Howdy, Folks. Three days of sun, following two-days of rain, has left us with a lot of cleared areas, or ice....real slippery ice. Church yesterday was small in attendance, the worship leader and I took over the giving of the message....sorry, didn't desire to have that come out all devout sounding. Our Pastor works a Sunday day shift at least once a month, unless he's called in for mandatory overtime.
I shared about how I was currently working a the book entitled, "The Stronghold", which is book 2 in the "Badge and the Cross" series. "Rookie" is Book One. "Stronghold" is based on my time at the Skagway Police department, winter 1982- fall of 1984. Leaving sunny Arizona in Feb, for a blizzard in Skagway was a bit memorable. But, in order not to be sued, I use all fictional characters. You just never know what's going to bother someone, especially when you refer to them as a member of a secret witches coven. Oh yes, they exist, just like your own Bible Study group, but they're working for the other side, the other team. However, the majority of the cases is wrapped around most of the actual cases I worked there. This is where a brand new Christian is tossed into the proverbial lion's pit, to take on spiritual warfare he hardly knows it existed, a witches coven kept secret since the 1898 Gold Rush, and a lot of other extremely not so healthy events. I always felt I was sent because I was a brand new follower of the Lamb, I had no doubts about Who was in charge. Oh fear, yes I tangled with that a lot as the town was held in bondage and came with a lot of spooks....I'm not fibbing, folks...but you'll have to read the book someday. As to whether or not I was used to change anything, that's the Lord's affair, but now so many years later it makes for great writing material. Maybe, once published, Stronghold might help some others to hold fast, pray and grit your teeth. Might even help some people leave their current involvement was satanism. I will add that without having my wife with me, a former witch...yup...for real, and both of us now baptized by the Blood of the Lord, I might have gone off screaming into the night. She helped me a lot when I took on the witches coven and able, through the Lord's help, identify a half of the hidden membership of a group that's acted in secret since the gold rush days. They just blew it when they began staging their animal sacrifices in a National Park graveyard and were working real hard to rid of me. I hope to have the book ready for the publisher by mid-summer.
I'm sure you agree with me in that the days and weeks seem to be just racing by. its already the middle of January, and a bit strange month its ended up being weather wise. I keep praying for deep snow, so our water line from the well could be covered well enough to keep the line from freezing. Believe, when it freezes up it is a real hassle for us to unfreeze it. We're out of good firewood and the slab wood is soaked, so please pray with us that this is remedied before the temperature drop into the cellar. February is often our coldest month. Oh, we're not freezing but the electric company really loves us now.
The new kids from the north haven't arrived yet. Seems, someone reported my household as not being suitable for little ones. So the people that investigate such things showed up to do their job. I used to work with such people and usually I found them to be decent hard working citizens and the one we caught matched right up with that scenario. Asked a bunch of questions, I showed them where we buried the bodies of other nosy investigators and carried my shotgun around, loaded of course in the event she asked. Nice lady, I wouldn't need the shovel this time. We suspect the person who reported us, whom we're pretty sure we nailed down, reported us out of bitterness from a old situation. Whatever, God rains and it teaching a lot of people about faith.
Now I'm going to hit the news stories because I have numerous ones. Seems its been a busy week in the news world. Disclaimer: Look for propaganda from my news-sights who come from outside the USA...Well, the Washington Post has its own propaganda program. I look for stories that NORMALLY never find light in the big Americans newspapers, or they find it after a few-days .have passed. But, never take any news story as fact with researching it yourself. I only provide at most a brief synopsis of the event and maybe only a heading. This news is for Jan 10-15th, 2018.
AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES: "Something is wrong in America", Crime is at record highs in places like Baltimore and Chicago, and more adults are living in the streets, under bridges or abandoned buildings. "For instance, our food and gas bill continue to go up, the the Federal Reserve continues to tells us inflation is under 2% ." More money is printed and the value of the dollar shrinks. "The dollar has lost 96% of its value from 1913, when the Federal Reserve came into existence. "A dollar from 1913 is worth $25.17 in today's dollars." Now inflation is expected to end 2018 at 1.7% according to the Fed's data. Feds base this on Personal Consumption Price Index, issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Consumer Price Index, and released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "But, these two differ." These numbers do not include food and energy prices. Research has shown the Government has an "incentive" in keeping inflation numbers muted in last 30-years. "The Government has changed the way it calculates inflation more than 20-times." Given the lack of transparency, by the Government it is hard to know what is truly happening, meaning Government Statistics should be taken "with a grain of salt. " . The Feds has printed a lot of money since 2008 and its only a matter of time before this massive inflation in the money supply trickles- or begins to pour-down from over inflated stocks and bonds...and its commodities and consumer prices, "Bond King, Jeff Gundlach, a billionaire and bond manager says the S&P Index will end the 2018 year with a negative return and is dubious of the long term value of bitcoins.
