Former Contributor to Salisbury News and left winger "Two Sentz" has shut down his Blog and called it quits. That's two Blogs in two weeks.
We were told his Site crashed on Blogger, yet no one else's Site crashed, so that's just an excuse. He's claiming that ALL of his history has been lost and quite frankly that's probably more of an excuse as my guess would be they were in fear of a lawsuit.
Salisbury News has been producing articles showing the Courts have been making it easier to find fictitious Bloggers and ousting their identity and I'm pretty sure things were getting heated up enough for some to run scared, I can't say as I blame them.
I happen to be in a different position financially and can take the hits from lawsuits and defend myself but most people aren't in that position. One blow, (just like JT) can destroy a Blogger instantly.
I have been in negotiations recently with some Maryland Politicians to hold a Blog Summer in the very near future, (actually late next month) to gather as many Blog Owners as possible together to hopefully set some standards we can all live by and change the scope of Blogging all together.
Blogs are growing faster than anyone ever dreamed of and we're even bringing up a proposal to have a National Law Firm represent Bloggers against certain lawsuits for a minimal fee each month to Bloggers. This is something I came up with a few years ago but never followed through with until now.
Anyhow, enjoy your retirement Sentz.
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Friday, September 18, 2009
Publisher With The Daily Times Resigns Today
Publisher Rick Jenson has called it quits today with the Daily Times and is researching work elsewhere in the Country.
Clearly those who are left are looking for ways out as Gannett continues to make cuts to downsize while Department Heads actually have been receiving bonuses from corporate.
That's right. While the Daily Times completely eliminated the day shift production people, (all of them) they offered some employees the opportunity to stay on with seniority but only offered them jobs if they would work the night shift.
While Gannett forced all of their employees to take one week long furloughs, get this, each and every person working for Gannett filed for unemployment for that one week and got it. So while employees were getting benefits from being forced to take time off, ultimately the Department Heads were getting bonuses because they laid so many people off, Gannett started making a profit and spread the love to a select few.
Now that they're cut by at least 50% and people are working 10 times harder just to keep their job, the upper management is making a nice bonus for every one else's hard work.
Its no wonder Obama doesn't want municipalities to allow one week long furloughs, because they'll qualify for unemployment and instead screw them with pay cuts. At least Gannett let them take a portion of what they had paid into all these years.
Best Wishes to Rick Jensen.
WARGOTZ ADDS TWO ADVISORS TO CAMPAIGN TEAM
Both bring decades of experience in Maryland politics to campaign
Dr. Eric S. Wargotz, a candidate for the U. S. Senate, has elicited the services of two experienced Maryland politicos to help his campaign.
Senior Advisor Don Murphy is a veteran of both the Maryland legislature and local party politics. He was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1994, defeating House Majority Leader Ken Masters, and reelected in 1998. Murphy was appointed to the Baltimore County GOP Central Committee in 1992, and elected countyRepublican chairman in 2002. He was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in 2000, and served as a delegate and Maryland delegation chairman at the 2008 convention. He co-chaired Senator John McCain's presidential campaign in Maryland in 2000.
Communications Director Richard Cross has two decades of experience in both state and national politics. He served as a junior aide to Congresswoman Helen Bentley, and later as congressional press secretary to Congressman Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. He was a communications consultant to Ehrlich's successful 2002 gubernatorial bid, and later served as the governor's sole speechwriter. He was senior writer at the 2000 GOP convention in Philadelphia, and GOP communications director to the House Financial Services Committee. He is an op-ed contributor to the Baltimore Sun.
"I'm committed to waging an energetic and competitive campaign," stated Dr. Wargotz. "That means attracting people with skills and experience. Both Don and Richard have a lot to offer, and I welcome them to the team."
Someone Suggest I Title This, "Slimey Bastard"
Obama: Legalize illegals to get them health care
Republicans see a backdoor move toward 'amnesty'
President Obama said this week that his health care plan won't cover illegal immigrants, but argued that's all the more reason to legalize them and ensure they eventually do get coverage.
He also staked out a position that anyone in the country legally should be covered - a major break with the 1996 welfare reform bill, which limited most federal public assistance programs only to citizens and longtime immigrants.
"Even though I do not believe we can extend coverage to those who are here illegally, I also don't simply believe we can simply ignore the fact that our immigration system is broken," Mr. Obama said Wednesday evening in a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. "That's why I strongly support making sure folks who are here legally have access to affordable, quality health insurance under this plan, just like everybody else.
Mr. Obama added, "If anything, this debate underscores the necessity of passing comprehensive immigration reform and resolving the issue of 12 million undocumented people living and working in this country once and for all."
Republicans said that amounts to an amnesty, calling it a backdoor effort to make sure current illegal immigrants get health care.
GO HERE to read more.
OMG, I have The Scoop On Cowboyz In OC
Give me some time Folks and I'll deliver you the goods. It's unbelievable!
Marijuana Manufacturing Arrest In Laurel
DSP News Release: September 18, 2009
Location: 8000 Block of Portsville Road, Laurel
Date of Occurrence: September 18, 2009
Suspect(s): Ralph Merrill JR, age 52 of Laurel, DE
Resume: On September 18, 2009, members of the Delaware State Police Sussex Drug Unit, Governor’s Task Force, State Police Aviation Section and the Wicomico County Sheriffs Office concluded a one month investigation into a marijuana manufacturing case.
During the course of the investigation, investigators discovered several marijuana plants growing in the 8000 block of Portsville Road in Laurel, DE. The plants were found growing in the backyard of Ralph Merrill JR’s residence. Detectives were able to link the marijuana manufacturing to Merrill.
A total of 16 marijuana plants were found growing with a height of approximately 10 Feet each. These fully mature plants were found to have a combined weight of approximately 84 pounds.
Additional marijuana was located inside the residence along with drug paraphernalia and four firearms. Merrill was charged with manufacturing marijuana, maintaining a dwelling, and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Merrill was arrested on the above charges and then released on an unsecured bond.
Is The Treasury Out To Kill Money Market Funds?
Tim Geithner, the Goldman Sachs Secretary of the Treasury, has gone on record as saying that the government will withdraw its $3 trillion backstop guarantee from the money market fund industry, on schedule, this September 18.
While I am for any reduction in the government's role in the economy, this decision is pretty interesting. Why would they do it now, when even a cursory examination of the real economy shows that things are shaky and rocking the boat on investor confidence seems a bit of a gamble?
I will try to answer that question, but only after stepping back to 2008 when I was told by a friend of mine in the most rarified air of high finance that he and all his peers had pulled all their cash out of money market mutual funds in March of 2008. They had done so because of the large quantities of suspect paper littering the portfolios of the funds, much of it anchored to commercial real estate and syndicated portfolios of consumer loans.
As of mid-year 2008, 40% of outstanding corporate paper was held by money market mutual funds. The funds had taken on this paper as a way of trying to boost their yields and therefore gain a competitive advantage.
Another friend, an executive of a very large mutual fund company, confirmed that what lurked under the hood was ugly indeed.
