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365 Day Photo Project — Day 106, April 14th, 2012. Let me start with this: Saturday is easily one of my favourite days of 2012. More so even than any of my Doctor Who encounters. I started having brunch with friends in Queens -- this amazing greek food. In the crazy schedule that has been my Manhattan Life, each moment with friends is a joy, especially when brunch is involved.
After breakfast, I made my way toward Brooklyn Bridge Park, expecting a quick 45 min ride on 3 subways. I had my first experience with construction, causing my ride time to nearly double. I was expecting not to make it at all, knowing the Flickr crew to have moved on before I arrived. As I got there, and took in this new area of the city, I felt comfortable, and excited, even if I didn't find them.
But I did. It seems everyone was just as late or confused as I, and slowly our group grew. I met new people, people with exciting jobs, or cool backgrounds. I met Michael Tapp, who I was familiar with, expecting we'd cross paths eventually. Then I met the crew I spent the rest of the day with. We drank beers, we talked of travel. As the crowd thinned, illogically logical Ben surfaced, making some preposterous claims. We ate tacos. It was great!
There are so many details I could share about this day, but my favourite was just spending an evening with four random strangers, slowly taking in Brooklyn as the sun fell to the horizon. Buildings became shadows. There was no rush to catch a train. We were not heading home after an expected limit. Everyone would wait as one of us held back to take pictures, and we all made our way to the river.
As we watched infinite drops of Hudson float by, a calmness was already over us. It reminded me of my early days at HKT. After a full day of school and work, after closing the store, and the slowly quieting halls as gates were shut, our friends would gather. We'd go sit on the rocks, atop a 40-foot cliff, watching the lights of the city, a passing car, and a town that was not asleep, but no longer in a rush.
Today was a reminder that those days still exist, be it with new faces, and foreign backdrops. Perhaps more than anything, it was the first time I felt at home in New York. Not as some guy in a power tie, or alone as I wander through the park, but truly as myself.
Thanks guys. I hope we keep in touch, but even if that was only for a night, I wouldn't trade that day for anything.
Another very unexpected but amazing replacement, i was expecting to see a Yellow/Red SoftCare Pro here but found what was probably the UK’s first SoftCare SE! Absolutely brilliant to finally have a chance to use one of these myself.
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GOLD - £8.00
Foam Pre-Wash
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Shampoo
Wheel Wash
Rinse
ShineTec Polish
Buff & Wax
Slow Dry
SILVER - £6.00
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Shampoo
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I was last here on a cold and grey day at the beginning or March.
Graveney stretches along the road, but All Saints sits on a quiet bend, and felt wonderfully isolated.
And not at all friendly, I have to say. It was locked, as expected, so I took aome outside shots and we moved on eatwards, but somehow I really wanted to see inside here, just to see if it could be warmer than it felt on that March morning.
I parked beside the road, I saw the door of the porch open, and a light filled space beyond.
Looked good....
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The Victorians did not leave too much of a mark here, for the mellow red tiles, box pews and ledger slabs remain. There is a heavy medieval rood screen and the empty north and south aisles allow us to appreciate the building as it might originally have appeared. In the north aisle is a memorial brass to John Martyn (d. 1436) with cathedral-like proportions, being over 56 in long.
www.kentchurches.info/church.asp?p=Graveney
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GRAVENEY
LIES the next parish north-westward from Hernehill. It was called in the time of the Saxons, Graven-ea, and afterwards, by corruption of language, Gravenel, in like manner as Oxney, Pevensey, and Rumency, were corruptly called Oxenel, Pevensel, and Rumenel; (fn. 1) the name of it denoting its low and watery situation, and it is now, by contraction, usually called Grainey.
IT LIES about two miles from the high London road, on the north side of it, at the 48th mile-stone, the parish of Goodnestone intervening, in a low country adjoining the marshes, of which there is a large quantity, both fresh and salt within it, Faversham creek and the Swale being the western and northern boundaries of it. The soil of it various, there being in the level part some rich tillage land, and on the rises or small hills in it, a light soil of both sand and gravel. The church stands in the eastern part of the parish, having Graveneycourt, with an antient gateway, and numerous offices, singularly built round it, well worth observation, as denoting its former respectable state. In the western part is Nagdon, adjoining to Faversham creck, having a decoy for wild fowl, and a large quantity of marsh land belonging to it. There is but little thoroughfare here, and no village, the houses being interspersed straggling throughout it. Upon the whole though unhealthy, it has not an unpleasant aspect, being well cloathed with trees, especially elm, which are very thriving here, and in great plenty; the roads are remarkably well taken care of, as are the poor, and the whole parish seems to thrive well under the care of the inhabitants of Graveney-court. There are some parts of this parish separated from the rest by those of Faversham and Goodneston intervening.
There are several scarce plants observed by Mr. Jacob in this parish, and enumerated in this Plantæ Favershamienses.
THE ARCHBISHOP'S paramount manor of Boughton claims over the whole of this parish, as being within that hundred, subordinate to which is the manor of Graveney.
