DAY 15 ISRAEL STILL PROTECTS ITS PEOPLE

PSALMS 20:1-9 PRAY THIS FOR ISRAEL EVERY DAY OF THIS WAR
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The LORD hear thee in the day of trouble; the name of the God of Jacob defend thee;
2 Send thee help from the sanctuary, and strengthen thee out of Zion;
3 Remember all thy offerings, and accept thy burnt sacrifice; Selah.
4 Grant thee according to thine own heart, and fulfil all thy counsel.
5 We will rejoice in thy salvation, and in the name of our God we will set up our banners: the LORD fulfil all thy petitions.
6 Now know I that the LORD saveth his anointed; he will hear him from his holy heaven with the saving strength of his right hand.
7 Some trust in chariots, and some in horses: but we will remember the name of the LORD our God.
8 They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright.
9 Save, LORD: let the king hear us when we call.

ISRAELS INHERITED LAND IN THE FUTURE

And here are the bounderies of the land that Israel will inherit either through war or peace or God in the future. God says its Israels land and only Israels land. They will have every inch God promised them of this land in the future.

Egypt east of the Nile River, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, The southern part of Turkey and the Western Half of Iraq west of the Euphrates. Gen 13:14-15, Psm 105:9,11, Gen 15:18, Exe 23:31, Num 34:1-12, Josh 1:4.

ALL THIS LAND ISRAEL WILL DEFINATELY OWN IN THE FUTURE, ITS ISRAELS NOT ISHMAELS LAND.

HAMAS AT THERE WORST
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UptNr0v1p3E

WAR COVERAGE
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Special/War/

Audio: Gaza Conceals the True Pathological Nature of Hamas
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Radio/News.aspx/497

Security Cabinet Votes to Continue Operation Cast Lead
by Hana Levi Julian JAN 10,09

(IsraelNN.com) The Security Cabinet voted Friday to continue Operation Cast Lead in Gaza despite a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire.The State of Israel has never agreed that any outside body would determine its right to defend the security of its citizens, read a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office immediately following the meeting.The IDF will continue operations in order to defend Israeli citizens and will carry out the missions with which it has been assigned in the operation. This morning's rocket fire against residents of the south only proves that the UN Security Council Resolution #1860 is not practical and will not be honored in actual fact by the Palestinian murder organizations.

Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Center Opens
Parallel to the decision was the opening this week of a Humanitarian Affairs Coordination Center (HACC) in Tel Aviv. The center is meant to coordinate between the different organizations operating in the field and those of the IDF, according to the IDF Spokesperson's Unit. Its main focus is to expedite evacuation of foreign nationals from Gaza and coordinate the flow of food, fuel and supplies of goods to the humanitarian groups in the field. Hundreds of foreign nationals have been evacuated from Gaza since Operation Cast Lead began.Organizations represented at the center include the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), USAID, World Food Program (WFP), the European Commission, the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East (UNSCO), United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) and Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. Representatives from Israeli governmental agencies and various IDF departments are also located at the center.

3-Hour Humanitarian Ceasefire
After several scheduling changes, a three-hour humanitarian ceasefire was established to begin in Gaza at 1:00 p.m., lasting until 4:00 p.m.On Thursday, Hamas terrorists did not respect the ceasefire and continued to fire rockets at southern Israel and attack Israeli soldiers in Gaza, despite the IDF ceasefire in the region.
The daily three-hour period of quiet is intended to allow Gaza residents to stock up on free supplies of medicines, basic food commodities and other items provided by international humanitarian aid organizations.

United Nations Calls for Ceasefire, United States Abstains
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu JAN 10,09

(IsraelNN.com) The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza after Western powers agreed to Arab demands. However, the motion does not detail how to carry out a halt in the fighting. The resolution calls for an immediate, durable and fully respected ceasefire that will lead to a full withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza.The United States abstained in the 14-0 vote because it wants to wait for the outcome of an Egyptian truce initiative.The resolution, which is backed by both Western and Arab nations, condemns terror against civilians and calls on Israel to open Gaza crossings and to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza, a move Israel already has made.Arab nations insisted on the insertion of a ceasefire call in the resolution. However, the draft does not spell out details, and it will be up to Hamas and Israel to decide on the field whether to halt fire or continue the battle that began 13 days ago. Egypt and France are continuing their efforts to draw up a plan to carry out a halt in the fighting.