In September of 2008, these concerns were made tangible when one of the largest U.S. money market funds, the Reserve MMF, "broke the buck." Which is to say that the fund's net asset value had fallen below the $1.00 benchmark that money market funds traditionally hold the line on. When the news broke, the public started heading to the exits, which is why the government had to step in with a deposit guarantee.
GO HERE to read more.
While I am for any reduction in the government's role in the economy, this decision is pretty interesting. Why would they do it now, when even a cursory examination of the real economy shows that things are shaky and rocking the boat on investor confidence seems a bit of a gamble?
I will try to answer that question, but only after stepping back to 2008 when I was told by a friend of mine in the most rarified air of high finance that he and all his peers had pulled all their cash out of money market mutual funds in March of 2008. They had done so because of the large quantities of suspect paper littering the portfolios of the funds, much of it anchored to commercial real estate and syndicated portfolios of consumer loans.
As of mid-year 2008, 40% of outstanding corporate paper was held by money market mutual funds. The funds had taken on this paper as a way of trying to boost their yields and therefore gain a competitive advantage.
Another friend, an executive of a very large mutual fund company, confirmed that what lurked under the hood was ugly indeed.
In September of 2008, these concerns were made tangible when one of the largest U.S. money market funds, the Reserve MMF, "broke the buck." Which is to say that the fund's net asset value had fallen below the $1.00 benchmark that money market funds traditionally hold the line on. When the news broke, the public started heading to the exits, which is why the government had to step in with a deposit guarantee.
GO HERE to read more.
Franchot Files For Re-Election As Comptroller Of Maryland
Peter Franchot officially filed for re-election as Comptroller of Maryland on Friday, September 18th. Watch the video he recorded moments after filing and make a generous contribution to support his campaign.
We've accomplished so much already. We've made it so much easier for the vast majority of taxpayers who do the right thing and pay their fair share. We've collected hundreds of millions of dollars from major corporations that tried to shun their fair share through tax avoidance schemes. We are taking advantage of state-of-the-art technology to identify delinquent taxpayers and settle their accounts. We've even reunited Marylanders with over $160 million in unclaimed property!
I've joined with Governor O'Malley on the Board of Public Works to reinforce the State's 25% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) goal, and have been a leading advocate of "green" businesses such as those in Maryland's growing life sciences, computer services and wine industries. As Vice-Chairman of the State Retirement and Pension System, I've worked to preserve the hard-earned financial security of working families across Maryland.
We've done so much together, but now is not the time to be complacent. e expect a hard fought campaign next year. It's why I need your help now to raise $15,000 by September 30th. Now more than ever, we need an independent voice and a fiscal watchdog in the Comptroller's Office, one who stands up for the taxpayers.
GO HERE to watch his video.
We've accomplished so much already. We've made it so much easier for the vast majority of taxpayers who do the right thing and pay their fair share. We've collected hundreds of millions of dollars from major corporations that tried to shun their fair share through tax avoidance schemes. We are taking advantage of state-of-the-art technology to identify delinquent taxpayers and settle their accounts. We've even reunited Marylanders with over $160 million in unclaimed property!
I've joined with Governor O'Malley on the Board of Public Works to reinforce the State's 25% Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) goal, and have been a leading advocate of "green" businesses such as those in Maryland's growing life sciences, computer services and wine industries. As Vice-Chairman of the State Retirement and Pension System, I've worked to preserve the hard-earned financial security of working families across Maryland.
We've done so much together, but now is not the time to be complacent. e expect a hard fought campaign next year. It's why I need your help now to raise $15,000 by September 30th. Now more than ever, we need an independent voice and a fiscal watchdog in the Comptroller's Office, one who stands up for the taxpayers.
GO HERE to watch his video.
Teen Pleads Guilty To 4 Charges In Gun Case
Five of the 11 firearms taken from a pawn shop in Christiansburg have been recovered.
A Christiansburg teen who was the final defendant in a pawn shop robbery pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.
Michael Blake Kaylor, 18, made his plea less than a month after his three fellow defendants admitted their guilt, and just over a week after a judge ordered Kaylor to continue counseling over anti-government and anti-police statements he had made after his arrest.
After pleading guilty to four charges -- conspiracy, stealing firearms, possessing stolen firearms and possessing a gun with an obliterated serial number -- Kaylor could face decades in prison. Sentencing guidelines that will be presented at a hearing set for January will likely recommend something less, however.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Neese said authorities have recovered only five of the 11 guns taken in the May 2 break-in at Danny's Pawn Shop in Christiansburg.
Summarizing the government's case, Neese said that Kaylor; Brian Daniel Mann, 20; and Andrew Craft Robertson, 19, all of Christiansburg, decided to rob a gun store and settled on Danny's as their target. With Robertson waiting in the car, Kaylor removed the hinges from the store's back door and he and Mann took 11 guns.
They spent the night in Floyd, then returned to Christiansburg, where Kaylor removed serial numbers from some of the weapons.
As part of their plan to sell most of the guns, they contacted Brandon Wayne Bishop, 19, who also lived in Christiansburg. Bishop, who was a convicted felon, bought a 9 mm pistol.
Police quickly heard that Bishop had a gun and tracked the sale back to the others, Neese said after the hearing.
Mann and Robertson pleaded guilty to stealing firearms. Bishop pleaded guilty to possessing a gun after being convicted of a felony. They have not been sentenced.
At a Sept. 8 hearing to review his bond conditions, Kaylor listened as probation officer Sami Cilek read a statement criticizing the government that Kaylor had posted on his Facebook page. Kaylor had joined Facebook groups named "F--- the Montgomery County Police Department," "F--- the DEA," and F--- the Jails," Cilek said.
At the same hearing, William Cunningham, an agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, gave U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Urbanski a copy of a Christiansburg Police Department promotional poster that Kaylor had in his bedroom. A swastika had been drawn on the chief's forehead and various derogatory comments drawn across officers' pictures. "That why I gots the AK-47," was scrawled across a group picture, along with a symbol that looked like cross hairs.
Urbanski said he would let Kaylor remain free pending further hearings but put him on electronic home monitoring, banned him from using the Internet and ordered him to continue psychiatric counseling that he was already undergoing.
Attorney Melissa Friedman, who is representing Kaylor, said her client remains in counseling.
Source
"But the government (judge and PO) enforcing counseling to modify his viewpoints? What's next, electroshock therapy? Is this the new episode of "One flew over the cookoo's nest"? The first amendment is in danger."
A Christiansburg teen who was the final defendant in a pawn shop robbery pleaded guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke.
Michael Blake Kaylor, 18, made his plea less than a month after his three fellow defendants admitted their guilt, and just over a week after a judge ordered Kaylor to continue counseling over anti-government and anti-police statements he had made after his arrest.
After pleading guilty to four charges -- conspiracy, stealing firearms, possessing stolen firearms and possessing a gun with an obliterated serial number -- Kaylor could face decades in prison. Sentencing guidelines that will be presented at a hearing set for January will likely recommend something less, however.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Ashley Neese said authorities have recovered only five of the 11 guns taken in the May 2 break-in at Danny's Pawn Shop in Christiansburg.
