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Global Famine * The Black Horseman Cometh
Global Famine * The Black Horseman Cometh
Global Famine
The New World Order feeds on human poverty and the destruction of the natural environment.
Food riots have erupted almost simultaneously in all major regions of the World.
Eliminate the poor through starvation.
The PROPHECY of the GREAT FOOD CRISIS
There is coming a world food crisis.
This world system is heading to its end.
In the book of Revelation we see the emergence of the Black Horseman.
He is carrying a pair of scales in his hand.
It is a symbol of the emergence of Trade Authority that will ultimately brings the world to food crisis.
A quart of wheat for a denarius, and 3 quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and the wine.
Revelation 6.6
This is a prophecy that the Trade Authority will make food prices become expensive, while the other material such as oil and wine was not too affected. see Joel 2:24
The Prophecy of the Black Horseman is being fulfilled today, the prices of food bounce up, and this has triggered a famine that struck mainly in poor countries.
Our Lord, Jesus Christ prophecy that
There will be famine in various places . Matthew 24:7
DROUGHT, Water rationing
, * USA Drying Up
Also see
in my AMERICA NEWS section
One Health
- putting humans of LESS value than animals and plants
NAIS, USDA Agenda 21 CODEX
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Bosnia on red alert during hottest summer on record
8/23/12 Bosnian authorities put the entire country on red alert Thursday against a heatwave that has seen the Balkan nation bake in its hottest summer on record, the national weather institute said.
Meteorologist Dzenan Zulum said the months of June, July and August had been the hottest since measurements were first recorded 120 years ago.
In some places, the mercury has soared to 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 Fahrenheit) and temperatures in the capital Sarajevo have in recent days been about seven degrees Celsius warmer than normal.
"We predict a similar temperature for the next two or three days followed by a slight cooling from Sunday," Zulum said.
Farmers say between 50-80 percent of their crops have been damaged in the heatwave, and water distribution to several towns has been disrupted.
Bosnia is also battling dozens of forest fires in the south and east of the country, with many hundreds of hectares (acres) of land burned.
GM foods POISON! Eliminating GMOs prevents disease
BPA Levels high in People Who Eat Canned Foods
Nov 2011
Eating canned food every day may raise the levels of the compound bisphenol A (BPA) in a person's urine more than previously suspected, a new study suggests.
People who ate a serving of canned soup every day for five days had BPA levels of 20.8 micrograms per liter of urine, whereas people who instead ate fresh soup had levels of 1.1 micrograms per liter, according to the study. BPA is found in many canned foods it is a byproduct of the chemicals used to prevent corrosion.
When the researchers looked at the rise in BPA levels seen in the average participant who ate canned soup compared with those who ate fresh soup, they found a 1,221 percent jump.
The levels of BPA seen in the study participants "are among the most extreme reported in a nonoccupational setting," the researchers wrote in their study. In the general population, levels have been found to be around 1 to 2 micrograms per liter.
The study noted that levels higher than 13 micrograms per liter were found in only the top 5 percent of participants in the National Health and Examination Survey, which is an ongoing study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Bad influence of [hormone-disrupting] chemicals on health in general, and BPA is one of them.
Obesity Linked to BPA Exposure
Feb 2012
Bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen, is wreaking havoc with the health of Americans in particular. China and Canada alike have deemed BPA a dangerous chemical, but the U.S. seems to be oblivious to the connection between its super-sized citizens and this chemical that has been linked to ailments such as obesity, heart disease and diabetes.
While lifestyle definitely factors into the growing obesity problem, scientists are noting that not only are children and adults fattening up at a rate double that of 30 years ago; newborns, lab rodents, pets and wildlife that live in close proximity to humans are also gaining weight. This shines a light on the fact that maybe calorie intake is not the only thing driving the epidemic. Can a person really say infants, pets and wildlife are suddenly getting lazy too?
Angel Nadal, a BPA expert at Spain's Miguel Hernandez University, said, "When you eat something with BPA, it's like telling your organs that you are eating more than you are really eating."
Nadal published his latest research in PLoS ONE, last week. His findings show that the chemical triggers the release of double the insulin necessary to break down food. High insulin levels desensitize the body which leads to weight gain. This chemical also plays a large part in the current surge in Type 2 diabetes according to his studies. With half of the developed world overweight and over 250 million people suffering from diabetes, this study should not be taken lightly.
BPA levels soar after lunching on canned soup
Eating canned food every day may raise the levels of the compound bisphenol A (BPA) in a person's urine more than previously suspected, a new study suggests.
People who ate a serving of canned soup every day for five days had BPA levels of 20.8 micrograms per liter of urine, whereas people who instead ate fresh soup had levels of 1.1 micrograms per liter, according to the study. BPA is found in many canned foods it is a byproduct of the chemicals used to prevent corrosion.
When the researchers looked at the rise in BPA levels seen in the average participant who ate canned soup compared with those who ate fresh soup, they found a 1,221 percent jump.
"To see an increase in this magnitude was quite surprising," said study leader Karin Michels, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health.
Food Storage
20 Crops That Keep and How to Store them
Sleeping Quarters for Storage Crops
Success with storage crops hinges on finding methods that convince the crops that they are enjoying a natural period of dormancy in unusually comfortable conditions. This typically involves slowing physiology by controlling respiration (usually by lowering temperature) and/or providing moisture so crisp root vegetables sense they are still in the ground. Some staple storage crops, such as garlic, onions and shallots, need dry conditions to support prolonged dormancy.
Most storage crops need to be cured to enhance their storage potential. During the curing process, potatoes and sweet potatoes heal over small wounds to the skin, garlic and onions form a dry seal over the openings at their necks, and dry beans and grain corn let go of excess moisture that could otherwise cause them to rot. Harvesting, curing and storage requirements vary with each crop see the charts in How to Harvest, Cure and Store 20 Storage Crops for full details. In my experience, harvesting and curing vegetables properly leads to much more flexibility when it comes to long-term storage conditions.
Storing Potatoes
Line plastic laundry baskets with newspapers, with potatoes arranged in layers between more newspapers. Place the packed, covered baskets in an unheated garage.
In the basement, make short towers of potatoes by stacking them between layers of open egg cartons. Cover the towers with cloth to protect the potatoes from light.
Place sorted potatoes in cloth grocery bags that have been lined with black plastic bags, and store in a cold space under the stairs. A similar method: Sort different potatoes into paper bags, then place the bags in milk crates to prevent bruising.
Use an old dresser in a cool room or basement for storing potatoes in winter. Leave the drawers partially open for ventilation.
In a shady spot outdoors, place a tarp over the ground and cover it with an inch of loose straw. Pile on potatoes and cover with more straw, a second tarp, and a 10-inch blanket of leaves or straw.
Bury a garbage can horizontally so that its bottom half is at least 12 inches deep in the soil. Place potatoes in the can with shredded paper or clean straw. Secure the lid with a bungee cord, and cover with an old blanket if needed to shade out sun.
Midwest drought: A changed world emerges
September 21. 2012
- At first glance, it looks like a typical fall across the Midwest.
Its not. Beneath green pastures and lawns brought to life by August rains, the earth is still desiccated.
Corn stalks are half as tall as they should be and the husks contain stunted ears, or nothing at all.
The drought of 2012 isnt just a rural tragedy. Ohio and Mississippi river barges carry less cargo to avoid running aground in low water.
Homeowners are paying for expensive repairs to basements and foundations separated from the shrinking soil around them.
Businesses that depend on water, canoe rental, campgrounds, fishing, feel the economic pain, too.
The northern Great Plains and Upper Midwest remain drought- stricken.
All of 9 states cant shake the drought.
Almost 65% of America is enduring drought conditions.
Prices of food, gas, retail goods and utilities have all ticked up.
The extreme drought has been exacerbated by near-record heat.
The summer of 2012 was the third-hottest in U.S. weather history.
September 25, 2012 10:50 AM
Global bacon shortage "unavoidable," group says
(CBS News) BLTs next year might have to forego the B, according to a British trade group.
Britain's National Pig Association, "the voice of the British pig industry," warned recently that a global shortage of bacon and pork "is now unavoidable" because of shrinking herds.
The trade group reported Thursday that annual pig production for Europe's main pig producers fell across the board between 2011 and 2012, a trend that "is being mirrored around the world." The group tied the decline to increased feed costs, an effect of poor harvests for corn and soybeans.
Even though the pig association issued its dire prediction as part of a campaign to get British supermarkets to pay pig farmers more for their products, the possibility of a pork shortage received plenty of coverage in American news outlets.
Yeah, all of the pieces are more or less set.
Daniel_11:35 And some of them of understanding shall fall, to try them, and to purge, and to make them white, even to the time of the end: because
it is yet for a time appointed
Revelation 5:1 And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Rev 5:2 And I saw a strong angel proclaiming with a loud voice, Who is worthy to open the book, and to loose the seals thereof?
Rev 5:3 And no man in heaven, nor in earth, neither under the earth, was able to open the book, neither to look thereon.
Rev 5:4 And I wept much, because no man was found worthy to open and to read the book, neither to look thereon.
Rev 5:5 And one of the elders saith unto me,
Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.
