Sunday, January 05, 2014

Stars and Stripes:Coast Guard ice breaker to help trapped Russian, Chinese ships By Toshio Suzuki: January 4, 2014

Stars and Stripes:Coast Guard ice breaker to help trapped Russian, Chinese ships By Toshio Suzuki: January 4, 2014

http://www.stripes.com/news/coast-guard/coast-guard-ice-breaker-to-help-trapped-russian-chinese-ships-1.260584?=&utm_source=Stars+and+Stripes+Emails&utm_campaign=Daily+Headlines&utm_medium=email

The U.S. Coast Guard’s heavy polar ice breaker is headed to Antarctic waters to assist Russian and Chinese vessels trapped in ice there. It will take the 399-foot-long Polar Star about a week to reach the trapped ships.

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News from The Hill: Battle over unemployment benefits will consume start of 2014 By Alexander Bolton

News from The Hill:

Battle over unemployment benefits will consume start of 2014

By Alexander Bolton

Senate Democratic leaders feel cautiously optimistic they have the 60 votes they need to advance unemployment benefits legislation on Monday, but that marks only the start of the congressional battle.

Even if the legislation passes the Senate, it faces an uphill road in the House. Advocates for extended benefits say the fight could play out between the chambers for weeks.

Read the story here.

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Saturday, January 04, 2014

Key West Florida Weekly Newsletter For Saturday, January 4, 2014

NEWS

State starts negotiating with company for trails advertising

State officials are negotiating with a private company to take over a park sponsorship program after failing to get any businesses to pay for advertisements...

The Florida Keys Overseas Heritage Trail includes many of Monroe County's old bridges.

Fugitive Georgia banker last seen in the Keys captured in traffic stop

A fugitive Georgia banker accused of embezzling millions of dollars and who was last seen in Key West was captured Tuesday in Brunswick, Ga.

This is the video the FBI says shows Aubrey Price at the Key West Ferry Terminal in June 2012.

What's Selling for the week of Dec. 21 - Dec. 28

For a listing of home and condo sales in the Florida Keys for the period Dec. 21 through Dec. 28. The property sales list published by KeysNet is based on information from the Florida Keys Board of REALTORSÂ®, Inc. (alternatively, from the...

FISHING

It's a new year but the same great fishing

There's a holiday sail going on Florida Keys style -- but not in the malls, on the water.

Three couples from North Carolina and Colorado had a banner day aboard the 'SeaSquared.' They caught 18-pound blackfin tuna, hogfish and snappers, and released small sharks and a sailfish.

Fishing in the Keys

A selection of fishing photos from October and November 2013

Capt. Ron Garrett and David Gross had an outstanding day on the reef line in Islamorada recently.

Unwrap that great fish to start the new year

If you did not get what you wanted for the holidays, then chances are that your present is either swimming offshore or in the backcountry. Last week...

Grouper season in the Keys closes down for four months starting Jan. 1, so get your share now and freeze the filets.

BUSINESS

What's Selling for the week of Dec. 21 - Dec. 28

Social media: Words not to live by

Are you using social media for your business or organization, or thinking about jumping into it? Good move. Between 1 million and 2 million people...

MARKETPLACE

A listing of home and condo sales in the Florida Keys for the period Dec. 14 through Dec. 21. The property sales list published by keysinfonet is ...

This is a listing of recent real estate sales.

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Top Ten Mistakes Christian Parents of Teens Make | Jeff Strong

Top Ten Mistakes Christian Parents of Teens Make | Jeff Strong:

Posted by Jeff on Jun 28th, 2010 i

"t might be difficult for some parents to read through, but here’s a top ten list that I’ve been wanting to write for a while. Over the next several days I’ll be expanding on each of these in succession, but for now, here is my top ten mistakes Christian parents of teens make:" ... Read more; http://meredisciple.com/blog/2010/06/top-ten-mistakes-christian-parents-of-teens-make/

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

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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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Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Patch: Feeling Blue at the holidays – When in hole stop digging. @WestminstrPatch

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Feeling Blue at the holidays – When in hole stop digging.

(Some folks have been in touch looking for this article... Find it on Patch here: http://westminster.patch.com/groups/kevin-e-dayhoffs-blog/p/feeling-blue-at-the-holidays--when-in-hole-stop-digging

Sadly the holidays can also be a difficult time for folks who have suffered a personal loss in recent years. Especially if that personal loss occurred in the past year… Fortunately there are many resources in the community that are available to help

Posted by Kevin E. Dayhoff , December 16, 2013

Kevin Dayhoff Westminster Patch: Feeling Blue at the holidays – When in hole stop digging. http://tinyurl.com/kdjykjo @WestminstrPatch

Westminster Patch by Kevin Dayhoff, November 25, 2013 – December 14, 2013

http://westminster.patch.com/groups/kevin-e-dayhoffs-blog/p/feeling-blue-at-the-holidays--when-in-hole-stop-digging

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2013/12/kevin-dayhoff-westminster-patch-feeling.html

Labels: Chaplaincy, Dayhoff writing essays, Media Patch, Media Patch Westminster, Medicine Health Death and Dying, Religion - See more at: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2013/12/kevin-dayhoff-westminster-patch-feeling.html#sthash.bZncMVlo.dpuf

This past week marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holidays. It is a time to celebrate the past year with our friends and family and look forward to new beginnings.

