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US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland’s visit to Moscow “is the latest indicator” that Washington’s position on Ukraine and its role in the country’s future “may be shifting,” the US private intelligence company Stratfor reported.

“Although US officials have been involved in discussions with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts throughout the conflict, the recent direct high-level negotiations – without the participation of European leaders – signal that Washington wants a larger and more direct role in discussions regarding Ukraine,” Stratfor analysts underscored.

Indeed, during the past week Washington’s officials have held a series of meetings with Russian and Ukrainian leaders. For instance, last week Victoria Nuland had a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Earlier, on May 12, she accompanied Secretary of State John Kerry on his trip to the Russian city of Sochi.

Washington’s latest initiative was aimed at “inserting the United States directly into the complex negotiations.”

Remarkably, the Obama administration has demonstrated that it could shift its stance regarding Russia. In contrast to previous anti-Russia rhetoric, John Kerry and Victoria Nuland evaded the issue of Crimea’s status quo or Russia’s support for eastern Ukraine, discussing the question of the necessity for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to have a presence on the Ukrainian border.

According to the analysts, the Russian leadership wants to elicit a number of key concessions from Washington. First and foremost, Moscow is concerned about US military support for Ukraine including the military training mission of American troops in the country and possible supplies of weaponry to Kiev. Russia wants to ensure that the Pentagon will not extend or expand its training mission.

Simultaneously, the Kremlin “is likely pushing” the United States to curb its military training activities in former Soviet Republics in Russia’s periphery, such as Georgia and the Baltic states. Moscow has also repeatedly expressed its deep concerns regarding NATO’s military buildup in Eastern European states, such as Poland and Romania.

“The United States probably is unwilling to compromise on its military training mission to Ukraine, but the US administration could, as it has thus far, avoid providing Ukraine with weapons that add to the country’s military capabilities,” Stratfor analysts noted.

However, according to the analysts, “when it comes to sanctions, Washington may be open to compromising.” Washington can lift its sanctions when the US administration decides to do so, while EU sanctions can be lifted only in accordance with the decision of all the bloc’s member states, the analysts highlighted.

If Washington decides to abolish its sanctions policy, the lifting of US sanctions will “take place piecemeal, beginning with lighter sanctions such as travel bans on individuals,” Stratfor analysts elaborated.

“The latest flurry of meetings likely does not herald an end to the crisis. However, greater direct US involvement in the negotiations could change the dynamics of the talks,” the analysts suggested.

On the other hand, the Obama administration’s initiative has clearly indicated that Washington’s “attempts to isolate Russia have failed,” as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted.

Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 5/28/2015 12:40:41 AM
	No More Strong Arm Tactics: US Wants to Mend Relations With Russia / Sputnik International Posted on May 27, 2015 [by Jean Haines]by Jean http://sputniknews.com/politics/20150519/1022322663.html US Assistant Secretary of State for European Affairs Victoria Nuland’s visit to Moscow “is the latest indicator” that Washington’s position on Ukraine and its role in the country’s future “may be shifting,” the US private intelligence company Stratfor reported. “Although US officials have been involved in discussions with their Russian and Ukrainian counterparts throughout the conflict, the recent direct high-level negotiations – without the participation of European leaders – signal that Washington wants a larger and more direct role in discussions regarding Ukraine,” Stratfor analysts underscored. Indeed, during the past week Washington’s officials have held a series of meetings with Russian and Ukrainian leaders. For instance, last week Victoria Nuland had a meeting with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk. Earlier, on May 12, she accompanied Secretary of State John Kerry on his trip to the Russian city of Sochi. Washington’s latest initiative was aimed at “inserting the United States directly into the complex negotiations.” Remarkably, the Obama administration has demonstrated that it could shift its stance regarding Russia. In contrast to previous anti-Russia rhetoric, John Kerry and Victoria Nuland evaded the issue of Crimea’s status quo or Russia’s support for eastern Ukraine, discussing the question of the necessity for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe to have a presence on the Ukrainian border. According to the analysts, the Russian leadership wants to elicit a number of key concessions from Washington. First and foremost, Moscow is concerned about US military support for Ukraine including the military training mission of American troops in the country and possible supplies of weaponry to Kiev. Russia wants to ensure that the Pentagon will not extend or expand its training mission. Simultaneously, the Kremlin “is likely pushing” the United States to curb its military training activities in former Soviet Republics in Russia’s periphery, such as Georgia and the Baltic states. Moscow has also repeatedly expressed its deep concerns regarding NATO’s military buildup in Eastern European states, such as Poland and Romania. “The United States probably is unwilling to compromise on its military training mission to Ukraine, but the US administration could, as it has thus far, avoid providing Ukraine with weapons that add to the country’s military capabilities,” Stratfor analysts noted. However, according to the analysts, “when it comes to sanctions, Washington may be open to compromising.” Washington can lift its sanctions when the US administration decides to do so, while EU sanctions can be lifted only in accordance with the decision of all the bloc’s member states, the analysts highlighted. If Washington decides to abolish its sanctions policy, the lifting of US sanctions will “take place piecemeal, beginning with lighter sanctions such as travel bans on individuals,” Stratfor analysts elaborated. “The latest flurry of meetings likely does not herald an end to the crisis. However, greater direct US involvement in the negotiations could change the dynamics of the talks,” the analysts suggested. On the other hand, the Obama administration’s initiative has clearly indicated that Washington’s “attempts to isolate Russia have failed,” as Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov noted. Meanwhile, Moscow and Washington have signaled that they both support the full implementation of the Minsk II accord aimed at reconciliation between Kiev and the Donbass region.
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 5/28/2015 1:03:21 AM
	Is Texas Under Attack By The U.S. Government For Resisting Jade Helm? "Weather Warfare Right Before Our Very Eyes" By Susan Duclos - All News PipeLine UPDATED May 27, 2015] Follow up video added below the original article. "Technology will make available, to the leaders of the major nations, techniques for conducting secret warfare, of which only a bare minimum of security forces need be appraised... Techniques of weather modification could be employed to produce prolonged periods of drought or storm." Zbigniew Brzezinski, via-"Weather Wars & Un-Natural Disasters by Steve Quayle - 2007" WEATHER WARFARE Weather warfare and weather modification, used by the U.S. military exists, that is not an opinion, it is fact as established by the Convention on the Prohibition of Military or Any Other Hostile Use of Environmental Modification Techniques, which was Adopted by Resolution 31/72 of the United Nations General Assembly on 10 December 1976 and was opened for signature at Geneva on 18 May 1977. (Source - UN Documents) By 1996, a research paper was being submitted to the Air Force titled "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025," detailing further research into the use of weather modification. (Source - 52 page PDF presented to the Air Force) Books by Steve Quayle found here) JADE HELM 15 On March 13, 2015 ANP published leaked documents detailing an "unprecedented" military training exercise by the name of Jade Helm 15, which was to be held in multiple states throughout America with Texas and Utah listed as "hostile" and a portion of California listed as an "insurgent pocket." These scheduled exercises are classified as "unconventional warfare." Since mid-March Jade Helm has become a hot button topic which exploded throughout the Alternative Media until the MSM was forced to start covering it, albeit mockingly. The public outcry and concern became so overwhelmingly, specifically in Texas, that the U.S Military held a public meeting in Bastrop, Texas, which was attended by 150 people, many of which did not believe the official explanations as evidenced by some of the quoted statements in news articles reporting on the meeting. Would the court be offended if I said I didn't believe a word the Colonel was saying?" said one gentleman. His statement was followed by loud cheers. Another man followed asking the military official if the money would be better spent protecting the southern border.