PERES DREAMS GOVERNMENT APPROVES

1-WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS.2-Sluggish system soaks Texas. 3-Volcano ash delays Puerto Rico flights. 4-Early daylight time means less shut-eye. 5-Peres Dreams, Government Approves. 6-Israel serious on Saudi peace initiative. 7-EU Climate Goals a Model for Other Nations, Merkel Says. 8-Hopes are Low for Olmert-Abbas Meeting.

EARTHQUAKES

MATTHEW 24:7-8
7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

MARK 13:8
8 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:(ETHNIC GROUP AGAINST ETHNIC GROUP) and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.

LUKE 21:11
11 And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.

WORLD QUAKES LAST 2 DAYS (USGS)

Update time = Mon Mar 12 12:00 AM EDT

MAR 11,07
MAP 5.0 LIBERTADOR O'HIGGINS, CHILE
MAP 2.7 PUERTO RICO
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 4.9 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 2.5 MOUNT ST. HELENS AREA, WASHINGTON
MAP 6.1 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 2.6 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.1 ALASKA PENINSULA
MAP 3.7 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 4.9 IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION
MAP 3.4 BERING SEA

MAR 10,07
MAP 3.3 CENTRAL ALASKA
MAP 5.9 NEAR THE EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA, RUSSIA
MAP 3.0 ANDREANOF ISLANDS, ALEUTIAN IS., ALASKA
MAP 5.7 GREENLAND SEA
MAP 5.1 SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
MAP 5.4 ANTOFAGASTA, CHILE
MAP 4.4 OFFSHORE GUATEMALA
MAP 3.2 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.5 KURIL ISLANDS
MAP 3.1 PUERTO RICO REGION
MAP 4.5 SAKHALIN, RUSSIA
MAP 4.1 NORTHERN YUKON TERRITORY, CANADA
MAP 3.3 SOUTHERN ALASKA
MAP 3.7 UNIMAK ISLAND REGION, ALASKA

STORMS HURRICANES-TORNADOES

LUKE 21:25-26
25 And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity;(MASS CONFUSION) the sea and the waves roaring;(FIERCE WINDS)
26 Men’s hearts failing them for fear, and for looking after those things which are coming on the earth: for the powers of heaven shall be shaken.

Sluggish system soaks Texas Kevin Roth, Senior Meteorologist, The Weather Channel MAR 11,07

A sluggish storm over New Mexico is spiraling waves of heavy showers and thunderstorms to western Texas and the southern Plains. Through early Sunday afternoon Oklahoma City had picked up nearly an inch of rain with more on the way. This system swirls slowly through Texas Monday and Tuesday producing rounds of heavy rainfall over the Lone Star State and adjacent areas of the southern Plains and lower Mississippi Valley. Rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches are possible over much of Texas with 1 to 3 inches possible over Oklahoma, western Arkansas and western Louisiana through Tuesday. A few of the thunderstorms could become severe Sunday evening producing large hail, damaging wind gusts and isolated tornadoes. The threat of severe thunderstorms goes down Monday and Tuesday, but isolated heavier storms are still possible, primarily over central and eastern Texas. The heavier rainfall in the Pacific Northwest has lifted northward into Canada as the next wave of low pressure makes a run at British Columbia. Showers are still in the forecast through Tuesday with lighter rainfall expected.

Volcano ash delays Puerto Rico flights Sat Mar 10, 9:28 PM ET

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Volanic ash from the Caribbean island of Montserrat disrupted airport traffic in Puerto Rico Saturday, prompting delays and cancellations by several airlines. Most of the problems were in the small airport in the southern city of Ponce, but four Delta Airlines flights were canceled in San Juan, on the north coast, said Fred Sosa, the general manager of the capital's Luis
Munos Marin International Airport.Most flights out of San Juan were unaffected, Sosa said.A large cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert also was contributing to the poor visibility, said Miguel Calimano, general manager of Puerto Rico's regional airport system.Ash from the volcano in Montserrat, a British territory about 275 miles southwest of Puerto Rico, often clouds the skies of the Caribbean.In recent days, officials have warned that a dome of hardened lava over the Soufriere Hills volcano has swollen to near-record size and could collapse. On Wednesday, the Montserrat Volcano Observatory said the ash cloud had reached 8,000 feet and was blowing west.People in Montserrat have been on alert since Dec. 24, when the dome's growth shifted toward the volcano's northwestern flank, which is home to many of the island's 5,000 inhabitants. In January, the government issued an evacuation order for dozens of households.The volcano's 1997 eruption buried much of the island's
south and killed 19 people.

