Good night; good luck; God bless —-
Whatever you conceive God to be!!

Blessings ALL!!!

Peace and Safety to all in the path of Ike!!

So mote it be!!

“Why don’t you go listen to some music and relax.”
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Nathaniel, a U.S. Marine, and a true Christian, stole lots of music, and video.

Nathaniel posted September 11, 2008 at 3:39 pm
http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2008/09/open-thread-911-2/#comment-422805

“I know it is “stealing” but I have about 100 GB of Music that I have from Iraq with another 500GB of movies and TV shows.”
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Nathaniel, how much would that music and video cost you, if you had actually bought the CDs and DVDs?

Date: September 12, 2008
Contact: Dale Goter, Communications Team
Phone: (316) 268-4351

West Wichita subdivisions urged to take extreme caution

Continued heavy rainfall in west Wichita has created the possibility of residential flooding that could equal or exceed flood levels of the Halloween Flood of 1998.

The City of Wichita Fire Department and Sedgwick County Emergency Management have begun alerting residents in west Wichita subdivisions about the possible flooding dangers.

Those subdivisions, located in the Cowskin Creek Basin, include the Dell, Hidden Lakes, Rainbow Lakes, Breezy Point and the area around Lynndale and 119th Streets.

Heavy rains over the past 24 hours have created the need for extreme caution and alertness, according to Chris Carrier, City of Wichita Public Works Director.

“We’ve had eight inches of rain in parts of the Cowskin Creek basin in one day,” Carrier said. “By comparison, the Halloween flood of 1998 was caused by eight inches of rain in two days.”

The intense rain has caused Dry Creek to climb to within one foot of flood levels that would divert water into Wichita, one of the key contributors to the 1998 flood, he said.

Depending on individual circumstances, residents should consider actions from evacuation to protection of property, Carrier said.

Date: September 12, 2008
Contact:Dale Goter, Communications Team
Phone: (316) 268-4351

A limited number of sandbags are being made available to the public Friday, Sept. 12, by the public works departments of the City of Wichita and Sedgwick County.

Ten trucks loaded with sand and empty sandbags have been dispatched by the City of Wichita to selected locations. Citizens will be allowed to load bags and take them to their property for flood control use. A limited number of pre-filled bags will be available.

Additionally, filled sand bags will also be available at the Sedgwick County Public Works West Yard at 47th Street South and West Street. Supplies are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis.

Locations of the 10 City of Wichita trucks include:

* Firefly Street south of 13th Street
* Lost Creek east of 119th Street
* Jayson Lane west of 119th Street
* Wetmore east of Maize (north entrance)
* Seville and Kellogg
* Hidden Valley and Taft
* 119th and Lynndale
* Rainbow Lake south of Central.

Date: September 11, 2008
Contact: Valerie Wise, Air Service & Business Development Manager
E-mail: VWise@wichita.gov
Phone: (316) 946-4700

Continental Airlines has cancelled all departures from Wichita Mid-Continent Airport after 8 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, until Sunday morning, Sept. 14. Currently, CO flight 2327 departing at 6:25 a.m. and CO flight 2810 departing at 7:55 a.m. will be the last two departures from Wichita on Friday, and CO flight 2799 arriving Wichita at 10:02 a.m. will be the last arrival, also on Friday.

Passengers needing to rebook should call Continental Reservations at (800) 523-3273 or ask the counter agents at the terminal to refer to GG IKE for rebooking procedures. Visit http://www.flywichita.com for updated information.

Date: September 11, 2008
Contact: Dale Goter, Government Relations Manager
E-mail: DGoter@wichita.gov
Phone: (316) 371-0134 (mobile)

With a wary eye on the forecast, the City of Wichita Public Works Department and other emergency responders are making preparations for severe flooding that could result from heavy rains during the next several days.

The memory of the infamous 1998 Halloween Flood is still vivid in the minds of city workers and local residents who witnessed major damage in west Wichita when eight inches of rain fell over a three-day period. East Wichita is also vulnerable to flood damage in the Gypsum Creek basin.

