Nearly every African nation has instituted travel bans on West African countries with significant Ebola outbreaks.
Though the Obama administration has insisted travel bans are not necessary, even countries outside of Africa are beginning to start such travel bans, with Colombia and the Caribbean island of St. Lucia on Wednesday adding their names to a growing list of nearly 30 countries that block travelers from virus-stricken Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea.
African nations including Kenya, Zambia, and South Africa make up the bulk of the countries that have instituted some kind of ban, and now that countries on the other side of the Atlantic have begun imposing restrictions, calls for the U.S. to follow suit have intensified.
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SFD Calls For Service 10-15-14
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- Wednesday October, 15 2014 @ 20:01Nature: Smoke InvestigationAddress: N Salisbury Blvd & Salisbury Byp Salisbury, MD 21801
- Wednesday October, 15 2014 @ 18:17Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
- Wednesday October, 15 2014 @ 18:17Nature: Medical EmergencyCity:Salisbury
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- Wednesday October, 15 2014 @ 14:52 Nature: Vehicle Accident w/InjuriesAddress: 105 E College Ave Salisbury, MD 21801
Justice Department Seizes Money from US Citizens
Times continue to be terrifyingly desperate for fiscally insolvent federal and state governments. Following recent news that the U.S. government made savings & retirement accounts a prime target for confiscation, we now have this bombshell from the Washington Post: The executive branch of government has seized money from thousands of innocent U.S. citizens with absolutely no due process.Police departments around the country, at the command of the Justice Department & Homeland Security, have confiscated money from over 200,000 citizens – in some cases tens of thousands of dollars – even though many of them committed no crime! Why? Because our state & federal governments are broke, bankrupt and in desperate need of capital. Just like this administration, law enforcement is shredding the Constitution and rule of law. The Police State is now being expanded to unlawfully gain access to citizens' money. Experts advise that you have only ONE choice if you want to protect your savings and retirement from the eventual overreach of government confiscations and seizures.
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Take Away The Realtors, Bloggers, Friends and Spouses, This Event Was Very Poorly Attended
It's truly a shame but when you have Liberals physically attacking TAX PAYING CITIZENS, why take the risk any more, right? When you have Liberal elected officials taking down your name and address in order to intimidate you, why take the risk any more, right?
Just like Common Core, dumb everyone down enough so they just won't care and the left wing will rule the world. What a great country we live in any more.
Wicomico County Health Department and Salisbury University Collaborating on Tuberculosis Testing at Salisbury University
(Wicomico County) Wicomico County Health Department (WiCHD) and Salisbury University are collaborating on preventive health measures following diagnosis of tuberculosis in an SU student.
The student is currently under medical care and is no longer attending classes. “There is no risk of additional exposure to SU students, faculty or staff,” according to Lori Brewster, Wicomico County Health Officer, “and the risk of infection from previous exposure to the student affected is small.”
According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), in 2013 there were 178 cases of TB in Maryland and 224 cases in 2012. “Tuberculosis is difficult to contract. It usually takes at least eight hours of close proximity in a small room for TB transmission to possibly occur, and the air space is only contagious when the untreated patient is actually present,” Brewster said. “A healthy person cannot be infected from casual exposure such as walking through the halls or eating in the same room as the affected person.”
The WiCHD has begun reaching out to those who may have had closer contact, including classmates. They will be offered the opportunity for TB testing. The tuberculin test is being done simply as a precaution to ensure no others were infected before the affected student began treatment. (Please note that a positive skin test result DOES NOT mean a person has active tuberculosis. It simply means that at some time in the past, he or she may have been exposed to the tuberculosis germ.)
Attached is more information about tuberculosis, including links to the CDC. Maryland TB Control officials are assisting the WiCHD in carefully monitoring the situation to ensure all necessary steps are taken to protect the health of students, faculty and staff. For more information call the WiCHD at 410-543-6943.
The student is currently under medical care and is no longer attending classes. “There is no risk of additional exposure to SU students, faculty or staff,” according to Lori Brewster, Wicomico County Health Officer, “and the risk of infection from previous exposure to the student affected is small.”
According to the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DHMH), in 2013 there were 178 cases of TB in Maryland and 224 cases in 2012. “Tuberculosis is difficult to contract. It usually takes at least eight hours of close proximity in a small room for TB transmission to possibly occur, and the air space is only contagious when the untreated patient is actually present,” Brewster said. “A healthy person cannot be infected from casual exposure such as walking through the halls or eating in the same room as the affected person.”
The WiCHD has begun reaching out to those who may have had closer contact, including classmates. They will be offered the opportunity for TB testing. The tuberculin test is being done simply as a precaution to ensure no others were infected before the affected student began treatment. (Please note that a positive skin test result DOES NOT mean a person has active tuberculosis. It simply means that at some time in the past, he or she may have been exposed to the tuberculosis germ.)
