Law enforcement are in a high speed chase right now with a motorcycle that started at Rt. 13 Bypass heading west. They are now on Rt. 50 at speeds in excess of 120 mph. and the motorcycle is pulling away from law enforcement. WCSD is involved in the chase.
More to come.....
UPDATE: Wicomico County Sheriff's Deputies have lost the motorcyclist.
State Police are on ther lookout in Mardela.
It has now been reported at 6:59 they have called off the chase, "he is gone."
UPDATE #2: A Maryland State Trooper was sitting in Mardela waiting for the motorcyclist to come by. The motorcyclist flew past the State Trooper in excess of 130 mph and the Trooper never even pulled onto Rt. 50. It was a green motorcycle with a black male driving it.
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Wednesday, April 20, 2011
GOVERNOR MARTIN O’MALLEY TO SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MAYOR OF SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
MOU seeks to increase trade and investment opportunities, particularly in science and technology, between Maryland and Seoul
ANNAPOLIS, MD (April 20, 2011) – Governor Martin O’Malley will meet with Mayor Oh Se-hoon from the City of Seoul, South Korea to sign a Memorandum of Understanding tomorrow focused in increased investment and trade opportunities between Maryland and Seoul. The MOU is intended to strengthen relations in science and technology development that are of mutual benefit to the State of Maryland and the City of Seoul.
Last year, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development’s Office of International Trade and Investment engaged more than 250 Asian companies, helping to attract six new foreign firms from China and Korea to Maryland. In addition, the Office assisted 75 Maryland companies export their products to Asia, helping to generate $65 million in sales.
WHAT: Governor O’Malley to sign economic development MOU with Mayor of Seoul, South Korea
WHEN: TOMORROW, Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:30 a.m.
WHERE: Maryland State House
Governor’s Reception Room
Second Floor
Annapolis, MD
Analysis: The Death Of Roe v. Wade
Recently, both opponents and supporters of abortion appear to agree that the landmark decision is no longer the law of the land
Supporters and opponents of abortion agree on nothing. One side says this is a conversation about fertilized eggs; the other says it's about fetuses. One side says the debate is about personal autonomy; the other says it's about murder. One side sees exceptions to abortion restrictions for reasons of maternal life or health as necessary to protect life; the other sees them as cunning "loopholes."
Increasingly, however, there is a fundamental assumption both sides seem to share, even if they don't say so, and it may well shape the future of abortion rights in America: Opponents and supporters of abortion appear to have taken the position that Roe v. Wade is no longer the law of the land.
Pollen Count Highest This Year
From Monday to Tuesday, the number of airborne tree spores quintupled, sending pollen counts soaring to the highest level this year.
The Walter Reed Army Medical Center reported that yesterday's count of spores dropping from trees was 2302.4 grains per cubic meter, a level the National Allergy Bureau calls "very high." By comparison, yesterday's count of pollen from trees was 478 grains/cubic meter.
What does that mean for area allergy sufferers? "Do a rain dance," advises Walter Reed microbiologist Susan Kosisky, who oversees the spore count in the area.
The National Allergy Bureau says when counts go to the "very high" level, almost all allergy sufferers will experience some kind of reaction, and those with extreme allergy sensitivity could have server symptoms.
Blame High Oil Prices On Speculators And Bernanke
It's no secret that speculators are driving up fuel prices. The surprise? It's the Fed's fault, writes Ed Wallace
Watching traffic around Dallas and Fort Worth, you'd never know the U.S. was experiencing any kind of gasoline crisis. Many drivers on the freeways apparently think Texas has already approved the proposed 85 mph speed limit.
Most don't realize that driving a vehicle that's rated at 30 mpg on the road at 85 miles an hour will cut its fuel efficiency by around 35 percent. That makes the gas they are currently paying $3.79 for cost $5.11 in reality. It's reasonable to assume, too, that if we really cared about the cost of gas, we would do everything we could to mitigate that cost. We don't. We complain about prices but seem unwilling to do anything about them.
Americans think they know whom to blame for high gas prices. The usual culprits are people who drive too fast, inefficient engines, OPEC, and even China. Sure, those are all factors, but that's like blaming the housing bubble on the lumber industry or a surfeit of carpenters. It's no great mystery who is responsible for higher gas prices. As I and others have written in the past, the biggest culprits are the speculators gaming the futures markets to line their own pockets. We know all that. What might come as a shock is that they are being enabled by the Federal Reserve.
