Friday, July 26, 2013

PURÉE OF CHESTNUTS - Recipe of the day



Make a little slit in each chestnut, boil them till tender, then put them in another pan with cold water in it and replace them on the fire. Peel them one by one as you take them out, and rub them through a sieve, pounding them first to make it easier, add salt, a good lump of butter and a little milk to make a nice purée. This is very good to surround grilled chicken or turkey legs, or for a salmi of duck.

Make something extraordinary tonight.
Roasted, unpeeled chestnuts; nuts grown in Cal...
Roasted, unpeeled chestnuts; nuts grown in California (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Gloucester, VA 17 Corridor Ordinance Awards

We have to give out awards to Gloucester County officials for their fine work on the county 17 corridor ordinances.  Thanks to them we have incredible breathtaking scenes like the following to drive by everyday.


The Bedford Falls dump truck sign right on route 17.  Because they can't put up a real sign?  Does this remind anyone of a movie?  It's a Wonderful Life?

  

The greedy banker with his development project?  Another Bonehead Award to County Officials using your tax dollars that cause this kind of community entertainment.  Moving the truck does not fix the underlying issues.  Gloucester County, Virginia Government, the gift that keeps giving.
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Lafayette Arrives - Free E-Book Downloads



Liberty's Kids episode number 22.  Lafayette Arrives.  A French Noble given title as an American Citizen for his incredible and generous efforts for American Liberty.  In this Liberty's Kids episode, this is where it begins with Lafayette, who was truly a great American.




We created this special edition to go along with this video.

http://www.putlocker.com/file/E6E1631826E3FF46  Link to a free copy available for download.

The file is in PDF format.  It's just under 7 megs in size.

Again, the artwork in Liberty's Kids shows to be outstanding.  Above is a picture of Lafayette.  Looks like him in the Liberty's Kids video.  Liberty Education Series on GVLN.  If you do not understand how we got our freedoms, you are an easy target for giving them up.
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More Gloucester County Employee Abuse Pictures Just In


More pictures were just sent to us from yet another individual showing the same Gloucester County employee at Hardee's this morning at 7:37 AM.  Friday, July 26th, 2013.  You can blow these pictures up in our lightbox for better viewing.

  Again, this is the Hardee's up by the Gloucester Courthouse area, in front of the Gloucester, Tractor Supply store.  If it weren't for Hardee's some guys would never eat.  One has to wonder if there are discounts to local government employees that this place is such a hotbed for county employees.

  Can't find a county employee?  Go to Hardee's that's where they all are.    

Hardee's
Hardee's (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Bonehead Awards - Gloucester County, Virginia - Choking Local Search Engine Results

Daily Press Headline:


NN plumber, Gloucester IT department, U Va. goof: this week's 'Roses and thorns'


The Gloucester County Information Technology Department, for receiving the 2013 "Digital Counties Survey" award from the Center for Digital Government and the National Association of Counties.Gloucester was one of the top 10 counties nationally for localities with less than 150,000 residents.

Gloucester gets a rose according to the Daily Press.  Apparently no one bothered to check issues such as what was showing up on the Gloucester County website?  

Violations of the Dillon rule on Gloucester Animal Control laws and ordinances as we showed numerous times on this site.  The Daily Press article does not state why Gloucester won the awards.

http://www.dailypress.com/news/breaking/dp-edt-rosesthorns0725-editorial-20130725,0,2561710.story  Link to Daily Press story.

Now if the awards were for design and use, then the Gloucester County, IT department does in fact deserve that award.  If content was also taken into consideration, then a Bonehead award must go to the one's issuing that award for not bothering to check all the facts.  We are not taking anything away from the IT department, they worked hard and do in fact produce a great product and can not be held responsible for the content itself,  They do not write the laws or the information.  They only ensure it can be found fairly easily.

But another issue we have is the flooding of the search engines with all of the pages.  We checked search for Gloucester, VA and it's pages upon pages of county government content.  They have flooded the search engines with their content.  We are looking at the possibility of filing complaints on this.

  We have looked at other search results for plenty of other areas and we could not find any other area that is flooded the way Gloucester, VA is.  Richmond, Virginia Beach, other large cities in Virginia and other large cities outside of Virginia were checked and these issues do not exist.

