Sunday, October 17, 2010

Barbara Billingsley, definitive '50s TV mom, dead at 94

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Barbara Billingsley, definitive '50s TV mom, dead at 94

http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/10/barbara_billingsley_di.html

Barbara Billingsley, whose character of June Cleaver on the 1950's TV sitcom "Leave It to Beaver" helped define motherhood for a generation of baby boomers, died Saturday at the age of 94.

Her death was the result of a long illness and she died at her home in Santa Monica, a family spokeswoman told CNN.

Along with Jane Wyatt as Margaret Anderson on "Father Knows Best" and Donna Reed as Donna Stone on "The Donna Reed Show," Billingsley helped create an idealized depiction of the All-American TV mom living with her nuclear family in a post-World-War II, white-picket-fence fantasy neighborhood. Mayfield was the fictional community in which the Cleavers lived, and it was part Frank Capra's small-town America and part Utopian vision of the suburbs to which the rapidly expanding middle class was already starting to move at the end of the 1950s and early '60s when the series aired... http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/zontv/2010/10/barbara_billingsley_di.html

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The Zombie Network: Beware 'Free Public WiFi' by TRAVIS LARCHUK

The Zombie Network: Beware 'Free Public WiFi'

by TRAVIS LARCHUK

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130451369&sc=nl&cc=es-20101017

It's in your airports, your coffee shops and your libraries: "Free Public WiFi."

Despite its enticing name, the network, available in thousands of locations across the United States, does not actually provide access to the Internet. But like a virus, it has spread — and may even be lurking on your computer right now.

Wireless security expert Joshua Wright first noticed it about four years ago at an airport.

"I went to connect to an available wireless network and I saw this option, Free Public WiFi," he remembers. "As I looked more and more, I saw this in more and more locations. And I was aware from my job and analysis in the field that this wasn't a sanctioned, provisioned wireless network, but it was actually something rogue."

Free Public WiFi isn't set up like most wireless networks people use to get to the Internet. Instead, it's an "ad hoc" network — meaning when a user selects it, he or she isn't connecting to a router or hot spot, but rather directly to someone else's computer in the area.

Though it doesn't actually provide Internet access, the network has spread across the country thanks to an old Windows XP bug... http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=130451369&sc=nl&cc=es-20101017

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Testimony of David Simon before the Senate Committee “Hearing on the future of Journalism.”

http://www.scribd.com/doc/39565012/Testimony-of-David-Simon-before-the-Senate-Committee-%E2%80%9CHearing-on-the-future-of-Journalism-%E2%80%9D

I just re-read David Simon’s May 6, 2009 testimony in from of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet: “Hearing on the Future of Journalism.”

It has some really precious moments and although it is now almost one-and-a-half years old, it is still a relevant read.

We are now into about the tenth-year of the great newspaper flu and it seems the patient remains on life-support and only gets better in fits and starts – one-step forward and two steps back at a time.

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For more on Mr. Simon’s analysis of the current state of the media, I Googled him - http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=David+Simon+newspapers – and found much more great reading…

Kevin Dayhoff October 17, 2010.

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Testimony of David Simon before the Senate Committee “Hearing on the future of Journalism.”

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AOL’s Patch, a national chain of news websites, comes to the Baltimore ‘burbs

Will mass-producing community journalism like Big Macs slay it or save it? (A two-part Baltimore Brew special report.)

http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2010/10/13/18247/

Jason Policastro October 13, 2010 at 8:32 am Story Link 8 Comments and 16 Reactions

AOL is sinking nearly $50 million into Patch, a network of local news websites, including some in Baltimore suburbs.

Baltimore is used to having out-of-town companies gobble up its home-grown news operations. The ranks of the once- independent-and family-owned that are now media properties include The Baltimore Sun(Chicago-based Tribune Co.) and WJZ-TV (one of 28 stations owned by CBS Corp.)

But the latest deep-pocketed corporate ‘playa to muscle into the Baltimore media market, AOL, is taking a different approach. Rather than acquiring an existing entity, they’re quietly building online news operations from the ground up, in Towson and in two dozen other suburban Maryland communities. What they’re creating they callPatch.com, a national network of “hyperlocal” news sites aiming to fill the prodigious news holes created by shrinking traditional media.

In addition to TowsonPatch, there’s a Lutherville/TimoniumPatch andEllicottCityPatch, among the Maryland sites either scheduled or already publishing. Patches have also sprouted in affluent communities in New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Jersey and a growing list of other states...

