KING JESUS IS COMING FOR US ANY TIME NOW. THE RAPTURE. BE PREPARED TO GO.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (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.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)
LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
FALSE POPE FROM THE VATICAN
REVELATION 13:11-13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he (FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADER) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
REVELATION 17:1-5,9,15-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
The “compass” within Christian social Doctrine
The social Doctrine of the Church contains a “compass”, the Pope said today. “It contains a fruit that is of particular significance on the long journey of the People of God through modern and contemporary history: this is the defence of religious freedom and of life in all its phases, the right to work and to decent work, to the family and to education.”Pope Francis recalled the Institute’s hard work to promote the “original, insuppressible dignity of every man and woman, a dignity which is not subject to any power or ideology. The Pope also spoke out again against a “culture of waste”. “Unfortunately in our day and age which is so rich in achievements and hopes, there is no shortage of powers and forces that create a culture of waste; and this tends to turn into a common mentality. The victims of said culture are the weaker and more fragile sections of society: the unborn, the poor, the sick and elderly and those with serious disabilities. They risk being left out of a system that strives for efficiency no matter what.”
The web is useful to the Church but it is not enough
Pope Francis quoted St. Paul to explain what the right approach would be for the Church to take with regards to the Internet, urging faithful to sift through everything and keep what is good. “The internet”, Francis said in a speech to participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity held in recent days on the theme: "Proclaiming Christ in the digital age", “is a widespread, complex and constantly evolving reality, and its development raises anew the ever present question in the relationship between faith and culture.”Ever since the early centuries of Christianity, the Church wanted to measure up against the extraordinary legacy of Greek culture. “Faced with philosophies of great profundity and educational methods of great value – although steeped in pagan elements, the Fathers did not shut them out, nor on the other hand, did they compromise with ideas contrary to the Faith,” Pope Francis said. “Instead, they learned to recognize and assimilate these higher concepts and transform them in the light of God’s Word, actually implementing what Saint Paul asks: Test all things and hold fast to that which is good.”The same goes for the Internet: “You must test everything, knowing that you will surely find counterfeits, illusions and dangerous traps to avoid,” Pope Francis said. “But, guided by the Holy Spirit, we will discover valuable opportunities to lead people to the luminous face of the Lord. Among the possibilities offered by digital communication, the most important is the proclamation of the Gospel.” "It is not enough to acquire technological skills, however important. He said the internet must be used to meet “often hurting or lost” real people and offer them “real reasons for hope.”“The announcement [of the Gospel] requires authentic human relationships and leads along the path to a personal encounter with the Lord,” the Pope said. So the Internet is not enough; technology is not enough. This, however, does not mean that the Church's presence online is useless; on the contrary, it is essential to be present, always in an evangelical way, in what, for many, especially young people, has become a sort of living environment; to awaken the irrepressible questions of the heart about the meaning of existence; and to show the way that leads to Him who is the answer, the Divine Mercy made flesh, the Lord Jesus."Addressing the sick and those who care for them, the Pope writes that "the Church recognizes in you, dear sick people, a special presence of the suffering Christ. Next to, indeed, within our suffering is that of Jesus, who carries the burden with us and reveals its meaning. I entrust the 22nd World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary, so that she will help sick people to live their own suffering in communion with Jesus Christ and sustain those who care for them."
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)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful storm system that spread
hazardous snow, sleet and freezing rain widely across the nation's
midsection rumbled toward the densely populated Eastern seaboard on
Sunday, promising more of the same.Forecasters
said the potent system already blamed for numerous power outages and
thousands of weekend flight cancellations elsewhere, has Virginia and
other Mid-Atlantic states in its icy sights before the Northeast is up
next.Icy conditions were expected to last through the rest of the
weekend from Texas to Ohio to Tennessee. And officials warned a major
ice storm was possible in Virginia's Appalachian region along the busy
Interstate 81 corridor .In Virginia, state Emergency Management
spokeswoman Laura Southard said the storm had the potential to be a
"historic ice event.""This forecast is very concerning to us,"
Southard said. "I've worked multiple disasters, but I've never worked an
ice storm with a forecast like this. It's just really important for
everybody to take extra precautions."Forecasters said the storm
caused freezing rain and icy conditions in parts of Tennessee as it
surged across that state late Saturday and early Sunday. It also has
been blamed for plunging temperatures as a cold front sweeps down from
the North on the jet stream.Bob Nations Jr., director of the emergency operations command
center for the Memphis area, said early Sunday that ice coating roads,
bridges and overpasses caused several multi-vehicle crashes. He issued a
statement urging drivers to use extreme caution, particularly on
bridges and overpasses.Police in Memphis, meanwhile, urged motorists to stay home altogether if they could avoid travel early Sunday.Ice
had built up on the windshields and roofs of parked cars throughout
Memphis during the day Saturday. Law enforcement reported an increase in
traffic crashes, and scattered power outages affected more than 3,000
people, emergency and utility officials said."It looks like we're
going to be stuck with this for one, two, maybe three days," said
Memphis attorney Sam Chafetz, who tried to get off the roads before the
worst of the storm hit. "I'm not afraid of the ice and snow, I'm afraid
of the other drivers who don't know how to drive in it."Forecasters
said motorists traveling Interstate 81 between Roanoke, Va., and
Hagerstown, Md., should be on the lookout Sunday for any deterioration
in conditions like that in Texas when the storm crossed parts of that
state Friday and Saturday.In Texas earlier, icy and treacherous sections of Interstate 35
north of Dallas were closed for hours at a time after tractor-trailers
had trouble climbing hills, wrecks occurred and vehicles stalled,
authorities said.Tina Pacheco, her husband and two friends were
traveling through Texas on their way to Mexico when the ice-laden
interstate became so treacherous that traffic came to a standstill. They
were forced to spend Friday night in their pickup truck, which they
kept running for heat."We couldn't go anywhere," she said, adding, "It's a good thing we had gas."Ice
up to 4 inches thick was reported on one interstate in Texas at the
height of the storm there. And about 75,000 customers in the Dallas area
went without power for a time Saturday, down from a peak of more than
270,000 earlier. Oklahoma utilities reported more than 7,500 power
outages across the state and western Arkansas.The weather forced
the cancellation of countless events, including Sunday's Dallas
Marathon, which was expected to draw 25,000 runners, some of whom had
trained for months, and the St. Jude Marathon in Memphis, expected to
include 20,000.Around 7 inches of snow fell in northeast Arkansas
and the Missouri boot heel, according to the National Weather Service
in Memphis, and 8 to 9 inches fell in parts of southern Indiana. The
storm dumped a foot of snow and more in some areas of Illinois, with
police scrambling to respond to dozens of accidents and forced scores of
schools to remain closed.Residents were told to prepare for a
few days without power, prompting them to rush to stores to stock up on
groceries, buy electricity generators and gas up their cars. Shelby
County Mayor Mark Luttrell reminded residents to check on family and
friends who are elderly, disabled or live alone.
EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
2 CORINTHIANS 11:14
14 And no marvel; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light.
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
Ending female genital mutilation: Will future Europe take up the mantle?
28.11.13 @ 09:15-EU OBSERVER
BRUSSELS - Every day 8,000 girls in the
world are subjected to the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM).
Entrenched in a number of African, Asian and Middle Eastern societies,
this intimate act of controlling women’s and girls’ bodies is a human
rights violation.Illegal yet still practiced in number of countries, including in
Europe, FGM impacts on women’s health, well being and our ability to
achieve our full potential. A global movement has been launched to
tackle this violation with the adoption of an UN resolution on FGM in
December 2012.Now the European Commission has added to this energy by releasing its
action plan “Towards the elimination of female genital mutilation” on
the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women. The plan
is definitely progressive, but how will the European institutional
changes affect this momentum?In Europe an estimated 500,000 girls and women have been subjected to
FGM; an additional 180,000 are at risk each year. The largest numbers
of women and girls originating from countries where FGM is practised
live in the UK, Italy, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, Sweden
and Belgium.So far, EU countries have been struggling in the absence of a
strategic approach to tackle the practice and discussions have ranged
from well meaning words of condemnation without action and appeals for
narrow-minded legal solutions.After a number of commitments voiced in the Women’s Charter in 2010,
the European Commission has finally released an action plan with a
visionary set of recommendations aimed to prevent FGM and protect women
and girls living with, or at risk of, FGM.
Six divisions of the commission have come together to offer a multidisciplinary response - in the areas of justice and fundamental rights, asylum, health, external relations, development and education.The plan calls for more data in Europe, better training of health and legal professionals, funding for civil society, exchange of good practices within the EU and much more. In its external relations, the EU is urged to raise the issue of FGM in annual dialogues and in its work with the African Union.What is equally commendable is the focus on preventing the practice of FGM. Behavioural change activities targeted at and developed with the affected communities will ensure more impact rather than the focus on prosecution, which has recently been at the centre of heated debates in the UK. Daily media attention in the UK solely on the absence of prosecutions could potentially endanger the child we hope to protect.In the case of FGM, the perpetrator is most often the parents or close family members and as a result, prosecution could also result in double victimisation of the child who could lose her parents. Have the interests of the child been considered before rushing to consign parents to prison? And what about the mother who was once a victim; will she be regarded as a perpetrator of the same crime?Assessing the impact of prosecutions in countries like France, Spain and Sweden would be crucial to clarify the potential deterrent effect and risks. Ultimately, the race to the first prosecution should not be the endgame.The EU with its new plan has raised expectations of local and regional civil society organisations and those of the 500,000 women and girls living with FGM in Europe. But will these measures be implemented in the face of upcoming EU institutional changes and will the new leaders of Europe fight for these women and girls? Sustained action that will root out this violence will only be possible if all EU institutions and countries hold each other to account.The practice of FGM is part of a continuum of violence faced by women and girls starting from female infanticide, child marriage, rape, domestic violence, trafficking and more. The EU in its fight against FGM cannot ignore the broader framework offered by the Council of Europe Convention on combating violence against women, which is one step away from entering into force.
The EU and member states ought to show their broader commitment towards gender equality and ending all forms of violence against women by adopting this comprehensive treaty. It is possible to offer all women and girls a route out of the continuum of violence, as long as our leaders continue to add to the global momentum.
The writer is a director at Amnesty International
DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
1 PET 5:8
8 Be sober,(NOT DRUGED UP OR ALCOHOLICED) be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all nations deceived.
REVELATION 9:21
21 Neither repented they of their murders,(KILLING) nor of their sorceries (DRUG ADDICTS AND DRUG PUSHERS), nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE OR PROSTITUTION FOR MONEY) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
Washington (AFP) - In a country known for its drug war and
where Bill Clinton once caught hell for admitting to smoking pot, new
ground is being broken: legal marijuana markets in two states.The pioneers of this sea change are out west, in Colorado and Washington, and grassroots support for their experiment is strong.Marijuana
consumption is legal and regulated for medical purposes in 19 US
states, in some cases for the past 20 years. And in most of them,
private consumption of pot is not classified as a crime.But
Colorado and Washington are taking a big jump forward. They are creating
a pot market in which local authorities will oversee growing,
distribution and marketing -- all of it legal -- for people to get high
just for the fun of it.
In Colorado, famous for its Rocky Mountain ski resorts, at least 130 licenses have been issued for small shops which, starting January 1, will be able to sell up to 28 grams of marijuana to people aged 21 or older.
Another 300 applications for licenses are pending. The pot sold in shops will come from private, licensed growers.In Colorado, consumption, possession and domestic growing of pot in small amounts were already allowed. But sales of it were not. This left the door open for drug dealers to operate.In legal terms, smoking pot will be subject to the same rules and obligations as those governing alcohol. People will not be able to smoke it in public or grow it on public land.In Washington, the framework for the new system is laid out, although the first licenses for legal sales of marijuana are not expected to be issued until mid-2014.
