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BLACK CATHOLICS, BLACK SAINTS
Monday, 24 March 2008

parts of the brain
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5nMsXg1Lk -



Message to J.N.S.R. Feb.15,2008

The Forgiveness of God  -  Judas


February 15, 2008
 
JNSR:  "My God, why have You abandoned me?  In all my turmoil, I cried to You, sick, my aching body, bruised from head to toe, alone, always alone, day as well as night."
 
            As I was thus complaining to JESUS, the image of JESUS appeared before me, flogged, tied with ropes, dragged, streaming with blood, in front of this angry crowd that was there to judge Him.  The Lord said to me:
 
                           "See, how I am still treated!"  Then I see many dark prisons.  Men crouching, naked, in a deplorable state,  the smell is of sweat and blood.  JESUS says to me:
 
JESUS:  In these times of desolation, the children of God are still persecuted, hidden where no one can see how far their executioners go, without faith nor law.  Your brothers are dying, suffering martyrdom, and the tyrants are safe behind the absolute Power of those countries with totalitarian governments.
 
            Yes, and you still hear Me tell you  to forgive your enemies.  And you hear Me say again to My Father:  "Forgive them for they know not what they do".  Then you cry out loudly:  "That is impossible!  For these murderers, there can be no pardon".  And God must continue to free from your hands,  the hands ready to become  murderous,  the  guilty one  who escapes for your own good:  "Thou shall not kill".  
 
            I will tell you about Judas.  Frightened of being martyred, by his lack of courage, so as not to arrive to the supreme sacrifice for his God, as all the Apostles accepted it (except My John, who was called to serve My Holy Mother to his last breath on this Earth),  Judas sensed the destiny that would eventually be that of the servants as well as that of the Master. 

 

Through this  fear,  that went beyond his Love for God, and especially to make up for his humiliation, coming from the great deception of his pride, as he hoped to see the Master become the head of this great country, Judas became  the Traitor,  judging that he was betrayed by the One for whom he entertained such a great love and ideal, He who commanded  death itself.  And there he was, at the point of being unable to do anything for him, even when he, Judas, held Him so high.........
                 
 
            Behold, he decided to let his idol be led to death.
 
            He took part in  the execution, not for the money but rather out of deception.  Judas   was deceived  and it was JESUS who for him, became  the unfaithful,  the One who betrayed the Love that Judas had for Him.  In his bitterness, he was reversing the roles:  he was the innocent  and JESUS  was the guilty one  who had deceived him so profoundly.
 
            I have more to tell you.  Did I utter the final sentence against Judas?  Could you know what color was his soul at the time of his last breath?  Which of you, even today could measure My Holy Mercy?
 
Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.   (Luke 23: 34)
 
            For each of you, as for Judas, in order to ascend to My Cross, I stripped Myself of My Divinity, in My Suffering, as in My Death.   While the Mighty in My Country,  (My real enemies),


believed they had triumphed and could not acknowledge Me as the Son of God, Judas saw Me, as I was, abandoned by Heaven and Earth.  Endorsing the pains of  all  Humanity, with all the horrible sins of the World, past, present and to come.  

Vanquished by all the sovereigns of Israel and of Rome.  Judas then saw Me as  his brother  in suffering, and he cried his helplessness, seeing all the evil he had himself initiated without being able to remedy it.
 
            Judas also saw the Father  crying,  out of His helplessness before the Holy Redemption of the World that, to be accomplished, had to carry towards Death, in a Suffering of Love, the most cruel death there is,  the Redemptor,  His own Son.  In order to bring to death all the sins I had taken on Myself,  I had to die on My Cross.   
 
            Facing all this Evil, and still  in this Evil,  I had to feel all alone and forsaken.  Then I cried to the Father:  "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
 
            The Father could not annihilate the Resurrection, all His children had to profit by it.  Everything had to be accomplished, the Salvation of man was at that price.   The Father had to let His Son die,  God had to die and rise again.
 
No one is excluded from the Love of God.
 
            If the Pope forgave the man who tried to kill him, if that murderer was forgiven by My Vicar, John Paul II, how would the Master, the Source of Love and Intelligence, He who taught His Apostles that  He is the Way, the Life and the Truth,  how could I, your Lord JESUS Christ judge My comrade, My misguided brother?
 
            God IS Love.  The separation cannot come from God.  It is unilateral, for only man can sin and love all at the same time.
 
            God lets Himself be touched  by all your Masses for the World Repentance,  for all those who do not yet repent for their sins.  God will forgive you.  His forgiveness can be  general.  Insist on this!
 
The Absolution opens the door to God's Peace.

JESUS Christ.
 
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JNSR:  After this writing, JESUS said to Me:  " What about you?  Would you know how to forgive and endure everything for the Love of your God?"                                                                             
                                                                         
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Today's Message
March 24, 2008

“I am your Father who loves you”

Reading: Matthew 28:16-20

Dear friends,

“Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell the disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.” Matthew 28:5-7

I spent Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday at St. Philip and St. James Church in Egmont Bay, P.E.I., except for Easter Vigil as I was at Mount Carmel Church a short distance from Egmont Bay. I stayed with a very nice family all the time I was there.
Today I will go to the Manor in Alberton to celebrate Holy Mass with the people who reside in this nursing home. When I get there I automatically look around to see my mother but of course she is gone.
Tomorrow I will have a visitor from New Brunswick. His name is David Little who is the President of the St. Thomas More Society of Canada, a non-profit organization to help save the unborn. He has been fighting tax-funded abortions for many years. He will give a talk at St. Simon & St. Jude Church in Tignish on Monday, March 31, after the 7:00 p.m. Holy Mass. Everyone is welcome.
I wish you all a joyful Octave of Easter.

I was with God the Father this morning during my time of contemplative prayer. The Father said, “Melvin, My son, I love you and bless you, together with all My sons and daughters throughout the world. You are now in the time of Easter, a time of great joy at the resurrection of My dear Son, Jesus. You relived His Passion and death on the cross on Friday as He gave up His life for your salvation.

Melvin, He called you to join Him on the cross for one hour on the day of His supreme sacrifice, as He wanted to share with you His pain. Every year Jesus helps you to renew what you suffered of His Passion during your thirty-day retreat in Jerusalem.

Now Jesus is risen from the dead with His glorified body. He will not suffer any more. He is with Me in heaven where He sits at My right hand. He is your Lord and Saviour as He works for the salvation of all the people of the world. All those who believe in Him and follow His teaching will be saved; however, those who reject Him and refuse to walk with Him will be condemned. Come, My dear sons and daughters, and believe in Jesus, My Son, and follow the Church He established on earth and you will one day be with Us in heaven. You, who believe in Him, have been empowered to spread His message to all those you meet.

Be a good example to all and cooperate with all the graces I give you. I want all the men and women of the earth to hear about their Saviour so they may make the decision for or against Him. I provide you with all the good things you need for I am your Father who loves you.”

