WCSO Press Releases - August 11, 2015

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Incident: Possession of Heroin

Date of Incident: 5 August 2015

Location: 900 block of Booth Street, Salisbury, MD

Suspect: Dana Michelle Lyons, 30, Hebron, MD

Dana Lyons

Narrative: On 5 August 2015 at 8:47 PM a deputy approached a subject later identified as Dana Lyons of Hebron, while she was sitting in a vehicle in the 900 block of Booth Street. During the encounter, the deputy observed a container where Lyons was sitting that would be revealed to hold what the deputy identified as heroin.

The deputy placed Lyons under arrest and transported her to the Central Booking Unit where she was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner. Following an initial appearance the Commissioner released Lyons on $5,000.00 unsecured bond.

Charges: Possession of CDS

                 Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

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Incident: Possession of a Firearm by a Disqualified Individual

Date of Incident: 6 August 2015

Location: 4000 block of Skylar Drive, Eden, MD

Suspect: Melvin Kenneth Wolinski, 49, Eden, MD

Melvin Wolinski

Narrative: On 6 August 2015 at 5:16 PM a deputy responded to the 4000 block of Skylar drive for the report of a subject shooting a weapon. Upon arrival, the deputy located the individual responsible, Melvin Wolinski, who admitted to discharging a shotgun behind his home. During the subsequent investigation, the deputy recovered the shotgun but also discovered that Wolinski was prohibited from possessing the weapon due to past criminal convictions in both Wicomico and St. Mary’s Counties.

The deputy seized the shotgun and corresponding ammunition and placed Wolinski under arrest. Wolinski was transported to the Central Booking Unit where he was processed and taken in front of the District Court Commissioner, Following an initial appearance, the Commissioner detained Wolinski in the Detention Center in lieu of $5,000.00 bond.

Charges: Possession of a Shotgun by a Disqualified Person

                Possession of Ammunition while being a Prohibited Person

Hillary Clinton turns all work emails over to State Department

(CNN) - Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says she's turned over all her work-related emails to the State Department.

A State Department spokesman says Clinton recently informed a federal judge of this.

That judge ordered Clinton and two former State Department aides to turn over all government records in their possession.

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Hospital bends rules to allow 96-year-old to be with 92-year-old wife

Tom and Arniesteen Clark have only been apart once over the past 68 years they've been married.

It was when Tom, an Army veteran, was stationed in Korea.

Aside from that, they've never left each other's side -- that is, until they both landed in the hospital last week.

In a post that touched the hearts of thousands around the world, Piedmont Fayette Hospital shared the Fayetteville, Georgia, couple's story in a Facebook post.

The fact that they aren't used to being separated "made their stay in different rooms in the hospital very difficult for them," the post explained.

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OCPD: Do You Know Either Of These Females In This Photo?

Do you know either of the females in this photo? Police would like to speak with them about a theft/assault investigation. Citizens with information are encouraged to contact Pfc. Snyder at csnyder@oceancitymd.gov or leave a voicemail at 410-520-5351. Citizens can also report a tip at http://oceancitymd.gov/oc/departments/police/crime-tips/.

Activist for Mexico's missing found slain

(CNN) — When he felt authorities weren't doing enough to protect his hometown, he organized more than 100 women to police the streets.

When 43 students went missing in a controversial case that drew global attention to Mexico's struggles with violence and corruption, he led search parties trying to find them.

And when more families in his state came forward reporting that their loved ones had disappeared, he organized searches for them, too.

Saturday night, investigators in Mexico's Guerrero state say Miguel Ángel Jiménez Blanco was found dead inside a taxi he owned, with two gunshot wounds. Authorities haven't said whether there are any suspects in the slaying.

Jiménez was a vocal leader of citizen self-defense groups in Guerrero and a sharp critic of local officials, who he accused of hiding evidence tied to the students' disappearance.

Last week, Jiménez told CNNMexico that more than 100 bodies had been found in hidden graves in the area since October, decrying what he called a worsening security situation.

He said he'd recently started driving a taxi to make ends meet. After years of working to clean up the streets, he said he was once again worried about safety.

"We left it clean and now again there are bad people here, but we have to do something, because I cannot leave this to my children," he told CNNMexico. "If something happens to one of my children I will never forgive myself."

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Healthy Eaters, Strong Minds: What School Gardens Teach Kids

School is still out for the summer, but at Eastern Senior High School in Washington, D.C., students are hard at work — outdoors.

In a garden filled with flowers and beds bursting with vegetables and herbs, nearly a dozen teenagers are harvesting vegetables for the weekend's farmers market.

Roshawn Little is going into her junior year at Eastern, and has been working in this garden for three years now. "I didn't really like bugs or dirt," Little says, thinking back to when she got started. "Well, I still don't really like bugs, but I like the dirt," she laughs. She gathers a handful of greens, yanks from the stem and pulls up a baseball-sized beet.

During the summer, Little gets paid to work Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. with City Blossoms, a nonprofit that brings community gardens to schools, community centers and other places where kids gather in urban areas.

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China Read Emails of Top U.S. Officials

China's cyber spies have accessed the private emails of "many" top Obama administration officials, according to a senior U.S. intelligence official and a top secret document obtained by NBC News, and have been doing so since at least April 2010.

The email grab -- first codenamed "Dancing Panda" by U.S. officials, and then "Legion Amethyst" -- was detected in April 2010, according to a top secret NSA briefing from 2014. The intrusion into personal emails was still active at the time of the briefing and, according to the senior official, is still going on.

In 2011, Google disclosed that the private gmail accounts of some U.S. officials had been compromised, but the briefing shows that private email accounts from other providers were compromised as well.

