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
DEAD ANIMALS
HOSEA 4:1-3
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,(EARTH) because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Millions of jellyfish-like creatures wash up on western U.S. beaches-Reuters-By Courtney Sherwood -july 31,14-YAHOONEWS
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Millions of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches along the U.S. West Coast over the past month, giving the shoreline a purple gleam and, at times, an unpleasant odor, ocean experts said on Thursday.Though not poisonous to most people, beachgoers should avoid the animals because their venom can cause stinging in the eyes and mouth, said Steve Rumrill, an expert at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.Known as Velella velella to scientists, and more informally as "by-the-wind sailors," the creatures regularly cluster offshore each spring. But it is unusual for so many to wash ashore at once, especially this late in the summer, he said.In addition to the millions that have been spotted on beaches from Southern California to Washington, millions more are floating near the ocean surface offshore, Rumrill added.Ocean experts do not know why more by-the-wind sailors are washing up this year, or why they are arriving later than usual, said Erin Paxton, spokeswoman for the Oregon Coast Aquarium.Climate change may be a factor, but it is impossible to be certain, Rumrill said. "This is a wind-driven event, and winds are unusual this year," he said.Though most people think the animals are jellyfish, they are in fact colonies of much smaller creatures known as hydrozoans, Rumrill said.Hundreds of tiny organisms cluster together to create a gleaming purple body and a translucent sail-like protrusion that looks like a single animal.(Editing by Daniel Wallis and Eric Walsh)
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-infected doctor's extraordinary sacrifice-One of two sick U.S. aid workers being brought to Atlanta, officials say-Jason Sickles, Yahoo-july 31,14-YAHOONEWS
Even from his own sickbed in Africa, American physician Kent Brantly continues putting the well-being of others before his own.Brantly, a medical missionary in West Africa, and fellow American Nancy Writebol both contracted Ebola last weekend. They spent the past several days under quarantine and are struggling to survive.On Wednesday, an experimental serum arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, but there was only enough dosage for one patient.“Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian humanitarian organization Brantly is working for.Late Thursday, officials at Emory University Hospital near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed that one of the two aid workers will soon be brought to a special high-security ward there. The name of the patient was not revealed.Brantly's gesture of letting Writebol have the serum fits the description of selflessness and sacrifice the 33-year-old’s family back in the U.S. has given.“Kent prepared himself to be a lifetime medical missionary,” his mother, Jan Brantly, told The Associated Press on Monday. “His heart is in Africa.”After the merciful move for Writebol, a local family made its own offering to Brantly.“Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly’s care,” Graham said in a written statement. “The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life.”The organization said Brantly, a married father of two young children, took a “slight turn for the worse overnight.” Samaritan’s Purse says Brantly and Writebol, 60, remain in grave but stable condition.“ Their heroic and sacrificial service — along with the entire team there — is a shining example of Christ’s love in this crisis situation,” Graham said.There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola. Details about the serum weren't immediately available on Thursday.Writebol, a longtime missionary from Charlotte, N.C., had been working as a hygienist who decontaminated patients entering and leaving the Ebola isolation ward of the local hospital. Officials are still investigating how the two Americans contracted the disease, which has a 60 to 90 percent mortality rate.The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the worst ever recorded and has now claimed more than 700 lives in West Africa. On Thursday, U.S. health officials warned Americans to not travel to the hardest-hit areas.Humanitarian groups such as the U.S. Peace Corps and others are evacuating all volunteers. In a statement, Samaritan’s Purse said all its nonessential personnel should be evacuated to their home countries by this weekend.“None of the evacuating staff are ill and the World Health Organization and CDC continue to reiterate that people are not contagious unless they begin showing symptoms,” the organization said in a statement. “Following their evacuation, Samaritan’s Purse will work with staff to monitor their health.”Follow Jason Sickles on Twitter (@jasonsickles).
