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Jim Rogers: Signs Of Next Economic Crisis 'Already Happening'
The next two days I'll be focusing on two "crash prophets" who correctly-called the 2008 global economic crisis and who see more carnage on the way. First up is the widely-followed investor, author, and financial commentator Jim Rogers, who appeared on the RT TV show SophieCo earlier today. From his exchange with host Sophie Shevardnadze (RT transcript):
SHEVARDNADZE: You've been talking about this impending recession for a while now, ready to strike the U.S., for instance, but, you know, we see American economy picking up, the unemployment rate is going down, so- why does it keep postponing itself?
ROGERS: Wait, wait. First of all, you are listening to government figures. You remember the Soviet Union, the government had a lot of numbers, they were very good. The U.S. now puts out a lot of figures that are not legitimate, accurate figures. Look at unemployment, what do they do? For instance, they just stopped counting many people, said they're not looking for a job anymore – so the numbers are artificial in the U.S. Yes, some parts of the U.S. economy are doing very well. If you're on Wall St. or if you're in finance, you're doing fine, because the government has been printing a lot of money and a lot of debt has been put out. But you go to Texas, go to the MidWest- they're not doing well at all. Most of the country is not doing well.
SHEVARDNADZE: Alright, but give me something concrete- when do we have to expect this crisis to hit and what's going to cause that meltdown?
ROGERS: Sophie, for the last 18 months in the U.S., most stocks have been going down. The average is a fraud, because of the few big companies that make the average go up and that's because the government, the Fed Reserve, Central Bank is printing a lot of money. Stocks are going down in the U.S., most stock are down. So, the signs are already there. Now, unfortunately, they're not visible, they don't make headlines, so it's already happening. Parts of the country are in recession, stock market, most stocks are going down – it's already happening…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Back on March 28, I noted Rogers had warned on the Nikkei Asian Review (Japan) website eight days earlier:
I expect the American economy to be in recession sometime in the next year or two…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
And earlier that month I quoted a March 4, 2016, Bloomberg.com piece where it was reported:
The famous investor said that there was a 100 percent probability that the U.S. economy would be in a downturn within one year…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Shevarnadze did a good job extracting some investment nuggets from the former investing partner of George Soros. Rogers still thinks there will be a better chance to buy gold "sometime in the next year or two," and added later in the discussion:
If the dollar goes up, gold may go down. But, if it goes down, I hope to buy a lot more gold, because eventually gold is going to go through the roof. As this turmoil increases and people lose more and more confidence in governments, more and more confidence in paper money, they're going to look for something, and gold and silver will be a couple of those places. If you're looking for something right now- agriculture…
I have sold short the U.S. stocks and I have sold junk bonds, low-grade bonds, in the U.S., I own shares in China, I have shares in Russia, I bought Russian government bonds, several days ago. These are places that I am looking at, I am looking at Kazakhstan as a place to invest, Iran I'm looking at, Nigeria I am looking at…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Kazakhstan and Nigeria are two markets not often mentioned by Rogers. A terrific interview, which you can read in its entirety over on the RT website here.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; a qualified professional should be consulted prior to making a financial decision based on material found in this weblog. If this recommended course of action is not pursued, then it must be understood that the decision is the reader's and the reader's alone. The creator/Editor of this blog is not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information contained herein.)
Jim Rogers: 'I Am Looking For More Investments In Asia And In Russia'
Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know that well-known investor, author, and financial commentator Jim Rogers is bullish on Asia (China in particular) and Russia. As recent as April 6, I blogged about a GoldSeek.com Radio interview (released April 1) in which the former investing partner of George Soros said:
I own Chinese renminbi. I own Chinese shares… I bought recently some Russian government short-term bonds in rubles.
He added later:
There are other places I'm looking at but I'm really not very active at all. I'm mainly just watching the world unfold. Be knowledgeable, be worried, and be prepared.
That last sentence is indicative of a lot of what Rogers has been sharing with the investing public lately.
Still, it's being reported that the CEO of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. is actively looking for places to put his substantial "war chest" ($300 million estimated net worth) to work. Katya Golubkova wrote on the Reuters website last Tuesday:
Veteran U.S. investor Jim Rogers is looking at possible investments into Russian oil firm Bashneft (BANE.MM) and diamond miner Alrosa (ALRS.MM) as he aims to add more Russian assets to his portfolio, he told Reuters…
"If they (Bashneft and Alrosa) are not under sanctions, I will take a look – as I said, I am looking for more investments in Asia and in Russia but I am an American and I have to be a little bit careful."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Golubkova added:
He already has interests in Russian state airline Aeroflot (AFLT.MM), the Moscow Exchange (MOEX.MM) and fertilizer producer PhosAgro (PHOR.MM). He owns some exchange traded funds (ETFs) and is investing in Russian treasury bonds.
"I am looking for more investments in Russia. I am trying to buy into a Russian tourist company, I am optimistic about Russian tourism," Rogers said, adding that he was also looking to buy more stocks of Russian agriculture companies…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
A little over a year ago, I discussed an April 6, 2015, Reuters piece in which Yelena Orekhova and Olga Popova wrote:
Russia could now be "the right place at the right time" for investors, he said. His own portfolio consists largely of Russian shares, he said, among them fertiliser company Phosagro , airline Aeroflot and the Moscow Exchange…
About those "Russian government short-term bonds in rubles" mentioned a week-and-a-half ago, Rogers expounded in the April 12, 2016, Reuters article:
"If I got a chance I would probably buy more," Rogers said, adding that he was only investing in Russian rouble bonds, not Eurobonds.
