Salisbury News

Saturday, August 25, 2012

Salisbury News Gives Huge Props To Mr. Doug Marshall

I have known Doug for a good 12 years now. When I first met this young man I thought to myself, this guy is going places. I met Doug at an auction he held in Ocean City and ultimately bought our Delmar home from Doug years later.

I have watched Doug grow his business, sell one off and start another. He has always kept a level head and tonight's decision to call off the Kellie Pickler Concert had to be one of the toughest decisions he's probably made in his entire career.

Knowing Doug, he thought of the safety of those in the concert as well as those wanting to see the show. Some might have pushed to move ahead but as I said, he's level headed, mature beyond his years.

The new development in Delmar was yet another HUGE stepping stone for Doug. Think about it. When every one else is filing bankruptcy, Doug had a vision for an outdoor arena for entertainment. He's building homes in that development to fulfill his commitment to the Town of Delmar and ultimately he and his investors will deliver a destination location smaller but similar to others seen on the East Coast.

I can see Bike Week coming there and all kinds of incredible activities for kids. There's talk of soccer fields and even an indoor center similar to the Crown in Fruitland.

While some may find it easy to give Doug a hard time because of their disappointment in tonight's end result, I personally think Doug is one of the biggest up and coming businessmen the Eastern Shore has ever seen.

Doug, thank you for sticking your neck out. Thank you for investing and keeping it local when others wouldn't or couldn't. The man deserves props, I hope you agree.

Obama Has Millions Of Fake Twitter Followers

President Obama's Twitter account has 18.8 million followers -- but more than half of them really don't exist, according to reports.

A new Web tool has determined that 70% of Obama's crowd includes "fake followers," The New York Times reports in a story about how Twitter followers can be purchased.

"The practice has become so widespread that StatusPeople, a social media management company in London, released a Web tool last month called the Fake Follower Check that it says can ascertain how many fake followers you and your friends have," the Times reports.

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$22.7M in projects to help restore Chesapeake

Federal officials plan to announce $22.7 million in funding for Chesapeake Bay restoration projects.

Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin says the 41 projects will reduce runoff of sediment as well as sewage, fertilizer and other pollution that feeds harmful algae blooms in the bay. The projects are located across the bay's six-state watershed, which runs from Virginia to New York and also includes West Virginia, Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland.

A small private liberal arts college in western Massachusetts has announced the establishment of a scholarship fund dedicated to helping illegal immigrants get degrees.

The scholarship will provide more than $25,000 each year to help an illegal immigrant pay for the $43,000-plus tuition at Hampshire College in Amherst. At current funding levels, the endowment will help support one student's studies at the college every four years, said college spokeswoman Elaine Thomas.

A professor was inspired to create the fund following a student's senior project on the Development, Relief, Education for Alien Minors act, which would allow some illegal immigrants to achieve U.S. citizenship by getting college degrees or by serving in the military. The legislation has yet to pass in Congress.

John and Phyllis Killian experienced severe damage to their home this evening on Loch Ness Terrace in West Nithsdale.

Lightening struck their home hitting the garage and spread to the main part of the home on the 3rd floor attic.

Please keep this Family in your thoughts and prayers. Fortunately no one was hurt. We're told 6 Fire Trucks came to the scene and put the fire out.

The Kellie Pickler Show Has Been Cancelled

Unfortunately due to severe weather the concert has been cancelled. Too much water on the site.

"At this time we are sorry to announce that do to this huge amount of rain, and continued lightening we will be cancelling tonights show. We will update you just as soon as we can about handling refunds."

Salisbury News Already Breaks Record For A Saturday: Update On Pickler Concert

Call it a rainy day, or whatever you want, Salisbury News has already broken a record for a Saturday and it isn't even 5:00. Our numbers will easily surpass a normal week day by the end of tonight.

Not sure yet why the numbers are soaring but I'd guess it has something to do with the Obama 2016 information as well as people wondering if the Kellie Pickler Concert will still go on tonight.

When I spoke with Doug Marshall yesterday he said RAIN OR SHINE, THE CONCERT WILL GO ON. I don't care about getting a little wet, do you? I'm going and that's all there is to it.

UPDATE: I'm on the phone right now with Doug.
Please do not access the property prior to 6pm. Show is still on. Keep checking for updates! http://www.facebook.com/HeronPondsLive

Right now Doug is asking no one access the property until they make an announcement. The concert could be delayed at least 1 to 2 hours at this time. The next 90 minutes is critical. This update is being posted at 4:59 PM. We will sit tight until Doug calls me back. Salisbury News is on top of it Ladies & Gentlemen.

UPDATE #2: I have not spoken with Doug but the storm has passed and the sun is coming out from Nithsdale to Delmar. It looks like it will be a go. I'll keep you updated. NOTE: WE NEED TO HEAR FROM DOUG MARSHALL IF ITS A GO OR NOT, SO STAND BY.

UPDATE #3: It should be noted, the final decision is up the the representatives of Kelie Pickler. If they feel it's too dangerous to go on with all the lightening, the show will get cancelled. We should have a final say in about 10 minutes.

SHOW CANCELLED. SEE UPDATED POST.

Ty Warner, Beanie Baby Billionaire, Gives A $20,000 Tip To Jennifer Vasilakos For Driving Directions

Who says men don't listen to directions?

