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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 12/4/2017 4:50:09 PM
	BPEarthWatch: Something massive just entered Earth’s atmosphere last night and it’s not a meteor By Lexi Morgan - December 3, 2017 An outfit that monitors incoming ionization trails into Earth’s atmosphere warns something massive slowly entered Earth’s atmosphere last night (INTELLIHUB) — A massive object entered Earth’s atmosphere on the night of Dec. 2 and it was not a meteor, says the operator of the “BPEarthWatch” YouTube channel. BPEarthWatch is known for monitoring incoming meteor radar data and generally does pretty good at delivering the facts. As the channel’s operator explains in the video, when meteors or objects hit Earth’s upper atmosphere their signatures are picked up electronically by a VHF transmitter and receiver system. The system bounces a signal off of the Earth’s ionosphere where it can identify the “ionization trail” of any incoming object which then can be converted to tangible data. BPEarthWatch maintains that last night’s signal did not contain what is known as “Sporadic E,” a false signal which can only found during the summer months. “What you saw earlier was very different. Something was coming in and it was very large and took a long time to come in,” the channel’s operator explained.“Something was not normal. I’m not sure what it was. […] There are no meteors that are that large that would come into the Earth with a signal that would last that long.” Some speculate the radar echo may have been a “rocket launch” or a “UFO.” Here is the actual data which came in on Saturday night: H/T: @tabertronic on Twitter Featured Image: NASA’s Earth Observatory/Flickr ©2017. INTELLIHUB.COM. All Rights Reserved.
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 12/5/2017 10:32:10 AM
	Ex-president Saleh dead after switching sides in Yemen's civil war By Noah Browning and Sami Aboudi ReutersDecember 4, 2017 By Noah Browning and Sami Aboudi SANAA/DUBAI (Reuters) - Veteran former president Ali Abdullah Saleh was killed in a roadside attack on Monday after switching sides in Yemen's civil war, abandoning his Iran-aligned Houthi allies in favour of a Saudi-led coalition, foes and supporters said. Analysts said Saleh's death would be a huge moral boost for the Houthis and a serious blow to the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in the conflict to try to restore the internationally recognised government of President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi. Any hope within the coalition that Saleh could have been bought off to help turn the tables against the Houthis after a protracted stalemate, in which a Saudi-led blockade and internal fighting have exposed millions to hunger and an epidemic, has been dashed. The coalition will either have to continue waging a grinding war, possibly trying big offensives against Houthi-held areas at the risk of high civilian casualties, or offer compromises to bring the Houthis to the negotiating table. Sources in the Houthi militia said its fighters had stopped Saleh's armoured vehicle with an RPG rocket south of the embattled capital Sanaa and then shot him dead. Saleh's General People's Congress (GPC) party, in a statement on its website, mourned its leader. Footage circulated on social media showing his bloodied body lolling in a red blanket and being loaded into a pickup truck, just days after he tore up his alliance with the Houthis following nearly three years in which they had jointly battled the Saudi-led coalition. In a televised speech on Monday, Houthi leader Abdul-Malek al-Houthi hailed Saleh's death as a victory against the Saudi-led bloc, congratulating Yemenis "on this historic, exceptional and great day in which the conspiracy of betrayal and treason failed, this black day for the forces of the aggression". He said the Houthis, who follow the Zaidi branch of Shi'ite Islam, would maintain Yemen's republican system and not pursue a vendetta against Saleh's party. HOUTHI JUBILATION Supporters of the Houthis drove through Sanaa's streets blasting celebratory war songs. Abdul-Malek also hailed a missile launch announced by the group toward the United Arab Emirates this week as a message to its enemies, advising against foreign investment in the UAE and Saudi Arabia as their campaign in Yemen continues. The Houthi group's spokesman, Mohammed Abdul-Salem, in remarks to Qatar-based Al Jazeera TV, accused the UAE of helping Saleh switch sides, and said the security establishment would publish documents of his contacts with the Saudi-led coalition. Saleh, 75, had said on Saturday that he was ready for a "new page" in ties with the coalition and called the Houthis a "coup militia". Warfare between the erstwhile allies has rocked densely populated Sanaa for days, with Houthi fighters seizing control of much of the capital and on Monday blowing up Saleh's house while coalition jets bombed their own positions. The United Nations said roads were blocked and tanks deployed on many streets, trapping civilians and halting delivery of vital aid including fuel to supply clean water. Residents reported fresh air strikes on a compound that had been used by the Houthi-led government for the first time since the war began in 2015. The United Nations, which had appealed for a humanitarian pause on Tuesday, said aid flights in and out of Sanaa had been suspended. New fighting had also flared in other governorates such as