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Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art One-half Banana Stems - www.kevindayhoff.com Address: PO Box 124, Westminster MD 21158 410-259-6403 kevindayhoff@gmail.com Runner, writer, artist, fire & police chaplain Mindless ramblings of a runner, journalist & artist: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, technology, music, culture, opera... National & International politics www.kevindayhoff.net For community: www.kevindayhoff.org For art, technology, writing, & travel: www.kevindayhoff.com
Sunday, July 05, 2020
Friday, July 03, 2020
Celebration of the wonderful life of Tommy Dent at Pritt's Funeral Home.
Tuesday, June 30, 2020
NPR: K-Pop's Digital 'Army' Musters To Meet The Moment, Baggage In Tow
June 24, 20202:00 PM ET Heard on Morning Edition HAERYUN KANG
Read much more here: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/882867577/k-pops-digital-army-musters-to-meet-the-moment-baggage-in-tow
NPR: K-Pop's Digital 'Army' Musters To Meet The Moment, Baggage In Tow
June 24, 20202:00 PM ET Heard on Morning Edition HAERYUN KANG
A week before President Trump held his controversial campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., was when Viviana Dark, a K-pop fan from Wisconsin (who has requested pseudonymity over concerns of online harassment), first heard of plans to "sabotage" the event. Users on TikTok, the exceptionally popular social-video platform, were urging others to reserve tickets to the rally, with no intention of actually going. "You know how a TikTok challenge happens? It was kind of like that. 'Everybody go do this!' And it spread like wildfire," Dark, 19, tells NPR Music.
She signed up for two seats, received a confirmation email from the Trump campaign — "I'm counting on my loyal supporters like you" — and never showed up to the rally, which drew just a few thousand supporters to the 19,000-seat auditorium on June 20.
It's not clear how much TikTok teens and K-pop fans should be credited for the rally's disappointing turnout; Trump's campaign originally claimed it received more than a million requests for tickets. A stage prepared for overflow was never used.
Dark, who supports the girl groups TWICE and GWSN, is no stranger to political activism in coordination with her K-pop community. She has a Twitter group chat with fellow idol fans from all over the world, where they exchange info about stars, petitions and hashtag movements. To "clog up" the platform, she tweeted #WhiteLivesMatter and #KeepAmericaGreat hashtags, coupled with irrelevant fancams of her favorite stars, as a way of diluting the usefulness and relevance of the tags.
"I'm Black before I'm a K-pop stan," she says. "The main point of why we were fighting was for the Black Lives Matter cause, not to get recognized [as K-pop fans]."
But getting recognized they are, as "maestros of social media," "an unexpected ally," "unlikely heroes." This month, fans of BTS matched the boy band's $1 million Black Lives Matter donation in roughly a day. Others are credited with flooding the iWatch Dallas app with fancams (and sinking its App Store ranking) after the Dallas police asked people to report "illegal activity" from the George Floyd and Black Lives Matter protests.
Read much more here: https://www.npr.org/2020/06/24/882867577/k-pops-digital-army-musters-to-meet-the-moment-baggage-in-tow
Related: I guess my favorite is Blackpink (“How you like that,”) – but I started out with BTS when they were still considered Hip Hop. And I got to K-pop by way of trance… Mostly listening to it before I saw much in the way of videos. For a sample go here: https://youtu.be/3h2ldViJ75c https://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2020/07/blackpink-how-you-like-that-inkigayo.html
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https://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2020/06/npr-k-pops-digital-army-musters-to-meet.htmlSunday, June 28, 2020
Harford County Committee of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project.: Members of the Harford County Committee Attend Mar...
Friday, June 26, 2020
Daisy and I
Saturday, May 16, 2020
Gilbert Year of the Woman Commission scholarship contest
Related: Dayhoff: Feminine touch eased Westminster’s growing pains Kevin Dayhoff, Carroll County Times | May 08, 2020 | https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/lifestyles/cc-lt-dayhoff-051020-20200508-bdoq37gp5bag7e7i5ucgzyeynq-story.html
Saturday, May 09, 2020
Spacemind - Pleiadian Friend (Remastered Edition) #amwriting
Sunday, May 03, 2020
The Community Foundation of Carroll County is seeking applicants for the Mike Eaton scholarship fund.
Friday, April 10, 2020
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
Blade Runner - Final scene, "Tears in Rain" Monologue (HD)
Friday, February 14, 2020
Caroline and I are in Key West checking-out boats for the Westminster Fire Department
Monday, February 10, 2020
Best wishes go out to Lt. Will Valentine
Saturday, February 08, 2020
Attending the memorial service of Dr. Dean Griffin
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
Saturday, January 11, 2020
7:15 p.m. Westminster water main break
Sunday, January 05, 2020
Happy New Year from Grace Lutheran Church
Thursday, December 26, 2019
Grilled cheese sandwiches
Saturday, December 14, 2019
BEAUTIFUL VOCAL TRANCE [FULL ALBUM - OUT NOW] (RNM)
Ozzy Osbourne-I am Santa Claus.wmv
Friday, December 13, 2019
Carroll County Literacy Council Celebrates 40-years
Yingling and I joined many great folks at a luncheon to celebrate the 40th
anniversary of the Literacy Council of Carroll County.
