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Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Fruitland Police Department Press Release 11-30-11

Fruitland Police Department

Chief Michael J. Phillips

401 E. Main Street

Fruitland, MD 21826

Phone 410-548-2804 Fax 410-548-2808

Crime Solvers 410-548-1776

PRESS RELEASE

DATE & TIME: Friday November 25, 2011 at 2303 hours

INCIDENT: Disorderly Conduct

LOCATION: 300 Poplar Street

CASE NO.: 2011-1403

PERSON(s) CHARGED:

1)Tishea Green

2) Demetries Fountain

AGE(s): 22 / 18

ADDRESS: Both of Salisbury

CHARGES: Disorderly Conduct

Fail to Obey a Lawful Order

Trespassing

DISPOSITION: Released to custody of Central Booking at WCDC

SYNOPSIS:On the above date and time Fruitland Officers responded to 300 Poplar Street for a report of a fight at that location. Upon arrival, officers observed a large crowd that had gathered and observed the above listed suspects acting in a disorderly manner and refusing to halt that behavior. Officers gave several orders to the suspects to leave the area and cease their behavior and neither would comply. Both suspects were arrested and transported to WCDC.

DATE & TIME: Monday November 28, 2011 at 0051 hours

INCIDENT: 1st Degree Assault / Reckless Endangerment

LOCATION: 300 Poplar Street

CASE NO.: 2011-1409 /2011-1413

PERSON CHARGED: Cinderella Yasmain White

AGE: 22

ADDRESS: Fruitland

CHARGES:Assault (1st Degree)

Assault 2nd Degree (x’s 2)

Reckless Endangerment

Resisting Arrest

Disorderly Conduct

Fail to Obey a Lawful Order

Obstructing and Hindering

DISPOSITION: Released to custody of Central Booking at WCDC

SYNOPSIS:On the above date and time Fruitland Officers were contacted by PRMC staff regarding a patient that had been assaulted at 300 Poplar Street by the above named suspect. Officers learned that the suspect approached the victim and threw a cup full of bleach into the victim’s eyes, potentially causing serious injury. Officers obtained a Warrant for the suspect’s arrest and on November 29, 2011 an officer located the suspect at the same address. Upon placing the suspect under arrest, the suspect became combative and resisted arrest, causing a crowd to gather. The suspect was taken into custody and transported to WCDC in a vehicle equipped with a prisoner restraint barrier.

An Unfortunate Sign For Downtown Salisbury

We completely understand their business move, it makes a lot of sense. New clients from the college every year and no bus stop issues from that Downtown location.

Exposed: TheU.S. Governments Hidden Agenda

The solutions to the U.S. problems have been very obvious to many yet we stand by and watch our government fail to take the necessary steps time and time again. From securing our borders to feeding our hungry to boosting our economy, our nation is capable of getting it done - yet we always seem to fall short of achieving our objective. Why? Why do we always seem to fail at this yet we manage to support the "Arab Spring" and other revolutions taking place around the world at the expense of the American taxpayer? Maybe this article will provide a different perspective. One which makes perfect sense and makes the murky intentions of our government seem so crystal clear As an aside...why can't we count on our own MSM to provide the facts to us rather than a foriegn publication.

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It's Official: Obama Is Now The Worst American President As His Approval Rating Plunges Far Below Carter's

We doubt many will be surprised by the latest presidential polling update from Gallup, and certainly not the record nearly 50 million Americans on foodstamps, but here it is nonetheless, from US News [6]: "President Obama's slow ride down Gallup's daily presidential job approval index has finally passed below Jimmy Carter, earning Obama the worst job approval rating of any president at this stage of his term in modern political history. Since March, Obama's job approval rating has hovered above Carter's, considered among the 20th century's worst presidents, but today Obama's punctured Carter's dismal job approval line. On their comparison chart, Gallup put Obama's job approval rating at 43 percent compared to Carter's 51 percent." One can only imagine what would happen to Obama's ratings if indeed the Iranian hostage situation escalated and the president was forced to get involved, in addition to oil spiking to "doomsday" levels of course as Pimco's worst case predicts: "Back in 1979, Carter was far below Obama until the Iran hostage crisis, eerily being duplicated in Tehran today with Iranian protesters storming the British embassy. The early days of the crisis helped Carter's ratings, though his failure to win the release of captured Americans, coupled with a bad economy, led to his defeat by Ronald Reagan in 1980." And while some may say this is merely a one time blip, a longer-term average shows otherwise: "Gallup finds that Obama's overall job approval rating so far has averaged 49 percent. Only three former presidents have had a worse average rating at this stage: Carter, Ford, and Harry S. Truman. Only Truman won re-election in an anti-Congress campaign that Obama's team is using as a model." On the other hand, neither Ford nor Carter has such erudite opponents as Herman "I did not sleep with those 999 women" Cain.

Here are the job approval numbers for other presidents at this stage of their terms, a year before the re-election campaign:

Harry S. Truman: 54 percent.
Dwight Eisenhower: 78 percent.
Lyndon B. Johnson: 44 percent.
Richard M. Nixon: 50 percent.
Ronald Reagan: 54 percent.
George H.W. Bush: 52 percent.
Bill Clinton: 51 percent.
George W. Bush: 55 percent.

You Know What Men Are Thinking About, Right?

When it comes to what society seems to suggest: men think about sex a lot. At least that's what advertisers and television plotlines scream at us. According to a new study, though, that just might not be the case, at least as not as much as we think.

To Love for the Sake of Being Loved is Human
But to Love for the Sake of Loving is Angelic

Coastal Hospice and Palliative Care patients and families get a lot of love. Beyond the care of nurses, aides, social workers and those who provide spiritual and grief support, our patients know they are loved by a generous community. It's love for the sake of love. It is surely angelic.

