Environmental Protection Agency rules will only force electricity prices up even higher as the agency finalizes a slew of regulations aimed at the power sector, according to a new report.
The report by Energy Ventures Analysis found that the EPA underestimates how much its power plant regulatory regime will raise electricity and natural gas prices by imposing new regulations on power plants, most recently being the agency’s rules to cut carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants.
These new rules to tackle global warming, combined with other rules to reduce more traditional air pollutants, will dramatically increase Americans’ utility bills by 2020, according to EVA’s report, which was sponsored by the coal company Peabody Energy.
“Annual power and gas costs for residential, commercial and industrial customers in America would be $284 billion higher ($173 billion in real terms) in 2020 compared to 2012 — a 60% (37%) increase,” the EVA report found.
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Monday, November 24, 2014
North Dakota Names Landfill After Obama
The state of North Dakota has named a new publicly-owned landfill after President Barack Obama.
In an overwhelming 35-10 vote, the state Senate advanced a bill naming a 650-acre site currently under construction after the nation’s 44th president. Governor Jack Dalrymple is expected to sign the measure into law Tuesday.
When completed, the Barack Obama Memorial Landfill will be the largest waste disposal site in North Dakota, and the 17th largest in the United States. It will be especially rich in toxic waste from the local petroleum and medical industries.
“We wanted to do something to honor the president,” says Republican State Senator Doug Perlman, who was the lead sponsor of the bill. “And I think a pile of garbage is a fitting tribute to Obama’s presidency.
“We originally planned on naming it after a nearby mountain. But then someone jokingly suggested we name it after Obama. I never thought and idea like that would actually pass. But I was pleasantly surprised.”
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In an overwhelming 35-10 vote, the state Senate advanced a bill naming a 650-acre site currently under construction after the nation’s 44th president. Governor Jack Dalrymple is expected to sign the measure into law Tuesday.
When completed, the Barack Obama Memorial Landfill will be the largest waste disposal site in North Dakota, and the 17th largest in the United States. It will be especially rich in toxic waste from the local petroleum and medical industries.
“We wanted to do something to honor the president,” says Republican State Senator Doug Perlman, who was the lead sponsor of the bill. “And I think a pile of garbage is a fitting tribute to Obama’s presidency.
“We originally planned on naming it after a nearby mountain. But then someone jokingly suggested we name it after Obama. I never thought and idea like that would actually pass. But I was pleasantly surprised.”
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Alex Guerrero Brings NABA Belt home
Wilmington DE..
Alex Guerrero 12-0 put on a boxing clinic in focus, discipline and skills Friday evening at the Chase Center in Wilmington DE to bring home the NABA Title Belt. The belt was presented by the North American Boxing Association who sanctioned the 10 round Championship bout. The NABA is under the umbrella of the WBA(World Boxing Association) and covers Canada, Mexico and the US.
Guerrero’s opponent, tough Philadelphian Anthony Farrante was as tough and determined as expected but just could not find a solution to Guerrero movement and punishing jab. Out of the gate Guerrero established his quick jab and followed up with a straight right hand that buckled Farrante’s knees in the first round, but Farrante, ever the warrior, recovered and began hunting Guerrero down in the small 16x16 ft ring. Guerrero continued to move and take Farrantes power punching away from him while landing his own jab and powerful right hand. At times it appeared that Farrante had gotten his wish as Guerrero mixed it up on the inside but even those exchanges saw Farrante loosing to inside wars, with Guerrero landing hard body shots and short inside uppercuts.
Although Farrante appeared to be wearing down in the 5th he continued to look for an opening for his signature fight ending, right hand, it would never come.
Farrante’s face was showing the signs of defeat and both eyes started to close and Guerrero opened a large cut over Farrantes right eye. In the sixth round Guerrero saw the opening and followed a picture perfect jab with a devastating straight right hand that send Farrante to the canvas, body collapsing from the blow.
“ At first I was not happy to see such a small ring because it hinders the movement we had planed on, but Alex adjusted and used his athleticism in the confined space, but after the 5th round it actually became an advantage and made it easy for Alex when he started pressuring Farrante.