  Gloucester County Government is choking local businesses off from being found in local search results.  Again, it's Gloucester County tax dollars paying for this abuse.  Even businesses are paying to be choked by the county that depends on them for revenus.  Another Bonehead award goes to Gloucester County for this.



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Continued Gloucester County Employee Abuses - July 26th, 2013



Gloucester County Maintenance Truck Number 63 seen at Hardee's at 7:37 AM this morning, Friday, July 26th, 2013.  This was just sent to us at 8:11 AM.  This is the Hardee's on Gloucester's George Washington Memorial Hwy North in front of the old Wal Mart in front of Tractor Supply.

  This is a county employee conducting personal business at taxpayer expense.  Using taxpayer money to gas the vehicle and we have no idea if this employee is on the clock or not.  We have reported other people's sightings of Animal Control doing the same thing at this location, County employees entering county garages during evening hours on weekends when no county employee should be there, Twitching Ted, (I'm not an attorney) Wilmot, county attorney shopping at the local grocery store during business hours.

  This is your tax dollars being wasted by the county.  You can see why the county needs to raise taxes when all the employees keep conducting personal business at your expense.  Someone has to pay for all this and you are the one getting stuck with that bill.  Are you proud?  Has Hardee's become a new extension of the county and we have not been notified?  Or is it that if it were not for Hardee's some guys would never eat like the commercial says?  Maybe Gloucester should work out a commercial deal with Hardee's to help pay for all of this?




Hardee's
Hardee's (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Thursday, July 25, 2013

The Lucy Show - Lucy And The French Movie Star



Classic TV for Thursday is The Lucy Show.  In this episode Lucy meets a French movie star.  Funny as all get out.  Watch another episode of The Lucy Show every Thursday here on GVLN.
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in a 1967 episod...
Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance in a 1967 episode of The Lucy Show (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
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Gloucester County Sheriff's Weekly Arrest Report


In the 3500 block of Providence Road
Deputies received on July 16 a report of damaged property at Providence Baptist Church. The damage occurred sometime over the previous two days in which a 2006 Thomas Bus van that was parked in an area within a chain-link fence had a driver's side window broken out. Damage was approximately $300.
In the 2100 block of Perrin Creek Road
A resident reported on July 17 the larceny of diesel fuel that was siphoned from a truck parked at a residence. The theft occurred overnight. The loss was approximately $40.
In the 7700 block of Dutton Road
A resident reported a breaking and entering that occurred between 6:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. Forced entry was made to the attached garage walk-through door and a 125 series John Deere tractor was taken with a value exceeding $200.
In the 2400 block of George Washington Memorial Highway
Deputies received on July 17 a report of shoplifting from Walgreen's Pharmacy. Management saw a woman conceal cosmetic items inside her purse and leave the store. The woman was identified and a summons for shoplifting was issued to Karen Leigh Robison, 48, of Fields Landing Road in Hayes. The items could not be resold and were valued at less than $200.
In the 2200 block of York Crossing Drive
Deputies received on July 17 a report of vandalism at York River Crossing Cinema. Three symbols were painted in red on the side of the building. The incident occurred during the evening of July 16. Similar symbols were discovered at the Auction House on Route 17.
In the 7000 block of George Washington Memorial Highway
Deputies received on July 18 a report of the fraudulent removal of property owned by Best Way Rent-to-Own. A customer defaulted on payments and pawned the property, which has a value exceeding $200.
In the 7800 block of Beaver Drive
A resident reported on July 18 that a rear door to a vacant residence had been pried open between July 1 and July 11. There were no items missing from the residence.
In the 7000 block of Hayes Shopping Court
Deputies received a report on July 19 of vandalism to a 1993 Bluebird bus parked at the Boys and Girls Club. Graffiti was spray-painted on the side and a window was damaged sometime overnight. The damage is less than $1,000.
In the 5700 block of Hickory Fork Road
A resident reported on July 14 a past breaking and entering that occurred over the weekend while the owner was out of town. Forced entry was made to the French doors. The only item reported stolen was a 2 1/2 –gallon gas can.
In the 6600 block of Jackson Lane
Deputies received on July 16 a fraud report from the Humane Society. A business credit card had fraudulent online transactions on July 12 for a total of approximately $900.
In the 6600 block of Branch Road
A resident reported on July 19 that her First Advantage Visa card number was used at multiple locations in Georgia between May 21 and July 1. Damages were $285.79.
In the 4200 block of Hickory Fork Road
A resident reported on July 19 a past larceny from a detached garage that occurred between July 10 and July 17 while the homeowner was out of the area. A chain saw and impact wrench were taken, with a combined value less than $200.
In the 6800 block of Village South Drive
A resident reported on July 19 damaged property that occurred overnight when two wires from the battery to a Rouse House scooter were cut.
In the 6500 block of Market Drive
A resident reported on July 19 the unauthorized use of a vehicle. After obtaining warrants, deputies arrested Marcus Edward Butler, 21, of John Clayton Memorial Highway in Gloucester.
In the 5000 block of Aberdeen Creek Road
A two-vehicle accident on July 21 resulted in the arrest of Jeffery Adam Culler, 19, of York River Drive inGloucester Point, on charges of driving after illegally consuming alcohol, driving while intoxicated, with a blood alcohol content of between 0.15 and 0.20, first offense, under age possession of alcohol.
In the 6600 block of Forest Hill Avenue
Deputies received on July 21 at 1:30 a.m. the report of an intoxicated male outside of Hampton Inn who was being disorderly and refusing to go inside. Dennis Doutstou, 41, of Holly Avenue in Gloucester, was arrested on a charge of public intoxication.
In the 7100 block of George Washington Memorial Highway
Deputies received a report on July 21 at 4:20 a.m. of an intoxicated male in the area of Route 17 and Damon's. Kyle Anthony Upton, 18, of Providence Road in Hayes, was arrested on charges of public intoxication and underage possession of alcohol.
In the 6800 block of Allison Lane
A resident reported on July 21 the larceny from a front yard of the residence. An Outer Banks rope hammock valued at $200 was taken sometime overnight.
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Statement of Governor Bob McDonnell on Performance of Virginia Universities in Forbes Annual Report

