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Saturday, October 26, 2013

News from The Hill: ObamaCare gives incumbent Dems the jitters


News from The Hill:

ObamaCare gives incumbent Dems the jitters 

By Alexander Bolton

The Affordable Care Act is casting a shadow over Democrats’ chances in Senate battleground states, putting pressure on vulnerable Senate Democrats to distance themselves from the law’s clumsy rollout.
Five vulnerable Democratic incumbents who this week called for extending the law’s enrollment period and delaying penalties for not signing up on time come from states where voters hold unfavorable views of the law.

Some Democratic strategists, however, argue the issue is not as potent as Republicans think and predict it could boomerang on conservatives who have pushed for a full repeal of the law without offering detailed proposals to replace it.


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Friday, October 25, 2013

The Write of Center.: Over Promised, Under Delivered

The Write of Center.: Over Promised, Under Delivered: Callous, cold and calculating politicians are doing nothing to help hundreds of thousands of Americans who will go without healthcare insur...

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Thousands of these same Americans have conditions such as diabetes, heart disease and may be currently treated for cancer. It wasn’t President Barack Obama or Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., NV) who fought for these people. It was the conservatives in Congress who did.

The conservatives in Congress were well aware that the innumerable promises that the president made about the Affordable Care Act (ACA) where not only misleading, but would likely create the opposite effect that the president said would happen.

http://www.thewriteofcenter.com/2013/10/over-promised-under-delivered.html#gpluscomments

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Thursday, October 24, 2013

Healthcare.gov problems: Why "5 million lines of code" is the wrong way to fix them.

Healthcare.gov problems: Why "5 million lines of code" is the wrong way to fix them.:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/10/21/healthcare_gov_problems_why_5_million_lines_of_code_is_the_wrong_way_to.html?wpisrc=newsletter_jcr:content

"We all know by now that healthcare.gov is an utter mess. The next question: How long will it take to fix?

The New York Times this weekend had a pretty dispiriting answer:"

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That sounds bad already. But then there was this head-turner: “One specialist said that as many as five million lines of software code may need to be rewritten before the Web site runs properly.”

Five million lines of code? Well, if that seems like a lot, consider that the site as a whole apparently contains 500 million lines of code. “By comparison,” the Times notes, “a large bank’s computer system is typically about one fifth that size.”

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Saturday, October 19, 2013

on a collision course: Looking for Redfeather? In paperback, on Amazon

on a collision course: Looking for Redfeather? In paperback, on Amazon: Looking for Redfeather , a contemporary novel about three runaway teenagers who meet up by chance on the road, is now available in paperback... http://lscollison-star-crossed.blogspot.com/2013/10/looking-for-redfeather-in-paperback-on.html



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Seniors against Obamacare

  
I received my "Obamacare enrollment packet”
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I wanted to let you know that earlier today I received my  "Obamacare enrollment packet” from the White House.

It contained:
· An aspirin and a band-aid.
· An 'Obama Hope & Change' bumper sticker
· A 'Bush's Fault' yard sign
· A 'Blame Republicans first, then anybody and everybody'  poster
· A 'Tax the Rich' banner
· An application for unemployment and a free cellphone
· An application for food stamps
· A prayer rug
· A letter assigning my debt to my grandchildren
· And lastly, a coupon for a machine that blows smoke up my ass.

Everything was made in "China" and all directions were in Spanish.
Keep an eye out. Yours should be arriving soon.
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Tokyo Maki sushi at Asian Sakae Cranberry Square Shopping Center Westminster MD

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Rainbow Roll at Asian Sakae Cranberry Square Shopping Center Westminster MD

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Friday, October 18, 2013

So pleased to get my copy 'Looking for Redfeather' by classmate Linda Collison

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I can see history by the 1949 Packard dashboard lights

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Westminster-Paide Partnership table succcesful Philanthropist of year breakfast

Parking for Estonians only... #KED #Westminster

My friend Clyde is oustanding in his field... of Carroll County MD #trees

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Hayley Tsukayama Washington Post: Windows 8.1 launches, with some familiar touches

Windows 8.1 launches, with some familiar touches

By Hayley Tsukayama, Thursday, October 17, 2013


Microsoft’s latest operating system update, Windows 8.1 is now available. The new update brings back at least one of the familiar touches that users missed after the company launched its major system overhaul, Windows 8, last year: the start button.

