Lost Dog

I have lost my dog Saturday night and I see you have alot of blogs about animals. I have posted a blog, but new to this kind of thing. I hope it is on there so people can view it. Her name is Sasha, lab/pit mix, brindle color, 2 years old. She was last seen at my house behind the MVA area.

My phone # is 443 235 8223.

Thank you very much.
Stephanie

Independence Day To Be Hot, Another Heat Wave On The Way

WASHINGTON - If you're planning to spend most of Independence Day outside, make sure to pack plenty of water, and plenty of sun screen because it is going to be hot and sunny.
ABC 7 Meteorologist says that temperatures could get into the mid 90s today, and it'll be a bit more humid today than it has been the past few days.

"Lots of sunshine in the forecast, not only for this morning, but for the remainder of the afternoon," says Rudin.

Rudin says things will cool down to the mid-80s by the time fireworks start shooting off.

If you like the heat, you'll be getting plenty more of it in the coming days.

"It looks like we're going into a pattern similar to what we had in June, and wow, it was hot in June," says Rudin.

Two new records for heat were set in June, and Rudin says Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday all have the potential to set new records.

You can find a list of fireworks happening around the area here, and our guide to seeing fireworks on the National Mall here.

Here are some tips to stay cool in the heat:

Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing;
Wear a hat to shield yourself from the sun;
Use sunscreen;
Drink lots of water. Remember that caffeinated beverages can increase the rate of water loss in your body, increasing your risk of heat exhaustion or stroke;
Hang out in the air conditioning or shade;
Don't leave children or pets in the car.
Too much time in the hot weather can make you sick. Here's what the American Red Cross offers up as advice to recognize and treat heat exhaustion and heat stroke.

Signs of Heat Exhaustion

Normal body temperature;
May have cool, moist, pale or flushed skin;
Heavy sweating;
Headache;
Nausea or vomiting;
Dizziness;
Exhaustion.
What to do about heat exhaustion:

Get the person out of the heat and into a cooler place.
Apply cool, wet cloths.
Give a half glass of cool water every 15 minutes.
Signs of Heat Stroke

Body temperature as high as 105 degrees;
Skin that's red and hot;
Changes in consciousness;
Rapid, weak pulse;
Rapid, shallow breathing.
What to do about heat stroke:

Help is needed fast.
Move the person to a cooler place.
Quickly cool the body.
Watch for signals of breathing problems.

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Fredericksburg Service Woman Dies In Iraq

A 19-year-old combat medic died after suffering injuries in a non-combat incident in western Iraq on Friday.

Spc. Morganne M. McBeth, of Fredericksburg, Va., was injured in Khan Al Baghdadi and died Friday in Al Asad, according to the military announcement made Saturday. Details of the circumstances surrounding her death were not yet released.

McBeth belonged to the 1st Special Troops Battalion, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, based at Fort Bragg.

"McBeth had a positive impact on all the paratroopers within the 1st Brigade Special Troops Battalion and will be dearly missed," brigade commander Lt. Col. Douglas Stitt said. "She was always quick with a smile and looked after her fellow paratroopers with keen diligence and respect."

McBeth joined the Army in July 2008 and was assigned to Fort Bragg in February 2009. She was deployed to Iraq last August after undergoing basic and advanced individual training.

"SPC Morganne McBeths vivid smile and attitude were contagious," Lt. Abraham Medina Jr., a phyiscian's assistant who served with McBeth, said in a statement. "Regardless of how rough your day may have been, if Morganne entered the room, you were going to smile. Her spunky character and selflessness will be remembered by all who were privileged enough to have met her.

"Morganne treated all of her patients with unsurpassed compassion, regardless of their injury or illness severity," added Medina.

McBeth's awards and decorations include the Army Commendation Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster, Army Good Conduct Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal with Campaign Star, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon and Basic Parachutist Badge.

She is survived by her father, Leonard McBeth, and her stepmother, Sylvia McBeth.

A memorial in her honor will be held in Iraq.

