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.
1 COR 15:23-JESUS THE FIRST FRUITS-CHRISTIANS RAPTURED TO JESUS-FIRST FRUITS OF THE SPIRIT-23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ’s at his coming.ROMANS 8:23 And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.(THE PRE-TRIB RAPTURE)
DANIEL 7:23-24
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.
Greece and creditors 'make progress' in review talks By Peter Teffer-apr 11,16-euobserver
Brussels/Luxembourg, Today, 17:28-Greece and its international lenders have made “progress” in talks on a review of Greek reforms needed to unlock new money, as talks continued on Monday (11 April).Representatives of the European Commission, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM, the eurozone's bailout fund), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the European Central Bank (ECB), had talks which lasted until deep in the night, and were due to be picked up again on Monday.“Progress has been made over the weekend,” EU commission spokeswoman Mina Andreeva said Monday.The same day, press agency Reuters reported a Greek government source as saying negotiators were “very close” to reaching a conclusion.Greece and its lenders hoped to secure a deal before the IMF spring meeting later this week or before the next Eurogroup meeting on 22 April.The talks concern a review of Greece's bailout reforms, and need to be concluded before up to €5 billion in aid can be unlocked. Athens needs the cash to pay bills and repay loans to the IMF and ECB.A positive review of the reforms is also needed to convince the IMF to take part in the €85 billion bailout programme agreed last summer.But to conclude the review, Greece on one side and the EU lenders and the IMF on the other side have to agree on budget targets and the scale of reforms.While the IMF wants far-reaching reforms followed by some debt relief to make Greece's finances viable in the long term, Europeans are ready to agree on smaller reforms but are wary of debt relief.According to Klaus Regling, managing director of the ESM, the IMF has to be on board.Speaking to a group of journalists in Luxembourg last week, Regling noted that while the ESM is modelled after the IMF, the Washington-based fund is still needed for its expertise.“We imported the recipes of the IMF into Europe,” he said about the ESM, which is an intergovernmental organisation established in 2012, as a permanent successor to a temporary bailout fund.“That was good, because we didn't have to reinvent the wheel. We used basically the same instruments as the IMF uses.”However, Regling said that his organisation, with a staff of 160, could not replace the IMF.“The ESM has many advantages ... but we are still a young and small institution. … We have no intention of competing with the IMF or taking over the functions of the IMF. That is not possible and there is no intention of doing that. We want the IMF on board.”Regling would not comment on the leaked transcript of IMF officials, which suggested the fund saw threatening Greece with a default as an option.However, he did note that to have four different institutions involved “makes the process a bit more complicated” and is “not an easy set-up”.“In all these teams there are excellent economists, and we know that excellent economists sometimes don't agree on everything. Often even if three economists sit in one room, they may have four opinions,” said Regling.The German official also noted while Greece and its lenders may have different views on how the reforms should be implemented, Greece does not dispute the objectives of the reforms.“[Greek prime minister] Tsipras had said several times in parliament that the current [pension] system is not sustainable, that it would be broke in five years.“So there is agreement that it has to be reformed, but there are many different ways how to reform a pension system. None of them is easy. But it makes sense to argue about the difficult possibilities and find the best possible way.”
The French protest that wants to redefine politics By Eric Maurice-apr 11,16-euobserver
PARIS, Today, 09:29-French police started to evacuate the Place de la Republique in Paris on Monday morning (11 April) after a protest movement that started there extended to more than 60 towns and cities over the weekend.But the move is unlikely to stop the protest movement.The so-called Nuit Debout movement, which can be translated as "stand up at night", began on 31 March as protest against a labour market reform presented by the left-wing government.The El Khomri law, named after the labour minister Myriam El Khomri, mainly makes it easier and less costly for employers to lay off staff, and requires workers to be more flexible on working hours.Inspired by the 2011 Indignados movement in Spain, the Nuit Debout is a makeshift camp where people talk about the reform, but also about politics in general in committees and a "popular assembly".Music is played, artistic happenings are created and a library has been set up. The Nuit Debout has its own website and media - Radio Debout and TV Debout - and even its own calendar. Today is 42 March.In a spirit reminiscent of the May 1968 student protest - the reference point for all generations of left-leaning French students - slogans are also everywhere: "We won't go back home", "Don't lose your life earning it" or "Our dreams don't fit in your ballot boxes".Started in Paris on the Place de la Republique, where people also spontaneously gathered after the Charlie Hebdo killing and the 13 November attacks last year, the movement spread to other big cities and even medium-sized towns, led mainly by young people and students.Nuit Debout camps were also set up in Belgium in Brussels and Liege, in Berlin and in six Spanish cities including Madrid and Barcelona.Monday morning's Paris evacuation follows incidents in several cities after demonstrations against the labour-law reform.Banks and high schools have been damaged. In Paris, protesters tried on Saturday to go to the apartment of the prime minister Manuel Valls but they were blocked by the police.Politics is for everybody'Several politicians asked the government to stop the movement. Former centre-right prime minister Francois Fillon said he was "shocked" that the movement was "tolerated" under the state of emergency imposed after the November attacks.Last week the centre-left mayor of Paris, Anne Hidalgo, objected to the movement's "privatisation" of the public area.Criticism from politicians from the left and right is a reflection of the Nuit Debout's opposition to the political parties as a whole."Politics is not something for professionals, it is for everybody," the movement's manifesto says.“The human should be at the core of our leaders' preoccupations. Vested interests have overridden the general interest.”Nuit Debout has no leader and has been wary of support from any politicians. Instead, it has been wooing trade unions.However, although the unions are broadly critical proposed labour market reform, they do not seem to be interested in a wider movement that they would have difficulty managing.Just over a year before the presidential election, Nuit Debout highlights a deep divide within the French left.The movement has been triggered by the El Khomri law, which many see as a symbol of the "liberal drift" of the government.A growing part of the left believes socialist president Francois Hollande to be right wing. The state of emergency, the ultimately unsuccessful proposal to strip terrorists with dual citizenship of their French citizenship, and the policy of support to businesses and budget cuts to reduce France's deficit have been considered by many as a betrayal of the left's values.In an opinion poll last week, just 15 percent said they hoped Hollande stand for another term as president.-Two lefts-The drop in support for Hollande and the Nuit Debout movement suggest that left-wing radicals are looking for an alternative to the socialists. But the movement still lacks organisation.In a symbolic coincidence, economy minister Emmanuel Macron, a former banker and Hollande adviser who is considered as the spearhead of the economically liberal part of the left, launched his own political movement last week.Macron said he was from the left but that his movement was neither from the left nor from the right and that he wanted to take France out of its "sclerosis".The battle to stand as presidential candidate of the left, many believe, will be a fight between the Nuit Debout left and the Macron left.Even the names give an indication of the opposing views of France's two lefts.While the "resistance" and alternative movement is called Nuit Debout – stand up at night, Macron's new movement is called En Marche - going forward.
