JEWISH KING JESUS IS COMING AT THE RAPTURE FOR US IN THE CLOUDS-DON'T MISS IT FOR THE WORLD.THE BIBLE TAKEN LITERALLY- WHEN THE PLAIN SENSE MAKES GOOD SENSE-SEEK NO OTHER SENSE-LEST YOU END UP IN NONSENSE.GET SAVED NOW- CALL ON JESUS TODAY.THE ONLY SAVIOR OF THE WHOLE EARTH - NO OTHER
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.(BOMB OR NUKE THE VATICAN)
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,(VATICAN) which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
09/23/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Fellay and Müller discuss a “gradual” move towards full reconciliation-Mgr. Fellay-The meeting between the Superior of the Fraternity of St. Pius X and the heads of the Ecclesia Dei Commission lasted two hours. The Secretary of the former Holy office, Luis Ladaria, was also present-ANDREA TORNIELLI
vatican city-Their meeting lasted two hours, from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. CET. The Superior of the Fraternity of St. Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay and Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (the body that handles relations between the Holy See’s and the Lefebvrians), discussed “problems of a doctrinal and canonical nature” which need to be resolved in order for the Fraternity to enter into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. This was the first time Fellay held a face to face meeting with Müller since the latter was appointed head of the doctrinal Congregation. The Holy See announced the meeting, which took place at the premises of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.The Holy See’s press release informs that the talks were “cordial”. Müller was joined by archbishops Luis Ladaria and Augustine Di Noia, respectively secretary and adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faithand Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”. Bishop Fellay was accompanied by two assistants from the Society of St. Pius X, Rev. Niklaus Pfluger and Rev. Alain-Marc Nély.“During the meeting,” the statement says, “various problems of a doctrinal and canonical nature were examined, and it was decided to proceed gradually and over a reasonable period of time in order to overcome difficulties and with a view to the envisioned full reconciliation.” This phrase is important as it indicates that communication channels between the Holy See and the Lefebvrians remain open. Some in the Vatican and in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith called for a drastic decision to bring about a formal split between the two again. But Francis does not intend to close the door on dialogue with the Fraternity.Readers will recall that on 13 June 2012, the former Prefect of the Holy Office, Cardinal William Levada, had delivered a doctrinal preamble to Fellay to sign. However, four days later, the Lefebvrian superior wrote a letter to Benedict XVI informing him that he could not agree to the terms laid out in the document. Benedict XVI replied on 30 June 2012 communicating his disappointment and repeating his request to the Lefebvrians to recognize that “the magisterium is the authentic interpreter of the Tradition,” that the Second Vatican Council agrees with Tradition and that the Novus Ordo Missae, the post-conciliar liturgical reform promulgated by Paul VI, was not only valid but also legitimate.
09/23/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Francis appoints more women to International Theological Commission-The International Theological Commission gains five new female members-16% of the Commission’s members are now women. This is “a sign of growing female involvement in theological research”-Domenico Agasso jr
Rome-As Cardinal Gerhard Müller revealed in a recent interview with Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano’s monthly women’s insert, Pope Francis has boosted female presence in the International Theological Commission. The Pope showed how much he values the work of female theologians by nominating five more women to the body set up by Pope Paul VI on 11 April 1969 and headed for a long time by Joseph Ratzinger.A Vatican statement speaks of “a notable increase in the contribution of female theologians.” “Women now constitute 16% of the Commission’s members, a sign of growing female involvement in theological research.”The International Theological Commission has been tasked with helping the Holy See and especially the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in examining the most important doctrinal issues of the moment. The Commission is composed of no more than 30 theologians from various nations and different schools of theology, appointed by the Pope “ad quinquennium”. The appointments are made by recommendation of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, following a consultation with Bishops’ Conferences. Since it came into existence, the Commission has published 27 documents with the president’s approval.The Commission began its new five-year term on 26 July. On that occasion, the Pope nominated 30 new members. These next five years will also mark the Commission’s jubilee year: on 11 April 2019, the Commission will celebrate its 50th anniversary.On this occasion too, based on the feedback received, the Congregation’s current prefect, Müller, presented his preferred candidates: “Taking these proposals into consideration, the Pope appointed the theologians who are to form the Commission, at the same time renewing the appointment of Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P. (France) as secretary general.”In the previous two five-year terms, there had been two women in the Commission: Sister Sara Butler (US) and Professor Barbara Hallensleben (Switzerland, of German nationality). Five new female theologians have now joined the Commission: two women religious and three lay women. Their names, in alphabetical order, are: Sister Prudence Allen, R.S.M., (U.S.A.), Sister Alenka Arko, Com. Loyola (Slovenia-Russia), Moira Mary McQuenn (G.B. – Canada), Tracey Rowland (Australia), Marianne Schlosser (Germany – Austria).Looking through the list of names, which features Italian composer Pierangelo Sequeri and Piero Coda, Rector of the Focolare Movement’s Sophia University Institute (located in Loppiano, near the Italian city of Florence)the Commission seems to be more varied than it was in the previous five year period; varied in terms of the ecclesial background of its members, their position within the Church and the religious charismas they represent.“With regard to the provenance of the Members, there is an increased number of extra European appointees in the new composition of the Commission. As well as the 14 representatives of Europe (compared to 14 in the previous term) there are 5 from South America (previously 3), 4 from Asia (previously 4), 3 from Africa (previously 2), 3 from North America (previously 2) and 1 from Australia (previously 1),” the Holy See’s statement adds.The new nine members are due to hold their first meeting “in plenary session at the premises of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith … in the first week of Advent – from 1 to 5 December.” During this meeting, the Commission will decide on three areas it intends to focus on in the coming years.
