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Genetically-modified mosquitoes have been released to ‘fight Zika’

Aedes Mosquito (Muhammad Mahdi Karim) COGwriter To try to deal with the spread of the Zika virus, genetically altered mosquitoes have been released: July 28, 2016 GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The first wave of genetically modified mosquitoes were released Wednesday in the Cayman Islands as part of a new effort to control the insect [...]

Russia and China to conduct joint naval exercises in the South China Sea

CIA Map of Territorial Claims in the South China Sea COGwriter Although China was dealt a legal blow from the United Nations related to its presence in the South China Sea last month, Russia and China have decided to hold a joint military exercise there: July 28, 2016 China and Russia will hold “routine” naval [...]

Otto von Habsburg was also the ‘King of Jerusalem’

Crown of the old “Holy Roman Empire” COGwriter Sometime ago, a reader forwarded me an item about the late Otto von Habsburg that stated that one of his titles was the King of Jerusalem. Though I believe I had heard this before, I decided to confirm it with other sources, such as the following from [...]

Negative interest rates hit Scotland: might they also be in your future?

Royal Bank of Scotland sign COGwriter The Europeans are eliminating their 500 Euro note: July 27, 2016 On Monday, more than 1.3 million Royal Bank of Scotland and Nat West commercial accountholders in the U.K. were notified that they may be hit with negative interest rates on their accounts. That’s right… they’ll actually lose money [...]

Hillary Clinton nominated: fulfillment of Isaiah 3:12?

Hillary Clinton and Theresa May COGwriterHillary Clinton secured the Democratic nomination for the Presidency of the United States: July 27, 2016 Philadelphia (CNN) Democrats on Tuesday made Hillary Clinton the first woman to head a major party ticket … “What an incredible honor that you have given me, and I can’t believe we just put [...]

Thiels visit the old Ambassador College Campus

COGwriter Have you ever wondered what did the old Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College and the former Headquarters of the old Worldwide Church of God now look like? Last week, my wife Joyce and I visited the grounds. We have also put photos together of our visit–see Pictures of the Pasadena Campus of Ambassador College [...]

‘Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party’ film

COGwriter Last night, probably for the only time in my life, I went to the movies on a Monday night. My wife and I saw Dinesh D’Souza’s Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party ‘documentary.’ Here is some of what Dinesh D’Souza’s website says about it: In Hillary’s America, New York Times #1 [...]

Science realizes that men and women are different

COGwriter Science has figured out that men and women have differently wired brains: It turns out that men’s brains may literally be wired differently than those of women. Researchers say the differences could explain why the sexes seem more suited to certain types of tasks than their counterparts. For example, women seem to be hardwired [...]

Rapturist Tim LaHaye died

COGwriter The 90 year-old pre-tribulation rapturist Tim LaHaye died: July 25, 2016 Dr. Tim F. LaHaye, who partnered with Christian writer Jerry B. Jenkins to create the “Left Behind” series whose 80 million books possibly had a “greater” impact on modern Christianity that anything other than the Bible, died on Monday, only days after suffering [...]

Mass Violence in Germany and Florida

Ansbach, Germany COGwriter Once again we have mass violence in Germany and in the USA: 25 July 2016 Unrest in Germany Ansbach police said the suspect blew himself up with an explosive device outside a wine bar during an open-air festival on Sunday night.  … The incident occurred during a particularly violent week for Germany, [...]