07/31/2014 - VATICAN INSIDER-Pope is inspiration for first privately funded refugee rescue operation-Phoenix I-Regina Catracombe a businesswoman living in Malta is using her personal wealth to help desperate immigrants trying to cross Mediterranean waters. “I hope others will do the same,” she said-Mauro Pianta
Turin-She has that Mediterranean allure and exudes class with her hint of an English accent but Regina Catracombe has very different reasons for being the envy of her peers. She is attractive and has a successful career. She owns an insurance business in Malta where she moved seven years ago, having moved from Reggio Calabria in southern Italy. She is pretty well heeled in other words. She is also happily married to her American husband Christopher (also an insurance man) and mother to Maria Luisa, her adolescent daughter. But for about a month or so now, Regina has had something no one else possesses. Or at least she intends to use it in a way very few people probably would. Regina has just bought a 43-metre ship and two remote-piloted drones in the City of Norfolk, Virginia.The ship, which comes complete with flight deck, has been renamed Phoenix 1 and is ready to set sail on a very special mission: to rescue immigrants in the Mediterranean Sea, assisting authorities in search and rescue operations. This is the first “private” ship offered as a means to rescue distressed immigrants who cross the Mediterranean in flimsy boats in search of a better life.The ship deployed by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS – the acronym for the rescue operation) will be stationed in international waters and will use Schiebel S-100 camcopters – that can travel at 240 km/h and stay airborne for up to six hours - to get a sighting of migrants in distress. If they need blankets, food or water we will be able to respond to these needs quickly, always maintaining contact with the authorities,” the businesswoman said.Mrs. Catracombe pointed out that MOAS does not intend to “compete” with Italy’s Operation Mare Nostrum. “MOAS is an NGO. There will be volunteers, doctors, paramedics and expert staff on board, led by the former Maltese defence chief Martin Xuereb. We are making a small contribution but we hope others will follow suit. We do not intend to compete with Italy and Malta. We will assist people in difficulty until they reach the competent authorities, except in emergency situations.”Regina explained where the idea came from. There were two key moments that inspired her decision. “A year ago, my husband and I were on a cruise. One morning I saw something floating off the Tunisian coast: the captain told me it was the winter coat of some migrant who had tried to reach the Italian coast. It was an eye-opening moment. “The second moment was linked to Pope Francis. “I remember an appeal the Pope made after the umpteenth drowning incident off the coast of Lampedusa. He said we must all do our own bit to help others, with the means, resources and abilities we have in our possession. We tried to do something: the words of the Holy Father inspired us and were at the heart of our initiative. We could not stand by idly and watch this carnage take place.”Speaking of which, what is a film-maker doing on board the Phoenix 1? “We want to document the operations to help with the project’s success and in order to collect not just funds but also safety jackets, blankets and water.” Mrs. Catracombe did not wish to comment on the overall cost of the operation: “It was no walk in the park what with the research, the purchase of the ship, the modifications that needed to be made to it and the operational costs involved. It cost us time and money. Our hope is that other businesspeople will contribute. We didn’t waste time; we took the first step because there are human lives at risk.”The mission will begin in mid-August. Is the Mediterranean ready for its Queen?
07/31/2014 -Pope to attend ecumenical meetings and meet poor children on visit to Albania
Pope Francis-The schedule for Francis’ trip to the Albanian capital Tirana on 21 September has been released. Archbishop Mirdita said the Albanian martyr Church is an example of coexistence-Domenico Agasso jr
Turin-On his forthcoming trip to the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Sunday 21 September, Pope Francis will meet with State and religious leaders, the local clergy and some children who are being cared for in various charity organisations. The Holy See Press Office has published the full schedule of the Pope’s one-day visit, during which he will give six speeches.Francis will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at 7:30 am (CET) and will arrive at Tirana’s “Mother Teresa” international airport at 9 am. Here. The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama will be there to welcome him. At 9:30 am there will be a welcome ceremony in the square in front of the Presidential Palace, after which the Pope will pay a courtesy visit to the President, Bujar Nishani in the “Green Study”. At 10 am Francis will have a meeting with the country’s political leaders and will deliver his first speech.At 11 am, the Pope will celebrate mass in in Mother Teresa Square and the Angelus prayer will follow after another brief speech. At 1:30 pm Francis will meet and lunch with Albanian bishops in the Apostolic Nunciature.At 4 pm the Pope will meet with leaders of other religions and Christian denominations at the Catholic University “Our Lady of Good Counsel”. At 5 pm he will celebrate Vespers with priests, religious sisters and brothers, seminarians, and members of various lay movements at St. Paul’s Cathedral. At 6:30 pm he is due to meet with children from the “Centro Betania,” along with representatives from other charitable institutions of Albania. The Pope will give a speech on each of these three occasions.The visit will conclude with a farewell ceremony at Mother Teresa airport at 7:45 pm. He will depart for Rome at 8 pm and is scheduled to arrive at Rome’s Ciampino airport at 9:30 pm.The Albanian Church is grateful for the Pope’s visit, the Archbishop of Tirana, Mgr. Rrok Mirdita, told Vatican Radio. “It is thanks to our Church’s communion with the successor of Peter and our loyalty towards him that our people have experienced the feeling of belonging to the universal Church, even when the successor of Peter and the universal Church were considered to be enemies of the nation. I am thinking of the persecution during the regime of Communist dictator Enver Hoxha brought Albania's religions closer together,” the archbishop underlined. “ Now it is the successor of Peter who is turning his attention toward us and is coming to visit us to confirm us in the faith and pay tribute to Catholic martyrdom and suffering and not only. The Albanian Church awaits his arrival with joy and affection but other religions and non-believers also deeply esteem and respect him.”Mirdita recalls that persecution during the communist regime strengthened the bonds between religions and the four main communities (Sunni Muslims, Orthodox, Catholics and Bektashi Muslims) cohabit peacefuly. "Some suggested that sectarian tensions would follow on the fall of Communism, but that didn't happen," he said.Twenty one years after John Paul II visited Albania, the Archbishop of Tirana recalls that his visit was like a loving caress on the tortured body of a martyr Church. It brought light to the entire nation. He rebuilt the Church hierarchy and consecrated the first four bishops.” Now, he continued, "society has changed a lot, but some challenges remain the same, like corruption, poverty, unemployment, organized crime and justice.”
