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Gloucester County Attorney Ted Wilmot Tells Local Residents He Ins't An Attorney While He's In Office?

Gloucester County, Virginia;

~Gloucester County Attorney, Ted Wilmot Tells Local Residents He Isn't An Attorney While Sitting In His Office At The County~

We need to go back to an earlier story found only on this site as no one else wanted to report it.  (Why we keep saying, what you won't read anywhere else).

http://www.gloucestercounty-va.com/2013/01/animal-control-code-law-ordinance.html  This is an internal link to a story about how Gloucester County, VA animal control ordinace section 3-15 was in violation of Virginia State law.  Ted Wilmot knew this and was working at the county level to amend the ordinance.  However, that did not stop him from prosecuting Gloucester, Virginia's largest animal control case in it's history.  At least on paper record.  Problem was that 20 out of 26 charges were under section 3-15 that itself was within state code violation.

  http://www.gloucestercounty-va.com/2012/12/gloucester-va-animal-control-section-3_11.html  This is another internal link to the origin of the story and how this was Gloucester, VA's largest animal control case ever and how it came about.

Now for the story;  Earlier this week the couple of women with these outrageous charges against them went to pay on the fines from this case.  They asked the court clerk if they still had to pay the costs since what they were charged with is no longer a law.  (Old ordinance as it stood did not stand the test against state code), the clerk recommended that the two ladies speak to Ted Wilmot, the county attorney who prosecuted the case.  She told them where his office was and so they went to see Mr Wilmot and find out the answer.

  Here is what happened;  The two ladies introduced themselves to Ted once in his office.  They asked him about still having to pay the fees since what they were charged with was not an actual legal ordinance.  Ted first told them that he did not remember them.  He then went on to tell them that he did not remember the case.  Afterward he then went to explain to them that he was not an attorney.

    The two ladies pointed to his door sign, "Ted Wilmot, County Attorney", and then he ignored them.  The two ladies have told us that he was twitching the entire time they were there.  The mouth lies, the body does not.

It seems Ted (The Twitcher) Wilmot was staying true to form.  Advice for any attorney or anyone meeting Ted in court, watch Ted's body language very closely, he can not maintain control over it while his mouth is not agreeing with him.

  Now if that does not make you mad, consider this.  The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors saw fit to give Ted a raise recently.  Over $6,000.00 worth of a raise in fact.  Ted is now earning over $126,000.00 per year and he is treating local residents like this?

  Questions we have is why the county is giving raises in this economy, (not that a great deal of county employees do not deserve it as they do), especially after hearing the concerns of local residents and not raising taxes this past year because of public outrage.  The county was crying that it needed the money.  Who reading this has gotten a $6,000.00 raise this year?  Another employee received over $8,000.00 in a raise recently as well.  That's $14,000.00 in raises to two employees in the county alone.

  The county is also working on plans to raise your taxes before the end of this year on other foolish ideas.  Federal employees in the area have just been laid off for the next 11 weeks creating very serious financial hardships and they still have to pay the taxes on the county's spendthrift plans?  We know a number of federal employees who are getting more outraged by the day over the board of supervisors plans.

If Ted does not remember that he is an attorney, is he suffering from early stages of dementia?  If he was twitching while talking to these two ladies, does he have early stages of Parkinson's disease?  Is Ted Wilmot fit to continue in his role as county attorney? This is your tax dollars working hard.  Either way, Ted has now earned the nickname from us as either Twitching Ted or Ted, The Twitcher, Wilmot. 

Is this fact or is this fiction?  It's Ted's word against these two ladies as no one else was in the office with them.  The two ladies ended up paying the fine as they really do not want any more trouble.  A fine that never should have been assessed against them from what we see and in our opinion.