The government email accounts assigned to the officials, however, were not hacked because they are more secure, says the senior U.S. intelligence official.

The time period overlaps with Hillary Clinton's use of a private email account while Secretary of State from Jan. 21, 2009 to Feb. 1, 2013. The names and ranks of the officials whose emails were actually grabbed, however, were not disclosed in the NSA briefing nor by the intelligence official.

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Jesse Jackson defends Ray Rice

BALTIMORE —The Rev. Jesse Jackson said former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice deserves a second chance.

Jackson was a surprise caller into The C-4 Show on WBAL NewsRadio 1090 AM on Monday. He said Rice should be allowed to play in the NFL again.

"Ray did something terribly wrong and not only has he apologized with contrition, his wife forgave him, God has forgiven him, he wants to go on with his life," Jackson said. "Give him a chance to play. Why give him a lifetime sentence for that? It's not fair."

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FEDERAL LAWSUIT COULD REVEAL CONTENTS OF 28 PAGES OMITTED FROM 9/11 REPORT THAT ALLEGEDLY IMPLICATE SAUDI GOVERNMENT

Congressional intelligence report had the explosive pages redacted

A federal lawsuit could reveal details implicating the Saudi government in 9/11.

A congressional intelligence report contains 28 censored pages reportedly linking Saudi officials to two of the Saudi hijackers.

The Obama administration refuses to publish the pages, despite requests from Democrats and Republicans in Congress.

Now, the two investigators who authored the section are expected to be called to testify in a federal lawsuit against the kingdom of Saudi Arabia brought by families and insurers of the victims of the atrocity.

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Feds: Farrakhan's Anti-white Rant 'Protected Speech'

The U.S. Attorney's Office for Southern Florida has determined the racially charged July 30 speech by Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan did not cross the line of what is considered protected political speech under the First Amendment.

WND inquired last week with the U.S. Attorney's Office, asking for an opinion as to whether Farrakhan's call for 10,000 men to "rise up" and to "stalk them" and "kill them," warranted any sort of criminal investigation.

Farrakhan, in a fiery sermon delivered from the pulpit of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Miami, referred to a "400-year-old enemy," which many took to mean white people.

Louis Delgado, spokesman for the South Florida U.S. Attorney's citizen complaints division, responded Friday with the following statement:

"… after looking into the matter we have determined that the Farrakhan speech is protected by the First Amendment and we will not be pursuing an investigation into the speech."

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EVERYBODY HAS TO PAY THIS NEW OBAMACARE TAX

Hidden fees contained in an obscure section of the Affordable Care Act...

All Americans who bought health insurance policies this year – not just those enrolled in Obamacare – face a 41 percent increase in excise taxes because of hidden fees contained in an obscure section of the Affordable Care Act, according to an investigation by The Daily Caller News Foundation.

Virtually everyone who pays for health care insurance this year will be affected by the tax. The little-known tax was imposed on all consumers regardless of whether they obtained their insurance through Obamacare or through their employer or as individuals in the private market.

This year the tax will cost individuals more than $500 in extra premiums according to one actuarial estimate. Families who purchased insurance will see their premiums go up by more than $700.

The new tax also hits senior citizens who rely on Medicare Part D and Medicare Advantage. It will land on the nation’s poor who depend upon Medicaid-managed care programs.

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Perseids Peak This Week in One of the Brightest Meteor Showers of the Year

The peak of the Perseid meteor shower, a favorite among astronomy fans, is set for the nights of Aug. 11-12 and favorable viewing conditions are in store across the Plains and the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys.

"It's one of the two best annual meteor showers, and the only one that happens during warm weather," Slooh Astronomer Bob Berman said.

The Perseids is a favorite among stargazers due to these meteors being brighter than most showers, according to Slooh, a community observatory that has connected telescopes to the Internet for public use.

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Take 3 Minutes To Watch This. It Will Make You Smile

The heart broken smile.

Posted by Doc Hallenstein on Friday, August 7, 2015

Anti-vaccine Activist Terrorized By Big Pharma Black Ops Branch

We may need to seek them out and destroy them where they live," wrote a Merck & Co. employee who was actively plotting to murder or discredit doctors who had voiced concerns regarding the adverse health effects of an anti-inflammatory drug called Vioxx.

Launched in 1999, Vioxx was extremely popular (with more than 80 million users worldwide), as its makers heralded the drug as being the answer to inflammation, minus the nausea that often follows with anti-inflammatory medication.

It was later discovered that the New Jersey-based Merck & Co. was knowingly selling a drug that frequently caused heart attacks and strokes in its unsuspecting victims. A study revealed that Vioxx actually doubled the risk of heart attacks and strokes, prompting the company to voluntary withdraw the drug from the market in 2004.

Prior to the drug being pulled from the market, several Merck & Co. staff exchanged emails in which they discussed a "hit list" they drafted of doctors whom they believed needed to be "neutralised" or "discredited" due to their criticism of Vioxx.

It seems that Merck & Co. was never held accountable for the threats it made against doctors, researchers and academics, in which at least eight clinical investigators were harassed and intimidated, giving the drug company no reason to stop such intimidation tactics.

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Activists: Man Who Shot At Cops Not To Blame, Police Shouldn’t Have Used ‘Plain Clothes Officers’

The activist group Organization of Black Struggle defended the actions of Tyrone Harris — the man who opened fire upon and was then shot by police officers in Ferguson, Mo. on Sunday night — by shifting the initial blame back upon the police department.

“It was a poor decision to use plain clothes officers in a protest setting,” Kayla Reid, a field organizer for the group, said on Monday. “It made it difficult for people to identify police officers, which is essential to the safety of community members.”

