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Friday, June 05, 2015

Carroll County Md Shredding and hazardous materials event slated for June 6, 2015

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According to a press release from Maria Myers, Recycling Manager Carroll County Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste, Carroll County has scheduled a time when Carroll County citizens may have personal documents shred and dispose of household hazardous waste.

The event is scheduled for June 6, 2015 from 8 a.m. until 12 noon.

May 21, 2015 – A Household Hazardous Waste Spring Cleanup and Shredding Event is being sponsored by the Carroll County Government Recycling Operations.

The event will take place on Saturday, June 6th at the Carroll County Vehicle Maintenance Facility, 1250 Meadow Branch Road, Westminster (Off Md. Rte. 97, north of Westminster, past Meadow Branch Road to Old Meadow Branch Road.)

Carroll County residents can drop off dangerous household items from 8 a.m. until 12 noon and shred sensitive documents from 8 a.m. until 12 noon or until truck is full, whichever comes first.

Items ACCEPTED at the household hazardous waste drop-off area include: gasoline or gas/oil mix, kerosene, oil-based paints and thinners, solvents, stains, sealants, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, photographic and pool chemicals, household cleaners, compact fluorescent light bulbs, fluorescent light tubes, nickel-cadmium and NIMH batteries.

Items NOT ACCEPTED include: latex paint (dispose this with household trash after adding an absorbent agent such as cat litter, sand, mulch or shredded paper.)

Medications (unused and expired medications can be taken to the following police stations: Westminster, Taneytown, Sykesville, N.E. Greenmount; they do not accept syringes.)

Rechargeable batteries, household batteries, explosives, ammunition, fireworks, medical and biohazard waste, radioactive material, compressed gas tanks and cylinders, asbestos, items from commercial and industrial businesses or farms, vehicle batteries, motor oil, antifreeze, (vehicle batteries, motor oil and antifreeze accepted year round at Northern Landfill Recycling Center, 1400 Baltimore Boulevard, Westminster; Monday through Friday 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.; Saturday 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.)

Shredding is Residential only; no businesses. Items ACCEPTED include: invoices, bank statements, personal records, lease balance sheets, audit reports, credit reports, checks, medical reports.

For details, call Carroll County Government Recycling Operations at 410-386-2035 or the Northern Landfill at 410-386-4550. Maria Myers, Recycling Manager Carroll County Department of Public Works, Bureau of Solid Waste

410-386-2035 www.recyclecarroll.org

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Avid runner and local Westminster Dentist, Dr. Jim Myers has died at the age of 70

June 5, 2015

Westminster Md. - Dr. James Richard Myers, Jr, 70, of Westminster, died peacefully on Thursday evening, June 4, 2015 at Gilchrist Hospice in Towson after a brief illness.

According to an obituary on the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home website here, http://www.myersdurborawfh.com/obits/obituary.php?id=553507:

Born February 20, 1945 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Dr. James Richard Myers and Dorothy Rutledge Myers. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Lynch Myers.

Dr. Myers was a 1963 graduate of Westminster High School and a 1967 graduate of Juniata College in PA. He then graduated from Baltimore College of Dental Surgery at the University of Maryland in 1971 and served a one year internship at Charlotte Memorial Hospital as an Oral Surgeon.

He returned to his roots in Westminster to join his father in the family dental practice, Myers Family Dentistry, continuing to serve the community for over 43 years, until his death.

While in dental school, he was a member of the Honor Society and received the Oral Surgery Award. He also was awarded the honor of the senior who best exemplified kindness, ethical standards and humanitarianism.

He was a long-time member of Grace Lutheran Church and of the First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. He was a member of Maryland Dental Society and the Carroll County Dental Society and the Westminster Kiwanis. He also was an avid runner, participating in over 80 marathons around the world.

