Hurricane SANDY - October 26, 2012

Original Post Date:

Friday, October 26, 2012

12:30pm CDT

NOTE: Links below will update automatically over the next so many days

Latest UPDATE on MAP - 1:00pm CDT, Monday, Oct 29th

Click out the latest 5 day Map HERE

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Always and foremost…

 Monitor NOAA Weather Radio and your local media for hazards affecting your area.

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Keep up with the latest info on this system at links below…

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- 10:45pm CDT, Monday -

Sandy made landfall along the New Jersey coast earlier Monday evening sometime around 7:30pm CDT wreaking havoc to all in its path. We now wait for the sun to come up to see just how bad it all was during and after landfall. Going to be real bad in a lot of places I’m afraid with deaths and injuries on top of it. Our prayers go out to all those that got hurt the most, to self and properties.

AubreyJ……….

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* Superstorm Sandy Liveblog: As storm diminishes, NewYorkers in darkness (+video)

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- Latest SANDY Public Advisory HERE -

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.Latest Radar/Satellite Imagery Links Below:

* Atlantic: Hurricane Rainbow Loop

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* Melbourne, FL Radar- Long Range Radar Loop

* Charleston, SC Radar

* Wilmington, NC

* Newport/Morehead, NC

* Wakefielf, VA

* DOVER Air Force Base, DE

* Mt. Holly, NJ 

* Upton, NY

* Boston, MA

* Portland, ME

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To all our friends along the Eastern Seaboard…

Button down the hatches!

AubreyJ.........

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Info/Map and Satellite Imagery by NWS TPC...

NationalHurricane Center, Miami FL/SSD

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Israel: On Ground Updates - October 24, 2012

Israel: On Ground Updates

Here we go again… Palestinians Fire 80 Rockets at Rural Areas of Southern Israel since Tuesday Night

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

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* JPOST.com brings us the following troubling news this Wednesday afternoon and it starts off like this… Palestinians fired a total of 80 rockets at rural areas of southern Israel since Tuesday night, injuring five, causing damage and sending local residents fleeing for cover…

Read the full report at link below…

Gazans fire 80 rockets, mortars at Israel in 24 hours

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* CNN brings us the following up to date reporting at link below…

Israel vows punishment for rocket attacks

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* YNetNews.com has this take on the latest news…

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Southern residents: We're living on borrowed time

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* BBC has this report today that starts off like this…

The Sudanese government says it believes Israel was responsible for explosions at a military factory in the capital Khartoum on Tuesday… Culture and Information Minister Ahmed Bilal Osman said four Israeli planes attacked the factory and two people were killed. Israel has not commented… Sudan has blamed Israel for such attacks in the past… Correspondents say Israel believes weapons are being smuggled through the region to Gaza…

Read the rest of this report at link below…

Sudan blames Israel for Khartoum arms factory blast

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AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

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Romney/Obama Presidential Debate #3

Romney/Obama Presidential Debate #3

Third and Last Debate Tonight between Romney and Obama

Start time 8:00pm CDT

Monday, October 22, 2012

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    This 3^rd and last debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will start this evening at 8:00pm, CDT and like all the others, it too will be shown on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all the cable news channels including Fox News, CNN and MSNBC amongst others.

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   Tonight’s Debate Moderator will be CBS News Bob Schieffer. I for one have always like Mr. Schieffer and have found him to be a strong, fair journalist. He should do us one fantastic job this evenings, making it possibly the best of the Debates this year! It’s not his first rodeo here you know. This final Debate will last for around 1 ½ hours.

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    Tonight’s debate is mainly setup for the discussion of Foreign Policy… SOOO I do hope that they again, get into the weeds of the non protests and terror attacks that killed our Libyan Ambassador and three others.

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    As I said before the 1^st debate… what once was believed to be the main issue of this election year, our faltering economy and all that goes along with it, has now given way to a National Security debate too.