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.
SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;(BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR) and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Summer anomaly brings chilly days to residents between sweltering coasts-Heat waves and sun are absent this year for the central parts of Canada-By Erin Obourn, CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2014 11:46 AM ET
'We have a remarkable situation where the coasts are getting the southern warm air — the Bermuda high — while the central part of the country is getting the Arctic air,' says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.'We have a remarkable situation where the coasts are getting the southern warm air — the Bermuda high — while the central part of the country is getting the Arctic air,' says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)-Scorching temperatures are setting records this week as heat waves roll over Canada’s East and West, while residents in Central Canada who are experiencing a particularly chilly summer are left longing for a few sweltering days.The reason for the abnormal summer weather could be extreme fluctuations in the jet stream, according to weather experts.Temperatures in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary are currently well above seasonal averages, soaring into the 30s.A heat wave in Newfoundland lifted temperatures to an all-time high this week. The humidex value rose to a record-breaking 38.7 at the St. John's airport on Wednesday.Thursday will likely be another record-breaker in Newfoundland, said CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, with the temperature forecast to be close to 30 C, and a humidex near 40.The 30-degree mark at the St. John's weather station is a rare event — it has reached that mark just nine times over the past 72 years. In the West, hot weather has resulted in a summer record for power consumption in Alberta. Residents are being asked to voluntarily reduce their power consumption by turning off unnecessary lights and appliances.A heat wave hit Edmonton this week as the city gears up for its annual Heritage Festival. Meanwhile, chilly days, rain and sweaters at the beach have been the norm this July in Ontario and Quebec.A jet stream that is riding high across the North, the West, and over the East Coast — but that is dipping far down in the interior with an Arctic chill — is the culprit for this summer's unusual patterns, according to experts.Jet streams: Extreme and locked in place.“The jet stream, a fast band of moving air in the upper atmosphere that directs air masses, is sort of stuck in this one position,” said CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. “This is the same setup that we saw a few weeks ago — we didn’t get much of a break from it — and now we are back to this blocked pattern.”
Jet stream
The jet stream is riding high on the coasts, all the way up to the Northwest Territories before diving down across the Great Lakes and then riding up again to Newfoundland and Labrador, like waves in the ocean with troughs and dips.Where it rides high, it allows warm air to move in from the south. That southern air moves over land and does not spend a lot of time over the ocean, and it’s cooking.Where the jet stream is riding low, it brings a large swath of cold air from the Arctic abnormally far south. Ontario, Quebec and the eastern parts of the Prairies are experiencing a cold low, the summer expression for what was known over the winter as a polar vortex. “It’s like an unwanted house guest. It won’t leave. It’s stuck there and it keeps the warm American air out,” said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.It's not so much the heat that is strange this summer, nor is the stretch of chilly days at the beach, but where it's happening that is odd.“It’s not unusual to see extremes. We often see these blocking patterns and get heat waves or cold spells, but what is notable this year is that the heat wave isn’t happening in Toronto or Ottawa or Montreal, which is where we normally see the rise in the jet stream,” Wagstaffe said.In addition, the jet stream has been locked into this abnormal pattern twice already this summer. “And for the places that are seeing such cold weather this summer, it is following such an extreme winter,” she said.From May to July, Toronto has had only four days see temperatures above 30 C, Phillips said. “St. John’s, N.L., has had more days above 25 C than Toronto or Ottawa, where they may see a record of 20 C this July," he said.
Climate-change related?
