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A Closer Look at Justice Kennedy Retirement Rumors
Kennedy's uneven legacy has made subsequent Republican administrations even more cautious and meticulous about vetting Supreme Court nominees.
Rumors are flying that Justice Anthony Kennedy, 81, will tender his resignation by summer.
The closely watched "swing" vote on the ideologically divided high court, Kennedy is the subject of furious speculation by court watchers.
Republicans are eager to replace the California native with a more reliably conservative jurist, while Democrats seek to delay another Supreme Court confirmation fight as long as possible—or at least until after the midterm elections when the GOP could lose control of the Senate.
"Kennedy is going to retire around sometime early summer," Sen. Dean Heller, R-Nev., contended earlier this month in Las Vegas, according to comments published by Politico.
"I think a new Supreme Court justice will get them motivated."
Last month, the New York Times Editorial Board articulated liberal hopes that Kennedy will stay put as long as possible.
"Please don't go," the Times editorial pleaded.
"Sitting between the four liberal justices and the four conservatives, you are the most powerful member of the most powerful court in the country, as you have been for at least a decade.
"Your vote, more than that of any other justice, has delivered landmark legal victories for Americans of all political stripes, from gays and lesbians seeking equal rights to African-American college students seeking a better education to deep-pocketed corporations seeking to spend more money influencing politics."
Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director of the conservative Judicial Crisis Network, and a seasoned veteran of recent Supreme Court confirmation battles, told the Register that the jury was out, so to speak, on Kennedy's retirement plans.
Asked to comment on reports that Justice Kennedy had hired clerks for the U.S. Supreme Court's fall term (and so would likely be staying on for a another year), as well as unsubstantiated rumors that he had warned new hires he couldn't "guarantee" whether he would remain in his post, Severino said she was reserving judgment.
"We are hearing the same rumors now that we heard at the same time last year," she said.
"The only thing I can say on the record is that only Justice Kennedy knows when he will retire."
Severino clerked for Justice Clarence Thomas, and is familiar with such matters. She appeared skeptical of the comments attributed to Kennedy regarding his clerks.
"Other justices have retired midterm before. and I am sure the justices [who remain on the high court] would take on the clerks," said Severino.
After Justice Scalia's death, his clerks "got hired by other justices. And even retired justices hire clerks."
"Nothing short of a retirement announcement would be a red flag" for her.
But Severino had more to say about Kennedy's legacy—a subject that will generate considerable debate among legal scholars after he finally does retire.
Kennedy wrote the 2015 majority 5-4 decision in Obergefell v. Hodges, which found a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. The following year, he sided again with the liberal wing in a 2016 case that overturned a Texas law restricting access to abortions.
But Kennedy, one of five Catholic justices, also wrote the majority opinion in Citizens United, the 2009 case that sparked a firestorm on Capitol Hill after the justices ruled that political spending is a form of protected speech, and that the government cannot bar corporations from funding political campaign ads. Five years later, he sided with Hobby Lobby in its groundbreaking 2014 legal challenge to the Health and Human Services contraceptive mandate.
While legal activists like Severino want to confirm jurist who seek to apply the law as written, and avoid legislating from the bench, she also emphasized that Kennedy had a strong record on some key issues.
"He has been very strong on First Amendment and federalism issues. Kennedy will frequently remind the court that federalism" means that the Constitution includes provisions that are designed by the Framers to "push back against federal government encroachment and protect liberty."
In controversial cases like Citizens United, the when Kennedy has "stood up for First Amendment rights. Some other cases were not 5-4 decisions," but Kennedy backed free speech and religious freedom.
At times, she said, he is "part of a broader coalition that is very strongly supportive of First Amendment rights."
But Kennedy's record on same-sex marriage has infuriated court watchers who expected a Republican president to nominate a reliable originalist or textualist, not a liberal activist.
Was President Reagan deceived when he nominated Kennedy, or did the culture change too quickly for a GOP president in the 1980s to anticipate a legal challenge to laws barring same-sex marriage?
In a 2015 story in the New York Times, Lawrence Tribe, the influential Harvard law professor, said that Kennedy had been flagged by liberal legal experts as sympathetic to "gay rights," and Tribe had thus endorsed Kennedy's nomination to the high court. Tribe's remarks could not be confirmed, and it is not clear what the Reagan White House knew about Kennedy's views on a variety of sensitive topics.
That said, Severino agreed that the "culture has changed dramatically" over the past three decades. It would have been "hard to predict" our present circumstances. This cultural acceleration occurred, in part, with the aid of key Supreme Court decisions, like Lawrence v. Texas, the 2003 case that overturned state anti-sodomy laws. The majority 6-3 opinion in that case was written by Kennedy.
"Anecdotally, people who knew Kennedy said he had a very solid conservative record and that is how he was viewed when nominated," she said.
Kennedy's uneven legacy has made subsequent Republican administrations even more cautious and meticulous about vetting Supreme Court nominees. For now, though, Trump, Capitol Hill and the New York Times must wait for Kennedy to confirm his retirement, and that could take a while.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25486458.post2971981057909018367..comments2020-08-08T07:34:38.939-07:00Comments on 1 American Miniature Portraits: Dickinson, Anson - portrait of a young manDon Sheltonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25486458.post-60105181115241724992012-01-10T13:32:07.401-08:002012-01-10T13:32:07.401-08:00Yes, I do have a copy of the list, which is includ...Yes, I do have a copy of the list, which is included in a book by Mona Dearborn, see http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?sts=t&tn=anson+dickinson+celebrated&x=69&y=12 I regret I cannot readily see the name you mention, but there is a reference to "Mr Clark" and a few below to "Mrs Clark Nancy 12". However as the book is inexpensive you may better able to pick out any relevant names. Good luck!Don Sheltonhttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25486458.post-31078912207174774822012-01-03T14:38:25.745-08:002012-01-03T14:38:25.745-08:00Hello to the blog writer -- Have you a reference ...Hello to the blog writer --

