ANNAPOLIS, MD – On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Dr. Helena Hicks, 80, a lifelong Baltimore City resident and civil rights activist was turned away from a Baltimore museum exhibit opening meant to celebrate the lives and accomplishments of civil rights freedom fighters.
The incident took place at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, where a new exhibit, “Struggle: Portraits of Civil Rights and Black Power,” is on display. The exhibit features portraits of prominent Maryland leaders of the civil rights and black power movements, including Dr. Hicks, Simeon Booker, Dr. Maulana Karenga, and Robert Houston, all of whom were photographed by Maryland photographer J.M. Giordano.
Dr. Hicks is best known for staging, along with her fellow Morgan State classmates, a 1955 impromptu sit-in at the lunch counter of the Read’s drug store at Howard and Lexington streets in Baltimore, peacefully demanding that African-Americans be served. The protest worked: That month, the retail chain began serving all patrons, black and white, at all of its 37 Baltimore-area lunch counters.
The executive director of the museum, Dr. A. Skipp Sanders, had invited Dr. Hicks to be part of an “opening day talk” that would coincide with the Oct. 1 opening of the exhibit. Dr. Hicks objected to participating on the panel with Marshall “Eddie” Conway, a former Black Panther who was convicted of killing a Baltimore police officer.
When Dr. Hicks tried to gain entrance to the museum the evening of Oct. 1 to see the photo exhibit, which featured her portrait, she was turned away by security guards who had been instructed by Dr. Sanders not to let her in because he feared she would be “disruptive” to the event.
Dr. Hicks’ portrait was still unveiled the night of the opening, according to attendees.
“The executive director of the museum and I have a different definition of ‘black power,’” Dr. Hicks said. “To me, black power means blacks working for economic independence, access to quality education, and the right to live where we want to live. Black power is not about power from a gun.”
“I am sickened to learn about the way my friend Helena was treated,” said Boyd Rutherford, a longtime friend of Dr. Hicks and candidate for Lt. Governor of Maryland. “Dr. Hicks helped desegregate a private facility 60 years ago, and yet here she is today, excluded from a public facility. To deny access to Helena, a civil rights icon, because of a difference of opinion is the very antithesis of what the civil rights movement was all about. It’s shameful.”
“When I served as Secretary of the Maryland Department of General Services from 2003 to 2006, my team at DGS managed the contract, budget, and construction of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum, a project of which I am extremely proud,” Rutherford added. “I also had the honor of participating in the groundbreaking ceremony and events surrounding the opening of the museum, which was meant to showcase, through beautiful artwork, the struggles and accomplishments of Maryland’s black leaders. To say I am disappointed in the actions of the museum’s leader is an understatement.”
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Saturday, October 11, 2014
Ocean City: The Most Expensive Homeowners Insurance In Maryland
Ocean City’s homeowners insurance costs are 43 percent more expensive than the state average, according to a recent study conducted by Value Penguin, a personal finance research company.
Maryland is the 20th cheapest area for homeowners insurance in the United States. At the same time, Ocean City homeowners pay an average of $1,766 per year and are number one in the state for highest homeowners insurance.
A major reason for that is obvious: Ocean City residents are paying more for homeowners insurance because of its location. The city is nestled along the Atlantic coast and many properties are within miles of the beach. Large storms and hurricanes come up the coastline bringing damaging wind and rain, which can make homes a liability and dramatically raise the costs to protect.
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Maryland is the 20th cheapest area for homeowners insurance in the United States. At the same time, Ocean City homeowners pay an average of $1,766 per year and are number one in the state for highest homeowners insurance.
A major reason for that is obvious: Ocean City residents are paying more for homeowners insurance because of its location. The city is nestled along the Atlantic coast and many properties are within miles of the beach. Large storms and hurricanes come up the coastline bringing damaging wind and rain, which can make homes a liability and dramatically raise the costs to protect.
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MARYLAND POLICE TRAINING COMMISSION ADOPTS TRAINING OBJECTIVES FOR COMMUNITY INCLUSION
Program will better prepare officers for interaction with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
BALTIMORE – On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, members of the Commission for Effective Community Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Inclusion Commission) appeared before the Maryland Police Training Commission to discuss training objectives for a comprehensive inclusion training program for law enforcement recruits at the academy level. The recommendations were presented by Commission members George P. Failla, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, Charles W. Rapp, Executive Director of the Police and Correctional Training Commissions and Joanna Person, Executive Director of the Arc of Frederick County. The Police Training Commission unanimously adopted the training objectives at the meeting.
"We established the Commission last year to better educate people who interact with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As part of their work, Chairman Tim Shriver and his fellow commissioners were able to contribute positively to the proposal approved today," said Governor O'Malley. "I applaud today's action by the Police Training Commission, which will help Marylanders receive the protections they deserve. Together, we'll continue to work toward ensuring that we respect the dignity of every individual in our State."
“These new state-wide training guidelines will help our police officers work with the community to ensure that all Marylanders have access to the protection and rights they deserve,” said Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “We will continue to partner with local law enforcement, advocates, and families to support Marylanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and help every one of our neighbors feel safe in their homes and in their neighborhoods.”
The Inclusion Commission was created through Executive Order by Governor O’Malley on September 17, 2013, in part as a response to the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick County resident Ethan Saylor, an individual with Down syndrome. The Commission was asked to develop recommendations about the types of training standards that Maryland should adopt to educate law enforcement officers who interact with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the best approaches to ensure that people with IDD are safe, understood and included in the community.
BALTIMORE – On Wednesday, October 8, 2014, members of the Commission for Effective Community Inclusion of Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (Inclusion Commission) appeared before the Maryland Police Training Commission to discuss training objectives for a comprehensive inclusion training program for law enforcement recruits at the academy level. The recommendations were presented by Commission members George P. Failla, Jr., Acting Secretary of the Maryland Department of Disabilities, Charles W. Rapp, Executive Director of the Police and Correctional Training Commissions and Joanna Person, Executive Director of the Arc of Frederick County. The Police Training Commission unanimously adopted the training objectives at the meeting.
"We established the Commission last year to better educate people who interact with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As part of their work, Chairman Tim Shriver and his fellow commissioners were able to contribute positively to the proposal approved today," said Governor O'Malley. "I applaud today's action by the Police Training Commission, which will help Marylanders receive the protections they deserve. Together, we'll continue to work toward ensuring that we respect the dignity of every individual in our State."
“These new state-wide training guidelines will help our police officers work with the community to ensure that all Marylanders have access to the protection and rights they deserve,” said Lt. Governor Anthony Brown. “We will continue to partner with local law enforcement, advocates, and families to support Marylanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and help every one of our neighbors feel safe in their homes and in their neighborhoods.”
The Inclusion Commission was created through Executive Order by Governor O’Malley on September 17, 2013, in part as a response to the circumstances surrounding the death of Frederick County resident Ethan Saylor, an individual with Down syndrome. The Commission was asked to develop recommendations about the types of training standards that Maryland should adopt to educate law enforcement officers who interact with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and the best approaches to ensure that people with IDD are safe, understood and included in the community.
MSP Press Release 10-11-14 (Fugitive from Delaware)
Case Information
Date and Time: 10-06-2014 @ 1354 hours
Case Number: 14-MSP-032668
Location: 4011 Bradley Circle, Hurlock, MD 21643
Crime: Fugitive from Delaware
Accused: Zena Marie Foreman, 33
Brief Synopsis
On 10-06-2014, the Delaware State Police requested the assistance of MSP Easton in locating Zena Marie Foreman on an outstanding warrant for Theft and Unlawful Use of a Credit Card. Upon responding to 4011 Bradley Circle, Hurlock, MD, Ms. Foreman was located and arrested. She was subsequently held without bond pending extradition proceedings with Delaware.
Charges -Fugitive-
Investigating Trooper: M. Tpr. K. B. Jenkins
Commander: Lieutenant Ryan Bricker
Assistant Commander: First Sergeant Robert A. Phillips
Criminal Investigation Supervisor: Detective Sergeant Mitchel A. Parke
Angry protesters target ‘wealthy’ whites; vandalize home, burn US flags, assault reporter, call for officer’s death
The streets of Ferguson were literally on fire Thursday night with protesters chanting for the death of Officer Darren Wilson, the cop who fatally shot Michael Brown. They also vandalized homes, committed assaults, blocked traffic and threw knives at police. This is hot on the heels of the shooting of a black teen with a lengthy criminal record on Wednesday.
Police say felon Vonderrit D. Myers fired 3 shots at a white office before being shot and killed. Myers’ parents maintain that he was unarmed at the time of the shooting but Myers’ had a felony gun conviction on his record and was wearing an ankle monitor while a stolen 9mm Ruger was found at the scene.
Despite all of the evidence that the shooting was justified, the crowd in Ferguson remained undeterred. Seemingly oblivious or unconcerned with the facts of the Myers case the protesters have used this latest police shooting as a springboard to fuel more unrest.
