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Sunday, September 05, 2010
Big Fire In Pittsville
There's a three alarm fire somewhere near Pittsville. Gumboro, Pittsville & Pasonsburg have been called out to a chicken house fire.
One Percent Transaction Tax Is Proposed?
President Obama's finance team is recommending a transaction tax. This is a 1% tax on all transactions at any financial institution i. e. Banks, Credit Unions, etc.. Any deposit you make, or move around within your account, i. e. transfer to, will have a 1% tax charged. If your pay check or your social Security or whatever is direct deposit, 1% tax charged. If you hand carry a check in to deposit, 1% tax charged, If you take cash in to deposit, 1% tax charged.This is from the man who promised that if you make under $250,000 per year, you will not see one penny of new tax. Keep your eyes and ears open, you will be amazed at what you learn.
Some will say aw it's just 1%... remember once the tax is there they can raise it at will.
Some will say aw it's just 1%... remember once the tax is there they can raise it at will.
Govt Promotion of Islam? State Dept. Pressed For Imam Book Explanation
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee wants the State Department to explain its use of taxpayer funds to purchase and distribute Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf’s book What’s Right With Islam.
“Certainly Senate Foreign Relations Committee members will want some briefing from the State Department,” Andy Fisher, the spokesman for Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations told HUMAN EVENTS. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had no immediate reaction to the controversy.
On the House side, Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), ranking Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, is “looking into the matter.” Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.) would not comment as of press time.
The State Department spent $10,000 of taxpayer funds to buy 2,000 copies of the book written by Ground Zero mosque promoter Feisal Abdul Rauf. U.S. embassy employees are distributing the book during the imam’s taxpayer-funded tour to Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
But the arrangement calls into question whether the U.S. government’s funding of a book which promotes the Muslim religion is in violation of the 1st Amendment’s separation of church and state.
The State Department defends the right to distribute this book by saying the book is not “religious.” An official told HUMAN EVENTS that “we would consider a religious book to be something like the Koran and the Bible. We look at those as book on religion or books about religious.”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—which litigates against Christian symbols such as the cross and Ten Commandments in public places—refused to comment on the Islamic book controversy.
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“Certainly Senate Foreign Relations Committee members will want some briefing from the State Department,” Andy Fisher, the spokesman for Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), the ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations told HUMAN EVENTS. Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass), the Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, had no immediate reaction to the controversy.
On the House side, Rep. Ilena Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla.), ranking Republican on the Foreign Affairs Committee, is “looking into the matter.” Committee Chairman Howard Berman (D-Calif.) would not comment as of press time.
The State Department spent $10,000 of taxpayer funds to buy 2,000 copies of the book written by Ground Zero mosque promoter Feisal Abdul Rauf. U.S. embassy employees are distributing the book during the imam’s taxpayer-funded tour to Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.
But the arrangement calls into question whether the U.S. government’s funding of a book which promotes the Muslim religion is in violation of the 1st Amendment’s separation of church and state.
The State Department defends the right to distribute this book by saying the book is not “religious.” An official told HUMAN EVENTS that “we would consider a religious book to be something like the Koran and the Bible. We look at those as book on religion or books about religious.”
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)—which litigates against Christian symbols such as the cross and Ten Commandments in public places—refused to comment on the Islamic book controversy.
GO HERE to read more.
If Obama Won't Investigate ACORN, New Congress Should
When the leaders of organizations tell employees not to cooperate with FBI investigators, they usually have something to hide.
This is especially true when the organization in question is the infamous Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACORN. Folks may have thought ACORN was out of business by now, thanks to those sensational videos made public last year of its employees advising two associates of journalist Andrew Breitbart on how to get around laws against tax evasion, child prostitution, and illegal immigration.
Since the 'Pimp and Prostitute' videos, ACORN officials have used a tactic familiar to shady operators posing as Persian rug salesmen, home remodelers and roof repairers: Change the business name on the door and keep right on ripping off the unwary.
That's why, as Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton explains on washingtonexaminer.com:
"Today ACORN is alive and well, splintered into rebranded local chapters across the country."
Fitton should know because he and his small but famously spunky staff have been poring over hundreds of documents they've obtained in recent months from court records and Freedom of Information Act requests concerning the multiple federal and state criminal investigations that have been conducted in recent years of ACORN and its most frequent partner in crime, Project Vote. What they've found is mountains of evidence indicating a long-running joint effort by ACORN and Project Vote to subvert anti-voter registration fraud laws.
Federal investigators in St. Louis noted, for example, that Missouri ACORN/Project Vote workers were instructed not to talk to the FBI. Investigators quoted in documents reviewed by Judicial Watch also claimed in shorthand notes that "ACORN hqt wkg for the Democratic Party."
They also found evidence of physical threats against ACORN/Project Vote workers who cooperated with the FBI, and the routine use of names taken from the telephone book being used on fraudulent voter registration cards. All of these acts are criminal felonies that can result in multiple jail terms for convicted offenders.