Summarizing the government's case, Neese said that Kaylor; Brian Daniel Mann, 20; and Andrew Craft Robertson, 19, all of Christiansburg, decided to rob a gun store and settled on Danny's as their target. With Robertson waiting in the car, Kaylor removed the hinges from the store's back door and he and Mann took 11 guns.
They spent the night in Floyd, then returned to Christiansburg, where Kaylor removed serial numbers from some of the weapons.
As part of their plan to sell most of the guns, they contacted Brandon Wayne Bishop, 19, who also lived in Christiansburg. Bishop, who was a convicted felon, bought a 9 mm pistol.
Police quickly heard that Bishop had a gun and tracked the sale back to the others, Neese said after the hearing.
Mann and Robertson pleaded guilty to stealing firearms. Bishop pleaded guilty to possessing a gun after being convicted of a felony. They have not been sentenced.
At a Sept. 8 hearing to review his bond conditions, Kaylor listened as probation officer Sami Cilek read a statement criticizing the government that Kaylor had posted on his Facebook page. Kaylor had joined Facebook groups named "F--- the Montgomery County Police Department," "F--- the DEA," and F--- the Jails," Cilek said.
At the same hearing, William Cunningham, an agent of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, gave U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael Urbanski a copy of a Christiansburg Police Department promotional poster that Kaylor had in his bedroom. A swastika had been drawn on the chief's forehead and various derogatory comments drawn across officers' pictures. "That why I gots the AK-47," was scrawled across a group picture, along with a symbol that looked like cross hairs.
Urbanski said he would let Kaylor remain free pending further hearings but put him on electronic home monitoring, banned him from using the Internet and ordered him to continue psychiatric counseling that he was already undergoing.
Attorney Melissa Friedman, who is representing Kaylor, said her client remains in counseling.
Source
"But the government (judge and PO) enforcing counseling to modify his viewpoints? What's next, electroshock therapy? Is this the new episode of "One flew over the cookoo's nest"? The first amendment is in danger."
Salisbury news: Nutrition director discusses locally grown food
Hey, that's not Salisbury News! Oh, that's right. It's the Daily Times using our name again to try and gain the Google Hits. Let's see what this Post does instead. ROTFLMAO!
BREAKING NEWS: Molly Hatchet Playing TONIGHT At Breaktime Billiards
Molly Hatchet was supposed to perform at Cowboyz Smokehouse and is now performing tonight at Breaktime instead.
There is a band called Cashmere that is a Led Zepplin tribute band that is opening up for them. The cover charge is $20.
They'll start around 9:00 PM tonight.
I LOVE MOLLY HATCHET!
This Is One Reason Why Rehoboth Is So Messed Up
Great job City Council. I'll bet our group could create a TON of new names for businesses in that Town.
Brand New Topless Bar In Salisbury!
To all you Bikers looking for something different, stop by the Fountains on Rt. 50 and check out their new Topless Lagoon Bar. You'll also find the nicest set of tikkies just around the corner from Winter Place Park.
Fruitland Police Department Press Release
Date and time: September 17, 2009 at 1:30 p.m.
Location: East Cedar Lane and North Dulany Avenue, Fruitland, Md.
Accused: Derrick Brent Hilbert of Salisbury, Md.
Charges:
Possession of a controlled dangerous substance
Possession of drug paraphernalia
On the above time and date, Fruitland officers stopped a 1991 Honda Accord, for an equipment violation. The operator of the vehicle was Derrick Brent Hilbert, a 28 year old male. During the course of the stop, observations and circumstance caused the officers to request a narcotics K-9 scan of the vehicle. A Wicomico County Deputy responded with his K-9dog and performed a scan of the vehicle which resulted in the dog alerting to the presence of a controlled dangerous substance within the vehicle. A subsequent search of the vehicle and the accused resulted in the recovery ofsuspected crack cocaine and a smoking devise which contained burnt residue.
Derrick Brent Hilbert was arrested and remanded to the custody of
Wicomico County Central Booking.
Suspect Arrested For Sexual Assault
DSP News Release: September 17, 2009
Location: The 100 block of Winding Wood Drive in Magnolia, the 900 block of Sophers Row, and the 800 block of Carvel Drive in Dover
Date of Occurrence: 2005 and 2006
Suspect(s): Hilton Tribett, age 24 of Magnolia
Resume: On September 17th 2009, Delaware State Police Detectives arrested Hilton Tribbett on 28 counts of first degree Rape, stemming from an incident reported by a juvenile now living out of the state of Delaware.
The juvenile victim contacted authorities out of state and reported being allegedly raped several times by Tribbett from the summer of 2005 to the summer of 2006 in the Magnolia area. Delaware State Police Detectives were advised of this report and initiated an investigation.
Subsequently Tribbett was arrested on 28 counts of rape. Tribbett was committed to JTVCC in default of $711,000 secured bond. Anyone with additional information on this case is asked to call Troop 3 Detectives at (302)697-2104.
PLACE THE BLAME ON MAME, BOYS
"Obama and his fellow travelers will continue to blame Bush for every problem in this country, to their last breath. Of course any role played by the Congressional Democrats will be ignored. What is remarkable is their contempt for the American people. Just how ignorant do they think we are? ( I expect that 28% of the people are ignorant) In my opinion, Bush made a fatal mistake in thinking he could work with Democrats and then going on to take some of their policies as his own.
How Obama will place blame on Bush for Cap and Trade (now estimated to cost $1,761 a year for every family) will be interesting. How is Bush responsible for appointing Geihtner, the tax cheat, as Secretary of the Treasury? How did Bush manage to have another tax cheat, Charlie Rangel, write tax laws? Is Bush responsible for ACORN? I guess when Bush failed to get Democrats to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which precipitated the financial crises, that too was his fault.
Now we come to the biggest boondoggle in history, Obamacare. 16% of the American economy will be impacted by the total disruption of what has kept 85% of Americans insured and has not denied health care to the remainder thru Medicaid or emergency room treatment. Who will own this? In another, little known action, the Obama administration has cut off water to a California valley that produces 12% of the food consumed in this country. Was it Bush that wanted to protect a two inch fish by denying American grown food to the American people?
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT 72% OF THE FOLKS ARE ANGRY?"
Joel
How Obama will place blame on Bush for Cap and Trade (now estimated to cost $1,761 a year for every family) will be interesting. How is Bush responsible for appointing Geihtner, the tax cheat, as Secretary of the Treasury? How did Bush manage to have another tax cheat, Charlie Rangel, write tax laws? Is Bush responsible for ACORN? I guess when Bush failed to get Democrats to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which precipitated the financial crises, that too was his fault.
Now we come to the biggest boondoggle in history, Obamacare. 16% of the American economy will be impacted by the total disruption of what has kept 85% of Americans insured and has not denied health care to the remainder thru Medicaid or emergency room treatment. Who will own this? In another, little known action, the Obama administration has cut off water to a California valley that produces 12% of the food consumed in this country. Was it Bush that wanted to protect a two inch fish by denying American grown food to the American people?