JEWISH ONLINE: "Jewish school in Tunisia was attacked with Molotov cocktails during city riots." ALSO- "Syria accuses Israel of supporting terrorist organizations" ALSO- "Israeli Defense Ministry proposes bill to stop Palestinian Authority payments made to terrorists, also to family members. Israel wants to deduct the same sum the PA pays out from the funds Israel gives to the PA. ALSO- Israel to accept blood donations from gay men, even if they had sex in the past year. ( I really doubt this blood would be allowed in Jewish citizens, as they find the blood tainted)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE NEWS: "ISIS sets its sights on Gaza" "ISIS is making it clear that it now has its eyes set on the Gaza Strip," "By By calling on Palestinians to rebel against the Hamas terrorist organization, ISIS is hoping to facilitate its mission of infiltrating the Gaza Strip." This should worry both Israel and Egypt. ISIS would be that much closer to Israel's door step. But for the Egyptians it means that one day they will have to fight ISIS, as they did the Muslim Brotherhood. But, the biggest losers will be the Palestinians, ISIS and Hamas had once worked together, but it now seems that "honeymoon is over". ISIS recently published a video of them executing one of their own men for smuggling weapons to the Hamas. He had been a former Hamas member, who fled the Gaza to join ISIS. (He was apparently the smartest of terrorists, knowing how ISIS operated and what he could expect if caught.)
THE DAILY SIGNAL MORNING BELL: "The Wall Street is not enough!" Law makers should expand the number of ICE officers, push back against these Sanctuary Cities ( I thought they should tell the cities no more federal grants for city projects). Expedite deportations, and increase efficiency and number of immigration courts". (May be the Wall wouldn't be needed if they used the Wall's cost to accomplish this. Or is Pres. Trump using this as a project to employ thousands of people for construction and related costs. President Roosevelt to the same thing in the 1930 to help end the Great Depression. They built highways, dams and buildings across the US. I'm not old enough to remember the Depression, but I've read about it and my mom told me of the tough times back then.)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness, it's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost, and that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own" stated by Barbara Kingsolver. An interesting last name.
NEWS FROM FRANCE: An Airlift begins, moving some 13,000 tourists trapped in Zermatt by heavy snowfall. ( I wonder if they'll charge those rescued for the helicopter flight.)
NEWS FROM ITALY: Thieves steal Indian Maharajah's jewels from Venice exhibition. ( Last quote I saw estimated the worth at $4 million.).
NEWS FROM GREECE: Athens- Greece has passed a law to limit the power of Islamic Courts (Sharia Law) to a Northern Region of Greece, where some 100,000 Muslims live. This greatly restricts the application of religious law. Muslims now have the option of taking their civil cases to a Greek Court. All criminal cases remain under Greek Authority. ALSO- U.S. says Greece at lowest level for safetyu and security risks. "Greece at best level for travel". ( Still, watch out for the neo-Nazi movement).
NEWS FROM POLAND: Prime Minister of Poland disputes with European Union over refugees is simply a "misunderstanding". ALSO Poland has posted a "sex offender" list protect minors. This allows parents to check for possible pedophiles in the neighborhood.
NEWS FROM THAILAND: Floods cause traffic jams in downtown Bangkok streets.( Must be having a disastrous effect on tourism. When I was there with the military, during the rainy season you just gave up on trying to stay dry. Monsoons just never ended, then one day they were just gone and then you roasted.)
7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Caribbean Island chain. Tsunami advisories issued . Occurred Tuesday night last week, west of Jamaica at a depth of 10 KM. People living on the coasts told to seek higher ground. (Never heard anything further about big waves. )
MANILA TIMES: The United States has vowed to do everything necessary to protect the freedom of navigation and overflights in disputed West Philippine Sea (Part of South China Sea). U.S. will defend the Philippines if attacked by foreign aggressor(s), As stated by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim. Adding that the position of the US has not changed and remains committed to South East Asia and their military alliance with the Philippines. ALSO- Ukraine to launch it first solar plant at "Chernobyl" (Makes me wonder if those workers get radiation checks daily and have it listed under their health insurance?). ALSO- ISIS cells operate in Kabul, Afghanistan, right under nose of Afghan and US intelligence. ISIS claims at least 20-attacks across Kabul in last 18-months.