Other states are watching these experiments closely and pondering similar legislation."Two states down, 48 to go," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.He told AFP that Colorado and Washington have left behind a debate on "how do we lock people up, how do we arrest more people, how do we drug-test more people, into a much more adult and mature conversation about how do we sensibly regulate this commodity in a way that advances public safety and public health."How the plans develop in Colorado and Washington is key because the rest of the country is watching."It is important that they do this right, because providing good leadership and making the transition to legalization of marijuana in a responsible way is important for how the rest of the country perceives this. There is a responsibility to do it in a smart and mature way," said Nadelmann.All this represents not just a new approach but also a judicial problem. Although the marijuana trade will become legal in those two states, it will remain illegal at the national level.So the possibility of Drug Enforcement Administration agents raiding licensed stores in Colorado or Washington or arresting people triggered formal debate at the Justice Department.In the end, after intense consultations, the agency announced in August that it renounced the right to challenge the new pot laws in the two states.Nadelmann said the US experience has big ramifications abroad. To wit, Uruguay is about to legalize marijuana altogether and become the first country to do so."What Uruguay is going to do next week is inspired in part by what happens in the US," he said.Much is said of the Netherlands, whose marijuana policy is often misinterpreted and was recently amended.Holland never formally legalized consumption of marijuana but rather adopted a policy of tolerance of low-level consumption. It is considered a public health issue, not a law enforcement one. Growing and distributing marijuana is still illegal in the Netherlands.So the policy always relied on something impossible to hide: clandestine supplying of the country's famous hash and pot cafes.Still, Holland is divided between those who favor formal legalization of marijuana and those who are sick of "marijuana tourists" who go to the Netherlands to get high.So several Dutch cities have denied foreign tourists access to the free-wheeling cafes, only letting in people who can prove they live in the Netherlands.
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.
CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(4 WINDS OF THE WORLD-WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(COULD ALSO MEAN THE 4 CORNERS OF THE EARTH OR WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
Seoul (AFP) - South Korea Sunday declared an expanded air
defence zone that overlaps with one announced by China and covers a
submerged rock disputed by the two countries, as tensions rise over
competing territorial claims.The defence ministry said its new zone, which will
take effect on December 15, would cover Ieodo -- a rock in waters off
its south coast which China calls Suyan.The airspace above the
Seoul-controlled rock -- long a source of tension between South Korea
and China -- is also covered by Chinese and Japanese air defence zones.China
heightened tensions last month when it unilaterally declared an Air
Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) in the East China Sea, in which
foreign planes are supposed to file flight plans with Beijing.The
zone -- which encompasses some areas currently controlled by South
Korea or Japan -- has drawn intense protests from the two neighbours and
objections from key allies such as the United States."We will
coordinate with related countries to fend off accidental military
confrontations and to ensure the safety of airplanes," said South Korean
defence ministry spokesman Kim Min-Seok."The new air defence zone is in line with international aviation rules and protocols," he said.Kim
said Seoul had notified its neighbours and related nations in advance
about its new air zone -- the first revision to its air defence area for
62 years.The new zone was expanded by about 66,480 square
kilometres (25,670 square miles) -- or about two thirds of the size of
the country -- in waters off its south coast, the defense ministry said.There was no immediate comment from China or Japan on the South Korean move.The
US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki confirmed that Seoul had
consulted with Washington earlier, saying US officials "appreciate" the
South's "efforts to pursue this action in a responsible... fashion" by
notifying its neighbours in advance.Tension has been high since the air zone declaration by China,
which neighbours see as a push to assert its growing military might and
territorial claims.In addition to Ieodo China's ADIZ covers
disputed Tokyo-controlled islands, known as the Senkakus in Japan and
the Diaoyus in China, that have been at the centre of a simmering
territorial row.Both Tokyo and Seoul have rejected Beijing's
demand that all aircraft traversing the Chinese zone file flight plans
and ID details.The US flew two US B-52 bombers through the area
without complying, followed by similar moves by Japan and South Korea
whose planes also entered the zone without notifying China.The latest tension over the air zone overshadowed the visit last week by US Vice President Joe Biden to the three nations.Biden warned China against raising tension in the region, saying regional peace and stability were in its interests.Biden,
during talks with South Korean President Park Geun-Hye, also expressed
"understanding" for Seoul's approach including the revision of its air
zone, according to a senior US official.Boo Hyung-wook, a
researcher at the Korea Institute of Defense Analyses, said the latest
dispute stems from China's desire to strengthen its claim over the
Senkakus by extending its air defence zone."Since South Korea was
so close to Japan, it was unavoidable (for China) to let some of its
air zone overlap with Korea, which has led to all this trouble with
Seoul," Boo said."It's really time for the three neighbours to
sit together to avoid the worst case scenario," he said, adding however
it was "highly unlikely" that the latest row would lead to an actual
military clash.
Six divisions of the commission have come together to offer a multidisciplinary response - in the areas of justice and fundamental rights, asylum, health, external relations, development and education.The plan calls for more data in Europe, better training of health and legal professionals, funding for civil society, exchange of good practices within the EU and much more. In its external relations, the EU is urged to raise the issue of FGM in annual dialogues and in its work with the African Union.What is equally commendable is the focus on preventing the practice of FGM. Behavioural change activities targeted at and developed with the affected communities will ensure more impact rather than the focus on prosecution, which has recently been at the centre of heated debates in the UK. Daily media attention in the UK solely on the absence of prosecutions could potentially endanger the child we hope to protect.In the case of FGM, the perpetrator is most often the parents or close family members and as a result, prosecution could also result in double victimisation of the child who could lose her parents. Have the interests of the child been considered before rushing to consign parents to prison? And what about the mother who was once a victim; will she be regarded as a perpetrator of the same crime?Assessing the impact of prosecutions in countries like France, Spain and Sweden would be crucial to clarify the potential deterrent effect and risks. Ultimately, the race to the first prosecution should not be the endgame.The EU with its new plan has raised expectations of local and regional civil society organisations and those of the 500,000 women and girls living with FGM in Europe. But will these measures be implemented in the face of upcoming EU institutional changes and will the new leaders of Europe fight for these women and girls? Sustained action that will root out this violence will only be possible if all EU institutions and countries hold each other to account.The practice of FGM is part of a continuum of violence faced by women and girls starting from female infanticide, child marriage, rape, domestic violence, trafficking and more. The EU in its fight against FGM cannot ignore the broader framework offered by the Council of Europe Convention on combating violence against women, which is one step away from entering into force.
The EU and member states ought to show their broader commitment towards gender equality and ending all forms of violence against women by adopting this comprehensive treaty. It is possible to offer all women and girls a route out of the continuum of violence, as long as our leaders continue to add to the global momentum.
The writer is a director at Amnesty International
DRUG PUSHERS AND ADDICTS
1 PET 5:8
8 Be sober,(NOT DRUGED UP OR ALCOHOLICED) be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
REVELATION 18:23
23 And the light of a candle shall shine no more at all in thee; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more at all in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorceries (DRUGS) were all nations deceived.