The House On Haunted Hill - Classic Movie

The classic movie for this Friday is, The House On Haunted Hill.
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"House on Haunted Hill" is a 1959 American horror film. It was directed by William Castle, written by Robb White and stars Vincent Price as eccentric millionaire Fredrick Loren. He and his fourth wife, Annabelle, have invited five people to the house for a "haunted house" party. Whoever stays in the house for one night will earn $10,000 each. As the night progresses, all the guests are trapped inside the house with ghosts, murderers and other terrors.Exterior shots of the house were filmed at the historic Ennis House in Los Feliz, California.





Eccentric millionaire Frederick Loren (Vincent Price) invites five people to a "party" he is throwing for his fourth wife, Annabelle (Carol Ohmart), in a rented house, promising to give them each $10,000 with the stipulation that they must stay the entire night in the house after the doors are locked at midnight. Arriving late at night in separate funeral cars with a hearse leading the procession, Loren's guests are told the rules of the party, and each are given a .45 caliber pistol for protection. Forced to attend the party, Loren's wife tries to warn the guests that her husband is psychotic, causing them to be very suspicious of him. Nora Manning (Carolyn Craig) becomes convinced that he's trying to kill her when she keeps seeing frightening apparitions, including the ghost of Annabelle, who had apparently hanged herself some time during the night. Almost as frightened as Nora is another party guest, Watson Pritchard (Elisha Cook), the owner of the house. He is convinced that the house is genuinely haunted by the ghosts of those killed there in the past, including his own brother, and that those ghosts have the power to "come for" (kill) anyone in the house. Party guest Lance Schroeder (Richard Long) is attacked in a basement room, but is convinced his attacker was real, and tries to calm Nora's fears.

It is eventually revealed that Annabelle, in league with one of the guests, Dr. Trent (Alan Marshal), faked her death in an attempt to frighten Nora so badly that she will be compelled to shoot Frederick. After being driven into a fit of hysteria by the repeated frights she has experienced during the night, Nora, seeing Frederick walking toward her in the basement with a gun in his hand, does indeed shoot him. After she flees the room, Dr. Trent slips in and tries to get rid of Frederick's body by pushing it into a vat of acid there, but the lights go out, and the sounds of a struggle and splash are heard. Hearing the gunshot, Annabelle rushes down to the basement to confirm that her husband is dead, but finds the room empty. Suddenly, a skeleton rises from the acid accompanied by Frederick's disembodied voice. As the animated spectre approaches her, a screaming Annabelle recoils in horror, accidentally falling into the acid herself. The real Frederick then emerges from the shadows, holding the contraption that he used to manipulate the skeleton. Triumphant, he watches Annabelle dissolve in the acid.

Nora tells the other guests that she has shot Loren in the basement, but when they all arrive there they find him alive. He tells Nora that the gun she fired at him had been loaded with blanks, and explains to his guests that his wife and Dr. Trent had been trying to kill him and that they have each met their end in the vat of acid, adding solemnly that he is "ready for justice to decide" his guilt or innocence. Watson Pritchard, still an avid believer in the supernatural, looks into the acid and declares that Annabelle and Dr. Trent have now joined the ranks of the house's many ghosts. With a terrified expression on his face, he announces that the ghosts are now coming for him, then, breaking the fourth wall, he turns toward the camera and adds, "and then they'll come for you."

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Directed by William Castle, prodced by William Castle, Robb White, written by Robb White, starring Vincent Price, Carolyn Craig, Elisha Cook, Carol Ohmart, Alan Marshal, Julie Mitchum and Richard Long.




Source: "House on Haunted Hill" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc..

(Note:  This movie is listed as being in the Public Domain,  If proven otherwise, we will remove the download copies to this movie.)

Governor McDonnell Announces Administration and Board Appointments

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RICHMOND - Governor Bob McDonnell today announced additional appointments to his administration under the Health and Human Resources Secretariat and Press Office. Governor McDonnell also announced appointments to five boards of visitors: College of William & Mary, George Mason University, Old Dominion University, University of Virginia, and Virginia Commonwealth University. He also announced appointments to 13 other Virginia boards and commissions. Further announcements regarding additional appointments in the McDonnell administration will continue to be made in the months ahead.