In the year 811, Wlfred, archbishop of Canterbury, purchased this place of Cenulph, king of Mercia, who had made the kingdom of Kent tributary to him, for the use of Christ-church, Canterbury, as appears by the leiger book of that priory, and that it was given L. S. A. that is, Libere Sicut Adisham, with the same liberties, immunities, and privileges that Adisham was. Soon after which, one Werhard, a powerful priest, and kinsman to the archbishop, found means to gain possession of it, and kept it till that prelate's death in 830, when Feogild succeeding to the see of Canterbury, though he sat in it but three months, yet in that time he compelled Werhard to restore Gravene then computed at thirty-two hides of land, to the church; and it was afterwards confirmed to it in anno 941, by king Edmund, Eadred his brother, and Edwyn son of the latter; (fn. 2) and it remained part of the revenues of Christchurch at the coming of archbishop Lanfranc to that see in 1070, when on his division of them, between himself and the monks of his church, this manor fell to his share, of whom it was afterwards held by knight's service. In which state it continued at the time of taking the survey of Domesday, anno 1080, in which it is thus entered, under the general title of Terra Militum Archiepi, that is, land held of the archbishop by knight's service.
In Boltune hundred the same Richard (who owed fealty to the archbishop) held of the archbishop Gravenel. It was taxed for one suling. The arable land is. In demesne there is one carucate, and eight villeins, with ten borderers having two carucates. There are five servants, and ten acres of meadow, and four saltpits of four shillings. In the time of king Edward the Confessor, and afterwards, it was worth one hundred shillings, now six pounds, of these the monks of Canterbury have twenty shillings.
Who this Richard was I do not find, though Somner calls him Ricardus Constabularius; however, it is not improbable, but he might afterwards adopt the surname of Gravene, from his having the possession of this place; certain it is, that it was afterwards held by a family who took their name from it. William de Gravene held it in the reign of king Henry III. of the archbishop, as one knight's fee. John de Gravene died possessed of it in the 56th year of the same reign, after which it became the property of the family of Feversham.
Thomas de Feversham died possessed of it in the beginning of the reign of king Edward III. leaving Joane his wife surviving, and in the window of the north chancel were formerly the arms of Feversham, A fess chequy, or, and gules, between six crosses, bottony, or; and underneath, Thomas Feversham, susticiar, & Johanna Uxor. ejus; on the pavement is a stone with two half-figures in brass for them, with an inscription round it in old French, part of which is gone; probably that which Weever mentions. (fn. 3) She afterwards entitled her second husband Sir Roger de Northwood to this manor, during her life; accordingly he paid aid for it in the 20th year of that reign, as one knight's see, which he held in right of his wife, of the archbishop, which was formerly held by Richard de Gravene. After her death her son Richard de Feversham succeeded to this manor, of which he died possessed in 1381, and was buried in this church, having married the daughter of Robert Dodde. His tomb, of Bethersden marble, remains against the south wall. In the south chancel, on the top, were two figures, and four coats of arms, the brasses gone; round the edge is this inscription, in brass, Ora pro aibs Roberti Dodde & Rici de Feuersham filii sui quonda dni de Gravene obiit, &c. Above the tomb, is a recess in the wall, with an antient carved arch above it. He had a daughter Joane, who became his heir, and married John Botiller, esq. and in her right became entitled to this manor, she died in 1408, and was buried in the south chancel here, her figure in brass on her gravestone is gone, but the inscription still remains. By her he had a son of his own name. Either he or his father was sheriff anno 22 king Richard II. John Botiller, esq the son, was knight of the shire in the 1st year of king Henry V.'s reign. They bore for their arms, Sable, three covered cups, or, within a bordure, argent; and John Botiller, probably the father, was esquire to archbishop Courtney, and mentioned in his will, proved anno 1396, being the 20th of Richard II.
There is a gravestone in the south chancel here, which most probably was for John Botiller the son; on it was his figure in brass, now gone, and four coats of arms; the two first are gone, the third Botiller, the fourth Feversham, a fess chequy, between six crosses, bottony, or. The inscription was remaining in Weever's time. This stone, I am informed, was some years ago removed out of the north chancel hither, and in the window of this chancel is this coat of arms, quarterly, first, Botiller, as above; second and third, a fess chequy, or, and gules, in chief three crosses, bottony, or; the bottom part being broken, the fourth is likewise broken. Underneath are these words remaining, Johes er, & Jonna ux ejs. Joane his wife was daughter and heir of William de Frogenhall, by whom he had a daughter and sole heir Anne, who carried it in marriage to John Martyn, judge of the common pleas, the son of Richard Martyn, of Stonebridge, who built much at his seat of Graveney court, where he partly resided. (fn. 4) He died in 1436, leaving his widow surviving, who then became again possessed of this manor in her own right. She afterwards married Thomas Burgeys, esq. whom she likewise survived, and dying in 1458 was buried beside her first husband in the north chancel of this church. His gravestone is of a very large size, and is most richly inlaid with brass, which is well preserved, having the figures of him and his wife, and other ornaments over the whole of it. There were four coats of arms, only the second of which, that of Boteler, is remaining. He bore for his arms, Argent, on a chevron, gules, three talbot bounds, passant, or. Her second husband Thomas Burgeys died in 1452, and was buried in the same chancel, where his gravestone remained till within these few years. At the upper end of the stone are two coats in brass, first Boteler impaling Frogenhall; second, a fess chequy impaling the like. Another coat, at the bottom, is gone, as is his figure.
