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Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Punked TV Station Fires Producers Over Bogus Asiana Pilot Names
Nearly two weeks after Oakland TV station KTVU became the laughing stock of the season for airing an “exclusive” list of obviously bogus Asiana airline pilot names, three producers at the station have been given the axe.
Ocean City Lions Club to Host 8th Annual USFOCAP Golf Tournament
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LAW ENFORCEMENT GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENT
Who: 85th Delaware State Police and 76th Municipal Recruit Class
When: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Delaware State University Education Humanities Building (Auditorium)
1200 North DuPont Highway Dover, Delaware
Dignitaries Addressing the Graduates:
Lt. Governor Matthew Denn
Chief Deputy Attorney General Ian McConnel
Secretary Lewis D. Schiliro
Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr.
Key Agenda Events:
Class Speech:
Trooper Tyler N. Wright, Delaware State Police
Officer Andrew L. Osgood, University of Delaware Police Department
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Peter C. Schwartzkopf, State Representative, District 14
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Dover, DE- Delaware State Police Superintendent Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr. announces the Graduation Ceremonies for the 85th Delaware State Police and 76th Municipal Recruit Class.
The ceremonies will celebrate and recognize the successful completion of Law Enforcement training of 34 Delaware State Troopers and 19 Law Enforcement Officers representing the Bridgeville Police Department, Clayton Police Department, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (Divisions of Fish & Wildlife and Parks & Recreation), Delaware State University Police Department, Laurel Police Department, Millsboro Police Department, Newark Police Department, Rehoboth Beach Police Department, State Fire Marshal's Office, and the University of Delaware Police Department.
The ceremonies will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Delaware State University Education Humanities building Dover, Delaware.
When: Friday, August 2, 2013 at 2:00 p.m.
Location: Delaware State University Education Humanities Building (Auditorium)
1200 North DuPont Highway Dover, Delaware
Dignitaries Addressing the Graduates:
Lt. Governor Matthew Denn
Chief Deputy Attorney General Ian McConnel
Secretary Lewis D. Schiliro
Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr.
Key Agenda Events:
Class Speech:
Trooper Tyler N. Wright, Delaware State Police
Officer Andrew L. Osgood, University of Delaware Police Department
Keynote Speaker:
The Honorable Peter C. Schwartzkopf, State Representative, District 14
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Dover, DE- Delaware State Police Superintendent Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr. announces the Graduation Ceremonies for the 85th Delaware State Police and 76th Municipal Recruit Class.
The ceremonies will celebrate and recognize the successful completion of Law Enforcement training of 34 Delaware State Troopers and 19 Law Enforcement Officers representing the Bridgeville Police Department, Clayton Police Department, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (Divisions of Fish & Wildlife and Parks & Recreation), Delaware State University Police Department, Laurel Police Department, Millsboro Police Department, Newark Police Department, Rehoboth Beach Police Department, State Fire Marshal's Office, and the University of Delaware Police Department.
The ceremonies will begin at 2:00 p.m. in the auditorium of the Delaware State University Education Humanities building Dover, Delaware.
Where Public High School Costs $600, Including A Mandatory Chromebook
It’s not unusual to see public schools that charge students for extracurriculars or sports, but we were surprised to see this bill from an Illinois school district where it costs $586 to enroll in tenth grade, including $300 for a Chromebook.
Obama Erases Campaign Promises From Election Website
President Transparency, in the interest of protecting his Administration’s spotless record of least transparent ever, has decided to erase sections of his original campaign website so that inconvenient and broken promises (ie, every single thing he said) can’t be so easily exposed. Although clearly no one goes to the campaign site for groundbreaking news, it had served as a useful platform to compare candidate Obama to the George W. Bush clone he has become as President. From Policy Mic:
In a recent blog post by the Sunlight Foundation, the watchdog organization curiously notes how the Obama administration has removed previously available content from then candidate Obama’s famous 2008 campaign platform, Change.gov. While the site has long since served as a landing page to redirect traffic towards the now President Obama’s whitehouse.gov, the content of the website, particularly the materials and agenda pages, has always been accessible. However, very recently, access to such information is now no longer supported through the site and appears to have been “scrubbed” off the internet (of course, you can still access archived forms of the aforementioned pages).
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In a recent blog post by the Sunlight Foundation, the watchdog organization curiously notes how the Obama administration has removed previously available content from then candidate Obama’s famous 2008 campaign platform, Change.gov. While the site has long since served as a landing page to redirect traffic towards the now President Obama’s whitehouse.gov, the content of the website, particularly the materials and agenda pages, has always been accessible. However, very recently, access to such information is now no longer supported through the site and appears to have been “scrubbed” off the internet (of course, you can still access archived forms of the aforementioned pages).