IS IT ANY WONDER THAT 72% OF THE FOLKS ARE ANGRY?"
Joel
O'Reilly Backs Government Health Insurance Option
Who knows if O'Reilly was endorsing exchanges, or a public option, or even if he had any clue what he was talking about. At the very least, though, it's a recognition from him that he thinks the basic argument for a public option is compelling.
GO HERE to read more and view video.
GO HERE to read more and view video.
Should All Homes Have A Sprinkler System?
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Should All Homes Have A Sprinkler System?
Firefighters, Homebuilders Fight Over Sprinklers
DENA POTTER, Associated Press Writer
RICHMOND, Va. -- Firefighters and safety advocates say they could triumph over the "last bastion of America's fire problem" -- the family home -- if officials require sprinklers in every new home. However, homebuilders warn it's not that simple and could prove a risky decision during a recession, adding thousands to the cost of homes as the housing market starts to recover.
State and local officials are now wrestling over whether to adopt building codes that would require sprinklers in every new home and townhome starting in 2011 amid intense lobbying from both sides. The sprinkler debate reached its apex last September when the International Code Council, which sets the minimum safety requirements typically used in 48 states and the District of Columbia, approved the mandate. The proposal had failed for years, but a pro-sprinkler group paid the way for firefighters and code officials to attend the meeting in Minneapolis, where they voted to adopt the mandate.
Homebuilders, who previously paid for anti-sprinkler voting members to attend, cried foul and are trying to reverse the decision. "We stand on the verge of actually making a significant difference," said Ronny Coleman, a former California fire marshal who pushed through the nation's first sprinkler mandate in San Clemente in the late 1970s and founded the group fighting for the mandate. He called homes the "last bastion of America's fire problem," where 80 percent of fires occur.
Nationwide, about 3,000 people die in home fires each year -- but fewer than 2 percent of homes have sprinklers. There is no uniform method of adopting the residential building codes. In seven states, it's left up to local governments. In others, either the legislature, housing board or state code official makes the call. The Minnesota-based Residential Fire Safety Institute says 400 localities have passed sprinkler mandates, several going back decades. Since last September, regulators in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have tentatively approved the mandate.
Michigan and Virginia are leaning toward rejecting the codes, but final decisions aren't expected for months. Meanwhile, homebuilders -- traditionally big political donors -- have persuaded legislators in more than a dozen states to push bills prohibiting localities from requiring sprinklers. Idaho, North Dakota, Missouri and Texas have approved the bans. Supporters argue sprinklers save property and lives, including those of firefighters who are at a higher risk in new homes built of lightweight, fast-burning materials.
This year, 18 firefighters have died fighting structure fires. Supporters also argue the vast majority of fires are quickly contained by only one sprinkler. The cost, which can average up to $2.66 per square foot, can be less expensive than cosmetic enhancements like granite countertops or whirlpool tubs. And insurers typically offer discounts between 5 to 15 percent for homes with sprinklers, according to the American Insurance Association. "Unfortunately, safety doesn't sell," said Steve Muncy, president of the Texas-based American Fire Sprinkler Association.
In Richmond, Va., homebuilders estimate it would cost more than $5,800 to install sprinklers in a 2,000-square-foot home. Many say that would harm lower-income home buyers. "We don't oppose fire sprinklers, we just want to make sure we aren't leaving folks in those crowded, substandard, really dangerous houses," said John Snook with Habitat for Humanity International, which built or repaired homes for more than 6,100 families last year. Many say the cost is worth it.
Fire gutted Jimmy Dean's 4,000-square-foot home outside Richmond earlier this year. He doesn't think sprinklers should be required, but he said it's well worth the $14,000 to install sprinklers in his rebuilt home. "I hope somebody will look into it and try to stave off what we had to do, because if I said it didn't hurt I'd be lying," said Dean, 81, best known for his 1961 country song "Big Bad John" and the sausage brand he sold years ago. Others argue smoke detectors are less expensive and just as effective in saving lives.
A 2008 study published by the National Fire Protection Association says the chances of surviving a fire with working smoke alarms was 99.45 percent. "When you continue to have these arbitrary requirements that have significant cost increase with no cost benefit, that's essentially making it to where people can't afford the home," said Steve Orlowski with the Washington-based National Association of Home Builders.
Smoke alarms aren't always enough, said Kaaran Mann, whose 18-year-old daughter Lauren Mahon was among seven South Carolina college students who died in a 2007 fire at a beach house in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Six students survived, and several said a smoke alarm woke them with only moments left to escape. Mann, of Greenville, S.C., has since become an advocate for requiring them in college dorms and homes. "If people are told these things do not all go off at once, they do not flood your home just because you burn the bacon ... it's an investment I think people would be more than willing to pay," she said.
WBALTV.com
Should All Homes Have A Sprinkler System?
Firefighters, Homebuilders Fight Over Sprinklers
DENA POTTER, Associated Press Writer
RICHMOND, Va. -- Firefighters and safety advocates say they could triumph over the "last bastion of America's fire problem" -- the family home -- if officials require sprinklers in every new home. However, homebuilders warn it's not that simple and could prove a risky decision during a recession, adding thousands to the cost of homes as the housing market starts to recover.
State and local officials are now wrestling over whether to adopt building codes that would require sprinklers in every new home and townhome starting in 2011 amid intense lobbying from both sides. The sprinkler debate reached its apex last September when the International Code Council, which sets the minimum safety requirements typically used in 48 states and the District of Columbia, approved the mandate. The proposal had failed for years, but a pro-sprinkler group paid the way for firefighters and code officials to attend the meeting in Minneapolis, where they voted to adopt the mandate.
Homebuilders, who previously paid for anti-sprinkler voting members to attend, cried foul and are trying to reverse the decision. "We stand on the verge of actually making a significant difference," said Ronny Coleman, a former California fire marshal who pushed through the nation's first sprinkler mandate in San Clemente in the late 1970s and founded the group fighting for the mandate. He called homes the "last bastion of America's fire problem," where 80 percent of fires occur.
Nationwide, about 3,000 people die in home fires each year -- but fewer than 2 percent of homes have sprinklers. There is no uniform method of adopting the residential building codes. In seven states, it's left up to local governments. In others, either the legislature, housing board or state code official makes the call. The Minnesota-based Residential Fire Safety Institute says 400 localities have passed sprinkler mandates, several going back decades. Since last September, regulators in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have tentatively approved the mandate.
Michigan and Virginia are leaning toward rejecting the codes, but final decisions aren't expected for months. Meanwhile, homebuilders -- traditionally big political donors -- have persuaded legislators in more than a dozen states to push bills prohibiting localities from requiring sprinklers. Idaho, North Dakota, Missouri and Texas have approved the bans. Supporters argue sprinklers save property and lives, including those of firefighters who are at a higher risk in new homes built of lightweight, fast-burning materials.