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Utopia? Dystopia?

Bryan Sears is the immediate past president of the Maryland Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, and a well-known local political reporter in the Greater Baltimore area.

At points in a discussion about Patch, Sears seemed excited by the idea that a ripple effect from the chain’s rapid expansion could actually benefit journalists in search of jobs.

“There are media companies taking this very seriously. What happens if they [Patch] ramp up and put a lot of reporters in the area, and The [Baltimore] Sun or [Washington] Post decides it needs to respond in kind?” Sears said. “All of a sudden you’ve got yourself a 21st century newspaper war.”

At other moments, he has a reporter’s skepticism that Patch, or any company, has figured out a cure for what’s afflicting America’s Fourth Estate.

“There are two questions as I see it. One, it’s AOL, the same company that had Bebo, the social networking site that no one ever heard of. Have they learned from that?” Sears said. “Two, do they have some magic ju-ju that makes these Patch sites work that the others didn’t?”

In the end, Sears said, he welcomes the arrival of the Patch sites, even though they technically compete for readers with his paper.

“I’m excited about journalists getting good jobs and enjoying the work they’re doing,” he said, “and I refuse to believe that having more reporters on the beat is anything but good for the public.”

And, he added, “I plan on beating them as often as I can.”

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http://www.baltimorebrew.com/2010/10/13/18247/

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Bryan Sears at Baltimore County Politics

Until Bryan Sears takes up shop in his new digs with Patch, follow him here on his website: Baltimore County Politics – All Baltimore County politics all the time, or at least for the next several days… http://baltimorecountypolitics.wordpress.com/

About Me

Sears

I’m a life-long resident of Baltimore County and have a passion for covering local politics and government. I grew up in Middle River and Perry Hall and now live in Towson.

For the last nine years I covered the Old Courthouse for the Towson Times. Starting on Oct. 25 I’ll do so for Patch.com.

Over the years I’ve won regional and national awards for breaking news coverage, local and state government reporting and investigative reporting.

I’m also a political contributor on the Maryland Morning News program on Thursdays on WBAL 1090 AM as well as a frequent guest on many of the station’s shows, a co-host on Jay Liner’s “All Politics is Local” show on WCBM 680 AM, and have appeared on State Circle on Maryland Public Television.

When I’m not doing any of that I like to hike with my golden retriever and play video games with my son.

Occasionally, I sleep.

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/10/bryan-sears-at-baltimore-county.html

Bryan Sears at Baltimore County Politics

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The Zombie Network: Beware 'Free Public WiFi'

Thanks to human nature and a Windows bug, a "rogue" wireless network managed to spread like a virus across the country, without the help of the Internet.

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First Listen: Bob Dylan, 'The Witmark Demos 1962-1964'

It's one thing to write "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" or "Blowin' in the Wind" by age 24. But add "Ballad of Hollis Brown," "Boots of Spanish Leather," "Mr. Tambourine Man" and other bits of genius to the list, and it really hits hard what a phenomenal talent Dylan was at such a young age. Hear many of his early demos until their release on Oct. 19.


	THE PICTURE SHOW Water Balloons Without The Balloons Edward Horsford's high-speed photography freezes the spherical innards of water balloons -- just as the balloon skins break open.

MUSIC INTERVIEWS

All We Are Saying: Three Weeks With John Lennon

In August 1980, writer David Sheff flew to New York for the assignment of his life: an interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Over the course of three weeks, he witnessed the day-to-day life of the couple in their Manhattan apartment, months before Lennon was shot dead outside the building. Here, Sheff shares several audio recordings of his interview, most of which has never been broadcast.


	KRULWICH WONDERS??? The Buddha Imagines The Unimaginable (And Gets It Right!) Thinking about the smallest things in nature is difficult. But when you get below speck-level, thinking about it is a very intellectual exercise. And one of the champions of small-scale thinking turns out to be, of all people, the Buddha.


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Carroll Community College: India Remembered Sunday, Oct. 17- Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

India Remembered

Sunday, Oct. 17- Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

The Art Galleries at Carroll Community College

http://www.carrollcc.edu/campus/galleries/default.asp

Between September and May, the college hosts art exhibitions in a variety of media and styles by students and regional and nationally celebrated visual artists. Exhibitions are held in three locations at the Washington Road campus:

Gallery in the Scott Center (T-Building)

Great Hall (A-Building)

Langdon Gallery (C-Building)

The college also hosts opening receptions for selected exhibitions, which are open to the public and college community.

