KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
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,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
By Denise Chow | SPACE.com – Wed, Jun 5, 2013 YAHOONEWS
– 1 hr 18 mins ago JUNE 8,13
BERLIN (AP) — More than 70,000 fire fighters and 11,000 soldiers are on duty fighting the most dramatic floods in Germany in more than a decade. Thousands of residents
were still unable to return to their homes, and bridges and streets
were impassable in many regions of eastern and southern Germany.German news agency dpa says people in Magdeburg in Saxony-Anhalt were
anxiously awaiting the crest of the Danube river on Saturday, while
residents further upstream were starting to clean up the debris that was
left along Europe's biggest river.High water levels were still reported from Hungary, Slovakia, while
thousands of people in Austria were busy shoveling away the mud left by
the receding floodwaters.Twenty people reportedly have died in the floods.
By | Associated Press – 1 hr 24 mins ago JUNE 8,13
ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
Reuters – 53 mins ago JUNE 8,13
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,(TORNADOES,HURRICANES,STORMS) and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth:(DESTRUCTION) for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.(FROM QUAKES,NUKES ETC)
Space Weather on Par With Tornado Threat, NASA Chief Says
By Denise Chow | SPACE.com – Wed, Jun 5, 2013 YAHOONEWS
Severe space weather could be as devastating to the planet as serious tornadoes and other natural disasters, NASA chief Charles Bolden said in a public address Tuesday (June 4).Bolden spoke before scientists and industry members at the Space Weather Enterprise Forum, which was held at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Auditorium and Science Center in Silver Spring, Md.The daylong conference aimed to bring together researchers and
policymakers to identify how the sun's activity impacts Earth, and the potentially harmful effects of space weather."This conference shines a spotlight on another naturally occurring
phenomenon that can be just as punishing as a tornado — space weather,"
Bolden said in his written remarks for the event, after mentioning his
grief at the lives lost during the deadly outbreak of tornadoes in the Midwest in recent weeks.Strong solar storms can damage satellites in space and, if aimed at Earth,
can interfere with communications infrastructure and power grids on the
ground. Conference attendees discussed potential vulnerabilities in
existing infrastructure, and how they can be made more robust. Space
weather researchers also highlighted ongoing mitigation efforts,
including improvements in technology and modeling that may help predict
future storms. [Photos: Inside NASA's Space Weather Tracking Center]
Developing a clearer picture of when these storms may strike, and their potential impacts, is crucial, Bolden said."Given the growing importance of space to our nation's economic well
being and security, it is of increasing importance that NASA and its
partner agencies continue to advance our nation's capability to
understand and predict space weather events," he explained.The radiation released by severe sun storms can also be risky for astronauts living aboard the International Space Station.
Understanding the way humans in space are affected by space weather
will help NASA plan future manned missions to the moon, Mars or beyond,
Bolden said.Last week, a new study found that astronauts on a mission to Mars could be exposed to dangerous levels of radiation
from both solar particles and cosmic rays from outside the solar
system, even with shielding on the spacecraft. The research, which was
published in the journal Science, determined that on a trip to Mars,
spaceflyers would be subject to radiation doses between 100 and 1,000
times higher than on Earth."The findings will aid design of future human missions by reducing
uncertainty about how much shielding from radiation astronauts need,"
Bolden said. "For these and other reasons this forum and our efforts to
study, monitor, and mitigate radiation exposure are so very important."The NASA administrator also spoke about the need for international cooperation in studying the effects of space weather."Space weather is a problem that crosses all borders and demands input from our international counterparts," Bolden said.Next week, Bolden is scheduled to speak at the 56th session of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space
in Vienna, Austria. This year, for the first time, the UN committee has
added space weather as a topic for discussion, recognizing it to be as
serious a threat as space junk and near-Earth asteroids, Bolden said."With the United Nations now on our team, we are assured of even
greater global coordination in the effort to increase our understanding
of space weather and its impact on Earth and throughout the solar
system," he added. "We have shown how, working as a team, we can save
lives when hurricanes and tornadoes strike here on Earth.
I am confident we can be just as effective working together to protect
our people, our critical infrastructures, and our planet from the
dangers of space weather."