- (Source - MyFoxAustin - Video included) In response to the public concern, Texas Governor Greg Abbott directed the Texas State Guard to monitor the Jade Helm 15 excercisesand to "provide regular updates to the governor’s office to ensure Texans’ “safety, constitutional rights, private property rights and civil liberties will not be infringed” during the training." TEXAS UNDER ATTACK? The concerns about Texas being labeled "hostile" in the upcoming exercises, stem from a variety of issues. Texas is an "economic powerhouse," as was recently pointed out by an ANP source, with natural gas and oil resources and water aquifiers. Texas is also known for being a state with some of the most gun-friendly laws as well as having one of the largest gun-owner population. Since that Bastrop public meeting and the Texas Governor's actions and direction to the Texas State Guard, a series of events have occurred that have made headline news nationally. In mid-May there was a Waco, Texas "biker gang shootout," which left nine dead and resulted in the arrest of 170 people, followed by Texas being "ravaged" by massive storms with thousands fleeing, multiple deaths, residents missing, freeways flooded, vehicles submerged, etc... The storm's timing comes just a little over a month after Governor Abbott issued a proclamation "renewing the certification that exceptional drought conditions pose a threat of imminent disaster in a specified number of counties in the State of Texas." (Source- Texas Government PDF dated April 9, 2015) Also massive military asset movement has been documented, streaming into Texas for the Jade Helm exercises, making the positioning of said assets to deal with a "state emergency" quite "coincidental." *(Click image to go to chronology of JH 15 coverage)* From severe drought conditions to deadly storms and flooding, all in a little over a month, brings about the question of whether Texas is being deliberately targeted by weather warfare technology because of their resistance, very public resistance I might add, to the Jade Helm exercises scheduled. This question was brought up in a SQ Alert at Steve Quayles website, dated May 26, 2015. BASTROP TEXAS STOOD UP AGAINST THE JADE HELM EXERCISE AND LOOK WHATS HAPPENING-DEADLY WEATHER WARFARE RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES AGINST THEM As I'm looking through breakingnews headlines, and seeing the continuous references to the extreme weather so concentrated over TX, and coupled with the continuous chemtrailing that happens throughout the US, I can't help but think that what is going on right now as part of the Jade Helm "exercize", could not actually be the domestic roll out of weather warfare on an agressive scale. We know they can control the weather to at least some degree. We know that the chemtrailing over CA and in the Pacific moddifies the jet stream to both keep CA dry and to force that precipitation east towards TX and other southern states. We know that Jade Helm is "pretending" that TX is a hostile enemy that must be engaged. The millitary is already rolling out across the state as part of this "drill". Why then, is it not reasonable to assume that as part of this "mock civil war drill" that they would not practice using the tools that they have in their arsenal? They used typhoons against the enemy in the Vietnam War, why would they not use this form of warfare against a domestic enemy as well? I mean, how perfect is it that the military will be on hand to help "assist" the state with any effects of this "freak weather"? The citizens would stand down as the millitary rolls into major cities to assist in "humanitarian efforts" as opposed to protesting martial law drills in their peaceful state. It's just too coincidental that this Jade Helm thing is going on with TX the stated target, the biker shooting in Waco involved the Banditos gang which a year ago Holder's (criminal) Justice Dept released a report about that gang and stated concern that they have many active and retired millitary, police and other federal government personnel as members (one of their "red list" targets that now they can portray as criminals), AND on top of all that TX is being completely hammered with extreme weather that seems suspiciously like what one would characterize as weather war. I'm sorry, but to me this all seems too coincidental and too perfectly timed not to be part of an orchistrated and unified program. This is just conjecture but as we know, the truth is most often stranger than fiction. Thought maybe I'd share this perspective as something to be considering as the alternative media tries to stay a step ahead of where they want us to be. May God bless and protect you! Considering the timeline detailed above, the lack of transparency by the U.S. government in relation to Jade Helm 15, their initial