“We don’t want to sound too alarmist,” cautioned Chris Carrier, Public Works Director, “but the possibility of as much as 12 inches of rain over the next several days is nothing to take lightly.”

City workers will be closely monitoring rainfall and stream depths as rainfall from Hurricane Ike and other weather fronts moves across south-central Kansas.

Flood control structures, pumps and other equipment have been inspected to ensure they are in the best possible condition to deal with a heavy rainfall.

“Even though a number of flood control improvements have been installed in recent years,” Carrier said, “residents should pay close attention to weather forecasts and be prepared to protect their property.”

One of the most important additions for the average citizen is the availability of flood monitoring data on the internet. Information includes current stream depths, along with historical data that indicates when stream flow is approaching hazardous levels for adjacent properties. The following links provide real-time data measurements of rainfall and stream flow.

The links include:

* USGS Cowskin Flood Watch
* NWS Cowskin Flood Prediction
* National Weather Service Forecast Center for Wichita

Citizens are also advised to avoid flooded streets and to be alert for barricades that block off flooded areas.

The City, along with Sedgwick County Emergency Management, will continue to monitor approaching weather systems and will make every effort to keep citizens informed.

Meanwhile, citizens should consider taking some precautions now, especially those who live in flood prone areas, Carrier said.

The alleged and self proclaimed Christian and Sunday School teacher once again making fun of someone by using the fact that they might read the Bible.

As if that would be an insult to people who actually are Christians let alone why someone calling themselves one would try to use it as an insult.

Parkay is against it.

Am I right?

Hey, Parkay, if you’re not married, you might try hooking up with Kandisue.

You could read The Bible out loud together.

André Lalonde, executive vice-president of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada, comments that he is worried that abortions and abortion mill profits in Canada will decline if mothers of babies diagnosed before birth with Down Syndrome are influenced by Gov. Sarah Palin to refrain from contracting the mangling, dismembering, poisoning, or beheading of their children in abortion mills. Lalonde implies that the birth of babies with disabilities will ruin the lives of the mothers and their families, and should therefore be discouraged, and instead, profitable abortions encouraged as “easy” solutions [entailing no more than a few hundred dollars, long-term severe depression and a lifetime of regret and remorse, and perhaps also some significant physical and psychological scarring and complications for the mother].
Meanwhile, attack dog Biden accused Gov. Sarah Palin of disregard for the well-being of disabled children, because of her opposition to useless, unethical embryonic stem cell research, which has no application whatsoever to Down Syndrome, and has never cured or beneficially treated any human condition, and likely never will.
[Gov. Palin supports hugely successful adult stem cell research, producing new cures each year.]
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“The appellee … argue that the fetus is a “person” within the language and meaning of the 14th Amendment. … If this suggestion of personhood is established, the appellant’s case, of course, collapses, for the fetus’ right to life would then be guaranteed specifically by the Amendment.”
. . . leftist, activist, baby-hating “justice” Harry Blackmun, crudely attempting justification of his Roe v. Wade majority decision, in his ignorance 35 years ago of today’s micoroscopic videos of human conception and 4D ultrasounds showing human behavior long before birth
[The argument for the illegal striking down by the federal judiciary of state abortion restrictions enacted by elected lawmakers has already completely collapsed, only the powerful, rich, and corrupting abortion lobby refuses to admit it.]

A holy man was having a conversation with the Lord one day and said, ‘Lord, I would like to know what Heaven and Hell are like.’

The Lord led the holy man to two doors.

He opened one of the doors and the holy man looked in. In the middle of the room was a large round table. In the middle of the table was a large pot of stew, which smelled delicious and made the holy man’s mouth water.

The people sitting around the table were thin and sickly. They appeared to be famished. They were holding spoons with very long handles that were strapped to their arms and each found it possible to reach into the pot of stew and take a spoonful. But because the handle was longer than their arms, they could not get the spoons back into their mouths.

