Kerry Tremonte Flagg, 42yo of Princess Anne, MD was arrested and charged with Attempt to Obtain Oxycodone by Forging a Prescription (x2), Attempt to Obtain Oxycodone by Uttering a Forged Prescription (x2), and Attempt to Obtain Oxycodone by
Fraud.
On February 21, 2012 at approximately 5:25pm, officers responded to the Community Pharmacy located at 725 S Salisbury Blvd for a subject attempting to pass a fraudulent prescription for a substantial quantity of Oxycodone. On arrival to the business, officers located and detained Kerry Flagg as the subject that was
attempting to gain the CDS by fraud. It was learned that Flagg had attempted to pass a prescription obtained from a Salisbury area doctor’s office. The pharmacy owner contacted the doctor’s office and was advised that the prescription was in fact
fraudulent. Flagg was released to central booking.
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Jessica Lee Watson, 23yo of Salisbury, MD was arrested and charged with Possession of Cocaine and Possession of Paraphernalia.
On February 22, 2012 at approximately 3:50am, officers were on patrol in the area of Catherine St and W Main St. Contact was made with a white female identified as Watson. During the interview, Watson was asked if she had anything illegal on her
person. Watson immediately produced to the officers a glass smoking device from her pants pocket. The smoking device had trace amounts of suspected cocaine in it. Watson was arrested and transported to central booking where she was released.
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Thursday, February 23, 2012
Superintendent Of Wicomico County Schools John Fredericksen Vehicle Gets TWO Speed Camera Tickets
That's right Ladies & Gentlemen, not one but TWO speeding tickets. Remember now, you must be doing more than 12 miles per hour OVER the posted speed limit in order to get a ticket.As one commenter stated in an earlier Post, Fredericksen did exactly what they stated. He took it to Court last Thursday, (Bride in hand) and claimed SHE was the one driving the car.
Nevertheless, no matter which one was driving, the Superintendent of Wicomico County Schools, the leader, the guy supposed to set the example is guilty of breaking the law without any show of taking responsibility.
Well, I'll just leave it at that and let the comments take over from here.
New Posts to fall below.
Daily Presidential Tracking Poll
The Rasmussen Reports daily Presidential Tracking Poll for Wednesday shows that 25% of the nation's voters Strongly Approve of the way that Barack Obama is performing his role as president. Forty percent (40%) Strongly Disapprove, giving Obama a Presidential Approval Index rating of -15 (see trends).
In a potential Election 2012 matchups, the president leads Rick Santorum 46% to 43%. If Mitt Romney is the Republican nominee, the president leads 47% to 41%. Matchup results are updated daily at 9:30 a.m. Eastern (sign up for free daily e-mail update). Both GOP hopefuls trail the president among voters under 40 but lead among those over 50. See tracking history for all candidates.
2012-2013 Draft Calendar Available For Review
The Wicomico County Board of Education is seeking input on its calendar for the 2012-2013 school year, prior to a final vote at the March 13 Board meeting. The draft calendar, with school closings and holidays, is posted at www.wcboe.org under Spotlight, on the home page.
Under the proposed calendar, the school year would begin Monday, Aug. 27 and end June 6, 2013. Students would be off Nov. 21-23 for the Thanksgiving break, Dec. 24-Jan. 1 for the winter holidays (schools would close at the regular time Friday, Dec. 21 and reopen Jan. 2), and March 27-April 1 for the spring holidays. June 4, 5 and 6 would be half-days.
Schools would also be closed Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Oct. 19 (Maryland State Education Association Convention), Nov. 6 (General Election), Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday), Feb. 18 (Presidents’ Day) and May 27 (Memorial Day). Schools would be closed for students (but open for teachers) for professional days on Sept. 28, Nov. 2, Jan. 22 and 23 Feb. 28 and May 2.
The Board approved the draft calendar on first reading at its Feb. 14 meeting, and expects to adopt a final calendar at the March 13 meeting. Please submit any comments or suggestions by March 2 to comments@wcboe.org or bdail@wcboe.org, or 410-677-5251.