Have you a reference copy of Dickinson's account book, leading you to determine your hypotheses on the sitters? If so, could you tell me what other portraits were done around the time he did the Anne Cary Cooper Clarke in 1815, which may perhaps have shared with her one of those various "C" names? Thanks! firstname.lastname@example.com Publishinghttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-25486458.post-23286962207433193282009-04-28T17:01:00.000-07:002009-04-28T17:01:00.000-07:00I have 2 Anson Dickinson miniatures from my great,...I have 2 Anson Dickinson miniatures from my great, great grandmother and am interested in learning more about their value and how to preserve these special works of art.
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Postural control during reaching in young infants:A dynamic systems approach
Thelen, Esther and Spencer, John P. (1998) Postural control during reaching in young infants:A dynamic systems approach. Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews, 22 (4). pp. 507-514. ISSN 0149-7634Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
We conceptualize the coordinated development of posture and reaching within Schoner's (Ecological Psychology, 7:291-314, 1995) dynamic model of coupled levels of control: load, timing, and goal. In particular, the goat of postural stability must be maintained during a reach. Using longitudinal data from four infants followed from 3 weeks to 1 year, we show that coordination of the head with upper and lower ann activity is critical for successful reaching. First, infants acquire stable head control several weeks before reaching onset. Furthermore, reaching onset is characterized by a reorganization of muscle patterns to include more trapezius and deltoid activity, serving to stabilize the head and shoulder and provide a stable base from which to reach. We argue that initially, the system is working on postural stability and reaching as goals. Infants secondarily select appropriate muscle patterns to achieve those goals depending, in part, on their individual body sizes, body proportions and energy levels. Motor development proceeds as a continual dialogue between the nervous system, body, and environment.
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Exploring Belize and Guatemala One Geocache at a Time
"The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page." – St. Augustine
Whenever you get the chance to travel somewhere new, do it. If you add geocaching to the mix, trips become even more adventurous and rewarding. I had the opportunity to travel to Central America and explore two fascinating and beautiful countries: Belize and Guatemala. Along the way, I geocached underwater, through a rainforest and next to a smoking active volcano. Here are six amazing geocaches that I found and believe all geocachers should add to their bucket list.
First stop was in Belize where the people are friendly, the way of life is chiller than an ice cube, and the geocaching is a blast. There are only 110 active geocaches in the entire country of Belize (yes that's right, 110.)
Kerstin and Melanie go deep (GC4V72V)- Caye Caulker, Belize
The small island of Caye Caulker is the perfect place to sit back, grab a beer, and truly relax. Home to only a few geocaches, you'll be able to track down all of them in one day if you're up for it. The only way to get around the small island is by bike or golf cart but bike is the preferred method.
GC4V72V requires swimming and complete discretion. This geocache is located at the famous "Split" where many locals and travelers alike swim and hang out. This can also be a challenging one (T2/D4 to be exact).
The Best Guide Cache (GC324GD)- San Ignacio, Belize
San Ignacio is an amazing and unexpected treat tucked away in the rainforest. This little town in the Cayo district has some of the best day trips right outside the town. You can explore the nearby Mayan ruins, journey through ancient caves (ATM is a must-do!), and soak in the beautiful rainforest.
You may have to walk 1.5 miles to find GC324G in neighboring town Santa Elena, but the long walk is worth the find! Meet Feliz, the sweetest "geocache watcher" you will ever meet. She awaits geocachers in her little stone house and will shout clues as you search her front yard for the smiley.
Just across the border lies Guatemala, a country full of history, volcanoes, colorful textiles, and approximately 100 geocaches.
Hot Jungle (GC2A86)- Tikal, Guatemala
Spend sunup to sundown in Tikal National Park where the ancient Mayan city will leave you in an enchanted daze. Travel back to 300 BC when Tikal was a thriving capital with pyramids, temples, and competitive sports events.
GC2A86 was the first physical geocache placed in the country of Guatemala. It was hidden in 2001 and has been found by only 155 lucky geocachers. On the way to the geocache, you'll encounter howler monkeys, wild turkeys, and some of the most spectacular structures you will ever come across.
Additional find: Virtual geocache GCGCX7 takes you to Mundo Perdido or the "Lost World."
Bienvenidos a la Antigua (GC39G2Y)- Antigua, Guatemala
Antigua is a city of great historical importance in Guatemala (and it's surrounded by three volcanoes.)You could spend days wandering the cobble-stoned streets, eating delicious food, and learning spanish at one of the local schools.
Pack your walking shoes because Multi-Cache GC39G2Y will take you all over the city. The final coordinates will lead you to a stellar view.
5. Volcan de Pacaya (GCGCXA)- Pacaya, Guatemala
The volcano Pacaya is an active and complex volcano just south of Guatemala City. It first erupted 23,000 years ago and has erupted at least 23 times since the Spanish invasion in Guatemala. The last eruption was in 2010 and the evidence is there.
If you're up for a challenging hike, this will be your favorite of the six geocaches. You can choose to go at sunrise or sunset, and they both are breathtaking experiences. The molten rocks up at the top are very hot, so bring your leftovers to heat up or some marshmallows to roast.
6. Santiago Atitlan (GC10TNF)– Santiago, Guatemala
Lake Atitlan is a crystal blue lake located in the Guatemala highland. Atitlan is the deepest lake in Guatemala and also the most picturesque with its surrounding volcanoes. It is ringed by small lake towns, all great places to visit.
You can take a boat from Panajachel to Santiago to grab this geocache. Soak in the beautiful surroundings and enjoy the unique village of Santiago. You won't regret it!


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A. Roz Prest says: To make your wedding rings extra special, why not make your own during a private workshop experience day with me. It's aimed at complete beginners and will ensure you never forget the sentiment behind them. You can choose from 9ct or 18ct yellow, white or rose gold, platinum, palladium or silver and can personalise your bands further with stone setting, rhodium plating and engraving. Included in the experience day is one-to-one expert tuition, a silver sample ring to practice on and keep, a ring box, photos of you making them, hallmarking and local treats to take home and you can also make silver gifts for your bridal party.
As an alternative option, I offer a full design and make service that suits shaped rings or unusual requests that might need a more expert hand in the making process.
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Executive Manager Customer and Community, Unitywater
Katherine Gee
Katherine's passions are people and data, and she champions efforts to exceed customer expectations through digital and in-person experiences.
Having joined Unitywater since its inception in 2010, Katherine recognises the importance of enhancing services to keep up with the way customers think and feel, and improving customer relationships.
With an extensive background in private and public sectors in Australia and the UK, she now leads a 90-strong business unit that manages all customer interactions, including billing, payments, credit, customer service, community and stakeholder engagement, media, customer insights and online services.
Katherine has previously worked in finance, telecommunications and local government where she honed speciality skills in strategic planning, project management, digital transformation, customer experience transformation, leadership, mentoring, implementing customer management systems and guiding organisational change.


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Social Programme
Our congress is not only about working and plenary session. Networking between participants is at the heart of our concept, and we offer several opportunities for it. The following list is provisional, and will be extended in the coming weeks.
|Wednesday, 3rd October
|Walking tour around Druskininkai: historic center, cablecar, history and anecdotes
|Informal welcome to start the work groups and marketplace of idea
|Inauguration with get-together cocktail
|Thursday, 4th October
|Congress Gala event
|Friday, 5th October
Excursion to the surrounding of Druskininkai: lakes, nature parks, visit to the Sakotis cake museum.
The bus then takes participants to back to Druskininkai, and goes on to Vilnius (last transfer)
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|Post-Congress Tour
The post-congress tour starts with the excursion scheduled for afternoon of Friday, 5th-October (see previous)
Overnight on Friday and Saturday in 4****-hotel in Vilnius (single room with breakfast)
On Saturday, 3 hour guided walking tour of Vilnius old town, 1/2 day visit to Trakai castle with guided tour, lunch at local restaurant in Trakai
Evening in Vilnuis for free arrangement (busy nightlife)
Sunday free time to explore Vilnius, airport transfer by own arrangement (taxi, or frequent bus service)
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Peter Brindley interviews Khairil Musa and they discuss Khairils passion outside of medicine: dance.
This Pacific Island Playlist chosen by Khairil opens with Medicine by Daughter and closes with Momma's Prayers by JP Cooper
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Lucky Canadian Intensivist who is happiest whenever outdoors or laughing. Thinks life is about finding meaning and showing gratitude: even if I don't always succeed. So pleased to be here sharing ideas and encouraging community.
Khairil A Musa
Khairil Musa is an Intensive Care Registrar from Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney. He is passionate about Trauma and Cardiac Intensive Care and also enjoys teaching and mentoring junior doctors. Out of the ICU Khairil is a classically trained dancer and choreographer, and was the mastermind of the DAS SMACC Opening Ceremony, and continued in this role for SMACC 19. Working closely with Roger and Oli, Khairil helps in the creation of a memorable SMACC experience and contributes to the creative design and theming of the conference.