Surviving in addition to his wife, Elizabeth, are daughters, Jennifer R. Postlethwait of Westminster and Jessica L. Loewe and husband, Michael, of Bel Air; son, James R. Myers III of Westminster; and daughters, Jacqueline C. Myers and Juliette M. Myers of Westminster…

Brother, Robert A. Myers and wife, Sueann, of Westminster.

Son-in-law, Matthew T. Postlethwait of Westminster and grandchildren, Taylor Lloyd, Morgan & Keira Loewe, and Reed and Luke Postlethwait and his loving cousins.

A Funeral Service will be held at 11:00 AM on Monday, June 8, 2015 from the First Presbyterian Church of Westminster, 65 Washington Road, Westminster, with his pastor, Reverend Matthew Glasgow officiating.

Burial will follow in Meadow Branch Cemetery, Westminster.

The family will receive friends on Sunday from 1:00-4:00 and 6:00-8:00 PM at the Myers-Durboraw Funeral Home, 91 Willis Street, Westminster and on Monday from 10:00 until the time of service at the church.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mission of Mercy, 22 South Market Street, Ste. 6D, Frederick, MD 21701 or to the charity of one’s choice.

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Landmarks: The Birthplace of American Methodism

Landmarks: The Birthplace of American Methodism: Strawbridge Methodist Shrine, Carroll County, Maryland

Mr. Allen Browne, http://allenbrowne.blogspot.com/, has a nice series of photographs of the Strawbridge Methodist Shrine. http://allenbrowne.blogspot.com/2011/12/birthplace-of-american-methodism.html Hat Tip: Gregg Simpson on Facebook.

Robert Strawbridge, the Strawbridge Methodist Historical

Shrine, near New Windsor, Md. and the birthplace of Methodism in America will
all be topics of discussion at the upcoming Historical Society of Carroll
County Box Lunch Talk by Helen Kemp, resident Curator of the Strawbridge Methodist Historical Shrine.

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Go back in time as Helen Kemp, resident Curator of the
Strawbridge Methodist Historical Shrine, shares the remarkable story of an
Irish couple's 1760 journey as early settlers in Carroll County to share their
faith and challenge the barriers of their day.

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Grace Hall, Grace Lutheran Church, 21
Carroll Street, Westminster. Member $3, Non Member $7

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Thursday, June 04, 2015

November 7, 2001 Carroll County Md Times rate card

November 7, 2001 Carroll County Md Times rate card http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/06/november-7-2001-carroll-county-md-times.html #partylikeajournalist Days gone by...

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Wednesday, June 03, 2015

7 key facts about ship sinking in Yangtze

(Xinhua) 07:33, June 03, 2015

http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0603/c90882-8901303.html

BEIJING, June 2 -- A passenger ship carrying 456 people sank in the Yangtze River overnight, in what could be China's worst sinking disaster in decades.

The following are some key facts about the accident.

1. CASUALTIES SO FAR

As of 9 p.m. Tuesday, 14 people have been rescued and seven were confirmed dead, according to the latest counting by the Ministry of Transport.

About 430 others remain unaccounted for.

Rescuers said there could be more survivors in the upturned wreckage.

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How many feet per second are traveled at 60 miles per hour?

What’s an average person’s reaction time to a visual stimulus?

How many feet per second are traveled at 60 miles per hour?

Kevin E. Dayhoff

June 2, 2015: Fascinating statistic for those of us involved in emergency response – and, well, drive a car or a truck…. “What’s an average person’s reaction time to a visual stimulus? According to data collected by Human Benchmark: 0.26 seconds.” http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime/statistics

I found this statistic in an article in Slate that has nothing to do with emergency response. It was an interesting article about, of all things, “Why Wasn’t Big Ben Bombed During World War II?” http://www.slate.com/blogs/quora/2015/05/25/world_war_ii_why_wasn_t_big_ben_bombed_during_the_blitz.html?wpisrc=obnetwork

The context of the statistic was about the then-“state-of-the-art Lotfernrohr 7 bombsight.”