This year, 18 firefighters have died fighting structure fires. Supporters also argue the vast majority of fires are quickly contained by only one sprinkler. The cost, which can average up to $2.66 per square foot, can be less expensive than cosmetic enhancements like granite countertops or whirlpool tubs. And insurers typically offer discounts between 5 to 15 percent for homes with sprinklers, according to the American Insurance Association. "Unfortunately, safety doesn't sell," said Steve Muncy, president of the Texas-based American Fire Sprinkler Association.
In Richmond, Va., homebuilders estimate it would cost more than $5,800 to install sprinklers in a 2,000-square-foot home. Many say that would harm lower-income home buyers. "We don't oppose fire sprinklers, we just want to make sure we aren't leaving folks in those crowded, substandard, really dangerous houses," said John Snook with Habitat for Humanity International, which built or repaired homes for more than 6,100 families last year. Many say the cost is worth it.
Fire gutted Jimmy Dean's 4,000-square-foot home outside Richmond earlier this year. He doesn't think sprinklers should be required, but he said it's well worth the $14,000 to install sprinklers in his rebuilt home. "I hope somebody will look into it and try to stave off what we had to do, because if I said it didn't hurt I'd be lying," said Dean, 81, best known for his 1961 country song "Big Bad John" and the sausage brand he sold years ago. Others argue smoke detectors are less expensive and just as effective in saving lives.
A 2008 study published by the National Fire Protection Association says the chances of surviving a fire with working smoke alarms was 99.45 percent. "When you continue to have these arbitrary requirements that have significant cost increase with no cost benefit, that's essentially making it to where people can't afford the home," said Steve Orlowski with the Washington-based National Association of Home Builders.
Smoke alarms aren't always enough, said Kaaran Mann, whose 18-year-old daughter Lauren Mahon was among seven South Carolina college students who died in a 2007 fire at a beach house in Ocean Isle Beach, N.C. Six students survived, and several said a smoke alarm woke them with only moments left to escape. Mann, of Greenville, S.C., has since become an advocate for requiring them in college dorms and homes. "If people are told these things do not all go off at once, they do not flood your home just because you burn the bacon ... it's an investment I think people would be more than willing to pay," she said.
CORN HAS LITTLE RESPECT FOR LATINO WOMEN
I was born in America. I am of Italian descent. If ACORN was willing to assist a young American prostitute in setting up a brothel with fourteen year old girls shipped in from Italy, the home of my ancestry and my faith, I would be outraged.
If it became evident that this group was receiving federal funds of taxpayer money, I would start a full-scale rebellion against the government. Yes, I would be that angry. Crazy angry. It would indicate ACORN has no respect for Italian women. Oh yeh, anyone voting for continued support of this organization of filth would be placed on my hit list.
So where are the Latino leaders in America? Don’t you get it? Thugs in ACORN have absolutely no respect for Latino women. Sure, Latinos are useful when they join ACORN’s voting block, but that’s about it.
Latino leaders, you should realize that your culture is light years apart and ahead of the culture of the typical ACORN member. Latinos value the family unit. Latinos work hard and ask for very little. Latinos are unassuming and do not possess the sense of entitlement that ACORN member do.
Latino leaders, I am challenging you to separate and develop a unique identity for your people. Don’t allow your people to fall into ACORN’s web of evil.
If it became evident that this group was receiving federal funds of taxpayer money, I would start a full-scale rebellion against the government. Yes, I would be that angry. Crazy angry. It would indicate ACORN has no respect for Italian women. Oh yeh, anyone voting for continued support of this organization of filth would be placed on my hit list.
So where are the Latino leaders in America? Don’t you get it? Thugs in ACORN have absolutely no respect for Latino women. Sure, Latinos are useful when they join ACORN’s voting block, but that’s about it.
Latino leaders, you should realize that your culture is light years apart and ahead of the culture of the typical ACORN member. Latinos value the family unit. Latinos work hard and ask for very little. Latinos are unassuming and do not possess the sense of entitlement that ACORN member do.
Latino leaders, I am challenging you to separate and develop a unique identity for your people. Don’t allow your people to fall into ACORN’s web of evil.
Yard Sales
CLICK HERE for this weekend's yard sale listings.
If you would like to post a yard sale, please email your request to atlanticjw@aol.com.
The listing is FREE. Please include any and all info you would like (directions, date/time, featured items, etc.) Please have your request to me by 3pm on Thursday.
Have a nice weekend. Enjoy the Bike Show (if you're into that kinda thing) Joe, I know where you'll be . . . on your bike with a cigar, crusin'.
If you would like to post a yard sale, please email your request to atlanticjw@aol.com.
The listing is FREE. Please include any and all info you would like (directions, date/time, featured items, etc.) Please have your request to me by 3pm on Thursday.
Have a nice weekend. Enjoy the Bike Show (if you're into that kinda thing) Joe, I know where you'll be . . . on your bike with a cigar, crusin'.
Court Compromises On Request To Unmask Blogger
Courts throughout the country have faced requests to unmask anonymous commenters. Mostly, judges have either quashed the subpoena, or -- as famously happened in the recent Liskula Cohen case -- granted the request.
Now, a judge in California has crafted a new type of compromise order -- one that could potentially become more common in these types of cases. The judge, Shelleyanne Chang in Sacramento, ordered that the commenters' IP addresses be disclosed to an independent investigator rather than to the person seeking the information -- in this case, former police officer Calvin Chang (no relation to the judge), who is suing the University of California. If the investigation reveals that the commenters were particular university employees, their names will be turned over. If not, their identities will be kept under wraps.
The ruling dealt with comments posted to the Google-hosted blog People's Vanguard of Davis, which wrote about Chang's lawsuit in February. Chang subpoenaed Google for the IP addresses associated with seven comments -- five that were posted anonymously and two that were posted under a screen name.
Google notified the blog's author, David Greenwald, who opposed the subpoena on the grounds that it was "nothing more than an attempt to intimidate those who have expressed a negative opinion" about Chang or his lawsuit.
Chang countered that he had reason to believe that the posts were made by managers at the university, and therefore, were relevant to his lawsuit, according to the court's ruling in the case.
The judge issued the compromise ruling after finding that Chang and Greenwald each had valid points. On one hand, she said the subpoena "appears reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence" because Chang presented reasons why he believed the posts were made by specific employees. But she also wrote that there was a "a substantial possibility that the comments were posted by individuals with no connection at all to the university."
Matt Zimmerman at the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation said the unusual compromise order appeared to be a first. "Most of the time, the court's in a position to say, 'You're either entitled to the information or not,'" he said.
Zimmerman, who has argued in favor of preserving anonymity in other cases, said the ruling marked an improvement over simply ordering the information turned over. "The court was willing to think of the big picture here," he said.
Source
Now, a judge in California has crafted a new type of compromise order -- one that could potentially become more common in these types of cases. The judge, Shelleyanne Chang in Sacramento, ordered that the commenters' IP addresses be disclosed to an independent investigator rather than to the person seeking the information -- in this case, former police officer Calvin Chang (no relation to the judge), who is suing the University of California. If the investigation reveals that the commenters were particular university employees, their names will be turned over. If not, their identities will be kept under wraps.