Won't you be an Angel this year and include Coastal Hospice in your holiday giving? Your tax-deductible gift will bring the benefits of hospice care to those in need. Honor an angel in your life and we'll proudly display one of our Angel ornaments on one of our trees in the 4 counties we serve. Your donation helps us to provide comfort and support for patients and families when they need it most. Your generous donation ensures our patients and their families will continue receiving compassionate hospice care and comfort as they cope with one of life's most difficult times.

Make a secure online donation on our website at http://www.coastalhospice.org/, or call 410-742-8732.

More Downtown Plaza Businesses Getting Into The Holiday Spirit

Today's Wildlife Photos

Eagle Visits Parker Place On The Plaza.

Salisbury Jaycees Christmas Parade

Salisbury Jaycees host the Salisbury Jaycees Christmas Parade. This year celebrates the Jaycees' 65th year of hosting the parade. The theme is "A Green Christmas" emphasizing the economic trend of "Going Green". This parade will take place on Sunday, December 4, 2011 and begin at 2pm. A rain date has been scheduled for Sunday, December 11, 2011 at 2pm.

Remember, your Salisbury Jaycees are the "Maryland Jaycees No. 1 Chapter in the State" and among the top 25 in the nation! Support your local Junior Chamber! Participate in the parade or come watch on Dec. 4th!

Fill In The Blank 11-30-11

The Strangest thing I have ever eaten was ______.

HSLDA Defends Major Parental Rights (Medical Decisions) Case

Who should make very difficult decisions for children? Parents or doctors?

In March of this year, 8-year-old Jacob Stieler was diagnosed with Ewing Sarcoma, a dangerous bone cancer. His parents took him to a highly-rated children’s oncology center in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Jacob had surgery to remove the tumor, which was followed by several rounds of chemotherapy. The treatment was incredibly difficult, and Jacob’s mom, Erin, said that when she looked her son in the eyes, she knew in her heart that he simply could not survive many more rounds of these drugs.

Erin and Ken, Jacob’s mom and dad, joined by hundreds of others, prayed for Jacob and his complete recovery.

After all of these rounds of chemotherapy were completed, there was a PET scan done to check on the status of the cancer. There was no evidence of cancer detected in Jacob’s body. Jacob’s family and friends rejoiced in his healing—praising God for this wonderful outcome.

But the doctors wanted to give Jacob several more rounds of chemotherapy and radiation, despite the clean PET scan.

When asked why they wanted to keep giving Jacob these incredibly dangerous drugs, the doctors replied that this was “the standard of care” for his illness.

Jacob’s parents begged the doctors to make an individual diagnosis, rather than simply following unbending standards. But the doctors were steadfast. All children with this cancer needed multiple rounds of these drugs—regardless of PET scan results, the doctors contended.

Jacob’s parents did extensive study of the side effects of the five different chemotherapy drugs that the doctor wanted to administer. And they believed that the risk of the drugs was far greater than the risk of recurrent cancer, since Jacob had a clean PET scan. They said no to the doctors. No more chemotherapy treatment for now.

But the doctors would not take no for an answer. They called Child Protective Services in Jacob’s county and asked the agency to file charges against the family for medical neglect.

After looking into the matter, both the local CPS agency and the local prosecuting attorney refused to file charges. They believed that the parents were making reasonable decisions for Jacob.

The doctors still would not take no for an answer. They called higher authorities in the state level CPS agency. The doctors had to make several calls before they finally found someone who would agree with them.

As a result of all of these calls, the local CPS agency was pressured into filing medical neglect charges against the parents.

The local prosecutor still refused to take a case against the family, so the state level CPS officials hired an independent private lawyer to serve as the prosecutor against Ken and Erin Stieler.

Home School Legal Defense Association chairman Michael Farris decided he needed to help.

"When I heard about this case—and checked out the facts—I knew that I could not sit on the sidelines and watch this family be overrun and parental rights be trashed by well-meaning but overzealous doctors."

"I recently flew to Michigan and took the depositions of all three doctors who were scheduled to testify against the family."

“Have all of these drugs been approved by the FDA as safe and effective for children?” I asked Jacob’s treating oncologist.
“Yes,” she replied, they have been FDA-approved for children.

According to the official package inserts that we were able to obtain, she is just flat wrong.

She wanted to continue to give Ifosfamide to Jacob.

The FDA disclosure for this drug says: “Pediatric Use: Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

The oncologist wanted to give Jacob a weeks’ worth of Etoposide.

The FDA disclosure says: “Pediatric Use: Safety and effectiveness in pediatric patients have not been established.”

The warning on the drug Doxorubicin says: “Pediatric patients are at increased risk for developing delayed cardiotoxicity.”

This means that the drug can cause severe harm to a child’s heart—at even higher rates than it can in adults.

In fact, as it turned out, the treating doctor had never even seen, much less read, these official FDA-required package inserts.

(Much more on this HERE)

MOTIVATIONAL POSTER

DELAWARE STATE POLICE GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT

Who:
83 B Delaware State Police Recruit Class

When:
Thursday, December 1, 2011 at 7:oo p.m.

Location:
Polytech Conference Center (Auditorium)
823 Walnut Shade Road Dover, Delaware

Dignitaries Addressing the Graduates:
State Prosecutor Kathleen Jennings
Colonel Robert M. Coupe

Key Agenda Events:
Class Speech:
Trooper Patrick Jackson, Delaware State Police
Keynote Speaker:
Secretary Lewis D. Schiliro

Resume:
Dover, DE- Delaware State Police Superintendent Colonel Robert M. Coupe announces the Graduation Ceremonies for the 83B Delaware State Police Recruit Class.

The ceremonies will celebrate and recognize the successful completion of Law Enforcement training of 10 Delaware State Troopers.

The ceremonies will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Polytech Conference Center Dover, Delaware.