Hajjah, it added. In Washington, the United States called on all sides in Yemen to re-energize political negotiations to end the war, according to a Trump administration official. Hadi, in a speech carried live on Saudi-owned al-Arabiya TV, called for a new chapter in the battle against the Houthis after Saleh's death. "I call upon ... the Yemeni people in all provinces still suffering under this criminal and terrorist (Houthi) militia to rise in its face ... and cast it out." Analyst Hafez Albukari of the Yemen Polling Centre said he now expected the conflict to escalate. "I believe this will give the coalition and the legitimate authority (Hadi) an opportunity to press ahead militarily against the Houthis on several fronts to try to benefit from the new development," he told Reuters. "But this carries major danger to civilians, especially if the coalition tries to invade Sanaa, where the Houthis will fight fiercely." For two years the war has been one of attrition along mostly static front lines. Coupled with a Saudi-led blockade and internal clashes, the stalemate has contributed to a human catastrophe. Some 7 million people are on the brink of famine, while one million are suspected to be infected with cholera. Eyes will now turn to Saleh's political allies and military commanders, whom analysts credited with aiding the Houthi march southwards in 2014 to dominate swathes of western Yemen. Adam Baron, a Yemen expert at the European Council on Foreign Relations, said it was not yet clear what Saleh's family and political allies would do. "His people will be angry, and many will certainly be out for blood, but there are many in the middle, especially among the tribes, who will fall in with whoever appears stronger," he said. "The (Saudi-led) coalition may have put a lot of their eggs in Saleh's basket, only for it to fall over now. They appeared to strongly support his attempt to confront the Houthis, and now that bid may have failed." HEADS OF SNAKES Saleh, a master of weaving alliances and advancing his personal and family interests in Yemen's heavily armed and deeply fractious tribal society, unified his country by force, but he also helped guide it toward collapse in its latest war. Saleh once compared his 33-year rule over Yemen to "dancing on the heads of snakes", a period that included unification of conservative north and Marxist south Yemen, civil war, revolts, Islamist militant campaigns and tribal feuds. But he was forced from power in 2012 after an Arab Spring uprising that left him wounded by an attempted assassination, leading to a Saudi-brokered political transition. He fled to Saudi Arabia, his former ally, for treatment of his injuries and the princes in Riyadh allowed him to return to Yemen months later -- something they came to bitterly regret as he undermined the transition plan and later joined the Houthis. That set the stage for his final role -- that of ally to the Houthi movement which he had previously fought six times during his own presidency, and to Iran, the Houthis' political backer. But Houthi and Saleh loyalist forces jostled for supremacy over the territory they ran together, including Sanaa, and their feud burst into open combat on Nov. 29. Residents reported that the situation in Sanaa calmed later on Monday. Most people were indoors, and streets were deserted as the Houthis asserted full control. Saudi-led aircraft continued to pass overhead. The Houthi movement's TV channel al-Masirah and witnesses said Houthi fighters had seized the downtown home of Saleh's nephew Tareq, an army general. Residents said the warring sides traded heavy automatic and artillery fire as the Houthis advanced in the central Political District, a redoubt of Saleh and his family. Houthi media and political sources also reported the Houthis advancing towards Saleh's birthplace in a village outside Sanaa where he maintained a fortified palace. Watch video (Additional reporting by Stephanie Nebehay in Geneva and Phil Stewart in Washington; writing by Noah Browning, Angus McDowall, Ali Abdelaty, Mostafa Hashem and Samia Nakhoul; editing by Mark Heinrich, Kevin Liffey and Sandra Maler) (Yahoo)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 12/5/2017 3:30:53 PM
	Wildfire threatens several thousands of homes in Southern California, kills 1 By KARMA ALLEN · ·Dec 5, 2017, 6:48 AM ET WATCHDeadly California wildfire forces thousands to flee Thousands were forced to flee their homes on Monday as firefighters battled a fast-moving wildfire in Southern California that had charred at least 25,000 acres of land, authorities said. Intensified by strong winds and harsh weather conditions, the fire caused at least one death in Ventura County, emergency officials said. The person’s identity was not released, but authorities attributed the death to an automobile accident that occurred as the individual attempted to evacuate. David McNew/Reuters Smoke rises from the 'Thomas Fire' as it spreads over thousands of acres near Santa Paula, Calif., Dec. 4, 2017. The fire was impacting structures in downtown Ventura early Tuesday morning, with multiple residential homes on fire near City Hall. About 650 residents were under mandatory evacuation in Ventura County as of early Tuesday morning as the wildfires moved southwest toward the coast. Officials said several thousand homes in nearby areas had been evacuated due to the fire, although they cautioned that the figure was a rough estimate. “We urge you, you must abide by these evacuation