Harris was shot shortly after peaceful protests marking the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death turned violent on Sunday.
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Ex-Abortion Doctor: PP Paid Staff Extra to Get Fetal Tissue

A doctor who formerly worked for Planned Parenthood has described in detail how the organization would "coerce" women to have abortions and then carry out a fetal donation process that resulted in financial benefits for the group.

According to the Daily Signal, Abby Johnson participated in the process for eight years while an employee at a southeast Texas clinic. She ultimately resigned her post and became a pro-life activist.

She said that the discussion about participating in a fetal tissue study was not raised until a woman signed her consent form for an abortion, at which point she was told about the value of fetal tissue donations as a possible way of contributing to life-saving treatments.

"We never discussed, 'They may want just a leg, or an arm, or these specific organs.' That would create a sense of humanity in their unborn child.

"And really, we would even shy away from calling it fetal tissue research because just calling it tissue sanitizes it — the women don’t necessarily think about the body of their baby, they’re just thinking about blood and tissue," Johnson told the Signal.

She said that the organization would have a contract with a research facility that would pay usually $200 per specimen, and that staff was compensated $20 for every patient they were able to enroll in a study.

"It creates coercive tactics," she said.

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Rand Paul Unloads on Donald Trump: ‘I’ll Be Damned if I’m Going to Stand Passively By’

“It makes me sad to think that Tea Party awakening could be hijacked or hoodwinked by a guy who supported the bank bailouts, supported Obamacare and continues to support the Clintons,” Paul wrote.

“I was there at the first Tea Party in 2007 and I’ll be damned if I’m going to stand passively by and watch the movement destroyed by a fake conservative,” he added.

Paul pointed out that Trump, who leads among Republican primary voters in most polls by double digits, was first a Republican, then became an independent, then a Democrat and more recently, a Republican again.

“Trump has paid over $1.5 million to politicians from both sides of the aisle, from Harry Reid to Rahm Emanuel to Jeb Bush,” Paul wrote. “The majority of his donations were to Democrats until a few years ago when he began thinking more seriously of making a play for the Republican nomination.”

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EPA Causes Massive Waste Spill, Hurting Navajo Nation

Durango, Colorado declared a state of emergency yesterday after the EPA accidentally contaminated a local river with 3 million gallons of waste. The Animas River has turned orange, and residents living along its banks have been warned to avoid it.

The accident began Wednesday last week when EPA workers accidentally leaked a local mine, releasing concentrated minerals into a stream. The mine had been abandoned for about 10 years, and ground water had accumulated inside it. EPA workers were there to clean up the mine. Now, the mine is leaking at 500 gallons per minute. It still hasn't been contained, though workers are treating the nearby ponds where the minerals are leaking.

The EPA has tested the polluted water and reports arsenic levels at 300 times the normal level, and lead levels at 3,500 times the normal level. Both arsenic and lead pose significant dangers to humans when highly concentrated. The local sheriff has warned local residents to stay away from the river. The contaminants move along the river fairly quickly, they will not completely pass until the mine leak is plugged.

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Pie Trail Votes Show Many Like Sweet Indiana Life

How sweet is it to be a Hoosier?

At least as sweet as 1 million pies, because that’s how many one local company makes each year.

Hoosiers like pie, and they’re gaining national attention for the sweet treat.

The Hoosier Pie Trail is ranked fifth in the national USA Today’s 10-Best Readers’ Choice food trail contests.

The Green Chile Cheeseburger Trail of New Mexico and Mississippi Gulf Seafood Trail are ranked in first and second place, respectively.

Mike Wickersham, president of Wick’s Pies in Winchester, Ind., said national attention focused on the pie trail would be great for tourism and an economic boost for Indiana.

“There are a lot of interesting things in Indiana,” Wickersham said.

The contest cites the 2009 action taken by the Indiana General Assembly declaring sugar cream pie to be the state’s official pie.

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Baltimore City Officials Demand Answers from Hogan on Transit

Sharp disagreements emerged from a closed-door meeting Monday between Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's administration and Democrats who represent Baltimore over Hogan's cancellation of a 14-mile light rail plan and uncertainty about the governor's transportation plans for Maryland's largest city.

Maryland Transportation secretary Pete Rahn said the administration will propose plans to improve transit in two months, but federal, state and local Baltimore officials said they remain pained after Hogan cancelled the Red Line project. They also are concerned about uncertainty over alternatives.

Rahn met with officials for about two hours. Except for opening and closing remarks, the session was closed to the public.

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Krauthammer on Trump saying debate was unfair: ‘It does create a bit of a paradox’

Syndicated columnist Charles Krauthammer said Friday on “Special Report with Bret Baier” that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s comments indicating he was treated unfairly during a primetime Fox News debate create “a bit of a paradox.”

“This is a guy who’s running as the tough guy,” Krauthammer said. “The foundation of his campaign is our negotiators, our president, our administrations are stupid. They’re weak, they get kicked over in negotiations.”

In contrast to the Obama administration, Krauthammer said Trump has promised to “kill China in negotiations,” “build a wall and… make Mexico pay for it,” and “stare down Putin.”

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Hillary's College Plan: Bribe Kids to Vote Dem

Of course Hillary Clinton rolled out a college tuition program that will tax the living daylights out of the Evil Rich to shower students with “free” goodies. That was always how this was going to work.

From the day Obama seized control of student loans under ObamaCare and blew them into orbit, dumping tons of fresh debt on the shoulders of young people to handle ridiculously inflated tuition, the endgame was always about buying the votes of those kids with debt relief. Like ObamaCare itself, the degeneration of academic finance is a bid to subjugate the middle class, making them helplessly dependent on government handouts to finance something people in a stronger, more independent America handled on their own.