KNOWLEGE AND WORLD TRAVEL (IMMIGRATION) INCREASED
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION FROM FLEEING WARS) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS MICROCHIPS ETC)
09/23/2014-VATICAN INSIDER-Francis: Church too must overcome suspicion towards migrants
Migrants headed for Lampedusa-Today Francis presented his Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. No nation can deal with the question singlehandedly. Human trafficking is a crime-Iacopo Scaramuzzi
vatican city-The “suspicions, hostilities and prejudices” that are also present “in ecclesial communities” need to be overcome, Francis says in his Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees which the Church celebrates on 18 January 2015. In the text, which was presented in the Vatican today, Francis once again denounced “the shameful and criminal trafficking of human beings" and called for “a systematic and active cooperation between States and international organizations” as “no country can singlehandedly face the difficulties associated with this phenomenon.”The Pope – whose grandparents migrated from Italy to Argentina – said: “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” “The mission of the Church, herself a pilgrim in the world and the Mother of all, is thus to love Jesus Christ, to adore and love him, particularly in the poorest and most abandoned; among these are certainly migrants and refugees, who are trying to escape difficult living conditions and dangers of every kind.”“The Church without frontiers, Mother to all, spreads throughout the world a culture of acceptance and solidarity, in which no one is seen as useless, out of place or disposable,” Francis writes in his text for the event titled: “The Church without frontiers, Mother to all”.“In an age of such vast movements of migration, large numbers of people are leaving their homelands, with a suitcase full of fears and desires, to undertake a hopeful and dangerous trip in search of more humane living conditions. Often, however, such migration gives rise to suspicion and hostility, even in ecclesial communities, prior to any knowledge of the migrants’ lives or their stories of persecution and destitution. In such cases, suspicion and prejudice conflict with the biblical commandment of welcoming with respect and solidarity the stranger in need. On the other hand, we sense in our conscience the call to touch human misery, and to put into practice the commandment of love that Jesus left us when he identified himself with the stranger, with the one who suffers, with all the innocent victims of violence and exploitation. Because of the weakness of our nature, however, “we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length,” Francis writes referring back to his Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”. “The courage born of faith, hope and love enables us to reduce the distances that separate us from human misery. Jesus Christ is always waiting to be recognized in migrants and refugees, in displaced persons and in exiles, and through them he calls us to share our resources, and occasionally to give up something of our acquired riches.” “Achieving mere tolerance that respects diversity and ways of sharing between different backgrounds and cultures is not sufficient.” Quoting last year’s Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Francis urging people to “mov[e] away from attitudes of defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalization … towards attitudes based on a culture of encounter, the only culture capable of building a better, more just and fraternal world.”There needs to be “a systematic and active cooperation between States and international organizations” in order to regulate and manage them effectively. Quoting his 2014 Message again, Francis stressed that “no country can singlehandedly face the difficulties associated with this phenomenon.” “A more decisive and constructive action is required, one which relies on a universal network of cooperation, based on safeguarding the dignity and centrality of every human person,” he writes. “This will lead to greater effectiveness in the fight against the shameful and criminal trafficking of human beings, the violation of fundamental rights, and all forms of violence, oppression and enslavement.” The Pope then underlines the words he used during his visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in the summer of 2013: “It is necessary to respond to “the globalization of migration with the globalization of charity and cooperation”, in such a way as to make the conditions of migrants more humane.”The President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, and the dicastery’s secretary, Joseph Kalathiparambil, presented the Pope’s Message in the Holy See Press Office. “People must stop equating migrants to criminals, although there are some cases in which migrants give themselves a really bad name,” Vegliò said. “Since the Pope doesn’t say this, I will,” Vegliò said, underlining that some events we have read about over the past few days which have really stirred the waters.” “In such cases the solution is simple: when migrants who are not refugees commit crimes they should be sent back home. A criminal is a criminal.” When I hear people say that the Pope’s apartment could be given up to the poor, or things to this effect, I see this as very demagogical. Frontex, which is replacing Italian operation Mare Nostrum, will “definitely be providing less assistance,” Vegliò remarked.
Ombudsman vows 'robust' action against EU secrecy-Today @ 17:46-SEPT 23,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
BRUSSELS - EU ombudsman Emily O'Reilly wants more transparency from EU institutions on letting officials switch to the private sector, negotiating trade agreements, and allowing medicines onto the European market."Even if I don’t have powers of a judge, I do have very strong investigatory powers, I can summon officials to question them about their actions," O'Reilly said Tuesday (23 September) in a press conference reporting on her first year in office.Providing she gets re-elected in January by the European Parliament, O'Reilly said she wants to use her powers "in a more robust way" and pursue a more "strategic" way of investigating transparency and integrity issues with EU institutions.The EU ombudsman office is a 80-strong unit dealing with citizens' complaints. It also has the power to conduct own inquiries into conflicts of interest or transparency matters. The subsequent recommendations are non-binding but tend to put the institution concerned into the spotlight.O'Reilly, who in 2003 was elected Ireland's first woman ombudsman, has already launched a public consultation about the ongoing EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) which have drawn criticism for their secrecy and alleged privileged access for industry groups.She has sent a series of questions to the EU commission about these allegations and said that if the answers - due by next month - are not satisfactory, the trade commissioner may be summoned for further explanations.
More scrutiny on 'revolving doors'
Conflicts of interest is another "strategic" area O'Reilly is pursuing, after having looked at a sample of 54 EU officials who left their job to work for the private sector.She said the inquiry found "major deficiencies" in the way the European Commission justifies permissions to leave to a private sector job."We found that when someone was given permission, it was not very well reasoned, while when permission was not granted or restrictions were put in place, there was a very good reasoning for it," she said.O'Reilly said the EU commission should set up a public register where the names and new jobs of EU senior officials are published. She argues that, in this case, the public interest trumps the privacy rights of those officials. The UK already has such a register for its government officials who switch to the public sector.Other EU institutions are also subject of her scrutiny, such as the European Central Bank, whose transparency policy is "erring on side of extreme caution", or the European Medicines Agency, which, she said, first had a very progressive transparency policy but then caved in to pressure from the pharmaceuticals industry.Looking at the statistics on where citizens' complaints originated from, Spain topped the list in 2013 with 416 complaints, followed by Germany with 269 and Poland with 248.But as most of these complaints were referred to national authorities, Belgium emerges as the country with the most inquiries opened (53) as a result of such complaints, followed by Germany (40 inquiries) and Italy (39 inquiries).At the other end of the scale is Malta, with seven complaints and zero inquiries launched in 2013, followed by Denmark ( seven complaints, three inquiries).