REVELATION 9:21
21 Neither repented they of their murders,(KILLING) nor of their sorceries (DRUG ADDICTS AND DRUG PUSHERS), nor of their fornication,(SEX OUTSIDE MARRIAGE OR PROSTITUTION FOR MONEY) nor of their thefts.(STEALING)
US states take jump as legal marijuana markets open
By Aldo Gamboa
11 hours ago-DEC 8,13-yahoonews
In Colorado, famous for its Rocky Mountain ski resorts, at least 130 licenses have been issued for small shops which, starting January 1, will be able to sell up to 28 grams of marijuana to people aged 21 or older.
Another 300 applications for licenses are pending. The pot sold in shops will come from private, licensed growers.In Colorado, consumption, possession and domestic growing of pot in small amounts were already allowed. But sales of it were not. This left the door open for drug dealers to operate.In legal terms, smoking pot will be subject to the same rules and obligations as those governing alcohol. People will not be able to smoke it in public or grow it on public land.In Washington, the framework for the new system is laid out, although the first licenses for legal sales of marijuana are not expected to be issued until mid-2014.
Other states are watching these experiments closely and pondering similar legislation."Two states down, 48 to go," said Ethan Nadelmann, executive director of the Drug Policy Alliance.He told AFP that Colorado and Washington have left behind a debate on "how do we lock people up, how do we arrest more people, how do we drug-test more people, into a much more adult and mature conversation about how do we sensibly regulate this commodity in a way that advances public safety and public health."How the plans develop in Colorado and Washington is key because the rest of the country is watching."It is important that they do this right, because providing good leadership and making the transition to legalization of marijuana in a responsible way is important for how the rest of the country perceives this. There is a responsibility to do it in a smart and mature way," said Nadelmann.All this represents not just a new approach but also a judicial problem. Although the marijuana trade will become legal in those two states, it will remain illegal at the national level.So the possibility of Drug Enforcement Administration agents raiding licensed stores in Colorado or Washington or arresting people triggered formal debate at the Justice Department.In the end, after intense consultations, the agency announced in August that it renounced the right to challenge the new pot laws in the two states.Nadelmann said the US experience has big ramifications abroad. To wit, Uruguay is about to legalize marijuana altogether and become the first country to do so."What Uruguay is going to do next week is inspired in part by what happens in the US," he said.Much is said of the Netherlands, whose marijuana policy is often misinterpreted and was recently amended.Holland never formally legalized consumption of marijuana but rather adopted a policy of tolerance of low-level consumption. It is considered a public health issue, not a law enforcement one. Growing and distributing marijuana is still illegal in the Netherlands.So the policy always relied on something impossible to hide: clandestine supplying of the country's famous hash and pot cafes.Still, Holland is divided between those who favor formal legalization of marijuana and those who are sick of "marijuana tourists" who go to the Netherlands to get high.So several Dutch cities have denied foreign tourists access to the free-wheeling cafes, only letting in people who can prove they live in the Netherlands.
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.
Kerry: New US security proposal tackles every potential threat
Secretary says he’s coordinating with Jordan, PA to guarantee Israel’s wellbeing, respect Palestinian sovereignty, in two-state deal
December 7, 2013, 11:49 pm
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‘Israel has to be strong to make
peace, and peace will also make Israel stronger,” US Secretary of State
John Kerry said Saturday, speaking at the Brookings Institute’s annual
Saban Forum in Washington.Back
in the US after his 8th trip to the region in recent months, Kerry
spoke at length about the US’s “ironclad” commitment to Israel’s
security, declaring that the Obama administration has “done more to make
Israel more secure” than administrations before it.He said the security plan he presented in Jerusalem and Ramallah
this week was the most thorough analysis ever “of the Israeli
requirements that arise from the potential of a two-state solution” and
that the US was working with Jordan and the Palestinians to “create a
layered approach that both guarantees Israel’s security and fully
respects Palestinian sovereignty.”He added: “Every time I visit, I can feel in
my gut, and I see it, as well as hear it first hand, just how vulnerable
Israel can be and just how important it is for US commitment to its
security to remain ironclad. Ours is a commitment that spans decades…“We will always stand up for Israel’s right to
defend itself. And the US is particularly prepared to be the first and
fastest to Israel’s side at any time of crisis,” the US secretary of
state vowed.
Kerry also stressed heavily the importance of peace with the Palestinians and the two-state solution to the conflict.“We are convinced that the greatest security
[for Israel] will actually come from a two-state solution that brings
Israel lasting peace, shared prosperity throughout the region, good
relations among neighbors, peace of mind for the people of Israel and
for Palestinians alike. None of this is possible without addressing
Israel’s legitimate security concerns, and ensuring that as a result of
peace, Israelis feel more secure, and are more secure, not less,” he
said.“That is why security led our agendas in Jerusalem and Ramallah this week,” Kerry stressed.But, he warned, in reference to the threat to
Israel as a Jewish democracy if it cannot reach an accommodation with
the Palestinians, that “force cannot defeat or defuse the demographic
time bomb. The only way to secure Israel’s long term future is through
negotiations.”The Palestinian refugee situation must be
resolved, a Palestinian state must be established, and “recognition of
Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people” must be achieved, he said.Addressing Israeli arguments that territorial
withdrawals from Gaza in 2005 and Lebanon only worsened Israel’s
security situation, Kerry said it was because none of the issues were
settled during what were unilateral moves. ”Unilateral is not an answer.
You’ve got to resolve the fundamentals of this conflict.”A lack of a final status agreement, “leaves things to mischief, and to all the worst forces that can fill a vacuum,” he warned.Echoing remarks made earlier Saturday at the
same forum by President Barack Obama, Kerry said: “There is no mystery
about what a two-state solution looks like.”
He added: “If you care about Israel, its
future, if you care about Palestinians, we need to believe that peace is
possible and we need to act on that belief,” he went on.Speaking of US efforts in ongoing peace talks
between Israel and the Palestinians, which recommenced in July under
heavy US pressure, and of security proposals he unveiled to the Israeli
and Palestinian leaderships in Jerusalem and Ramallah this week, Kerry
said that “never before has the US done such a thorough security
analysis of the Israeli requirements that arise from the potential of a
two-state solution. Never.”Kerry said the US was coordinating with the
Jordanians and the Palestinians to “create a layered approach that both
guarantees Israel’s security and fully respects Palestinian
sovereignty.”“We are examining every potential security
scenario, something on the border, something in the future, terrorism in
the future, a weakness in the Hashemite Kingdom, whatever it might be,”
he said.The secretary also spoke about the recent
nuclear deal signed with Iran in Geneva, vowing that the US will “not
allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon. Not now, not ever.”Earlier at the forum, Obama spoke at length about the Iranian nuclear deal,
saying that although the interim deal with Iran does not give it the
right to enrich uranium, the regime could be allowed to have a peaceful
nuclear program with “modest enrichment” capability under a permanent
deal.