Father Melvin

"I Am YOur Brother Who Loves You At Every Moment"

Reading: Mark 16:14-18

Dear friends,

"Jesus said to them in reply, 'Have you come out as against a robber,
with swords and clubs, to seize me? Day after day I was with you
teaching in the temple area, yet you did not arrest me; but that the
scriptures may be fulfilled." Mark 14:48-49

I went to the Manor yesterday afternoon to celebrate Holy Mass with
the residents there. A good number came to the chapel and received
Holy Communion. I stayed home in the evening and read the many e-mail
I received. I thank all those who have sent e-mail or a sympathy card
at the death of my mother.

I am still receiving many every day.
David Little from New Brunswick will give a talk at St. Simon and St.
Jude Church, Tignish, PEI, on March 31 after the 7:00 p.m. Mass. He
will share his experience concerning pro-life. He has been one of the
most active Catholics in Canada to save the unborn and to oppose
abortion. All are welcome to attend.

My time of prayer this morning was spent with Jesus, our Suffering
Lord. He said, "Melvin, My brother and sharer in My priesthood, I love
you and all My brothers and sisters living in all the countries of the
world. I call you all to sit with Me as I speak to you today.

We are in Holy Week, the week I offered My supreme sacrifice for your
salvation. When the soldiers with Judas came to arrest Me in the
Garden of Gethsemane, I knew that I would be badly treated because My
hour had come. This hour of suffering would be lived for you all until
the end of time. I also knew that My sacrifice would be an eternal
sacrifice. It would be present forever in this world.

It does not make
any difference where you live in the world; you are always very close
to Me. My supreme sacrifice on the cross has become the center of
history and all who believe in Me look back to this Good Friday. The
world started anew with My birth and this is shown by the fact that
this year is 2008. It has been about 2008 years since I was born in
the world. Remember there is only one Redeemer and I am the one.

Since My death and resurrection, there has been a battle raging in the
world. The battle is between those who believe in Me and accept Me as
their Saviour and those who reject Me and refuse to believe in Me. My
followers are weakened because of their divisions.

Pray that these
divisions may end soon so that My Church may bring the whole
population of the world to accept Me as their Redeemer. I desire the
salvation of all the people of the world. Work with Me, My brothers
and sisters, to accomplish this great miracle. I am your Brother who
loves you at every moment."

Father Melvin

"Come Home With Me"

Reading: Isaiah 52:13 - 53:12

Dear friends,

"The Son of Man must suffer greatly and be rejected by the elders, the
chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed and on the third day be
raised." Luke 9:22

I celebrated Holy Mass yesterday at the little shrine of Our Lady of
Prince Edward Island and in the evening I went to St. Simon and St.
Jude Church, Tignish, to join with other priests to give the sacrament
of reconciliation or confession.

A large group came to prepare their
hearts for the Paschal Triduum beginning on Holy Thursday and ending
on Easter Sunday. Today at 9:30 a.m. I will celebrate Holy Mass at the
little shrine of Our Lady and this evening I will attend the prayer
meeting at our parish church.

As usual I was in contemplative prayer early this morning. Jesus, our
Suffering Saviour, said, "Melvin, My brother and companion, I love you
and I died for you and for all My brothers and sisters throughout the
world. I accepted to suffer and die at the hands of the Roman
soldiers, having been condemned by the Jewish authorities of My day to
die on the cross. My people had turned against Me as they could not
accept that I was the Messiah, the Son of God. In their rejection of
their Saviour, I was able to redeem them and all the people of the
world from all their sins.

Today many people think that there is no such thing as sin. They do
not see the offenses they commit against their Creator who provides
for all their needs. They have rejected the commandments given to
Moses on Mount Sinai by the Father of all of you.

If you are His son
or daughter, you will follow these commandments and you will live in
peace with Him. I came to convict the world of sin and to repair the
breach between the Father and you. Open your eyes and see the malice
of sin and how horrible sin is. It almost destroyed the world at the
beginning and it is bringing this world to ruin if you do not repent
and return to your Father.

I showed you how terrible sin is by My great suffering and death on
the cross. Sin is like a murderer stabbing God who loves him. By sin
you reject and insult your Father who gave you life and who created
the whole world for you.

Even in your sin, the Father pursues you and
gives you the grace you need to repent and come back to Him. Never
reject this gift offered to you out of love but respond quickly and
repent and He will take all your sins away and reinstate you as His
beloved son or daughter. Give joy to your Father today by being sorry
for your sins and telling Him that you love Him. My Passion continues
every day for your salvation. Come home with Me for I love you."

Father Melvin

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 24 - The vigil of the Annunciation

"In the sacrament of Eucharistic love He still abides in littleness to stay with us always" (St. Katharine Drexel).
 
"After partaking of the Living Bread, remember what our Lady must have felt when the Holy Spirit overpowered her, and she who was full of grace became full with the body of Christ" (Bl. Mother Teresa of Calcutta).
 

 
"As a child, Mary was presented to the Lord in the temple by her parents, Anne and Joachim. Mary gave herself completely to do the Father's will. By the power of the Holy Spirit, the womb of the Virgin Mary became the first tabernacle of adoration for Christ the King!" (From our November 2003 "Could you not watch one hour with Me?" newsletter.  The entire text may be viewed at the Newsletters section of our website at www.ACFP2000.com).
Pope John Paul II -

Cardinal Colasuono - Apostolic Nuncio, Italy - "Medjugorje represents the event of the century!" Medjugorje and the Church, Sr Emmanuel & Denis Nolan p 20

Mother Teresa -

The aim of taking a retreat is to advance in the knowledge and love of God, to purify ourselves, and to reform and transform our lives according to the life of our model, Jesus Christ.
It is not so much a looking back on the achievements and failures of the past, as a looking forward to a more generous imitation of our Lord Himself.
Meditations by Padre Pio -

Always love suffering, which, besides being the work of Divine Wisdom, reveals the work of His love to us even more (ASN, 43).
 
Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Without Faith it's all psychobabble!

"When religion is strong, it purges the unconscious mind of all those fears and anxieties, those worries and psychoses which psychoanalysis tries to expunge in the soul without faith."
St. Faustina's diary  http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html  -
 

Eighth Day

Today bring to Me the souls who are in the prison of Purgatory, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. Let the torrents of My Blood cool down their scorching flames. All these souls are greatly loved by Me. They are making retribution to My justice. It is in your power to bring them relief. Draw all the indulgences from the treasury of My Church and offer them on their behalf. Oh, if you only knew the torments they suffer, you would continually offer for them the alms of the spirit and pay off their debt to My justice.     (1226)

Most Merciful Jesus, You Yourself have said that You desire mercy; so I bring into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls in Purgatory, souls who are very dear to You, and yet, who must make retribution to Your justice. May the streams of Blood and Water which gushed forth from Your Heart put out the flames of the purifying fire, that in that place, too, the power of Your mercy may be praised.