Germany, France and the United States said that Israel cannot be expected to halt its counterterrorist campaign until there is a guaranteed mechanism to stop the smuggling of weapons into Gaza, where Hamas still possesses thousands of deadly rockets.The guns must fall silent, the escalation must stop and Israel must obtain security guarantees and leave Gaza as soon as possible, French President Nicolas Sarkozy told reporters.Israel's position has been weakened to a certain degree by Hamas's putting on display a row of bodies of children who were killed in the IDF shelling of a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Gaza. Israel and UNRWA issued conflicting claims on whether Hamas terrorists used the school to fire mortar shells on Israeli soldiers.Further criticism of Israel came from the International Committee of the Red Cross, which accused Israel of preventing rescue efforts, and from the UNRWA, which suspended humanitarian aid operations after a truck driver was killed. The IDF said it is investigating the accusations.

IAF Strikes 50 Terror Targets
by Maayana Miskin JAN 10,09

(IsraelNN.com) IAF planes struck more than 50 targets overnight as Operation Cast Lead continued. Mixed forces including tank units and the engineering corps continued ground operations.Among the IAF targets hit were: a Hamas naval base, an office used by Islamic Jihad, five rocket launching sites, more than 15 weapons caches, five weapons factories and more than five groups of armed Hamas terrorists.

One of the rocket launching sites was located right next to a mosque, and some of the weapons caches were located in the private homes of Hamas operatives.IDF warships continued striking terrorists as well, and destroyed rocket launchers in the village of Dir el-Balah.According to an intermediate report compiled by the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), the IDF has attacked more than 950 terrorist targets in Gaza during the Cast Lead operation. Approximately 770 Gaza residents have been killed, most of them terrorist members of Hamas.Gaza Arabs reported that among those killed in the airstrikes was Ihab el-Wahidi, who served as the personal photographer of former Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat. Wahidi and his mother and wife were killed by either an IAF strike or a tank shell, local Arabs said.Also killed were five family members of a senior Democratic Front terrorist in Beit Lahiya, sources said. Gaza Arabs have blamed all civilian deaths in Gaza thus far on the IDF. No deaths have been reported as a result of Hamas mortar attacks, despite the fact that Hamas continues to fire mortar shells within heavily populated civilian areas.

Look-Outs Take Out Terrorist
For the first time ever, IDF look-outs stationed on the Gaza border took out a terrorist using an advanced system developed by Rafael Defense Systems. The system allows look-outs to fire on terrorists near the Gaza security barrier using a remotely-operated system, without exposing themselves to fire.Female soldiers stationed near the border spotted a group of terrorists approaching the barrier late on Thursday night. The soldiers fired on the group, killing one.

Israel tells Gazans to brace for war escalation By IBRAHIM BARZAK and JOSEF FEDERMAN, Associated Press Writers JAN 10,09

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip – Israel pounded rocket sites and tunnels Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets warning of an escalation, and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas predicted a waterfall of blood unless all parties adhere to the U.N.'s call for a durable cease-fire.Hamas fighters kept up attacks on southern Israel, launching 15 rockets. And with neither side ready to step down, the death toll in two weeks of fighting rose to more than 800 Palestinians, according to Palestinian medical officials, and 13 Israelis.Flames and smoke rose over Gaza City amid heavy fighting.Diplomacy was not finished, but it appeared to be in retreat following both sides' defiance of Thursday's U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to fighting. Struggling to keep peace efforts alive, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak invited representatives of Gaza's Hamas rulers to Egypt for further talks on his cease-fire initiative.Defying the international calls for a cease-fire, Israel threatened to launch a new phase in its offensive.The IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) will escalate the operation in the Gaza Strip, said the leaflets in Arabic dropped from planes. The IDF is not working against the people of Gaza but against Hamas and the terrorists only. Stay safe by following our orders.The leaflets urged Gaza residents not to help Hamas and to stay away from its members.Israel launched the offensive on Dec. 27 to halt years of Palestinian rocket attacks on southern Israel. A week later, ground troops moved in.Israeli defense officials say they are prepared for a third stage of the offensive, in which ground troops would push much further into Gaza, but are still waiting for approval from the government.The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were discussing classified information, said the army also has a fourth stage planned that calls for a full reoccupation of Gaza and toppling of Hamas.The dropping of leaflets appeared to be partly a psychological tactic.

