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Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Jesus Comes To Salisbury
Salisbury Quickbooks
What: Email Marketing Course
When: October 3rd 2012 11am-1:30pm
Where: Salisbury Chamber of Commerce, 144 E Main St. Salisbury, MD 21801
Cost: $29 (Includes a Light Lunch)
Description:
Kevin Justice, CEO of Matice Interactive, will be teaching a class on the basics of email marketing. The importance of email marketing goes far beyond reaching the consumer. Email marketing represents your company, it is your company’s way of delivering and receiving information, and is the new branding strategy for thriving companies today. It can be identified in terms of managing your list(s), effective emails, and strong campaigns. Kevin will also be discussing the importance of nurturing your leads and “drip marketing”. Does your email marketing strategy measure up?
Opportunity To Support Our Students And Schools
Saturday, Nov. 3
BingoMania to Benefit Mardela Middle and High School Bands
Wicomico Youth & Civic Center
BingoMania 62 will take place at the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Saturday, Nov. 3, to benefit Mardela Middle and High School Bands. This event is presented by the Mardela Band Parents Organization. Doors open at 5 p.m. Instants Sales begin at 5:15 p.m., Early Bird Bingo 6 p.m., Regular Play Bingo at 7:30 p.m. The Jackpot Round (a single game worth $2,500, $5,000 or more according to attendance) typically begins at 10 p.m. Raffles and Holder Games will be sold. All proceeds support the Mardela Middle and High School Bands. Tickets for this popular event are $48.25 in advance (tickets available through the Civic Center website) and $58.75 at the door. To buy tickets Friday, Nov. 2 at the advance price, call Shirvon Stanford at 443-359-7750 or LeighAnn Taylor at 443-944-6532. Mark your calendar for other BingoMania events this school year: Feb. 9 and April 20.
Highlighted Events In Wicomico Schools This Week
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Wicomico Recipe for homegrown “Butter Fries” on Menu
Wicomico County Public Schools
Wicomico students celebrated Maryland Homegrown School Lunch Week last week with fresh local corn on the cob and green beans, and this Wednesday, Sept. 26 they’ll enjoy “butter fries” – locally grown butternut squash cut to resemble French fries, baked, and lightly seasoned with cinnamon, a Wicomico-created recipe. Fresh local fruits and vegetables have been served in Wicomico school cafeterias since the start of the school year when available from farms in Wicomico County or other Maryland counties.
Wednesday, Sept. 26
Superintendent’s Open Door Session
Board of Education Building
Superintendent of Schools Dr. John Fredericksen will hold the first Superintendent’s Open Door Session of the 2012-13 school year from 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 26, in the Administrative Conference Room of the Board of Education Building, Mt. Hermon Road and Long Avenue, Salisbury. Open Door Sessions provide the opportunity for people to meet one-on-one with the superintendent. People may express concerns, offer comment, or ask questions on any issue involving Wicomico schools. No appointment is needed. Each visitor will have approximately 15 minutes to meet with the superintendent. Follow-up sessions will be held if there are more visitors than there is time on the scheduled night. Additional Open Door Sessions for this school year are scheduled for Oct. 17, Nov. 14, Dec. 12, Jan. 16, Feb. 13, March 13, April 24 and May 15. 410-677-4495.
Thursday, Sept. 27
Mid-term progress report sent home (1st Marking Period ends Oct. 31, report cards distributed Nov. 8)
Friday, Sept. 28
Professional Day
Schools closed for students so staff may participate in professional development
My Favorite Teacher Contest, Instrument Donations
Barnes & Noble “My Favorite Teacher Contest” Open to Middle and High School Students
Middle and high school students can nominate a favorite teacher for recognition through the Barnes & Noble “My Favorite Teacher Contest.” Entries will be accepted until March 1 at the Barnes & Noble in Salisbury. To nominate a favorite teacher, a student will need to write an essay, poem or thank you letter explaining how a teacher has influenced their life and why they appreciate or admire that teacher. Entries should be 500 words or less, in English, typed on letter-size white paper. An entry form (available online at http://img1.imagesbn.com/PImages/store/special_landings/pdf/BN_My_Favorite_Teacher_Entry_Form_and_Rules_120912.pdf) , signed by a parent or guardian, must accompany the entry. Visit Barnes & Noble for more information and entry forms. The student whose entry is chosen as the winner will receive a certificate of recognition and will be honored at the store alongside the winning teacher, who will win recognition and a special award.
