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Be it far from me to shout that the sky is falling.... although it's in my Germanic blood to work hard in the Summer, planting seeds -- to reap in the Fall, and survive the cold, harsh Winter. And the Proverbs are full of examples about 'the plight of the lazy one !' And the apostle Paul stated that, "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you: that if any would not work, neither should he eat." ~2nd Thessalonians 3: 10. That's quite a difference from Obama's Welfare State Plan... lol. Well, in the Middle Ages in Northern Europe the Germanic tribes had a "tool" called the 'Gross Messer' --which means big knife..... a long sharp sword, to protect hearth and home... and all your hard earned wheat, Rye, hay, bread, cattle and hogs, etc. My own coat of arms, is a slender man with a beard, naked from the waist up, with two large axes, one over each shoulder. I believe that I have the God-given RIGHT to protect my family, house and everything in it. Jesus' own apostles even had swords, which could be used in many ways, to butcher meat, cut wood, and defend, if the Lord had wanted.
Well, I was interested in the death of many bee hives in a few states, having been raised on a farm in S.E. Wisconsin, and studied high school Agriculture for 2 years. Hey, I don't like to see people starve, and my Dad used to tell me that he didn't even want his enemies starving either.
But the Bible tells us that hunger and starvation is just what will come in the future, and evil Governments have used starvation to punish their own people for a long time ! Russia starved the Ukraine in WW-2.
Should a Christian worry about this topic ? I think that it is sensible to stock up on some commonly used food stuffs, can and freeze food instead of running to the store all the time. That's just my opinion. We have helped out our friends and relatives many times, as God has blessed us. But I also figure that if someone has enough money to smoke cigarettes, and drink booze or use street drugs, they certainly don't need MY help ! ! Yes, I know that is called "Tough Love." And I suppose many would call me a selfish old, grumpy man.... but that's OK !
I have also 'fasted' on purpose for personal/ health reasons, and gone on diets half of my life.... but we have to drink lots of pure water, or our kidneys will be damaged.
Well, I cut my finger today and baptized my new skinning knife, called a Kalinga, made by Buck, a Christian Family. Just call me, "Band Aid Man."
This past Sunday we had some grilled steak that Terri grills outside for the first time this Spring season. But I just heard on the radio that we COULD be getting some SNOW AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS ! That's fine, because I still got my first sun burn of the year and that did help my skin look better. I have to go to the local VAMC in the morning to get my leg re-dressed, and perhaps get my new power scooter. But I never hold me breath when dealing with the VA.... lol. Maybe I can finally see the Dietician, there too.
But now, illegal aliens get FREE health care, just like those who refuse to work for a living ! I am not complaining.... but just stating the facts.
Wait until I take a few pix of the Iron Mtn., MI., VAMC Chapel.... Ha! See what Obama's people did to it. Shhhhhh.....
Food Chain Catastrophe: Emergency Shut Down Of West Coast Fisheries: “Populations Have Crashed 91 Percent”
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Earlier this week Michael Snyder warned that the bottom of our food chain is going through a catastrophic collapse with sea creatures dying in absolutely massive numbers. The cause of the problem is a mystery to scientists who claim that they can’t pinpoint how or why it’s happening.On Wednesday federal regulators announced the early closure of sardine fisheries in California, Oregon and Washington. According to the most recent data, the sardine populations has been wiped out with populations seeing a decline of 91% in just the last eight years.
Meeting outside Santa Rosa, California, the Pacific Fishery Management Council voted to direct NOAA Fisheries Service to halt the current season as early as possible, affecting about 100 fishing boats with sardine permits…Sardines, like honey bees, don’t seem important to the casual observer. But just like honey bees, which are experiencing their own colony collapse, they are critical to the propagation of the global food chain. The immediate effects can be seen on the creatures next in line:
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The action was taken based on revised estimates of sardine populations, which found the fish were declining in numbers faster than earlier believed…
The council did not take Wednesday’s decision lightly and understood the pain the closure would impose on the fishing industry, said council member Michele Culver, representing the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife. She added that it was necessary because a new assessment of sardine stocks showed they were much lower than estimated last year, when harvest quotas were set.
Source: New York Times via Steve Quayle / ENEnews
… 90 percent of this year’s class of sea lion pups were starving for lack of sardines to eat.
“The sardine populations have crashed 91 percent since 2007,” he said after the vote. “We would have liked to see this happen much sooner, but now we can start to rebuild this sardine population that is so important to the health of the ocean.”
(Courtesy: The Seattle Times)According to two University of Washington scientific research papers that were recently released, a 1,000 mile stretch of the Pacific Ocean has warmed up by several degrees, and nobody seems to know why this is happening. This giant “blob” of warm water was first observed in late 2013, and it is playing havoc with our climate. And since this giant “blob” first showed up, fish and other sea creatures have been dying in absolutely massive numbers.The issue could potentially be one of climate change – but not the kind of climate change we hear from politicians who just want to put carbon tax credits in their pocket. Rather, we could be talking about cyclical climate shifts that have occurred regularly throughout the course of earth’s history. And with those shifts come massive migrations and species die-offs.
Or, as one contributor at ENEnews.com suggested, the answer to why this is happening should be obvious:
We have three cores melted out of their reactor buildings, lost in the mudrock and sandstone, which we have failed to locate and mitigate.Something is wrong with world’s food chain and one Harvard Professor suggested last year that recent signs, namely with the die-off of honey bee populations, are a prelude of things to come:
We have an underground river running under the ruins, which we have failed to divert around the reactors.
We have three empty reactors, containing nothing but corium splatter left when they blew up and melted out.
We have the Pacific Ocean Ecosystem, which we have stressed beyond endurance, through ocean dumping, over fishing, agricultural runoff, and now unrestricted radiation.
We have the sudden collapse of the Pacific Ocean Ecosystem, with a threatened collapse of the biosphere.
We continue to allow corporate and governmental inaction.
What in hell did you think was going to happen?
But he now warns that a pollinator drop could be the least our worries at this point.Could it be that the collapse of honey bee colonies, mass sea life die-offs, and changing climates in once lush growing regions are all the result of the same underlying phenomena?
That it may be a sign of things to come – bees acting as the canary in the coalmine. That not only are we connected to bees through our food supply, but that the plight that so afflicts them may very well soon be our own.
If so, then we can soon expect not just higher food prices, but a breakdown in the food chain itself.
And though none of us can truly prepare for a decades’ long (or longer) food disaster and the complexities that would come along with it (like mass migrations and resource wars), we can take steps to make ourselves as self sustainable as possible, while also preparing emergency plans to respond to the initial brunt of the force should it hit.
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