WICOMICO PUBLIC LIBRARIES ANNOUNCES NEW INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM (ILS)

Wicomico Public Libraries is excited to announce that it has entered into a partnership with 7 other county libraries on the Eastern Shore and the Eastern Shore Regional Library to provide a new, all-inclusive integrated library catalog. The Eastern Shore Consortium will provide a new online system the will significantly improve the management of Library resources, give members greater access to more materials and improve the availability of new titles. Some of the benefits of the new system include a user-friendly modern catalog and access to the collections of eight public libraries on the Eastern Shore. The library’s digital collection of e-books, downloadable music and movies will now be displayed in library catalog. This new system is also much more mobile friendly.

The Downtown Library will be closed from Saturday, August 12th thru Thursday, August 17th, 2017 so that the final software installation can take place. During this time, no fines will be charged, patrons will not be able to search the catalog, no Library cards will be created, and Library materials cannot be placed on hold. The Bookmobile will be off the road as well. No Library materials will be due between August 9th and August 23rd. Beginning August 18th, all Library cardholders will need to come in and verify the information in their Library account.

The Library’s Centre Branch and Pittsville Branch will be open normal business hours. Members may still check out materials, use Wi-Fi and access the computers at those branch locations.

It is important to note that Library card holders will need to save their reading history. Library staff can assist members in emailing these documents to themselves by August 9th. After that date, all reading histories will be deleted due to the transition.

Wicomico Public Libraries are located in Downtown Salisbury, the Centre at Salisbury, in Pittsville, and the Libraries’ Bookmobile. Wicomico Public Libraries offer numerous resources such as free Internet access, a variety of classes and events, and an online eBooks library, and it engages the community through education, economic development and through various community events. You Belong @ Wicomico Public Libraries!

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For more information on Wicomico Public Libraries or if you wish to become a Friend of the Library, please visit our Web site - WicomicoLibrary.org or check out our newsletter – Belong – in the Library or online.

Striking Korean War photos show American GIs in conflict

Images of American GIs during the Korean War have been released to mark the 67th anniversary of US troops first engaging North Korean troops in combat.

Striking images show a US Marine tank follow a line of prisoners of war down a village street, soldiers engaging with the enemy and a grief stricken infantryman whose comrade had been killed in action being comforted.

Other photographs, released by the US Department of Defense, show the iconic Marilyn Monroe appearing at the USO Camp Show, troops being fed by Mickey Rooney, and General Douglas MacArthur embracing Dr Syngman Rhee, South Korea's first President.

The United States first engaged with North Korean forces during the Korean War's Battle of Osan on July 5, 1950.

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The Future Of Multicultural Europe: German City With The Most Immigrants Also Has The Most Crime

Over the past 20 years, European cities have slowly become more ethnically diverse, as EU governments open their borders to foreign populations. And as this process has taken place, the authorities have been quick to cover up any crimes that have been committed by these populations. For instance, Swedish police are no longer allowed to describe the ethnic background of the criminals they catch, and most notably, the German government and press were desperate to cover up hundreds sexual assaults that occurred in Cologne in 2015.

However, there are certain statistics that can’t be covered up. A government can try to conceal the connection between crimes and specific ethnic groups, but they can’t cover up the overall crime statistics of an entire city. Plus, politically correct governments can’t really hide the ethnic diversity of their cities. That’s something that their progressive sensibilities command them to promote.

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Here’s the Animal Most Likely to Kill You Based on the State You Live In

When most people think of deadly animals, they tend to focus on larger species like bears and alligators. While those can certainly be a threat, and should always be treated as such, the animal that is most likely to kill you may be much smaller, and even something you encounter on nearly a daily basis.

The people over at Man vs. Beast gathered some statistics, shining a light on the deadliest animals in each state. The information is based on records from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and clearly shows the level of risk based on where you live.

First, they developed a map that demonstrates your odds of being killed by an animal, period. Those in Montana have the highest risk of being killed by an animal, with a 1-in-674,600 chance, while residents of Massachusetts can rest a bit easier than the remainder of the nation with odds of 1-in-8,184,535.

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America, ‘racist’? How Obama duped U.S. with 1 dangerous ‘lie’

Jesse Lee Peterson to Tucker Carlson: 'It has nothing to do with color at all, and they know that'

Think America is growing more racist than ever?

That’s because you’ve been duped by the left – and especially by Barack Obama, who used the “lie” of racial grievances for his own personal gain and ultimately divided America.