“The bombsight has a field of vision of 35 degrees, and has a 1.4-times magnification. This would mean that you would be looking at a total area of about 115,000 square meters. Elizabeth Tower, in comparison, has a footprint of 225 square meters, occupying 0.19 percent of your total field of view. For those of you more visually inclined, it means your sight picture, once you’re right over the tower, looks something like this.

“Now, traveling at 150 kilometers per hour, you will cover the width of the tower’s footprint in a mere 0.36 seconds, or possibly slightly more than half a second if you’re coming at it on a direct diagonal.

“What’s an average person’s reaction time to a visual stimulus? According to data collected by Human Benchmark: 0.26 seconds.”

As a matter of fact, I thought that I had learned recently, in an emergency response driver’s training class; that it took the average person three-quarters of a second to react to visual stimulus.

Or put another way, how long it take you to hit the brakes after you see a problem ahead? And how many feet do you continue to travel during the time it takes you to react and hit the brakes?

Let’s look at it this way; if your reaction time is ¾ second, and you use the formula, “MPH X 1.5,” whatever that means – I’m not sure I understand my own notes… Anyway, at 40 mph you travel 60 ft per second, and if it takes you ¾ second to react, you have already traveled 45 foot towards an observed road hazard.

Perhaps we will need to consult with one of our many Westminster brainiac engineers. Jason Tyler or Mark Arnold, can you make sense out of this? Please explain.

Does it take ¼ of a second to react or ¾ of a second to react? How many feet does one travel in a car, per second, at 40 miles per hour – or 60 miles per hour?

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Photograph courtesy of “Jalonik,” “Screw miles per hour, we need feet per second,” Mike Spinelli: http://jalopnik.com/5836434/screw-miles-per-hour-we-need-feet-per-second

Measuring a car's speed by the miles it covers in an hour is as obsolete as the buffalo nickel. Drivers need a speed measurement that reflects our go-anywhere-fast lifestyle. We must replace miles per hour with feet per second. Before it's too late.

Next time you're out driving in your Plymouth Lancet or Lamborghini Inspector Rebus or whatever, look at the speedometer. What's the number read? 30 miles per hour? 40 miles per hour? 90 miles per hour? 175 miles per hour? What do those numbers even mean?

Miles-per-hour numbers have little to do with our bodies' sensory response to forward motion. As much as the inner-ear's spacial-orientation center knows, we could just as well measure a car's speed in degrees Kelvin, or microfortnights or Hoppus feet.

Related: To explore the rest of London, check out the full interactive site.

An Insurer Wants to Raise Its Obamacare Premiums by 85 Percent. Don't Sweat It. by Jordan Weissmann

An Insurer Wants to Raise Its Obamacare Premiums by 85 Percent. Don't Sweat It. by Jordan Weissmann

Under Obamacare, health insurance companies that want to jack up their premiums by more than 10 percent in a year are required to submit their requests to state and federal regulators for review.

Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posted all of those petitions online in an easily searchable database, which revealed that a number of insurers are, in fact, asking for double-digit rate hikes.

As Politico notes, some large plans could theoretically get 20 or even 30 percent more expensive.

The New York Times found one insurer in Georgia looking to up its premiums by as much as 85 percent. The Wall Street Journal, which reported on the news earlier after states began making the filings public, thinks it is "setting the stage for an intense debate this summer over the law’s impact."

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An Insurer Wants to Raise Its Obamacare Premiums by 85 Percent. Don't Sweat It. by Jordan Weissmann

http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2015/06/02/obamacare_2016_premiums_insurers_ask_for_big_rate_hikes.html?wpsrc=slatest_newsletter&sid=5388f43add52b8e41100cd7e

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Tuesday, June 02, 2015

Carroll County Bank and Trust Company reunion on May 23, 2015 at the Carroll County Farm Museum

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Caroline and I were recently on the Yangtze River in China where the cruise ship sank #Yangtzeshipsinks

Caroline and I were recently on the Yangtze River in China where the cruise ship sank last Monday evening, June 1, 2015.