The ruling dealt with comments posted to the Google-hosted blog People's Vanguard of Davis, which wrote about Chang's lawsuit in February. Chang subpoenaed Google for the IP addresses associated with seven comments -- five that were posted anonymously and two that were posted under a screen name.
Google notified the blog's author, David Greenwald, who opposed the subpoena on the grounds that it was "nothing more than an attempt to intimidate those who have expressed a negative opinion" about Chang or his lawsuit.
Chang countered that he had reason to believe that the posts were made by managers at the university, and therefore, were relevant to his lawsuit, according to the court's ruling in the case.
The judge issued the compromise ruling after finding that Chang and Greenwald each had valid points. On one hand, she said the subpoena "appears reasonably calculated to lead to admissible evidence" because Chang presented reasons why he believed the posts were made by specific employees. But she also wrote that there was a "a substantial possibility that the comments were posted by individuals with no connection at all to the university."
Matt Zimmerman at the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation said the unusual compromise order appeared to be a first. "Most of the time, the court's in a position to say, 'You're either entitled to the information or not,'" he said.
Zimmerman, who has argued in favor of preserving anonymity in other cases, said the ruling marked an improvement over simply ordering the information turned over. "The court was willing to think of the big picture here," he said.
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Driver's License
A mother is driving her little girl to her friend's house for a play date.
' Mommy ,' the little girl asks, 'how old are you?'
'Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age,' the mother replied.
'It's not polite.'
'OK', the little girl says,
'How much do you weigh?'
'Now really,' the mother says,
'those are personal questions and are really none of your business.'
Undaunted, the little girl asks, 'Why did you and Daddy get a divorce?'
'That's enough questions, young lady! Honestly!'
The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play..
' My Mom won't tell me anything about her,' the little girl says to her friend.
'Well,' says the friend,
'all you need to do is look at her driver's license.
It's like a report card, it has everything on it..'
Later that night the little girl says to her mother,
'I know how old you are. You are 32.'
The mother is surprised and asks,
'How did you find that out?
'I also know that you weigh 130 pounds.'
The mother is past surprised and shocked now.
'How in Heaven's name did you find that out?'
'And,' the little girl says triumphantly,
'I know why you and daddy got a divorce.'
'Oh really?' the mother asks. 'Why?'
'Because you got an F in sex.'
' Mommy ,' the little girl asks, 'how old are you?'
'Honey, you are not supposed to ask a lady her age,' the mother replied.
'It's not polite.'
'OK', the little girl says,
'How much do you weigh?'
'Now really,' the mother says,
'those are personal questions and are really none of your business.'
Undaunted, the little girl asks, 'Why did you and Daddy get a divorce?'
'That's enough questions, young lady! Honestly!'
The exasperated mother walks away as the two friends begin to play..
' My Mom won't tell me anything about her,' the little girl says to her friend.
'Well,' says the friend,
'all you need to do is look at her driver's license.
It's like a report card, it has everything on it..'
Later that night the little girl says to her mother,
'I know how old you are. You are 32.'
The mother is surprised and asks,
'How did you find that out?
'I also know that you weigh 130 pounds.'
The mother is past surprised and shocked now.
'How in Heaven's name did you find that out?'
'And,' the little girl says triumphantly,
'I know why you and daddy got a divorce.'
'Oh really?' the mother asks. 'Why?'
'Because you got an F in sex.'
Free School Lunches For Non-Citizens
I just want some public opinion on something that caught my eye. WCBOE sent home the free and reduced lunch criteria form of which I have attached hereto. I read through it and looked at the income levels for kids who qualify for the free lunch program and noticed one major issue, children of migrant workers eat free no matter what their earning are. Now here we have parents of these children that are not even U.S. citizens and we are not only giving them an education on our tax dollar but also feeding them. Is it just me? Do you know where your tax dollars are going? No wonder our country is broke.
Thank God It's Friday
This Friday the City of Salisbury celebrates their "Third Friday Event."
Mind you, Bike Week is also in town. What will YOU be doing this weekend?
Canadian Medicine
How good is Canada's National Healthcare Service. Don't listen to the democrats or republicans here. Read a few Canadian news articles:
http://www.canada.com/health/Canadians+still+waiting+long+surgery+Report/932246/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Thousands+surgeries+Metro+Vancouver+leaked+paper+reveals/1878506/story.html
http://www.canada.com/health/Canadians+still+waiting+long+surgery+Report/932246/story.html
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Thousands+surgeries+Metro+Vancouver+leaked+paper+reveals/1878506/story.html
My Father Is A Stripper In A Gay Bar
One day a fourth-grade teacher asked the children what their fathers did for a living.. All the typical answers came up -- fireman, mechanic, businessman, salesman, doctor, lawyer, and so forth.
However, little Justin was being uncharacteristically quiet, so when the teacher prodded him about his father, he finally replied,' Okay...my father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his clothes in front of other men and they put money in his underwear.
Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some guy and stay with him all night for money.'
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some exercises and then took little Justin aside to ask him, 'Is that really true about your father?'
'No', the boy said, 'He actually works for the Democratic National Committee and helped get Barack Obama elected President last year, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the class.'
However, little Justin was being uncharacteristically quiet, so when the teacher prodded him about his father, he finally replied,' Okay...my father's an exotic dancer in a gay cabaret and takes off all his clothes in front of other men and they put money in his underwear.
Sometimes, if the offer is really good, he will go home with some guy and stay with him all night for money.'
The teacher, obviously shaken by this statement, hurriedly set the other children to work on some exercises and then took little Justin aside to ask him, 'Is that really true about your father?'
'No', the boy said, 'He actually works for the Democratic National Committee and helped get Barack Obama elected President last year, but I was too embarrassed to say that in front of the class.'
Greater, Greater Washington Links To Salisbury News
Keep those bus passengers away from our walkable town: Some Salisbury merchants don't want Greyhound buses stopping in the commercial district because having buses there will bring in more pedestrians, increasing "the risk for motorists." Actually, they seem to just not want the kind of people who ride the bus, who sometimes scare the women, want to use the restroom (or occasionally urinate in public), or even "try to enter the stores," sometimes more than one at a time. (Salisbury News)
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DAVID'S RETURN TO ITALY
David Is To Be Returned To Italy
A bit of cultural news for a welcome change.
A bit of cultural news for a welcome change.
After a two year loan to the United States,
Michelangelo's David is being returned to Italy.
History Lesson
Over five thousand years ago, Moses said to the children of Israel " pick up your shovel, mount your asses and camels, and I will lead you to the promised land".
Nearly 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, " Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a camel, this is the promised land".
Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of camels, and mortgaged the promised land.
Nearly 75 years ago, Roosevelt said, " Lay down your shovels, sit on your asses, and light up a camel, this is the promised land".
Now Obama has stolen your shovel, taxed your asses, raised the price of camels, and mortgaged the promised land.