TAIPEI TIMES: "U.S. House passes Taiwan Travel ACT. This will encourage visits between Taiwan and US at all levels. A Second Taiwan bill, follow-up to Taiwan Relations Act has passed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs back in October, 2017, which is passed, would help Taiwan to regain "Observer Status at the World Health Organization (WHO), who right now ignores Taiwan as a favor to Mainland China. (China was also responsible for getting all the members of the UN to not acknowledge Taiwan as a separate country. But things are changing.) ALSO- Petition to ban the Chinese flag in Taiwan was rejected. (Taiwan has a lot of Chinese who feel they are still part of Mainland China.) ALSO- Taiwan Health Ministry considering recognizing gaming (gambling) addiction as 1-million people are believed to be fighting the addiction. ALSO- Manila to protest Chinese airbase on yet another "artificial Island". (China has built and armed several of these man-made islands. Some now have airfields for fighters and others have missile launchers).
NEWS FROM EGYPT: Israel experts question Egypt's military build-up on the border ALSO- Tensions rage in Cairo, over Turkey-Sudan Island Pact. This would give Turkey an ocean port right across from Egypt. ALSO- A stone in Egypt has been found that has minerals "We've never seen before on earth or in space". (Maybe the rocks came to earth in that old Asteroid Belt explosion, that is believed to have happened before man walked the earth.Nobody will know until we get out there someday.) ALSO- UNICEF reports 30% poverty rate in Egypt. ALSO- A delayed report that a Russian naval vessel collided with a bulk freighter in December 2017, in the Aegean Sea. (Sure seems to be a lot of ships colliding out there of recent years. (Might be the software).
ASIAN TIMES: "Overloaded Ports Weighing Down Vietnam.""Inadequate shipping infrastructure crimping exports and costing country as much as U.S. $2.4 billion per year in freight-related losses." ALSO- "China's Watchdog Gets Teeth into Banking 'Bad Boys'." Regulatory Commission uncovered nearly 60,000 cases of fraud in 2017 involving a staggering $2.72 trillion. (WOW! That's the US figure in our dollars.
IRAN HERALD NEWS: "Iran also plans to send 100,000 Shia fighters to "colonize" Syria. State was reported said by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. (If Iran has that many, that's a lot of troops. I'm still curious if Syria will fight either Russian, now based there, Or will that fight these fellow. But that is a sizable force to be on Israel's border.
GLOBAL TIMES: France announces its plan to build Global Trade Rules with China. ALSO: The Sanchi, an Iranian oil tanker exploded in East China Sea, creating a potential environmental problem for the region. Japanese and China working together to contain the oil and rescue the workers. This disaster could prove a real nightmare for a nearby Chinese fish farm. Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of oil, when it collided with the CF Crystal, a Hong Kong bulk carrier. 32 members of the Sancho crew were still missing, one body was found. 21 members off the Crystal were rescued. ALSO- 13 people taken into custody for theft of 100-year old or more Buddhist gravestones, using some of them to make into a table. ALSO- 88% of women in Brussels reported receiving some form of Sexual Harassment. This is for women over the age of 15-years. ALSO- Canada files a Trade Complaint against the USA to the World Trade Organization, over anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Canadian exports. ALSO- US Immigration Agents raid 98 7-Eleven Stores for illegal workers. Saying it was a warning for other companies who may employ unauthorized workers. 21 arrests were made.
Long ago, back when cops rode horses, My unofficial partner Gary and I also raided the 7-Elevens and other locations to see if they would sell booze and/or pull-tabs to an illegal person (too young). We busted a lot of places, including a large after hours joint. The working for us was the son of a police chief and the youngster went on to join two police departments. Sadly, he was killed on duty. I'll `never forget his desire become a police officer, he was also courageous.
JERUSALEM POST: Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits western Iran. (Yet another mid-range quake hits Iran. (One of these days I'll get a quake count for Iran, one they made that big cash deal with the US.)