"I want to buy rouble bonds, I am more optimistic about rouble bonds than I am in Eurobonds. Rouble bonds have much higher yields."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Nice work by Reuters for staying on top of Rogers' (potential) Russian investments.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; a qualified professional should be consulted prior to making a financial decision based on material found in this weblog. If this recommended course of action is not pursued, then it must be understood that the decision is the reader's and the reader's alone. The creator/Editor of this blog is not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information contained herein.)
Goubkova, Katya. "Veteran U.S. investor Rogers looks to add more Russia to portfolio." Reuters. 12 Apr. 2016. (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-rogers-idUSKCN0X90SC). 17 Apr. 2016.
Jim Rogers' latest book…
Project Prepper, Part 45: Top 3 Threat Priorities
"As a result of my research and this blog, I'm now aware of the myriad of man-made and naturally-occurring threats to my life and lifestyle (and those of my loved ones), and think it's probably wise to acquaint myself more with 'prepping' via a sustained 'hands-on' program of learning and doing, which I'll call 'Project Prepper.'
Through a series of posts on this blog which I suspect should last for quite some time (years?), I'll be able to share my preparedness experiences with you…"
–Survival And Prosperity, "Project Prepper, Part 1: It Begins," October 24, 2012
This week's "Project Prepper" post is going to be a little different. While I'm currently working on a number of projects related to fulfilling seven "innate survival needs" (hat tip Jack Spirko @ The Survival Podcast):
1. Physical Security
2. Financial Security
3. Water
4. Food
5. Sanitation and Health
6. Energy
7. Shelter
Today I'm going to talk about threat priorities. As a forty-something homeowner residing with my girlfriend in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, in 2016, "I'm now aware of the myriad of man-made and naturally-occurring threats to my life and lifestyle (and those of my loved ones)." Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity know I blog about them frequently. But from my vantage point, here are the "top 3" I'm mostly concerned about:
1. Severe Weather
2. Financial Crisis
3. Terrorism
Concerning severe weather, here in the Chicagoland area residents have to contend with spring and summer storms that can consist of high winds, torrential rain, flooding, and tornadoes. Winter can bring along with it ice storms (not too often), significant snowfall/blizzards, and brutally-cold temperatures. Consequently, structural damage, utility outages, hazardous travel conditions, and other threats to life and property accompany such events.
Case in point, prior to my girlfriend and I moving into our house in 2013, a large part of the Chicago metro area suffered significant damage from a "derecho" (widespread, long-lived wind storm) event that left many area homeowners without electricity for several days. A real nuisance for most of those affected, but potentially deadly to those with serious health issues- like my elderly father. And in case readers think I'm talking about those far-off "suburbs" of Chicago here (I remember one real estate agent referring to Rochelle- approximately 80 miles west of Chicago- as a "western suburb" during the housing boom last decade), these extended outages were taking place in near "North Shore" enclaves. I remember watching one furious Northbrook homeowner being interviewed on the local televised news, saying how he had been without power for a number of days and couldn't understand why it hadn't been restored yet considering the high taxes he paid to live in such a nice area. Anyway, severe weather tops the list for me. Not as "sexy"- as some would say- as preparing for the "Zombie apocalypse," but oh well.
Financial crisis. Regular readers of Survival And Prosperity and its predecessor know I've been on the lookout for coming "tough times" for some years now. From this blog's "About" page:
Back in 2004 when SP's creator/editor Christopher Hill was surveying the economic and investment landscape in support of his own investing activities, he concluded from his own research that the United States was heading towards a financial crash. Deciding that this was something other Americans might want to know about, Mr. Hill launched the independent financial blog Boom2Bust.com, "The Most Hated Blog on Wall Street," on Memorial Day Weekend 2007 with the purpose of warning and educating others about the approaching U.S. economic crash. He has been credited with calling last decade's housing bubble and subsequent bust, the 2008 global economic crisis, and the "Great Recession" as a result of his work on this project. Chris wrote over 1,500 posts on Boom2Bust.com during its nearly three-year run, with many of these picked up and republished on the web sites of The Wall Street Journal, Fox Business, Fox News, Reuters, USA Today, the Chicago Sun-Times group, the Austin-American Statesman, the Palm Beach Post, and the West Orlando News, among other media outlets. Chris was also interviewed for a May 2009 MSNBC.com article as a result of his work with the blog.
Since Memorial Day Weekend 2007, I've stood by and watched as the bursting of the U.S. housing bubble and subprime mortgage crisis was quickly followed by carnage on Wall Street in the autumn of 2008 and a "Great Recession." I also observed how the Washington politicians and the Fed responded by "papering up" the mess with massive government and central bank intervention. But as everyone knows, you can only "kick the can down the road" so far. And my concern is that the road is rapidly coming to an end. Visit this blog often enough and you might get that sense as well.
Consequently, I've come to believe that the U.S. financial crash I still see headed our way won't be like an airplane that suffers a sudden, catastrophic failure and plummets back to Earth like a rock. Rather, taking into account the abilities of the federal government and central bank to keep the aircraft aloft for quite some time, the crash may be more akin to a slow- yet-unavoidable descent into the ground. At which point, Americans might be left pondering what had happened to them, just like Argentines did after their economy crapped out in the early 2000s after prosperous times.
Making matters worse is the fact that I still reside in Cook County and Illinois, whose financial troubles are well-publicized. While I've left Chicago, I still haven't made Wisconsin my permanent home address.
