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    May 6, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. LinkedIn reaches 225 million users as it marks its 10th birthday

    While many people were celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend, LinkedIn was marking its 10th anniversary.
    While many people were celebrating Cinco de Mayo this weekend, LinkedIn was marking its 10th anniversary. The professionally-focused social network became a decade old Sunday. To commemorate the occasion, LinkedIn uploaded a neat visual time line...

    Tags: Social Media, Saturday Night Live (tv program), Culture, Cinco de Mayo, Arts and Culture

    2. May 14, 2013 |Story| Winchester Sun

  2. Day program in Winchester fosters dreams of independence

    The Victory Heights Center for Achievement added another “achievement” to its list in March in the form of a day program for adults with disabilities.
    The Victory Heights Center for Achievement added another “achievement” to its list in March in the form of a day program for adults with disabilities. The day program extends from STRIDE, Supporting Therapeutic Recreation for Individuals...

    Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Human Interest, Special Olympics, Culture, Arts and Culture

    3. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  3. COLUMN - Not in the spirit of Hayek

    Reuters
    (Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist but his opinions are his own.) By Nicholas Wapshott May 14 (Reuters) - It has been a bad couple of weeks for conservative social scientists. First a doctoral student ran the numbers on the study by Harvard's...

    Tags: Government, Think Tanks, Slavery, Milton Friedman, Margaret Thatcher

    4. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  4. Christian churches back Jews facing anti-Semitism in Hungary

    Reuters
    By Tom Heneghan, Religion Editor BUDAPEST, May 14 (Reuters) - When Hungarian radical right-wingers rallied against a Jewish conference in Budapest in early May, a well-known Protestant pastor hid behind the stage while his wife stepped up to the podium...

    Tags: Government, The Holocaust (1934-1945), Israel, Roman Catholicism, Elections

    5. May 13, 2013 |Story| Daily American

  5. Harry B. "Mac" McKenzie, 96, Frederick, Md.

    Harry B. "Mac" McKenzie, 96, passed away peacefully on May 8 at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Frederick, Md. Harry, known as Mutt during his youth, was born on March 5, 1917, in Meyersdale. He was the youngest of four children born to Noah A. and Annie (Housel) McKenzie. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife of 60 years Lillian Marion Yates, his sister Evelyn (Bolden), and his two brothers Homer and Orland.  He is survived by his two children Bruce (McLean, Va.) and Kathryn Ann (Frederick, Md.), and two granddaughters Erin (Naples, Fla.) and Kara (Vienna, Va). “Mac” was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army for four years, eight months and three days. He was with the very first group of eight young men drafted from Meyersdale on Feb. 7, 1941. The course of his life was forever changed by his Service experience. Mac was sent to Ft. Belvoir for basic training, where he was eventually assigned to the 660th Engineer Topographical Battalion, “B” Company. The 660th was the first full American topographical engineering unit shipped to the United Kingdom, arriving Sept. 6, 1942 (via the Queen Mary, converted to a troopship for the War). Their mission was to prepare the maps necessary for Operation Overlord, the June 6, 1944, Allied assault on Normandy.  Following the D-Day Invasion, the 660th turned its attention on mapping the push through France and across the Rhine into Germany. With the liberation of Paris, the 660th relocated its mapping operations to Paris where they focused on mapping Bavaria, and northern Austria. During the course of their stay in England, the Topographic Engineers also had time to show-off their baseball skills. They were league champions of London’s International Baseball League — a highly competitive eight-team circuit consisting of five U.S. Army teams, two Canadian military clubs and a British civilian squad. Mac, “Nooky” Morgart (from Bedford), and Johnny Puskas, Steve Phenicie, and Bill Lingenfelter (all from the Somerset area) formed the nucleus of the championship team. Mac completed his World War II Service as First Sergeant of “B” Company. After the War Mac returned to Meyersdale for a short time until he accepted a cartographer’s position (as a Civilian) with the U.S. Army Map Service in Brookmount, Md., (near Washington, D.C.)  His service during the war had opened a new door for this coal miner’s son. His mapping career was varied, challenging and rewarding spanning 37 years of service; he was even involved in mapping the moon! During this time he raised his family in Rockville, Md. While Mac may have lived away from Meyersdale for many years, his heart was always beating for his old hometown. He moved back to Meyersdale in 1995 where he pursued his six passions, helping the Meyersdale Public Library with it’s historical archive, trying to shoot his age on the Piney Run Golf Course (which he did once!), avidly reading his favorite authors, ardently listening to his collection of big band albums, enjoying his favorite breakfast of two eggs over easy with home fries and roast beef, and rooting for his favorite baseball team, the Baltimore Orioles. Mac was active in the Meyersdale Elks Lodge, Meyersdale Lions, Historical Society, American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars.  He was also a past officer in the Association of Mapping Seniors, the Army Map Service retirees organization. The family would like to invite all of Mac’s friends and relatives to attend a “Remembrance Celebration Supper,” on May 21, 2013 from 6 to 8 p.m., at the Meyersdale Elk’s Lodge, 327 Dale Street, Meyersdale, PA 15552. Memorials in Mac’s name may be directed to the Meyersdale Public Library, the Meyersdale Historical Society, or the Hospice of Frederick County. The family looks forward to visiting with everyone and sharing fond memories. Arrangements by William Rowe Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale. www.WilliamRowePrice.com.
    Harry B. "Mac" McKenzie, 96, passed away peacefully on May 8 at the Sunrise Senior Living Center in Frederick, Md. Harry, known as Mutt during his youth, was born on March 5, 1917, in Meyersdale. He was the youngest of four children born to Noah A. and...