Dr. Arun Gandhi Speaks on Non-Violence Wednesday, November 30

The world learned about peace building and nonviolence from 20th century Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi. His grandson, Dr. Arun Gandhi, received one-on-one lessons. Dr. Arun Gandhi shares his grandfather’s teachings and more during the talk “Non-Violence and Personal Responsibility” 7 p.m. Wednesday, November 30, in Holloway Hall Auditorium. Gandhi has served as a Conflict Scholar-in-Residence at SU, co-taught courses including “The Global Impact of Gandhi” and will lead students studying abroad in India on the “Gandhi Legacy Tour” this January.

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OWNER SUES AFTER HIS DOG WAS MISTAKENLY EUTHANIZED

Remember recently a dog here in Salisbury was euthanized AFTER 2 Rescue Groups had agreed to take responsibility for him & get whatever medical help was needed? It's a shame the same justice , as in this story below , couldn't have been offered that dog ..

However, this info below will inform others as to what can be done should something such as this happens to anyone!

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Press Realizing That ICE May Be Breaking The Law Showing NBC Universal Propaganda Films On Domains It Seized

Over the last year or so, we've been one of the few publications out there following the exceptionally questionable use of NBC propaganda material by the federal government as if it were its own content. You may recall that NBC Universal created some propaganda "anti-piracy" PSAs for New York City, in which actor/comedian Tom Pappa claims "there's no such thing as a free movie." The irony that he's saying so while appearing on a free YouTube video stream is apparently totally lost on him.

BREAKING NEWS: Dow Jumps Nearly 400 Points

Dow Jones Industrial Average rises nearly 400 points after U.S. Federal Reserve, Central Banks announce action to ease strain on world's financial markets.

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Today's Survey Question 11-30-11

Who wraps the gifts in your household?

NJ Dad Arrested In Death Of Girl Tossed In Creek

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey prosecutors say they will move quickly to extradite a man suspected of killing his 2-year-old daughter by tossing her into a creek while she was still strapped in her car seat.

Twenty-seven-year-old Arthur Morgan III was captured without incident late Tuesday afternoon at a home in San Diego, Calif. The arrest came one week after he allegedly killed Tierra Morgan-Glover during a court-approved visit and then fled the state.

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30 Signs That The United States Of America Is Being Turned Into A Giant Prison

If you live in the United States of America, you live in a giant prison where liberty and freedom are slowly being strangled to death. In this country, the control freaks that run things are obsessed with watching, tracking, monitoring and recording virtually everything that we do. Nothing is private anymore. Everything that you do on the Internet is being monitored. All of your phone calls are being monitored. In fact, if law enforcement authorities suspect that you have done something wrong, they will use your cell phone microphone to listen to you even when you think your cell phone is turned off. In many areas of the country, when you get into your car automated license plate readers track you wherever you go, and in many major cities when you are walking on the streets a vast network of security cameras and "smart street lights" are constantly watching you and listening to whatever you say. The TSA is setting up "internal checkpoints" all over the nation, Homeland Security is encouraging all of us to report any "suspicious activity" that our neighbors are involved in and the federal government is rapidly developing "pre-crime" technology that will flag us as "potential terrorists" if we display any signs of nervousness. If you are flagged as a "potential terrorist", the U.S. military can arrest you and detain you for the rest of your life without ever having to charge you with anything. Yes, the United States of America is rapidly being turned into a "Big Brother" prison grid, and most Americans are happily going along with it.

Senate Passes Bill Allowing Indefinite Detention of Americans ... Considers Bill Authorizing More Torture

The Senate passed a bill today allowing indefinite detention of American citizens living within the U.S.

While some have claimed that this is incorrect, and that American citizens would be exempted from the indefinite detention within U.S. borders authorized by the Act, the Committee chairman who co-sponsored the bill – Carl Levin – stated today in Senate debate that it could apply to American citizens.

Levin cited the Supreme Court case of Hamdi which ruled that American citizens can be treated as enemy combatants:

“The Supreme Court has recently ruled there is no bar to the United States holding one of its own citizens as an enemy combatant,” said Levin. “This is the Supreme Court speaking.“
Under questioning from Rand Paul, co-sponsor John McCain said that Americans suspected of terrorism could be sent to Guantanamo.

You can hear the statements from Levin and McCain on today’s broadcast of KFPA’s Letters and Politics.

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Nigerian Senate Passes Anti-Gay Bill, Defying British Aid Threat

(CNN) -- The Nigerian senate has passed a bill banning same-sex marriages, defying a threat from Britain to withhold aid from nations violating gay rights.

The bill by Africa's most populous nation calls for a 14-year sentence for anyone convicted of homosexuality. Anyone who aids or "abets" same-sex unions faces 10 years in prison, a provision that could target rights groups.

Fewer Talk And Text While Driving

A survey of 1,000 Capital Beltway drivers finds fewer drivers are talking on hand-held cell phones and fewer are texting. Distracted driving awareness programs are credited with helping change cell phone behaviors, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. Do you believe people are texting or talking less behind the wheel? Use #WTOPTalkback on Twitter or join the conversation on WTOP's Facebook page.

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British Workers Strike Over Retirement Benefits

London (CNN) -- Mass strikes began across the United Kingdom on Wednesday, with up to 2 million workers walking off jobs in schools, hospitals and police stations in protest over proposed pension reforms.
Chaos was predicted at Heathrow airport in London, one of the world's busiest international airports, but Wednesday morning operations were more or less normal.