In the descendants of Judge Martyn, residents at Graveney-court, this manor continued down to Robert Martyn, who likewise resided here, and died in the first year of Edward VI. (fn. 5) leaving his two daughters, Joane, married to Richard Argall, and Elizabeth to Stephen Reames, of Faversham, his coheirs. From them this manor was passed away by sale to John Pordage, of Rodmersham, in whose name it continued till it was at length sold to Daniel Whyte, esq. of Vinters, in Boxley, whose descendant of the same name, about the beginning of king George II.'s reign, alienated it to Mr. Edward Blaxland, who afterwards resided here, and bore for his arms, on a fess, three falcous volant, jessed and belled. He died in 1739. This occasioned this manor to be separated in several divisions and again afterwards in further subdivisions, among his descendants, in which state it now remains; but those of the male line of the name of Blaxland, still continue to reside at it. From the beginning of the last century to the middle of it, the Napletons, a family of good account in these parts of the county, were lessees of Graveney-court, and resided at it; and from that time to the latter end of it, the Houghhams were occupiers of it, and resided here. Many of both families lie buried in this church, as do all the Blaxlands, since their coming to the possession of this estate.
NAGDEN, formerly spelt Negdon, is a noted estate in the north-west part of this parish, consisting mostly of marsh land, which was once part of the endowment of the abbey of Faversham, and continued amongst the revenues of it till its final dissolution in the 30th year of Henry VIII. at which time it was valued at eight pounds per annum.
This estate thus coming into the hands of the crown, was granted by the king next year to Sir Thomas Cheney, lord warden, to hold in capite, who alienated it, in the 36th year of that reign, to Robert Martyn, of Graveney-court, who died in the first year of king Edward VI. (fn. 6) leaving his two daughters his coheirs, Joane, married to Richard Argall, and Elizabeth to Stephen Reames, who jointly possessed this estate. After which both these moieties seem to have been conveyed to Ciriac Petit, of Colkins, in this neighbourhood, who died possessed of the entire see of it in 1591, and in his descendants it continued down to Mr. William Petit, who in 1709 conveyed it by sale to dame Sarah Barrett, of Lee, widow, who died in 1711, upon which this estate came to her only son by her first husband, Sir Francis Head, bart. who died possessed of it in 1716. (fn. 7) He left four sons, who became entitled to this estate on their father's death, as coheirs in gavelkind. On the death of the eldest Sir Richard Head, bart. in 1721, his share devolved to his three brothers. James Head, esq. died afterwards intestate in 1727, and unmarried, on which Sir Francis Head, bart. and John Head, D. D. became possessed of it in undivided moieties, and the latter that same year conveyed his moiety of it to the former, who in 1745 sold the entire fee of it to John Smith, esq. of Faversham, who has since conveyed it to his son, John Smith, junior, esq. of Ospringe, the present possessor of it. The estate of Nagden pays nine shillings per annum, on Lammas day, to the vicar of Graveney, in lieu of tithes.
Charities.
On a tablet in the church, the benefactions of several pieces of land are recorded, amounting in the whole to upwards of four acres. These are put up as benefactions to the church; but by the information of the clerk, they belonged to the poor, to whom the yearly produce of them was distributed till of late. It is now applied to the repairs of the church.
The poor constantly relieved are about ten, casually 25.
GRAVENEY is within the ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION of the diocese of Canterbury, and deanry of Ospringe.
The church is dedicated to All Saints, and consists of three isles and a high chancel, and two side ones formerly called chapels, the south one being dedicated to St. John, and the north one to the Virgin Mary. The steeple, which is a tower, stands at the north-west corner. In it are three bells. The antient gravestones in this church have been removed from where they originally laid, to make room for the present ones. Thus that of John Martyn, as I am informed, has been removed out of the north into the south chancel. In this north chancel they have been likewise still further displaced; there are now two rows of gravestones in it, lying three and three. In the west row are now, the first southward, Judge Martyn's; the second, Mr. Edward Blaxland's, who died in 1739; and the third, Thomas Burgeys, esq. For the making room for Mr. E. Blaxland's, Judge Martyn's stone was removed from the middle or second place to the first, where before his son's lay, till removed to the south chancel. This practice, of disturbing the ashes of the dead, as is but too frequent in churches of late, calls loudly for some authority to prevent it in future.
The church of Graveney, with the advowson of the vicarage, was in very early times part of the possessions of the priory of St. Mary Overies, in Southwark, with which it continued till the final dissolution of it in the 31st year of king Henry VIII. when it came into the hands of the crown, together with all the revenues and estates belonging to it.
The parsonage remained in the crown some years longer than the advowson of the vicarage, as will be mentioned hereafter, that is, till the 3d year of queen Elizabeth, when the queen granted this rectory, being then valued at 7l. 6s. 8d. yearly rent, to archbishop Parker and his successors, in exchange for other premises. (fn. 8) Since which it has continued part of the possessions of the see of Canterbury to this time.
