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Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Jennifer Mellor, 2013 candidate for Emmitsburg Frederick County Maryland Commissioner September 2013

Jennifer Mellor, 2013 candidate for Emmitsburg Frederick County Maryland Commissioner

September 2013

http://www.emmitsburg.net/towngov/bios/council_bios_Mellor_2013.htm

Jennifer Mellor has been a resident of Emmitsburg in the Silo Hill community since 2000. She is currently a member of the parks committee and has previously participated in the citizen’s advisory committee. She and her family have been active in the community as supporters of the community trail, participants in the baseball/softball programs, and assistants in maintaining the community gardens.

Ms. Mellor has extensive experience with municipal government obtained by her work with the City of Westminster’s Recreation and Parks Department. In 1998 she was hired as a seasonal pool manager, which resulted in permanent full-time employment as a recreation attendant. Over the years she moved up the ranks to become the Assistant Director of Recreation.

Her responsibilities included the planning and implementation of a variety of special events and children’s programs, supervision of employees and volunteers, management and oversight of parks and facilities as well as assistance with the development of the departmental budget and its daily operating expenses. She participated in the safety and downtown marketing committees and also chaired the website committee.

Ms. Mellor also served as a member of the Westminster Fallfest Board of Directors where she chaired the entertainment, parade, vendors, and marketing committees. She was the event chair in 2010. She has worked with countless numbers of volunteers to include service learning students, service clubs, and nonprofit organizations.

She received the Maryland Municipal Employee of the Year award from the Maryland Municipal League in 2010. Ms. Mellor completed Leadership Carroll in 2012 and the Maryland Municipal League Academy for Excellence in Local Governance in 2011. She enrolled in the Recreation Parks and Tourism program at CCBC in 2006 and received an A.A.S. in 2010.

She is currently employed with Playground Specialists, Inc. in Thurmont as the marketing manager and provides general office/sales support.

Ms. Mellor is blissfully married to husband Bob, 13 years, and has two children. Her daughter Sidnee is 16 and is a senior at Catoctin High School, and her son RJ is 12 and is a 7th grader at Thurmont Middle School. She spends her free time gardening, bicycling, and enjoying time with her family.

She hopes to increase communication that will result in the participation and utilization of current resources and activities to foster a greater sense of community.

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Canteen Committee will be selling mums at Fallfest, Sept. 28th and 29th, 2013

The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Canteen Committee will be selling mums at Fallfest, Sept. 28th and 29^th, 2013.

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-westminster-volunteer-fire.html

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Be on the lookout for the booth… http://www.westminsterfallfest.com/

Prices are $6.00 a piece or 2 for $10.

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The Westminster Volunteer Fire Department Canteen Committee will be selling mums at Fallfest, Sept. 28th an... by Kevin Earl Dayhoff

Pre-sale flyers will be on the watch desk at the station. If interested fill out the form and leave with payment in the canteen box prior to Friday the 27th. Pre sales can be picked up at the station either Saturday or Sunday.

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/09/the-westminster-volunteer-fire.html

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PO Box 357

Westminster, MD 21158

Voice: 410-848-1800

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Tragedy: Amazon's First CFO and Internet Pioneer Joy Covey Dies - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD

Tragedy: Amazon's First CFO and Internet Pioneer Joy Covey Dies - Kara Swisher - News - AllThingsD:

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 http://allthingsd.com/20130919/tragedy-amazons-first-cfo-and-internet-pioneer-joy-covey-dies-in-bike-accident/?mod=atd_email_daily_featured

Kara Swisher

Photo by Bob Williams, from Joy Covey’s Facebook profile

"I met Joy Covey in the mid-1990s, which is a very long time ago in Internet terms, on a trip I made to Seattle to visit the then-fledgling online bookseller Amazon.
Later, after the company had gone public, I decided to write a profile of Covey for The Wall Street Journal, for lots of reasons: Amazon was on a tear after its 1997 IPO, she was one of the few women who were top leaders in the very small Web industry and, most of all, she was a force of nature.

