[/quote] How are things in Austria? [/quote] Hi, well you know Austria is a small but beautifull country in the "heart of europe". We dont play in the major league of world politics. As consequence of the globalisation, of course we are also effected in most of the political and economic crises around. Winter is a good period for our sportsmen & women. You know we are a mountainous country therefore our skiers win a lot of races... We also had a political export to the State of California. (Ex)Gov. Schwarzenegger was born in Austria. Regards