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Police say felon Vonderrit D. Myers fired 3 shots at a white office before being shot and killed. Myers’ parents maintain that he was unarmed at the time of the shooting but Myers’ had a felony gun conviction on his record and was wearing an ankle monitor while a stolen 9mm Ruger was found at the scene.
Despite all of the evidence that the shooting was justified, the crowd in Ferguson remained undeterred. Seemingly oblivious or unconcerned with the facts of the Myers case the protesters have used this latest police shooting as a springboard to fuel more unrest.
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Judicial Watch President: Holder Resigned Over Judge's Fast & Furious Ruling
(CNSNews.com) – Judicial Watch president Tom Fitton says he has “no doubt” that a Sept. 23 federal court order requiring the Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over an index of documents relating to the Fast and Furious scandal by October 22 prompted the resignation of Attorney General Eric Holder two days later.
“There’s no doubt the writing was on the wall between Fast and Furious and the IRS scandal circling around the Justice Department. He did not want to be a person of interest in Washington discussions when more information about Fast and Furious came out,” Fitton told CNSNews.com.
“And the Washington way is that [when] bad things happen, get out of Dodge and hope everyone forgets.”
But Fitton pointed out that the underlying issues exposed by what he called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ “insanely reckless” gun tracking program that resulted in the 2010 death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and an estimated 300 Mexicans make that unlikely.
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“There’s no doubt the writing was on the wall between Fast and Furious and the IRS scandal circling around the Justice Department. He did not want to be a person of interest in Washington discussions when more information about Fast and Furious came out,” Fitton told CNSNews.com.
“And the Washington way is that [when] bad things happen, get out of Dodge and hope everyone forgets.”
But Fitton pointed out that the underlying issues exposed by what he called the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives’ “insanely reckless” gun tracking program that resulted in the 2010 death of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry and an estimated 300 Mexicans make that unlikely.
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College Students Pitch In To Tip Delivery Driver $1,268 For Two Pizzas
Tipping a lot for pizza isn’t unusual — how else can one adequately express thanks for delivering a cheesey piece of heaven? — but in most cases, “a lot” means maybe $10. But when a bunch of college students pooled their resources to make one pizza guy’s night, they managed to drop a pretty hefty chunk of change on just two pizzas, giving him a $1,268 tip.
Students at Indiana Wesleyan University surprised the pizza delivery guy when he showed up to the university’s chapel service, reports WISHTV.com. He figured it was just a normal delivery, totaling $12.50 for the two pies… until he was invited up on stage by the chapel’s speaker.
The speaker had handed out note cards to students to write the man a note, and encouraged them to pitch in to give the man “the biggest tip of his life,” which also included $70 in gift cards.
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Students at Indiana Wesleyan University surprised the pizza delivery guy when he showed up to the university’s chapel service, reports WISHTV.com. He figured it was just a normal delivery, totaling $12.50 for the two pies… until he was invited up on stage by the chapel’s speaker.
The speaker had handed out note cards to students to write the man a note, and encouraged them to pitch in to give the man “the biggest tip of his life,” which also included $70 in gift cards.
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Maryland’s First Seasonal Flu Case Reported; Vaccination Is Your Best Protection For You And Your Loved Ones
"Individuals can help prevent influenza infection by getting the flu vaccine, said Dr. Laura Herrera, Deputy Secretary for Public Health Services. "Vaccine is available throughout the state.”
The virus that causes influenza spreads from person to person through coughing or sneezing, as well as through direct contact with infected people and contaminated surfaces or objects. Symptoms usually begin one to four days after being exposed to the virus, and include fever, body aches, fatigue, coughing, and sore throat.
Up to 35% of Your Cell Phone Bill May be Taxes
Ever try make sense of your cell phone bill? Good luck with that.
Not only will you see 9-1-1 fees, you'll also find franchise taxes, utility sales taxes and mysteriously named surcharges like the MCTD, TRS or PUC.
On average, customers pay 17.1% of their bill in federal, state and local taxes and fees. But in some states, the average charges can run as high as 24% of the bill, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation.
Some city residents, meanwhile, end up paying even more: Up to 35%, thanks to per-line fees and other charges.
All in, wireless customers end up paying tax and fee rates that are about twice as much as the average sales tax rate on other goods and services, the Tax Foundation found.
Here's how it breaks down: First, there's the 5.82% federal charge, which is part excise tax and part Universal Service Fund charge.
After that, how much more you pay depends on where you live.
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Not only will you see 9-1-1 fees, you'll also find franchise taxes, utility sales taxes and mysteriously named surcharges like the MCTD, TRS or PUC.
On average, customers pay 17.1% of their bill in federal, state and local taxes and fees. But in some states, the average charges can run as high as 24% of the bill, according to a new report from the Tax Foundation.
Some city residents, meanwhile, end up paying even more: Up to 35%, thanks to per-line fees and other charges.
All in, wireless customers end up paying tax and fee rates that are about twice as much as the average sales tax rate on other goods and services, the Tax Foundation found.
Here's how it breaks down: First, there's the 5.82% federal charge, which is part excise tax and part Universal Service Fund charge.
After that, how much more you pay depends on where you live.
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Fruitland Falcons Football Today
FOOTBALL IS ON AS SCHEDULED.. BRING YOUR UMBRELLA
Field Hockey is cancelled and we will not be making up this weekends games.
You can visit our site at www.falconsyouthsports.org
Field Hockey is cancelled and we will not be making up this weekends games.
You can visit our site at www.falconsyouthsports.org
HISTORICAL COMMENTS BY GEORGE CHEVALLIER 10-11-14
SALISBURY UNIVERSITY
From the time in 1922 that the idea of a Normal School in Salisburywas necessary to the opening of the first classes in September, 1925, a number of steps had to be taken. Initially, a tract of land consisting of 29 acres was purchased from the W. F. Allen Company. This land had formerly been used as a peach orchard. An architect was engaged to design the main building in the Colonial style, which is now named Holloway Hall. The main building had a wing on the north end that had four classrooms for seven primary classes. The students used these to learn the rudimentary skills required to teach at the many small rural schools. This was the aim of the school when it was first opened. The two year course was all that was required. After completing these two years, and teaching at least two years to fulfill the obligation to the State, the ambitious teacher was in a position to win the B.S. degree in education. This was a lot more education than was required some 30 years earlier. Before the turn of the century, the only requirement was for someone to finish the required nine grades and assist a teacher in a small rural school for one year. After that they were a full-fledged teacher. Women teachers were not allowed to be married.
For years, I thought that the first graduating class would have been 1927. Then, I ran across a 1926 yearbook. It had a graduating class and I noted that all of the graduates had attended another Normal School during the previous year. The yearbook was named the Evergreen, a name that has survived to this day. The original graduating class consisted of 30 girls – no boys. The total attendance at the school was 105. I think the enrollment is now closer to 7,000.
The original name of the school was the Maryland State Normal School. It has undergone many name changes over the years, the first being toSalisbury State Teachers College in 1935. By this time it was a four-year school. The third year was added in 1931 and the fourth year was added in 1934. Memorabilia from the early years are often overlooked because not many people associate MSNS with the school. It only went by this name for 10 years and it was fairly small for this duration.
The next name change was not until 1963 when it became accredited for awarding degrees in fields other than teaching. It was then known as Salisbury State College. It has since had two more name changes. The first was to Salisbury State University and shortly after that to just Salisbury University.
A Letter To The Editor 10-11-14
Dear Editor:
Recently we've been seeing lots of political advertising on television and in the newspapers touting all the wonderful things politicians have been able to bring home to the shore.
It appears said politicians think their constituents believe money does actually “grow on trees”.
The money that pays for all of these wonderful things is OUR money – the government has none of its own – it only has what it takes from the citizens through taxes and fees. And most of these wonderful things are also financed by bonds, which is a debt we are laying on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The interest on the bonds also greatly increases the actual costs of these wonderful things.
There are also “trade-offs” involved, i.e., politician “A” agrees to support a wonderful thing in politician “B's” district in exchange for politician “B's” support for a wonderful thing in politician “A's” district. I believe if the citizens of the Lower Shore understood some of these “trade-offs” they would be more than a little concerned.
I encourage my fellow citizens to please check on the voting records of the incumbents running for office.
Sincerely,
Carol Frazier
Recently we've been seeing lots of political advertising on television and in the newspapers touting all the wonderful things politicians have been able to bring home to the shore.
It appears said politicians think their constituents believe money does actually “grow on trees”.
The money that pays for all of these wonderful things is OUR money – the government has none of its own – it only has what it takes from the citizens through taxes and fees. And most of these wonderful things are also financed by bonds, which is a debt we are laying on our grandchildren and great-grandchildren. The interest on the bonds also greatly increases the actual costs of these wonderful things.
There are also “trade-offs” involved, i.e., politician “A” agrees to support a wonderful thing in politician “B's” district in exchange for politician “B's” support for a wonderful thing in politician “A's” district. I believe if the citizens of the Lower Shore understood some of these “trade-offs” they would be more than a little concerned.
I encourage my fellow citizens to please check on the voting records of the incumbents running for office.