The Israeli military said more than 15 militants were killed in overnight fighting. It said aircraft attacked more than 40 targets including 10 rocket-launching sites, weapons-storage facilities, smuggling tunnels, an anti-aircraft missile launcher and gunmen.In the day's bloodiest incident, an Israeli tank shell killed nine people in a garden outside a home in the northern Gaza town of Jebaliya, said Adham el-Hakim, administrator of Kamal Adwan hospital.The Israeli military disputed the account, saying its forces did not carry out attacks in that area on Saturday.Israel has come under international criticism for the rising number of civilian casualties. Palestinian paramedics said the nine people killed in the garden were from the same clan and included two children and two women.Residents brought them to the hospital in a civilian car. They put them all in the trunk because their bodies were mangled, Hakim said.Separately, a woman was killed by tank fire in the nearby town of Beit Lahiya.The Israeli army has repeatedly accused Hamas of using civilians as human shields and launching attacks from schools, mosques and homes. Earlier this week, an Israeli attack outside a U.N. school killed nearly 40 people. Both Israel and Palestinian witnesses said militants carried out an attack from the area moments earlier. Palestinian medical officials say roughly half of the more than 800 Palestinians who have been killed were civilians. Israel and Hamas ignored the U.N. resolution calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire that would lead to the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza. Israel dismissed the resolution as impractical, while Hamas, whose government in Gaza is not recognized internationally, is angry it was not consulted in the diplomatic efforts. In Cairo, Egypt and the Palestinian Authority president urged both Israel and Hamas to agree to a truce. After meeting Mubarak, Abbas warned there was no time to waste in ending the bloodshed in Gaza, home to 1.4 million people. If any party does not accept it (the truce), regrettably it will be the one bearing the responsibility. And if Israel doesn't want to accept, it will take the responsibility of perpetuating a waterfall of blood, Abbas said. Hamas officials from both Gaza and Syria are also in Cairo for separate talks with Egyptian officials on a truce. Israeli officials were in Cairo earlier this week. Hamas and Abbas's Fatah party, which dominates the West Bank, are fierce political rivals, but the president still claims authority over Gaza. Hamas violently took control of Gaza from Fatah forces in 2007. In Damascus, Syria-based Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas, on Saturday rejected any deployment of international observers or troops in Gaza.

A statement issued by the groups after a meeting attended by Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal also rejected any security arrangement that infringes on the right of resistance against Israeli occupation.Palestinian security officials said some of the heaviest fighting Saturday occurred on the strategic coastal road north of Gaza City, home to 400,000 Palestinians. Israeli forces moved to within about 1 mile of the city before pulling back slightly. While Israel has largely taken control of the road, militants operate from hidden positions in the area. The road is often used to fire rockets into Israel or attack Israeli navy boats off the Mediterranean coast.

At least 15 rockets landed in Israel, the army said. One hit an apartment building in the southern city of Ashkelon, lightly wounding two people and heavily damaging the structure. The offensive has caused extensive damage throughout Gaza. The United Nations estimates two-thirds of Gaza's 1.4 million people are without electricity, and half don't have running water. The Israeli military announced a three-hour halt to operations in Gaza on Saturday to let besieged residents leave their homes and stock up supplies. Medics use the lull to rescue casualties, and aid groups also rush through food distribution. But for the second straight day, fighting continued even during the lull. Israel has called for the 3-hour breaks in fighting for the past four days. But aid groups say it isn't enough time to do their work. Salam Kanaan of Save the Children said that in previous lulls, the agency distributed food to 9,500 people — far short of the 150,000 people it serves. U.N. official Adnan Abu Hasna said the Palestinian refugee agency would distribute aid to about 40,000 people, half of them holed up in U.N. schools that have been transformed into makeshift shelters. All deliveries were coming from supplies already in Gaza. U.N. officials said a halt on aid shipments into Gaza through Israeli-controlled border crossings remained in effect. The ban was imposed Thursday after a U.N. truck driver was shot and killed by Israel. It was unclear when the deliveries will resume. As each day goes by, and for each moment that the cease-fire demanded by the Security Council is not observed, the crisis continues, said U.N. spokesman Chris Gunness.

