"The industry will be abundantly cautious as we try to nail down the reasons for what now appears to have been a false positive result on a previous test," Free Speech Coalition spokeswoman Diane Duke told the Associated Press, adding that production could resume.
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Porn Performer Retests HIV-Negative
An adult film performer whose positive HIV test prompted the shutdownof Los Angeles' billion-dollar porn industry last week has been retested and does not have the virus, an industry trade group announced.
Bird Poop Facials? Yep, In New York
One of the newest trends to make pores less noticeable has been around for centuries, but it's not something you'd immediately consider.
Bird droppings.
At Shizuka New York Day Spa, purified bird droppings are used to remove makeup and revitalize skin.
The spa says the droppings have a natural enzyme that exfoliates the skin.
The geisha facial at $180 for an hour apparently is in high demand, according to ABC News.
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Bird droppings.
At Shizuka New York Day Spa, purified bird droppings are used to remove makeup and revitalize skin.
The spa says the droppings have a natural enzyme that exfoliates the skin.
The geisha facial at $180 for an hour apparently is in high demand, according to ABC News.
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When Anonymous Comes After You
Forty heavily-armed members of the Bergen County Police Department SWAT team surrounded a New Jersey home after responding to a caller who claimed he had already killed four people and had taken several hostages inside the house.
After a tense three hours, the police commander on the scene gave the order and the elite SWAT unit tossed tear gas grenades into the home before rushing in, guns drawn in preparation for a fire fight. But inside they found no dead bodies, no hostages and no madman -- just a cat.
Rehoboth Ranks No. 4 For Same-Sex Couples
REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. (AP) - Rehoboth is among the Top 5 small cities for same-sex couples, according to a study based on U.S. Census Bureau data.
Rehoboth ranked fourth among cities with populations under 100,000 with 106.87 couples per capita, according to a report published by the Williams Institute, a national sexual orientation law and public policy think tank based at the University of California, Los Angeles.
"Particularly among smaller cities, the data reflects that the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender) community has dispersed beyond traditional enclaves. As social stigma eases, couples are more comfortable coming out, and a generation of aging and out same-sex couples begin to retire," Gary Gates, a Williams Institute demographer, said in a written statement.
"People my age were much more hesitant to be open and say they were in a same-sex relationship," said Steve Elkins, 61, the executive director of CAMP Rehoboth and editor of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth.
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Rehoboth ranked fourth among cities with populations under 100,000 with 106.87 couples per capita, according to a report published by the Williams Institute, a national sexual orientation law and public policy think tank based at the University of California, Los Angeles.
"Particularly among smaller cities, the data reflects that the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender) community has dispersed beyond traditional enclaves. As social stigma eases, couples are more comfortable coming out, and a generation of aging and out same-sex couples begin to retire," Gary Gates, a Williams Institute demographer, said in a written statement.
"People my age were much more hesitant to be open and say they were in a same-sex relationship," said Steve Elkins, 61, the executive director of CAMP Rehoboth and editor of Letters from CAMP Rehoboth.
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I Know What You Did Last Night Mom... It’s On Facebook!
Parental Panic: How to Manage When the Script’s Been Flipped
You pride yourself on your parenting skills. You have studied well and followed all the basics. Your amazing kids are living proof that all your hard work has paid off. When you are not in the role of ‘Parent Extraordinaire’ you love to hang out with your friends and, well, have a little fun. And okay, maybe once in a blue moon you may over do it just a tad, but it is not like you make it a habit. Nothing wrong with that, right? Right, unless of course the events have been recorded and posted on Facebook or other social networking sites!
What do you do when your kids come to you mortified because all their friends are networking and blogging about YOU?!
Maryland Libraries Evolve Into Community Spaces
BALTIMORE - Libraries across Maryland are reinventing themselves from the silent, stuffy archives to be more inviting for patrons to meet, read and even snack.
This month, Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library system is opening its first small eatery in a neighborhood branch. The Baltimore Sun reports ( http://bsun.md/nvsnyE) the Southeast Anchor branch will get a David and Dad's café. When it was first built in 2007, officials considered tapping into the popularity of coffee shops in bookstores.
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This month, Baltimore's Enoch Pratt Free Library system is opening its first small eatery in a neighborhood branch. The Baltimore Sun reports ( http://bsun.md/nvsnyE) the Southeast Anchor branch will get a David and Dad's café. When it was first built in 2007, officials considered tapping into the popularity of coffee shops in bookstores.