     From that terrible heat of the cleansing fire
     Rises a plaint to Your mercy,
     And they receive comfort, refreshment, relief
     In the stream of mingled Blood and Water.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls suffering in Purgatory, who are enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. I beg You, by the sorrowful Passion of Jesus Your Son, and by all the bitterness with which His most sacred Soul was flooded: Manifest Your mercy to the souls who are under Your just scrutiny. Look upon them in no other way but only through the Wounds of Jesus, Your dearly beloved Son; for we firmly believe that there is no limit to Your goodness and compassion.       (1227)
 
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.

Mar 24 - THE VIGIL OF THE ANNUNCIATION

On this vigil in 1985 Our Lady said:

"Today I invite all of you to confession, even if you have already gone a few days ago. I wish that you would live my feast in your hearts. You are not able to, if you do not abandon yourselves completely to the Lord, It is for this reason that I call you to reconciliation with the Lord". (First Years March 24, 1985).

This reconciliation to God is possible because of the redeeming sacrifice of Christ on Calvary:

For in (Christ) all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, he has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him… (Col 1:19-22).

Reflection:

On this vigil of the Annunciation, Our Lady says that, "I wish that you would live my feast in your hearts." This may sound puzzling until we reflect on the core message of the Annunciation, which is Mary's complete abandonment to God's will, signified by her unequivocal yes to all he asked of her. Thus the Blessed Mother wishes us to experience this same surrender to God in our own hearts, this same yes to God that consecrates us entirely to him. Thus her feast day, her yes, is experienced within us.

The fruit of this abandonment in our lives is a profound trust and confidence in the Lord, the same trust that Mary possessed. She longs to share it with us.

The one obstacle is sin, and so it follows that Our Lady would end her message by saying, "Therefore, I call all of you to reconciliation with God." Our reading from St. Paul resounds with the same advice. Mary invites everyone to confession, where our sins are forgiven and can no longer separate us from God. We can therefore abandon ourselves to the Lord like trusting children, joining our yes to God with that of hers.

Application:

If you have not received the sacrament of reconciliation within the last month, make a firm commitment to do so this week, as Our Lady urges in her message today.

Medjugorje Day By Day Mar 25 - THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD

Message of March 25, 2007

"Dear children! I desire to thank you from my heart for your Lenten
renunciations. I desire to inspire you to continue to live fasting
with an open heart. By fasting and renunciation, little children, you
will be stronger in faith.

In God you will find true peace through
daily prayer. I am with you and I am not tired. I desire to take you
all with me to Heaven, therefore, decide daily for holiness. Thank you for having responded to my call."

Message of March 25, 2005

"Dear children! Today I call you to love. Little children, love each other with God's love. At every moment, in joy and in sorrow, may love prevail and, in this way, love will begin to reign in your hearts. The risen Jesus will be with you and you will be His witnesses. I will rejoice with you and protect you with my motherly mantle. Especially, little children, I will watch your daily conversion with love. Thank you for having responded to my call."


"Beneath the appearance of the species, Christ is contained, the invisible Head of the Church, the Redeemer of the World, the Center of all hearts.  From this it follows that the worship paid to the Divine Eucharist strongly impels the soul to cultivate a `social' love" (Pope Paul VI, Mysterium Fidei, Art.  70 and 71).



Mother Teresa -

Our total surrender will come today by surrendering even our sins. We need humility to acknowledge our sin. The knowledge of our sin helps us to rise.
" I will get up and go to my Father. "
Meditations by Padre Pio -

Let nature resent suffering because, when there is no sin, there is nothing more natural than this. With divine help, your will, will always be superior to it, and divine love will never diminish in your soul if you do not cease to pray (Letters III, p. 82).
 
Archbishop Fulton Sheen

There is no substitute for Faith

"Even when psychoanalysis does effect what it calls a `transference' of the mental state, it never appeases the hunger of the soul for something spiritual and beyond self to adore and worship."
 St. Faustina's diary  http://www.marian.org/directory_flash.html  -
 
 Ninth Day

Today bring to Me souls who have become lukewarm, and immerse them in the abyss of My mercy. These souls wound My Heart most painfully. My soul suffered the most dreadful loathing in the Garden of Olives because of lukewarm souls. They were the reason I cried out: "Father, take this cup away from Me, if it be Your will." For them, the last hope of salvation is to flee to My mercy.      (1228)

Most Compassionate Jesus, You are Compassion Itself. I bring lukewarm souls into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart. In this fire of Your pure love let these tepid souls, who like corpses, filled You with such deep loathing, be once again set aflame.

O Most Compassionate Jesus, exercise the omnipotence of Your mercy and draw them into the very ardor of Your love, and bestow upon them the gift of holy love, for nothing is beyond Your power.

     Fire and ice cannot be joined,
     Either the fire dies, or the ice melts.
     But by Your mercy, O God,
     You can make up for all that is lacking.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon lukewarm souls, who are nonetheless enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Father of Mercy, I beg You by the bitter Passion of Your Son and by His three-hour agony on the Cross: Let them, too, glorify the abyss of Your mercy...      (1229)
 
MEDJUGORJE DAY BY DAY
These thoughts for a day are taken from a daily meditation book based on the Messages of Our Lady of Medjugorje by Father Richard J. Beyer, Ave Maria Press.
 

Mar 25  -  THE ANNUNCIATION OF OUR LORD

On the feast day in 1986, Our Lady gave the following message:

"Today, before God, I say my "Fiat" for all of you. I repeat it: I say my "Yes" for all of you. Dear Children, pray, so that the kingdom of love may come into the whole world. How mankind would be happy if love reigned (Visionary Prayer Group March 25, 1986).

It's also appropriate that we reflect on the Annunciation as found in sacred scripture:

In the 6th month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

And he came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you." But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

The angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God, And now, you will conceive in your womb an bear a son, and you will name him Jesus."

Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I am a virgin?" The angel said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God."

Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to you word."

Then the angel departed from her (Lk 1:26-31), 34-35, 38).

Reflection:

Today Our Lady says her fiat for all of us; she says yes to God for our sakes. Our very redemption through Christ was dependent on Mary's consent to bring the Son of God into the world. The new Eve brought salvation, not sin, as her legacy to mankind.

Now it is our turn to say yes to God by consecrating our lives to him and living out our baptismal promises. We also pray, "that the kingdom of love may come to the whole world," which means that all might open their hearts to God and experience deep conversion.

Let us close with the words the Blessed Virgin gave to the visionaries on this feast day in 1985:"

Through my joy and the joy of this people, I say to all of you this evening, I love you and I wish you well."

Application:

In prayer today, say yes to God's will for you in all things, in imitation of the Mother of Christ and in honor of her feast.