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Chinese billionaire buys $52 million home -- sight unseen

A Chinese billionaire has bought a mansion in Australia for a reported $70 million Australian dollars ($52 million)—making it the most expensive home ever sold in the country.

Chinese developer and billionaire Chau Chak Wing bought Australian businessman James Packer's megamansion in Sydney "without even seeing it," according to Domain.

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Heavy surf prompts nearly 200 rescues over two days in Ocean City

Ocean City lifeguards made nearly 200 rescues Sunday and Monday, including more than a dozen while they were off duty, as heavy surf pounded the beach and caused dangerous rip currents.

Several swimmers had to be hospitalized, and an ambulance was called for three people who were pushed against rocks while swimming after lifeguards left for the evening Sunday, said Butch Arbin, captain of the Ocean City Beach Patrol.

On Monday, rip currents continued to prompt lifeguards to intervene, though no major incidents were reported. In most rescues, swimmers are not in distress but were at risk of being pulled away from shore by a rip current, Arbin said.

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Caption This Photo 8-11-15

Okay, Can You Guess His Name?

A fisherman To The End

A funeral procession pulled into a cemetery. Several carloads of family members followed a black truck towing a boat with a coffin in it.

A passer-by remarked, "That guy must have been a very avid fisherman."

"Oh, he still is," remarked one of the mourners. As a matter of fact, he's headed off to the lake as soon as we bury his wife.

Gas Prices Get Low, Stay Low: You Could Be Paying Under $2 Per Gallon Soon

If you’re planning an end-of-the-summer road trip, you’re in luck: Gas prices across the country are pretty low right now, dropping about 6% in the last month to just $2.59 a gallon on average. But if you’re planning to hit the highways and byways this fall, your luck is about to get even better at the pump, as experts say gas prices could fall below $2 a gallon next month. 

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Morris Mill Community Update

Wicomico County and GMB to Hold Morris Mill Project Update Wicomico County and Architectural firm George, Miles, and Buhr announce that they will hold a meeting to update the community on the progress of the Morris Mill project. 

The meeting will be held on August 24 at 5:30PM at Fruitland City Hall (401 E. Main Street, Fruitland, MD 21826) 

The public is invited and encouraged to attend.

She Claimed to Love All Students the Same – but Nothing Prepared Mrs. Thompson for Little Teddy.

Mrs. Thompson, as she stood in front of her fifth grade class on the very first day of school, told her students a lie. Like most teachers, she looked at the children in front of her and claimed to love each of them same. But that was impossible, because there in the front row, slumped in his seat, was a little boy named Teddy Stoddard.

Mrs. Thompson had watched Teddy the year before and noticed that he didn’t play well with the other children, that his clothes were messy and that he constantly needed a bath. And Teddy could be unpleasant. It got to the point where Mrs. Thompson would actually take delight in marking his papers with a broad red pen, making bold “X’s” and then putting a big “F” at the top of his papers.

At the school where Mrs. Thompson taught, she was required to review each child’s past records and she put Teddy’s off until last. However, when she reviewed his file, she was in for a surprise.

Teddy’s first grade teacher wrote, “Teddy is a bright child with a ready laugh. He does his work neatly and has good manners…he is a joy to be around.”
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WHAT'S AN INFIDEL ?

The author, Rick Mathes, is a well-known leader in prison
ministry. The man who walks with God always gets to his
destination. If you have a pulse you have a purpose.

The Muslim religion is the fastest growing religion per
capita in the United States , especially in the minority
races.

Last month I attended my annual training session that's
required for maintaining my state prison security clearance.
During the training session there was a presentation by
three speakers representing the Roman Catholic, Protestant
and Muslim faiths, who each explained their beliefs.

I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam had
to say. The Muslim gave a great presentation of the basics
of Islam, complete with a video..

After the presentations, time was provided for questions and
answers.. When it was my turn, I directed my question to the
Muslim and asked:

'Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand
that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a holy
jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the world and, that
by killing an infidel, (which is a command to all Muslims)
they are assured of a place in heaven. If that's the
case, can you give me the definition of an infidel?'

There was no disagreement with my statements and, without
hesitation, he replied, " Nonbelievers"

I responded, 'So, let me make sure I have this straight.
All followers of Allah have been commanded to kill everyone
who is not of your faith so they can have a place in heaven.
Is that correct?'

The expression on his face changed from one of authority and
command to that of a little boy who had just been caught
with his hand in the cookie jar.'

He sheepishly replied, 'Yes.'

I then stated, 'Well, sir, I have a real problem trying
to imagine The Pope commanding all Catholics to kill those
of your faith or Dr. Stanley ordering all Protestants to do
the same in order to guarantee them a place in heaven!'

The Muslim was speechless.

I continued, 'I also have a problem with being your
friend when you and your brother clerics are telling your
followers to kill me! Let me ask you a question:

Would you rather have your Allah, who tells you to kill me
in order for you to go to heaven, or my Jesus who tells me
to love you because I am going to heaven and He wants you to
be there with me?'

You could have heard a pin drop.

Needless to say, the organizers and/or promoters of the
'Diversification' training seminar were not happy
with my way of dealing with the Islamic Imam, and exposing
the truth about the Muslims' beliefs.

In twenty years there will be enough Muslim voters in the
U.S. to elect the President.

I think everyone in the U.S. should be required to read
this, but with the ACLU, there is no way this will be widely
publicized, unless each of us sends it on! This is your
chance to make a difference.

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First West Nile Virus-Positive Mosquito Pool in 2015 Confirmed; Simple Actions Can Reduce Risk

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) announces the first detection of a West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pool in Maryland in 2015. On August 5, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH) confirmed the presence of WNV in mosquitoes collected by MDA personnel in the City of Bowie (Prince George’s County). ULV spraying to control adult mosquitoes in that section of Bowie occurred the night following trapping. MDA mosquito control personnel continue to work aggressively to reduce mosquito populations in this community and across the State.