Follow Denise Chow on Twitter @denisechow. Follow us @Spacedotcom, Facebook or Google+. Originally published on SPACE.com.Floods in central Europe continue to create havoc
– 1 hr 18 mins ago JUNE 8,13Andrea's rain spawns flood warnings on East Coast
By | Associated Press – 1 hr 24 mins ago JUNE 8,13
NEW YORK (AP) — Soaking rains that spawned numerous
flood warnings pushed some streams and creeks over their banks
throughout the Northeast, yet the first named storm of the Atlantic
hurricane season sped up the Eastern Seaboard without causing major
damage.The storm was centered over eastern Long Island in New York by 5 a.m. Saturday, with winds of 45 mph, and flood warnings were in effect for parts of New England. The storm was expected to reach Canadian waters by Sunday.After bringing rain, strong winds
and tornadoes to Florida, Andrea lost most of its tropical
characteristics late Friday into Saturday. The storm was packing winds
that gusted between 20 to 30 mph, and officials warned of near gale
force from New Jersey to Canada through Sunday.The storm was blamed for one traffic-related death in Virginia.
Late Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami discontinued all tropical storm warnings, but cautioned about possible coastal and localized flooding from New Jersey to New England.Dean Iovino, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Laurel, N.J., said Saturday the storm was expected to pick up speed through the overnight hours, and could drop from 3 to 5 inches of rain in areas from New Jersey into New England before tapering off.Officials in the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast had prepared for it Friday night. New York City activated its flash flooding plan, and heavy rainfall resulted in a number of flash floods, causing some sections of roadways to be closed throughout Long Island.A number of roads were flooded in the Boston area. A flight that left Boston on Friday night headed to Palm Beach was diverted to Newark International Airport in New Jersey after being struck by lightning. There were no injuries.The weather service reported that small streams and creeks in southeastern Pennsylvania were going over their banks Friday night. New York City's airports experienced flight delays, and Connecticut reported numerous lane closures on highway as cars spun out amid heavy rain.The rainy weather washed out events such as NASCAR's Sprint Cup qualifying in Pennsylvania's Poconos, and MLB games in Washington, New York and Boston.The heavy rain from the storm's outer bands was being blamed by authorities in Virginia for a fatal accident on Interstate 77 in the state's western mountains. William Petty, 57, of Lexington, S.C., died when a car in which he was a passenger hydroplaned while passing a tractor-trailer. He survived the crash, only to be killed moments later when the car was struck by second tractor-trailer, authorities said.During Friday's morning rush in Charleston, S.C., there was little evidence — beyond a few downed tree branches, gusty winds and some puddles in the street — that the center of the storm was passing nearby. The sun occasionally peeked through.Derrec Becker with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said the storm brought only a severe thunderstorm Friday. No injuries were reported, and there had been no reports of significant damage.Mike Sprayberry of North Carolina Emergency Management told the Weather Channel that there had been some flash flooding and local road closures in the state but that "so far we have been quite fortunate."Thousands of power outages were also reported.Florida Gov. Rick Scott had warned Thursday of the risk of tornadoes, and officials said that eight were confirmed across the state.There were no major problems along the most vulnerable parts of the coast such as North Carolina's Outer Banks.David Tweedie, 41, of Ocracoke, said an early-morning burst of rain and the forecast of another three hours or so of rain and wind on the Outer Banks island has done little to alter the day's routine for the roughly 1,000 year-round residents.The Friday fish fry that kicks off the island's annual folk music and arts festival was moved indoors to the island's only public school, and a musical performance of the three-day event was shifted to the community center. But the tropical system was otherwise forcing no changes to the Ocrafolk Festival that normally draws more than 2,000 visitors, Tweedie said.Authorities in coastal Bertie County, N.C., said a school bus with 32 elementary students on board slid off the road and into a ditch about 8 a.m. No injuries were reported.A Coast Guard cutter and HC-130 Hercules airplane were called to rescue four adults aboard a 35-foot sailboat about 65 miles off Charleston, S.C. The sailboat's engine was disabled during the storm and left rocking in 15-foot seas and 35-mph winds.Farther east in Chapel