As I mentioned on my last post, it is Glass Industry MVP
Season… so the first step is looking back at the past before noting who is
going to be recognized this year. I have been acknowledging people as “leaders”
in one form or another since 2007, but the formal declaration of MVP started in
2013. The past winners were:
2013- Tracy Rogers
2014- CR Laurence
2015- Jon Kimberlain
2016- Chuck Knickerbocker
Each year there’s usually 5-7 runners up and as you can tell
from above it can be an individual or a company as the winner. The race so far in 2017 has been incredibly
difficult. So many remarkable people who
work hard for their companies and also give back to the industry. And there are some companies as a whole that
collectively care a ton about making our space a better place. So choosing gets more and challenging every year. Overall I have recognized a total of 35
people since 2007 and 5 are no longer in the industry, including sadly the late
great Greg Carney. So who’s on tap for
this year? It’s coming soon….
Elsewhere…
-- If you are a glazier, take the time to check out and complete this survey on an industry-changing initiative, the development of the
first certification program for glazing technician personnel. Seriously this is an important piece to get
your feedback.
I’m light on glass industry related stuff this week, so in
some other areas that interest me…
-- In this world of ugly news and despicable human behavior
there are some truly first class people.
One of them is Marine Veteran Rob Jones.
Rob lost both of legs in Afghanistan in 2010 but that has not stopped
him from doing what I would consider super human tasks to raise awareness and
money for veterans causes. The most
recent was running (with prosthetics) 31 marathons in 31 cities in 31 days. A
lot of us travel a ton in this industry and just doing several cities a week
can wear you down, now can you imagine running a marathon at each? The guy is amazing. Anyway this article is one of many that gives
some insight to Rob- who I have been so fortunate to meet thanks to his work
with veteran charity the Coalition to Salute America’s Heroes which actually has
a glass industry connection as it’s run by former NGA VP David Walker. Check it out and be thankful we still have
great people in our universe.
-- Back on to another list… this time the Top 10 Most
“Sprawling” Cities according to the website Smart Growth America. And quite frankly I was stunned by some of
these cities that made the list… as according to the study too much growth is
not good. Honestly I am not sure if I understand or agree but here goes…
1.
Hickory, NC
4.
Prescott, AZ
7.
Inland Empire, CA
9.
Augusta, GA-SC
10. Kingsport,
TN-VA
The complete study is here for those of you interested in
this sort of thing.
-- Las Vegas launched a self-driving shuttle and on its first
day it got into an accident. Evidently
it was the human driver in another car that was at fault, but still I just
can’t feel any trust or faith in this sort of arrangement. Too many things can go wrong and I am really
amazed at the time, money and effort that are going into this technology.
-- Last this week… is it me or is the amount of spam e-mail
going up dramatically? I go into my spam
folders every other day or so to just make sure I am not missing something and
I am flat out amazed at the volume in there.
Most of it is really obvious spam, but where I really feel bad is for
those less sophisticated on e-mail who probably get this junk in their main
folder and fall for a scam or two.
LINKS of the WEEK
Every day there’s a ton of bad news in the media- so aside from Rob Jones mentioned above- how
about a good news story? Guy buys
apartment complex and lets single moms & their families live there for
free.
Yet another stupid angle from the iPhone X. I really hope they still make a normal iPhone
when I am ready for an upgrade.
Funny story on a hippo escape and immediate return
VIDEO of the WEEK
This piece from the Price is Right went viral when the
contestant made a very conservative decision…
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