The Math That Predicted the Revolutions Sweeping the Globe Right Now
It's happening in Ukraine, Venezuela, Thailand, Bosnia, Syria, and beyond. Revolutions, unrest, and riots are sweeping the globe. The near-simultaneous eruption of violent protest can seem random and chaotic; inevitable symptoms of an unstable world. But there's at least one common thread between the disparate nations, cultures, and people in conflict, one element that has demonstrably proven to make these uprisings more likely: high global food prices.
Just over a year ago, complex systems theorists at the New England Complex Systems Institute warned us that if food prices continued to climb, so too would the likelihood that there would be riots across the globe. Sure enough, we're seeing them now. The paper's author, Yaneer Bar-Yam, charted the rise in the FAO food price indexa measure the UN uses to map the cost of food over timeand found that whenever it rose above 210, riots broke out worldwide. It happened in 2008 after the economic collapse, and again in 2011, when a Tunisian street vendor who could no longer feed his family set himself on fire in protest.
Bar-Yam built a model with the data, which then predicted that something like the Arab Spring would ensue just weeks before it did. Four days before Mohammed Bouazizi's self-immolation helped ignite the revolution that would spread across the region, NECSI submitted a government report that highlighted the risk that rising food prices posed to global stability. Now, the model has once again proven prescient2013 saw the third-highest food prices on record, and that's when the seeds for the conflicts across the world were sewn.
"I have a long list of the countries that have had major social unrest in the past 18 months consistent with our projections," Bar-Yam tells me. "The food prices are surely a major contributor---our analysis says that 210 on the FAO index is the boiling point and we have been hovering there for the past 18 months."
There are certainly many other factors fueling mass protests, but hungeror the desperation caused by its looming specteris often the tipping point. Sometimes, it's clearly implicated: In Venezuelawhere students have taken to the streets and protests have left citizens deadfood prices are at a staggering 18-year high.
"In some of the cases the link is more explicit, in others, given that we are at the boiling point, anything will trigger unrest. At the boiling point, the impact depends on local conditions," Bar-Yam says. But a high price of food worldwide can effect countries that aren't feeling the pinch as much. "In addition, there is a contagion effect: given widespread social unrest that is promoted by high food prices, examples from one country drive unrest in others."
Here's the list of the countries Bar-Yam has cited as suffering from unrest related to the rise in the cost of eating:
South Africa
Sweden (yes, Sweden)
In Thailand, where clashes between mass demonstrators and authorities in Bangkok have claimed multiple lives, food prices have been steadily rising. In 2012, a trend towards rising food prices prompted the UN to issue a warning: the poor will be hit hard, and unrest may follow. The nation's rampant inflation caused prices to continue to rise further still in 2013. Today, there are fatal riots.
In Bosnia, which erupted into violent conflict last week, high unemployment and hunger are prime drivers of a discontent that's been simmering for months. On February 9, Chiara Milan wrote "Today, after more than one year of protests and hunger, eventually the world got to know about [the protesters'] grievances."
Food shortages caused by drought helped spur Syria's civil war. High food prices helped precipitate the fare hike protests in Brazil. The list goes on.
The food riots in places like wealthy, socialist Sweden and the booming economies of Brazil and Chile
highlight the fact that the cost of eating can fuel unrest anywhere; even in nations with robust democracies and high standards of living
. With the inequality worsening across the globe, this is worth paying special attention tolest we forget there are millions of Americans going hungry every year too
So. The cost of food is high; discontent is raging. Thankfully, Bar-Yam's model sees at least temporary relief on the horizon.
"As to the trend for the next few months: Grain prices have gone down, starting with corn last summer," he says. "This has yet to propagate through the food system to lower prices, but they should drop soon. This may help reduce the unrest that is happening."
However, he emphasizes the structural threats to the global food system haven't been addressed. Bar-Yam has written at length about what he believes to be the root cause of food price swings: financial speculation
and food-for-fuel policies like ethanol subsidies
Both, he argues, artificially drive up prices on the global market and, in turn, cause hunger and unrest
Whether or not the prices will drop, he says, hinges largely on US and European policy decisions.
"Everything now is very sensitive to what will happen with the ethanol mandate," Bar-Yam tells me. "The EPA has proposed not following the mandated increase this year, keeping it about the same as last year. There is a Senate bill to repeal the mandate sponsored by Feinstein and Coburn. The European Union has stated that it will implement a regulation of commodity markets (because of the impact on poor populations), and the CFTC is still fighting the market traders in trying to regulate the US markets."
The way the global food system works right now, with wheat, corn, and rice traded globally as commodities, domestic food production doesn't necessarily guarantee a population will get enough to eat. Ukraine, for instance, produced record amounts of wheat last year
but exported most of its gains. This web of imports and exports creates a global marketplace that is vulnerable to price shocks. That's why Bar-Yam believes that speculators and bad ethanol policy are essentially feeding global unrest
"The main thing is that matters are very much in flux," he says. "We may still have higher food prices if the policies are not implemented but if they are, we may have a significant reduction in prices and lower unrest globally."
If not, in other words, the riots will burn on.
Extremely Contagious Pig Virus Has Already Killed More Than 4 Million Hogs In The U.S.
If you eat pork, get ready to pay a lot more for it. A highly contagious pig virus known as Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus has now spread to 27 different U.S. states, and it has killed more than 4 million hogs since last May. Smithfield Foods, the largest pork producer in the entire world, estimates that approximately 10 percent of all adult female hogs in America have contracted the disease already, and there is a very good chance that any offspring that they have will die. That is because the mortality rate for this disease for piglets is between 80 and 100 percent. Fortunately, we are being told that this disease does not affect humans. However, considering the fact that California is in the midst of one of the worst droughts in recorded history, and considering the fact that the U.S. cattle herd has shrunk
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Bananageddon: Millions face hunger as deadly fungus Panama disease decimates global banana crop
Scientists have warned that the worlds banana crop, worth £26 billion and a crucial part of the diet of more than 400 million people, is facing disaster from virulent diseases immune to pesticides or other forms of control.
Alarm at the most potent threat a fungus known as Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) has risen dramatically after it was announced in recent weeks that it has jumped from South-east Asia, where it has already devastated export crops, to Mozambique and Jordan.
A United Nations agency told The Independent that the spread of TR4 represents an expanded threat to global banana production. Experts said there is a risk that the fungus, for which there is currently no effective treatment, has also already made the leap to the worlds most important banana growing areas in Latin America, where the disease threatens to destroy vast plantations of the Cavendish variety. The variety accounts for 95 per cent of the bananas shipped to export markets including the United Kingdom, in a trade worth £5.4bn.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) will warn in the coming days that the presence of TR4 in the Middle East and Africa means virtually all export banana plantations are vulnerable unless its spread can be stopped and new resistant strains developed.
In a briefing document obtained by The Independent, the FAO warns: In view of the challenges associated with control of the disease and the risk posed to the global banana supply, it is evident that a concerted effort is required from industry, research institutions, government and international organisations to prevent spread of the disease.
US bacon prices rise after virus kills baby pigs
A virus never before seen in the U.S.
has killed millions of baby pigs in less than a year, and with little known about how it spreads or how to stop it, its threatening pork production and pushing up prices by 10 percent or more.
Scientists think porcine epidemic diarrhea, which does not infect humans or other animals, came from China, but they dont know how it got into the country or spread to 27 states since last May. The federal government is looking into how such viruses might spread, while the pork industry, wary of future outbreaks, has committed $1.7 million to research the disease.
The U.S. is both a top producer and exporter of pork, but production could decline about 7 percent this year compared to last the biggest drop in more than 30 years, according to a recent report from Rabobank, which focuses on the food, beverage and agribusiness industries.
Already, prices have shot up: A pound of bacon averaged $5.46 in February, 13 percent more than a year ago, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ham and chops have gone up too, although not as much.
Attention Shoppers: Fruit and Vegetable Prices Are Rising
Grocery shoppers may soon need more green in their wallets to afford their next salad.
The cost of fresh produce is poised to jump in the coming months as a three-year drought in California shows few signs of abating, according to an Arizona State University study set to be released Wednesday.
The study found a head of lettuce could increase in price as much as 62 cents to $2.44; avocado prices could rise 35 cents to $1.60 each; and tomatoes could cost 45 cents more at $2.84 per pound. (The run-up in produce prices is in line with other projections showing that overall food cost gains are expected to accelerate this year.)
The latest projections were compiled by Timothy Richards, an agribusiness professor at ASUs W.P. Carey School of Business. He studied the droughts effect on farmland and consumer purchasing trends to determine the eight fresh fruits and vegetables likely to see the largest price increases this spring and summer.
And the price increases may already be happening. Grocery prices rose by 0.5% for the second-straight month in March, according to the Labor Departments consumer-price index, released Tuesday. It was the largest two-month gain in the food-at-home category since 2011. Fruit and vegetable prices rose 0.9% last month, after a 1.1% gain in February. Meat and dairy prices are also increasing. Meanwhile, overall consumer prices rose just 0.2% last month, as broader inflation in the economy remains tepid.
California is the largest domestic producer of each of the products Mr. Richards identified, ranging from grapes to peppers. And in the case of avocados, its the only state with a significant crop
The drought has wiped out between 10% and 20% of California crops for the eight items, but the size of the expected price increases varies widely. Lettuce prices could jump as much as 34% and avocado prices could rise 28%, the largest projected increases
People are the least price-sensitive when it comes to those items, and theyre willing to pay what it takes to get them, Mr. Richards said. Its hard to make a salad without lettuce.