THE BLAZE: Youth school team puts racist terms on the back of their jerseys and get kicked out of the league. ALSO- teacher fired for calling police after student touched her buttocks and exposed himself to her. (I can see the lawyers lining up to defend her now against her school district) ALSO- More than 10,000 deceased organ donors in US in 2017, a new record. (I had thought the numbers to be far greater. Mona and I are full donors. I mean its not like were taking anything with us and we're both set for the whole ash thing. If one of my organs can help someone, that's great. When my Mom died she was a organ donor and even at 91 yrs, her eyes helping bring sight to someone. That's a WOW in my book.)
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEW- One Alaska State Senator is advocating for a ban on marriage for 14 and 15-year old's, but another State Senator wants marriage age to start at 18-years old. ALSO- It is so hot in Australia that bat's brains are frying.
FAIRBANKS NEWS-MINER: Earlier reported arctic temperature at 40-Mile River was a minus 50 degrees. But official satellite reading had the area at minus 48 degrees. ALSO -Anchorage Sears store and both Sam's Stores in the state set to close in January
In The event you are curious, between 2006 and 2015 there were 4 marriages with child under 15 yrs,but during that same time period there were 12-cases of divorce for children less than 15 yrs, 75% involved spouses were older than 30-years.
Fairbanks News-Miner continued: Up until Dec 31, 2017, oil companies were taxed 9-cents a barrel to fund spill clean-up. But as of 1/1/2017, that tax dropped to zero. That clean-up fund will now be handled by Alaskan citizens through taxes and shortening of dividends. ALSO- Anchorage Police reported 35 homicides in 2017.
GATESTONE NEWS: "The Islamization in 2017", A 26-year old asylum seeker from Pakistan responded to charges that he had raped one women and attempted the rape of six other women in Berlin, Germany, by stating, "As a refugee, it is difficult to find a girl friend."
ALSO- Sudanese migrants, many of whom were allowed to enter without having their fingerprints taken, "created a business model" out of Social Security Fraud.- police in Lower Saxony report (Germany). ALSO- German Parliament approved a controversial law to fine social media networks up to $57 million if they fail to remove so-call hate speech. Critics said purpose of the law is to silence criticism of the government's open door migration policy. Muslim population is now at 7.2% of German population, of 83 million citizens. (But it seems that small percentage of people are learning on how to control the government. ALSO: Sweden: Not everyone can say #ME TOO" Sweden's huge wave of young male migrants have made it rough on Swedish women. When these women victims tell authorities, the Swedish media and politicians have refused to listen. "If you were sexually assaulted by a nobody, nobody cares." The #ME TOO movement spreading in Sweden, shows the high number of Swedish women who have been sexually harassed at the hands of migrants. But, it appears Sweden prefers to deny or conceal these "vicious attacks", a stance seemingly held by the establishment.
When does enough becomes enough. When does Europe stand-up against the radicals and protect the women and small children of their individual states or as the EU. No wonder Police simply said NO! to immigration. Very soon it will be too late and the Christian and Jews will be looking for places to hide as they did so very long ago. People will once again be saying, "why didn't we put a stop to this when we could've....
GLOBAL TIMES: China boosts it Border Control after reported returns of Jihadists. ALSO- Chinese scientists report finding micro-plastics in South Pole for the first time. ALSO- Suspected diphtheria cases in Royingya refugee camps reach 550 cases ALSO "Brexit could cost nearly 500,000 UK jobs."
BLAZE: Study- 10% of Amazon's Ohio workforce receive food stamps.
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Government collects $770 billion in first fiscal quarter of year 2018. But, government still ran $225 Billion Deficit.
RUSSIAN HERALD: Russian gains in Syria threatened by series of rebel attacks.
RT RUSSIA: Auto banned: "US Army convoy kicked off German Highway by traffic cops." ( As slow as convoys are governed to travel, they were probably re-routed for going too SLOW.) ALSO- "DUMA, Russian political party, accused foreign agents of meddling in Russia's affairs Head of Elections reported. (Shoe is on the other foot, or even planted to do just that?)
MANILA TIMES: "76,000 policemen are set to get a 100% pay raise in monthly base pay, who doubles all the uniformed officer's pay." Can you imagine the parties kicking off in the cop bars and spreading across town. ( We had our base pay doubled in the Military when President Nixon issued the new payment orders. It was better then 100%, as we jumped from $116 for an E-2 to $360. A lot of cars were bought that day. .
