Sunday, January 03, 2016

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is an Independent MP in Rajya Sabha from Bangalore, Karnataka

Retrieved Jan. 3, 2016 http://www.rajeev.in/pages/About_Rajeev.aspx

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is an Independent MP in Rajya Sabha from Bangalore, Karnataka, elected for a second term in 2012, unopposed and unanimously supported by all major political parties. He is, however, not a conventional MP. Son of a senior Air Force officer born in Ahmedabad, Rajeev secured his Bachelors in Electrical Engineering from Manipal Institute of Technology before moving to Illinois Institute of Technology in US where he did his Master's in Computer Science, and then to Harvard University for an Advanced Management Programme Degree.

Hand-picked by Vinod Dham - the father of the Pentium chip - to work at Intel after his graduation from Illinois Institute of Technology, Rajeev was a member of the architecture team in Silicon Valley that invented the 486 chip and later, Intel's signature Pentium chip.

He chased his entrepreneurial dream when he returned to India in the early 90s. In 1994, being one of the earliest to see the potential of cellular phones in the Indian market, Rajeev founded BPL Mobile, giving the country its first and largest world-class telecom network. Rajeev is known as the poster boy of India’s telecom revolution and is widely recognised for his role in the development of the now thriving telecom sector.

In 2005, he set up Jupiter Capital, with a vision to foray into businesses of tomorrow in emerging new markets of globalizing economy of India… http://www.rajeev.in/pages/About_Rajeev.aspx

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Md. State Trooper Struck By Driver Who Failed To Move Over

The penalty of the move-over law is not enough and it needs to be enforced.

The move over law is legislating what should otherwise, simply be, common sense; but in my limited experience, working along the side of the road in an emergency response these days is nuts. In my experience, people drive-by at high rates of speed, blow the horn and give you the finger.

The penalty of the move-over law is not enough and it needs to be enforced. Increasingly, if folks do not move over and slow down, more roads simply need to be shut down in an emergency response.

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According to the East Coast 911 Incident Alerts:

Md. State Trooper Struck By Driver Who Failed To Move Over

Posted by: EC911703 Louie | on January 2, 2016

http://ec911.org/md-state-trooper-struck-by-driver-who-failed-to-move-over/

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Maryland state trooper is spending the start of the year fighting for his life. He was struck by a driver who failed to move over like the law requires. The law is clear–move over for any stopped police or fire vehicles–but this latest accident shows many drivers are just not doing that. Maryland State Trooper Tristen Phillip is badly hurt and rushed to Shock Trauma after being struck by a driver on New Year’s Eve. His patrol car was rear-ended while he stopped on the shoulder of I-95 south to help a stranded driver in Howard County. Phillip is the latest of several officers struck in Maryland, even though state law requires vehicles to move over one lane if a police or fire vehicle is pulled over on the side of the road... http://ec911.org/md-state-trooper-struck-by-driver-who-failed-to-move-over/

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According to a release by the Maryland State Police on December 31, 2015:

Trooper Struck While Assisting Disabled Motorist On I-95 December 31, 2015

http://news.maryland.gov/msp/2015/12/31/trooper-struck-while-assisting-disabled-motorist-on-i-95/

(Elkridge, MD) A Maryland State Trooper sustains injuries after his patrol car was rear ended by a passing motorist while assisting a disabled motorist this afternoon.

The trooper is identified as Trooper Tristen Phillip, 27, assigned to patrol duties at the Waterloo Barrack. He has been a member of the Maryland State Police for two years. Trooper Phillip was inside his marked patrol car on the right shoulder of southbound I-95 assisting a family with their disabled vehicle.

The driver who struck Trooper Phillip’s vehicle is identified as Rodney Irons, Jr., 31, of the 10,000 block of Inwood Avenue in Silver Spring. Irons was driving a black Dodge Stratus. Upon further investigation, troopers on the scene discovered Irons was driving without a driver’s license. Irons was transported by ambulance to Howard County General Hospital. Charges are pending.

The passengers in the disabled vehicle are identified as Ellen Pell, 72, the driver and Melvin Pell, 73, the front seat passenger. Mr. and Mrs. Pell, of Wilmington Delaware were the only the occupants in the disabled vehicle and refused medical treatment on scene.

