September 2020

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September 21, 2020 Dell Deaton

North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) organizers have just announced move of next exposition dates to September 28 through October 9, 2021. The last traditionally “winter” event was held in January of 2019, to have ….

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September 20, 2020 Staff

From Trinity Health, St Joseph Mercy – Ann Arbor: “Notice of Cyber-Attack Impacting Database Information,” mailed to potentially affected patients on September 14, 2020. re A “data security incident involving Blackbaud, a vendor that supplies ….

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September 19, 2020 Dell Deaton

Statement issued today by Michigan Civil Rights Commission on the passing of Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: “Justice Ginsburg was not just a consummate jurist and litigator. Ruth Bader Ginsburg will always be remembered as ….

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September 18, 2020 Dell Deaton

Upon first hearing about the death of United States Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg earlier today, President Donald Trump said the following, responding extemporaneously to a reporter’s question. “She just died? “Wow. I ….

President Donald J Trump and a section of the United States Constitution from 1787 held by National Archives, opening with “We the People ….” © 2020 d2 Saline, All Rights Reserved. USA

“Constitution Day” 2020 continues to take on new meanings through presidential powers, voting, and COVID-19

September 17, 2020 Dell Deaton

The Constitution of the United States of America has curiously emerged among higher topices for news coverage and discussion in 2020. This year, its aspects associated with the Presidency appear to have merited the most ….

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September 15, 2020 Dell Deaton

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 2002 movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Rated PG), Friday September 20, 2020, at 8:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials start at 6:30pm. ….

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September 15, 2020 Dell Deaton

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 2002 movie Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Extended Version (Rated PG-13), Friday September 19, 2020, at 8:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials ….

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September 15, 2020 Dell Deaton

Emagine Drive-In Theatre at Novi to show the 2019 movie Spider-Man: Far from Home (Rated PG-13), Friday September 18, 2020, at 8:15pm. Pre-show activities, contexts, early-bird concessions, and happy hour specials start at 6:30pm. Location: Fountain Walk, ….

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September 14, 2020 Dell Deaton

Very nice overview of the newly released Alpha 7C compact digital camera just posted to YouTube by Sony Ambassador Mark Galer. <link>

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September 14, 2020 Dell Deaton

Lancaster Pennsylvania riots have personal connection to Saline: Our James Bond watches gallery at the National Watch & Clock Museum is located in Columbia, at the heart of it. See report by Gillian McGoldrick titled ….

via Baptist Beacon (February 2, 2022)— "Peace during a pandemic," by Dr Dan Russell, Executive Pastor at Calvary Baptist Church in Southgate, Michigan: To help strengthen the pastors and church families of our Convention as we face this coronavirus crisis, here are some encouraging reminders on how to keep your…

– February 6, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (June 1, 2022)— "A small church serves as a large witness in the wake of Taylor tornado," by Mike Durbin, State Evangelism Director for the Baptist State Convention of Michigan: An EF3 tornado ripped through Gaylord tragically taking the lives of two people and injuring more than…

– June 5, 2022
via Baptist Beacon (April 1, 2022)— "Called: Living the life God created you to live," by Karen Blanchard, women's life group leader with Lakepointe Church in Shelby Township, Michigan: The words “called” and “purpose” are buzzwords in our culture today. People are constantly searching to find their calling and purpose…

– May 1, 2022
via What Christians Want to Know (May 27, 2019)— "Should Christians Protest Or Demonstrate?" by Jack Wellman, Christian author, prison minister, and pastor of Heritage Evangelical Free Church, in Udall, Kansas: ... especially when they see injustice? ... The Bible admonishes us to 'Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights…

– June 12, 2022
via Jesus Calling (2004), by Sarah Young— "I am with you, watching over you constantly ...." Matthew 1:23 "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us" [King James Version] Psalm 34:5…

– May 29, 2022
via Southern Baptist Convention (February 26, 2019)— "Who's Your One?" Day 10: Romans 10:1-3, "Brothers, my heart's desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved. For I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but not according to knowledge. For, being ignorant of…

– July 24, 2022
re United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women's Health Organization— On May 3, 2022, Heather Riggleman addressed the question "What Does the Bible Say about Abortion?" on Christianity website. "Every year, over three million women ... in the US will face an unplanned pregnancy and of those pregnancies,…

– June 24, 2022
Holy Saturday— "Why is Holy Saturday so sacred? What happened on the day between the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ? ... Holy Saturday is the name assigned to the day between Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Many Christians acknowledge Holy Saturday, the seventh and final day of Holy Week,…

– April 16, 2022
Independence Day— via Billy Graham (1970): "I find that there is a certain fear and expected cosmic judgment that hangs over our country at this hour, as the Devine timepiece ticks away. Thomas Jefferson felt this deeply when he said, 'I tremble for my country, when I reflect that God…

– July 4, 2022

Great Train Show 2022 at Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi Michigan

Southeast Michigan appearance of Great Train Show set out a legacy interest not to be replaced by any virtual rendition

March 31, 2022

The introduction of railways in England dates to 1764, and were erected for military purposes “as a way to reduce friction in moving heavily loaded wheeled vehicles.” [1] Depending on definition of terms used, the earliest “model trains” may date to almost as far back — to a couple of centuries past. [2] “Electrified” setups appeared in the early 1900s, with a bias favoring true-to-life reproductions produced to scale in the 1930s. Minton Cronkhite is credited ....

Character of Tippins Family Market in Lodi Township Is Likely What You Need It to Be, Whoever You Are

May 22, 2018

For more than a decade, you’ve driven past this place on Ann Arbor-Saline Road when headed out to Briarwood Mall or The Big House; maybe to parts further west down Wagner. A skosh past the Washtenaw Farm Council grounds and just across from Animal Kingdom, it feels equally a good fit between the gateway to Travis Pointe and the rural community that Irwin Frederick was dedicated to preserving. [1,2,3,4,5] Last week and into this, the ....

Only Surviving Copy of “Scouting for Boys” Is on Display at Indiana University

May 28, 2008

Lieutenant General Robert Baden-Powell founded the Boy Scouts in 1908. It is more particularly dated to January 24 of that year with the publication of Scouting for Boys, published as a three-part set by Horace Cox, London. [1,2,3] The only recorded copy in original parts is housed at Lilly Library on the campus of Indiana University, Bloomington. It is part of a collection of more than a thousand pieces built by creator and author of ....

Today Americans Remember What US President Franklin D Roosevelt Called “A Date Which Will Live In Infamy”

December 7, 2018

The events of December 7, 1941 mark a monumental moment in United States history. With each passing year it seems to get increasingly difficult to find much singular agreement on the greater context of what happened that morning. Surely there were enemies, but were there villains? How much of what was coming had been known before that day and by whom? [1,2] [The] first of two waves of Japanese aircraft began their deadly attack on ....

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Month: September 2020

“Constitution Day” 2020 continues to take on new meanings through presidential powers, voting, and COVID-19