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.(THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION) TAKES OVER IRAQ WHICH HAS SPLIT INTO 3-SUNNI-KURD-SHIA PARTS-AND THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE IS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER-THE TWO LEGS OF DANIEL WESTERN LEG AND THE ISLAMIC LEG COMBINED AS 1)
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.
ECB ready to use more 'unconventional tools' to spur economy-22.09.14 @ 18:07-EUOBSERVER-By Honor Mahony
BRUSSELS - European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi has said he is prepared to use more unconventional measures to spur growth in the eurozone."We stand ready to use additional unconventional instruments within our mandate, and alter the size and/or the composition of our unconventional interventions should it become necessary to further address risks of a too-prolonged period of low inflation," he told MEPs on Monday (18 September).He said loose monetary policy will only be stopped "when we have complied with our mandate" which is to keep inflation at close to 2 percent. Currently inflation is at 0.4 percent.The ECB has taken a series of steps since the summer to try and boost the economy and head off deflation, including interest-rate cuts and cheap loans to banks. In early September the Frankfurt-based bank cut rates further and announced it planned to buy asset backed securities (ABS).However its lending programme was deemed to have faltered when 255 eurozone banks last week only borrowed €82 billion of the €400 billion available.Draghi countered that this was "within the range of take-up values" expected by the ECB and said the overall programme should only be assessed in December when the next round of loans comes up.He suggested that the lack of bank lending to the private sector was partly due to the upcoming financial health checks of eurozone lenders.But he added that the tests - which sound out if banks will be able to weather future crises - are necessary otherwise the uncleaned "wound" will continue to fester resulting in zombie banks as happened in Japan.Fielding a question on why the ECB had not spotted the recent meltdown of Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo, Draghi said that his institution will only take over the supervision of 120 major eurozone banks on 4 November something he qualified as the "biggest step of European economic integration since the inception of the euro".He argued that the troika, the trio of lenders to Portugal, had created better standards which allowed for the bank's difficulties to be spotted.He finished his presentation on the same note that he has struck for several months - that ECB monetary needs to be complemented by structural reforms in member states."The success of our measures critically depends on a number of factors outside of the realm of monetary policy.Courageous structural reforms and improvements in the competitiveness of the corporate sector are key to improving business environment."
Cameron's logic calls for eurozone democracy-Today @ 15:23-SEPT 23,14-EUOBSERVER-By Stijn Verhelst
BRUSSELS - Those who thought that a ‘no’ vote in the Scottish referendum on independence would end discussions on the United Kingdom’s institutional architecture were sadly wrong. What’s more, the outcome may indirectly influence the EU and the eurozone’s functioning.Seeking to win over undecided voters, UK politicians promised to give Scotland more decision-making powers of its own.That promise created a backlash in England, where the West Lothian question was brought up again: Scottish MPs in Westminster have a right to vote on matters like healthcare that apply in England, but not in Scotland. Conversely, English MPs have no say on Scottish healthcare decisions.British Prime Minister David Cameron responded to the discontent by promising "English votes for English laws", meaning that only English MPs would be able to vote on matters that apply solely in England.The situation is remarkably similar in the European Parliament. When the Parliament passes rules that apply exclusively to the eurozone, such as sanction mechanisms and fiscal obligations, all members of the European Parliament have an equal say.Votes from Danish and British MEPs count just as much as those from eurozone MEPs. As in England, this leads to occasional outcries about the lack of democracy.The EU’s version of the West Lothian question can be resolved. The simplest solution would be to create a committee in the European Parliament that is composed solely of eurozone MEPs.That eurozone committee would then decide on matters that solely concern the eurozone. In many ways, this kind of eurozone level democracy would be fairer than the existing arrangements.Yet the EU would not be the EU if the situation were that straightforward.Current treaty rules require the European Parliament as a whole to vote on binding EU rules, including those that apply solely to the eurozone. In addition, many non-eurozone member states have an obligation to join the common currency at a later stage. These countries should also have a say on eurozone rules.In the present situation, eurozone democracy would therefore be limited to non-binding matters, such as economic coordination under the European Semester and scrutiny of eurozone institutions (think Eurogroup and ECB). This greatly reduces the scope of eurozone level democracy.
Pragmatism in the European Parliament
Nonetheless, the matter ought to be seriously considered. As the European elections have shown, there is considerable discontent about the EU. If the EU’s West Lothian question lingers unresolved, eurosceptics like the French Front National will benefit.It is all too easy for them to criticise the democratic nature of the eurozone when British MEPs retain full say on the common currency.A eurozone committee would, of course, challenge the way the European Parliament works. MEPs like to consider themselves as defenders of the EU’s common interests, rather than merely representatives of their own constituencies.A eurozone committee would emphasize the national roots of MEPs, and risks creating a divide between the eurozone’s ins and outs as a consequence.The European Parliament should, however, not fool itself: the EU already operates at multiple speeds. MEPs ought to reflect on how they can adapt to that reality, instead of defending a unitary European project that no longer exists.Importantly, any eurozone level democracy should be as open as possible to the non-eurozone, while at the same time being as differentiated as required.This compromise could be achieved by organising it within the European Parliament. The same might not be true for other designs, such as a eurozone assembly of national parliaments.The transnational dimension of European integration furthermore risks being ignored in such alternative designs. To prevent these dangers from occurring, MEPs will have to be pragmatic in reassessing their functioning.The writer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
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)
Ebola's murderous path from a toddler to global mayhem-AFP-By Nina Larson-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
Geneva (AFP) - When a toddler in a remote Guinean village suddenly died from a mysterious fever last December, no one could have imagined it signalled the start of the worst-ever Ebola epidemic.The outbreak that has swept through west Africa like wildfire, killing nearly 3,000 people so far and threatening to infect tens of thousands in the coming weeks, smouldered undetected for months before erupting onto the world stage.The virus first took hold in a triangle-shaped forested area where the porous borders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone meet."Ground zero" for the outbreak was an impoverished area where people are constantly crossing into neighbouring countries -- "a dream situation for a highly contagious virus," the World Health Organization said Tuesday.The UN agency has tracked the first case back to a two-year-old boy who contracted an unknown illness in December in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou.The boy, who suffered from fever, black stools and vomiting, died two days later.The virus is believed to have been passed on by fruit bats, which are thought to be the natural reservoir of Ebola. Hunters are thought to have caught bat-infected monkeys, antelope, or squirrels for meat.After it became clear that Guinea was dealing with an outbreak of Ebola, the WHO's top expert on the virus, Pierre Formenty, traced back the first 14 cases, all of whom were already dead."In an ominous hint of what would come, one of these first cases died in Sierra Leone," the UN agency said, referring to how easily the virus has managed to spread between countries. Even as the bodies piled up, health officials were unable to identify the killer as Ebola, a virus never before seen in west Africa.