The button has become a sort of rallying point for Windows 8 critics who were not big fans of the decision to change the look of the operating system to a grid-like pattern meant to work on touchscreens in addition to a keyboard and mouse. Consequently, it was one of the main rollbacks of the Windows 8.1 update, along with the ability to boot the computer straight to the desktop rather than to the Microsoft 8 start screen.

The return of the start button, however, doesn’t mean the return of the start button menu — instead … Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/windows-81-launches-with-some-familiar-touches/2013/10/17/5801ae38-373a-11e3-80c6-7e6dd8d22d8f_story.html?wpisrc=nl_tech

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Related stories:

Windows 8.1 to be ready for consumers Oct. 18, Microsoft says

Windows 8.1: All about Microsoft’s latest update

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Applebee's Fundraiser Breakfast for Carroll Co NAACP this Sat., Oct. 19, 2013


Applebee's Fundraiser Breakfast for Carroll County NAACP this Sat., Oct. 19, 2013

Remember the Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to support the Carroll County NAACP is this Saturday, October 19, 2013, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.$7.00 per person, Kids 12 and under- $5; at  Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 634 Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster, MD  21157. The funds raised will support our annual Education Grant for local high school students.

Enjoy a short stack for a tall cause.

You're invited to an

Applebee's Flapjack Fundraiser Breakfast to support the Carroll County NAACP. $7.00 per person, Kids 12 and under- $5.

WHEN: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

WHERE: Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar, 634 Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster, MD  21157

Funds raised will support our annual Education Grant for local high school students.



Nonprofit, Carroll County, Applebee’s, Westminster, NAACP, education fund. Breakfast, community, family


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Carroll loses links to its past in Ruth Leppo and Elmer Lippy [Eagle Archives]

Carroll loses links to its past in Ruth Leppo and Elmer Lippy [Eagle Archives]

By Kevin Dayhoff, October 16, 2013

In the past week the Carroll County community has lost two storied and celebrated links to our past. Elmer C. Lippy, Jr., 93, of Manchester, died Oct. 13 at the Long View Nursing Home in Manchester. Ruth Ellen Leppo, 75, of Westminster, died Oct. 12 at the Carroll Lutheran Village Health Care Center.

Leppo was a substitute teacher for many years at Westminster and Elmer Wolfe Elementary Schools. Moreover she was well-known and beloved by much of the law enforcement community as the wife of the late, long-serving Westminster Police Chief, Sam Leppo, who died at the age of 53 in an off-duty automobile accident on Aug. 4, 1999.


Lippy’s long-standing tenure as an elected official was chronicled in a March 30, 1999 article in the Baltimore Sun: “Lippy has served split stints as mayor and one term as county commissioner since retiring in 1985 as a senior chemist with Lever Bros. in Baltimore. A Democrat, he served on the Town Council for two years before his election as mayor in 1987. He won his second four-year term in 1995, defeating his second cousin for the job. Lippy was a county commissioner from 1990 to 1994. He lost his bid for a second term in 1994 and ran unsuccessfully for Orphan's Court judge last fall….”


Stop and think of any great Carroll Countian that has gone on before us, and remember that history is often the sanitized and romanticized version of difficult events, in which ordinary folks stepped up to do extraordinary things.  Their accomplishments are the stuff of legend, but their day-to-day struggle to make a difference was the stuff of great sacrifice.

Carroll County has been fortunate to have many native sons and daughters who made a difference in our community. Ruth Leppo and Elmer Lippy are remembered fondly as great community leaders who forged links from the past and influenced our future. I had the distinct honor and privilege of having worked with both individuals.

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Thursday, October 17, 2013

Google to Sell Users' Endorsements - NYTimes.com

Google to Sell Users' Endorsements - NYTimes.com:

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/technology/google-sets-plan-to-sell-users-endorsements.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&pagewanted=1&adxnnlx=1381984885-ad+u9ao/2KkMPxRSuqW0sg



"SAN FRANCISCO — Those long-forgotten posts on social networks, from the pasta someone photographed to the rant about her dentist, are forgotten no more. Social networks want to make them easier to find, and in some cases, to show them in ads."

