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Sunday, November 11, 2012

November 10, 2012: Keys Net - Weekly Newsletter




November 10, 2012: Keys Net - Weekly Newsletter
  • A now-former substitute teacher in Keys schools remained jailed in lieu of $145,000 bond Friday following his arrest on Thursday for allegedly possessing a huge cache of child porn.

    William Britt, 55, formerly of Cudjoe Key, is charged with 123 counts of possessing child pornography and seven counts of possessing a photograph of a sexual performance by a child. All are felonies.
  • A Monroe County employee accused of skimming money from an Upper Keys trash transfer station turned himself Thursday night on a misdemeanor charge of theft and a felony charge of official misconduct.

    David Sinclair, 58, of Key Largo works at the county's transfer station on Card Sound Road. He's accused of stealing $22.23 in tipping fees, although Assistant State Attorney Mark Wilson has said he believes the theft goes deeper than that.
  • As day turned into night on Friday and the night extended, Monroe County Supervisor of Elections Office staff and volunteers continued conducting an automated recount of more than 32,000 ballots to determine if Ed Davidson of Marathon or John Welsh from Key West will be the next District 3 representative on the School Board.

    Around 10:20 p.m., the winner was proclaimed: Davidson, 16,362 votes to Welsh's 16,146.
  • As the fall cool fronts sweep through every 10 days or so, the water temps steadily cool, spurring the fish to feed aggressively.

    Sailfish are making an appearance on the reef in appreciable numbers, as indicated by the palpable quantity of flags flying back at the docks. Anglers are taking them as they shower bait and by live-baiting off the deeper reef edge. Ballyhoo, pilchards and goggle eyes are the baits of choice, although small blue runners will work in a pinch.
  • Brisk conditions last week marked the end of October but not the end of hurricane season. Sandy reminded us all that it is not over till it is over. As things begin to settle back down, there are lots of fishing opportunities for anglers looking to fish the backcountry or offshore.
  • Offshore fishing has been fantastic. Party boats have been a great way to get out there. Richard Deleon from Miami caught a 35-pound “smoker” kingfish on 30-pound spinning gear aboard Capt. Chan Warner’s party boat The Gulfstream out of Key Largo last week.
  • Question: We recently hired a new bookkeeper who has converted us to QuikBooks. She showed us several really "spiffy" reports that could be generated. I think she called them a "dashboard."

    After our meeting, my partner and I discussed the kinds of information we would like to see on our dashboard but felt we were missing something. What kinds of things do most businesses have on their dashboard?
  • For a listing of home and condo sales in the Florida Keys for the period Oct. 29 through Nov. 3, click here:
  • Starting this week, the first delivery of CSA shares of fresh, locally-grown vegetables, will be made in Key Largo by Teena’s Pri
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Greece backs tough austerity budget

Financial Times
News Alert
11 November 2012
 
Keyword(s): "International Monetary Fund"
Frequency: Immediately
 
November 11, 11:27pm
Greece backs tough austerity budget
The Greek parliament approved a tough austerity budget on Sunday night by a comfortable majority, meeting conditions set by international lenders for making a much-delayed €31.5bn aid payment.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/b3a734e2-2c55-11e2-a91d-00144feabdc0.html
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The Hallmark Channel The Heart of Christmas Digital Program Guide

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The Hallmark Channel


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Feisty Gillard takes aim at Abbott

Feisty Gillard takes aim at Abbott: The Prime Minister swipes at the Opposition Leader with cries of 'sexist' and 'misogynist' during a heated display in Parliament.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/gillards-misogynist-abbott-blast-echoes-around-world/story-fncynkc6-1226492464967


By Malcolm Farr and reporters
news.com.au
October 10, 2012


Australian politics just got a bit more interesting… Take a memo; do not mess with Australian PM Gillard…

Australian PM Julia Gillard's 'misogynist' blast at Tony Abbott echoes around world


PRIME Minister Julia Gillard's parliamentary broadside against Tony Abbott has made international headlines, with one news blog praising it as an 'epic speech' by a 'badass motherf***er'.

