Kentucky Fried...

We were able to see the lack of hygiene of the biggest war veterans hospital in Washington last Saturday.
Watching this video you will realize that it is not just hospitals that must be desinfected.

Censura

Lo confieso: hoy me he autocensurado. Había publicado un post que, tras un par de horas, he decidido eliminar.
Si alguien lo echa de menos, o está dolido porque con el post haya eliminado también su comentario, le pido perdón.
Quién sabe, tal vez algún día pudiéramos unir todos nuestros posts censurados en un único blog obteniendo algo como el producto del vídeo. Pensar en censura me recuerda siempre a este vídeo, ¿por qué me gustará tanto esa película?

Fiji, still a paradise?

The image I have always had of Fiji is the one of paradise. Despite not being a sea lover, the idea of spending a holiday in a hut on the sea, surrounded by nothing but peace and amazing beaches has been on my mind for ages.

To my surprise, I have come across an article concerning Fiji's economy which could change the image of this paradise island. Fiji's economy seems to be absolutely doomed and, what is worse, its government is probably not the best one to drive an important reform in order to end up with the current situation. Will we witness the island's collapse in coming months? Or will it just be a collapse for the local population, with no repercussion at all for tourists?

Globalization makes us all live in a similar way, meaning with a similar lifestyle, unfortunately, I am affraid there are places in the world that need to keep their own way of living to survive. They are probably just a few distant nooks on Earth, but as long as there are people living in them, we have to respect their lives, otherwise, we will do them more harm than good.

Time to be affraid?

The "unexpected" results of this week, with drops in all markets, have made investors become aware of the danger that the U.S. economic weakness can provoke.
I have always thought that if investors are real analysts with experience they can respond in an appropiate way to these incidents. However, it can easily turn into a serious problem as more an more people (not professional analysts) are becoming little investors. The reaction of these new "customers" is unpredictable; depending on their decisions they can make it worse.

It would be difficult to reach the current levels without all these little investors, and it would probably be impossible to experiment even more increases in the short term if their number does not increase. But it is necessary to control them somehow, which goes against liberal principles.

Is it just a way of controlling individuals? Why did Shangai's market suffered from the sharpest drop while it was the American economy the one meant to be weak? Is it time to be affraid?

El poder corrompe

Que el poder corrompe no es nuevo, a unos y a otros. Pocos son los individuos capaces de sobrevivir al poder.
Es curioso ver cómo parece que los diálogos, en política, son fijos a lo largo del tiempo, la única diferencia es quién pronuncia qué.
¿Qué os resulta más sorprendente, el conservador en el papel del progresista o el progresista en el papel del conservador?