:00.000+01:002007-12-23T12:22:42.779+01:00

My daughter and I took a full moon night walk with our digicams yesterday. It was freezing, but beautiful - full moon light is something special for sure.If you breathe while taking pictures it'll look like you've pictured the "Salige Frauen"."Salige Frauen" are part of many (etiological) myths here in the alpine region. They are said to be the original inhabitants of the alps and have been

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-65653265836032995122007-12-22T14:39:00.000+01:002007-12-26T23:38:33.303+01:00

Although I prefer our Christ Child to Santa Claus, I love this flash animation by Joshua Held ... it's funny, well done and the song interpretation is really worth listening to - 'White Christmas', I. Berlin, in the classic version by The Drifters, featuring Bill Pinkney on lead bass and Clyde McPhatter on tenor.As the originally posted link was closed here's the YouTube version :-)BTW, if you're

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-66419799838623938862007-12-22T14:24:00.000+01:002007-12-22T14:27:03.789+01:00

2007-12-19

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-59156265368128669662007-12-16T23:45:00.000+01:002007-12-17T00:15:42.666+01:00

Just watched five sequels of Gilmore Girls Season 7 on DVD, feeling kind of GG-stoned :-)Noticed a nice product placement ... Rory's driving a Toyota Prius, one of the first affordable hybrid cars.The system is quite intelligent IMHO, please have a look: hybridsynergydrive.comAnd for Volvo fans like me there are good news:Volvo shows at the IAA Motorshow in Frankfurt the brand new C30 hybrid.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-19727372329168800502007-12-16T23:40:00.001+01:002007-12-23T15:59:18.641+01:00

Found in July (see small picture), hardly alive.Grew quite a lot. Loves to eat. Voice like Klaus Nomi.Seems to like CDs *g*

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-63971438017501429402007-12-09T21:22:00.000+01:002007-12-09T22:03:45.646+01:00

The 20th Discworld Novel "Hogfather" is one of my favourites. It's a most felicitous piece of work ... and I simple love Terry Pratchett's Death, who ONLY TALKS IN CAPITAL LETTERS.Death in person did not turn up upon the cessation of every life. It was not necessary. Governments govern, but prime ministers and presidents do not personally turn up in people's homes to tell them how to run their

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-35713139563751423472007-12-06T20:23:00.000+01:002007-12-06T20:39:52.340+01:00

People cope differently with soaring oil prices: Some work overtime, others walk or bike to work. Stanislav Miler heads to McDonald's.There, and at other restaurants, he collects used vegetable cooking oil to fuel his two-tank white Fiat Ducato van-cum-mobile home. The environmentally conscious filmmaker and multimedia producer is living his dream of traveling the world, as cheaply — and

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-78387083986323845702007-12-06T20:21:00.000+01:002007-12-06T20:22:58.619+01:00

That's one of my favourite winter pics this year :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-87162080415745815422007-11-26T22:24:00.000+01:002007-11-26T22:30:57.284+01:00

Another example how Arcsin and his free templates helped me ... I especially like the "transparent" background.It is a combination of two templates - please have a look:www.sicherheitsinstitut.at(page content in German)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-5045677999307573472007-11-23T08:30:00.001+01:002007-11-23T08:36:15.807+01:00

Sunrise at 7:15 a.m.Beautiful colors, aren't they?

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-80847613661656362952007-11-19T00:43:00.001+01:002007-11-19T00:46:17.927+01:00

The next Club Zukunft is on 21st November, for detailed information please go to wirtschaft.graz.at!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-55631590571861003112007-11-19T00:15:00.000+01:002007-11-19T00:42:52.000+01:00

EBB "on the job" ... watching the performance of a talented dancer :-)What began in spring 2007 ended with a real highlight: On 8th November we presented the 10 awarded projects of our creativity contest.Although the night lasted longer than planned I'd say that the event was a real success.We try to present all projects, so I'm quite busy preparing subpages :-)The location was perfect, it's

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-9882527073070603252007-11-12T14:36:00.000+01:002007-11-12T14:52:52.481+01:00

Had a winter walk with my dog ...Freezy!Snow & waterThe sun hidden behind cloudsI changed the colors a little bit, ghostly effect, isn't it?

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-18558254548646254952007-11-11T16:52:00.000+01:002007-11-11T16:55:22.532+01:00

Wintertime!:-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-61827496717136525722007-11-01T19:40:00.000+01:002007-11-01T19:44:39.454+01:00

On the 26th September we arranged another "Club Zukunft" - the topic was nanotechnology.The next event is on 21st November - we are talking about design this time.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-90338241800283007212007-11-01T19:31:00.000+01:002007-11-01T19:39:31.236+01:00

I created a new webpage for the parents association of the Stiftsgymnasium Admont (in German).Special thanks to Arcsin and his free templates - these templates are beautiful and easy to use.

