Lance Armstrong’s bike shop refusing to sell bikes to Austin police officers… but adds that they hope the police will protect them from the threats they’re receiving.
Woke: NASA works to identify and address systemic discrimination and inequality in scientific names
This is why it takes someone like Elon Musk to get us back into space. We cannot lift our eyes to the stars when we are too busy prostrating ourselves at the altar of wokeness.
NASA begins work to identify and address systemic discrimination and inequality in all aspects of the field. According to the agency, “it has become clear that certain cosmic nicknames are not only insensitive but can be actively harmful. NASA is examining its use of unofficial terminology for cosmic objects as part of its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion”.
As an initial step, NASA will no longer refer to planetary nebula NGC 2392, as the “Eskimo Nebula”, and will also no longer use the term “Siamese Twins Galaxy” to refer to NGC 4567 and NGC 4568, a pair of spiral galaxies found in the Virgo Galaxy Cluster.
Moving forward, NASA will use only the official, International Astronomical Union designations in cases where nicknames are inappropriate.
The Agency will be working with diversity, inclusion, and equity experts in the astronomical and physical sciences to provide guidance and recommendations for other nicknames and terms for review.
Cancel Culture Comes to the Shore
It took it a while, but cancel culture has finally made it to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. In this case, the target is Kelly’s Gingernut Pub in Cape Charles.
I had a hard time believing it at first, but then readers sent in the social media posts.
The effort to dox and boycott the pub is being led by Jay Ford, who is the Virginia Voices Outreach Coordinator for the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Quite a few of Mr. Ford’s Facebook friends apparently weighed in, but disturbingly for Northampton County, Janet Sturgis, At Large County Planning Commissioner, and Margaret Van Clief, the face of the Nature Conservancy here on the Eastern Shore, also voiced approval for boycotting Kelly’s.
Apparently what sent the boycott into action was a post the owner Gene Kelly put on his personal Facebook page. Mr. Kelly voiced concerns that many other Americans have voiced, including Charles Barkley and Mike Ditka. Essentially, fans are tired of sports being hijacked and poisoned by woke social justice warriors. The post has been taken down, but to paraphrase, Kelly stated, “Baseball is back. Can we not have any of this BLM BS and just play baseball?”
Seeing Kelly’s post, Ford went on the offensive, accusing Kelly of being a racist, and calling for an all-out boycott. Below are some of the things posted:
At this point, the Nature Conservancy’s Margaret Van Clief joins the fray, once again using the term “racist” freely:
Disclaimer: Before getting into Janet Sturgis’ involvement, it should be noted that this writer has known Gene Kelly for almost 20 years. My son practically grew up in the Kelly household and is referred to as their third son. I was there to witness how hard the Kelly’s worked to convert the old bank into the pub. I don’t think people realize what a monumental task that was. Since its opening, Kelly’s Gingernut Pub has been one of the most diverse small businesses on the Shore. Gene has never cared about skin color, only results.
One of the disturbing aspects of this is how a Northampton County Planning Commissioner could join and support the boycotting of a local mom and pop business:
Gene Kelly is not a racist. His only crime here is that he is a conservative, which is all it takes for the Woke Mob to come after him. These people also understand the timing is perfect–most mom and pops are barely staying afloat due to the coronavirus, so an organized boycott could be the last straw that breaks the camel’s back.
One of the biggest problems facing society is that everyone somehow feels they have a privileged view of the world, that they breathe rarefied air and hold the moral ground when in reality there are merely multiple points of view.
Using social media for the attack is extremely dangerous. Most people on social media have hundreds, sometimes thousands of connections. What Ford, Sturgis, and Van Clief have engaged in is 4G networked warfare. That is, assume Ford has several thousand ‘friends’ on Facebook. Each friend also has hundreds of friends, and so on.
Social network analysis (SNA) exposes the individual actors, people within the network and it ties or links relationships or interactions that connect them. How long before the message on the network reaches one of the not so peaceful groups?
Fighting for social justice, protesting, debating, activism, exercising 1st amendment rights are all great, and should be encouraged.