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Tropical storm Fiona formed in the Central Atlantic ocean, off the coast of West Africa. This is evidenced by the data published on the official website of the National center for monitoring hurricanes in Miami (Florida).
According to estimates by his staff, the wind speed at the epicenter of atmospheric phenomena currently reaches 65 km/h and continues to increase. The storm moved towards the East coast of the United States.
Fiona became the sixth tropical storm formed in the Atlantic ocean this year.
Hurricane season in the Atlantic typically lasts six months – from 1 June to 30 November. Atmospheric phenomenon is classified as a tropical storm and gets its own name, if the wind speed reaches its epicenter 63 kilometers per hour. At a wind speed of 118 km per hour and more storm becomes a hurricane.


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Gabriel Charles Dante Rossetti (12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882), generally known as Dante Gabriel Rossetti (/r?'z?ti/), was a British poet, illustrator, painter and translator, and a member of the Rossetti family. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848 with William Holman Hunt and John Everett Millais. Rossetti was later to be the main inspiration for a second generation of artists and writers influenced by the movement, most notably William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.
Saturday Night Massacre-Oct 20, 1973 (is the name popularly applied to the series of events that took place in the United States on the evening of Saturday, October 20, 1973, during the Watergate scandal. U.S. President Richard Nixon ordered Attorney General Elliot Richardson to fire independent special prosecutor Archibald Cox; Richardson refused and resigned effective immediately. Nixon then ordered Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus to fire Cox; Ruckelshaus refused, and also resigned. Nixon then ordered the third-most-senior official at the Justice Department, Solicitor General Robert Bork, to fire Cox. Bork considered resigning, but did as Nixon asked. The political and public reactions to Nixon's actions were negative and highly damaging to the president. A new special counsel was appointed eleven days later on November 1, 1973, and on November 14, 1973, a court ruled that the dismissal had been illegal)
Treaty of Waitangi 1840
The Treaty of Waitangi is an agreement made in 1840 between representatives of the British Crown and more than 500 Maori chiefs. It resulted in the declaration of British sovereignty over New Zealand by Lieutenant Governor William Hobson in May 1840. Most chiefs signed a Maori-language version of the treaty. The English- and Maori-language versions held different meanings, and Maori and Europeans therefore had different expectations of the treaty's terms. Ever since, resolution of these differences has presented New Zealand with challenges.
US Beats Finland To Win The Gold Medal-Feb 24, 1980 (On Sunday, February 24, 1980, the United States men's Olympic ice hockey team defeated Finland by a score of 4-2. The win gave the US the gold medal for the tournament)
Vatican City became an independent city-state on 11 February 1929 and is the smallest country in the world by both land area and population.
Warsaw Pact Signed-May 14, 1955 (formally known as the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance, was a collective defence treaty signed in Warsaw, Poland between the Soviet Union and seven Eastern Bloc satellite states of Central and Eastern Europe in May 1955, during the Cold War. The Warsaw Pact was the military complement to the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, the regional economic organization for the socialist states of Central and Eastern Europe. The Warsaw Pact was created in reaction to the integration of West Germany into NATO in 1955 per the London and Paris Conferences of 1954, but it is also considered to have been motivated by Soviet desires to maintain control over military forces in Central and Eastern Europe)
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The name of the genus was given as a tribute to Italian botanist Giovanni Zantedeschi (1773–1846) by the German botanist Kurt Sprengel (1766–1833).
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"Despite its cheap price, there is very little that looks or feels cheap about the SUNNYPEAK VR headset."
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Top 10 Key Selling Points: SUNNYPEAK VR
- Removable Facial For Augmented Reality Apps
- Adjustable Screen Distance
- Comes With Microfiber Wipe
- Soft, Rubber Face Cover
- Metallic Case Shutter
- Adjustable Lens Focus
- Slide in Phone Holder
- 3 Point Head Strap
- Adjustable Straps
- Well Packaged
Despite its cheap price, there is very little that looks or feels cheap about the SUNNYPEAK VR headset. This cellphone mounted HMD is very much like the VR SHINECON is design but with a few additional talking points. One being the slide out try to put your phone in. Having talked about this in the VR shop office, we come to the conclusion that it's a matter of personal choice. Some of us like the slide in tray system and some of us liked the locking flap system.
With a soft rubber eye padding, adjustable focus length and adjustable lens focus it should be a good system for almost anyone to try. When people say these smartphone VR headsets are pointless you only need to remind them of how quickly smartphones evolve. In just a few years the newest Samsung phones and Apple Smartphones of today will be affordable to most people and this means a better VR experience.


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Ravine Cabernet Franc 2014
The fruit from our Cabernet Franc comes from growers in the Niagara Peninsula along with grapes from our very own estate. The fruit remained on its skins for 27 days and was punched down twice daily. Each appellation in the region has a distinct version of this variety. In St. Davids, warmer summers play a role in promoting ripeness and developing a distinct rosemary note in our Cabernet Franc. This wine aged in 225L oak barriques made up of about 35% new wood.
Tasting Note
2014 Cabernet Franc shows a light ruby colour. Enjoy aromas of red currants and wild thyme. On the palate this wine is medium-bodied with well-integrated tannins. It shows exceptional concentration on the palate and nose.
Food Pairing
Pair this wine perfectly with Ravine Vineyard Dry Aged Striploin Steak with Lyonnaise potatoes, butter poached vegetables, herb & lemon compound butter and Redcoat jus.