The Maryland State Police Crash Team is conducting the investigation on this incident. The preliminary investigation indicates that shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, Trooper Phillip was dispatched to assist a disabled motorist on the right shoulder of southbound I-95, north of Route 100 in Howard County.

Trooper Phillip was operating a marked State Police patrol car and was parked on the shoulder with his emergency lights activated. He was on the scene for approximately an hour before Irons veered off I-95, onto the right shoulder, striking Trooper Phillip’s patrol car from behind. A chain reaction occurred resulting in the trooper’s patrol car striking the disabled vehicle.

Trooper Phillip was transported by ambulance to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center for treatment. Irons was taken to Howard County General Hospital by ambulance.

Troopers from the Waterloo Barrack responded to the scene. State Highway Administration was on scene assisting with lane closures. The Maryland State Police Crash Team investigation is continuing. Charges have not been filed at this time.

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NY Times: Many See I.R.S. Fines as More Affordable Than Insurance - By ABBY GOODNOUGH JAN. 3, 2016

Many See I.R.S. Fines as More Affordable Than Insurance - By ABBY GOODNOUGH JAN. 3, 2016

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/04/us/many-see-irs-fines-as-more-affordable-than-insurance.html?ribbon-ad-idx=15&rref=us&module=Ribbon&version=context&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=U.S.&pgtype=article

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Two years after the Affordable Care Act began requiring most Americans to have health insurance, 10.5 million who are eligible to buy coverage through the law’s new insurance exchanges were still uninsured this fall, according to the Obama administration.

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Susan Reardon, 61, of Kalamazoo, Mich., said she was leaning toward going uninsured this year. She calculated that she would have to spend more than $12,000, including premiums of nearly $500 a month and a $6,850 deductible, to get anything beyond preventive benefits from the cheapest exchange plan available to her.

Ms. Reardon, whose husband is old enough to be covered by Medicare, said she would rather pay out of pocket for the drugs she takes for fibromyalgiaand the handful of doctor appointments she tends to need each year.

If something catastrophic happens, she said, “I feel like it’s better just to die.”

As for the tax penalty, which could approach $1,500 for her?

“Come and get me,” Ms. Reardon said.

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Saudi Arabia breaks off diplomatic relations with Iran

Iran warns of ‘divine vengeance’; Saudi Arabia breaks relations By Liz Sly January 3, 2016

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-arabias-execution-of-cleric-ignites-fury-in-iran/2016/01/03/6d8c1584-b205-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation

BEIRUT — Saudi Arabia severed relations with Iran on Sunday amid the furor that erupted over the execution by the Saudi authorities of a prominent Shiite cleric.

Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubair told reporters in Riyadh that the Iranian ambassador to Saudi Arabia had been given 48 hours to leave the country, citing concerns that Tehran’s Shiite government was undermining the security of the Sunni kingdom.

Saudi Arabian diplomats had already departed Iran after angry mobs trashed and burned the Saudi embassy in Tehran overnight Saturday, in response to the execution of Sheikh Nimr Baqr al-Nimr earlier in the day... https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/saudi-arabias-execution-of-cleric-ignites-fury-in-iran/2016/01/03/6d8c1584-b205-11e5-9388-466021d971de_story.html?wpisrc=al_alert-COMBO-world%252Bnation

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Boston Globe reporters and editors delivered newspapers on Sunday.

Don Surber: Boston Globe sets its minimum wage at $0.00 an hou...

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2016/01/boston-globe-sets-its-minimum-wage-at.html

Boston Globe sets its minimum wage at $0.00 an hour - Don Surber at Don Surber - 4 hours ago

To CNN, it is the feel-good story of the New Year. Boston Globe reporters and editors delivered newspapers on Sunday. If you're a subscriber to the Boston Globe, the person who delivered your Sunday paper might have been the same person who wrote part of it. Fed up after nearly a week of widespread delivery problems, dozens of reporters and editors at the Globe worked until dawn Sunday morning to deliver thousands of copies of the paper. The Globe said it was a "small gesture to show our Globe customers that we are working hard" to address the problems. Managing editors, politica... more »

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Management screwed up. It switched delivery companies last week. The delivery company has 600 "contractors" -- people who are paid less than minimum wage to deliver papers. Management said this was done to improve service.