Actually, Joy was a force of numbers and of Wall Street and, well, of a lot of things. She left Amazon in 2000, but should be credited with being a key reason for its initial success, and also for leaving in place a structure that allowed it to soar.

Sadly, Joy, an avid athlete, died in a tragic bike accident yesterday at 50 years old, on one of the windy roads she loved in Silicon Valley. Joy had moved here in recent years after living in Park City, Utah."

Read more: http://allthingsd.com/20130919/tragedy-amazons-first-cfo-and-internet-pioneer-joy-covey-dies-in-bike-accident/?mod=atd_email_daily_featured

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BlackBerry to Cut 4,500 Jobs Following Gruesome Loss - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD

BlackBerry to Cut 4,500 Jobs Following Gruesome Loss - John Paczkowski - Mobile - AllThingsD:

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013
http://allthingsd.com/20130920/blackberry-shares-halted/?mod=atd_email_daily_featured
John Paczkowski

"More ugly news from BlackBerry. On Friday afternoon, the company announced plans to sack 4,500 employees, as part of a massive restructuring intended to reduce expenditures by 50 percent by 2015. The reason: A horrific expected shortfall in second-fiscal-quarter earnings.

The foundering smartphone pioneer said on Friday that it expects to report revenue of about $1.6 billion for the quarter, far below the $3.04 billion for which Wall Street has been looking. It also warned of a GAAP net operating loss of between $950 million and $995 million for the quarter. That includes an inventory charge that could be as much as $960 million, and a restructuring charge of $72 million. Finally, the company said it shipped 3.7 million smartphones last quarter, down from the 6.8 million it shipped last quarter, which was itself a disappointing figure. Even worse, BlackBerry said most of those handsets don’t even run the new BlackBerry 10 operating system on which it had hoped to mount a comeback."

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Latest news from MidAtlantic Farm Credit

Latest news from MidAtlantic Farm Credit:

http://www.mafc.com/

“Cheers” to Local Agriculture
September 12, 2013 09:02:29 am
By: Muriel Palanca, marketing specialist On a crisp September Monday, I had the pleasure of experiencing a Future Harvest Field Day where I ...
Help Us Out & Cast Your Vote!
September 04, 2013 09:10:23 am
Each year we host a calendar photo contest in which people from can enter photos from throughout our territory with the opportunity to be fe...
The Biostar: What it means to me
August 28, 2013 09:32:52 am
By: Muriel Palanca, marketing specialist As a new member of the MidAtlantic Farm Credit marketing team, I was greeted with warm smiles and a...
End of the Summer Recipes
August 26, 2013 02:13:18 pm
Looking for something delicious to make for your family (or yourself) to take advantage of the last few weeks of fresh summer produce? Wheth...
The Intern Weekly: An Unforgettable Learning Experience
August 23, 2013 09:07:37 am
By: Yatta Yates, marketing intern B.B King once said “The beautiful thing about learning is that nobody can take it away from you.” I came...

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WELCOME TO WOODBINE FARM MARKET

Welcome: "WELCOME TO WOODBINE FARM MARKET

http://www.woodbinefarmmarket.com/

Latest News Fresh from the Ground Up!

Thank goodness for a nice fall weekend. We now have apples (honey crisp, gala, early Fuji, a few jonathan), spaghetti squash, butternut squash, pumpkins, gourds, fresh apple cider, and much, much more to get you in the autumn spirit.

Established in 2006, there is always something new at the market. We have a large selection of fruits, vegetables, and meat that come straight off of the farm, fresh to you. There is always a sweet aroma coming from the kitchen as our bakers start each day baking pies, artisan breads and a selection of cookies to fufill anyone's sweet tooth. The shelves are stocked with honey, maple syrup, jams, jellies, butters, and small gift items. Whatever you are looking for don't miss an opportunity to come sit on the front porch and take in all the sites around you.