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

With lots of nonprofits in Md., hard to know how many are needed - The Washington Post

With lots of nonprofits in Md., hard to know how many are needed - The Washington Post:

By Associated Press, Published: October 13, 2013 http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/with-lots-of-nonprofits-in-md-hard-to-know-how-many-are-needed/2013/10/13/e4539674-3417-11e3-89db-8002ba99b894_story.html 

BALTIMORE — Maryland has more than 30,000 nonprofit organizations.

That’s approximately one for every 180 Maryland citizens. That’s about 10,000 more than the number of retail businesses in the state. And it’s about 20 times the number of public schools.

Does Maryland really need that many? http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/with-lots-of-nonprofits-in-md-hard-to-know-how-many-are-needed/2013/10/13/e4539674-3417-11e3-89db-8002ba99b894_story.html 


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Family, boyfriend accept award in Glen Burnie for injured state trooper - : Community News

Family, boyfriend accept award in Glen Burnie for injured state trooper - : Community News:

Wed Oct 16, 2013.

By KATE YOON kyoon@capgaznews.com

http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland_gazette/news/community_news/family-boyfriend-accept-award-in-glen-burnie-for-injured-state/article_6ab44e72-a7c9-50e8-a0ae-ef49caf72f90.html

It was an emotional night for the family of the Maryland State Police trooper hit by a car last week.

Jacqueline Kline was named Trooper of the Year at the Northern Anne Arundel County Chamber of Commerce’s 28th annual Community Safety Awards Tuesday in Glen Burnie.

Family members were in tears as Trooper Mark Massoni, her boyfriend, and Trooper Justin Fohs, whom Kline stopped to help on the night of her accident, accepted the award on her behalf.

“I’m so proud of her. She obviously deserves it,” said Massoni, who met Kline on duty a year ago. “She’s the most exemplary trooper I ever met.”

Kline remains at the University of Maryland’s Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. She was upgraded from critical to stable condition on Wednesday, and her family said she is recovering. No charges have been filed in the accident, but police are continuing their investigation... http://www.capitalgazette.com/maryland_gazette/news/community_news/family-boyfriend-accept-award-in-glen-burnie-for-injured-state/article_6ab44e72-a7c9-50e8-a0ae-ef49caf72f90.html

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Wednesday, October 09, 2013

The reason for the season of fall's colorful tree display [Eagle Archive]

The reason for the season of fall's colorful tree display [Eagle Archive]

On a drive through the Carroll County countryside the other day, WTTR was playing “The Mamas and the Papas” 1966 hit song “All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray” on the truck radio; but outside along the road, Mother Nature did not get the memo and was still dabbling with yellows, oranges and brilliant reds in the trees.

This year, the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall, began on September 22, at 4:44 p.m. That’s when the sun is aligned with the equator making days and nights equal in length.

The arrival of fall is a storied event in American history, folklore and tradition; however, one of the more interesting musings comes from Tom Robbins, the author of “Still Life with Woodpecker.”

Robbins wrote, “It was autumn, the springtime of death…”
Okay, well anyway; as old man winter approaches, there is arguably no prettier season in Carroll County than the vibrant tree leaves of fall. This is when, for a short period of time, trees are allowed to act-out and show some additional passion with a dazzling wardrobe of color.

A point not lost on Susan Williamson, the visual arts coordinator at the Carroll County Arts Council.

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  • Some Carroll Countians Ready to Break Ties with the Free State - Government - Westminster, MD Patch

    Some Carroll Countians Ready to Break Ties with the Free State - Government - Westminster, MD Patch:

    A Carroll County man is leading the charge to form a new state comprised of five Maryland counties.

    By Lauren Loricchio, Capital News Service

    Maryland’s five western counties have had enough.


    Allegany, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, and Washington counties are ready to sever ties with the Free State and start their own, according to Scott Strzelczyk, a 49-year-old information technology consultant and self-proclaimed leader of the Western Maryland Initiative.

    “I think our differences are irreconcilable and ultimately we want an amicable divorce,” said Strzelczyk.  Strzelczyk, a resident of the rural town of New Windsor in Carroll County, said three things prompted him to create the group: gerrymandering of Western Maryland’s congressional district, tax increases and recent legislation limiting firearm sales in the state.