The 15 minute impassioned speech, in which Ms Gillard accused Mr Abbott of "peddling a double standard" and having a long history of sexism and misogyny, was uploaded to YouTube and viewed around the world.

The US-based, women-focused Jezebel.com blog, owned by Gawker media and boasting millions of readers, said the video was the "best thing you'll see all day: Australia's female prime minister rips misogynist a new one in epic speech on sexism".

"She basically ripped him a new [expletive]," the site said, excerpting several "choice quotes" from the "smackdown" and describing Ms Gillard as "one badass motherf***er".

In the UK, the conservative Telegraph described the speech as a "brilliant political pivot", saying she had turned "defending the indefensible" (the Peter Slipper scandal) into a speech that cleverly shifted the focus of the entire news story.

"Watching a female Prime Minister tear apart the male leader of the Opposition with such aplomb, composure - but most importantly armed with a brilliantly impressive set of insults - backed up with dates and times of when each shocking comment was said - was the best card Gillard, ever the political animal, could have played in such a situation," the reporter said.


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/national/gillards-misogynist-abbott-blast-echoes-around-world/story-fncynkc6-1226492464967
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Good morning Happy Birthday Marine Corps & Veterans Day from Grace Lutheran .

2012 Marine Corps Birthday Message: "For Honor, For Country" HIGH DEF




Published on Oct 19, 2012 by 
The Commandant and SgtMaj of the Marine Corps, Gen. James F. Amos and Sgt. Maj. Micheal P. Barrett, present the 2012 Marine Corps Birthday Message celebrating the 237th Anniversary of the USMC. Footage includes historical b-roll and images from Guadalcanal as well as interviews with WWII veterans, subject matter experts, active duty Marines and Marine spouses. Happy Birthday Marines! Semper Fi. The Marine Corps Birthday is November 10, 1775.

Download at: http://www.dvidshub.net/video/158810/honor-country-2012-marine-corps-birthday...

This video is from the Department of Defense and as such is in the public domain. Any copying, editing or reproduction is authorized and encouraged.


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McDaniel Homecoming 2012 & Stadium Dedication



See also: McDaniel formally dedicates expanded $8 million Gill Stadium

November 5, 2012

McDaniel College in Westminster this week dedicated its new Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.


The $8-million-plus, two-story brick and concrete stadium will be home to Green Terror football, women's field hockey, men's and women's lacrosse and men's and women's track and field, in addition to special events.

The project includes a new campus entrance and roadway on West Main Street. The architect is Marshall Craft Associates of Baltimore and contractor is Manekin Construction of Columbia… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-newsbriefs-1104-20121105,0,3045633.story

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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Washington Post: FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say


FBI probe of Petraeus triggered by e-mail threats from biographer, officials say

The collapse of the career of CIA Director David Petraeus was triggered when a woman with whom he was having an affair sent threatening e-mails to another woman close to him, according to three senior law enforcement officials with knowledge of the episode.

The recipient of the e-mails was so frightened that she went to the FBI for protection and help tracking down the sender, according to the officials. The FBI investigation traced the threats to Paula Broadwell, a former military officer and Petraeus biographer, and uncovered explicit e-mails between Broadwell and Petraeus, the officials said.

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Plenty of gr8 Christmas presents at the Taylorsville United Methodist Church

Santa's tractor at the Taylorsville United Methodist Church Christmas Bazaar

Wednesday, November 07, 2012

Milton Zepp is recognized for 50 years of service at Westminster Fire Co

The downtown Westminster promotional poster billboard on Ralph St nr courthouse

Kevin Dayhoff The Tentacle: Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time


Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time


November 7, 2012

Death to Daylight Saving Time

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Other than the benefit of the extra hour of sleep you gained early Sunday morning when Daylight Saving Time officially ended for the year, a gathering chorus of critics thinks the anachronistic timekeeping concept from yesteryear is not worth the bother.

