20060614 KDDC The problem with cows

This just in from "Regret the Error."
Posted June 14th, 2006 1:45 AM

Corrections and clarifications

Monday June 12, 2006
The Guardian

In an article Is it OK ... to drink cow's milk? (Ethical living, page 26, G2, June 6), two mistakes were introduced in the editing. Comments which were made by by an unnamed former dairy worker, whose mother runs an animal sanctuary, were mistakenly attributed to Gordon Tweddle for which we apologise. We also caused the writer to say that cows are responsible for "19% of global warming". In fact cows are responsible for 20% of methane gas, and methane gas accounts for 19% of global warming.

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20060613 KDDC Microsoft sucks

In Humiliating Microsoft, Apple's Simply Charming
Posted June 14, 12:21 AM

Many folks have been in touch about the new Apple TV ads. They are a hoot. Bob Garfield, who writes a column, "Garfield's Ad Review," for "Advertising Age," has just published a fun review of the ads:

In Humiliating Microsoft, Apple's Simply Charming

New Ads Skewer Windows' Various Shortcomings

By Bob Garfield

Published: May 14, 2006

Apple is one weird company. It makes great products and bizarre decisions. But above all, in all its stubborn Jobsian iconoclasm, Apple is consistent. You know what it means, what it stands for and what it will always stand for.

Namely: Microsoft sucks.

Read the rest here. The article has available the ad, if you have not seen it.

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20060612 KDDC 2006 1st Special Session hearing information

2006 1st Special Session hearing information current as of June 9, 2006 - 9:22 a.m.

June 12, 2006 5:16 PM

The following information - pasted below - is from the Maryland General Assembly web-site and can be found on the web here. Be sure to go the link to get the rest of the hearings schedule... And check this pagetomorrowto see if they have the Senate and/House agenda posted.

COMMITTEES HOLDING HEARINGS ON JUNE 13, 2006

HOUSE ECONOMIC MATTERS	SENATE FINANCE

JUNE 13, 2006

HOUSE ECONOMIC MATTERS

                                 10:00 A.M.     Joint Hearing Room
                                            Legislative Services Building
                                            Annapolis, MD


Subject:  - Electric Restructuring Legislation
         - Joint with the Senate Finance Committee

NOTE:  Members of the Senate Special Commission on Electric
      Utility Deregulation Implementation are invited to attend.

SENATE FINANCE

                                 10:00 A.M.     Joint Hearing Room
                                            Legislative Services Building
                                            Annapolis, MD


Subject:  - Electric Restructuring Legislation
         - Joint with the House Economic Matters Committee

NOTE:  Members of the Senate Special Commission on Electric
      Utility Deregulation Implementation are invited to attend.

20060610 KDDC Aunt Caroline and the Goats

Aunt Caroline and the Goats

Aunt Caroline, who may be the best aunt in the world, helped our niece Saturday morning with her 4-H goat project…

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20060610 KDDC Graduation Party

Graduation Party

Caroline and I had the opportunity to attend a wonderful graduation party Saturday afternoon.

I have written it before and I will write it again that we are very fortunate to have many fantastic young adults making their way up the leadership ranks these days.

We met many wonderful folks and neighbors at one of Westminster’s finer homes. The food was marvelous. My only remark on the food, is that for a family with so many traditional southern traits – where were the grits? After-all, grits goes with everything.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org

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20060610 KDDC The Airstrike meets the Beastie Boys

The Airstrike remix by Allahpundit

(Note - To see the video released by Centcom on You Tube, go here. "Zarqawi Airstrike: CENTCOM-released video of the strike that got Zarqawi.)"

To see the remix with the Beastie Boys, "Sabotage" overlaid - go here.

I found this by way of Michelle Malkin, Hot Air and You Tube. Unless you are registered with You Tube, don't go to that web-site for 'Beastie Boys remix' video, it has been flagged. I'm registered - it does not take that long nor is it difficult, I'm just still at the stage where registering for all these web-sites is a hassle...

This video is done by Allahpundit.

Hot Air inroduces it by saying:

Video: The airstrike remix

posted at 1:44 pm on June 8, 2006 by Allahpundit

Dedicated to all the brothers and sisters at Yearly Kos, who I know would enjoy this little bit of triumphalism as much as I do.

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20060609 KDDC NYTimes: I Saw a Deadhead Sticker on a Bentley

I Saw a Deadhead Sticker on a Bentley
New York Times

By HEATHER TIMMONS

Published: June 9, 2006

HERTFORDSHIRE, England, June 8 — Jerry Garcia must be spinning in his grave.

This week, on spacious lawns surrounding a turreted, gargoyle-encrusted mansion north of London, thousands of hedge fund managers and the bankers and lawyers who love them gathered for their own alternative festival, called Hedgestock.

Read the rest here.