stonewalling on the leaked documents, the prepositioning of military assets in Texas and the rapid-fire events occurring subsequently, these questions asked in the above alert are not out of the realm of possibility, given what we know about Texas and the governments technological advancements in weather warfare and weather manipulation. IS THE US PLANNING TO GIVE 7 STATES, INCLUDING TEXAS, BACK TO MEXICO? - FLASHBACK: JADE HELM 15/AZTLAN MAPS ANP was reminded via email of a March 2015 article written by Stefan Stanford, where the question was posed "Is The US Preparing To Give 7 States Back To Mexico?" In that ANP article, we were shown the Jade Helm 15 map alongside the purported Aztlan maps for a shocking reminder of a Agenda 21 plan to "return land to indigenous populations," specifically addressing the La Raza belief that U.S. stole Mexican land (SEE original Aztlan Goal Map here) Note the original seven states listed in the Jade Helm 15 document, were Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. This was before Colorado "supposedly" pulled out of Jade Helm 15 (although current events show something "big" is happening in Colorado), and Mississippi, Florida and Louisiana were reportedly added in to the JH 15 schedule. This definitely gives the current coverage of the open borders a more ominous overtone. BOTTOM LINE It is inarguable given the documentation seen at the above Chronology link that military assets are being moved at a massive rate. It is also inarguable that these assets are being positioned in states slated for Jade Helm 15 and other military exercises and drills. Furthermore, IF the U.S. government decided to make war against its citizens, the states listed as hostile, specifically Texas which is known for its willingness to fight and die for their liberties and is a beacon of freedom, would be the first to have to be taken down. Given all the aforementioned points, we are back to our headlined question "Is Texas Under Attack By The U.S. Government For Resisting Jade Helm?" Read more
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 5/28/2015 10:11:30 AM
	Photo shows Chicago cops posing over black man with antlers 8 hours ago WLS – Chicago Chicago cop who posed for photo with black man wearing antlers wants job back Watch video CHICAGO (AP) — A former Chicago police detective is suing to get his job back after being fired for posing in a photograph with another officer holding rifles over an unidentified black man lying on a floor and wearing deer antlers. The photograph, which is believed to have been taken between 1999 and 2003, recently was made public after detective Timothy McDermott filed a lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court seeking to rejoin the Chicago Police Department. The photo was discovered during an FBI investigation into police wrongdoing. The Chicago Police Board fired McDermott in October after finding him guilty of bringing discredit on the department by taking part in the photo, disrespecting or maltreating a person on or off duty, and unlawful or unnecessary use or display of a weapon. McDermott's lawyer, Dan Herbert, said Wednesday the photograph doesn't tell the entire story. He added there's no evidence the black man was in custody and questioned whether the photo was taken against the man's will. McDermott posed with Officer Jerome Finnigan, who is serving a 12-year prison sentence for corruption. Both McDermott and Finnigan are white. The FBI uncovered the photo during its investigation of Finnigan, who was convicted in 2011 of leading a band of rogue police who stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from suspected drug dealers and ordered a hit on a fellow officer to keep him from revealing the scheme. Mayor Rahm Emanuel opposes returning McDermott to his job, saying Wednesday the photo doesn't reflect the department's values. "As far as I'm concerned, to that officer: Good riddance. You don't belong in the Police Department," Emanuel said. "Our whole idea of the Police Department (is that it) is there to serve and protect, and the values expressed in that photo are not the values of the people of the city of Chicago." The Chicago Sun-Times reported that McDermott told the Police Department's internal affairs division in 2013 that participating in the photo was a mistake. "I was asked to join the photo and I did so without exercising proper judgment," he was quoted as saying in a transcript. "I made a mistake as a young impressionable police officer who was trying to fit in." Cops posed over black man wearing antlers A Chicago police officer wants his job back after being fired for taking part in the racially charged photo. Mayor: 'Good riddance'
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 5/28/2015 10:27:36 AM
