COGwriter A new study indicates that US President Obama’s healthcare bill, often called Obamacare or ObamaCare (but officially known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act), will increase, not decrease the deficit: 10 April 2012 Study: Obama’s health care law will add at least $340 billion to deficit (AP) WASHINGTON – Reigniting a debate […]
Month: April 2012
Bees, Pesticides, and Problems
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) COGwriter Human pesticides and corn syrup extracts seem to be implicated in the shortages of bees: April 9, 2012… Harvard University biologist Chensheng Lu found a correlation between an imidicloprid contaminated diet and one of the symptoms of colony collapse disorder. Neonicitinoids are pesticides…Lu replicated commercial bee keeping procedures by feeding […]
US deploys 2nd aircraft carrier because of Iranian tensions, but PCG sees Iran rising
COGwriter The USA indicated today that is has upped the stakes in the Persian Gulf: 9 April 2012 (CBS/AP) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – The U.S. Navy says it has deployed a second aircraft carrier to the Persian Gulf amid rising tensions with Iran over its nuclear program. Cmdr. Amy Derrick-Frost of the Bahrain-based 5th […]
Powerful restart for the Large Hadron Collider
COGwriter CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has powerfully restarted: Large Hadron Collider restarts stronger than ever Chris Davies… Scientists hunting the Higgs boson have reactivated the Large Hadron Collider, waking the slumbering proton smasher from its winter slumber, and coaxing it to faster speeds than ever before. Running in 2011 at 3.5 TeV (teraelectronvolts) in […]
Might Pope Benedict XVI Resign?
Pope Benedict XVI COGwriter The following was part of the announcements in LCG services yesterday: Will Pope Benedict XVI Resign? The Pope will turn 85 this month. His health issues and comments he has made in the past have some expecting his resignation. In early March, two different reports appeared in Italian newspapers (Il Foglio, […]
2012: India and Pakistan hope to normalize relations
India COGwriter India and Pakistan seem to be talking peace: India, Pakistan say they aim to normalize ties By NIRMALA GEORGE, Associated Press – 38 minutes ago NEW DELHI (AP) — The leaders of India and Pakistan agreed in talks Sunday that their countries should adopt a step-by-step approach to resolve their differences and build […]
Catholic and Non-Catholic Scholars on Easter: Do you know what they admit?
COGwriter Many people are observing Easter today. Is it an original holiday of the Church? What was it supposed to be? What does the Catholic Church teach about it? The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches: 1170 At the Council of Nicea in 325, all the Churches agreed that Easter, the Christian Passover, should be […]
TW on weather and tornadoes; increase in earthquakes in Middle America
COGwriter In the latest TW News & Prophecy, LCG reported: More severe weather. On Tuesday, up to a dozen tornadoes ripped through the Dallas, Texas area, injuring 17 people, damaging 650 homes and another 300 structures, and throwing 7-ton tractor-trailers around like toys. At the international airport, more than 100 planes were damaged, grounding 500 […]
Syria keeps killing: When will Damascus be destroyed?
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (Source: Agência Brasil, Wikipedia) بشار الأسد COGwriter More keep getting killed in Syria: Activists: 53 killed in ongoing Syria offensives The Associated Press – 7 April 2012 By ZEINA KARAM, AP – 1 minute ago BEIRUT (AP) – Syrian government shelling and offensives against rebel-held towns killed at least 53 civilians […]
Early Christians observed the ‘Days of Unleavened Bread.’ Do you?
Unleavened Bread COGwriter Last night began the seven day feast of unleavened bread. Yet even many Westerners have never even heard of this biblical period. And most of those who have consider it to be a Jewish practice. But early Christians kept them. First, notice God’s instructions in the Hebrew scriptures: 6 And on the […]