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The green children of Woolpit reportedly appeared in the village of Woolpit in Suffolk, England, in the 12th century, during the reign of King Stephen. The only nearly contemporary accounts are given in the chronicle of Ralph of Coggeshall and William of Newburgh's Historia Rerum Anglicarum,1 book I, xxvii, De viridibus pueris. Between that time and their rediscovery in the mid-19th century, the green children seem to surface only in Bishop Francis Godwin's fantastical The Man in the Moone, where William of Newburgh's account is reported.2
The children, brother and sister, were of generally normal appearance except for the green colour of their skin. They spoke in a strange language, and initially the only food they would eat was green beans.3 The boy soon died, but the girl learned to eat other food and eventually lost her green colour. She adjusted to her new life and was baptised, although considered "rather loose and wanton in her conduct".4 When she learned to speak English the girl explained that she and her brother had come from St Martin's Land, an underground world whose inhabitants were green. She became a domestic servant in the household of a local knight from whom Ralph of Coggeshall, himself a local man, learned the story directly.5
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One modern theory has it that the mysterious St Martin's Land was the nearby village of Fornham St Martin, about 8 miles (13 km), away, further than many 12th-century villagers would have travelled. The children's accent or dialect may have been sufficiently different as to be unrecognisable, but as there is a common market at Bury St Edmunds, and any reasonable route from Fornham St Martin to Woolpit is likely to have passed through Bury St Edmunds, this explanation seems unlikely.
Another explanation, put forward by Paul Harris in 1998, is that they were possibly Flemish children whose parents had been killed in a period of civil strife. Eastern England had experienced Flemish immigration during the 12th century, but after Henry II became king, the immigrants were persecuted. In 1173 many were killed near Bury St Edmunds not far from the Fornham villages. He also suggests the children may have been from the village of Fornham St Martin where a settlement of Flemish fullers who would have access to a wide variety of dyes existed at the time in question. The children may have fled from their village and ultimately wandered to Woolpit. Disoriented, bewildered and dressed in unfamiliar Flemish costumes, they would certainly have presented a very strange spectacle to the Woolpit villagers. This explanation has its complications, as well. Henry II was expelling Flemish mercenaries, not the merchants and weavers who had lived in England for generations, and few wives followed war, along with their children (although not unheard of). Also, Richard de Calne likely fought against the mercenaries, either as a landowner expelling small groups of raiders or as part of his duty to the crown. It is fairly reasonable to assume that even if he did not know Flemish, he would have figured the possibility of the children being Flemish.
The children's colour could be explained by green sickness, the name once given to anaemia caused by dietary deficiency. Given the possible Flemish origin of the children, a green dye to help camouflage them during a time when Flemings were particularly unpopular seems just as likely.
A similar story, set in 19th-century Catalunya in a village called Banjos, is fictional. Banjos does not exist.


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Lithium Battery
AllegroMedical.com presents The Lithium Battery for FreeRider's Luggie Power Scooter. Want to go even further in your Luggie Scooter? Then a spare lithium battery is for you, these batteries weigh just 3lbs and measure just 21cm x 18cm x 6cm so are easy to take anywhere with you.
A Spare Lithium Ion battery is great for the more adventurous! Imagine spending all day whizzing around markets or museums, long rides along a promenade, then back to the Hotel where you have a fully charged battery waiting for your evening activities! Or you can carry the spare with you and travel up to 24miles with the two batteries! (make sure your companion can keep up though!)
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What is the warranty on this battery? Is an extended warranty available? It's a lot to spend for a battery, but my Luggie is no good without it.
Asked on Mar 23, 2016 10:27:37 PM by Grandma Kissy from TX
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the Luggie battery is not leak proof
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Part Number(s): 778 5111, 778 5108
Mfg Part Number(s): lithium-8.5, lithium-10.5
Scrip Part Number(s): 778 5108, 778 5111
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Last year I was passing through Memphis and by accident wound up across the street from Graceland got sidetracked and missed the Elvis car museum by a few hours, I did not expect much, but was right there!
Sadly I made it in this time, LOL!
A couple years ago I was at a collector show and a guy took one of those model car display cases with rubber dog poop in it and labeled as Richard Petty's doo doo, pretty funny!
The museum is kinda like the doo-doo
I liked Elvis as a kid, but the entire crazy flocking to Graceland $$$ is merchandising - he did die of a drug overdose, right? I can see it now a toothbrush Elvis used in a display case and people taking photos
What you see in the Elvis car museum is just a bunch of mundane cars once owned by Elvis although the Stutz is supposed to be the prototype,WRONG this is the prototype below which was actually sold to the King
Security at Graceland used this Jeep Surrey- say it, ooh!!
Another Stutz Elvis bought
The John Deere is killing me
His Dodge assigned to the Mississippi Horse Ranch not here!
privately owned
Damn George Barris made it in here!
Designed by Barris now resides in the Country Music Hall of Fame not Elvis's Graceland museum
another Barris Elvis creation
Not in the Elvis museum
Parking is $10 and I admit I slide into a parking lot of a souvenir shop and slid out the side door $10 saved! It still was $12 to see this mess of cars, save the trip!
Someone should be Taking Care of Business, the damn plane is going to pot!!
It would have been neat to see some of the crazy Elvis customs
It would have been neat to see some of the crazy Elvis customs
Elvis bought many many cars and sometimes as gifts.The cars pop up all over the place, but a very clear theme is almost of all of them are nothing special. Elvis really had no taste for customizing or buying some super valuable cars like muscle cars. he did drive some crazy cars in movies, but he never owned them.


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Ajax got off to a disappointing start to the new season. The team lost in Tilburg to Willem II: 2-1. ,,There is much work to be done'', Marco van Basten said.
At first, Ajax seemed fine. Micky Sulejmani's 23rd-minute strike was a true highlight and gave Ajax the lead. Luis Suarez had some opportunities to widen the gap. The Uruguayan forward showed great moves, but could not convert. In the end, Willem II were sharper and more accurate and Ajax got off to a false start of the new season.
,,In the preseason we had little opportunity to play in this lineup and it was difficult then'', Marco van Basten said. ,,There is much work to be done. I am disappointed, that should be obvious. We have ourselves to blame for this loss; we didn't perform well. Let's now focus on our next match, in two weeks at home against Roda JC.''
Of all the players who made their debut for Ajax this Saturday, Evander Sno will want to forget this match the most. Especially in the first half he played well. But his match lasted seven minutes too short. After a seemingly harmless collision with Mehmet Akgün, Sno was sent off by referee Pieter Vink.
Van Basten had his doubts about Vink's decision. ,,Unfortunately it cannot be undone. But it looked like there were two players involved in that challenge…''
Sno himself was also flabbergasted. ,,It is not in my style to hit a player, I did not feel a thing. I understand why he blew his whistle, but I was really surprised to see him draw a red card. I hope that the people who have something to say about it, will have a good look at the footage.''
After goals by Frank Demouge and Akgün in the second half, Ajax had to try to catch up but did not succeed against the physically strong and passionate opponent. Substitutes Gregory van der Wiel, Jeffrey Sarpong and Dario Cvitanich could not change the tide.
The first match ended in disappointment. But Ajax still have 33 matches to repair the damage.


