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Tuesday, August 05, 2014

Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. at “National Night Out”

Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. at “National Night Out” Tuesday, August 5, 2014 6:30-8:00 Dutterer's Family Park

Food, Games, Door Prizes, Music

Police and community partnerships: National Night Out is an annual event designed to strengthen our communities by encouraging neighborhoods to engage in stronger relationships with each other and with their local law enforcement partners. The goal is to heighten crime-prevention awareness, build support and participation in local anti-crime programs, and most importantly, send a message that our neighborhoods are organized and fighting back. It's also the perfect opportunity to get to know your neighbors even better. See you there.

Hosted by: GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Westminster/City of Westminster Police Department

Westminster Vol. Fire Dept. at “National Night Out” Tuesday, August 5, 2014 6:30-8:00 Dutterer's Family Park https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff/posts/10211649355883023

“National Night Out” Tuesday, August 5, 2014 6:30-8:00 Dutterer's Family Park https://www.facebook.com/kevindayhoff/posts/10211649308081828

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle:

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Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

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Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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The new landscape planting at Westminster City Hall looks good.

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The new landscape planting at Westminster City Hall looks good.

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Saturday, August 02, 2014

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Westminster!

http://www.westminstermd.gov/celebrate250

Westminster was founded in 1764 by William Winchester (1711 – 1790) of England. This year, we celebrate the 250th anniversary, or sestercentennial, of our great City’s founding with many wonderful events. See more: http://www.scribd.com/doc/235698509/Celebrate-the-250th-Anniversary-of-Westminster

A Storied History

Watch an historical presentation on the City of Westminster, presented by Kevin Dayhoff (Mayor, 2001 - 2005) by clicking here (YouTube video).

You're invited!

See information about the Sestercentennial Block Party below.

250 Years and Counting Contest

We’re counting on you! As part of Westminster’s 250th Anniversary celebration, the City of Westminster Recreation & Parks is sponsoring the “250 Years & Counting” Contest. Click here for more information!

See also: Tour of Westminster trees taps roots of city's history [Column] http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0803-20140730,0,6529042.story

History, 250 Sestercentennial, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland,

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/07/historical-society-of-carroll-county-md.html

Celebrating 250-years of Westminster MD history Historical Society of Carroll County MD Box Lunch Talk by former Westminster Mayor Kevin Dayhoff JULY 8, 2014

Celebrating 250-years of Westminster MD history

TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2014 Historical Society of Carroll County MD Box Lunch Talk: William Winchester founded the city of Westminster MD 250 years ago in 1764 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ZJszwlbyA&list=UU3II1CrxPqubFKXY6D8p7WQ

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Westminster! by Kevin Earl Dayhoff

Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of Westminster!

A Storied History - Watch an historical presentation on the City of Westminster, presented by Kevin Dayhoff (Mayor, 2001 - 2005) by clicking here (YouTube video.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4ZJszwlbyA&list=UU3II1CrxPqubFKXY6D8p7WQ

In 1764 William Winchester developed a plan to sell forty-five lots along “King Street” on a sixteen-acre portion of the northern end of “White’s level” on the main road to Baltimore Town. The “piece of ground” was to be called “Westminster.” Come celebrate the 250^th anniversary of Westminster with local Baltimore Sun history writer Kevin Dayhoff as he traces the storied history of Westminster, the Carroll County seat of government.

Historical Society of Carroll County Box Lunch Talks: http://www.hsccmd.org/programs-box-lunch-talks.asp

The Box Lunch Talk (BLT) program attracts scores of local history enthusiasts every month! These hour-long events – easily our most popular – begin promptly at Noon on the second Tuesday of every month in Grace Hall, Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street, Westminster. http://gracelc.org/

Free parking is available in the lot on Carroll Street. Enter the building through Entrance #2, on Carroll Street.

Past topics include The Wines of Central Maryland, Past Present & Future; “Historic Barns of Carroll County;” and “Where is Grandma Hiding?” which showed guests how to explore their genealogy.

Participating is inexpensive and easy! Guests bring their lunch and enjoy a small selection of beverages and dessert. Admission is $5 for members and $10 for non-members.

To see our current BLT schedule, pick up a copy of our newsletter The Courier, check out our calendar online, or give us a call at 410-848-6494. Programs are subject to change without prior notice.