In basic economic terms, the drought reduces supply, which puts upward pressure on prices. But how high the price can rise is determined by consumers willingness to pay more against their ability to find a substitute.
Packaged salads, for example, would increase in price by only 13%, even though many of the ingredients in them are projected to increase in cost by a greater percentage. Thats because consumers view premade salads as a luxury good and would readily switch to lower-cost alternative if the price gets too high, Mr. Richards said. They could chop the lettuce themselves or buy frozen vegetables.
The impact could spread beyond the produce aisle. Items such as lettuce, tomatoes and peppers are commonly used in deli sandwiches and salsas, among other products. The drought could also cause those items to cost more.
Still, the run-up in prices is likely to be somewhat temporary, Mr. Richards said. When prices increase, farmers outside of California, including foreign suppliers, will be incentivized to ship more crops to the U.S. That will in turn put downward pressure on costs.
But with water-supply problems expected to persist for years, California farmers will have some difficult choices to make, he said. Theyll need to determine which crops should receive the limited amount of available water, and which should be allowed to fall away
We could be looking at future, he said, where California is no longer bread basket for the country.
Meat Prices Are Soaring
April, 2014
Drought Monitor April 1The average price of USDA choice-grade beef has soared to $5.28 a pound, and the average price of a pound of bacon has skyrocketed to $5.46. Unfortunately for those that like to eat meat, this is just the beginning of the price increases. Due to an absolutely crippling drought that wont let go of the western half of the country, the total size of the U.S. cattle herd has shrunk for seven years in a row, and it is now the smallest that is has been since 1951. But back in 1951, we had less than half the number of mouths to feed. And a devastating pig virus that has never been seen in the United States before has already killed up to 6 million pigs in this country and continues to spread like wildfire. What all of this means is that the supply of meat is going to be tight for the foreseeable future even as demand for meat continues to go up. This is going to result in much higher prices, and so food is going to put a much larger dent in American family budgets in the months and years to come.
Soaring Food Inflation Full Frontal: Beef, Pork And Shrimp Prices Soar To Record Highs
We previously noted that both beef and pork (courtesy of the affectionately named Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus) prices have been reaching new all time highs on an almost daily basis. It is time to update the chart. Below we show what a world in which the Fed is constantly lamenting the lack of inflation looks like for beef prices.
US orange production hit by disease, juice prices soar
A citrus disease spread by a tiny insect has devastated Florida's orange crop, which is expected to be the worst in nearly 30 years, and sent juice prices soaring on New York markets.
The culprit? The gnat-sized Asian citrus psyllid, which is infecting citrus trees across the Sunshine State with huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, which causes fruit to taste bitter and fall from trees too soon.
"It feels we are losing the fight," said Ellis Hunt, the head of a family-run citrus farm spread over about 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) in the central Florida town of Lake Wales
The deadly bacteria has slashed his annual production over the past few years from one million boxes of fruit to 750,000.
Citrus greening disease has become such a problem this year that the US government has lowered its forecast for the upcoming harvest four times.
The latest figures, published earlier this month by the US Department of Agriculture, predict production of 110 million boxes of fruit, or roughly 4.95 million tons.
That is 18 percent less than last year, and the lowest since 1985, when citrus groves were hit by a deep freeze. It is also far from the record 244 million boxes collected in 1998.
The outlook surprised investors, as the USDA forecast dip was "bigger than the trade had anticipated," according to Joe Nikruto, senior market strategist for RJO Futures
Following the release of the latest USDA figures, the price of frozen concentrated orange juice rose to its highest point on the Intercontinental Exchange in New York since late March 2012.
Juice for May delivery, the most traded, rose seven percent in three trading sessions to $1.67 a pound.
The price has also been driven by drought in Brazil, the world's top producer of orange juice, but Nikruto explained: "The USDA numbers are fueling this fire
- Putting juice back on breakfast table -
On his Florida farm, Hunt is fighting the good fight but all the insecticide, fertilizer and extra minerals in the world don't seem to be helping.
"We spray at least every four weeks... but we are not keeping pace with the spread," he said.
Some small growers have practically abandoned their trees, as the rise in prices will not make up for their production shortfalls.
Authorities are scrambling to help the citrus industry -- which generates $9 billion a year in Florida alone and employs 76,000 people -- stay afloat.
Millions of dollars have been poured into research on ways to battle citrus greening disease.
Of course, experts are bearing in mind that spreading bacteria-fighting chemicals on 70 million trees across 530,000 acres would be no easy task.
"We will witness replanting and increases in production within the next three to five years," said Daniel Sleep, an official in the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
"With the vast array of resources that have been committed, no other outcome seems possible."
But once the immediate crisis is averted, another problem looms: how to convince American consumers to put orange juice back on their breakfast tables
The United States remains by far the world's top consumer of the drink, but that consumption has dropped by 30 percent since 2003.
Why? Grocery store shelves are loaded with other beverage options,
including diet sodas and flavored waters with lower calorie counts for weight-conscious Americans
**Do you also see what else they're doing? They're pointing you further to these poisonous alternatives(these "diet" sodas with Aspertame et al in them).
"Juice is often associated with breakfast and as our society changes, we rush ourselves a little bit and we have a tendency to skip it," Sleep noted.
The juice-breakfast link is however helping to keep prices from going up too much, Nikruto says, as it is difficult to "charge more for a product that people are demanding less every day."
An Unprecedented Plague Has Hit Oranges And Another Has Hit Bananas
What is causing all of these plagues to hit our food supply? Have you heard of citrus greening disease? Probably not, but it has already gotten so bad that it is being projected that Floridas orange harvest will be the smallest in 30 years. Have you heard of TR4? Probably not, but it has become such a nightmare that some analysts believe that it could eventually wipe out the entire global supply of the type of bananas that Americans eat. In addition, another major plague is killing millions of our pigs, and a crippling drought that never seems to end is absolutely devastating agricultural production in the state of California. Are we just having bad luck, or is there something else to all of this?
Citrus greening disease has been a steadily growing problem that has reached epidemic levels this year. Because of this disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting that orange production in the U.S. this year will be down 18 percent compared to last year. Here is more on this horrible plague from Yahoo News
A citrus disease spread by a tiny insect has devastated Floridas orange crop, which is expected to be the worst in nearly 30 years, and sent juice prices soaring on New York markets.
The culprit? The gnat-sized Asian citrus psyllid, which is infecting citrus trees across the Sunshine State with huanglongbing, or citrus greening disease, which causes fruit to taste bitter and fall from trees too soon.
It feels we are losing the fight, said Ellis Hunt, the head of a family-run citrus farm spread over about 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares) in the central Florida town of Lake Wales.
Another horrifying disease is threatening the global supply of bananas. In fact, according to a recent CNBC article, the kind of bananas that we eat today could eventually be totally eliminated by the TR4 fungus
Banana lovers take note: The worlds supply of the fruit is under attack from a fungus strain that could wipe out the popular variety that Americans eat.
Its a very serious situation, said Randy Ploetz, a professor of plant pathology at the University of Florida who in 1989 originally discovered a strain of Panama disease, called TR4, that may be growing into a serious threat to U.S. supplies of the fruit and Latin American producers.
Theres nothing at this point that really keeps the fungus from spreading, he said in an interview with CNBC.
While there are nearly 1,000 varieties of bananas, the most popular is the Cavendish, which accounts for 45 percent of the fruits global cropand the one Americans mostly find in their supermarkets.
Another plague that is affecting our food supply is a virus known as porcine epidemic diarrhea. It has already spread to 27 different U.S. states and has already killed up to 6 million pigs since first being spotted in the U.S. last May.
As a result of this virus, pork production is going to be down substantially this year, and it is being estimated that Americans could pay up to 20 percent more for pork by the end of the year.
And of course perhaps the worst plague of all that we are experiencing at the moment is the nightmarish drought in California that never seems to end. Conditions are so dry that it is being estimated that California farmers may leave up to 800,000 acres fallow this year. In other words, they are not going to grow anything at all.
Needless to say, this is going to result in much smaller overall harvests. Just check out these numbers from the New York Times
A recent report on prospective planting from the federal Department of Agriculture forecast a 20 percent decline in Californias rice crop and a 35 percent decline in cotton this year from last years crop.
And it isnt just rice and cotton that we need to be concerned about. In a previous article, I included the following information which shows how dependent the rest of the U.S. is on fruits and vegetables grown in the state of California
The state produces 99 percent of the artichokes grown in the US, 44 percent of asparagus, a fifth of cabbage, two-thirds of carrots, half of bell peppers, 89 percent of cauliflower, 94 percent of broccoli, and 95 percent of celery. Leafy greens? Californias got the market cornered: 90 percent of the leaf lettuce we consume, along with and 83 percent of Romaine lettuce and 83 percent of fresh spinach, come from the big state on the left side of the map. Cali also cranks a third of total fresh tomatoes consumed in the U.S.and 95 percent of ones destined for cans and other processing purposes.
