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Saturday, May 22, 2010

Dog Found In Salisbury


Mr. Albero,

A friend found this little girl on her deck this morning in Salisbury near London Ave.

She was filthy and covered with ticks but seems to be in good health.
She is a young terrier mix.

Would you mind posting her picture to see if we can find the owner?

Thank You
Linda
443-359-5454

Achieving Excellence


All –

Many of you know that I was nominated several months ago to submit an application for the Achieving Excellence program. I am excited and honored to share the news that today I got the message below:

Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the fifth class of the NeighborWorks® Achieving Excellence in Community Development program (“AE5”). You are part of a class representing the spectrum and richness of seasoned leaders in the community development field. The knowledge that you and your colleagues bring, combined with the skills and expertise of the Achieving Excellence staff, coaches, and Harvard faculty, will help move the whole community development field more successfully into the future.

I will embark on the eighteen month course of study in September. Geared for working professionals, the program utilizes a mix of distance learning and on-campus sessions at Harvard, making the travel demands manageable. Peers who have completed the course of study categorize it as a life-changing experience. I look forward to having the opportunity to work with leaders in my field as we embark on a journey to improve our skills and expertise as we serve communities and families across the country. I especially look forward to the personal growth that comes with a learning opportunity (and a challenge) like this.

Debbie Campbell

HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER

A Salisbury Industrial Institution




A small pump company was founded in Buffalo, N. Y. in 1923 by W. Paul Martin and Rudolph L. Schwartz. In need of pumps to supply their many gas stations, a conglomerate of Sun Oil Co. and three others bought their plant in 1932. Sun Oil retained the name of Martin and Schwartz under the able direction of a young engineer recently graduated from Lehigh University named Bill Bateman. Mr. Bateman moved the operation to Salisbury in 1939. My father had started there in 1934, and, since the depression was especially severe in Buffalo, he convinced his mother that he had better go to Salisbury with the company. He had to find someone that would promise to take care of him so far away. He was 25 at the time, but things were different in those days. At the time of his death in 1978, he was still working, having been there over 44 years.

The plant in Salisbury was on Mill Street in an existing building that was refurbished to build gasoline pumps. In 1939, war was raging over in Europe, and America was supplying much of the war materials. Another plant was built and another company formed just for purpose of die making. It opened in September 1941. It was called Precision Development Company and it was built on College Ave., just east of Route 13, which had only been constructed in 1939. PDC and M & S attained five “E” awards during the war for their efficiency. One of these was presented to them by none other than Lowell Thomas. The “E” award flag, one of the individual pins, a PDC identification badge and the booklet from the first presentation are pictured above. Subsequent awards added a star to the flag. I consider these to be highly-prized items.

During the war, M & S made 3,387,670 ordnance items. These covered 37 MM shells, 37 MM shot, base detonating fuses, and cap detonating fuses. PDC was more varied and covered ship bearings ranging in size from 5 ½ to 25 inches, 481,000 miscellaneous aircraft parts, 99,000 torpedo parts and a large quantity of assemblies for radar. Other items manufactured at PDC are too varied and too numerous to mention in detail.

Also during the war, 59 people from the two plants entered the armed forces. This number included two women. Only one man was killed, and this was during a training camp accident. No other casualties were suffered during the war. Because of the increase in military orders, employment climbed from 127 in 1941 to a high of about 415 in 1944.

Finally Martin & Schwartz acquired PDC in April, 1948. The two plants struggled after the war since there was not much demand for gasoline pumps. For a time they made radios and tape recorders, but as soon as the economy straightened out and people started hitting the roads, they were back to making pumps.

In 1951, they merged with Wayne Pump Company with Bill Bateman retaining the presidency. They also acquired the Globe Hoist Company of Philadelphia in 1959, enlarging the College Avenue plant to accommodate the operation.

The final merger was with Dresser Industries of Dallas, Texas in 1968.

The hand writing was on the wall as Dresser kept moving key personnel to Dallas. The end of the history of a small pump plant from Buffalo, N. Y. that moved to Salisbury came in 2001. Salisbury University now owns the property, and all the buildings have been razed- but not before many a man raised his family from what he earned at Martin & Schwartz.

SU--STEVENSON MEN'S LACROSSE GAME STARTS AT 1 PM ON SUNDAY


The game at Sea Gull Stadium is the semifinal in the NCAA Division III championship. The Sea Gulls and Mustangs have met twice before this season; Salisbury prevailed in the first contest, 16-10, before falling to Stevenson in the CAC championship game.