When the "balloon goes up" locally and nationally, I suspect everyday living is going to get particularly gritty around these parts.
As terrorism is concerned, post-9/11 I found myself working in the public safety field. As part of my duties at a local fire department, I catalogued potential terrorist targets in the area in the hunt for money to upgrade the agency's response capabilities. It was my belief that the threat was real then, and it remains so today. Even more so in 2016, as U.S. border security is quite suspect at a time when those who would wish to harm the "homeland" continually make their operational capabilities and future desires for wreaking death and destruction known.
"Border Patrol Admits US Citizenship Doesn't Matter"
YouTube Video
Like I've repeatedly said before on this blog, I believe it's only a matter of time before the United States suffers terror attacks possibly resembling what occurred in Beslan (Russia) in 2004, Mumbai (India) in 2008, and more recently in Paris and Brussels. And a terrorist strike rivaling or even surpassing the carnage of September 11, 2011, is not out of the question as far as I'm concerned. New jihadists continue to replace their fallen predecessors in this "War on Terror," and the religious duty of killing "infidels" remains the same. On May 6, 2011, I wrote:
In 2005, Dr. Paul L. Williams, a journalist and author, published the book The Al-Qaeda Connection, in which he discussed plans for a future nuclear terrorist strike, dubbed "American Hiroshima." He wrote:
Bin Laden asserts that he must kill four million Americans- two million of whom must be children- in order to achieve parity for a litany of "wrongs" committed against the Muslim people by the United States of America. The "wrongs" include the establishment and occupation of military bases between the holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia, the support of Israel and the suppression of the Palestinian people, the Persian Gulf War and the subsequent economic sanctions, and the invasions of Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
These days, the Islamic State has stolen the headlines from Al-Qaeda and other Muslim extremists. But such religious fanaticism as a whole remains a top concern for me.
Severe weather, financial crisis, and terrorism are natural and man-made threats that register the most on my radar. But this doesn't mean I discount other potential dangers to life and property either (pandemic, severe space weather, and war would probably be the next three on the list). As such, an "all-hazards" approach is emphasized in my "Project Prepper" activities.
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Jim Rogers: 'We're Certainly Going To Have Worse Times Than We've Had In Our Lifetime'
Let's talk finance and investing for the remainder of the day. Well-known investor, author, and financial commentator Jim Rogers recently made an appearance on GoldSeek.com Radio, and in the April 1, 2016, broadcast, the former investing partner of George Soros talked about several topics including a coming U.S. financial crash, where he's putting his money these days, and the prospect of another buying opportunity with gold. On a coming crash, from the exchange with host Chris Waltzek:
WALTZEK: You know you've mentioned that this could be the "last rally." I put that in quotes and we're seeing again signs of that. But these price-to-earnings ratios, the CAPE ratios, some of our individual stocks 300, 500-priced-to- earnings. I mean, they're priced to perfection for eternity. Could this lead to maybe a 1929-style scenario, or are we in worse or more dangerous water?
ROGERS: Chris, we're certainly going to have worse times than we've had in our lifetimes. How bad it is? I expect it to be, well to repeat, worse than anything we've had in our lifetime, because the debt is like nothing it's ever been in recorded history. America is now the largest debtor nation in the history of the world. Higher and higher. But so does everybody else's debt. So the next time around- yes, it's going to be very, very disastrous. The only hope Chris is that somehow the world survives the next time around. Well we won't survive the one after that, I assure you, because the debt will be so much higher, money printing will be so much worse. We're going to live in very interesting times, which as you know, a Chinese curse to live in interesting times.
Regarding where the Singapore-based investor is putting his money:
WALTZEK: So give us an idea then where those funds of yours are headed and where you feel safe right now.
ROGERS: I own a lot of U.S. dollars, not because it's going to be a horrible currency in the end, but with the bad times coming many people will put their money in what they consider safe assets or safe havens, and many people think the U.S. dollar is a safe haven. Compared to the rest of the world- yeah, it is a safe haven compared to the yen or the euro or other currencies. So I own U.S. dollars. I own Chinese renminbi. I own Chinese shares. I'm short in the U.S. I'm long agriculture. I bought recently some Russian government short-term bonds in rubles. I own some gold and silver which I have for years- I haven't bought any recently. Some stocks that I've owned for twenty or thirty years- I don't see any reason to sell them since I bought them so long ago. That's basically, off the top of my head, where my investments are.
On the prospect of another buying opportunity in gold, Rogers said:
I'm not rushing in to buy. I still expect a better opportunity to buy gold sometime in the next two or three years. If that happens, I hope I'm smart enough to buy more. If it doesn't happen, I own some gold, so I'll make money. But I'm still waiting for my… another opportunity.
The CEO of Rogers Holdings and Beeland Interests, Inc. shared with listeners:
There are other places I'm looking at but I'm really not very active at all. I'm mainly just watching the world unfold. Be knowledgeable, be worried, and be prepared.
"Be knowledgeable, be worried, and be prepared." Wise words to digest.
"GSR interviews JIM ROGERS – March 31, 2016 Nugget"
YouTube Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
(Editor's notes: Info added to "Crash Prophets" page; a qualified professional should be consulted prior to making a financial decision based on material found in this weblog. If this recommended course of action is not pursued, then it must be understood that the decision is the reader's and the reader's alone. The creator/Editor of this blog is not responsible for any personal liability, loss, or risk incurred as a consequence of the use and application, either directly or indirectly, of any information contained herein.)
