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A beginning central banker with a twist

Aaaa_help needed (for Greece)

Posted on July 21, 2010 by bzik2

but no rhyme this time. Time to ask some questions and hope to receive answers. Trying to be a rational economist and an agent making decisions on a regular basis I ask myself why people go on strike. I know, … Continue reading →

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Aaaa_help needed (for Greece part 4)

Posted on July 20, 2010 by bzik2

There was a tourist on the way to Greece Hoping for cheap holidays and a moment of peace But he did not get tanned ‘Cause his plane couldn’t land Public strike did not manage to cease

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Very dangerous mud

Posted on July 20, 2010 by bzik2

from the Dead Sea that traveled in a special security box.

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My first visit to Vienna

Posted on July 8, 2010 by bzik2

ended at the airport hotel. If I don’t count my previous visit just at the airport and transfer area two weeks earlier that would have been my first long-awaited (but this time completely forced on me) visit to this beautiful … Continue reading →

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Citizen no. 5 (continues)

Posted on July 8, 2010 by bzik2

I started to wonder what kind of treatment other numbers receive in that country. I understood already that one is the safest traveler so my  five made me a quite suspiciously looking person. In Vienna where I was waiting for … Continue reading →

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Citizen no. 5

Posted on July 8, 2010 by bzik2

On a daily basis people get labeled receiving not only their names but also series of numbers. We receive a number when going to a doctor, while standing in the post office queue or we are assigned a seat on … Continue reading →

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Crrrazy prices in Israel (Jerusalem)

Posted on July 2, 2010 by bzik2

I have no idea why I thought it would be cheap in Israel. For starters I was already disappointed in Turkey last April. There, a cup of coffee was sometimes more expensive than in Finland. Not mentioning prices in the … Continue reading →

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So here we are in Israel…

Posted on June 26, 2010 by bzik2
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Summer in the City?

Posted on June 21, 2010 by bzik2

Definitely not! My Summer starts with an academic first class visit to Israel. For almost two weeks I’ll be listening to lectures on political economy. I’ll be here: http://www.as.huji.ac.il/schools/econ21/ Later some nature explorations are awaiting: mountains, forests and rivers. We … Continue reading →

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The ECP lyrics I

Posted on May 18, 2010 by bzik2

Down, down the value chart Euro soon has its heart attack Pray, pray the bull will come And our money troubles overcome

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