Seoul: Senior North Korea military officer defects to South-[The Canadian Press]-Hyung-Jin Kim, The Associated Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
SEOUL, South Korea - A colonel from North Korea's military spy agency fled to South Korea last year in an unusual case of a senior-level defection, Seoul officials said Monday.The announcement came three days after Seoul revealed that 13 North Koreans working at the same restaurant in a foreign country had defected to the South. It was the largest group defection since Kim Jong Un, North Korea's young leader, took power in late 2011. South Korean media reported that the restaurant is located in the eastern Chinese city of Ningbo.Defections are a bitter source of contention between the rival Koreas, and Seoul doesn't always make the high-profile cases public. Liberal lawmakers and media outlets have linked the recent defection announcements to what they say is an attempt by the conservative government of South Korean President Park Geun-hye to muster anti-Pyongyang votes ahead of this week's parliamentary elections. The government denied this.The colonel who defected worked for the North Korean military's General Reconnaissance Bureau before fleeing to South Korea, according to Seoul's Defence and Unification ministries. Both ministries refused to provide further details, including a motive for the defection.The Unification Ministry said that a North Korean diplomat based in Africa separately defected to South Korea last year. It didn't elaborate.The reconnaissance agency was believed to be behind two deadly attacks blamed on Pyongyang that killed 50 South Koreans in 2010.There have been occasional reports of lower-level North Korean soldiers defecting, but it is unusual for a colonel to flee to South Korea.Some South Korean media outlets said the colonel was the highest-ranking North Korean military officer to ever defect to the South. The South Korean government could not confirm that.The highest-level North Korean to take asylum in South Korea is Hwang Jang-yop, a senior ruling Workers' Party official who once tutored Kim's late dictator father, Kim Jong Il. Hwang's 1997 defection was hailed by many South Koreans as an intelligence bonanza and a clear sign that the North's political system was inferior to the South's. Hwang died in 2010.More than 29,000 North Koreans have defected to South Korea since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War, according to South Korean government records. Many defectors have testified that they wanted to avoid the North's harsh political system and poverty. Pyongyang usually accuses Seoul of enticing North Korean citizens to defect.The announcement on the defections comes as the two Koreas trade threats amid Pyongyang's anger over annual South Korean-U.S. military drills that North Korea calls a rehearsal for an invasion. The North has fired a slew of missiles and artillery shells into the sea in an apparent protest against the drills.South Korean officials said they disclosed the restaurant workers' group defection because it was an unusual case and happened after tough U.N. sanctions were imposed over Pyongyang's nuclear test and rocket launch this year. The officials said they confirmed the two individual defections in response to news reports on them.
WORLD POWERS IN THE LAST DAYS (END OF AGE OF GRACE NOT THE WORLD)
EUROPEAN UNION-KING OF WEST-DAN 9:26-27,DAN 7:23-24,DAN 11:40,REV 13:1-10
EGYPT-KING OF THE SOUTH-DAN 11:40
RUSSIA-KING OF THE NORTH-EZEK 38:1-2,EZEK 39:1-3
CHINA-KING OF THE EAST-DAN 11:44,REV 9:16,18
VATICAN-RELIGIOUS LEADER-REV 13:11-18,REV 17:4-5,9,18
WORLD TERRORISM
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
GENESIS 16:11-12
11 And the angel of the LORD said unto her,(HAGAR) Behold, thou art with child, and shalt bear a son, and shalt call his name Ishmael;(FATHER OF THE ARAB/MUSLIMS) because the LORD hath heard thy affliction.
12 And he (ISHMAEL-FATHER OF THE ARAB-MUSLIMS) will be a wild (DONKEY-JACKASS) man;(ISLAM IS A FAKE AND DANGEROUS SEX FOR MURDER CULT) his hand will be against every man,(ISLAM HATES EVERYONE) and every man's hand against him;(PROTECTING THEMSELVES FROM BEING BEHEADED) and he (ISHMAEL ARAB/MUSLIM) shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.(LITERAL-THE ARABS LIVE WITH THEIR BRETHERN JEWS)
ISAIAH 14:12-14
12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,(SATAN) son of the morning!(HEBREW-CRECENT MOON-ISLAM) how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
13 For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
14 I (SATAN HAS EYE TROUBLES) will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.(AND 1/3RD OF THE ANGELS OF HEAVEN FELL WITH SATAN AND BECAME DEMONS)
JOHN 16:2
2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service.(ISLAM MURDERS IN THE NAME OF MOON GOD ALLAH OF ISLAM)
Pro-Russia referendum threatens Caucasus stability-By EUOBSERVER-apr 11,16
Today, 17:53-The "president" of South Ossetia, a Russia-occupied part of Georgia, has told the Tass news agency that he plans to hold a referendum on joining Russia "before August." Russia and Georgia fought a brief war over South Ossetia in 2008. Referendum news comes amid fresh fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan.