The winner will meet the winner of the Cortland-Tufts game at M&T Stadium in Baltimore on May 30.

DOES JIM IRETON SPEAK FOR SALISBURY OR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION?

In his latest fatwa about the Onley Road intersection Mr. Ireton has misstated (surprise!) the issue about the public works agreement. The typical agreement obligates only the developer to do actual work -- install roads, water & sewer lines, etc. -- that become part of the City's infrastructure. In this case and others in the past under Barrie Tilghman, the public works director made deals for the City to do (or reimburse for) significant work without approval by the City Council and in many if not most instances, including this one, without its knowledge until much later.

The agreement may be illegal and unenforceable against the City in regard to the work that it "agreed" to perform. It is that aspect that concerns the City Council.

As has been noted on this blog, Ireton has a substantial conflict of interest in this matter because of his employment by the Board of Education.

Who Is Really Coming Across The Border

This is very disturbing. I cannot understand why the AMERICAN people are not behind "Border Control". Our ancestors would roll over in their graves.

WHY DON'T WE SEE THIS ON THE NEWS IN ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, CALIFORNIA AND TEXAS. OR ON THE NATIONAL NEWS !!!

According to the Border Patrol the public is being mislead as to WHO is coming into the US from Mexico.

This IS THE TRUTH as reported by WSBTV in Atlanta.

Video 1 http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438021/index.html

Video 2 http://www.wsbtv.com/video/23438712/index.html

Enough Said

Robbing Peter to pay Paul's health care

Obamacare is a socialist law designed to take money from some Americans and use it to benefit others. The health care bill signed into law by President Obama is full of hidden time bombs. One costly provision buried in the lengthy reconciliation bill at the last minute has taxpayers covering long-term at-home care for the elderly. Through the so-called Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act (CLASS Act), Americans will find between $150 and $250 taken out of their paychecks each month to cover this program nobody knew about.

Democrats claim this isn't a controversial program, but if they really believed that, they wouldn't have had to sneak the provision into the reconciliation bill. But it was snuck in the reconciliation bill only two days before the House vote.

Even some Democrats warned about the financial impact of the home-care program. Before the idea was dropped last year because of stiff opposition, Sen. Kent Conrad, a North Dakota Democrat who is chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, called the program a Ponzi scheme that would produce massive deficits in the future. A letter released at that time by Mr. Conrad and Democratic Sens. Mary L. Landrieu of Louisiana, Evan Bayh of Indiana, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas, Ben Nelson of Nebraska and Mark Warner of Virginia warned: "While the goals of the CLASS Act are laudable - finding a way to provide long-term care insurance to individuals - the effects of including this legislation in the merged Senate bill would not be fiscally responsible for several reasons."

The senators were particularly concerned that the Congressional Budget Office numbers missed the real costs of the program. The CBO is instructed only to consider the fiscal impact over the next 10 years, but the way the scheme is set up, people must pay the additional taxes for at least five years to become eligible. So for the first five years we only see revenue. After that, the taxpayers are eligible only gradually. They must then become old enough to require home health care, so expenditures will occur in the distant future. In other words, we see taxes with no expenditures upfront, but huge expenditures picking up after the CBO's 10-year evaluation window passes.

The budget concerns of a handful of Democratic senators kept the program out of the earlier version of the health care bill, which passed the Senate before Christmas. If the provision hadn't been removed, Democrats wouldn't have obtained the 60 votes needed to break the filibuster. Only by jamming it into the Senate reconciliation bill in March were they able to get it passed with the bare minimum 51 votes.

GO HERE to read more.

STATEMENT FROM GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY ON ESTABLISHMENT OF CYBER COMMAND IN MARYLAND

ANNAPOLIS, MD – Governor Martin O’Malley issued this statement following the announcement that the U.S. Cyber Command will be established at Fort Meade, Maryland. The total command is expected to exceed 21,000 soldiers and civilians, including units from each of the four branches of the armed services.

“I want to congratulate General Keith Alexander for officially receiving his fourth star today. When we spoke two weeks ago, I extended my personal congratulations and best wishes as he assumes direction of the Cyber Command.

“With the establishment of this Command in Maryland, we continue to strengthen our position as a global hub for cyber security. This emerging industry not only helps protect our national security, but it provides for endless economic opportunity and job creation. In Maryland, we’re committed to doing everything we can to ensure that the establishment of Cyber Command at Fort Meade is a seamless transition for all involved, including the thousands of civilians and soldiers that will be based there.”