This parsonage has been from time to time demised on a beneficial lease, at the above yearly rent. In 1643 Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson, widow, was tenant of it. John Baker, esq. of St. Stephen's, near Canterbury, is the present lessee of it.
But the advowson of the vicarage did not continue so long in the crown, for it was granted, among others, in 1558, to the archbishop and his successors, (fn. 9) with whom it now continues, his grace the archbishop being now patron of it.
This vicarage is valued in the king's books at fifty pounds, and the yearly tenths at 1l. 4s. per annum. In 1578 there were communicants here ninety. In 1640 the communicants were sixty-five, and it was valued at sixty pounds per annum.
In the year 1244 archbishop Boniface, on the presentation of the prior and convent of St. Mary Overies, as appears by an antient book belonging to it, instituted Ralph, the curate of Gravene, to the perpetual vicarage of this parish, so that he should receive and take in the name of it, all fruits and oblations, with all other things belonging to the church, excepting two sheaves of the tithe, and should take the same to his own use.
In the same manuscript, on a dispute between the prior and convent, rectors of this church, and Richard, lord of Gravenel, concerning tithes in this parish, it was decreed in 1283, before the rural dean of Ofpringe, that the vicar should receive, in the name of the religious, as well as in his own right, all tithes arising in future from the feedings and pastures in his own marshes, called North-marsh and Leved-marsh, which should be paid to him without any cavil or exception. (fn. 10)
The vicar has a house and two acres of glebe land.
¶The vicarage is worth about fifty pounds per annum. He is entitled, by the above composition, to all tithes, excepting the two sheaves mentioned in it, and by prescription likewise; which third part of the corn tithes is now usually known by the name of the vicar's third sheaf. But the impropriator's lease being for all the tithes of the parish, without any such exception, has occasioned many quarrels and disputes about this third sheaf, which are now entirely subsided, and the vicar is accustomed to take one shock out of every thirty shocks of corn, in right of his vicarage.
Powerful Storms Pass Through Chattanooga Area, Demolish Lookout Valley Building
County Schools Dismiss At 11 AM As Additional Storm Expected
posted April 27, 2011
Photo by Michael Covington
Bench wound up in fountain and tree was knocked down at the BlueCross campus on Cameron Hill
Powerful storms passed through the Chattanooga area on Wednesday morning, demolishing a business in Lookout Valley and causing widespread power outages.
Officials said an even more powerful storm was expected to arrive later in the day. A new tornado watch was underway up to 5 p.m.
Hamilton County Schools were dismissing students at 11 a.m. UTC was closing at 1 p.m.
County school officials said, "Due to power outages at several schools and additional severe weather predictions this afternoon, Hamilton County schools will be dismissed beginning with the first transportation tier at 11 a.m. following regular dismissal routes."
Rhea County Schools were closing at 11:15 a.m., and Dade County and Catoosa County Schools were closing beginning at noon. Chickamauga City Schools were closing at noon. Meigs County Schools were closing at 11:30. Georgia Northwestern Technical College will be closing all campuses locations at 4 p.m. All classes and activities have been canceled.
Lacie Newton of EPB said at 2:30 p.m.: "At this time, we have approximately 61,000 homes and businesses without power. We expect the number of power outages to rise after this afternoon’s storm and we expect it could take several days to restore service to all customers in our service area. Please keep in mind, if your power is not back on this evening, you may want to consider staying with friends or family who do have power. If you see a downed power line, please stay away from it. To report a downed line or an outage, call us at 648-1372, email us at cicweb@epb.net, send us a message via Twitter at EPB_Chattanooga or on Facebook at EPB of Chattanooga."
City officials said at 1:30 p.m.: "The city of Chattanooga Department of Public Works has 19 crews working in storm-damaged areas. Actual damage reports are incomplete at this time as crews continue to gather debris and report conditions. Additional storms are forecast for the area and may delay and/or add to clean up efforts. The majority of damage is related to downed trees and power lines. Public works will concentrate on opening key roads for emergency vehicles, push debris to the side for later collection, and answer other down tree calls as resources are made available. Please stay out of storm-damaged areas.
"St. Elmo, Tiftonia and Hixson have been identified as the areas containing the most severe damage. Locations involving downed utility lines can only be addressed after the utility crews are able to clear their lines."
City police said shortly after 10 a.m.: "There are reports in Hixson, Tiftonia, St Elmo and Brainerd of trees down and roadways blocked. Roads are impassable in many areas and people are encouraged to stay where they are unless emergency medical assistance is needed. 911 has been flooded with calls for assistance so those not needing immediate emergency assistance are asked to hold their calls until those in the greatest need can be assisted. Police, Fire, EMS Rescue and Public Works have all been activated to assist those who are trapped or injured from the storm.
"As of right now, there are no confirmed fatalities but there are several calls of people being trapped in their homes. Emergency services are operating in disaster mode and resources are being deployed."
A concrete block business on Cummings Highway near Browns Ferry Road was destroyed. There was damage nearby at other businesses and homes near Aster Avenue.
