Salisbury, MD… The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Wicomico County Branch will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 28th at 7:00P.M. This meeting will be held at Chipman Cultural Center, 325 Broad Street, Salisbury, MD.
The primary focus of this meeting is to provide opportunity for Matt Maciarello , State’s Attorney, to discuss “Strategies to improve police-civilian relationships.” There will be opportunities for the audience to ask questions. President Ashanti said,” this is one of a series of meetings to help all of us to move forward in a productive manner.”
For additional information about this meeting, contact Mary Ashanti, President, at 410-543-4187.
The public is invited to attend this meeting.
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
Friday, April 10, 2015
Prince George's Hospital Center confirms the guard shot at Census Bureau HQ has died.
#BreakingNews UPDATE: Prince George's Hospital Center confirms the guard shot at Census Bureau HQ has died.
Posted by ABC 7 News - WJLA on Thursday, April 9, 2015
NAACP RECEIVES UPDATE: CLOSING THE ACHIEVEMENT GAP
Salisbury, MD… Representatives from the Wicomico County School System will discuss measures used to close the achievement gap and share how much success has been made since 2012. School system staff will share what their goals and objectives have been since 2012.
President Ashanti says, “The NAACP sees the achievement gap as an opportunity gap. It is a missed opportunity to learn and be successful."
The public is encouraged to attend. Door prizes will be distributed. For more details, contact Mary Ashanti at 410-543-4187 or via email at wcnaacpbranch7028@gmail.com .
President Ashanti says, “The NAACP sees the achievement gap as an opportunity gap. It is a missed opportunity to learn and be successful."
The public is encouraged to attend. Door prizes will be distributed. For more details, contact Mary Ashanti at 410-543-4187 or via email at wcnaacpbranch7028@gmail.com .
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Rahm Emanuel hangs on to City Hall job in Chicago's mayoral runoff
Incumbent Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel celebrated Tuesday night a hard-fought victory in a tense run-off race against challenger Jesus 'Chuy' Garcia.
Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff notorious for his brusque management style, was forced to campaign furiously across the city to beat Cook County Commissioner Garcia after failing to capture a majority against four other candidates in a February election.
The mayoral runoff was the first since the city changed the way it conducts elections about 20 years ago.
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Emanuel, a former White House chief of staff notorious for his brusque management style, was forced to campaign furiously across the city to beat Cook County Commissioner Garcia after failing to capture a majority against four other candidates in a February election.
The mayoral runoff was the first since the city changed the way it conducts elections about 20 years ago.
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Thursday, April 09, 2015
Russian hackers blamed for cyber attack that leaked Obama's schedule
A recent cyber-attack on the State Department was reportedly carried out by high-level Russia hackers who also penetrated restricted parts of the White House computer system, such as the president's private schedule.
CNN reported Tuesday, citing US officials briefed on the months-long investigation conducted by the FBI and Secret Service, that the hackers were able to access real-time, non-public schedule of President Obama, which is regarded as highly sensitive information that is sought after by foreign intelligence agencies.
In October 2014, the White House acknowledged that there had been suspicious activity on its unclassified network serving the executive office, prompting system shutdowns and security upgrades.
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CNN reported Tuesday, citing US officials briefed on the months-long investigation conducted by the FBI and Secret Service, that the hackers were able to access real-time, non-public schedule of President Obama, which is regarded as highly sensitive information that is sought after by foreign intelligence agencies.
In October 2014, the White House acknowledged that there had been suspicious activity on its unclassified network serving the executive office, prompting system shutdowns and security upgrades.
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I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY SURPRISE WINDFALL...
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW ABOUT MY SURPRISE WINDFALL...
I won a Nigerian lottery according to an email from a Nigerian prince.
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All I have to do is give him my bank account numbers and send him $500.00 US dollars cash, to show my good faith so he can transfer the money!
And then I got ANOTHER email.
It's from a KENYAN prince who wants to give me FREE healthcare for life!
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MY BANK ACCOUNT NUMBERS,
MY SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER,
MY CONFIDENTIAL HEALTH INFORMATION
and pay $700 per month for a policy with only a $10,000 deductible.
Then he can make it happen!
Am I on a roll or what!!!!
Singer-songwriter Don McLean's original manuscript and notes to 'American Pie' have been sold at auction for $1.2 million.
McLean offered the wistful anthem that asks 'Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?' at Christie's on Tuesday. The name of the buyer was not released.
The 16 pages include the original working manuscript and typed drafts of the song, including tantalizing new details about the famous anthem.
In an interview published by Christie's auction house New York, where the manuscript was auctioned, McLean says American Pie is about 'heading in the wrong direction'.
'It is becoming less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song in a sense.'