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June 2, 2015

Kevin E. Dayhoff

I was recently on the Yangtze where the cruise ship sank last Mon eve June 1, 2015. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/caroline-and-i-were-on-yangtze-river-in.html Prayers for #Yangtzeshipsinks

Recently, Caroline and I were on Damazhou waterway section of the Yangtze River in China on Sunday evening, April 26, 2015; where the ferry boat sank last Monday evening, June 1, 2015.

It is widely reported that the ferry went down in a storm just after 9 p.m. about three-quarters of the way between the Three Gorges Dam, just west of Yichang, and Wuhan – at a spot in the river very near Jianli, in Jianli County in Hubei Province.

Our hearts and prayers go out to the victims of this disaster; their families and to the Chinese authorities, military and emergency responders. Hopefully many more passengers will be saved and the loss of life be kept to a minimum.

Hopefully, no-one gets hurt responding to the disaster. We pray for the safety of the emergency responders.

Caroline and I were sailing on the Yangtze River at that very spot at that very time of the evening, on Sunday evening, April 26, 2015. According to multiple accounts, “The Yangtze is the third-longest river in the world, stretching 3,915 miles from Tibet all the way to the East China Sea…”

I am looking forward to going through our pictures to see if we have a few photos of the Damazhou waterway section of the Yangtze River just east of Jianli.

On Wednesday, April 22, 2015, we flew from Xi’an to Chongqing. We had landed in Chongqing, China late that mourning to board a Viking river ship, “Emerald.” From Chongqing, we traveled on the Yangtze River for the next five days – through Sunday, April 26, 2015.

Our trip had begun in Beijing on Thursday, April 16, 2015, after about a day of travel. After a few days in Beijing, we flew to Xi’an on Monday, April 20, 2015.

We then flew to Chongqing and get on the Viking cruise ship, “Emerald.” We spent five days on the Yangtze. We arrived in Wuhan on Monday, April 26, 2015. From Wuhan we flew to Shanghai.

As an aside, for a story for another day, we flew in China three times. Flying in China is an adventure. We flew from Beijing to Xi’an; Xi’an to Chongqing; and from Wuhan to Shanghai.

The three flights inside of China are also in addition to the two flights it took to get to China and the two flights home from Shanghai, where we spent two-and-a-half hours on the tarmac before the 14 hour flight even began. That said, I was good-to-go – I watched Bollywood for most of the trip.

On Saturday, April 25, 2015, we visited the Three Gorges Dam to the west of Yichang on the Yangtse River. From the Three Georges Dam, we sailed east to Jingzhou, where we visited an elementary school on Sunday, April 26, 2015.

The balance of Sunday we continued to travel east on the Yangtze, by Jianli, towards our destination in Wuhan. Jianli is about three-quarters of the way from Jingzhou to Yueyang. Yueyang is halfway between Yichang and Wuhan.

At Jianli, the river does a wide but relatively tight turn. The river is very deep – around 50-feet deep, a little over three-quarters of a mile wide and the current is very strong. Just south and east of Jianli, where the ferry sank, the Yangtze River crosses wide expanses of rural and agricultural land.

Go here for coverage by The Guardian: “Cyclone hits Chinese cruise on Yangtze River: 400 missing – live updates” - - http://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2015/jun/02/chinese-ferry-sinks-yangtze-river-458-people-aboard-latest-updates

Washington Post: “Chinese ship carrying more than 400 tourists sinks on Yangtze River” - - http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/02/chinese-ship-carrying-more-than-400-tourists-sinks-on-yangtze-river/ According to Sarah Kaplan, writing for the Washington Post, in an article published at 4:40 a.m. – which would be 4:40 p.m. in China; “Hundred[s] of passengers remain unaccounted for more than 12 hours after a ship carrying 458 people sank in China’s Yangtze River, according to Xinhua, the Chinese state news agency.