Donated Instruments Sought for SWAC Instrument Barn
If you have a musical instrument sitting around your home waiting for a new home, please consider donating it to the Instrument Barn, a program offered by the Salisbury Wicomico Arts Council (SWAC). The Instrument Barn is looking for flutes, clarinets, alto saxophones, and trombones to refurbish and distribute to deserving students in the Wicomico County school system. If you would like to make a donation, please call SWAC at 410-543-ARTS (2787) and request a copy of an instrument barn donation form to make your tax-deductible donation. (This form can also be downloaded from the SWAC website at www.GetSWAC.org )
Please note: donated instruments can be delivered directly to Salisbury Music and Instrument Store, 925 Eastern Shore Drive, Salisbury, MD attention: Joel Smith.
SWAC’s Instrument Barn program was created to address two critical non-arts issues through the arts: 1) narrowing the achievement gap in Wicomico County public schools and 2) encouraging youth volunteerism and civic engagement while giving the gift of music. Through this program, students may receive an instrument to play until their last day of high school. The requirements for students to receive an instrument are that they maintain a C average in school work and that they commit to 10 hours of community service. (Students interested in obtaining an instrument should contact their school band or music director to complete the paperwork to be faxed to SWAC at 410-543-2787.)
Romney Pulls Ahead
The published polling in this year's presidential race is unusually inaccurate because this is the first election in which who votes determines how they vote. Obama's massive leads among blacks, Latinos, young people, and single women vie with Romney's margin among the elderly, married white women, and white men. Tell me your demographic and I'll tell you who you're voting for and I'll be right at least two times out of three!
Most pollsters are weighting their data on the assumption that the 2012 electorate will turn out in the same proportion as the 2008 voters did. But polling indicates a distinct lack of enthusiasm for the president among his core constituency. He'll still carry them by heavy margins, but the turnout will likely lag behind the 2008 stats. (The 2008 turnout was totally unlike that in other years with all-time historic high turnouts among Obama's main demographic groups).
Specifically, most pollsters are using 2008 party preferences to weight their 2012 survey samples, reflecting a much larger Democratic preference than is now really the case.
In my own polling, I found a lurch to the Democrats right after their convention, but subsequent research indicates that it has since petered out. Indeed, when one compares party identification in the August and September polls of this year in swing states, the Democratic Party identification is flat while the ranks of Republicans rose by an average of two points per state.
Pollster Scott Rasmussen has the best solution to the party id problem. He weights his polls to reflect the unweighted party identification of the previous three weeks, so he has a dynamic model which adjusts for sampling error but still takes account of gradual changes in the electorate's partisan preferences.
Finally, with Obama below 50% of the vote in most swing states, he is hitting up against a glass ceiling in the high 40s. He can't get past it except in heavily Democratic states like New York or California. The first time Obama breaks 50 will not be on Election Day. Either he consistently polls above 50% of the vote or he won't ever get there in the actual vote.
So here's where the race really stands today based on Rasmussen's polling:
• Romney leads decisively in all states McCain carried (173 electoral votes).
• Romney is more than ten points ahead in Indiana - which Obama carried. (11 electoral votes)
• Romney leads Obama in the following states the president carried in 2008: Iowa (44-47) North Carolina (45-51), Colorado (45-47), and New Hampshire (45-48). He'll probably win them all. (34 electoral votes).
This comes to 218 of the 270 Romney needs. But...