Lapid vows not to let peace talks be thwarted
Finance minister says coalition may need to change in service of negotiations, declares peace deal crucial for Israel’s economy
December 8, 2013, 5:42 pm
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Amid claims by other ministers
that Israeli-Palestinian peace talks had no chance of succeeding,
Finance Minister Yair Lapid insisted Sunday that he would not let
naysayers within the coalition derail the peace effort.Speaking
at a high-level Tel Aviv business conference Sunday, Lapid warned that
the failure of the talks posed a threat to Israel’s economic stability
and said he would go as far as advocating remaking the coalition to keep
the negotiations moving forward, a jab at his onetime ally, Jewish Home
party chief Naftali Bennett.“I’m determined to do everything within my
power to ensure that this government stays the course — even if
developments in the peace negotiations necessitate a coalition
realignment of one kind or another,” he said.Earlier in the day Bennett, an
Orthodox-nationalist who joined up with centrist Yesh Atid party leader
Lapid during coalition negotiations a year ago, called peace
negotiations that did not include Gaza Strip-ruling party Hamas “a
joke.”His comment compounded a series of pessimistic
reports from both Israelis and Palestinians on the futility of talks.
On Friday, Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman stated that talks were
likely to fail. “I don’t believe it is possible in the next year to
achieve a comprehensive solution, to achieve some breakthrough, but I
think it’s crucial to keep our dialogue, because we live in the same
region, we’re neighbors. It’s important at least to think about
coexistence,” Liberman said.Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was similarly
skeptical and said Saturday that he was “learning that we have no
partner on the other side.”However, Lapid said the alternative — a bi-national state — would spell an end to democratic Zionism.“Each day that passes without an agreement
brings us closer to the specter of a bi-national state, the idea
espoused by the unholy alliance of the radical left and the radical
right, each for its own messianic reasons,” Lapid said. “In such a
state, millions of Palestinians will demand the right to vote in Knesset
elections. The option facing us then will be to deny this right and
cease to be a democracy or to accede to this demand and to destroy, with
our own hands, the Zionist idea.”Lapid later emphasized the economic benefits
of a peace deal and warned that failure to reach a deal “would likely be
extremely destructive to the economic welfare of each and every Israeli
citizen.”“Signing an agreement will attract foreign
investment, open up new export markets, including those of Arab states,
and will result in a stronger, more stable economy from which all
citizens of this country will reap the benefits,” Lapid said. “And peace
is ultimately the best strategic option for ensuring the personal
security of each and every one of us.”
US-Israel see most things ‘eye-to-eye,’ Netanyahu tells Saban Forum
Prime minister is last speaker at Washington conference, day after Obama calls Israeli demands on Iran deal unrealistic
December 8, 2013, 5:01 pm
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Prime Minister Benjamin
Netanyahu is addressing increasingly fraught US-Israeli relations
Sunday, a day after President Barack Obama endorsed uranium enrichment
on Iranian soil.He began by stressing the importance of Israel-US ties, and the depth of bilateral cooperation.Acknowledging that the two governments “can
have different perspectives,” he said nonetheless that on most matters
“we see eye to eye.”He then set out his thinking on Palestinian peace prospects and on the imperative to thwart Iran’s nuclear weapons drive.Watch Netanyahu’s speech here.Netanyahu was originally scheduled to be
interviewed by PBS News host Charlie Rose at 5 p.m. the last of four
speakers at the Saban Forum’s 10th annual session on US-Israeli ties.On Saturday,
Obama indicated that all-or-nothing demands by Israel that Iran be kept
from having any domestic nuclear program were unrealistic.“You’ll hear arguments, including potentially
from the prime minister, that we can’t accept any enrichment on Iranian
soil. Period. Full stop. End of conversation,” said Obama. “In an ideal
world,” he said, “Iran would destroy every element and facility, you
name it.” But, he went on, “We have to be more realistic.”With that in mind, the president said, “We can
envision a end state that gives us an assurance that even if they have
some modest enrichment capability, it is so constrained and the
inspections are so intrusive that they, as a practical matter, do not
have breakout capacity. Theoretically they might still have some
[breakout capacity]]. But frankly, theoretically, they will always have
some because, as I said, the technology here is available to any good
physics student.”
Tensions between Jerusalem and Washington have
ramped up in recent weeks following the signing of an accord between
Iran and six world powers, including the US, that eases some sanctions
in return for curbs on enrichment and more robust international
oversight.The US has tried to downplay the difference of
opinion as tactical, and maintains that it has Israel’s security at
heart in talks with Iran.Asked about the differences between him and
Netanyahu over the tactics for thwarting Iran in general, and over the
interim deal in particular, Obama acknowledged it was “probably a good
bet” that he and the prime minister would analyze the deal differently —
a “more than 50-50″ likelihood, he said with a broad smile. He spoke of
“occasionally significant tactical disagreements” between the two as
they work “to reach the same goal.”
Addressing recent tensions between his
administration and the Netanyahu government over the interim deal
reached in Geneva last month, which has been harshly criticized by the
prime minister and other Israeli officials, Obama dismissed as wistful
dreamers those who “imagine a world” in which Iran’s nuclear program was
“all gone,” quipping to audience laughter that he could also envision a
world “in which Congress passed every one of my bills.”He also dismissed critiques of Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani’s UN performance as a “charm offensive,”
arguing that “those who say Hassan Rouhani is just Ahmadinejad but more
charming understate the shift in Iran politics.”The forum also saw US Secretary of State and
Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman spar over Israeli-Palestinian peace
talks’ chances for success.On Friday, Liberman said he thought talks should continue, but didn’t see much chance for success.“To speak frankly,” said Liberman, “I don’t
believe it is possible in the next year to achieve [a] comprehensive
solution, to achieve some breakthrough, but I think it’s crucial to keep
our dialogue, because we live in the same region, we’re neighbors. It’s
important at least to think about coexistence.”However Kerry, speaking Saturday, said that a two-state solution was the path to making Israel more secure.“We are convinced that the greatest security
[for Israel] will actually come from a two-state solution that brings
Israel lasting peace, shared prosperity throughout the region, good
relations among neighbors, peace of mind for the people of Israel and
for Palestinians alike. None of this is possible without addressing
Israel’s legitimate security concerns, and ensuring that as a result of
peace, Israelis feel more secure, and are more secure, not less,” he
said. CHINA AND KINGS OF THE EAST MARCH TO ISRAEL 2ND WAVE OF WW3 (200 MILLION MAN ARMY)
REVELATION 16:12-16
12 And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates;(WERE WW3 STARTS IN IRAQ OR SYRIA OR TURKEY) and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.