Israel says any cease-fire must include assurances that Hamas will halt attacks and end the smuggling of weapons into Gaza through the porous Egyptian border. Hamas has said it won't accept any cease-fire deal that does not include the full opening of Gaza's border crossings. The U.N. resolution emphasized the need to open all crossings, which Israel and Egypt have kept sealed since Hamas militants forcibly seized control of the territory 18 months ago. Israeli leaders oppose that step because it would allow Hamas to strengthen its hold on Gaza. Associated Press writers Ibrahim Barzak reported from Gaza City and Josef Federman from Jerusalem.

HOARDING OF GOLD AND SILVER

DOCTOR DOCTORIAN FROM ANGEL OF GOD
then the angel said, Financial crisis will come to Asia. I will shake the world.

JAMES 5:1-3
1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
2 Your riches are corrupted, and your garments are motheaten.
3 Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.

REVELATION 18:10,17,19
10 Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come.
17 For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
19 And they cast dust on their heads, and cried, weeping and wailing, saying, Alas, alas that great city, wherein were made rich all that had ships in the sea by reason of her costliness! for in one hour is she made desolate.

EZEKIEL 7:19
19 They shall cast their silver in the streets, and their gold shall be removed: their silver and their gold shall not be able to deliver them in the day of the wrath of the LORD: they shall not satisfy their souls, neither fill their bowels: because it is the stumblingblock of their iniquity.

REVELATION 13:16-18
16 And he(FALSE POPE) causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:(CHIP IMPLANT)
17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.
18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.(6-6-6) A NUMBER SYSTEM

Europe and the European Union Are Not One and the Same
http://www.heritage.org/Research/Europe/wm2197.cfm

Russia and EU sign deal to help end gas crisis By Mark John and Yuri Kulikov JAN 10,09

MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russia and the European Union signed a deal on Saturday aimed at restoring Russian gas supplies via Ukraine, whose cut-off has plunged large parts of Europe into a mid-winter energy crisis.Ukraine has yet to sign the deal, which would allow EU, Ukrainian and Russian observers to monitor the gas flows across its territory and assuage Russian fears that Ukraine is siphoning off fuel for its own use. Kiev denies the charge.Let's sign and we will go immediately to Kiev to ask the same of the Ukrainian side. And so we will end the crisis, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek, representing the EU presidency, said after five hours of talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.As soon as the mechanism of control starts working, we will send the gas to the system. If we see that it is stolen again, we will again cut flows, Putin said.The dispute, which began when Russia and Ukraine could not agree on this year's gas prices, has led to the worst ever disruption of Russian gas supplies to Europe.The continent relies on Russia for a quarter of its supplies. Eighty percent of Russian gas to Europe is piped through Ukraine.Eastern and central Europe have borne the brunt of the dispute, which has shut down factories and left tens of thousands of households shivering in sub-zero temperatures without gas heating. Supplies to 18 countries have been disrupted.

Despite clearing the deal on Saturday, Putin showed no signs of easing his tough rhetoric on Ukraine.Our actions do not aim to worsen but rather to improve the situation in Ukraine, to help Ukraine get rid of crooks and bribe-takers and make its economy more transparent, he said.He said that in addition to monitors from Russia, Ukraine and the EU, specialists from European gas firms would also be included on the team checking flows across Ukraine, something Kiev has opposed. Putin said Topolanek had also asked to include specialists from Norway.Relations between Moscow and Kiev, already tense because of Russian opposition to Ukraine's push to join NATO, have suffered a further sharp downward lurch.Russia has accused Ukraine of corruption and stealing gas meant for Europe, and Kiev said Russia's actions amounted to blackmail to extract an unjustifiably high price for its gas to Ukraine.Even if the gas resumes, it is likely to be delivered only to Europe, not Ukraine, as Moscow and Kiev have yet to agree a supply contract for this year. Russia has repeatedly said Ukraine must pay the going market rate for gas.