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20060609 KDDC Southern California Barbeque

"Southern California Barbeque"
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
September 18, 2005

As much as we have enjoyed the unusually mild, pleasant and cool Maryland spring. Caroline and I are looking forward to summer cookouts. Pictured above is a great cookout that Caroline and enjoyed while we were visiting San Diego last September. The hot dogs were superb.

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20060609 KDDC Women’s Club Basket Bingo fundraiser

20060609 KDDC Women’s Club Basket Bingo fundraiser

The Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department social hall was the place to be this Friday evening as about 200 basket bingo-ers were out in full force.

They all came out to support the Westminster Women’s Club’s fundraising event to purchase defibrillators for the Carroll County Agriculture Center’s Shipley Arena.

Caroline, Grammy and I attended. I enjoyed chowing down on the food provided by the Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary.

Hat’s off to the Westminster Women’s Club and everyone who worked hard to make this event a success.

If you would like to make a donation to help the Carroll County Agriculture Center purchase defibrillators, please make a check out to: Westminster Woman's Club, P.O. Box 242, Westminster, Md. 21158. For more information, contact Jo Harp Past -President at chinookersmom@yahoo.com.

Kevin Dayhoff writes from Westminster Maryland USA.

E-mail him at: kdayhoff@carr.org

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20060609 KDDC Rare Car Spotted in Westminster

"Rare Car"
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
June 9, 2006

20060609 KDDC Horse and rider at Belmont Park

I found this great picture on the BBC.

The caption read: "A horse and rider on the track at sunrise at Belmont Park in Elmont, N. Y., U.S.A. Photo: Ed Betz/AP"

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20060608 KDDC rock, paper, scissors

Rock, paper, scissors

This was dinner conversation this evening with friends at Johansson's in Westminster. I found it via Wonkette... which led me to "Under Their Robes," a blog which features "News, gossip, and colorful commentary about the federal judiciary." Please enjoy.

Oh - Under Their Robes is a fun site also. You may wanna bookmark it.

Be sure to read this.

I'll go ahead and paste a copy of the order at the bottom of this post.

The teaser pasted below came from the New York Sun:

June 08, 2006

The Wisdom of Solomon?

"Faced with the inability of two bickering attorneys to resolve even the most innocuous scheduling questions without his intervention, a Florida federal judge yesterday ordered the two to meet on the steps of the federal courthouse and resolve their latest quarrel by playing 'one game of 'rock, paper, scissors,'" Fortune reports. Underneath Their Robes (via Wonkette)"is nothing short of awesome."

Posted by Daniel Freedman at June 8, 2006 10:18 AM

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ORLANDO DIVISION

AVISTA MANAGEMENT, INC., d/b/a Avista Plex, Inc.,

Plaintiff,

-vs-

WAUSAU UNDERWRITERS INSURANCE COMPANY,

Defendant.

______________________________________

ORDER

This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Motion to designate location of a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition (Doc. 105). Upon consideration of the Motion – the latest in a series of Gordian knots that the parties have been unable to untangle without enlisting the assistance of the federal courts – it is

ORDERED that said Motion is DENIED. Instead, the Court will fashion a new form of alternative dispute resolution, to wit: at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, June 30, 2006, counsel shall convene at a neutral site agreeable to both parties. If counsel cannot agree on a neutral site, they shall meet on the front steps of the Sam M. Gibbons U.S. Courthouse, 801 North Florida Ave., Tampa, Florida 33602. Each lawyer shall be entitled to be accompanied by one paralegal who shall act as an attendant and witness. At that time and location, counsel shall engage in one (1) game of "rock, paper, scissors." The winner of this engagement shall be entitled to select the location for the 30(b)(6) deposition to be held somewhere in Hillsborough County during the period July 11-12, 2006. If either party disputes the outcome of this engagement, an appeal may be filed and a hearing will be held at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, July 7, 2006 before the undersigned in Courtroom 3, George C. Young United States Courthouse and Federal Building, 80 North Hughey Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801.

DONE and ORDERED in Chambers, Orlando, Florida on June 6, 2006.

Copies furnished to: Counsel of Record

Unrepresented Party

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20060608 KDDC Feeding the TRP Horses

Feeding the TRP Horses

Now that the spring riding season is over for the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County, we all took turns feeding the horses for a short period before the horses go on summer vacation. Knowing that there are some folks out there who like pictures of the horses, when Caroline and I fed the horses on June 1, 2006, I brought my camera along and took the above photos. Please enjoy.

If you would like to know more about the 4-H Therapeutic Riding Program of Carroll County or make a donation please contact:

Program Coordinator: Karen Scott: trp4h@adelphia.net or Peggie Roland: peggier@att.net.

Oh - the top collage came off the 4-H TRP web-site. I wish it were mine, however, I'll bet Karen and Harold Scott did it... or maybe Peggie Roland?

Kevin Dayhoff - kdayhoff@carr.org

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20060607 KDDC Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is reported to have been killed

The Associated Press is reporting that terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed.

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Jun 8, 3:48 AM EDT

Iraqi PM: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed

By PATRICK QUINN
Associated Press Writer

The Associated Press is reporting that terrorist, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed.