However, sadly the holidays can also be a difficult time for folks who have suffered a personal loss in recent years. Especially if that personal loss occurred in the past year…

This is the time of the year when we when often nostalgically reflect about Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays in the past - when we celebrated with family members, loved-ones, friends and colleagues that are no longer with us.

Fortunately there are many resources in the community that are available to help cope. Although Carroll Hospice has already had a “coping with the holidays” workshop, many local churches have a “Blue Christmas” service including Taylorsville United Methodist Church. (And of course, there is always “Retail Therapy - All signs point to shopping locally in Carroll County this Christmas season.”)

The service at Taylorsville will take place on December 19, 2013 at 7 p.m. at 4356 Ridge Road, Mt Airy, MD 21771.

Pastor Sarah B. Dorrance serves as the pastor at Taylorsville and writes, Blue Christmas “is a time to be celebrating the birth of our Savior even in the midst of changed circumstances that might be hard for us. It is a time to remember that Jesus changes everything, even the hurts and the pains we might be experiencing today, and the birth of our Lord is something special to be celebrated.”

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

Laura Rhodes, LCPC, CCTP – Cedar Ridge Counseling

Laura Rhodes, LCPC, CCTP

http://www.cedarridgecounseling.com/laurarhodeslcpc.html

Laura Rhodes earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Criminology and Psychology from Florida State University in 1983 and her Master’s Degree in Counseling Psychology from the University of West Florida in 1984. She is licensed as a Certified Professional Counselor in the State of Maryland. She also holds a Certificate in Advanced Trauma Treatment and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.

She has spent many years counseling Children, Adolescents, and Adults in Individual and Group Therapy. She works with both men and women. She has extensive training in working with Sexual Assault and Abuse, Physical Abuse, Neglect and Domestic Violence Victims and Offenders. In addition, she has years of experience working with Traumatic loss, Grief, Post Traumatic Stress, Adjustment and Anxiety Disorders, Parent- Child Relationship Issues, Bipolar, Depression, Dissociative Disorders, Anger Management issues, Parenting issues, the use of Eating, Substance Use or Self Harm as coping mechanisms, and other addictive and obsessive coping behaviors. In addition she works with clients regarding bullying, and stress due to acculturation or LGBT issues.

Laura believes in working with the client as a partner in treatment often teaching relaxation techniques, awareness of mind/body connection, and utilizing cognitive behavioral counseling, creative guided imagery, art and movement therapies, communication skills, EMDR and emotional freedom techniques.

To schedule a first time appointment with Laura Rhodes click here or call 410.552.0773 and press 0 for a live operator.

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Friday, January 03, 2014

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

#KED #Westminster

Art Library Words, Words,

Ever stop to think and forget to start again?

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Which countries Americans like … and don’t | Pew Research Center

Which countries Americans like … and don’t | Pew Research Center: "BY BRUCE STOKES

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/30/which-countries-americans-like-and-dont/

The trend among the U.S. public increasingly has been to turn away from international issues and focus on the home front. But while Americans have long been accused of lacking interest in the rest of the world, they have never lacked strong opinions about other countries.

As 2013 wanes, a Pew Research Center survey conducted Oct. 30-Nov. 6 found that Americans have strongly favorable views of some allies and negative opinions about a range of others. Some of this is driven by U.S. partisan politics. And history suggests all such opinions are subject to change.

Topping Americans’ most favored nations list are Canada (81%) and Great Britain " ...Read more: http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2013/12/30/which-countries-americans-like-and-dont/

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Thursday, January 02, 2014

Panama City revival By Eric Vohr, Special to Tribune Newspapers December 18, 2013

Panama City revival

American ex-pats help rebuild a once-decaying district of the capital

By Eric Vohr, Special to Tribune Newspapers December 18, 2013

http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/sc-trav-1217-panama-hot-spot-20131218,0,250641.story

PANAMA CITY — This Central American nation is fast becoming a prime destination for winter travelers looking to trade cold and slush for sun and surf. But this country's riches are found not only in its tropical jungles and white sand beaches; one of Panama's hottest new destinations is right in the heart of the capital's historic district.

Founded in the 17th century, Panama City's colonial district of Casco Viejo once was the hub of Panamanian culture and civilization. Jutting into the Gulf of Panama on the Pacific side, the district sits on a peninsula chosen for defense against pirates. Casco later fell into neglect as the modern city center sprouted its skyscrapers across the bay.