Bruce Garner of the fire department said there were dozens of calls involving downed trees and power lines. He said some trees had fallen on homes and some people had to be rescued.
There was also damage in areas including East Lake and Rossville.
At Chattanooga Christian School in St. Elmo, students huddled in hallways as the storm passed. The school dismissed at 11 a.m.
Trees were down in sections of Brainerd, especially in the vicinity of Belvoir and Germantown roads.
Wind gusts as high as 75 miles per hour passed by the Chattanooga Airport. Christina Siebold said, "We have trees down and some power outages, but they are working quickly to put everything back online. Flights continue to arrive and depart."
Downtown, a bench was tossed into a fountain at the BlueCross campus on Cameron Hill. Nearby on Hawk Hill, a portion of the covering on the escalator leading to AT&T Field was blown away. The top sign on a double-decker billboard fell at Fifth and Market.
The Hamilton County General Sessions Court judges have canceled all afternoon criminal and civil dockets due to inclement weather. All persons who have assigned cases for today should contact the criminal and civil court clerks for rescheduling of their cases. The courtrooms and offices located in the Hamilton County-City Courts Building were evacuated with all persons being directed to the basement when the first line of storms passed through earlier this morning.
Offices at First Presbyterian Church closed at noon.
Photo by Robbie Wade
One of the trees downed by the storm
Taken during a studio shoot at Banana Studios, Gateshead with Canon EOS M using Magic Lantern to switch off exposure simulation (ES). Canon 50mm f1.8 lens
N. Chase photo
From what I've been able to gather, the 1970s seemed to have been a somewhat eclectic time on American railroads. It appears that the unusual was the norm. As an example we have an odd trio of locomotives at Conrail's Collinwood Yard in Cleveland in March of 1978. Closest to the camera is FP7a 4341, followed by Amtrak E8a 441 (which was a former L&N unit), which is then succeeded by Conrail GP40 3049 and then the nose of FP7a 4349 peeks out behind. Not exactly an everyday combination but I guess this was the 1970s.
Collinwood, OH
March 1978
Train of the Day
10/19/18
My first lego halo moc ever, I think. But I do not know if it is finished, say what you feel is missing (remembering I do not buy lego on the internet that Pick a brick and stuff like that so do not expect a masterpiece )
Kiev 4A
Jupiter 12 - 35mm f/2.8
Kentmere 400 pushed to 800 ISO
Kodak HC-110 Dil B (1+31)
10 min 20°C
Scan from negative film
Celebrating the granting of our building license on 11 October 2002, 18 months after we expected it.
After years of expecting, this Canon dream lens finally came home. Couldn’t wait to take the first shoot in the backyard, with lens opened at 0.95 (this is why we have them), tried my best to focus on the lantern about 3-4 feet away, city lights amazingly bokeh-ed in background.
Olympus OMD EM1 Mark I
Canon 50mm f/0.95 No.24230
ISO8000, f0.95, 1/30s
On our recent trip to Iowa, we made a day trip out to see the "Grotto of the Redemption", an hour or so north of Des Moines. The Grotto was built mostly by one man, a priest who was thankful for his recovery from a bout with pneumonia. He spent ten years gathering materials before starting his Grotto, which is made (or covered?) entirely with semi-precious minerals, corals, agate, malachite, and quartz crystals.
In the beginning he got most of his rocks from local farmers, which, considering what most of Iowa looks like, is remarkable. Very little of what I've seen of Iowa is rocky, so to find rose quartz, crystals, and the like seems unlikely.
Anyway, it was cold. Really cold. And not just because we're from Texas, and not used to it being cold.. It was 17 degrees, with a steady wind out of the north at 20 - 25 miles an hour. Unfortunately, the way the Grotto is designed, with many narrow walkways between the individual grottos, it acted like a wind tunnel, and accentuated the cold, making it nearly impossible to linger and enjoy the amazing minerals and work that went into creating it that day.
It's like a gigantic 3D mosaic made of nothing but pretty stones and crystals, to say nothing of the statues and scenes depicting the "Stations" of Christ's life. It really deserved to be appreciated more than we were able to that day, but it was so cold that Adam, our intrepid host saved our asses by going and moving the car close to where we were budding among the grottos, saving us the long walk back to the car.
We couldn’t be more
excited for our 2022 Michigan Municipal League Convention happening this year in beautiful Muskegon.
Things got underway Tuesday with the MML Board meeting. There were reports and presentations about what to expect during Convention this week, how the MML is delivering resources to local communities, an overview of upcoming ServeMICity workshops and trainings, a legislative update, and a report from the MML Foundation.
This year’s Convention marks a reset for our local leaders. Positive change is
happening across the state. Thanks to the hard work of our members, now is the moment
to shape a future that turns this potential into prosperity. Attendees will spend Oct. 19-21 meeting with
transformational thinkers and fellow local leaders to fill up on inspiration, energy,
insight, and new tools at this year’s Convention!
While in this shoreline community, you won’t want to miss this opportunity to
explore. You can catch a stunning sunset over the water, stroll along the beach
and pier at Pere Marquette Park, and discover the downtown revitalization that’s
underway, including the city’s expansive social district.
