Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Charlie Brown of the Suttler Post Farm Clydesdales stops to get some rest

The annual cake auction draws to a close at #CCFair Carroll Co 4-H FFAFair

#CCFair The Carroll Co 4-H FFA Fair is still going strong late into the evening

An interview with a cow at #CCFair Carroll Co 4-H FFA Fair www.ccag.biz

#CCFair Checking out the market swine show at Carroll Co 4-H FFA Fair

July 31 On this day in history

July 31 On this day in history

• 904, Salonica -- the second-largest city in Greece and the capital of Macedonia -- falls to the Arabs, who destroy the city

• 1703, Daniel Defoe, the an English writer, journalist, and pamphleteer, who gained enduring fame for his novel Robinson Crusoe, is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers

• 1777, the Marquis de Lafayette, a 19-year-old French nobleman, was made a major-general in the American Continental Army

• 1790, the first U.S. patent is issued to inventor Samuel Hopkins for a potash process

• 1792, director David Rittenhouse laid the cornerstone in Philadelphia for the U.S. Mint, the first building of the federal government

• 1865, the first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia

• 1919, German national assembly adopts the Weimar constitution (which comes into force on August 14)

• 1945, Pierre Laval, premier of the pro-Nazi Vichy government, surrendered to U.S. authorities in Austria; he was turned over to France, which later tried and executed him

• 1948, President Harry Truman helped dedicate New York International Airport (later John F. Kennedy International Airport) at Idlewild Field

• 1957, the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations designed to detect Soviet bombers approaching North America, went into operation

• 1964, the American space probe Ranger VII transmitted pictures of the moon's surface

• 1972, Democratic vice-presidential candidate Thomas Eagleton withdrew from the ticket with George McGovern following disclosures Eagleton had once undergone psychiatric treatment

• 1974, Watergate figure John Ehrlichman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for his role in the break-in at the office of Daniel Ellsberg's psychiatrist. Ellsberg was the Pentagon consultant who leaked the "Pentagon Papers," documents about the war in Vietnam

• 1976, NASA releases the famous Face on Mars photo

• 1981, the 42-day strike of Major League Baseball ends

• 1987, Iranian pilgrims and riot police clashed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia, resulting in some 400 deaths, according to the Saudi government, which blamed the Iranians for the violence

• 1991, President George Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty in Moscow. ALSO: the U.S. Senate overturned a 43-year-old law and voted to allow women to fly military warplanes in combat

• 1997, in Brooklyn, N.Y., police seized five bombs believed bound for terrorist attacks on New York City subways by practitioners of that "religion of peace"

• 2002, a bomb exploded by practitioners of that "religion of peace" inside a cafeteria at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, kills nine people, including five Americans

• 2006, Fidel Castro hands over power temporarily to brother Raul Castro. This leads to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequena Habana in Spanish), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated

• 2011, ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced a historic agreement on emergency legislation to avert the nation's first-ever financial default. ALSO: Syrian security forces launched a ferocious assault on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more


• 2012, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, visiting Cairo, said newly elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi "is his own man" and is committed to democracy
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Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Suttler Post Clydesdales from Mechanicsville MD are getting dressed-up #CCFair

Enjoying the food at #CCFair Carroll County 4-H FFA Fair

Defense.gov Special Report: Korea: Armistice Day, 60th Anniversary

Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com

Korean War Fast Facts - CNN.com: "Korean War Fast Facts"

'via Blog this'

By CNN Library: Korean War Fast Facts

Fri July 26, 2013


(CNN) -- Here's a look at what you need to know about the Korean War. July 27, 2013 marks 60 years since the signing of the armistice agreement that ended the fighting.

Causes of the Korean War

The 38th parallel division of Korea happened in August 1945, at the end of World War II. The 2 newly formed countries became ideologically opposite.

November 1947 - The United Nations General Assembly approves elections to be held throughout Korea to choose a provisional government for the entire county. The Soviet Union opposed this.

On May 10, 1948 the people of South Korea elected a national assembly. The assembly set up the government of the Republic of Korea. The people of north refused to take part. On September 9 North Korean Communists established the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Both sides claimed the entire country and their troops fought near the border several times from 1948 to 1950.

The United States removed its last troops from Korea in 1949 and in early 1950 North Korea decided upon war to achieve its goal of Korean unification under Communist rule.