Winter of 2007-08:  Winds, Rain, Tornadoes & Record Snow

As Predicted



John Leary (1)



November 12, 2007:
Jesus said: "My people, the weather this winter will have some unusual high winds that could cause snow and ice which could result in poor visibility and many accidents. This vision of a truck turned over is an example of the accidents that could occur. People in cars or large trucks will have to be wary of the weather reports before they proceed. 

Keep some holy water and blessed sacramentals in your vehicles for safety in your travel. When you are traveling to do missions or talks, you will need more spiritual protection against the evil ones who may try to thwart you in your work.  Pray for My protection at the start of every trip, and place holy water around in your vehicle. Give thanks to Me and your guardian angel every time you return from your travels unharmed. "

November 15, 2007:
Jesus said: "My people, some areas will be seeing heavy rains, enough to cause flood warnings into the winter time.  This vision of overflowing rivers is a strong suggestion for these warnings. Even as some experience flooding, others will continue to see droughts with possible fires continuing. This again is nature's reflection of mankind where some are cold in their hearts to Me, while a few are on fire with My love.

 

It is the mission of My strong faithful to try and lead the lukewarm back to their former fervor of faith, and reach out to convert those who have never loved Me. Wake up those who are spiritually asleep because there are many signs of the Antichrist coming before I return. Today's Gospel is warning you also about the false christs who will come to try and deceive you that it is I, but do not follow them. Be always ready, for you do not know the day, nor the hour of My return."

December 3, 2007:
Jesus said: "My people, you are now moving into winter with another set of disasters that could cause trouble in the safety of your car travel and cause power outages.  Already you are seeing considerable high wind events along the Pacific coast, even as I told you windy events will become more common this winter.  You need to have warm clothing, some food and holy water or blessed salt in your cars in case your car quits or has an accident. 

 

In your homes you need back up fuels for heating as wood, kerosene, or propane to provide heat and a means of cooking if you should lose power in a snow storm.  Just as you stay prepared for your physical survival, you also need to be prepared for your spiritual survival against sin.  Frequent Confession is the best means to keep your soul pure and ready for the day of your death and judgment.  You can also pray an Act of Contrition when you go to bed, or if you feel death is imminent. 

 

If you should die overnight, then you have asked to be forgiven, and you may not have time for Confession.  Being prepared for winter, and for your death, are very practical ways for the survival of both your body and your soul."

December 5, 2007:
Jesus said: "My people, you have been witnessing some severe winter weather already with some areas receiving record windds and above average snowfalls or rainfalls.  Even your weather maps have been showing huge storms and erratic jet stream flows causing colder weather than normal.  You may or may not be aware of the HAARP (2) weather making machine that uses extremely powerful microwaves to control and change the jet streams to cause this bad weather. 

 

This maker of bad weather and the chemtrails (3) causing flu epidemics, are all part of the one world plan to cause disruption and create emergency situations for their control of people.  Many of your extreme weather events are due to the use of such machines.  This is just an added insight to how evil these people can be just to manipulate your government and the death culture that they promote.  The evil ones will have a brief reign, but they will soon face My judgment for their evil deeds.  Call on My help and My angels to protect you, and use your Hawthorn pills or tea, herbs, and vitamins to protect yourselves from these man-made viruses."

January 10, 2008:
Jesus said: "My people, you have just witnessed hurricane speed winds and several tornadoes in an unusual time of the year.  Many power outages and some deaths have resulted, and you are still picking up the debris of tree limbs and house parts. 

 

I have told you to expect more winds, disasters, and power outages, and they are coming as I foretold.  Be prepared with extra fuel and food that I will multiply if it is needed.  By preparing as I have warned you, you will be like the five wise virgins instead of the five foolish virgins who had no oil for their lamps."

January 15, 2008:
Jesus said: "My people, this year you will again see some natural disasters, and the amount of snowfalls will be near record amounts in some areas.  This vision of a significant snow blizzard is the kind of weather that will be prevalent this winter. 

 

This is another reason that I warned you to be prepared for some power outages by having extra alternate fuels, and some extra food if you cannot get to the stores or they are shut down.  These recurrent weather problems may also cause you some problems in getting to your speaking commitments.  Pray for safe travel and use your holy water and blessed salt for traveling by car or by airplane. 

 

You are also seeing in your media that the one world people are trying to force microchips into your driver's licenses for tracking purposes.  Providing security identification will also cause you problems in your travels, especially on airplanes and at the borders.  Many people are starting to see your privacy invaded more and more by government controls and regulations."

End of messages



As predicted by Our Lord via John Leary, excessive winds and tornadoes, as well as floods and record snowfall were experienced in many parts of the world during the winter of 2007-2008.

The rate of occurrence of tornadoes in the USA for the first two months of 2008 increased by 300% in January 2008, and increased by over 800% in February 2008, over the respective monthly averages for the preceding three years.  Consider the charts at the link below, as well as the news articles which follow:


US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
MONTHLY TORNADO STATISTICS and
ANNUAL TORNADO TRENDS

www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/torn/monthlytornstats.html




Record Snowfall Rings in New Year

January 2, 2008
Tuesday's storm deposits up to 16 inches, knocks out power for 30,000

THE DETROIT NEWS --- The fourth-biggest snowfall in southern Michigan history -- and the biggest ever for a New Year's Day -- dumped up to 16 inches early Tuesday, knocking out power to 31,000 and making travel treacherous.--- "

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/24rdfq


Cold Temperatures Bring Record Snowfall To Daytona Beach

January 04, 2008
CFCNEWS13 - Daytona Beach, Florida ---  "---Daytona Beach did set a record Thursday when the flurries started flying.

It turns out a brief flurry did occur at the Daytona Beach International Airport, which is the official recording site.

The result is a record snowfall in the form of a trace.

Flurries in Central Florida are rare but not unheard of.---"

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/323p3j


Wet, Windy Weather Causes Evacuations, Flash Flood Warnings

January 5, 2008
WEATHERPLUS.COM - Los Angeles -- Wet and windy conditions arrived Friday in the Southland, and residents of Orange County's fire-scarred canyons were under a mandatory evacuation. ---"

"Theres a lot of rain coming down in the valleys, there's a lot of snow coming down in the mountains, there's lot of wind speed, between 100 and 150 (mph), in the Sierra Nevada, so it is very dangerous," Schwarzenegger said. --"

For the complete article see
http://tinyurl.com/2fqj4y


Fiercest Storm In Over 5 Years Hits Bay Area (Hurricane-Force Winds)

January 5, 2008
CBS5.com - San Francisco -- A fierce arctic storm pounded Northern California Friday with heavy rain and hurricane-force winds that toppled trees, knocked out power to thousands and created traffic gridlock.---"

For the complete article see:
http://cbs5.com/local/bay.area.storm.2.623064.html


Levee Breaks as Storms Pummel West Coast

January 5, 2008
YAHOO - A ruptured levee sent a frigid "wall of water" from a rain-swollen canal into this high desert town early Saturday, flooding hundreds of homes and forcing the rescue of more than a dozen people by helicopter and boat.