Survival And Prosperity Terrorism Warnings
Regular Survival And Prosperity readers may recall some of these more recent terrorism warnings- and the despicable events that took place around the time the statements were made:
"Something tells me our friends in Western Europe might suffer a major terrorist attack before a strike against the United States…"
–Survival And Prosperity, November 4, 2014
Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, January 7, 2015
"I still predict major terrorist attacks having the potential of inflicting large numbers of casualties will be directed against America and its allies in the future. The possible culprits being several, but including Muslim extremists like Al-Qaeda and its affiliates…"
–Survival And Prosperity, January 7, 2015
November 13, 2015, Paris, France, terrorist attacks
"After the carnage in France, America and her allies remain in the crosshairs of the terrorists…"
–Survival And Prosperity, November 13, 2015
"I too believe it's only a matter of time before a major terror attack is launched by jihadists against the U.S…"
–Survival And Prosperity, December 1, 2015
San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack, December 2, 2015
"So the San Bernardino, California, terrorist attack (pretty pathetic how some tried real hard to paint this as merely workplace-related violence) wasn't exactly 'major,' and anyone with at least half-a-brain should have seen this coming. But the Muslim extremists are here, and they will strike again at the 'homeland' on the level of what just happened out on the 'Left Coast' (all that gun 'control' didn't work out too well for California in this instance) all the way up to another 9/11-type attack with thousands of Americans dead…"
–Survival And Prosperity, December 8, 2015
Brussels, Belgium, terrorist attacks, March 22, 2016
These days, my gut feeling tells me the jihadists will strike Europe (which includes Russia) again before the United States. Although I've read some material about a possible attack against the American "homeland" on or before Election Day.
More later…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
German Intelligence Chief: 'Repeatedly Seen That Terrorists… Have Slipped In Camouflaged Or Disguised As Refugees'
Taking advantage of economic migrants flooding into Europe, more terrorists may be slipping (back) into Western Europe these days. Caroline Copley reported on the Reuters website earlier today:
Islamic State militants have slipped into Europe disguised as refugees, the head of Germany's domestic intelligence agency (BfV) said on Friday, a day after security forces thwarted a potential IS attack in Berlin.
Hans-Georg Maassen said the terrorist attacks in Paris last November had shown that Islamic State was deliberately planting terrorists among the refugees flowing into Europe.
"Then we have repeatedly seen that terrorists … have slipped in camouflaged or disguised as refugees. This is a fact that the security agencies are facing," Maassen told ZDF television.
"We are trying to recognize and identify whether there are still more IS fighters or terrorists from IS that have slipped in," he added…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Good luck with that. Yesterday, Lori Hinnant wrote on the Associated Press website:
The Belgian who led the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris bragged that he slipped into France with a group of 90 extremists from Europe and the Middle East, according to testimony from the woman who tipped police to his location.
In an interview aired Thursday by RMC television and confirmed by her lawyer, the woman identified only as Sonia… was with [Abdelhamid] Abaaoud's female cousin on Nov. 15 when the younger woman got a call from a Belgian number. It was Abaaoud, asking for a hideout.
The two women drove to a deserted industrial road outside Paris and Abaaoud came out of a bush. It was at that moment she realized who he was, according to her testimony. What followed is Abaaoud's only known conversation about the attacks and their aftermath…
She asked him whether he had come in with Syrian refugees and he told her he came in a group without any documents. "There are Syrians, Iraqis, French, Germans, British. We came in a group of 90 and we're a little bit everywhere around Paris."
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"French, Germans, British"
Great. Welcome home, right?
Just last Friday, I blogged about new warnings from Europol and the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee concerning the Islamic State preparing new terrorist attacks in that region of the world.
As for the United States? All eyes are on Super Bowl 50. Geneva Sands reported on the ABC News website yesterday:
The FBI and DHS said they have no information to indicate a specific, credible threat to the game or its surrounding events, according to a Joint Special Event Threat Assessment.
However, authorities are concerned about terrorists' interest in targeting crowded venues, as well as lone wolf attackers and homegrown extremists…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Here's to an "uneventful" Super Bowl Sunday…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
Copley, Caroline. "German spy agency says ISIS sending fighters disguised as refugees." Reuters. 5 Feb. 2016. (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-security-idUSKCN0VE0XL). 5 Feb. 2016.
Hinnant, Lori. "Paris Attack Leader Said He Slipped In With 90 Extremists." Associated Press. 4 Feb. 2016. (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/E/EU_PARIS_ATTACKS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2016-02-04-07-52-04). 5 Feb. 2016.
Sands, Geneva. "Law Enforcement On High Alert for Super Bowl 50." ABC News. 4 Feb. 2016. (http://abcnews.go.com/US/law-enforcement-high-alert-super-bowl-50/story?id=36698694). 4 Feb. 2016.
Islamic State Preparing Terrorist Attacks On Europe, Russia?
This last day of the blogging week I'll be turning away from economics/finance/investing and focusing on terrorism. The latest warnings include Europe/Russia possibly being in the jihadist's crosshairs. From the Agence France-Presse (AFP) Monday:
The Islamic State group has honed the ability to launch global attacks and is set to focus more on Europe following the Paris massacre, the chief of the EU police agency Europol said Monday.
Rob Wainwright told a news conference that "the so-called Islamic State had developed a new combat style capability to carry out a campaign of large-scale terrorist attacks on a global stage — with a particular focus in Europe."