Secretary of Health and Human Resources

Karin Addison, Deputy Secretary for Education and Children’s Services

Appointed by Governor McDonnell in October 2010, Karin Talbert Addison serves as a policy advisor to the Secretary of Education as well as the Secretary of Health and Human Services on matters affecting early childhood education and children’s health. 

Prior to joining the McDonnell Administration, Mrs. Addison specialized in legislative lobbying and grassroots organization.  She owned her own consulting firm and represented clients primarily interested in health care and education policy.  She has extensive experience in both legislative and budget advocacy.  Mrs. Addison began her career in public policy as a legislative assistant to several members of the General Assembly. 

Mrs. Addison graduated from the College of William and Mary with a BA in Government.  She serves on the Saint Gertrude High School Alumnae Association Board and lives in Richmond’s Ginter Park with her husband and their two sons.

Press Office

Taylor Thornley Keeney, Press Secretary

Taylor Thornley Keeney has returned to work for Governor Bob McDonnell after leaving the McDonnell Administration in August 2012 to serve as Communications Director for Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling’s campaign for governor.  Before leaving the administration, she served as McDonnell’s deputy director of communications, where she worked closely with members of the media and helped to oversee the communications office’s daily operations including events, interviews, and messaging.  Keeney began working for McDonnell during his 2009 campaign for governor as his deputy press secretary and press assistant.  Keeney got her start in politics working as Cindy McCain’s press assistant on Senator John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign.  Keeney graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2009 with a degree in corporate communications and public affairs.

Board Appointments

Board of Visitors:

The College of William & Mary Board of Visitors

·         Lynn R. Dillon of McLean, President of ARCS Foundation – Metropolitan Washington Chapter

·         DeRonda Miniard Short of Williamsburg, Attorney

·         The Honorable John Charles Thomas* of Richmond, retired Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia and Senior Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP

·         H. Thomas Watkins of Lake Forest, Illinois

George Mason University Board of Visitors

·         Kelly McNamara Corley of Winnetka, Illinois, Executive Vice President, General Counsel for Discover Financial Services

·         The Honorable Tom Davis of Vienna, Director of Federal Government Affairs at Deloitte, LLP

·         Anne C. Gruner of McLean, Vice President of J.K. Gruner Associates

·         John M. Jacquemin* of McLean, President and CEO of Mooring Financial Services

Old Dominion University Board of Visitors

·         Richard T. Cheng of Virginia Beach, CEO of JRC, LLC

·         Jodi S. Gidley of Virginia Beach, President of Virginia Natural Gas, AGL Resources Company

·         Robert M. Tata of Virginia Beach, Partner at Hunton & Williams LLP

·         Dr. Mary Maniscalco-Theberge of Reston, Deputy Medical Inspector Professional Services, Office of the Medical Inspector for the Veterans Health Administration

University of Virginia Board of Visitors

·         Kevin J. Fay of McLean, President of Alcalde & Fay

·         Frank E. Genovese of Midlothian, President of The Rothbury Corporation

·         William H. Goodwin, Jr.* of Richmond, President and Chairman of CCA Industries, Inc.

·         John A. Griffin of New York, New York, Founder & President of Blue Ridge Capital

Virginia Commonwealth University Board of Visitors

·         Nancy C. Everett of Richmond, Managing Director for BlackRock

·         John W. Snow of Richmond

·         G. Richard “Rick” Wagoner, Jr. of Birmingham, Michigan

·         Steve Worley of Harahan, Louisiana, President & CEO of Children’s Hospital New Orleans

Additional Board Appointments:

Board for Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

·         Gretta B. Doering*of Winchester, Former Special Education Teacher, Mom and Primary Caregiver for 21 year old son with CP

·         Dr. Amelia Ross-Hammond of Virginia Beach, Director of Service Learning and Distinguished Professor, Civics Engagement with Norfolk State University and Council Member for the City of Virginia Beach