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Noon-1 p.m., in Grace Hall at the historic Grace Lutheran Church, 21 Carroll Street in Westminster. Lunch is not available for purchase; participants are encouraged to bring a lunch. Beverages and dessert are provided. Admission is $2.00 for Historical Society of Carroll County members and $5.00 for non-members.

#History, #CarrollCounty, Maryland, Westminster MD, Grace Lutheran Church, historian Kevin E. Dayhoff, #Westminster250

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Patuxent Publishing Co., The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO
The Tentacle: www.thetentacle.com http://www.thetentacle.com/author.cfm?MyAuthor=41

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

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Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
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E-mail: kevindayhoff(at)gmail.com
My http://www.explorecarroll.com/ columns appear in the copy of the Baltimore Sunday Sun that is distributed in Carroll County: https://subscribe.baltsun.com/Circulation/
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ProPublica By Paul Kiel | Washington Post: USA Discounters hooks some service members with credit before springing the debt trap

By Paul Kiel | ProPublica July 25

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/usa-discounters-hooks-some-service-members-with-credit-before-springing-the-debt-trap/2014/07/25/4def7fcc-0dc4-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_eve

Army Spc. Angel Aguirre needed a washer and dryer.

Money was tight, and neither Aguirre, 21, nor his wife had much credit history as they settled into life at Fort Carson in Colorado in 2010.

That’s when he saw an ad for USA Discounters, guaranteeing loan approval for service members. In military newspapers and magazines, on the radio, and on TV, the Virginia-based company’s ads shout, “NO CREDIT? NEED CREDIT? NO PROBLEM!” The store was only a few miles from Fort Carson.

“We ended up getting a computer, a TV, a ring, and a washer and dryer,” Aguirre said. “The only thing I really wanted was a washer and dryer.”

Aguirre later learned that USA Discounters’ easy lending has a flip side. Should customers fall behind, the company transforms into an efficient collection operation. And this part of its business takes place not where customers bought their appliances, but in two local courthouses just a short drive from the company’s Virginia Beach headquarters.

From there, USA Discounters files lawsuits against service members based anywhere in the world, no matter how much inconvenience or expense they would incur to attend a Virginia court date. Since 2006, the company has filed more than 13,470 suits and almost always wins, records show.

“They’re basically ruthless,” said Army Staff Sgt. David Ray, who was sued in Virginia while based in Germany over purchases he made at a store in Georgia... Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/usa-discounters-hooks-some-service-members-with-credit-before-springing-the-debt-trap/2014/07/25/4def7fcc-0dc4-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html?wpisrc=nl_eve

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Cycling's connection to Carroll County includes clubs and races in 1800s [Eagle Archives]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0727-20140723,0,1871392.story

By Kevin E. Dayhoff, July 23, 2014 Bicycles, Sports Bicycling, Sports Bicycling Tour de France - See more at: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/08/cyclings-connection-to-carroll-county.html#sthash.kThDktmc.dpuf

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/08/cyclings-connection-to-carroll-county.html

According to the website for the Le Tour de France (Letour.com), the final, 21st stage of this year's 101st edition of the famed European bicycle race will take place on July 27. For the riders, it will mark the end of a journey of 3,664 kilometers, from England to Paris by way of much of France that began on July 5.

Did you know that a number of celebrated bicycle races took place in Carroll County, years before the Tour de France began in 1903?

In Carroll County in the late 1890s, bicycle races, tours and clubs were quite the rage.

Cathy Baty, curator for the Historical Society of Carroll County, reported in a July 28, 2013 program, "Old Roots, New Roots," on WTTR, that "The first machine that we would recognize as a bicycle was developed in 1865.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0727-20140723,0,1871392.story

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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Westminster Patch: http://westminster.patch.com/search?keywords=Dayhoff

Cycling's connection to Carroll County includes clubs and races in 1800s [Eagle Archives]

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0727-20140723,0,1871392.story

Did you know that a number of celebrated bicycle races took place in Carroll County, years before the Tour de France began in 1903?

