9% Of Americans Are Bad People, Think It’s OK To Use Phone At Movies

WARNING: FOUL LANGUAGE IN VIDEO.

If you’re reading this in your office or on the train, take a second to look around you. About 1-in-10 of the people you see are horrible human beings who think it’s okay to use their phones during a movie. And if you’re reading this at the movie theater, there’s a good chance you’re one of these people.

This is according to a survey about appropriate cellphone use from The Street, which found that 9% of Americans are perfectly fine with texting, Tweeting, or gabbing away in a movie theater while the movie is playing.

You might argue that this is a small number of people, but let’s consider the math. Last weekend’s top box-office earner was The Maze Runner, which took in around $32 million. With the national average for movie tickets hovering near the $8 mark, that means approximately 4 million people paid to see just that one movie over the weekend.

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State Revenue Estimates Down

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Maryland officials have revised the state's revenue estimates downward by about $405 million for fiscal year 2015 and 2016.

The Maryland Board of Revenue Estimates made the revision Wednesday.

The state has about $177 million less than expected for the current fiscal year, which began in July. The state's Board of Public Works cut about $83 million from the budget at the start of the fiscal year, an action helps keep Maryland's budget in balance even after Thursday's revision.

The revision reflects lower-than-expected income tax collections.

The estimates mean the state will have about $228 million less to work with than initially projected when the governor submits the next state budget in January, when the state's general fund will be an estimated $16.4 billion.

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Indiana Woman Lived In A House For Eight Years Without Ever Having To Pay For It

The luxury of not having to pay rent or a mortgage payment every month might seem like some kind of fever dream, obtainable only by those scant few who make the rest of us uncomfortably jealous, but one woman in Indiana managed to pull it off not just for a few months or even a year — but for eight years.

And she didn’t really do anything wrong, it seems, because no one ever told her to move out, reports IndyStar.com.

She moved into the 1910 house with her boyfriend and children back in 2006 while working for a real estate company. That company told her to pick a home to move into, and said she could stay as long as she worked for the company.

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MGM Threatens To Sue Race For Recreating Rocky Balboa’s Epic Run

From the cease-and-desist letter sent by MGM’s lawyer to the organizer of the Rocky 50K Fat Ass Run.

Here in Philadelphia, it’s rare to walk by the Art Museum steps without seeing some tourist trying to reenact the triumphant conclusion to Rocky Balboa’s training runs in Rocky and Rocky II. Movie studio MGM has no issue with selling out this iconic scene to a questionable payday loan operation, but if someone actually wants to use the word “Rocky” to organize a completely free running event that retraces the Italian Stallion’s jog through Philly, well… MGM has a problem with that.

This story actually goes back a year, to when Philadelphia Magazine’s Dan McQuade set out to determine exactly how far Rocky ran during the training sequence in Rocky II. In response to his efforts, which estimated Balboa’s Rocky-thon at around 31 miles, a local woman then organized a free run for anyone who wanted to come along that she dubbed the Rocky 50K Fat Ass Run.

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PA: $2 Per Pack Cig. Tax for Schools Approved

The Pennsylvania Senate this afternoon approved, 39-11, a long-debated $2-per-pack cigarette tax for Philadelphia to help close the School District's budget gap. Gov. Corbett promptly announced that he would sign the bill. Signing will take place at 11:30 Wednesday morning. (Read the legislation.)

Superintendent William Hite said in a tweet that between the cigarette tax and the earlier approval of a 1 percent sales tax surcharge for schools, the District will net more than $170 million "in recurring and predictable revenue instead of one-time funding."

If it is implemented in October, the cigarette tax is expected to generate $49 million this year for the schools and as much as $80 million annually in future years. The sales tax surcharge provides the District a fixed amount of $120 million annually. The cigarette tax provision expires in 2019, however. Both taxes are on Philadelphia residents only, but they required state approval.

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Maryland adds jobs, but unemployment rate rises

Maryland’s unemployment rate last month was 6.4 percent, up from 6.1 percent in July, but still below the 6.6 percent unemployment rate in August 2013.

Maryland added 600 jobs from the previous month. But the state's July job loss was worse than previously thought.

The Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation previously announced Maryland lost 9,000 jobs in July, but that number was revised to 11,500.

The nation’s unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent in August, but jobless rates rose in 24 states.

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Md. health care exchange rates expected to rise

WASHINGTON — Maryland officials this week announced they would stagger the opening of the enrollment period to purchase health insurancethrough Maryland Health Connection, the state’s version of the Affordable Care Act marketplace.

The site will open Nov. 9 for consumers to browse, but they won’t be able to purchase insurance until Nov. 15.

