Every day we walk the streets, most of the time little realizing how closely we might be dicing with death. The Grim Reaper is nothing if not unpredictable. Cars speed past in a seemingly parallel world, but the sidewalk would provide no protection if one were to come careering out of control, its...
The time has come (the Walrus said) to stop being pacified by safe, soft-pedaled words like ‘recession,’ ‘slump’ or ‘dip in the market.‘ Let’s face the facts, folks: Times are hard; money’s tight. The price of everything from gas to grapes skyrockets,...
When you think of the future, there are plenty of great ideas that go through your head. A lot of that has to do with how you think things will look. Will they be like something from outer space? Some car makers seem to think so. The concept cars that they create get more and more futuristic all...
Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (or National Socialist German Worker’s Party) created in the Third Reich the most extreme and terrifying example of a totalitarian regime the world has ever seen. It is often wondered...
Michael Kirkham is the third MMA related casualty raising ethical issues. Kirkham passed away on June 28, 2010 having suffered severe injuries during a MMA fight on Saturday, June 26, 2010 held in South Carolina. This was the second MMA related death within the U.S. and third world wide,...
Paul of TarsusSaul of Tarsus, a.k.a. Paul the Apostle, Paul of Tarsus [?-65 c.e.] was a Hellenistic Jew and student of Gamaliel the Elder who served as enforcer for the Pharisaic Sanhedrin against the apostate Christian sect following the crucifixion of Jesus. Around 33 c.e. he experienced a dramatic...
