I wonder how many horsepower it has?

I knew that if I didn't get it on camera, no one would believe me lol

Posted by Stephen Clay on Monday, September 7, 2015

Christian & Muslim Refuse To Perform Their Jobs…With Different Results

Yet, there’s another person who also failed in her job duties due to religious principles. In contrast, few have heard her name. She isn’t being demonized by the media. No one is screaming “bigot” or telling her to hush up and do her job or get another one. Her name is Charee Stanley, and she’s a Muslim-American. These two cases provide a blatant example of a disturbing double standard within our country. Unfortunately, they aren’t the only evidence of it.

“I don’t think that I should have to choose between practicing my religion properly or earning a living. I shouldn’t have to choose between one or the other because they’re both important.”

That quote is not from Kim Davis. That quote is from Charee Stanley, a flight attendant who converted to Islam a month before taking the job where she was aware duties included serving alcohol. She refused to do her duties and serve the alcohol to passengers. She’s now suing the airline. Where’s the public lynch mob telling her she should not have accepted that position to begin with, if the duties violated her beliefs? Why isn’t she being told to just find another job? She’s not being thrown in jail. Actually, she will likely get a nice fat pay-day from all this.

To be fair, the stories aren’t completely identical. Being a public employee doesn’t give you the same freedom as it would – or should – working in the public sector. But ask yourself this…would there be the same outrage had the religions been reversed? Or would one not be in jail, while the other’s former employer was being boycotted?

I think the answer there is clear.

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Reports: Escaped cartel leader Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán spotted in Mexico car crash

Escaped Sinaloa cartel leader Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán could be back in Mexico after media outlets reported he fled federal agents after a car crash.

The Latin Times reported that Guzmán was taken to the Hospital Regional de Macuspana in Macuspana following a car crash in Tabasco, near the Mexico-Guatemala border.

Witnesses at the scene claimed that Guzmán, who escaped from a maximum-security prison in July, was present at the scene and had been taken to the hospital for treatment.

A medical report obtained by the Times show that the patient, possibly Guzmán, asked to be released from the hospital and subsequently left before federal law enforcement officials arrived.

The hospital's director later denied that sequence of events took place, but refused to share details about the patient believed to be Guzmán.

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The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Reminds Residents To Watch For Motorcycles During Bike Week Sept 17-20

The Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office Reminds Residents To Watch For Motorcycles During Bike Week Sept 17-20.

Wicomico County MD--As thousands of motorcycle riders come to visit Delmarva next week the Wicomico County Sheriff’s Office wants to remind everyone to be extra careful and watch for motorcycle riders.

Because of their smaller size, motorcyclists are often hidden in a vehicle’s blind spot. “It’s crucial that motorists always make a visual check for motorcycles by checking mirrors and blind spots before entering or leaving a lane of traffic and at intersections.” said Sheriff Mike Lewis.

Sheriff Lewis offered several tips for drivers to help keep motorcyclists safe on our roadways:

Where Dracula Was Born, and It’s Not Transylvania

From its quay in early summer, Whitby was a sun-scrubbed idyll, fluttering with the trimmings of a typical English seaside holiday. Souvenir shops hawked postcards and sand toys, pub bartenders poured midday pints of beer, and the smell of fish and chips hung on the breeze. Along the shore, a row of rainbow-hued beach huts sheltered swimmers brave enough to take a dip in the North Sea. A group of sunburned schoolchildren raced through cobblestone streets, past antiques shops and tearooms, toward the 199 steps ascending to a cliff. I followed them, listening as their excited chatter gave way to dead silence. “Please, Miss,” a little girl appealed to her teacher in an unnerved tone, “I can’t go up there.”

It wasn’t difficult to see why. At the top loomed the stuff of nightmares: the skeletal ruins of the 13th-century Whitby Abbey. Surrounded by gravestones, it offered the only obvious hint that this picturesque town on England’s Yorkshire coast is the birthplace of one of Gothic horror’s most famous villains: Dracula.

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Experts Say Settlement In Gray Case Could Affect Hearing

A $6.4 million settlement between the city of Baltimore and the family of Freddie Gray, a 25-year-old black man who died a week after he was critically injured while in police custody, could play a role in whether a judge decides to move the trials for the six officers charged in Gray's death out of the city.

Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake announced the settlement Tuesday, just two days before Judge Barry Williams will decide whether the trials should be moved to a different jurisdiction. Defense attorneys have asked for a change of venue, citing pre-trial publicity and concern that the officers will not receive fair trials if they are tried in Baltimore.

The settlement is expected to be approved Wednesday by the Baltimore Board of Estimates, a body that reviews city payments. The settlement appears to be among the largest settlements in police death cases in recent years, and was reached before the Gray family actually filed a lawsuit.

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While coke is putting names on their cans.......

What happens when the government limits payday lending

Payday lenders open branches in neighborhoods where banks won't go. They give people a place to cash their checks, and they make loans to those whom no credit card company would trust with plastic. The cash isn't free, though. The money has to be paid back, and for many borrowers, the only way to pay off a loan is by taking out another. For them, payday lending often isn't a lifeline, but a trap.

Policymakers who want to protect these borrowers from predatory lending not only risk cutting off much-needed credit for people who really need it, but they also risk implying that the poor can't make sound financial decisions on their own.

That was the complicated dilemma facing the Obama administration earlier this year when officials proposed new restrictions on the $50 billion payday industry. Under the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's proposal, borrowers would be allowed to take out no more than two additional loans to pay back an original loan. People who really needed a loan would be able to get one, the bureau hopes, but loans wouldn't turn into a cycle of debt.

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Ted Nugent Visits Muslim Bookstore - What Happens Next Is Going Viral

Baltimore’s $6.4 million settlement to Freddie Gray’s family, in context

The city of Baltimore has reached a deal with the family of Freddie Gray — $6.4 million civil settlement over the death of Gray, 25, from injuries he suffered in police custody in April. Two people familiar with the agreement say it also calls for Baltimore police officers to begin wearing body cameras.

How does a city set a price on a wrongful death or a severe injury at the hands of police? How does the settlement for Gray’s family compare to other municipal settlements? Some noteworthy examples from the past 25 years:

• Family of Amadou Diallo: $3 million ($3.8 million in 2015 dollars). Four white officers saw Diallo, a 22-year-old black man, reach for what they thought was a gun. It was his wallet. The New York City officers fired 41 bullets, killing Diallo. All four were acquitted at trial.
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  Family of James Quarles III: $3 million ($4.3 million in 2015 dollars). Quarles was 22 when he was fatally shot by a Baltimore police officer. He had a knife, but did not raise it, authorities said after the shooting, which was captured on video. The officer who shot him was not charged.

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Conservative dissent is brewing inside the Vatican

VATICAN CITY — On a sunny morning earlier this year, a camera crew entered a well-appointed apartment just outside the 9th-century gates of Vatican City. Pristinely dressed in the black robes and scarlet sash of the princes of the Roman Catholic Church, Wisconsin-born Cardinal Raymond Burke sat in his elaborately upholstered armchair and appeared to issue a warning to Pope Francis.

A staunch conservative and Vatican bureaucrat, Burke had been demoted by the pope a few months earlier, but it did not take the fight out of him. Francis had been backing a more inclusive era, giving space to progressive voices on divorced Catholics as well as gays and lesbians. In front of the camera, Burke said he would “resist” liberal changes — and seemed to caution Francis about the limits of his authority. “One must be very attentive regarding the power of the pope,” Burke told the French news crew.

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SPD Press Release 9-9-15 (Death Investigation)

O’Malley says furniture purchases from governor’s mansion followed the rules

ANAMOSA, Iowa — Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley said Sunday that he was “kind of surprised” by the recent controversy over his purchase of discounted furniture from the governor’s mansion, saying his family “followed the rules as they were laid out to us.”

O’Malley, who was campaigning here for the Democratic presidential nomination, said in his first interview on the subject that if he had known there would be “any fuss” over the transaction, he probably would have not gone through with it.

When the O’Malley family moved out of the Annapolis mansion in January, they took dozens of items with them that his administration deemed “excess property,” according to state records. As first reported by the Baltimore Sun, the family paid $9,638 for beds, chairs, desks, lamps, mirrors and other items from the mansion’s living quarters that originally cost taxpayers $62,000.