Russia says there are no plans to storm Syria's Aleppo-[Reuters]-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
MOSCOW (Reuters) - There are no plans to storm the Syrian city of Aleppo despite thousands of Al-Nusra militants massing around the city, the Russian military general staff, which is providing air support to the Syrian army, said on Monday.Fighting between rebels opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and forces loyal to Damascus has flared around Aleppo in recent weeks, threatening a fragile ceasefire in the run-up to the a new round of peace talks on the conflict.Sergei Rudskoy, head of the Russian General Staff's main operations command, said around 9,500 Al-Nusra fighters had gathered to the south-west and north of Aleppo and were planning a large-scale offensive to cut the city off from the Syrian capital of Damascus."All actions of the Syrian military and Russian air force are directed at disrupting the plans of Jabhat al-Nusra. No storming of the city of Aleppo is planned," he said.Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki said on Sunday the Russian air force and Syrian military were preparing a joint operation to take full control of Aleppo from rebel forces.Half of the city, Syria's largest before the war, has been in rebel hands for years.Syrian media reported a large build-up of troops and equipment by the Syrian army and its allies around Aleppo on Monday, with the pro-Damascus al-Mayadeen TV station reporting it had seen tanks and rocket launchers heading towards the city.(Reporting by Maria Tsvetkova; Writing by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
Migrants injured in Greece-By Eszter Zalan-apr 11,16-euobserver
BRUSSELS, Today, 09:30-Macedonian police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse migrants at the Idomeni crossing who were demanded that the border with Greece be opened, injuring dozens.Aid group, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Sunday (10 April) it had treated 300 people, 200 with respiratory problems because of the tear gas, including 30 children between five and 15 years old.MSF said the authorities had fired tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades at those trying to force their way into Macedonia.The aid group said 40 people had been injured by rubber bullets, and at least 10 reported to MSF teams that the Macedonian police had beaten them.Greece has condemned the Macedonian police.“The indiscriminate use of chemicals, rubber bullets and stun grenades against vulnerable populations... is a dangerous and deplorable act,” Greek government spokesman George Kyritsis said.Violence erupted after a group of migrants approached the border fence between the two countries, asking Macedonian police to open the border.When they refused, the situation escalated, with Macedonian police officials saying migrants had thrown stones at them.“The migrants were pushing against the fence but standing on the Greek side of the border. The fence is still there, they have not broken through,” Reuters quoted a police official as saying.Macedonian police confirmed only the use of tear gas.More than 11,000 refugees and migrants are stranded on the Greek side of the border at Idomeni, because Balkan countries closed their borders in mid-February, cutting off access to northern Europe.Greek authorities have been trying to persuade migrants to move to other camps, but people are still waiting at the border in the hope that the borders will open.More than 50,000 refugees and migrants are stranded in Greece.-Absurd' crisis-Last week Greece began deporting migrants under an EU-Turkey deal that allows them to send back anyone who does not ask for asylum.Since deportations have begun, there has been a wave of anxiety among migrants who fear they might also be returned to Turkey or get stuck in Greece.“Today, frustration and a growing feeling of anger are spreading among the refugees who have been stranded in Idomeni for over one month,” Jose Hulsenbek, MSF’s Head of Mission in Greece said in a statement.What we see is the inevitable result of thousands being trapped in Greece, a country unable to respond to the humanitarian and protection needs of those in search of safety in Europe.“This absurd humanitarian crisis created by European states’ policies is becoming more unbearable by the day.”The International Organisation for Migration said the rate of arrivals to the Greek islands from Turkey had dropped in the first week of April.But hundreds still try the perilous journey between Turkey and the islands.Greece's coastguard said on Saturday that at least five migrants had drowned in the eastern Aegean Sea after a small plastic boat capsized – thought to be the first deaths since the EU-Turkey came into force.The bodies of four women and a child were found north-east of the Greek island of Samos, close to the Turkish coast.Most of the 6,750 migrants already on the Greek islands are applying for asylum, and deportations have been halted to process their claims.Nikos Xydakis of the Greek foreign ministry said over the weekend it would take at least two weeks to fix the process of deporting migrants.
Brussels attackers wanted to target France-By EUOBSERVER-apr 11,16
Today, 09:27-The jihadists who attacked Brussels in March had originally planned to target France, but felt so "hunted" by intelligence agencies that they changed plan, suspect Mohamed Abrini told investigators on Sunday. Abrini, the "man in the hat" seen with the Brussels bombers on security footage, was captured on Friday.
Paris-Brussels attacks network a 'supercell' of extremism-[Associated Press]-LORI HINNANT-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
PARIS (AP) — The number of people linked to the Islamic State network that attacked Paris and Brussels reaches easily into the dozens, with a series of new arrests over the weekend that confirmed the cell's toxic reach and ability to move around unnoticed in Europe's criminal underworld.From Belgium's Molenbeek to Sweden's Malmo, new names are added nearly daily to the list of hardened attackers, hangers-on, and tacit supporters of the cell that killed 130 people in Paris and 32 in Brussels. A computer abandoned by one of the Brussels suicide bombers in a trash can contained not only his will, but is beginning to give up other information as well, including an audio file indicating the cell was getting its orders directly from a French-speaking extremist in Syria, according to a police official with knowledge of the investigation. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn't authorized to speak publicly about the investigation.Ten men are known to be directly involved in the Nov. 13 attacks in Paris; others with key logistical roles then — including the bomber, a logistics handler, and a hideout scout — went on to plot the attack March 22 in Brussels. But unlike Paris, at least two people who survived the attack have been taken into custody alive, including Mohamed Abrini, the Molenbeek native who walked away from the Brussels international airport after his explosives failed to detonate.But investigators fear it may not be enough to stave off another attack. Abdelhamid Abaaoud, another Molenbeek native whose charisma made him a natural draw to many in the Brussels neighborhood after he joined IS extremists in Syria, said before his death that he returned to Europe among a group of 90 fighters from Europe and the Mideast, according to testimony from a woman who tipped police to his location.Patrick Skinner, a former CIA case officer who is now with the Soufan Group security consultancy, described the Brussels-Paris network as a "supercell.""The hope was that they had died out in the Paris attacks, and obviously that's not true," Skinner said in an earlier interview with The Associated Press. "They (authorities) knew who these people were. And they still managed to pull off the first Paris attack, which was the worst attack in France since WWII, and then under incredible scrutiny, they still pulled off the worst attack in Belgium since WWII. So this is a highly functioning cell."Normally, Skinner said, an extremist cell has six to 10 people linked by pre-existing ties."It makes it very difficult to crack. You're not sending an informant into this group, because they know each other. So no one new is just walking into this," he said. "It's so big, look at the people on the periphery, logistics, the people that are suspected. You're looking at 50 people. That's not a cell; that's a terrorist group."It was a group already intimately familiar with European law enforcement. Abrini was a petty criminal long before his younger brother was killed in Syria in 2014. Both Abdeslam brothers had brushes with the law, and Brahim spent time in prison for stealing Belgian ID cards — background that took on new importance amid revelations that many people in the IS cell had forged passports.And Abaaoud's female cousin, Hasna Ait Boulhacen, who died with him on Nov. 18 after finding a hideout for him, was under surveillance in a narcotics operation at the time, although her ties to the man already wanted on terrorism offenses were unknown to French investigators. The man arrested for renting that fly-by-night flat in Saint Denis, Jawad Bendaoud, had been sentenced to eight years in prison for the accidental killing of a man he described as his "best friend" over a cellphone.The Belgian brothers who blew themselves up on March 22 had ties to violent crime, as did two suspects with ties to Sweden, one dead and one captured this weekend.The latest name to emerge, Osama Krayem, was a delinquent in Malmo, Sweden, before leaving for Syria. Krayem "was the perfect target for radicalization — no job, no future, no money," said Muhammad Khorshid, who runs a program in the neighborhood of Rosengard to help immigrants integrate into Swedish society. It's a neighborhood with its own parallels to Molenbeek, and has proven to be fertile recruiting ground for Muslim extremists.Krayem, who like Abrini is suspected of accompanying a suicide attacker on March 22, was detained on Friday. He traveled with Salah Abdeslam through Ulm, Germany, on one of Abdeslam's many journeys putting extremists into place for attacks, authorities said.Stephane Berthomet, a former French counterterrorism officer who now works as a writer and security consultant in Canada, said the arrest of multiple key suspects will prove crucial."When there are declarations made by an accomplice, you can confront them and make progress in the discussions with the other suspects," he said in an interview just ahead of the news of Abrini's arrest Friday. The hope, of course, is that anything the suspects say will crack open a network that seems to grow by the day."There is not a single person at large — there are dozens of people at large. That's the reality," Berthomet said. "The reality is that we are dealing with groups that are badly identified, whose organization and evolution we have not analyzed because we focused on repression for years. Information was collected voraciously, but without real analysis."___John-Thor Dahlburg in Brussels and Jan M. Olsen in Malmo, Sweden, contributed to this report.