Of course, the main show is the Convention itself, and we have put together
a fantastic agenda of inspiring speakers and education sessions on multiple
topics. On the main stage, we’re particularly excited to have keynote speaker
Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, host of the MSNBC news show “Symone” and former chief
spokesperson and senior advisor for Vice President Kamala Harris. Plus, there are
sessions on space-hacking, using social media effectively at the local level, the
intersection of law enforcement and mental health services, creating a municipal
climate action plan, and data-driven-decision making. We also will cover ways to
use your state and federal assistance funding to improve community prosperity
and quality of life and get a legislative update from our Lansing advocacy team.
Even with that list, we’ve barely scratched the surface of all the sessions,
workshops, activities, and tours planned. Our general sessions and speakers are:
HOUSING: A LOCAL PERSPECTIVE FOR MICHIGANDERS BY MICHIGANDERS
Speakers: Brenda Harris, Realtor, Fivestar* Real Estate
Moderator: Selma Tucker, Director, Strategic Communications,
Michigan Municipal League
Everyone is talking about the housing market. Let’s go behind the scenes with a
real estate agent to get their take. Chat with Brenda Harris, a well-known realtor
and short-term rental business owner in Muskegon and the region. Brenda will
join the MML’s Selma Tucker for the inside scoop on the issues real people and
their communities care about—attainable and affordable housing, new supply,
funding, and—yes—short-term rentals. You might be surprised by what she has
to say.
PUBLIC SERVICE FROM OMAHA TO THE WHITE HOUSE
Speakers: Symone D. Sanders-Townsend, author, seasoned democratic strategist and host of “SYMONE” on MSNBC and MSNBC on Peacock
Why are you a public servant? It probably has something to do with where you’re from and how that community shaped your future. Symone Sanders-Townsend is creating a legacy of public service at the national level rooted in the values of her hometown of North Omaha, Nebraska. Those values have catapulted Symone to rarified air on that national stage having held senior positions in presidential campaigns, the White House, and now her own show, “Symone” on MSNBC. At 32, Symone speaks from a generation of public servants investing heavily in a future that has more opportunity, equity, and joy.
STRENGTHENING COMMUNITY THROUGH MUSIC
Speakers: John Sinkevics, Editor and Publisher, Local Spins Online Magazine
Michigan has a special relationship with music. Motown was created in Detroit. Bob Seger, Eminem, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, The White Stripes, Madonna, Diana Ross, Kid Rock, Smokey Robinson and many other marquee names were born and, in many cases, raised in one of our communities. Add the rich history of concert venues from Idlewild to Houghton and it becomes clear that music is a Michigan asset. How can communities support their local musicians? How can music help bring us together when we feel so far apart? Answers and more at this lively and interactive session.
POLITICAL PUNDITS PONTIFICATE: DISCUSSING THE 2022 ELECTIONS & WHAT IT MEANS FOR YOU
Speakers: Rick Pluta, Senior Capitol Correspondent, Michigan Public Radio John Sellek, Founder and CEO, Harbor Strategic Public Affairs Karmilia K. Landrum, Executive Director of the Detroit Branch of the NAACP Moderator: Zoe Clark, Political Director, Michigan Radio
With the November general election right around the corner, we’re gathering a panel of political experts to talk about the election, give some of their predictions, discuss key races and ballot issues our members care the most about, and debate other hot political topics, including short-term rentals, revenue sharing, pension reform, and more. This is your chance to ask the media and political expert
So, get ready to learn, enjoy, network, and have fun discovering Muskegon and
the ways to make your own communities even better.
Stay connected with all that is going on at Convention and with the League year
round by following the League on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For the latest
Convention updates, be sure to follow #mmlconv.
One of the key parts of Convention is our Community Excellence Award competition. We’re now down to the final four competing for the top prize and the winner will be selected and announced at the conclusion of our Convention.
This year’s winner will be decided by the entire Convention delegation. Our
four nominees will make presentations on Wednesday, October 19, immediately
following the opening general session.
Voting will take place at the Community Excellence Award voting booth in the
Delta Hotel pre-function space from Wednesday, October 19, from 11:30 am to
5:45 pm and again on Thursday, October 20, from 8:00 am to 3:45 pm. Voting
will also be available via the Convention mobile app on-demand.
Our official auditors, Plante Moran PLLC, will oversee the voting booth and
count the ballots. The Community Excellence Award Cup will be presented on
Friday, October 21, at the closing General Session.
The 2022 finalists are:
Cassopolis – Imagine Cass Project Village of Cassopolis:
Small, Rural, and Exceptional
Farmington Hills – City of Farmington Hills Community Center –
The Hawk
Royal Oak – Centennial Commons: Reimagining a Parking Lot
into a Green Gathering Space
Traverse City – Traverse City Boardman Lake Loop Trail
Thank you to everyone who submitted projects!
We also will be recognizing several award winners during Convention. Those being honored are:
-Robert La Fave, village manager for the Village of L’Anse in the Upper Peninsula. Bob received our Community Builder Award that goes to individuals whose leadership creates positive community change
-Westland Mayor William Wild. Bill received the Michael A. Guido Leadership and Public Service Award for his professionalism and leadership, and his dedication to the residents in his own community and to people throughout our state.