Exhibitions are free. For additional information about the college’s art exhibitions including gallery hours, notification of opening receptions and related events, contact the Gallery Director, Maggie Ball, at 410-386-8256.

Schedule of Exhibitions: Fall 2010

Gallery in the Scott Center

Visit during normal college operating hours except holidays.

Monday – Thursday 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Sunday Closed

October – December

India

Remembered, An Installation of Art and Artifact

Sunday, Oct. 17- Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

Opening Art Reception and Dance Performance: Sunday, Oct. 17, 1 - 4 p.m.

Performance by Jayamangala Dance Company 3 p.m. in the theater in the Scott Center.

Curator, Maggie Ball

The Exhibit: Conceived by curator and Indofile Maggie Ball, this exhibit of memory and fantasy will delight the senses and evoke feelings of longing for times and places of transcendent beauty. It is a translation of impressions inspired by many journeys to India - a homage to the spirit of a country possessed of extraordinary beauty, esoteric philosophy and compelling contradiction. From backroads and bazaars, art, decorative craft, textiles and jewelry merge to create a magical and sacred ambience sure to inspire. Look for related events throughout the semester.

The Jayamangala Dance Company performs Indian classical temple style of dance called "Bharatanatyam" which uses strong footwork, elegant hand gestures, facial emotions and gorgeous traditional costumes to tell stories of Hindu mythology and modern interpretations in an eclectic collection of solo and group works.

The Great Hall

Visit during normal college operating hours except holidays.

Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 11 p.m.

Friday 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Sunday Closed

October – November

India Montage: Image and Word

Sunday, Oct. 17 - Friday, Nov. 19

Reception: Sunday, Oct 17, 1 - 4 p.m.

This semester's

India

theme, created by curator Maggie Ball, continues in the Great Hall with a mix of image and word in which photographs and writing come together to create a sense of past and present, history and philosophy and art and culture. In keeping with the college's mission to promote broader understanding and appreciation of cultural diversity, this exhibit is part of a multi-event series of India related programs. For information about additional

India

related events and workshops sponsored by Continuing Education & Training, call 410-386-8100.

The Langdon Family Gallery

Visit during normal college operating hours except holidays.

Monday – Thursday 8 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Friday and Saturday 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Sunday Closed

October - December

Henna Mehndi: The Body Beautiful

Sunday, Oct. 17 - Friday, Dec. 3

A further extension of this semester's

India

theme explores the ancient and revered ceremonial art-form of Henna painting. In India, decorative, temporary body painting Mehndi, is used to celebrate special rites of passage and ceremonial occasions such as weddings. Images of gorgeous Henna applications and accompanying commentary provide insight into the symbolic and sacred nature of the custom. At a specified time during the run of the exhibit a Henna artist will be at the college embellishing your body while demonstrating the technique!

Carroll Community College

http://www.carrollcc.edu/

1601 Washington Road, Westminster, MD 21157

Call 410-386-8000, or 1-888-221-9748 toll free in Maryland

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Carroll Community College: India Remembered Sunday, Oct. 17- Friday, Dec. 3, 2010

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Sykesville's Main Street manager rescinds resignation, says she'll stay on the job

The comment trolls who malinger about at the end of news articles can be quite an enigma – err frustrating - at times. Yet, every once in awhile you get a gem. I liked this one appended to an article, “Sykesville's Main Street manager rescinds resignation, says she'll stay on the job” on Explore Carroll: http://www.explorecarroll.com/business/4825/sykesvilles-main-street-manager-says-shell-stay-job-after-all/#comments

user bushy says... “I'm happy she is staying. I always thought she was hot.”

Posted 2:53 PM, 10.14.10 Posted in Sykesville's Main Street manager rescinds resignation, says she'll stay on the job

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Sykesville's Main Street manager rescinds resignation, says she'll stay on the job

Ivy Wells' resignation came over concerns about town support

Posted 10/13/10

(Enlarge) Ivy Wells (file photo)

Ivy Wells, the Town of Sykesville’s Main Street manager — who resigned from that office on Sept. 29 in a dispute with the mayor and Town Council — announced this week that she wished to rescind the resignation and remain on the job.

The town released a statement on Wednesday saying Wells had rescinded the resignation on Oct. 12, one day before it was scheduled to take effect Oct. 13.

The statement said the mayor and Town Council, who had not yet accepted her resignation, were happy to hear of her reversal.

“We are glad that Ivy will continue working with the town in making downtown Sykesville vibrant and vital,” said Mayor Michael Miller.

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