While it's not definitive, these patterns could be linked to climate change. With a warming climate the jet stream is unquestionably affected, said University of British Columbia climate professor Simon Donner.“It’s possible that what we are going to see in the future is that jet stream is a bit slower and a bit wavier,” Donner told CBC News. “Meaning air is going to drag up further north from southern regions and cold air is going to be dragged further south, and I think that’s a little of what we’re seeing this summer.”There is a growing number of studies on the connection between a changing climate and an amplified jet stream, featuring bands that stretch farther up and down in either direction.“Newer studies show that in a warmer climate, you get greater amplitudes in the jet stream, which leads to more extreme weather. And not just extreme hot weather, but reversals too, as the atmosphere tries to balance itself out,” Wagstaffe said.'Don't write the obituary on summer yet' -Most long-range temperature models show more of the same for the rest of the summer leading into the fall.The current weather patterns don’t come as a major surprise, as they were predicted in Environment Canada’s July-August-September forecast outlook. The probability of warmer summer weather is higher along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts according to the agency’s temperature models, while parts of south-central Canada are expected to see below-normal temperatures.“At least for August it is looking like more of this cold pool of air that has come down from the Arctic,” Wagstaffe said. “As we head into next week the jet stream will become less amplified, so we will see a less extreme version of what we’re getting this week.”For those waiting for the chance to unzip the hoodie and cool off with a dip in the lake, all summer dreams are not lost."We might see a change in August," Phillips said. He expects the hot weather on the coasts to carry on, but the central part of the country might warm up as well."I wouldn't write the obituary on summer-like weather yet."Plus, he said, there are reasons to be grateful, such as saving money on air conditioning and being comfortable without tossing and turning in the sweltering heat at night.“People think summer is passing them by if they haven’t had humid, hot hazy days where it’s more like the tropics,” he said. “But I think there is a silent majority that are saying, ‘Wow, this is so comfortable.’”Compared with last year when there was severe flooding rain in both Toronto and Calgary, “nature has actually kind of given us a break."
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
24 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-07-31 20:32:56 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)24 earthquakes in map area
4.4 21km ENE of Santa Lucia, Peru 2014-07-31 20:10:53 UTC-04:00 239.6 km
4.6 27km ESE of Chazuta, Peru 2014-07-31 19:32:22 UTC-04:00 74.7 km
3.2 28km NE of Enid, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 19:28:20 UTC-04:00 1.5 km
2.6 6km ENE of Big Bear City, California 2014-07-31 18:42:29 UTC-04:00 2.8 km
3.3 24km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-31 17:51:54 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.7 74km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska 2014-07-31 17:04:51 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
3.1 40km S of Gabbs, Nevada 2014-07-31 16:13:24 UTC-04:00 10.5 km
5.0 13km SSW of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands UTC-04:00 125.7 km
5.0 33km ESE of Arequipa, Peru 2014-07-31 14:09:16 UTC-04:00 96.9 km
2.9 12km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada 2014-07-31 13:56:50 UTC-04:00 0.0 km
5.4 137km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-31 13:38:47 UTC-04:00 36.6 km
5.1 284km ENE of Port Blair, India 2014-07-31 13:33:30 UTC-04:00 15.1 km
5.0 148km N of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-31 11:56:28 UTC-04:00 6.2 km
2.8 61km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-31 10:27:20 UTC-04:00 150.4 km
5.8 284km ENE of Port Blair, India 2014-07-31 09:41:01 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
3.2 41km E of Noatak, Alaska 2014-07-31 08:49:07 UTC-04:00 21.7 km
3.1 23km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 02:09:30 UTC-04:00 4.1 km
2.9 9km SSW of Chandler, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 02:00:53 UTC-04:00 5.1 km
2.7 35km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska 2014-07-31 01:42:17 UTC-04:00 82.5 km
2.8 91km S of King Salmon, Alaska 2014-07-31 00:59:44 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.5 48km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska 2014-07-30 23:32:10 UTC-04:00 30.3 km
4.6 137km E of Amahai, Indonesia 2014-07-30 22:37:08 UTC-04:00 37.4 km
2.8 62km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska 2014-07-30 22:00:36 UTC-04:00 74.4 km
3.5 87km SSE of Old Iliamna, Alaska 2014-07-30 20:59:37 UTC-04:00 125.5 km
DEAD ANIMALS
HOSEA 4:1-3
1 Hear the word of the LORD, ye children of Israel: for the LORD hath a controversy with the inhabitants of the land,(EARTH) because there is no truth, nor mercy, nor knowledge of God in the land.
2 By swearing, and lying, and killing, and stealing, and committing adultery, they break out, and blood toucheth blood.
3 Therefore shall the land mourn, and every one that dwelleth therein shall languish, with the beasts of the field, and with the fowls of heaven; yea, the fishes of the sea also shall be taken away.
ZEPHANIAH 1:2-3
2 I will utterly consume all things from off the land, saith the LORD.
3 I will consume man and beast; I will consume the fowls of the heaven, and the fishes of the sea, and the stumblingblocks with the wicked; and I will cut off man from off the land, saith the LORD.