It has long been known that the song about 'the day the music died' refers to February 3, 1959, when rock n' roll icon Buddy Holly and fellow singers Ritchie Valens and J.P. 'Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash.
The eight-minute-long song was released in 1971 and was a No. 1 U.S. hit for four weeks in 1972.
McLean, 69, a longtime Maine resident, says writing the song was 'a mystical trip into his past.'
The original manuscript also reveals a deleted verse, which was crossed out and never recorded, about music being 'reborn'.
It includes the lines 'I dropped to my knees and there I prayed and I promised him everything I could give.
'If only he would make the music live,' according to the Telegraph.
American Pie had a revival in 2000 when Madonna covered the song to promote the soundtrack to her flop film The Next Best Thing.
Despite the Queen of Pop describing the cover as 'something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing' in 2001, her version of American Pie became a global chart hit.
Christie's New York is estimating that the American Pie manuscript will sell for $1million to $1.5million.
McLean offered the wistful anthem that asks 'Do you recall what was revealed the day the music died?' at Christie's on Tuesday. The name of the buyer was not released.
The 16 pages include the original working manuscript and typed drafts of the song, including tantalizing new details about the famous anthem.
In an interview published by Christie's auction house New York, where the manuscript was auctioned, McLean says American Pie is about 'heading in the wrong direction'.
'It is becoming less idyllic. I don't know whether you consider that wrong or right but it is a morality song in a sense.'
It has long been known that the song about 'the day the music died' refers to February 3, 1959, when rock n' roll icon Buddy Holly and fellow singers Ritchie Valens and J.P. 'Big Bopper' Richardson died in a plane crash.
The eight-minute-long song was released in 1971 and was a No. 1 U.S. hit for four weeks in 1972.
McLean, 69, a longtime Maine resident, says writing the song was 'a mystical trip into his past.'
The original manuscript also reveals a deleted verse, which was crossed out and never recorded, about music being 'reborn'.
It includes the lines 'I dropped to my knees and there I prayed and I promised him everything I could give.
'If only he would make the music live,' according to the Telegraph.
American Pie had a revival in 2000 when Madonna covered the song to promote the soundtrack to her flop film The Next Best Thing.
Despite the Queen of Pop describing the cover as 'something a certain record company executive twisted my arm into doing' in 2001, her version of American Pie became a global chart hit.
Christie's New York is estimating that the American Pie manuscript will sell for $1million to $1.5million.
Emergency management plan for Perdue's hexane-releasing factory in Pa. By Ray Wallace
Hexane:
HAZARDS IDENTIFICATION
Emergency Overview
Appearance: liquid, clear, colourless
DANGER!Warning EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE LIQUID AND VAPOR. VAPOR MAY CAUSE FLASH FIRE. MAY AFFECT THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSING DIZZINESS, HEADACHE OR NAUSEA. MAY BE HARMFUL IF INHALED....
Potential Health Effects
Exposure routes
Inhalation, Skin absorption, Skin contact, Eye Contact, Ingestion
Eye contact
Can cause eye irritation. Symptoms include stinging, tearing, redness, and swelling of eyes.
Skin contact
Can cause skin irritation. Symptoms may include redness and burning of skin, and other skin damage.
Ingestion
This material can get into the lungs during swallowing or vomiting. This results in lung inflammation and other lung injury.
Inhalation
Breathing of vapor or mist is possible. It is possible to breathe this material under certain conditions of handling and use (for example, during heating, spraying, or stirring). Breathing small amounts of this material during normal handling is not likely to cause harmful effects. Breathing large amounts may be harmful.
Aggravated Medical Condition
Preexisting disorders of the following organs (or organ systems) may be aggravated by exposure to this material: Skin, Upper respiratory tract, lung (for example, asthma-like conditions), Central nervous system, male reproductive system
Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of exposure to this material through breathing, swallowing, and/or passage of the material through the skin may include: stomach or intestinal upset (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), irritation (nose, throat, airways), central nervous system depression (dizziness, drowsiness, weakness, fatigue, nausea, headache, unconsciousness)....
-- Dated April 25, 2014, the above “Safety Data Sheet” was prepared by Nexeo Solutions of Woodlands, Texas.
JUDY: "hired an environmental firm to look at the plant and cited some of their objections. She said emissions from the plant will exceed what Perdue has stated, that there could be explosion hazards and that the environmental rights amendment to our state constitution that guarantees people the right to clean air has not been adhered to.
"'The burden is on DEP [the Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection] to show that this project complies with the amendment,' she said.
"That, she added, has not been done."
-- Both sets of above news quotes -- Randy Gockley's and Judy Nissley's -- come from “Praised and bashed, Perdue soybean plant gets one final public hearing,” by Larry Alexander, at this March 31, 2015 Lancaster, Pa. LNP site:
WHO'S ON THE PERDUE FACTORY'S "EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM"?