Netanyahu: Israel has carried out dozens of strikes in Syria-[Reuters]-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel has launched dozens of strikes in Syria, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday, acknowledging for the first time such attacks against suspected arms transfers to Lebanon's Hezbollah guerrillas.Though formally neutral on Syria's civil war, Israel has frequently pledged to prevent shipments of advanced weaponry to the Iranian-backed group, while stopping short of confirming reports of specific air operations.Visiting Israeli troops in the occupied Golan Heights near the frontier with Syria, Netanyahu said: "We act when we need to act, including here across the border, with dozens of strikes meant to prevent Hezbollah from obtaining game-changing weaponry."Netanyahu did not specify what kind of strikes Israel had conducted in Syria. He also gave no timeframe or other details regarding the strikes.Israel welcomed the cessation of hostilities in Syria in February but has indicated it could still launch attacks there if it sees a threat from Hezbollah, which holds sway over southern Lebanon and whose fighters have been allied with President Bashar al-Assad.Israeli leaders have sought assurances from Russia, which sent forces to Syria last year to help Assad, that it would not allow Iran and Hezbollah to be bolstered by the partial military withdrawal that Moscow announced last month.Israel and Russia have maintained a hotline to prevent any accidental clash between their aircraft over Syrian territory.Hezbollah and Israel last fought a war in 2006 that included rocket strikes inside Israel and an Israeli air and ground offensive in Lebanon.Israeli leaders have said that since that conflict, Hezbollah has built up and improved the range of a rocket arsenal that can now strike deep inside Israel.(Reporting by Jeffrey Heller; Editing by Gareth Jones)
HOMOSEXUALS.(SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERS)
LEVITICUS 20:13
13 If a man also lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
LEVITICUS 18:22
22 Thou shalt not lie with mankind,(ANOTHER MAN) as with womankind: it is abomination.
2 TIMOTHY 3:3
3 Without natural affection,(HOMOSEXUALS) trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,
1 CORINTHIANS 6:9,
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate,(HARDENED SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERRS) nor abusers of themselves with mankind,
PSALMS 14:1
1 To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
ROMANS 1:18-32
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
19 Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:
21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.
24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:(HOMOSEXUALITY,AND ALL SEX SINS)
25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:(LESBIENS)
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly,(SODOMITES) and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.(AIDS ETC)
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
GOD CREATED THEM MALE AND FEMALE IN MARRIAGE
GENESIS 1:27-28
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply,(HAVE LOTS OF CHILDREN) and replenish the earth,(HOMOSEXUALS CAN NOT REPLENISH THE EARTH WITH CHILDREN)(BY HAVING SEX WITH EACH OTHER) and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
GENESIS 2:21-24
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
MATTHEW 19:4-6
4 And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,
5 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?
6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
NOW BRYAN ADAMS AND BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN OR SUCK HOLING UP TO THE SODOMITE RAINBOW GROUPERS.
Bryan Adams among entertainers and companies protesting anti-LGBTQ bills sweeping the U.S.[Daily Brew]-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
Canadian rock icon Bryan Adams has joined the chorus of condemnation against anti-LGBTQ legislation by cancelling his concert this week in Mississippi.The state’s new law, which takes effect July 1, permits some private businesses and religious groups to refuse service to gay couples.In a statement released Sunday, Adams said he can’t “in good conscience” perform in a state where “certain people are being denied their civil rights due to their sexual orientation.”His actions follow a similar move by Canadian production giant Lionsgate, which transplanted the filming of a pilot episode of a comedy series called “Crushed” from the Charlotte, N.C., area after that state passed a law blocking anti-discrimination rules for the LGBTQ community.Rocker Bruce Springsteen also cancelled a concert on Sunday over North Carolina’s so-called “bathroom law.”It’s not just about entertainment. Major corporations have spoken out against what appears to be a wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation sweeping the United States.-PayPal said it would kill a US$3.6-million expansion in North Carolina, amounting to 400 jobs. New Jersey’s Braeburn Pharmaceuticals announced it was re-thinking its plans to build a $50-million facility in Durham County, N.C.More than 100 corporate leaders have decried the new laws and bills in North Carolina, Mississippi and other states, saying it is unfair and makes it more difficult to attract talent. Executives came from a diverse range of industries including CEOs from Alcoa, AT&T, Bank of America, Dow Chemical, Frito-Lay, HP, MasterCard, salesforce.com and Unilever PLC.-Inclusivity ‘critical to business’-Unilever chief executive Paul Polman tweeted on March 20, "Inclusive society critical to business. Many will reconsider investment.”PepsiCo head Indra Nooyi penned a letter urging North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory to repeal the law as it was inconsistent with how her company treats its employees. PepsiCo has a long history in the state.The Human Rights Campaign, an organization that advocates for LGBTQ rights, said there are nearly 200 bills in 28 states that are on the docket across several states.They are in reaction to last year’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the constitution guaranteeing the right to same-sex marriage.In Canada, there has been a reluctance to actively discriminate going back to 1967 when Pierre Trudeau — then the justice minister of Canada — declared “there’s no place for the state in the bedrooms of the nation.”In the past decade, Canadian provinces have enshrined rights for LGBTQ people.There was one major incident back in 2002 though, involving an Oshawa, Ont., teenager.Marc Hall took the Durham Catholic District School Board to court after the principal of Monsignor John Pereyma Catholic Secondary School refused to allow him to bring his then-boyfriend, Jean-Paul Dumond, to prom.On prom day, the judge issued an injunction ordering the school to allow the teenager to take the date of his choice to the big party.-Anti-LGBTQ states-Here is a run-down of some states in the U.S. that have major bills under consideration:ALABAMA and FLORIDA: Both states have bills that would permit adoption agencies to use religion to discriminate against eligible parents and guardians.GEORGIA: This state has already thrown out a proposal to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity and now has a Senate-approved bill allowing “faith-based” organizations and individuals to refuse services to same-sex couples.ILLINOIS: A bill requiring transgender students to use the bathrooms, locker rooms and other such facilities that match the gender assigned to them at birth is now on the docket.KENTUCKY: Marriage licence clerks may not have to sign forms for same-sex couples under impending legislation. Public officials can cite their religion as a reason for not performing their duties and another bill would restrict transgender students’ use of restrooms.NEVADA: Two bills that would allow individuals and businesses to use religion to challenge or opt out of laws, including laws that protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in employment, housing and public accommodations.Similar legislation is also being introduced in Arkansas, Georgia, Montana and Texas.OKLAHOMA: The southern state has 26 anti-LGBT bills on the table - the most of any state. One will allow individuals, businesses and taxpayer-funded agencies to refuse goods or services by citing religion as the legal reason. Another will restrict use of bathrooms to transgender people, requiring them to use the facilities that are in line with the gender they were “born” with.SOUTH DAKOTA: A bill has passed the Senate that would disallow transgender students in public schools from using facilities matching their gender identity. Gov. Dennis Daugaard has agreed to meet with a group of trans people before he decides whether to sign it.TENNESSEE: The newly-passed HB 1840 awaits Gov. Bill Haslam’s signature or veto. The religious-liberty law has a mental-health section, allowing therapists the right to refuse to help patients based on “sincerely held religious belief.”VIRGINIA: The House of Delegates has approved an expansive “religious freedom” bill that would prevent penalties against individuals and businesses that cite their faith for discriminating against LGBTQ people.