Millions of jellyfish-like creatures wash up on western U.S. beaches-Reuters-By Courtney Sherwood -july 31,14-YAHOONEWS
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) - Millions of jellyfish-like creatures have washed up on beaches along the U.S. West Coast over the past month, giving the shoreline a purple gleam and, at times, an unpleasant odor, ocean experts said on Thursday.Though not poisonous to most people, beachgoers should avoid the animals because their venom can cause stinging in the eyes and mouth, said Steve Rumrill, an expert at the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.Known as Velella velella to scientists, and more informally as "by-the-wind sailors," the creatures regularly cluster offshore each spring. But it is unusual for so many to wash ashore at once, especially this late in the summer, he said.In addition to the millions that have been spotted on beaches from Southern California to Washington, millions more are floating near the ocean surface offshore, Rumrill added.Ocean experts do not know why more by-the-wind sailors are washing up this year, or why they are arriving later than usual, said Erin Paxton, spokeswoman for the Oregon Coast Aquarium.Climate change may be a factor, but it is impossible to be certain, Rumrill said. "This is a wind-driven event, and winds are unusual this year," he said.Though most people think the animals are jellyfish, they are in fact colonies of much smaller creatures known as hydrozoans, Rumrill said.Hundreds of tiny organisms cluster together to create a gleaming purple body and a translucent sail-like protrusion that looks like a single animal.(Editing by Daniel Wallis and Eric Walsh)
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-infected doctor's extraordinary sacrifice-One of two sick U.S. aid workers being brought to Atlanta, officials say-Jason Sickles, Yahoo-july 31,14-YAHOONEWS
Even from his own sickbed in Africa, American physician Kent Brantly continues putting the well-being of others before his own.Brantly, a medical missionary in West Africa, and fellow American Nancy Writebol both contracted Ebola last weekend. They spent the past several days under quarantine and are struggling to survive.On Wednesday, an experimental serum arrived in Monrovia, Liberia, but there was only enough dosage for one patient.“Dr. Brantly asked that it be given to Nancy Writebol,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse, the Christian humanitarian organization Brantly is working for.Late Thursday, officials at Emory University Hospital near the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed that one of the two aid workers will soon be brought to a special high-security ward there. The name of the patient was not revealed.Brantly's gesture of letting Writebol have the serum fits the description of selflessness and sacrifice the 33-year-old’s family back in the U.S. has given.“Kent prepared himself to be a lifetime medical missionary,” his mother, Jan Brantly, told The Associated Press on Monday. “His heart is in Africa.”After the merciful move for Writebol, a local family made its own offering to Brantly.“Dr. Brantly received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy who had survived Ebola because of Dr. Brantly’s care,” Graham said in a written statement. “The young boy and his family wanted to be able to help the doctor that saved his life.”The organization said Brantly, a married father of two young children, took a “slight turn for the worse overnight.” Samaritan’s Purse says Brantly and Writebol, 60, remain in grave but stable condition.“ Their heroic and sacrificial service — along with the entire team there — is a shining example of Christ’s love in this crisis situation,” Graham said.There is no known cure or vaccine for Ebola. Details about the serum weren't immediately available on Thursday.Writebol, a longtime missionary from Charlotte, N.C., had been working as a hygienist who decontaminated patients entering and leaving the Ebola isolation ward of the local hospital. Officials are still investigating how the two Americans contracted the disease, which has a 60 to 90 percent mortality rate.The 2014 Ebola outbreak is the worst ever recorded and has now claimed more than 700 lives in West Africa. On Thursday, U.S. health officials warned Americans to not travel to the hardest-hit areas.Humanitarian groups such as the U.S. Peace Corps and others are evacuating all volunteers. In a statement, Samaritan’s Purse said all its nonessential personnel should be evacuated to their home countries by this weekend.“None of the evacuating staff are ill and the World Health Organization and CDC continue to reiterate that people are not contagious unless they begin showing symptoms,” the organization said in a statement. “Following their evacuation, Samaritan’s Purse will work with staff to monitor their health.”Follow Jason Sickles on Twitter (@jasonsickles).