"So-called Islamic State has a willingness and a capability to carry out further attacks in Europe, and of course all national authorities are working to prevent that from happening," he added.
Wainwright was unveiling the findings of a new Europol report on changes in how the jihadist group operates…
"IS is preparing more terrorist attacks, including more 'Mumbai-style' attacks, to be executed in member states of the EU, and in France in particular," the Europol report said.
"The attacks will be primarily directed at soft targets, because of the impact it generates. Both the November Paris attacks and the October 2015 bombing of a Russian airliner suggest a shift in IS strategy towards going global."
IS had developed an "external action command" which was trained for "special forces-style attacks" internationally, the report said…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
"'Mumbai-style' attacks." Something I've talked about before on Survival And Prosperity.
The Russians are sounding the alarm over potential ISIS terror strikes as well. From RT.com this morning:
Islamic State cells led by Chechen recruiter Akhmed Chetayev are planning terrorist attacks in Russia and Europe, Moscow's National Anti-Terrorist Committee reported. Former Iraqi army officers are taking part in training terrorists to attack Russia, it added.
"Russian special services have intelligence that certain IS groups are preparing terrorist attacks in Russia and European nations," Andrey Przhezdomsky, spokesman for the Russian National Anti-Terrorist Committee, warned on Friday. "In particular, a battalion formed mainly from recruits from North Caucasus headed by Akhmed Chetayev, nicknamed One-Handed."
Chetayev's group reportedly includes dozens of people born in Russia's southern republics who traveled to Syria to join the ranks of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL).
The official added that former Iraqi army officers who served under Saddam Hussein are training the terrorists…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Caucasian jihadists? I'd heard the bad guys were looking for these as their appearance might help them "fly under the radar" (no pun intended) of existing counter-terrorism setups.
Stay safe…
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
"IS planning for 'large-scale' attacks on Europe: Europol." Agence France-Presse. 25 Jan. 2016. (http://news.yahoo.com/planning-large-scale-attacks-europe-europol-002121327.html). 29 Jan. 2016.
"Special ISIS cells preparing terror attacks in Europe and Russia – Russian anti-terrorism body." RT. 29 Jan. 2016. (https://www.rt.com/news/330556-isis-terror-europe-russia/). 29 Jan. 2016.
Ted Koppel Warns Of All-Out Cyberattack On U.S. Power Grid
"Yes, it's frightening. It is frightening enough that my wife and I decided we were going to buy enough freeze-dried food for all of our kids and their kids…
Do I believe I got it wrong? No. I spent a year-and-a-half trying to get it right and unfortunately I think I did."
-Veteran U.S. journalist Ted Koppel, referring to the possibility of a nation-wide power outage resulting from a massive cyberattack by America's enemies against the electrical grid
"In the dark over power grid security"
CBS News Video
Christopher E. Hill
Survival And Prosperity (www.survivalandprosperity.com)
SP Intel Report- October 26, 2015
Welcome to the inaugural post of the "SP Intel Report." On October 15 I blogged big changes were coming to Survival And Prosperity starting October 19. I wrote:
Each day will begin with an "SP Intel Report" (if it's warranted), where I'll be focusing on current events locally (Chicagoland area), nationwide, and overseas which I think readers should be aware of…
As luck would have it, my computer crashed October 19, delaying the implementation of these changes.
One week later, I've managed to repair my laptop, and I'm back in the saddle again.
So off we go then…
"If City Hall 'loses' downtown to the bad guys… you lose the tourists, their money, revenue… you get the point."
–Survival And Prosperity, May 4, 2011
The Chicago news media is reporting that two tourists from Minneapolis were robbed at knifepoint by three men near Oak Street Beach late Saturday evening. The male victim was stabbed during the holdup while trying to protect his girlfriend. Two of Chicago's more upstanding residents have been charged with the crime (police are still looking for a third individual).
The last time I blogged about a tourist getting knifed downtown was back during the 2012 holiday season. Even though it's been a while, I fear we'll be hearing of similar incidents with increased regularity as the city's financial health deteriorates and the Chicago Police Department keeps receiving lip service but not bodies (meaning manpower).
There will probably be plenty of the other based on recent trends.
Note to self. Study up on defense against knives.
Speaking of deteriorating financial health, the State of Illinois was hammered by two of the major credit rating agencies in the past week. On October 19, Fitch Ratings announced in a press release:
Fitch Ratings has downgraded the rating on $26.8 billion in outstanding Illinois general obligation (GO) bonds to 'BBB+' from 'A-'.
In addition, the ratings on bonds related to the state based on its appropriation have been downgraded to 'BBB' from 'BBB+'…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Three days later, Moody's Investors Service stated in a release:
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the State of Illinois' $26.8 billion of general obligation bonds to Baa1 from A3, while also lowering ratings on the state's sales-tax (Build Illinois) bonds to Baa1 from A3, and on the state's subject to appropriation bonds (issued by the Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority and for the state's Civic Center program) to Baa2 from Baa1. The outlook for all of these obligations remains negative…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
Keep in mind the following observations by Karen Pierog over on the Reuters website on October 22:
Both general obligation bond ratings are now just three steps above the "junk" level… The downgrade by Moody's marked the 17th by major credit rating agencies for Illinois since 2003… Even before this week's downgrades, Illinois had the lowest credit ratings among the 50 U.S. states. Ratings histories from the three major credit rating agencies indicate few states have ever had their GO ratings fall below the A level…
Faced with a $105 billion unfunded public pension liability and a bill backlog of around $7 billion, I suspect Illinoisans will be on the hook for some sort of tax hike(s) in the near future.
