Info in Bits & Pieces

DID YOU KNOW?
Federal law stipulates that every September 17th, public schools take time to read and study the Constitution, but 90% of public schools do not do it. What does your local school do about the Constitution?

27 PERCENT
Americans’ confidence in major U.S. institutions – including government and the media – is in a state of collapse, falling to an average of just 27% across all categories, according to a poll by Gallup.

“Flying will be more expensive for consumers, without a doubt.”
Willie Walsh, director-general, International Air Transport Association, in an interview with the BBC’s “Sunday Morning.”

15 PERCENT
Only 15% of Chinese steel mills remain profitable, a 27% drop from the first quarter and a 59% tumble from a year ago, data shows.
—- The Epoch Times

WORD: UNGUENT
An unguent is a soothing preparation spread on wounds, burns, rashes, abrasions or other topical injuries (i.e. damage to the skin). It is similar to an ointment, though typically an unguent is oilier and less viscous. It is usually delivered as a semi-solid paste spread on the skin, and it is often oily in order to suspend the medication or other active ingredients. During the Victorian era, the use of the unguent macassar oil on the hair became so popular that antimacassars were invented to prevent damage to furniture.
—- Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unguent

81 PERCENT
A survey has found that 81% of Americans aged 45 to 75 said they were worried that high inflation would reduce their spending power in retirement, while 79% fear that an economic recession could impact their retirement income.
—- reported in The Epoch Times

ONE MILLION
OPEC expects global oil demand to rise in 2023 by 1 million barrels per day, according to a July 12 report.

Unexplained Deaths: 23 Senior Cuban Military Officers Die within 12 Months of Anti-Government Protests.
These were all high-ranking military officers within Cuba’s Communist Party who have died since 2021. July 11, 2021, was the largest anti-communist demonstrations in decades throughout Cuba. After that date, 23 military officers have died, including one military general dying per month in February, March, June, and July 2022.

“HELP WANTED”
Only 61% of the able workforce is currently officially employed. U.S. population is currently 330 million.

WISDOM vs. FOOLISHNESS
There was a wise man who, by reason, wisdom, consistent hard work, and thrift, accumulated a precious treasure of needed items, laying it aside for himself and his family. It was built over time, not wasted, but kept as a supply in reserve.

However, by contrast, a foolish man squandered his inheritance from his parents as quickly as possible upon himself. Their legacy was soon gone into the hands of others, and this thoughtless unwise man was living from paycheck to paycheck again.

Let’s be like the wise man. Start small where you can.

Proverbs 21:20 “There is a treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man squanders it up.” KJV

QUOTE:
”Let it be impressed on your mind that God commands you to choose for rulers just men who will rule in the fear of God… If the citizens neglect their duty and place unprincipled men in office, the government will soon be corrupted…If our government fails to secure public prosperity and happiness, it must be because the citizens neglect the Divine commands, and elect bad men to make and administer the laws.” So how are we doing in electing just men?
—- Noah Webster

ADVICE – “Words of Grandpa” – appearing in The Epoch Times
Live below your means: Share some, save some, spend some. Keep God, others, work, and lifestyle all in balance. We work to have to give to others. Having no debt is a great freedom to give yourself.
—- Ephesians 4:28

The Last Telegram
On July 14, 2013, the last telegraph in the world was sent. The United States had ceased telegraph operations seven years before, but India continued. As text messages and email rendered telegrams obsolete, India’s state-owned telegraph company deemed it no longer financially feasible to continue.
—- The Epoch Times

TRUTH:
A democracy runs on passion; a republic runs on reason.

“The duty is ours, results are God’s.”
—- John Quincy Adams