GREAT LETTER

Arizona Senate Bill 1070:
http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/49leg/2r/bills/sb1070s.pdf

I’m Arizona State Senator Sylvia Allen. I want to explain SB 1070 for which I voted yes. Rancher Robert Krentz was murdered by the drug cartel on his ranch a month ago. I participated in a senate hearing two weeks ago on the border violence, here is just some of the highlights
from those who testified. The people who live within 60 to 80 miles of the Arizona/Mexico Border have for years been terrorized and have pleaded for help to stop the daily invasion of humans who cross their property . One Rancher testified that 300 to 1200 people a DAY come across his ranch vandalizing his property, stealing his vehicles and property, cutting down his fences, and leaving trash. In the last two years he has found 17 dead bodies and two Koran bibles. Another rancher testified that daily drugs are brought across his ranch in a military operation. A point man with a machine gun goes in front, 1/2 mile behind are the guards fully armed, 1/2 mile behind them are the drugs, behind the drugs 1/2 mile are more guards. These people are violent and they will kill anyone who gets in the way. This was not the only rancher we heard that day that talked about the drug trains. One man told of two illegal’s who came upon his property one shot in the back and the other in the arm by the drug runners who had forced them to carry the drugs and then shot them. Daily they listen to gun fire during the night it is not safe to leave his family alone on the ranch and they can’t leave the ranch for fear of nothing being left when they come back.

The border patrol is not on the border. They have set up 60 miles away with check points that do nothing to stop the invasion. They are not allowed to use force in stopping anyone who is entering. They run around chasing them, if they get their hands on them then they can take
them back across the border. Federal prisons have over 35% illegal’s and 20% of Arizona prisons are filled with illegals. In the last few years 80% of our law enforcement that have been killed or wounded have been by an illegal. The majority of people coming now are people we need to be worried about. The ranchers told us that they have seen a change in the people coming they are not just those who are looking for work and a better life.

The Federal Government has refused for years to do anything to help the border states. We have been over run and once they are here we have the burden of funding state services that they use. Education costs have been over a billion dollars. The healthcare cost billions of dollars.
Our State is broke, $3.5 billion deficit and we have many serious decisions to make. One is that we do not have the money to care for any who are not here legally. It has to stop.

The border can be secured. We have the technology and we have the ability to stop this invasion. We must know who is coming and they must come in an organized manner legally so that we can assimilate them into our population and protect the sovereignty of our country. We are a
nation of laws. We have a responsibility to protect our citizens and to protect the integrity of our country and the government which we live under. I would give amnesty today to many, but here is the problem, we dare not do this until the Border is secure. It will do no good to give them amnesty because thousands will come behind them and we will be over run to the point that there will no longer be the United States of America but a North American Union of open borders. I ask you what form of government will we live under? How long will it be before we will be just like Mexico , Canada or any of the other Central American or South American country? We have already lost our language, everything must be printed in Spanish. We have already lost our history, it is no longer taught in our schools, and we have lost our borders.

The leftist media has distorted what SB 1070 will do. It is not going to set up a Nazi Germany. Are you kidding? The ACLU and the leftist courts will do everything to protect those who are here illegally, but it was an effort to try and stop illegal’s from setting up businesses, and employment, and receiving state services and give the ability to local law enforcement when there is probable cause, like a traffic stop, to determine if they are here legally. Federal law is very clear, if you are here on a visa you must have your papers on you at all times. That is the law. In Arizona all you need to show you are a legal citizen is a driver license, MVD identification card, Native American Card, or a Military ID. This is what you need to vote or get a hunting
license. So nothing new has been added to this law. No one is going to be stopped walking down the street. The Socialists who are in power in DC are angry because we dare try and do something. The Socialists wants us to just let them come. They want the “Transformation” to continue.

Maybe it is too late to save America. Maybe we are not worthy of freedom anymore. But as an elected official I must try to do what I can to protect our Constitutional Republic. Living in America is not a right just because you can walk across the border. Being an American is a responsibility and it comes by respecting and upholding the Constitution, the law of our land, which says what you must do to be a citizen of this country. FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.

Senator Sylvia Allen .