So, that is the news I have for you. Yes, Hawaii did get hit with that false alarm, but at least they know now all the mistakes they made and can correct them. Of course the tourists have an experience they will truly never forget. I wonder how Anchorage or Fairbanks would handle it? Can you make those kind of decisions yourself, on what to do when the missiles fly and bombs are dropped. Do I have enough food supplies, any firearms and will you share what you have with a neighbor, a family friend or someone from your church. Does your church have a master plan? These things need to be handled. Not out of fear, no, as I've learned fear belongs to the enemy, but out of being prepared. I thought we were at least somewhat prepared, but I went down into are large pantry and was shocked to see it was almost entry. We had been feeding a lot of people, but I had no idea we'd gone through so much. So, this needs to be refilled. Not so much for a possible enemy attack, but to feed the people the Lord has us helping.
I do hope your next few days are good ones, that our Lord blesses your steps or even those wheels you push around on. Never give up, but give all thanks to the Lord and bless others with your prayers. Love to all. BILL
I'm sure you agree with me in that the days and weeks seem to be just racing by. its already the middle of January, and a bit strange month its ended up being weather wise. I keep praying for deep snow, so our water line from the well could be covered well enough to keep the line from freezing. Believe, when it freezes up it is a real hassle for us to unfreeze it. We're out of good firewood and the slab wood is soaked, so please pray with us that this is remedied before the temperature drop into the cellar. February is often our coldest month. Oh, we're not freezing but the electric company really loves us now.
The new kids from the north haven't arrived yet. Seems, someone reported my household as not being suitable for little ones. So the people that investigate such things showed up to do their job. I used to work with such people and usually I found them to be decent hard working citizens and the one we caught matched right up with that scenario. Asked a bunch of questions, I showed them where we buried the bodies of other nosy investigators and carried my shotgun around, loaded of course in the event she asked. Nice lady, I wouldn't need the shovel this time. We suspect the person who reported us, whom we're pretty sure we nailed down, reported us out of bitterness from a old situation. Whatever, God rains and it teaching a lot of people about faith.
Now I'm going to hit the news stories because I have numerous ones. Seems its been a busy week in the news world. Disclaimer: Look for propaganda from my news-sights who come from outside the USA...Well, the Washington Post has its own propaganda program. I look for stories that NORMALLY never find light in the big Americans newspapers, or they find it after a few-days .have passed. But, never take any news story as fact with researching it yourself. I only provide at most a brief synopsis of the event and maybe only a heading. This news is for Jan 10-15th, 2018.
AMERICAN CONSEQUENCES: "Something is wrong in America", Crime is at record highs in places like Baltimore and Chicago, and more adults are living in the streets, under bridges or abandoned buildings. "For instance, our food and gas bill continue to go up, the the Federal Reserve continues to tells us inflation is under 2% ." More money is printed and the value of the dollar shrinks. "The dollar has lost 96% of its value from 1913, when the Federal Reserve came into existence. "A dollar from 1913 is worth $25.17 in today's dollars." Now inflation is expected to end 2018 at 1.7% according to the Fed's data. Feds base this on Personal Consumption Price Index, issued by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and Consumer Price Index, and released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. "But, these two differ." These numbers do not include food and energy prices. Research has shown the Government has an "incentive" in keeping inflation numbers muted in last 30-years. "The Government has changed the way it calculates inflation more than 20-times." Given the lack of transparency, by the Government it is hard to know what is truly happening, meaning Government Statistics should be taken "with a grain of salt. " . The Feds has printed a lot of money since 2008 and its only a matter of time before this massive inflation in the money supply trickles- or begins to pour-down from over inflated stocks and bonds...and its commodities and consumer prices, "Bond King, Jeff Gundlach, a billionaire and bond manager says the S&P Index will end the 2018 year with a negative return and is dubious of the long term value of bitcoins.
JEWISH ONLINE: "Jewish school in Tunisia was attacked with Molotov cocktails during city riots." ALSO- "Syria accuses Israel of supporting terrorist organizations" ALSO- "Israeli Defense Ministry proposes bill to stop Palestinian Authority payments made to terrorists, also to family members. Israel wants to deduct the same sum the PA pays out from the funds Israel gives to the PA. ALSO- Israel to accept blood donations from gay men, even if they had sex in the past year. ( I really doubt this blood would be allowed in Jewish citizens, as they find the blood tainted)
GATESTONE INSTITUTE NEWS: "ISIS sets its sights on Gaza" "ISIS is making it clear that it now has its eyes set on the Gaza Strip," "By By calling on Palestinians to rebel against the Hamas terrorist organization, ISIS is hoping to facilitate its mission of infiltrating the Gaza Strip." This should worry both Israel and Egypt. ISIS would be that much closer to Israel's door step. But for the Egyptians it means that one day they will have to fight ISIS, as they did the Muslim Brotherhood. But, the biggest losers will be the Palestinians, ISIS and Hamas had once worked together, but it now seems that "honeymoon is over". ISIS recently published a video of them executing one of their own men for smuggling weapons to the Hamas. He had been a former Hamas member, who fled the Gaza to join ISIS. (He was apparently the smartest of terrorists, knowing how ISIS operated and what he could expect if caught.)
