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Wednesday, May 07, 2014
GOVERNOR O’MALLEY SIGNS BILLS TO PREPARE FOR IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND EXTREME WEATHER
ANNAPOLIS, MD -- Governor Martin O’Malley signed into law two pieces of legislation that will help the State prepare for the impacts of climate change and extreme weather in Maryland. The first, the Bay Acidification Bill, will create a Task Force to evaluate and address the effects of changing chemistry in the Chesapeake Bay and other Maryland waterways. The second, the CoastSmart Bill, will ensure the State follows standards to make safe and fiscally-wise investments when building or updating State agency structures located in vulnerable coastal areas.
“As severe weather events grow in size and impact, and our Bay’s resources become threatened, the costs of inaction to our economy, society and environment will only grow exponentially,” said Governor O’Malley. “This legislation helps us to get out in front of these very real, very important climate issues, and to secure the health, safety and future of our State and its citizens.”
Underscoring the critical importance of preparing for these impacts, the Third National Climate Assessment, released today by the Obama Administration, confirmed that global warming is contributing to the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events, including “superstorms” such as Hurricane Sandy, extreme precipitation events, heat waves, and coastal flooding due to heightened sea level rise and storm surge.
The Bay Acidification Bill (House Bill 118) will allow for the State to devise a team, or Task Force, of State leaders, and water quality, fishery and climate experts, to address how changing Bay chemistry negatively impacts Maryland’s coast and shellfish industry. The Task Force will study and assess water quality in Maryland’s Chesapeake and coastal bays, and review ocean acidification studies and findings from other states. The group will then present to policymakers recommendations for monitoring and addressing acidification, and its effects on Maryland’s commercial fishery and aquaculture industry by January 1, 2015.
“As severe weather events grow in size and impact, and our Bay’s resources become threatened, the costs of inaction to our economy, society and environment will only grow exponentially,” said Governor O’Malley. “This legislation helps us to get out in front of these very real, very important climate issues, and to secure the health, safety and future of our State and its citizens.”
Underscoring the critical importance of preparing for these impacts, the Third National Climate Assessment, released today by the Obama Administration, confirmed that global warming is contributing to the intensity, frequency and duration of extreme weather events, including “superstorms” such as Hurricane Sandy, extreme precipitation events, heat waves, and coastal flooding due to heightened sea level rise and storm surge.
The Bay Acidification Bill (House Bill 118) will allow for the State to devise a team, or Task Force, of State leaders, and water quality, fishery and climate experts, to address how changing Bay chemistry negatively impacts Maryland’s coast and shellfish industry. The Task Force will study and assess water quality in Maryland’s Chesapeake and coastal bays, and review ocean acidification studies and findings from other states. The group will then present to policymakers recommendations for monitoring and addressing acidification, and its effects on Maryland’s commercial fishery and aquaculture industry by January 1, 2015.
CHRISTIAN HOSTS LOSE HGTV SHOW FOR OPPOSING HOMOSEXUALITY, ABORTION
David Benham had led a prayer rally outside of the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, NC in 2012, in which he told conservative radio host Janet Mefferd that America’s Christian majority must repent for tolerating “homosexuality and its agenda that is attacking the nation” and “demonic ideologies tak[ing] our universities and our public school systems.” He also said his brother had joined him in the prayer protest. The group also claimed David leads protests outside of abortion clinics.
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NAACP TO ADDRESS “The Importance of Early Childhood Behavior Intervention”
Salisbury, MD … Ms. Anna Simulis, LCSW-C will be the guest speaker for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) monthly meeting on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at 7:00 P.M. This meeting will be held at Chipman Cultural Center, 325 Broad Street, Salisbury, MD.
Anna Simulis is a behavioral interventionist for children from birth to five years of age. Currently, she manages the Lower Shore Early Intervention Program at Salisbury University (LSEIP). Ms. Simulis will discuss the role that the community plays in early childhood behavior intervention: a behavioral interventionist perspective. She will bridge the gap between children’s need for help in beginning school ready to learn and their right to that help by explaining:
-how a behavioral interventionist in cooperation with parents and other providers can help a child overcome emotional/behavioral obstacles to success in school.
-how emotional/behavioral difficulties can interfere with a child’s ability to begin school ready to learn.
For additional information about this meeting, contact Mary Ashanti, President, at 410-543-4187.
The public is invited to attend this meeting.
Anna Simulis is a behavioral interventionist for children from birth to five years of age. Currently, she manages the Lower Shore Early Intervention Program at Salisbury University (LSEIP). Ms. Simulis will discuss the role that the community plays in early childhood behavior intervention: a behavioral interventionist perspective. She will bridge the gap between children’s need for help in beginning school ready to learn and their right to that help by explaining:
-how a behavioral interventionist in cooperation with parents and other providers can help a child overcome emotional/behavioral obstacles to success in school.