Sincerely,
Carol Frazier
State Trooper Racial Slur Complaint Reinstated
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A Maryland appeals court has reinstated a legal complaint seeking details about the internal investigation of a state trooper who used a racial slur in a voicemail message to a Somerset County woman.
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court, issued the ruling this week.
The case involves a 2009 voicemail message state police Sgt. John Maiello left on Teleta Dashiell's voicemail. He can be heard using the N-word in conversation with another trooper, apparently after he believed he had hung up.
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The Maryland Court of Special Appeals, the state's intermediate appellate court, issued the ruling this week.
The case involves a 2009 voicemail message state police Sgt. John Maiello left on Teleta Dashiell's voicemail. He can be heard using the N-word in conversation with another trooper, apparently after he believed he had hung up.
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Top 5 Medicinal Foods for Super Immunity
Healing occurs from the inside out. Another way of saying that is you are what you eat. There are countless healthful foods available to the average modern consumer. Many of these foods—grown locally, eaten in-season, and loaded with nutrients—can help you prevent illness and maintain a healthy body weight, immune system, and more. Some can simply be life-saving medicinal foods.
So which foods pack the most medicinal punch? Which are tops when it comes to healing disease and illness? You have likely heard of them before if you are an avid reader of NaturalSociety. Here are my top choices of medicinal foods:
So which foods pack the most medicinal punch? Which are tops when it comes to healing disease and illness? You have likely heard of them before if you are an avid reader of NaturalSociety. Here are my top choices of medicinal foods:
1. Ginger
Used throughout the ages for its healing properties (like many foods on this list), ginger been linked to: cancer prevention, anti-inflammatory benefits, sore throat and upset stomach relief, and more. Perhaps the simplest and quickest way ginger can provide healing benefits is in the treatment of stomach distress including nausea, heartburn, and bloating. The root is easy to incorporate into your cooking, too.
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Used throughout the ages for its healing properties (like many foods on this list), ginger been linked to: cancer prevention, anti-inflammatory benefits, sore throat and upset stomach relief, and more. Perhaps the simplest and quickest way ginger can provide healing benefits is in the treatment of stomach distress including nausea, heartburn, and bloating. The root is easy to incorporate into your cooking, too.
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FACILITIES TASK FORCE REPORT TAKES LONG-RANGE VIEW OF WICOMICO SCHOOL SYSTEM BUILDING NEEDS; PUBLIC INPUT WELCOME
The report recommends the school system take a comprehensive, integrated approach to maintaining and improving its school facilities, including replacing some school buildings, changing some grade configurations, and relocating some programs to more effectively serve students. By carefully planning this integrated approach, the school system can save money, prevent crisis situations caused by failing facilities, and improve student services.
“In recent years, we have had to wait five years between major projects because we can only build or replace a school when we have state and county funding to do it. On that schedule, addressing the facility needs of our school system one building at a time won’t work,” said Dr. John Fredericksen, Superintendent of Schools. “This report provides a possible blueprint for meeting the many facility needs while making some program adjustments that would allow us to redirect our limited resources into the classroom. We anticipate changes to the overall plan as we move forward as specialized funding becomes available or as components fail prematurely. This plan helps us adjust the interrelated parts to minimize costs and maximize benefits.”
Doctors Bracing To Battle Enterovirus; 10 Confirmed Cases In Md.
Now doctors want parents to be vigilant about any possible symptoms they see.
Christie Ileto reports.
Preschooler Eli Waller is the first confirmed death of enterovirus D68 this year. His father says he had no cold, no fever, no clear symptoms.
“I put him to bed about 7 o’clock, and the next morning, he was no longer with us,” father Andy Waller said.
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Are Tiny Houses A Viable Affordable Housing Solution?
Last month's well attended climate march in New York City showed that we are finally recognizing the harmful effects of our fossil-fuel driven economy on the planet. Some Americans looking to shrink their carbon footprint are doing so by shrinking their homes, opting to live in ultra-compact houses, often referred to as "tiny houses."
Increasingly, these small homes are also being considered as models for affordable housing that could serve as a place for the homeless to find some stability and, perhaps, live permanently. In such varied locations as Portland, Oregon, upstate New York, Austin, Texas and Madison, Wisconsin, local advocates for the homeless have constructed communities of tiny houses.
One of the chief benefits of living in a small space (referred to by some who practice it as "micro-living") is that it's cheap. An added bonus — and the reason for its initial appeal — is that it's environmentally sustainable.
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Increasingly, these small homes are also being considered as models for affordable housing that could serve as a place for the homeless to find some stability and, perhaps, live permanently. In such varied locations as Portland, Oregon, upstate New York, Austin, Texas and Madison, Wisconsin, local advocates for the homeless have constructed communities of tiny houses.
One of the chief benefits of living in a small space (referred to by some who practice it as "micro-living") is that it's cheap. An added bonus — and the reason for its initial appeal — is that it's environmentally sustainable.
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Dwarf took his 5ft 7in fiancée out for a romantic meal - only to be given a children's colouring book and crayons by waitress
A dwarf took his fiancée to a restaurant for a romantic meal and was handed a children's colouring book and crayons by a waitress.
James Lusted, 26, who is just 3ft 7in, was on a date with his 5ft 7in fiancée when the waitress picked up two menus and some crayons and a colouring book.
It was only when the waitress heard James's deep voice that she realised her embarrassing blunder.
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James Lusted, 26, who is just 3ft 7in, was on a date with his 5ft 7in fiancée when the waitress picked up two menus and some crayons and a colouring book.
It was only when the waitress heard James's deep voice that she realised her embarrassing blunder.
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Amino Acid Arginine Found As Effective As Drugs For Glucose Metabolism And Diabetes
371 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes
If you suffer from type 2 diabetes, you may want to consider snacking on nuts to treat the condition. Supplementation with the amino acid arginine, commonly found in almonds and hazelnuts, could help to improve glucose metabolism by as much as 40%, according to new research in mice. The study shows that supplementation with the amino acid significantly improves glucose metabolism in both insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant metabolisms.
More than 371 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, of whom 90% are affected by lifestyle-related diabetes mellitus type 2 (type 2 diabetes). In new experiments, researchers from the University of Copenhagen working in collaboration with a research group at the University of Cincinnati, USA, have demonstrated that the amino acid arginine, found in salmon, eggs, and nuts, improves glucose metabolism significantly in both lean (insulin-sensitive) and obese (insulin-resistant) mice.
“In fact, the amino acid is just as effective as several well-established drugs for type 2 diabetics,” says postdoc Christoffer Clemmensen. He has conducted the new experiments based at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. He is currently conducting research at the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, the German Research Centre for Environmental Health in Munich.
Even better than nuts are less energy-dense foods such as salmon and eggs, said Clemmensen.
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If you suffer from type 2 diabetes, you may want to consider snacking on nuts to treat the condition. Supplementation with the amino acid arginine, commonly found in almonds and hazelnuts, could help to improve glucose metabolism by as much as 40%, according to new research in mice. The study shows that supplementation with the amino acid significantly improves glucose metabolism in both insulin-sensitive and insulin-resistant metabolisms.
More than 371 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes, of whom 90% are affected by lifestyle-related diabetes mellitus type 2 (type 2 diabetes). In new experiments, researchers from the University of Copenhagen working in collaboration with a research group at the University of Cincinnati, USA, have demonstrated that the amino acid arginine, found in salmon, eggs, and nuts, improves glucose metabolism significantly in both lean (insulin-sensitive) and obese (insulin-resistant) mice.
“In fact, the amino acid is just as effective as several well-established drugs for type 2 diabetics,” says postdoc Christoffer Clemmensen. He has conducted the new experiments based at Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen. He is currently conducting research at the Institute for Diabetes and Obesity at Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, the German Research Centre for Environmental Health in Munich.
Even better than nuts are less energy-dense foods such as salmon and eggs, said Clemmensen.
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Troopers Teaming Up for Columbus Day Weekend Traffic Initiative
15 states and 42 Delaware law enforcement agencies partnering to keep motorists safe this weekend
Dover - The Delaware State Police are joining forces with 14 other states and 42 Delaware law enforcement agencies in the continued “Drive to Save Lives” traffic enforcement campaign this weekend.
15 states that line Interstate 95 from Maine to Florida (Maine State Police, New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police, Rhode Island State Police, Connecticut State Police, New York State Police, New Jersey State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware State Police, Maryland State Police, Virginia State Police, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Georgia State Patrol, and the Florida Highway Patrol), will be participating in an intensified enforcement initiative, led and coordinated by the Delaware State Police.
This weekend’s traffic enforcement initiative is the second of the “Drive to Save Lives” campaign along the 1,920 mile Interstate I-95 corridor with the first initiated on May 17, 2014. That enforcement initiative produced 4,766 traffic arrests with 2,449 being speeding arrests.
“The Drive to Save Lives on I-95 initiative is being conducted in support of a nationwide campaign by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.” said Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr., Superintendent of the Delaware State Police. “The Drive to Save Lives campaign is a united effort by state police and highway patrol leaders, to reduce highway fatalities by 15 percent in 2014. More than 33,000 deaths occur each year on our nation’s roadways. Highway fatalities rank as one of the top 12 causes of death in the United States and it is the leading cause of death among teens.”