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You can make as much money with mobile marketing as you choose, it can be your main income or a part time job. These tips will help you to be an expert at mobile marketing.
Don't ever message customers without a reason. When you message your customers, be sure that you have something important to tell them. Nothing will sink a business faster than random, bothersome messages. Customers expect to receive information from you, not humorous messages that a close friend might send.
Never forget that everything about your marketing campaign is designed for your customers. Understanding the basic needs of your consumers is key to making mobile marketing work. If you are unable to determine what consumers want, you are unlikely to win their business. The key to successful marketing is that you must figure out the basic attributes of your customer; who they are and what they want.
You can use your friends in order to beta-test your marketing efforts with emails, website, banner advertising, and other venues. You can pay an outside source to test your mobile marketing and give you an opinion of how they feel it will help or hinder your company.
Go viral to make sure that your adverts are reaching the widest audience. The person may spread your word to their friends, increasing the effect of your mobile marketing outreach.
The greatest mobile marketers use progressive strategies so that they can continue up the mobile ladder. You need to do this too. You need to continue to socialize in your marketing network to build it up. Use all resources that you have at your disposal.
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While mobile marketing can be utilized in gaining new clients, it needs to have the capability of working on multiple platforms. If the site doesn't work with certain platforms, you are leaving those potential customers behind. Don't leave money on the table over technical issues.
Try two different pages, called A/B testing, for your mobile page. This will help you test which strategies work and which ones don't, which is as crucial to mobile site development as it is to creating standard web pages. For your landing page, have two different versions and see which is more successful. The results will show you which version you should choose to develop further.
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Have relevant content. In the beginning, when you're excited to try out mobile marketing, always remember that whatever you do, it should have a purpose. Make sure the information you give to customers and potential buyers is relevant. If it is relevant, they'll give you business.
Use your traditional website. By advertising smartphone apps or mobile sites using this method, you'll gain increases in their traffic. Your customers will see the ad and know how to find your business, even when they are away from the computer.
Do not share your short codes, make them dedicated and buy them. You should spend around two thousand dollars for this, but it will be worth it. Eventually, people will make the connection between your company and your short code. It is a small price to pay to avoid legal problems, too. When a code sharing company doesn't use best practices and abuses the system, this means problems for you.
Have clear objectives to focus on before engaging in mobile marketing. Get some feedback from your customers to find out how you can reach out to them. Do you want to retain a loyal group of customers, or are you looking to expand and reach a new audience?
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As these tips show, mobile marketing is not as simple as most people think. It is the hot new way to promote your business, but it will definitely take a good amount of work and commitment. These tips will help you generate more sales.


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So I am very sad that Mikey is back to working nights after last nights "rain day" so to speak. I actually made one of his favorites hoping that he wouldn't have to go in but such is life, right? Any who…. tonight I made Roasted Garlic and Lemon Pork Tenderloin with Roasted Baby Red Potatoes and smashed black beans. Yes, capitals were necessary except for the beans… Anyways, I thought everything was amazing with the exception of the fried and smashed beans you see in the small bowl. It was a new recipe I had tried and just wasnt crazy for so if for whatever reason you want to try it for a mexican recipe or something and want it then let me know. But otherwise I did not think they were anything special.
Well …
Garlic Lemon Pork Tenderloin
3 Tbsp. Olive Oil
1 Tbsp Thyme
1 Tbsp Rosemary
1 White Wine (Pinot Grigio works well)
2 Cloves of Garlic; minced
Tbsp Lemon Juice
1 Tbsp White Wine
1 -2 Lb Pork Tenderloin
Roasted Potatoes
1 Pkg. Baby Redd Potatoes
2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Pinch of Kosher Salt
First in a small bowl whisk 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil,1 Tbsp white wine (Pinot Grigio works well) 1 Tbsp Thyme and 1 Tbsp Rosemary and a pinch of the minced garlic. Pour into a ziplock bag and add the tenderloin. Marinate in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours.
Toss the potatoes in a casserole dish with 2 Tbsp olive oil and a pinch of kosher salt. Pre heat oven to 400. Once pre heated set the time for 40 minutes and put the potatoes in the middle rack of the oven.
Mean while heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat then add a pinch of the minced garlic and heat until fragrant or for one minute.
Add tenderloin and brown on all sides approximately 3-4 minutes each side. By the time all sides are brown you should have anywhere between 23-28 left on the timer. Toss the potatoes in the baking dish to cook evenly then put back in the oven.
Transfer the tenderloin to a baking/roasting pan and cook with the potatoes for the remainder of the time or until the internal temperature of the tenderloin reads 140-150 in its thickest part.
What better way to kill time than playing with your psychotic yet dapper kitty!
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Oh another good way to kill time is… Hey, have another glass wont you?
Remove tenderloin from oven and tent with aluminum foil for 10 minutes to let the juices rest. (it will dry out otherwise)
When potatoes are pierced by a fork and they fall off, they are done.


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Christmas, children, is not a date. It is a state of mind – Mary Ellen Chase.
Anyone else feeling the stress of Christmas yet? Considering it is supposed to be the most festive, and happiest, time of the year, it brings about way more stress than is needed. There are Christmas cards to buy and write; presents to choose and buy and wrap – all within sticking to a budget if we want to actually get to that New Year's Eve party at the end of the month, not to mention have a bit of a life outside of the same four walls. There are all of the Christmas shenanigans that everyone looks forward to and then gets way too drunk at on a school night. Why are Christmas parties always when the staff have to go to work the next day? And then, there are the family traditions and friendly drinks – meals together, catch ups and all the rest of it. These are great when they are happening, but horrendous to book in. What about those beauty appointments? (I still haven't made any). Oh, not to mention actually going to work in order to pay for all the festive cheer we want to have every single year. Anyone would think I am the biggest bah humbug grinch ever, but I am so happy it is Christmas. I love it more and more every year; I'm just getting a little tired and stressed, nearly teetering over the burnout edge. If you want to avoid going a little round the twist, read the small things I'll be doing over the next couple of weeks to make the most of the best time of the year.
It sounds so simple, doesn't it? Run a bath, grab a book, shut out the entire world. That, in a way, is the easy part – once you have stopped doing everything else you need to do. The hard part is switching off those thoughts about work, Christmas, life and the intense to do lists that scroll through your brain. I find reading is better than watching Netflix. When I watch something, I tend to zone out, getting distracted by my phone, or wanting to get a bite to eat, having conversations with those around me. When I read my book, that is my sole focus as I am swept into a different world for at least half an hour. For that half an hour, I don't worry about work, or think about all the blog posts I need to write, or the photos I need to take. Instead, I can fully relax. It helps to have a hot Ribena on my bedside table, too.
I may have seen this, or something very similar, on Inthefrow's latest blog post. I am applying it solely to Christmas. During December, there is an invisible line that is heightened in what we need to get done in three short weeks. It is near impossible to do everything that we feel we need to do in the run up to Christmas Day. This is without children; I can't imagine being a mum and having to do the whole Elf on the Shelf and writing to Santa and writing Christmas cards for school. I can barely manage my own Christmas cards. I do not understand how all mums out there get everything done. I have things I want to do this month. I want to publish twelve blog posts (12 Days of Christmas vibe). I want to ideally (never gonna happen) read another three books in two weeks. I want to enjoy my nights with my friends and my family, being present rather than having my head all over the place. I want to do a good job at work. I want to have my presents wrapped well before Christmas Eve. Nevertheless, something has got to give. There is only one of me, and one of you, and I think we sometimes forget we can't do everything.
Sleep is my best friend throughout the year. I have had my fair share of working nights, becoming an insomniac, sleeping all day, sleeping too much and having too many jump-starts in the morning. I speak from the point of view of a retail worker. We are running on God-knows-what (nothing illegal) all the way up to Christmas Eve. We work all kinds of shifts with a smile plastered on our faces. We need to sleep well, even after all of the offices close the Friday before Christmas and office workers get to say woohoo! I need the full eight hours every night before working an early shift, otherwise I am a zombie and that is not good for anyone. Even if you don't work in retail, you need your sleep. Perhaps you've left all of your shopping until the very last minute? Why? You need all that energy to barge through the high street and get everything in one swoop. Maybe you have arranged event after event in the final days before the twenty-fifth? You need to feel refreshed for every single one of them. Sleep = a happier person.
I write this as a reminder to myself to tidy my room of all the items that are still in piles from my gift guide. Every time I go into my bedroom, I sigh and then close the door over again, promising myself that I will tidy it later. Later never comes. I really do believe, though, that my head is so much clearer once the space around me is. I enjoy laying in bed knowing that there is no mess, and it helps keep unnecessary stress at bay.
Do you think you are heading towards a Christmas burnout? What tips do you have to avoid the stress of Christmas? Remember that this time of year is meant to be fun first and foremost!
Love, Faye xo