Attached is more information about tuberculosis, including links to the CDC. Maryland TB Control officials are assisting the WiCHD in carefully monitoring the situation to ensure all necessary steps are taken to protect the health of students, faculty and staff. For more information call the WiCHD at 410-543-6943.
The Public Is Fed Up With Laura Mitchell
SPREAD THE WORD, THE NOON HOUR WILL BE HUGE
MIKULSKI, CARDIN ANNOUNCE $62 MILLION IN FEDERAL ENERGY ASSISTANCE FUNDING FOR LOW-INCOME MARYLAND FAMILIES
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced that $62 million in federal energy assistance funds will be available to Maryland families struggling to pay their heating bills this winter through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). In fiscal year 2013, Maryland LIHEAP provided 113,787 households with LIHEAP financial assistance.
“No family should be forced to choose between paying the heating bill and putting food on the table,” Senator Mikulski said. “Too many people are being stretched and stressed by high energy costs. This critical energy assistance for low income families will help those most in need care for themselves and their families as winter approaches.”
“We cannot leave the most vulnerable Maryland families in the dark and cold. This federal funding is good news for low-income families who rely on LIHEAP to keep their homes safe and warm during the winter months,” said Senator Cardin. “As a matter of public health and safety, the federal government has a responsibility to help keep the power on for households in need.”
In October, Senators Mikulski and Cardin along with 46 bipartisan Senate colleagues sent a letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell requesting the funding be made available. That letter is available here.
Eligibility for LIHEAP is based on income, family size, and the availability of resources.
For more information on Maryland LIHEAP, visit: http://liheap.org/states/md/.
Headline News cancels Jane Velez-Mitchell's prime time show amid massive CNN cuts
Velez-Mitchell's program had been on for six years on HLN, a sister network to CNN, before ending Monday.
She was told of the termination on Tuesday, according to a CNN executive, who said that the cut will affect her and 11 other staff members.
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Maryland Approves Recreational Projects Across The State
“As a State, it is our responsibility to ensure that children of all ages and abilities have safe places to play, learn and grow,” said Governor O’Malley. “Thanks to Program Open Space, Maryland has been able to create recreational areas within 15 minutes of every Maryland family, areas where we can connect with one another, and enjoy the simple pleasures of our natural world.”
Anne Arundel County will receive $1.2 million to replace the existing natural turf fields at Garcelon area of Kinder Farm Park with synthetic turf. The new surface will be much easier to maintain and can be used in all types of weather without damage.
Frederick County will receive $32,090 to purchase and install tables, benches and trash receptacles at 100 Acres Wood Park.
Kent County will receive $44,000 to improve the Millington Pool facility. Work includes plastering the swimming pool shell, rehabilitating the bathhouse facility and modifying doorways to comply with the the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The county will also receive $13,500 for the Bayside Pool Facility to plaster its pool shell and replace piping.
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Maid fired because of NBC chief medical correspondent's trip to her favorite soup place, in violation of Ebola quarantine
NBC chief medical correspondent Nancy Snyderman caused a local maid to be fired when she violated a voluntary Ebola quarantine agreement.
The maid, known only as Vilma, was turned away by two of her employers after Dr Snyderman visited her favorite New Jersey soup restaurant last week.
Vilma's brother is the chef at The Peasant Grill, near Princeton, and people in the town were concerned that the woman could have been exposed to the deadly virus.
They panicked because one of the members of the quarantined NBC crew went into the restaurant and they feared the chef may have then exposed his sister to the disease, TMZ reported.
Two homeowners who had been using Vilma for years told her she could not work with them until further notice.
Dr Syderman, 62, was one of seven people ordered to cut off all human contact for 21 days after the station's cameraman Ashoka Mukpo tested positive for Ebola while working in Liberia.
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The maid, known only as Vilma, was turned away by two of her employers after Dr Snyderman visited her favorite New Jersey soup restaurant last week.
Vilma's brother is the chef at The Peasant Grill, near Princeton, and people in the town were concerned that the woman could have been exposed to the deadly virus.
They panicked because one of the members of the quarantined NBC crew went into the restaurant and they feared the chef may have then exposed his sister to the disease, TMZ reported.
Two homeowners who had been using Vilma for years told her she could not work with them until further notice.
Dr Syderman, 62, was one of seven people ordered to cut off all human contact for 21 days after the station's cameraman Ashoka Mukpo tested positive for Ebola while working in Liberia.
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Homeowners face £1,000 increase in electricity bills: 'Folly' of relying on wind power 'will cost homes £26bn by 2030'
A new report claims that if the Government continues to chase renewable wind power, the average household bill will soar by £1,000, costing homes £26billion by 2030.
The report, submitted to the Lords Science and Technology Select Committee, was authored by the Scientific Alliance.