From Friday, October 10th to Monday, October 13th, law enforcement agencies in each state and all 42 law enforcement agencies in Delaware will conduct traffic initiatives along the 1,920 miles of I-95 and targeted roadways within their jurisdictions to keep motorists safe and reduce fatalities. This enforcement initiative will focus on aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeders, seatbelt use, pedestrian and motorcycle safety, as well as commercial vehicle safety and enforcement.
“The Delaware State Police are proud partners in the Drive to Save Lives initiative.” said Sergeant Paul G. Shavack, spokesman for the Delaware State Police. “The initiative displays the value of teamwork, along with the obligation of law enforcement to remain at the tip of the spear in providing public awareness to the dangers and risks of the leading contributing factors which cause fatalities, along with targeted enforcement efforts with the primary goal of reducing these tragedies.”
Delaware Troopers will be out in full force on Saturday conducting traffic enforcement initiatives statewide by ground and air, targeting the following roadways, as well as others:
New Castle County
I-95, I-495, SR-1
Kent County
SR-1
Sussex County
US 13
US 113
SR 1
Dover - The Delaware State Police are joining forces with 14 other states and 42 Delaware law enforcement agencies in the continued “Drive to Save Lives” traffic enforcement campaign this weekend.
15 states that line Interstate 95 from Maine to Florida (Maine State Police, New Hampshire State Police, Massachusetts State Police, Rhode Island State Police, Connecticut State Police, New York State Police, New Jersey State Police, Pennsylvania State Police, Delaware State Police, Maryland State Police, Virginia State Police, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, South Carolina Highway Patrol, Georgia State Patrol, and the Florida Highway Patrol), will be participating in an intensified enforcement initiative, led and coordinated by the Delaware State Police.
This weekend’s traffic enforcement initiative is the second of the “Drive to Save Lives” campaign along the 1,920 mile Interstate I-95 corridor with the first initiated on May 17, 2014. That enforcement initiative produced 4,766 traffic arrests with 2,449 being speeding arrests.
“The Drive to Save Lives on I-95 initiative is being conducted in support of a nationwide campaign by the International Association of Chiefs of Police.” said Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr., Superintendent of the Delaware State Police. “The Drive to Save Lives campaign is a united effort by state police and highway patrol leaders, to reduce highway fatalities by 15 percent in 2014. More than 33,000 deaths occur each year on our nation’s roadways. Highway fatalities rank as one of the top 12 causes of death in the United States and it is the leading cause of death among teens.”
From Friday, October 10th to Monday, October 13th, law enforcement agencies in each state and all 42 law enforcement agencies in Delaware will conduct traffic initiatives along the 1,920 miles of I-95 and targeted roadways within their jurisdictions to keep motorists safe and reduce fatalities. This enforcement initiative will focus on aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeders, seatbelt use, pedestrian and motorcycle safety, as well as commercial vehicle safety and enforcement.
“The Delaware State Police are proud partners in the Drive to Save Lives initiative.” said Sergeant Paul G. Shavack, spokesman for the Delaware State Police. “The initiative displays the value of teamwork, along with the obligation of law enforcement to remain at the tip of the spear in providing public awareness to the dangers and risks of the leading contributing factors which cause fatalities, along with targeted enforcement efforts with the primary goal of reducing these tragedies.”
Delaware Troopers will be out in full force on Saturday conducting traffic enforcement initiatives statewide by ground and air, targeting the following roadways, as well as others:
New Castle County
I-95, I-495, SR-1
Kent County
SR-1
Sussex County
US 13
US 113
SR 1
Friday, October 10, 2014
Thousands of Venomous Spiders Force Family from Home
Brian and Susan Trost bought the $450,000 home overlooking two golf holes at Whitmoor Country Club in Weldon Spring in October 2007 and soon afterward started seeing brown recluse spiders everywhere, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported . Once when showering, Susan Trost dodged a spider as it fell from the ceiling and washed down the drain.
She told St. Louis television station KMOV-TV in 2012 the spiders "started bleeding out of the walls," and at least two pest control companies were unable to eradicate the infestation.
The couple filed a claim in 2008 with their insurance company, State Farm, and a lawsuit against the home's previous owners for not disclosing the brown recluse problem.
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Here Are the Two Candidates Millennials Would Pick to Run Against Each Other in 2016 Presidential Election: Poll
“Our sample was screened for the people who actually vote in midterms, which is a small percentage of the overall millennial population,” the Fusion press release said. “Just 23 percent of millennials are expected to cast a vote in the midterms, according to Harvard’s Institute of Politics.”
Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, the 2012 vice presidential candidate, got 16 percent of young voters, beating out former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush at 11 percent and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul at 9 percent. That’s perhaps somewhat surprising, given Paul’s libertarianism and his effort to court young voters. But clearly the Republican contest is pretty tightly contested in this age group.
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Some Ebola experts worry virus may spread more easily than assumed
U. S. officials leading the fight against history's worst outbreak of Ebola have said they know the ways the virus is spread and how to stop it. They say that unless an air traveler from disease-ravaged West Africa has a fever of at least 101.5 degrees or other symptoms, co-passengers are not at risk.
"At this point there is zero risk of transmission on the flight," Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said after a Liberian man who flew through airports in Brussels and Washington was diagnosed with the disease last week in Dallas.
Other public health officials have voiced similar assurances, saying Ebola is spread only through physical contact with a symptomatic individual or their bodily fluids. "Ebola is not transmitted by the air. It is not an airborne infection," said Dr. Edward Goodman of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where the Liberian patient remains in critical condition.
Yet some scientists who have long studied Ebola say such assurances are premature — and they are concerned about what is not known about the strain now on the loose. It is an Ebola outbreak like none seen before, jumping from the bush to urban areas, giving the virus more opportunities to evolve as it passes through multiple human hosts.
Dr. C.J. Peters, who battled a 1989 outbreak of the virus among research monkeys housed in Virginia and who later led the CDC's most far-reaching study of Ebola's transmissibility in humans, said he would not rule out the possibility that it spreads through the air in tight quarters.
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"At this point there is zero risk of transmission on the flight," Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said after a Liberian man who flew through airports in Brussels and Washington was diagnosed with the disease last week in Dallas.
Other public health officials have voiced similar assurances, saying Ebola is spread only through physical contact with a symptomatic individual or their bodily fluids. "Ebola is not transmitted by the air. It is not an airborne infection," said Dr. Edward Goodman of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas, where the Liberian patient remains in critical condition.
Yet some scientists who have long studied Ebola say such assurances are premature — and they are concerned about what is not known about the strain now on the loose. It is an Ebola outbreak like none seen before, jumping from the bush to urban areas, giving the virus more opportunities to evolve as it passes through multiple human hosts.
Dr. C.J. Peters, who battled a 1989 outbreak of the virus among research monkeys housed in Virginia and who later led the CDC's most far-reaching study of Ebola's transmissibility in humans, said he would not rule out the possibility that it spreads through the air in tight quarters.
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EV-68 Broke Out in Cities Receiving Obama’s Illegal Aliens
As I have advanced my theory, many liberals have noted we have had outbreaks of other illnesses among children before Obama started importing children with health problems. As I point out to them that while they are correct, the outbreaks are limited to anywhere from 4 to 7 states. EV-68 can now be found in all 45 of the 48 continental US states. Although the White House refuses to say specifically where these children went, they do say they sent some to every state. EV-68 broke out in Kansas City, Missouri and Chicago, Illinois, cities which did receive large numbers of Obama’s littlest illegal aliens.
Another troubling fact is that the Department of Education ordered schools to admit these illegals without a health screening or vaccination record which all United States citizens must do. The reason that schools requires these things is so that a child with a serious illness will not pass it around to the rest of the school. It’s just another case where Obama favors illegals over Americans. One of many cases. And it’s the children who are paying the price.
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Ebola: Hospital Mistakes Are Scarier Than Risk of Infection in U.S.
The Dallas hospital treating the first Ebola case diagnosed in the U.S. sent the patient, Thomas Duncan, home the first time he showed up because the doctors who saw him never learned that he’d just come from West Africa. The hospital has blamed a flaw in its electronic health records for keeping information collected by a nurse, including Duncan’s travel history, from being presented to the treating physician, who mistook Duncan’s symptoms for a low-level infection, on Sept. 25. (Update: The hospital has since changed its explanation.)
The apparent mistake meant Duncan was not admitted and isolated until Sept. 28. That increased the risk of infection for those he came in contact with while he was sick, including his family, who are now quarantined in their Dallas apartment. It also widened the circle of contacts that public health officials must trace and monitor for symptoms.
America’s risk of an Ebola epidemic remains vanishingly small. The country has the public health resources and hospital capacity to stop the spread of the infection, which is only transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids after a patient exhibits symptoms. The misstep at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, though, indicates something patients should be spooked about: the very real chance that errors, oversights, or deviations from established procedures could kill them.