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Obama: Times Are Tough "But We're Tougher"
(CBS News)
DETROIT - President Barack Obama called for an end to "Washington games" and for Congressional Republicans to support initiatives to promote job creation benefiting the middle class.
Speaking to a Labor Day rally in Detroit, a city he said had been "to heck and back," Mr. Obama challenged Congressional Republicans to put the country ahead of party.
In a preview of his speech Thursday to a joint session of Congress, Mr. Obama proposed boosting construction and infrastructure projects - and included some finger-wagging at critics. "We have more than one million unemployed construction workers ready to get dirty right now," he said. "Labor's on board and businesses [are] on board. We just need Congress to get on board."
Missing Person Investigation
NARRATIVE: On September 5, 2011 Deputies from the Wicomico County Sheriffs’ Office responded to the Allen Road area of Allen, MD for report of a missing 56 y.o.a. White/Female. The Wicomico Bureau of Investigation has taken over the investigation and is asking for the assistance of the public.
The missing person is described as a white female 56 years of age, 5’9" 175 lbs, Blue eyes, Brown hair and was last seen wearing a yellow shirt with images of cats on the front, Blue shorts and sandal type shoes. The missing person was last reported to be en-route to Wal-Mart Fruitland. The missing person’s vehicle was located in the area. The photo of the vehicle above is an actual photo of the missing person’s vehicle. Anyone with information is asked to call the WBI at 410-548-4898 of the Sheriffs’ Office at 410-548-4891.
Missing Person Alice Elizabeth Davis
Allen Road, Allen MD
Date of Birth 12/18/1955 CHARGES: N/A DISPOSITION: Under Investigation INVESTIGATING DETECTIVE Detective Nic Gismondi RELEASTING AUTHORITY Sergeant Michael J. Dolch WCSO Wicomico Bureau of Investigation DATE: September 5, 2011 TIME: 1125 hours
Wicomico BUREAU of investigation
Busting The Union Busters
This is not a very happy Labor Day for labor, considering the continued heavy attacks on public-employee unions, which have become the vanguard of organized labor. More than one-third of public employees are now in unions, while only about 7 percent of private-sector-workers are unionized.
Probably nothing could be more damaging to the labor movement in general than the attempts by anti-union forces to weaken unions at all levels of government by trying to limit - if not withdraw - their collective bargaining rights and right to strike, in addition to unilaterally cutting the pay and pensions, health care, and other benefits their unions have won in bargaining.
Although that's all been done in the name of budget balancing, it's more accurately described as union busting, spurred on by the steady increase in public-employee union members, even as the number of private-sector unionists has been declining.
It hasn't helped unions, either, that President Obama has turned out to be far less friendly to labor than he'd promised while securing lots of union money and lots of union supporters to help him win the presidency. Ironically, the key role unions played in Obama's election has led to moves by anti-union forces to try to also weaken unions' political rights.
Balloon Entertainer Traveled To Florida For Sex With A 14-Year-Old Boy
A Baltimore balloon entertainer faces up to 10 years in prison after signing a plea agreement in which he admitted traveling to Lake County for sex with a 14-year-old boy he found through an Internet personal ad.
A Lake sheriff's detective, part of an operation probing the Internet for sexual stalkers of children, placed the ad on Craigslist in the Orlando-area "Men Seeking Men" section. It was labeled "bored nephew."
In the agreement, filed in federal court in Orlando, Howard Scott Kalin, 48, a lawyer and owner of Funhouse Entertainment Agency in Baltimore, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He is scheduled to appear Sept. 14 before Chief Judge Anne C.Conway.
A Lake sheriff's detective, part of an operation probing the Internet for sexual stalkers of children, placed the ad on Craigslist in the Orlando-area "Men Seeking Men" section. It was labeled "bored nephew."
In the agreement, filed in federal court in Orlando, Howard Scott Kalin, 48, a lawyer and owner of Funhouse Entertainment Agency in Baltimore, pleaded guilty to one count of attempted enticement of a minor to engage in sexual activity. He is scheduled to appear Sept. 14 before Chief Judge Anne C.Conway.
Discharged For Being Gay, Veterans Seek To Re-enlist
They lived shadow lives in the military, afraid that disclosure of their sexuality would ruin carefully plotted careers. Many were deeply humiliated by drawn-out investigations and unceremonious discharges.
Yet despite their bitter partings with the armed forces, many gay men and lesbians who were discharged under the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy say they want to rejoin the service, drawn by a life they miss or stable pay and benefits they could not find in civilian life.
By some estimates, hundreds of gay men and lesbians among the more than 13,000 who were discharged under the policy have contacted recruiters or advocacy groups saying they want to re-enlist after the policy is repealed on Sept. 20.