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Two, Sister Goats Up For Adoption

Yes, we're even adopting Goats on Salisbury News.

GO HERE to see the two Sister Goats that must be adopted together.

Don't even waste their time asking if you can take one.

Declaration of Independence

Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's most cherished symbol of liberty and Jefferson's most enduring monument. Here, in exalted and unforgettable phrases, Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.

The political philosophy of the Declaration was not new; its ideals of individual liberty had already been expressed by John Locke and the Continental philosophers. What Jefferson did was to summarize this philosophy in "self-evident truths" and set forth a list of grievances against the King in order to justify before the world the breaking of ties between the colonies and the mother country. We invite you to read a transcription of the complete text of the Declaration.

Virginia Stands Against Obamacare, For Freedom

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli continued his valiant fight in federal court Thursday to keep alive his lawsuit against the new Obamacare law. It is a fight that not just Virginians, but all Americans, should hope he wins.

The Old Dominion has passed a law to protect residents from the mandate to buy health insurance. Without a mandate, much of Obamacare falls apart. In defending the state's power to pass such a law, Mr. Cuccinelli argues that the Obamacare mandates are unconstitutional. The Obama administration, for its part, wants to avoid any constitutional examination of the mandates. President Obama says the state has no right to enact such a law - and that if the law is illegitimate, the state has no legal standing to file its suit. The administration thus moved to dismiss the whole suit before its merits could even be considered. Mr. Cuccinelli's court appearance Thursday was to argue against dismissal.

In his brief, Mr. Cuccinelli made a strong case based on both the language of the Constitution and Supreme Court precedent. He said Virginia was not trying to nullify a federal law but instead claiming the sovereign power to challenge the mandates through the legitimate means of the courts. He cited Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's decision in the 1992 case of New York v. United States: "At least as far back as Martin v. Hunter's Lessee (1816), the Court has resolved questions 'of great importance and delicacy' in determining whether particular sovereign powers have been granted by the Constitution to the Federal Government or have been retained by the States."

Mr. Cuccinelli could have quoted another part of Justice O'Connor's decision, in which she wrote it would be illegal for the federal government to "'commandeer' state governments into the service of federal regulatory purposes, and would ... be inconsistent with the Constitution's division of authority between federal and state governments."

"Virginia has already been forced to make decisions regarding insurance exchanges under the act, as well as changes to Medicaid," Virginia's attorney general explained to the press. "One of those decisions made the commonwealth forego more than $100 million in federal money." In short, the federal government is commandeering state governments, while forcing the states' citizens to buy a product they may not want.

On behalf of Mr. Cuccinelli's suit, Virginia Solicitor General E. Duncan Getchell Jr. said to the court, "The government can't draft an unwilling citizen into commerce just so it can regulate him under the Commerce Clause." This is the same issue that Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, was exploring when he asked Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan if Congress has the power to force people to eat their veggies, to which Ms. Kagan - frighteningly - said Congress does have such power. If a state has no standing, on behalf of its citizens, to challenge such abusive federal power trips, then both the state and the citizens are at the mercy of a federal monster that knows no bounds.

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Why Is The Gulf Cleanup So Slow?

As the oil spill continues and the cleanup lags, we must begin to ask difficult and uncomfortable questions. There does not seem to be much that anyone can do to stop the spill except dig a relief well, not due until August. But the cleanup is a different story. The press and Internet are full of straightforward suggestions for easy ways of improving the cleanup, but the federal government is resisting these remedies.

First, the Environmental Protection Agency can relax restrictions on the amount of oil in discharged water, currently limited to 15 parts per million. In normal times, this rule sensibly controls the amount of pollution that can be added to relatively clean ocean water. But this is not a normal time.

Various skimmers and tankers (some of them very large) are available that could eliminate most of the oil from seawater, discharging the mostly clean water while storing the oil onboard. While this would clean vast amounts of water efficiently, the EPA is unwilling to grant a temporary waiver of its regulations.