07/31/2014 - VATICAN INSIDER-Pope is inspiration for first privately funded refugee rescue operation-Phoenix I-Regina Catracombe a businesswoman living in Malta is using her personal wealth to help desperate immigrants trying to cross Mediterranean waters. “I hope others will do the same,” she said-Mauro Pianta
Turin-She has that Mediterranean allure and exudes class with her hint of an English accent but Regina Catracombe has very different reasons for being the envy of her peers. She is attractive and has a successful career. She owns an insurance business in Malta where she moved seven years ago, having moved from Reggio Calabria in southern Italy. She is pretty well heeled in other words. She is also happily married to her American husband Christopher (also an insurance man) and mother to Maria Luisa, her adolescent daughter. But for about a month or so now, Regina has had something no one else possesses. Or at least she intends to use it in a way very few people probably would. Regina has just bought a 43-metre ship and two remote-piloted drones in the City of Norfolk, Virginia.The ship, which comes complete with flight deck, has been renamed Phoenix 1 and is ready to set sail on a very special mission: to rescue immigrants in the Mediterranean Sea, assisting authorities in search and rescue operations. This is the first “private” ship offered as a means to rescue distressed immigrants who cross the Mediterranean in flimsy boats in search of a better life.The ship deployed by the Migrant Offshore Aid Station (MOAS – the acronym for the rescue operation) will be stationed in international waters and will use Schiebel S-100 camcopters – that can travel at 240 km/h and stay airborne for up to six hours - to get a sighting of migrants in distress. If they need blankets, food or water we will be able to respond to these needs quickly, always maintaining contact with the authorities,” the businesswoman said.Mrs. Catracombe pointed out that MOAS does not intend to “compete” with Italy’s Operation Mare Nostrum. “MOAS is an NGO. There will be volunteers, doctors, paramedics and expert staff on board, led by the former Maltese defence chief Martin Xuereb. We are making a small contribution but we hope others will follow suit. We do not intend to compete with Italy and Malta. We will assist people in difficulty until they reach the competent authorities, except in emergency situations.”Regina explained where the idea came from. There were two key moments that inspired her decision. “A year ago, my husband and I were on a cruise. One morning I saw something floating off the Tunisian coast: the captain told me it was the winter coat of some migrant who had tried to reach the Italian coast. It was an eye-opening moment. “The second moment was linked to Pope Francis. “I remember an appeal the Pope made after the umpteenth drowning incident off the coast of Lampedusa. He said we must all do our own bit to help others, with the means, resources and abilities we have in our possession. We tried to do something: the words of the Holy Father inspired us and were at the heart of our initiative. We could not stand by idly and watch this carnage take place.”Speaking of which, what is a film-maker doing on board the Phoenix 1? “We want to document the operations to help with the project’s success and in order to collect not just funds but also safety jackets, blankets and water.” Mrs. Catracombe did not wish to comment on the overall cost of the operation: “It was no walk in the park what with the research, the purchase of the ship, the modifications that needed to be made to it and the operational costs involved. It cost us time and money. Our hope is that other businesspeople will contribute. We didn’t waste time; we took the first step because there are human lives at risk.”The mission will begin in mid-August. Is the Mediterranean ready for its Queen?
07/31/2014 -Pope to attend ecumenical meetings and meet poor children on visit to Albania
Pope Francis-The schedule for Francis’ trip to the Albanian capital Tirana on 21 September has been released. Archbishop Mirdita said the Albanian martyr Church is an example of coexistence-Domenico Agasso jr
Turin-On his forthcoming trip to the Albanian capital, Tirana, on Sunday 21 September, Pope Francis will meet with State and religious leaders, the local clergy and some children who are being cared for in various charity organisations. The Holy See Press Office has published the full schedule of the Pope’s one-day visit, during which he will give six speeches.Francis will depart from Rome’s Fiumicino airport at 7:30 am (CET) and will arrive at Tirana’s “Mother Teresa” international airport at 9 am. Here. The Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama will be there to welcome him. At 9:30 am there will be a welcome ceremony in the square in front of the Presidential Palace, after which the Pope will pay a courtesy visit to the President, Bujar Nishani in the “Green Study”. At 10 am Francis will have a meeting with the country’s political leaders and will deliver his first speech.At 11 am, the Pope will celebrate mass in in Mother Teresa Square and the Angelus prayer will follow after another brief speech. At 1:30 pm Francis will meet and lunch with Albanian bishops in the Apostolic Nunciature.At 4 pm the Pope will meet with leaders of other religions and Christian denominations at the Catholic University “Our Lady of Good Counsel”. At 5 pm he will celebrate Vespers with priests, religious sisters and brothers, seminarians, and members of various lay movements at St. Paul’s Cathedral. At 6:30 pm he is due to meet with children from the “Centro Betania,” along with representatives from other charitable institutions of Albania. The Pope will give a speech on each of these three occasions.The visit will conclude with a farewell ceremony at Mother Teresa airport at 7:45 pm. He will depart for Rome at 8 pm and is scheduled to arrive at Rome’s Ciampino airport at 9:30 pm.The Albanian Church is grateful for the Pope’s visit, the Archbishop of Tirana, Mgr. Rrok Mirdita, told Vatican Radio. “It is thanks to our Church’s communion with the successor of Peter and our loyalty towards him that our people have experienced the feeling of belonging to the universal Church, even when the successor of Peter and the universal Church were considered to be enemies of the nation. I am thinking of the persecution during the regime of Communist dictator Enver Hoxha brought Albania's religions closer together,” the archbishop underlined. “ Now it is the successor of Peter who is turning his attention toward us and is coming to visit us to confirm us in the faith and pay tribute to Catholic martyrdom and suffering and not only. The Albanian Church awaits his arrival with joy and affection but other religions and non-believers also deeply esteem and respect him.”Mirdita recalls that persecution during the communist regime strengthened the bonds between religions and the four main communities (Sunni Muslims, Orthodox, Catholics and Bektashi Muslims) cohabit peacefuly. "Some suggested that sectarian tensions would follow on the fall of Communism, but that didn't happen," he said.Twenty one years after John Paul II visited Albania, the Archbishop of Tirana recalls that his visit was like a loving caress on the tortured body of a martyr Church. It brought light to the entire nation. He rebuilt the Church hierarchy and consecrated the first four bishops.” Now, he continued, "society has changed a lot, but some challenges remain the same, like corruption, poverty, unemployment, organized crime and justice.”
