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2020

• September 01, 2020— Coinage No More?
  One trend that is slowly sneaking up on us is the move toward a cashless society. It ... is already much more of a reality than many of us realize. ... [Read more...]
• June 17, 2020 — Deepfakes, Technology Gone Rogue
  Deepfakes, what they are and why they are dangerous ... [Read more...]
• May 8, 2020 – Lessons to Learn
  Lessons to Learn, pandemic pitfalls ... [Read more...]
• February 18, 2020 – State of World
  On February 14, 2020, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier spoke about the state of international peace and security in his keynote address. ... [Read more...]
• February 17, 2020 –Ten Days Reviewed
  The year is still quite young, however, multiple significant events have already occurred in the geo-political arena between February 1st and the 10th. ... [Read more...]

2019

• October 5, 2019 — Tapped Out
  The weather has continued to be unusual this year and no long-term relief is in sight. In recent years, some areas have also swung from far too little rain for one year to way too much ... [Read more...]
• July 21, 2019 — Nasty Weather
  A heat wave has set new all-time June record highs in eight European nations ... [Read more...]

2018

• August 10 2018 – The Wake Up Call
  “Wicked weather coast-to-coast” was Good Morning America’s opening remark on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. The same day, DW TV revealed it’s really like that from continent to continent. ... [Read more...]
• February 19, 2018 – The State of the Western World
  In the Bible, in the book of Revelation written two thousand years ago, we are told that leaders of 10 nations will get together shortly before Christ’s return and be led by one individual. They will take on their roles suddenly. ... [Read more...]

2017

• September 01, 2017 – A Sad Day for Judah
  On August 1, 2017, on the Hebrew calendar it was the ninth of Av — the same day both the first and second Jerusalem Temples were destroyed 656 years apart. ... [Read more...]

2016

• November 1, 2016 – UNESCO Condemns Israel
  On Tuesday the 18th of October, the executive board of UNESCO, an agency of the UN, adopted a resolution applauded by Palestinians. But ... [Read more...]
• August 30, 2016 – E-coli and Pig Men
  Along with indicators like an uptick in climatic disruptions, strides in science may well point to where we are in the period known as the Age of Man. ... [Read more...]
• March 2, 2016 – Cyber Warfare and Avenging Worms
  Nuclear warfare is so last century. Helping to drive home the point, as recently as March 1, 2016 the New York Times newspaper reported, “… American investigators concluded that the attack in Ukraine on Dec. 23 may well have been the first power blackout triggered by a cyberattack …” ... [Read more...]
• February 8, 2016 – Global
  Right now, it’s Carnival, or Mardi Gras, time in many nations. In 2016, depending on where you live, it coincides with either Rose Monday on February 8th, or Shrove (Pancake) Tuesday on the 9th, the 2 days preceding Ash Wednesday. ... [Read more...]
• January 27, 2016 – The Consequences of Cheap Oil
  Loving those lower prices at the gas-petrol pump? Bit clueless about any seriously negative spillover? Here’s what is really going on. ... [Read more...]

2015

• December 29, 2015 – Global
  “Record heat in southern Australia, winter tornadoes in Texas and "biblical" flooding in Britain are among the wacky extreme weather events rounding out 2015 across the globe.” ... [Read more...]
• November 25, 2015- Global
  Two major European capitals, Paris and Brussels, are on edge after the tragic event that occurred one and a half weeks ago. And just like after the infamous 2001 “9-11” attack in New York, no doubt, all our lives have been forever altered. ... [Read more...]
• August 28, 2015 – Global
  Need a new organ pronto, want to dramatically slash your labor costs, crave an illicit erotic encounter? Any of these, in this the 21st century, can be yours for the right price; and as long as you’re not too squeamish about brutal exploitation of another human being. ... [Read more...]
• August 23, 2015 – Global
  Migration is now the hot issue among American voters and in the European Union. And it’s a very sensitive one too. On the one hand ... [Read more...]
• July 29, 2015 – Global
  What a difference one week can make! Here are a few of the things that happened over a seven day period. ... [Read more...]
• July 9, 2015 — World
  While Europe has focused on Greece the last few weeks, the rest of the world has not been on pause. ... [Read more...]
• June 17, 2015 – Global
  Corporate America and U.S. Catholic politicians seem to be on a collision course with the Vatican State and Eastern Orthodoxy. ... [Read more...]
• June 9, 2015 – Health
  With the last Ebola outbreak still not over in some African countries, two more diseases have people on edge this week. They are MERS (Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome) and an old scourge, TB (Tuberculosis). ... [Read more...]
• May 6, 2015 – Global
  The Beijing-backed Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) may not be a physical reality yet, but in the global financial community it has already gained a lot of attention as the ‘new kid in the neighborhood’. ... [Read more...]
• April 27, 2015 – Global
  “Ensenada, Chile, ‘Ghost Town’ After Twin Volcanic Eruptions Blanket Area in Ash” ... [Read more...]
• March 03, 2015 – Global Weather
  Whether you personally attribute what is happening to man-made global warming, normal cyclical climate change, or more directly to God’s doing — mankind is undeniably experiencing the results of multiple years of severe weather. ... [Read more...]
• February 13, 2015 – World
  The following is written by someone well qualified to know the negative affect Fifty Shades of Grey can have. ... [Read more...]
• February 09, 2015 – World
  Valentine's Day, the second holiday of the year borrowed from the ancient Romans will roll around in a few days – the previous one being the observance of January 1st as New Year’s Day. ... [Read more...]

2014

• December 01st, 2014 — World
  Christmas is considered the most important retail season of the year not only in the Western world but now even in some countries that do not view themselves as Christian. ... [Read more...]
• October 7, 2014 – World
  The end of growth in the West? ... [Read more...]
• October 23, 2014 – World
  The Danish Edition of The Local (an European English-language news network) headline on October 22, 2014 read, "Denmark to once again look at circumcision ban" ... [Read more...]