Under the proposed calendar, the school year would begin Monday, Aug. 27 and end June 6, 2013. Students would be off Nov. 21-23 for the Thanksgiving break, Dec. 24-Jan. 1 for the winter holidays (schools would close at the regular time Friday, Dec. 21 and reopen Jan. 2), and March 27-April 1 for the spring holidays. June 4, 5 and 6 would be half-days.
Schools would also be closed Sept. 3 (Labor Day), Oct. 19 (Maryland State Education Association Convention), Nov. 6 (General Election), Jan. 21 (Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday), Feb. 18 (Presidents’ Day) and May 27 (Memorial Day). Schools would be closed for students (but open for teachers) for professional days on Sept. 28, Nov. 2, Jan. 22 and 23 Feb. 28 and May 2.
The Board approved the draft calendar on first reading at its Feb. 14 meeting, and expects to adopt a final calendar at the March 13 meeting. Please submit any comments or suggestions by March 2 to comments@wcboe.org or bdail@wcboe.org, or 410-677-5251.
Board Considering Consistent Attire Program (CAP) Proposal For 11 Elementary Schools; Parents To Be Surveyed Prior To March 13 Vote
A Consistent Attire Program (CAP) that is being considered by 11 Wicomico County elementary schools was approved on 1st reading by the Board of Education at its Feb. 14 meeting. CAP will be on the March 13 agenda for 2nd reading and a vote. The draft policy statement on consistent attire and a November presentation on CAP are posted on the Board’s home page at www.wcboe.org, under Spotlight.
Public comment is welcome at comments@wcboe.org and 410-677-5251, or mailing comment to Public Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802. ParentLink will be used to ask parents in the 11 schools to respond to a single survey question about whether they support consistent attire or do not support it.
At the request of the Board, the updated draft policy statement includes information about consequences for violations of consistent attire, and procedures for approving (or discontinuing) a consistent attire program. According to the draft policy statement, “If at least 70% of the parent surveys are returned and 60% of those parents are in favor of consistent attire, the plan will be submitted to the Board of Education for approval.”
Jason Miller, assistant principal of Prince Street Elementary, and Jennifer Rice, assistant principal of North Salisbury Elementary, have been leading the team that is researching CAP and helping schools survey parents to learn their interest in a CAP to ensure consistent attire. Consistent attire, like uniforms, can build team spirit, improve school climate, encourage appropriate attire, reduce bullying and peer pressure over clothes, decrease discipline issues, and make the morning routine easier for families, they said.
The following elementary schools have indicated interest in CAP: Beaver Run, Charles H. Chipman, Delmar, East Salisbury, Glen Avenue, North Salisbury, Pemberton, Pinehurst, Prince Street, Wicomico Early Learning Center, and West Salisbury Elementary. Wicomico High School also requested details of the CAP policy, though at this time the policy is written only for elementary school students.
At the schools surveyed last fall, response was strongly favorable to the question “Do you think Wicomico County Public Schools should consider consistent attire for next year if your child had choices?” Staff members overwhelmingly favored a CAP for students. Most parents who responded to the CAP survey agreed that CAP would make it easier for students to get ready in the morning, would help stop teasing about clothes, and would save families money on clothes. The majority of students grades 3-5 who responded to a survey said they would like to wear consistent attire next year if they had a choice.
If the Board approved the CAP in March, that would leave plenty of time to inform families that it would take effect for the 2012-13 school year and alert local clothing merchants to the new program.
Board members heard details of the CAP proposal at the Nov. 1 work session. At that time, some Board members favored the proposal and others opposed it, while some Board members said they needed to know more about how CAP would work. Over the past three months, numerous public comments have been received, both for and against CAP.
Public comment is welcome at comments@wcboe.org and 410-677-5251, or mailing comment to Public Input, Wicomico Schools, PO Box 1538, Salisbury MD 21802. ParentLink will be used to ask parents in the 11 schools to respond to a single survey question about whether they support consistent attire or do not support it.