The holy man shuddered at the sight of their misery and suffering.

The Lord said, ‘You have seen Hell.’

They went to the next room and opened the door. It was exactly the same as the first one. There was the large round table with the large pot of
stew which made the holy man’s mouth water. The people were equipped with the same long-handled spoons, but here the people were well nourished and plump, laughing and talking. The holy man said, ‘I don’t understand.’

It is simple,’ said the Lord. ‘It requires but one skill. You see they have learned to feed each other, while the greedy think only of themselves.’

Please know I will always share my spoon with you :~)

Knowles pointed to the recent “per diem” controversy as one example of the petty ways Palin has “gamed the system” for personal gain. “By establishing the governor’s house in Juneau as her home of record, instead of her family residence in Wasilla where she actually lives, Palin was able to charge the state for $17,000 in per diem expenses. Everybody in the state knows she doesn’t really live in Juneau — she just stays there a few days when the Legislature is in session. She lives in Wasilla, so she shouldn’t be generating travel expenses there. But she hit up the state for $17,000 a year for meals — that’s not what I call just macaroni and cheese for the kids.”

Knowles thinks the “Troopergate” scandal — Palin’s alleged misuse of her office to fire a state trooper involved in a messy divorce with her sister — is an even more blatant example of the vice-presidential candidate’s abuse of power: “This is the very definition of corruption — using the power of your office and directing government employees to do something illegal for your personal advantage. She was using her office to pursue a personal vendetta.”

And, Knowles pointed out, after promising to fully cooperate with a legislative investigation, Palin has since hired a lawyer at the state’s expense, who has advised her staff not to cooperate, and she is now trying to sabotage the probe by handing the case to a personnel board made up of her own appointees. “She clearly doesn’t want the truth out before the election. The fact that she might be elected before the American people know the full story is very disturbing.”

Lord knows, I’m not volunteering myself.

I pity the fool . . .

Anyway, here’s the latest attempt by McCain to ratf*** the election in swing states:

Ballot snafu endangers votes
By Jon Craig September 11, 2008

About one-third of the absentee ballot applications received at the Hamilton
County Board of Elections have been ruled invalid because Republican Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign printed a version of the form with an extra, unneeded box on it.

In a narrow interpretation of Ohio law, Democratic Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner says many of the McCain forms have not been completed properly. If the box stating the person is an eligible elector — or qualified voter – is not checked, Brunner said, the application is no good.

Even though the box is unneeded, by not checking it voters are essentially admitting they’re not eligible, Brunner said.

“I have not seen a ruling that indirectly impacts voters to the enormity of this since I’ve been here,’’ Hamilton County Board of Elections Deputy Director John Williams said of his nearly five-year tenure at the board.

More than 750 absentee ballot requests in Hamilton County have been invalidated because of Brunner’s ruling, Williams said

Most of the gunshows I have been to are set up in a “loop” of tables.

That “hole” you are looking for is somewhere in the middle.

They usually pick one random table somewhere and that is where they hide the “Loophole”

Don’t ask anyone at the next gunshow you go to, they are pretty protective of their “loophole” and might just escort you out.

Or, just make sure you get all your shopping done first.

But please, you gun-banners, please do explain to me exactly WHAT IS The Gun Show Loophole?

Have you ever been to a gun show? Do you have a clue? Or do you just lap up dailykos.com 3 times a day?

I’ve been to several gun shows in several States, and I’ve yet to see any loophole.

In the words of the Wendy’s star Clara Peller from years ago, WHERE’S THE BEEF????

(Where’s the Gunshow Loophole!)

1. Repeal the DC ban on semi-automatic rifles and pistols. (Commonly used in all 50 States!)

2. Repeal Gun Registration. (It serves no law enforcement purpose.)

3. Repeals Handgun Ammo ban. (Banning the bullets effectively bans the guns, ya know. Duh.)

4. Restores the Right to Self Defense in the Home.

5. Allows DC residents to buy guns in either MD or VA. (There are no gun stores in DC – a de facto ban!)

HR6691 does NOT say that guns can be carried in the streets. HR6691 is NOT a Shall Issue Carry law!