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Oregon governor's fiancée bought farmland to illegally grow marijuana - just months after she was paid $5,000 for 'green card' bogus marriage to an immigrant
The fiancée of Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber has admitted that she previously bought Washington farmland that was intended to be used to illegally grow marijuana.
Cylvia Hayes, 46, bought the $245,000 property at Colville Indian Reservation, Okanogan with her then-boyfriend just months after she was paid $5,000 to marry another man, an immigrant from Ethiopia.
The pot farm revelation, which was reported by The Oregonian on Monday, comes just days after Hayes admitted to the sham marriage and Kitzhaber, 67, revealed he had known nothing of it.
On Monday, retired real estate broker Patrick Siemion told the newspaper that Hayes and her then-boyfriend had bought the remote 60-acre lot in November 1997 with a $16,000 down payment.
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Cylvia Hayes, 46, bought the $245,000 property at Colville Indian Reservation, Okanogan with her then-boyfriend just months after she was paid $5,000 to marry another man, an immigrant from Ethiopia.
The pot farm revelation, which was reported by The Oregonian on Monday, comes just days after Hayes admitted to the sham marriage and Kitzhaber, 67, revealed he had known nothing of it.
On Monday, retired real estate broker Patrick Siemion told the newspaper that Hayes and her then-boyfriend had bought the remote 60-acre lot in November 1997 with a $16,000 down payment.
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Hillary Clinton touts affordable higher education in $225G Las Vegas speech
Hillary Clinton called for businesses to collaborate with universities to make higher education more affordable in a $225,000 speech Monday night at the annual University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation dinner.
"Higher education shouldn’t be a privilege for those able to afford it," Clinton told a crowd of approximately 900 people. "It should be an opportunity widely available for anybody with the talent, determination and ambition."
The former secretary of State said that many students are affected by student loan debt "that can feel like an anchor dragging them down," and praised President Obama for increasing federal Pell grants by $1,000.
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"Higher education shouldn’t be a privilege for those able to afford it," Clinton told a crowd of approximately 900 people. "It should be an opportunity widely available for anybody with the talent, determination and ambition."
The former secretary of State said that many students are affected by student loan debt "that can feel like an anchor dragging them down," and praised President Obama for increasing federal Pell grants by $1,000.
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Lawsuit: Maryland Live! Failed To Pay For Job Training
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The lawsuit was filed Tuesday in federal court by three people who underwent months of training to become dealers at the casino last year. Attorneys say hundreds more qualify as plaintiffs in the lawsuit and can join the litigation.
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Sermon fight in U.S. city: ‘Send the witch a Bible’
Tensions mount over lesbian mayor's attack on religious freedom
The fight over the subpoenas from the Houston mayor’s office for sermons by five area pastors in a fight over promoting transgenderism has reached new levels, with one commenter on a website that’s promoting citizen action on the issue stating, ” Just send the witch a Bible. That would cover the outline of the sermons and maybe lead to the salvation of the lost.”
That comment was from John Hays on the website for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has taken up the pastors’ cause and is asking a court to quash the demands for the sermons.
Website Social Content Editor Emily Conley wrote about the dispute – that the city passed a law that “would allow members of the opposite sex to use each other’s restrooms, in the name of ‘prohibiting discrimination,” known as HERO (Houston Equal Rights Ordinance). Voters weren’t so thrilled, and respond[ed] by petitioning to repeal the ordinance or at least, put it up for a vote. They got over 50,000 signatures, more than three times the required number The city secretary … certified them as sufficient. But the mayor and city attorney defied the law, claimed less than the required number of signatures was valid – and threw out the petition.”
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The fight over the subpoenas from the Houston mayor’s office for sermons by five area pastors in a fight over promoting transgenderism has reached new levels, with one commenter on a website that’s promoting citizen action on the issue stating, ” Just send the witch a Bible. That would cover the outline of the sermons and maybe lead to the salvation of the lost.”
That comment was from John Hays on the website for the Alliance Defending Freedom, which has taken up the pastors’ cause and is asking a court to quash the demands for the sermons.
Website Social Content Editor Emily Conley wrote about the dispute – that the city passed a law that “would allow members of the opposite sex to use each other’s restrooms, in the name of ‘prohibiting discrimination,” known as HERO (Houston Equal Rights Ordinance). Voters weren’t so thrilled, and respond[ed] by petitioning to repeal the ordinance or at least, put it up for a vote. They got over 50,000 signatures, more than three times the required number The city secretary … certified them as sufficient. But the mayor and city attorney defied the law, claimed less than the required number of signatures was valid – and threw out the petition.”
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Bowe Bergdahl 'deserter' investigation is complete - but verdict will not be determined until after November's elections
The Army completed its investigation last week into Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's disappearance from a base in Afghanistan five years ago, but the Pentagon said Tuesday that it doesn't know when the report will be released.