English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / ...
English: The state seal of Virginia. Српски / Srpski: Застава америчке савезне државе Вирџиније. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
– University of Virginia and William and Mary No. 2 and No. 6 Public Non-Service Academy Colleges in America–
5 Virginia Public and Private Institutions in Top 100; 9 in Top 200

RICHMOND - Governor McDonnell issued the following statement following the release of Forbes' annual “America’s Top Colleges” report, which found the University of Virginia and William and Mary ranking No. 2 and No. 6 for public non-service academy colleges. Virginia Military Institute also ranked among the top public schools at No. 17.   The University of Virginia improved 7 positions in the overall rankings to No. 29 this year. While Washington and Lee (No. 21), College of William and Mary (No. 44), Virginia Military Institute (No.87), and the University of Richmond (No.88) all ranked in the nation’s top 100.  Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Hampden-Sydney College and George Mason University all ranked in the nation’s top 200. All together, 22 Virginia schools were included in the “America’s Top Colleges” report. The Forbes rankings are based on 'quality of teaching, great career prospects, high graduation rates and low-levels of debt.’

“Virginia’s higher education system is one of the best in the nation and the world. I congratulate the University of Virginia and the college of William and Mary for once again proving to be leaders among our nation’s public non-service academy colleges. I applaud the work of all of our college presidents who have recognized that Virginia schools must continue to improve in order to remain national leaders in public higher education. Together with the General Assembly and our great college presidents we have made significant new investments in higher education that will reap benefits for Virginians for years to come. After years of double-digit tuition increases and cuts in state funding, we have invested more than $200 million into higher education funding and our colleges have responded by last year posting the lowest average yearly tuition increases in a decade. At the same time, they are expanding accessibility and have added 3,800 new slots for in-state undergraduate students in just the last two years. Virginia’s colleges continue to become more affordable and accessible for Virginia’s students. We know that a high quality education is essential for the high quality, high paying jobs of the future. We must continue to invest in higher education while implementing smart reforms and innovations to ensure that Virginia’s distinguished colleges and universities will continue to lead the nation.”
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