Abortions may be behind skewed boy-girl birth ratio among Indian-born moms: study-[The Canadian Press]-Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
TORONTO - More male babies than expected are born to women from India living in Canada who already have two or more children, and abortions related to sex selection are suspected to be a major reason behind the gender imbalance, researchers suggest.The skewed gender ratio has existed for at least two decades and can be seen across the country, suggests a study using Statistics Canada data, which was published Monday in the journal CMAJ Open."The national paper looks at the magnitude of the issue over time and across Canadian provinces," said Marcelo Urquia, an epidemiologist at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, who led the study and a companion investigation using Ontario data that delved into the possible reasons why the male-dominated gender imbalance exists.That study says that in most of the world, 103 to 107 boys are born for every 100 girls. That gender split is consistent among Canadian-born women in Ontario, who gave birth between 1993 and 2012 to about 105 boys for every 100 girls.However, Indian-born women who had immigrated to Canada and already had two children gave birth to 138 baby boys for every 100 girls. If they already had three children, they gave birth to 166 boys for every 100 girls.Other findings from the study:— The sex ratio rose to 326 boys for every 100 girls for Indian-born mothers with two daughters who had an abortion preceding the third birth.— It rose to 409 boys for every 100 girls for mothers who had more than one abortion.— And it rose to 663 boys for every 100 girls for mothers who had at least one abortion after 14 weeks' gestation."In cultures in which there is a preference for sons, some families will try to get a son at some point," said Urquia. "If they haven't got a son by the second (birth), then some may try additional pregnancies or some may resort to other methods to ensure they have a son after all."While it is illegal in Canada to use such assisted reproductive technologies as in-vitro fertilization to select the sex of a fetus, an ultrasound at 14 weeks can show the baby's sex, allowing a woman to choose to terminate the pregnancy and try again."Abortions are legal and free," he said. "It is not a crime to undergo an abortion and there are no questions asked regarding the reasons by which women decide to have an abortion."Urquia and his co-authors estimate there are 4,472 "missing" daughters of Indian immigrants to Canada over the last two decades, largely among couples of two Indian-born parents but also among couples that have one Canadian-born parent."The CMAJ paper suggests that a large part of these missing girls are probably due to induced abortions, but we don't know really exactly what is the number," Urquia said.The Ontario study also found a slight imbalance in the boy-girl birth ratio among Chinese-born women living in Canada, but it was not tied to abortion and seemed to be more about family balancing.In-vitro fertilization for sex selection is legal in the U.S., and it has been suggested that some "would-be" parents travel there, or to other more lenient countries, to access this service, suggests an accompanying commentary in the CMAJ."The difficulty of enforcement and ease with which these laws can be subverted mean that the real question is not whether the practice of prenatal sex selection exists — it is clear from the results of this study and numerous others that it does — but why this practice persists, particularly in a Canadian society that espouses sex equality," write Abdool Yasseen of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario and Dr. Thierry Lacaze-Masmonteil of the University of Toronto."Further studies are needed to show whether transgenerational cultural biases persist post-migration.... Such research might point the way toward influencing the practice of prenatal sex selection in Canada and promoting equitable valuation of the sexes."Follow @SherylUbelacker on Twitter.
GENESIS 6:3-5 DEMONIC FALLIN ANGELS HAD SEX WITH HUMAN WOMEN-NOT ALLOWED BY GOD
3 And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.
4 There were giants in the earth in those days; and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.
5 And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Why Neanderthals Likely Fathered Few Kids with Modern Humans-[LiveScience.com]-Charles Q. Choi-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
Humans today often carry around a small chunk of DNA from Neanderthals, suggesting we interbred with our closest known extinct relatives at some point in our history. So why isn't there more Neanderthal DNA in modern humans?Turns out, the Y chromosome may have been key in keeping the two lineages apart by creating conditions that might often have led to miscarriages if or when the two got together, researchers now say.Recent findings suggest that Neanderthals, who lived in Europe and Asia, may have died out about 40,000 years ago.In 2010, scientists first sequenced the Neanderthal genome. That work revealed that Neanderthals once interbred with ancestors of modern humans — about 1.5 to 2.1 percent of the DNA of anyone outside Africa is Neanderthal in origin. [In Photos: Neanderthal Burials Uncovered]-The last major component of the Neanderthal genome that scientists had not analyzed was the Y chromosome. In modern humans and Neanderthals, the Y chromosome determines if someone is male in sex.Now researchers have completed the first in-depth analysis of a Neanderthal Y chromosome. They focused on a Neanderthal male found in El Sidrón, Spain. Overall, the differences between the Neanderthal and modern human Y chromosomes suggest these lineages diverged almost 590,000 years ago, consistent with previous research.The Neanderthal Y chromosome was genetically distinct from any seen in modern humans. This suggests that this El Sidrón male's lineage is extinct, without any living carriers in modern humans. It remains uncertain how much other Neanderthal Y chromosomes resembled or differed from this one.Further analysis revealed that genetic mutations might explain why this Neanderthal Y chromosome was lost in modern humans. Three mutations seen on this chromosome generate molecules that can trigger immune responses from women during pregnancy that can lead to miscarriages, and two of these three mutations are unique to Neanderthals.The researchers suggest that such genetic incompatibilities between Neanderthals and modern humans may have helped drive these lineages apart by discouraging interbreeding between them."We should pay attention to the potential role of immune incompatibilities in population isolation," study lead author Fernando Mendez, a population geneticist at Stanford University, told Live Science.In future research, scientists could analyze more Y chromosomes from a variety of male Neanderthals, Mendez said. Lab experiments could then determine the effect of these newfound Neanderthal mutations on interactions between male cells and female immune cells. The result might also confirm the idea that these mutations helped keep Neanderthals and modern humans apart, he added.Mendez and his colleaguesdetailed their findings in the April 7 issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics.Follow Charles Q. Choi on Twitter @cqchoi. Follow us @livescience, Facebook&Google+. Original article on Live Science.