At the request of the Board, the updated draft policy statement includes information about consequences for violations of consistent attire, and procedures for approving (or discontinuing) a consistent attire program. According to the draft policy statement, “If at least 70% of the parent surveys are returned and 60% of those parents are in favor of consistent attire, the plan will be submitted to the Board of Education for approval.”
Jason Miller, assistant principal of Prince Street Elementary, and Jennifer Rice, assistant principal of North Salisbury Elementary, have been leading the team that is researching CAP and helping schools survey parents to learn their interest in a CAP to ensure consistent attire. Consistent attire, like uniforms, can build team spirit, improve school climate, encourage appropriate attire, reduce bullying and peer pressure over clothes, decrease discipline issues, and make the morning routine easier for families, they said.
The following elementary schools have indicated interest in CAP: Beaver Run, Charles H. Chipman, Delmar, East Salisbury, Glen Avenue, North Salisbury, Pemberton, Pinehurst, Prince Street, Wicomico Early Learning Center, and West Salisbury Elementary. Wicomico High School also requested details of the CAP policy, though at this time the policy is written only for elementary school students.
At the schools surveyed last fall, response was strongly favorable to the question “Do you think Wicomico County Public Schools should consider consistent attire for next year if your child had choices?” Staff members overwhelmingly favored a CAP for students. Most parents who responded to the CAP survey agreed that CAP would make it easier for students to get ready in the morning, would help stop teasing about clothes, and would save families money on clothes. The majority of students grades 3-5 who responded to a survey said they would like to wear consistent attire next year if they had a choice.
If the Board approved the CAP in March, that would leave plenty of time to inform families that it would take effect for the 2012-13 school year and alert local clothing merchants to the new program.
Board members heard details of the CAP proposal at the Nov. 1 work session. At that time, some Board members favored the proposal and others opposed it, while some Board members said they needed to know more about how CAP would work. Over the past three months, numerous public comments have been received, both for and against CAP.
The Civil War, Part 1: The Places
Last year marked the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War, a milestone commemorated by The Atlantic in a special issue (now available online). Although photography was still in its infancy, war correspondents produced thousands of images, bringing the harsh realities of the frontlines to those on the home front in a new and visceral way. As brother fought brother and the nation's future grew uncertain, the public appetite for information was fed by these images from the trenches, rivers, farms, and cities that became fields of battle. Today's collection is part 1 of 3, covering the places of the Civil War: the battleships, prisons, hospitals, urban centers, and rural pastures where history was made. Tomorrow's installment features some of the people involved in the conflict, and on Friday I'll be sharing some of the amazing three-dimensional stereographs of the war. Keep in mind, as you view these photographs, that they were taken 150 years ago -- providing a glimpse of a United States that was only 85 years old at the time. [48 photos]
Nice Pigs Sir
Last Tuesday President Obama got off the helicopter in front of the White House - carrying a baby piglet under each arm.
The squared-away Marine guard snapped to attention, saluted and said: "Nice pigs, sir." The President replied: "These are not pigs.
These are authentic Arkansas Razorback Hogs. I got one for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and I got one for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi."
The squared-away Marine again snapped to attention, salutes and said, "Excellent trade, sir."
The squared-away Marine guard snapped to attention, saluted and said: "Nice pigs, sir." The President replied: "These are not pigs.
These are authentic Arkansas Razorback Hogs. I got one for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and I got one for Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi."
The squared-away Marine again snapped to attention, salutes and said, "Excellent trade, sir."
US Fed As Credit Card And Consumer Watch Dog!
Credit Card Tips from the Federal Reserve Board: To learn more about factors to consider when applying for or using a credit card, visit the website of the Federal Reserve Board at http://www.federalreserve.gov/creditcard. – DB Reader submission via a Marriot Rewards Card invitation
Dominant Social Theme: The Fed cares for you!
Free-Market Analysis: A close friend of ours just received a promo advertising a "Marriot Rewards Cards." She was surprised to find, upon reading the "terms and conditions," a note suggesting a visit to a US Federal Reserve website that would educate her about credit cards generally.
