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Sunday, June 07, 2015
Saturday, June 06, 2015
The Carroll County recycling shredding event this morning was a big success
Apparently as many as 500 people came to have personal documents shred. It amounted to about 10 tons of shredded material. Hats off to recycling manager Maria Myers and the Carroll County bureau of solid waste in the public works department.
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Wednesday, June 03, 2015
7 key facts about ship sinking in Yangtze
7 key facts about ship sinking in Yangtze
(Xinhua)
07:33, June 03, 2015
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.
Read more here: http://en.people.cn/n/2015/0603/c90882-8901303.html
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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."
[…]
An Insurer Wants to Raise Its Obamacare Premiums by 85 Percent.
Don't Sweat It. by Jordan Weissmann
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Tuesday, June 02, 2015
Caroline and I were recently on the Yangtze River in China where the cruise ship sank #Yangtzeshipsinks
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.
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.
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.
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…”
[…]
“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
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:
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Sunday, May 31, 2015
Carly Fiorina Takes Andrea Mitchell To Foreign Policy School | Truth Revolt
Carly Fiorina Takes Andrea Mitchell To Foreign Policy School | Truth Revolt:
This is how you answer a question.
[...]
"Mitchell asked Fiorina what she would do about ISIS. Her answer is more than informed and a stark contrast to the weak sauce offered not only by the former Secretary of State, but also by Republican opponents like Jeb Bush:" http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/carly-fiorina-takes-andrea-mitchell-foreign-policy-school
'via Blog this'
This is how you answer a question.
5.28.2015
News[...]
"Mitchell asked Fiorina what she would do about ISIS. Her answer is more than informed and a stark contrast to the weak sauce offered not only by the former Secretary of State, but also by Republican opponents like Jeb Bush:" http://www.truthrevolt.org/news/carly-fiorina-takes-andrea-mitchell-foreign-policy-school
'via Blog this'
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Friday, May 29, 2015
George Vincent Martin, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, 95 of Westminster died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015
George Vincent Martin, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, 95 of
Westminster died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2015/05/george-vincent-martin-pearl-harbor.html
George Vincent Martin, a Pearl Harbor Survivor, 95 of
Westminster died on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Dove House. He was born on September 30, 1919 in
Philadelphia, PA. He raised his family
on Long Island, New York.
After Pearl Harbor, George faithfully served this nation as
a B-25 Pilot in China-Burma and India during WWII. After the war, he extended his service in the
Civil Air Patrol. He then began a career
selling aircraft parts. George went on
to benefit his community as a firefighter in the Wantagh Volunteer Fire
Department on Long Island for more than 25 years.
George is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Shirley
May Martin and their seven children; Gayle Mulvihill, Glenn Martin, Robert
Martin, Richard Martin, Donna Martin, Suzanne Martin and Diane Kaufman; his
sisters, Pricilla Hays and Winifred Fogerty; ten grandchildren, Dean Mulvihill,
Regina Granados, Bryan Mulvihill, Julie Enderby, Glenn Martin, Jr., Meg
Enderby, Alexandria Kaufman, Kaitlyn Martin, Michael Kaufman and Zane
Martin. Also survived by 5 great
grandchildren. George was predeceased by
his sister Marjorie Koltun.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home on
Tuesday, May 26, 2015 from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at Fletcher Funeral & Cremation
Services, P.A., 254 East Main Street.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 27 at 11:00 am at St.
Benjamin’s (Kriders) Lutheran Church, 700 Kriders Cemetery Road,
Westminster. Interment will be at the
church cemetery.
The Martin family wants to express heartfelt gratitude to
Carroll County Hospice, especially The Dove House.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to
Carroll Hospice, 292 Stoner Avenue, Westminster, MD 21157.
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FDR October, 21, 1944 Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a will to enforce it…
FDR October, 21, 1944 Peace, like war, can succeed only
where there is a will to enforce it…
"Peace, like war, can succeed only where there is a
will to enforce it, and where there is available power to enforce it,"
said President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October, 21, 1944, on a radio address
at the Foreign Policy Association.