- 'No alarm bells rang' -
"Alarm bells might have gone off had any doctor or health official in the country ever seen a case of Ebola. No one had. No alarm bells rang," the WHO said.Adding to the confusion, the affected area is notorious for outbreaks of cholera and other illnesses, and many Ebola symptoms are similar to endemic local diseases. The virus continued its silent but lethal spread until staff from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity sent a report on the strange deaths to a top expert in Geneva, who suspected a haemorrhagic fever, perhaps Ebola.After spreading undetected for three months, the outbreak was finally officially declared on March 23.Only four days later, the virus had made its way to Guinea's capital Conakry, as "new cases hit like sparks from a fire landing on dry grass," the WHO said."The brushfire had begun," the UN health agency said, describing the "heart-breaking" pattern that followed.On three occasions, Guinea appeared set to quell the outbreak and began the count-down for the 21-day incubation period to pass without any new cases.But each time, "vigilance eased and the sense of emergency lapsed," the agency said, explaining how Guinea -- which has now recorded more than 1,000 cases and 632 deaths -- and the international community let down their guard.This allowed the virus, one of the deadliest known to man, to spread freely to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone.Liberia was quickly engulfed by the outbreak and is today by far the hardest-hit country, with almost 1,600 deaths.Things got off to a better start in Sierra Leone, which confirmed its first Ebola case on May 24 and put the patient in isolation in Kenema the next day.She recovered without infecting anyone else at the hospital."All the right precautions were taken," WHO said.But the person who infected her -- a widely-respected traditional healer in Sierra Leone who had treated Ebola patients from Guinea -- was not tracked down, and is believed to be linked to as many as 365 Ebola deaths.By mid-June, an explosive outbreak was underway in Sierra Leone's third city of Kenema, and soon also in the capital Freetown. The country has now recorded almost 600 people killed by Ebola.Five researchers who helped to trace the cases to the healer were felled by the virus before their study was published.Many other health professionals have also died in the country, including one of the world's leading experts on haemorrhagic fevers, Sheik Humarr Kahn.
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
28 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-09-23 18:32:26 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)28 earthquakes in map area
2.6 98km NNE of Cape Yakataga, Alaska 2014-09-23 17:13:06 UTC-04:00 16.7 km
3.0 158km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada 2014-09-23 17:12:50 UTC-04:00 0.3 km
4.6 South of the Fiji Islands 2014-09-23 16:28:26 UTC-04:00 560.6 km
3.5 96km WNW of Gustavus, Alaska 2014-09-23 15:39:33 UTC-04:00 7.3 km
5.6 Reykjanes Ridge 2014-09-23 15:18:26 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
2.8 52km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:42:01 UTC-04:00 4.8 km
2.7 121km ENE of Kobuk, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:28:04 UTC-04:00 5.6 km
3.0 71km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-23 14:11:07 UTC-04:00 32.0 km
2.6 29km NW of Valdez, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:04:38 UTC-04:00 12.2 km
4.7 Reykjanes Ridge 2014-09-23 13:24:12 UTC-04:00 10.5 km
5.4 128km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 2014-09-23 11:24:01 UTC-04:00 62.7 km
2.5 6km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 11:07:43 UTC-04:00 4.2 km
4.1 46km SE of Ofunato, Japan 2014-09-23 10:54:16 UTC-04:00 53.1 km
2.5 7km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 10:27:23 UTC-04:00 4.7 km
4.6 110km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland 2014-09-23 09:44:25 UTC-04:00 5.4 km
3.0 24km S of Lindsay, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 09:37:10 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.7 51km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-09-23 07:45:25 UTC-04:00 75.0 km
4.7 160km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia 2014-09-23 07:42:06 UTC-04:00 35.0 km
4.8 261km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan 2014-09-23 07:04:29 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
5.3 90km SW of Tinabogan, Indonesia 2014-09-23 06:22:19 UTC-04:00 55.4 km
3.1 10km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-09-23 04:40:06 UTC-04:00 115.0 km
3.4 5km SW of Boley, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 03:58:03 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.7 31km NNE of Fajardo, Puerto Rico 2014-09-23 03:13:13 UTC-04:00 23.0 km
5.1 111km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-23 00:34:00 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.1 21km W of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-09-22 23:45:49 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.2 173km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-22 21:30:26 UTC-04:00 71.0 km
2.7 11km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2014-09-22 20:24:20 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
4.7 132km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2014-09-22 19:27:06 UTC-04:00 57.3 km
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.(BOMB OR NUKE THE VATICAN)
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,(VATICAN) which reigneth over the kings of the earth.