Service so improved that customers complained and cancellations piled up. On Saturday, newsroom staffers volunteered to do the job. Apparently, they worked for nothing, which is even less than "contractors" received.

http://donsurber.blogspot.com/2016/01/boston-globe-sets-its-minimum-wage-at.html

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Saturday, January 02, 2016

Hosta albo marginata v. ‘Paumier’ Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

Hosta albo marginata v. 'Paumier' Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

129 Law Enforcement Officer Line of Duty Deaths in 2015.

129 Law Enforcement Officer Line of Duty Deaths in 2015. Not sure when the protest marches begin, but you can be sure you will not read about it the mainstream media. Nevertheless, RIP Brothers and sisters - your sacrifice will not be forgotten.

129 Law Enforcement Officer Line of Duty Deaths in 2015.

Spaceship Earth Epcot Center Jan. 2, 2016 www.mydisneyexperince.com

The American Experience Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

We went to the Mexican restaurant LA Hacienda de San Angel. Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

After going to Soarin' twice, we went over to the Mexican restaurant LA Hacienda de San Angel. Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

Soarin’ “Take flight and feel the wind through your hair as you fly above breathtaking vistas of California.” Epcot

Soarin' "Take flight and feel the wind through your hair as you fly above breathtaking vistas of California." Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

Soarin’ “Take flight and feel the wind through your hair as you fly above breathtaking vistas of California.” Epcot

Soarin' "Take flight and feel the wind through your hair as you fly above breathtaking vistas of California." Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016

The Seas with Nemo and Friends, and Turtle Talk with Crush, Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 Epcot Center

Morocco Tangierine Café Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 vegetarian platter

Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 France Epcot Center

Saturday, Dec. 2, 2016
Late morning start… Left the Polynesian at 10:45 am with Bill, Marian, Trisch, Grammy, and Caroline.
We are headed for Epcot. We arrived at 11:00 am. Today, like yesterday, we got a wheelchair for Grammy.
Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 Epcot Center - first stop is 'Living with the Land.'
"In nature there are either rewards nor punishments – there are consequences." Robert Green Ingersoll
Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 France Epcot Center
Morocco Tangierine Café Epcot Center Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 vegetarian platter

Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 Epcot Center - first stop is ‘Living with the Land.’

Sat., Jan. 2, 2016 Epcot Center - first stop is 'Living with the Land.'

"In nature there are either rewards nor punishments – there are consequences." Robert Green Ingersoll

“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences.”

"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences." Robert Green Ingersoll

“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences.”

"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences." Robert Green Ingersoll

“In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences.”

"In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments – there are consequences." Robert Green Ingersoll

Monday, December 28, 2015

The Sudoku player.

Carroll Co. Fire and EMS units respond to vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian on Rte. 140 in Westminster

Dec. 27, 2015 Sunday Carroll Co. Fire and EMS units respond to vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian on Rte. 140 in Westminster

On December 27, units from Station 3 were alerted for a vehicle collision involving a motorcycle and a pedestrian, according to information from the “Unofficial Westminster Fire Department” Facebook page.

Medic 37, Medic 38, and Engine 33 arrived to find multiple patients, requesting a third transport unit. Aviation was requested for all three patients. Trooper 3 and Trooper 1 transported the victims for further evaluation.

Westminster Units: Medic 37, Medic 38, Engine 33 Reese Units: Engine 92, IV99
Westminster MD Online

Post Christmas ~ What now? Post Advent Devotional - Dec. 27, 2015

New post on For those trying to authentically follow Jesus.

Post Christmas ~ What now? Post Advent Devotional - Dec. 27, 2015

by revsarahmumc

When I was a kid the post Christmas season always seemed to be a let down. I was so excited about Christmas itself, that I often failed to see that part of the beauty of welcoming the Christ child was the process. We forget process in our day and age and go for the end goal. There is beauty in process...there is beauty in the journey.

Christmas is a time to remind us that there is much more ahead BECAUSE of the Christ child. Now that we have celebrated the light that has come into the darkness, we can BE that light in the world.

What does that look like for you, being the light of the world? Maybe it means enjoying the process and the post-Christmas celebrations. After all, we are actually still in the 12 days of Christmas. For the early Christians, Christmas day was just the beginning of the celebration. In our culture, Christmas day seems to be the end all. The Christian calendar defies that the season has ended, but encourages us to be part of the process.