	Exclusive: Russia masses heavy firepower on border with Ukraine - witness By Maria Tsvetkova14 hours ago By Maria Tsvetkova Related Stories Special Report: Russian soldiers quit over Ukraine Reuters Ukraine says it will prosecute captured Russian soldiers for terrorist acts Reuters Ukraine security chief accuses Russian soldiers of killing Ukrainian servicemanReuters Russian troops captured in Ukraine treated in Kiev hospital Associated Press Two Russian Troops Captured While Fighting In Ukraine Huffington Post KHUTOR CHKALOVA, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's army is massing troops and hundreds of pieces of weaponry including mobile rocket launchers, tanks and artillery at a makeshift base near the border with Ukraine, a Reuters reporter saw this week. Many of the vehicles have number plates and identifying marks removed while many of the servicemen had taken insignia off their fatigues. As such, they match the appearance of some of the forces spotted in eastern Ukraine, which Kiev and its Western allies allege are covert Russian detachments. The scene at the base on the Kuzminsky firing range, around 50 km (30 miles) from the border, offers some of the clearest evidence to date of what appeared to be a concerted Russian military build-up in the area. Earlier this month, NATO military commander General Philip Breedlove said he believed the separatists were taking advantage of a ceasefire that came into force in February to re-arm and prepare for a new offensive. However, he gave no specifics. Russia denies that its military is involved in the conflict in Ukraine's east, where Moscow-backed separatists have been fighting forces loyal to the pro-Western government in Kiev. View gallery Tanks are seen on a freight train shortly after its arrival at a railway station in the Russian sout … Russia's defense ministry said it had no immediate comment about the build-up. Several soldiers said they had been sent to the base for simple military exercises, suggesting their presence was unconnected to the situation in Ukraine. Asked by Reuters if large numbers of unmarked weaponry and troops without insignia at the border indicated that Russia planned to invade Ukraine, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said during a conference call with reporters: "I find the wording of this question, 'if an invasion is being prepared', inappropriate as such." The weapons being delivered there included Uragan multiple rocket launchers, tanks and self-propelled howitzers -- all weapon types that have been used in the conflict in eastern Ukraine between Kiev's forces and separatists. The amount of military hardware at the base was about three times greater than in March this year, when Reuters journalists were previously in the area. At that time, only a few dozen pieces of equipment were in view. View gallery Military vehicles drive along a road at the Russian southern town of Matveev Kurgan, near the Russia … Over the course of fours days starting on Saturday, Reuters saw four goods trains with military vehicles and troops arriving at a rail station in the Rostov region of southern Russia, with at least two trainloads traveling on by road to the base. A large section of dirt road leading across the steppe from the Kuzminsky range to the Ukrainian border had been freshly repaired, making it more passable for heavy vehicles. The road leads to a quiet border crossing typically only used by local residents. On the other side is Ukraine's Luhansk region, which is controlled by separatists and has been the scene of intense fighting. MARCHING ORDERS Valentina Melnikova, a human rights campaigner who works closely with families of Russian servicemen, said she had information that Rostov region was being used as a staging post for troops on their way to Ukraine. View gallery Men look at tanks on cars shortly after the arrival of the freight train at a railway station in the … She said the information came from the mother of a serviceman stationed in the town of Totskoye, in the Orenburg region near Russia's border with Kazakhstan. Melnikova said the serviceman heard from commanders that "they are going to be transferred to Rostov region after May 20 and then to Ukraine. They signed papers about non-disclosure of information and about acting voluntarily. "Of course it was an order. How could it be voluntarily? They are servicemen," said Melnikova, who runs the Moscow-based Alliance of Soldiers' Mothers Committees. Her account could not be independently verified by Reuters. In some cases where Russian citizens have been captured in Ukraine by forces loyal to Kiev, Russian officials have said they were there of their own accord and were either on leave from the armed forces or had quit the military. View gallery Tanks drive in a street of the Russian southern town of Matveev Kurgan, near the Russian-Ukrainian b … More military hardware trundles into the Matveev Kurgan railway station on goods trains every day. A train that pulled in on Tuesday was carrying 16 T-72 tanks, and a number of military trucks. A local woman who was at the station with a pre-school age girl looked at the tanks on flat-bed rail cars, sighed, and said: "Nothing surprises me any more." Over the four days, trains arrived delivering a total of at least 26 tanks, about 30 Uragan launchers, dozens of trucks as well as several armored personnel carriers and self-propelled howitzers. On two occasions, after the trains had been unloaded, reporters followed the column of vehicles to the firing range -- a location that has already been linked indirectly to the fighting in Ukraine. View gallery Men wearing military uniforms ride atop an armoured personnel carrier (APC) during exercises at the … Bellingcat, a British-based group of volunteers who use social media to investigate conflicts, analyzed postings by Russian soldiers on social network accounts, including geo-location tags on photos, and concluded that some of those in Ukraine had earlier been at the Kuzminsky range. A former Russian soldier said last year, when he was on active military service, that he underwent training at the range and was later sent up to the Ukrainian border. Once at the border he was ordered to fire Grad rockets, although he said he could not be certain they were fired into Ukraine. He also said some members of his unit had crossed into Ukraine. "That's a very big firing range. We studied for two weeks, we had a quick course. After that we got the order and went to the border," said the former soldier, who did not want to be identified because the operation has not been made public. (Editing by Christian Lowe and Crispian Balmer) Related Video Russia Masses Heavy Firepower on Ukraine Border (video)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 5/28/2015 10:48:25 AM