As for fruit, I get that 86 percent of lemons and a quarter of oranges come from there; its sunny climate makes it perfect for citrus, and lemons store relatively well. Ninety percent of avocados? Fine. But 84 percent of peaches, 88 percent of fresh strawberries, and 97 percent of fresh plums?
Come on. Surely the other 49 states can do better.
The lack of fresh produce is already being felt in California. Usually, fresh produce accounts for about half of the food handed out at food banks in the state, but these days fresh produce is in short supply
The effects of Californias drought could soon hit the states food banks, which serve 2 million of its poorest residents.
Fresh produce accounts for more than half the handouts at Bay Area food banks, but with an estimated minimum of 500,000 acres to be fallowed in California, growers will have fewer fruits and vegetables to donate.
With less local supply, food prices will spike, increasing as much as 34 percent for a head of lettuce and 18 percent for tomatoes, according to an Arizona State University study released last week. With fewer fields planted, there could be as many as 20,000 unemployed agricultural workers who will need more food handouts, especially in the Central Valley.
By themselves, each one of these plagues is very serious.
Taken together, they represent an emerging perfect storm which could have a dramatic impact on our food supply.
So why is all of this happening?
Why is our food supply being hit with so many plagues?
Dozens of Texas communities with less than 90 days of water
Joe Mooneyham no longer grows any flowers or plants in his backyard. Instead, the Pebble Beach resident in Bandera County is nursing a quiet optimism that it will all come back. "I haven't watered since September of last year," Mooneyham said. Everything was just emerald green." He misses the greenery, the deer and the water.
Medina Lake, which used to send gentle waves lapping at his backyard dock, has receded more than a mile and a quarter away. "Every day I go on and check the level," Mooneyham said. Pebble Beach is a community whose name is borne out in the field of small stones that were once covered by several feet of lake water. It's also a community reporting less than a three-month supply of water for its residents.
Neighbors a few miles down the road are having water brought in by the truckload, or face spending tens of thousands of dollars to dig for it. "The well-service people have been lowering pumps. Some have had to have new wells drilled. It's just a fact of nature," said Bandera County Judge Richard Evans. The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality keeps tabs on those places where the water is scarce enough to draw concern.
Pebble Beach is on the list, and so are 33-others which could be out of water within three months. A dozen municipalities are reporting they could go dry in 45 days or less.
California Drought Threatens Food Supply
May 23, 2014
Collapsing Aquifer in California Central Valley, American breadbasket, where fruit, nuts and vegetables are grown which feed us.
Now, for the first time this century, the entire state is in severe to exceptional drought.
Its really depressing for growers to leave ground out, unplanted. They still pay taxes and payments on everything. Its a breadbasket of our whole country, and so much ground being fallowed is not good!
California politics caused drought
Global Famine * The Black Horseman Cometh
USDA warns of sticker shock on U.S. beef as grilling season starts
The Department of Agriculture has warned of sticker shock facing home chefs on the eve of the Memorial Day holiday weekend, the unofficial start of the U.S. summer grilling season.
The agency said conditions in California could have "large and lasting effects on U.S. fruit, vegetable, dairy and egg prices," as the most populous U.S. state struggles through what officials are calling a catastrophic drought.
The consumer price index (CPI) for U.S. beef and veal is up almost 10 percent so far in 2014, reflecting the fastest increase in retail beef prices since the end of 2003. Prices, even after adjusting for inflation, are at record highs
"The drought in Texas and Oklahoma has worsened somewhat in the last month, providing further complications to the beef production industry," USDA said.
Beef and veal prices for the whole of 2014 are now forecast to increase by 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent, a sharp advance from last month's forecast for a 3 to 4 percent rise. Pork prices are set to rise by 3 percent to 4 percent, up from a 2 to 3 percent advance expected a month ago.
The USDA said overall U.S. food price inflation for 2014, including food bought at grocery stores and food bought at restaurants, would rise by 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent in 2014.
That is up from 2013, when retail food prices were almost flat, but in line with historical norms and unchanged from April's forecast.
"The food-at-home CPI has already increased more in the first four months of 2014 then it did in all of 2013," USDA noted. At-home spending accounts for about 60 percent of the U.S. food CPI
A major factor for rising pork prices is the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), responsible for more than 7 million U.S. piglet deaths in the past year.
Egg prices are also climbing - up 15 percent in April alone - and are expected to rise by 5 to 6 percent on the year, and higher milk prices are feeding through to other products in the dairy case, particularly cheese.
Sweet lovers and caffeine addicts will see some relief, however, since global prices for sugar and coffee remain low, USDA said.
The agency forecast prices of sugar and sweets to rise by 1 percent to 2 percent in 2014 and prices for non-alcoholic beverages to rise by 1.5 percent to 2.5 percent. Both forecasts were lowered this month.
"It appears supermarkets are maintaining minimal price inflation on packaged food products, possibly in an effort to keep prices competitive in light of rising cost pressures for most perishable items," USDA said.
So far the severe California drought has not had a discernible impact on national fruits or vegetable prices, USDA said, while warning that the effects are still to come.
Deadly pig virus cases in U.S. projected to surge after summer
U.S. veterinarians are warning that outbreaks of a deadly pig virus will climb this autumn after a summertime hiatus, likely killing another 2.5 million pigs over the next 12 months and amplifying an increase in pork prices.
Concerns persist about the expected jump in infections of Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus (PEDv) despite assurances from U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday that the nation is likely "on the other side" of the disease due to approval of the first vaccine directly available to farmers.
Harrisvaccines, an Iowa-based company, developed the vaccine approved by USDA this week. But Joel Harris, head of sales and marketing, said there were uncertainties about how much the vaccine will thwart PEDv in cold weather.
"There could be situations where the virus could overwhelm the immunity of the herd," he said.
The spread of PEDv, which thrives in cold and damp conditions, has slowed due to warmer temperatures after peaking in February. PEDv does not threaten humans or food safety, according to the USDA.
"There is still plenty of disease out there and it will be back with a vengeance in the fall," said Eric Neumann, a veterinarian studying the transmission of PEDv.
The fast-moving virus has killed an estimated 8 million pigs, or about 10 percent of the U.S. herd, and helped lift retail pork prices to all-time highs around $4.10 a lb since it first was discovered in the United States in April 2013. Prices could reach $4.64 by December, said Ricky Volpe, an economist for the USDA.
A renewed PEDv outbreak could mean millions of dollars more in losses for U.S. pig farmers and further damage to international trade. Already, export markets such as China, Russia and Japan have restricted imports of live U.S. pigs due to PEDv.
From July 2014 to June 2015, another 2.5 million pigs could die, said Dale Polson, a senior veterinarian for pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim,
describing the outlook as "cautiously optimistic."
Immunity in pigs and the control of transmission have greater potential than the new vaccine to sway the death toll, he said.
"Vaccines can serve a purpose of boosting existing immunity," he said. "The degree to which they're capable of doing so is a bit of a black box."
The National Pork Board is urging researchers studying immunity and transmission to move quickly to prevent PEDv from coming back strong in the fall.
Some pig herds have developed repeat infections, which was not expected. Researchers know the virus is transmitted through pig feces but animal feed may be a factor, too.
The latest USDA data show 7,250 confirmed PEDv cases. The number of new cases reported under a voluntary monitoring system slowed to 138 in the week ended June 7 from 142 in the week ended May 25 and 158 the prior week.
The USDA this month ordered farmers to report new cases and pledged $26 million to fight outbreaks.
Milk Costs Most Ever to Signal Higher Prices for Pizza
Milk futures rose to a record as exports by the U.S. climbed amid shrinking inventories of cheese and butter, signaling higher costs for pizza and pastries.
The U.S. shipped a record 17 percent of milk production in the first half, according to Alan Levitt, a spokesman at the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Cheese stockpiles in July dropped 8 percent from a year earlier, and butter supplies tumbled 42 percent, the Department of Agriculture said last month. U.S. dairy costs are higher than world prices, signaling imports will increase, said Jon Spainhour, a partner at Rice Dairy LLC.
Usually, we use the first six months of the year to build the inventory were going to sell in the last six months, Spainhour said in a telephone interview from Chicago. People are saying that I know those imports are coming in, but in the meantime, Ive got to make sure Ive got enough to get on the supermarket shelf.
Milk futures for September settlement rose 0.7 percent to close at $24.45 per 100 pounds at 1:11 p.m. on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Earlier, the class III variety, used as a cheese benchmark, reached a record $24.47. The price has jumped 26 percent this year.
Dairy consumption increases in the North American autumn as U.S. football fans boost pizza orders and bakers need more butter for holiday cakes and pastries, Spainhour said.
U.S. cheese consumption will rise to a record 4.88 million metric tons in 2014, USDA data shows. Milk use will climb to an all-time high of 93.4 million tons.
We just didnt build the stocks we needed to, and domestic cheese buyers are still scrambling to build that inventory, Spainhour said.
In July, retail whole milk was $3.65 a gallon, the most for the month since 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
JPL: Dont Expect Drought Relief From El Niño
PASADENA (CBSLA.com) The anticipated blockbuster return of El Niño is looking more like it will be a flop, a climatologist said Monday.
Scientists from NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory say that unless developing weak-to-modest El Niño conditions strengthen, California will continue to stay bone dry.
