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Charley is now a hurricane. For those in its projected path, it's time to get prepared:

Stock up on non-perishable food and water supplies in case of a power outage.
Clear loose and clogged rain gutters and downspouts.
Make sure your trees and shrubbery are trimmed and dead limbs removed.
Fuel and service family vehicles.
Inspect and secure mobile home tie downs.
Prepare to cover all window and door openings with shutters or other shielding materials such as plywood.
Check batteries and stock up on canned food, first aid supplies, drinking water and medications.
Bring lawn furniture and other loose, light-weight objects such as garbage cans and garden tools inside. They can become dangerous projectiles during high winds.
If you have a boat, moor it securely or move it to a designated safe place. Use rope or chain to secure your boat to a trailer. Use tie-downs to anchor the trailer to the ground or your house.
If time permits, and you live in an identified surge zone or area prone to flooding, move furniture to a higher floor.
If you have to leave your home, remember to unplug your appliances, turn off the electricity and close the main water valve.
When you leave your home, be sure to lock it and take small valuables with you.

speaking of assassinations:

Officials confirm assassination plot foiled

NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania - A foiled bombing and assassination plot was aimed to kill the president of this Arab-dominated West African nation as he left this weekend for France, ruling party officials in Mauritania said Tuesday.

President Maaoya Sid'Ahmed Ould Taya's government confirmed reports of Monday's alleged coup attempt for the first time, calling it an ``attempted coup d'etat'' in a brief dispatch on state media.

State radio and the state news agency mentioned the alleged plot only in passing, saying that a meeting Tuesday between Taya and an envoy from Gambia marked ``the first time he had been seen since Monday's attempted coup d'etat.'' The report did not elaborate.

Charley is now a hurricane. For those in its projected path, it's time to get prepared:

One advantage of living in CA.......except for the earthquakes...........oh and the fires...............oh and the riots...............oh and all the fruits and nuts...........oh and Barbara Boxer...................oh and Nancy Pelosi....................oh and Diane Feinstein......... I guess I better stop while I'm ahead.