	Swollen rivers cause Texas cities to worry about flooding By JUAN A. LOZANO AND SETH ROBBINS4 hours ago Associated Press Videos More Rain Hampers Texas, Okla. Flooding Cleanup Watch video HOUSTON (AP) — While the barrage of deadly thunderstorms that hit Texas has tapered off, several cities aren't out of danger, as officials warn about possible flooding as the week goes on from rivers swollen by rainfall. Related Stories Latest on flooding: Child's body found; man's body ID'd Associated Press Homeowners clean up in Texas; death toll climbs to 21 Associated Press Residents along Blanco River in Texas urged to evacuate Associated Press The Latest on weather: 3rd death blamed on weekend storms Associated Press Not All Folks Evacuating In Horseshoe Bend CBS Dallas Fort Worth (RSS) In suburban Houston, the rains have sent the San Jacinto River above flood stage, and its waters were expected to cover streets in subdivisions along the west fork of the river, possibly stranding people their homes for several days if they didn't leave. In Wharton, about 60 miles southwest of Houston, the mayor asked residents who live in 300 homes on the west side of the city to voluntarily evacuate due to the predicted rise of the Colorado River. In the Parker County town of Horseshoe Bend in North Texas, officials asked about 250 residents to leave their homes as the Brazos River was expected to rise above its flood stage of 21 feet on Thursday. Meanwhile, in Central Texas, crews continued searching for nine people feared dead after the swollen Blanco River smashed through Wimberley, a small tourist town between San Antonio and Austin, over the Memorial Day weekend. In Houston, residents whose homes were flooded by torrential rains on Monday and Tuesday also continued their cleanup efforts. The storms and floods in Texas and Oklahoma this week have left at least 21 people dead and about a dozen others missing. While the Houston area got a respite from rainy weather for most of Wednesday, the heavy rains from earlier in the week were still making their way downstream. By late Wednesday, the San Jacinto was at 52 feet, nearly three feet above its flood stage, said Kim Jackson, a spokeswoman for the Harris County Flood Control District. "We're advising residents to take any measures that they deem appropriate for their safety as the river continues to rise," she said. Raw: Woman Rescued After Driving Into FloodPlay video Joey Shedd, 23, didn't plan on evacuating his home in the Moonshine Hill neighborhood located along the San Jacinto. Shedd said his home was safe as it stands on stilts, but he expected his parents' home next door to flood as it was not off the ground. "It hasn't been this bad since Hurricane Ike (in 2008). This barely makes it to my house," he said of the all-terrain vehicle he was using to ride across the flooded roadway that leads to his neighborhood located in a rural area northeast of Houston. Chuck Bayne was among those who decided to follow the advice of officials and leave his North Texas home in Horseshoe Bend, about 70 miles west of Dallas. On Wednesday, Bayne, owner of the Brazos RV Resort, headed to his second home in Arlington. "Everybody on the river is leaving — except you have a couple dozen who aren't leaving. They're afraid of looters, and some are just plain stubborn," he said. In Wharton, the Colorado River was predicted by Friday to crest at 45.8 feet, which is nearly seven feet above its flood stage. Central Texas Cleans Up, Braces for More RainPlay video "Our main concern was getting residents ahead of the game and giving them notice to voluntary evacuate," said Paula Favors, city secretary in Wharton, which has more than 8,800 residents. In Houston, between 800 and 1,400 homes have already been damaged by the flooding. Thousands of homes were also damaged or destroyed in the central Texas corridor that includes Wimberley — 744 of them in San Marcos alone. This has been the wettest month on record for Texas, even with several days left. The state climatologist's office said Wednesday that Texas has gotten an average of 7.54 inches of rain in May, breaking the old record of 6.66 inches, set in June 2004. While rain is in the forecast the next couple of days for many of the affected areas, the chances for showers are greater during the weekend. On the banks of the Blanco in Central Texas, Brian Martinez and his wife, Pam, continued Wednesday to clean up their home after it was swamped when the river crested Sunday. "I've cried all day," said Pam Martinez. "Every time I opened a drawer and saw there was more water. It was too much for me." ___ Lozano reported from Houston and Robbins from Wimberley. Associated Press journalists David Warren, Jamie Stengle and Terry Wallace in Dallas, John L. Mone in Wimberley and Joshua Replogle in Houston contributed to this report. ___ Follow Juan A. Lozano on Twitter at www.twitter.com/juanlozano70 High waters threaten more Texas towns The barrage of deadly thunderstorms has tapered off, but several cities aren't out of danger as rivers continue to rise. Evacuations urged
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