Despite the evidence, however, President Obama's Justice Department shut down the federal probes in March 2009. Fitton suggests that DOJ's lack of interest in pursuing the ACORN/Project Vote investigation is explained by Obama's long relationship with the two groups. That relationship is reflected in this quote from Obama that appeared on his presidential campaign web site in 2008:
"I've been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career."
More Here
This is especially true when the organization in question is the infamous Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, or ACORN. Folks may have thought ACORN was out of business by now, thanks to those sensational videos made public last year of its employees advising two associates of journalist Andrew Breitbart on how to get around laws against tax evasion, child prostitution, and illegal immigration.
Since the 'Pimp and Prostitute' videos, ACORN officials have used a tactic familiar to shady operators posing as Persian rug salesmen, home remodelers and roof repairers: Change the business name on the door and keep right on ripping off the unwary.
That's why, as Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton explains on washingtonexaminer.com:
"Today ACORN is alive and well, splintered into rebranded local chapters across the country."
Fitton should know because he and his small but famously spunky staff have been poring over hundreds of documents they've obtained in recent months from court records and Freedom of Information Act requests concerning the multiple federal and state criminal investigations that have been conducted in recent years of ACORN and its most frequent partner in crime, Project Vote. What they've found is mountains of evidence indicating a long-running joint effort by ACORN and Project Vote to subvert anti-voter registration fraud laws.
Federal investigators in St. Louis noted, for example, that Missouri ACORN/Project Vote workers were instructed not to talk to the FBI. Investigators quoted in documents reviewed by Judicial Watch also claimed in shorthand notes that "ACORN hqt wkg for the Democratic Party."
They also found evidence of physical threats against ACORN/Project Vote workers who cooperated with the FBI, and the routine use of names taken from the telephone book being used on fraudulent voter registration cards. All of these acts are criminal felonies that can result in multiple jail terms for convicted offenders.
Despite the evidence, however, President Obama's Justice Department shut down the federal probes in March 2009. Fitton suggests that DOJ's lack of interest in pursuing the ACORN/Project Vote investigation is explained by Obama's long relationship with the two groups. That relationship is reflected in this quote from Obama that appeared on his presidential campaign web site in 2008:
"I've been fighting alongside ACORN on issues you care about my entire career."
More Here
Trooper’s Arrest Suspect For Outstanding Warrant And CDS Violations
DATE & TIME: 9/5/2010 at 0022 hours
C C. CARD NUMBER: 1054-00-8026
LOCATION: Old Ocean City Rd @ Main St Ext, Pittsville, MD
BRIEF RESUME:
On the above date and time, a trooper stopped a 1997 Ford for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop the trooper learned the driver had provided him with false identification and was placed under arrest. The passenger for the vehicle was found to have an outstanding Circuit Court Warrant out of Worcester County for Assault. A search of the vehicle revealed an amount of suspected Marijuana. The driver and passenger was arrested for the CDS violations and outstanding warrant.
Arrested:
1. Tyronn Rashaad Lawson, B/M age 23 of Berlin, Maryland
>Poss. Of CDS Marijuana
>Poss. CDS Paraphernalia
>False statement to Police
2. Lavar Jerome Ayres, B/M age 31 of Berlin, Maryland
> Outstanding Warrant
C C. CARD NUMBER: 1054-00-8026
LOCATION: Old Ocean City Rd @ Main St Ext, Pittsville, MD
BRIEF RESUME:
On the above date and time, a trooper stopped a 1997 Ford for a traffic violation. During the course of the traffic stop the trooper learned the driver had provided him with false identification and was placed under arrest. The passenger for the vehicle was found to have an outstanding Circuit Court Warrant out of Worcester County for Assault. A search of the vehicle revealed an amount of suspected Marijuana. The driver and passenger was arrested for the CDS violations and outstanding warrant.
Arrested:
1. Tyronn Rashaad Lawson, B/M age 23 of Berlin, Maryland
>Poss. Of CDS Marijuana
>Poss. CDS Paraphernalia
>False statement to Police
2. Lavar Jerome Ayres, B/M age 31 of Berlin, Maryland
> Outstanding Warrant
GREENJACKETS SHUTOUT SHOREBIRDS, 3-0, IN GAME TWO
Bundy’s Consecutive Scoreless Innings Streak Ends at 19.2
Salisbury, Md. – Three Augusta pitchers combined to four-hit the Shorebirds in a 3-0 shutout win for the GreenJackets on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The Delmarva Shorebirds have lost three straight games.
The GreenJackets plated the first run against Bobby Bundy in the third inning. Nick Liles hit a double off the left field wall. Three batters later, Ryan Cavan hit a single to give Augusta a 1-0 lead.
Augusta plated two more runs in the sixth inning. Cavan led off with a single. Skyler Stromsmoe was hit by a pitch to put two men aboard. Then, Hector Sanchez hit a triple to right-center field to plate both runners.
Bobby Bundy allowed five hits and three runs in 5.2 innings pitched. The three runs scored against him were the first runs he has surrendered since August 16. Bundy struck out six and walked four.
James Brandhorst tossed 2.1 scoreless innings. He allowed just one hit. David Walters tossed a perfect ninth inning.