County celebrated its 40th anniversary with a luncheon at the
Carroll Nonprofit Building.
Circuit Court Judge Richard Titus, Md. St. Delegate Haven Q. Shoemaker, Carroll
Commissioners Dennis Frazier and Steve Wantz, Bernard Jones, Westminster
Councilmembers Ben Yingling and Kevin Dayhoff.
the master of ceremonies for the event. In addition to his years of work with
the Literacy Council, Greenholtz served on the Westminster Common Council from
1985 to 1991 and for many years was the chair of the Greater Westminster
Development Corporation, a downtown Westminster advocacy organization.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/12/carroll-county-literacy-council.html
Council of Carroll County celebrates 40-years - Time Flies for Sunday, December
8, 2019 by Kevin Dayhoff https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/carroll/lifestyles/cc-lt-dayhoff-120819-20191206-vtnvaafiifev3nl54hao4gjfpq-story.html?fbclid=IwAR2smU142YsWxGV0RNyMFh2b9LI-gxA7Zu3CHp0Gd3eH7PMgWT3QApGB7rk
“In the U.S., over 40 million adults have low literacy, including 20% of adults
with a high school diploma. The U.S. ranked 21st in numeracy and 16th in
literacy out of 24 countries in a 2013 assessment of adults’ skills.
of proficiency in solving problems in technology rich environments. Yet, the
publicly funded adult education system is able to serve only around 2 million
young and older adults per year.”
active in the community in many ways, including its ever-popular annual
spelling bee. Last April was the 20th anniversary of the spelling bee.
Director Greenholtz:
“The Literacy Council of Carroll County (LCCC) was founded in April, 1979, by Sister Rosalia, the principal of St. John's Catholic School in Westminster, and Kathryn Sieverts, a Lutheran laywoman. The mission of the organization was to promote literacy and to train tutors to teach phonics, reading, speaking, spelling, and math to youth and adults in Carroll County.
“At the time, we were affiliated with Laubach Literacy Action which later merged with ProLiteracy Worldwide, a parent of ProLiteracy America. We primarily began with students who read at or below a fifth-grade level. The LCCC was formed with the policy of working with anyone regardless race, creed, color, or national origin. We
have always assisted those individuals who may be mentally challenged,
physically disabled, and foreign born, those in substance and alcohol abuse
rehabilitation programs and those who are incarcerated by our legal system.
“The first volunteers worked out of St. John's School, Grace Lutheran Church, Carroll County Public Library, and various members' spare rooms and basements. Judy Ritchie was the first Director. Through the generosity of Grace Lutheran Church, the Council moved into its first office. Marian Carr took over as Director and
Student/Tutor Coordinator in 1988. The Council occupied the second floor (a
three-room suite) of a two-story house at 30 Carroll Street in Westminster. In
1994, in need of more space, the Council moved to the second floor of 95
Carroll Street, Westminster.
“In 1995, Marian Carr turned the reins over to Betsy Fowble as Executive Director, followed by Dee Hines in 1997. In October of 2002, Dee Hines received Carroll County's Most Beautiful Person Award. In 2009, after serving the Carroll Community as a volunteer for over 22 years, Dee Hines retired from her position at the
Literacy Council. Carol Sapora took over as Director. Janet Garcia took over as
Executive Director in December 2011. In June of 2014, Brenda Lewis was named as
Executive Director and served until December of 2014 when Samuel Greenholtz was
appointed and continues in that position.
“Volunteer numbers increased substantially between 1997 and 2006, when the Council moved again to its present home in the Carroll Non-Profit Building, 255 Clifton Boulevard. Laubach International and Literacy Learners of America merged during that time to become ProLiteracy Worldwide, the umbrella organization for most literacy organizations.
“In 2015, Brenda Lewis became the President of the Board of Directors. Past presidents of the Board of Directors include Edie Haschert, Barbara Weir, Dorothy Stoltz, Mike Memphis, Terry Toney, and Lou Scharon.
“The Council receives no government funding and operates on donations from the community, and various grants, along with its fundraising programs. There is never a charge for Council services to the student.
“Along with our normal tutoring program, we have embarked on numerous other programs during our existence. In 1994, the LCCC was called upon to work at the Maryland Central Laundry Camp, a Maryland Department of Corrections minimum security prison. We started with 13 men and when the program was terminated we were teaching 31 men to read and write. (The prison was switched to a short-term facility and there was not enough time to tutor the inmates before they moved on.)
