Archive for October, 2009

Malcolm X Files: Short notes about a video file

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

These notes have been extracted from a video file, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENHP89mLWOY, which I saw on internet.
At the start, Malcolm X responds to the interviewer’s questions related to his last name. He thinks that a person’s last name isn’t very important. He believes that one’s background should be reflected by their family name. His last name is [...]

A letter for Barack

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Dear Mr. Obama,                                                                                                             26th of October, 2009
 
These days it has been commented what you are trying to do with the Arctic oil. I think that drilling the offshore in the zone will be a huge impact on the biodiversity. That is why the environmental organizations are against the project.
 
The environment represents one of the most important [...]

The story of Sarah and Robert

Friday, October 23rd, 2009

Once upon a time was the story of Sarah and Robert, they met in holidays in Japan ,and it was love at first sight.
He was working in Japan but he decided to move to London to be closer to her. She thought she finally found the men of her life, the prince charming on [...]

Hans Kelsen: Ten bullet points

Thursday, October 22nd, 2009

Hans Kelsen is considerated one the most preeminent jurists of the 20th century. 
Has Kelsen was born in Prague to Jewish parents.
He moved to Vienna (Austria) when he was two years old.
He studied law at the University of Vienna and he achieved his doctorate in 1906, becoming professor of public and administrative law.
He moved to Geneve (Switzerland) [...]

He just got in trouble

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

There are some who might think that he is a great politician and others that could say that he is destroying his country. Both are possible, I don’t really know. I’ve been reading some articles about him and I’ve come to a conclusion, international media is only seeing the scandals of Berlusconi. Is true that all [...]

Ponzi Scheme and other tricks

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Essentcially, the Scheme is a trick, and it’s called the “Ponzi Scheme” after Mr. Charles Ponzi used it in 1920. Nevertheless, it’s a fact that he didn’t invent the scheme, since Mr Charles Dickens has already described it in his 1857 novel “Little Dorrit” before Ponzi was even born .
The Ponzi Scheme is used in order to name [...]

Punctuality and I

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

It’s a reoccurring issue in my life. Everybody wants to know why I cannot be punctual. I have had some arguments wih my wife about it.
In fact, I don’t have an answer to this question.
I could say that I’m a very busy man. I could also say that my clock is delayed. The reallity is [...]