THE DAILY SIGNAL MORNING BELL: "The Wall Street is not enough!" Law makers should expand the number of ICE officers, push back against these Sanctuary Cities ( I thought they should tell the cities no more federal grants for city projects). Expedite deportations, and increase efficiency and number of immigration courts". (May be the Wall wouldn't be needed if they used the Wall's cost to accomplish this. Or is Pres. Trump using this as a project to employ thousands of people for construction and related costs. President Roosevelt to the same thing in the 1930 to help end the Great Depression. They built highways, dams and buildings across the US. I'm not old enough to remember the Depression, but I've read about it and my mom told me of the tough times back then.)
THOUGHTFUL MIND QUOTE FOR THE DAY: "Empathy is really the opposite of spiritual meanness, it's the capacity to understand that every war is both won and lost, and that someone else's pain is as meaningful as your own" stated by Barbara Kingsolver. An interesting last name.
NEWS FROM FRANCE: An Airlift begins, moving some 13,000 tourists trapped in Zermatt by heavy snowfall. ( I wonder if they'll charge those rescued for the helicopter flight.)
NEWS FROM ITALY: Thieves steal Indian Maharajah's jewels from Venice exhibition. ( Last quote I saw estimated the worth at $4 million.).
NEWS FROM GREECE: Athens- Greece has passed a law to limit the power of Islamic Courts (Sharia Law) to a Northern Region of Greece, where some 100,000 Muslims live. This greatly restricts the application of religious law. Muslims now have the option of taking their civil cases to a Greek Court. All criminal cases remain under Greek Authority. ALSO- U.S. says Greece at lowest level for safetyu and security risks. "Greece at best level for travel". ( Still, watch out for the neo-Nazi movement).
NEWS FROM POLAND: Prime Minister of Poland disputes with European Union over refugees is simply a "misunderstanding". ALSO Poland has posted a "sex offender" list protect minors. This allows parents to check for possible pedophiles in the neighborhood.
NEWS FROM THAILAND: Floods cause traffic jams in downtown Bangkok streets.( Must be having a disastrous effect on tourism. When I was there with the military, during the rainy season you just gave up on trying to stay dry. Monsoons just never ended, then one day they were just gone and then you roasted.)
7.6 magnitude earthquake shakes Caribbean Island chain. Tsunami advisories issued . Occurred Tuesday night last week, west of Jamaica at a depth of 10 KM. People living on the coasts told to seek higher ground. (Never heard anything further about big waves. )
MANILA TIMES: The United States has vowed to do everything necessary to protect the freedom of navigation and overflights in disputed West Philippine Sea (Part of South China Sea). U.S. will defend the Philippines if attacked by foreign aggressor(s), As stated by U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines, Sung Kim. Adding that the position of the US has not changed and remains committed to South East Asia and their military alliance with the Philippines. ALSO- Ukraine to launch it first solar plant at "Chernobyl" (Makes me wonder if those workers get radiation checks daily and have it listed under their health insurance?). ALSO- ISIS cells operate in Kabul, Afghanistan, right under nose of Afghan and US intelligence. ISIS claims at least 20-attacks across Kabul in last 18-months.
TAIPEI TIMES: "U.S. House passes Taiwan Travel ACT. This will encourage visits between Taiwan and US at all levels. A Second Taiwan bill, follow-up to Taiwan Relations Act has passed the House Committee on Foreign Affairs back in October, 2017, which is passed, would help Taiwan to regain "Observer Status at the World Health Organization (WHO), who right now ignores Taiwan as a favor to Mainland China. (China was also responsible for getting all the members of the UN to not acknowledge Taiwan as a separate country. But things are changing.) ALSO- Petition to ban the Chinese flag in Taiwan was rejected. (Taiwan has a lot of Chinese who feel they are still part of Mainland China.) ALSO- Taiwan Health Ministry considering recognizing gaming (gambling) addiction as 1-million people are believed to be fighting the addiction. ALSO- Manila to protest Chinese airbase on yet another "artificial Island". (China has built and armed several of these man-made islands. Some now have airfields for fighters and others have missile launchers).