To the west, a dangerous layer of heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains as rain and wind from the third storm in as many days hit the West Coast. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses in California, Oregon and Washington remained without power Saturday.---"

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/2vo22q


Rare Winter Tornadoes Rake Midwest

January 8, 2008
MYWAY - Wheatland, Wis. - A freak cluster of tornadoes raked across an unseasonably warm Midwest, demolishing houses, knocking railroad cars off their tracks and even temporarily halting justice in one courthouse.---

Tornadoes were reported or suspected Monday in southwest Missouri, southeastern Wisconsin, Arkansas, Illinois and Oklahoma. Two people were killed in Missouri.---

"I have never seen damage like this in the summertime when we have potential for tornadoes," Sheriff David Beth said. "To see something like this in January is mind-boggling to me. This is just unimaginable to me." --"

For the complete article see:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080108/D8U1NGKG0.html


More Tornadoes Interrupt a Warm January

January 8, 2008
YAHOO - Little Rock, Arkansas -- A line of thunderstorms fed by warm weather continued spinning off unusual January tornadoes Tuesday, killing a man in Arkansas and carrying a cow close to a mile.---"

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/27z7ba


Tornadoes Were Unusual For Intensity

January 8, 2008
JOURNAL TIMES - Kenosha County -- The tornadoes that roared through parts of the county Monday were unusual not just for the time of year, but also for their intensity.

National Weather Service survey crews looking at the aftermath Tuesday preliminarily rated the tornadoes that struck the Wheatland area at EF3s on the Enhanced Fujita scale. Weather Service Meteorologist Bob McMahon said the teams estimated wind speeds at 140-150 mph.---

Weather experts also estimated, based on damage, the size of the funnels that ripped through Wheatland in western Kenosha County. They estimated the width at ground level was about 200 yards.

In contrast, McMahon said the average tornado in Wisconsin is only an EF0 to EF1. "Those damage paths can be just 10 yards wide," he said.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/2gfodh


Skiers Frolic East and West After Record Snowfall

January 10, 2008
USATODAY -  "--- Many New England resorts logged record or near-record snowfalls in December, a sharp contrast to last season, when significant snow didn't arrive until mid-February, says Mike Doyle, skiing guide for About.com.

Along the West Coast, skiers, snowboarders and other winter-sports enthusiasts are cheering what has been dubbed the "Storm of the Century," a series of three Pacific blasts that pummeled mountain resorts from British Columbia to Southern California last weekend.

In Northern California's Sierra Nevada, the storm system dumped up to 11 feet of white stuff at the ski resorts ringing Lake Tahoe, with a fourth storm delivering more than a foot this week. ---"

"These are equal-opportunity storms, blanketing the entire West," says Dan Sherman of Aspen-based tour packager Ski.com, where sales for the Martin Luther King holiday weekend Jan. 21 are up nearly 20% from last year.

The downside to the prodigious snowfalls: a mounting risk of avalanches.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/2q3ynw


Snow Falls on Baghdad For First Time in Memory

January 11, 2008
REUTERS - Baghdad --- Snow fell on Baghdad on Friday for the first time in memory, and delighted residents declared it an omen of peace.

"It is the first time we've seen snow in Baghdad," said 60-year-old Hassan Zahar. "We've seen sleet before, but never snow. I looked at the faces of all the people, they were astonished," he said.---"

For the complete article see:
www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSL1146182220080111


Winter Blast: Record Amount of Snow Falls on Metro Area

January 22, 2008
WCF COURRIER - Waterloo, Iowa --- When people think of the worst winter can offer, conditions like those Monday probably come to mind.

A weather system moving across the state produced a steady snowfall, winds whipped the offering into a frenzy and temperatures struggled into single digits.---"

He may be closer to the truth than he realizes. The system that dumped on Northeast Iowa dropped a record amount of snow.---"

But this winter is producing more snow and, lately, less heat than normal. Precipitation totals for January are so far at 12.2 inches, well above the norm of 5.2 inches. The average temperature climbed into the lower 20s after spending the weekend in subzero and single digits.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/2zjy87


Wind Storm Causes Outages Across Europe

Jan. 27, 2008
MSNBC - Warsaw, Poland - Strong winds swept across parts of northern and central Europe on Sunday, toppling trees, downing power lines and causing road and railway disruptions.---"

For the complete article see:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22867635/


Severe Snowstorms Batter China

January 28, 2008
INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE --- Severe snowstorms over broad swaths of eastern and central China have wreaked havoc on traffic throughout the country, creating gigantic passenger backups, spawning accidents and leaving at least 24 people dead, according to state news reports.

In many areas, where snow has continued falling for several days, the accumulation has been described as the heaviest in as many as five decades.---"

For the complete article see:
www.iht.com/articles/2008/01/28/asia/china.php


Strong Winds Wreak Havoc in Europe

January 28, 2008
PRESS TV --- Strong winds have swept across parts of northern and central Europe toppling trees, downing power lines and blocking roads.

"--- Austria meanwhile was the worst affected with most regions suffering. Wind gusts of 120 Km (75 miles) per hour hit the lower elevations in northeastern, eastern and southeastern parts of the country. At some higher elevations, gusts reached roughly 145 Km (90 miles) per hour.---"

For the complete article see:
www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=40632&sectionid=351020605


Unusual Winter Weather Hits Both Coasts

January 28, 2008
NATIONAL POST - Nova Scotia, including Cape Breton, and Newfoundland were expected to be hardest hit with heavy snowfall and freezing rain for most of the day as Environment Canada issued a number of severe weather warnings for most of the Atlantic provinces Monday.---"

"We've had more snow than the average snowfall up to this point in the winter but the frequency of storms transiting through is definitely above normal," he said.---"

High wind warnings have also been issued for all four Atlantic provinces, Mr. Robichaud said.

Gusts of up to 90 km/h were expected to blow through the areas of Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.---"

For the complete article see:
www.nationalpost.com/news/story.html?id=269796


Arctic Cold, Snow Head Into Midwest

January 29, 2008
USATODAY - A series of winter storms packing heavy snow and stiff wind gusts continued to wallop the West on Tuesday, prompting avalanche warnings, school cancellations, road closings and official notices to take precautions against potentially fatal wind chills.

"It's extremely cold  - even for North Dakota," said Lt. Mike Gerhart of the North Dakota Highway Patrol. "If you get caught in that type of situation and you're not prepared, it can be fatal."