Noel Community Is Preparing For Their 14th Annual Dinner On Christmas Day

Monday, November 28, 2011Noel Community is preparing for their 14th annual dinner on Christmas Day

The Noel Community is preparing for their 14th annual dinner on Christmas Day. The volunteers serve a free turkey and ham dinner with all the trimmings from 11:00am to 2:00pm at St. Paul's by-the-Sea on 3rd and Baltimore Streets in Ocean City. This event has become an important part of the Christmas celebration for many including the homeless, unemployed, underemployed, shut-in, and those who are alone. Noel provides gifts and toys to many who attend. All items are free and all are welcome.

Last year, the Noel Community volunteers served over 1,600 meals including sit-down dinners and carry-outs. Meals were delivered to those who could not leave their homes and to the police, fire departments, and others who serve our community on Christmas Day.

Again this year, there is a need for monetary donations. Checks made payable to the Noel Community can be mailed to PO Box 1207 in Ocean City MD, 21843. Your financial support to purchase items for the dinner is appreciated.

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“SHOP WITH A COP”

WHAT: MARYLAND STATE POLICE
“SHOP WITH A COP”

WHEN: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2011
9:00 A.M.

WHERE: GOLDEN RING BARRACK
8908 KELSO DRIVE
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND 21221
410-780-2700

WAL-MART
6240 PETRIE WAY
ROSEDALE, MARYLAND 21237

The Maryland State Police, with the help of a Baltimore County Walmart and Eastern Tech High School, are working to make some area children’s Christmas a whole lot brighter. On Saturday morning troopers will be pairing up with forty Baltimore County children to personally drive them to the Wal-mart store located at 6420 Petrie Way in Rosedale, Maryland, in hopes that the kids will be able to buy some of the things they have been wishing for during this holiday season.

Each child will be provided a $100.00 gift card, donated by Wal-mart and private sources. Upon arriving at the store, troopers will assist their designated shopper with the selection and purchase of gifts.

After all of the shoppers have finished with their purchases, troopers will drive them to Eastern Tech High School, 1100 Mace Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland 21221, where students at the school will serve the children lunch and help wrap presents.

200 Arrested As Cops Raid Occupy LA Camp

LOS ANGELES - Police in Los Angeles and Philadelphia stormed Occupy Wall Street encampments in both cities Wednesday, demanding protesters leave demonstration sites that had become two of the movement's largest after evictions upended others across the country.

Dozens of officers in riot gear flooded down the steps of Los Angeles City Hall just after midnight and started dismantling the two-month-old camp two days after a deadline passed for campers to leave the City Hall lawn. The raid had a military precision and officers in helmets and wielding batons moved in and began making arrests after several orders were given to leave the small park.

TRAFFIC ALERT - Bridge Repair Will Require The Closure Of Route 9

Harbeson -- WHEN: 7 a.m. on Friday, December 2 and ending at 5 p.m. on Sunday, December 4, pending weather - Complete Road Closure

WHERE: Bridge over Beaverdam Creek on Route 9 between Route 30/Gravel Hill Road and Route 5/Harbeson Road, northeast of Georgetown

WHAT: DelDOT crews will be removing the existing hot mix and concrete pavement which is above the box culvert. Once removed, a steel reinforced concrete slab will be poured to increase the strength and load capacity that the bridge can safely carry.

DETOUR EASTBOUND: Route 9 to Route 30/Gravel Hill Road onto Sand Hill Road to Route 5/Harbeson Road and return to Route 9

DETOUR WESTBOUND: Route 9 to Route 5/Harbeson Road onto Sand Hill Road to Route 30/Gravel Hill Road and back to Route 9

US Airways' Pa. Fares To Jump From $118 To $698

US Airways' round-trip fare from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia will cost nearly six times as much early next year once Southwest Airlines drops its non-stop service between the two cities.

The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says the non-refundable round trip fare is now $118, but will jump to $698 after Southwest ends its service on Jan. 8.

Travel Without The Hassle On Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism’s Bus Trips

(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico Recreation, Parks and Tourism’s new season of bus trips is underway; rolling to the hottest spots for entertainment, site seeing and adventure. Registration is open for trips to performances of “Miracle of Christmas,” Billy Elliot the Musical and the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Catch “Miracle of Christmas” at the Sight and Sound Theatre followed by dinner at Stolzfus Farm Family Style Restaurant on Friday, December 9. The bus will depart at 7:45am and return at 9:30pm to the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center. Watch as live animals and talented performers take to the stage to introduce the Miracle of Christmas. Afterwards attendees will travel to Intercourse, PA where they will enjoy a family style dinner at Stolzfus Farm Restaurant. Price includes transportation, show tickets, family style meal, tax and gratuities. The cost is $127.50 per person.

A bus will depart the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center on Wednesday, January 11 at 8:00am for Billy Elliot the Musical on stage at the Kennedy Center. Attendees will enjoy lunch before the show in Washington DC, and then view an inspiring musical from orchestra seats. A quick stop at Cracker Barrel will be made on the way home for a snack or dinner on your own. Price includes show ticket, lunch in Washington DC, transportation, tax, and all gratuities. The cost is $132 per person.

The 2012 Philadelphia Flower Show is on Friday, March 9 with the theme “Hawaii Island of Ahola.” The bus will depart from the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center at 9:30am and arrive back at 10:00pm. Attendees will arrive just in time for lunch. Enjoy a famous cheesesteak or have lunch and shop across the street at Reading Market. Price includes transportation, flower show ticket and bus driver’s tip. The cost is $67.50 per person. Attendees may skip the show and enjoy a day in the city on your own for $43 per person.

Registration is currently being accepted for all bus trips. To register, visit the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center Box Office Monday through Friday from 8:00am to 5:00pm or visit www.WicomicoRecandParks.org. For more information on bus trips or to obtain a complete listing of upcoming bus trips please contact Karen McInturff at (410) 548-4900 ext. 113 or email kmcinturff@wicomicocounty.org.