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Raging Horror Confirmed. Mid-East Muslim “Refugees” Go On Rampage at Austria Italy Border

Reports coming in from various European News Outlets are confirming mass migration rampage events by hoards of Islamists cloaked as “refugees”.

“Half an hour ago on the border between Italy and Austria i saw a huge crowd of immigrants. With all solidarity to people in difficult circumstances I have to say that what I saw arouses horror. This huge mass of people – sorry – but it’s an absolute wilderness … Vulgar, throwing bottles, shouting “We want Germany”. So what, Germany is now a paradise?

I saw an elderly Italian woman in a car that was surrounded by the immigrants. They pulled her by the hair out of the car and wanted to use it to go to Germany. They tried to topple the bus i was in. They threw feces at us, banging on the door for the driver to open it, spat on the glass. My question is- for what purpose? How do they want to assimilate in Germany? For a moment, i felt like in a warzone. I really feel sorry for these people, but if they would reach Poland – I do not think they would receive any understanding from us.

We spent three hours on the border, but failed to get through. The whole group was later transported back to Italy by the police. The bus is butchered, feces smeared, scratched, broken windows. And this is supposed to be an idea for the demographics? These big powerful hordes?

Among them there were almost no women and children – the vast majority was aggressive young men. Just yesterday I read the news on all the websites with real compassion, worried about their fate and today after what I saw I am just afraid. And I am happy they do not choose our country as their destination. We Poles are simply not ready to accept these people – neither culturally nor financially. I do not know if anyone is ready. A giant pathology is approaching the EU, one which we have never seen before. And sorry if anyone is offended by this entry.
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NY governor's aide remains critical after being shot in head

NEW YORK (AP) — An aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo was hospitalized in critical condition Tuesday, a day after being caught in the crossfire between two gangs in Brooklyn.

Carey Gabay, a first deputy general counsel at the Empire State Development Corp., was shot in the head during a pre-dawn party celebrating the West Indian Day parade. He was taken to Kings County Hospital.

Cuomo called the 43-year-old Harvard-educated lawyer "an outstanding public servant" who joined his administration in 2011.

Gabay was walking with his brother near the parade route at 3:40 a.m. Monday when he was caught in the crossfire.

"He's not doing well," Cuomo said Tuesday during a visit to Puerto Rico to discuss ways New York could help the U.S. territory's economic crisis.

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Maryland details how each state agency will cut spending by 2 percent

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and the General Assembly agreed to cut expenditures across state agencies by 2 percent to help address an estimated $1.7 billion deficit over the next four years. (Marvin Joseph/The Washington Post)

Maryland plans to rely heavily on public-employee layoffs and other payroll reductions to trim state spending by 2 percent next year, according to plans released last week.

State Budget and Management Secretary David R. Brink­ley outlined the cuts in a letter to legislative leaders, saying the state will eliminate 274 positions as part of a blueprint for saving $118 million overall.

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WCSO Most Wanted 9-9-15

Call Crime Solvers of the Lower Eastern Shore at 410-548-1776 with any tips on the whereabouts of these subjects. They pay cash for tips!!

 

Justin Brett Kelly
• White Male, 5’04” 115 lbs
• DOB 08/14/1989 26 years of age
• Brown hair, Brown eyes
• Kelly’s last known address was Temperanceville VA
• Kelly is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Bench Warrant issued for Failure to Appear in February 2015 on charges of Theft, Trespassing on Posted Property, and Malicious Destruction
• The preset bond is $10,000
• The state will extradite him from DE and VA 

Kirk Ellis Holden Jr.
• Black Male, 5’07” 200 lbs
• DOB 03/07/1971 44 years of age
• Black hair, brown eyes
• Holden’s last known address was Salisbury MD
• Holden is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Arrest Warrant issued in April 2015 for Felony Theft, Felony Theft Scheme, and Obtain Property of Vulnerable adult over $10,000
• Holden should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION

 

Katie Momilani Dilworth
• White Female, 5’05” 180 lbs
• DOB 07/17/1988 27 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Dilworth’s last known address was Federalsburg MD but she may be in Delaware
• Dilworth is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Arrest Warrant issued in July 2014 for Escape 2nd for Failure to Report to the Wicomico County Detention Center to serve a sentence for Theft
• The state will extradite her from DE and VA 