EARTH DESTROYED WITH THE EARTH IN NOAHS DAY(BECAUSE OF SIN,VIOLENCE AND GODLESS PEOPLE)
GENESIS 6:11-13
11 The earth also was corrupt before God, and the earth was filled with violence.(WORLD TERRORISM,MURDERS)(HAMAS IN HEBREW IS VIOLENCE)
12 And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
13 And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is come before me; for the earth is filled with violence (TERRORISM)(HAMAS) through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
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, 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.
DEUTORONOMY 28:22-24
22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.
23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.
24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Federal revenue agency targets $2.6B in missing taxes over five years-[The Canadian Press]-Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is boosting its efforts to hunt down tax dodgers — including those who shelter cash offshore — under an expanded plan expected to recoup $2.6 billion in unpaid taxes over the next five years.The agency shared some specifics Monday on how it will improve detection, auditing and prosecution of tax cheaters with help from a five-year, $444-million government commitment — an investment nearly one-sixth of the anticipated return."We really want to put the axe into everything that touches tax evasion," Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier told a news conference in Ottawa."There are people today, I imagine, who must be nervous."Details of the agency's plan follow media reports on the so-called Panama Papers, some 11.5 million records leaked from a Panamanian law firm that shed light on the use of offshore tax havens around the world.The extra government funding to fight tax evaders was announced in last month's budget.Under the plan, Ottawa will intensify its detection work abroad by examining all international funds transfers over $10,000 to and from Canada. So far, the agency said it has already collected information on all such exchanges since January 2015.The agency will also zero in on four selected international jurisdictions this year for deeper scrutiny.The first place on the list is the Isle of Man, which saw $860 million worth of electronic transfers with Canada over a 12-month period. The agency said it has assessed the risk for all 3000 transactions involving about 350 individual taxpayers and 400 companies.Lebouthillier declined to release the names of the other three jurisdictions that will go under the microscope. She said she didn't want to tip off tax dodgers and give them the opportunity to transfer their offshore assets to avoid being caught.The agency will also launch a special program aimed at stopping groups that create and promote tax evasion and tax avoidance schemes for the wealthy. It said it will be able to increase its investigations of such schemes 12-fold The government investment will allow the agency to hire more auditors and specialists, who will focus on "high-risk" individuals and multinational corporations."It's unthinkable and it's also intolerable that people can pay specialists to allow them to evade taxes," Lebouthillier said."There are people who defraud the government, who do not pay their part."Her agency also reiterated that it will begin its work to estimate the so-called "tax gap," the difference between what is owed in taxes and what is actually collected.Lebouthillier has indicated Canada will work with the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, which uses the tax gap measure to help develop policies that target tax evaders.She said she will attend an OECD meeting this week in Paris that will address the issue of tax shelters. Ottawa plans to collaborate with international partners on the matter.Lebouthillier also announced that a new advisory committee has been created to explore the issue of offshore tax evasion and aggressive tax planning.The committee will be made up of seven experts and chaired by Western University law professor Colin Campbell. The vice-chair will be Dalhousie University professor Kimberly Brooks.Follow @AndyBlatchford on Twitter
Trump cries foul over process as he presses campaign forward-[The Canadian Press]-Jill Colvin And Laurie Kellman, The Associated Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is blasting the way the country chooses presidential party nominees as "corrupt" and "crooked" as he grapples with the potential of a contested convention that he risks losing.Speaking to thousands packed in a frigid airport hangar in western New York on Sunday, Trump ripped the byzantine fight over delegates at the heart of his party's nominating process. He argued anew that the person who wins the most votes in the primary process should automatically be the GOP nominee."What they're trying to do is subvert the movement with crooked shenanigans," said Trump, comparing his woes to those of Bernie Sanders, who is winning states but still far behind Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton in the race for delegates that decide party nominations."We should have won it a long time ago," Trump said. "But, you know, we keep losing where we're winning."Trump was coming to terms with the political reality of candidates chasing delegates ahead of their nominating convention, and now he's shifting his focus to developing a strategy akin to the one rival Ted Cruz has been pursuing for months."A more traditional approach is needed and Donald Trump recognizes that," Paul Manafort, Trump's new delegate chief, said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." At his rally in Rochester, Trump repeatedly insisted his campaign was "doing fine" and predicted he would clinch the nomination before the summer convention.Nonetheless, his supporters described with disdain what they saw as an effort by the party's establishment to deny Trump a victory they feel he has already earned."I'm 59 years old and maybe I've had my head in the sand through the years, but I've never seen anything like this," said Cheryl Griggs of Hilton, New York, who attended the rally with her son. "To go against the votes of the people and the will of the people and put somebody else in there, I think, is horrific."She said she didn't understand the delegate process and believes that the winner should be decided by popular vote.Rochester's Scott Nasca said he worries the efforts would only leave Trump bruised heading into a general election."The sad thing is the guy's got to go against the Democratic establishment, and now he's got to go against his own party's establishment as well, and it's just not right," said Nasca, 48, who owns an investment company,"It's absolutely ridiculous. But he's a threat to the big people in politics, the lobbyists, the elitists in the Republican Party," he added. "They're going to disenfranchise their own voters."His brother-in-law Mark Tachin, 50, a mason contractor in Rochester, was equally glum."It's like the American people don't have a voice anymore, it almost feels like that," he said. "As much as people are voting right now in these huge turnouts that Trump is getting, they're still not paying attention to these turnouts. They're still trying to do their own thing despite the voice of the people. It's just unbelievable to me.""It's just they don't get it," he added, "It's disheartening."Trump was introduced at the rally by Buffalo real estate developer and 2010 gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino, who said that talk of a brokered convention "suggests that they can take that right away from the American people to choose their leader."Elsewhere, Trump continued to try to catch up to Cruz's ground operation, which is months ahead in some states when it comes to securing friendly delegates. Cruz is trying to eat into Trump's home-state support in conservative pockets of New York.Manafort said the Cruz campaign was using a "scorched earth" approach in which "they don't care about the party. If they don't get what they want, they blow it up.""The key, especially for uncommitted delegates, is the electability question," Manafort said on NBC.Last weekend, Cruz completed his sweep of Colorado's 34 delegates by locking up the remaining 13 at the party's state convention in Colorado Springs. He already had collected 21 delegates and visited the state to try to pad his numbers there.Trump still has a narrow path to nailing down the Republican nomination by the end of the primaries on June 7, but he has little room for error. He would need to win nearly 60 per cent of all the remaining delegates to clinch the nomination before the convention. So far, he's winning about 45 per cent.Following Cruz's sweep of Colorado's remaining delegates on Saturday, the Associated Press count stands at Trump 743, Cruz 545, and John Kasich 143. Marco Rubio, who ended his campaign, has 171 delegates.___Kellman reported from Washington.___Follow Jill Colvin and Laurie Kellman on Twitter at: http://twitter.com/colvinj and http://twitter.com/aplauriekellman