What would it look like to just begin the celebration now, a few days after the day of Christmas. How can you enjoy the Christ child today and celebrate and reflect all that the Messiah brings?

revsarahmumc | December, 2015
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Categories: Advent Devotional, Middletown UMC, Post Advent |

URL: http://wp.me/p4jQAM-5N

Saturday, December 26, 2015

Frommers.com: Two New Passport Rules Elicit Anger – by Jason Cochran 12/15/2015

The U.S. Department has changed the rules for passports in two ways.

First, as of January 1, 2016, it will no longer allow you to add pages to your passport if you fill up the ones you have with visas and entry stamps.

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Passports still come in two sizes: 28 pages and 52 pages. You have a choice which to order when you apply, and the cost for the two sizes is the same. Our advice is to always get the larger version, even if you don't think you'll fill all the pages, to avoid having to pony up another $110.

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The best and worst journalism of 2015 - Columbia Journalism Review

The best and worst journalism of 2015 - Columbia Journalism Review:

By David Uberti, CJR

DECEMBER 8, 2015

"IT’S BEEN A STANDOUT YEAR for journalism—and a disappointing one. CJR discussed the most important media stories and trends of 2015, good and bad, compiled below. "

http://www.cjr.org/analysis/the_best_and_worst_journalism_of_2015.php

'via Blog this'

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Dayhoff&target=adv_article

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Kevin+Dayhoff&target=article

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Patuxent Publishing Co., The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

Kevin Dayhoff Art: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/ or http://kevindayhoffart.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.com/
Kevin Dayhoff Westminster: http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/ or http://www.westgov.net/ = www.kevindayhoff.org
Kevin Dayhoff's The New Bedford Herald: http://kbetrue.livejournal.com/ = www.newbedfordherald.net

Smurfs: http://babylonfluckjudd.blogspot.com/
Google profile: https://profiles.google.com/kevindayhoff/

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/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art,artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalistsand journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maioremDei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson:“That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!”- See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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Carroll County Times Editorial: Thumbs up for Troopers Caring for Kids

Carroll County Times Editorial: Thumbs up for Troopers Caring for Kids

http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/12/carroll-county-times-editorial-thumbs.html

http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/opinion/editorials/ph-cc-thumbs-122615-20151226-story.html

December 25, 2016

Thumbs up: More than 100 children from about 40 families visited with Santa and received gifts during the Troopers of Carroll County Caring for Kids's Christmas for Kids event, on Dec. 20. Tina Becker, a retired Maryland State Trooper who has been organizing the event for the past 19 years, said the group received children's wish lists from Christian charity The Shepherd's Staff. The group also partnered with Westminster's Texas Roadhouse to set up a candy cane tree that allowed the restaurants' patrons to fulfill the lists. Becker said the group supplemented some of the lists and also gave away four bicycles. Later in the day, Santa visited the Sykesville Town House during the town's first Toy-Palooza. Sponsored by members of the Sykesville Main Street Association, 14 children received at least three presents from their Salvation Army wish lists. Sykesville Main Street merchants and IMPAQ International raised nearly $4,000 to fulfill the children's wish lists.

MD State Troopers Assoc Lodge #20, MD State Troopers Assoc Lodge #20 Christmas for Kids, Annual Christmas, Annual Christmas Carroll Co,
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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Dayhoff&target=adv_article

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Kevin+Dayhoff&target=article

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Patuxent Publishing Co., The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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Friday, December 25, 2015

Grits - The breakfast of champions.

Writer's survival gear; a large container of Bustelo; it extends a sentence better than a semi-colon #amwriting #partylikeajournalist

Merry Christmas

Thursday, December 24, 2015

Wonderful Christmas Eve service at Grace Lutheran Church.

Wonderful Christmas Eve service at Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster MD led by Pastors Martha Clementson and Kevin Clementson

Grace Lutheran Church in Westminster is packed for the Christmas Eve service Dec. 24, 2015

Dec. 24, 2015: Luminaries - a Willis Street Westminster Christmas Eve Tradition.

Dec. 24, 2015: Luminaries - a Willis Street Westminster Christmas Eve Tradition. Merry Christmas from our neighborhood. Photo by Grammy Evelyn Babylon.

Dec. 24, 2015: Luminaries - a Willis Street Westminster Christmas Eve Tradition.

Dec. 24, 2015: Luminaries - a Willis Street Westminster Christmas Eve Tradition. Merry Christmas from our neighborhood. Photo by Grammy Evelyn Babylon.