Hill, heavy rains forced the forced the postponement of Friday's NCAA super regional baseball series opener between No. 1 seeded North Carolina and South Carolina until Saturday. A second game between N.C. State and Rice in Raleigh was also postponed.While the storm moved out of Florida early Friday, the Sunshine State was still feeling the effects into the day. The weather service estimated that feeder bands from Andrea's remnants dropped more than 9 inches of rain on eastern Miami-Dade County and more than 6 inches of rain on eastern Broward County on Friday.In Cuba, days of torrential rains associated with Andrea caused rivers to jump their banks in the western province of Pinar del Rio. More than 3,300 people evacuated endangered homes, and nearly 1,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of croplands suffered "serious damage," state-run newspaper Juventud Rebelde said Friday. Rain was forecast to continue falling on already waterlogged areas through Saturday.___Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Kiley Armstrong in New York; Michael Rubinkam in Allentown, Pa., Lisa Rathke in Montpelier, Vt., Samatha Henry in Newark, N.J., Michael Melia in Hartford, Conn., Michael Felberbaum in Richmond, Va., Michael Biesecker, Emery P. Dalesio, Aaron Beard in Raleigh, N.C.; Bruce Smith in Charleston, S.C.; Jack Jones in Columbia, S.C.; Jennifer Kay and Kelli Kennedy in Miami; Gary Fineout and Brent Kallestad in Tallahassee, Fla.; and Peter Orsi in Havana.
Late Friday, the National Hurricane Center in Miami discontinued all tropical storm warnings, but cautioned about possible coastal and localized flooding from New Jersey to New England.Dean Iovino, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Mount Laurel, N.J., said Saturday the storm was expected to pick up speed through the overnight hours, and could drop from 3 to 5 inches of rain in areas from New Jersey into New England before tapering off.Officials in the Mid-Atlantic region and Northeast had prepared for it Friday night. New York City activated its flash flooding plan, and heavy rainfall resulted in a number of flash floods, causing some sections of roadways to be closed throughout Long Island.A number of roads were flooded in the Boston area. A flight that left Boston on Friday night headed to Palm Beach was diverted to Newark International Airport in New Jersey after being struck by lightning. There were no injuries.The weather service reported that small streams and creeks in southeastern Pennsylvania were going over their banks Friday night. New York City's airports experienced flight delays, and Connecticut reported numerous lane closures on highway as cars spun out amid heavy rain.The rainy weather washed out events such as NASCAR's Sprint Cup qualifying in Pennsylvania's Poconos, and MLB games in Washington, New York and Boston.The heavy rain from the storm's outer bands was being blamed by authorities in Virginia for a fatal accident on Interstate 77 in the state's western mountains. William Petty, 57, of Lexington, S.C., died when a car in which he was a passenger hydroplaned while passing a tractor-trailer. He survived the crash, only to be killed moments later when the car was struck by second tractor-trailer, authorities said.During Friday's morning rush in Charleston, S.C., there was little evidence — beyond a few downed tree branches, gusty winds and some puddles in the street — that the center of the storm was passing nearby. The sun occasionally peeked through.Derrec Becker with the South Carolina Emergency Management Division said the storm brought only a severe thunderstorm Friday. No injuries were reported, and there had been no reports of significant damage.Mike Sprayberry of North Carolina Emergency Management told the Weather Channel that there had been some flash flooding and local road closures in the state but that "so far we have been quite fortunate."Thousands of power outages were also reported.Florida Gov. Rick Scott had warned Thursday of the risk of tornadoes, and officials said that eight were confirmed across the state.There were no major problems along the most vulnerable parts of the coast such as North Carolina's Outer Banks.David Tweedie, 41, of Ocracoke, said an early-morning burst of rain and the forecast of another three hours or so of rain and wind on the Outer Banks island has done little to alter the day's routine for the roughly 1,000 year-round residents.The Friday fish fry that kicks off the island's annual folk music and arts festival was moved indoors to the island's only public school, and a musical performance of the three-day event was shifted to the community center. But the tropical system was otherwise forcing no changes to the Ocrafolk Festival that normally draws more than 2,000 visitors, Tweedie said.Authorities in coastal Bertie County, N.C., said a school bus with 32 elementary students on