Community Shred - August 18

[The Air Force Sergeants Association building at the corner of Auth Rd. and Mercedes Blvd.]

Hackers Could Be Using Bot on Your Phone to Do Their Dirty Work

(Click on the image for Susan Hogan's News4 report)

• Instead of using their own computing power to run illicit programs that crack passwords, steal gift cards, scoop up tickets and post spam on social media, hackers dispatch bots to covertly use other people’s data and battery power to help them commit the crimes.
• Four steps for preventing malware, including bots:
  Set a passcode. He said it’s shocking how many people don’t.
  Turn on auto updates, because hackers exploit bugs in old software.
  Only install apps from the official store – never from links.
  Consider buying security software for your phone.

How Prince George’s County was divided and named in colonial times and after independence

(Click on the image for DW Rowlands' post in Greater Greater Washington)

Professor Rowlands goes "all the way back to colonial Maryland to explore how different regions were structured and named."

Recipes from the Maryland Buy Local Cookout

(Click on the image for the cookbook)

Appetizers

• Bacon and Bleu Sausage Patties
• Delmarva Oysters
• Eastern Shore Ham and Cheese Sweet Potato Biscuits
• Maryland Blue Crab and Grilled Corn Gazpacho
• Miss Shirley’s Yellow Tomato Gazpacho topped with Jumbo Lump Crabmeat and Corn Relish
• Salami, Fresh Mozzarella, and Tuna Roll-ups
• Slow-Roasted Pork Belly on Cornbread Crostini with Peach Compote, and Black and Blue Goat Cheese
• Smoke on the Water
• Vegetable Cheesecake
• Wild Green Onion Dip
• Salads/Side Dishes
• Pickled Cherry Tomatoes, Country Green Beans with Albright's Korean-Style Lardons
• Prince George’s Green and Healthy Zucchini and Corn Salad

Entrees

• Beef Tenderloin and Sirloin Skewers
• Caroline Blue Catfish Taco
• Chesapeake Treasure (Fish Stew)
• Corn Crisp Blue Catfish with Lime Cilantro Corn Relish and Maryland YumYum Sauce
• Crab and Tomato Duo (Soft Shell Crab with Crab and Corn Ragu,
• Pickled Tomatoes and Tomato Coulis)
• Dawson’s Lamb T-Bone with Ratatouille and White Bean Gratin
• Yumi Cooks! Kimchi Burger
• Maryland’s Best BBQ Brisket Sandwich
• Maryland’s Best Burger featuring Mountain Pepper Salsa and Fresh Herb Aioli
• Poblano Pork
• Rabbit Cacciatore with Corn Spoon Bread
• Roasted Potatoes, Sausage, and Onions with Rosemary
• Slow Cooked Baby Back Ribs with Berry Bourbon BBQ Sauce
• Slow-Roasted Goat Tacos with Sweet Corn Succotash

Desserts

• Blades Orchard's Fruit Brioche Bread Pudding with Lyon’s Rum Sweet Cream Custard
• Mixed Berry Whole Wheat Flour Olive Oil Cake
• Ricotta Peach Cheesecake Bars

Stop Speeding - Before it Stops You

Transportation–related deaths and severe injuries are preventable and unacceptable.

Human life takes priority over mobility and other objectives of the road system. The road system should be safe for all users, for all modes of transportation, in all communities, and for people of all ages and abilities.

Example Nuisance Abatement Board Agenda

(Click on the image for more information)

• The board shall hear complaints which allege that any premises constitute a public nuisance. Upon receipt of such allegation, the board shall give notice and an opportunity for a hearing to determine whether a public nuisance exists.  If the Board determines a nuisance exists, it will render a decision to immediately cease the activity and may impose a monetary fine. The 1st violation is $500 and the 2nd violation is $1000. The Police Department may issue a criminal violation in lieu of a civil citation.
• The Nuisance Abatement Board was created for residents that experience within a 1-year period on the same property two or more occurrences of disorderly acts that disturb the public peace such as:  Gatherings for which admission/entry fees, cover charges, ticket sales, food or beverage sales or adult entertainment charges (prostitution, human trafficking) result in personal profit to the homeowner or organizer; or Gatherings for the purpose of illegally administering a controlled substance, illegal criminal gang activity or activities which endanger the health, life, or safety - or obstruct the quiet enjoyment and reasonable use - of property or persons in a particular area, and are reported to local, state or County agencies with the authority to cite for non-compliance activity per the County Code. 

Why Don't More of Us Vote?

Source: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/559/Board-of-Elections

• By not voting, you increase the influence of people who do vote.
• “Elections belong to the people. It's their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” ― Abraham Lincoln