“ The knockdown happened in our corner, so I could seeTony’s eyes just roll back and go down hard, I was sure it was over when he tried to get up and could not get his to his feet, but this guy is so tough and he just fought his way to his feet and made the count just as the bell rang,. He staggered to his corner and came out in the 7th on guts alone but Alex continued to dominate. I told him do not get cute Tony can be dangerous even when he looks shot
The 10 round title fight was stopped in the corner at the end of the eighth round when Farrante’s corner stopped the fight. Personally I would have liked to seen it stopped at the knock down. Tony was hurt, tired and taking a lot of punishment, he was way behind on points and his only chance was a hail Mary KO but he was taking a lot of hard shots. He did have to show me or anyone else that he has heart, he proved all through this fight and many others as well, I just don’t like to see a fighter take any more punishment than necessary. We may be adversaries in the ring but as a comrades in the sport when all is said and done” Said Coach Hal Chernoff. “We were prepared for his style and had a good camp and a good tight corner so that gave Alex his best chance for good performance. Chernoff added.
Woman, 25, accused of repeatedly having sex with her friend’s 10-year-old son
A babysitter has been accused of repeatedly having sex with her friend's 10-year-old son while she was looking after him and his other siblings.
Marybeth Rataic is facing 10 felony charges after allegedly having sex three times with the boy at his home in Meriden, Connecticut.
Police say that in one instance, the 25-year-old from Willimantic, had sex with the boy while his siblings slept in the room after creeping into the child's room, which he shared with his brothers.
She is also accused of having sex with the 10-year-old while his mother was giving birth in hospital.
Another encounter is also said to have taken place after Rataic went to buy drugs, her arrest warrant says.
According to NBC Connecticut, suspicions arose when the boy's mother noticed he had a love bite on his neck.
He then told her that that he had sex with Rataic at least three times between August 19 and 23.
Rataic, herself a mother to a nine-month-old baby, denies the allegations that she sexually abused the boy saying that he forced himself upon her.
It is reported that she said she tried to stop the child by pushing him away.
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Marybeth Rataic is facing 10 felony charges after allegedly having sex three times with the boy at his home in Meriden, Connecticut.
Police say that in one instance, the 25-year-old from Willimantic, had sex with the boy while his siblings slept in the room after creeping into the child's room, which he shared with his brothers.
She is also accused of having sex with the 10-year-old while his mother was giving birth in hospital.
Another encounter is also said to have taken place after Rataic went to buy drugs, her arrest warrant says.
According to NBC Connecticut, suspicions arose when the boy's mother noticed he had a love bite on his neck.
He then told her that that he had sex with Rataic at least three times between August 19 and 23.
Rataic, herself a mother to a nine-month-old baby, denies the allegations that she sexually abused the boy saying that he forced himself upon her.
It is reported that she said she tried to stop the child by pushing him away.
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Sugar doesn't just make you fat - it can also trigger depression, anxiety and stress
Sugar may be sweet - but it's effects on the body are far from it.
According to new research, too much sugar doesn't just lead to weight gain, but also depression, anxiety and stress.
Eating a diet high in fructose as a teenager makes depression and anxiety worse, scientists found.
It also alters how the brain response to stress, they said.
Fructose is a sugar found naturally in fruits and vegetables but is also added to processed foods and drinks - from biscuits to ice cream.
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According to new research, too much sugar doesn't just lead to weight gain, but also depression, anxiety and stress.
Eating a diet high in fructose as a teenager makes depression and anxiety worse, scientists found.
It also alters how the brain response to stress, they said.
Fructose is a sugar found naturally in fruits and vegetables but is also added to processed foods and drinks - from biscuits to ice cream.
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Sunday, November 23, 2014
100-year-old Woman Sees Ocean for First Time
Ruby Holt spent most of her 100 years on a farm in rural Tennessee, picking cotton and raising four children. She saw the ocean for the first time thanks to her assisted living center and a group that grants wishes to the elderly.