El Niño describes a weather pattern involving a warming of equatorial waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean, a condition that is associated with increased rainfall on the west coast of North America. El Niño conditions in 1997 and 1998 doubled rainfall up and down California, Patzert said.
Those very strong El Niños happen every 30 or 40 years. Most are more modest and are not good forecasters of heavy rainfall, he said.
Patzert said that if the 97 event was a Godzilla El Niño , the weather pattern shaping up now in the eastern Pacific is more like El Gecko.
It is not going to be a drought-buster, he said.
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Global Famine * The Black Horseman Cometh
The New World Order feeds on human poverty and the destruction of the natural environment.
Food riots have erupted almost simultaneously in all major regions of the World.
Eliminate the poor through starvation.
The PROPHECY of the GREAT FOOD CRISIS
There is coming a world food crisis.
This world system is heading to its end.
In the book of Revelation we see the emergence of the Black Horseman.
He is carrying a pair of scales in his hand.
It is a symbol of the emergence of Trade Authority that will ultimately brings the world to food crisis.
A quart of wheat for a denarius, and 3 quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and the wine.
Revelation 6.6
This is a prophecy that the Trade Authority will make food prices become expensive, while the other material such as oil and wine was not too affected. see Joel 2:24
The Prophecy of the Black Horseman is being fulfilled today, the prices of food bounce up, and this has triggered a famine that struck mainly in poor countries.
Our Lord, Jesus Christ prophecy that
There will be famine in various places . Matthew 24:7
DROUGHT, Water rationing
, * USA Drying Up
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Low Inflation? The Price Of Ground Beef Has Risen 17 Percent Over The Past Year
Thanks to the Federal Reserve, the middle class is slowly being suffocated by rising food prices. Every single dollar in your wallet is constantly becoming less valuable because of the inflation the Fed systematically creates. And if you try to build wealth by saving money and earning interest on it, you still lose because thanks to the Federal Reserve's near zero interest rate policies banks pay next to nothing on savings accounts. The Federal Reserve wants you to either spend your money or to put it in the giant **** that we call the stock market. But when Americans spend their paychecks they are finding that they don't stretch as far as they once did. The cost of living continues to rise at a much faster pace than wages are rising, and this is especially true when it comes to the price of food.
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Yes, you ARE paying more for food
The idea that there's no inflation might not make much sense to plenty of ordinary people.
And yet, a report issued Friday by the Labor Department indicated that, when considered as a whole, the U.S. economy isn't seeing especially higher prices. In the past 12 months, the Consumer Price Index for all items rose 0.8%, below the year-over-year rate of 1.3% recorded in the November report and far under the 10-year average. The "core" rate, which leaves out food and energy price changes, was up 1.6% in the last 12 months. Not bad.
Of course, it all depends on how you look at it. While it's the job of professional economists to study these things, regular folks normally aren't building spreadsheets. They're concerned with eating and driving, with all the daily thinking about the world's costs in a different way. That includes spending a lot of time noticing the items that are getting pricier, especially the necessary ones like food.
And if you believe you're paying more for what you eat, you, in fact, are correct. For 2014, the index for food rose 3.4%, up from a 1.1% increase the prior year. That outpaces the food index's average annual climb of 2.7% over the last 10 years. The index for food we eat at home was up 3.7% last year, well ahead of the 0.4% increase in 2013. Regarding food eaten at restaurants and other establishments, that index rose 3% last year after a 2.1% gain in 2013.
The following numbers might be closer to what typical consumers are noticing on grocery store receipts. Note that the CPI report also offers much greater detail than this, such as pointing out that the tomato index rose 16.5%, but here are some details on various major food group index changes:
Meats, poultry, fish, and eggs:
Up 9.2% in 2014
, the largest change from one December to another since 2003. In comparison, the 2013 change was 2.9%.
--Beef and veal: Up 18.7%.
--Dairy and related products: Up 5.3%.
Fruits and vegetables: Up 3.2%.
Both fell in 2013
--Nonalcoholic drinks: Up 0.7%.
--Cereals and bakery products: Up 0.5%, the same change as the previous year.
These changes are measured with indices that date back years, starting at 100. For instance, the total food index was 245.976 in December 2014, compared with 237.869 in December 2013 -- that increase in the index is the 3.4% change.
So while the percentages aren't necessarily direct translations of dollar-price changes you're recording, they're good indications of the gains nationally.
With commodities and their pricing, it's always a story of supply levels and the demand in the market.
The nation's food industry has faced a number of challenges, but recent issues have included a cattle herd that's been much smaller than normal, lifting beef prices,
and poor weather in the West that hindered certain crops
. Relatively stable cereal and bread pricing, meanwhile, has been able to stay that way because of high wheat production, the USDA recently said.
As for why the overall CPI's rise is on the low side -- only one time in the last 50 years has a December-to-December change been less, and that was 2008 -- energy is a big factor here. That index fell 10.6% last year, with the index for gasoline dropping 21%. However, the electricity and natural gas measures were both higher.
Who pulled out the plug? The 'bathtub ring' on the banks of the Colorado river that's thousands of miles long
Eleven of the past 14 years have been droughts for Lake Powell reservoir
Reservoir at Arizona-Utah border is 45 per cent below 'full pool' capacity
Lake will drop even further as it gives water to Hoover Dam's Lake Mead
A drought in the western United States has left water levels in the Colorado River basin far below their normal levels.
Lake Powell, a reservoir at the Arizona-Utah border, is 45 per cent below its capacity, and the lack of water has left a 'bathtub ring' at the bottom of its majestic rock formations.
The lake, from which the Colorado eventually snakes through Grand Canyon National Park, has lost 4.4 trillion gallons of water in a recent drought.
The river's basin has been experiencing the drought for eleven of the last 14 years, shrinking a reservoir that was one-fourth the size of Rhode Island when it was at 'full pool', according to National Geographic.
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Lake Powell, which is the country's second-largest reservoir when it is at 'full pool' capacity, now has a white bathtub ring in its canyons from dropping water levels
Lake Powell, which is the country's second-largest reservoir when it is at 'full pool' capacity, now has a white bathtub ring in its canyons from dropping water levels
The Colorado provides water for Nevada, Arizona and California, the last of which has seen large areas in 'extreme' and 'exceptional' drought levels and is trying to restrict how much water residents use.
Seven states and 40million people get water from different parts of the river's basin, which extends into the southern reaches of Wyoming.
Many climate scientists think that the Southwest is also due for a megadrought this century that would far outlast the current phenomenon.
Lake Mead, the reservoir next to Hoover Dam, shrunk to 39 per cent of its capacity last year and was at its lowest level since the dam was built in the 1930s.
To help the other reserve keep a steady supply, Lake Powell will release 8.23 million acre-feet (2.68 trillion gallons) downstream over the course of this year.
The release is estimated to lower the water level at Powell, the second largest reservoir in the country behind Mead, by another meter.
It is in danger of seeing its surface elevation fall below 1,075 feet above sea level by September, which would be the lowest level on record, set in 2005, and increase the size of its bleached white ring.
Minerals in the water turn the walls of the sandstone canyons white, according to the Weather Channel.
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Egg Shortage In America As Bird Flu Has Already Killed 45 MILLION Chickens And Turkeys
Did you know that 25 percent of all egg production in the United States has already been taken offline due to the bird flu crisis? You arent hearing much about this in the mainstream media, but at this point bird flu has claimed the lives of 45 million chickens and turkeys in America. When I wrote about this a month ago, the number of dead birds was sitting at about 20 million. In just 30 days, the death toll has risen by an astounding 20 million. This is a major crisis and it is already causing egg shortages around the country, and yet very few people seem alarmed about this? Why is that?
And it isnt just one strain of the bird flu virus that we are talking about. Right now, there are two strains which are spreading like wildfire.
So far, the H5N2 strain has hit the states of Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota, Arkansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota, Idaho, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and Wisconsin. It has also been identified in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and British Columbia.
The H5N8 strain has not been doing quite as much damage yet, but it has been killing birds in California, Idaho, Indiana, Oregon and Washington.
In addition, Canadian officials have discovered that the H5N1 strain is spreading in British Columbia.
This is the worst bird flu outbreak in the history of North America, and it continues to spiral out of control. Things have already gotten so bad that some manufacturers are considering switching to eggless eggs
America is facing a major egg crisis due to bird flu, experts have warned.
They say 25 percent of the countrys egg production is already offline due to the virus, with more producers expecting to be hit.
To replace eggs, manufacturers are increasingly turning a hi-tech San Francisco firm that makes an eggless egg using a secret blend of plants.
With egg production down 25 percent at this point, and the worst probably still to come, some fast food chains are already cutting back. For instance, Whataburger has announced that it is going to be limiting the number of hours that it serves breakfast
Whataburger says it is limiting its breakfast-serving hours, citing egg shortages due to the Midwest bird flu crisis.
The fast-food chain will serve breakfast 5 a.m. to 9 a.m. weekdays, and 5 a.m. to 11 a.m. on weekends. It previously was available 12 hours a day. Whataburger says in a statement that the changes will allow it to supply all of its locations.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says confirmed outbreaks in the Midwest have cost chicken and turkey producers more than 44 million birds. Egg prices have soared.
Major chains such as Taco Bell, Dunkin Donuts and IHOP say theyre monitoring the situation but havent yet been affected.