IT'S A REAL COLD WAR ANGRY BEAR FREEZES EUROPE NEW YORK POST
January 9, 2009

RUSSIA'S decision to cut off natural-gas shipments to Ukraine - and essentially 13 other European states that receive gas via its pipelines - is a lot more than a business decision based on failed year-end contract negotiations.

A lot more.

Sure, the Russian state-owned natural-gas company, Gazprom, is cranky about supposedly not getting paid for past natural-gas deliveries to Ukraine as well as the below-market prices Ukraine pays. That's why Gazprom's been trying to renegotiate with Ukraine's natural-gas firm, Naftogaz. But cutting off gas in the dead of winter - especially with teeth-chattering, sub-zero temps in parts of Europe recently - is pretty harsh. (Happy New Year to you, too, comrade.) In fact, Moscow is likely using the cover of a seemingly straight-forward business dispute to do some good ol' fashioned arm-twisting of its Ukrainian and European neighbors. First, the Kremlin is unhappy with how things have gone politically in Kiev since the 2004 Orange Revolution, when a pro-West ticket won the presidency over Moscow's man. (In fact, Moscow's widely suspected of having had a hand in poisoning the pro-West candidate and current president, Viktor Yushchenko, with the dioxins that nearly killed him during the campaign.) Cutting off gas in the depths of winter is a warning to Kiev - now in the midst of a financial crisis and facing elections next year - reminding it that Moscow can still call some shots there. That is, it's a kinder, gentler version of Moscow's invasion of Georgia last year - sending a signal by walloping Kiev with an energy two-by-four. Message: Think twice about joining NATO - a red line that the Kremlin has been growling about, and may well be willing to go to the mat over. Russia also wants Ukraine to knuckle under on extending the lease for Russia's Black Sea Fleet base in Crimea beyond the agreement's 2017 expiration. (Kiev said it won't be renewing the pact.) The cut-off is also a shot across Europe's bow. It gets nearly 40 percent of its natural gas (and one-third of its oil) from Russia - and it's clear: Moscow is in no mood to be messed with.

Russia is displeased with Europe about its support for a planned US missile-defense system in Eastern Europe, for Kosovo's independence from Moscow's ally Serbia last spring and for Georgia during Russia's invasion last summer - to name just a few matters. At the very least, Russia might hope Europe will use tools such as potential European Union membership and aid to pressure Ukraine to pay greater heed to Moscow. Yet the cutoff costs the Kremlin, too - it's losing sales during peak gas-selling season. No help while Moscow navigates its own financial crisis. So emergency negotiations will likely lead to a resolution in the days to come, albeit with Moscow's tough message sent - and received. This is the third time in three years Russia has cut deliveries to Ukraine. The impact on European energy supplies has counseled Russia's customers on the perils of protesting objectionable Kremlin policies. Indeed, some European capitals have plainly muted their criticisms of Moscow to avoid experiencing the wrath of its energy caprice. No doubt: Russia will continue to use energy as a weapon - indeed, it has replaced the Red Army as the prime source of Russian power. It's high time Europe diversifies its energy sources, casting off the yoke of its dogged reliance on Russian oil and gas. Brookes, a Heritage Foundation senior fellow, is an ex-deputy assistant secretary of defense.
peterbrookes@heritage.org

Gloomy predictions for 2009 08.01.2009 Source: Pravda.Ru

The New Year, dear readers, will not be a good year. We are living in the proverbial Chinese interesting times and 2009 promises to do its best to keep things interesting. So on with the show.

Russia

There will be scattered protests and some will turn violent as the economy worsens. The government's plans to sustain industrial production, in the heavy industries, and to weaken the ruble and implement high tariffs will have the desired effects of keeping the nation from all out recession. Inflation will continue, though at a smaller pace, due to the overall global deflationary manner. Over all, the Russian economy will prove one of the strongest in the general world collapse. The Russian military will continue to rebuild, as part of the government spending programs to keep heavy industry going. Weapon sales will also increase as wars and tensions spread due to the crisis. The Anglo-Marxist drive to start a new Cold War will only increase and monies spent on democratic initiatives will increase. This will cause Other Russia to be emboldened enough to create more spectacles for Western financing and consumption. Eventually one or two will turn very violent and there will be deaths. The Russian government will label the National Bolshevik Workers' Party as a terrorist organization and arrest its leaders. The NBWP will turn to actual terror and there will be a small home grown terrorist threat throughout Russia. In general, the government will launch a major drive to clamp down on the skin heads. Gary Kasparov will flee to America where he will become rich making anti-Russian speeches and creating new anti-Russian hatred in the Anglo-Marxist sphere. The demographic upswing will also suffer with fewer births, requiring more spending by the government to encourage people to continue having children. On the plus side, the inflow of the diasporas will increase, as conditions outside of Russia deteriorate and Russophobia spreads in the Anglo-Marxist sphere.