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Thursday, May 28, 2015
The 2013 Young America’s Foundation President Ronald Reagan Ranch calendar
A wonderful pictorial tribute by one of our greatest
presidents… http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/05/the-2013-young-americas-foundation.html
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Wednesday, May 27, 2015
The Economist: Greece - The sorry saga of Syriza
The Economist: Greece - The sorry saga of Syriza
In its first hundred days Greece’s government has failed dismally.
A crunch looms
[…]
Perhaps it was naive to expect anything else. A few years
ago many of the men now in charge spent their time discussing the
contradictions of capitalism over coffee and cigarettes. Few had ever run
anything, let alone a government. Their European contacts were limited. Syriza,
their party, typically won only 3-4% of the vote. But Greece’s economic
calamity transformed its prospects. In 2012 it came within a whisker of power.
And after January’s election it went one better, forming a governing coalition.
Syriza, under the leadership of the new prime minister,
Alexis Tsipras, offered an attractive promise to a country battered by
recession and humiliated by years of tutelage at the hands of foreign
bureaucrats. Mr Tsipras promised to tear up the bail-outs, restore Greek
dignity and keep the euro (as the vast majority of Greeks want). Greece might
also, ministers mused, change the rules of euro-zone governance, to the benefit
of all Europeans.
Three months on, the first two of these pledges are in
tatters, the third looks shaky and the fourth is a bad joke. Less than a month
after the election, Greece agreed to extend its second bail-out until the end
of June, in the hope of securing the €7.2 billion ($8.1 billion) left in the
kitty. The abrasive approach of Mr Tsipras and Mr Varoufakis since then may
have played well at home, but abroad it has won Greece nothing but mistrust and
scorn.
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Mikulski, Cardin Lead Maryland Delegation in Requesting Major Disaster Declaration for Baltimore
Mikulski, Cardin Lead Maryland Delegation in Requesting
Major Disaster Declaration for Baltimore
May 27, 2015
Delegation asks President Obama to support Governor Hogan’s
request for a major disaster declaration as Baltimore recovers from recent
unrest
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben
Cardin (both D-Md.) were joined by members of Maryland’s Congressional
Delegation today in sending a letter to President Barack Obama supporting
Governor Hogan’s request for a declaration of a major disaster for Baltimore
following recent unrest in the city. If awarded, Maryland will become eligible
for federal disaster recovery dollars through the Federal Emergency Management
Agency (FEMA), ensuring the state’s already strained budget is not stretched any
thinner. The letter was signed by Senators Mikulski and Cardin, as well as U.S.
Representatives Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md.), Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chris Van
Hollen (D-Md.), C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.), John P. Sarbanes (D-Md.),
Donna F. Edwards (D-Md.) and John Delaney (D-Md.).
“Following the tragic death of Freddie Gray, citizens of
Baltimore reacted with outrage in their demands for truth and their demands for
justice,” the Members wrote. “For seven days, from April 25, 2015 through May
1, 2015, the City of Baltimore experienced civil unrest... Maryland and its
local jurisdictions have contributed a vast amount of resources, which will
continue to have economic impacts around our state. A Major Disaster
declaration is necessary to help provide the resources needed by all.”
The full text of the delegation’s letter of support is as
follows:
May 26, 2015
The President
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. President:
We are writing to express our strong support for Governor
Hogan’s May 21, 2015 request for a Major Disaster declaration for the City of
Baltimore. Given the massive impact that the situation in Baltimore is having
on the state’s resources, we respectfully request that you urgently approve
Federal assistance.
Following the tragic death of Freddie Gray, citizens of
Baltimore reacted with outrage in their demands for truth and their demands for
justice. For seven days, from April 25, 2015 through May 1, 2015, the City of
Baltimore experienced civil unrest. The boiling emotions of a small fraction of
Baltimoreans turned into violence and vandalism to homes and businesses that
the vast majority of Baltimore’s citizens have been working to rebuild and
restore.