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July 2013 Notes From The Wicomico County Board Of Education
Board Notes provide an unofficial summary of business conducted at recent meetings of the Wicomico County Board of Education. The Board of Education at its monthly meeting held on July 9, 2013:
Board Reorganization
Conducted its annual reorganization, re-electing Ron Willey as President and electing Don Fitzgerald as Vice President. Board members congratulated Willey and Fitzgerald, and thanked Dr. Tyrone Chase for his years of service as vice president. Board members also congratulated Larry Dodd on his recent reappointment to the Board, for a second five-year term.
Awards for James M. Bennett High Project
Received from Brad Hastings, Vice President and a Principal with the architectural and engineering firm of Becker Morgan Group, awards and certificates for excellence in design, construction and performance for the James M. Bennett High School project. The honors include:
-AIA (The American Institute of Architects) Chesapeake Bay Chapter: "People's Choice Award" - December 2011, and the Chapter's "Honor Award" for Architectural Excellence
-National School Boards Association/AIA 2012 - Exhibition of School Architecture
-Brick Industry Association 2012 "Silver Award"
-ENR (Engineering News-Record) Mid-Atlantic Region: "Best K-12 Education Project - 2012"
-ENR National: Best of the Best Award 2012: "Best K-12 Education Project"
Board Reorganization
Conducted its annual reorganization, re-electing Ron Willey as President and electing Don Fitzgerald as Vice President. Board members congratulated Willey and Fitzgerald, and thanked Dr. Tyrone Chase for his years of service as vice president. Board members also congratulated Larry Dodd on his recent reappointment to the Board, for a second five-year term.
Awards for James M. Bennett High Project
Received from Brad Hastings, Vice President and a Principal with the architectural and engineering firm of Becker Morgan Group, awards and certificates for excellence in design, construction and performance for the James M. Bennett High School project. The honors include:
-AIA (The American Institute of Architects) Chesapeake Bay Chapter: "People's Choice Award" - December 2011, and the Chapter's "Honor Award" for Architectural Excellence
-National School Boards Association/AIA 2012 - Exhibition of School Architecture
-Brick Industry Association 2012 "Silver Award"
-ENR (Engineering News-Record) Mid-Atlantic Region: "Best K-12 Education Project - 2012"
-ENR National: Best of the Best Award 2012: "Best K-12 Education Project"
WAFFLE HOUSE ARMED ROBBER GETS THE SURPRISE OF A LIFETIME WHEN CUSTOMER DECIDES TO FIGHT BACK WITH A GUN
An Atlanta crook picked the wrong Waffle House to target early Monday morning. That’s because when the bandana and hoodie-wearing bandit walked into the restaurant and pointed a gun at patrons, one of them reached for his gun and fired back.
Police say the suspect entered the Waffle House in south Fulton County just before 2 am, brandishing a pistol and demanding money.
“Nobody move and open the cash register,” the suspect, 20-year-old Ashton Macafee, allegedly said according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC).
What he didn’t know was that seated together at a booth were off-duty Atlanta police officer Jonathan Sutton and his friend, off-duty security guard Evans Chad Pollard.
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Police say the suspect entered the Waffle House in south Fulton County just before 2 am, brandishing a pistol and demanding money.
“Nobody move and open the cash register,” the suspect, 20-year-old Ashton Macafee, allegedly said according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC).
What he didn’t know was that seated together at a booth were off-duty Atlanta police officer Jonathan Sutton and his friend, off-duty security guard Evans Chad Pollard.
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Express Shuttle Service Offered for White Marlin Open
The Town of Ocean City will be once again offering an “express shuttle service” to and from the Convention Center parking lot to the 40th Annual White Marlin Open. The shuttle, which will run from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. from Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 10, will pick-up and drop off passengers in the south Convention Center parking lot to or from Jacqueline Avenue at 14th Street.
The frequency of service will be approximately every 20 minutes. Fare is $1 per-boarding or $3 Ride-All-Day. $3 Ride-All-Day passes are also valid for same day service on Coastal Hwy. and Park N Ride Buses.
For more information about the express shuttle service, please contact Ocean City’s Transportation Division at 410.723.1606 or visit: http://oceancitymd.gov/Public_Works/transportation.html
GOVERNOR O’MALLEY TO HIGHLIGHT INVESTMENTS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY AT UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND’S BIOPARK
Will tour PathSensors and Noxilizer Companies
ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 30, 2013) – On Wednesday, July 31, Governor Martin O’Malley will visit University of Maryland’s BioPark where he will highlight the integral role biotechology plays in Maryland’s innovation economy. During his visit, the Governor will tour PathSensors and Noxilizer companies.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013
WHERE: University of Maryland BioPark, 800 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD
More than 600 people work in 30 companies at the University of Maryland BioPark, moving us toward cures for diseases like cancer, malaria and diabetes. It is this innovative, collaborative, job-creating, and life-saving work that continues to allow Maryland to compete and win in a 21st century economy.