America

The new year is going to bring major suffering to the US economy and society. On the one hand, the Bank Panic of 2008, started in and by America, will continue to ravage the recessional economy. On the other hand, large swaths of the American demographic, who voted for Obama, are expecting miracles that the US government simply can not provide.

DANIEL 7:23-24
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast(THE EU,REVIVED ROME) shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth,(7TH WORLD EMPIRE) which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.(TR BLOCKS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise:(10 NATIONS) and another shall rise after them;(#11 SPAIN) and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(BE HEAD OF 3 KINGS OR NATIONS).

Slovak MEPs embrace the adoption of the euro
Institutions - 08-01-2009 - 10:24

Slovakia is the 16th country to adopt the euro
Slovakia's adoption of the euro amid fireworks and a rock concert at new year marks one of its most important steps since independence. It came on the same day that former compatriots the Czech Republic took over the six-month European Union presidency. The Slovaks are the 16th nation to adopt the euro and they are hoping a change in currency will provide a cushion in difficult economic times.There was cross-party support among Slovak MEPs in the European Parliament for the adoption of the currency with all 14 backing the euro.Socialist MEP Vladimír Maňka welcomed the euro as due to the financial crisis the currencies of countries which are not members of eurozone have lost their value - this has harmed people. The koruna and euro have been pegged since last year, which protected people economically, he added.

Christian Democrat Miroslav Mikolášik said, if the financial crisis had not happened it would have been more profitable to postpone the introduction of the euro. However, the situation has dramatically changed after the outbreak of the financial crisis.

Slovak industry could be cushioned against downturn

Supporters are hoping the euro will help Slovakia weather the economic storm as over half of Slovak exports go to countries who use it. One of the industries that will be monitoring the new currency most closely is the car industry. Slovakia is the largest per capita producer of cars in the world.On Tuesday MEPs meeting in Strasbourg will discuss the challenges facing the euro as they celebrate its 10th anniversary. The new Slovak coins have the images of Bratislava castle, Mount Kriváň in the Tatras Mountains and the national symbol of the Slovak double cross.REF.: 20090106STO45489

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Water-logged southern B.C. under rainfall warning
Jan. 10 2009 11:02 AM ET CTV.ca News Staff

Rainfall warnings are in effect for parts of B.C.'s southern coast, with as many as 60 millimetres of rain expected for the already water-logged region by the end of day Saturday. The Environment Canada warnings, which call for periods of heavy rain throughout the day, encompass the metro Vancouver area, as well as all of Vancouver Island. The heavy rains are blamed on a pacific frontal system that is moving through the region. The rain is expected to taper off overnight as the front moves southeastward, reads a statement on Environment Canada's website. The rainfall warnings come as residents of the nearby Fraser Valley cope with severe flooding after three days of heavy rains and rapidly melting snow. Seventy-five homes had to be evacuated and between 20 and 70 more are flooded and uninhabitable. The wet conditions have led to a number of mudslides, but no injuries have been reported.

On Thursday, officials declared a state of emergency in order to assist those displaced by the high water levels. While floodwaters have receded, it could be days before residents are allowed back into their homes, as long as the area is not hit by more another rainfall. As of mid-morning Saturday, the rainfall warnings did not include the Fraser Valley region. After a December of record snowfalls through the region, January has so far brought torrential downpours that have dumped as many as 100 millimetres of rain on the area over the last week.