BREAKING NEWS: Britain Orders Closure Of Iranian Embassy In London

Britain's Foreign Secretary, William Hague, has ordered all Iranian diplomats to leave the U.K., while the U.K. has withdrawn its diplomatic staff from Iran.

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AG Biden Seeks Crackdown On Four Loko

Four Loko comes under fire yet again.

This time, Attorney General Beau Biden is calling on the federal government to crack down even further on deceptive marketing surrounding the super-sized alcoholic beverage.

HOT: Fed Announces Massive Global Central Bank Intervention

Developing...

UPDATE 1: The Bank of Canada, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, the Federal Reserve, and the Swiss National Bank have just announced coordinated actions to enhance their capacity to provide liquidity support to the global financial system.

UPDATE 2: According to the Fed, the purpose of the actions is to ease strains in financial markets and "thereby mitigate the effects of such strains on the supply of credit to households and businesses and so help foster economic activity."

UPDATE 3: The central banks have agreed to lower the pricing on the existing temporary U.S. dollar liquidity swap arrangements by 50 basis points so that the new rate will be the U.S. dollar overnight index swap (OIS) rate plus 50 basis points. This pricing will be applied to all operations conducted from December 5, 2011. The authorization of these swap arrangements has been extended to February 1, 2013. In addition, the Bank of England, the Bank of Japan, the European Central Bank, and the Swiss National Bank will continue to offer three-month tenders until further notice.

As a contingency measure, these central banks have also agreed to establish temporary bilateral liquidity swap arrangements so that liquidity can be provided in each jurisdiction in any of their currencies should market conditions so warrant. At present, there is no need to offer liquidity in non-domestic currencies other than the U.S. dollar, but the central banks judge it prudent to make the necessary arrangements so that liquidity support operations could be put into place quickly should the need arise, the Federal Reserve said. These swap lines are authorized through February 1, 2013.

BOTTOM LINE:Central banks have agreed on a major global money printing scheme. Major global inflation is on its way.

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RSC Update: Stop Squeezing The Middle Class

For the last few years, the middle class has been repeatedly squeezed by failed “stimulus” plans fed with debt and higher taxes. And now liberals are at it again, demanding permanent tax increases to pay for temporary attempts at “stimulus.” Placing an even greater burden on families, small businesses, and future generations is no way to get our economy back on track.

Temporary tax changes are no match for permanent tax relief that gives families and businesses the confidence to make big decisions on purchases, investments, and job creation. That’s why the RSC’s Jobs Through Growth Act lets families and small businesses throw out the current tax code for a system that’s simpler, flatter, and fairer.

House Republicans have already passed more than 20 jobs bills that are just sitting in the Senate, waiting for Democrats to wake up. President Obama keeps repeating that “We Can’t Wait,” and I agree. But instead of going down the same road that has failed to get millions of Americans back to work the last few years, let’s try something new – something better – something that can actually succeed.

God Bless,
Congressman Jim Jordan
Chairman, Republican Study Committee

Man Accidentally Gives Away $13G Stuffed In Suit To Goodwill

MOLINE, Ill. – An elderly Illinois man who accidentally donated a suit stuffed with $13,000 in bills to Goodwill appealed for the money's return so that he can care for his cancer-stricken wife, WQAD reported.

The 80 year old, from Moline, decided to keep his life savings in his closet rather than in a bank because he thought the money would be safer there.

Marine Who Received Medal Of Honor Fights Allegations He Is Mentally Unstable

In September, President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's most prestigious military award, to Sgt. Dakota Meyer, the marine who saved 36 of his comrades during an ambush in Afghanistan.

Obama called Meyer one of the most "down-to-earth guys that you will ever meet."

Kidnapper Sues Former Hostages, Says They Broke Promise

Can there be no trust between a kidnapper and his hostages?

A man who held a Kansas couple hostage in their home while fleeing from authorities is suing them, claiming that they broke an oral contract made when he promised them money in exchange for hiding him from police.

The couple has asked a judge to dismiss the suit.

Jesse Dimmick of suburban Denver is serving an 11-year sentence after bursting into Jared and Lindsay Rowley's Topeka-area home in September 2009. He was wanted for questioning in the beating death of a Colorado man and a chase had begun.

Zebras Roam Virginia Neighborhood After Getting Loose From Zoo

LEESBURG, Va. – Two zebras from a Leesburg zoo escaped their enclosure and briefly wandered through a residential neighborhood before being captured.

No one was injured.

The Loudoun County Sheriff's Office says it received calls Monday afternoon from residents of a Leesburg-area neighborhood reporting zebras on the loose.

Trump: I Could Enter Presidential Race In May

Real estate mogul and television host Donald Trump told Hotsheet Tuesday that he may enter the presidential race as an independent in May if "the right person doesn't get nominated" by the Republican party.

"Come May, when the Celebrity Apprentice is completed, my contract to NBC is completed, I'm a free agent, as the expression goes," he said. "I can make a decision. You know, obviously it would have to be as an independent."

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A County Employee Letter To The Editor

Christmas Bonus – This is just plain stupid!! Wow…where do I start. So he wants to give me a $200 Christmas bonus. You mentioned the furlough days and that’s what frustrates me the most.

Instead of giving me a bonus how about just giving me back what I’ve earned as a part of my salary. It’s crazy that he wants to give me a bonus when I feel its money I’ve earned anyway.

They take out around $30 a paycheck for the furlough days. We get paid bi-weekly so that’s 26 paychecks a year. Do the math and they take $780 a year out. So yeah give me a bonus but make it for $780 and we’ll call it even.

I know Rick feels bad about the county employees being furloughed and various layoffs and I think he thinks this is a real treat for us. No thanks, not really!!

If we have the money to give every eligible employee $200 than just lessen our furlough deductions. But that would make too much sense and Rick wouldn’t get any media coverage about that. I don’t want a bonus I just want the money I’ve earned.