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The apparent mistake meant Duncan was not admitted and isolated until Sept. 28. That increased the risk of infection for those he came in contact with while he was sick, including his family, who are now quarantined in their Dallas apartment. It also widened the circle of contacts that public health officials must trace and monitor for symptoms.
America’s risk of an Ebola epidemic remains vanishingly small. The country has the public health resources and hospital capacity to stop the spread of the infection, which is only transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids after a patient exhibits symptoms. The misstep at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, though, indicates something patients should be spooked about: the very real chance that errors, oversights, or deviations from established procedures could kill them.
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Judge Rules Man Who Took Photos Up Ladies' Skirts At Lincoln Memorial Didn't Violate Their Privacy
“This Court finds that no individual clothed and positioned in such a manner in a public area in broad daylight in the presence of countless other individuals could have a reasonable expectation of privacy,” wrote D.C. Superior Court Judge Juliet McKenna in her ruling (see complete ruling at the bottom of this article) on a defense motion to suppress evidence in the case against Christopher Cleveland.
Cleveland, who is from Springfield, Va., was arrested in June 2013 after U.S. Park Police officers said he appeared to be photographing women wearing dresses who were seated above him on the memorial steps.
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Californians Disenchanted with Obama as He Fundraises Again in Golden State
Obama’s three-day fundraising foray among California wealthiest Democratic supporters, which kicks-off on Thursday with a visit to Hollywood and includes a trip on Friday to Silicon Valley, comes during times of disenchantment.
President Obama’s support in California has diminished, and his approval ratings are sliding, as he struggles to save face with failed immigration reform, an impotent ISIS strategy, Ebola disease issues, and Russian incursions into the Ukraine. Consequently, he’s had little time to push his progressive domestic agenda that once made him popular in the Golden State.
Mark DiCamillo, a director for the California Field Poll, points out about Obama’s descending approval numbers that, “In California, the recent decline is greatest among the voter segments that were his strongest supporters in the last two elections.”
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President Obama’s support in California has diminished, and his approval ratings are sliding, as he struggles to save face with failed immigration reform, an impotent ISIS strategy, Ebola disease issues, and Russian incursions into the Ukraine. Consequently, he’s had little time to push his progressive domestic agenda that once made him popular in the Golden State.
Mark DiCamillo, a director for the California Field Poll, points out about Obama’s descending approval numbers that, “In California, the recent decline is greatest among the voter segments that were his strongest supporters in the last two elections.”
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Md. Family Sues MCPS For $3 Million, Alleges It Harbored 'Reckless' Teacher
She and her family are now suing Montgomery County Public Schools, its Board of Education, and that former teacher, Richard Shemer, 50, of Potomac, for $3 million, plus attorney’s fees.
The girl's parents say they wiped out their savings and retirement accounts, while attempting to provide their daughter with daily counseling and therapy. Before asking close friends for loans, the girl's parents turned to MCPS for financial assistance, but claim administrators told them to pound sand.
"It's something that angers me, but also makes me physically sick," Estrada told ABC 7 News during an exclusive interview. "That is the only way to put it."
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Polio-like illness claims fifth life in U.S.
At least five children infected with the respiratory illness known enterovirus D68 (EV-D68) have died in the U.S. in the past month.
(Above image: a non-polio enterovirus as seen using an immunoelectron microscopic technique. Courtesy: CDC)
The lastest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the cause of death Friday night. But health officials say they have no idea how he contracted the virus. A health official says Eli was “asymptomatic and fine” when he went to bed but died overnight. He had no known preexisting immune weakness.
CDC Overview of EV-D68
A 10-year girl Rhode Island girl infected with EV-D68, Emily Otrando, died less than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital with breathing problems. Three other patients with EV-D68 also died in September.
The CDC reports that in the past month and a half, at least 538 people in 43 states and the District of Columbia have become ill with EV-D68. Most of them are children and some developed limb paralysis. Polio, which can cause paralysis and death, is a type of enterovirus. EV-D68 is one of more than a hundred “non-polio” enteroviruses.
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(Above image: a non-polio enterovirus as seen using an immunoelectron microscopic technique. Courtesy: CDC)
The lastest confirmed victim was a four-year-old New Jersey boy, Eli Waller. He died at home on September 25. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) confirmed the cause of death Friday night. But health officials say they have no idea how he contracted the virus. A health official says Eli was “asymptomatic and fine” when he went to bed but died overnight. He had no known preexisting immune weakness.
CDC Overview of EV-D68
A 10-year girl Rhode Island girl infected with EV-D68, Emily Otrando, died less than 24 hours after being rushed to the hospital with breathing problems. Three other patients with EV-D68 also died in September.
The CDC reports that in the past month and a half, at least 538 people in 43 states and the District of Columbia have become ill with EV-D68. Most of them are children and some developed limb paralysis. Polio, which can cause paralysis and death, is a type of enterovirus. EV-D68 is one of more than a hundred “non-polio” enteroviruses.
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Dairy Queen Latest To Suffer Customer Credit Card Data Hacking
The company said Thursday that hackers may have gained access to customer names, credit and debit card numbers and expiration dates at 395 stores between August and October. The company said it has fixed the malware problem.
International Dairy Queen Inc. has about 4,500 franchised stores in the U.S. It's also the parent of the Orange Julius chain, and one stand-alone Orange Julius store was breached.
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'Our youngest martyr'
ISIS boasts a jihadi fighter aged just TEN was killed as he went into battle with his father in Syria
Islamic State militants and sympathisers are triumphantly circulating images of a 10-year-old boy they claim has been 'martyred' while fighting alongside his father in Syria.
Describing the child as ISIS' youngest jihadist, chilling photographs taken before his alleged death show him smiling at the camera, wearing military fatigues and brandishing a huge assault rifle.
ISIS sympathisers took to social media to identify the 'cub fighter' by his alleged nom de guerre Abu Ubaidah, adding that both he and his father were killed during clashes in Syria in recent weeks, but not specifying exactly where they died or who they had been fighting against.
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Islamic State militants and sympathisers are triumphantly circulating images of a 10-year-old boy they claim has been 'martyred' while fighting alongside his father in Syria.
Describing the child as ISIS' youngest jihadist, chilling photographs taken before his alleged death show him smiling at the camera, wearing military fatigues and brandishing a huge assault rifle.
ISIS sympathisers took to social media to identify the 'cub fighter' by his alleged nom de guerre Abu Ubaidah, adding that both he and his father were killed during clashes in Syria in recent weeks, but not specifying exactly where they died or who they had been fighting against.
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Three Ebola Stories the Mainstream Media Literally Scrubbed From the Internet
There’s a mysterious phenomenon that keeps happening to alternative media journalists lately, and it seems to be a side effect of Ebola.
Mainstream stories are being removed from the internet without a trace.
The first I heard of this was when a colleague, Mac Slavo, of SHTFplan wrote an article entitled “Disaster Teams Were Notified Months Ago They Would Be Activated in October”. The article was based on a twitter exchange with a large government supplier of emergency response products specializing in “high risk events”.
“DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.”
Twitter exchange:
What we are now hearing is just the tip of the iceburg as we enter October. #Ebola virus will cripple EMS and hospitals. The wait is over!
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
@FutureMoneyTren DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
Be prepared to self quarantine yourselves if you experience flu like symptoms. Do not venture out as EMS & hospitals will be overwhelmed.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
There is speculation that this #DallasEbola case is not Ebola. DART teams were told months ago they would be activated in October.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
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Mainstream stories are being removed from the internet without a trace.
The first I heard of this was when a colleague, Mac Slavo, of SHTFplan wrote an article entitled “Disaster Teams Were Notified Months Ago They Would Be Activated in October”. The article was based on a twitter exchange with a large government supplier of emergency response products specializing in “high risk events”.
“DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.”
Twitter exchange:
What we are now hearing is just the tip of the iceburg as we enter October. #Ebola virus will cripple EMS and hospitals. The wait is over!
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
@FutureMoneyTren DART teams were notified months ago they would be activated in October. Timing seems weird. Source: current DART member.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
Be prepared to self quarantine yourselves if you experience flu like symptoms. Do not venture out as EMS & hospitals will be overwhelmed.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
There is speculation that this #DallasEbola case is not Ebola. DART teams were told months ago they would be activated in October.
— GoldenStateFIRE/EMS (@GoldenStateEMS) September 30, 2014
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MTA Reacts Strongly To Violent Bus Incidents
The Maryland Transit Administration is warning its drivers that anyone who jeopardizes customer safety will be fired.
The strong statement from MTA Administrator Robert Smith follows two recent incidents involving drivers.
One passenger tells WBAL she was berated by a driver in June when she complained about the Route 22 bus being too crowded.
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Worcester Approves ‘Pay As You Throw’ Garbage Program
You do your part. You separate, you sort, you recycle. You try to do the best you can to reduce waste, because garbage is, by its very nature, gross.
Especially with kids.