Would Everyone Like To See Another Free Ticket Givaway On Salisbury News?
Salisbury News is considering yet another Free Ticket Giveaway Contest but we need to know just how many of you are interested? How many of you think you're smarter than a 5th Grader? Oh, sorry, we're on the Eastern Shore. How many of you think you're smarter than a 2nd Grader? LOLSalisbury News is a very strong supporter of Fernando Guerrero but more importantly we're an even stronger supporter of the Main Street Gym and all that Hal & Nancy Chernoff do for the"Yout" (that would be youth in da Bronx) in Salisbury.
So before we go giving away more tickets, how many of you plan on going to this outdoor event at the Shorebirds Stadium?
We're prepared to run a bunch of Free Ticket Giveaways but I want to see just how excited everyone is about this young man bringing a TITLE FIGHT right here to Salisbury, Maryland.
Dems Unhappy With Proposed Tax In Health Care Bill
WASHINGTON – Unhappy Senate Democrats on Thursday found plenty to complain about in the fine print of the latest health overhaul bill, particularly a tax provision they fear would hit hard at middle-class Americans, from coal miners in West Virginia to firefighters in New York.
The opposition sprang up a day after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., unveiled long-delayed legislation that would transform the nation's health care system, requiring almost everyone to buy insurance, making insurance companies cover people with pre-existing medical conditions and reining in spiraling health care costs.
The bill has given fresh momentum to President Barack Obama's top domestic priority of extending health coverage and controlling costs.
To pay for the 10-year, $856 billion bill Baucus wants to tax high-value insurance plans, those worth $21,000 for a family and $8,000 for an individual. Baucus says those are "Cadillac plans" enjoyed by a small minority of Americans. Aides said about 10 percent of plans and 8 percent of taxpayers could be affected.
But other Democratic senators fear that the tax would reach deep into middle-class pocketbooks, and labor unions are upset. Two Democrats on the Finance Committee, Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, along with other senators, say they want to limit the tax before signing off on the bill.
"We need to make it fairer to working people so that working folks don't get dragged into this at a level where they just don't have the incomes to support it," Kerry told reporters after a closed-door committee meeting to discuss the bill. The panel will begin voting on the bill Tuesday.
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The opposition sprang up a day after Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., unveiled long-delayed legislation that would transform the nation's health care system, requiring almost everyone to buy insurance, making insurance companies cover people with pre-existing medical conditions and reining in spiraling health care costs.
The bill has given fresh momentum to President Barack Obama's top domestic priority of extending health coverage and controlling costs.
To pay for the 10-year, $856 billion bill Baucus wants to tax high-value insurance plans, those worth $21,000 for a family and $8,000 for an individual. Baucus says those are "Cadillac plans" enjoyed by a small minority of Americans. Aides said about 10 percent of plans and 8 percent of taxpayers could be affected.
But other Democratic senators fear that the tax would reach deep into middle-class pocketbooks, and labor unions are upset. Two Democrats on the Finance Committee, Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts and Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia, along with other senators, say they want to limit the tax before signing off on the bill.
"We need to make it fairer to working people so that working folks don't get dragged into this at a level where they just don't have the incomes to support it," Kerry told reporters after a closed-door committee meeting to discuss the bill. The panel will begin voting on the bill Tuesday.
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San Diego ACORN Employee Fired Over Video
Community organizer is seen providing advice about human smuggling
NATIONAL CITY, Calif. - ACORN officials in San Diego have fired an employee caught on video providing advice about human smuggling to a couple posing as a pimp and a prostitute.
David Lagstein, the group's head organizer in San Diego, initially said Thursday that he believed Juan Carlos Vera did his best to deal with a challenging situation and would not be disciplined. But three hours later, Lagstein reversed that decision.
He said he reevaluated the videos posted online in which Vera was secretly filmed answering questions about smuggling people into the U.S. through Tijuana. Lagstein said after further discussion with supervisors and state ACORN officials he decided Vera's conduct was "unacceptable."
GO HERE to watch video and read more.
Secret Code - Note
After the president has been in office for 6 months it is customary for the last president to send a note of congratulations to the new one. So yesterday when the note came from Bush to Obama, the president was somewhat troubled because it was written in code and all it said was:
370H-SSV-0773H
This troubled him as he had always heard from his peers how former president Bush was
perceived to have been scholarly challenged. So he took the note to his wife. She was unable to decipher it. They called in the VP, and he was unable to decode the message. They called in the chief of staff and the head of the Secret Service detail and they were unable to determine the meaning of the note. Next he called in the head of the Senate and Speaker of the House. They both were mystified by the meaning of the coded message.
Now there was complete panic in the oval office. They called all of their contacts in the media and sent copies of the note to all of
them, and not one was able to come up with an answer. A special emergency meeting was called by the staff. All branches of the military, counter intelligence, CIA, FBI were called in, and the best minds were unable crack the code.
After a sleepless night, a now humbled President Obama picked up the phone and called the former president, and asked him the meaning of the note.
Bush chuckled and replied: "You're holding the note upside down!"
370H-SSV-0773H
This troubled him as he had always heard from his peers how former president Bush was
perceived to have been scholarly challenged. So he took the note to his wife. She was unable to decipher it. They called in the VP, and he was unable to decode the message. They called in the chief of staff and the head of the Secret Service detail and they were unable to determine the meaning of the note. Next he called in the head of the Senate and Speaker of the House. They both were mystified by the meaning of the coded message.
Now there was complete panic in the oval office. They called all of their contacts in the media and sent copies of the note to all of
them, and not one was able to come up with an answer. A special emergency meeting was called by the staff. All branches of the military, counter intelligence, CIA, FBI were called in, and the best minds were unable crack the code.
After a sleepless night, a now humbled President Obama picked up the phone and called the former president, and asked him the meaning of the note.
Bush chuckled and replied: "You're holding the note upside down!"
TRAFFIC ALERT
Route 13 at Boyds Corner Will Close Weekend of Sept. 18-21
Year-long project to improve intersection requires closure
Middletown -- The Department of Transportation (DelDOT) announces that sections of Route 13, at Boyds Corner, in New Castle County, will be closed at 7p.m., Friday, September 18 and remain closed until 6 a.m., Monday, September 21. Route 13 will be closed from just North of Greylag and Bayview Roads to South side of the intersection of Boyds Corner Road. While local traffic will have access to Route 13, through traffic will be prohibited during the closure.
Northbound and Soutbound Detour: Traffic will use Route 1. At the southbound point, Motorists will use the interchange at Route 1 and Route 299. At the northern point, motorists will use the interchange at Route 1 and Pole Bridge Road.
During the closure, tolls will be shut off at the interchange of Route 1 and Pole Bridge Road that are on the posted detour route.
For eastbound and westbound traffic, the intersection will remain open.
Visitors to Bayview Crossing Shopping Center will need to use Bayview Road. Access to Bayview Crossing from Route 13 will be prohibited. Please be sure to follow the posted detour.