She found the involvement of the Federal Reserve puzzling. We did, too. It wasn't an involvement that we were conscious of – though the Fed "consumer help" website claims to have been in business since 2007. (Should we been? Perhaps so, but we can't keep track of everything!) Here's the "About" statement at the Fed site:
Federal Reserve Consumer Help, launched in 2007, is a centralized operation of the Federal Reserve System that assists consumers in filing complaints involving financial institutions. Our mission is to promptly and courteously guide consumers with complaints about financial institutions to the appropriate agency for help (see how we move a complaint through the process). We also respond to consumer questions about federal consumer protection laws and regulations. You can trust us to value the privacy and confidentiality of any information you give us. Our web privacy policy is posted.
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Dominant Social Theme: The Fed cares for you!
Free-Market Analysis: A close friend of ours just received a promo advertising a "Marriot Rewards Cards." She was surprised to find, upon reading the "terms and conditions," a note suggesting a visit to a US Federal Reserve website that would educate her about credit cards generally.
She found the involvement of the Federal Reserve puzzling. We did, too. It wasn't an involvement that we were conscious of – though the Fed "consumer help" website claims to have been in business since 2007. (Should we been? Perhaps so, but we can't keep track of everything!) Here's the "About" statement at the Fed site:
Federal Reserve Consumer Help, launched in 2007, is a centralized operation of the Federal Reserve System that assists consumers in filing complaints involving financial institutions. Our mission is to promptly and courteously guide consumers with complaints about financial institutions to the appropriate agency for help (see how we move a complaint through the process). We also respond to consumer questions about federal consumer protection laws and regulations. You can trust us to value the privacy and confidentiality of any information you give us. Our web privacy policy is posted.
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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
6:00 p.m.
Government Office Building Room 301
Times shown for agenda items are estimates only.
6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER
6:01 p.m. WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
6:06 p.m. INVOCATION/MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6:08 p.m. SPECIAL PRESENTATION
6:15 p.m. ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
6:20 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – City Clerk Brenda Colegrove
February 2, 2012 open session minutes
February 6, 2012 work session minutes
February 13, 2012 regular meeting minutes
Resolution No. 2148 - reappointment of Michael Murray to the Marina Committee
6:25 p.m. RESOLUTION – Assistant City Administrator Loré Chambers
Resolution No. 2149 - agreeing to the extension of the acting status for
Dale Pusey, Dallas Baker, Michael Oates and William Dotson
6:35 p.m. ORDINANCES – City Attorney Mark Tilghman
Ordinance No. 2190 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate funds received from the Local Government Insurance Trust for damage incurred by a lightning strike to the police radio tower on Marine Road
Ordinance No. 2191 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate the funds received from the recovery and recycling of brass shell casings at the Salisbury Police Range to purchase service weapons
Ordinance No. 2192 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate additional funds to pay the projected cost of lighting facilities maintenance
Ordinance No. 2193 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate funds for a traffic signal cabinet that was damaged by a traffic accident
Ordinance No. 2194 - Public Hearing and 1st reading - establishing the Harbor Pointe Planned Residential District as a special assessment district for the purpose of financing the cost of a sidewalk by assessing each lot owner
7:15 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
6:00 p.m.
Government Office Building Room 301
Times shown for agenda items are estimates only.