Governor Hogan took appropriate action under State law and
directed the execution of the State Response Operations Plan in accordance with
Section 401 of the Stafford Act. In addition, the Governor issued an Executive
Order declaring that a State of Emergency existed and activated the Maryland
National Guard to State service. The Governor has certified that additional
Federal assistance is needed. The Governor has provided the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) with a preliminary damage assessment of over $19
million in expenditures for local jurisdiction law enforcement, security,
firefighting, and emergency management costs as well as out-of-state resources
required to supplement local and state resources. This Major Disaster
declaration is necessary to address emergency protective measures and public
buildings and contents per Category B & E of Public Assistance under the
Stafford Act. This situation has the potential to negatively impact services in
other areas, given an already strained state budget environment.
Maryland and its local jurisdictions have contributed a vast
amount of resources, which will continue to have economic impacts around our
state. A Major Disaster declaration is necessary to help provide the resources
needed by all. We appreciate your
consideration of Maryland’s request, and look forward to continue working with
you in this recovery.
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News from The Hill: Obama asserts power over small waterways By Timothy Cama
News from The Hill
Obama asserts power over small waterways
By Timothy Cama
The Obama administration asserted its authority Wednesday over the nation's small waterways like streams and wetlands, moving forward on one of the most controversial pollution rules of recent years.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers said they are making final their proposed waters of the United States rule, which Republicans and many businesses have long panned as a massive federal overreach that would put the EPA in charge of ditches, puddles and wet areas.
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10 States to Avoid if You Have Poor Driving Skills 05/24/15 By Laurie Kulikowski
10 States to Avoid if You Have Poor Driving Skills 05/24/15 By Laurie Kulikowski
FollNEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Using bad judgment when driving is not only dangerous, but can cost you thousands in insurance premiums.http://www.thestreet.com/story/13143555/1/10-worst-states-to-be-a-terrible-driver.html
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WalletHub's hypothetical driver is a single male, age 37 years, and driving a 2008 Honda Accord.
Dying to know where your state falls on the list for insurance premiums for high risk drivers? Check out the 10 states where it will cost you the most if you're a bad driver. And when you're done, see the top states where it is the cheapest, despite poor driving.
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10.Maryland
Base Annual Premium: $1,626
Maryland is the tenth most expensive state to be a poor driver in. The state is in the top third of most expensive base premiums compared to all 50 states and the District of Columbia. And being a bad driver will really pile on the cost. For instance, getting into two accidents in two years in Maryland adds $2,015 to annual premiums. Getting a DUI conviction adds $827 per year, according to WalletHub.
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Contracts Don’t Make a Family Any Less Natural by Martha Ertman
Contracts Don’t Make a Family Any Less Natural by Martha Ertman
Oscar Wilde famously quipped that the only thing worse than being talked about isnot being talked about. Paradoxically, much of the testimony in his 1895 trial for “gross indecency”—which was reported in papers throughout the world—concerned his relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas, the very person who coined the phrase“the love that dare not speak its name.”
A little more than a century later, that love is on everybody’s lips.
In the United States we’re waiting to see how the Supreme Court decides the marriage cases it’s reviewing, and Wilde’s home country just became the first in the world to extend marriage equality to same-sex couples by popular vote. Freakishly smart and always happy to grab the spotlight, Wilde would likely have been one of the many Irish expats who traveled home to vote “yes” on the marriage referendum and probably would have taken delight in eviscerating the arguments put forth by nay-sayers, like Michael Brendan Dougherty, who claim that same-sex marriage is “unnatural.” Wilde would be right. It’s clear that when defenders of what they call “traditional marriage” have to justify their position, none of their arguments stand up to scrutiny.
Marriage opponents’ first error is historic. Dougherty imagines a past where genetic parenthood determined legal and social parenthood. But that past does not exist. To the contrary, both law and society have long recognized that love comes in different packages. Some are more common—heterosexuality, marriage, parents raising kids conceived with the fun, free stuff lying around the house—but that hardly makes them “natural.”
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