But now Casco is experiencing a renaissance due in part to the efforts of American expatriates. U.S. influence isn't unusual here; for most of the 20th century, the United States held a corridor bisecting the country along the Panama Canal… http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/sc-trav-1217-panama-hot-spot-20131218,0,250641.story

Panama City revival By Eric Vohr, Special to Tribune Newspapers December 18, 2013

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

At Union Briddge Fire Hall for the wedding of Jacie Mathias and Perry Jones

#KED #Westminster

At Union Bridge Fire Hall for the wedding of Jacie Mathias and Perry Jones

#KED #Westminster

At Union Bridge Fire Hall for the wedding of Jacie Mathias and Perry Jones

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Latest Memorial Fund Research Bulletin

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund: Latest Memorial Fund Research Bulletin: http://www.nleomf.org/facts/research-bulletins/

2013 End-of-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report

According to preliminary data compiled by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, 111 law enforcement officers were killed in the line of duty in 2013. This is a eight percent decrease from 2012.

Read the 2013 End-of-Year Law Enforcement Fatalities Report (published 12/30/13)

Read the press release. (published 12/30/13) Read more: http://www.nleomf.org/facts/research-bulletins/

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How to disable Office 2013 start screen by Rick Broida at PC World

How to disable Office 2013's start screen | PCWorld:

Rick Broida @justrick Mar 20, 2013

There's a lot to like about the new Office 2013. Heck, some might argue that Outlook alone is worth the price of admission.

One thing that bothers me, however, is the startup screen that appears when you launch Word, Excel, or PowerPoint. It's a nice addition, and a quick way to access recent documents or create a new one using a template, but it's not how I like to work.

Fortunately, it's fairly easy to configure Office to bypass that screen for the aforementioned three programs. Here's how, using Word as an example: … Read more: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2031432/how-to-disable-office-2013s-start-screen.html

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Westminster Maryland Online: January 1, 1993 Carroll Co. Times: New Year’s Day ...

Westminster Maryland Online: January 1, 1993 Carroll Co. Times: New Year’s Day ...: January 1, 1993 Carroll Co. Times: New Year’s Day services at Grace Lutheran Church RELIGION NOTES CARROLL COUNTY TIMES Friday...

January 1, 1993 Carroll Co. Times: New Year’s Day services
at Grace Lutheran Church

RELIGION NOTES

CARROLL COUNTY TIMES Friday, January 1, 1993 Page A8

Grace Lutheran

Grace Lutheran Church will have worship services at 8, 9:30
and 11 a.m. Holy Communion will be at all three services. Preaching this Sunday will be the Rev.
Eckhardt. The Youth Choir will sing at the 8 a.m. service. The Chancel Choir
will sing at 11 a.m.

Sunday school will be at 9:30 a.m. On Wednesday the Brown
Bag Bible Study group will meet at noon.

Grace Lutheran Church is at 21 Carroll St. Pastors are the
Rev. Frederick P. Eckhardt, the Rev. Connie S. Miller and the Rev. L. Stanley
Whitson.

For more information about the church activities, call the
church office at 848-7020 or 876-3634. Remember our Dial-A-Prayer at 848-2113.

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How To Rip DVDs with VLC

How To Rip DVDs with VLC:

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2696/how-to-rip-dvds-with-vlc/

"How To Rip DVDs with VLC

Yesterday we took a look at the new feature in VLC 1.0 which allows you to record DVDs to your computer. There is also an overlooked feature in VLC that allows you to rip your DVDs as well. Here we will take a look at how to rip DVD movies with VLC for Windows.

Note: This feature should work with VLC versions 0.9.6 and up.

Ripping a DVD with VLC

Load up the DVD you want to rip and start up VLC. Then under Media click on Convert / Save." ... http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2696/how-to-rip-dvds-with-vlc/

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Carroll's Christmas celebrations tempered by news of war, Great Depression

#CarrollCounty #Christmas celebrations tempered by news of war, Great Depression

@SunWestminster Columnist @kevindayhoff Many years ago, most of the newspaper accounts about Christmas in Carroll County were not published until after Christmas. Most of the advertisements for Christmas did not appear until well after the first day of December. Christmas was celebrated for a short period of time then folks quickly went back to the business of the day.

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News from The Hill: Five Senate races to watch By Alexandra Jaffe

Read the story here.

Democrats and Republicans are amassing enormous war chests for a midterm battle that will decide who controls the Senate for the remainder of President Obama’s term.

Republicans need a net gain of six seats to reclaim the Senate majority, and are gunning for Democratic incumbents in conservative-leaning states like Arkansas, Alaska, North Carolina, West Virginia and Louisiana.

Democrats are mostly playing defense, but see a few opportunities to peel away seats from the GOP column. Read the story here.

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