    This should be another fun, informative night, tonight… watching these two go after each other and trying to find the truth in the midst of all the spin. Get READY!!! And check back later, after the Debate…

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Post Update:

10:45pm CDT

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Dang, I thought Obama was going to come out and BITE Romney with that dead dog stare he was giving him all night long. Had me scared! Lol… But not my man Romney. He hung in there the whole 1 ½ hrs with that calm smile and just being very Presidential all night.

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To me Obama seemed like a Chicago thug most of the night. Romney on the other hand stayed above the fray the entire debate and definitely passed the Presidential test.

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Who won? Well… I give it to Romney and I do so simply because Obama was such an ass at times… But even without that, I would still give it to Mitt for he came into tonight to do what he meant to do. He didn’t screw up… he didn’t fall into any of Obama’s lead-in tricks and he really looked more Presidential than the President did! Poor Obama, that’s gotta hurt!

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With all that said… I would imagine that most of the average folks out there, who do not pay much attention to this kind of stuff, probably got board early on tonight without the back and forth fireworks like we had in the last debate. But man… I loved it!

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GREAT JOB MITT ROMNEY!

The next President of the United States!!!

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AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

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Just two more weeks till Election Day!!!

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Romney/Obama Presidential Debate #2

Romney/Obama Presidential Debate #2

The Second of Three Debates between Romney and Obama

Will start at 8:00pm CDT, Tuesday, 10/16/12…

Original Post Date:

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

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    The 2^nd debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama will start this evening at 8:00pm, CDT and will be shown on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all the cable news channels including Fox News, CNN and MSNBC amongst others.

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    CNN’s Liberal Journalist Carole Simpson will be our Debate Moderator this evening and like the other two debates, this too will last for 1 ½ hours.

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    Tonight’s debate is a Town Hall setting and I would think all kinds of questions will go… I do SOOO hope that foreign policy is brought up a lot and that they get into the weeds of the non protests and terror attacks that killed our Libyan Ambassador and three others.

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    As I said before the 1^st debate… what once was believed to be the main issue of this election year, our faltering economy and all that goes along with it, has now given way to a National Security debate too.

    It should be a FUN NIGHT for all of us Political Junkies and for all the regular folks out there who are finally tuning in to watch for the first time.

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As we wait for tonight’s Debate to begin… I’d like to sum up the first two Debates like this. Basically… what we had in the first debate was a President that wouldn't look up… And in the second was a Vice President that couldn't find himself to shut the hell up!

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Ahhhh…. what will tonight’s Presidential Debate bring us?

Be sure to check back afterwards!

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UPDATE: 10:00pm CDT

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.Now that was a fun night of two men battling it out, sometimes right in each other's face! Haven’t ever seen that before in a debate and I loved it.

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I think both men did very well tonight but in the end I give the Debate to Romney. Sadly though, one can bet on the MSM to surely go out of their way and spin it up all they can to pull their man, Obama up to a higher plain and as the winner. Just wasn't there, sorry. But I will say Obama did come to play tonight…

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What really happened tonight? Well… I for one thought Romney handed Obama’s BUTT to him! Though it is also true Romney missed a few good chances that lost him a few point… We shall see how it all went down most likely this Friday when the latest Polls come out. Until then!

AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

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Felix Baumgartner successfully completes highest-ever Skydiving Jump from 24 miles above Earth

Image by Red Bull Stratos

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Felix Baumgartner landed safely today after successfully completing the highest-ever Skydiving Jump, a jump from 24 miles above the earth to be exact, that also marked the world's first Supersonic Skydive. Felix hit a top speed of 833 mph breaking the sound barrier as he hit Mach 1.24, said Red Bull Stratos officials. Organizers said the descent lasted for just over nine minutes in which about half of it was in free-fall.

Read much more… with videos/photos/images too…

HERE!

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CONGRATS, FELIX…

And to all your team members too!

AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

Biden/Ryan VP Debate - October 11, 2012

Biden/Ryan VP Debate

Tonight’s Debate will start at 8:00pm CDT

Thursday, October 11, 2012

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    The much anticipated debate between Vice President Joe Biden and Republican VP pick Paul Ryan will be held tonight, Thursday, October 11^th and will be broadcast at 8:00pm, CDT on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC, as well as all the cable news channels including Fox News, CNN and MSNBC amongst others.

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    I can’t wait for the debate to get started tonight for there is one thing for certain… And that is the fact that Joe Biden has a lot riding on his performance and it seems to me that he has to at least hold his own against Paul Ryan just to keep the Democrats from completely freaking out if they should be dealt a two in a row lose in the debates!

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    I’m getting that feeling that history is in the making tonight and a nail is being placed in the Obama/Biden Coffin.

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Much more to come later tonight after the Debates have ended and I have had some time for it all to soak in on me… 

AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

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My take in a nutshell… Biden had to be the Rudest, most Obnoxious Old Fart to ever participate in a debate that I have ever seen. What an ‘A’ HOLE! GREAT JOB though, Ryan! You stayed cool, calm and so respectful the entire hour and a half.

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Many will view Joe as the winner for his STRONG STAND tonight, but being strong by being a total ass just doesn't work for most folks.

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Bottom-line…

Republicans, TWO

Democrats, ZERO

Just 2 more Presidential Debates to go…

Watch NASA/SpaceX Launch Live - Sunday, October 7, 2012

Watch NASA/SpaceX Launch Live

SpaceX ‘Still GO’

For a Sunday Evening Launch

Image by SPACEX.com

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SpaceX Readies Operational Flight

Post Date:

Sunday, October 07, 2012

12:30am CDT

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On Oct. 7^th, (my Birthday,) SpaceX is set to launch the first of a dozen operational missions for NASA that will deliver more than 1,000 pounds of supplies to the International Space Station. Launch time is set for 7:35pm CDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, just a few miles south of the old Space Shuttle Launch Pads.

Backup launch opportunities are also available on Oct. 8th and Oct. 9th, if needed. 

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This video courtesy of NASA

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Post Update Date:

12:20pm CDT

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Launch Day Weather Remains 60 Percent "Go"

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The weather forecast remains 60 percent favorable for launch of the SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services-1 (CRS-1) mission.
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was rolled to the launch pad at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40 Saturday night, following a slight weather delay. The rocket will be elevated to its vertical position today, powered and fueled ahead of the 7:35pm CDT liftoff.

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Post Update Date:

6:43pm CDT

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'Everything is Looking Real Good for Launch'

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The weather forecast for tonight's liftoff has improved to an 80 percent chance of acceptable conditions at the 7:35pm CDT launch time. There are no technical problems with the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket nor with the Dragon capsule loaded with cargo bound for the International Space Station. "Everything is looking real good for launch this evening," NASA Launch Commentator Mike Curie said. The rocket is to launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., which is adjacent to NASA's Kennedy Space Center.

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Post Update Date:

6:50pm CDT

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And she’s OFF and heading fast to the International Space Station!

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 Yes sir…. It was another Great Launch into the early night skies from NASA, Florida! But I cannot believe none of the cable news channels didn't even show it. None of them!!! There goes the space program and any public interest in it!

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Launch Date: Sunday, October 07, 2012

Launch Time: 7:35pm CDT

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* Launch Coverage:

Watch Launch LIVE at…

NASA TV

Live coverage will begin at 6pm CDT and will conclude at approximately 8pm CDT. A post-launch news conference is planned at approximately 9pm CDT.

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* Keep up with the Latest Mission Info…

From NASA HERE

* SPACEX.com - Live Video/Info HERE

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AubreyJ………

ROMNEY/RYAN2012

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Unless otherwise stated, all above Info/Images from the NASA.gov website

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