Performed by A-Del Construction Company, the work is projected to be completed by Fall of 2010. The overall cost is $4.3 million.
This important safety project will provide an additional northbound and southbound lane on Route 13 from the intersection with Greylag Road to Augustine Creek. There will also be an additional left turn lane from Boyds Corner Road onto Route 13. The remaining turn-lanes will be lengthened to provide additional capacity. In addition to the road construction, crews will need to make significant changes to drainage, pavement markings and signage. Crews will also relocate many utilities such as power lines.
Future impacts will be announced as the project progresses.
SUSPECT FLEEING TROOPERS ON FOOT INJURED IN FALL
(Cabin John, MD) – A suspect involved in a hit and run crash on I-495 in Montgomery County late last night is in a hospital today due to injuries possibly sustained in the crash and later when he fell into a drainage ditch while running from state troopers who were attempting to arrest him.
The suspect is believed to be a 26-year-old Hispanic male whose address cannot be confirmed, but may be in Northern Virginia. He is not being identified at this time because criminal charges are pending against him and because police have been unable to identify and locate family members to make notification.
Shortly before 11:30 p.m. yesterday, two troopers from the Rockville Barracks responded to a call for a hit and run traffic crash that had just occurred on eastbound I-495 near River Road. The driver of the vehicle struck by the suspect was a 48-year-old woman from Greenbelt. She told responding troopers she first observed the suspect’s vehicle speeding and weaving in and out of traffic, before it struck her vehicle and caused her to go into an uncontrolled skid, then drove on north on I-495. The woman was believed to have sustained minor injuries.
A State Highway Administration employee doing work in the area directed the trooper to a damaged vehicle on the inner loop of I-495 near Bradley Boulevard with a man standing next to it. The vehicle was identified as a 2000 Toyota Echo with Virginia tags that was driven by the suspect and was involved in the hit and run.
One of the troopers pulled up to the vehicle and the man, later identified as the suspect, ran into the woods. The trooper waited for his backup trooper to arrive before both of them began searching the woods nearby. A trooper spotted the suspect hiding near some bushes on Bradley Boulevard and confronted him, ordering him to surrender. The suspect threw a bag of food at the trooper and the trooper attempted to arrest him. The suspect pulled away and took a fighting stance. In an attempt to subdue the suspect, the trooper struck him on the left bicep with his flashlight, but the suspect refused to surrender and ran into Bradley Boulevard, where he fell into the street.
The trooper caught up with the suspect and dispensed his pepper spray. The suspect again refused to surrender and ran into the woods. The trooper ran to the edge of the woods and saw that there was an abrupt drop off of about seven feet into a concrete drainage ditch. The suspect was found lying unconscious in the drainage ditch. EMS personnel were called and emergency care was administered by the troopers. The suspect was transported to Suburban Hospital where he is listed in serious, but stable condition.
State Police investigators have presented case information to the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, which has approved filing charges against the suspect later in his recovery process.
Getting Old
An elderly couple had dinner at another couple's house, and after eating, the wives left the table and went into the kitchen.
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new
restaurant and it was really great.. I would recommend it very highly.'
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?'
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?
You know....The one that's red and has thorns.'
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man.
He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?'
The two gentlemen were talking, and one said, 'Last night we went out to a new
restaurant and it was really great.. I would recommend it very highly.'
The other man said, 'What is the name of the restaurant?'
The first man thought and thought and finally said, 'What is the name of that flower you give to someone you love?
You know....The one that's red and has thorns.'
'Do you mean a rose?'
'Yes, that's the one,' replied the man.
He then turned towards the kitchen and yelled, 'Rose, what's the name of that restaurant we went to last night?'
Obama’s Missile Defense Capitulation Blow To Security
Last March, during a visit to Moscow, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was made to look foolish when she presented her host, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, with a box festooned with a button marked “reset” in English. The idea was to have a photo-op designed to symbolize President Barack Obama’s ambition to put United States relations with the Kremlin on a new, more positive footing after the bilateral strains of the George W. Bush years.
Unfortunately, for the secretary, her crack State Department team mistranslated the term and the word on the box in Russian meant “overcharge” not “reset.” Based on the president’s decision announced to scrap the planned deployment of a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, however, we now know that Team Obama’s version of resetting would best be translated as “capitulation.”
Obama came to office evincing the reflexive hostility of many partisan Democrats to the idea of anti-missile protection for the United States. This bizarre, not to say dangerous, attitude has its roots in the theology of the Cold War during which the left embraced arms control in general and, above all, the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. In practice, that accord precluded the United States from deploying any missile defense of its territory — a state of grace Democratic legislators and operatives were horrified to see Bush abandon in December 2001 with the formal abrogation of the ABM Treaty and the subsequent installation of interceptors and radars at two sites, one in Alaska and the other in California.
In addition, to enhance the protection of American territory and to provide at least a modest defense of Europe against the growing threat of ballistic missile attack, Bush proposed a so-called “Third Site” in Eastern Europe. The Polish and Czech governments saw this collaborative effort as a means not only of contributing to their own security and that of their NATO allies (who voted twice unanimously for the Third Site) against Iranian missiles. These key post-Cold War allies also saw it as a tangible expression of the U.S. commitment to their security in the face of assiduous Russian efforts to reassert a sphere of influence that would turn the clock back, reestablishing in some form their unhappy status under the Kremlin’s thumb.
GO HERE to read more.
Unfortunately, for the secretary, her crack State Department team mistranslated the term and the word on the box in Russian meant “overcharge” not “reset.” Based on the president’s decision announced to scrap the planned deployment of a missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic, however, we now know that Team Obama’s version of resetting would best be translated as “capitulation.”
Obama came to office evincing the reflexive hostility of many partisan Democrats to the idea of anti-missile protection for the United States. This bizarre, not to say dangerous, attitude has its roots in the theology of the Cold War during which the left embraced arms control in general and, above all, the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. In practice, that accord precluded the United States from deploying any missile defense of its territory — a state of grace Democratic legislators and operatives were horrified to see Bush abandon in December 2001 with the formal abrogation of the ABM Treaty and the subsequent installation of interceptors and radars at two sites, one in Alaska and the other in California.
In addition, to enhance the protection of American territory and to provide at least a modest defense of Europe against the growing threat of ballistic missile attack, Bush proposed a so-called “Third Site” in Eastern Europe. The Polish and Czech governments saw this collaborative effort as a means not only of contributing to their own security and that of their NATO allies (who voted twice unanimously for the Third Site) against Iranian missiles. These key post-Cold War allies also saw it as a tangible expression of the U.S. commitment to their security in the face of assiduous Russian efforts to reassert a sphere of influence that would turn the clock back, reestablishing in some form their unhappy status under the Kremlin’s thumb.
GO HERE to read more.
What An Amazing Day For Comments
Salisbury News had almost 800 comments in one day, (so far). GA Harrison said he was going to put all the ages together onto a spread sheet ands get the average age of our viewers. Thanks for participating Folks. We've been curious for a long time now and this will help us out a lot.