-Our Jim Sinclair Exceptional Service Award celebrates a person dedicated to public service who has shown passion and commitment to the League, enthusiastically supporting its mission, and promoting its purpose. This year, we have three recipients of the Sinclair Award. They are:
- Huntington Woods Commissioner Jeff Jenks
- Deanna Koski, the longest serving councilperson in Sterling Heights
- And Fenton Mayor Pro Tem Pat Lockwood
-And lastly, the highest individual honor we celebrate is the Honorary Life Membership Award. This year we have two worthy recipients of this award. They are:
- Former East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett
- Former Dearborn Mayor Jack O’Reilly
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Until the whole world is vaccinated, Covid will most likely continue to mutate. If and when that happens, those new variants will no doubt spread all over the world. It would seem the strategy should be to vaccinate the entire the world, not selected countries.
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Expect more worrisome COVID-19 variants after omicron, scientists
Get ready to learn more Greek letters. Scientists warn that omicron’s whirlwind advance practically ensures it won’t be the last version of the coronavirus to worry the world.
Every infection provides a chance for the virus to mutate, and omicron has an edge over its predecessors: It spreads way faster despite emerging on a planet with a stronger patchwork of immunity from vaccines and prior illness.
That means more people in whom the virus can further evolve. Experts don’t know what the next variants will look like or how they might shape the pandemic, but they say there’s no guarantee the sequels of omicron will cause milder illness or that existing vaccines will work against them.
They urge wider vaccination now, while today’s shots still work.
“The faster omicron spreads, the more opportunities there are for mutation, potentially leading to more variants,” Leonardo Martinez, an infectious disease epidemiologist at Boston University, said.
Since it emerged in mid-November, omicron has raced across the globe like fire through dry grass. Research shows the variant is at least twice as contagious as delta and at least four times as contagious as the original version of the virus.
Omicron is more likely than delta to reinfect individuals who previously had COVID-19 and to cause “breakthrough infections” in vaccinated people while also attacking the unvaccinated. The World Health Organization reported a record 15 million new COVID-19 cases for the week of Jan. 3-9, a 55% increase from the previous week.
Along with keeping comparatively healthy people out of work and school, the ease with which the variant spreads increases the odds the virus will infect and linger inside people with weakened immune systems - giving it more time to develop potent mutations.
“It’s the longer, persistent infections that seem to be the most likely breeding grounds for new variants,” said Dr. Stuart Campbell Ray, an infectious disease expert at Johns Hopkins University. “It’s only when you have very widespread infection that you’re going to provide the opportunity for that to occur.”
Because omicron appears to cause less severe disease than delta, its behavior has kindled hope that it could be the start of a trend that eventually makes the virus milder like a common cold.
It’s a possibility, experts say, given that viruses don’t spread well if they kill their hosts very quickly. But viruses don’t always get less deadly over time.
A variant could also achieve its main goal - replicating - if infected people developed mild symptoms initially, spread the virus by interacting with others, then got very sick later, Ray explained by way of example.
“People have wondered whether the virus will evolve to mildness. But there’s no particular reason for it to do so,” he said. “I don’t think we can be confident that the virus will become less lethal over time.”
Getting progressively better at evading immunity helps a virus to survive over the long term. When SARS-CoV-2 first struck, no one was immune. But infections and vaccines have conferred at least some immunity to much of the world, so the virus must adapt.
There are many possible avenues for evolution. Animals could potentially incubate and unleash new variants. Pet dogs and cats, deer and farm-raised mink are only a few of the animals vulnerable to the virus, which can potentially mutate within them and leap back to people.
Another potential route: With both omicron and delta circulating, people may get double infections that could spawn what Ray calls “Frankenvariants,” hybrids with characteristics of both types.
When new variants do develop, scientists said it’s still very difficult to know from genetic features which ones might take off. For example, omicron has many more mutations than previous variants, around 30 in the spike protein that lets it attach to human cells. But the so-called IHU variant identified in France and being monitored by the WHO has 46 mutations and doesn’t seem to have spread much at all.
To curb the emergence of variants, scientists stress continuing with public health measures such as masking and getting vaccinated. While omicron is better able to evade immunity than delta, experts said, vaccines still offer protection and booster shots greatly reduce serious illness, hospitalizations and deaths.
Anne Thomas, a 64-year-old IT analyst in Westerly, Rhode Island, said she’s fully vaccinated and boosted and also tries to stay safe by mostly staying home while her state has one of the highest COVID-19 case rates in the U.S.
“I have no doubt at all that these viruses are going to continue to mutate and we’re going to be dealing with this for a very long time,” she said.
Ray likened vaccines to armor for humanity that greatly hinders viral spread even if it doesn’t completely stop it. For a virus that spreads exponentially, he said, “anything that curbs transmission can have a great effect.” Also, when vaccinated people get sick, Ray said their illness is usually milder and clears more quickly, leaving less time to spawn dangerous variants.
Experts say the virus won’t become endemic like the flu as long as global vaccination rates are so low. During a recent press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that protecting people from future variants — including those that may be fully resistant to today’s shots — depends on ending global vaccine inequity.