13 And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,(SATAN) and out of the mouth of the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) and out of the mouth of the false prophet.(FALSE POPE)
14 For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.(WERE 2 BILLION DIE FROM NUKE WAR)
15 Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.
16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.(ITS AT THIS TIME I BELIEVE WHEN AMERICA GETS NUKED BY RUSSIA ON THE WAY TO THE MIDEAST)
DANIEL 11:44 (2ND WAVE OF WW3)
44 But tidings out of the east(CHINA) and out of the north(RUSSIA, MUSLIMS WHATS LEFT FROM WAVE 1) shall trouble him:(EU DICTATOR IN ISRAEL) therefore he shall go forth with great fury to destroy, and utterly to make away many.( 1/3RD OF EARTHS POPULATION)
REVELATION 9:12-18
12 One woe is past; and, behold, there come two woes more hereafter.
13 And the sixth angel sounded, and I heard a voice from the four horns of the golden altar which is before God,
14 Saying to the sixth angel which had the trumpet, Loose the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels which are bound in the great river Euphrates.(4 WINDS OF THE WORLD-WORLDWIDE WAR)(TURKEY-IRAQ-SYRIA)(EUPHRATES RIVER CONSISTS OF 760 MILES IN TURKEY,440 MILES IN SYRIA AND 660 MILES IN IRAQ)
15 And the four(DEMONIC WAR) angels were loosed,(COULD ALSO MEAN THE 4 CORNERS OF THE EARTH OR WORLDWIDE WAR) which were prepared for an hour, and a day, and a month, and a year, for to slay the third part of men.(1/3 Earths Population die in WW 3 2ND WAVE)
16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand:(200 MILLION MAN ARMY FROM CHINA AND THE KINGS OF THE EAST) and I heard the number of them.
17 And thus I saw the horses in the vision, and them that sat on them, having breastplates of fire, and of jacinth, and brimstone: and the heads of the horses were as the heads of lions; and out of their mouths issued fire and smoke and brimstone.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
18 By these three was the third part of men killed,(2 BILLION) by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.(NUCLEAR BOMBS)
S. Korea declares expanded air defence zone in disputed area
By Jung Ha-Won
8 hours ago-DEC 8,13-yahoonews
DANIEL 7:23-25
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast (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.(TRADING BLOCKS-10 WORLD REGIONS/TRADE BLOCS)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings(10 NATIONS-10 WORLD DIVISION WORLD GOVERNMENT) that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.(TAKE OVER 3 WORLD REGIONS)
LUKE 2:1-3
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.
2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
EU data protection bill 'moves backwards'
06.12.13 @ 17:57-EUOBSERVER
By Nikolaj Nielsen
BRUSSELS - The EU data protection regulation hit a setback on Friday (6 December) after justice ministers backed off on a key component.“The ministers did not want to make hasty decisions,” Lithuanian Justice Minister Juozas Bernatonis told reporters.But the EU commissioner for justice, Viviane Reding, described it as a disappointing day for data privacy.Insiders say delay tactics triggered by a number of states means
adoption would likely occur near the end of 2014, after European
Parliament elections.An EU diplomat said Germany, with the support of Sweden and Belgium, is partly responsible for the delay.
The issue revolves around a so-called one-stop shop principle, considered a central pillar of the proposal because it harmonizes decision-making across the bloc.Each member state has a data protection authority (DPA) to handle complaints to ensure industry complies with national privacy laws. Some have more powers than others and are more pro-active in taking up cases, however.Germany’s DPA can, for instance, set the amount a company needs to pay if it violates data protection law.But in Ireland, the DPA must first go through the Irish court system.Other DPAs simply issue press releases in a name-and-shame tactic.
An amendment to the draft law tabled by German Green Jan Philipp Albrecht would allow EU citizens to issue complaints on data-mishandling directly to their national data supervisors.A person in Austria, for instance, who wants to file a complaint against Facebook, would not have to reach out to authorities in Ireland, where it has its European seat.The Austrian data authority would instead pass on the complaint, in a co-ordinating role, to its Irish counterpart.Any decision made by the Irish authority would then be binding across the bloc.A "European Data Protection Board" would step in to mediate if the two co-ordinating authorities disagree on the verdict.On the other side, companies would be able to tackle EU-wide data cases through the data chief in the EU country in which they have their HQ, instead of dealing with 28 national regimes.“The code word is always ‘this is too important’ to take hasty decisions,” an EU diplomat told this website.The German argument, said the contact, is that Berlin does not want the EU law to be any weaker than its domestic one.But the EU data proposal is modelled on the German one.“Reding has asked the German minister so many times to send her just two examples where they think the German standard is higher,” said the contact.Opposing member states also say the bill would result in an overcomplicated system.They say certain additional powers should instead be given to the European Data Protection Board.
Reding’s idea does have some backing.The United Kingdom, along with the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denamrk are said to favour it.But the UK has issue with the legal basis and wants to downgrade the "regulation" into a "directive."“There is no question that this will be turned into a directive, I mean there is simply nobody asking for that aside from them,” noted the diplomat.An EU regulation is immediately applicable across the bloc when it is passed. But a directive must be transposed into national law, which can take years and lead to fudging.Reding, for her part, pointed out that ministers in October had agreed that one national data protection authority should be in charge for a company and for a citizen’s complaints, not 28.
“Today, we have moved backwards,” she said.
The issue revolves around a so-called one-stop shop principle, considered a central pillar of the proposal because it harmonizes decision-making across the bloc.Each member state has a data protection authority (DPA) to handle complaints to ensure industry complies with national privacy laws. Some have more powers than others and are more pro-active in taking up cases, however.Germany’s DPA can, for instance, set the amount a company needs to pay if it violates data protection law.But in Ireland, the DPA must first go through the Irish court system.Other DPAs simply issue press releases in a name-and-shame tactic.