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Find a fresh bouquet of flowers for your neighbor, a custom-made gift basket for your boss, a lovely orchid for the administrative pros in your life, a box of Belgian chocolates for Teacher Appreciation Day (what better way to say "thank you" than with chocolate?) and festive cupcakes for your friends and colleagues. We even have beautiful greeting cards, so you can make The Fresh Market your one-stop gift shop for any occasion!
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You can't go wrong with fresh-cut flowers and potted bulbs! They brighten up just about any space and make a picture-perfect gift. Tulips are a springtime favorite—ours are hearty, bright and available in a range of colors. Give them as fresh-cut stems or as a lovely potted plant.
Our selection of orchids—in various sizes, shades and patterns—makes it easy to find a unique gift, from show-stopping blooms (like our Waterfall Orchids) to small, delicate flowers. Orchids are easy to care for and long-lasting.
We also carry fresh-cut, one-of-a-kind Charmelia bunches that are versatile, long-lasting and make a striking centerpiece. And, of course, a bold bouquet of roses always makes a statement!
If you're looking for a more personalized gift, simply pick out the items you'd like to include in one of our custom gift baskets.
While you're perusing our selections, stop by our Gift Center for Root Candles, thoughtful cards for any occasion, tea towels and gourmet, ready-to-serve Nut Trays.
Once you've gathered your goods, one of our Gift Center associates will help you choose a basket and will arrange all the items for you. Then you're ready to give a beautifully-wrapped, customized gift from The Fresh Market!
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If you really want to sweeten someone up, go with chocolate! We offer a wide range of confections, from rich truffles to handmade Belgian chocolates. Many come pre-wrapped in beautiful boxes, making them ideal for last-minute gifts—no wrapping paper or gift bags required. Some of our other gourmet, giftable chocolate boxes come from aptly-named Chocolate Chocolate Chocolate CCC) Artisan Truffles, Bon Courage and Godiva.
CCC crafts truffles using fair trade chocolate, slowly cooked in copper kettles and stirred by hand, then hand-decorated and polished to perfection. They're strict about their ingredients: No artificial flavors, colors, preservatives or hydrogenated oils. The result? Pure, unadulterated chocolate flavor in every bite.
Bon Courage Transatlantic Belgian Chocolates are also handmade and include a delicious assortment, beautifully gift-wrapped and ready to share. Their medley of chocolates includes everything from classic praline to white chocolate-enrobed confections.
And, of course, Godiva offers a luscious variety of the finest chocolates. Inside their signature gift boxes, you'll find rich, creamy Belgian chocolate crafted with care.
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It's always a great idea to gift party-ready treats! Visit our bakery for delicious, effortless favorites, from Italian butter cookies to crunchy biscotti, baked-in-store cookies and more.
1Italian Cookie Tray
Need a quick dessert? Our Italian Cookie Tray offers a medley of classic Italian butter cookies, wrapped and ready to share. Give them as a gift, display them on your dessert table or delight friends and family at a special gathering.
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If you're looking for something a little more festive, opt for our ready-to-serve Party Platters featuring everything from sandwiches and wraps to colorful cupcakes. Our gourmet cupcake flavors include vanilla, chocolate and red velvet and can be frosted and decorated to fit any occasion. You can even order them online.
3Mini Platters
Our Mini Platters are available in stores and include favorites like baked-in-store Gourmet Cookies and Crispie Cookies. We also have a delectable, made-in-store Mini Brownie Platter. All three are quick, easy, on-the-go options for any occasion.
4Biscotti Party Tray
If you need a pick-me-up for an afternoon gathering or a thoughtful gift for a coffee connoisseur, pair our Biscotti Party Tray with a bag of coffee from our Bulk Department. These classics complement each other perfectly!


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Venture capital and high performance computing
Its a very big HPC world. According to IDC and others, its a $7B+/year world, growing at a nice healthy clip, 10-20% CAGR, again, depending upon which market research report you read. Seems like a hot market… right? Well … sort of. The largest growth (>15% CAGR) is in the 10-25k$US region (small computing engines), … Read more Venture capital and high performance computing