But there is a line, and these people have crossed it. Disagreement is one thing, but trying to destroy someone’s livelihood, their life’s work is unacceptable. Pooh, poohing the collateral damage that will happen to the pub staff is also unacceptable. Not unacceptable in a partisan or political way, but in a human decency way. And in the end, for what really?
Janet Sturgis should quietly resign her commission. If she does not, the Board of Supervisors needs to take appropriate action. If they do nothing and Sturgis is allowed to stay on, we have to assume that also approve of attacking Northampton’s small businesses.
Silence and inaction equal complicity.
As for CBF and The Nature Conservancy, the same applies. These groups receive millions of dollars from donors who assume they are partners, and are here to nurture coastal communities, not destroy them.
Silence and inaction equal complicity.
Take a look at plans for new Northampton High School
Plans for the future renovation of Northampton High School, designed by the firm Waller, Todd & Sadler, are now available.
The renovations will increase the size of the school from 110,000 square feet to 145,000.
550 students will be housed in the high school portion, 450 in the middle school.
The Career and Technical Education building will be renovated. The athletic field house and bleachers may be renovated or replaced.
The project is estimated to take 2.5 years, with a proposed budget of $35.7 million.
Public Hearing: Application for USDA Rural Development Grant
The Town of Cape Charles will file an application with the USDA Rural Development for financial assistance to purchase equipment. The Cape Charles Town Council will hold a public hearing on Thursday, August 6, 2020, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Cape Charles Civic Center located at 500 Tazewell Avenue to solicit public comments and discuss the proposed projects.
There will also be a Work Session that will cover the following topics:
A. Community Trail Phase 3
B. Parking on Mason Avenue
C. Interim Wayfinding Signs
D. November and December Council Meetings
Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias
RICHMOND — Governor Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias’ approach to coastal Virginia.
“Hurricane Isaias is a serious storm, and current predictions indicate that it may impact parts of Virginia as early as this weekend,” said Governor Northam. “This state of emergency will ensure localities and communities have the assistance they need to protect the safety of Virginians, particularly as we continue to deal with the COVID-19 crisis. I encourage Virginians to take all necessary precautions, monitor local weather forecasts and stay alert.”
A state of emergency will allow the Commonwealth to mobilize resources and equipment needed for response and recovery efforts. While the track of Hurricane Isaias is still uncertain, it appears increasingly like Virginia could see impacts and therefore must prepare for the possibility of flooding, high winds. and potential storm surge that could come along with a tropical storm or hurricane.
The Virginia Emergency Support Team is actively monitoring the situation and coordinating resources and information to prepare for the storm.
Garage Sale August 8, 15, 22 at 712 Randolph Avenue
Garage Sale – Saturday August 8, 15, 22: 9 am – 12 pm – 712 Randolph Avenue – parking lot next to Hope’s Harbor Hair.
New & Used items: faucets, medicine cabinets, doorknobs, indoor bathroom, kitchen & outdoor lights, ceiling fan, outdoor power meter panel, ventless electric clothes dryer, window blinds & shades, room dividers, kitchen cabinets, beautiful cabinet doors, ceramic tiles (floor & wall), glass blocks, metal clothes rods, modern & antique tools, 7.5 hp gamefisher outboard motor AND MORE.
NO EARLY BIRDS.
Time to get on Neuter Scooter Waitlist for September
The Va. Beach SPCA and they will bring the Neuter Scooter to our facility August 13 & 14 for spay/neuter surgeries, however all appointments have been booked for August.
If you need to get your pet on the waitlist for spay/neuter services, you must fill out a surgery application AND pay the fee in advance.
The application can be found on our webpage – shorespca.com (under the heading ‘Spay/Neuter’).
For any other questions you may have that aren’t answered on the webpage please call the shelter Tuesday-Saturday (10am-2pm). 757-787-7385
Island Author Bob Adamov Releases New Novel – Assateague Dark
(PUT-IN-BAY, OHIO – July 29, 2020) Award-winning island author Bob Adamov has released his thirteenth mystery adventure novel, Assateague Dark. It completes his Chincoteague trilogy which led with Chincoteague Calm and Flight.