Bleu Copas is one. He had been in the Army for just three years when someone sent an anonymous e-mail to his commanders telling them he was gay. After he was discharged in 2006 under “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the military’s ban on openly gay troops, “It took away all my value as a person,” he recalled.
Michael Almy is another. When the Air Force began its investigation into whether he was gay, it suspended his security clearance and relieved him of his command. On his final day in service in 2006, police officers escorted him to the gate. “It left kind of a bitter taste,” he said.
Bush: No Sense Of Jubilation About Bin Laden's Death
(CNN) -- Former President George W. Bush says he experienced no pleasure when he heard about the death of Osama bin Laden, the al Qaeda leader responsible for orchestrating the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
"He was sitting in a restaurant in Dallas when the Secret Service told him that President (Barack) Obama wanted to speak to him. He then learned about the assassination," documentarian Peter Schnall told CNN in an interview set to air Monday.Bush "said to us certainly there was no sense of jubilation (and) certainly no sense of happiness," Schnall stressed. "If anything, he felt that finally there was a sense of closure."
One Member Down, Two To Go
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) has filed her 2011 personal financial disclosure, dropping the number of members of Congress who have yet to file down to two.
Freshmen Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) are the only lawmakers who do not have filings available through the House or Senate public records offices. All other members of the House of Representatives and Senate have filed their 2011 annual disclosures.
Most financial disclosure forms were due in mid-May for members of Congress and senior staff, but individuals could request extensions of up to 90 days. Twenty senators and 75 represenatives requested extensions in May, with about half of those filing by mid-July.
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Freshmen Reps. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) and Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) are the only lawmakers who do not have filings available through the House or Senate public records offices. All other members of the House of Representatives and Senate have filed their 2011 annual disclosures.
Most financial disclosure forms were due in mid-May for members of Congress and senior staff, but individuals could request extensions of up to 90 days. Twenty senators and 75 represenatives requested extensions in May, with about half of those filing by mid-July.
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Why Muslims Are Still Mad At America
On the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many Americans are wondering whether the risk of a terrorist attack against America has been reduced. The picture is mixed. With the death of Osama bin Laden, al Qaeda is weaker. With revolutions in several Arab countries, frustrations with unpopular autocratic governments — a recruiting theme for terrorist groups - have been mitigated. But one important contributing factor has not improved - widespread anger at America in the Muslim world. While views have improved in Indonesia, throughout the Middle East and South Asia, hostility toward the United States persists unabated.
This does not mean that most Muslims support terrorist attacks on America. On the contrary, overwhelming majorities reject terrorism, including the 9/11 attacks, as morally wrong. Al Qaeda is quite unpopular.
Monday, September 05, 2011
BREAKING NEWS: MISSING PERSON
THERE IS A REPORT OF A MISSING TEACHER FROM PARKSIDE HIGH SCHOOL.
HER NAME IS ALICE DAVIS, SHE IS BARRIE TILGHMAN'S SISTER.
ALICE HAS BEEN MISSING SINCE 7:30 PM YESTERDAY.
IF ANYONE KNOWS OF HER WHEREABOUTS
PLEASE CONTACT THE WICOMICO COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
410-548-4890
Unconfirmed Update On Rockawalkin Event Last Night
Salisbury News learned that a police agency was chasing suspects in a stolen vehicle. They stopped the car and two suspects ran into the woods. We are told shots were fired an an officer cannot continue searching with flash lights when shots have been fired so they called in Trooper 4.
We also learned the suspects were NOT apprehended and are still at large.
We also learned the suspects were NOT apprehended and are still at large.
BREAKING NEWS: Obama To Deliver Labor Day Speech
Obama to speak at Labor Day event in Detroit, previewing upcoming jobs speech to Congress: Watch live on Fox News and FoxNews.com
Behold, The $15 LED Bulb
Lighting Science Group teams up with Indian electronics manufacturer Dixon Technologies to unveil the world's first $15-or-less 60-watt equivalent LED bulb.
Even though some LED (or light-emitting diode) light bulbs boast lifespans that last decades while consuming minimal energy compared to old school incandescent bulbs, their price — often hovering around the $40 mark — has remained a sticking point with many consumers. Sure, the savings in the long run are remarkable, but who really wants to spend more than $20 on a single light bulb?
Well, meet the latest creation from the geniuses over at Lighting Science Group: an omnidirectional, 60-watt equivalent A19 LED bulb with a sticker price of $15 or less. That's right, folks — a $15 LED.
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