• Obama is below 50% of the vote in a handful of key swing states and leads Romney by razor thin margins in each one. All these states will go for Romney unless and until Obama can show polling support of 50% of the vote:
• Obama leads in Ohio (47-46) and Virginia (49-48) by only 1 point (31 electoral votes)
• Obama leads in Florida (48-460) and Nevada (47-45) by only 2 points (35 electoral votes)
If Romney carries Ohio, Virginia, and Florida, he wins. And other states are in play.
• Obama leads in Wisconsin (49-46) by only 3 points (10 electoral votes)
• Obama's lead in Michigan is down to four points according to a recent statewide poll
• Obama is only getting 51% of the vote in Pennsylvania and 53% in New Jersey. And don't count out New Mexico.
It would be accurate to describe the race now as tied. But Romney has the edge because:
• The incumbent is under 50% in key states and nationally. He will probably lose any state where he is below 50% of the vote.
• The Republican enthusiasm and likelihood of voting is higher
• The GOP field organization is better.
That's the real state of play today.
NOW IT’S SERIOUS: GLOBAL BACON SHORTAGE ‘UNAVOIDABLE’
The droughts of 2012 have led to higher prices in raw commodities, The Blaze reported earlier this year, and now some are saying this will lead to an “unavoidable” global bacon shortage.
Bacon, folks. Bacon.
“Economically, it’s not a good time,” Tim Maiers of the Illinois Pork Producers Association, the fourth largest of its kind in the U.S., tells CBS Illinois .
Cross Walks Need Paint
Someone is falling asleep at the wheel. Mayor Ireton and Staff should be getting on the ball. You MUST maintain your City. Even if it's SHA who takes care of it, the City needs to let them know there's a problem. Kind of like cleaning up the weeds on the sidewalks along Rt. 50 and so forth.
Rt. 50 Delay In Easton
Route 50 eastbound is closed on the southern end of the Easton expressway or parkway. There are
heavy wreckers recovering some construction equipment from a trailer that turned over so if you
are driving through Easton take the bypass and you'll be able to get through traffic without
delay.
Route 50 Westbound
There's a delay on route 50 westbound just prior to Easton. A horses escaped it has a running around on route 50 expect a delay of about 10 minutes.
60% Of Firms To Kill Health Insurance Or Charge More Under Obamacare
A majority of small business owners and manufacturers are mulling drastic changes to comply with Obamacare, with 21 percent set to drop health insurance to workers altogether and 38 percent planning to make employees pay much more.
In a poll done for the National Association of Manufacturers and National Federation of Independent Businesses, 59 percent said that they will have to consider changes once the full law kicks in because increased costs will jeopardize their operations. According to the poll, 67 percent expect Obamacare to raise healthcare costs.
Obama Skirts Another Executive Duty To Pander To ‘The View’
In the wake of a rather tragic and tumultuous events regarding American foreign policy in the Middle East, President Barack Obama plans to forego the opportunity for a one-on-one meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his visit to the UN this week. The reason is simple. It just could not wait. The president needed to have a sit down with Barbara Walters and the rest of gals at The View.
Guy Benson at Townhall reported on this development yesterday and cited Thomson Reuters and The Associated Press, no right-wing rags by any stretch, who are equally puzzled by this move by the president. From AP:
BREAKING NEWS: Singer Andy Williams Dies
Singer and Emmy award-winning TV host Andy Williams, known for 'Moon River,' dies at home in Missouri after a year-long battle with cancer. He was 84.
From Fox News
From Fox News
Pedestrian Struck By Truck Moments Ago
The driver had the green light arrow to turn right and had just started to move forward when he struck the pedestrian. The man was taken to PRMC and seemed to be fine other than a slight cut to his head.
Md. Online Hunter Safety Course Now in Spanish
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is adding a Spanish-language version of its online hunter safety course.
The Natural Resources Police said Monday that the measure is a large step toward reaching the Hispanic community with hunter safety information.
Lt. Joe Offers says the agency is also working on Spanish-language classroom courses in hunter safety.
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