FIGHT ORGANIZED CRIME: RE-ELECT NO ONE

O'MALLEY ON MARYLAND PHYSICAL SCIENCES COMPLEX

GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO CONTINUE “JOBS ACROSS MARYLAND TOUR” WITH GROUNDBREAKING FOR UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND PHYSICAL SCIENCES COMPLEX

ANNAPOLIS, MD
– Governor Martin O’Malley will attend a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for the University of Maryland Physical Sciences Complex, continuing his “Jobs Across Maryland Tour” with the construction of a 158,000 square-foot complex dedicated to state-of-the-art research where undergraduate and graduate students will actively engage with faculty and visiting scientists in cross-disciplinary research. The complex is expected to support hundreds of jobs to both construct the facility and maintain it after its completion.


WHAT: Governor O’Malley to break ground on new University of Maryland Physical Sciences Complex

WHEN: MONDAY, May 24, 2010 at 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: University of Maryland
Physical Sciences Complex
Parking Lot DD
College Park

DIRECTIONS: From Route 1 / Baltimore Ave., enter main campus entrance onto Campus Drive. Continue straight on Campus Drive to the traffic circle with the M in flowers. Make a right at the traffic circle onto Regents Drive. Continue straight about 0.5 miles and follow signs to parking.

FREE Car Seat Check

WHO: Wicomico County Health Department

WHAT: FREE CAR SEAT CHECK
by a certified Technician

WHEN: Sat. May 22, 2010
1:00-3:00
WHERE: St. Francis De Sales Church
(Spanish interpreters available)

WHY: Children’s Safety

Saturday Night Music At Flavors


Its Chester River Runoff, Sat. May 22nd 9 pm till close never a cover. This is a great Bluegrass Band.

GOVERNOR O’MALLEY ANNOUNCES NEW OYSTER REGULATIONS, CREATING JOBS AND EXPANDING OYSTER SANCTUARIES

Proposed regulations submitted to General Assembly would add millions to Maryland’s economy and create hundreds of jobs

ANNAPOLIS, MD
— Governor Martin O’Malley, stakeholders, fishery managers and scientists returned to the Annapolis Maritime Museum today to announce the submission of new regulations that will clear the way for implementation of the State’s proposed Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan. Governor O’Malley announced the State’s plan to expand oyster sanctuaries and aquaculture leasing areas for their ecological and economic benefits at the site of Annapolis’ last shellfish packing business in December.

“Today we are on the verge of making history, as we stand on the threshold of implementing a plan that was called for by the very first oyster advisory commission in the 1800s, but was never achieved,” said Governor O’Malley. “After decades of doing the same thing year after year, the citizens of Maryland are becoming united in the view that we need to change course and take bold action to rebuild our oyster population -- both for their ecological values and for the jobs and economic impact that an expanded aquaculture industry will provide for Maryland families for generations to come.”

The submission of regulations to the General Assembly’s Joint Committee on Administrative, Executive and Legislative Review (AELR) is the next critical step in Maryland’s efforts to restore the Bay’s native oyster, build a robust and sustainable aquaculture industry and maintain a better managed public fishery. As proposed, the regulations will:

§ Significantly increase the State’s network of oyster sanctuaries from 9% to 25%. They will be greater in number, larger in size, easier to enforce and established in the most appropriate areas based on scientific advice.
§ Identify 600,000 acres open to leasing for oyster aquaculture.
§ Identify areas off limits to leasing, allowing for continued support of a more targeted, sustainable, scientifically managed public oyster fishery.

The regulations will be published in the Maryland register July 2, which will begin a 6-week public comment and hearing period. If approved, the regulations will become effective in early September, prior to the October 1 start of oyster season.

“Since the Governor announced this groundbreaking proposal in December, we have worked diligently with legislators, local elected officials and all of our stakeholders — including members of the oyster industry, aquaculture interests, scientists, environmentalists, sport fishermen and citizens,” said DNR Secretary John Griffin. “This unprecedented public process resulted in more than 150 meetings, during which we made numerous adjustments to our proposal to address the concerns of our watermen while maintaining the integrity of the Governor’s plan.

“Once approved, these regulations will put into place our expanded sanctuary network and change existing regulations to encourage development of aquaculture in Maryland –- and the hundreds of jobs and millions of dollars it will eventually bring to our State,” said Governor O’Malley. “Maryland watermen will have an opportunity to significantly expand their incomes while continuing to work a more scientifically managed public fishery.”