I hope that people start waking up and taking this more seriously, because this is a really big deal.
But of course of even greater concern is what would happen if the bird flu started spreading among the human population.
At this point, the CDC says that there are no human cases, but they are urging caution
While these recently identified HPAI H5 viruses are not known to have caused disease in humans, their appearance in North American birds may increase the likelihood of human infection in the United States, the CDC said.
In fact, the CDC has issued a special alert to medical professionals instructing them to watch for any signs that this virus has crossed over
Clinicians should consider the possibility of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5 virus infection in persons showing signs or symptoms of respiratory illness who have relevant exposure history, the CDC said in a health alert issued to doctors.
This includes persons who have had contact with potentially infected birds (e.g., handling, slaughtering, defeathering, butchering, culling, preparation for consumption); direct contact with surfaces contaminated with feces or parts (carcasses, internal organs, etc.) of potentially-infected birds; and persons who have had prolonged exposure to potentially-infected birds in a confined space.
I know that we have had some false alarms with swine flu and ebola in the past few years.
But without a doubt, a major pandemic is one of the greatest potential threats that we face. Throughout history, there have been massive pandemics that have killed millions upon millions of people, and scientists assure us that it is only a matter of time before the next one strikes.
Just the other day, Bill Gates spoke about his belief that a future pandemic could come along at any time and kill tens of millions of us
One of the worlds richest men, who spoke in 2010 about how vaccines (which he heavily pushes throughout the world) are helping to cull the worlds population, is now predicting that as many as 33 million people could soon die from a modern-day pandemic similar to the 1918-1919 Spanish flu.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates hasnt said how such an event will culminate, but hes sure it will, and hes actually spent a pretty penny working on predictive models to show what sort of event will kill the most people in the near future. It wont be a big volcanic explosion, a gigantic earthquake, an asteroid, or even impending world war, according to Gates at least not in his lifetime. Instead, it will be an outbreak of some horrific disease like Ebola.
Of course for many in the scientific community, a major pandemic like that would be a perfect solution to the overpopulation problem that they believe the world is facing. For much more on this, please see my previous article entitled 46 Population Control Quotes That Show How Badly The Elite Want To Wipe Us All Out.
Most Americans seem to believe that there could never possibly be major food shortages in this country. But in my new book, my co-author and I discuss how incredibly fragile our food chain really is. We live at a time when the entire planet is becoming increasingly unstable, and we need to realize that it is not wise to be dependent on the system because the system is failing.
In the months ahead, we are likely to see significant shortages of eggs, chicken and turkey. And certainly prices for all of those items will never be lower than they are right now.
So now is the time to stock up and to add to your food storage supplies. Because once the general public starts freaking out about all of this, it will be far too late to do anything about it then.
Pre-Flood World: The Endless Food Supply
There are a number of ominous signs of food shortages.
Have you noticed some of your favorite items are missing?
I have! I dont like the substitutes.
Pale horse ghost seen in Egypt riots February 2011
Behold, a Pale Horse and its Riders Name Was Death
Behold an Orange Horse and the riders name was Trump.
I just listened to Obama give Washingtons account of the situation with ISIL in Iraq and Syria.
Washington claims they are defeating ISIL in Iraq, but Russia and Assad are defeating the Syrian people in Syria. Obama denounced Russia and Syria President Assad, but not ISIL, as barbaric. The message was clear: Washington still intends to overthrow Assad and turn Syria into another Libya and another Iraq, formerly stable and prosperous countries where war now rages continually. It sickens me to hear the President of the United States lie and construct a false reality.
A global famine, sickness and death will sweep across the world and those who have not seen hunger, illness or sadness will weep. This has been foretold in the Bible. It will happen.
Revelation 6 The Fourth Seal: Death
And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see. And I looked, and behold a pale (ashen, green, chloros) horse and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.
beasts of the earth could refer to diseases, plagues
GREEN is the color of Islam. This rider is ISIS
Islam intends the entire world will be their caliphate
ISIS / ISIL WAR on the MidEast
ISIS DAESH / ISIL in the EU
Caliphate, ISIS, ISIL
Obama appointing Muslim leaders in USA
Obama created ISIS, he is Muslim Brotherhood
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Although not exclusively denying that he might move to Columbia, Jay-Z is looking forward to re-new Def Jam contract.
Rumors on Jay-Z leaving Def Jam have been shut down by the rapper himself. In a recent interview Jay stated that his three year contract is getting due but he's looking forward to renew it before seeking other possibilities.
As why he's rumored to shift to Columbia where buddy Rick Rubin is now, Jay-Z reasoned, "I guess Rick Rubin is (at Columbia) and we've got a relationship. But I haven't talked to Rick since he started at Columbia. I called him to say congratulations."
Jay-Z went on to speculate that he might actually really move to Columbia. "But I've learned to its leave the possibility open," he continued. "Sometimes rumors spark real things."
According to Billboard.com, the rapper-turned-exec is currently working on several remixes including Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good". When asked what's his favorite songs right now Jay-Z pointed to those by his label mates. "Ne-Yo, Rihanna, Fabolous," he said with a laugh.

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North Sea- food, waste & cosumtion
Almost directly after coming home from my summer vacation, I took off to the North Sea with my family. We did mostly the same things as always, but additionally made a mudflat hiking tour to an East Frisian Island. This was not something on my impossible list, but definitely a fascinating and great experience.
What was on my impossible list, however, was bathing in tidal flat, what I did this year for the first time. I had thought about doing this literally for ages and this year, I just went to the beach, wore my bikini and jumped into the mudder. It was amazing. For some reason, I enjoyed the cold shower on the beach afterwards almost even more.
On the service area on the way there, I am proud to say that we produced no waste. We ate and drink out of porcelain and glass containers instead of plastic and paper boxes and ordered food at the snack restaurants there instead of buying packaged snacks. I bought a soft drink bottle, though, with the intention to use it as my new (bigger) refillable bottle. The waste, we did necessarily produce were the receipts. As for this, it would have been better if we paid all food at once to get only one receipt. This was something, that we did not do. I had the feeling that I was infecting other members of my family with my zero waste idea. My brother, who is definitely not somebody thinking a lot about his garbage, told us that he took a piece of cake on a porcelain plate instead of a pudding in a plastic box.
As we go shopping there together, I, again, got a new perspective on my food & waste. I could decide more than usual, what I want to eat and so choosed a lot of fruits. We also bought smoothies regularly. Buying drinks, I wondered, whether it is more sustainable to buy out of a glass- or plastic bottle, also considering if they are returnable bottles or not. At home, I researched about this topic a little more and will let you know my opinion soon. (Of course, not drinking out of a bottle is still the best way).
Apart from fruits and vegetables, everything was packaged in one way or another. Bread, noodles, vegetable pastes, cornflakes and sweets were all filled in plastic and paper. Especially sweets produce a lot of waste. While fruits and vegetables were not packaged, they did have unavoidable fruit stickers. The waste aspect made me question my food consumption. I felt slightly less enthusiasm for sweets and cornflakes, concerning all the waste, they produce.
I also recognized that I did a big step in terms of minimalism compared to the last time, I was there. Before, I was always were concerned about entering each interesting shop there at least once. Given, that most of the tourist shops sell the same stuff anyway, this was a little strange. This time, I did not care about ticking all shops off my list. I knew, what I needed and where I would buy it. Even when members of my family offered me to buy me an object of a bookstore, I did not chose a book just for the sake of shopping. I bought a sun hat and a yellow rain jacket, both items, I knew I needed and was careful choosing. At least the rain jacket is of good quality. I also realized this change with other people of my family. On the other hand, I sometimes had the feeling that others regarded consumption and buying stuff as the basis of fun.
I did not take my smartphone. Together with my brother, I wanted to make this experiment. I usually use my smartphone to chat, take photos and make notes. For the latter, I took a camera and paper and pen with me. I felt that I was making photos more consciously, but it was still a lot.
Generally, I packed very little stuff in comparison to my family members. When we went onto the mudflat hiking tour, we had got a packing list, that I stuck to completely. As it turned out, I had needed not even half of the stuff that was recommended.
We ate out quite a few times. As I found out, many restaurants do have vegan alternatives. Sometimes, however, I had to ask and got some weird looks. When I bought food at a Vietnamese snack restaurant, I took my lunchboxes with me. But because of the poor communication, I still got my rice filled in a plastic box and handed in a plastic bag. I have to train my tenacity.
In general, it was a different, more open and amazing experience that I made.
See you soon,
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Canadian Human Rights Act and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ensure equality of opportunity and freedom from discrimination in federal jurisdiction.
AODA - Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
On June 13, 2005, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), received Royal Assent and is now law. The purpose of the AODA 2005 is to benefit all Ontarians by developing, implementing, and enforcing accessibility standards in order to achieve accessibility for Ontarians with disabilities.
Customer Service Standard
The Customer Service Standard under AODA applies to all organizations, both public and private, that provide goods or services either directly to the public or to other organizations in Ontario, (third parties), and that have one or more employees in Ontario. All providers that are covered by the customer service standard must comply with certain requirements to improve accessibility with regards to customer service.
Integrated Standard
On June 3, 2011, the Ontario government released the final AODA Integrated Accessibility Standards regulation under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (the "AODA" or the "Act"). The Final Regulation combines accessibility standards in three areas – information and communication, employment, and transportation.