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-12125959201670405942007-11-01T19:23:00.000+01:002007-11-01T19:28:13.976+01:00

Long time no post - I'm quite busy at the moment.We are planning the Creative Graz Night for our Creative Graz Award 2007.It's on 8th November in Graz, I hope everything will work out fine!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-1767081480444793052007-10-14T20:51:00.000+02:002007-10-14T21:16:42.695+02:00

Hey dude, hang loose ... and go with the flow!"Surf's Up" is a surfers' story, told with penguins and other animals (including Chicken Joe).Followed by a camera crew to document his experiences, an up-and-coming surfer, Cody Maverick (paying homage to Top Gun, huh?), enters his first pro competition on Pen Gu Island.The movie "Surf's Up" is pure fun, with great animations, a well told story and

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-21073314957593609952007-10-04T00:26:00.000+02:002007-10-04T00:27:53.704+02:00

Cat & dog fast asleep. Kinda funny :-)

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-37881588495477681732007-10-03T23:17:00.000+02:002007-10-04T00:33:07.284+02:00

Sunday was a perfect late summer's day.Hiked from alp to alp :-)First autumn signs ...The Kalkalpen National Park is worth visiting. It abuts against the National Park Gesaeuse. The Haller Mauern are like a natural mountainous border - you can cross them and hike from one National Park to the other.My daughter and me ... difference in years: 25, difference in centimetres: 3

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-28235302762651995162007-09-23T23:08:00.000+02:002007-09-23T23:16:45.599+02:00

Ha, I've found some old pictures of me and my first bike.Cagiva Mito, 125ccm, 7 speed , 39hp ... poah, that was a long, long time ago!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-2699186605271634082007-09-12T22:02:00.000+02:002007-09-12T22:15:35.360+02:00

Sindy's revenge failed piteously.Ozzy simply joins her *g*During the night Sindy sleeps on a sheepskin (I knew the original owner of this skin, I did the shearing as long as it was alive).No silly tomcat disturbs her there. She really enjoys that!

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-21541746037577858132007-09-08T21:13:00.000+02:002007-09-08T21:25:47.775+02:00

Ozelot has become a pubescent rascal. That's why he is called "HEY!!!" more often than Ozelot or Ozzy ... nothing is safe anymore, everything is a cat toy now, even USB sticks and car keys *g*Sindy's decided to occupy the basket of Ozelot. Must be some kind of revenge ... because Sindy is a cat toy now, too. Think of lions (aka Ozzy) and wildebeests (aka Sindy) - got the picture?And she's

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-81926490646433291932007-09-08T21:02:00.000+02:002007-09-08T21:08:17.633+02:00

There is quite an interesting DNA project running, called "Nordic and Celtic DNA Project" (please use link for further information).This project is open to both yDNA paternal lines and mtDNA maternal lines of Nordic and of Celtic-Iberian origins. It is designed to show evidence of deep ancestral patterns found within Celtic-Iberians and Scandinavian settlements throughout Europe. The Nordic &

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-60878192318132279632007-09-08T20:04:00.000+02:002007-09-09T19:40:26.527+02:00

Wikipedia told me that my favourite music genre is rock, alternative rock, blues rock, soft rock, hard rock, celtic rock, folk rock ...Ah, it's good to know what to answer in case this question comes up! Not "Uhm, a little bit of this and a little bit of that" ... now I can answer "Rock" in a simple & straightforward way :-)The Irish band Hothouse Flowers around Liam Ó Maonlaí and Fiachna Ó

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-28662211271155419342007-08-24T11:58:00.000+02:002007-08-25T12:15:47.118+02:00

Referring to one of my older posts here are two of my favourite Kate Bush videos. I love the feature of embedding YouTube videos - and it is amazing what you can find on YouTube, I didn't watch these videos for EONS!Cloudbusting with Donald Sutherland (1985)Experiment IV (1986)If you look closely you'll find Hugh Laurie - my daugther did some Google research and came across this information. Nice

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-34973190847042020982007-08-24T11:26:00.000+02:002007-08-24T11:39:15.175+02:00

A German music video by "Die Fantastischen Vier" featuring Herbert Groenemeyer.I love this song, it's called "Es koennte so einfach sein, ist es aber nicht" meaning "It could be so easy, but it isn't"Enjoy - the video is quite funny, even if you don't understand the lyrics (although to be honest ... the lyrics are what I like most).

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-43403917137810790722007-08-22T00:31:00.000+02:002007-08-22T01:35:31.016+02:00

As we are waiting for the new GG season we've switched to Dr. House. Hugh Laurie as Greg House is really cool. I love his cynical, black humor. The stories are quite enthralling and there are lots of witty dialogue sequences.Season 1, Episode 8 (Poison)There is an old lady (Georgia) who does not behave her age, due to syphilis (her sexual pleasure center of the cerebral cortex has been

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6817900897344310542.post-85383190119276682272007-08-11T20:30:00.000+02:002007-08-11T20:56:49.752+02:00

The weather was not very good, but that we didn't care and hiked up to the Hesshuette (Nationalpark Gesaeuse).No, it doesn't get any better ... so no Zinoedl, no Planspitze, no pictures of a peak cross, but a nice hut-evening in good company!Cows on the "road" ... :-)The Stadlalm.The Gesaeuse is breathtaking. The region is wild, beautiful, challenging, fierce ... especially when the weather is

Elke Barbara Bachlernoreply@blogger.com0