At least four weather stations in the state reported 55 below zero wind chills Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/3cambt


500,000 Stranded at Station

January 28, 2008
THE SCOTSMAN - More than 500,000 travelers found themselves stranded in and around a Chinese city's train station yesterday, as blizzards and ice storms created a transport crisis ahead of the country's New Year celebrations.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/25mrns


Winter Storms Hit Much of Country with Wind, Snow and Hail

January 29, 2008
FOXNEWS - Denver --  A powerful storm system pounded a large swath of the nation Tuesday, spawning everything from heavy snow and numbing cold to thunderstorms and possible tornadoes, and forecasters warned more bad weather was on the way.

High winds associated with thunderstorms may have killed two people in Indiana, authorities said. Snow forced the closure of schools and highways in many areas, and avalanche warnings were issued for some Western mountainous regions.---"

About 3 feet of snow has fallen in the area since Sunday morning, said Kyle Fredin of the National Weather Service. Snow began to taper off Tuesday, but up to a foot more was expected before the weekend, Fredin said.---"

"It's very unusual," said Doug Abromeit, director of the U.S. Forest Service's National Avalanche Center in Ketchum, Idaho. "Typically the storm is not this widespread."

Those storms were followed Tuesday by a third that threatened up to 20 inches of snow in Idaho's mountains into Wednesday, said Jay Breidenbach of the Weather Service office in Boise.

A fourth storm was on the way. "By Thursday, the next storm will be right on our doorstep. This is quite a storm system," Breidenbach said.--- "

The cold air and wind gusts as high as 70 mph headed into the Midwest, where fog created problems for air travel Tuesday in Chicago. About 200 flights had been canceled by afternoon at O'Hare International Airport, said Chicago Department of Aviation spokesman Karen Pride.--- "

The National Weather Service reported an unconfirmed tornado touchdown near Okawville, Ill. A corner of the roof peeled off at Nashville Community High School in Illinois, but no injuries were reported.

In Cape Girardeau County, Mo., winds as high as 70 mph and dime-size hail were reported Tuesday. Two unconfirmed funnel clouds were reported, said Dick Knaup, the county's emergency management director.--- "

For the complete article see:
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,326252,00.html


Most of Canada Hit With Arctic Temperatures, Wind and Snow

January 28
CANADA.COM --  "--- Calgary, Edmonton, Regina and Winnipeg are all seeing their wind-chill temperatures drop into the range of -30 and -40 C through the week. By early Monday morning, Grande Prairie, Alta. recorded a wind chill of -49 C. Many parts of Alberta, including the Calgary airport, Coronation and Del Bonita, saw wind chills drop to -48 C. Winds there have been measured at 63 km/h.--- "

"We've had more snow than the average snowfall up to this point in the winter, but the frequency of storms transiting through is definitely above normal," he said.--- "

High wind warnings were also issued for all four Atlantic provinces, Robichaud said.

Gusts of up to 90 km/h were expected to blow through the areas of Cape Breton, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick.--- "

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/yopzvk


Snow Storm Brings China to a Halt

January 28 2008
FINANCIAL TIMES -- China's transport and energy systems have been caught in a perfect winter storm, with hundreds of thousands of people stranded during the peak travel season after train delays caused by heavy snow and power failures.---"

The problem has been amplified by unseasonally large snowfalls in northern and central China, but the root cause is Beijing's attempt to reimpose and tighten price controls on numerous commodities, such as coal and oil.--- "

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/3ylnkj


Severe Storms Race Across Indiana (Tornadoes)

January 30, 2008
USATODAY - Poseyville, Indiana ---  "--- The National Weather Service said a tornado flipped the mobile home the night before near Poseyville, a rural area in southwestern Indiana. Kathryn Mason, 83, and her daughter, Donna Fay Zoph, 57, were among four killed in quick-moving but fierce storms that raced across Indiana, packing wind gusts up to 80 mph.

A second tornado ripped a portion of the roof off an apartment complex on the west side of Indianapolis, said meteorologist Dave Tucek. A weather service team determined damage a little further west in Avon was done by straight line winds estimated up to 100 mph.--- "

For the complete article see:
www.usatoday.com/weather/storms/2008-01-30-in-storms_N.htm


Frigid Winds Whip into the Northeast

January 31, 2008
USATODAY - Buffalo -- Lake Erie surged over its eastern shore Wednesday, adding flooding to the headaches delivered by a windy storm that tipped tractor-trailers, disrupted flights, and toppled trees and power lines across a wide swath of the nation.---"

High winds were suspected of collapsing a scaffold at a Brooklyn building that killed a construction worker and seriously injured another Wednesday morning.

In northern Ohio, a train traveling in high winds derailed on a bridge over Sandusky Bay around 4 a.m., sending about 10 freight cars into the water, said Ottawa County Sheriff Robert Bratton. No injuries were reported.---"

The National Weather Service in Buffalo reported sustained winds of 40 to 50 mph, with a gust of 68 mph. Gusts of 46 mph were reported at LaGuardia Airport and close to 50 mph at Kennedy Airport.---"

As the sometimes unpredictable storm barreled eastward Tuesday, tornadoes or reports of tornadoes surfaced in several communities.

A twister hopscotched through Louisville, on Tuesday night, tearing the roofs from several buildings and toppling trees and power lines. Joe Sullivan, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said tornadoes touched down three times in the metro area.

In Indiana, severe thunderstorms packing wind gusts of 80 mph killed three people in mobile homes and a fourth who died in a car crash, authorities said. Firefighters pulled the bodies of an elderly woman and her daughter from a mobile home flipped over by the wind Tuesday night near Poseyville in southwestern Indiana.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/2sqdzx


Go to Denver for Record Snow, Deals

January 31, 2008
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION --- "--- It took awhile to get going around Christmastime, but since then, a majority of Rocky Mountain ski resorts have seen non-stop and record-breaking snow. You can count on excellent conditions most anywhere you roam. ---"

Source:
http://tinyurl.com/2r8bgn


Wild Weather Battered USA in January

January 31, 2008
USATODAY - Washington --- Rare winter tornadoes in the Midwest. Powerful Pacific storms with hurricane force winds. More than 1,000 daily high temperature records. And that's just in the first month of 2008.---"

"We're seeing an increasing trend in the frequency of extremes," said Karin Gleason, a meteorologist who compiles the U.S. Climate Extremes Index maintained by the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.---"

"It certainly seems like something ominous is going on when you experience these extremes," said Gregory Berg, an assistant professor of music at Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis.

On Jan. 7, Berg photographed a tornado as it formed less than two miles from campus. His snapshot of the wispy twister appears on the National Weather Service website as part of the agency's report on the event.

"When you see something so unexpected, you feel like you're seeing a unicorn or something," said Berg, who also hosts "The Morning Show" on the local National Public Radio affiliate.

Among the most extreme of all weather events are tornadoes, violent columns of rotating air that have cut a long and tragic path of death and destruction through U.S. history.