We have also run a program at the Carroll County Detention Center for the female population. (The men were tutored under a grant through the Community College of Carroll County.) We run a program for court ordered drug and alcohol students at a
rehabilitation facility in southern Carroll County. We have run tutoring
program at Springfield State Hospital. We have found the demand for training is
changing from the 5th grade level we began at to a focus on Pre-GED training as
well as greater demand for ESOL lessons, citizenship training, and work-related
training requirements. Thus, our program has been upgraded over the years to
reflect these changes. Another of our newer programs is working with the
military veterans. We are aiding in many different elements than we have
normally provided to our students. These same programs are available for all
students
“Our tutors represent a broad range of careers and education. They come from a wide variety of professions and work history. The predominate tutors’ group is made up from the field of education but, we have former executives, administrative workers and others among our teaching staff.
“The Carroll County Public Library has been a tremendous supporter of our efforts. They have contributed in numerous ways and have provided us with direct assistance when called upon. McDaniel College has worked with us on numerous programs that are offered to the public especially in the field of ESL (English as Second Language), primarily through the Palabra to Word Student Organization. As a Partner of the Literacy Council they have provided us with student interns over
the years to work with us on various specialized projects and programs. A
relative new partner has been Carroll Community We work closely with BERC, HRS,
and other county organizations to provide training to their clients. We have
partnerships with the Judy Centers, Carroll County Board of Education, Carroll
County Youth Services Bureau, and HSP. We have an excellent relationship with each and every one of the organizations at the Non-Profit Center. We are able to
refer our students to them as well as have them send clients to us.”
Westminster Mayor’s Cup and Miracle on Main Street parade winners announced
winners announced
winners of the Mayor’s Cup contest and the Miracle on Main parade.
https://dayhoffwestminster.blogspot.com/2019/12/westminster-mayors-cup-and-miracle-on.html
Common Council, Westminster Mayor Joe Dominick announced the winners of the
annual Mayor’s Cup contest and the annual Miracle on Main Street parade
winners.
the Westminster Main Street manager, “The Mayor’s Cup is a long-standing
contest to encourage downtown Westminster businesses to decorate their
storefronts and office windows for the holiday season. The Mayor’s Cup
recognizes the best overall display. The winning business’ name is engraved on
the Cup each year, which is proudly displayed by the winning business.
making it difficult for Mayor Dominick to select a winner from all the
outstanding entries. Below are the businesses selected by Mayor Dominick in the
various award categories: Mayor’s Cup Recipient/Best Overall – Flip Yours Fitness
& Wellness; Best Kid Friendly – Flowers by Evelyn; Best Business Promotion
– LUX Boutique; Best Non-Traditional – Ting.”
Main Street parade. According to information from a Dec. 4, 2019 release from
Abby Gruber, the Westminster Director of Recreation and Parks, “The annual
Miracle on Main Street Parade was held on Saturday, November 30, 2019 at 5 p.m.
This year, the parade boasted nearly 50 entries ranging from walking groups,
car clubs, marching bands, and floats.
the City offers a trophy and a $100 cash prize in three different categories:
Spirit of the Season, Best & Brightest, and Main Street Champion. To help
evaluate and fairly determine the winner in each category, judges are selected
from the local business community. The judges are provided with a list of all
parade participants, their corresponding parade numbers, and a list of criteria
to aid in evaluating the entries.
of the Season, Carroll County Veterinary Clinic; Best & Brightest, Shelter
Systems Limited; Main Street Champion, White Pine Paving Inc.”
Mayor Dominick, said in part, “It is my pleasure this evening to announce the
winners of the 2019 Miracle on Main Street, Electric Holiday Parade. A panel of
three judges consisting of local business owners assessed each parade entry on
theme, detail, and brightness in the following award categories: Best &
Brightest, Spirit of the Season, and Main Street Champion.
bragging rights.
Mills, Dave Strevig, & Randy Rickels accepting on behalf of Shelter Systems
Limited for their winning entry that earned the award for Best & Brightest
accepting tonight on behalf of Carroll County Veterinary Clinic for their entry
that best reflected the Spirit of the Season.
recognize White Pine Paving as the Main Street Champion. Unfortunately
representatives from White Pine Paving could not join us this evening but staff
from the recreation and parks department will see that they receive their
award.
entries; your creativity, time and attention to detail make this parade a proud
Westminster tradition. The Miracle on Main Street Electric Holiday Parade could
not exist without your support and participation.
Westminster I would like extend our sincerest gratitude to Mark Degasperi,
owner of Interstate Battery for his steadfast support of this phenomenal
community event. Every year Interstate Battery provides power sources for all
electric parade entries plus Interstate Battery staff members are available
onsite at parade line up and disbandment to help safely illuminate and
breakdown the floats.”
& Wellness. Courtesy Photo
winners of the Mayor’s Cup contest and the Miracle on Main parade. Kevin
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winners of the Mayor’s Cup contest and the Miracle on Main parade. Kevin
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