“Black Americans got worse under Barack Obama than any other time in the history of America,” said WND exclusive columnist Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, author of “The Antidote: Healing America from the Poison of Hate, Blame and Victimhood,” during a July 3 appearance on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”

“If it was a race issue, why didn’t it get better? We had a black president,” Peterson said. “The races were more divided as a result of Barack Obama because he used them for his own personal gain and didn’t care about them.”

Watch Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson’s comments on “Tucker Carlson Tonight”:

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Mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance may be solved by newly discovered photo

NEW YORK, NY — A newly discovered photograph may solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart’s disappearance, NBC’s Tom Costello reported Wednesday morning on Today.

The discovery of the photo and its analysis is featured in a new History Channel special, "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence," which at 10 p.m. Sunday.

Earhart was last heard from on July 2, 1937, as she tried to become the first woman pilot to circumnavigate the globe. Earhart was declared dead two years later after the U.S. concluded she had crashed somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Her remains were never found.

Investigators said they have found evidence Earhart and Fred Noonan were blown off course, but survived a crash landing in a Marshall Islands.

The photograph was discovered in a long-forgotten file in the National Archives.

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Trump's 1st Qtr. Salary to Go to Fix Antietam Battlefield

The Interior Department announced that it will be using the $78,333 given to them by President Trump to revitalize an important Civil War landmark, according to the Washington Times.

Earlier this year, Trump promised to donate his salary to various projects and organizations.

He previously presented a check to Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke in April, directing that the funds be used by the National Park Service.

Zinke said he would be using the funds to renovate Maryland's Antietam National Battlefield, a few miles outside Harper's Ferry, W.V.

Antietam, known in the South as the Battle of Sharpsburg, took place in September 1862 and was the bloodiest single day in the entire war.

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Avoiding sexual assault: How parents can discuss a tough topic with kids

WASHINGTON — A disturbing investigation of sexual abuse in a Maryland school system is likely prompting some parents to have a tough conversation with their kids.

And Eileen Dombo, a trauma expert and associate professor at the Catholic University of America, suggested parents start by talking to kids about how adults can earn their trust.

“It’s important not to do anything [adults] ask you to that makes you feel uncomfortable, or [that] someone who you do trust wouldn’t ask you to do,” Dombo said.

After Carlos DeAngelo Bell — a former staffer and track coach for Charles County schools — was indicted Monday and charged with the sexual abuse of seven children, Dombo said many parents are frightened and unsure about how to approach the conversation with their children.

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Did CNN commit felony to threaten Trump wrestling gif creator?

While most people were celebrating America with their friends and families on July 4th, CNN was waging war against a Reddit user who supposedly created a GIF of Donald Trump body-slamming someone with the network’s logo superimposed over his face.

The brief video, which was tweeted by the president but not created by him, reportedly became his second-highest retweeted post.

From CNN’s exposé of Reddit user “HanAssholeSolo,” whom the “news” network claims created the GIF:

CNN is not publishing “HanA**holeSolo’s” name because he is a private citizen who has issued an extensive statement of apology, showed his remorse by saying he has taken down all his offending posts, and because he said he is not going to repeat this ugly behavior on social media again. In addition, he said his statement could serve as an example to others not to do the same.

CNN reserves the right to publish his identity should any of that change.

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange asserts that could constitute a felony by CNN, arguing the network “coerced” the anonymous user into giving up his First Amendment right.

Assange went on to claim the network committed a felony for conspiracy to force the man to stop giving his opinion about CNN and Trump.

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Maryland State Troopers Yielded Positive Results This Independence Day Weekend

(PIKESVILLE, MD) – This year’s Independence Day weekend efforts of the Maryland State Police had a positive effect on reducing crashes and keeping the public safe.

Traffic enforcement efforts by Maryland state troopers during the Independence Day holiday period resulted in more than 9,300 traffic stops that led to 129 arrests and more than 110 arrests of impaired drivers.

Maryland State Police patrol troopers began increased holiday traffic enforcement efforts on June 30, 2017 that continued through July 4, 2017. During that period, troopers arrested 112 impaired drivers, arrested 91 for criminal offenses and arrested another 41 people who were found to be wanted on warrants. Two of the 112 impaired drivers arrested were found to be drugged drivers. In addition police departments across the State of Maryland arrested another eight drugged drivers.

The arrests occurred during 8,981 traffic stops made by troopers working traffic safety initiatives that included additional patrols, sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols, and speed enforcement. Troopers issued 6,031 citations, 5,727 warnings and 888 safety equipment repair orders. Troopers at each of the 23 Maryland State Police barracks were involved in special enforcement operations during the holiday period.

During this period, troopers responded to 284 crashes, including 3 fatal crashes reported.

With increased enforcement efforts this year compared to last year Maryland State Police has seen a decrease in crashes and impaired drving. Last year there were 495 crashes reported which is 211 less.