Early daylight time means less shut-eye
Clocks spring ahead 1 hour Sunday in most parts of Canada
Saturday, March 10, 2007 CBC News

Many Canadians are no doubt feeling sleepy-eyed on Sunday, as daylight time at 2 a.m. in each time zone traditionally means the springing ahead of clocks by one hour before bedtime.This year, daylight time, established in most parts of the country, comes three weeks earlier than usual, starting the second Sunday in March instead of the first Sunday in April after the ushering in of spring and ending late as well, the first Sunday in November.Dr. Brian Murray, Toronto neurologist and sleep specialist, says he would do away with daylight time altogether.(CBC) The three-weeks-early start is the result of Canada following the lead of the U.S., a move designed to save energy.

Sleep experts, however, say many Canadians don't get enough shuteye already, and studies have shown the time change can affect how the brain functions the Monday after the clocks have changed.There's a small increase in traffic accidents that occurs in the period of time where an hour of sleep is lost, which is interesting, says Dr. Brian Murray, a neurologist and sleep specialist at the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto.I would be happy if we did away with it just for the nuisance of having to reset clocks and computers and all.

Peres Dreams, Government Approves
by Hillel Fendel (INN) MAR 11,07

The Cabinet approved on Sunday morning a series of mega-projects envisioned by Shimon Peres and designed to improve regional cooperation. Among the approved ventures are a Dead Sea-Red Sea canal, and railway tracks to Jordan.

Peres, long the Minister of Regional Cooperation, has described his ideas as being intended to support diplomatic channels via economic anchors. The largest of the projects is the digging of a canal from the Red Sea northward to the Dead Sea. Water from the south will flow naturally to Earth's lowest spot, the Dead Sea, thus preventing it from drying up. In addition, the surge of the water will be used to power electricity generators, which in turn will power desalination facilities for Jordan and the PA. Another project will be the establishment of a joint Israeli-Jordanian international airport in Aqaba, adjacent to Eilat. Also planned are an agricultural industrial zone in Jericho, funded partially by Japan, and a high-employment Israeli-PA industrial zone near Jenin in the northern Shomron.

Israel serious on Saudi peace initiative Associated Press
Posted Sunday , March 11, 2007 at 18:51

PEACE INITIATIVE: Saudi initiative calls for a peace agreement between Israel and the Arab world.

Jerusalem: Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Sunday said he was ready to treat seriously a dormant Saudi initiative calling for a comprehensive peace agreement between Israel and the Arab world in exchange for a full Israeli withdrawal from lands captured in the 1967 Mideast War.Olmert spoke to his Cabinet ahead of a meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, the leaders' second summit in the past month. Both sides acknowledged they expected no major breakthroughs ahead of the formation of a new Palestinian government in the coming weeks.The talks, following an inconclusive meeting on February 19 attended by US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, are part of US-backed efforts to prod the sides to a return to peace talks.

The Saudi peace initiative, which aimed to solve the Palestinian issue by offering Israel a comprehensive peace, was first proposed in 2002 but never got off the ground.

It is expected to be high on the agenda at an Arab League summit later this month in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.The Saudis, who have never backed away from the initiative, have been pushing hard for other regional countries, many of whom also have endorsed it, to gather behind the initiative in strength to push the peace process forward. Olmert told his Cabinet today that Israel is following developments in the Arab world with the utmost attention and noted positive developments among moderate Arab countries.

EU Climate Goals a Model for Other Nations, Merkel Says
By Philip White MAR 10,07

(EUNN) London - German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that the climate goals set by the European Union this week were really a model for all other nations to follow.

Merkel called the EU's move a pioneering role.The European Union had agreed earlier this week cut greenhouse gas emissions and use more renewable energy, which included the further development of nuclear power as a clean fuel source for powering the EU member nations.In her weekly video message Merkel said through the European Union's example she hoped other nations would follow and do as much as they could to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The German Chancellor pointedly named the United States as one of those nations which could do more to fight global warming and pollution. I'm thinking of the United States and the emerging economies of India and China, Merkel said.

In June, Merkel hopes to present the EU Climate Summit results to the Group of Eight leading industrial nations when they meet.I hope that more people in the world are prepared to commit themselves to action to stop climate change, she said.As President of the European Union Merkel used her post Friday to push the leaders of the 27-member bloc of the EU to adopt a binding goal on the use of renewable energy, such as wind and solar power.The deal calls for all of the EU member nations to cut carbon dioxide emissions 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2020. Merkel also hopes that all of the EU leaders will go along with a target of using 20 per cent renewable energy as well.

Hopes are Low for Olmert-Abbas Meeting
by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu and Hillel Fendel (INN) MAR 11,07

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas are to meet Sunday, but a Hamas legislator said there is no point in talking. Neither Israel nor the PA expects much progress in head-on talks scheduled for Sunday, but the Prime Ministers office said it is does not want to close the lines of communication. Frankly speaking, there isnt one Palestinian who believes in negotiations, said Sheikh Ahmed Mubarak, a terrorist recently freed from Israeli prison. Even those who believe in negotiations have no hope that Israel will meet the Palestinian conditions.