6:00 p.m. CALL TO ORDER
6:01 p.m. WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
6:06 p.m. INVOCATION/MEDITATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
6:08 p.m. SPECIAL PRESENTATION
6:15 p.m. ADOPTION OF LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
6:20 p.m. CONSENT AGENDA – City Clerk Brenda Colegrove
February 2, 2012 open session minutes
February 6, 2012 work session minutes
February 13, 2012 regular meeting minutes
Resolution No. 2148 - reappointment of Michael Murray to the Marina Committee
6:25 p.m. RESOLUTION – Assistant City Administrator Loré Chambers
Resolution No. 2149 - agreeing to the extension of the acting status for
Dale Pusey, Dallas Baker, Michael Oates and William Dotson
6:35 p.m. ORDINANCES – City Attorney Mark Tilghman
Ordinance No. 2190 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate funds received from the Local Government Insurance Trust for damage incurred by a lightning strike to the police radio tower on Marine Road
Ordinance No. 2191 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate the funds received from the recovery and recycling of brass shell casings at the Salisbury Police Range to purchase service weapons
Ordinance No. 2192 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate additional funds to pay the projected cost of lighting facilities maintenance
Ordinance No. 2193 - 2nd reading - FY12 budget amendment to appropriate funds for a traffic signal cabinet that was damaged by a traffic accident
Ordinance No. 2194 - Public Hearing and 1st reading - establishing the Harbor Pointe Planned Residential District as a special assessment district for the purpose of financing the cost of a sidewalk by assessing each lot owner
7:15 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7:30 p.m. ADJOURNMENT
Cop fires TASER at fleeing Fla. woman
A 20-year-old woman has been left brain dead - after she was Tasered by police and smacked her head on the ground.
Danielle Maudsley had been taken to a Florida Highway Patrol Station after being arrested for a suspected hit-and-run in September. Handcuffed, she ran out of the door.
But as footage from a police cruiser dashboard camera reveals, Trooper Daniel Cole, who this week was cleared of any wrongdoing, fired a Taser's electric probes into her back.
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Accident Just Happened At E. Main Street & Rt. 50
I was just on the phone with a friend who witnessed what he said was a bad accident at E. Main Street & Rt. 50. Expect delays.
Taliban urge Afghans to kill "invaders" after Koran burnings
(Reuters) - The Taliban urged Afghans on Thursday to target foreign military bases and "beat and kill" Westerners in retaliation for burnings of copies of Islam's holy book, the Koran, at NATO's main base in the country as a third day of protests began.
Thousands of demonstrators rallied across the country on Wednesday, some chanting "Death to America!" and demanding U.S. and foreign military forces leave Afghanistan, Reuters witnesses and local officials said.
"Our brave people must target the military bases of invader forces, their military convoys and their invader bases," read an e-mailed Taliban statement released by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
"They have to kill them (Westerners), beat them and capture them to give them a lesson to never dare desecrate the holy Koran again."
When Risk Is Disconnected From Consequence, The System Itself Is At Risk
If we understand risk cannot be eliminated, it can only be transferred, then we will understand why the current financial trickery in Europe and elsewhere is doomed to fail.
The entire global economy's fundamental financial instability can be traced back to one simple rule of Nature: risk cannot be eliminated, it can only be transferred to others or masked. And when it is transferred to others or masked, then the causal feedback between risk and consequence is severed.
Once risk has been disconnected from consequence, then it is impossible to discover the price of capital and risk. Once capital and risk have been mispriced, then the inevitable result is misallocation of capital and a positive feedback loop of self-referential, self-reinforcing risk.
Once the causal negative feedback of the real world--consequence--is no longer available to those taking on risk, then only positive feedback remains. Positive feedback inevitably leads to runaway reactions that self-destruct.
This can be illustrated by imagining yourself in a casino where a consortium will guarantee your losses up to $1 million. We call the disconnect of risk from the resulting gain/loss "moral hazard," and to understand the ramifications of moral hazard, we need only compare the actions of two gamblers in the casino: one is using his own money, the other has none of his own capital at risk, and his losses will be covered up to $1 million.
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The entire global economy's fundamental financial instability can be traced back to one simple rule of Nature: risk cannot be eliminated, it can only be transferred to others or masked. And when it is transferred to others or masked, then the causal feedback between risk and consequence is severed.
Once risk has been disconnected from consequence, then it is impossible to discover the price of capital and risk. Once capital and risk have been mispriced, then the inevitable result is misallocation of capital and a positive feedback loop of self-referential, self-reinforcing risk.