Tornadoes raked northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin in early January, a rare event in midwinter.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/34gktf


China's Biggest Desert Taklamakan Experiences Record Snow

February 02, 2008
XINHUA --The Taklamakan, China's biggest desert, has experienced its biggest snowfall and lowest temperature after 11 consecutive days of snow, local meteorologists said on Friday.---"

Continuous snow also caused the temperature to drop drastically to minus 32 degrees Celsius, a record low since meteorological observation began in the desert in 1996, said Wu Xinping, an expert with the observatory.

The previous record was minus 26.1 degrees Celsius in January 2006.

Wu said snow was rare in the desert that covered 337,600 square kilometers, and never before had the whole desert been covered.---"

Unusual cold, heavy snow, sleet and icy rain have combined to hit 17 provinces and regions in central and southern China over the past two weeks, affecting the lives of millions.---"

For the complete article see:
http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90882/6349771.html


Record Rains Slam Hawaii, Force Evacuations
'Life-threatening situation' in Hilo as 11 inches fall in a single day

February 4, 2008
MSNBC - Honolulu ---  All of Hawaii remained under a flash-flood warning Monday after record rainfall as heavy as 11 inches in 24 hours slammed the island chain, closing schools, damaging dozens of homes and holding out the threat of mandatory evacuations.

The National Weather Service said a "high alert status" was in effect for Hilo on the Big Island, the state's second-largest city, where 10.82 inches of rain was recorded Sunday, breaking the 24-hour record by almost three and one half inches.

"The situation in Hilo is critical and a life-threatening situation now," said Harry Kim, mayor of the Big Island, which is also called Hawaii. As many as 150 homes had been damaged by floodwaters rising as high as 4 feet, he said. ---"

For the complete article see:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22999430/


China Battles "Coldest Winter in 100 Years"

February 4, 2008
REUTERS - Chenzhou, China --- Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a century.---"

He added the cold snap had caught the country off guard, in an area unprepared for such heavy snow. But climate change could see more extremes in weather in China, Zheng warned.---"

China has largely avoided unrest throughout the crisis, in part due to the 519,000 soldiers and more than 1.6 million paramilitary police that have been deployed throughout the country to help with disaster relief and crowd control.---"

For the complete article see:
www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSPEK16157020080204


Despite Warnings, Tornadoes Kill 54

February 6, 2008
YAHOO - Lafayette, Tennessee ---  "--- At least 54 people were killed and hundreds injured Tuesday and Wednesday by dozens of tornadoes that plowed across Mississippi, Arkansas, Tennessee, Kentucky and Alabama. It was the nation's deadliest barrage of twisters in almost 23 years.---"

Most communities had ample warning that the storms were coming. Forecasters had warned for days severe weather was possible. The National Weather Service issued more than 1,000 tornado warnings from 3 p.m. Tuesday to 6 a.m. Wednesday in the 11-state area where the weather was heading.

The conditions for bad weather had lined up so perfectly that the Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Okla., put out an alert six days in advances.--- "

While the weather was unusually severe, winter tornadoes are not uncommon. The peak tornado season is late winter through midsummer, but the storms can happen at any time of the year with the right conditions.---"

There were 67 eyewitness accounts of tornadoes, but some of those were probably twisters that were counted more than once, said Greg Carbin, the warning coordination meteorologist at the Oklahoma center. The actual number is probably more like 30 or 40, he said.

Thirty people were killed in Tennessee, 13 in Arkansas, seven in Kentucky and four in Alabama, emergency officials said. It was one of the 15 worst tornado death tolls since 1950, and the nation's deadliest barrage of tornadoes since 76 people were killed in Pennsylvania and Ohio in May 31, 1985.---"

For the complete article see:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080206/ap_on_re_us/severe_weather


China's Freak Snowstorms: 'The New Normal'?

February 6, 2008
www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/AMMF-7BKKCD?OpenDocument


Toll of Deadly Tornadoes in South Climbs Past 50

February 7, 2008
NEW YORK TIMES - Atkins,  Ark. --- Residents in five Southern states rose Wednesday to widespread clusters of destruction caused by an unusually ferocious winter tornado system. At least 55 people were killed, and scores more were injured.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/335l83


UN Official Praises China's Swift Response to Snow Disaster

February 7, 2008
XINHUA ---The UN's disaster reduction chief Tuesday praised the swift and effective action by the Chinese government in the face of the country's worst snow disaster for decades.---"

For the complete article see:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-02/07/content_7579697.htm


Snow Storms Destroy One Tenth of China's Forests

February 10, 2008
TERRADAILY - China has lost about one tenth of its forest resources to recent snow storms regarded as the most severe in half a century, state media reported Sunday.---"

For the complete article see:
www.terradaily.com/2007/080210055140.4jldsnvq.html


Madison Wisconsin Breaks its Record for Winter Snowfall

February 12, 2008
www.usatoday.com/weather/news/2008-02-12-madison-snow_N.htm


Tornadoes Damage or Destroy Nearly 300 Homes in Southern States

February 18, 2008
FOXNEWS - Prattville, Ala. --- Homeowners, utility crews and others worked Monday to clear away wreckage and restore services after the latest round of winter tornadoes to smash through the South.---"

The tornado was part of a system that swept across the Southeast on Sunday, damaging homes elsewhere in Alabama and in parts of Georgia and the Florida Panhandle.---"

According to the weather service, a total of 18.5 inches of snow has fallen so far this month at the Des Moines International Airport, compared with the average 5 inches. So far this season, Iowa has gotten 48 inches compared with the normal 26 inches.

For the complete article see:
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330991,00.html


Heavy Snow Brings Greece to Standstill

February 20, 2008
ATHENS NEWS AGENCY --- A raging snow storm that blanketed most of Greece over the weekend also continued into the early morning hours on Monday, plunging the country into sub-zero temperatures. Public transport buses were at a standstill on Monday in the wider Athens area, while ships remained in ports, public services remained closed, and schools and courthouses in the more severely-stricken prefectures were also closed. Scores of villages, mainly on the island of Crete, and in the prefectures of Evia, Argolida, Arcadia, Lakonia, Viotia, and the Cyclades islands were snowed in.---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/2rxg68


Forget Global Warming: Welcome to the New Ice Age
(Record Snow in Toronto)

February 25, 2008
NATIONAL POST -- "---In just the first two weeks of February, Toronto received 70 cm of snow, smashing the record of 66.6 cm for the entire month set back in the pre-SUV, pre-Kyoto, pre-carbon footprint days of 1950.---"

For the complete article see:
www.nationalpost.com/opinion/columnists/story.html?id=332289


Snowstorms Break Records in New England
'People can't keep up with the snow'; cities' snowiest months on record

February 27, 2008
CONCORD, N.H. - Another snowstorm swept across New England on Wednesday, toppling seasonal snowfall records and dumping so much heavy snow on buildings that some collapsed under the weight.---"

Concord already had set a record for the snowiest December, January and February, and the storm pushed the total for the three months to 97.5 inches. For the entire snow season, Concord has seen 99.6 inches, off the record of 122 inches, set in the winter of 1873-74, but still enough to make it the 10th snowiest winter on record.---"

For the complete article see:
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23378015/


Hurricane Emma Cuts Swath Across Europe

March 03, 2008
THE AUSTRALIAN NEWS - Vienna, Austria ---  A winter storm with winds of more than 150km/h cut a swath of destruction across Europe from Britain to the Czech Republic, killing at least nine people.