The terms, “fall back” and “spring forward” seem like such a simple concept and have the deceptive allure and singsong of a children’s nursery rhyme. The California Energy Commission notes: “It's ingrained in our consciousness almost as much as the A-B-Cs or our spelling reminder of "i before e...." And it's a regular event … Yet in those four words is a whole collection of trivia, facts, and common sense about Daylight Saving Time.”

Well, count me in as one of the critics who have failed to find any “common sense” in Daylight Saving Time.

Although it was originally designed to supposedly save energy, many agree with NBC journalist Mike Taibbi, who recently opined that “for many people the whole spring ahead/fall back change the clocks thing is an annoyance that doesn't make a lot of sense.”

It was Benjamin Franklin who was the first to ponder – in 1784 – the merits of maximizing the amount of daylight working hours and reducing the need for artificial light.

Mr. Franklin is credited with advocating the value of “daylight saving” in a satirical anonymous letter to the editor of the Journal of Paris, which proposed, among many humorous remedies to the overuse of candles, a tax on shutters, to be enforced by stepped-up police vigilance and the rationing of candles… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5446

20121107 seo TT Time to repeal Daylight Saving Time
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Election Night Live 4


Tuesday, November 06, 2012

The Frederick News-Post Online - Associated Press: Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousts Bartlett

The Frederick News-Post Online - Frederick County Maryland Daily Newspaper

Associated Press: Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousts Bartlett
POTOMAC, Md. (AP) — Democrat John Delaney wins House seat in Maryland, ousting GOP incumbent Roscoe Bartlett. more »

http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/news/display_comments.htm?StoryID=143042#postComments

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Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers

Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-maryland-senate-20121106,0,1445371.story

Veteran Sen. Cardin defeats two challengers

Nov 6, 2012 | 8:52 PM

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin won a second term on Tuesday despite a spirited and well-funded campaign from one opponent and a multimillion dollar advertising blitz from another.


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In Carroll County, voters warm up to a cool election day

In Carroll County, voters warm up to a cool election day

Westminster precinct reports heavy, and steady, turnout by Kevin Dayhoff

In Carroll County, voters warm up to a cool election day

Westminster precinct reports heavy, and steady, turnout


By Kevin Dayhoff, November 6, 2012

It was almost anti-climactic at the polls in Westminster on Tuesday afternoon.

After a year of robo-calls, tons of campaign literature, debates and nonstop news coverage, election day came to Carroll County — and the turnout was heavy and steady.

Just after 4 p.m., as temperatures dropped, there were plenty of hardy campaign workers at the polls at Westminster Elementary School. Joy Fisher and Erin Snell and Jennifer and Molly Harvilak were busy greeting voters and handing out literature in support of Question 6, the Civil Marriage Protection Act.

"Been here since the morning — and we're cold," Fisher said in between shivers… http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-election-day-1106-20121106,0,1592306.story







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Monday, November 05, 2012

Delegate Nancy Stocksdale weighs-in on the 7 questions on the Maryland election ballot

Delegate Nancy Stocksdale weighs-in on the 7 questions on the Maryland election ballot

Carroll County Delegate Nancy Stocksdale wrote in an e-mail on November 1, 2012 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2012/11/delegate-nancy-stocksdale-weighs-in-on.html



Many have asked my opinion on the ballot questions. There are so many conflicting TV ads and even mailings from "Republican Leaders" which have confused the issues.

This is how I voted and the reason why:

Against Question 1.   If passed, this would require candidates for the ORPHANS COURT JUDGES in Prince Georges County to be lawyers. I believe lawyers can run for these offices and if citizens elect them, they can serve, but I don't believe other citizens should be discriminated against.

Against Question 2  This is the same as question 1 except it applies to Baltimore County.

For  Question 3   This amendment removes elected officials from office upon the conviction of a felony rather than waiting until the sentencing. As the law is now, the elected official can appeal and appeal and stay in office.

Against  Question 4     This law permits illegal immigrants to pay in-state tuition at our state supported colleges and universities. I believe that if children were brought here illegally, they should follow the procedures to become legal. Federal Law prohibits employers from hiring illegal people so after the taxpayers pay to educate them, they are not legally allowed to work.