An amendment to the draft law tabled by German Green Jan Philipp Albrecht would allow EU citizens to issue complaints on data-mishandling directly to their national data supervisors.A person in Austria, for instance, who wants to file a complaint against Facebook, would not have to reach out to authorities in Ireland, where it has its European seat.The Austrian data authority would instead pass on the complaint, in a co-ordinating role, to its Irish counterpart.Any decision made by the Irish authority would then be binding across the bloc.A "European Data Protection Board" would step in to mediate if the two co-ordinating authorities disagree on the verdict.On the other side, companies would be able to tackle EU-wide data cases through the data chief in the EU country in which they have their HQ, instead of dealing with 28 national regimes.“The code word is always ‘this is too important’ to take hasty decisions,” an EU diplomat told this website.The German argument, said the contact, is that Berlin does not want the EU law to be any weaker than its domestic one.But the EU data proposal is modelled on the German one.“Reding has asked the German minister so many times to send her just two examples where they think the German standard is higher,” said the contact.Opposing member states also say the bill would result in an overcomplicated system.They say certain additional powers should instead be given to the European Data Protection Board.
Reding’s idea does have some backing.The United Kingdom, along with the Czech Republic, Hungary and Denamrk are said to favour it.But the UK has issue with the legal basis and wants to downgrade the "regulation" into a "directive."“There is no question that this will be turned into a directive, I mean there is simply nobody asking for that aside from them,” noted the diplomat.An EU regulation is immediately applicable across the bloc when it is passed. But a directive must be transposed into national law, which can take years and lead to fudging.Reding, for her part, pointed out that ministers in October had agreed that one national data protection authority should be in charge for a company and for a citizen’s complaints, not 28.
“Today, we have moved backwards,” she said.
FALSE POPE FROM THE VATICAN
REVELATION 13:11-13
11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth;(FALSE VATICAN POPE) and he had two horns like a lamb,(JESUS IS THE LAMB OF GOD) and he spake as a dragon.(HES SATANICALLY INSPIRED,HES A CHRISTIAN DEFECTOR FROM THE FAITH)
12 And he (FALSE RELIGIOUS LEADER) exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him,(WORLD DICTATOR) and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.(THE WORLD DICTATOR CREATES A FALSE RESURRECTION AND IS CROWNED LEADER OF THE NEW WORLD ORDER).
13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,
REVELATION 17:1-5,9,15-18
1 And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters:
2 With whom the kings of the earth have committed fornication,(VATICAN IN POLITICS) and the inhabitants of the earth have been made drunk with the wine of her fornication.
3 So he carried me away in the spirit into the wilderness: and I saw a woman sit upon a scarlet coloured beast, full of names of blasphemy, having seven heads and ten horns.
4 And the woman (FALSE CHURCH) was arrayed in purple and scarlet colour,(VATICAN COLOURS)(ANOTHER REASON WE KNOW THE FALSE POPE COMES FROM THE VATICAN) and decked with gold and precious stones and pearls, having a golden cup in her hand full of abominations and filthiness of her fornication:
5 And upon her forehead was a name written, MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF HARLOTS AND ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.
9 And here is the mind which hath wisdom. The seven heads are seven mountains, on which the woman sitteth.(THE VATICAN IS BUILT ON 7 HILLS OR MOUNTAINS)
15 And he saith unto me, The waters which thou sawest, where the whore sitteth, are peoples, and multitudes, and nations, and tongues.(VATICAN-CATHOLICS ALL AROUND THE WORLD OVER 1 BILLION)
16 And the ten horns which thou sawest upon the beast,(WORLD DICTATOR) these shall hate the whore, and shall make her desolate and naked, and shall eat her flesh, and burn her with fire.
17 For God hath put in their hearts to fulfil his will, and to agree, and give their kingdom unto the beast, until the words of God shall be fulfilled.
18 And the woman which thou sawest is that great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
12/ 7/2013 VATICAN INSIDER
Francis: “The actions of Catholic politicians need to be coherent with the Gospel”
Election time
Today Francis relaunched Christian social doctrine in his meeting with representatives of the Dignitatis Humanae Institute. The Pope talked to participants of the Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity about the Internet and reminded everyone of the World Day of the Sick
Luca Rolandi Rome “We need to increase awareness among lay faithful – no matter what their position, but especially those working in politics – and encourage them to think according to the Gospel and the social Doctrine of the Church and act coherently, discussing and working together with those with whom they sincerely share, if not a common faith, then a common vision of mankind, society and its ethical consequences, in a spirit of intellectual honesty.”The Pope said this in his address to a delegation from the Dignitatis Humanae Institute (DHI), led by Cardinal Raffaele Martino, whom he received in an audience today in the Clementine Hall, in the Apostolic Palace.The “compass” within Christian social Doctrine
The social Doctrine of the Church contains a “compass”, the Pope said today. “It contains a fruit that is of particular significance on the long journey of the People of God through modern and contemporary history: this is the defence of religious freedom and of life in all its phases, the right to work and to decent work, to the family and to education.”Pope Francis recalled the Institute’s hard work to promote the “original, insuppressible dignity of every man and woman, a dignity which is not subject to any power or ideology. The Pope also spoke out again against a “culture of waste”. “Unfortunately in our day and age which is so rich in achievements and hopes, there is no shortage of powers and forces that create a culture of waste; and this tends to turn into a common mentality. The victims of said culture are the weaker and more fragile sections of society: the unborn, the poor, the sick and elderly and those with serious disabilities. They risk being left out of a system that strives for efficiency no matter what.”