board slid off the road and into a ditch about 8 a.m. No injuries were reported.A Coast Guard cutter and HC-130 Hercules airplane were called to rescue four adults aboard a 35-foot sailboat about 65 miles off Charleston, S.C. The sailboat's engine was disabled during the storm and left rocking in 15-foot seas and 35-mph winds.Farther east in Chapel Hill, heavy rains forced the forced the postponement of Friday's NCAA super regional baseball series opener between No. 1 seeded North Carolina and South Carolina until Saturday. A second game between N.C. State and Rice in Raleigh was also postponed.While the storm moved out of Florida early Friday, the Sunshine State was still feeling the effects into the day. The weather service estimated that feeder bands from Andrea's remnants dropped more than 9 inches of rain on eastern Miami-Dade County and more than 6 inches of rain on eastern Broward County on Friday.In Cuba, days of torrential rains associated with Andrea caused rivers to jump their banks in the western province of Pinar del Rio. More than 3,300 people evacuated endangered homes, and nearly 1,000 acres (4,000 hectares) of croplands suffered "serious damage," state-run newspaper Juventud Rebelde said Friday. Rain was forecast to continue falling on already waterlogged areas through Saturday.___Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers Kiley Armstrong in New York; Michael Rubinkam in Allentown, Pa., Lisa Rathke in Montpelier, Vt., Samatha Henry in Newark, N.J., Michael Melia in Hartford, Conn., Michael Felberbaum in Richmond, Va., Michael Biesecker, Emery P. Dalesio, Aaron Beard in Raleigh, N.C.; Bruce Smith in Charleston, S.C.; Jack Jones in Columbia, S.C.; Jennifer Kay and Kelli Kennedy in Miami; Gary Fineout and Brent Kallestad in Tallahassee, Fla.; and Peter Orsi in Havana.
ISAIAH 17:1,11-14
1 The burden of Damascus. Behold, Damascus is taken away from being a city, and it shall be a ruinous heap.
11 In the day shalt thou make thy plant to grow, and in the morning shalt thou make thy seed to flourish: but the harvest shall be a heap in the day of grief and of desperate sorrow.
12 Woe to the multitude of many people, which make a noise like the noise of the seas; and to the rushing of nations,(USELESS U.N) that make a rushing like the rushing of mighty waters!
13 The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters: but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
14 And behold at evening tide trouble; and before the morning he is not.(ASSAD) This is the portion of them that spoil us,(ISRAEL) and the lot of them that rob us.
JEREMEIAH 49:23-27
23 Concerning Damascus.(SYRIA) Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; there is sorrow on the sea;(WAR SHIPS WITH NUKES COMING ON SYRIA) it cannot be quiet.
24 Damascus is waxed feeble, and turneth herself to flee, and fear hath seized on her: anguish and sorrows have taken her, as a woman in travail.
25 How is the city of praise not left, the city of my joy!
26 Therefore her young men shall fall in her streets, and all the men of war shall be cut off in that day, saith the LORD of hosts.
27 And I will kindle a fire (NUKES OR BOMBS) in the wall of Damascus, and it shall consume the palaces of Benhadad.(ASSADS PALACES POSSIBLY IN DAMASCUS)
PSALMS 83:3-7
3 They (ARABS,MUSLIMS) have taken crafty counsel against thy people,(ISRAEL) and consulted against thy hidden ones.
4 They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.
5 For they (MUSLIMS) have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee:(TREATIES)
6 The tabernacles of Edom,(JORDAN) and the Ishmaelites;(ARABS) of Moab, PALESTINIANS,JORDAN) and the Hagarenes;(EGYPT)
7 Gebal,(HEZZBALLOH,LEBANON) and Ammon,(JORDAN) and Amalek;(SYRIA,ARABS,SINAI) the Philistines (PALESTINIANS) with the inhabitants of Tyre;(LEBANON)
Syrian forces capture final rebel stronghold in Qusair region
Reuters – 53 mins ago JUNE 8,13
BEIRUT (Reuters) - Syrian government forces backed by Hezbollah fighters captured on Saturday the village of Buwayda, the final rebel stronghold in the area surrounding the town of Qusair, that was seized earlier this week.Security sources and activists said dozens of rebels who had escaped from Qusair were captured in the assault, which secured government forces full control over land close to the Lebanese border that is seen as an important route for arms and supplies.(Reporting by Mariam Karouny; editing Crispian Balmer)
DANIEL 9:26-27
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
26 And after threescore and two weeks(62X7=434 YEARS+7X7=49 YEARS=TOTAL OF 69 WEEKS OR 483 YRS) shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary;(ROMAN LEADERS DESTROYED THE 2ND TEMPLE) and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.(THERE HAS TO BE 70 WEEKS OR 490 YRS TO FUFILL THE VISION AND PROPHECY OF DAN 9:24).(THE NEXT VERSE IS THAT 7 YR WEEK OR (70TH FINAL WEEK).