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said al-Zarqawi was killed Wednesday evening along with seven aides.

Read the rest of the AP story here.

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According to Wikipedia:

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (October 20, 1966 – June 7, 2006) was a Salafi muslim militant, a guerrilla leader, and the self-proclaimed leader of Al-Qaeda in Iraq. One or more individuals identifying themselves as Zarqawi took responsibility, on several audiotapes, for numerous acts of violence in Iraq, including the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages. He was also allegedly responsible for many other acts of violence, including the beheading of hostages in Iraq.

As an Islamist militant, Zarqawi opposed the presence of U.S., Israeli and Western military forces in the Islamic world. In September 2005, he reportedly declared "all-out war" on Shia Muslims in Iraq ^[1], and is believed responsible for dispatching numerous Al-Qaeda suicide bombers throughout Iraq, and especially to areas with large concentrations of Shia civilians.

Zarqawi, believed to be a long time ally of Osama bin Laden, was a high-ranking member of bin Laden's Al Qaeda network, and since October 2004 had referred to his own organization Jama'at al-Tawhid wal-Jihad, or Monotheism and Holy War Group, an insurgent network operating in Iraq, as "Al-Qaida in Iraq". On October 21, 2004, Zarqawi officially announced his allegiance to Al Qaida; on December 27, 2004, Al Jazeera broadcast an audiotape of bin Laden calling Zarqawi "the prince of al Qaeda in Iraq" and asked "all our organization brethren to listen to him and obey him in his good deeds." ^[2]

Zarqawi was the most wanted man in Jordan and Iraq, ^[3] having participated in or masterminded a number of violent actions against United States and Iraqi targets. The U.S. government offered a USD$25 million reward for information leading to his capture, the same amount offered for the capture of bin Laden before March 2004. On 15 October 2004, the U.S. State Department added Zarqawi and the Jama'at al-Tawhid wal Jihad group to its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations and ordered a freeze on any assets that the group might have in the United States. On February 24, 2006, the U.S. Department of Justice's FBI also added al-Zarqawi to the Seeking Information – War on Terrorism list, the first time that he had ever been added to any of the FBI's three major "wanted" lists. ^[4]

One alias, Ahmad Fadeel al-Nazal al-Khalayleh, is believed to be his real name. The surname Zarqawi literally translates as "man from Zarqa". Zarqawi is a native of the Jordanian town of Zarqa, located 30 minutes northeast of the capital Amman.

Read more here.

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20060607 KDDC Pix: Visiting the St. John Carnival June 1

Pictures from visiting the St. John Catholic Church carnival on June 1, 2006. So, who's the babe in the yellow t-shirt?

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20060605 Susie visits the rabbits

Susie visits the rabbits.

The other day Susie visited the rabbits. The rabbits were delighted. The neighbors did not seem to mind.

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20060607 KDDC Who is this community leader?

"20060606 LM"
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
June 6th, 2006

20060607 KDDC Scrappleface Satire Isn't Far From The Truth

Scrappleface Satire Isn't Far From The Truth

*I do not recall where it is that I found the photoshop of the NYTimes. I did not do it - although I sure wish I had. If someone recognizes it and knows who the rightful owner is - e-mail me and I will be happy to credit it properly.

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I found the material pasted below on Wiz Bang:

Scott Ott often writes satire that gets mistaken for real news because he skirts incredibly close to the truth, while pushing just enough over the top to make a point.

I found the following offering to be a particularly good example. (Hat tip to Betsy Newmark who described the piece as "satire so accurate it hurts.")

(2006-06-03) -- The American Society of Professional
Journalists today said it would offer major news organizations like CNN and the
New York Times a "core values" training course in the wake of an incident in
Haditha, Iraq.

The journalist training comes as the Pentagon offers its
own brand of values reinforcement for U.S. troops.

"We're just going to cover the basics," said an unnamed
trainer, "We'll reinforce the bedrock values that 99.9 percent of journalists
already live by, but may not always remember under the stress, fear and
isolation of war."

The following is a partial list of topics from the "core
wartime values" course for journalists:

-Hold the presses! Innocent until accused.

-How to use the word "alleged" and still get your point across.

-Finding a quotable Congressman to say what you mean.

-Top-notch news analysis in a word: Vietnam.

By: Lorie
Byrd

20060606 KDDC Uncle Kevin

"20060606 Uncle Kevin"
(c) Kevin Dayhoff
June 6th, 2006

20060605 KDDC Spaghetti at Tony’s

"Spaghetti at Tony's"

(c) Kevin Dayhoff
June 5th, 2006

20060605 KDDC 20060530 Sanctuary photoshop: Temper Fi

Temper Fi

posted 5/30/2006 8:58:45 PM by Bryan
Hat Tip: Michelle Malkin: "Incident at Haditha, Pt II." May 30th, 2006.
and Hats off to Sanctuary for an excellent photoshop that tells a story better than a page full of words.