notices,” Ventura County Sheriff Jeff Dean said at a press conference late Monday. "We saw the disasters and the losses that happened up north in Sonoma and this is a fast, very dangerous moving fire." Officials said the blaze started as a 50-acre brush fire in a foothills area east of Santa Paula -- located about 40 minutes east of Santa Barbara -- at around 6:30 p.m. Monday. It multiplied in size to 10,000 acres in just four hours, authorities said. Santa Paula has a population of about 30,000. Separately, Thomas Aquinas College in Santa Paula, California, which has about 350 students, was evacuated Monday evening. David McNew/Reuters A home burns as strong winds push the Thomas Fire across thousands of acres near Santa Paula, Calif., Dec. 5, 2017. The fire, referred to as the Thomas Fire by authorities, knocked out power for more than 190,000 customers in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, Southern California Edison said. Firefighters in Ventura said they were dealing winds of between 25 and 50 mph, which they said made it impossible to fight the fire via aircraft. Officials said they planned to attack the fire by air at daybreak. “The prospects for containment really are not good. Mother Nature is going to decide when we have the ability to put it out because it is pushing hard with the wind,” Ventura County Fire Chief Mark Lorenzen said Monday evening. “As far as getting ahead of the fire, that’s exactly what we’re doing right now, but it’s in defense of structure and property right now, not actually trying to put the fire out,” he added. About 500 firefighters were deployed to battle the blaze, with help from emergency officials in neighboring cities. The cause of the fire is unknown. (abcNEWS)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 12/5/2017 4:07:17 PM
	Bitter cold and snow threatening parts of eastern US By MAX GOLEMBO ··Dec 4, 2017, 7:17 AM ET WATCHHeavy snow blankets parts of the West Winterlike conditions are expected to wallop the eastern half of the country, from Denver to New York City, as a significant change in the weather pattern takes shape. A major storm is developing in the middle of the country with heavy snow, strong winds and thunderstorms, according to ABC News meteorologists. More than a dozen states, from the Rockies to the Northeast, have issued winter weather warnings or watches. ABC News Multiple areas in the East were under winter alerts this week. The storm system is moving out of the Rockies into the Plains this morning with snow, wind and rain. A line of strong storms with lightning, gusty winds and heavy rain will reachChicago this evening, meteorologists said. A cold front is expected to reach the East Coast by Tuesday evening, bringing heavy rain and a few thunderstorms. ABC News A major pattern change is taking shape this week for the Eastern half of the US. Several waves of cold air are forecast to move through the Midwest and the Northeast this week and into the weekend. The core of the coldest air will moderate as it moves over the Great Lakes and into the Northeast, but it will still feel like a shock to the system after the mild past few weeks, meteorologists said. ABC News A Winter storm is set to hit the Eastern half of the US this week. Even colder air from Canada will move into the eastern part of the country this weekend, forecasters said. (abcNEWS)
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Luis Miguel 1162 61587 Lima	RE: ARE WE NOW IN THE END TIMES? 12/5/2017 5:05:47 PM
	Twelve miles from Damascus, rebel holdout faces humanitarian 'catastrophe' Shilpa Jindia Yahoo NewsDecember 4, 2017 A Syrian child is taken for treatment at a hospital following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo:Abudlmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images Five hundred critically ill Syrian patients, including scores of young children, are trapped with dwindling access to medical supplies in a besieged rebel-held district northeast of Damascus in what some aid workers are calling a humanitarian catastrophe. In recent weeks, drawing relatively little international press coverage, forces of the Syrian regime of President Bashar Assad have pounded the area with airstrikes — including cluster bombs — as part of a ferocious assault on eastern Ghouta, just 12 miles from the country’s capital. The region is the larger of two Damascus suburbs still under the control of rebels who have been fighting Assad’s regime for the past six years. As the government offensive escalates, hundreds of patients in the district who suffer from malnutrition, cancer, kidney failure and other diseases have been unable to receive treatment or evacuate, the aid monitors say, warning that siege conditions verge on famine. The UN declared the situation a humanitarian emergency on Thursday after its top humanitarian advisor, Jan Egeland, called situation a “catastrophe.” “Siege conditions in Eastern Ghouta are at their worst point since the siege began in 2013,” said Valerie Szybala, director of the Syria Institute, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit that is monitoring the crisis. “Since this summer, we have seen a growing number of civilian deaths due to the lack of access to medical care and malnutrition. With winter beginning, the conditions will only grow worse, as people do not have electricity or fuel to make fires.” A Syrian man carries the body of a child who was killed in