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I have tried for days now. It's a small demodulator program for the Meteor M2 weather satellite demodulator. It's a Github site & it's open source & free so I don't think there's any probs posting about it here, I hope. Also it needs th libncurses-dev, libncursesw5-dev, libpthread plus just a few more deps I couldn't find (listed by typing ldd program_name). I originally had it working a few weeks ago so I know it works but I deleted it off my R-pi 3 & can't get it to work again properly since . Even if u could spare ashare some tips or advice it would be greatly appreciated. I did mamage to compile it on my Pi again a few days ago but I had to change some .c files syntax (mainly utils.c the VERSION tags). I notice it says splash does that mean I need Splash? As you can tell still very much a noob here, but I've been trying to pick it up.. Oh yeah when I run the exe file on anything after that all I get is "segmentation fault" which is frustrating when theres no info to fix it! I will post the link here now for you guys. Here it is:I hope you could please help me out (I appreciate any that that I recieve as I am new & just started here today), or even throw abit of advice my way just thanks. I really am looking forward & can't wait to get into demoding my weather satellite pictures! Thank you all so much for your time & making me feel welcome on your site & forum..Code:https://github.com/dbdexter-dev/meteor_demod
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Taken from: KL Coffee & Tea Festival 2007
The KL Coffee and Tea Festival 2007 is a three day celebration of everything related to coffee and tea. It showcases some of the finest coffees and teas brought together here in Kuala Lumpur by local and international companies.
With special samplings, fun coffee and tea related activities and great offers and discounts, it is an event not to be missed.
Date: December 7 – 9, 2007, Fri – Sun, 10 am – 10 pm (daily)
Place: Berjaya Convention Centre (6th Flr), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Among the many happenings at that festival are:
- A Kung Fu Cha – demonstration
A demonstration how Chinese Tea should be prepared. (Mandarin / English / Bahasa Malaysia)
- Discussion – What makes a good cup of coffee
- Sado – Japanese Tea Ceremony
A re-enactment of a Japanese Tea Ceremony. (English / Mandarin)
- Miss Coffee and Tea Competition
- Talk – Cooking with tea
- "Teh Tarik" Competition
- How to brew the perfect cup of Coffee … and many more!
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Good Saturday to one and all. A powerful storm system is crossing into the Ohio Valley today, bringing high winds and thunderstorms. This system will also bring a touch of winter behind it for Sunday.
Here's a breakdown of how the weekend unfolds:
- Winds today will gust to 40-5mph at times. Those gusts may be even higher along and just ahead of the front this afternoon.
- A line of strong thunderstorms impacts the region this afternoon and early evening. Those have a chance to go severe, with damaging winds the primary threat.
- Temps today hit the low and middle 60s ahead of the front.
- As the front sweeps through this evening, temps drop through the 40s and into the 30s.
- A few snowflakes may mix in with the departing rains later tonight.
- Sunday will be very windy and cold with a few flurries around. Highs will only be in the 30s, but wind chill numbers are in the 20s all day long.
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WHEN a young artist drew a portrait of one of his heroes and tweeted it to him, he never expected a response from the subject of his work.
That is what happened to 26-year-old Eli Waduba Yusuf, who told the BBC it was it was like a "dream" when US comedian and actor Kevin Hart directly contacted him about the portrait he'd created.
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Yusuf, a hyper-realism artist from Nigeria, had spent two weeks drawing a detailed pencil image of Hart that looks like a black and white photo.
Yusuf tweeted out his masterpiece, tagging Hart in the hope that the actor might see the finished product.
Others also saw the work and began tweeting Hart about the talented young artist.
Eventually, the artwork came to the actor's attention and he responded to one user: "Talent out of this world... Wooooooooow".
Hart then went further and tweeted Yusuf directly.
The actor said that he not only wanted to buy the portrait, but also commission Yusuf to draw portraits of a few of his celebrity friends.
The reaction to Hart's reply had more than 310k likes in the first 24 hours with people tweeting their congratulations to Yusuf and wishing him well.
Yusuf said he was "thrilled" to be contacted by the actor: "I still can't believe it; it feels like a dream. It's been so overwhelming. Kevin Hart has just blew my mind."
He went on to say: "A lot has changed - a few days ago I was just a local artist who loved drawing and would have loved the world to see my work, but I didn't know it would happen so fast.
"Here I am having an interview with the BBC - please someone should wake me up!"
One Twitter user was impressed by the portrait.
Another tweeted her thanks to Hart for recognising Yusuf's talent.
Another user welcomed the positive news coming from her country of Nigeria.
What is hyper-realism?
Hyper-realism is a form of art that looks very realistic. The pieces can resemble photographs.
The high-resolution element takes the art beyond photorealism.
The art tends come in the form of paintings or sculptures. But other mediums such as pencil can be used to create the works.
Yusuf: "My mother has been a source of encouragement to me, even though she never had a formal education and came from a poor background"
Yusuf describes how the artist Arinze Stanley inspired him to work in the hyper-realism genre.
"His work showed me the possibilities of art, so I decided that whatever I see I must replicate and do even better," he said.
"I made sure that every new work I do is better than the previous one."
Meanwhile, there is speculation as to who the celebrity friends are that Hart would like Yusuf to draw.
Some thought that it could be ex-wrestler turned actor Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. One Twitter user said: "The Rock is about to have a great drawing of himself."
Whoever the lucky recipients of the new portraits are, Yusuf's art has just got very real.