“The captain and chief engineer, who were reportedly among at least a dozen passengers rescued, told Xinhua that the ship sank within one or two minutes after being caught in a cyclone around 9:30 p.m. Monday. Another five people are confirmed dead.

“The four-tier Dongfangzhixing or “Eastern Star,” was carrying five travel agency workers, 47 crew members and 406 Chinese passengers. Most of the passengers were between 50 and 80 years old and were traveling as part of a tour arranged by the state-owned Shanghai Xiehe Travel Agency. The youngest was only three, according to Xinhua…” http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/06/02/chinese-ship-carrying-more-than-400-tourists-sinks-on-yangtze-river/

According to the Washington Post, “The boat was [in-route] from the eastern city of Nanjing to the southwestern city of Chongqing, more than 850 miles away. It capsized in Jianli County in Hubei Province, about 600 miles west of Shanghai…”

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“The Eastern Star is considered one of the best passenger ships in China, according to CCTV. It’s owned by the Chongqing Eastern Shipping Corporation (also translated as Chongqing Oriental Ferry Company), which runs ships along tourist routes in the popular Three Gorges area, a scenic river region framed by mountains and lush landscapes. About 250 feet long and four stories high, the Eastern Star can hold up to 540 passengers — nearly 100 more than were on board Monday. And initial investigations found that the ship was equipped with enough life vests for everyone on board, Reuters reported.

The Yangtze, China’s longest river and the world’s third longest, is a popular waterway for shipping and travel. It’s also the site of the Three Gorges Dam, a massive hydroelectric project about 200 miles upriver from Jianli…”

The BBC has more information here: “Chinese ship capsizes on Yangtze with hundreds missing,” - - http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-32969861

CNN’s coverage may be found here: “Cruise ship sinks in China's Yangtze River with 458 aboard,” By Jethro Mullen and Steven Jiang, CNN: http://www.cnn.com/2015/06/01/asia/china-yangtze-river-ship-sinks/

NBC News has coverage here: http://www.nbcnews.com/news/china/survivor-freed-ship-chinas-yangtze-river-400-missing-n368176

Find a good Google map of the area here: https://www.google.com/maps/@30.2940791,113.4066166,9z The earth view is quite fascinating… https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7840665,113.5948849,254992m/data=!3m1!1e3

The New York Times has extensive coverage here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/02/world/asia/ship-reported-sunk-in-chinas-yangtze.html?_r=0 “Hundreds Missing After Chinese Cruise Ship Sinks on Yangtze By EDWARD WONGJUNE 1, 2015”

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Charles Kennedy, former UK Liberal Democrat leader dead at 55

June 2, 2015 Tuesday morning.

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Likeable and talented, former Liberal Democrat Party leader Charles Kennedy dead far too young at 55. Sad and great loss for UK. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/06/charles-kennedy-former-uk-liberal.html

He died suddenly and unexpectedly at his home in Fort William. He was the leader of the Liberal Democrat Party from 1999 to 2006

“Chat Show Charlie,” as he was known for his frequent popular appearances on talk shows; was an affable and friendly Member of Parliament for about 31 years. He was first elected at age 23 in 1983 as a member of what was known then as the Social Democrats. He lost his seat last month in the SNP landslide in the general elections.

Leaders from throughout the political spectrum in the UK have heaped praise and honors on the life an accomplishments of Mr. Kennedy.

The popular elected leader was well-known for his spirited and principled opposition to the war in Iraq in 2003.

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BBC: Former Liberal Democrat Party leader Charles Kennedy has died at his home in Fort William aged 55. http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32970337

His family said they were devastated to lose a "fine man and loving father".

David Cameron said politics had lost a man of "immense ability", while Nick Clegg said his opposition to the Iraq war had been "enormously courageous".

Mr. Kennedy, who led his party from 1999 to 2006, lost his seat last month. No cause of death has been given but police said it was not suspicious. Read more from the BBC:

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-32970337

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