In Carroll County in the late 1890s, bicycle races, tours and clubs were quite the rage.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/westminster/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0727-20140723,0,1871392.story

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First legislative assembly in America — History.com This Day in History — 7/30/1619

First legislative assembly in America — History.com This Day in History — 7/30/1619:

"In Jamestown, Virginia, the first elected legislative assembly in the New World--the House of Burgesses--convenes in the choir of the town's church.

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-legislative-assembly-in-america?et_cid=63980934&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2ffirst-legislative-assembly-in-america

Earlier that year, the London Company, which had established the Jamestown settlement 12 years before, directed Virginia Governor Sir George Yeardley to summon a "General Assembly" elected by the settlers, with every free adult male voting. Twenty-two representatives from the 11 Jamestown boroughs were chosen, and Master John Pory was appointed the assembly's speaker. On July 30, the House of Burgesses (an English word for "citizens") convened for the first time"

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-legislative-assembly-in-america?et_cid=63980934&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2ffirst-legislative-assembly-in-america

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History This Day in History, This Day in History 0730, US st Virginia, US st Virginia Jamestown

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First legislative assembly in America — History.com This Day in History — 7/30/1619

History This Day in History, This Day in History 0730, US st Virginia, US st Virginia Jamestown

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“Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.” 1 Peter 4:10

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Friday, August 01, 2014

Carroll Co 4-H FFA Fair Livestock Auction to support the hardworking 4-H'ers

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Carroll Co 4-H FFA Fair Livestock Auction to support the hardworking 4-H'ers

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Links at Gettysburg Hole #12 for the Christmas for Kids MD Troopers Assoc #20

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Links at Gettysburg Hole #12 for the Christmas for Kids MD Troopers Assoc #20

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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Bouvines 27 July 1214: The most important battle you've probably never heard of - The History News network

Bouvines 27 July 1214: The most important battle you've probably never heard of - The History News network July 27, 1214 http://hnn.us/article/156458

Today few people in the UK have heard of Bouvines. It has none of the ring of an Agincourt or a Crecy. Probably that is because England lost it. But the battle of 27 July 1214 was just as significant as England's later victories over the French. Maybe more so.

"Bouvines is the most important battle in English history that no-one has ever heard of," says John France, professor emeritus in medieval history at Swansea University.

"Without Bouvines there is no Magna Carta, and all the British and American law that stems from that. It's a muddy field, the armies are small, but everything depends on the struggle. It's one of the climactic moments of European history."

See more at: http://hnn.us/article/156458

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/07/bouvines-27-july-1214-most-important.html
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Monday, July 28, 2014

Dinner at Mediterraneo Ristorante Italiano

Dinner at Mediterraneo Ristorante Italiano #KED

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Donald Lippy Way. Caroline

Donald Lippy Way.
Caroline

Edward Snowden: Dropbox is 'hostile to privacy' | PCWorld

Edward Snowden: Dropbox is 'hostile to privacy' | PCWorld:

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2455215/edward-snowden-dropbox-is-hostile-to-privacy.html#tk.nl_pcwbest

Ian Paul@ianpaul

Jul 18, 2014

"Dropbox is a very popular cloud storage service, but NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden is no fan. In a recent interview with The Guardian, Snowden called Dropbox a "targeted, wannabe PRISM partner" that is "very hostile to privacy.""

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Update: Here's what Dropbox has to say:

"Safeguarding our users’ information is a top priority at Dropbox. We were not involved in PRISM, and would resist any program of its kind. We’ve made a commitment in our privacy policy to resist broad government requests, and are fighting to change laws so that fundamental privacy protections are in place for users around the world. To keep our users informed, we also disclose government requests in our Transparency Report."

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2455215/edward-snowden-dropbox-is-hostile-to-privacy.html#tk.nl_pcwbest

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Jordan Weissmann: A Former Comcast Employee Explains That Horrifying Customer Service Call

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2014/07/16/comcast_customer_service_an_employee_explains_why_they_won_t_let_you_cancel.html?wpisrc=obnetwork

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Comcast says it’s "embarrassed" by the recording of a customer service rep desperately refusing to cancel a subscriber’s account that had the entire Internet gawking in horror yesterday. However, the company would like to assure us all that this was simply a case of a single, misguided employee leaping over the edge.

Jordan Weissmann is Slate's senior business and economics correspondent.