Did You Hear Any Bleeps On PAC 14 Last Night?

Since I was at the Council Meeting last night, did PAC 14 use their time delay to cut out all of the curse words being stated in public comments?

Let's see, from the ones I recall there was "Damned," "Bitching", "Slum Lord", "Hell" and perhaps some others as citizens on both sides weren't very happy.

At the end when Councilwoman Cohen asked if there was anyone else who wanted to speak I instantly said, why, there's no more curse words left for me to get involved.

Could ALL Legal Ads For The Past Year Or So Be Illegal In The Daily Times?

Long time resident Mr. Trader brought up on heck of a major point last night.

According to the City Charter, ALL legal ads for the City of Salisbury must come from a local newspaper PRINTED in the County.

We all know the Daily Times is now printed in Wilmington, Delaware. Technically, the man is 100% correct.

Will Greg Bassett be on his knees in the very near future begging for a charter change? Will Laura Mitchell want to demand an instant charter amendment, or will it go to referendum?

This means all budget, charter amendments, public hearings, meetings, real estate transactions, zoning proceedings and the likes are NOT legal and CAN be challenged in court.

So, that being said, the City Council has ONE opportunity to bring JOBS back to Salisbury by forcing the Daily Times to start running their press again and NOT export jobs to Delaware. Remember Folks, the Daily Times is receiving TAX BREAKS on a piece of equipment their not even using. The have gone from more than 200 employees down to around a dozen.

Salisbury News will be putting some serious thought into our business overnight.

THANK YOU DEBBIE CAMPBELL AND TERRY COHEN

While these two Council Members have been taking beatings year after year, once certain Council Members were REMOVED from Office Debbie & Terry were able to push to restructure the re bidding of several bonds, saving YOU the taxpayers more than $270,000.00!

Kind of makes you wonder WHY former Council Members couldn't be bothered, doesn't it.

Just remember this when Mike Dunn decides to throw his hat into the ring and run for Mayor of Salisbury.

Former Council President Mike Dunn Violates His Own Rules Of Order

Yes, the soft spoken, (light in his loafers) former Council President Mike Dunn, a man who used to have people police escorted out of Council Meeting and or gaveled down with such girlish rants for anyone who applauded during one of his Council Meetings was the first to start clapping and standing for the cameras at last nights City Council Meeting.

Mike Dunn clearly had a previous arrangement with PAC 14 in which Mike Dunn NEVER allowed their cameras to scan the crowd, yet last night PAC 14 did exactly that. There was a pre planned show and the only flaming Idiots that were missing was the Mayor and a former Mayor.
Talk about professionalism though. Council President Terry Cohen never even came close to reaching for the gavel, because she's so above the Mike Dunn, Louise Smith and Lynn Cathcart freak show.

This entire group of Idiots actually thought they'd get up in public comments and try to use a scare tactic by stating they had 2,300 voters that did sign their petition and those 2.300 voters will NOT vote for certain council members in the next election.

ROTFLMAO! We had well more than that, signature wise, when Barrie Tilghman raised taxes but when they were VARIFIED we fell short and dropped it with class. Jim Ireton and Laura Mitchell have run so far from allowing their signatures from being verified because it would be an embarrassment. You see Folks, every time one official looked at each page they immediately dismissed those names because MOST of them were students NOT registered in the City, THEY WERE JUST NAMES!

Want to call me a LIAR, verify the signatures! Until then, Mike Dunn, Louise Smith, Lynn Cathcart, Barrie Tilghman, Lora Mitchell, Jim Ireton and the rest of the DIRTY DOZEN are simply FULL OF CRAP!

Come on Anti Albero Bloggers, Daily Times, prove me wrong. I DARE YOU!!!!! MY sources do NOT lie and I do NOT rely on quotes/lies from a Mayor to make up a story, knowing its a lie.

As far as PAC 14 goes, they're scum with an agenda. That's OK though, it was the people above that actually made so many people stop watching their program anyway. These are the kinds of people that go home and make a video of themselves feeling so proud they broke their own rules of order. I guess THAT'S what makes a man, a man. Right Mikey?

What was done last night, (by Mike Dunn and Louise Smith's own standards and rules) was completely disrespectful. I think I just figured out why Jim Ireton and Mike Dunn are so close.

Rick Pollitt, The Gift That Keeps On Giving

SHHHHHH, DON'T SAY ANYTHING!

While the County furloughs employees, cries the blues that there's just no money to pay for services, County Executive Rick Pollitt proposed full time and part time employees over 20 hours a $200.00 Christmas Bonus.

Folks, that's more than $123,000.00 worth of free money being thrown around to some 600 County Employees. Of course your County Council immediately stopped this proposal before it ever saw the light of day.

Mind you, rather than creating another Post I thought I'd tie another thing into this article. SINCE WHEN IS BLACK FRIDAY A HOLIDAY?

You, the taxpayers, paid each and every County Employee to be off on Friday. I don't care what any one says, this is complete BS. Are you telling me people couldn't be productive on Friday? The County already pays each employee to be off on their BIRTHDAY, which is yet another crock of BS. GROW UP! This accounts for a TON of money. Nowhere in my lifetime have I ever seen such crap.

These Democratic leaders are crying the blues as to why this Country/County is so broke. OPEN YOUR DAMN EYES and see the light. The accountability starts at the TOP.

I want to thank the County Council for actually looking into these issues and in some cases stopping such ridiculous practices before they ever see the light of day. My God, times are tough on just about every one and it's about time something get done about it.

Go Blow Your Own Snow

You know times are that difficult when you pay County Taxes and the County Executive says, sorry Folks, we're not doing it any more.