Ty Warner, the Beanie Babies billionaire of Ty Inc., found himself lost in Santa Barbara, Calif. this summer and pulled into a parking lot to ask someone for directions.

At the time, resident Jennifer Vasilakos was in the lot raising money for a stem cell treatment she needed, and the two got to chatting about her health condition. Vasilakos' kidneys failed in 2011, and she had been rejected for a kidney transplant because of a previous bout with skin cancer.

Naylor Mill beside Toys R Us is closed due to flooding.

BREAKING NEWS: RNC Officials Mull Delay Of Convention, GOP Officials Say

RNC officials mull delay of convention due to Tropical Storm Isaac, GOP officials tell Fox News.

1.3 Million Got Disability for ‘Mood Disorders’—Including 33% of Beneficiaries in Puerto Rico

The Social Security Administration released its annual statistical report on federal disability insurance last month, revealing that at the end of 2011 there was a then-record of 8,575,544 workers collecting federal disability benefits and among them were 1,304,851 doing so because they suffered from “mood disorders.”

The incidence of “mood disorders” among disability beneficiaries was not proportionately distributed among the states and territories, according to the official SSA statistics. Some locations had much higher percentages of disability beneficiaries diagnosed with mood disorders than other locations.

Fire crews on scene. 2 story house fire in West Nithsdale. Major flooding all around Salisbury. We're told the water is up to the bumper on cars. More to come.

OBAMA'S IMPOVERISHED BROTHER 'ASHAMED' OF NAME

In an exclusive interview with the Blaze, author Dinesh D’souza ("Obama’s America: Unmaking The American Dream”) spoke about the shame felt by the president’s impoverished relatives and how hypocritical the tense situation is for the left.

D‘souza made national attention this summer for bringing the plight of the president’s brother to light. George Obama lives in a tiny shack in a Nairobi slum and gets by on just a few dollars a month. ... D’souza juxtaposes the abject poverty and condition of a number of Obama’s direct relatives, including his aunt that sells coal on the street in Kenya, with Obama’s life. And it’s humiliating.

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Lost Dog

Joe:

My sister-in-law's dog got out of her backyard last night. The dog's name is Lucy and she weighs about 85 lbs she is white with 1 brown ear and some brown spots. Friendly and afraid of storms. Lost near Coulbourne Mill Rd. She is microchipped . Call 443-735-6145 or 410-430-6113. Thanks for all you do to help reunite families and their pets.

Apple Wins Blockbuster Lawsuit Against Samsung

Jury rules for Apple in its huge smartphone patent infringement case involving Samsung.

Mexican Navy: Police Fired on US Gov't Vehicle

MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican federal police fired on a U.S. Embassy vehicle and wounded two U.S. government employees Friday after their vehicle drove into a rural, mountainous area outside the capital where the officers were looking for criminals, Mexican and U.S. officials said.

The two embassy employees were hospitalized, one with a leg wound and the other hit in the stomach and hand, according to a government official who spoke on condition of anonymity. Hospital officials in Cuernavaca, the nearest city, said they were taken in the afternoon to Mexico City for treatment. The U.S. Embassy said in a statement they were in stable condition.

OCPD INVESTIGATING FATAL COLLISION INVOLVING A BICYCLE AND A MUNICIPAL BUS

On August 24, 2012, at approximately 8:38 p.m. Ocean City Police and Paramedics responded to the north bound lanes of 132nd Street and Coastal Highway, in reference to vehicle collision involving an Ocean City Municipal bus and a bicycle.

Emergency personnel arrived at the scene and determined that a bicycle being operated by an adult male impacted a city bus that was travelling in the north bound bus lane, in the area of 132th Street and Coastal Highway.

The operator of the bicycle was seriously injured and treated at the scene by OC EMS. The cyclist was taken by ambulance to Atlantic General Hospital and then transferred to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he later died. The deceased has been identified as: Patrick Michael McCusker, 49, of Cockeysville, Maryland.

Ocean City Police are investigating this fatal collision. The identity of the municipal bus driver involved in this collision is not being released at this time.

Anyone with any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the OCPD, SGT R. Townsend at: 410-520-5357.

BREAKING NEWS: Astronaut Neil Armstrong Dies At 82

Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, dies at age 82

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D‘SOUZA’S ANTI-OBAMA DOCUMENTARY NO.1 AT BOX OFFICE FRIDAY

Dinesh D‘Souza’s anti-Obama documentary, “2016: Obama’s America” began playing in 1,090 North American theaters on Friday and is opening as the number one movie at the domestic box office today, Deadline reports.

Playing in a third of the theaters as some big-budget Hollywood blockbusters like “The Expendables 2” (3,335 theaters), D‘Souza’s intriguing look into the life of President Obama is showing incredible promise. Rocky Mountain Pictures is releasing the documentary.

Users on several Al-Qaeda-linked websites have posted the name and photo of the former Navy SEAL identified as the author of the forthcoming book about the raid that killed Osama bin Laden and are calling for his “destruction,” NBC News reported.

According to NBC, one website that featured revenge death threats was “Al-Fidda,” which Al-Qaeda uses to distribute messages to the media.

The photo appears to show a special operations soldier holding an automatic rifle during a training exercise, NBC reported. It was not clear where the photo came from.

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