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It's all about the roll when choosing running shoes - baltimoresun.com

Shoe roll in fitness - baltimoresun.com:

'via Blog this'

By Dorene Internicola Reuters
July 15, 2013
NEW YORK —
Fitness experts have long advised clients choosing a running shoe to forget fashion and consider the roll or pronation - the way the foot leans inward upon impact.

Analyzing the roll of the foot remains standard practice among fitness and medical professionals in the belief it will lead to a better shoe fit and fewer injuries... http://www.baltimoresun.com/health/newsletter/sns-rt-us-fitness-running-shoes-20130715,0,3826451.story
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Monday, July 29, 2013

Chesapeake Bay Program: The Bay in the News

The Bay in the News

Read the past week's news stories about the Chesapeake Bay from newspapers and journals in the Bay region and beyond. To keep up-to-date on Chesapeake Bay news, subscribe to Bay News and get a daily e-newsletter with today's news and headlines.

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Come to #CCFair enjoy the food... Apparently this is where Andy moved the pickle


#CCFair, 4H Carroll Co 4H FFA Fair, 4H Carroll Co 4H FFA Fair 2013

Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair July 27th – August 2nd, 2013 #CCFair

Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair

July 27th – August 2nd, 2013


The Fair is Happening Now!


This year we will be celebrating our 117th year where we are known for a traditional Country Fair experience. We are proud of our exhibitors, entertainment, animal shows, food, and, exhibits. We want to continue this tradition by bringing a wide variety of old traditions but bring you some new ones.

Back by popular demand this year you will see the Antique Dancing Tractors, along with Racing Pigs, Combine Demolition Derby, Wild West Night, Car Demolition Derby, Lawn Mower Racing, Tractor Pull, Chain Saw Carver, and much more. New to see this year will be the Sutter Post Clydesdales! Please check out our schedule for dates and times.


Carroll County 4-H & FFA Fair articles on Westminster Maryland Online: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/search/label/4H%20Carroll%20Co%204H%20FFA%20Fair


Agriculture, Kevin E. Dayhoff, Explore Carroll, fair, 4-H, FFA, cattle. Goats, farm, animals, vegetables, food, harvest, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, history,

#CCFair @SunCarroll @Blair_CaEagle @SunWestminster
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

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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Speaker.gov | Stopping government abuses that threaten our economy

Speaker.gov | Stopping government abuses that threaten our economy

Stopping government abuses that threaten our economy

Speaker Boehner filmed a brief video for this week’s Speaker Alert previewing upcoming legislation to stop government abuses that threaten our economy. Watch him here:
Two of the bills highlighted by Speaker Boehner – one to get the IRS out of ObamaCare and another to rein in federal red tape – were the subject of this week’s Republican address by Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA).  “You deserve a government that works for you, not against you,” says Leader CantorWatch him here:

MORE FROM THE SPEAKER’S BLOG

- See more at: http://www.speaker.gov/general/stopping-government-abuses-threaten-our-economy#sthash.l1bw0N6x.dpuf


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Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoffTwitpic: http://twitpic.com/photos/kevindayhoff
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

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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Sunday, July 28, 2013

City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for July 2013


City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for July 2013


Dear Residents:

Thank you for the vote of confidence in re-electing me to the Office of Mayor of the City of Westminster. Council Member Chiavacci was also re-elected and Council Member Suzanne Albert will be returning to the Council. We will continue to serve the residents of the City, provide a solid financial foundation and revitalize downtown.

The following budget actions have been approved by the Common Council:

• A one-cent reduction in the General Fund Property Tax from .57 cents to .56 cents. This commitment to reduce the tax increase as capital improvement projects were completed was made by the Mayor and Council when the increase was adopted in 2009.

• No increase in water or sewer rates.

• Place the one-time highway user revenue in the Capital Project Reserve account to use for emergency or one-time only projects since there is no commitment for continuing this revenue source beyond this year.

• Included a 3% cost of living increase for our employees who have exhibited their commitment and dedication to our residents during the recession and who have not received an increase in five years.

• Added two emergency projects to the Priority One projects funded by the tax increase: replacement of the furnaces in the Police Department and partial replacement of the Skateboard Park. The other priority capital projects include vehicle and equipment replacement, street overlay and sidewalk replacement projects, repairs to City Hall and the Longwell Armory and replacement of the SAN network.

• The budget is available for your review on our web site www.westminstermd.gov.

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City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter for October 2012

City of Westminster Maryland News and Notes newsletter Volume 4 Issue 4a



Also see previously:

Volume 4 Issue 3a – July 2012



Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland, Westminster Mayor Kevin Utz,

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