Called to order by Randy Gockley, the Emergency Planning Committee meeting of October 4, 2012 concerned what has since become Perdue's five-year-old attempts to get approval for its hexane-releasing, explosion-prone factory.
At that meeting, the factory was confirmed to operate 24 hours a day, with a night crew of:
"approximately 6"
Though it was stated that Perdue's factory would:
"have an emergency response team"
...no mention was made of: how big such a team would be; its hours of availability; the suitability, capability, and training requirements of its members; the emergency equipment required; how long it would take and how many miles such equipment plus the response team itself would need to travel when being called to the factory for an emergency; the cost of maintaining such a response team; who pays that cost (taxpayers?); and the potential risks to Susquehanna Valley residents before, during, and after such an emergency.
FURTHERMORE:
Perdue's Mark Stanley advised Randy Gockley and others at the above-mentioned Emergency Planning Committee meeting that a critical BAI environmental report commissioned by Nissley Vineyards & Winery was:
"not accurate"
...but Mr. Stanley would give no details.
Nonetheless, the BAI report appears to have been sufficiently accurate to contribute to Perdue's revoking its own DEP application. A DEP spokesperson described Perdue's surprising action as follows:
"It is very uncommon for a company to ask for its own plan approval to be revoked."
And today, in 2015, all air-breathing families of the Susquehanna Valley have Judy Nissley to thank for continuing to fund independent environmental research on Perdue's subsequently altered (but no better) DEP application.
Concerning that application, August Mack Environmental has supplied --to Thomas J. Hanlon, Environmental Engineering Manager of the Air Quality Program of the Pa. DEP -- extensive scientific documentation supporting this conclusion:
"The application submitted by Perdue is deficient and should be denied until important concerns related to adversely affecting the environment, public safety, and air quality have been adequately addressed....
"The emission of more than 208 tons of VOCs from this location including more than 104 tons of n-hexane emissions along with the storage of 40,000 gallons of hazardous hexane at this site is an environmental hazard, a safety hazard, and a public health hazard. The only way this facility would be acceptable would be if it eliminated the use of hexane."
Maryland lawmakers pass sales tax bill for travel websites
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The Maryland General Assembly has passed a bill to make third-party travel websites pay all of the state’s sales tax, because supporters say they currently are able to avoid paying the full amount.
The House of Delegates voted 84-56 on Wednesday for a Senate bill, sending it to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
Opponents of the bill say it amounts to a new tax on travel websites. Steve Shur, president of the Travel Technology Association, says the measure will increase taxes on more than 200 of Maryland’s small businesses, as well as travelers who use online travel agents.
But supporters say the measure simply closes a loophole. They say the measure requires online travel companies to remit the same amount of sales tax collected from customers as Maryland’s hotels do.
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The House of Delegates voted 84-56 on Wednesday for a Senate bill, sending it to Republican Gov. Larry Hogan.
Opponents of the bill say it amounts to a new tax on travel websites. Steve Shur, president of the Travel Technology Association, says the measure will increase taxes on more than 200 of Maryland’s small businesses, as well as travelers who use online travel agents.
But supporters say the measure simply closes a loophole. They say the measure requires online travel companies to remit the same amount of sales tax collected from customers as Maryland’s hotels do.
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This should explain it Severe Arctic Global Warning
Here is an article on Global warming you might find interesting.
The Washington Post
The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing more scarce and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulafft, at Bergen, Norway.
Reports from fishermen, seal hunters and explorers all point to a radical change in climate conditions and hitherto unheard-of temperatures in the Arctic zone. Exploration expeditions report that scarcely any ice has been met as far north as 81 degrees 29 minutes. Soundings to a depth of 3,100 meters showed the gulf stream was still very warm.
Great masses of ice have been replaced by moraines of earth and stones, the report continued, while at many points well known glaciers have entirely disappeared.
Very few seals and no white fish are found in the eastern Arctic, while vast shoals of herring and smelts which have never before ventured so far north, are being encountered in the old seal fishing grounds.
Within a few years it is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most coastal cities uninhabitable.
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Note: I must apologize that I neglected to mention that this report was from November 2, 1922, And that it was reported by the AP and published in The Washington Post - 93 years ago.
True:
http://www.snopes.com/politics/science/globalwarming1922.asp
The Washington Post
The Arctic Ocean is warming up, icebergs are growing more scarce and in some places the seals are finding the water too hot, according to a report to the Commerce Department yesterday from Consulafft, at Bergen, Norway.
Great masses of ice have been replaced by moraines of earth and stones, the report continued, while at many points well known glaciers have entirely disappeared.