Any Survival And Prosperity readers skeptical about the future existence of the Internet? Personally, I won't be surprised if it goes kaput one day. Don't get me wrong, I'm somewhat of a techie (driven by needs, not wants) and love the Internet. But I'm not sold on its staying power due to frailties with its infrastructure. A couple of years ago I remember reading about an elderly Georgian woman accidently cutting off neighboring Armenia's access to the World Wide Web for up to five hours- using only a spade. And now there's this from The New York Times website this past Sunday. David E. Sanger and Eric Schmitt reported:
Russian submarines and spy ships are aggressively operating near the vital undersea cables that carry almost all global Internet communications, raising concerns among some American military and intelligence officials that the Russians might be planning to attack those lines in times of tension or conflict.
The issue goes beyond old worries during the Cold War that the Russians would tap into the cables — a task American intelligence agencies also mastered decades ago. The alarm today is deeper: The ultimate Russian hack on the United States could involve severing the fiber-optic cables at some of their hardest-to-access locations to halt the instant communications on which the West's governments, economies and citizens have grown dependent…
(Editor's note: Bold added for emphasis)
So the Russians could switch off the Internet. Or a rogue Uncle Sam could do it and blame the Russkies.
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Sobol, Rosemary Regina. "$500K, $950K bails set for 2 accused of robbery, stabbing near Oak Street Beach." Chicago Tribune. 26 Oct. 2015. (http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-police-2-held-following-armed-robbery-stabbing-near-oak-street-beach-20151026-story.html). 26 Oct. 2015.
Pierog, Karen. "UPDATE 2-Illinois bond rating cut again over budget impasse." Reuters. 22 Oct. 2015. (http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/10/22/illinois-downgrade-moodys-idUSL1N12M2L120151022). 26 Oct. 2015.
Sanger, David E. and Schmitt, Eric. "Russian Ships Near Data Cables Are Too Close for U.S. Comfort." The New York Times. 25 Oct. 2015. (http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/26/world/europe/russian-presence-near-undersea-cables-concerns-us.html?_r=1). 26 Oct. 2015.
Gabe Suarez: 'What We Really Need Is A Good Guy That Is Also A Killer'
Back on January 9, I blogged about Gabe Suarez, head of The Suarez Group and a decorated veteran of Southern California law enforcement, concerning a Facebook post of his in which he declared "Every Man Is A Counter Terrorist" in response to the Charlie Hebdo shootings in France.
On Friday, he updated that "call to arms" against the "bad guys" in the wake of the mass shooting at Umpqua Community College in Oregon.
While that update was just as thought-provoking as the original, it's what Suarez wrote Sunday on his company's Facebook page (and which I received via e-mail this morning) that really stands out for me. From that post:
Some points on Oregon: Its not a video of a kitten so I hope its actually read by someone.
1). I could simply cut and paste every article I have written after these and simply change the dates and locations and they would all be spot on.
a). Its either a jihadist muslim extremist, a common crazy guy, or a combination of both.
b). It is at a place where everyone has been voluntarily disarmed.
c). The police arrive after the bodies pile up and kill him, and then say it was a suicide.
d). The monkeys in charge call for more gun restrictions. Over and over and over. Routine? Yup.
2). The woods are lovely dark and deep. I will leave it at that…look it up. Very excellent timing after Putin gave Obama a penile prostate check over Syria.
3). If we did not embrace the cultures that hate us (reference the 100,000 Syrians your POTUS is bringing into the USA), or allow crazy people to roam free…I bet there would be fewer of these.
4). Given the inability of the authorities to keep you safe in such events, obeying "the sign" is a form of insanity. Not only immoral for them to suggest you do so, but also foolish on your part knowing what the eventual outcome of such an event would be.
5). We have plenty of noble victim-heroes that sacrifice themselves, unarmed to save others.
Yes…I got it…America yearns for heroes in these estrogenized times like an addict yearns for a fix. But we have plenty of the self sacrifial types. What we really need is a good guy that is also a killer. A good guy that is also a killer that will ignore the sign, and go after the sound of the shots with a smile on his face and a pistol in his hand and shoot the bad guy right in the face…or the back of the head if positioning favors that.
Today, every man or woman is a counter terrorist.
Suarez once again leaves his audience with a good deal of material to really think about, particularly that bit where he said, "The police arrive after the bodies pile up and kill him, and then say it was a suicide."
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First National Bank to open in Salem
SALEM – The First National Bank will open a new office at 2424 E. State St. in front of the Salem Plaza right after Labor Day, according to Andy Estock, vice president of business banking for the company.
"The building (sale) was closed on last Tuesday," Estock said Monday, adding that the former Society National Bank building will re-open as a full service retail banking office.
The bank is based in Orrville and has operated a Salem mortgage office at 1070 East State St. for a year.
"It's been well received," Estock said.
Salem is the furthest east of the 14 branch offices of FNB and the location in a building that formerly housed another bank years ago is a good fit, Estock said.
The building had a Continental Drive address when it was last occupied and Housing, Planning and Zoning Officer Pat Morrissey said with the front of the building facing East State Street it was given an address on that street. He said it would also accommodate the businesss.
Other than updates to the drive-up windows, an ATM and room for four teller windows, the building needs a minimum of work, Morrissey said.
The building has two entrances off of East State Street.
The office will employ the equivalent of seven full-time people, Estock said, noting they will be adding three full-time people.
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bane x venom by m7781Watch
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bane x venom..