The Maryland State Police continue to support the Maryland Department of Transportation’s campaign “Toward Zero Deaths.” These high visibility enforcement efforts reduce the number of aggressive driving, motor vehicle crashes in which speed, alcohol and other driving violations are contributing factors to crashes on Maryland roads. Troopers will continue these initiatives throughout the year.

Canada Awards Confessed Terrorist $10 Million and an Apology for Violating His Civil Rights

This wasn't a case of mistaken identity or wrongful imprisonment. Omar Khadr admitted to killing an American soldier -- but was still awarded $10.5m by Canada's supreme court, and an official apology by the Canadian government, for violating his civil rights. Nothing can be funnier than the state of doom for the civilization that pretends to exist north of our borders.

Back in 2010, Canada's supreme court ruled that human rights were being violated at Guantanamo Bay. As such, anyone held there, who happened to be a Canadian citizen, was very likely to win lawsuits.

Enter Omar Khadr.

"The deprivation of [Khadr's] right to liberty and security of the person is not in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice," the court ruled.

"The interrogation of a youth detained without access to counsel, to elicit statements about serious criminal charges while knowing that the youth had been subjected to sleep deprivation and while knowing that the fruits of the interrogations would be shared with the prosecutors, offends the most basic Canadian standards about the treatment of detained youth suspects."

Poor Omar underwent sleep deprivation. As such, Ottawa awarded him $10.5m.

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Trump will donate portion of salary to Antietam battlefield projects

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump previously said he wouldn’t take his $400,000 annual salary, but federal law got in the way. As a workaround, the president promised to donate the equivalent of his paychecks to the federal government.

Now, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday that nearly $264,000 will go toward two projects at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. That figure includes Trump’s $78,333, as well as donations from both an anonymous party and three nonprofits.

And in April, press secretary Sean Spicer presented the National Park Service with a check for $78,333 — one quarter of the president’s annual take-home pay.

“I’m deeply honored and humbled to deliver the donation to Antietam National Battlefield on behalf of President Trump,” said Zinke. “The president’s donation will allow generations of Americans to learn about our history and heritage on this sacred site.”

Now, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke announced Wednesday that nearly $264,000 will go toward two projects at Antietam National Battlefield in Maryland. That figure includes Trump’s $78,333, as well as donations from both an anonymous party and three nonprofits. And in April, press secretary Sean Spicer presented the National Park Service with a check for $78,333 — one quarter of the president’s annual take-home pay. “I’m deeply honored and humbled to deliver the donation to Antietam National Battlefield on behalf of President Trump,” said Zinke. “The president’s donation will allow generations of Americans to learn about our history and heritage on this sacred site.”

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Maryland's Weekly Fishing Report - July 5, 2017

The holiday weekend is but a memory now and I hope your memories are good ones. It was a scorcher in many areas of Maryland and people flocked to the water for relief. It did my heart good to see fishing rods peeking out through mini-van windows or in the back of pickup trucks as folks headed to their waterside destinations. The summer will tend to move along now and before we know it we’ll be starring Labor Day in the face so don’t put off spending time with family and friends fishing.

The Lower Susquehanna River continues to give up a fair amount of striped bass for those willing to be at the Conowingo Dam pool at sunrise. The power generation releases usually begin before daybreak and continue into the afternoon. Casting heavy swimshads with surf casting gear into the most turbulent parts of the pool has been a great option. Others are having success casting topwater lures in the boulder fields farther down river at sun up.

A few striped bass are being caught around the edges of the flats but most of the action in the upper bay is focused from the Rock Hall area south. Chumming has taken center stage at Swan Point, Love Point and Podickory Point. It has been a good idea to locate suspended fish on a depth finder and anchor up and allow chum and baits to drift into the deeper edges of the channel. As always a good tide is essential. As usual, the chum slicks are being swarmed with two and three year old striped bass that are less than twenty inches in length so it takes some strategy to get to the larger fish that often are 28″ or better. Allowing baits to get to the bottom and in the back of the slick has been the best tactic, and sometimes it takes a squeeze on weight of a half-ounce or so a couple of feet in front of the bait. Surface water temperatures are now around 82 degrees so the larger fish will like to stay deep and mornings will usually offer better fishing results. Channel catfish can be part of the mix when fishing baits on the bottom.

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Woman seriously injured on water ride at Kings Dominion

DOSWELL, Va. (WRIC) — A fun Fourth of July at a water park ended in an ugly way for one Virginia couple.

Steve Orebaugh says his wife Christina was seriously hurt after something went wrong on the Tornado water slide at King’s Dominion.

