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Fed-Up South Africans Leave for Good
”Things here have just become too much lately, too much stress. I’m tired of being forced to live in a fortress behind high walls and electric fences,” said David Rosenkowitz, 37, a surgeon.

China Is Heading Into a Decade of Self-Inflicted Economic Stagnation, Say Experts
”The days of Chinese rapid growth – debt-fueled as it was – are basically over,” says Terri Wu. China has slid into deflation after months of disappointing results in several critical sectors, including exports, manufacturing, home sales, and youth employment, which has led to louder calls for the CCP to roll out stimulus measures to kickstart the sputtering economy. The Chinese Communist Party’s official data show a federal debt of about $3.6 billion as of the end of 2022.

“Manhood’s Morning” by Joseph A. Conwell, a 1903 book.
In an article written by Annie Holmquest on healthy masculinity, she commented, “If today’s young men fail to work on improving themselves – their habits, tendencies, beliefs, and sins – there is no hope for our nation at large.” Conwell gave the improvements for young men to follow:

• Be Diligent in Business. A true man saves and practices ‘self-denial,’ creating a good pattern to follow for the rest of his life.
• Fight for Right. A young man show ‘love and sympathy’ to others around them. He should be interested in efforts to correct the evils of intemperance, crime, and lawlessness.
• Pursue the Path of Purity. True men “appreciate their own bodies and especially their sexual natures.” Men who get their sexual lives into a pure, working order will not only benefit themselves, but will set society on the right path as well.
• Show Kindness Toward the Fairer Sex. “Every true man holds sacred the estate of womanhood. Genuine gallantry enthrones all women.” True men recognize that women can bring great happiness to life, and as such, men must seek to win the gift of a woman by having a pure heart and living a clean, guileless life themselves.
• Practice Spiritual Disciplines. Religion is of the first importance for all men. There are at least 3 spiritual disciplines: (1) read the Bible, (2) attend a bible believing & teaching church, and (3) observe the Sabbath, noting that it “was made for man” and that he needs it.

In The Epoch Times opinion piece by Bill Holmstrom, The Cure for Male Depression, he made a good point. “If man does not have God in his life, or worse yet, man believes he is God, he will be doomed to a life of disappointment and depression.” About 30% of the population attends church. Roughly 60% of those attending are women, and 30% are men. Less than 10% of all men attend a church regularly.

The Energy Drink Explosion – $159 BILLION
While energy-drinks first emerged in the 1920s, they didn’t take off until Red Bull swept the world in the late 1980 to ’90s with its signature mixture of caffeine, taurine, B vitamins, and sugar. Today, the global energy and sports drinks market is valued at over $159 billion.

24 FLIGHTS
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced that the number of weekly flights between the United States and China will double by the end of October.

More people died from suicide in the United States last year than any other year on record, rising to 49,449 in 2022, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

INFLATION is forcing typical U.S. households to spend $709 more per month than two years ago.

$4 PER GALLON
U.S. gas prices have climbed to their highest level in almost 10 months, with pump prices nearing $4 a gallon nationwide, according to AAA.

California to Extend Life of 3 Gas-Fired Power Plants
The California Energy Commission has approved a plan to extend the use of three natural gas-fired generating stations along the state’s southern coast for another three years to avoid running out of electricity during summer months.

“Wisdom is what’s left after we’ve run out of personal opinions.” CULLEN HIGHTOWER