This explains why the market for oil and gasoline is currently costing consumers and industry far more than necessary. Until recently it was impossible to tell whether the speculators were accurate in telling the media that high worldwide demand for oil has caused prices to skyrocket once again, pushing gasoline prices $1 a gallon above where they were at this time last year.
It's true that rail traffic is up in the U.S.—a sure sign of a strengthening economy—and it's equally true that cargo shipments worldwide are back to pre-Great Recession volumes. However, MasterCard (MA) and some oil analysts are saying that domestic gasoline consumption has dropped anywhere from 3 percent to 3.7 percent over the past five weeks; for a country that at times burns 400 million gallons of gasoline a day, that's no small drop. In futures trading, such a decline in demand should effect a comparable cost reduction in what buyers are willing to pay for fuel for resale. That's not happening.
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Watching traffic around Dallas and Fort Worth, you'd never know the U.S. was experiencing any kind of gasoline crisis. Many drivers on the freeways apparently think Texas has already approved the proposed 85 mph speed limit.
Most don't realize that driving a vehicle that's rated at 30 mpg on the road at 85 miles an hour will cut its fuel efficiency by around 35 percent. That makes the gas they are currently paying $3.79 for cost $5.11 in reality. It's reasonable to assume, too, that if we really cared about the cost of gas, we would do everything we could to mitigate that cost. We don't. We complain about prices but seem unwilling to do anything about them.
Americans think they know whom to blame for high gas prices. The usual culprits are people who drive too fast, inefficient engines, OPEC, and even China. Sure, those are all factors, but that's like blaming the housing bubble on the lumber industry or a surfeit of carpenters. It's no great mystery who is responsible for higher gas prices. As I and others have written in the past, the biggest culprits are the speculators gaming the futures markets to line their own pockets. We know all that. What might come as a shock is that they are being enabled by the Federal Reserve.
This explains why the market for oil and gasoline is currently costing consumers and industry far more than necessary. Until recently it was impossible to tell whether the speculators were accurate in telling the media that high worldwide demand for oil has caused prices to skyrocket once again, pushing gasoline prices $1 a gallon above where they were at this time last year.
It's true that rail traffic is up in the U.S.—a sure sign of a strengthening economy—and it's equally true that cargo shipments worldwide are back to pre-Great Recession volumes. However, MasterCard (MA) and some oil analysts are saying that domestic gasoline consumption has dropped anywhere from 3 percent to 3.7 percent over the past five weeks; for a country that at times burns 400 million gallons of gasoline a day, that's no small drop. In futures trading, such a decline in demand should effect a comparable cost reduction in what buyers are willing to pay for fuel for resale. That's not happening.
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Today's Survey Question
PUBLIC NOTICE
The City Council has scheduled an additional work session for Monday, April 25, 2011. The work session will be held at 1:30 p.m. in Conference Room 306 of the Government Office Building (125 N. Division Street) for discussion of Council’s priorities/suggestions.
PUBLIC NOTICE
CANCELLATION OF CITY COUNCIL BUDGET SESSION
The Salisbury City Council’s budget session for Thursday, April 21, 2011, has been cancelled. The next budget session will be held on Tuesday, April 26, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. (changed from 9:30 a.m.) in Conference Room 306 in the Government Office Building (125 N. Division Street).
Salisbury Police Department Press Release
Over the past five years, the Salisbury Police Department has averaged the following violations during the last few weeks (April 15 through May 30) of the Spring Semester:
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
Noise violations 12, 16, 31, 13, 17,
Underage possession 14, 6, 17, 18, 24,
Of alcohol
Open container of 8, 1, 4, 10, 15,
Alcohol
TOTALS 34, 23, 52, 41, 56,
Students are reminded that the Salisbury Police Department will be focusing on these and other quality of life violations for the remainder of the school year. Students are encouraged to be “good neighbors” by not being involved in these types of incidents. Many of these violations expose students to fines and/or possible jail sentences. They also often result in court appearances that are scheduled over the summer thus inconveniencing work and summer vacation schedules. Convictions may negatively impact future job opportunities and school related internships/placements.
This information was researched and has been provided in an effort to educate the student population and to work more closely with them to establish a partnership to provide and develop a positive and safe environment.