But, while browsing for plans, Marylanders may find an increase in premiums for next year, at least according to a Kaiser Family Foundation study released earlier this month that looked at premiums across 16 U.S. cities, including Baltimore.

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Enraged protesters in Ferguson take to the AGAIN streets and vandalize beauty supply store after fire destroys makeshift Michael Brown memorial

Tensions were once again running high on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, Tuesday night after an early morning fire destroyed a makeshift memorial honoring the black teenager killed last month by a white police officer.

The memorial for 18-year-old Michael Brown that caught fire was erected in a grassy area alongside the road where Brown died. A larger memorial, which runs down the center lane of the road, was untouched by the conflagration.

Still, neighborhood residents who have been protecting and expanding the memorials since Brown was killed August 9 were outrage by the damage, and some were accusing city officials of not working hard enough to put the blaze out

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NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014

LET TROOPERS DISPOSE OF UNWANTED PRESCRIPTIONS DRUGS

NATIONAL DRUG TAKE BACK DAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014  

(Pikesville, MD) – The Maryland State Police in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration are asking citizens dispose of unwanted prescription drugs during the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, September 27, 2014 from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. at state police barracks.

State police barracks throughout Maryland will be participating in the National Drug Take Back Day. Each barrack will act as a collection station giving citizens an opportunity to dispose of all unwanted and unused prescription drugs. The National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

Second only to marijuana, non-medical prescription drugs are the most commonly used drug in the country. According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs are finding an unlimited supply in their family’s medicine cabinet.

Locally during the last initiative in April 2014, troopers collected over 1,800 pounds of prescription drugs. Nationally, 780,000 pounds (390 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public. When added to the collections from the previous Take-Back events, more than 4.1 million pounds (2,090 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.
 
WHAT: National Drug Take Back Initiative
 
WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2014 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

WHERE: MARYLAND STATE POLICE
                  Princess Anne Barrack
                  30581 Perry Rd
                  Princess Anne, Maryland 21853

CONTACT: 

D/Sgt Tim Keen 
Princess Anne Barrack
443-260-3700

Sgt. Marc Black
MSP OMC
410-653-4236 

A man arrives at the gates of heaven

St. Peter looks through his book and tells him "I don't see any reason why we should let you in. You don't seem to have done anything worthy in your life."

The guy replies: "What about the time I was driving and saw a woman with a flat tire beside the road? A bunch of bikers had surrounded her and were giving her a hard time. I stopped and got out; they turned on me so I grabbed a tire iron and told them to back off." 

St. Peter: "You really did that? When did this happen?" 

The guy: "About 5 minutes ago"

Ferguson: Cameras Are Gone, Stupidity Remains

Remember Ferguson, Missouri? Probably a little. But, like the fact that Russian supported goons shot down a commercial airliner over Ukraine, you probably haven’t thought about it in a while. And with good cause – it had nothing to do with you.

The events in Ferguson didn’t involve anyone you knew, so you’ve moved on. Actually, the media moved on, and since they were the ones who manufactured the outrage, them being gone means there’s little left to fan those flames.

But those flames still smolder at a “memorial” to Michael Brown at the spot he was shot in the form of candles. The “memorial” is nothing more than a pile of signs and stuff animals, but they’ve become commonplace anytime anyone dies in a shooting, car accident, or seemingly anywhere outside of a hospital.

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Lewes Man Charged with 5th Offense DUI after Attempting to Flee from Troopers

Dover, DE – State Troopers have arrested a 34 year old Lewes man for his fifth offense DUI after he attempted to flee from a traffic stop.

The incident occurred at approximately 2:10 p.m. Tuesday September 23, 2014 when an anonymous call to the Kent County Emergency Operations Center (9-1-1) reported a possible drunk driver in the area of Royal Grant Development. Troopers responded to the area of Royal Grant Way and located a black BMW parked in the roadway with a male subject slumped over the wheel as if he was asleep. The driver awoke when a trooper opened the door to the car to check on his well-being and he immediately accelerated away in the vehicle at a high rate of speed. Troopers began pursuing the BMW, with emergency equipment activated, and observed it turn onto Crown Circle where it backed into a private driveway and came to a stop. Troopers then began issuing verbal commands to the operator to shut the vehicle off, but he again accelerated forward almost striking a trooper standing outside his patrol vehicle before the BMW struck the front of a fully marked police car and continued back onto Crown Circle. The suspect then drove southbound before coming to a stop a few houses down and pulled into another private driveway where he exited the vehicle and attempted to flee on foot. Troopers initiated a foot pursuit and deployed a divisionally issued Taser (Electronic Control Device) taking him into custody without further incident.