That's right Ladies & Gentlemen, you are about to learn very soon that your main roads might get cleared, like Old Ocean City Road or Mt. Hermon Road but ANYTHING aside from the main thoroughfare route, Delmar, Pittsville, Powellville, Willards, (you name it) you are on your own.

The state Highway User Funds that are usually given to each Town and usually given right back to the County each year for snow removal, well, Salisbury News has learned two things. One, there are only three drivers left that are certified to actually run the equipment. The other side is, there's just no money.

So, what might you see next. I'll tell you flat out, expect your taxes to go up. There's no other way to cover the expense. Some of what your elected officials try shoving down your throat as being a luxury/services are starting to disappear.

So why aren't you hearing about this anywhere else. Well, it's because Salisbury News is the only real news source on the Eastern Shore and quite frankly we'll have several stories posted today that reference Wicomico County and Salisbury you have NOT heard about.

In fact, I'll publish them one at a time and keep them at the top for the rest of the day because it's important you know the TRUTH. Put your seat belts on today because we're about to take you for a scary ride.

IT IS BECOMING CRYSTAL CLEAR NOW

“GE is Doing What?”

Earlier this week.

General Electric is planning to move its 115-year-old X-ray division from Waukesha , Wis. , to Beijing . In addition to moving the headquarters, the company will invest $2 billion in China and train more than 65 engineers and create six research centers. This is the same GE that made $5.1 billion in the United States last year. but paid no taxes-the same company that employs more people overseas than it does in the united States.

So let me get this straight. President Obama appointed GE Chairman Jeff Immelt to head his commission on job creation (job czar). Immelt is supposed to help create jobs. I guess the president forgot to tell him in which country he was supposed to be creating those jobs.

Please pass this information to others and think about it before you buy another GE product.

http://www.snopes.com/politics/business/ge.asp

Obama Legalizes Horse Slaughter For Human Consumption

Horse slaughter plants are legal again in the United States. Restrictions on horse meat processing for human consumption have been lifted.

In a bipartisan effort, the House of Representatives and the United States Senate approved the Conference Committee report on spending bill H2112, which among other things, funds the United States Department of Agriculture. On November 18th, as the country was celebrating Thanksgiving, President Obama signed a law, allowing Americans to kill and eat horses. Essentially, one turkey was pardoned in the presence of worldwide media while in the shadows, buried under pages of fiscal regulation, millions of horses were sentenced to death.

Horse slaughter has been prohibited in the United States as funding for inspections of horses in transit and at slaughter houses was non-existent. This worked because the horse meat cannot be sold for human consumption without such inspections. The House version of the bill retained the de-funding language and the Senate version did not. The conference committee charged with reconciling the two opted to not include it. The result is that it is now legal to slaughter horses for humans to eat.

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Facebook Settles FTC Charges Over 2009 Privacy Breaches

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Facebook has agreed to 20 years of privacy audits to settle a lengthy complaint from the Federal Trade Commission, which says Facebook misled its members about its use of their private data.
Facebook "deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public," the FTC said in its complaint.

Satellite Image Confirms Iranian Missile Base Was Destroyed

Today's curious news report posted by Iran's semi-official news agency Fars, which was promptly muted, only to be republished by Israel's Haaretz [5], of a major explosion near the Iranian city of Isfahan, has left many scratching their heads. As Haaretz reports: "Speaking with Fars news agency, Isfahan’s deputy mayor confirmed the reports and said the authorities are investigating the matter. However, after the incident was reported in Israel, the report was taken off the Fars website." Which led many to wonder: is this a real event or merely a provocation designed to make Iranians believe they were attacked? Further complicating matters is the just released news from Washington Post [6]which shows satellite images of the aftermath of another explosion in Iran, this time from two weeks ago at an Iranian missile base. "The image of the compound, near the city of Malard, doesn’t provide any clues as to what caused the Nov. 12 explosion [7], which Iranian authorities described as an “accident” involving the transport of ammunition. But it does make clear that the facility has been effectively destroyed. Paul Brannan, a senior analyst for the Institute for Science and International Security [8], which specializes in the study of nuclear weapons programs, said it’s impossible to tell from the image whether the blast was caused by sabotage, as has has been speculated in this explosion and others [9] at transport facilities, oil refineries and military bases in Iran. Brannan said ISIS had recently learned from “knowledgable officials” that the blast had occurred just as Iran had achieved a milestone in the development of a new missile and may have been performing a “volatile procedure involving a missile engine at the site.” So the question stands: is Iran being systematically attacked with the news being covered up for fear that it can not retaliate and thus seem week; is it being sabbotaged on a weekly basis, or is everything just one big media disinformation campaign designed to provoke Iran to lash out? We will probably know very soon, today's "oversold" and now completely disconnected from reality rally notwithstanding.

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Bachmann’s Plan To Deport 11 Million Undocumented Immigrants Would Cost U.S. Economy $2.6 Trillion

Determined to distinguish herself with the most draconian immigration position in the GOP field, today Michele Bachmann elaborated on her plan to deport every single undocumented immigrant in the country:
[P]residential candidate Michele Bachmann called for 11 million illegal immigrants to be deported from the United States in steps. [...]
Asked by radio host Laura Ingraham on Monday about an earlier statement she made differentiating between immigrants who had recently entered the country illegally from those with longstanding ties to the United States, Bachmann said she was never referring to legalization.
“What I’m talking about is the order of deportation, the sequence of deportation,” Bachmann replied. “It is almost impossible to move 11 million illegal immigrants overnight. You do it in steps.” Bachmann said deporting those convicted of crimes would be the first step.

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Senate Set To Vote On Bill That Defines The U.S. AsAa Battlefield

What the hell is happening to America? Paul Joseph Watson of Prison Planet.com writes:

The Senate is set to vote on a bill next week that would define the whole of the United States as a “battlefield” and allow the U.S. Military to arrest American citizens in their own back yard without charge or trial.