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.
SIGNS IN THE SUN, MOON AND STARS-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences;(BIOLOGICAL/CHEMICAL/NUCLEAR) and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
Summer anomaly brings chilly days to residents between sweltering coasts-Heat waves and sun are absent this year for the central parts of Canada-By Erin Obourn, CBC News Posted: Jul 31, 2014 5:00 AM ET Last Updated: Jul 31, 2014 11:46 AM ET
'We have a remarkable situation where the coasts are getting the southern warm air — the Bermuda high — while the central part of the country is getting the Arctic air,' says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.'We have a remarkable situation where the coasts are getting the southern warm air — the Bermuda high — while the central part of the country is getting the Arctic air,' says Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)-Scorching temperatures are setting records this week as heat waves roll over Canada’s East and West, while residents in Central Canada who are experiencing a particularly chilly summer are left longing for a few sweltering days.The reason for the abnormal summer weather could be extreme fluctuations in the jet stream, according to weather experts.Temperatures in Vancouver, Edmonton and Calgary are currently well above seasonal averages, soaring into the 30s.A heat wave in Newfoundland lifted temperatures to an all-time high this week. The humidex value rose to a record-breaking 38.7 at the St. John's airport on Wednesday.Thursday will likely be another record-breaker in Newfoundland, said CBC meteorologist Ryan Snoddon, with the temperature forecast to be close to 30 C, and a humidex near 40.The 30-degree mark at the St. John's weather station is a rare event — it has reached that mark just nine times over the past 72 years. In the West, hot weather has resulted in a summer record for power consumption in Alberta. Residents are being asked to voluntarily reduce their power consumption by turning off unnecessary lights and appliances.A heat wave hit Edmonton this week as the city gears up for its annual Heritage Festival. Meanwhile, chilly days, rain and sweaters at the beach have been the norm this July in Ontario and Quebec.A jet stream that is riding high across the North, the West, and over the East Coast — but that is dipping far down in the interior with an Arctic chill — is the culprit for this summer's unusual patterns, according to experts.Jet streams: Extreme and locked in place.“The jet stream, a fast band of moving air in the upper atmosphere that directs air masses, is sort of stuck in this one position,” said CBC meteorologist Johanna Wagstaffe. “This is the same setup that we saw a few weeks ago — we didn’t get much of a break from it — and now we are back to this blocked pattern.”
Jet stream
The jet stream is riding high on the coasts, all the way up to the Northwest Territories before diving down across the Great Lakes and then riding up again to Newfoundland and Labrador, like waves in the ocean with troughs and dips.Where it rides high, it allows warm air to move in from the south. That southern air moves over land and does not spend a lot of time over the ocean, and it’s cooking.Where the jet stream is riding low, it brings a large swath of cold air from the Arctic abnormally far south. Ontario, Quebec and the eastern parts of the Prairies are experiencing a cold low, the summer expression for what was known over the winter as a polar vortex. “It’s like an unwanted house guest. It won’t leave. It’s stuck there and it keeps the warm American air out,” said Environment Canada senior climatologist David Phillips.It's not so much the heat that is strange this summer, nor is the stretch of chilly days at the beach, but where it's happening that is odd.“It’s not unusual to see extremes. We often see these blocking patterns and get heat waves or cold spells, but what is notable this year is that the heat wave isn’t happening in Toronto or Ottawa or Montreal, which is where we normally see the rise in the jet stream,” Wagstaffe said.In addition, the jet stream has been locked into this abnormal pattern twice already this summer. “And for the places that are seeing such cold weather this summer, it is following such an extreme winter,” she said.From May to July, Toronto has had only four days see temperatures above 30 C, Phillips said. “St. John’s, N.L., has had more days above 25 C than Toronto or Ottawa, where they may see a record of 20 C this July," he said.
Climate-change related?