But then you look down the block. You see that guy. You know him. He’s emptied the entire contents of his house for what appears to be the third time this week. There it all is: pile after pile after pile.
Why should your trash fees be calculated in the same way his are?
Approved in June for 2015, the commissioners are offering residents a choice in how they handle their household waste with the aims of keeping costs in line with use, encouraging more recycling and lengthening the life of landfills.
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Especially with kids.
But then you look down the block. You see that guy. You know him. He’s emptied the entire contents of his house for what appears to be the third time this week. There it all is: pile after pile after pile.
Why should your trash fees be calculated in the same way his are?
Approved in June for 2015, the commissioners are offering residents a choice in how they handle their household waste with the aims of keeping costs in line with use, encouraging more recycling and lengthening the life of landfills.
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Cupid Sends NYPD to Save Failed Brooklyn Bridge Proposal
A romantic proposal had its own happy ending thanks to the New York Police Department when the engagement ring fell through the wooden planks of the Brooklyn Bridge.
Olivia Fader and girlfriend Mal Harris of Halifax, Nova Scotia, had planned a vacation to New York City with two friends last month.
Unbeknownst to Fader, Harris planned to propose while they attached a lock with their initials to a bridge railing. On another lock, with the engraved words, "Don't Freak Out," Harris attached a gold cut emerald diamond ring. But as Harris used a key to pop the lock open, the ring fell between two planks of the boardwalk.
Fader wrote in her blog this weekend, "While the duration of time the ring sat there for is wholly unknown to us -- time having been so distorted that afternoon -- it was long enough for Mal to think, 'Huh. That will be tricky to pick up.' No sooner had this thought occurred, the ring slipped through the space and fell into oblivion."
As they watched in horror when the ring landed about 40 feet below on a platform that is inaccessible to the public, their friend fetched two NYPD officers, Matthew Manley and William DeFazio.
"After much deliberation about their method, they walked back to Brooklyn, drove across the bridge, and stopped Saturday afternoon New York traffic so they could park and make their descent," Fader wrote in her blog. "A few anxiety ridden minutes passed, and finally Officer Manley emerged with the ring in hand. Giving us the thumbs up, they then drove back to Brooklyn, and we met them to make the exchange."
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Olivia Fader and girlfriend Mal Harris of Halifax, Nova Scotia, had planned a vacation to New York City with two friends last month.
Unbeknownst to Fader, Harris planned to propose while they attached a lock with their initials to a bridge railing. On another lock, with the engraved words, "Don't Freak Out," Harris attached a gold cut emerald diamond ring. But as Harris used a key to pop the lock open, the ring fell between two planks of the boardwalk.
Fader wrote in her blog this weekend, "While the duration of time the ring sat there for is wholly unknown to us -- time having been so distorted that afternoon -- it was long enough for Mal to think, 'Huh. That will be tricky to pick up.' No sooner had this thought occurred, the ring slipped through the space and fell into oblivion."
As they watched in horror when the ring landed about 40 feet below on a platform that is inaccessible to the public, their friend fetched two NYPD officers, Matthew Manley and William DeFazio.
"After much deliberation about their method, they walked back to Brooklyn, drove across the bridge, and stopped Saturday afternoon New York traffic so they could park and make their descent," Fader wrote in her blog. "A few anxiety ridden minutes passed, and finally Officer Manley emerged with the ring in hand. Giving us the thumbs up, they then drove back to Brooklyn, and we met them to make the exchange."
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A Productive Piping Plover Breeding Season at Assateague
An estimated 38 pairs of piping plovers, Charadrius melodus, nested along the Maryland portion of Assateague Island National Seashore during 2014 and fledged 59 chicks. The resulting productivity numbers, 1.6 chicks fledged per pair, are the highest since 2004. Several factors may be attributed to the success of this year’s number of fledged chicks, including mild summer weather and effective management.
Since monitoring began in 1986, the piping plover breeding population has fluctuated between 14 and 66 pairs, while productivity has fluctuated between 0.4 and 2.4 chicks fledged per breeding pair. In the last five years, the breeding population averaged around 42 pairs, with an average productivity of 1.1 chicks fledged per breeding pair.
There are two distinct breeding areas within the Maryland portion of Assateague Island. The northern six miles of the island supports 90% of the piping plover breeding population, while the twelve mile stretch of beach known as the Over Sand Vehicle (OSV) zone supports 10%. This year, the four pairs in the OSV zone fledged twelve chicks, for a productivity of 3.0 chicks fledged per breeding pair. This year’s productivity within the OSV zone ties with that of 2011 and is the fourth year in a row that productivity has been at or above 2.0 chicks fledged per breeding pair in this area.
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Since monitoring began in 1986, the piping plover breeding population has fluctuated between 14 and 66 pairs, while productivity has fluctuated between 0.4 and 2.4 chicks fledged per breeding pair. In the last five years, the breeding population averaged around 42 pairs, with an average productivity of 1.1 chicks fledged per breeding pair.
There are two distinct breeding areas within the Maryland portion of Assateague Island. The northern six miles of the island supports 90% of the piping plover breeding population, while the twelve mile stretch of beach known as the Over Sand Vehicle (OSV) zone supports 10%. This year, the four pairs in the OSV zone fledged twelve chicks, for a productivity of 3.0 chicks fledged per breeding pair. This year’s productivity within the OSV zone ties with that of 2011 and is the fourth year in a row that productivity has been at or above 2.0 chicks fledged per breeding pair in this area.
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No same-day registration in NC election, Supreme Court rules
RALEIGH, N.C. – Same-day registration won't be allowed during early voting in North Carolina and Election Day ballots cast in the wrong precinct won't be counted this fall after the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a ruling that had set aside parts of a 2013 election law.
A majority on the nation's highest court agreed to halt the ruling of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Two justices dissented.
The decision means the full law will remain enforced while the state and civil rights groups that challenged the law prepare for trial next summer. The full law was enforced during the May primary as well.
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A majority on the nation's highest court agreed to halt the ruling of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Two justices dissented.
The decision means the full law will remain enforced while the state and civil rights groups that challenged the law prepare for trial next summer. The full law was enforced during the May primary as well.
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Maryland State Police Press Release 10-10-14
EAST COAST TROOPERS RENEW ‘DRIVE TO SAVE LIVES’ INITIATVE
(PIKESVILLE, MD) – From Maine to Florida, once again, troopers will be working as a cooperative team for the ‘Drive to Save Lives’ campaign this weekend.
Maryland State Police installations along I-95 will be participating in a multi-jurisdictional traffic enforcement effort. Each state police agency from Maine to Florida will participate in this initiative focusing on aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeders, seatbelt use, pedestrian and motorcycle safety, as well as commercial vehicle safety and enforcement.
“This initiative displays the importance of law enforcement agencies to work as a team,” said Colonel Marcus L. Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. “By targeting actions which cause traffic fatalities, we will achieve our ultimate objective, to save lives.”
Some of the agencies participating in this initiative are: Connecticut State Police, Delaware State Police, Florida Highway Patrol, Georgia State Patrol, Maine State Police, Massachusetts State Police, New Hampshire State Police, New Jersey State Police, New York State Police, North Carolina Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police, Rhode Island State Police, South Carolina State Police, and Virginia State Police.
CONTACT: Sgt. Marc Black, Sr.
Office of Media Communication
410-653-4236
Maryland State Police installations along I-95 will be participating in a multi-jurisdictional traffic enforcement effort. Each state police agency from Maine to Florida will participate in this initiative focusing on aggressive driving, distracted driving, speeders, seatbelt use, pedestrian and motorcycle safety, as well as commercial vehicle safety and enforcement.
“This initiative displays the importance of law enforcement agencies to work as a team,” said Colonel Marcus L. Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police. “By targeting actions which cause traffic fatalities, we will achieve our ultimate objective, to save lives.”
Some of the agencies participating in this initiative are: Connecticut State Police, Delaware State Police, Florida Highway Patrol, Georgia State Patrol, Maine State Police, Massachusetts State Police, New Hampshire State Police, New Jersey State Police, New York State Police, North Carolina Highway Patrol, Pennsylvania State Police, Rhode Island State Police, South Carolina State Police, and Virginia State Police.
CONTACT: Sgt. Marc Black, Sr.
Office of Media Communication
410-653-4236
SFD Calls For Service 10-9-14
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- Thursday October, 9 2014 @ 17:58Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
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Bipolar Joe Biden: Please, please run in 2016!
The guy who reminded President Obama that the Unaffordable Care Act was a “big f*cking deal!” has said he’s not so game on running for the top slot, but that was years ago and his actions lately say otherwise. Why else would he go to New Hampshire? (C’mon, people, it’s New Hampshire.)
Jumbled Joe has been in the news lately, but for all the wrong reasons. During a foreign policy address at Harvard University last week, Mr. Biden claimed that some U.S. allies are the “biggest problem” in fighting terrorism. Then, as only Jammin’ Joe can do, he named names: Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates.
