Random

• Epidemic -- 18% of all baby boomers expected to develop some form of dementia ~ Link

• Happiness lodge on "why Islanders can and must be missionaries!" ~ Link

• The US government will be giving the Federated States of Micronesia $81 million (perhaps 2/3 of their national budget) next year as a part of the compact agreement. Most of our PIBC students are Micronesians and through the trickle down will use some of that money to fund their education. Thank you Uncle Sam. ~ Link

• A US government official says that Palau is the Pacific’s best run country ~ Link

• BBC News has a video piece on tent cities popping up in the LA area -- people who have lost their homes in the latest housing fiasco. ~ Link