Tedros said he’d like to see 70% of people in every country vaccinated by mid-year. Currently, there are dozens of countries where less than a quarter of the population is fully vaccinated, according to Johns Hopkins University statistics. And in the United States, many people continue to resist available vaccines.
“These huge unvaccinated swaths in the U.S., Africa, Asia, Latin America and elsewhere are basically variant factories,” said Dr. Prabhat Jha of the Centre for Global Health Research at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto. “It’s been a colossal failure in global leadership that we have not been able to do this.”
In the meantime, new variants are inevitable, said Louis Mansky, director of the Institute for Molecular Virology at the University of Minnesota.
With so many unvaccinated people, he said, “the virus is still kind of in control of what’s going on.”
I recently baked my husband's favorite cake, half gone by the time I got to sketching it! Tonight we expect to finish it off. Ink & watercolor in Canson Universal Sketch book.
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My mom had made the banner for the shower. Basket, knitted blankets, crewelwork tapestry all thrifted. Tim refinished the floors and painted the walls.
awaiting his arrival, a post here
Lasker Rink being demolished. Lasker Rink was designed and built in the mid-1960s as a seasonal swimming pool/ice skating rink and has been outdated for years. It's also been operated by what many consider to be a criminal organization (the company and the CFO were recently indicted). The city started demolishing the old rink a few weeks ago with the new facility expected to be ready in 2024.
Global smart healthcare market is expected to reach USD 225.54 Billion by 2022, according to a new study by Grand View Research, Inc. Rapid technological advancements in healthcare IT is expected to remain a key driving factor of the global smart healthcare market over the forecast period. Growing implementation of inventory management systems such as RFID KanBan and RFID smart cabinets aimed at curbing inventory costs and ensure appropriate logistics management is expected to boost the growth of the smart healthcare market. Development of smart syringes, smart pills and smart bandages which enable remote monitoring of patients, help in diagnosing gastrointestinal diseases and infection spread minimization and remote monitoring of healing processes is expected to strengthen the platform for future market growth. On the other hand, high capital investments and poor awareness levels among consumers are some challenges faced by manufacturers.
mHealth is expected to register the fastest growth of over 40.0% over the forecast period. Key factors likely to drive segment growth include rapidly increasing incidence rates of chronic diseases, increasing smart phone penetration rates and heightening need to ensure improved healthcare outcomes.
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Further key findings from the study suggest:
Electronic health record (EHR) emerged as the largest product segment in terms of revenue and was estimated at over USD 19.50 billion in 2014. Implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) and HITECH Act is expected to make significant contributions towards segment growth. Key feature of HITECH Act includes the provision of USD 64,000 per year to healthcare practitioners adopting EHR systems.
North America was the largest smart healthcare regional market in 2014. Presence of favorable government initiatives in the form of HITECH Act providing allowances to healthcare practitioners is one of the major factors expected to drive regional market growth. Presence of sophisticated IT infrastructure enabling easy implementation of advanced healthcare facilities is also expected to boost market growth over the forecast period.
Asia Pacific is expected to grow at a considerable pace over the forecast period owing to growing penetration of advanced healthcare facilities and rapidly evolving mobile & IT infrastructure. Increasing awareness among consumers pertaining to novel healthcare technologies such as telemedicine, mHealth and EHR is expected to further complement regional market growth.
Key players operating in the smart healthcare market include Cisco, IBM, Olympus Corp., GE Healthcare, AT&T Inc., Apple Inc., Samsung Electronics, Logi-Tag, Wurth Group, AirStrip Technologies Inc., Allscripts Healthcare Solutions Inc., Pepperl+Fuchs and Given Imaging Inc.
For the purpose of this study, Grand View Research has segmented the smart healthcare market on the basis of product, and region:
Global Smart Healthcare Product Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 – 2022)
RFID KanBan systems
RFID smart cabinets
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
Client-server based
Web-based
Telemedicine
Hardware
Connectivity and network
Others
mHealth
Monitoring services
Diagnosis services
Healthcare systems
Others
Smart pills
Smart syringes
Smart Healthcare Regional Outlook (Revenue, USD Million, 2014 – 2022)
North America
U.S.
Canada
Europe
Germany
UK
Asia Pacific
China
Japan
India
MEA
South Africa
Latin America
Brazil
Mexico
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Well I expect you realised that it was only a matter of time before our tour of the USA took us to Las Vegas……And now……. with the Sun just setting over the Mountain springs Range…..Its finally time for us to hit the famous strip…..As you can see …..The CraZy gang are all rearing to go…..Having spent the last 3 hours getting ready for an all action night….What with the best fashion evening gear to wear….. Body cologne….and and expensive perfume for the girls …..All to give the right appearance for the night…..And nothing ……And I mean nothing …..has been left to chance…..With lady luck…..What with good luck charms ….Four leaf clovers…..A double headed silver coin……A false rabbit foot…..And refusing to sit crossed legged……With all that……How could we not hit it big tonight…..So watch out Vegas……Because no matter if it Blackjack …..Poker….. Or the slot machines…We coming to get you ……..
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