Next, the Obama administration can waive the Jones Act, which restricts foreign ships from operating in U.S. coastal waters. Many foreign countries (such as the Netherlands and Belgium) have ships and technologies that would greatly advance the cleanup. So far, the U.S. has refused to waive the restrictions of this law and allow these ships to participate in the effort.

The combination of these two regulations is delaying and may even prevent the world's largest skimmer, the Taiwanese owned "A Whale," from deploying. This 10-story high ship can remove almost as much oil in a day as has been removed in total—roughly 500,000 barrels of oily water per day. The tanker is steaming towards the Gulf, hoping it will receive Coast Guard and EPA approval before it arrives.

In addition, the federal government can free American-based skimmers. Of the 2,000 skimmers in the U.S. (not subject to the Jones Act or other restrictions), only 400 have been sent to the Gulf. Federal barriers have kept the others on stations elsewhere in case of other oil spills, despite the magnitude of the current crisis. The Coast Guard and the EPA issued a joint temporary rule suspending the regulation on June 29—more than 70 days after the spill.

The Obama administration can also permit more state and local initiatives. The media endlessly report stories of county and state officials applying federal permits to perform various actions, such as building sand berms around the Louisiana coast. In some cases, they were forbidden from acting. In others there have been extensive delays in obtaining permission.

As the government fails to implement such simple and straightforward remedies, one must ask why.

One possibility is sheer incompetence. Many critics of the president are fond of pointing out that he had no administrative or executive experience before taking office.

Another possibility is that the administration places a higher priority on interests other than the fate of the Gulf, such as placating organized labor, which vigorously defends the Jones Act.

Finally there is the most pessimistic explanation—that the oil spill may be viewed as an opportunity, the way White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel said back in February 2009, "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Many administration supporters are opposed to offshore oil drilling and are already employing the spill as a tool for achieving other goals.

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Obama Faces Prospect Of Firm Dem Opposition On Immigration Reform

President Barack Obama has blamed Republicans for standing in the way of immigration reform, but he may have to contend with deep misgivings from within his own ranks as he tries to revive reform legislation.

Fourteen sitting Democratic senators voted to filibuster the last comprehensive immigration reform bill Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Nev.) brought to the floor in June of 2007. Sen. Bernie Sanders (Vt.), an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, also voted against it.

Reid declared at an immigration rally in Las Vegas in April that he had 56 votes for comprehensive reform and needed just “a handful of Republicans.”

But it is not clear why any of the senators who voted to block the last bill would change their minds.

Opponents of comprehensive reform say it will be tougher for Democrats to vote for a similar bill because of the sluggish economy and high unemployment rate, which hit 9.5 percent in June. At the time of the last vote, the rate was 4.6 percent, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Republicans accuse Democrats of blaming them for blocking the issue as a way of appealing to Hispanic voters before the fall elections. But they argue Democratic senators are as much of a problem for the president.

“That was the elephant in the room during the president’s speech yesterday, he’s squarely blaming Republicans for blocking comprehensive immigration reform but he doesn’t have his Democrats lined up,” said Rosemary Jenks, director of government relations at NumbersUSA, a non-partisan group that opposes putting illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship.

Republicans also question whether Obama really wants to pass a comprehensive reform bill this year.

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So Where's The ACLU-- Hiding Under The Bed?

Thanks to U.S. taxpayers, an Islamic enclave is being carved out of the heart of the City of Brotherly Love.

The person doing the carving is Kenny Gamble, the author of such hit songs as “Love Train” and “Me and Mrs. Jones.”

So far Americans have shelled out $1.6 billion in federal grants, loans, and “charitable” gifts to create an alleged “Muslims-only”community.

A convert to Islam, Gamble, now known as Luqman Abdul Haqq, is affiliated with the National Ummah Movement which seeks to establish sovereign Islamic enclaves ruled by shariah (Islamic) law within major cities throughout the U.S.A.

The movement was started by Jamil al-Amin (the former H. Rap Brown), who is now serving a life sentence at a maximum security prison for killing two police officers in Atlanta.