09/23/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Fellay and Müller discuss a “gradual” move towards full reconciliation-Mgr. Fellay-The meeting between the Superior of the Fraternity of St. Pius X and the heads of the Ecclesia Dei Commission lasted two hours. The Secretary of the former Holy office, Luis Ladaria, was also present-ANDREA TORNIELLI
vatican city-Their meeting lasted two hours, from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. CET. The Superior of the Fraternity of St. Pius X, Bishop Bernard Fellay and Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and President of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (the body that handles relations between the Holy See’s and the Lefebvrians), discussed “problems of a doctrinal and canonical nature” which need to be resolved in order for the Fraternity to enter into full communion with the Roman Catholic Church. This was the first time Fellay held a face to face meeting with Müller since the latter was appointed head of the doctrinal Congregation. The Holy See announced the meeting, which took place at the premises of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.The Holy See’s press release informs that the talks were “cordial”. Müller was joined by archbishops Luis Ladaria and Augustine Di Noia, respectively secretary and adjunct secretary of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faithand Guido Pozzo, secretary of the Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei”. Bishop Fellay was accompanied by two assistants from the Society of St. Pius X, Rev. Niklaus Pfluger and Rev. Alain-Marc Nély.“During the meeting,” the statement says, “various problems of a doctrinal and canonical nature were examined, and it was decided to proceed gradually and over a reasonable period of time in order to overcome difficulties and with a view to the envisioned full reconciliation.” This phrase is important as it indicates that communication channels between the Holy See and the Lefebvrians remain open. Some in the Vatican and in the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith called for a drastic decision to bring about a formal split between the two again. But Francis does not intend to close the door on dialogue with the Fraternity.Readers will recall that on 13 June 2012, the former Prefect of the Holy Office, Cardinal William Levada, had delivered a doctrinal preamble to Fellay to sign. However, four days later, the Lefebvrian superior wrote a letter to Benedict XVI informing him that he could not agree to the terms laid out in the document. Benedict XVI replied on 30 June 2012 communicating his disappointment and repeating his request to the Lefebvrians to recognize that “the magisterium is the authentic interpreter of the Tradition,” that the Second Vatican Council agrees with Tradition and that the Novus Ordo Missae, the post-conciliar liturgical reform promulgated by Paul VI, was not only valid but also legitimate.
09/23/2014 -VATICAN INSIDER-Francis appoints more women to International Theological Commission-The International Theological Commission gains five new female members-16% of the Commission’s members are now women. This is “a sign of growing female involvement in theological research”-Domenico Agasso jr
Rome-As Cardinal Gerhard Müller revealed in a recent interview with Vatican newspaper L’Osservatore Romano’s monthly women’s insert, Pope Francis has boosted female presence in the International Theological Commission. The Pope showed how much he values the work of female theologians by nominating five more women to the body set up by Pope Paul VI on 11 April 1969 and headed for a long time by Joseph Ratzinger.A Vatican statement speaks of “a notable increase in the contribution of female theologians.” “Women now constitute 16% of the Commission’s members, a sign of growing female involvement in theological research.”The International Theological Commission has been tasked with helping the Holy See and especially the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, in examining the most important doctrinal issues of the moment. The Commission is composed of no more than 30 theologians from various nations and different schools of theology, appointed by the Pope “ad quinquennium”. The appointments are made by recommendation of the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, following a consultation with Bishops’ Conferences. Since it came into existence, the Commission has published 27 documents with the president’s approval.The Commission began its new five-year term on 26 July. On that occasion, the Pope nominated 30 new members. These next five years will also mark the Commission’s jubilee year: on 11 April 2019, the Commission will celebrate its 50th anniversary.On this occasion too, based on the feedback received, the Congregation’s current prefect, Müller, presented his preferred candidates: “Taking these proposals into consideration, the Pope appointed the theologians who are to form the Commission, at the same time renewing the appointment of Fr. Serge-Thomas Bonino, O.P. (France) as secretary general.”In the previous two five-year terms, there had been two women in the Commission: Sister Sara Butler (US) and Professor Barbara Hallensleben (Switzerland, of German nationality). Five new female theologians have now joined the Commission: two women religious and three lay women. Their names, in alphabetical order, are: Sister Prudence Allen, R.S.M., (U.S.A.), Sister Alenka Arko, Com. Loyola (Slovenia-Russia), Moira Mary McQuenn (G.B. – Canada), Tracey Rowland (Australia), Marianne Schlosser (Germany – Austria).Looking through the list of names, which features Italian composer Pierangelo Sequeri and Piero Coda, Rector of the Focolare Movement’s Sophia University Institute (located in Loppiano, near the Italian city of Florence)the Commission seems to be more varied than it was in the previous five year period; varied in terms of the ecclesial background of its members, their position within the Church and the religious charismas they represent.“With regard to the provenance of the Members, there is an increased number of extra European appointees in the new composition of the Commission. As well as the 14 representatives of Europe (compared to 14 in the previous term) there are 5 from South America (previously 3), 4 from Asia (previously 4), 3 from Africa (previously 2), 3 from North America (previously 2) and 1 from Australia (previously 1),” the Holy See’s statement adds.The new nine members are due to hold their first meeting “in plenary session at the premises of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith … in the first week of Advent – from 1 to 5 December.” During this meeting, the Commission will decide on three areas it intends to focus on in the coming years.