Snow closes Madrid airport By CIARAN GILES, Associated Press Writer – Fri Jan 9, 8:35pm ET

MADRID, Spain – An unusually heavy snowfall coated downtown Madrid in white on Friday, shutting down the city's airport but providing rare opportunities for snowball fights while intrepid golfers drove their balls into the storm.Flights in and out of Barajas international airport were stopped for nearly six hours during the daytime because of the snow, airport officials said.It snows nearly every year in Madrid but rarely does it stick like this in the city center, said Angel Rivera, spokesman for Spain's National Meteorological Agency.The agency estimated the snowfall could reach 2 1/2 inches. Rivera said the last time central Madrid had a similar amount of snow was Feb. 23, 2001.It's the first time I've seen snow in my life, said Maria Rosa Riveiro, 33, from Cape Verde, who has been living in Spain for more than two years. It's a strange feeling, it's exciting.Friday's snow brought traffic to a halt on several main roads leading into and out of the capital and authorities urged people to travel by public transport.But the inclement weather provided children with the rare opportunity to throw snowballs. Golf enthusiasts continued teeing-off at a city-center practice range.Heavy snow also snarled traffic in the northeast regions of Cataluna and Aragon, in Valencia to the east and southern Murcia.Rivera said the weather was a continuation of a spell of freezing temperatures and snow that swept central Europe this week. It shut airports in Milan and was blamed for at least 12 deaths across the continent. He said it was expected to move out of Spain and across northwest Africa by Saturday night.

Chunk of NZ glacier crushes 2 Australian tourists Thu Jan 8, 2:39 pm ET

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A falling chunk of glacier crushed two brothers to death at a popular tourist spot, and one remained buried under ice blocks the size of large vehicles, police said Friday.The two Australians apparently ignored rope barriers set up to prevent hikers from wandering into dangerous areas.They were struck when a section of ice sloughed off the main face of South Island's Fox Glacier on Thursday afternoon, said Constable Tony LeSueur.One body was recovered. It was too dangerous to carry on to dig out the other, LeSueur said, adding that rescuers with a mechanical digger would consider whether to resume the operation later Friday.The glacier face is steep and prone to random ice collapses, Department of Conservation area manager Jo Macpherson said Thursday.The brothers, who were in their 20s, went to the glacier without guides, Rob Jewell of Fox Glacier Guiding, a private company that takes tourists around the glacier, told National Radio.

Police have not released the brothers' names.Almost one in three of the 600,000 visitors to the region's two glaciers ignored warning signs and entered danger zones in 2007, the Department of Conservation said.

Weather plays havoc with English fixtures

LONDON, Jan 10, 2009 (AFP) – The English Premiership matches between Portsmouth and Manchester City and Fulham and Blackburn scheduled for Saturday were postponed because of the cold weather that has hit the country.That takes to 23 the number of league matches in England postponed, while the Scottish Cup has also been affected.

The third round of the FA Cup was hit last weekend and, with temperatures plummeting below -10C in the south this week, the same picture is emerging seven days on.
Championship clashes between Blackpool and Birmingham, Doncaster and Bristol City, Plymouth and Crystal Palace and Cardiff against Derby are off.League One has so far lost eight matches with Swindon's game against Stockport, Southend v Crewe and Millwall's visit to Cheltenham all called off a day in advance along with Scunthorpe v Hereford and Tranmere v Peterborough. Bristol Rovers' clash with Yeovil and Walsall v Brighton have also been postponed - as has Oldham v Hartlepool.In League Two, leaders Wycombe's trip to fourth-placed Dagenham and Redbridge will have to be rearranged along with the games between Bournemouth and Bradford, Luton and Rotherham and Gillingham and Aldershot. Accrington v Darlington is also off as are the games at Chesterfield, Macclesfield and Shrewsbury.North of the border, Inverurie Locos' Scottish Cup tie against Motherwell is off as is Forfar's clash with Forres Mechanics and Brechin v St Mirren.

DISEASES

REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).

Salmonella in 42 states; Minn. eyes peanut butter By MIKE STOBBE, AP Medical Writer –Fri Jan 9, 8:23 pm ET

ATLANTA – Federal officials have not yet identified the cause of a salmonella outbreak striking almost 400 people in 42 states, but state officials in Minnesota said Friday they believe peanut butter may be involved. On Friday, the Minnesota Department of Health said preliminary laboratory testing found salmonella bacteria in a 5-pound container of King Nut brand creamy peanut butter. The tests have not linked it to the type of salmonella in the national outbreak, but additional results are expected early next week.Minnesota officials did not immediately identify the company that manufactures the peanut butter or say where else it is distributed.