Gamble managed to collect the $1.6 billion through Universal Company, a so-called “charitable organization,” which he formed in 1993. Gamble and his spokesmen say that the non-profit company provides a public service by cleaning up a blighted section of the south Philly, but local residents say that Universal has really used the $1.6 billion to create a Muslim ghetto.

This allegation is supported by Gamble himself. Speaking to his fellow Islamists, the former songwriter quipped: “We are not here for Universal, we are here for Islam.”

The proof is in the pudding.

The 800 block of South 15th Street now contains the United Muslim Masjid, an Islamic center, and a madrassah (charter school). All of these organizations have been created and sustained by Gamble’s enterprise.

Rotan Lee of the Philly YMCA says: “You look up and down the street and see men, women and children in traditional Muslim dress everywhere; you see the masjid right across from Kenny's house and security guards on the corners in kufis.”

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Volunteers Ready But Left Out Of Spill Cleanup

BP and the Obama administration face mounting complaints that they are ignoring foreign offers of equipment and making little use of the fishing boats and volunteers available to help clean up what may now be the biggest spill ever in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Coast Guard said there have been 107 offers of help from 44 nations, ranging from technical advice to skimmer boats and booms. But many of those offers are weeks old, and only a small number have been accepted. The vast majority are still under review, according to a list kept by the State Department.

And in recent days and weeks, for reasons BP has never explained, many fishing boats hired for the cleanup have done a lot of waiting around.

A report prepared by investigators with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., detailed one case in which the Dutch government offered April 30 to provide four oil skimmers that collectively could process more than 6 million gallons of oily water a day. It took seven weeks for the U.S. to approve the offer.

White House spokesman Robert Gibbs on Thursday scorned the idea that "somehow it took the command 70 days to accept international help."

More details of the Obama Administration's 'slow walk'

Navy Half Time Show

This is absolutely amazing !!!!

Take your socks off before watching or they'll be knocked off if you don't !!!!

This is at a Navy basketball half-time show .... Note the spectators as the show starts and how their attitude changes as the show progresses and concludes.....Enjoy. Click on the site below.

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Testimony On Government's 'Racist' Decisions Scheduled

A former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who resigned after he claimed the federal bureaucracy decided not to pursue an apparently legitimate voter intimidation case against a black man because of his race is scheduled to give evidence.

J. Christian Adams is on the calendar to testify before the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights regarding the Justice Department's dismissal of the case involving the New Black Panther Party's alleged intimidation of voters in 2008 in Philadelphia.

Adams resigned from the agency after the case was ordered to be dismissed.

According to Pajamas Media, where he now is a contributor, Adams will provide testimony at 9:30 a.m. July 6 at the commission's Washington office.

Adams this week told Fox News, "There is a pervasive hostility within the Civil Rights Division of the Justice Department toward these sorts of cases."

Asked whether there is a specific Justice Department policy against pursuing cases in which the defendant is black and the victim is white, Adams replied, "Particularly in voting, that will be the case for the next few years. No doubt about it. If you had all the attorneys who worked on this case here, I am quite sure that they would say the exact same thing."

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Court: Regulation Of Free Speech Stops Here!

A federal court has ruled unconstitutional an attempt by New Mexico politicians to regulate the political free speech of activists working to hold their elected officials accountable to the people.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth District in Denver, Colo., ruled that New Mexico Youth Organized could not be classified as a political organization subject to government regulation simply because it advocates political issues and educates the public on how lawmakers vote on those issues.

"The Tenth Circuit's holding is significant," explains a statement from The James Madison Center for Free Speech, which filed an amicus brief in the case, "because it limits government's ability to regulate organizations as full-fledged political committees, thereby imposing on them all the burdens – including registration, extensive recordkeeping requirements and extensive reporting requirements – that go along with being apolitical committee.

"As the Supreme Court has explained, these burdens are so onerous that many organizations, rather than complying with them, will just forego their political speech," the Center explains. "This is at odds with the Supreme Court's repeated holdings that political speech is at the very core of what the First Amendment protects."


