As far as the global economy goes, 2016 did not start off on the best foot. Beginning with additional stock market instability in China, the past two months this year has seen highly unstable markets throughout the major economies, an American financial community bracing for another interest rate hike from the Fed, and up north […]
AMANDA KNOX: TORTURED BY A RELIGIOUS ZEALOT?
This sensationalized headline could be straight from a 1690s Salem Witch Trial. However, they would have punctuated it slightly different: AMANDA KNOX: TORTURED BY A RELIGIOUS ZEALOT!!! _____________________________________________________ If you need any background in the Amanda Knox case, please see DENVER or the meticulously and accurately revised chronicle on Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanda_knox _____________________________________________________ There are three […]
As “Politics Goes Mobile,” the FCC Fails to Enforce Net Neutrality
As reports show a growing audience for mobile broadband, the recent FCC net neutrality rules fail to provide equal protection for the same Internet, causing some to worry that certain content will be blocked by wireless providers. by Matthew L. Schafer On December 23, Pew Internet released a report that went largely unnoticed (according to […]
The Day the World Stood Still (September 11th remembered)
(written Sept 12, 2009) On September 11th, 2001 I woke up to a new world; we all did. As each anniversary has passed I have tried to take a step back to see how the world has been doing since; and how I fit into it all. This year, I went to a memorial […]
Zimbabwe’s ‘diamond circus’ continues with no epilogue in sight
Developments in Zimbabwe’s fledgling diamond sector are a real circus and it continues to surprise many who would want to see its epilogue soon. Recent events that unfolded in the southern African country are a clear indication that something is terribly wrong with the way the diamond sector is being handled and for one to […]
Obama, Middle East and the challenges in the coming days
Washington: The deteriorating security situation in Middle East, increasing extremism and Talibanization in Afghanistan and Pakistan, may give a very tough time to the new US President, Barrack Hussain Obama, after taking his office. Apparently, the recent misadventure by the Israeli establishment in Gaza, would pose more menaces to the US policies and inclination […]
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