So why does the Police Chief LIE and say:

“Imagine how difficult it will be for law enforcement to safeguard the public” if semiautomatic guns are allowed, D.C. Chief Cathy L. Lanier said.

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier assailed a new bill yesterday that would eliminate most of the District’s gun laws, telling a congressional panel that the measure would allow residents to carry loaded semiautomatic rifles in the streets, creating a nightmare scenario for homeland security officials.

“Imagine how difficult it will be for law enforcement to safeguard the public, not to mention the new president at the inaugural parade, if carrying semiautomatic rifles were to suddenly become legal in Washington,” she said.”

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Like the DC cops CAN safeguard the public now???? The hell they can!

Here’s the DC Gun Bill #HR6691:

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.6691:

This Bill will:

1. Repeal the DC ban on semi-automatic rifles and pistols. (Commonly used in all 50 States!)

2. Repeal Gun Registration. (It serves no law enforcement purpose.)

3. Repeals Handgun Ammo ban. (Banning the bullets effectively bans the guns, ya know. Duh.)

4. Restores the Right to Self Defense in the Home.

5. Allows DC residents to buy guns in either MD or VA. (There are no gun stores in DC – a de facto ban!)

Washington DC continues to fight for its gun ban – To Spite the US Supreme Court.

Notice the FALSE, DRAMATIC, and IMFLAMMATORY lies told by the DC Police Chief!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/09/09/ST2008090902237.html

Gun Bill Dangerous, D.C. Chief Tells House

“Imagine how difficult it will be for law enforcement to safeguard the public” if semiautomatic guns are allowed, D.C. Chief Cathy L. Lanier said.

D.C. Police Chief Cathy L. Lanier assailed a new bill yesterday that would eliminate most of the District’s gun laws, telling a congressional panel that the measure would allow residents to carry loaded semiautomatic rifles in the streets, creating a nightmare scenario for homeland security officials.

“Imagine how difficult it will be for law enforcement to safeguard the public, not to mention the new president at the inaugural parade, if carrying semiautomatic rifles were to suddenly become legal in Washington,” she said.

(I haven’t seen one for at least a month!)

It appears to me that you are better off in the past 8 years.

Why is that?

Exactly what policies of Bush do you think are responsible for others not being better off?

You started saying this crap about Tiahrt as well, but as usual, never explained yourself.

How is that new addition to your home? Airplane hanger?

Life must be real tough for you over there.

Questions for the Moose-Dresser

Do you mean President Palin?

– In view of your being “a lifetime member of the NRA,” what is your reaction to the disclosure that the NRA has been paying a woman to spy on gun violence prevention groups and the victims they represent for over 10 years?

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Glad to see it

– Most Americans, including President Bush, support banning military-style semiautomatic assault weapons. What is your position?

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Against it

– Do you agree with Senator McCain that the “gun-show loophole”(allowing individuals to buy guns at a gun show with no background check from so-called “private sellers”) should be closed?

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No I support gun shows

– What did you mean when you described “attacks on our Second Amendment rights” as equivalent to gangs and drug use as something that would “harm family life?” [Eagle Forum Alaska questionnaire, 7-30-06.] Does this include efforts by groups like the Brady Campaign to make it harder for dangerous people to get dangerous weapons?

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What idiot would not understand this?

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– Do you agree with Senator McCain that background check approval records for gun purchases should be kept for 90 days instead of 24 hours, that ATF should be able to require gun stores to conduct inventory audits, and that crime gun trace information should be more widely available to law enforcement and the public? [See Senator McCain's statement on the Senate floor, 1-22-04.]

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Nope just another reason I don’t like him.

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Now lets ask obama the mulim a question

Since you support baby killing how many babies has Michele killed?

Until obama starts getting ask a few questions Palin should quit talking to the enemy.