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Another good one from celebrity-economist Brad DeLong. He asks if it is time to end the republican party in the US as we know it. The usage of torture has got some obvious drawbacks, not only for the tortured but also for liberal society. Read his post following this link .

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I would like to recommend a post about "the arabic Austria" by Nicole. It's very touching. Read it here.

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The attempts of defrauders to squeeze some money out of ingenuous people are becoming ever more sofisticated.

innsbruck pitoresque, originally uploaded by leisuretronic.

Upon request from our friend Nicole, I have the great pleasure to show you some snapshots of Austria. Of course the selection is far from being representative, in fact most of the pictures were taken during winter and in a rather limited geographical area of the country. Sadly enough, I have got no useful fotos which show "Austrian life". I will grab my camera and hunt some "Austrian moments" for all you interested people.

JOV feat Peter Madsen, originally uploaded by leisuretronic.

I was at home for the weekend. Saw a wonderful concert there, the first show of the "Jazz orchestra Vorarlberg", an ensemble consisting of young musicians from the region. For their first show they could count on the support of one of the world's most outstanding contemporary jazz pianists: Peter Madsen (on the photo at the left, in white). I hope that the project continues.

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dear fellow readers.

here is an amazing link to the new video of my and hopefully also your youth icon mr. david "knight rider" hasselhoff.

after amazing songs like "i've been looking for freedom" or "crazy for you" he covered a '70 hit "jump in my car" by whoever.

have fun.

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It's campaigning time in Austria. General elections are scheduled for October 1 2006. Even though political campaigns in Austria are quite moderate compared to other countries (e.g. Italy, USA) it is the only time during the 4 year legislative period that Austrians wake up from political hibernation and force themselves to show some interest.

At least some do, for voter turnout is cronically low.

Let me say some words on a comment made by a friend of mine on the ever-growing aggressiveness of fundraisers of non-governmental organizations (NGOs). We are talking about mostly young people who work for NGOs during the summer months. Their activity consists mainly in talking to people on the street and gaining them for membership or "convinving" them to contribute to the cause. Caution: This is not a post pro/contra any of the mentioned organizations.