Yo dawg, we heard you like Venom, so we put Venom in yo' Venom.
Lol Venom + Venom
Now that's just unfair.
Super awesome great job.
Great job!
Heck Yeah!
I SO approve of this. SO much. Awesome artwork by the way!
yo dawg we're all dead 'cause bane has the venom 'roids with Venom
While not original i STILL wish this happend in Marvel vs DC/Amalgam comics in the 90's.
We all knew somebody would do this eventually
I'm hearing the sound of a thousand and one backs being broken by this Venom-Bane creature. Wicked and frighteningly dangerous. Second scariest next to the Carnage symbiote taking over the Joker. That would be the end of the world.
wow. this sound bad...
yes.. this is bad news for everyone!
Unless batfamily and spider-team team up! i'm sure spider-man and batman can dodge almost everything even a banom or a joker goblin XD
Oh man... If this happened, Spidey and Bats will be KILLED in a single punch! XD
hahahaahhaha yes... killed and eaten...
i don't think a batarang will solve this problem...
I can See Batman Holding a Batarang and Spidey and Bats looks at the Batarang and back to Venom bane and says "F***"....
best bane venom i have ever seen
Does this mean the world is ending?
It took me a while to get the joke.
Bane × Venom = Venom2
Bane × Venom = Venom2
Finally somebody got it!
O_o As if Bane's strength and regular steriod 'Venom' wasn't enough. WE ARE F**ked.
Great work!!
Great work!!
Oh shit.
i always wondered why whoever VENOM caught as a victim always seemed to hulk-up... this clarifies a lot of my doubts..
well bane is already jacked up...but you are definitely correct!
Good God this would be horrific. No one in the DC or Marvel universes would be safe.


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Center's food pantry plans fundraiser
The Food Pantry at the Cancer Dietary Initiative at the Tony Teramana Cancer Center is continuing its efforts to help economically struggling cancer patients there with a monthly food distribution supported entirely by donations from the public.
And that, according to Don Heiss, a volunteer of and secretary for the nonprofit established in May, does not go unappreciated.
The CDI offers an end-of-the-month food distribution at the center on the third Saturday of the month, helping by-invitation-only center patients. Items are delivered to the homes of patients too ill to come to a distribution or who have no transportation.
What started in May helping 23 families has since grown to assist between 45 and 50 families, Heiss said.
While donations of food and money have come in other ways, Heiss said staff and students at the Jefferson County Joint Vocational School in Bloomingdale have been on board from the get-go. "They have helped us from the very beginning," Heiss said.
A "Quarter Frenzy" fundraiser hosted by JVS generated a $2,500 donation to the food pantry, and donated fliers prepared by students in the school's multimedia program are helping to promote the food pantry's next fundraiser.
It will be a spaghetti dinner sponsored by Meyers Family Diner, which is located on state Route 250, Harrisville. The eat-in or take-out dinner will be held there from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Feb. 22. Cost is by donation. The menu will include spaghetti and meatballs, salad and roll, dessert, coffee and soda. Harrisville is located 10 miles past the Harrison Community Hospital.
One hundred percent of the proceeds from the dinner will benefit the food pantry, according to Heiss.
JVS Principal Tony D'Aurora and Treasurer Karen Spoonemore discussed the school's participation with the outreach effort.
Spoonemore said JVS staff likes to get involved with community activities that help people and at the same time, offer an opportunity for people to come to JVS and see what it offers as a school of choice.
The school has helped with other causes in the past and found the CDI food pantry to be a perfect fit.
"When Don (Heiss) stopped and talked about the initiative, we thought that's perfect, absolutely perfect, because our own Mr. D (D'Aurora) here has had his bout with cancer, so we thought everyone's lives are touched by cancer so we thought that's a perfect thing to do," Spoonemore said of how the Quarter Frenzy fundraiser came to be, an idea of one of the JVS staff members.
The successful fundraiser involved volunteer time and donations from staff and students and generated $2,500.
"It raised money for CDI, and it brought people into our building which is what we want – to show off our nice facility and great staff," Spoonemore said.
Students in the multimedia program designed and produced the spaghetti dinner fundraiser fliers.
"Part of what we teach at JVS is community involvement," D'Aurora said. "Every one of our programs, that's part of their curriculum, so when we can do things like this and get kids involved, that's what we're supposed to be doing," D'Aurora said.
Heiss said JVS involvement with the food pantry is the springboard now for other schools to participate, too.
"The schools are now starting to get involved, learning more about us, so for next month for our distribution, Big Red is going to send students to help with our distribution," Heiss said. "Every month I'm going to try to get a different school to come here and help with our distributions, plus they're doing food drives for us, too."
"The food pantry has really taken off," Heiss said..
"There is such a need out there, and all the people who are involved really see how these people need this help, and we just hope we can continue because basically we operate just on donations," Heiss said.
"We're hoping that the more we get our name out there, the more people are going to see what we do and that it is a big need in our community," he said.
The whole idea of the CDI is to provide comprehensive cancer care, which includes nutritional issues and social issues, Dr. Pervaiz Rahman, co-chief executive officer of the initiative, had explained when the food pantry was first launched.
"What we found was that a number of our patients were losing weight while they were on treatment, so I started asking them and what we found out was that that last 10 days of the month, the food ran out because the checks ran out, whether that was Social Security or Medicare," Rahman said.
That led to the idea to provide groceries to last 10 days.
THE CDI also involves Susan Miller, the charity's treasurer and the center's oncology patient advocate, and board members June Crago and Diane Wasco.