New Mexico Youth Organized is a project of the Center for Civic Policy, the executive director of which, Eli Yong Lee, explains, "NMYO educates the public about how their governmental representatives vote and how these representatives are funded. NMYO encourages its constituents to communicate with their representatives regarding issues important to New Mexico youth."

Significantly, Lee insists, NMYO "do[es] not engage in express advocacy for the election or defeat of candidates for public office."

But when the NMYO mailed advertisements criticizing several incumbent state legislators, denouncing certain proposed initiatives and pointing out where sponsoring legislators received their funding, one of those criticized filed a complaint.

Democrat State Senator Shannon Robinson, of whom it was said in an NMYO advertisement on health care initiatives "voted with the insurance industry," asked New Mexico Secretary of State Mary Herrera to step in and force NMYO to conform to the state's regulations forpolitical committees.

A second targeted legislator, Democrat State Senator Bernadette Sanchez, also contacted State Attorney General Gary King, seeking the same clamps be put down on NMYO's activities.

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‘BIRDS CLOSE OUT ROAD TRIP WITH 7-5 VICTORY

Shorebirds Return to Perdue Stadium for July Fourth Celebration

Charleston, WV – The Delmarva Shorebirds topped the West Virginia Power 7-5 in the series finale on Saturday night at Appalachian Power Park. It was their first road series win since the Asheville series, between April 28 and May 2.

The Shorebirds jumped to an early lead in the second inning. Steve Bumbry drew a walk to open the frame. A throwing error by pitcher Brandon Holden advanced Bumbry to second. Two batters later, Gary Helmick ripped a double to left field to score Bumbry. The next batter, Mike Mooney, singled to shallow left field to score Helmick. With two outs, Brian Conley ripped a single to right. Ty Kelly followed with a walk. With runners at second and third, Tyler Townsend smacked a two-run single to right field to give the ‘Birds a 4-0 lead.

West Virginia plated their first run in the bottom of the second. Jesus Brito lead off with a triple. Then, Pat Irvine followed with a ground out to short that scored Brito.

The Shorebirds never trailed.

Mike Mooney hit an RBI single in the third and Luis Bernardo hit a two run triple to deep center in the sixth inning. It was his first triple of the season.

Nick Haughian earned his fifth win of the season in 3.1 innings of early relief. Josh Dowdy picked up his 12th save of the season in a flawless ninth inning.

The Shorebirds return to Perdue Stadium for a July 4th Independence Day Bash on Sunday night. Game time is set for 6:05 p.m.

SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: 7/3 @ West Virginia

The Shorebirds return home for a July 4th Independence Day Bash. Game time is set for 6:05 p.m. at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. Fans are urged to call in advance for tickets. The Shorebirds Box Office will open at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. Call 410-219-3112.

REVIEW: The Shorebirds vie for the series win in the finale against the Power. Last night, Jesus Brito hit a three-run homer in the fourth inning as the Power took game four 5-1.

FIRST ROAD SERIES WIN SINCE: The Shorebirds have not won a road series since the Asheville series at McCormick field between April 28 and May 1 (3-1). The Shorebirds have lost the last five road series to: Kannapolis (1-3), West Virginia (1-3), Hickory (1-3), Greensboro (1-3) and Lexington (0-3).

TIED FOR LEAGUE LEAD: Mikey Planeta is tied for the South Atlantic League in outfield assists with nine. Destin Hood of Hagerstown and Leandro Castro of Lakewood also have nine assists.

THREE STRAIGHT: Tyler Townsend has a notched a double three straight games.

FIVE STRAIGHT: Brian Conley has drawn a walk in five straight and seven of his last eight games. He has walked ten times in the last eight games.

ADDED TO ROTATION: Kantakevich has been added to the Shorebirds rotation with the departure of Nathan Moreau to Frederick. The Shorebirds now have a six-man rotation. Kantakevich joined the Shorebirds on May 21 when Ryan Berry was promoted to Frederick.

Today's July 4th Photo By Scott Phoebus

Laurel De.