Augusta starter Jeremy Toole earned his sixth win of the season. He tossed six shutout frames and allowed just two hits. Jose Valdez held the Shorebirds in check in the seventh and eighth innings while Jose Casilla picked up his 14th save of the season by throwing a flawless ninth inning.
The Shorebirds and GreenJackets play game three of the series on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. RHP Brent Allar makes the start for Delmarva.
Salisbury, Md. – Three Augusta pitchers combined to four-hit the Shorebirds in a 3-0 shutout win for the GreenJackets on Saturday night at Arthur W. Perdue Stadium. The Delmarva Shorebirds have lost three straight games.
The GreenJackets plated the first run against Bobby Bundy in the third inning. Nick Liles hit a double off the left field wall. Three batters later, Ryan Cavan hit a single to give Augusta a 1-0 lead.
Augusta plated two more runs in the sixth inning. Cavan led off with a single. Skyler Stromsmoe was hit by a pitch to put two men aboard. Then, Hector Sanchez hit a triple to right-center field to plate both runners.
Bobby Bundy allowed five hits and three runs in 5.2 innings pitched. The three runs scored against him were the first runs he has surrendered since August 16. Bundy struck out six and walked four.
James Brandhorst tossed 2.1 scoreless innings. He allowed just one hit. David Walters tossed a perfect ninth inning.
Augusta starter Jeremy Toole earned his sixth win of the season. He tossed six shutout frames and allowed just two hits. Jose Valdez held the Shorebirds in check in the seventh and eighth innings while Jose Casilla picked up his 14th save of the season by throwing a flawless ninth inning.
The Shorebirds and GreenJackets play game three of the series on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. RHP Brent Allar makes the start for Delmarva.
SHOREBIRDS GAME NOTES: 9/3 vs. Augusta
STAT OF THE DAY: Shorebirds starting pitcher Bobby Bundy has not allowed a run in 17 consecutive innings pitched.
PREVIEW: The Shorebirds aim to level the series in game two against the GreenJackets. Augusta scored six runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-3 win last night. 2009 1st-round draft pick Zack Wheeler earned the win in five innings. With a win tonight, the Shorebirds would become the 14th team in franchise history (15 years) to win at least 60 games.
60 RBI CLUB: Ty Kelly is two RBIs shy of joining the 60+ RBI club. Since the 2004 season 12 players have reached 60 RBIs: Nick Markakis (64, 2004), Jason Fransz (111, 2005), Arturo Rivas (62, 2005), Ryan Finan (78, 2006), Mark Fleisher (67, 2006), Miguel Abreu (60, 2007), Brandon Tripp (79, 2007), Chris Vinyard (82, 2007), Tyler Henson (62, 2008), Joe Mahoney (61, 2008), Joe Nowicki (78, 2008) and Ron Welty (67, 2009).
41 TRIPLES: The Shorebirds have recorded 41 triples this season, the most in a single-season since the 2000 season (42). The Shorebirds record is 48, achieved by the ‘96 team.
OFFENSIVE THRIVING: Shortstop Garabez Rosa has seen his offensive numbers boom of late. Rosa has hit safely in nine of his last ten games (16-39, .410).
HEAVY WORKLOAD: Brian Parker has worked 16.2 innings in his last five appearances out of the bullpen since August 19.
55 1-RUN GAMES: The Shorebirds lead the league this season with 55 1-run games. They are 23-22 in those games. For comparison, Augusta has played in 43 one-run games.
PREVIEW: The Shorebirds aim to level the series in game two against the GreenJackets. Augusta scored six runs in the first inning and cruised to a 10-3 win last night. 2009 1st-round draft pick Zack Wheeler earned the win in five innings. With a win tonight, the Shorebirds would become the 14th team in franchise history (15 years) to win at least 60 games.
60 RBI CLUB: Ty Kelly is two RBIs shy of joining the 60+ RBI club. Since the 2004 season 12 players have reached 60 RBIs: Nick Markakis (64, 2004), Jason Fransz (111, 2005), Arturo Rivas (62, 2005), Ryan Finan (78, 2006), Mark Fleisher (67, 2006), Miguel Abreu (60, 2007), Brandon Tripp (79, 2007), Chris Vinyard (82, 2007), Tyler Henson (62, 2008), Joe Mahoney (61, 2008), Joe Nowicki (78, 2008) and Ron Welty (67, 2009).
41 TRIPLES: The Shorebirds have recorded 41 triples this season, the most in a single-season since the 2000 season (42). The Shorebirds record is 48, achieved by the ‘96 team.
OFFENSIVE THRIVING: Shortstop Garabez Rosa has seen his offensive numbers boom of late. Rosa has hit safely in nine of his last ten games (16-39, .410).
HEAVY WORKLOAD: Brian Parker has worked 16.2 innings in his last five appearances out of the bullpen since August 19.
55 1-RUN GAMES: The Shorebirds lead the league this season with 55 1-run games. They are 23-22 in those games. For comparison, Augusta has played in 43 one-run games.