Austria: Its States, Its Economy and General Overview

Niederosterreich (Lower Austria), Oberosterreich (Upper Austria). South West of Wien (Vienna) is the State of Salzburg (Saltz-boorg). Tyrol (Tee-ROLL) is even further West (conquered by the Romans in 15BC). The most Westerly state is Vorarlberg. Note that Vienna is its own State, and holds 20% of the Austrian population.

Austria is one of the world's largest economy's in terms of GDP per capita, with Germany being its main trading partner. Its German name, Osterreich, means "Eastern Kingdom".

Diacritics including the Inverted Circumflex

A diacritic is a "glyph" added to a letter. It is also known as a diacritical mark and may appear above or below a letter. One type of diacritic is accents. French has acute, grave, and circumflex accents but there are much more.

The caron is an inverted circumflex used in Czech (Czech háček). An example is the Czech surname Shkoda (written Škoda), and Antoneen Dvokzshak (written Antonín Dvořák).

The double acute accent is used exclusively in written Hungarian, and is sometimes called the Hungarumlaut. 

Expressionism

Expressionism began in Germany at the start of the 20th Century. Artists invoking expressionism seek to express MEANING or EMOTION rather than physical reality.

An example of expressionist painting is Munch's The Scream (1893). Edvard Munch was a Norwegian painter.

There is also expressionist dance, and expressionist poetry (popular in Germany 1910-1920).

Some Austrian Terms

Austrian ATMs are referred to as Bankomaten, generally accessible till midnight, and with daily limits of about 400 euros. Wechselstuben, or money exchange offices, may have high charges. Mehrwehrtsteur is the name for VAT.

Burgermeister - Mayor
Volles Programm - Full Program
Wirtschaft - Economy

Honduras (which is not British Honduras)

Honduras is a Republic in Central America (Republica de Honduras). Its capital is Teguz (short for Tegucigalpa).

Most of the country was conquered by Spain in 16th Century. It became independent in 1821. The blue stripes of the Honduras flag represent the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean Sea.

Note: It is distinct from "British Honduras" which in 1981 became the independent nation of Belize (Carmelita and Guinea Grass are villages in Belize). Belize's official language is English and has the lowest population density in Central America.

The Belize Barrier Reef is the second largest in the world. It is part of the MBRS (Mesoamerican Barrier Reef System).

Russell Square

Russell Square is a London attraction in the area known as Bloomsbury.

Bloomsbury is in the London Borough of Camden.  The name originates from the Norman landowner William de Blemond. Bloomsbury is mentioned in 1086 in the Domesday Book.

Russell Square is home to the Hotel Russell.

Residents of Bloomsbury Square included Edwin Lutyens.

Russell Square is on London's Piccadilly Line, between Holborn and Kings Cross St. Pancras. It is five stops from Green Park (a triangular park just South of Mayfair).

UEFA Champion's League Final

This is on 25 May 2013, between Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich. Munich (Munchen) is the largest city of Bavaria (a state in Southern Germany that shares borders with Austria and the Czech Republic).