While it's not definitive, these patterns could be linked to climate change. With a warming climate the jet stream is unquestionably affected, said University of British Columbia climate professor Simon Donner.“It’s possible that what we are going to see in the future is that jet stream is a bit slower and a bit wavier,” Donner told CBC News. “Meaning air is going to drag up further north from southern regions and cold air is going to be dragged further south, and I think that’s a little of what we’re seeing this summer.”There is a growing number of studies on the connection between a changing climate and an amplified jet stream, featuring bands that stretch farther up and down in either direction.“Newer studies show that in a warmer climate, you get greater amplitudes in the jet stream, which leads to more extreme weather. And not just extreme hot weather, but reversals too, as the atmosphere tries to balance itself out,” Wagstaffe said.'Don't write the obituary on summer yet' -Most long-range temperature models show more of the same for the rest of the summer leading into the fall.The current weather patterns don’t come as a major surprise, as they were predicted in Environment Canada’s July-August-September forecast outlook. The probability of warmer summer weather is higher along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts according to the agency’s temperature models, while parts of south-central Canada are expected to see below-normal temperatures.“At least for August it is looking like more of this cold pool of air that has come down from the Arctic,” Wagstaffe said. “As we head into next week the jet stream will become less amplified, so we will see a less extreme version of what we’re getting this week.”For those waiting for the chance to unzip the hoodie and cool off with a dip in the lake, all summer dreams are not lost."We might see a change in August," Phillips said. He expects the hot weather on the coasts to carry on, but the central part of the country might warm up as well."I wouldn't write the obituary on summer-like weather yet."Plus, he said, there are reasons to be grateful, such as saving money on air conditioning and being comfortable without tossing and turning in the sweltering heat at night.“People think summer is passing them by if they haven’t had humid, hot hazy days where it’s more like the tropics,” he said. “But I think there is a silent majority that are saying, ‘Wow, this is so comfortable.’”Compared with last year when there was severe flooding rain in both Toronto and Calgary, “nature has actually kind of given us a break."
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
24 earthquakes - DownloadUpdated: 2014-07-31 20:32:56 UTC-04:00Showing event times using Local System Time (UTC-04:00)24 earthquakes in map area
4.4 21km ENE of Santa Lucia, Peru 2014-07-31 20:10:53 UTC-04:00 239.6 km
4.6 27km ESE of Chazuta, Peru 2014-07-31 19:32:22 UTC-04:00 74.7 km
3.2 28km NE of Enid, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 19:28:20 UTC-04:00 1.5 km
2.6 6km ENE of Big Bear City, California 2014-07-31 18:42:29 UTC-04:00 2.8 km
3.3 24km SSW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-31 17:51:54 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.7 74km WSW of Cantwell, Alaska 2014-07-31 17:04:51 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
3.1 40km S of Gabbs, Nevada 2014-07-31 16:13:24 UTC-04:00 10.5 km
5.0 13km SSW of JP Tinian Town pre-WW2, Northern Mariana Islands UTC-04:00 125.7 km
5.0 33km ESE of Arequipa, Peru 2014-07-31 14:09:16 UTC-04:00 96.9 km
2.9 12km NNW of Incline Village, Nevada 2014-07-31 13:56:50 UTC-04:00 0.0 km
5.4 137km NNW of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-31 13:38:47 UTC-04:00 36.6 km
5.1 284km ENE of Port Blair, India 2014-07-31 13:33:30 UTC-04:00 15.1 km
5.0 148km N of Visokoi Island, 2014-07-31 11:56:28 UTC-04:00 6.2 km
2.8 61km SW of Redoubt Volcano, Alaska 2014-07-31 10:27:20 UTC-04:00 150.4 km
5.8 284km ENE of Port Blair, India 2014-07-31 09:41:01 UTC-04:00 10.0 km
3.2 41km E of Noatak, Alaska 2014-07-31 08:49:07 UTC-04:00 21.7 km
3.1 23km W of Perry, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 02:09:30 UTC-04:00 4.1 km
2.9 9km SSW of Chandler, Oklahoma 2014-07-31 02:00:53 UTC-04:00 5.1 km
2.7 35km SSW of Cantwell, Alaska 2014-07-31 01:42:17 UTC-04:00 82.5 km
2.8 91km S of King Salmon, Alaska 2014-07-31 00:59:44 UTC-04:00 100.0 km
2.5 48km SW of Anchor Point, Alaska 2014-07-30 23:32:10 UTC-04:00 30.3 km
4.6 137km E of Amahai, Indonesia 2014-07-30 22:37:08 UTC-04:00 37.4 km
2.8 62km WNW of Larsen Bay, Alaska 2014-07-30 22:00:36 UTC-04:00 74.4 km
3.5 87km SSE of Old Iliamna, Alaska 2014-07-30 20:59:37 UTC-04:00 125.5 km
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