Archive For December 2009
China silences
on December 29, 2009 by Reckless Rose in China, Justice, Politics, Comments (4)
With a replacement of Mr. Hu Jintao getting nearer, ironic and futile hopes are put in day-dreams of more democratic road-signs presenting themselves in due course. That, however, is not […]
One more step
on by Reckless Rose in Politics, U.S.A., Comments (0)
Thanks to the many marvelous Christmas editions of newspapers and magazines, you sort of get the feeling the world stops for a few days. Only cleaning the dishes, after lovely […]
Copenhagen: No failure, but just not good enough
on December 19, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Politics, Comments (8)
Xie Zhenhua, head of China’s delegation for the Climate change summit that has now ended, used remarkable positive words, saying that ‘everybody should be happy’. But everybody is not happy. […]
Last-minute Copenhagen update
on December 18, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Politics, Comments (1)
The Copenhagen summit is almost over. President Obama stated just what we’ve all known for years, that talking does not solve our problems and that concessions are needed to get […]
A snapshot of Dutch politics
on December 10, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Politics, Comments (0)
Things are not running smooth for Dutch labor party PvdA. Their current leader Wouter Bos did reasonably well when the financial crisis hit the Netherlands, resulting in a temporary rise […]
Copenhagen Summit
on December 8, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Nature, Politics, Comments (0)
Very few people still believe anything worthy of admiration will result from the two week during summit in Copenhagen that started yesterday. It is considered as the last reasonable chance […]
Obama: Not this year, maybe next?
on December 7, 2009 by Reckless Rose in U.S.A., Comments (3)
As the first black president of the United States, Obama stirred the hearts and minds of the majority and minorities alike. An American dream, the power of democracy, an event […]
Bayes strength
on December 4, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Philosophy, Comments (1)
This article is mainly focused on Bayesianism, a popular interpretation of the concept of probability used to evaluate hypothesis and justify the extent to which we feel confident that they […]
Switzerland makes a u-turn, a right one?
on December 1, 2009 by Reckless Rose in Justice, Politics, Religion, Comments (4)
A request for a building-permit in 2005, in a small municipality in eastern Switzerland, eventually resulted in a huge controversy. People didn’t only actively seek ways in which to prevent […]