Donations of nonperishable items can be brought to the cancer center or checks can be made payable to Cancer Dietary Initiative and mailed to Miller's attention at the Tony Teramana Cancer Center, 3204 Johnson Road, Steubenville, OH 43952. Questions can be directed to Miller at (740) 264-8747.


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The weather in London becomes cooler in October as summer turns into autumn.
Admire the riot of autumnal colours as the city's parks change from vivid greens to warm coppers, golds and russet reds. Take a trip to Kew Gardens or Richmond Park, London's largest open space, to see this beautiful display of colours.
British schools break up for a half-term holiday in October, so many London attractions put on special family-friendly events. Look out for children's activities at London attractions such as the Science Museum, Natural History Museum, Tower of London and Southbank Centre.
October Events
Explore London's top restaurants and meet celebrity chefs during the month-long London Restaurant Festival, offering special one-off menus and food-themed events.
Foodies can also enjoy London Cocktail Week, with events, discounts and tastings across the city, as well as the delicious Chocolate Show which showcases all things chocolate.
Films are also on the menu in October during the BFI London Film Festival, which attracts the biggest names in the movie industry.
Celebrate the cultural diversity of London this month by heading to the Diwali Festival or Africa on the Square, two free annual events in Trafalgar Square.
And get a taste of American sport and spectacle as London hosts three NFL International Series Games, kicked off by American football fun and games on Regent Street.
Art lovers flock to Frieze Art Fair to view and buy contemporary art - take a stroll through Regent's Park to see the Frieze Sculpture Park for free.
Explore history, art and heritage after dark in museums and galleries across the city during October's Museums at Night.
This October, the Science Museum opens Wonderlab: The Statoil Gallery, a new permanent interactive gallery which unravels the wonders of science.
Halloween is celebrated in London at the end of October with an array of themed events, from family activities at museums, to spooky London tours and frightening events.
For more things to do in October in London, take a look at our events calendar and guide to what's on in London, or download a free copy of the October London Planner visitor guide. And catch the best of the London stage this month with our guide to top shows in October.
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Draft week is finally here. Months of scouting and preparing all comes down to this as the Chicago Bears look to finalize their big board and lock down their plan.
General manager Phil Emery knows there are still some questions heading into Thursday night. The Bears have to find at least two defensive starters but don't know if the guys they want will be on the board.
When to get a safety, picking a quarterback and running back and the curious case of Aaron Donald all highlight questions on Emery's mind. Here are the biggest questions for the Bears heading into the draft.


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Michael Jackson "secret songs" e-mail poison, says Sophos
An e-mail claiming to contain a link to "secret songs and photos" of Michael Jackson is one of the latest malware spam attacks to exploit the singer's death, says security firm Sophos.
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Just eight hours after Jackson's death, cybercriminals unleashed the first wave of related spam, and the security firm has reported several spam attacks, scams and malware associated with the singer in the past week.
The latest spam e-mail (shown below) appears to come from firstname.lastname@example.com with the subject "remembering Michael Jackson".
However, it contains a link to an attached zip file, which will infect a user's computer with a mass-mailing worm if opened, warns Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos.
"Opening the attachment exposes you to infection - and if your computer is hit you will be spreading the worm onto other internet users," said Cluley.
The Mal/ZipMal-B and Mal/VB-AD malware is also capable of spreading as an Autorun component on USB memory sticks, he warned.
Interest in Jackson has long been exploited by cybercriminals, said Cluley.
In 2004, a Trojan horse was spammed out claiming to contain photographic evidence of Jackson abusing a young boy.
The following year a malware campaign was spammed out claiming to contain breaking news that the music superstar had committed suicide.
Earlier this year, scammers managed to advertise their offers on Jackson's official website promoting his planned concerts at the O2 in London later this year.
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|Produced by
|Hilda Verboven
|Screenplay by
|Jef Cassiers
|Jan Decleir
Jef Burm
|Music by
|Alain Pierre
|Edited by
|Renaat Rombouts
Belgische Radio en Televisie (BRT)
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|1984 (in Belgium)
Running time
|78 minutes
John the Fearless (Dutch: Jan zonder vrees) is a 1984 Belgian animated film. It is notable for being the first feature length animated film produced in Flanders in its entirety. It is based on a novel by Constant de Kinder and features voice work by Belgian character actor Jan Decleir. An English dubbed version of the film was produced by Canadian animation studio Cinar Films and was released on video in 1989 by Just For Kids Video.
The story begins when John resigns his job as a sailor and goes back home to his grandmother. After seeing all of the burglars in town, he takes it upon himself to rid the town of all evildoers. After he's become the word around town, he lets everyone in the town know that he has no fear. His cousin, in jealousy of John's newfound fame decides to disprove this statement, by showing up at the local graveyard dressed as a ghost. John, annoyed with the ghost's presence, accidentally kills his cousin. Realizing his mistake, he reports it, only to be arrested and sentenced to prison. However, he easily escapes the prison guards and goes about his ways. He ends up soon after in the countryside, to find a servant being beaten by his master. After showing the boss the error of his ways, the boss recognizes his goodheartedness and sends him on a quest to destroy a shape shifting evil water demon called Kludde,with the servant as his sidekick. John, true to his claim of having "no fear" begins his quest with good spirits. After accomplishing numerous brave deeds, he is knighted by the historical John the Fearless.
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- John the Fearless @ Yahoo Movie
- John the Fearless @ Movie Review
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