In Europe, where the storm was named Hurricane Emma, airports were shut, transport networks were snarled and power lines cut.---"

For the complete article see:
www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23307283-2703,00.html


Snow, Tornadoes Hit Southern Plains

March 3, 2008
ASSOCIATED PRESS - Oklahoma City - "Snow fell across parts of Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle on Monday, part of a storm system that produced at least two weekend tornadoes and hail as big as softballs. ---

---The storm system also produced wind gusting up to 70 mph, lightning and hail as large as softballs that caused scattered damage, said weather service meteorologist Chris Sohl in Norman. --- "

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/39kexy


Record Snowfalls Mean Big Meltdown

March 6, 2008
USATODAY -- "For snow-weary residents of the Midwest and New England, spring can't come soon enough.

Locations such as Madison, Wis., and Concord, N.H., endured their snowiest winter since records began, and parts of the western USA also saw a much snowier-than-average winter, according to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center.

The U.S. winter of 2007-08 - which meteorologists classify as the months of December, January and February - will go down as the coldest since the winter of 2000-01, with a national average temperature of 33.2 degrees, NOAA reported Thursday. Yet, despite the chill, the winter was still slightly warmer than the 20th-century average of 33.0 degrees.

However, it's the snowfall that may be the most memorable element of this winter.

"We had 13 inches of snow on Feb. 1 alone," said Springfield, Ill., resident Julie Becker. "We haven't had 13 inches of snow in years."

In Madison, the 88.3 inches of wintertime snow shattered the all-time record of 76.1 inches, set in the winter of 1978-79, according to the National Weather Service.

Concord recorded 100.1 inches of snow this season, stressing roofs and frazzling drivers' nerves. Before that, the record had been 78 inches, set during the winter of 1886-87, according to the weather service. ---

---Three straight months of above-average snowfall will benefit residents of Arizona, California, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, Utah and Wyoming because runoff from the Colorado mountains feeds rivers that run through those states.---"

For the complete article see:
www.usatoday.com/weather/climate/2008-03-06-winter_N.htm


Tornado Hits Florida; Snow Storm Hits Texas

March 07, 2008
FOX NEWS - Dallas, Texas -- "Snow started falling in a band that stretched from central Texas to southern Ohio on Friday, while severe storms rolling through Florida spawned at least one tornado in the northern part of the state. ---

--- Officials said the tornado in north-central Florida brought down some power lines. Forecasters warned residents in the northern half of the state to monitor the storms because more tornadoes were possible. ---

--- No one was injured by a twister packing 95 to 105 mph winds in Corpus Christi [Texas] on Thursday afternoon, but trees were snapped and several homes were damaged, said Roger Gass, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Corpus Christi.--- "

For the complete article see:
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,335894,00.html


Record Snow Buries Columbus

March 9, 2008
MY WAY - Columbus, Ohio -- "Snow plows and clean-up crews were to continue working overtime Sunday to dig out of a record-setting snow storm that buried Ohio's capital city and many parts of Ohio and Indiana.---

---High winds in Ohio whipped the snow into 3-foot-tall drifts in some places and cut visibility to less than a quarter mile, the National Weather Service said.---"

For the complete article see:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080309/D8V9SAKO0.html


Britain Braced for Second Storm Front as Thousands are Hit by Flooding and Power Cuts

March 11, 2008
DAILY MAIL -- "Thousands were left stranded, flooded or without power yesterday as 95mph hailstorms lashed Britain.

Amid widespread travel chaos, more than 10,000 families were plunged into darkness when trees crashed through power lines.

Homes in Wales, Cornwall and Devon were deluged.

Emergency services were at full stretch for the "perfect storm" - a combination of gale force winds and the high spring tide. ---

--- From Cornwall to Kent, spectacular waves came perilously close to breaching sea walls in coastal towns.

The onslaught continued throughout the day and Paul Leinster, director of operations at the Environment Agency, said the "potent cocktail" of strong winds, large waves and high tides would last until tomorrow. ---

--- Winds reached 82mph at Berry Head in Brixham, Devon, between 3am and 5am and peaked at 95mph at The Needles on the Isle of Wight at 1pm. ---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/32dceb


Worst Storms in Decades Blast the UK

March 11, 2008
http://tinyurl.com/2zxesh


Storm Follows Atlanta Twister, Killing 1

Mar 15, 2008
MY WAY - Atlanta, Georgia, -- "Storms killed one person Saturday in northwest Georgia, less than 24 hours after a tornado with wind up to 130 mph cut a 6-mile path through downtown Atlanta, blowing windows out of skyscrapers and injuring dozens. ---

--- A tornado touched down Saturday in Polk County on the Alabama line, killing one person, Janak said. She had no other details, and the National Weather Service had not confirmed the second tornado.---"

For the Complete article see:
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20080315/D8VE1RSG1.html


Quebec Children Get Holiday as Snow Piles on Roofs

March 18, 2008:
YAHOO - Montreal, Canada -- "Several dozen schools were expected to remain shut this week in the Canadian province of Quebec over fears their roofs may collapse under the weight of near record amounts of snow, officials said on Monday. ---"

For the complete article see:
http://tinyurl.com/yt3o6g


9 Dead, 4 Missing in Central US Storm

March 19, 2008:
BREITBART - Piedmont, Mo. -- "Flooding forced hundreds of people to flee their homes and closed scores of roads Wednesday across a wide swath of the nation's midsection as a huge storm system poured as much as 10 inches of rain on the region. ---

--- The National Weather Service posted flood and flash flood warnings from Texas to Pennsylvania on Wednesday, and evacuations were under way in parts of Missouri, Arkansas and Ohio. ---

For the complete article see:
www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D8VGIIR04&show_article=1&catnum=0


FEMA to Assess South Carolina Storm Damage

March 19, 2008:
WISTV - Columbia, SC -- "People are picking up the pieces all over the state after several severe storms and some tornadoes caused massive damage throughout South Carolina Saturday evening. ---"

For the complete article see:
www.wistv.com/Global/story.asp?S=8024349&nav=0RaMeJGD


 

Footnotes


(1)   The messages and visions of John Leary have yet-to-be approved by the Church.  His messages can be found at:
www.johnleary.com

(2)   Refer to www.haarp.alaska.edu

(3)   Refer to Chemtrails:  Smoke Signals of the End Times
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/era-of-peace/message/358



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