2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010,
Noise violations 12, 16, 31, 13, 17,
Underage possession 14, 6, 17, 18, 24,
Of alcohol
Open container of 8, 1, 4, 10, 15,
Alcohol
TOTALS 34, 23, 52, 41, 56,
Students are reminded that the Salisbury Police Department will be focusing on these and other quality of life violations for the remainder of the school year. Students are encouraged to be “good neighbors” by not being involved in these types of incidents. Many of these violations expose students to fines and/or possible jail sentences. They also often result in court appearances that are scheduled over the summer thus inconveniencing work and summer vacation schedules. Convictions may negatively impact future job opportunities and school related internships/placements.
This information was researched and has been provided in an effort to educate the student population and to work more closely with them to establish a partnership to provide and develop a positive and safe environment.
BP's Secret Deepwater Blowout
Only 17 months before BP's Deepwater Horizon rig suffered a deadly blowout in the Gulf of Mexico, another BP deepwater oil platform also blew out.
You've heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have not heard about the earlier blowout, it's because BP has kept the full story under wraps. Nor did BP inform Congress or US safety regulators, and BP, along with its oil industry partners, have preferred to keep it that way.
The earlier blowout occurred in September 2008 on BP's Central Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea.
As one memo marked "secret" puts it, "Given the explosive potential, BP was quite fortunate to have been able to evacuate everyone safely and to prevent any gas ignition." The Caspian oil platform was a spark away from exploding, but luck was with the 211 rig workers.
It was eerily similar to the Gulf catastrophe as it involved BP's controversial "quick set" drilling cement.
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You've heard and seen much about the Gulf disaster that killed 11 BP workers. If you have not heard about the earlier blowout, it's because BP has kept the full story under wraps. Nor did BP inform Congress or US safety regulators, and BP, along with its oil industry partners, have preferred to keep it that way.
The earlier blowout occurred in September 2008 on BP's Central Azeri platform in the Caspian Sea.
As one memo marked "secret" puts it, "Given the explosive potential, BP was quite fortunate to have been able to evacuate everyone safely and to prevent any gas ignition." The Caspian oil platform was a spark away from exploding, but luck was with the 211 rig workers.
It was eerily similar to the Gulf catastrophe as it involved BP's controversial "quick set" drilling cement.
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Delaware Rest Stop Offers Idling Trucks Power Supply
SMYRNA, Delaware (AP) -- Delaware state officials have installed a facility to supply resting trucks with a power in an effort to cut down on harmful emissions and fuel costs.
The $547,500 facility at a Smyrna rest stop on Route 1 gives truck drivers access to drive-up stations that can supply low-priced power for their cars so that they don't have to idle their engines. It includes 24 spaces and will operate 24 hours a day.
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The $547,500 facility at a Smyrna rest stop on Route 1 gives truck drivers access to drive-up stations that can supply low-priced power for their cars so that they don't have to idle their engines. It includes 24 spaces and will operate 24 hours a day.
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Salisbury Police Department Press Releases
On April 17, 2011 at approximately 10:01 am, Officers of the Salisbury Police made contact with the below listed suspect in the State Government Building. A routine records check revealed that the suspect was currently wanted in the State of Virginia on an outstanding arrest warrant. The suspect was taken into custody without incident.
ARRESTED: Kimberly Renee Johnson, 44 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Fugitive – State of Virginia
Grand Larceny
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100014826
On April 18, 2011 at approximately 10:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to a residence on Adams Avenue for the report of a domestic dispute. Upon arrival the officers met with an adult female victim who advised that she had been involved in a domestic type argument with the below listed suspect. The argument escalated and resulted in the suspect striking the victim in the facial area, causing an injury to her lip. The suspect, who was not in the residence at the officer’s arrival, returned eventually and was taken into custody without incident. The victim did not require medical attention.
ARRESTED : James Washington Bryant, 27 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100014756
On April 19, 2011 at approximately 1:28 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant for leaving a child unattended on February 5, 2011.
On that date Officers responded to the food court area of the Centre at Salisbury for the report of unattended children. The officers met with a witness who advised that she had found a child wandering in the parking lot unsupervised. The officers met with the child (4 years of age) who was unable to identify his parents or their vehicle. Further investigation revealed that the below listed suspect had left the child unattended in her vehicle while she was shopping in the mall.