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Niiice! So jealous!

We have Grandpa Cheese!!! Thanks Alaska. Caroline

We have Grandpa Cheese!!!
Thanks Alaska.
Caroline

Incredible Speed of a Live Christmas Tree Fire - PSA Video

Incredible Speed of a Live Christmas tree Fire

Uploaded on Dec 15, 2007 - Incredible Speed of a Live

Christmas tree Fire - PSA Video. PSA showing the incredible speed of a live

Christmas tree fire. Fire spreads up the tree and gushes across the ceiling,

setting the rest of the room ablaze. Smoke engulfs the frame from the top down

until all is black. It's a real eye-opener as to the dangers of a short in a

string of Christmas lights. Creative Commons license: Public Domain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2dNN2waoSw

Christmas tree Fire http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/12/incredible-speed-of-live-christmas-tree.html

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Baltimore Sun Carroll Eagle:

http://www.baltimoresun.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Dayhoff&target=adv_article

Carroll County Times: http://www.carrollcountytimes.com/search/dispatcher.front?Query=Kevin+Dayhoff&target=article

Westminster Patch: http://patch.com/users/kevin-e-dayhoff?page=1

Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevindayhoff

Tumblr: Kevin Dayhoff Banana Stems www.kevindayhoff.tumblr.com/
Kevin Dayhoff is an artist - and a columnist for:

Patuxent Publishing Co., The Carroll Eagle: www.explorecarroll.com: http://www.explorecarroll.com/search/?s=Dayhoff&action=GO

Soundtrack: http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/ = http://www.kevindayhoff.net/

See also - Kevin Earl Dayhoff Art www.kevindayhoff.com: Travel, art, artists, authors, books, newspapers, media, writers and writing, journalists and journalism, reporters and reporting, music, culture, opera... Ad maiorem Dei gloriam inque hominum salutem. “Deadline U.S.A.” 1952. Ed Hutcheson: “That's the press, baby. The press! And there's nothing you can do about it. Nothing!” - See more at: http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/#sthash.4HNLwtfd.dpuf

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Incredible Speed of a Live Christmas Tree Fire - PSA Video

Incredible Speed of a Live Christmas tree Fire

Uploaded on Dec 15, 2007 - Incredible Speed of a Live

Christmas tree Fire - PSA Video. PSA showing the incredible speed of a live

Christmas tree fire. Fire spreads up the tree and gushes across the ceiling,

setting the rest of the room ablaze. Smoke engulfs the frame from the top down

until all is black. It's a real eye-opener as to the dangers of a short in a

string of Christmas lights. Creative Commons license: Public Domain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2dNN2waoSw

Christmas tree Fire http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/12/incredible-speed-of-live-christmas-tree.html

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Ready for Christmas now.... Caroline

Ready for Christmas now.... Caroline Dec. 24, 2015

Wednesday, December 23, 2015

Christmas Eve in Anchorage Alaska December 24th, 2007

Christmas Eve in Anchorage Alaska December 24^th, 2007 http://kevindayhoffart.blogspot.com/2015/12/christmas-eve-in-anchorage-alaska.html

Alaska, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Issues, Alaska weather, Dayhoff photos

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Alaska weather, Alaska Issues, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska,

Andrew Soergel - U.S. News & World Report - Minimum Wage Increase Comes with Cadre of Potential Complications

Minimum Wage Increase Comes with Cadre of Potential Complications

Andrew Soergel - U.S. News & World Report - Tuesday, December 22, 2015

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015-12-22/minimum-wage-increase-comes-with-cadre-of-potential-complications

New Year's Day is still more than a week off, but 2016 is already shaping up to be the year of the minimum wage increase.

Alaska, Arkansas, California and Colorado are among about a dozen states due for minimum wage upticks at the turn of the year, with more increases and more potential legislation already in the pipeline for later in 2016 and beyond.

The federal minimum wage currently sits at just $7.25 per hour, though waiters and individuals who receive a bulk of their income through tips can legally earn even less. Vermont Senator and Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is among a host of politicians championing higher wages as a means of revitalizing the middle class.

But the jury is still out on how much minimum wage gains would actually help the U.S. economy and the middle class. Some studies suggest government-mandated wage hikes are actually detrimental to the American workforce.

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