27 And he ( THE ROMAN,EU PRESIDENT) shall confirm the covenant (PEACE TREATY) with many for one week:(1X7=7 YEARS) and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease,(3 1/2 yrs in TEMPLE SACRIFICES STOPPED) and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
JEREMIAH 6:14
14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
JEREMIAH 8:11
11 For they have healed the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.
1 THESSALONIANS 5:3
3 For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.
ISAIAH 33:8
8 The highways lie waste, the wayfaring man ceaseth: he hath broken the covenant,(7 YR TREATY) he hath despised the cities, he regardeth no man.(THE WORLD LEADER-WAR MONGER CALLS HIMSELF GOD)
ISAIAH 28:14-19 (THIS IS THE 7 YR TREATY COVENANT OF DANIEL 9:27)
14 Wherefore hear the word of the LORD, ye scornful men, that rule this people which is in Jerusalem.
15 Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:
16 Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.
17 Judgment also will I lay to the line, and righteousness to the plummet: and the hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies, and the waters shall overflow the hiding place.
18 And your covenant with death shall be disannulled, and your agreement with hell shall not stand; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it.
19 From the time that it goeth forth it shall take you: for morning by morning shall it pass over, by day and by night: and it shall be a vexation only to understand the report.
06/ 5/2013 VATICAN INSIDER
Israeli Justice Minister Livni and US Secretary Kerry urge two State solution
Washington
Impassioned speeches urging Israel/Palestine agreements at AJC Annual Global Forum in Washington D.C.
Lisa Palmieri- Billig Rome At the annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee, 1500 people representing Jewish communities in 60 countries worldwide loudly applauded the impassioned speeches of Tzipi Livni, Israel’s Justice Minister entrusted with negotiations with the Palestinians, and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry.Kerry and Livni delivered keynote speeches at this year’s annual AJC 3 day Global Forum where other guest speakers included the Foreign Ministers of Greece, Poland, Azerbaijan and the Czech Republic. All expressed strong support for Israel’s security and for a renewed and energetic launch of the peace process.Tzipi Livni said that creating a Palestinian state was “the only way to keep Israel both as a Jewish state and a democratic state.” She considered that pursuing a 2-state settlement was “not a favor to the Palestinians, but rather a necessity for Israel”, reflecting “core Jewish values.”“Tzipi Livni delivered an impassioned speech. The urgency in her voice was obvious from start to finish. The love of Israel was palpable.” Said AJC Executive Director David Harris.“Her vision of two states for two peoples – Israel as the solution to the national aspirations of the Jews, Palestine as the solution to the national aspirations of the Palestinians – is one that AJC has long shared”, Harris continued. “Israel has consistently sought to get the Palestinians back to the negotiating table, so far to no avail. One can only hope that this time, with renewed effort by both Jerusalem and Washington, the outcome might be different.”Minister Livni laid forth some concrete proposals: negotiations with the Palestinian Authority , while at the same time isolating Hamas which controls Gaza. An agreement between Israel and the P.A. would be backed by the Arab League, which has pledged its support. This would stave off extremist forces in the Arab world, she said. The P.A., she continued, has already accepted demilitarization as a condition, and the major Jewish settlements on the West bank which occupy a small percentage of land would remain Israeli, not precisely following the 1967 armistice lines.John Kerry, in his first address to the Jewish community as Secretary of State, presented a similar vision for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “Make no mistake” he said, “the President of the United States and I share your unshakeable commitment to Israel’s security” which, he indicated, covered threats from Iran and that regime’s support for Hezbollah. “The United States will prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon”, Kerry said.He stressed that while undoubtedly the Israeli-Palestinian conflict was “not the cause of problems in the Middle East”, Kerry repeatedly emphasized that “the best way to truly ensure Israel’s security, today and for future generations, is by ending once and for all the conflict with the