Within a few years it is predicted that due to the ice melt the sea will rise and make most coastal cities uninhabitable.
Note: I must apologize that I neglected to mention that this report was from November 2, 1922, And that it was reported by the AP and published in The Washington Post - 93 years ago.
True:
City-owned Hilton Baltimore lost $5.6 million in 2014
The 757-room hotel’s revenue fell to $61.8 million in 2014, down from $63.9 the prior year. Expenses increased by $1.4 million to $67.4 million, according to an audit released Wednesday by CliftonLarsonAllen LLP.
The Hilton’s performance last year was worse than in 2013 when the kept its finances somewhat stable. The Hilton saw a $2.9 million deficit in 2013, but it grew revenue by nearly $9 million and its spending only increased by about $584,000.
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How Adorable Is This! Great Job Sheriff Joe!
The Chihuahua puppies my deputies rescued yesterday from an animal hoarding case are already getting fat and happy in my...
Posted by Joe Arpaio on Thursday, April 9, 2015
JUST IN: Report: Guard Shot at Census Bureau Headquarters in Md.
Police said the initial call indicated that a security guard was chasing a suspect., when suspect shot the guard in the chest.
The guard's condition was not released.
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China’s Three Missile Submarines a ‘Concern’
The Chinese Navy has deployed three ballistic missile submarines at sea capable of striking the United States with nuclear missiles, the commander of the U.S. Northern Command said Tuesday.
Adm. William Gortney, the commander, said the submarines are a “concern” and will be able to strike the United States when fully deployed with missiles and warheads.
The missile submarines are deployed in the South China Sea at a base on Hainan Island, according to a defense official.
“They’ve not loaded their missiles or begun strategic patrols,” the official said. “But we believe they are likely to begin this year.”
Gortney also stated explicitly that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that North Korea is capable of mounting a small nuclear warhead on its new road-mobile KN-08 intercontinental missiles.
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Adm. William Gortney, the commander, said the submarines are a “concern” and will be able to strike the United States when fully deployed with missiles and warheads.
The missile submarines are deployed in the South China Sea at a base on Hainan Island, according to a defense official.
“They’ve not loaded their missiles or begun strategic patrols,” the official said. “But we believe they are likely to begin this year.”
Gortney also stated explicitly that U.S. intelligence agencies have concluded that North Korea is capable of mounting a small nuclear warhead on its new road-mobile KN-08 intercontinental missiles.
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Girl Now 'Smiling' After Major Surgery to Reshape Her Face
Violet Pietrok, 2, has spent the past few months laughing and dancing with her twin sister and older siblings according to her mom, even as she recovers from major surgery to reshape her face.
"She’s fantastic. She’s taking it all in stride," Violet's mother, Alicia Taylor, told ABC News. "She’s so happy ... all the time. If she’s not smiling, she’s generally asleep or throwing a fit."
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Bust of Edward Snowden sneaked into, removed from NYC park
NEW YORK (AP) — Suddenly, in the middle of the New York night, Edward Snowden's face appeared — deep in a public park.
A 4-foot-high, 100-pound sculpted bust of the whistleblower now exiled in Russia was sneaked into Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park on Monday before dawn.
Animal New York, a city news website that first reported the incident, said the mysterious perpetrators were a small group of artists — admirers of the former contractor who had leaked classified information from the National Security Agency to the media.
The activists hoisted the bust to the top of a Revolutionary War memorial, adding his name to a column, according to Animal New York.
The website says the group allowed it to document installation of the statue on the condition that it not reveal the identities of the artists.
Snowden's artistic appearance was short-lived.
At daybreak, police said city parks officials ordered the sculpted Snowden removed. And by evening, his bust was being held at Brooklyn's 88th Precinct pending an investigation.
The idea for the tribute was conceived by two New York City-based artists, joined by a West Coast sculptor, Animal New York said.
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A 4-foot-high, 100-pound sculpted bust of the whistleblower now exiled in Russia was sneaked into Brooklyn's Fort Greene Park on Monday before dawn.
Animal New York, a city news website that first reported the incident, said the mysterious perpetrators were a small group of artists — admirers of the former contractor who had leaked classified information from the National Security Agency to the media.
The activists hoisted the bust to the top of a Revolutionary War memorial, adding his name to a column, according to Animal New York.
The website says the group allowed it to document installation of the statue on the condition that it not reveal the identities of the artists.
Snowden's artistic appearance was short-lived.
At daybreak, police said city parks officials ordered the sculpted Snowden removed. And by evening, his bust was being held at Brooklyn's 88th Precinct pending an investigation.
The idea for the tribute was conceived by two New York City-based artists, joined by a West Coast sculptor, Animal New York said.
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