Universal Studios recreated Diagon Alley in their Florida theme park, complete with all the creepy shops.
I live in Orange County California about 20 minutes away from those fires. The homes going up in flames are all around 5 to 10 million dollar homes. Yes pray pray pray!!!
Me too Allyd, I hope that you're ok - these fires are horrific, I can't imagine going through this. Every time I hear about a terrible fire, I think of the testimony of actress Brenda Epperson, whose property was saved in one of those terrible California fires. Prayer and trust really do save us.
There is just such hate right now….. an oppressive a demonic atmosphere…. Prayers for these victims, for the city of Buffalo. Praying too that leaders, especially Christian ones, step up here to help keep peace, and prevent what I expect will be urging of many for revenge and retaliation … leading to greater racial strife. The evil one has no doubt created in so many, many ways fractures in our land, community and even families. https://buffalonews.com/news/local/...cle_6e8132fa-d3b7-11ec-a714-2b3fbeaf848c.html
Miker, Yes. prayers for all those affected by these mass shootings. It's absolutely horrible. One story like this after the other. 21 people were injured in shootings[three] in downtown Milwaukee; Mayor Johnson imposes curfew Saturday night Ashley Luthern Mary Spicuzza Sophie Carson Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | May 14, 2022 https://www.jsonline.com/story/news...ba-playoff-game-vs-boston-celtics/9775305002/
Cardinal Burke Discusses German Bishops Deviating From Doctrinal Teachings “The [German] bishops doing this are abandoning the flock and…showing themselves to be hirelings.” CAI_CB on German Bishops JMJ.mp4
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-61469532 Bank governor in 'apocalyptic' warning over rising food prices The possibility of more rises in food prices is a "major worry" for the UK and other countries, the Bank of England governor has warned. Apologising for sounding "apocalyptic", Andrew Bailey said the war in Ukraine was affecting food supplies. Mr Bailey also defended the Bank's performance following criticism it has not done enough to try to rein in rising prices. Inflation - the rate at which prices rise - is at a 30-year high. Mr Bailey warned that that a "very big income shock" from the increase in global goods prices would hit demand in the economy and push up unemployment. He also said that difficulties shipping out food supplies from Ukraine could hit world supplies of wheat and cooking oil. World wheat prices have risen 25% over the past six weeks. Who is to blame for soaring prices? Warning of economic downturn as interest rates rise How high could interest rates go? "There's a lot of uncertainty around this situation," Mr Bailey said. "And that is a major, major worry and it's not just I have to tell you a major worry for this country. There's a major worry for the developing world as well. And so if I had to sort of, sorry for being apocalyptic for a moment, but that is a major concern." Mr Bailey warned that price rises in food and energy would have a much bigger effect than any rise in interest rates.
India bans wheat exports to try and tame prices as a scorching heatwave curtailed output Published Fri, May 13 202211:08 PM EDTUpdated Sat, May 14 20227:50 PM EDT https://www.cnbc.com/2022/05/14/india-blocks-all-wheat-exports-with-immediate-effect.html India has prohibited wheat exports, the government said in a notification late on Friday. The world’s second-biggest wheat producer is trying to calm local prices. Global buyers were banking on the world’s second-biggest wheat producer for supplies after exports from the Black Sea region plunged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. India, the world’s second-biggest wheat producer, has blocked all exports of the grain with immediate effect. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images India banned wheat exports on Saturday, just days after saying it was targeting record shipments this year, as a scorching heatwave curtailed output and local prices hit an all-time high amid strong export demand. The government said it would still allow exports for letters of credit that have already been issued and on the request from countries that are trying “to meet their food security needs.” Global buyers were banking on the world’s second-biggest wheat producer for supplies after exports from the Black Sea region plunged following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in late February. Prior to the ban, India was targeting to ship out a record 10 million tonnes this year. The Indian ban could drive up global prices to new peaks and hit poor consumers in Asia and Africa. “The ban is shocking,” a Mumbai-based dealer with a global trading firm said. “We were expecting curbs on exports after 2-3 months, but seems inflation numbers changed government’s mind.” Global wheat prices since Russia invaded Ukraine Rising food and energy prices pushed India’s annual retail inflation up towards an eight-year high in April, strengthening economists’ view that the central bank would have to raise interest rates more aggressively to curb prices. Wheat prices in India have risen to a record high, in some spot markets to as high as 25,000 rupees ($322.71) per metric ton, versus the government’s fixed minimum support price of 20,150 rupees. Heat wave shrinks crop Earlier this week, India outlined its record export target for the 2022/23 fiscal year that started on April 1, adding it would send trade delegations to countries such as Morocco, Tunisia, Indonesia and the Philippines to explore ways to further boost shipments. But a sharp and sudden rise in temperatures in mid-March means the crop size could be smaller than expected at around 100 million tonnes or even lower, a New Delhi-based dealer with a global trading firm said, versus a government estimate for an all-time high of 111.32 million tonnes. Read more India’s record-setting heat wave in pictures “The government’s procurement has fallen more than 50%. Spot markets are getting far lower supplies than last year. All these things are indicating lower crop,” the dealer said. In April, India exported a record 1.4 million tonnes of wheat and deals were already signed to export around 1.5 million tonnes in May. “Indian ban will lift global wheat prices. Right now there is no big supplier in the market,” the second dealer said.