Please visit our AODA Information and Communication Compliance Deadlines for more information on the AODA Information and Communication Standard.
Quebec -Loi assurant l'exercice des droits des personnes handicapées en vue de leur intégration scolaire, professionnelle et sociale
The Act to secure the rights of people with disabilities was adopted in 1978. Following its in-depth review by the National Assembly in 2004, it is now entitled An Act to secure the rights of persons with disabilities to achieving social, professional and social.
AMA - Accessibility for Manitobans Act
On December 5, 2013, the Accessibility for Manitobans Act (AMA) became law, allowing for the Manitoba government to address and develop mandatory accessibility standards. AMA focuses on 5 key areas to ensure accessibility is applied to both private and public sector organizations: Accessible Customer Service, Accessible Information and Communications, Accessible Built Environment, Employment Accessibility, and Accessible Transportation.
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia's Accessibility Act received Royal Assent on April 27, 2017. Nova Scotia becomes the fourth Canadian province to enact accessibility legislation. The Nova Scotia Accessibility legislation aims to achieve accessibility in the whole province by 2030.
Broadcasting and Telecommunications Regulatory Policy, (CRTC 2009-430), has provisions and impending deadlines that affect our telecommunications customers. By July 21, 2010, telecommunications service providers must promote information on all of their disability-specific services and products, in the accessible manner(s) of their choice; incorporate an easy-to-find home page link to the special needs/disability sections of their websites, and make their general call centres accessible by training CSRs in handling enquiries and familiarizing themselves with the service providers' products and services for persons with disabilities.
CRTC - The Wireless Code
The CTRC Wireless Code establishes new standards that all wireless service providers must follow. Under section B, Contracts and related documents - 1. Postpaid service contracts: A service provider must give the customer a permanent copy of the contract and related documents at no charge. Part iii of that section, "A service provider must provide a customer with a copy of the contract in an alternative format for people with disabilities upon request, at no charge, at any time during the commitment period." It will apply to new contracts starting on December 2, 2013. Please visit the CRTC website for more information.
New Standard on Web Accessibility 2.0
The Government of Canada's New Standard on Web Accessibility and new Standard on Web Usability is now in effect to reflect modern practices on the web and changes in technology.
The World Wide Web Consortium, (W3C), is the industry recognized body for setting standards for making websites usable by people of all abilities and disabilities to ensure that all users can have equal access to information and functionality through the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). An accessible website is achieved when web pages and processes are validated for compliance against the W3C's Standards, (WCAG 2.0 level AA).
Legislation in Progress
Canadians with Disabilities Act
The overall goal of the legislation is to increase the inclusion and participation of Canadians in society and promote equality of opportunity by improving accessibility and removing barriers in areas of federal jurisdiction.
British Columbia- Accessibility 2024
The government of British Columbia is another province proactively working to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities. In June 2014, the Premier released the roadmap to Accessibility 2024 with a 10-year action plan, which has assisted in B.C. making huge strides to reduce barriers for citizens of British Columbia.


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GoDaddy India Customer care number: GoDaddy is a publicly traded Internet domain registrar. It is a web hosting company which offers everything to make the name of the customer on the web, from domain names and website builders to complete e-commerce solutions. GoDaddy has more than 59 million domain names under management. It provides world class products at competitive prices and supporting them with best service. It is the largest domain name registrar and web hosting provider.
GoDaddy registers, renews or transfers more than one domain name every second of every day. GoDaddy is very larger than the next 8 registrar competitors combined. It is the largest provider of secure websites in the world. It has more than 11 million customers who trust GoDaddy to make them look like rock stars on the web. It is the largest provider in giving net-new SSL certificates. It has more than 40 product offerings. It is founded in 1997 by Bob Parson as Jomax technologies.
The customers can dial on the above number and can clarify their doubts or queries. They can also ask about the websites they want to build and the domain they need. They can also ask about how much it costs for building a website with a particular domain name. It gives 24/7 hours support to its customers. The customers can also ask about how to build a professional email address for them. They can also enquire about how the site lock works for their website. This is a toll free number and charges may not apply.
GoDaddy Customer Care Number India or Toll Free Number
The customer care toll free number of GoDaddy India is: 1800-121-0111The Customer care number of GoDaddy is: 040-49187600The customers can also reach on this number and can ask their doubts any time as this is a 24/7 hours available number. The customer care executives will be available all the time to give response to their calls.
The customer care email address of the GoDaddy: email@example.com
Godaddy official website: https://in.godaddy.com/
The customers can write to the above email address about their complaints, suggestions and queries and can get them resolved within short time.
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Pool Programs
JCC Members and Guests
The JCC Aquatics Center (which includes the Bobry Family Pool, the Max Adler Lap Pool and the outdoor Splash Pool) will be closed for annual cleaning on the following dates:
Tuesday, September 5 - Sunday, September10
The Lap pool and the Family Pool will reopen on September 11.
The outdoor Splash Pool will be open on Saturdays and Sundays only (weather permitting) begining Saturday, September 16. The splash pool hours will be 10am-8pm on weekends.
Complete JCC pool schedule for July and August
The Wonderful Thing About Water ... Natural Resistance With No Impact
Dive into our 25 yard, heated swimming pool with lifeguard on duty. With exercise classes, lap swim and open pool time this is the place where you can do cardiovascular work, toning and stretching without even breaking a sweat!
Joints in Motion
Taught by a certified arthritis instructor, this class is ideal for anyone suffering from range of motion or flexibility problems. Fees are monthly for this continuous class.
This low impact workout will challenge those who need to get into shape, have arthritis, or have had joint problems. This class incorporates low cardio, muscle toning, strengthening and balance work.
Hydro Tone
Spend an hour in the deep water with water aerobics, low impact on joints but a high impact on your cardiovascular system. You may wear a floatation belt for additional support.
Power Aqua
Focusing on muscle strengthening through the use of equipment and body weight exercises.
Yoga Flow
Let the water flow as you move through poses in this low impact, warm water class. Yoga Flow will simultaneously help you develop strength, static balance and range of motion.
Hydro Fit
An excellent aerobic, strength and strength training program. High intensity and low impact; the instructor chooses class format and equipment.
Zumba H2O
Latin dance beats follow exercisers into the pool in this unique blend of water aerobics and dance.
Aqua Care
A full hour of non-stop aerobics set to music, with emphasis on endurance and strength training.
JCC Masters Swim Team
JCC's Masters swim team is ideal for those wishing to continue squad swimming, improve stroke techniques and those training for triathlons. Come on down and join the early morning crew and see what all the fun is about.
Intro to Hydrorider
Hop on for an introductory class into Hydrorider bikes. Taking you through high energy cardio phases with varying intervals of resistance. Must wear aqua shoes to participate. Class is limited to 16 spin bikes.
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There's been a conflict brewing within Anonymous for some time now, and last weekend it erupted into public. A former member of prankster/vigilante group, known only by his first name (Ryan), launched an attack on the IRC channel used by the group to coordinate DDOS attacks, taking it offline.
According to an interview with Web site ThinQ, Ryan also leaked the Internet Protocol (IP) addresses of the Anon leadership - something I'm sure the Feds investigating hack attacks on Sony, HBGary, the Church of Scientology and others would have a keen interest in.
The split inside Anonymous isn't new. In March, Forbes blogger Andy Greenberg wrote of a splinter group within the Anons calling itself Backtrace Security. Upset that the leadership of Anonymous was taking itself and the group too seriously, Backtrace wanted to get back to "making fun of stupid people on the Internet. Laughing at natural disasters. Like back to the good old days. Not trying to overthrow governments."
My guess: "Ryan" and Backtrace are related parties, if not exactly one and the same. And someone from this splinter group may also be responsible for the complete takedown of Sony's PlayStation Network, along with the evidence planted to pin the blame on the Anons.
[ See also: Just how bad is Google Social Circles? ]
It took about 48 hours for the other Anon admins to get their public site back up and running. (The welcome message: "Yeah we lied a little about how quick we would be but hey... we're quicker than Sony and we don't even get paid!"). Now anyone can peer in chat rooms and look at what they're talking about.
(I don't know about you, but I find it richly ironic that this page features an ad for TV's "Covert Affairs.")
As I write this, the Anons were publicly debating whether to attack the government of New Zealand for daring to consider legislation banning software piracy, or to focus its collective ire on the US government for debating the US Protect IP act, which gives more power to ISPs to police alleged scofflaws.
It's an unusual window into the lives of people who make up the population of Anon worker bees and wanna bees. It's also excruciatingly dull.
TechReview's Julian Dibble notes that though we now know more about Anonymous than we used to, thanks to Ryan/Backtrace et al, we still don't know enough to draw any firm conclusions about who they really are.
But after spending a few hours checking out their public chats, I think I have a good feel for what they're about. Anonymous's real enemy isn't oppressive governments or Web censorship or 'stupid people on on the Internet' or even its own disgruntled members. Anonymous's real enemy is boredom. They've got too much time on their hands, and they spend it staring at screens instead of doing something useful with their lives. Just like my teenage son.
In short, Anonymous needs a job. And probably a haircut.