a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo:Abudlmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images) Of the 502 patients who are at most serious risk, 63 are children younger than 5, Dr. Mohamed Katoub of Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS), a nonprofit medical relief organization, told Yahoo News in an interview from Gaziantep, Turkey. In the past, Katoub’s organization was able to treat patients with supplies smuggled in through tunnels connecting the area to the opposition-controlled neighborhoods of Barzeh and Qaboun. But the Syrian military shut the tunnels in May, and basic medical supplies such as anesthetics and surgical gloves are quickly running out — and the patients have nowhere else to go. “Now we don’t have access for patients to go to Damascus. We don’t have access to medicines to bring inside, so we started seeking evacuation,” said Katoub. A Syrian child receives treatment at a hospital following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo:Abudlmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images) Doctors began requesting evacuations in July. Since then, Katoub says, only eight patients have been evacuated and 11 have died, because diseases that usually can be treated or managed have become fatal. Local doctors must wait for the government to approve aid convoys and ambulances to evacuate patients. Yet only ten aid convoys have passed through the regime checkpoint this year, each delivering barely enough supplies for a month, says Katoub. The regime removes surgical items from the convoys as well, he added — even from caesarean section kits. One of the families Katoub is most concerned about is in Irbin and has four boys younger than 12 who have hemophilia. Hemophilia, a congenital failure of blood-clotting, was once frequently fatal but now be managed with clotting factor replacement therapy. But in siege conditions, without treatment, “any wound might be a killer,” said Katoub. “This disease is not killing in other places.” Any medical procedures that can cause bleeding, such as dental work, can become catastrophic. For Katoub, the frustration is compounded because adequate medical care can be accessed just a few miles away. But evacuation does not guarantee safety for residents from the longstanding opposition stronghold. A 5-year-old boy with a suspected case of polio was one of the few patients moved to Damascus. Born after the siege of Ghouta began, he had no official identification papers. After the hospital told the boy’s father to obtain certain papers, he headed to the civil records office. There, he was arrested. A Syrian man looks after his son, who is receiving treatment at a hospital after he was injured and his sister was killed in a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Hamouria, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo: Abudlmonam ssa/AFP/Getty Images) Though relatively unknown to foreigners before the war, eastern Ghouta has been permanently inked on the map in blood. The agricultural periphery of Damascus emerged as a key battleground against the regime, led by rival rebel groups that eventually came under the control of the Saudi-backed Jaysh al-Islam (Army of Islam). These opposition factions built and operated the tunnels for smuggling that helped sustain the resistance to Assad in his backyard. Rebel groups competed not only with each other, but also with regime-backed war traders running goods and supplies through the Wafideen crossing point into eastern Ghouta. Eastern Ghouta has paid dearly for its resistance. Residents have endured a grueling siege punctuated by chemical-weapon attacks that horrify the international community but fail to spur action. The population has declined by more than half — from 1.2 million to about 400,00. Since the tunnels were closed, the price of goods has skyrocketed. Last Sunday, the government imposed an exorbitant tax of 2,000 Syrian pounds (a little less than $4) on every kilo of food coming through the regime crossing point. Eastern Ghouta is one of several de-escalation zones negotiated between Russia, Iran and Turkey in September during the Astana ceasefire talks. Under the agreement, a cessation of hostilities would allow for unimpeded access to humanitarian aid. Instead, the Syrian regime has launched a final campaign to crush the remaining rebel resistance in eastern Ghouta, recalling the brutal offensive to recapture eastern Aleppo last year. A Syrian man grieves over the body of his son following a reported airstrike in the rebel-controlled town of Arbin, in the eastern Ghouta region on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, on Dec. 3, 2017. (Photo:Abudlmonam Eassa/AFP/Getty Images) But unlike the outcry that met the regime’s onslaught then, Assad’s final play for eastern Ghouta is unfolding with impunity and in silence. The Trump administration recently ceded to Russia political and military authority to end the war, further closing the door to Western aid and support. “If something is not done immediately, thousands of innocent civilians will die,” said Szybala. “Unfortunately, based on the lackluster response from international actors it seems quite clear that nothing will be done.” The pattern of political cover repeated last week: Russia proposed a ceasefire, which the Syrian government accepted. Syrian forces bombed eastern Ghouta the next day. Shilpa Jindia is a Washington, D.C.-based journalist who specializes Mideast affairs. (Yahoo)
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