Gerald, I am an American living permanently in Odessa, Ukraine since 2009. Unlike eastern Ukraine, all has been quiet in Odessa since the “massacre by fire” perpetrated by the Right-Sector. However, the Ukraine currency (UAH or “Greev-na” as it is pronounced) continues to fall in value daily, having lost about 40% of its value since...
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Know, respect your adversary
Publisher’s Note: Last winter, we warned that civil war would break out in Ukraine. It was a forecast that stood alone at the time because tensions within Ukraine appeared to be waning. A few short weeks later, however, Ukraine did, indeed, erupt in civil war, and the volatility continues today. In our spring Trends Journal, we renewed our deep...
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Marketing to boomers and beyond could reap big bucks
Worldwide spending among mature consumers is projected to reach $15 trillion annually by the end of this decade, according to A.T. Kearney, creating tremendous opportunity for industries, service providers and retailers able to meet their needs and fulfill their wishes. But browse the window displays in an American shopping center and it can seem everyone...
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Madison Avenue is still stuck on creating and marketing products for the young and early middle-agers. While there are some growing indications that efforts to target seniors are picking up steam, those efforts are falling well short of addressing what is a substantial opportunity. But, as we have been reporting during the past two years, boomers,...
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Drought conditions
From time to time, in the wake of winter rain, dense fog fills the wide valley between California’s Sierra Nevada and Coastal Range. Called Tule fog, the phenomenon is as much a part of winter in the Central Valley as snow is in the mountains. In recent years, however, the fog has come less often....
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How extreme weather patterns will change your life
Publisher’s Note: Throughout history (or what we know of it) there have been extreme weather patterns that have dramatically affected life on Earth. What caused them? Who was responsible? Were they man-made or made by Mother Nature? Today there is great debate concerning climate change and global warming. While we contend that pouring trillions of...
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Let them eat …
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Some good, some bad news ahead for your local news
“The decade-long devastation of the print news business, crushed by the sagging economy, the evaporation of classified and display advertising, and a reader shift to digital media, has cost at least 54,200 newsroom jobs in newspapers and magazines alone, according to Pew Research.” That quote from the Washington Examiner this past June delivered with even more...
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You decide! Is this suffering “exceptional”?
The United States is the land of exceptionalism. Just ask the President. Just ask all the other politicians that mouth the same propaganda of moral superiority. Thus, when tragedy strikes the homeland, what happens to Americans is always significantly more important, tragic and magnified than what happens to the non-exceptionals across the globe. When the...
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