ARRESTED: Cierra Shakara Bolden, 22 years of age Laurel, Delaware
CHARGES:
Unattended child
Contribute to dangerous condition-child
Reckless endangerment
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100014863
ARRESTED: Kimberly Renee Johnson, 44 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES:
Fugitive – State of Virginia
Grand Larceny
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking
CC # 201100014826
On April 18, 2011 at approximately 10:15 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police received a call to respond to a residence on Adams Avenue for the report of a domestic dispute. Upon arrival the officers met with an adult female victim who advised that she had been involved in a domestic type argument with the below listed suspect. The argument escalated and resulted in the suspect striking the victim in the facial area, causing an injury to her lip. The suspect, who was not in the residence at the officer’s arrival, returned eventually and was taken into custody without incident. The victim did not require medical attention.
ARRESTED : James Washington Bryant, 27 years of age Salisbury, Maryland
CHARGES: Second degree assault
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100014756
On April 19, 2011 at approximately 1:28 pm, Officers of the Salisbury Police arrested the below listed suspect on an outstanding arrest warrant for leaving a child unattended on February 5, 2011.
On that date Officers responded to the food court area of the Centre at Salisbury for the report of unattended children. The officers met with a witness who advised that she had found a child wandering in the parking lot unsupervised. The officers met with the child (4 years of age) who was unable to identify his parents or their vehicle. Further investigation revealed that the below listed suspect had left the child unattended in her vehicle while she was shopping in the mall.
ARRESTED: Cierra Shakara Bolden, 22 years of age Laurel, Delaware
CHARGES:
Unattended child
Contribute to dangerous condition-child
Reckless endangerment
DISPOSITION: Released to Central Booking CC # 201100014863
Arizona Sheriff Cites Flood Of Border Agents Confirming Feds' No-Apprehension Policy
An Arizona sheriff says he has been flooded with calls and emails of support from local and federal agents who back his claims that the U.S. Border Patrol has effectively ordered them to stop apprehending illegal immigrants crossing the U.S.-Mexican border.
“Upper management has advised supervisors to have agents ‘turn back South’ (TBS) the illegal aliens (aka bodies) they detect attempting to unlawfully enter the country … at times you even hear supervisors order the agents over the radio to 'TBS' the aliens instead of catching them,” one San Diego border agent wrote in an email to Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever.
Russia Ditches Weapons Aid Money
Russia pulls out of a program that used $1 billion from the U.S. and other foreign donors to fund civilian research for weapons experts, like those specializing in nuclear warheads, who might have otherwise used their skills to benefit rogue regimes.
Sheen Does D.C.
The Sheen saga continues.
The actor, whose “Torpedo of Truth: Defeat Is Not An Option” tour is still on its 20-city travelling circuit, rushed from a Los Angeles court hearing to his show at the DAR Constitution Hall to tell more tales of “winning.”
He was 67 minutes late to his own party.
The Washington Post’s Dan Zak noted Sheen was so outrageous (saying that at least his birth certificate was not “Photoshopped”) it was hard to tell if he was delusional or just off-color.
61% Oppose Citizenship For ‘Anchor Babies’
A growing number of Americans think children born in the United States to illegal immigrants should not be entitled to automatic citizenship, according to a new Rasmussen Reports poll.
The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that 61 percent of likely voters say these children, sometimes called “anchor babies,” should not have automatic American citizenship, a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
The response was the highest level of support for changing the law found in five years of polls by Rasmussen Reports.More
The Rasmussen Reports telephone survey found that 61 percent of likely voters say these children, sometimes called “anchor babies,” should not have automatic American citizenship, a right guaranteed by the 14th Amendment.
The response was the highest level of support for changing the law found in five years of polls by Rasmussen Reports.More
GOP Accuses Obama Of Pushing Gas Prices Up
Republicans say the Obama administration's policies are contributing to skyrocketing gasoline prices – now at more than $4 per gallon throughout much of the country – and they have introduced legislation to reopen the nation's coasts to drilling.
This year will be the first year since 1958 that the federal government will not have sold a lease for offshore drilling, and Republicans say this is fueling skyrocketing prices at the pump.
Congress opened the nation's coasts to drilling the last time gas hit $4 per gallon back in 2008, but the Obama administration effectively reinstated the ban last year by placing the Alaskan, Atlantic and Pacific coasts off-limits to drilling, as well as Florida's west coast.