Poor organization: How Trump could win primaries, lose presidential nomination-[The Canadian Press]-Alexander Panetta, The Canadian Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON - An embarrassing string of news illustrates how poor organization could cost Donald Trump the Republican presidential nomination to a rival badly outmanoeuvring him.The latest was an awkward admission Monday: Trump said two of his own children can't vote in next week's New York primary, because they weren't aware of the registration cutoff.This was after a disastrous weekend. At a meeting in Colorado, he lost all 34 delegates selected to represent the state at the summer nominating convention. In North Dakota, he was crushed in a similar vote days earlier.Predictably, Trump vented.He complained of party elites trying to steal the nomination — he argued he's won more primaries, has more votes than anyone and on that basis should be the nominee."The people of Colorado had their vote taken away from them," Trump tweeted."Biggest story in politics. This will not be allowed!"His blustery tweets notwithstanding, Trump's acknowledged his predicament. He's rejigged his team, to bring in people with better knowledge of party procedures.His rag-tag outfit of outsiders was caught off-guard by the complex scenario now unfolding: this historically tight nomination fight could be decided by a multi-ballot convention, the first since 1952, requiring an organizational ability to identify, promote and retain loyal delegates.Trump's weekend performance didn't bode well.Neither Colorado or North Dakota had primaries — they did have district- and state-level conventions, which is the kind of contest that will pick the nominee.His rival Ted Cruz spent months organizing for these. Loyalists of the Texas senator flooded local meetings to ensure friendly faces got sent to the convention.One Colorado participant recalled an initial meeting in her local precinct last month where she counted about 36 Cruz supporters and six for Trump.It's not just the quantity, she said — but the quality of Cruz's team."The organization for months has been on the Cruz side," said Laura Carno, a conservative author and Colorado campaign organizer who supported Cruz."These are the people I've worked with in previous campaigns who are good. ... (Cruz) snapped up the good, experienced, well-known, connected people. ... Connected as in, this isn't their first delegate rodeo."She got a message from Cruz reminding her to attend her initial precinct meeting. Then at the state gathering last weekend, she estimated 90 per cent of attendees supported Cruz.The senator's team handed out orange T-shirts — coincidentally, the colour of the beloved Denver Broncos. Carno got a text message explaining which of the 400-plus names on the ballot were Cruz supporters.Trump's campaign, meanwhile, complained about names missing on the ballot for Trump delegates. According to news reports, that's because they failed to pay the necessary fee.You can't necessarily blame Trump's state campaign manager — he'd just been hired. His predecessor was fired a few days earlier.There's reportedly been infighting amid the Trump team shakeup.The most senior addition is a Washington lobbyist who first worked on a presidential campaign in 1976, when Ronald Reagan challenged sitting president Gerald Ford.Paul Manafort concedes his new boss needed to switch gears."Yes, there's a transition. It's a natural transition," Manafort told NBC's "Meet The Press.""Trump was doing very well on a model that made sense. But now as the campaign's gotten to the end stages, a more traditional campaign has to take place. Trump recognizes that."The biggest risk for Trump won't unfold on the convention floor. It's happening now as states pick delegates.Trump could enter the convention with some delegates plotting to betray him.The way it works in U.S. primaries is voters pick how many delegates each candidate gets. But grassroots meetings choose the delegates themselves.If he keeps putting up performances like in Colorado, he may have to deal with the dreaded Trojan-horse delegate.These are people who'd turn on him at the earliest available opportunity, on the second or third ballot, depending on their own state rules about when they're freed to vote as they please.Trump knows he'll have to protect his back — from the metaphorical knives of his own delegates."I win a state in votes and then get non-representative delegates because they are offered all sorts of goodies by Cruz campaign," he tweeted.-"Bad system!"-There's one way Trump can avoid all this.He can win on the first ballot with a clear majority of 1,237 delegates. That requires dominating New York on April 19 and Pennsylvania and Maryland on April 26, then outperforming expectations in California and Montana in June.
NDP aftermath: An early look at potential candidates to replace Tom Mulcair-[CBC]-April 10, 2016-YAHOONEWS
After this weekend's national convention showed a party divided over Tom Mulcair's leadership, the federal New Democrats will be looking for a new leader and a new way forward.A majority of NDP delegates — 52 per cent — voted in favour of holding a leadership contest, signalling that Mulcair had lost the support of his party."We said it at the outset — and it's still the case now — that the only important thing is that we leave here united," Mulcair told those gathered on the convention floor at Edmonton's Shaw Conference Centre after the ballots were cast.- Analysis: Tom Mulcair left New Democrats wanting more- Nathan Cullen: 'It's a 15- to 20-year commitment'-- Neil Macdonald: Stephen Lewis brings blunt truths to NDP convention-We will always be the party that dreams no small dreams. We will always be the party that thinks about the little guy … Don't let this very-divided vote divide us."-Mulcair will remain the party's leader until a successor is chosen within 24 months. Though there's plenty of time to spare before contenders start throwing their hats in the ring, here's an early look at some potential candidates:-Niki Ashton-A three-term MP who represents the northern Manitoba riding of Churchill–Keewatinook Aski, Ashton was first elected in 2008 and currently serves as the NDP's jobs, employment and workforce development critic. Fluent in four languages, the 33-year-old is a former instructor with the University College of the North and currently working toward a PhD in peace and conflict studies. Ashton is also the daughter of Manitoba cabinet minister Steve Ashton. She ran for the NDP leadership during the 2012 race that elected Mulcair.-Alexandre Boulerice-First elected to the House of Commons in 2011 in the so-called "Orange Wave" that swept Quebec, Boulerice, 42, successfully won back his Montreal seat of Rosemont–La Petite Patriein in October's federal election by a healthy margin. The former TV journalist and union activist has been active with the party since the late 1990s and was co-chair of the NDP's 2015 national election campaign. Prior to Sunday's vote, he had expressed his support for Mulcair.