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Saturday, July 24, 2010

Tappahannock, VA 102 degrees

Photo by David and Liz Babylon

July 24, 2010

[20100724 Tappahannock 102 degrees]

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Thursday, July 08, 2010

The New York Times and the Great Egg Fry Scandal

Hot town, summer in the city! As the mercury rises so does tension and desperation. Hungry for a story, the New York Times dispatched a reporter to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Fun, right? No! Blogs are crying foul.

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It's like the annoying uncle who micromanages a trip to the beach or draws up a careful itinerary that gets handed out as you bounder through the gates of the Magic Kingdom. Of course the Times would bring a stupid frying pan to its whimsical and embarrassingly dated funperiment. Otherwise egg might get on the sidewalk and they'd get in trouble! Oh New York Times, why even try anymore. Just roll over and die, because you are old and never fun anymore.

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OMG: http://gawker.com/5581349/the-new-york-times-and-the-great-egg-fry-scandal?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+gawker/full+(Gawker)&utm_content=Google+Reader

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The Lovin Spoonful - Summer In The City

John1948EightC | April 03, 2010

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Right on the tails of the Beau Brummels and the Byrds, the Lovin' Spoonful were among the first American groups to challenge the domination of the British Invasion bands in the mid-'60s. Between mid-1965 and the end of 1967, the group was astonishingly successful, issuing one classic hit single after another, including "Do You Believe in Magic?," "You Didn't Have to Be So Nice," "Daydream," "Summer in the City," "Rain on the Roof," "Nashville Cats," and "Six O'Clock."

Like most of the folk-rockers, the Lovin' Spoonful were more pop and rock than folk, which didn't detract from their music at all. Much more than the Byrds, and even more than the Mamas & the Papas, the Spoonful exhibited a brand of unabashedly melodic, cheery, and good-time music, though their best single, "Summer in the City," was uncharacteristically riff-driven and hard-driving. More influenced by blues and jug bands than other folk-rock acts, their albums were spotty and their covers at times downright weak. As glorious as their singles were, they lacked the depth and innovation of the Byrds, their chief competitors for the crown of best folk-rock band, and their legacy hasn't been canonized with nearly as much reverence as their West Coast counterparts.

Leader and principal songwriter John Sebastian was a young veteran of the Greenwich Village folk scene when he formed the band in 1965 with Zal Yanovsky, who'd already played primitive folk-rock of a sort with future members of the Mamas & the Papas in the Mugwumps. Sebastian already had some recording experience under his belt, playing harmonica (his father was a virtuoso classical harmonica player) on sessions by folkies like Tom Rush and Fred Neil. The Spoonful were rounded out by Steve Boone on bass and Joe Butler on drums. After some tentative interest from Phil Spector (who considered producing them), they ended up signing with Kama Sutra. Sebastian's autoharp (which would also decorate several subsequent tracks) helped propel "Do You Believe in Magic?" into the Top Ten in late 1965.

The Lovin' Spoonful were torn asunder by a drug bust in 1967. Boone and Yanovsky were arrested in California for marijuana possession, and evidently got out of trouble by turning in their source. This didn't sit well with the burgeoning counterculture, which called for a boycott of Spoonful product, although the effect on their sales may have been overestimated; most of the people who bought Spoonful records were average teenage Americans, not hippies. Yanovsky left the band in mid-1967, to be replaced by Jerry Yester, former producer of the Association.

The band had a few more mild hits, but couldn't survive the loss of John Sebastian, who effectively closed the chapter by leaving in 1968, although the group straggled on briefly under the helm of Butler. Sebastian went on to moderate success as a singer/songwriter in the 1970s. Live at the Hotel Seville, the first new Lovin' Spoonful album in three decades, was released in 1999. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide

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Sesame Street - It Sure Is Hot!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ExlbuuAGdE

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Monday, June 09, 2008

20080609 Carroll County Cooling Centers information in English and Spanish

Carroll County Cooling Centers information in English and Spanish

Carroll County, Maryland Cooling Centers

Condado de Carroll, centros de enfriamiento de Maryland

June 9, 2008 - 9 de junio de 2008

June 9, 2008 – Forecasters are anticipating a Code Red day today. Because of the anticipated high temperatures and humidity, the Carroll County Department of Citizen Services will operate six cooling centers around the county today and tomorrow. Centers are listed at the following link:

http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/releases/cdred0908.pdf

9 de junio de 2008 - los previsionistas están anticipando un día rojo del código hoy. Debido a las temperaturas altas y la humedad anticipadas, el departamento del condado de Carroll de servicios del ciudadano funcionará seis centros de enfriamiento alrededor del condado hoy y mañana. Los centros son mencionados en el acoplamiento siguiente:

http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/releases/cdred0908.pdf

Board of County Commissioners

Julia W. Gouge, President

Dean L. Minnich, Vice President

Michael D. Zimmer, Secretary

Carroll County Government

225 North Center Street

Westminster, Maryland 21157

410-386-2043; 1-888-302-8978

fax 410-386-2485; TT 410-848-9747

News Release

For more information, contact: Jolene Sullivan,

Director, Department of Citizen Services, 410-386-3600

For Immediate Release

Cooling Centers to open Today, June 9

June 9, 2008 – Forecasters are anticipating a Code Red day today. Because of the anticipated high temperatures and humidity, the Carroll County Department of Citizen Services will operate six cooling centers around the county today and tomorrow. Residents who are vulnerable to extreme heat and who do not have air conditioning in their homes are encouraged to cool off at any of the following locations until close of business:

9 de junio de 2008 - los previsionistas están anticipando un día rojo del código hoy. Debido a las temperaturas altas y la humedad anticipadas, el departamento del condado de Carroll de servicios del ciudadano funcionará seis centros de enfriamiento alrededor del condado hoy y mañana. Animan a los residentes que son vulnerables al calor extremo y que no tienen aire acondicionado en sus hogares a refrescarse apagado en un de los después de localizaciones hasta el cierre del negocio:

Citizen Services Office Building, 10 Distillery Drive, Westminster (until 5 p.m.)

Mount Airy Senior and Community Center, 703 Ridge Avenue, Mount Airy (until 4:30 p.m.)

North Carroll Senior and Community Center, 2328 Hanover Pike, Greenmount (until 4:30 p.m.)

South Carroll Senior and Community Center, 5745 Bartholow Road, Eldersburg (until 4:30 p.m.)

Taneytown Senior and Community Center, 220 Roberts Mill Road, Taneytown (until 4:30 p.m.)

Westminster Senior and Community Center, 125 Stoner Avenue, Westminster (until 4:30 p.m.)

Water will be available for those who need it at any of the cooling centers.

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The Carroll County Emergency Management Division encourages people to follow these safety tips when temperatures and humidity are high:

La división de la gerencia de la emergencia del condado de Carroll anima a gente a seguir estas extremidades de la seguridad cuando las temperaturas y la humedad son altas: Desaceleración. Las actividades vigorosas se deben reducir o cambiar la hora a la época más fresca del día. Use flojamente, peso ligero, y ropa de color claro. Coma pocas proteínas y beba el un montón de agua. Permanezca en aire acondicionado.

Slow down. Strenuous activities should be reduced or rescheduled to the coolest time of the day.

Wear loose, lightweight, and light colored clothing.

Eat few proteins and drink plenty of water.

Stay in air-conditioning.

For more safety tips, refer to the Citizen’s Guide to Emergency Preparedness, available online at

http://ccgovernment.carr.org/ccg/pubsafe/emer-prep.pdf, or by contacting the Emergency Management Division at 410-386-2877. For information about Carroll’s senior and community centers, call the Bureau of Aging at 410-386-3800.

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ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: The Americans With Disabilities Act applies to the Carroll County Government and its programs, services, activities, and facilities. If you have questions, suggestions, or complaints, please contact Jolene Sullivan, the Carroll County Government Americans With Disabilities Act Coordinator, 410-386-3600 or 1-888-302-8978, or TT (410) 848-9747. The mailing address is: 10 Distillery Drive, First Floor, Suite 101, Westminster, MD 21157.

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