-how emotional/behavioral difficulties can interfere with a child’s ability to begin school ready to learn.
For additional information about this meeting, contact Mary Ashanti, President, at 410-543-4187.
The public is invited to attend this meeting.
Harry Reid: The Koch Brothers Are Causing Climate Change
This is a point he made explicitly, delivering it with both conviction and certainty. But while trolling the Koch brothers (who most Americans have never heard of, by the way) might be his latest obsession, at what point do his crazy rants reach the point of diminishing returns?
For example, Forbes contributor and Townhall columnist Ralph Benko is already calling on Republicans to censure him. That is, if and when they wield enough political power to bring that tantalizing idea to fruition:
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Watch a Student Go Absolutely Berserk on a Man Displaying an Anti-Gay Sign on an Arizona Campus
A video posted online Monday shows a student at Arizona State University engage in a physical and verbal altercation with a man displaying an anti-gay sign on campus.
“It’s filthy!” the student is heard shouting at the outset of the video toward the man.
The sign appeared to issue a “warning” to “masturbators” and “homosexuals,” among others, that “judgement day” is coming.
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Watch video of the incident (Content warning: rampant use of vulgar language)
“It’s filthy!” the student is heard shouting at the outset of the video toward the man.
The sign appeared to issue a “warning” to “masturbators” and “homosexuals,” among others, that “judgement day” is coming.
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Watch video of the incident (Content warning: rampant use of vulgar language)
WBOC TONIGHT
Obama hits campaign trail for wary Dems
Although he’s shunned by some fellow Democrats on the campaign trail, President Obama will work to fill their coffers when he embarks Wednesday on a three-day fundraising trip to the West Coast.
Mr. Obama will appear at five fundraisers in California to raise millions for Democratic congressional candidates, at parties hosted by the executives of Disney studios, Yahoo and the former chairman of Qualcomm. The events are among more than 20 fundraisers that the president has committed to attend this year as Democrats try against the odds to keep control of the Senateand pick up seats in the House.
With his job-approval ratings near the lowest point of his presidency, Mr. Obama managed to joke at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday about Democrats avoiding him.
“Folks are saying that with my sagging poll numbers, my fellow Democrats don’t really want me campaigning with them,” Mr. Obama said. “And I don’t think that’s true — although I did notice the other day that [daughter] Sasha needed a speaker at career day, and she invited Bill Clinton. I was a little hurt by that.”
Mr. Obama will appear at five fundraisers in California to raise millions for Democratic congressional candidates, at parties hosted by the executives of Disney studios, Yahoo and the former chairman of Qualcomm. The events are among more than 20 fundraisers that the president has committed to attend this year as Democrats try against the odds to keep control of the Senateand pick up seats in the House.
With his job-approval ratings near the lowest point of his presidency, Mr. Obama managed to joke at the annual White House Correspondents Dinner Saturday about Democrats avoiding him.
“Folks are saying that with my sagging poll numbers, my fellow Democrats don’t really want me campaigning with them,” Mr. Obama said. “And I don’t think that’s true — although I did notice the other day that [daughter] Sasha needed a speaker at career day, and she invited Bill Clinton. I was a little hurt by that.”
BREAKING NEWS: House votes to hold ex-IRS official Lerner in contempt of Congress
The House of Representatives votes 231-187 to hold ex-IRS official Lois Lerner in contempt of Congress for refusing to testify at a pair of committee hearings about her role in the agency's targeting of conservative groups.
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RUBEN ARNAZ COLLINS CONVICTED OF ARMED ROBBERY
Wicomico County State’s Attorney Matthew A. Maciarello commended the Delmar Police Department, the Salisbury Police Department, and the Wicomico Bureau of Investigation for their work in the investigation and prosecution of this case. Mr. Maciarello also thanked Deputy State’s Attorney Ella Disharoon who prosecuted the case.
New Law Puts Tow Trucks In Md. “Move Over” Category
Pat Warren reports a new law puts tow trucks in that move over category.
Dominic Taylor has been answering AAA emergency calls for 10 years. Just last week, a tow truck operator was hit and killed assisting a customer in Virginia.
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Number-two nuke commander demoted
The Navy has reprimanded a former top leader of U.S. nuclear forces for gambling, but it's letting Rear Admiral Timothy Giardina remain in uniform as a staff officer. Giardina was the number-two nuke commander. The Navy says he violated the military's code of conduct. A Navy criminal investigation failed to determine with certainty how he got fake poker chips that he used last summer at a casino in Iowa. The Navy says Giardina will not challenge the letter of reprimand and the $4,000 fine by requesting a court-martial.
Gubernatorial Debate Tonight At 7pm
The Baltimore Sun
Need a way to watch the Maryland gubernatorial debate between Anthony G. Brown, Heather Mizeur for Maryland and Doug Gansler? We'll have a live stream here, starting at 7 p.m.