TY4NS blogger Dan Tynan would never be able to cut it as an Internet vigilante -- too damned boring. Visit his snarky humor blog (eSarcasm) or follow him on Twitter: @tynan_on_tech .
This story, "Anonymous Gets Exposed (Sort Of)" was originally published by ITworld.


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My husband and I have just returned from a week at the beach house Lelant . It was absolutely perfect, waking up to beautiful views, out of bed onto the beach for a beautiful morning walk before breakfast . Beautiful hikes along the cliff top to Carbis Bay or St Ives . Everyday just walking along unspoilt beaches , glimpsing the seals as you waked along, watching the changing tides as they came into the estuary. If you wanted to go further a field there were local buses and a quaint train line that you can hop on to take you up and down the coast . But for me I was just happy being me taking in the breathtaking natural beauty that surrounded me all week, we even had a first class storm one night to just watch X amazing. The beach house had everything you needed to be cosy warm and happy. If you are looking for a get away from it all break then look no further than this X Paul and Linda X ps I have never seen such happy dogs running around on Lelant Beach 😀😀 ❤
We stayed here for a week in August 16 and just loved it. Before we arrived the instructions on how to get there, where to park and what to do all arrived in Giod time and made perfect sense so we had no trouble settling in.
The house is well equipped with good wifi and the welcome pack left for us made a good touch. The house was very clean and well presented, and while the furniture selection was a bit random it was all comfortable and fit for purpose.
Having a place so close to the beach (literally on the beach) was great for me and the children and we spent our whole week enjoying the space on offer. The secluded garden and BBQ were well used for outdoor dining and we made the most of being so close to the beach to picnic on the steps and watch the world go by in between sand fort construction.
The beaches in the area are spectacular but the only downside of the whole week was the scar irresponsible dog owners left in their wake, despite their being plenty of provisions made for them.
We loved our time at the house, the admin of booking was made very easy and it's a lovely part of the world to relax and unwind, so overall I'd highly recommend it.
6 of us spent a happy, relaxing and extremely comfortable week in the Beach House, and we couldn't have asked for more. The house was spotless, beds comfortable with fresh cotton bedlinen and there was lots of hot water for baths and showers - a must after a busy day of golfing, walking along the cliffs, exploring Cornwall or even doing absolutely nothing except admiring the views over the beach and the sea. Perfect! The kitchen is very well equipped and we arrived to find essential supplies ready for us, and contact numbers on the black board in case we had any queries. Nicola and Myles brought us delicious local champagne to try plus freshly baked saffron bread and biscuits. What spoiling! We parked either by the church and walked down across the golf course which was perfectly simple, or on the quay which meant a 5 minute approx. walk over the beach to the house. Thank you, Nicola, for emailing us the parking permits as this meant that our cars were safely identified. Thank you too for recommending great restaurants to us, we ate some wonderful local food so have returned home somewhat heavier than when we set out. It was a marvellous holiday and we would recommend the Beach House to future guests. We hope to visit again, soon.
Arriving at the Beach House is always a joy. We were welcomed with local produce and a welcome message from the owners. The place couldn't not be any closer to the beach. We have been lucky with fantasic wether each time we have stayed and also the beach isn't sign posted, so you almost get the miles of sand to yourself. See you again in October.
The Beach House at Lelant is extraordinary. Okay it is a certainly bijou, you might even go so far as saying it is small on the inside. It does havt though everything you need for a hoilday, good kitchen, comfy beds, an amazing view! Perhaps a more comfy sofa might have been nice. It was beuatifully clean and when the TV broke down it was replaced in hours. It also, amazingly, has superfast broadband, which was great for loads of things.
However who needs an inside when you need only take a very few steps and be on the beach, then wander round the corner to a huge expanse of sand, often empty, that seems to go on for miles.
People often say that the light around St Ives Bay is special, the light is amazing!! The water is azure and surprisingly calm. Myself, wife and our 12 year old twins enjoyed swimming in safe, supervised by lifeguard, waters, with fish jumping only jards away from us an the gentle breakers.
I shouldn't really be writing this, because I want to book up for next summer, so I want to make sure there is space. I'd also love to find the time to visit in spring and autumn too.
I'd live to say that I couldn't fault the experience, but there will always be a couple of things that some people will want. So if you do want to park your car outside your house, need street lamps to walk in the dark, require a cafe on the beach, a shop within walking distance, then this house is not for you!!!
In reality it is a 5 minute walk to your car; a 10-15mins to the pub, 25mins to a great deli and cafe. 20 mins to the train station for a day trip into St Ives. Some people may not want to do this walking business, fine go somewhere else and let those that do book the house instead.
Thank you for a delightful visit, we will be back.
Such a lovely, well looked after little house and everything you need for a welcome retreat from city life... well appointed kitchen, WiFi, efficient shower, comfortable, and of course the views are stunning. Lots of fantastic bracing fresh sea air outside in January - but the house was as warm as toast!
We did this trip without a car and it worked fine as the local taxis covered trips from/to the station/shops (Nicola keeps a couple of helpful trolleys at the house to transport groceries down the path from the Church). For the local train to St Ives we walked to Lelant Saltings (about 20 minutes) 10 mins on the train, and lots of places to potter round in St Ives - Barbara Hepworth's House is a must-see.
I would advise arriving in daylight if possible when coming to the Beach House for the first time - the path down from the Church has irregular steps as you get close to the beach, so need to watch where you're going, particularly with luggage.
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Bookings are from Friday to Friday. Arrival from 4.30pm and departure by 10am.
There is a £250 security deposit. A £50 pet fee.
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Photopolymerizable hydrogels for implants: Monte-Carlo modeling and experimental in vitro validation
Photopolymerization is commonly used in a broad range of bioapplications, such as drug delivery, tissue engineering, and surgical implants, where liquid materials are injected and then hardened by means of llumination to create a solid polymer network. However, photopolymerization using a probe, e.g., needle guiding both the liquid and the curing illumination, has not been thoroughly investigated. We present a Monte Carlo model that takes into account the dynamic absorption and scattering parameters as well as solid–liquid boundaries of the photopolymer to yield the shape and volume of minimally invasively injected, photopolymerized hydrogels. In the first part of the article, our model is validated using a set of well-known poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate hydrogels showing an excellent agreement between simulated and experimental volume-growthrates. In the second part, in situ experimental results and simulations for photopolymerization in tissue cavities are presented. It was found that a cavity with a volume of 152 mm3 can be photopolymerized from the output of a 0.28-mm2 fiber by adding scattering lipid particles while only a volume of 38 mm3 (25%) was achieved without particles. The proposed model provides a simple and robust method to solve complex photopolymerization problems, where the dimension of the light source is much smaller than the volume of the photopolymerizable hydrogel.
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Keywords: photopolymerization ; hydrogel ; fiber probe ; poly(ethylene glycol) dimethacrylate ; scattering additive ; simulation and modeling ; intervertebral disc ; Monte Carlo
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Platform: Android, iPhone
Publisher: mAPPn.com
Developer: Tripodgames.com
BoboBua is an addictive and easy-to-follow game that creatively combined story, aesthetic, mechanic and technology together. It essentially provides two play modes, story and action. Within the story mode, the game follows a love story between a meatball, Bobo, and his girlfriend Bua. Bua is swallowed up by none other than a hungry and heartless human, and it is up to Bobo to rescue his one and only love by plunging into the human's body to try and save her. The story mode combines the plot aspect along with challenging the players' gaming skills, while the action mode is solely challenge-oriented, where the player's goal is to obtain the most points.
The game play of BoboBua is quite simple: players essentially use the noodle as a spring in order to move the meatball. Furthermore, the noodle can be balanced by tilting the actual device from left to right. As part of the game play, the meatball, Bobo, needs to keep eating in order to maintain his strength and last the entire journey, while making sure to avoid harmful bacteria that may come his way.
In addition to the simplicity of the game play, the features of the game are what really sets it apart from others in the market. Players use the actual phone device to play the game by rotating, taping, and swiping their way through the adventure. In addition, the graphics created by Tripod Games, are sleek and visually stunning. Finally, the simple and addictive game play allows for players to participate in quick-game sessions when they are on-the-go.


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Arnold Schönberg was born on the 13th September 1874 in Vienna. He lived there until 1933 when he emigrated to the United States via France. He died in Los Angeles on the 13th July 1951. Arnold Schönberg is considered to be the founder of twelve-tone music.
Largely self-taught, he also took lessons from his friend Alexander von Zemlinsky. He soon began to give music instruction himself, and in fact attracted his first pupils by advertising, earning his livelihood as choir director, arranger of operetta music and as a pianist. His earliest works, which are Late Romantic in spirit, attracted the interest of his contemporaries. These compositions reflect the influence of Brahms, Wagner and Richard Strauss. Atonality, or the dissolution of harmony - which until Schönberg was the foundation of musical composition - is considered the musical counterpart to expressionism in painting.
Schönberg's oeuvre has many facets. Not only did he compose works including the "Songs of Gurra" ("Gurrelieder"), operas ("Die Glückliche Hand" and "Moses und Aaron"), and choral and orchestral pieces, but he also published theoretical studies such as "Theory of Harmony" (1911).
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Do anyone have any suggestions where I can found a job online so I can work from home. The reason I asking because I am on disability but I need to make more please help and thanks
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