Board of Dentistry

·         A. Rizkalla of Falls Church, Dentist with A. Rizkalla, DDS

·         Bruce S. Wyman, DMD of Vienna, Periodontist in private practice in Springfield, VA and Assistant Clinical Professor of Periodontics with University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Board of Nursing

·         Louise E. Hershkowitz, CRNA, MSHA of Reston, Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist with FOAA Anesthesia Services

·         Kelly S. McDonough, DNP RN of Fredericksburg, employed with MW Healthcare

·         William Traynham* of Glen Allen, retired

Board of Physical Therapy

·         Dixie H. Bowman, PT, DPT, EdD of Chesterfield, Assistant Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University

·         Melissa Wolff-Burke* of Winchester, Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy at Shenandoah University

Board of Social Work

·         John M. Salay, LCSW of Midlothian, Vice President of Development, Performance and Quality Improvement for Dominion Youth Services

Board of Veterinary Medicine

·         Bayard A. Rucker of Lebanon, self-employed veterinarian

Commonwealth Neurotrauma Initiative Advisory Board

·         Rosemary Rawlins of Glen Allen, Author, Speaker and Blogger for BrainLine.org and self-employed with Rare Compositions, LLC

Milk Commission

·         Ken Smith* of Remington, full-time Dairy Producer

Richmond Eye and Ear Hospital Authority

·         Greta B. Peters of Richmond, Community Volunteer

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia

·         W. Heywood Fralin of Roanoke, Chairman of the Board for Medical Facilities of America

·         G. Gilmer Minor, III* of Richmond, Chairman Emeritus of Owens & Minor

State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision

·         James E. Parks of Richmond, Director of Offender Management Services for the Virginia Department of Corrections

·         Brian R. Swann, Sr. of Midlothian, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety for the Commonwealth of Virginia

Virginia Fire Services Board

·         Dawn E. Brown, CPCU, ChFC, CLU of Earlysville, Underwriting Section Manager for State Farm Insurance Company

·         James R. Dawson of Smithfield, Assistant Fire Chief and Director of Community Risk Reduction for Chesterfield County

·         Steven DeLuca of Richmond, Volunteer Firefighter, Hanover County Fire and EMS

·         The Honorable William B. Kyger, Jr.* of Bridgewater, Member of the Board of Supervisors for Rockingham County

·         Felix Sarfo-Kantanka, Jr.* of Richmond, Assistant Vice President of State Government Relations for McGuireWoods Consulting

Virginia Workforce Council

·         Danny Hunley of Mathews, Vice President, Operations at Newport News Shipbuilding

*Denotes re-appointment

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Governor McDonnell Announces Fourth Straight Year of Revenue Surplus

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First time since Allen Administration that a governor has attained a revenue surplus in all four years of term

~Virginia concluded FY2013 with preliminary $261.9 million surplus; Four year revenue surpluses total $930 million~

State employees to receive first pay increase in six years

RICHMOND – Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that for the fourth straight year, the Commonwealth of Virginia has reached the end of the fiscal year with a revenue surplus. Preliminary figures indicate that the state concluded Fiscal Year (FY) 2013 with an approximately $261.9 million surplus from general fund revenue collections, excluding transfers. This is the first time since Governor George Allen’s administration that a governor has attained a revenue surplus at the end of all four fiscal years during his term.

Total revenue collections rose by 5.3 percent in FY 2013, above the revised revenue forecast 3.6 percent growth.  This marks the third straight year that revenue growth has exceeded 5 percent in Virginia. The main drivers of the revenue increase were growth in individual income tax receipts from nonwithholding payments, lower individual income tax refunds and higher than expected recordation tax collections.  A comprehensive breakdown of the preliminary FY 2013 revenue surplus is shown below.

Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McDonnell commented, “Today’s great news is further proof that Virginia’s economy is getting stronger.  The numbers we are seeing show that Virginia’s housing market is starting to recover, and even more importantly more people are returning to work.  Over the past three years we’ve seen our state unemployment rate fall to 5.3 percent; nearly Virginia’s lowest unemployment rate in over four and a half years.  When I came into office, Virginia faced a stark economic forecast.  We set an important standard of conservative budgeting and conservative spending.  We made tough decisions, cut back where we needed to, consolidated boards and agencies, reduced the number of state employees by over 2,000 and invested in areas that would produce economic growth.  After facing a significant shortfall in fiscal year 2009 in the first year of the Great Recession, we now have seen four consecutive years of improving revenue growth.”

Governor McDonnell continued, “We concluded Fiscal Year 2013 with a preliminary $261.9 million revenue surplus and a 5.3 percent increase in revenue collections.  Most of these surplus funds are already allocated by budgetary requirements, including payments to the Revenue Stabilization (“Rainy Day”) Fund and the Water Quality Improvement Fund.   Nonetheless, the preliminary report I received from the State Comptroller, indicating that actual general fund revenues collected exceed our budget estimates, will allow me to authorize the pay increase and salary compression adjustment in the Appropriation Act, giving state employees a pay raise for the first time in six years.  This increase, which will be reflected in the August 16, 2013 paycheck for state employees, will mark the third time in my four years that we have been able to provide additional compensatory benefits to our state employees through incentive programs that encourage increased savings among our state agencies by providing a three percent performance bonus in 2010 and 2012, and now the first permanent base pay raise.  I want to thank GACRE, JABE and the Department of Taxation for their important work on consensus forecasting.  Today’s great news is truly a product of the bipartisan effort of the General Assembly to rein in spending, budget frugally, and enact our job creation and incentive programs to encourage economic growth in Virginia.  This fourth straight revenue surplus is a testament to the importance of fiscal constraint and conservative revenue forecasting.  Virginia is in a better economic position today than it has been in many years because of the smart budget decisions made over the last 3 ½ years coupled with our bipartisan focus on increasing job creation and economic development across the Commonwealth.”

Secretary of Finance Ric Brown added, “Virginia’s economy is improving.  After facing years of little or negative growth, we continue to head in a positive direction as a result of our fiscal discipline and conservative budgetary approach.  This is a Virginia accomplishment as much as it is a finance one.  It is indeed good news for our collective Commonwealth.”

Senator Walter Stosch (R-Henrico), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, remarked, “I am very pleased that the Governor, following the advice of his economic advisors, adopted a conservative estimate of the expected revenues for the most recent fiscal year.  This is smart financial planning as good stewards of Virginia's taxpayers.  With the actual revenues exceeding the conservative estimate by $261.9 million, an important result will be to have the funds necessary to deposit the required amounts into the Revenue Stabilization Fund and the Water Quality Improvement Fund, and pay other bills as required by law.  While unobligated amounts will indeed be minimal, Virginia continues to lead the way among other states in fiscal management through budgets that always balance, and by paying our bills on time.

Delegate Lacey Putney (I-Bedford), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, noted, “I applaud Governor McDonnell and my colleagues in the General Assembly for our work in properly estimating revenue growth over the last four years and budgeting in a conservative manner.  Because of our good fiscal management, Virginia is a sound financial position and seeing encouraging economic growth.  This surplus is a solid accomplishment during these uncertain economic times.”

The final FY 2013 surplus tally will not be available until August 19th, after final tabulations of transfers and appropriation savings recognized through greater operational efficiencies and incentives to control spending throughout state government are calculated.  Each of the past three years have also generated a savings surplus, creating a total surplus of nearly $1.4 billion over the past three years.  We anticipate another savings surplus this year.  Most, if not all of the revenue surplus, will be used to satisfy Constitutional or other legal requirements, such as additional payments to the State’s “Rainy Day Fund” and the Water Quality Improvement Fund. 

Today’s announcement constitutes the fourth fiscal year in a row that Virginia has concluded the fiscal year with a revenue surplus. In FY 2010 the revenue surplus for the year was $228 million.  In FY 2011, the revenue surplus was $311 million.  And in FY 2012, the revenue surplus was $129 million.