Today’s announcement was commended by the Federal government, environmentalists, scientists, aquaculture interests, anglers and citizen oyster growers.
“Chesapeake Bay oysters are both a foundation of a healthy bay ecosystem and an important economic resource for local communities around the Bay,” said NOAA Administrator Jane Lubchenco. “Restoring oysters requires innovative thinking, ecosystem-based planning and collaborative action. I want to applaud Governor O'Malley, his staff at the Department of Natural Resources and others across the Bay region for this action and look forward to helping in its implementation.”

“The Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan is based on a solid scientific foundation in setting a long-needed, new course to rebuild and manage Maryland’s native oyster populations,” said University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science President Dr. Donald Boesch. “It also advances economic production through aquaculture, bringing us more in line with virtually all other economically viable oyster-growing regions in the world.”

“These regulations give us the tools we need to streamline the Aquaculture Industry in Maryland, making us one of the most progressive states in the nation,” said Don Webster, Extension Specialist with the University of Maryland and former Chair of the Aquaculture Coordinating Council. “Expanding oysters through innovative management and partnerships under the new State plan will provide important economic, employment and environmental benefits.”

“The Governor’s plan to increase sanctuary reefs and promote aquaculture will set us on a course to dramatically increase the oyster population. In doing so, we will see both ecological and economic benefits – something that is long over due,” said Chesapeake Bay Foundation President William C Baker. “History has shown that strong science-based regulations are essential – just consider the restoration of the rockfish population and the dramatic increase in the blue crab population. CBF thanks Governor O’Malley for his leadership.”

While declines in our oyster populations are not solely the result of a failure to embrace aquaculture, economic contributions to the traditional industry have not created a stable fishery. In fact, these contributions, which once produced a net economic benefit of $146 million over 10 years, are now projected to produce a net economic loss of $64 million over the same period.

Since 1994, the Chesapeake Bay’s oyster population has languished at one percent of historic levels; quality oyster bars have decreased 70% from 200,000 to 36,000 (70% decrease) and the number of harvesters has dwindled from 2,000 in the mid 1980s to just over 500 annually since 2002. Today there are only eight oyster processing companies in Maryland, down from 58 in 1974.

Based on last season’s harvest reports, it is estimated the new sanctuaries will reduce the public oyster fishery by 10 to 15 percent, a gross economic impact of approximately $350,000 to $500,000.

Maryland’s Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development plan is built on the findings of a six-year Environmental Impact Study of oyster restoration options, and the work of the Oyster Advisory Commission and the Aquaculture Coordinating Council. In January 2009, Governor O’Malley sponsored aquaculture legislation to streamline the regulatory process and open new areas to leasing to promote growth of that industry, lessen pressure on wild oysters and provide alternative economic opportunities for watermen. This legislation was developed with broad stakeholder involvement and passed overwhelmingly in the General Assembly this year. Aquaculture is now the predominant means of shellfish harvesting around the world.

Last month, Governor O’Malley announced that after the implementation of new regulations to protect the blue crab population, the blue crab population has rebounded to its highest levels since 1997. In addition, watermen actually harvested more crabs this past season than in 7 of the past 10 years, confirming the long-held belief that a healthy harvesting industry can coexist with regulations that protect the long term health of the blue crab population.

View the plan and a summary of the proposed regulations www.dnr.maryland.gov/fisheries.

HAGERSTOWN SWEEPS DOUBLEHEADER FROM DELMARVA

‘Birds Lose Fourth Straight, Fall to 18-24

Salisbury, Md.
– The Delmarva Shorebirds scored three runs in two games as the Hagerstown Suns cruised by the Shorebirds in both games of the doubleheader at Perdue Stadium on Friday night. Hagerstown won game one 10-1 and game two 9-2.

The Suns used big innings in both games to build large leads. In game one, the Suns used a five-run fourth inning to pull away from the ‘Birds. In game two, the Suns plated seven runs in the second inning.

Hagerstown game one starter Paul Demny tossed a complete game to earn the win. He surrendered just five hits and a run. Shorebirds starter Luis Noel, who was making his first start of the season, was pinned with the loss in 3.1 innings.

Shane Erb earned the game two win. He came on in the fifth inning and held the ‘Birds scoreless in 1.2 innings pitched. The loss went to Bobby Bundy, who was making his first start of the season.

T.J. Baxter was one of the few bright spots for the Shorebirds in game two. He connected on his first home run since April 14th in the fifth inning. He also had an RBI double to the left field wall in the second inning.

Delmarva plays game four of the series on Saturday night at 7:05 p.m. Nathan Moreau makes his second start of the season for Delmarva.