One thing's for sure, there is always something new coming into the market, so stop in today and see for yourself!"

http://www.woodbinefarmmarket.com/

Address (Map It!)

5199 John Marshall Hwy
Strasburg VA US
(540)465-2729

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ICANN plan to close domain database called 'disquieting' | PCWorld

ICANN plan to close domain database called 'disquieting' | PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049164/icann-plan-to-close-domain-database-called-disquieting.html#tk.nl_today

By Antone Gonsalves, CSO

Sep 21, 2013 10:45 AM

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A working group for Internet regulators is under severe criticism for a proposal that would put an end to the openness of the current WHOIS system for domain name registration records.

The expert working group of the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has proposed (PDF document) establishing an Aggregated Registration Data Service (ARDS) for storing all records. The system would be closed by default, and people or organizations would have to convince the controlling body of a legitimate need for the data.

Currently, registrants store registration records, and anyone can go to a number of sites that use the WHOIS query and response protocol to retrieve all the public information. The working group agrees with critics that the system in use today provides too much inaccurate information, and fails to protect the privacy of individuals and entities with a legitimate right to keep the information out of the public domain.

The question of balancing privacy and access has been raised before, as far back as 2001 and in another working group in 2007, which failed to resolve the issue."

Read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2049164/icann-plan-to-close-domain-database-called-disquieting.html#tk.nl_today

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Monday, September 23, 2013

Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg

Kevin Dayhoff - Soundtrack: Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the Seton S...: Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg December 4, 2012 update: The links to the column on ExploreCarro...

Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg

Re-posted September 23, 2013 for my friend George...

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Eagle Archives by Kevin Dayhoff Posted 8/30/09

EAGLE ARCHIVE

Last Sunday my family and I went on a history exploration trip to nearby Emmitsburg to visit the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton.

We are fortunate in Carroll County to have so many great places to visit nearby.

This summer, instead of a big vacation, we opted to spend our time -- and money -- close to home to the benefit of our local economy.

Day trips may be as simple as exploring the history of a local town or traveling to national and international destinations -- such as the Gettysburg or Antietam Civil War battlefields, or the Eisenhower National Historic Farm, also in Gettysburg.

Other great history excursions here in Carroll include the Brethren Service Center in New Windsor, Shriver Homestead, in Union Mills, the Historical Society of Carroll County, in Westminster, and the Strawbridge Shrine -- birthplace of American Methodism -- also in New Windsor.

Because Carroll has such a large Catholic population, many folks are familiar with St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, or simply Mother Seton as she is more often referred to locally.

For those who are not: Mother Seton is the first native-born U.S. citizen to be named a saint. She was canonized by Pope Paul VI on Sept. 14, 1975.

For everyone who has benefited from a Catholic school education, Mother Seton is the spiritual founder of Catholic school education in the United States,

Of course, for television trivia aficionados, the plot of the old television show starring Sally Field, "The Flying Nun," centered on a fictional nun who belonged to Mother Seton's order. The show even contained an occasional reference to Emmitsburg.

Mother Seton was born Aug. 28, 1774, in New York City and raised in the Episcopal Church. She died of tuberculosis at age 46 on Jan. 4, 1821.

She converted to Roman Catholicism March 14, 1805 and moved to Baltimore shortly after.

Two hundred years ago, during the summer of 1809, she walked from Baltimore to Emmitsburg to found the Sisters of Charity -- and the first parochial school in the United States -- on July 31, 1809.

One would assume she traveled through our neck of the woods on that journey, though I guess I'll need further research to determine if she walked through Westminster.

Just blocks south of the main square in Emmitsburg at 333 South Seton Ave., you may find her first home, the Stone House, and her first school, the White House. There's also a museum, and the magnificent Seton Shrine Chapel, in which she is buried.

The chapel was designated a "Minor Basilica" by Pope John Paul II on Aug. 4, 1991.