    The Facebook page Strzelczyk launched to garner support for the cause, titled ‘Western Maryland: A New State Initiative,’ currently has more than 6,000 ‘likes’.  “We don’t need Annapolis telling us how to live our lives and telling us what’s right for us and what isn’t right for us,” Strzelczyk said.

    Similar secessionist movements, led by citizens fed up with their state government, have sprung up throughout the country in states like Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New York and New Hampshire.

    A group of conservatives in rural Northern California want to create the 51st state which they’ve named ‘Jefferson’. The organization’s website promotes smaller government and lower taxes.

    The Texas Nationalist Movement... Read morehttp://westminster.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/some-carroll-countians-ready-to-break-ties-with-the-free-state
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    Tuesday, October 08, 2013

    Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide | TechHive

    Google backs project to slash Internet costs worldwide | TechHive:

    Zach Miners, IDG News Service
    @zachminers Oct 7, 2013 4:10 PM
    http://www.techhive.com/article/2052900/google-backs-project-to-slash-internet-costs-worldwide.html#tk.nl_today

    "Internet access can be expensive, especially in developing countries. Google is backing a new project that aims to change that.

    The search giant said Monday it has helped found the Alliance for Affordable Internet, or A4AI, a global coalition backed by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee that hopes to dramatically cut the cost of Internet access.

    Households in developing countries pay roughly a third of their monthly income for a fixed Internet connection, according to figures from the International Telecommunication Union.

    “The reason for the Alliance is simple—the majority of the world’s people are still not online, usually because they can’t afford to be,” Berners-Lee said in a statement.

    A4AI has a specific goal: to make broadband service cost less than 5 percent of average monthly income."

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    Sunday, October 06, 2013

    Google is building Chrome OS straight into Windows 8 | The Verge

    Google is building Chrome OS straight into Windows 8 | The Verge:

    By Tom Warren on October 5, 2013  http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/5/4806562/google-building-chrome-os-into-windows-8#!

    "Google unveiled its Chrome Apps initiative recently to launch apps that exist outside of the browser and extend its reach into more of a platform, but it looks like the company has a whole lot more planned. Over the past few weeks, Google has been updating its developer version of the Chrome browser to run what's essentially Chrome OS within Windows 8's "Metro" mode.

    http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/5/4806562/google-building-chrome-os-into-windows-8#!

    Chrome traditionally runs on the desktop in Windows 8, but you can set it to launch within the Windows 8 Start Screen into a special "Metro-style" mode. The new updates are very different from the existing stable channel version of Chrome in Windows 8 that simply presents a fullscreen browser. In the latest dev channel release the UI and functionality is identical to Chrome OS. There's a shelf with Chrome, Gmail, Google, Docs, and YouTube icons that can be arranged at the bottom, left, or right of the screen. Like Chrome OS, you can create multiple browser windows and arrange them using a snap to the left or right of the display or fullscreen modes. An app launcher is also available in the lower left-hand corner."

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    Friday, October 04, 2013

    New York Times Breaking News: Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, Who Ousted U.S. From Vietnam, Is Dead

    BREAKING NEWS Friday, October 4, 2013 11:38 AM EDT

    Gen. Vo Nguyen Giap, Who Ousted U.S. From Vietnam, Is Dead

    http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/world/asia/gen-vo-nguyen-giap-dies.html?emc=edit_na_20131004&_r=0

    Vo Nguyen Giap, the relentless and charismatic North Vietnamese general whose battlefield victory at Dien Bien Phu drove France out of Vietnam and whose tenacious resistance to the United States in a long and costly war there eventually sapped America’s political will to fight, died on Friday in Hanoi. He was believed to be 102.

    The death was reported by several Vietnamese news organizations, including the respected Tuoi Tre Online, which said he died in an army hospital.

    General Giap was among the last survivors of a generation of Communist revolutionaries who in the postwar decades freed Vietnam of colonial rule and fought a superpower to a stalemate. In his later years, he was a living reminder of a war that was mostly old history to the Vietnamese, many of whom were born after it had ended.

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