“The Turks the Saudis, the Emirates, etc. What were they doing? They were so determined to take down [Syrian President Bashar] Assad and essentially have a proxy Sunni-Shia war,” he said. “What did they do? They poured hundreds of millions of dollars and thousands of tons of weapons into anyone who would fight against Assad — except that the people who were being supplied were al Nusra and al Qaeda and the extremist elements of jihadis coming from other parts of the world.”
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Whoa...What's This About EIGHT Confirmed Ebola Cases in Europe?
This bit of information was buried within a CNN article about Thomas Duncan’s death from Ebola earlier today…
Meanwhile, Frederic Vincent, a spokesman for the European Commission, told CNN on Wednesday that there have been eight confirmed cases of Ebola in European countries. There is one case in the United Kingdom that has been treated and the person has recovered; one case in France like that; two cases in Germany in which patients are receiving treatment; and three cases in Spain: two deceased Spanish missionaries and a nurse’s assistant who is being treated.
There is also a case in which a Norwegian staffer with Doctors Without Borders is being treated, he said.
Also in Spain, health officials said four more potential Ebola cases — in addition to the nurse’s assistant — are under observation.
UPDATE: Due to the fact that the CNN article above was edited to remove the section quoted, I have relinked it to a Fox8 Cleveland article which directly quotes the same CNN passage that has now been deleted. I am linking it to a cached page in case this one gets deleted too.
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Meanwhile, Frederic Vincent, a spokesman for the European Commission, told CNN on Wednesday that there have been eight confirmed cases of Ebola in European countries. There is one case in the United Kingdom that has been treated and the person has recovered; one case in France like that; two cases in Germany in which patients are receiving treatment; and three cases in Spain: two deceased Spanish missionaries and a nurse’s assistant who is being treated.
There is also a case in which a Norwegian staffer with Doctors Without Borders is being treated, he said.
Also in Spain, health officials said four more potential Ebola cases — in addition to the nurse’s assistant — are under observation.
UPDATE: Due to the fact that the CNN article above was edited to remove the section quoted, I have relinked it to a Fox8 Cleveland article which directly quotes the same CNN passage that has now been deleted. I am linking it to a cached page in case this one gets deleted too.
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Men Carjack 91-Year-Old Vet In Moline
A car-jacking turns into a police chase which ends with two teens in custody.
Police say the two Guatemalans, 16 and 17, escaped a facility in Des Plaines around 6 this morning, hijacking a car there and making their way to Moline and Walmart.
Officers say that's where they ordered a 91-year-old veteran out of his car and took off in it, ramming another car on the way out of the parking lot.
Iowa officers initiated a short pursuit this afternoon, deploying stop sticks on Interstate 80 near Iowa City, arresting the teens. They say no one was hurt.
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Police say the two Guatemalans, 16 and 17, escaped a facility in Des Plaines around 6 this morning, hijacking a car there and making their way to Moline and Walmart.
Officers say that's where they ordered a 91-year-old veteran out of his car and took off in it, ramming another car on the way out of the parking lot.
Iowa officers initiated a short pursuit this afternoon, deploying stop sticks on Interstate 80 near Iowa City, arresting the teens. They say no one was hurt.
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In the American Kangaroo Court System
While the political commentators in the nation’s capital are wrapped up in the debate over what to do about ISIS, and as one third of the Senate and nearly all members of the House campaign for re-election, the president’s spies continue to capture massive amounts of personal information about hundreds of millions of us and lie about it.
The president continues to dispatch his National Security Agency spies as if he were a law unto himself, and Congress — which is also being spied upon — has done nothing to protect the right to privacy that the Fourth Amendment was written to ensure. Congress has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution, yet it has failed miserably to do so. But the spying is now so entrenched in government that a sinister and largely unnoticed problem lurks beneath the surface.
NSA documents released by Edward Snowden show that the feds seriously deceived Congress and the courts in an effort to spy upon all of us and to use the gathered materials in criminal prosecutions, even though they told federal judges they would not. Among the more nefarious procedures the feds have engaged in is something called “parallel reconstruction.” This procedure seeks to hide the true and original source of information about a criminal defendant when it was obtained unlawfully.
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The president continues to dispatch his National Security Agency spies as if he were a law unto himself, and Congress — which is also being spied upon — has done nothing to protect the right to privacy that the Fourth Amendment was written to ensure. Congress has taken an oath to uphold the Constitution, yet it has failed miserably to do so. But the spying is now so entrenched in government that a sinister and largely unnoticed problem lurks beneath the surface.
NSA documents released by Edward Snowden show that the feds seriously deceived Congress and the courts in an effort to spy upon all of us and to use the gathered materials in criminal prosecutions, even though they told federal judges they would not. Among the more nefarious procedures the feds have engaged in is something called “parallel reconstruction.” This procedure seeks to hide the true and original source of information about a criminal defendant when it was obtained unlawfully.
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Legionella Found In North Ocean City Fire Hydrant
OCEAN CITY — The town of Ocean City is still waiting on the results of the latest batch of water samples taken last week after a fire hydrant in the north end of town tested positive for the presence of legionella, but officials do not believe there is concern at this point with the water and have not issued any restrictions.
On Sept. 25, a water sample taken from a hydrant on 145th Street tested positive for legionella, a bacteria associated with and named for Legionnaire’s Disease. The discovery came on the heels of a positive test for legionella at a nearby hotel earlier in September after two reported cases of Legionnaire’s disease were linked to the lodging establishment.
Ocean City Communications Manager Jessica Waters said on Tuesday the positive test for legionella at the hydrant has set in motion a larger effort to identify and contain the source and the extent of the possible exposure. The Worcester County Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment are working closely with the town and more samples were taken late last week.
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On Sept. 25, a water sample taken from a hydrant on 145th Street tested positive for legionella, a bacteria associated with and named for Legionnaire’s Disease. The discovery came on the heels of a positive test for legionella at a nearby hotel earlier in September after two reported cases of Legionnaire’s disease were linked to the lodging establishment.
Ocean City Communications Manager Jessica Waters said on Tuesday the positive test for legionella at the hydrant has set in motion a larger effort to identify and contain the source and the extent of the possible exposure. The Worcester County Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment are working closely with the town and more samples were taken late last week.
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CBS Buries Poor Approval Ratings for Obama, Democrats Ahead of Midterms
Latest CBS News poll shows poor ratings by Democrats for a variety of issues
On Wednesday night, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley made no mention of the results from the latest CBS News poll that gave President Obama and Democrats poor marks ahead of the November 4 midterm elections on issues ranging from the economy to ISIS to terrorism to who voters are most likely to vote for.
Regarding the midterm elections, Republicans find themselves ahead of Democrats on both a generic ballot and specific issues. Republicans have a six point lead against Democrats overall (49 percent to 43 percent with those leaning left or right, 46 percent to 40 percent without) and a five point lead who voters would like most to see takeover the Senate (47 percent to 42 percent). Independents sided with the GOP by a full 30 points over Democrats (57 percent to 27 percent).
When it came to who voters trust to do a better job on the economy, foreign policy, and terrorism, the picture is the same. On the topic of terrorism, the GOP holds an massive lead of 21 points over Democrats at 52 percent to 32 percent and then advantages of 9 and 11 percentage points on the economy and foreign policy, respectively.
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On Wednesday night, the CBS Evening News with Scott Pelley made no mention of the results from the latest CBS News poll that gave President Obama and Democrats poor marks ahead of the November 4 midterm elections on issues ranging from the economy to ISIS to terrorism to who voters are most likely to vote for.
Regarding the midterm elections, Republicans find themselves ahead of Democrats on both a generic ballot and specific issues. Republicans have a six point lead against Democrats overall (49 percent to 43 percent with those leaning left or right, 46 percent to 40 percent without) and a five point lead who voters would like most to see takeover the Senate (47 percent to 42 percent). Independents sided with the GOP by a full 30 points over Democrats (57 percent to 27 percent).
When it came to who voters trust to do a better job on the economy, foreign policy, and terrorism, the picture is the same. On the topic of terrorism, the GOP holds an massive lead of 21 points over Democrats at 52 percent to 32 percent and then advantages of 9 and 11 percentage points on the economy and foreign policy, respectively.
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CDC: 150 People Enter U.S. Per Day from Ebola-Stricken Countries--or 4,500 Per Month
(CNSNews.com) - Both Homeland Security Secretary Secretary Jeh Johnson and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said on Wednesday that 150 people a day arrive in the United States from Liberia, Sierra Leone or Guinea, the three West African countries that have been hit by the Ebola virus.
"When somebody travels from one of those three West African countries, even through a transit point (in Europe), we know where they're coming from. So we're able to track this. And we know that on average it's about 150 passengers a day," Johnson told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
"The number of travelers is relatively small. We're talking about 150 per day," Frieden told a news conference on Wednesday. He announced that questionnaires and temperature checks will begin at five major U.S. airports that handle "95 percent of all the 150 travelers per day who arrive from these three countries."
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"When somebody travels from one of those three West African countries, even through a transit point (in Europe), we know where they're coming from. So we're able to track this. And we know that on average it's about 150 passengers a day," Johnson told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
"The number of travelers is relatively small. We're talking about 150 per day," Frieden told a news conference on Wednesday. He announced that questionnaires and temperature checks will begin at five major U.S. airports that handle "95 percent of all the 150 travelers per day who arrive from these three countries."