KNOWLEGE AND WORLD TRAVEL (IMMIGRATION) INCREASED
DANIEL 12:4
4 But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro,(WORLD TRAVEL,IMMIGRATION FROM FLEEING WARS) and knowledge shall be increased.(COMPUTERS MICROCHIPS ETC)
09/23/2014-VATICAN INSIDER-Francis: Church too must overcome suspicion towards migrants
Migrants headed for Lampedusa-Today Francis presented his Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees. No nation can deal with the question singlehandedly. Human trafficking is a crime-Iacopo Scaramuzzi
vatican city-The “suspicions, hostilities and prejudices” that are also present “in ecclesial communities” need to be overcome, Francis says in his Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees which the Church celebrates on 18 January 2015. In the text, which was presented in the Vatican today, Francis once again denounced “the shameful and criminal trafficking of human beings" and called for “a systematic and active cooperation between States and international organizations” as “no country can singlehandedly face the difficulties associated with this phenomenon.”The Pope – whose grandparents migrated from Italy to Argentina – said: “I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me.” “The mission of the Church, herself a pilgrim in the world and the Mother of all, is thus to love Jesus Christ, to adore and love him, particularly in the poorest and most abandoned; among these are certainly migrants and refugees, who are trying to escape difficult living conditions and dangers of every kind.”“The Church without frontiers, Mother to all, spreads throughout the world a culture of acceptance and solidarity, in which no one is seen as useless, out of place or disposable,” Francis writes in his text for the event titled: “The Church without frontiers, Mother to all”.“In an age of such vast movements of migration, large numbers of people are leaving their homelands, with a suitcase full of fears and desires, to undertake a hopeful and dangerous trip in search of more humane living conditions. Often, however, such migration gives rise to suspicion and hostility, even in ecclesial communities, prior to any knowledge of the migrants’ lives or their stories of persecution and destitution. In such cases, suspicion and prejudice conflict with the biblical commandment of welcoming with respect and solidarity the stranger in need. On the other hand, we sense in our conscience the call to touch human misery, and to put into practice the commandment of love that Jesus left us when he identified himself with the stranger, with the one who suffers, with all the innocent victims of violence and exploitation. Because of the weakness of our nature, however, “we are tempted to be that kind of Christian who keeps the Lord’s wounds at arm’s length,” Francis writes referring back to his Apostolic Exhortation “Evangelii Gaudium”. “The courage born of faith, hope and love enables us to reduce the distances that separate us from human misery. Jesus Christ is always waiting to be recognized in migrants and refugees, in displaced persons and in exiles, and through them he calls us to share our resources, and occasionally to give up something of our acquired riches.” “Achieving mere tolerance that respects diversity and ways of sharing between different backgrounds and cultures is not sufficient.” Quoting last year’s Message for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees Francis urging people to “mov[e] away from attitudes of defensiveness and fear, indifference and marginalization … towards attitudes based on a culture of encounter, the only culture capable of building a better, more just and fraternal world.”There needs to be “a systematic and active cooperation between States and international organizations” in order to regulate and manage them effectively. Quoting his 2014 Message again, Francis stressed that “no country can singlehandedly face the difficulties associated with this phenomenon.” “A more decisive and constructive action is required, one which relies on a universal network of cooperation, based on safeguarding the dignity and centrality of every human person,” he writes. “This will lead to greater effectiveness in the fight against the shameful and criminal trafficking of human beings, the violation of fundamental rights, and all forms of violence, oppression and enslavement.” The Pope then underlines the words he used during his visit to the southern Italian island of Lampedusa in the summer of 2013: “It is necessary to respond to “the globalization of migration with the globalization of charity and cooperation”, in such a way as to make the conditions of migrants more humane.”The President of the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerant People, Cardinal Antonio Maria Vegliò, and the dicastery’s secretary, Joseph Kalathiparambil, presented the Pope’s Message in the Holy See Press Office. “People must stop equating migrants to criminals, although there are some cases in which migrants give themselves a really bad name,” Vegliò said. “Since the Pope doesn’t say this, I will,” Vegliò said, underlining that some events we have read about over the past few days which have really stirred the waters.” “In such cases the solution is simple: when migrants who are not refugees commit crimes they should be sent back home. A criminal is a criminal.” When I hear people say that the Pope’s apartment could be given up to the poor, or things to this effect, I see this as very demagogical. Frontex, which is replacing Italian operation Mare Nostrum, will “definitely be providing less assistance,” Vegliò remarked.
Ombudsman vows 'robust' action against EU secrecy-Today @ 17:46-SEPT 23,14-EUOBSERVER-By Valentina Pop
BRUSSELS - EU ombudsman Emily O'Reilly wants more transparency from EU institutions on letting officials switch to the private sector, negotiating trade agreements, and allowing medicines onto the European market."Even if I don’t have powers of a judge, I do have very strong investigatory powers, I can summon officials to question them about their actions," O'Reilly said Tuesday (23 September) in a press conference reporting on her first year in office.Providing she gets re-elected in January by the European Parliament, O'Reilly said she wants to use her powers "in a more robust way" and pursue a more "strategic" way of investigating transparency and integrity issues with EU institutions.The EU ombudsman office is a 80-strong unit dealing with citizens' complaints. It also has the power to conduct own inquiries into conflicts of interest or transparency matters. The subsequent recommendations are non-binding but tend to put the institution concerned into the spotlight.O'Reilly, who in 2003 was elected Ireland's first woman ombudsman, has already launched a public consultation about the ongoing EU-US trade negotiations (TTIP) which have drawn criticism for their secrecy and alleged privileged access for industry groups.She has sent a series of questions to the EU commission about these allegations and said that if the answers - due by next month - are not satisfactory, the trade commissioner may be summoned for further explanations.
More scrutiny on 'revolving doors'
Conflicts of interest is another "strategic" area O'Reilly is pursuing, after having looked at a sample of 54 EU officials who left their job to work for the private sector.She said the inquiry found "major deficiencies" in the way the European Commission justifies permissions to leave to a private sector job."We found that when someone was given permission, it was not very well reasoned, while when permission was not granted or restrictions were put in place, there was a very good reasoning for it," she said.O'Reilly said the EU commission should set up a public register where the names and new jobs of EU senior officials are published. She argues that, in this case, the public interest trumps the privacy rights of those officials. The UK already has such a register for its government officials who switch to the public sector.Other EU institutions are also subject of her scrutiny, such as the European Central Bank, whose transparency policy is "erring on side of extreme caution", or the European Medicines Agency, which, she said, first had a very progressive transparency policy but then caved in to pressure from the pharmaceuticals industry.Looking at the statistics on where citizens' complaints originated from, Spain topped the list in 2013 with 416 complaints, followed by Germany with 269 and Poland with 248.But as most of these complaints were referred to national authorities, Belgium emerges as the country with the most inquiries opened (53) as a result of such complaints, followed by Germany (40 inquiries) and Italy (39 inquiries).At the other end of the scale is Malta, with seven complaints and zero inquiries launched in 2013, followed by Denmark ( seven complaints, three inquiries).
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.(THE EU (EUROPEAN UNION) TAKES OVER IRAQ WHICH HAS SPLIT INTO 3-SUNNI-KURD-SHIA PARTS-AND THE REVIVED ROMAN EMPIRE IS BROUGHT BACK TOGETHER-THE TWO LEGS OF DANIEL WESTERN LEG AND THE ISLAMIC LEG COMBINED AS 1)
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.