Palestinians” via a 2-state solution. “If we do not succeed now”, he said, “we may never get another chance.” Kerry, who has visited Israel three times since becoming Secretary of State four months ago and worked for many years with Israeli leaders as U.S. Senator, recalls that “Each time I go, the deep personal connection that I feel with the state and the people of Israel is only strengthened.” He feels he is “a proven friend of over 30 years”.He said he well understood the frustration felt by many Israelis about prospects for peace, but doing nothing would only lead to a downwards spiral. Instead, “a stable Palestinian State with secure borders, with assured borders and a flourishing economy will only strengthen Israel’s security and Israel’s future.”Kerry considers the Arab Peace Initiative as a hopeful sign. For the first time, he said, the proposal “added that it will have land swaps.”AJC Executive Director David Harris thanked Secretary Kerry for using the AJC Global Forum as the venue to enunciate U.S. policy on Israeli-Palestinian peace.“AJC has consistently supported a peace agreement that would lead to Israel, the Jewish State and Palestine, the Palestinian State, living side-by-side in peace and security,” said Harris. “Indeed, this has been the declared vision of four consecutive Israeli prime ministers, dating back to Ehud Barak. We can only hope that Secretary Kerry’s urgent call for courageous leadership is heeded, and the Palestinians, missing from the peace table for the past four years, will return in good faith to hammer out the tough issues successfully with their Israeli counterparts.”Every year at AJC’s Global Forum in Washington, different outstanding international government representatives address an attentive and eager audience regarding burning issues. To name but a few of AJC’s many illustrious past guest speakers: Bill Clinton, Franco Frattini, Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel, George W. Bush, Shimon Peres, Condoleezza Rice, Kofi Anan, Rev. Martin Luther King….Spy scandal to impact talks on EU-US data treaty
07.06.13 @ 12:10
The program - called Prism - is the latest in a series of secret data gathering schemes put in place after 9/11.
Europeans have had their banking data, air passenger data - and now their personal online data - snooped on by US authorities without their knowledge or the knowledge of their governments.On Thursday (6 June), US intelligence chief James Clapper defended Prism, saying it contains "numerous safeguards that protect privacy and civil liberties"He said in a written statement that: “There is a robust legal regime in place governing all activities conducted pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which ensures that those activities comply with the Constitution and laws and appropriately protect privacy and civil liberties."
Members of the European Parliament overseeing talks on a new EU-US data protection agreement reacted with scepticism, however."Common rules will only be possible if the principles of data protection will be accepted in the US. The foreseen, but struggling EU-US umbrella agreement, would be a good chance to show that this is the case," German Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht told this website.Dutch Liberal deputy, Sophie in't Veld, told EUobserver the Prism scandal "could help raise awareness" of the issues in Brussels.
She said it should prompt the European Commission take a tougher stance in future US talks.But she added that progress on the data pact has stalled because the US, as well as private Internet firms, are trying to claw EU data safeguards out of the text."I am somewhat surprised everybody is getting so excited about this latest scandal. It is just one of the many examples of the US tapping into our data without telling us. And of the EU commission doing nothing about it," in't Veld said.The Dutch politician noted that past EU-US deals on data security - such as Swift (bank details) or PNR (air-passenger data) - were formally concluded years after they had already been secretly implemented."They are not really applied, since there is no limitation to the amount of data sent to them [the US]," she noted.In't Veld said Europeans should put more hope in US citizens than in Brussels to protect their rights.She said that if ordinary Americans demand a roll-back on data snooping, it might force the US to take a softer line in EU talks."The EU commission has a strong tradition of late and inadequate reaction," In't Veld noted.A commission spokeswoman told this website on Friday (7 June) it has no comment at this stage on Prism or its impact on the EU-US data treaty.
