Freitag, 25. Januar 2008

Crazy shit...

Guys, you got to watch this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLC3-BciWlk

Freitag, 18. Januar 2008

Keynesianism is back

Hey Guys,

since I am an economist after all, I am watching the current developments in the US with great interest.

It seems that Ben Bernanke is a real Keynesianist after all. He asked the US government to stimulate the economy through tax cuts and investments.
Here's a really interesting article on Mr. Bernanke.
I got the link from my Warsaw Erasmus buddy Alex, one of the smartest economics students I have met so far.

Enjoy!

Elias

That's right!

Hey Guys,

those of you following the German news know that everybody is mad at Nokia right now because they are closing a plant in Germany.

On this I found this article. For once Spiegel takes a stand.

Read and enjoy.

Elias

Mittwoch, 16. Januar 2008

On a lighter note...

Sorry folks, only German speakers will understand this one.

These are some pictures I took some time ago at ONE German supermarket.







Homo homini lupus est...

Hey Folks...

today I read this . It makes me sad, that there just seems to be no future for Africa. Even the countries like Kenya that semm to have the best prospects, only need a small push to fall back into desperation, agony and chaos.

We are fortunate to live in countries that are stable - and looking at countries like Kenya should remind us, that we are very very very fortunate, and that our problems just may not be so horrible after all.

On a thoughtful note,

Elias

Montag, 14. Januar 2008

Looking for...

Hey folks,

f I am looking for:

Action Script Programmers

If you know anybody, anywhere in the world who can do this, send me heads-up. The job is really soon, it will obviously be paid, and on performance it will not be project based in the future.

Just let me know!

Elias

News on course situation

Hey Guys,

I promised to keep you informed on my situation with the courses.

The wa it looks right now of my 11 originally selected courses only 4 will come to pass. Right now we are looking whether we can find enough students to at least be able to ask the dean to offer at least some of the courses...

Kasia (the international coordinator) is really helpful.

We'll see...

Elias

Donnerstag, 10. Januar 2008

Bad news...

Hey Guys,

yesterday I heard that probably most of my courses I selected for next semester will not come to pass. So I am not sure whether I will stay here or not.

I'll keep you informed about the developments.

Cheers,

Elias

Mittwoch, 2. Januar 2008

Happy new year!

Hey everybody,

I wish you all a good start into 2008!

I have made my pledges for the next year, ad one of them is obviously to get back to blogging.

So, here's my first post in 2008.

Right now I am in Dusseldorf with Jenny and Anne. We celebrated New Year'
s Eve together with a lot of other people. It was really great and we prepared the best spanish tapas ever thogether!

In facht, we had more dishes than people.

1. Datiles con Bacon
2. Albondigas con tomate
3. Patatas bravas
4. Manchego
5. Jamón Serrano con rucola
6. Chorizo en vino tinto
7. Ensalada de atún
8. Filled tomatos
9. Zucchini con salsa y manchego
10. Gambas con ajo
11. Aceitunas
12. Pan con aioli

For recipes: Just ask.