'The investigating officer has done his work, but now that work is moving through the Army system, and at each stop ... there will ... be questions, requirements for clarification,' Army Colonel Steve Warren told reporters.
'So it's working its way through the system as would any other investigation.'
The results of the Army's probe into whether Bergdahl deserted his post will most certainly be withheld from the public until after November's elections, if it discloses its findings at all.
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'The investigating officer has done his work, but now that work is moving through the Army system, and at each stop ... there will ... be questions, requirements for clarification,' Army Colonel Steve Warren told reporters.
'So it's working its way through the system as would any other investigation.'
The results of the Army's probe into whether Bergdahl deserted his post will most certainly be withheld from the public until after November's elections, if it discloses its findings at all.
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Former Salisbury City Council President Louise Smith Sues To Visit 95+ Year Old Woman
| Court System: | Circuit Court for Wicomico County - Civil System |
| Case Number: | 22C14001294 |
| Title: | Smith vs Palao |
| Case Type: | Other CivilFiling Date:08/04/2014 |
| Case Status: | Open/Active |
Plaintiff/Petitioner Information
(Each Plaintiff/Petitioner is displayed below)| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Name: | Smith, Virginia L |
| Address: | 229 Canal Park Drive |
| City: | SalisburyState:MDZip Code:21804 |
Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff/Petitioner |
| Name: | Maloney, Esq, Thomas J |
| Appearance Date: | 08/04/2014 |
| Practice Name: | Cockey, Brennan & Maloney |
| Address: | 313 Lemmon Hill Lane |
| City: | SalisburyState:MDZip Code:21801 |
| Name: | Bosche, Esq, Ashley A |
| Appearance Date: | 08/04/2014 |
| Practice Name: | Cockey, Brennan & Maloney PC |
| Address: | 313 Lemmon Hill Lane |
| City: | SalisburyState:MDZip Code:21801 |
Defendant/Respondent Information
(Each Defendant/Respondent is displayed below)| Party Type: | DefendantParty No.:1 |
| Name: | Palao, Sally F |
| Address: | 21 Dockside Drive |
| City: | MorristownState:NYZip Code:13664 |
Court Scheduling Information
| Event Type: | Injunction HearingNotice Date:09/24/2014 |
| Event Date: | 10/10/2014Event Time:09:00 AM |
| Result: | Result Date: |
Document Tracking
(Each Document listed. Documents are listed in Document No./Sequence No. order)| Doc No./Seq No.: | 1/0 |
| File Date: | 08/01/2014Entered Date:08/05/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Line to Clerk |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 2/0 |
| File Date: | 08/01/2014Entered Date:08/05/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Case Information Sheet Filed |
| Filed by Attorney: Ashley A Bosche Esq,Thomas J Maloney Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 3/0 |
| File Date: | 08/01/2014Entered Date:08/05/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Verified Complaint for Temporary Restraining Order, Preliminary Injunction and |
| Permanent Injunctive Relief and Declaratory Judgment Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 4/0 |
| File Date: | 08/01/2014Entered Date:08/05/2014Decision:Denied |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Motion for Temporary Restraining Order |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 5/0 |
| File Date: | 08/01/2014Entered Date:08/05/2014Decision:Denied |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Motion to Shorten Time and Exparte Order |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 6/0 |
| File Date: | 08/05/2014Entered Date:08/06/2014Decision: |
| Document Name: | REQUESTED EMERGENCY RELIEF DENIED |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 7/0 |
| File Date: | 08/06/2014Entered Date:08/06/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | DefendantParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Writ of Summons - Civil Issued |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 8/0 |
| File Date: | 09/10/2014Entered Date:09/10/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | DefendantParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Return of Service - Served |
| Writ of Summons served 08/29/14 |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 9/0 |
| File Date: | 09/10/2014Entered Date:09/11/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Request for Hearing on Plaintiff's Request for a Preliminary Injunction |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 10/0 |
| File Date: | 09/12/2014Entered Date:09/15/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Notice of Service of Discovery Documents |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 11/0 |
| File Date: | 09/24/2014Entered Date:09/24/2014Decision: |
| Document Name: | Assignment Notice |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 12/0 |
| File Date: | 10/06/2014Entered Date:10/07/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | DefendantParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Request to Continue or Dismiss Hearing Scheduled for October 10th 2014 |
| Doc No./Seq No.: | 12/1 |
| File Date: | 10/08/2014Entered Date:10/08/2014Decision: |
| Party Type: | PlaintiffParty No.:1 |
| Document Name: | Opposition to Defendant's Motion fir Continuance (loose papers to Judge's office |
| Filed by Attorney: Thomas J Maloney Esq,Ashley A Bosche Esq Sources say Louise has an unusual interest in this woman. |
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