“We know that West Nile virus may be present throughout Maryland. It typically appears at this time in the summer, so we are not surprised with this positive finding,” says Secretary of Agriculture Joe Bartenfelder. “The confirmation of virus-positive mosquitoes serves as a reminder to all residents to continue protecting themselves against mosquito bites and to conduct backyard mosquito control activities in addition to MDA’s routine surveillance and spray activities.”

The MDA Mosquito Control Office, in cooperation with DHMH, has been conducting surveillance activities throughout the State to collect and test mosquitoes for WNV, Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) and several other mosquito-borne diseases. These diseases are endemic in Maryland and are transmitted through the bite of a mosquito. Approximately 20 percent of people infected with WNV will develop West Nile fever, which is typically characterized by fever, headache, and body aches which can last for just a few days or as long as several weeks. Less than one percent of people bitten by a mosquito carrying West Nile virus will develop a more severe form of the disease. People most at risk for developing severe disease are those over 50 and those with already compromised immune systems.

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What Is Wrong With This Country?

Attacks on Arkansas Power Grid

Attacks on Arkansas Power Grid
Perpetrator Sentenced to 15 Years

 

On the afternoon of August 21, 2013, the FBI’s Little Rock Field Office was notified by a local energy provider about a downed 500,000-volt power line near an active railroad track in Cabot, Arkansas. A power outage ensued. Company officials and local law enforcement believed that very early in the morning, someone had climbed a 100-foot tall support tower and intentionally sawed off the shackles that held up the power line, which then fell across the railroad tracks. A short time later, a train struck the line and severed it.

The FBI was called into the matter because sabotaging an energy facility and causing more than $100,000 in damage is a federal crime. According to energy company officials, the damage in this instance was $550,000.

A search of the crime scene and subsequent investigative activity by FBI Little Rock’s Joint Terrorism Task Force—aided by our local law enforcement partners and power company officials—revealed a great deal of information about what had happened.

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Rockville Cyber Company Plans Expansion, Adding More Than 250 New Jobs

Hogan Administration, Local Officials Applaud Growth in One of State's Strategic Industry Sectors

ANNAPOLIS, MD – IT and cybersecurity solutions company VariQ Corporation is expanding its presence in Montgomery County with the addition of more than 250 new jobs. The company plans to relocate its existing headquarters in the county by moving to a larger, 26,000 square-foot space on Tower Oaks Boulevard in Rockville.

To assist with the expansion, the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) has approved a $280,000 conditional loan through its Maryland Economic Development Assistance Authority and Fund (MEDAAF) program. Additionally, the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development (MCDED) is providing a $100,000 conditional grant through its Economic Development Fund. VariQ currently has 17 employees in Maryland and plans to add the new jobs over the next five years.

“We are pleased to continue supporting the cyber efforts of Maryland-based companies as well as federal and local governments. We are excited for the opportunities ahead,” said Ben Edson, founder and CEO of VariQ. “We thank the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development and the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development for their support toward our company’s expansion.”

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Lincoln Man Arrested in Shooting of Two People

Lincoln, DE – State Police have arrested a 21 year old Lincoln man after he fired one round into a house and struck a young child and adult male.

The incident occurred around 12:15 p.m. Sunday August 9, 2015, as troopers were dispatched to a residence located in the 21000 block of West Mayhew Drive in Cedar Creek Estates for a report of a shooting. The investigation revealed that Juan J. Shirey, 21, was standing outside the house with a gun when his mother saw him with it and went out to retrieve it from him due to some recent drug and weapons charges. Shirey began to hand the firearm to his mother when a round discharged from the weapon and traveled through the exterior wall and into the living room striking a 23 month old male in the leg. The bullet traveled through the young child and into the hand of his 24 year old uncle who was standing directly behind him. Shirey’s mother and three other young children, ranging in ages of 6 months to 7 years old, were in the living room when the bullet penetrated the house, but were not injured.

The child and the adult male were both transported to Milford Memorial Hospital in a personal vehicle where the male was treated and released after removing the bullet from his hand. The child was eventually flown to A.I. duPont Children’s Hospital where he was admitted in good condition.

Juan Shirey was transported to Troop 4 in Georgetown where he was charged with Assault 1st, Assault 2nd, Possession of a Firearm During the Commission of a Felony, and six counts of Reckless Endangering 1st. He was arraigned at JP3 and committed to Sussex Correctional Institution in lieu of $140,000.00 cash bond.

A .45 caliber handgun was recovered at the scene by detectives.

Spill In Colorado River Is Three Times Larger Than Originally Estimated

(CNN)The mustard hue of the Animas River in Colorado -- the most visible effect of a mistake by the Environmental Protection Agency that dumped millions of gallons of pollutants into the water -- is striking.

Just a glance at a photo of the orange-yellowish slush is enough to know that something seems wrong. Scientists will have to say just how wrong, and possibly dangerous, the contamination is, though five days after the spill answers are few.

Just how polluted is the river? Is drinking water in peril? Are businesses dependent on the river out of luck?

One question that has been answered is the size of the spill: more than triple than originally estimated. The U.S. Geological Survey reported the size of the spill to be more than 3 million gallons, compared with the initial EPA estimate of 1 million gallons.

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Iran: Future US Presidents Can't Cancel Nuclear Deal

Iranian deputy FM says deal contains a clause forbidding future presidents from returning sanctions; 'no change after Obama leaves.'