Analysis of Fiscal Year 2013 Revenues
Based on Preliminary Data

• Total general fund revenue collections exceeded the official forecast by $261.9 million (1.6 percent variance) in fiscal year 2013.
  • The 25 year average general fund revenue forecast variance is plus or minus 1.5 percent.
• The FY 2013 revenue surplus is attributable to prudent fiscal management, including Virginia's consensus revenue forecasting process.
  • In its fall meeting, the Joint Advisory Board of Economists was split between the standard forecast and "standard minus," with two members choosing the recession forecast.
  • Based on business leaders' and General Assembly member comments, the “standard minus” outlook for fiscal year 2013 was adopted.
  • During the midsession review, year-to-date trends did not support a revision to the forecast.
• Total general fund revenues rose 5.3 percent in FY 2013 compared with the forecast of 3.6 percent growth.
• The FY 2013 revenue surplus is largely due to stronger individual nonwithholding, lower refunds and higher recordation tax receipts.
• On a cautionary note, payroll withholding and sales tax collections, 85 percent of total revenues, and the best indicator of current economic activity in the Commonwealth, fell short of the forecast by $144.0 million, a forecast variance of -1.1 percent.
  • Estimates for these two sources are directly tied to the economic outlook developed during the fall forecasting process, and specifically, the outlook for jobs and wage income in the Commonwealth.
  • The slowdown in withholding and sales tax collections over the last five months of FY 2013 suggests that federal sequestration is having an effect on the Commonwealth.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

• Individual income tax withholding, 63 percent of total general fund revenues, was below the estimate by $115.0 million (-1.1 percent variance).
  • Annual collections increased 2.1 percent compared with the forecast of a 3.3 percent increase.
• Individual income tax nonwithholding, 15 percent of total revenues and one of the most volatile revenue sources, exceeded the annual estimate by $290.0 million (11.5 percent variance) in FY 2013.
  • These payments are historically tied to non-wage income sources - mainly the financial markets.
  • Total nonwithholding collections grew 19.1 percent in fiscal year 2013.
    • Despite the unexpectedly robust growth in FY 2013, nonwithholding collections still remain below fiscal year 2008's peak.
• Individual refunds finished $72.2 million (4.0 percent variance) below the annual estimate in FY 2013, a net positive for the Commonwealth.
• Taken together, withholding, nonwithholding, and refunds, i.e. net individual income taxes, grew 6.9 percent in FY 2013, ahead of the annual forecast of 4.5 percent growth by $247.3 million, a forecast variance of 2.2 percent.
• Sales and use tax collections, 20 percent of total revenues and the other revenue source (along with withholding) most closely related to current economic activity in the Commonwealth, fell short of the annual estimate by $29.0 million (-0.9 percent variance).
• Corporate income tax collections, 5 percent of total revenues and one of the most volatile revenue sources, declined by 7.3 percent in FY 2013, compared with the forecast of a 4.5 percent decline.
• Wills, Suits, Deeds, and Contracts (primarily recordation tax collections), 2 percent of total revenues, finished the year $41.0 million (12.2 percent variance) ahead of the annual forecast.
  • Collections grew 17.2 percent in FY 2013, well ahead of the projected growth rate of 4.5 percent.
• Insurance premiums tax, 2 percent of total revenues, exceeded the annual estimate by $6.6 million (2.6 percent variance).
• All other revenues were $20.3 million above expectations in FY 2013.

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Whisky In A Jar - Free Song of the day

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Whisky In A Jar, by Brigan.  Here is the song made famous by Metalica.  It's an old Celtic Tune.  Here is the song in it's more native format.  We like the Metalica version better, but this one is still good.  Free MP3 downloads on this tune.  Enjoy.

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English: Kirk Hammett and James Hetfield playing at Metallica show at The O2 Arena, London, England (Photo credit: Wikipedia)