More on Slate Plus

"We are investigating this situation and will take quick action," the company told the Hollywood Reporter. ...

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Sean M. Lynn-Jones: I’m one of the people Sen. John Walsh plagiarized from - The Washington Post

I’m one of the people Sen. John Walsh plagiarized from - The Washington Post: By Sean M. Lynn-Jones July 24

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/sen-john-walsh-plagiarized-from-me/

Sean M. Lynn-Jones is editor of the quarterly journal International Security and a research associate at the Belfer Center at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

"On Wednesday afternoon, a flurry of phone calls and e-mails informed me that Sen. John Walsh (D-MT) had apparently included—verbatim and without attribution—several pages of a 1998 paper of mine in a work he submitted to the U.S. Army War College. Walsh’s paper, which also failed to properly reference the work of others, was one of the requirements for the master’s degree he received from the War College in 2007."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/sen-john-walsh-plagiarized-from-me/

Even in 2007, my paper, “Why the United States Should Spread Democracy,” was out of date. I wrote it in 1998, when the Clinton administration was embracing the strategy of spreading democracy.

By 2007, U.S. interventions in Iraq and Afghanistan had, to put it mildly, given democracy promotion a bad name.

The paper needed significant revisions to address what had happened in those two countries, respond to criticisms, and cite the most recent literature. Nevertheless, it remained online and was often the most viewed publication on the Web site of Harvard’s Belfer Center. ...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/07/24/sen-john-walsh-plagiarized-from-me/

Saturday, July 26, 2014

Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at Liberty Reservoir Day 26Jy2014

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Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake at Liberty Reservoir Day 26Jy2014

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Sykesville Volunteer Fire Company at Baltimore City Liberty Reservoir Day 26Jy14

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Sykesville Volunteer Fire Company at Baltimore City Liberty Reservoir Day 26Jy14

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Baltimore City Liberty Reservoir Day Saturday July 26 2014 with PW PIO K Kocher

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Baltimore City Liberty Reservoir Day Saturday July 26 2014 with PW PIO K Kocher

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Liberty Reservoir Day celebrates local watershed on Sat., July 26, 2014 9 to 1 [Eagle Archives]

Liberty Reservoir Day celebrates local watershed [Eagle Archives]

Liberty Reservoir Day celebrates local watershed on Sat., July 26, 2014 9 to 1 [Eagle Archives] http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/07/liberty-reservoir-day-celebrates-local_26.html

Labels: Dayhoff Media Explore Carroll, Water Sewer Carroll Co Liberty Res - See more at: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2014/07/liberty-reservoir-day-celebrates-local_26.html#sthash.Ei0rsGwS.dpuf

Liberty Reservoir Day celebrates local watershed on Saturday July 26, 2014. Baltimore’s Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, co-chair of of the US Conference of Mayors Water Council, will be in attendance and is looking forward to seeing all of you.

There will be lots of entertainment and big trucks for the kids to climb aboard…

Baltimore Public Works Director Rudolph S. Chow said that with events like Liberty Reservoir Day, “It is important that we provide our water customers the opportunity to learn about our watershed lands through educational, yet also fun, events like Liberty Reservoir Day.”

By Kevin E. Dayhoff, July 11, 2014

On July 26, the Baltimore City Department of Public Works
will again celebrate Liberty Reservoir Day in the recreation area right above
the reservoir dam on the North Branch of the Patapsco River.

Last year's Liberty Reservoir Day event was well attended and according to Kurt Kocher, the department's spokesman, the department would like to build upon last year's success.

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"Baltimore and Westminster have a long standing partnership that goes back decades," said Westminster public works director Jeff Glass. "Maintaining a sustainable water supply for all our
customers is a constant focus."

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The free event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the dam on Liberty Dam Road off Wards Chapel Road. Parking is free. For information, call 410-545-6541 or go to http://www.baltimorecity.gov.

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the dedication of Liberty Dam, which is

located in eastern Carroll County at the border with Baltimore County.

According to a history of Liberty reservoir written for the Historical Society of Carroll County by historian Mary Ann Ashcraft several years ago in the Carroll County Times, "Baltimore Mayor Thomas D'Alesandro, Jr. dedicated Liberty Dam on September 21, 1954 …."