NEWS FROM EGYPT: Israel experts question Egypt's military build-up on the border ALSO- Tensions rage in Cairo, over Turkey-Sudan Island Pact. This would give Turkey an ocean port right across from Egypt. ALSO- A stone in Egypt has been found that has minerals "We've never seen before on earth or in space". (Maybe the rocks came to earth in that old Asteroid Belt explosion, that is believed to have happened before man walked the earth.Nobody will know until we get out there someday.) ALSO- UNICEF reports 30% poverty rate in Egypt. ALSO- A delayed report that a Russian naval vessel collided with a bulk freighter in December 2017, in the Aegean Sea. (Sure seems to be a lot of ships colliding out there of recent years. (Might be the software).
ASIAN TIMES: "Overloaded Ports Weighing Down Vietnam.""Inadequate shipping infrastructure crimping exports and costing country as much as U.S. $2.4 billion per year in freight-related losses." ALSO- "China's Watchdog Gets Teeth into Banking 'Bad Boys'." Regulatory Commission uncovered nearly 60,000 cases of fraud in 2017 involving a staggering $2.72 trillion. (WOW! That's the US figure in our dollars.
IRAN HERALD NEWS: "Iran also plans to send 100,000 Shia fighters to "colonize" Syria. State was reported said by Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. (If Iran has that many, that's a lot of troops. I'm still curious if Syria will fight either Russian, now based there, Or will that fight these fellow. But that is a sizable force to be on Israel's border.
GLOBAL TIMES: France announces its plan to build Global Trade Rules with China. ALSO: The Sanchi, an Iranian oil tanker exploded in East China Sea, creating a potential environmental problem for the region. Japanese and China working together to contain the oil and rescue the workers. This disaster could prove a real nightmare for a nearby Chinese fish farm. Sanchi was carrying 136,000 tons of oil, when it collided with the CF Crystal, a Hong Kong bulk carrier. 32 members of the Sancho crew were still missing, one body was found. 21 members off the Crystal were rescued. ALSO- 13 people taken into custody for theft of 100-year old or more Buddhist gravestones, using some of them to make into a table. ALSO- 88% of women in Brussels reported receiving some form of Sexual Harassment. This is for women over the age of 15-years. ALSO- Canada files a Trade Complaint against the USA to the World Trade Organization, over anti-dumping and anti-subsidy duties on Canadian exports. ALSO- US Immigration Agents raid 98 7-Eleven Stores for illegal workers. Saying it was a warning for other companies who may employ unauthorized workers. 21 arrests were made.
Long ago, back when cops rode horses, My unofficial partner Gary and I also raided the 7-Elevens and other locations to see if they would sell booze and/or pull-tabs to an illegal person (too young). We busted a lot of places, including a large after hours joint. The working for us was the son of a police chief and the youngster went on to join two police departments. Sadly, he was killed on duty. I'll `never forget his desire become a police officer, he was also courageous.
JERUSALEM POST: Magnitude 4.7 earthquake hits western Iran. (Yet another mid-range quake hits Iran. (One of these days I'll get a quake count for Iran, one they made that big cash deal with the US.)
THE BLAZE: Youth school team puts racist terms on the back of their jerseys and get kicked out of the league. ALSO- teacher fired for calling police after student touched her buttocks and exposed himself to her. (I can see the lawyers lining up to defend her now against her school district) ALSO- More than 10,000 deceased organ donors in US in 2017, a new record. (I had thought the numbers to be far greater. Mona and I are full donors. I mean its not like were taking anything with us and we're both set for the whole ash thing. If one of my organs can help someone, that's great. When my Mom died she was a organ donor and even at 91 yrs, her eyes helping bring sight to someone. That's a WOW in my book.)
ANCHORAGE DAILY NEW- One Alaska State Senator is advocating for a ban on marriage for 14 and 15-year old's, but another State Senator wants marriage age to start at 18-years old. ALSO- It is so hot in Australia that bat's brains are frying.
FAIRBANKS NEWS-MINER: Earlier reported arctic temperature at 40-Mile River was a minus 50 degrees. But official satellite reading had the area at minus 48 degrees. ALSO -Anchorage Sears store and both Sam's Stores in the state set to close in January
In The event you are curious, between 2006 and 2015 there were 4 marriages with child under 15 yrs,but during that same time period there were 12-cases of divorce for children less than 15 yrs, 75% involved spouses were older than 30-years.