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht Ravanchi stated on Sunday that the Iran nuclear deal sealed last month with world powers is final, and includes a clause stipulating sanctions cannot be returned in the future by presidents after US President Barack Obama.

"There is a paragraph in the agreement which requires the US administration to stop implementation of the sanctions constantly, and this means that there won't be a change once Obama leaves the office," Takht Ravanchi said, according to the semi-official Fars News Agency.

Possibly fueling the statement were promises made by Republican presidential candidates last Thursday during a televised live debate, in which several vowed to cancel the Iran nuclear deal upon taking office.

Takht Ravanchi's claim of a clause banning the return of sanctions may possibly refer to a classified side deal. It has been revealed the nuclear deal includes such side deals that are not being shown to Congress, and among other things include stipulations that Iran will inspect its own covert nuclear sites where nuclear detonator testing has occurred.

In his comments, made during a Tehran meeting concerning the nuclear deal, the Iranian official said that the US and other countries are unlikely to cancel the agreement - even as the US Congress is currently in a 60-day review period considering that very option.

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Drones getting in the way of emergency responders

SAN DIEGO (AP) — As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another firefighting chopper battling a blaze that was threatening homes.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection pilot suddenly identified the object as a four-rotor drone only 10 feet from his windshield, forcing him to make a hard left to avoid a collision about 500 feet above ground, according to a report he filed the next day.

“If that drone came through my windshield, I have no idea what could have happened,” Thrasher said in a phone interview. “If that drone hits my tail rotor, for sure it’s going to be catastrophic.”

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Missing Pocomoke Soldier From Korean War Accounted For

Soldier Missing From Korean War Accounted For

The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

Army Cpl. Nehemiah E. Butler Pocomoke City, Maryland, will be buried today in Arlington National Cemetery. In late December 1950, Butler and elements of Company C, 19th Infantry Regiment (IR), 24th Infantry Division (ID), were deployed near Seoul, South Korea, when their unit was attacked by enemy forces. During the attempt to delay the enemy forces from advancing, Butler was separated from his unit
while moving towards a more defensible position. Butler was reported missing Jan. 1, 1951.

On July 19, 1951, a Republic of South Korea military officer told U.S. Army Graves Registration Services (AGRS) personnel about the remains of a U.S. serviceman, who, died and was buried near the village of Chik-Tong-ni. The AGRS team located the remains. Due to lack of documentation, the remains were declared unidentified. The remains were interred as unknown at the U.N. Military Cemetery in Tanggok, and were later disinterred and transferred to the Central Identification Unit (CIU) in Kokura, Japan. In 1955, the remains were transferred to the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (NMCP), commonly known as the “Punchbowl”.

Illegal Alien Crime Accounts For Over 30% of Murders in Many States

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump deserves credit for forcing all 17 Republican candidates to talk about the social costs of illegal immigration, but it is not “Trump’s issue.” We will be making a fatal mistake if we let the media discuss it that way.

As Ann Coulter has pointed out, this is the most critical issue of the 2016 race because this is the issue that will define whether or not there will even be an American nation recognizable as the “home of the free and land of the brave.”

But illegal immigration is not “Ann Coulter’s issue” any more than it is “Tom Tancredo’s issue.” It is America’s issue — not only because it will define America in the 21st Century but because it also defines American elections and who will be voting in elections in 2020 and beyond. It also illuminates the power of the mainstream media to keep issues off the national stage.

Think of illegal immigration this way: If the liberal media can keep illegal alien crime out of the “kitchen table debate,” they can keep any issue out of the debate. And they will if they can get away with it. For those reasons, illegal immigration is much more than an issue of public policy; it is the poster child for media malpractice.

The media’s attempt to suppress public awareness over illegal alien crime and the effects of illegal immigration on American workers’ jobs and wages is nothing less than censorship on a massive scale. We need to start talking about it in those terms and hold the media accountable for the lack of ethical standards.

Let’s look at a few numbers. You haven’t seen them in the New York Times, Atlanta Constitution, or the Miami Herald, nor have they been featured on NBC Nightly news or CNN. So, the average American is blissfully unaware of them.

Between 2008 and 2014, 40% of all murder convictions in Florida were criminal aliens.

In New York it was 34% and Arizona 17.8%.

During those years, criminal aliens accounted for 38% of all murder convictions in the five states of California, Texas, Arizona, Florida and New York, while illegal aliens constitute only 5.6% of the total population in those states.

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State of emergency issued in St. Louis County, Mo.

St. Louis County, Mo. has issued a state of emergency following a spate of violence amid protests marking the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown.

“In light of last night’s violence and unrest in the City of Ferguson, and the potential for harm to persons and property, I am exercising my authority as county executive to issue a state of emergency, effective immediately,” St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said in a statement obtained by FOX2.

Stenger said Police Chief Jon Belmar will have the authority to “exercise all powers and duties necessary to preserve order, prevent crimes, and protect the life and property of our citizens.”

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Precision Nutrition Based On Your Genetics

The mapping of the human genome brought tremendous opportunities for optimizing human health, but this flood of information has also led to more questions.

Can genetic variations lead to long-term health consequences? How can these be bypassed? And, how can clinicians use genetic information to help people achieve their best health?

With the new PureGenomics website application and product platform from Pure Encapsulations, a leading manufacturer of research-based, hypoallergenic nutritional supplements, healthcare practitioners will be empowered with answers to help patients bypass their genetic destiny through personalized nutrition.

Methylation Made Simple

Methylation is a process that takes place in the body countless times per day. The term methyl refers to one carbon molecule attached to three hydrogen molecules and this powerful group of atoms is essential for many processes, like building and repairing DNA, clearing toxins and helping with nutrient absorption.