ANNAPOLIS, MD (July 30, 2013) – On Wednesday, July 31, Governor Martin O’Malley will visit University of Maryland’s BioPark where he will highlight the integral role biotechology plays in Maryland’s innovation economy. During his visit, the Governor will tour PathSensors and Noxilizer companies.
WHEN: 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 31, 2013
WHERE: University of Maryland BioPark, 800 W. Baltimore St. Baltimore, MD
More than 600 people work in 30 companies at the University of Maryland BioPark, moving us toward cures for diseases like cancer, malaria and diabetes. It is this innovative, collaborative, job-creating, and life-saving work that continues to allow Maryland to compete and win in a 21st century economy.
The Fate Of Army Pvt. Bradley Manning Decided Today
After a long trial, a military judge will announce her decision on the fate of Army Pvt. Bradley Manning this afternoon. Manning is charged with leaking secret military and State Department documents to the WikiLeaks website in 2010. At the time, he was working in what the Army calls a tactical-sensitive, compartmented information facility near Baghdad. Manning already pleaded guilty to 10 charges that will put him in prison for up to 20 years. If convicted on 11 other charges, he could face life in prison for aiding the enemy. The court martial judge is Col. Denise Lind. Manning chose a single judge instead of a panel.
Arkansas School District Arming More Than 20 Teachers, Staff
CLARKSVILLE, Ark. – As Cheyne Dougan rounded the corner at Clarksville High School, he saw three students on the floor moaning and crying. In a split-second, two more ran out of a nearby classroom.
"He's got a gun," one of them shouted as Dougan approached with his pistol drawn. Inside, he found one student holding another at gunpoint. Dougan aimed and fired three rounds at the gunman.
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"He's got a gun," one of them shouted as Dougan approached with his pistol drawn. Inside, he found one student holding another at gunpoint. Dougan aimed and fired three rounds at the gunman.
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WHY THE MSM IS WORTHLESS & CORRUPT
People sometimes ask me why the media are so obtuse, why they seem to have so little grasp of the country they live in, and why the internet is eating them alive.
I ask them to think of Tom Clancy. He wrote a book that with its children would be worth many, many millions of dollars, and shopped it around the publishing houses of New York. They all bounced it. No interest. It probably got no further than a first reader, a recent co-ed at Barnard who thought a submarine was a sandwich. Clancy? Some crackpot who thinks he can write.
He sent it to the Naval Institute Press, which published it. It took off hugely. Only then did New York get involved.
You might ask: Why did the sophisticated (one would think) professionals of publishing, highly intelligent, very educated, with long years in the book racket—why did they not grab at The Hunt for Red October? Certainly it wasn´t a conspiracy. Nobody conspires not to make money.
The answer: They live in a bubble. They eat together, drink together, talk to each other. They think in unison. They largely went to the same schools, Ivies. They could all join Mensa if they wanted, but they don´t, because in New York you don´t have to hunt for smart company. They all know who Zola was. They can tell Goya from El Greco at a glance.
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I ask them to think of Tom Clancy. He wrote a book that with its children would be worth many, many millions of dollars, and shopped it around the publishing houses of New York. They all bounced it. No interest. It probably got no further than a first reader, a recent co-ed at Barnard who thought a submarine was a sandwich. Clancy? Some crackpot who thinks he can write.
He sent it to the Naval Institute Press, which published it. It took off hugely. Only then did New York get involved.
You might ask: Why did the sophisticated (one would think) professionals of publishing, highly intelligent, very educated, with long years in the book racket—why did they not grab at The Hunt for Red October? Certainly it wasn´t a conspiracy. Nobody conspires not to make money.
The answer: They live in a bubble. They eat together, drink together, talk to each other. They think in unison. They largely went to the same schools, Ivies. They could all join Mensa if they wanted, but they don´t, because in New York you don´t have to hunt for smart company. They all know who Zola was. They can tell Goya from El Greco at a glance.
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KEY POINT: "... the latest effort to address greenhouse gas emissions in Maryland — an ambitious plan released last week by Gov. Martin O'Malley — ought to be required reading, particularly by those who dismiss such efforts as too costly or unnecessary. ...Naysayers may remain skeptical, but Maryland has already taken substantial action to reduce the state's climate change footprint. The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has used an emissions cap-and-trade system to invest millions in energy efficiency, clean energy technology and other consumer benefits, and the Clean Cars Program has reduced tailpipe emissions (and raised fuel efficiency standards) — both examples of progress that has already been made without harm to the economy."
Maryland's climate opportunity
Our view: Gov. O'Malley's road map for aggressively reducing greenhouse gas emissions offers a chance for the state's economy to bloom along with the environment.