Assateague Dark continues the popular and growing Emerson Moore series created by Adamov in 2002. His string of island bestsellers includes Rainbow’s End, Pierce the Veil, When Rainbows Walk, Promised Land, The Other Side of Hell, Tan Lines, Sandustee, Zenobia, Missing, Golden Torpedo, Chincoteague Calm and Flight. His writing style has been compared to bestselling authors Clive Cussler and Tom Clancy.
The Story in Brief – Assateague Dark
Investigative reporter Emerson Moore heads to Chincoteague Island to recover from physical and mental wounds brought on by his near-death escape in Cuba. He decides to ponder his future and rest quietly in the home of legendary Chincoteague Island duck carver Roe “Duc-Man” Terry, but his peaceful idyll is disrupted when he becomes embroiled in a drug trafficking operation on the Delmarva Peninsula.
With the help of Roe Terry and Chuck “Big Daddy” Meier, Moore’s investigation unearths information that results in a lethal confrontation with drug lord Max Steiner at Steiner’s Kings Creek waterfront fortress in Cape Charles. Moore accompanies the Drug Task Force on several raids in hopes of building a case that will stick against the slippery Steiner, but the closer he comes to nailing Steiner, the odds stacked against him become deadly.
Accustomed to perilous working conditions, Moore must leverage every bit of his skill and fearless daring to survive as he finds himself one foot in the grave…especially when he ends up unceremoniously dumped into a sealed coffin. Will he be able to escape, or will this be the end of Mr. Emerson Moore?
Set on Virginia’s Delmarva Peninsula, the plot includes the annual Chincoteague Pony Swim; a lethal encounter in a Cape Charles restaurant; and shoot-outs near Accomac, Ocean City and the Redeye Fishing Club, plus an ensemble of spirited reprobates. Assateague Dark is filled with pulse-pounding, non-stop excitement and high stakes action.
Local Availability
The book is available at Rayfield’s Pharmacy in Cape Charles and several Chincoteague locations including Sundial Books, Duc-Man Decoys, Pony Tails and the Museum of Chincoteague. Autographed copies with free shipping are also available at www.BobAdamov.com.
Adamov was the featured author at the 2006 Ernest Hemingway Literary Festival in Key West and named as one of Publish Ohio’s favorite authors in 2020. He was named Writer of the Year (2010) in regional competition sponsored by the University of Akron’s Wayne College. Adamov’s first novel – Rainbow’s End – was a 2003 runner-up as the top fiction novel in the Great Lakes (won by Pulitzer Prize winner – Middlesex.) His novels were rated 5 Stars by the Midwest Book Review and several were named as top novels in northeast Ohio by the Akron Beacon Journal. Adamov’s novels additionally have won awards at the Hollywood Book Festival, London Book Festival, New York Book Festival, the Indie Awards, Great Midwest Book Festival and Florida Book Festival.
“Bob Adamov is a superb craftsman of hanging-on-the-edge-of-your-seat mystery adventures…” – Midwest Book Review
The Author
A Kent State University graduate, Adamov resides in Wooster, Ohio. He often can be seen in Put-in-Bay, Key West, Chincoteague Island and the Cayman Islands with his scuba diving, boating and treasure hunting friends. He had worked for an Arlington, Virginia-based defense contractor in the intelligence sector.
Novels in the Works
Adamov is drafting a novel out of the Emerson Moore series titled Memory Layne. It focuses on a retired Miller Ferry captain who lives at the Catawba dock. Then Adamov returns to the series with Sunset Blues.
For more information or to have Adamov speak at your event, visit: www.BobAdamov.com or call: 330-289-7616. Follow Adamov on Facebook.
No High School Sports this Fall
High school sports in public schools will not start in the fall, but all three athletic seasons are scheduled to happen.
The Virginia High School League voted on Monday morning to adopt Model 3 of its sports calendar options, which is to delay the start of activities until mid-December, then each season holding an abbreviated schedule. The vote was passed with a 34-1 tally.
This option, which was heavily favored by coaches and athletic directors across the state, will see high school sports begin in mid-December and run through late June.
The seasons will be scheduled as follows:
- Season 1 (Winter) December 14 – February 20 (First Contest Date – December 28)
- Season 2 (Fall) February 15 – May 1 (First Contest Date – March 1)
- Season 3 (Spring) April 12 – June 26 (First Contest Date – April 26)
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