Alcohol Related Collision Rt. 113 @ Shingle Landing Rd
Location:U.S. Rt. 113 N/B @ Shingle Landing Rd, Berlin, Worcester County, Maryland
Crime:Motor Vehicle Collision (Impaired Driver)
Accused:David Russell (31 Years Old, Ocean View, Delaware)
Narrative:
On 11-23-14 at approximately 0500 hours, troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack were dispatched to respond to 10122 Shingle Landing Road for a reported subject knocking on a residence door. Upon arrival, troopers made contact with David Russell outside the residence who was extremely intoxicated and did not reside there, nor knew the home owner. Investigation revealed that Russell was involved in a motor vehicle collision prior to knocking on the home at 10122 Shingle Landing.
Russell was operating a 2004 Ford pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer and failed to drive within a single lane on N/B U.S. Rt. 113 just north of shingle landing road. Russell was the sole occupant in the vehicle when it left the roadway and struck a ditch. Russell then left the collision scene to the location where troopers made contact with him.
Russell was read his Miranda rights was offered and performed field sobriety tests which provided probable cause to believe that Russell was impaired by an alcoholic beverage. Russell was subsequently arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
Crime:Motor Vehicle Collision (Impaired Driver)
Accused:David Russell (31 Years Old, Ocean View, Delaware)
Narrative:
On 11-23-14 at approximately 0500 hours, troopers from the Maryland State Police Berlin Barrack were dispatched to respond to 10122 Shingle Landing Road for a reported subject knocking on a residence door. Upon arrival, troopers made contact with David Russell outside the residence who was extremely intoxicated and did not reside there, nor knew the home owner. Investigation revealed that Russell was involved in a motor vehicle collision prior to knocking on the home at 10122 Shingle Landing.
Russell was operating a 2004 Ford pickup truck towing a flatbed trailer and failed to drive within a single lane on N/B U.S. Rt. 113 just north of shingle landing road. Russell was the sole occupant in the vehicle when it left the roadway and struck a ditch. Russell then left the collision scene to the location where troopers made contact with him.
Russell was read his Miranda rights was offered and performed field sobriety tests which provided probable cause to believe that Russell was impaired by an alcoholic beverage. Russell was subsequently arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
‘F*** You Zionist Scums’: Watch What Happens When Pro-Palestinian Activists Are Challenged on College Campus
That didn’t sit too well with the pro-Palestinian activists, according to Legal Insurrection, as one remarked on camera, “F*** you Zionist scums.”
Then kat yang-stevens (who apparently doesn’t use capital letters in her name), a non-student activist, appeared to get right in the face of a pro-Israel activist, claimed he was touching her, and then challenged him to hit her.
“Get your f***in’ camera out of my face!” yang-stevens yelled, later telling him, “Go ahead, slap me bitch! Do it, do it, do it.”
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East on Alert for Storm to Threaten Thanksgiving Travel
The culprit for any headaches or nightmares for travelers trying to reach their Thanksgiving Day destinations will be a storm system set to ride up or parallel the East Coast at midweek.
How close the storm tracks will determine how expansive travel impacts will be.
The storm will initially be responsible for spreading steady rain and embedded thunderstorms across the Florida Peninsula Tuesday through Tuesday evening.
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Santa's Wonderland
*Visit with Santa
*Story time with Mrs. Claus
*Make your own Christmas Crafts
*Delicious Sweets & Hot Chocolate
December 4&5 from 5-8pm
December 6 from 2-6pm
Oak Ridge Baptist Church
361 Tilghman Rd, Salisbury, Maryland 21804
OCEAN CITY CHRISTMAS PARADE 2014
When:
12/6/14 @ 11:00 am - to 1:00 pm
Where:
Event Information:
12/6/14 @ 11:00 am - to 1:00 pm
Where:
Gold Coast Mall, 115th St.
11427 Coastal Highway, Ocean City, MD
Wonderful holiday parade with nearly 1,0000 participants including local school bands, floats, marching units, the popular camelids from Diamond State Llama Farm and Santa Claus. Many activities in Gold Coast Mall following the parade.
The Ocean City Christmas Parade starts Saturday at 11am at 100th Street and ends at Gold Coast Mall at 115th Street. Parade route subject to change. Contact Elaine Jarvis at 410-524-9000 or honijarvis@cs.com with questions.
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