Maryland's climate opportunity
Our view: Gov. O'Malley's road map for aggressively reducing greenhouse gas emissions offers a chance for the state's economy to bloom along with the environment.
IRS Employee Union: We Don’t Want Obamacare
IRS employees have a prominent role in Obamacare, but their union wants no part of the law.
National Treasury Employees Union officials are urging members to write their congressional representatives in opposition to receiving coverage through President Obama’s health care law.
The union leaders are providing members with a form letter to send to the congressmen that says “I am very concerned about legislation that has been introduced by Congressman Dave Camp to push federal employees out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and into the insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act.”
The NTEU represents 150,000 federal employees overall, including most of the nearly 100,000 IRS workers.
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National Treasury Employees Union officials are urging members to write their congressional representatives in opposition to receiving coverage through President Obama’s health care law.
The union leaders are providing members with a form letter to send to the congressmen that says “I am very concerned about legislation that has been introduced by Congressman Dave Camp to push federal employees out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and into the insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act.”
The NTEU represents 150,000 federal employees overall, including most of the nearly 100,000 IRS workers.
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FDA Finally Realizes Maybe It’s Time To Do A Better Job Of Improving The Safety Of Imported Foods
Perhaps your kitchen is only stocked with locally sourced organic food, but around 15% of what Americans eat — including half the fresh fruit, one-fifth of fresh veggies and 80% of fish — comes from around 150 different countries. So, finally getting around to implementing changes mandated by the 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), the Food and Drug Administration has proposed a couple rules aimed at beefing up controls on imported edibles.
The first major rule change proposed by the FDA gives U.S. food importers guidelines for verifying that their suppliers’ food meets U.S. food safety requirements. Importers would be required to identify the specific hazards associated with each type of food they bring in and take proactive measures to minimize these risks.
The first major rule change proposed by the FDA gives U.S. food importers guidelines for verifying that their suppliers’ food meets U.S. food safety requirements. Importers would be required to identify the specific hazards associated with each type of food they bring in and take proactive measures to minimize these risks.
Conservatives Should Be More Racially Sensitive
Like it or not, the George Zimmerman-Trayvon Martin story has triggered a national conversation about race. President Obama waded into the controversy with much-hyped remarks on the incident July 19, which provoked a harsh reaction from some conservatives. I’m inclined to agree with the Daily Beast’s Kirsten Powers that this reaction is indicative of why Republican outreach efforts to minority groups are unlikely to succeed.
The problem, I think, is not widespread racism, but enough examples of racial insensitivity to create the impression that conservatives don’t care about the African American community.
If somebody is going to criticize anything about Obama’s speech, I could see how one might argue it was fluff that tried to assuage both sides without saying much. But personally, as I said at the time, I thought he struck the right tone. And I don’t get the accusation that Obama was engaging in race-baiting.
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The problem, I think, is not widespread racism, but enough examples of racial insensitivity to create the impression that conservatives don’t care about the African American community.
If somebody is going to criticize anything about Obama’s speech, I could see how one might argue it was fluff that tried to assuage both sides without saying much. But personally, as I said at the time, I thought he struck the right tone. And I don’t get the accusation that Obama was engaging in race-baiting.
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SFD Calls For Service 7-29-13
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 21:46:32 Nature: Suicide Attempt City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 21:26:51 Nature: Automatic Alarm Address: 504 Emory Ct Salisbury, MD 21801
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 21:26:48 Nature: Structure Fire Address: 28763 Ocean Gtwy Salisbury, MD 21801
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 21:26:45 Nature: Structure FireAddress: 28763 Ocean Gtwy Salisbury, MD 21801
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 19:26:18Nature: Chest Pain City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 19:12:56Nature: Unresponsive Patient City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 19:07:32Nature: Medical Alarm City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 18:59:22 Nature: Pi AccidentAddress: Roger St and princeton Ave Salisbury, MD 21802
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 18:59:19Nature: Pi Accident City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 17:53:45Nature: Subject Fallen City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 17:02:59Nature: Medical Alarm City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 16:16:47 Nature: Structure Fire Address: 4299 Allen Rd Fruitland, MD 21826
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 16:09:17Nature: Subject Fallen City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 15:47:07Nature: Difficulty Breathing City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 14:44:56Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 13:08:26Nature: Seizure City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 11:53:24 Nature: Medical Assist Address: 1002 Marley Manor Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 11:48:45Nature: Difficulty Breathing City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 11:39:10Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 11:26:30Nature: Sick Subjec tCity: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 07:36:07 Nature: Unknown Type Fire Address: 2317 Hudson Dr Salisbury, MD 21801
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 05:34:52Nature: Sick Subject City: Salisbury
- Monday July, 29 2013 @ 01:44:50Nature: Subject Fallen City: Salisbury
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