Once the causal negative feedback of the real world--consequence--is no longer available to those taking on risk, then only positive feedback remains. Positive feedback inevitably leads to runaway reactions that self-destruct.
This can be illustrated by imagining yourself in a casino where a consortium will guarantee your losses up to $1 million. We call the disconnect of risk from the resulting gain/loss "moral hazard," and to understand the ramifications of moral hazard, we need only compare the actions of two gamblers in the casino: one is using his own money, the other has none of his own capital at risk, and his losses will be covered up to $1 million.
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Obama's Dividend Grab
President Obama's 2013 budget is the gift that keeps on giving—to government. One buried surprise is his proposal to triple the tax rate on corporate dividends, which believe it or not is higher than in his previous budgets.
Mr. Obama is proposing to raise the dividend tax rate to the higher personal income tax rate of 39.6% that will kick in next year. Add in the planned phase-out of deductions and exemptions, and the rate hits 41%. Then add the 3.8% investment tax surcharge in ObamaCare, and the new dividend tax rate in 2013 would be 44.8%—nearly three times today's 15% rate.
Keep in mind that dividends are paid to shareholders only after the corporation pays taxes on its profits. So assuming a maximum 35% corporate tax rate and a 44.8% dividend tax, the total tax on corporate earnings passed through as dividends would be 64.1%.
Who would get hurt? IRS data show that retirees and near-retirees who depend on dividend income would be hit especially hard. Almost three of four dividend payments go to those over the age of 55, and more than half go to those older than 65, according to IRS data.
But all American shareholders would lose. Higher dividend and capital gains taxes make stocks less valuable.
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Mr. Obama is proposing to raise the dividend tax rate to the higher personal income tax rate of 39.6% that will kick in next year. Add in the planned phase-out of deductions and exemptions, and the rate hits 41%. Then add the 3.8% investment tax surcharge in ObamaCare, and the new dividend tax rate in 2013 would be 44.8%—nearly three times today's 15% rate.
Keep in mind that dividends are paid to shareholders only after the corporation pays taxes on its profits. So assuming a maximum 35% corporate tax rate and a 44.8% dividend tax, the total tax on corporate earnings passed through as dividends would be 64.1%.
Who would get hurt? IRS data show that retirees and near-retirees who depend on dividend income would be hit especially hard. Almost three of four dividend payments go to those over the age of 55, and more than half go to those older than 65, according to IRS data.
But all American shareholders would lose. Higher dividend and capital gains taxes make stocks less valuable.
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Online Journalists Censored, Attacked: Report
Deaths while covering dangerous assignments, such as street protests, reached the highest level since 1992
NEW YORK — A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, a leading advocacy group said Tuesday.
At least 46 journalists died around the world in 2011, the Committee to Protect Journalists said, an increase from the estimate it released in December. Seven journalists were killed in Pakistan, where 29 journalists have been killed in the past five years.
Freelancers, bloggers and citizen journalists like those reporting in the Middle East have few resources to defend themselves against censorship and attacks, the CPJ said. Authoritarian states are buying communications surveillance equipment from Western manufacturers and using it to monitor and target journalists and bloggers, the group said.
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NEW YORK — A global coalition against censorship is needed to protect online journalists and bloggers who are being targeted by repressive governments, a leading advocacy group said Tuesday.
At least 46 journalists died around the world in 2011, the Committee to Protect Journalists said, an increase from the estimate it released in December. Seven journalists were killed in Pakistan, where 29 journalists have been killed in the past five years.
Freelancers, bloggers and citizen journalists like those reporting in the Middle East have few resources to defend themselves against censorship and attacks, the CPJ said. Authoritarian states are buying communications surveillance equipment from Western manufacturers and using it to monitor and target journalists and bloggers, the group said.
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Study: Half Of Internet TVs Aren't Getting Online
More TVs on the market have the capability to connect online to access apps that stream video and music, as well as hook up to browsers and social networks. Consumers, though, aren't necessarily taking advantage of the feature. According to research firm NPD In-Stat, half of the TV owners aren't putting the devices online.
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