ECB ready to use more 'unconventional tools' to spur economy-22.09.14 @ 18:07-EUOBSERVER-By Honor Mahony
BRUSSELS - European Central Bank (ECB) chief Mario Draghi has said he is prepared to use more unconventional measures to spur growth in the eurozone."We stand ready to use additional unconventional instruments within our mandate, and alter the size and/or the composition of our unconventional interventions should it become necessary to further address risks of a too-prolonged period of low inflation," he told MEPs on Monday (18 September).He said loose monetary policy will only be stopped "when we have complied with our mandate" which is to keep inflation at close to 2 percent. Currently inflation is at 0.4 percent.The ECB has taken a series of steps since the summer to try and boost the economy and head off deflation, including interest-rate cuts and cheap loans to banks. In early September the Frankfurt-based bank cut rates further and announced it planned to buy asset backed securities (ABS).However its lending programme was deemed to have faltered when 255 eurozone banks last week only borrowed €82 billion of the €400 billion available.Draghi countered that this was "within the range of take-up values" expected by the ECB and said the overall programme should only be assessed in December when the next round of loans comes up.He suggested that the lack of bank lending to the private sector was partly due to the upcoming financial health checks of eurozone lenders.But he added that the tests - which sound out if banks will be able to weather future crises - are necessary otherwise the uncleaned "wound" will continue to fester resulting in zombie banks as happened in Japan.Fielding a question on why the ECB had not spotted the recent meltdown of Portuguese bank Banco Espirito Santo, Draghi said that his institution will only take over the supervision of 120 major eurozone banks on 4 November something he qualified as the "biggest step of European economic integration since the inception of the euro".He argued that the troika, the trio of lenders to Portugal, had created better standards which allowed for the bank's difficulties to be spotted.He finished his presentation on the same note that he has struck for several months - that ECB monetary needs to be complemented by structural reforms in member states."The success of our measures critically depends on a number of factors outside of the realm of monetary policy.Courageous structural reforms and improvements in the competitiveness of the corporate sector are key to improving business environment."
Cameron's logic calls for eurozone democracy-Today @ 15:23-SEPT 23,14-EUOBSERVER-By Stijn Verhelst
BRUSSELS - Those who thought that a ‘no’ vote in the Scottish referendum on independence would end discussions on the United Kingdom’s institutional architecture were sadly wrong. What’s more, the outcome may indirectly influence the EU and the eurozone’s functioning.Seeking to win over undecided voters, UK politicians promised to give Scotland more decision-making powers of its own.That promise created a backlash in England, where the West Lothian question was brought up again: Scottish MPs in Westminster have a right to vote on matters like healthcare that apply in England, but not in Scotland. Conversely, English MPs have no say on Scottish healthcare decisions.British Prime Minister David Cameron responded to the discontent by promising "English votes for English laws", meaning that only English MPs would be able to vote on matters that apply solely in England.The situation is remarkably similar in the European Parliament. When the Parliament passes rules that apply exclusively to the eurozone, such as sanction mechanisms and fiscal obligations, all members of the European Parliament have an equal say.Votes from Danish and British MEPs count just as much as those from eurozone MEPs. As in England, this leads to occasional outcries about the lack of democracy.The EU’s version of the West Lothian question can be resolved. The simplest solution would be to create a committee in the European Parliament that is composed solely of eurozone MEPs.That eurozone committee would then decide on matters that solely concern the eurozone. In many ways, this kind of eurozone level democracy would be fairer than the existing arrangements.Yet the EU would not be the EU if the situation were that straightforward.Current treaty rules require the European Parliament as a whole to vote on binding EU rules, including those that apply solely to the eurozone. In addition, many non-eurozone member states have an obligation to join the common currency at a later stage. These countries should also have a say on eurozone rules.In the present situation, eurozone democracy would therefore be limited to non-binding matters, such as economic coordination under the European Semester and scrutiny of eurozone institutions (think Eurogroup and ECB). This greatly reduces the scope of eurozone level democracy.
Pragmatism in the European Parliament
Nonetheless, the matter ought to be seriously considered. As the European elections have shown, there is considerable discontent about the EU. If the EU’s West Lothian question lingers unresolved, eurosceptics like the French Front National will benefit.It is all too easy for them to criticise the democratic nature of the eurozone when British MEPs retain full say on the common currency.A eurozone committee would, of course, challenge the way the European Parliament works. MEPs like to consider themselves as defenders of the EU’s common interests, rather than merely representatives of their own constituencies.A eurozone committee would emphasize the national roots of MEPs, and risks creating a divide between the eurozone’s ins and outs as a consequence.The European Parliament should, however, not fool itself: the EU already operates at multiple speeds. MEPs ought to reflect on how they can adapt to that reality, instead of defending a unitary European project that no longer exists.Importantly, any eurozone level democracy should be as open as possible to the non-eurozone, while at the same time being as differentiated as required.This compromise could be achieved by organising it within the European Parliament. The same might not be true for other designs, such as a eurozone assembly of national parliaments.The transnational dimension of European integration furthermore risks being ignored in such alternative designs. To prevent these dangers from occurring, MEPs will have to be pragmatic in reassessing their functioning.The writer is a Senior Research Fellow at the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.
DISEASES
REVELATION 6:7-8
7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.
8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse:(CHLORES GREEN) and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword,(WEAPONS) and with hunger,(FAMINE) and with death,(INCURABLE DISEASES) and with the beasts of the earth.(ANIMAL TO HUMAN DISEASE).