The product apparently is not sold in grocery stores, but is distributed in Minnesota to long-term care facilities, hospitals, schools, universities, restaurants, delis, cafeterias and bakeries.State officials urged establishments that have the product to avoid serving it, pending further instructions as the investigation progresses.The U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday that 399 cases have been confirmed nationally, with about one in five of victims hospitalized. They have not confirmed any deaths associated with the outbreak.Minnesota health officials also said an elderly woman who died there had the illness at the time of her death, but it's not clear that salmonella was the cause.The report of peanut butter contamination comes almost two years after ConAgra recalled its Peter Pan brand peanut butter, which was eventually linked to at least 625 salmonella cases in 47 states.Nationally, all the current illnesses began between Sept. 3 and Dec. 29, but most of the people grew sick after Oct. 1.Most people develop diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps 12 to 72 hours after infection. The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.Officials say steps to protect against the illness include careful handling and preparation of raw meat, and frequent hand washing.CDC officials say the cases in the current outbreak have all been genetically fingerprinted as the Typhimurium type, which is among the most common forms of salmonella food poisoning.On the Net:CDC information on the investigation: http://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/

Brazil: 340 on cruise ship sickened; cause unknown By BRADLEY BROOKS, Associated Press Writer – Thu Jan 8, 3:29 pm

ETRIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil – Hundreds of passengers on a Swiss-owned cruise ship were stricken with severe vomiting and diarrhea caused by a mysterious ailment, Brazilian health officials said Thursday.At least 340 victims have been sickened on the MSC Sinfonia, now docked in Salvador, Bahia, according to a spokeswoman for the National Agency for Sanitary Vigilance. She spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with department policy.The illness didn't appear to be life-threatening and most passengers were recovering Thursday.The agency said later in a statement that an inspection found problems with the amount of chlorine in the ship's drinking water and with the storage of some perishable food items, notably mayonnaise.But officials said they would not know what caused the illness until they wrap up their investigation.The health agency said the outbreak was under control, and the victims were being interviewed and treated on board the ship. Most fell ill on Monday and Tuesday.The vessel is owned by MSC Cruises, a division of the Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co. An MSC Cruises spokeswoman in Sao Paulo declined to comment.The Sinfonia left Rio de Janeiro on Friday with 2,000 passengers, mostly Brazilians.Health officials gave approval for the ship to return to Rio, but ordered cruise officials to notify authorities immediately should new cases of illness break out.

Obama: Deceiver, Cheat, Swindler, Liar, Fraudster, Con Artist
09.01.2009 Source: Pravda.RuBy Mark S. McGrew

We know that Obama is a liar about so many things.

The question of whether or not he is in fact, a Natural Born Citizen and eligible to be President of The United States of America, has no importance anymore. The question of eligibility has evolved far beyond that simple question, with such a simple solution, that Obama refuses to provide. The government of Kenya has put a Gag Order on his family not to talk to reporters. What we don’t know, what there is absolutely no proof of, is his place of birth, his true father or his mother. Without a verifiable Birth Certificate, none of this, including his actual date of birth can be proven or believed. He shows no loyalty to America and in fact publicly displays his contempt for America. On youtube.com, you can type in the search bar: Obama refuses to salute flag and see a video of him refusing to pledge allegiance to the flag and acting as if he is making a point that he has no respect for the American flag. Michelle Obama is just as arrogant and insulting as the man she calls her husband and has not been a lawyer since 1993 when she was put on inactive status by court order. The State of Illinois says so on their website. Click here then on the top right click on Lawyer Search and then type in Obama and you’ll find her.

In Hawaii, you can read here: United States Marines and Navy servicemen have no respect for Obama. In an ABC News story, Sunlen Miller says, The diners were polite, staying seated at their respective tables and waited for the president-elect to come to them to stand up. The photo in the article shows that there is nobody standing up to shake hands with him and some have their backs turned to Obama. If those people, trying to enjoy their meal in peace, had thrown their food in that stinking bum’s face with disgust, ABC News could have reported it as, The soldiers were so overjoyed to catch a glimpse of their Commander In Chief Elect, that like true Marines, they all chipped in to share their Holiday meal with him.