    Tags: Baseball, American Legion, Sports, Science and Technology, Unrest, Conflicts and War

    6. May 13, 2013 |Story| Allentown Morning Call

  6. Moravian College graduates

    Moravian College held graduation ceremonies 10 a.m. May 11. The ceremony concludes the 271st academic year at Moravian, America's sixth-oldest college. Moravian College President Christopher M. Thomforde conferred degrees to approximately 398 bachelor...

    Tags: Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Easton (Fairfield, Connecticut), Music, Human Interest, Chester

    7. May 13, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  7. EU sees Greece hitting 2013-14 fiscal goals, but more pain ahead

    Reuters
    ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece will hit its fiscal targets this year and next but needs additional savings to meet its bailout requirements in 2015 and 2016, the European Commission said. The findings add to evidence that the country is back on track to cut...

    Tags: Economic Indicator, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Politics, National Government

    8. May 13, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Kwame Kwei-Armah keeps his vow to bring Center Stage national exposure

    Kwame Kwei-Armah is turning up the floodlights on <a href="http://findlocal.baltimoresun.com/mount-vernon/performing-arts/touring-shows/centerstage-baltimore-theater">Center Stage</a>.
    Kwame Kwei-Armah is turning up the floodlights on Center Stage. It's been not quite two years since the British-born playwright became artistic director of Maryland's largest regional theater. With his production of two button-pushing dramas nicknamed...

    Tags: The New York Times, BBC, The Boston Globe, Triple Crown, Imperial and Royal Matters

    9. May 12, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail

  9. New executive director of Washington Co. Humane Society streamlines adoption process and more

    Reducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County.
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    Reducing obstacles for adoption, decreasing euthanasia rates and increasing the number of animal control field service officers are top priorities listed by Michael Lausen, the recently hired executive director of the Humane Society of Washington County....

    Tags: Environmental Issues, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Human Interest, Maryland State Police, Arts and Culture

    10. May 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  10. ANALYSIS-Google+ struggles to attract brands, some neglect to update

    Reuters
    By Alexei Oreskovic SAN FRANCISCO, May 12 (Reuters) - To mark the Cinco de Mayo holiday this year, Domino's Pizza festooned its Facebook page with a string of posts, including an image of a Mexican-themed guacamole pizza that garnered over 2,000 "likes"....

    Tags: Business, YouTube, Foods and Beverages, Social Media, Software Industry

    11. May 12, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  11. Guatemala's Maya finally find justice over civil war crimes

    Reuters
    By Mike McDonald GUATEMALA CITY, May 12 (Reuters) - Ana Caba fled her home to live in remote mountains for nearly a decade after Guatemalan troops razed her indigenous Maya village and dozens like it in a brutal counter-insurgency campaign in the early...

    Tags: Government, Heads of State, Murder, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Guatemala

    12. May 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. The war for mobile messaging is on

    SAN FRANCISCO &mdash; WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door.
    SAN FRANCISCO — WhatsApp is one of Silicon Valley's most buzzed-about companies, yet it actively avoids the spotlight, operating out of a small office in Mountain View, Calif., with no sign on the building entrance or on the office door. Unlike...

    Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Computer Hardware, Customs and Tradition, Companies and Corporations, Travel

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