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DEAR LIBERALS,
OK Liberals, since pictures do not lie, you tell me, was this event poorly attended? Is there hardly ANYONE there?
Oh, take notice of the last picture where people were giving Mike McDermott a standing ovation.
NO, what happened was, the Mathias Camp had plenty of people there. Their problem was, by the end of the debate THEY ALL CONVERTED!
I'll add. There are three rooms in this area of the building. Aside from the main room, there were people in the adjacent two rooms as well, that's how WELL attended it was.
Father’s Rescue Attempt For Son Saved By Beach Patrol
A father ambles down the sandy shore while his son splashes and plays in the surf on a clear cloudless Ocean City weekend. Dad may not be paying complete attention until he hears the scream: “Help!”
The father knows that voice. Looking up from the sand mound he’d been kicking, he sees the raised arms of his boy flailing in the water.
Maybe his first reaction is to look around to see if there are any lifeguards on duty. This time of year, the Ocean City Beach Patrol has limited staff making the rounds. More often than not, the father will do what the OCBP reported he did last Saturday: Jump in the water to save his son.
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The father knows that voice. Looking up from the sand mound he’d been kicking, he sees the raised arms of his boy flailing in the water.
Maybe his first reaction is to look around to see if there are any lifeguards on duty. This time of year, the Ocean City Beach Patrol has limited staff making the rounds. More often than not, the father will do what the OCBP reported he did last Saturday: Jump in the water to save his son.
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Mike McDermott Receives Standing Ovation At AARP Meeting
I was there! Not ONE person stood up for Jim Mathias and Jim found himself stumbling and frustrated because he, (heck, no one) has never had such a viable opponent.
Now, that being said. If you think Mike McDermott is just a good speaker and is perhaps full of hot air, go to the search bar in the top left hand side of this blog and type in Mike McDermott and see what this man has delivered over all these years.
He is by far the greatest representative MARYLAND has ever seen. He WALKS THE WALK. Heck, I'll even give you the link. Just keep clicking "Next Posts" to keep viewing. GO HERE.
After you do, then come back here and tell me ANYTHING Jim Mathias has delivered over the past 8 years. He only comes out every FOUR YEARS.
NBC were prepared to offer John Stewart ‘virtually anything’ for him to front Meet The Press
NBC would have offered The Daily Show's Jon Stewart 'virtually anything' to step into the role of Meet the Press host, believing that he could liven up the Sunday morning political format.
Just one month after Chuck Todd took the anchor chair for the weekly news program, reports have surfaced that the network had in fact been desperate for Stewart to front the show.
But whatever money or deal was put on the table, comedian and media critic Stewart has resisted NBC's advances and remains at his post on Comedy Central.
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Just one month after Chuck Todd took the anchor chair for the weekly news program, reports have surfaced that the network had in fact been desperate for Stewart to front the show.
But whatever money or deal was put on the table, comedian and media critic Stewart has resisted NBC's advances and remains at his post on Comedy Central.
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Ebola Cases Surpass 8,000
WHO stresses cases are being underreported in Liberia
Over 8,000 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have been infected with Ebola, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The numbers show there were 2,799 new cases in the last 21 days. Of the 8,011 people infected, 3,857 people have died. “The situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with widespread and persistent transmission of [Ebola],” says the WHO in a statement.
The WHO cites problems gathering data in Liberia, and says it should be emphasized that “the reported fall in the number of new cases in Liberia over the past three weeks is unlikely to be genuine. Rather, it reflects a deterioration in the ability of overwhelmed responders to record accurate epidemiological data.”
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Over 8,000 people in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone have been infected with Ebola, according to new data from the World Health Organization (WHO).
The numbers show there were 2,799 new cases in the last 21 days. Of the 8,011 people infected, 3,857 people have died. “The situation in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone continues to deteriorate, with widespread and persistent transmission of [Ebola],” says the WHO in a statement.
The WHO cites problems gathering data in Liberia, and says it should be emphasized that “the reported fall in the number of new cases in Liberia over the past three weeks is unlikely to be genuine. Rather, it reflects a deterioration in the ability of overwhelmed responders to record accurate epidemiological data.”
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Looks Like 60″ TVs Might Be This Black Friday’s Big Doorbuster
We’re still a little bit away from retailers “leaking” their Black Friday ads, so no one can say with certainty what bottom-dollar deals the stores will be using to attract shoppers away from their Thanksgiving dinners. One prediction for this year’s holiday season kickoff claims that 60″ TVs are going to be the most tempting bait, but you might have a hard time actually snaring that super-low price.
DealNews.com has released its full slate of predictions for Black Friday deals, and if the site is correct, anyone shopping for a cheap TV may want to get to the store early.
For the true bargain-hunter, DealNews predicts that you’ll see some 32″ TVs going for as low as $99 on Black Friday. When the doorbusters disappear, you will probably be able to pick up a screen that size for around $150, just don’t expect it to be a Samsung, Sony, or any other big brand.
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DealNews.com has released its full slate of predictions for Black Friday deals, and if the site is correct, anyone shopping for a cheap TV may want to get to the store early.
For the true bargain-hunter, DealNews predicts that you’ll see some 32″ TVs going for as low as $99 on Black Friday. When the doorbusters disappear, you will probably be able to pick up a screen that size for around $150, just don’t expect it to be a Samsung, Sony, or any other big brand.
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Mixed Results Expected In Excursion Train Study; Railroad Condition A Likely Concern
SNOW HILL — The feasibility study on a potential excursion train in Worcester County has been completed, although details are scarce as the County Commissioners want time to process the information before making it public.
The response from commissioners this week is that the train seems to still be a possibility though obstacles requiring a funding commitment appear likely.
The results of the $20,000 feasibility study, which was ordered in July, came back mid-week and none of the commissioners reached this week that have seen it felt they had given the report enough attention to discuss its contents fairly. The plan is to have Stone Consulting, Inc., the firm responsible for the study, meet with the commission to discuss the findings at an upcoming session.
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The response from commissioners this week is that the train seems to still be a possibility though obstacles requiring a funding commitment appear likely.
The results of the $20,000 feasibility study, which was ordered in July, came back mid-week and none of the commissioners reached this week that have seen it felt they had given the report enough attention to discuss its contents fairly. The plan is to have Stone Consulting, Inc., the firm responsible for the study, meet with the commission to discuss the findings at an upcoming session.
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Transsexual prisoner claims she had a 'sexual affair' with O.J. Simpson behind bars and may have given him HIV
Former prostitute Jazmena Jameson has described in detail the alleged one-off encounter she shared with 67-year-old Simpson while serving time in 2013.
In a new interview with Radar Online, Jameson said she got to know the former NFL star - who has been in Lovelock since 2008 following a bungled Las Vegas robbery - while working as the lead porter for the laundry room and would deliver clothes to his cell every other day.
Describing herself as exceedingly flirtatious and the 'closest thing to a woman' in the prison, Jameson said she and Simspon would often 'joke around and stuff'.
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What A Great Night At Station 7
Mathias - O'Malley Legacy
It's Your Vote - You DecideUnder the Mathias - O'Malley - Brown - Conway Administration we've seen: |
▪ State spending that has increased by nearly $10 billion
▪ Over 40 consecutive taxes imposed or increased on Marylanders ▪ State Comptroller estimates property tax to rise 67% to pay off debt owed over next 5 years ▪ A rise in unemployment by 75% ▪ Over 8,000 small businesses have fled MD for other states ▪ Over 31,000 Maryland taxpayers have fled our state ▪ A failed and expensive healthcare exchange to the tune of over $200 Million wasted ▪ Maryland went from 25th to 42nd business friendly state ▪ 10 of 11 Fortune 500 companies have left MD ▪ 49th in Economic Recovery ▪ Go to: www.LiberalJim.com - to find the truth about Senator Mathias voting record.
Concern Citizens of Worcester County
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County Hazard Plan: Rising Sea Levels, Landslides?
While reading any hazard report with a nonzero entry for risk of landslide on the peninsula can give one pause, the rest of the updates to 2006’s hazard mitigation plan pleased officials enough to move it along in the approval process.
Widespread distribution is the next step, with the full text being made available to other municipalities under the plan’s sphere of influence, the public and the scheduling of a public hearing on the topic within council chambers.
From there, the municipalities will have to approve the draft plan before it comes back to the commissioners for approval. After all that, the plan goes back to FEMA for its approval. FEMA endorsed the preliminary draft of the plan unaffected by recent changes in March.
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Widespread distribution is the next step, with the full text being made available to other municipalities under the plan’s sphere of influence, the public and the scheduling of a public hearing on the topic within council chambers.
From there, the municipalities will have to approve the draft plan before it comes back to the commissioners for approval. After all that, the plan goes back to FEMA for its approval. FEMA endorsed the preliminary draft of the plan unaffected by recent changes in March.
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