-Guy Caron-Another MP first elected in 2011, the 47-year-old Caron holds the riding of Rimouski-Neigette–Témiscouata–Les Basques. He mounted three unsuccessful bids for a seat in Ottawa before that win. Caron currently holds one of the party's top critic roles, finance, in addition to serving as critic of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. Prior to joining Parliament, Caron was a researcher and economist with the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada.-Nathan Cullen-The five-term MP was first elected to his B.C. riding of Skeena–Bulkley Valley in 2004. Cullen has previously served as the NDP's House leader and currently holds the high-profile posts of environment and climate change critic and democratic reform critic. While Cullen, 43, expressed his support for Mulcair before Sunday's vote, he also hasn't shied away from sharing his thoughts about the party's future. Cullen placed third in the party's 2012 leadership race.-Peter Julian-Another B.C. MP first elected in 2004, Julian is the current NDP House leader. He's also served as party critic for a number of high-profile portfolios, including finance, trade, transport and energy and natural resources. The 53-year-old holds the riding of Burnaby–New Westminster and is fluently bilingual, having attended university in Quebec and serving as the NDP's provincial secretary for that province in the 1990s. He mulled — but ultimately decided against — a party leadership run in 2012.-Mike Layton-The son of former NDP leader Jack Layton is an environmentalist-turned-Toronto-city-councillor who acknowledges his progressive politics are similar to that of his late father. He represents the Toronto ward of Trinity-Spadina, previously held at the federal level by his stepmother, Olivia Chow. Relatively new to public side of politics, Layton moved many Canadians with a touching tribute during his dad's 2011 funeral, saying he and his sister were "proud to have shared our father with you."-Megan Leslie-First elected to the riding of Halifax in 2008, Leslie took over the seat from former NDP leader Alexa McDonough. But the 42-year-old lost her bid for re-election to Liberal rookie Andy Fillmore last year, admitting she was "100 per cent" shocked by the result. A former health and environment critic for her party, Leslie recently joined WWF Canada as a senior consultant on ocean governance so she's still around Ottawa.-Avi Lewis-A documentary filmmaker and TV journalist, Lewis is one of the big names behind the Leap Manifesto, a 1,300-word statement of principles aimed at overhauling Canada's economy and moving away from reliance on fossil fuels. His wife, best-selling author Naomi Klein, also signed her name to the document. While Lewis recently said a possible leadership bid is the "furthest thing" from his mind right now, he's no stranger to campaigning; he first hit the election trail with his father, the diplomat and former Ontario NDP leader Stephen Lewis, at age eight.-Peggy Nash-The former MP and former NDP president lost her Toronto seat of Parkdale–High Park last October by a margin of about 1,000 votes. The seat has flip-flopped in recent years: Nash was first elected in 2006 before losing to Liberal Gerard Kennedy in 2008. She won a rematch of that race in 2011 and was appointed finance critic in the NDP's first showing as Official Opposition. A veteran of the labour movement, Nash ran for the party's leadership in 2012. The 62-year-old also didn't mince words following her party's stunning defeat last fall: in a recent op-ed published on Huffington Post, she wrote that the national NDP campaign "let us down in spectacular fashion," calling it "tone deaf" and "incompetent." -Brian Topp-The 55-year-old veteran political and union strategist was runner-up to Mulcair during 2012's leadership race. Once a member of Jack Layton's inner circle, Topp has served as New Democrat party president, its national campaign director and as a war room manager in four different elections. Born in Quebec, he's fluently bilingual and has worked in Ontario, Saskatchewan and now Alberta, where he is currently chief of staff to Alberta Premier Rachel Notley. Some suggested Topp lost the 2012 race for being too radical, especially compared to Mulcair's more moderate stance. In the wake of the party's disappointing election result last fall, others say it could be an opportune time for Topp to take another run — but Topp himself posted on Facebook Monday that "I won't be a candidate in the coming leadership race."
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).
US officials: The more we learn about Zika, scarier it is-[The Canadian Press]-Lauran Neergaard, The Associated Press-April 11, 2016-YAHOONEWS
WASHINGTON - The more researchers learn about the Zika virus, the scarier it appears, federal health officials said Monday as they urged more money for mosquito control and to develop vaccines and treatments.Scientists increasingly believe the Zika virus sweeping through Latin America and the Caribbean causes devastating defects in fetal brains if women become infected during pregnancy."Everything we look at with this virus seems to be a bit scarier than we initially thought," Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said at a White House briefing.And while experts don't expect widespread outbreaks in the continental U.S., "we absolutely need to be ready," she said.President Barack Obama has sought about $1.9 billion in emergency money to help fight the Zika epidemic internationally and to prepare in case the virus spreads here, but the request has stalled in the GOP-controlled Congress. Last week, the administration said it would use $589 million in funds left over from the Ebola outbreak for some of that work.But that "is not enough for us to get the job done," said Dr. Anthony Fauci of the National Institutes of Health, whose agency hopes to have a possible vaccine ready for first-stage safety testing in early fall. "It's just a temporary stopgap."Zika was long considered a nuisance virus, causing only mild symptoms, if any, in most people. But starting with reports from Brazil, over the last year infections in pregnant women have been strongly linked to babies born with unusually small heads, a birth defect called microcephaly that can signal underlying brain damage."I'm not an alarmist," Fauci said, but he and Schuchat cited growing reason for concern about Zika:—Researchers also have linked Zika to stillbirths, miscarriages, eye problems and other complications, with complications not only in the first trimester but throughout pregnancy.—Brazilian researchers reported Sunday that Zika preferentially targets developing brain cells. They used stem cells to study embryonic brain development in lab dish, and reported in the journal Science that virus taken from a Brazilian patient destroyed the growing neural cells in a few days.—There's also evidence that some adults occasionally may suffer serious effects from Zika. Researchers already were studying whether Guillain-Barre syndrome, a nerve condition that can cause paralysis, is linked to Zika. And Sunday, another Brazilian research team reported two Zika patients who suffered yet another problem, a brain inflammation that damages the coating of nerve cells in a way similar to multiple sclerosis.The CDC has warned women who are pregnant or attempting to conceive to avoid travel to Zika-affected areas. Because Zika sometimes spreads through sexual intercourse, the CDC also says men who've travelled to Zika-affected areas either should use condoms with their pregnant partners or avoid sex until the baby's born.More than 300 travel-associated cases of Zika have been reported in the U.S. so far, and the CDC also wants travellers to take extra steps to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes when they come home — so local insects won't pick up the virus and spread it. While CDC does expect some clusters of homegrown Zika to occur, it is working with state and local governments to boost mosquito control.In addition to research into a possible vaccine, Fauci said the NIH is screening medications in the quest for a treatment. A few — 15 of 62 screened so far — show some degree of possible activity against Zika in laboratory tests although "that doesn't mean they're going to turn out to be good drugs," he cautioned.