The shrine in her honor in Emmitsburg is a pilgrimage for folks all over the globe. But for those of us who live in Carroll, the international destination is less than 50 miles round trip -- and makes for a spiritually moving and truly meaningful experience.

For more information go to setonshrine.org.

When he is not on the road exploring local history, Kevin Dayhoff may reached at kevindayhoff@gmail.com or visit him at www.westminstermarylandonline.net

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Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg by Kevin Earl Dayhoff

Spiritual and historical pilgrimage to the Seton Shrine in Emmitsburg

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About.com Larry West: Reduce the Amount of Junk Mail You Receive by 90 Percent

How to Stop Receiving Junk Mail

Reduce the Amount of Junk Mail You Receive by 90 Percent

From Larry West, former About.com Guide

Undated - Retrieved September 23, 2013

http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/junkmail.htm

If you’re interested in living a more eco-friendly lifestyle, here’s something you can do that will help protect the environment and preserve your sanity: reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by 90 percent.

According to information from sources such as the Center for a New American Dream (CNAD)—a Maryland-based nonprofit organization that helps people consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice—reducing the amount of junk mail you receive will save energy, natural resources, landfill space, tax dollars, and a lot of your personal time. For example:

5.6 million tons of catalogs and other direct mail advertisements end up in U.S. landfills annually.

The average American household receives unsolicited junk mail equal to 1.5 trees every year—more than 100 million trees for all U.S. households combined.

44 percent of junk mail is thrown away unopened, but only half that much junk mail (22 percent) is recycled.

Americans pay $370 million annually to dispose of junk mail that doesn’t get recycled.

On average, Americans spend 8 months opening junk mail in the course of their lives… Read more: http://environment.about.com/od/greenlivingdesign/a/junkmail.htm

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Sunday, September 22, 2013

A study of the Book by Dr Luke in Sunday school at Grace Lutheran Church

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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

21 Carroll Street

Westminster, MD 21158

(410) 848-7020

The Reverend Kevin Clementson, Senior Pastor

The Reverend Martha Clementson, Senior Pastor

http://www.gracelc.org/

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Thursday, September 19, 2013

Radios failed during Navy Yard attack, first responders say

News from The Hill:

Radios failed during Navy Yard attack, first responders say

By Kevin Bogardus

Radios for federal firefighters and police officers failed during Monday’s mass shooting at Washington’s Navy Yard, according to union representatives for first responders.

Union officials said police and firefighters resorted to using their cell phones and radios from D.C.’s emergency responders to communicate with each other during the attack.

Initially, officers found that their radios were working. But as they ventured deeper into the building where the shooting took place, their equipment stopped functioning.

“They had to use their cellphone to just call out and tell them what's going on,” said Anthony Meely, chairman of the Fraternal Order of Police Naval District Washington (NDW) Labor Committee.

Read the story here.

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Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Phil Grout for the Baltimore Sun Sept. 7, 2013: McDaniel College Night Football [Pictures]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-

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McDaniel College Night Football [Pictures]

McDaniel College played its first night game at home in 19 years Saturday and first under the new lights at Kenneth R. Gill Stadium.

September 7, 2013

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-mcdaniel-football,0,5127359.photogallery

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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

While I'm putting 4-mi #McDaniel track I think football equip is talking about me

I think that the football tackling dummies are talking about me. Whadda ya think?

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Westminster celebrates diversity at Tristreet block party - baltimoresun.com

Westminster celebrates diversity at Tristreet block party - baltimoresun.com:

"By Kevin Dayhoff, 3:45 p.m. EDT, September 17, 2013 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-tristreet-block-party-20130917,0,934631.story

Fully equipped with a spatula, sunglasses, hat and an apron, Darcel Harris was all smiles Sept. 15 as she answered questions, cooked hamburgers and hot dogs and helped coordinate activities for over 300 folks who attended the 11th annual Pennsylvania Avenue – Tristreet Association block party in Dutterer Family Park in Westminster.