Against  Question 5 The Congressional Redistricting Map just does not make sense. It has been gerrymandered so that no one can be fairly represented in Congress. For example, what does Ocean City have in common with Taneytown or what does Garrett County have in common with Montgomery County?

Against Question 6   This law redefines MARRIAGE as we know it. In recent years, same-sex couples have been given many of the rights they have requested such as hospital visitation rights. They have been offered "Civil Unions," but they want the term "Marriage" changed. This has far reaching ramifications such as changing the school curriculum and dangerous consequences for ministers who preach from the Bible. Although they argue that ministers would not be affected if they did not want to perform a wedding ceremony for a same-sex couple, look what has happened to the Catholic hospitals and doctors who now must perform abortions and provide birth control.

Against Question 7 This law expands gambling in Maryland. This is a bad bill for the citizens in Maryland.

1. The schools are funded by a formula called "The Thornton Formula" and this determines how much money each school system should receive. The money from gaming will go into the EDUCATION TRUST FUND. This will free up general fund money which is normally spent on education to be used for other things. Just as money has been taken out of THE TRANSPORTATION TRUST FUND, money will be taken out of the EDUCATION TRUST FUND for other things.

2. Last year several bills were introduced to "lock" the transportation trust fund so the money would only be used for transportation purposes. These bills failed. That fund was raided for many other uses. I don't Trust money in these trust funds to go for their intended use.

3. The "Republican Leaders" Michael Steel and Audrey Scott, from whom you have received mailings live in Prince Georges County and the law is written so that the local jurisdiction where the casino is located will receive a large percentage of the tax revenue. That is the reason they are in favor of this bill.

4. In May, a Special Session was held to raise your taxes and this gaming bill lowers the taxes for the casino owners.

5. SCHOOLS WILL NOT RECEIVE ANY MORE MONEY THAT THE THIRNTON FORMULA REQUIRES. EVEN THE TEACHERS KNOW THESE STATEMEENTS IN THE AS ARE NOT TRUE. I HAVE BEEN ON THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ALL THE SPECIAL FUNDS RAIDED AT ONE TIME OR ANOTHER. THEY PROMISE TO "PAY BACK" BUT DON'T. Please vote against this bill and let the legislature come back in a regular session where all interested parties have an opportunity to have input.

[20121101 sdosm Stocksdales view of 7 questions]

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Friday, November 02, 2012

Thursday, November 01, 2012

Sandy – The Historic Unwelcome Guest


Sandy – The Historic Unwelcome Guest


The last thing we expected, in a year full of the unexpected, was a late tropical storm, with a friendly moniker like Hurricane Sandy, making an unwanted appearance on our calendar.

For too many, it was an uninvited guest in our living room. For others, it came and went, leaving us in the dark, with fewer trees, and in return, left behind plenty of water – as in water, water everywhere.

You know, in Maryland, once the trees have begun to show-off their fall season colorful display, the days have started to get shorter, and the temperature leaves a nip in the air, one begins to think snow, ice, and winter – but not hurricanes.

We often associate hurricane season with unpleasant weather events that ruin the best of plans during the summer and fall months of June through November. Those of us who enjoy visiting the south during the summer have learned, in some instances the hard way, to keep an eye on the weather. Nothing can ruin a rare vacation – or even a writing assignment – worse than coordinating your schedule with the random vagaries of a hurricane.

We usually endure the wrath of hurricanes and tropical storms during the months of July and September. Once Labor Day comes and goes, we usually think that we’re in the clear; well, except for “nor’easters,” storms that resemble ‘winter-hurricanes,’ that form in the southeast and travel north.

The storm quickly caught the eye of many seasoned hurricane scientists who dubbed it Frankenstorm… http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=5433


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Westminster Maryland Online: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsle...

Westminster Maryland Online: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsle...: City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter Volume 4 Issue 4a Labels: Westminster govt , Westminster newsletter Also se...

City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for October 2012

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