“The Senate is going to vote on whether Congress will give this president—and every future president — the power to order the military to pick up and imprison without charge or trial civilians anywhere in the world. The power is so broad that even U.S. citizens could be swept up by the military and the military could be used far from any battlefield, even within the United States itself,” writes Chris Anders of the ACLU Washington Legislative Office.

Under the ‘worldwide indefinite detention without charge or trial’ provision of S.1867, the National Defense Authorization Act bill, which is set to be up for a vote on the Senate floor Monday, the legislation will “basically say in law for the first time that the homeland is part of the battlefield,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who supports the bill.

The bill was drafted in secret by Senators Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.), before being passed in a closed-door committee meeting without any kind of hearing. The language appears in sections 1031 and 1032 of the NDAA bill.

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Deaf, Disabled Senior Citizen On Bicycle Deemed Threat By Police, Tased To Death For Not Hearing Cop

I stole the Gawker headline because it says what needs saying.

I've never met a country more in need of Daddy's protection than Right Wing Nation, the country that writes the rules for how America is governed. And what better Daddy than the cop on the beat.

Here's what cops get to do:

Wicomico County Councilwoman Sheree Sample-Hughes will hold the next in a series of District One Citizen’s Forum meetings on Thursday, December 8th at 6:30 P.M. at the new Delmar Municipal Building located at 100 S. Pennsylvania Avenue.

Councilwoman Sample-Hughes said that she will be joined by County Executive Rick Pollitt, a representative from the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office and Newell Quinton who will speak about the Nanticoke Community Alliance/Drug Free Communities program that encompasses the majority of
District One. Additionally, updates regarding the recent and proposed improvements to Connelly Mill Railroad Crossing will be given.

Wicomico County District One includes Delmar, Hebron, San Domingo, Salisbury-West Side and Mardela Springs. Mrs. Sample-Hughes said the over-all theme of the forums is “Creating Community Connections.” She commented that the purpose of the forums is to provide citizens with an opportunity to speak face-to-face with their elected officials. She further noted that this is the continuation of the fulfillment of her campaign promise to hold meetings throughout District One.

Mrs. Sample-Hughes said that, “I encourage as many of my constituents who possibly can to join us for this important meeting.”

Jon Huntsman: Mitt Romney 'Is In The Hip Pocket Of Wall Street'

During a New Hampshire campaign event on Monday, Republican presidential candidate Jon Huntsman had some harsh words for fellow contender Mitt Romney.

As CNN reports, Huntsman said of the former Massachusetts governor, "Anyone who is in the hip pocket of Wall Street because of all the donations they are picking up, like Mr. Romney, is in these days not going to be the change agent who is going to fix the too-big-to-fail banking system." Per MSNBC, Huntsman's comments were delivered to an audience of about 80 people.

DATE & TIME: 11-22-11 / 1200
Case # 11-273
LOCATION: Berlin, Worcester County

CRIME: 2nd Degree Rape, 4th Degree Sex Offense, 2nd Degree Assault

VICTIM: Christine Dipaola, 33 yoa, W/F, Berlin, MD

ACCUSED: Dawaun Robert Harmon, B/M, 2/19/82, 517 Bay Street, Apt C-4, Berlin, MD

CHARGES:2nd Degree Rape, 4th Degree Sex Offense, 2nd Degree Assault

NARRATIVE:
On November 23, 2011, the Berlin Police Department received a call for a
reported rape. Officers responded to Atlantic General Hospital and met with the
victim. It was learned that on November 22, 2011 at approximately 1200 hours,
the victim and the suspect were at the Quail Run I Apartments in Berlin,
Maryland. The victim was familiar with the suspect only by name. During that
time, the suspect raped the victim and also inappropriately touched the victim.
Due to the nature of the crime, the Worcester County Bureau of Investigation was
contacted to continue the investigation.

A suspect was identified and positively identified by the victim as the
perpetrator. With the help of the Berlin Police Department the suspect was
located at his residence on 517 Bay Street Berlin, MD. The suspect was taken
into custody without incident and charged with the above crimes. He was taken
before a District Court Commissioner and held on a $100,000 bond at the
Worcester County Detention Center pending trial.

Why Creative Types May Be More Likely To Cheat

Creative people think "outside the box," a gift of psychological flexibility that, it turns out, may also apply to their ethics, according to the latest research from the American Psychological Association. Creative types, in other words, may be more likely to cheat.

The same enterprising mind that allows creative people to consider new possibilities, generate original ideas, and resolve conflicts innovatively may be what also helps them justify their own dishonest behavior, said the authors of the new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.

40,000 Troops To Exit Afghanistan In '12

(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Drawdown plans announced by the U.S. and more than a dozen other nations will shrink the foreign military footprint in Afghanistan by 40,000 troops at the close of next year, leaving Afghan forces increasingly on the frontlines of the decade-long war.

The United States is pulling out the most — 33,000 by the end of 2012. That's one-third of 101,000 American troops who were in Afghanistan in June — the peak of U.S. military presence in the war, according to figures provided by the Pentagon.

5 Questions To Ask Your Landlord Before You Sign A Lease

You've spent considerable time and effort hunting for the next place you'll live, and think you've finally found the right apartment. Your instinct urges you to plow through the paperwork and get the move started, but before you commit you need some key information.

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Tearjerker Alert: Former Lab Beagles See the Sun for the First Time

Dog videos never fail to conjure up some sort of emotion. And this one really brings the waterworks. The above footage shows male beagles that were rescued from a lab in Spain seeing sunlight and stepping on grass for the first time.

The rescue mission is the largest yet for the group that undertook the cause, Animal Rescue Media Education (ARME). A total of 72 dogs were rescued in the effort, 32 of them having already been adopted in Europe, according to NBC Los Angeles.

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