An individual's genetic makeup helps determine how, and if, certain compounds and elements are methylated properly. Small genetic variations, known as Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (or SNPs) can greatly impact the methylation pathways and potentially contribute to negative long-term health consequences. SNPs affect at least half the population.

The Human Genome and the Promise of Individualized Medicine

Scientific advances have allowed researchers to decipher the human genome and identify genetic variations in a way that is available to virtually anyone who wishes to better understand their genetic makeup and its impact upon their health and wellness. With the introduction of the PureGenomics platform, health care providers now have the ability to TEST, TRANSLATE and TARGET important SNPs in the methylation pathway... and tailor a specific supplement regimen for their patients based on those findings.

"Armed with vital genetic insights, a physician can leverage PureGenomics to recommend specialized nutritional support to help patients live their healthiest lives," said Nathan Morris, M.D., co-developer of the PureGenomics Platform. "PureGenomics is designed to support cardiovascular and neuro-cognitive health, emotional wellness and detoxification — issues that are of universal importance to human health."

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University Students Experiments riding into Space at NASA Wallops August 11

Experiments developed by undergraduate community college and university students from across the United States will fly into space August 11 as part of an 872 pound payload flying on a NASA two-stage Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket predicted to reach an altitude of 94 miles (152 kilometers).

The launch is planned for 6 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The window is from 6 to 10 a.m. EDT. Backup launch dates are August 12 through14

The NASA Visitor Visitor Center at Wallops will open at 5 a.m. on launch day for viewing the flight. The rocket launch is expected to be only seen from the Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland.

Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 5 a.m. on the Wallops Ustream site. Launch updates also are available via the Wallops Facebook and Twitter sites:

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Turning Cowpies Into Power Is Profitable For Indiana Farm

For most farms, manure is a pungent problem. At Homestead Dairy, it smells like money.

The family-run American farm invested in a bio-gas recovery system which transforms cow poo and other waste into electricity.

Enough electricity, in fact, to power 1,000 homes, a service which the local utility company pays for handsomely.

But that's just a side benefit.

"It works economically, but one of the main reasons we did it was to try to help take care of the odor control for the neighbors," said Floyd Houin, whose family has owned the farm in Plymouth, Indiana since 1945.

"The land's important to us also because we produce a crop for feeding cows. So we want to do everything we can to take care of the land and the water. We drink the same water as everyone else."

Livestock farms typically store their effluent in open lagoons and the stench does not make them very popular with the neighbors.

The lagoons also have a significant environmental impact because they emit methane and carbon dioxide -- major contributors to climate change -- and can sully the groundwater if they leak or overflow during heavy rains.

Setting up an anaerobic digester -- essentially a giant shed that uses heat to speed up decomposition -- captures both the smell and the greenhouse gases.

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Annapolis native's documentary to air on Maryland Public Television

Fires blazed.

Refugees took to the streets.

Washington, D.C., was in a state of panic.

Rumors swirled that the Brits were on a mission to capture President James Madison.

So Madison and the first lady fled the city.

A little town in Maryland became their safe haven.

It's a part of history that most people don't know, but Mark Hildebrand does — he filmed a documentary about it.

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GOP Tight-lipped On 'Huge Disaster Waiting To Happen'

Ominous signs of crisis that could explode around the world

Is America headed for an economic collapse?

If so, presidential candidates are remaining eerily quiet about what’s being described as “a huge disaster waiting to happen.”

The U.S. stock market is on the verge of a massive collapse, warned David Stockman, OMB director during the Reagan administration, on CNBC’s “Futures Now” program. He said the recent price action has him even more convinced than ever that the bottom is about to fall out.

Stockman believes the excessive monetary policy from central banks around the world has created a “debt supernova,” and all the signs point to “the end of the central bank enabled bubble,” which could cause a worldwide recession.

In fact, he said, there’s no way to roll back the artificially inflated bubbles the Federal Reserve has caused.

“I think what we are seeing is the beginning evidence that the central bank-driven credit economy is over, and we are in a new era,” he said. “It’s a huge disaster waiting to happen.”

Now that the presidential hopefuls are duking it out in debates, it’s hoped whoever ends up occupying the Oval Office in 2016 will be equipped to handle the seemingly insurmountable challenge of an economic crisis.

For years, Obama has attempted to convince Americans an economic recovery is just around the corner. But more and more, the stark numbers are not supporting this administration’s assurances. Both domestic and international affairs are contributing to increasing concerns that something “big” is imminent.

Financial Times reports the media sector has been “in free-fall” since Walt Disney revised its growth outlook for its ESPN sports channel this week. Viacom shares fell by more than 14 percent. Comedy Central, MTV and Paramount Pictures hit earnings forecasts, but missed estimates on revenues. 21st Century Fox closed down more than 6 percent.

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Caption This Photo

I found this picture on Facebook. The caption that was used is funny but not true.

"This is how the police found one of three missing PETA protesters who chose a biker rally to whine about leather usage."

Now it is your turn to caption this photo! 

Wal-Mart’s Pay Raise Backfires

Wal-Mart’s minimum-wage hike this year, intended to improve morale and retain employees, is having the opposite effect for many senior workers who didn’t get a raise, according to a new Bloomberg report.

New Wal-Mart workers started making a minimum of $9 an hour in April and will get at least $10 an hour in February. Some workers are complaining that new employees are enjoying the pay increase, while others aren’t seeing any raise at all.

“It is pitting people against each other,” Charmaine Givens-Thomas, a 10-year Wal-Mart veteran, told Bloomberg. “It hurts morale when people feel like they aren’t being appreciated. I hear people every day talking about looking for other jobs and wanting to remove themselves from Wal-Mart and a job that will make them feel like that.”