Fairbanks News-Miner continued: Up until Dec 31, 2017, oil companies were taxed 9-cents a barrel to fund spill clean-up. But as of 1/1/2017, that tax dropped to zero. That clean-up fund will now be handled by Alaskan citizens through taxes and shortening of dividends. ALSO- Anchorage Police reported 35 homicides in 2017.
GATESTONE NEWS: "The Islamization in 2017", A 26-year old asylum seeker from Pakistan responded to charges that he had raped one women and attempted the rape of six other women in Berlin, Germany, by stating, "As a refugee, it is difficult to find a girl friend."
ALSO- Sudanese migrants, many of whom were allowed to enter without having their fingerprints taken, "created a business model" out of Social Security Fraud.- police in Lower Saxony report (Germany). ALSO- German Parliament approved a controversial law to fine social media networks up to $57 million if they fail to remove so-call hate speech. Critics said purpose of the law is to silence criticism of the government's open door migration policy. Muslim population is now at 7.2% of German population, of 83 million citizens. (But it seems that small percentage of people are learning on how to control the government. ALSO: Sweden: Not everyone can say #ME TOO" Sweden's huge wave of young male migrants have made it rough on Swedish women. When these women victims tell authorities, the Swedish media and politicians have refused to listen. "If you were sexually assaulted by a nobody, nobody cares." The #ME TOO movement spreading in Sweden, shows the high number of Swedish women who have been sexually harassed at the hands of migrants. But, it appears Sweden prefers to deny or conceal these "vicious attacks", a stance seemingly held by the establishment.
When does enough becomes enough. When does Europe stand-up against the radicals and protect the women and small children of their individual states or as the EU. No wonder Police simply said NO! to immigration. Very soon it will be too late and the Christian and Jews will be looking for places to hide as they did so very long ago. People will once again be saying, "why didn't we put a stop to this when we could've....
GLOBAL TIMES: China boosts it Border Control after reported returns of Jihadists. ALSO- Chinese scientists report finding micro-plastics in South Pole for the first time. ALSO- Suspected diphtheria cases in Royingya refugee camps reach 550 cases ALSO "Brexit could cost nearly 500,000 UK jobs."
BLAZE: Study- 10% of Amazon's Ohio workforce receive food stamps.
WASHINGTON FREE BEACON: Government collects $770 billion in first fiscal quarter of year 2018. But, government still ran $225 Billion Deficit.
RUSSIAN HERALD: Russian gains in Syria threatened by series of rebel attacks.
RT RUSSIA: Auto banned: "US Army convoy kicked off German Highway by traffic cops." ( As slow as convoys are governed to travel, they were probably re-routed for going too SLOW.) ALSO- "DUMA, Russian political party, accused foreign agents of meddling in Russia's affairs Head of Elections reported. (Shoe is on the other foot, or even planted to do just that?)
MANILA TIMES: "76,000 policemen are set to get a 100% pay raise in monthly base pay, who doubles all the uniformed officer's pay." Can you imagine the parties kicking off in the cop bars and spreading across town. ( We had our base pay doubled in the Military when President Nixon issued the new payment orders. It was better then 100%, as we jumped from $116 for an E-2 to $360. A lot of cars were bought that day. .
So, that is the news I have for you. Yes, Hawaii did get hit with that false alarm, but at least they know now all the mistakes they made and can correct them. Of course the tourists have an experience they will truly never forget. I wonder how Anchorage or Fairbanks would handle it? Can you make those kind of decisions yourself, on what to do when the missiles fly and bombs are dropped. Do I have enough food supplies, any firearms and will you share what you have with a neighbor, a family friend or someone from your church. Does your church have a master plan? These things need to be handled. Not out of fear, no, as I've learned fear belongs to the enemy, but out of being prepared. I thought we were at least somewhat prepared, but I went down into are large pantry and was shocked to see it was almost entry. We had been feeding a lot of people, but I had no idea we'd gone through so much. So, this needs to be refilled. Not so much for a possible enemy attack, but to feed the people the Lord has us helping.
I do hope your next few days are good ones, that our Lord blesses your steps or even those wheels you push around on. Never give up, but give all thanks to the Lord and bless others with your prayers. Love to all. BILL
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