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)
Ebola's murderous path from a toddler to global mayhem-AFP-By Nina Larson-SEPT 23,14-YAHOONEWS
Geneva (AFP) - When a toddler in a remote Guinean village suddenly died from a mysterious fever last December, no one could have imagined it signalled the start of the worst-ever Ebola epidemic.The outbreak that has swept through west Africa like wildfire, killing nearly 3,000 people so far and threatening to infect tens of thousands in the coming weeks, smouldered undetected for months before erupting onto the world stage.The virus first took hold in a triangle-shaped forested area where the porous borders of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone meet."Ground zero" for the outbreak was an impoverished area where people are constantly crossing into neighbouring countries -- "a dream situation for a highly contagious virus," the World Health Organization said Tuesday.The UN agency has tracked the first case back to a two-year-old boy who contracted an unknown illness in December in the remote Guinean village of Meliandou.The boy, who suffered from fever, black stools and vomiting, died two days later.The virus is believed to have been passed on by fruit bats, which are thought to be the natural reservoir of Ebola. Hunters are thought to have caught bat-infected monkeys, antelope, or squirrels for meat.After it became clear that Guinea was dealing with an outbreak of Ebola, the WHO's top expert on the virus, Pierre Formenty, traced back the first 14 cases, all of whom were already dead."In an ominous hint of what would come, one of these first cases died in Sierra Leone," the UN agency said, referring to how easily the virus has managed to spread between countries. Even as the bodies piled up, health officials were unable to identify the killer as Ebola, a virus never before seen in west Africa.
- 'No alarm bells rang' -
"Alarm bells might have gone off had any doctor or health official in the country ever seen a case of Ebola. No one had. No alarm bells rang," the WHO said.Adding to the confusion, the affected area is notorious for outbreaks of cholera and other illnesses, and many Ebola symptoms are similar to endemic local diseases. The virus continued its silent but lethal spread until staff from the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) charity sent a report on the strange deaths to a top expert in Geneva, who suspected a haemorrhagic fever, perhaps Ebola.After spreading undetected for three months, the outbreak was finally officially declared on March 23.Only four days later, the virus had made its way to Guinea's capital Conakry, as "new cases hit like sparks from a fire landing on dry grass," the WHO said."The brushfire had begun," the UN health agency said, describing the "heart-breaking" pattern that followed.On three occasions, Guinea appeared set to quell the outbreak and began the count-down for the 21-day incubation period to pass without any new cases.But each time, "vigilance eased and the sense of emergency lapsed," the agency said, explaining how Guinea -- which has now recorded more than 1,000 cases and 632 deaths -- and the international community let down their guard.This allowed the virus, one of the deadliest known to man, to spread freely to neighbouring Liberia and Sierra Leone.Liberia was quickly engulfed by the outbreak and is today by far the hardest-hit country, with almost 1,600 deaths.Things got off to a better start in Sierra Leone, which confirmed its first Ebola case on May 24 and put the patient in isolation in Kenema the next day.She recovered without infecting anyone else at the hospital."All the right precautions were taken," WHO said.But the person who infected her -- a widely-respected traditional healer in Sierra Leone who had treated Ebola patients from Guinea -- was not tracked down, and is believed to be linked to as many as 365 Ebola deaths.By mid-June, an explosive outbreak was underway in Sierra Leone's third city of Kenema, and soon also in the capital Freetown. The country has now recorded almost 600 people killed by Ebola.Five researchers who helped to trace the cases to the healer were felled by the virus before their study was published.Many other health professionals have also died in the country, including one of the world's leading experts on haemorrhagic fevers, Sheik Humarr Kahn.
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
28 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-09-23 18:32:26 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)28 earthquakes in map area
2.6 98km NNE of Cape Yakataga, Alaska 2014-09-23 17:13:06 UTC-04:00 16.7 km
3.0 158km WNW of Haines Junction, Canada 2014-09-23 17:12:50 UTC-04:00 0.3 km
4.6 South of the Fiji Islands 2014-09-23 16:28:26 UTC-04:00 560.6 km
3.5 96km WNW of Gustavus, Alaska 2014-09-23 15:39:33 UTC-04:00 7.3 km
5.6 Reykjanes Ridge 2014-09-23 15:18:26 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
2.8 52km WSW of Nikolski, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:42:01 UTC-04:00 4.8 km
2.7 121km ENE of Kobuk, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:28:04 UTC-04:00 5.6 km
3.0 71km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-23 14:11:07 UTC-04:00 32.0 km
2.6 29km NW of Valdez, Alaska 2014-09-23 14:04:38 UTC-04:00 12.2 km
4.7 Reykjanes Ridge 2014-09-23 13:24:12 UTC-04:00 10.5 km
5.4 128km SSW of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea 2014-09-23 11:24:01 UTC-04:00 62.7 km
2.5 6km S of Guthrie, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 11:07:43 UTC-04:00 4.2 km
4.1 46km SE of Ofunato, Japan 2014-09-23 10:54:16 UTC-04:00 53.1 km
2.5 7km NNE of Helena, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 10:27:23 UTC-04:00 4.7 km
4.6 110km SSE of Akureyri, Iceland 2014-09-23 09:44:25 UTC-04:00 5.4 km
3.0 24km S of Lindsay, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 09:37:10 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.7 51km N of Tierras Nuevas Poniente, Puerto Rico 2014-09-23 07:45:25 UTC-04:00 75.0 km
4.7 160km WSW of Abepura, Indonesia 2014-09-23 07:42:06 UTC-04:00 35.0 km
4.8 261km SE of Hachijo-jima, Japan 2014-09-23 07:04:29 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
5.3 90km SW of Tinabogan, Indonesia 2014-09-23 06:22:19 UTC-04:00 55.4 km
3.1 10km SSW of Little Sitkin Island, Alaska 2014-09-23 04:40:06 UTC-04:00 115.0 km
3.4 5km SW of Boley, Oklahoma 2014-09-23 03:58:03 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
2.7 31km NNE of Fajardo, Puerto Rico 2014-09-23 03:13:13 UTC-04:00 23.0 km
5.1 111km WNW of Hofn, Iceland 2014-09-23 00:34:00 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.1 21km W of Medford, Oklahoma 2014-09-22 23:45:49 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
3.2 173km NNE of Road Town, British Virgin Islands 2014-09-22 21:30:26 UTC-04:00 71.0 km
2.7 11km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2014-09-22 20:24:20 UTC-04:00 5.0 km
4.7 132km S of Lorengau, Papua New Guinea 2014-09-22 19:27:06 UTC-04:00 57.3 km