The web is useful to the Church but it is not enough
Pope Francis quoted St. Paul to explain what the right approach would be for the Church to take with regards to the Internet, urging faithful to sift through everything and keep what is good. “The internet”, Francis said in a speech to participants at the Plenary Assembly of the Pontifical Council for the Laity held in recent days on the theme: "Proclaiming Christ in the digital age", “is a widespread, complex and constantly evolving reality, and its development raises anew the ever present question in the relationship between faith and culture.”Ever since the early centuries of Christianity, the Church wanted to measure up against the extraordinary legacy of Greek culture. “Faced with philosophies of great profundity and educational methods of great value – although steeped in pagan elements, the Fathers did not shut them out, nor on the other hand, did they compromise with ideas contrary to the Faith,” Pope Francis said. “Instead, they learned to recognize and assimilate these higher concepts and transform them in the light of God’s Word, actually implementing what Saint Paul asks: Test all things and hold fast to that which is good.”The same goes for the Internet: “You must test everything, knowing that you will surely find counterfeits, illusions and dangerous traps to avoid,” Pope Francis said. “But, guided by the Holy Spirit, we will discover valuable opportunities to lead people to the luminous face of the Lord. Among the possibilities offered by digital communication, the most important is the proclamation of the Gospel.” "It is not enough to acquire technological skills, however important. He said the internet must be used to meet “often hurting or lost” real people and offer them “real reasons for hope.”“The announcement [of the Gospel] requires authentic human relationships and leads along the path to a personal encounter with the Lord,” the Pope said. So the Internet is not enough; technology is not enough. This, however, does not mean that the Church's presence online is useless; on the contrary, it is essential to be present, always in an evangelical way, in what, for many, especially young people, has become a sort of living environment; to awaken the irrepressible questions of the heart about the meaning of existence; and to show the way that leads to Him who is the answer, the Divine Mercy made flesh, the Lord Jesus."Addressing the sick and those who care for them, the Pope writes that "the Church recognizes in you, dear sick people, a special presence of the suffering Christ. Next to, indeed, within our suffering is that of Jesus, who carries the burden with us and reveals its meaning. I entrust the 22nd World Day of the Sick to the intercession of Mary, so that she will help sick people to live their own suffering in communion with Jesus Christ and sustain those who care for them."
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)
THE FIRST JUDGEMENT OF THE EARTH STARTED WITH WATER-IT ONLY MAKES SENSE THE LAST GENERATION WILL BE HAVING FLOODING
GENESIS 7:6-12
6 And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.
7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons’ wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood.
8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the earth,
9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
10 And it came to pass after seven days, that the waters of the flood were upon the earth.
11 In the six hundredth year of Noah’s life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened.
12 And the rain was upon the earth forty days and forty nights.
GOD PROMISED BY A RAINBOW-THE EARTH WOULD NEVER BE DESTROYED TOTALLY WITH A FLOOD AGAIN.BUT FLOODIING IS A SIGN OF JUDGEMENT.
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EARTHQUAKES
ISAIAH 42:15
15 I will make waste mountains and hills, and dry up all their herbs; and I will make the rivers islands, and I will dry up the pools.
MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.
MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places,(DIFFERNT PLACES AT THE SAME TIME) and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
1 Day, Magnitude 2.5+ Worldwide
33 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2013-12-08 10:59:45 UTC-05:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-05:00)33 earthquakes in map area- 2.5 12km NNE of Angwin, California 2013-12-08 09:53:08 UTC-05:00 7.8 km
- 4.7 12km WSW of Arauco, Argentina 2013-12-08 09:01:22 UTC-05:00 123.0 km
- 4.9 120km NNE of Palue, Indonesia 2013-12-08 06:43:14 UTC-05:00 546.7 km
- 5.0 64km WSW of Neiafu, Tonga 2013-12-08 06:26:08 UTC-05:00 87.1 km
- 3.4 90km S of Arroyo, Puerto Rico 2013-12-08 06:05:47 UTC-05:00 29.0 km
- 3.2 105km NNE of Chirikof Island, Alaska 2013-12-08 05:47:39 UTC-05:00 60.2 km
- 4.6 Kuril Islands 2013-12-08 04:43:52 UTC-05:00 74.4 km
- 4.9 126km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia 2013-12-08 02:58:36 UTC-05:00 35.6 km
- 4.5 105km ENE of Tobelo, Indonesia 2013-12-08 02:10:40 UTC-05:00 45.5 km
- 3.1 8km N of Spencer, Oklahoma 2013-12-08 01:27:33 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
- 3.6 3km NW of Azle, Texas 2013-12-08 01:10:03 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
- 2.7 17km N of Pahala, Hawaii 2013-12-07 23:56:35 UTC-05:00 7.5 km
- 3.6 116km NW of Talkeetna, Alaska 2013-12-07 21:38:04 UTC-05:00 10.8 km
- 5.3 39km E of Luganville, Vanuatu 2013-12-07 20:53:46 UTC-05:00 125.3 km
- 4.9 2km NNE of Nabulao, Philippines 2013-12-07 20:33:21 UTC-05:00 47.8 km
- 4.3 71km WSW of San Antonio, Chile 2013-12-07 19:52:11 UTC-05:00 35.0 km
- 3.1 7km E of The Village, Oklahoma 2013-12-07 18:58:19 UTC-05:00 8.9 km
- 3.0 109km WNW of Talkeetna, Alaska 2013-12-07 18:18:43 UTC-05:00 100.0 km
- 4.5 134km SW of Colchani, Bolivia 2013-12-07 18:14:50 UTC-05:00 161.0 km
- 4.4 23km SSE of Quchan, Iran 2013-12-07 18:12:43 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
- 4.3 247km SSW of Manzanillo, Mexico 2013-12-07 17:56:22 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
- 4.4 275km ENE of Socorro Island, Mexico 2013-12-07 16:11:14 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
- 2.5 89km E of King Salmon, Alaska 2013-12-07 14:41:25 UTC-05:00 140.8 km
- 3.1 83km SE of Atka, Alaska 2013-12-07 14:33:41 UTC-05:00 11.4 km
- 2.8 6km SE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-07 14:26:29 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
- 2.8 84km SSE of Atka, Alaska 2013-12-07 14:13:22 UTC-05:00 8.3 km
- 2.6 114km W of Willow, Alaska 2013-12-07 13:47:43 UTC-05:00 104.8 km
- 4.8 63km SSW of Laoximiao, China 2013-12-07 13:31:01 UTC-05:00 15.2 km
- 4.8 126km ENE of Laiwui, Indonesia 2013-12-07 13:25:55 UTC-05:00 41.7 km
- 4.5 11km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma 2013-12-07 13:10:23 UTC-05:00 5.0 km
- 2.8 122km SE of Atka, Alaska 2013-12-07 13:09:07 UTC-05:00 17.3 km
- 5.5 119km ENE of Chernabura Island, Alaska 2013-12-07 11:44:10 UTC-05:00 13.1 km
- 3.0 52km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2013-12-07 11:05:29 UTC-05:00 10.0 km