Prime Minister Olmert's spokeswoman, Miri Eisen, proved him correct Saturday night, saying that negotiations cannot take place until Hamas fulfills Quartet-set conditions to recognize Israel, renounce terror and accept existing agreements, all of which it has repeatedly vowed not to do. Eisen called the talks a pre-negotiation stage, adding, We are not at a phase where we are actually talking about substance. Abbas's top aide, chief negotiator Saeb Erekat, also sees little hope for more than words.

These are difficult times between us and I don't want to raise expectations, he said. The Prime Minister and Abbas will talk for the first time since their summit last month, which was marked by angry shouts in the presence of US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Abbas claimed at the time that he had attained from Hamas all the concessions he could ever hope to get. However, this amounted only to a statement that Hamas would respect not even fulfill existing agreements.The discussions will take place in the shadow of continued Kassam rocket attacks on Israel, in continued violation of the Gaza ceasefire that the PA and Israel announced in late November. Four rocket blasts in the western Negev on Saturday caused no injuries.

Abu Mazen's Requests

Despite the violations of the ceasefire, Hamas wants Abbas to offer to extend it throughout all of Judea and Samaria in return for Israel's halting all counter-terrorist operations. Even if Hamas offers to free kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, it will be difficult for Olmert to agree to a widened ceasefire in the face of constant warnings of terrorist attacks and an escalation in shootings, stonings and firebombings on Israeli vehicles. However, rejecting a ceasefire offer may be fodder for the media to continue portray Israel in a negative light. PA sources say Abu Mazen also plans to ask Olmert not to torpedo the PA unity government's activities - even though it was conceived in contrast with Abu Mazen's promise to Israel. The Fatah leader also intends to request that Olmert not pressure the
international community to continue its economic siege on the PA despite the fact that funds recently freed to the PA were given to Hamas.

Olmert Expresses Measure of Support for Saudi Plan

Olmert, at this morning's Cabinet meeting, made a surprising announcement of guarded support for the Saudi initiative. He said that the five-year-old plan - which calls for Israel's full withdrawal to the 1949-67 borders, the entry of an untold number of so-called Arab refugees into Israel, and full normalization with Arab countries - has some positive elements. The Saudi initiative is a plan that we are willing to relate to seriously, Olmert said. It has elements that we can talk about.Just ten days ago, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livny told the PA Al Ayam newspaper that Israel could not accept the initiative in its current format.

Shalit: Before or After?

Olmert also told the Cabinet ministers today that Israel has expressed its reservations regarding the Mecca Agreement [for a national unity government in the Palestinian Authority]. He said he will tell Abu Mazen today that the PA must honor its commitment to form a new government only after it releases kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit.Just two days ago, Hamas parliament member Halil Al-Haya told a crowd in Gaza that he feels Shalit will be released shortly after the unity government is formed.

Olmert further said he expects any PA government that is established to adhere to the Quartet's conditions. Hamas has refused to accept the demands to recognize Israel and renounce terrorism; regarding the Quartet's demand that it abide by previous PA-Israel agreements, Hamas has said it would respect not abide by Them.

While Abbas and the Prime Minister are talking, Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Defense Minister Amir Peretz will be in the United States for talks with their
counterparts. Peretz will also speak with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, who has said he intends to visit the Middle East at the end of this month. Foreign Minister Livni will be backed by a bi-partisan effort initiated by Democratic Senator Bill Nelson of Florida and Republican Senator John Ensign of Nevada. In a letter to Secretary Rice, they stated, We urge you to continue to hold
firm and insist that [there will be] no direct aid and no contacts with any members of a Palestinian Authority that does not explicitly and unequivocally recognize Israels right to exist, renounce terror and accept previous agreements.Russia has taken the opposite stance and has been campaigning for Israel and the international community to recognize Hamas.

Unity Gov't Problems Cast Shadow

A dark cloud overshadowing the talks between Abbas and Prime Minister Olmert is the proposed unity government between the rival Fatah and Hamas factions.

The PA Chairman also has threatened that if Israel does not accept the proposed Hamas-Fatah unity government, which has not yet been finalized, violence will escalate. On Saturday, Fatah's Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades terrorists fired at a Hamas minister. No one was injured, but the incident, which occurred in eastern Samaria, is a sign of the extent of how far discontent has spread beyond Gaza. Hamas has indicated that the new unity government will retain a strong Hamas influence, with four of its remaining ministers remaining in the government. No agreement has been reached on who will head the Interior Ministry, which oversees security forces. A Ramallah-based pollster expects a short life for a unity government, which was agreed on in Mecca under intense pressure from Arab leaders. The Mecca agreement has done nothing, said Jamil Rabah. It allowed the sides to come together, but not on a common agenda. I give it two months before it falls apart. We have a scrambled egg which is very difficult to unscramble.