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Need a way to watch the Maryland gubernatorial debate between Anthony G. Brown, Heather Mizeur for Maryland and Doug Gansler? We'll have a live stream here, starting at 7 p.m.
http://bsun.md/1j3HY5C
Monica Lewinsky Breaks Her Silence On ‘Consensual’ Bill Clinton Affair
Ms. Lewinsky wrote an exclusive essay for Vanity Fair that’s due for digital publication on Thursday in which she shared her thoughts of her affair.
“[T]hanks to the Drudge Report, I was also possibly the first person whose global humiliation was driven by the Internet,” she said, the Huffington Post reported. But, she said, she now wants to tell her story to “be able to help others in their darkest moments of humiliation,” she said
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Pro-Russian crowd storms police headquarters in Ukrainian of Odessa
Gunbattles were reported and at least one death confirmed in a city in eastern Ukraine as Kiev sent troops in to tackle pro-Russian militants amid mounting tension in the country.
Slovyansk is now the focus of the armed anti-government insurgency, which Kiev claims is being organised by the Kremlin, a claim denied by Russia's president, Vladimir Putin.
The city of 125,000 people had been ringed with checkpoints manned by the pro-Russian forces, some of them in armoured personnel carriers but today Ukrainian forces moved in, fighting pitched gunbattles.
A spokesman with the pro-Russia militia in Slovyansk said people were being killed and wounded in the fighting, but offered no specific figures.
The Interfax news agency cited Interior Minister Arsen Avakov as saying that pro-Russia forces were deploying large-calibre weapons and mortars.
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Slovyansk is now the focus of the armed anti-government insurgency, which Kiev claims is being organised by the Kremlin, a claim denied by Russia's president, Vladimir Putin.
The city of 125,000 people had been ringed with checkpoints manned by the pro-Russian forces, some of them in armoured personnel carriers but today Ukrainian forces moved in, fighting pitched gunbattles.
A spokesman with the pro-Russia militia in Slovyansk said people were being killed and wounded in the fighting, but offered no specific figures.
The Interfax news agency cited Interior Minister Arsen Avakov as saying that pro-Russia forces were deploying large-calibre weapons and mortars.
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Maryland Lt. Gov. Brown Releases Jobs Plan
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown released a $112 million plan Tuesday to grow Maryland’s economy over four years, if he becomes governor.
Brown, who is running in the Democratic primary, and his running mate,Ken Ulman, released the five-point plan. It focuses on using more public-private partnerships to pay for infrastructure and improving training for jobs in high demand. The lieutenant governor’s plan also calls for steps to grow the small and entrepreneurial business community and creating a more transparent government. He also wants to create a commission to study tax reform in the state in the first 100 days of a Brown administration.
“The Brown-Ulman jobs plan is designed to create jobs, spur economic growth and strengthen Maryland’s partnership with the private sector so that we can create the nation’s best business climate,” according to an executive summary of the proposal.
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Castro left house of horrors dungeon unlocked for a YEAR
Ariel Castro intentionally left the doors of his Cleveland house of horrors unlocked for up to a year before Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight escaped, his lawyer claimed on Tuesday.
Speaking in an exclusive interview exactly one-year to the day the gruesome kidnappings captured the world's attention, Craig Weintraub said that Castro knew for a year beforehand that he could not keep them in his suburban house any longer.
Castro told Weintraub he wanted his daughter by Berry to have a normal life at school and the three girls he had subjected to a decade of torturous captivity to be free - but he did not have the guts to turn himself in.
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Speaking in an exclusive interview exactly one-year to the day the gruesome kidnappings captured the world's attention, Craig Weintraub said that Castro knew for a year beforehand that he could not keep them in his suburban house any longer.
Castro told Weintraub he wanted his daughter by Berry to have a normal life at school and the three girls he had subjected to a decade of torturous captivity to be free - but he did not have the guts to turn himself in.
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37B Candidates Make Their Case
EASTON — The June 24 primary is edging closer, and District 37B residents have some decisions to make about who should be their new delegates.
With Del. Addie Eckardt, R-37B-Dorchester, in the District 37 Senate race and Del. Jeannie Haddaway, R-37B-Talbot, as the running mate for Harford County Executive David Craig in the race for governor, the House of Delegates seats in District 37B are wide open for two candidates to fill.
Seven have filed — two Democrats and five Republicans — but ultimately only two can be chosen to represent the district that’s made up of Talbot and parts of Dorchester, Caroline and Wicomico counties.
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With Del. Addie Eckardt, R-37B-Dorchester, in the District 37 Senate race and Del. Jeannie Haddaway, R-37B-Talbot, as the running mate for Harford County Executive David Craig in the race for governor, the House of Delegates seats in District 37B are wide open for two candidates to fill.
Seven have filed — two Democrats and five Republicans — but ultimately only two can be chosen to represent the district that’s made up of Talbot and parts of Dorchester, Caroline and Wicomico counties.
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