The ride is now closed while park officials try to figure out what happened.

Orebaugh posted details about the ordeal on Facebook. It received thousands of comments and shares.

He explained that as the couple’s tube was riding up the side of the 65-foot funnel, it abruptly flipped.

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Hacked server that handled DNC email remains out of reach of Russia investigators

It is perhaps the key piece of forensic evidence in Russia’s suspected efforts to sway the November presidential election, but federal investigators have yet to get their hands on the hacked computer server that handled email from the Democratic National Committee.

Indeed, the only cybersecurity specialists who have taken a look at the server are from CrowdStrike, the Irvine, California-based private cybersecurity company that the DNC hired to investigate the hack — but which has come under fire itself for its work.

Some critics say CrowdStrike’s evidence for blaming Russia for the hack is thin. Members of Congress say they still believe Russia was responsible but wonder why the DNC has never allowed federal investigators to get a look at the key piece of evidence: the server. Either way, a key “witness” in the political scandal consuming the Trump administration remains beyond the reach of investigators.

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Maryland’s Eastern Shore Preps for Return of the USSSA Eastern World Series

Salisbury, MD – Nearly 6,000 softball players will soon be on the lower Eastern Shore for the United States Specialty Sports Association (USSSA) Eastern World Series.

This year’s event will be held from July 12-29. The USSSA Eastern World Series draws nearly 400 teams from 15 states and Canada to the region over threeweeks. The event generates an estimated economic impact of over $19 million and a hotel room night demand in excess of 10,000.

This is Wicomico County’s eleventh year hosting USSSA events, but growth in the size and scope of the Eastern World Series has sparked its expansion beyond County borders.

For the fourth consecutive year, the event will be billed under the Mid-Atlantic Amateur Sports Alliance (MAASA), which was formed by the Town of Ocean City and Wicomico and Worcester Counties in 2014. The formal sports marketing partnership is the first of its kind in the nation, and it leverages the combined assets of each jurisdiction in order to attract, retain and build sports marketing events.

The Henry S. Parker Athletic Complex in Salisbury provides the main fields of play for the series. Other fields tentatively scheduled for use in Wicomico County include the East Wicomico Little League, Eastside Youth Sports Complex, Fruitland Recreational Area and WinterPlace Park. In Worcester County, games are scheduled for John Walter Smith Park and Northern Worcester Athletic Complex. In the Town of Ocean City, games will be played at Northside Park.

2017 USSSA World Series dates:
Week 1: July 12-16 - 10U Open, 12U Open
Week 2: July 18-23 - 14U A, 14U B
Week 3: July 24-29 - 16U Open, 18U Open, 18U B
*’U’ abbreviation for under.

Tournament games are open to the public with no admission fee charged. For additional information on the USSSA Eastern World Series, please visitwww.WicoSports.org. In accordance with USSSA national guidelines, schedules will be released at the beginning of each tournament week, and will be posted to the USSSA website.

Omar Khadr: Former Gitmo prisoner who killed US soldier to get $$$ from Canadian gov't

The Canadian government will apologize and give millions to a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner who pleaded guilty to killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan when he was 15, an official said Tuesday.

An official familiar with the matter told the Associated Press that Omar Khadr will receive $8 million. The deal was negotiated with Khadr’s lawyers and the Canadian government last month.

Khadr was 15 when he was captured by U.S. troops following a firefight at a suspected Al Qaeda compound in Afghanistan that resulted in the death of U.S. Special Forces medic, U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Christopher Speer. Khadr, who was suspected of throwing the grenade that killed Speer, was taken to Guantanamo and ultimately charged with war crimes by a military commission.

The Canadian-born Khadr pleaded guilty in 2010 to charges that included murder and was sentences to eight years plus the time he had already spent in custody. He returned to Canada two years later to serve the remainder of his sentence and was released in May 2015 pending an appeal of his guilty plea, which he said was made under duress.

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800 Snow Hill Road July 7th and 8th from 11am till 4pm

Salisbury Independent Volunteer Fire Co.1 Station 13

Is your stomach growling for food? Has your mind been playing tricks on you, making you think you smelled the smoke from a grill this summer? Tired of eating fried food? Come on down to 800 Snow Hill Road in Salisbury on July 7th and 8th from 11am till 4pm and pick up a freshly grilled BBQ chicken halve with a delicious pickle, roll, and a bag of chips for only $8. Our chicken is smoked and grilled slowly to perfection. Don't believe us, come find out for yourself. Even Popeye's and KFC can't touch this recipe. See you there!!! (we will deliver orders of 5 or more platters. For more information, email us at (salisburyindependentvfc1@gmail.com)