Quana Devole Dennis
• Black Male, 5’11” 200 lbs
• DOB 05/15/1972 43 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Dennis’ last known address was Pocomoke MD
• Dennis is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant issued for Failure to Appear in April 2015 for a Violation of Probation hearing on the charge of Criminal Child Support
• There is no preset bond, he must be brought before the court
• The state will extradite him from DE and VA
• Dennis should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION

 

Heath Wood Bates
• White Male, 5’10” 170 lbs
• DOB 01/22/1972 43 years of age
• Brown hair, Brown eyes
• Bates’ last known address was Pittsville but we believe he has left the state of Maryland
• Bates is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a District Court Arrest Warrant issued in April 2015 for Felony Theft and Theft scheme
• The state will extradite him from the states surrounding Maryland 

Dasia Antwaniesha Banks
• Black Female, 5’05” 120 lbs
• DOB 09/11/1988 26 years of age
• Black hair, Brown eyes
• Banks’ last known addresses were Salisbury MD or Seaford or Bridgeville DE
• Banks is wanted by the Sheriff’s Office on a Circuit Court Bench Warrant issued for Violation of Probation in May 2014 on the charge of ROBBERY
• There is no preset bond, she must be brought before the court
• Banks has history of DRUG ABUSE and should be APPROACHED WITH CAUTION
• The state will extradite her from DE and VA

California Faces Threat of Earthquake-Triggered Tsunamis

Californians may be used to hearing about the threat of potentially deadly earthquakes, but a new study finds that quake-triggered tsunamis pose a greater risk to Southern California than previously thought.

Tsunamis are monster waves that can reach more than 100 feet (30 meters) high. They are often caused by earthquakes; the 2004 Banda Aceh earthquake and tsunami killed about 250,000 people, while the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that struck offshore of Japan killed about 20,000 people and triggered a nuclear disaster.

Tsunamis increase in size as the depth of water in which they occur decreases. Since water depth is usually shallow near coastlines, tsunamis can grow as they approach land, becoming particularly dangerous along heavily populated coastlines, such as those in Southern California, the researchers said. [10 Tsunamis That Changed History]

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OCPD Arrests Two after Series of Thefts

Aaliyah Johnson

Sean Luke

OCEAN CITY, MD – (September 9, 2015): On August 28, 2015, Ocean City police and Criminal Investigation Division Major Crimes Unit detectives began investigating a series of suspicious purchases that had been made at numerous Ocean City businesses.

During the investigation, it was learned that a female and a male were purchasing large quantities of gift cards using various types of Visa gift cards that contained stolen credit card information. Several of the purchases were contested by the credit card companies leading to the businesses suffering a loss as a result of the thefts.

A total of six businesses in Ocean City suffered a combined loss of approximately $5,500 in gift card sales between August 14 and August 20, 2015. The Worcester County Sheriff’s Office is also investigating additional businesses that were victimized outside of Ocean City limits.

On September 4, 2015, the suspects were located and arrested at approximately 10:30 a.m. The suspects are identified as Sean A. Luke, 23, of Rosedale, NY and Aaliyah B. Johnson, 20, of Queens, NY.

Ocean City detectives have charged Luke and Johnson with theft of less than $10,000, three counts of theft of less than $1,000 and theft scheme of less than $10,000. Both were seen by a Maryland District Court Commissioner and transferred to the Worcester County Jail on $5,000 bond.

Any businesses that believe they may be victims of similar thefts, please contact Detective David Whitmer at 410-520-5390 ordwhitmer@oceancitymd.gov.

In Maryland, gambling addiction is growing, but treatment options are not

Michael Rosen, a recovering gambling addict, helps manage the state’s increasingly busy 1-800-GAMBLER helpline. He directs the desperate to Gambler’s Anonymous because the state offers almost no free treatment to addicts. (Andre Chung/For The Washington Post)

Michael Rosen listens to the wreckage that the $1 billion gambling industry has wrought in Maryland.

He listens to the man, $400,000 in debt, whose wife threw him out of the house and told him he couldn’t see his kids again unless he gave up gambling. He listens to the gambler who went on a three-day blackjack binge without sleeping and rarely eating. He listens to the woman facing a jail term for embezzling $135,000 to feed her gambling addiction.

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