Europeans have had their banking data, air passenger data - and now their personal online data - snooped on by US authorities without their knowledge or the knowledge of their governments.On Thursday (6 June), US intelligence chief James Clapper defended Prism, saying it contains "numerous safeguards that protect privacy and civil liberties"He said in a written statement that: “There is a robust legal regime in place governing all activities conducted pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which ensures that those activities comply with the Constitution and laws and appropriately protect privacy and civil liberties."
Members of the European Parliament overseeing talks on a new EU-US data protection agreement reacted with scepticism, however."Common rules will only be possible if the principles of data protection will be accepted in the US. The foreseen, but struggling EU-US umbrella agreement, would be a good chance to show that this is the case," German Green MEP Jan Philipp Albrecht told this website.Dutch Liberal deputy, Sophie in't Veld, told EUobserver the Prism scandal "could help raise awareness" of the issues in Brussels.
She said it should prompt the European Commission take a tougher stance in future US talks.But she added that progress on the data pact has stalled because the US, as well as private Internet firms, are trying to claw EU data safeguards out of the text."I am somewhat surprised everybody is getting so excited about this latest scandal. It is just one of the many examples of the US tapping into our data without telling us. And of the EU commission doing nothing about it," in't Veld said.The Dutch politician noted that past EU-US deals on data security - such as Swift (bank details) or PNR (air-passenger data) - were formally concluded years after they had already been secretly implemented."They are not really applied, since there is no limitation to the amount of data sent to them [the US]," she noted.In't Veld said Europeans should put more hope in US citizens than in Brussels to protect their rights.She said that if ordinary Americans demand a roll-back on data snooping, it might force the US to take a softer line in EU talks."The EU commission has a strong tradition of late and inadequate reaction," In't Veld noted.A commission spokeswoman told this website on Friday (7 June) it has no comment at this stage on Prism or its impact on the EU-US data treaty.
New EU rules to stop banks rigging benchmarks
07.06.13 @ 09:29
By Benjamin Fox
BRUSSELS - Banks should publicly detail
how and why they set financial sector benchmarks, according to new
rules on rate-setting published by EU regulators Thursday (6 June).The regime, prepared by the European Securities and Markets Authority
(ESMA), the Paris-based pan-European watchdog, would require
rate-setting panels to publish information showing how they have arrived
at their decisions.They would also require data on calculation methods and quotes for
all benchmarks, while contingency plans should be set up in case the
supply of data needed to set a rate dried up.In a statement, ESMA, which drafted the rules in consultation with
the London-based European Banking Authority (EBA), said that it wanted
to beef up "the robustness of the procedures, ensuring transparency to
the public and creating a level-playing field."The new rules would "give clarity to benchmark providers and users in
the European Union about what is expected of them when engaged in this
critical market activity," said Steven Maijoor, chairman of ESMA."These principles reflect the wider work being carried out on
benchmarks and their immediate adoption will help restore confidence in
financial benchmarks and prepare the way for future legislative change,"
he added.For its part, ESMA could be in line for sweeping new powers in the control of Libor.Internal market commissioner, Michel Barnier, whose remit covers
financial services, is expected to table legislation that would shift
decision-making on Libor from London to Paris later this summer.The Libor rate-fixing scandal made headlines last summer, with a
string of major banks in the US and the EU implicated in keeping the
rate artificially high over a period of several years.Among them, Barclays, Royal Bank of Scotland and the Swiss-based UBS,
were fined £1.7 billion (€2 billion) for their role in manipulating the
rate.
Libor, which is the London-set interest rate at which banks lend to each other, determines the price of an estimated $300 trillion worth of financial instruments.However, some regulators believe that Libor is beyond saving, including Gary Gensler, chairman of the influential US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Gensler believes that Libor does not reflect genuine inter-bank lending rates and should be replaced by other benchmarks.Meanwhile, MEPs are also keen to include criminal sanctions for rate fixing.
Libor, which is the London-set interest rate at which banks lend to each other, determines the price of an estimated $300 trillion worth of financial instruments.However, some regulators believe that Libor is beyond saving, including Gary Gensler, chairman of the influential US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
Gensler believes that Libor does not reflect genuine inter-bank lending rates and should be replaced by other benchmarks.Meanwhile, MEPs are also keen to include criminal sanctions for rate fixing.