Steven M. Williams, 34 of Lewes, was transported back to Troop 3 where a DUI investigation ensued and he was subsequently charged with his 5th Offense Driving Under the Influence (previous convictions of 08/31/01, 10/28/01, 01/16/04, and 12/12/10), Resisting Arrest with Force, two counts of Disregarding a Police Officer’s Signal, Reckless Endangering 2nd, two counts of Criminal Mischief, and Reckless Driving. He was arraigned at JP2 and committed to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center on $15,200.00 cash bond.

Liberals employ 'Bush did it too' defense for Obama's latte salute ...and his war

But wait. Wasn't Bush 'the worst President in the history of the United States?'

George W. Bush was, without question, the worst President in the history of the United States. At least, that's what liberals tell us. He was a war monger who sacrificed lives for oil, a racist who wanted New Orleans to drown, a scheming mastermind who plotted the destruction of the World Trade Center, and a bumbling imbecile who couldn't put two words together without showing his absolute stupidity.

They never explain how such an idiot was also a Machiavellian genius, but hey. No one says they make much sense.

Despite their hatred of Bush, he's their go-to whenever they need to defend the current Commander in Chief. "Bush did it too" is their new mantra, replacing the outdated and unsubstantiated "it's Bush's fault." Apparently, if Bush did it, it's ok for Obama to do it too.

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Hogan to hold press conference Thursday

ANNAPOLIS, MD – September 24, 2014 - On Thursday, September 25, gubernatorial candidate Larry Hogan will hold a news conference to outline a potential pay-to-play scheme related to state contractors and donations to the Democratic Governors Association. The event follows several weeks in which the DGA has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in a false smear campaign against Hogan.

At the noon event, Hogan will reveal detailed research which shows millions of dollars in contributions flowing into the DGA shortly before or after these donors have received lucrative state contracts.

Costs Outweigh The Benefits

The FAA's signature air traffic system upgrade is failing to gain altitude. An audit by the Transportation Department's inspector general finds, the public costs now outweigh the benefits by nearly $600 million. The IG looked into the satellite navigation portion of what the FAA calls the Next Generation Air Transportation System. FAA has completed 624 towers of the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADSB. But few airlines are using it, and the IG says full use is likely to be years away. That's because of incomplete requirements and the cost associated with re-equipping planes. ADSB will eventually let aircraft navigate by GPS instead of ground-based radar.

Waterline Flushing Schedule In The Ocean Pines Area

The Water and Wastewater Division of Public Works will begin its semi-annual program for flushing waterlines in Ocean Pines, River Run, Pennington Commons and other areas of the county during October. The purpose of this program is to remove any accumulated sediment from the lines and to ensure the hydrants are operational. Below are the proposed dates for the flushing of the waterlines. These dates are subject to change.

OCEAN PINES

• Week of October 6 - Sections 2, 3, 7, River Run, and Showell Elementary
• Week of October 13 - Sections 1, 4, 5, 6, 8, and Harbor Village
• Week of October 20 - Sections 12, 14a, 14b, 14c, 14d, and Mumfords Landing
• Week of October 27 - Sections 9, 11, 13, Village Square, Manklin Creek area, Pennington Commons, and Cathell Road Extension
• Week of November 3 - Sections 10, 15a, 15b, 16, 17 and Bay Point Plantation

OTHER AREAS

• Week of October 13 - Bayside at Ocean City and Lewis Road
• Week of October 20 - Mystic Harbour, Oyster Harbor, Whispering Woods, Deer Point and Ocean Reef
• Week of October 27 - Riddle Farm

Please be aware that even on dates the waterlines in your section are not being flushed it is still possible to experience discolored water. If area residents notice that their water becomes cloudy during these times, allow the water to run for a few minutes until it becomes clear. For more information, call the Water and Wastewater Division at (410) 641-5251.

Chelsea Manning Sues Defense Department

Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning is suing the Defense Department to provide increased therapy for her gender identity disorder. Manning, formerly Bradley Manning, is serving a 35-year military prison sentence for leaking millions of classified military documents in 2010. Her lawyer says DoD is failing to provide her with necessary hormone and other treatments. The lawyer says Manning is at risk of self-castration and suicide. He calls the lack of treatment cruel and unusual punishment. Manning switched her gender identity shortly before her conviction in 2013. She's serving her sentence at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. There she receives psychotherapy, but her lawyer says that's not enough.

BREAKING NEWS: Suspect in custody in missing UVa. student investigation

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WAVY) — The suspect in the investigation of missing UVA student Hannah Elizabeth Graham has been taken into custody, according to several NBC reports.

Police tell NBC Washington that Jesse Leroy Matthew, Jr. was not arrested in Virginia, but have not specified the place of his arrest
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UPDATE: Suspect was arrested in Texas

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