"We need to look at the actions of this administration, which are leading to more of a domestic shortage of energy production in this country – whether you are looking at the outer continental shelf or whether you are looking at offshore lease sales," said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash.
The chairman told WND that comments made by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar make it seem the administration has a political agenda behind its unwillingness to expand domestic oil drilling.
More than 12,000 jobs in the oil drilling sector have been lost as a direct result of the drilling moratorium the Obama administration imposed last May in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Despite the administration's announcement last October that it was lifting its drilling moratorium, little progress has been made in reopening the Gulf to drilling. Only 10 permits have been granted, while 40 projects remain stalled due to the administration's inaction. And since July 2010 only 49 shallow-water permits have been issued at an average of 4.9 permits per month, which lags far behind the historical average of 7.1 permits per month.
The administration needs to act in a timely manner to address the drilling permits that were in play when it imposed the moratorium to increase oil and gas supplies and reduce prices, Hastings said.
"We're going to try to change that through our committee and with Doc Hastings over at natural resources," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton told WND. "We know it is a supply problem, and we cannot continue to say no to domestic production because only one thing happens – the prices are going to go up."
The oil industry today produces 100,000 barrels less per day than the Department of Energy predicted, and the department expects production in the Gulf of Mexico to drop by 240,000 barrels per day this year and by 200,000 per day in 2012.
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This year will be the first year since 1958 that the federal government will not have sold a lease for offshore drilling, and Republicans say this is fueling skyrocketing prices at the pump.
Congress opened the nation's coasts to drilling the last time gas hit $4 per gallon back in 2008, but the Obama administration effectively reinstated the ban last year by placing the Alaskan, Atlantic and Pacific coasts off-limits to drilling, as well as Florida's west coast.
"We need to look at the actions of this administration, which are leading to more of a domestic shortage of energy production in this country – whether you are looking at the outer continental shelf or whether you are looking at offshore lease sales," said House Natural Resources Committee Chairman Doc Hastings, R-Wash.
The chairman told WND that comments made by Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar make it seem the administration has a political agenda behind its unwillingness to expand domestic oil drilling.
More than 12,000 jobs in the oil drilling sector have been lost as a direct result of the drilling moratorium the Obama administration imposed last May in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon disaster.
Despite the administration's announcement last October that it was lifting its drilling moratorium, little progress has been made in reopening the Gulf to drilling. Only 10 permits have been granted, while 40 projects remain stalled due to the administration's inaction. And since July 2010 only 49 shallow-water permits have been issued at an average of 4.9 permits per month, which lags far behind the historical average of 7.1 permits per month.
The administration needs to act in a timely manner to address the drilling permits that were in play when it imposed the moratorium to increase oil and gas supplies and reduce prices, Hastings said.
"We're going to try to change that through our committee and with Doc Hastings over at natural resources," House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton told WND. "We know it is a supply problem, and we cannot continue to say no to domestic production because only one thing happens – the prices are going to go up."
The oil industry today produces 100,000 barrels less per day than the Department of Energy predicted, and the department expects production in the Gulf of Mexico to drop by 240,000 barrels per day this year and by 200,000 per day in 2012.
More here
Pentagon Inquiry Clears McChrystal Of Wrongdoing
A Pentagon inquiry into a Rolling Stone magazine profile of Gen. Stanley McChrystal that led to his dismissal as the top US commander in Afghanistan has cleared him of wrongdoing.
The probe's results released Monday also called into question the accuracy of the magazine's report last June, which quoted anonymously people around McChrystal making disparaging remarks about members of President Barack Obama's national security team, including Vice President Joe Biden.
At the time he dismissed McChrystal, Obama said the general had fallen short of "the standard that should be set by a commanding general." The Defense Department inspector general's report, however, concluded that available evidence did not support the conclusion that McChrystal had violated any applicable legal or ethics standard.
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The probe's results released Monday also called into question the accuracy of the magazine's report last June, which quoted anonymously people around McChrystal making disparaging remarks about members of President Barack Obama's national security team, including Vice President Joe Biden.
At the time he dismissed McChrystal, Obama said the general had fallen short of "the standard that should be set by a commanding general." The Defense Department inspector general's report, however, concluded that available evidence did not support the conclusion that McChrystal had violated any applicable legal or ethics standard.
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