The event included multi-cultural food dishes made by residents, local fruits and vegetables donated by local farmers, dancing, pie eating contests, and educational activities for children provided by the Westminster Police Department, the Carroll County NAACP and GROW Mission (God’s Regeneration of Westminster) – one of the many local grassroots community organizations in which Harris participates."

Westminster celebrates diversity at Tristreet block party

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WTTR and McDaniel Split | The McDaniel Free Press

We were among many who were quite disappointed to learn that WTTR and McDaniel Split | The McDaniel Free Press

http://www.mcdanielfreepress.com/2013/09/16/wttr-and-mcdaniel-split/

We were then told to go to a radio site to get the game online... However, after going to the website, we were not able to find the game and were really disappointed...

Meanwhile it would be great if the college were to provide Wi-Fi at the new Gill Stadium... Just saying.

According to The McDaniel Free Press:

"Last week McDaniel College unveiled its new sports broadcasting service. This came with the shocking announcement that McDaniel College Green Terror football games would no longer be broadcast on WTTR radio 1470am as they have been for as long as most can remember.

In an interview, the college’s Athletic Director Paul Moyer explained that WTTR no longer wished to broadcast the games over the air but was willing to broadcast the games on their website. The college had already been planning to expand football game broadcasts to video this season with the completion of construction of Kenneth R. Gill Stadium, so the college decided they could better broadcast everything in-house. The new broadcast will no longer use Pack Network, the service they had been using the last couple of years, but will instead begin a new partnership with BoxCast, an online video-streaming service. All sporting events held in Gill Gym or on the football field will be broadcast through a live video feed. Games will also be available in high definition video for a charge of six dollars per game."

http://www.mcdanielfreepress.com/2013/09/16/wttr-and-mcdaniel-split/

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"God's Work. Our Hands." August 9, 2007 Lutherans Revolutionizing Identity Amid Membership Decline

BY LILLIAN KWON, CHRISTIAN POST REPORTER August 9, 2007 http://www.christianpost.com/news/lutherans-revolutionizing-identity-amid-membership-decline-28823/

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Evangelical Lutherans announced plans to revolutionize the way they communicate their identity to the public as a denomination.

In an effort to turn the tide on shrinking membership, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) – the nation's largest Lutheran denomination – is slated to unveil next month a branding campaign that will run ads in newspapers, billboards, bus shelters and websites with the tagline "God's Work. Our Hands."

"We've seen a decline in membership and in average worship attendance. We, together, intend to reverse these trends not by becoming something we are not but by revolutionizing the way we communicate who we are," said the Rev. Mark Hanson, ELCA’s presiding bishop, at the Aug. 6-11 Churchwide Assembly in Chicago, according to the ELCA News Service.

Hanson, who was re-elected to serve a second term, is confident that simple and powerful communication will help grow ELCA's evangelical outreach and help the denomination "step forward as a public church."

Each ELCA leader is also being urged to have at least one mentor and to serve as a mentor to at least one other person by 2012 – the year of ELCA's 25th anniversary – in hopes of growing membership in the 4.8 million-member denomination.

The ELCA is also moving forward in its Evangelism Strategy – a vision for the new century that was adopted in 2003. The strategy includes 172 new congregation starts – 53 percent of which are among people of color and/or people with primary languages other than English.

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Lutherans Again Face Homosexuality Debate

Evangelical Lutherans Re-Elect Hanson as Head

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Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church

21 Carroll Street

Westminster, MD 21158

(410) 848-7020

The Reverend Kevin Clementson, Senior Pastor

The Reverend Martha Clementson, Senior Pastor

http://www.gracelc.org/

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http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2013/05/grace-lutheran-church-21-carroll-street.html

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Norman Greenbaum Spirit in the sky (Rare Original Footage French TV 1970) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aZsF7v0pNw

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