Some workers suspect that their hours are being cut and annual raises reduced in order to pay for the wage increase for newer workers — a claim that Wal-Mart denies.

“It took me four years to get to $10.80. When minimum wage goes up we don’t receive a pay increase unless we are under the minimum,” one worker wrote in a comment on Walmart’s corporate blog, CBS reported.

“Now our 2 newest associates are making $10.75 and my annual raise is going from 40 cents down to 26 cents. Apparently experience doesn’t get rewarded.”

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Eastern Shore Rules For Gracious Living

GENERAL:
1. Never take a beer to a job interview.
2. Always identify people
in your yard before shooting at them.
3. It's considered tacky to take a cooler
to church.
4. If you have to vacuum the bed, it is time to change the
sheets.

DINING OUT:
1. When decanting wine, make sure that you tilt the
paper cup and pour 
slowly so as not to "bruise" the fruit of the vine.
2. If
drinking directly from the bottle, always hold it with your
hands.

ENTERTAINING IN YOUR HOME:
1. A centerpiece for the table should
never be anything prepared by a 
taxidermist.
2. Do not allow the dog to eat
at the table, no matter how good his 
manners are.

PERSONAL HYGIENE:
1.
While ears need to be cleaned regularly, this is a job that should be 
done in
private using one's OWN truck keys.
2. Even if you live alone, deodorant is not
a waste of good money.
3. Use of proper toiletries can only delay bathing for a
few days.
4. Dirt and grease under the fingernails is a social no-no, as they
tend 
to detract from a woman's jewelry and alter the taste of finger
foods.

DATING (Outside the Family):
1. Always offer to bait your date's
hook, especially on the first date.
2. Be assertive. Let her know you're
interested: "I've been wanting to 
go out with you since I read that stuff on
the bathroom wall two years ago."
3. Establish with her parents what time she
is expected back. Some will 
say 10:00 PM. Others might say "Monday." If the
latter is the answer, it 
is the man's responsibility to get her to school on
time.

THEATER ETIQUETTE:
1. Crying babies should be taken to the lobby and
picked up immediately 
after the movie has ended.
2. Refrain from talking to
characters on the screen. Tests have proven 
they can't hear
you.

WEDDINGS:
1. Livestock is usually a poor choice for a wedding gift.
2.
Kissing the bride for more than 5 seconds may get you shot.
3. For the groom,
at least, rent a tux. A leisure suit with a cummerbund 
and a clean bowling
shirt can create a tacky appearance.
4. Though uncomfortable, say "yes" to
socks and shoes for this special 
occasion.

DRIVING ETIQUETTE:
1. Dim your
headlights for approaching vehicles, even if the gun is 
loaded and the deer is
in sight.
2. When approaching a four-way stop, the vehicle with the largest
tires 
does not always have the right of way.
3. Never tow another car using
panty hose and duct tape.
4. When sending your wife down the road with a gas
can, it is impolite 
to ask her to bring back beer too.
5. Do not lay rubber
while traveling in a funeral procession.

Obama Says Critics Of Iran Deal Are Either 'Ideological' Or 'Illogical'

President Obama is facing deep skepticism in Congress, which votes next month on whether to disapprove the nuclear deal with Iran. The president contends that the public will better appreciate the deal in the years after it has taken effect.

NPR's Steve Inskeep spoke with Obama about the deal in an interview that will air Tuesday and Wednesday on Morning Edition. The full video and transcript are now available here, on NPR.org.

In a speech last week, the president warned of the consequences of failure if Congress were to reject the deal, and how the world could look without it.

In his interview with NPR, the president acknowledged that some of the criticisms of the deal are true, especially the temporary nature of some of the restrictions on Iran's nuclear program.

But Obama also spoke strongly of his critics, saying they were either "ideological" or "illogical." Many Republicans as well as some prominent Democrats, including Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Eliot Engel of New York, have said they will vote against the deal.

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Service dog dials 911 during fire and saves owner’s life

Here is an absolutely amazing story. You generally think of service dogs as just helping their humans get around and cross the street. This is a special breed…

A heroic service dog saved the day by dialing 911 and pulling her blind owner to safety after the home they shared in the Holmesburg section of Philadelphia caught fire on Thursday morning.

Yolanda, a golden retriever, called 911 on a specialized phone and alerted authorities about the blaze and firefighters responded.

They were able to rescue Yolanda’s owner – a woman in her sixties – and she was taken to the hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation.

You can watch the video below. Apparently the dog is TRAINED to dial 911, and has done it before!

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Reflections on being a Young Republican

Young Republicans aren't so young.

The group that aims to grow support through youth lets people stay in the organization up to age 40. The Democratic cut-off is 36.

With the 2017 Young Republican National Convention set to take place in Annapolis, The Capitalturned toward local Republicans to get an idea of what life is like when they were in the youth organization.

Turns out it isn't incredibly exciting, but lawmakers were willing to share a few anecdotes.

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Seattle moves to pass “gun violence tax” on all weapons and ammo

This is an ‘ill-advised proposal that will impose a $25 tax on each firearm and a nickel tax on every round of ammunition sold by a retailer in Seattle.’ That’s outrageous. Hot Air is right, in the end this isn’t meant to raise revenue from taxes, it’s meant to shut down gun stores and get rid of guns. It’s a political trial balloon for the Obama Administration. And I’m not surprised that Seattle was the Progressive metropolis picked for this experiment. These people don’t get what “Shall Not Be Infringed” means in the Second Amendment – what’s more, they don’t care. In the end, this will wind up in court and these fascists will lose. The tax payers will be stuck holding the bill in yet another attempt to strip us of our right to bear arms. Gee, Seattle used to be such a nice place to live.

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