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Reposted September 7, 2019 – Updated August 3, 2018 Earthfiles Archive originally posted July 12, 2017 Albuquerque, New Mexico – The first metal pieces sent by the South Carolina writer were at least hard physical facts that I could test. I contacted a scientist in a major Midwestern university, who has helped me analyze unusual materials. He used a scanning electron microscope to examine structure and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) to analyze element composition. He confirmed that these first metal pieces were greater than 99% aluminum of normal density.
April 22, 1996: 2nd Letter
After I reported those findings on the radio, we received a second letter dated April 22, 1996.
Back-Engineering E.T. Technology
for American Military and Commercial Applications
"The craft was able to displace gravity through the propagation of magnetic waves, controlled by shifting the magnetic poles around the craft so as to control, or vector, not a propulsion system, but the repulsion force of like charges."
– U. S. Army Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso, author © 1998 The Day After Roswell
Back-engineering extraterrestrial technology for American military and commercial development was well known to retired U. S. Army Lt. Colonel Philip J. Corso, former Chief of the Army's Foreign Technology Division in the early 1960s. In The Day After Roswell, his 1997 ground-breaking and best-selling book, Col. Corso described his assignment in 1961 to 1963 to get extraterrestrial technology out of Pentagon storage into the hands of defense contractors.
His boss was General Arthur Trudeau, then head of Army Research and Development appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Colonel's list of back-engineered extraterrestrial technologies included:
– Night vision image intensifiers
– Fiber optics
– Supertenacity fibers
– Lasers
– Molecular aligned metallic alloys
– Integrated circuits
– Microminiaturization of logic boards
– Particle beams
– Electromagnetic propulsion systems
– Hand imprinted control panels, which are shown in a frame from 16mm film allegedly shot inside a military tent set up after a UFO crash of 6-fingered humanoids in the May 31 to June 2, 1947, time period southwest of Socorro, New Mexico.
This is what Col. Corso wrote about hand-imprinted panels retrieved from a "crescent-shaped" extraterrestrial vehicle that crashed in New Mexico and which sounds similar to the South Carolina Army writer's description: "… the series of raised deck panels were indentations for the creatures' hands. The indentations on these panels, as the Roswell field reports described them, looked like the handprints pressed into the concrete at the old Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood. Were the directional commands a series of electronic instructions transmitted directly from the creatures' brains along their bodies and through the panels into the ship itself as if the ship were only an extension of the creature's body?"
On Page 8 of my third book, Glimpses of Other Realities, Vol. II: High Strangeness, I reported the following about Lt. Col. Philip J. Corso. [ See Earthfiles Shop.]
"Col. Corso said that extraterrestrial bodies first went to Wright Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, but after the USAF became its own separate branch of the service, "the remaining bodies stored at Wright Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, but after the USAF became its own separate branch of the service, the remaining bodies stored at Wright along with the spacecraft were sent to Norton Air Force Base in California. Experiments were carried out at Norton and ultimately at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada at the famous Groom Lake site (Area 51 known as Dreamland) where the Stealth technology was developed."
Colonel Corso said that the USAF and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) "maintained a kind of alien technology museum at North AFB near San Bernardino, California, the final resting place of the Roswell spacecraft" — at least one of them. Norton AFB was closed down in the 1990s and one wonders where the "alien technology museum" went? Or if it is still there, is it underground or disguised in some way?
Col. Corso said the motives of the extraterrestrials were puzzling and of great concern to government insiders when he worked in the White House National Security Staff under President Dwight Eisenhower and later in the Pentagon under General Arthur Trudeau. The priority of the U. S. government was to get as much advanced extraterrestrial technology as possible, keep it out of the hands of Cold War enemies, while "pushing through weapons development that might reduce the advantage" of the advanced and potentially threatening non-human intelligence."
In his own book, Col. Corso wrote on pages 180 to 182 of The Day After Roswell:
"In the Pentagon from 1961 to 1963, I reviewed field reports from local and state police agencies about the discoveries of dead cattle whose carcasses looked as though they had been systematically mutilated. One of the common threads in these stories were reports by the self-described abductees of being subjected to some sort of probing or even a form of surgery with controlled, intense, pencil-thin beams of light," which Col. Corso associated with a laser instrument retrieved from downed alien spacecraft.
… Local police reported that when veterinarians were called to the scene to examine the dead cattle left in fields, they often found evidence not just that the animal's blood had been drained, but that entire organs were removed with such surgical skill that it couldn't have been the work of predators or vandals removing the organs for some depraved ritual.
… I also remembered that both civilian and military intelligence personnel attached to the staffs of individuals who worked for the Hillenkoetter (first CIA Director) and General Twining working group on UFOs in the 1950s were actively engaging in research into the kinds of surgical methods that would produce 'crime scene evidence' like this."
"… Although the first public reports of cattle mutilations surfaced around 1967 in Colorado, at the White House we were reading about the mutilation stories that had been kept out of the press as far back as the middle 1950s — especially in the area around Colorado. … Our intelligence organizations and especially the working group believed that the cattle mutilations that could not be obviously explained away as pranks, predators, or ritual slaughter were the results of interventions by extraterrestrials who were harvesting specific organs for experimentation.
… We had irrefutable evidence that EBEs (extraterrestrial biological entities) were landing on farms, harvesting vital organs from livestock, and then just leaving the carcasses on the ground because they knew we couldn't do anything about it."
I continued to investigate the possibility that the aluminum pieces might be "punch outs" from terrestrial machining operations since they measured as common terrestrial quarter-inch and inch sizes. However, Alcoa Aluminum engineers thought that the purity of the aluminum I submitted to them was not typical of industrial machining, which usually involves harder alloys. So, there was speculation that if the South Carolina writer's story were true, the military handlers might have had samples from the alleged extraterrestrial craft punched out to distribute to American scientists for study.
May 27, 1996: 3rd Letter with Bismuth and Magnesium/Zinc Layered Metal
On May 27 1996, a third letter arrived containing a surprise — 6 pieces of metal that were very different from the aluminum. The letter said:
Continued in Part 3.
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Also see:
- 07-05-2014 – Part 2: Peruvian Goes with Apu to Source of Souls. Also Met Boeing Engineer Who Knew About UFO Bi/Mg Metal
- 07/01/2014 – Part 1: Peruvian Interacts with Small, Grey Being
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For further information about an alien presence interacting with Earth and its advanced UFO/UAP technologies, please see An Alien Harvest and the 2-volume Glimpses of Other Realities in the Earthfiles Shop, plus the many reports in the Earthfiles Archive, of which a few are listed below from the more than 2,500 in-depth reports organized in chronological order from 1999 to 2017 ongoing.
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In Earthfiles Archive:
- 07/28/2006 — 1940s USAF Flight Surgeon's Account of E. T. Autopsy
- 12/02/2005 — Abduction by Grey ETs in Huge, Black Triangle
- 03/17/2004 — Part 1 – "Horrible Secret" in UFO Crash Retrievals Near Roswell, New Mexico, in July 1947?
- 11/19/2003 — Updated – 1954 Manual: "Extraterrestrial Entities and Technology" – Reasons It Is Authentic
- 07/12/2012 — Part 2: Is This What the CIA, NRO, DIA and NSA Cover Up About Roswell?
- 01/05/2012 — Part 4: High Strangeness Multi-Colored Aerial Lights Above Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
- 03/09/2012 — Part 12: U. S. Government Knowledge of "Interplanetary" Craft, 1942 – 2011
- 03/02/2012 — Part 11: U. S. Government Knowledge of "Interplanetary" Craft, 1942 – 2011
- 02/26/2012 — Part 10: U. S. Government Knowledge of "Interplanetary" Craft, 1942 – 2011
- 12/15/2011 — Part 9: U. S. Government Knowledge of "Interplanetary" Craft, 1942 – 2011
SOM1-01 Training Manual: "Extraterrestrial Entities and Technology, Recovery and Disposal, TOP SECRET/MAJIC EYES ONLY": https://www.earthfiles.com/news.php?ID=604&category=Real%20X-Files
Majestic 12 Documents: http://www.majesticdocuments.com
American Presidents: http://www.presidentialufo.com
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Maintaining Consistency Throughout an Album
Welcome to the Ask Weiss series, and today's question comes from Daniel Simmons via The Pro Audio Files Facebook page.
Daniel writes, "What's a good way to maintain consistency throughout mixing a whole project? How do you make sure the tracks have a unified sound?" Great question. This is where there are levels to engineering. Yes, being able to mix and record a record in and of itself requires a great deal of skill, but we go one level up when it comes to taking on the entirety of a project, and making it all feel consistent or flow or have some kind of connection.
So, I think that this answer sort of separates into two frames of thought. One being the album as a whole picture of art, and the other one being an album as a collection of unique, individual songs, and I think in this day and age, it's a bit more applicable to think of both as being equally valid, because the main consumer system is one of picking out individual songs, rather than entire albums, and that's important.
That means in a lot of situations, we actually have to favor the unique qualities of every individual song, regardless of how they're necessarily going to fit into the bigger picture of an album. So that might lead to albums sounding a little bit more diverse sonically or content wise than they have in the past, and I think that's okay.
So, one of the answers to that, is sometimes it's alright not to be totally consistent. We just have to make sure that we're doing it in an informed and – in a way that is with the artist's best interests in mind.
Now, there's certainly validity to an album being an entire concept, where there is supposed to be connection and consistency between the overall record.
So, I would say about 90% of that actually comes from the arrangement of the record. The way that the record innately sounds to itself. So, that really does happen in the production phase.
However, in the mix phase, when we start conceptualizing how the vocals are going to sound, how the different elements of the record are going to sound, I almost like to think of it in terms of business and branding.
There are vocalists who have a signature vocal sound. Drake has a signature vocal sound. Rick Ross has a signature vocal sound. This expands into every genre, and for some people, it's having a vocal that's way up front. For other people, it's having a vocal that's way behind. You know, this also extends of course to the musicality of the record.
Some styles of records have very, very large kick and bass, some of them, those are pulled a little back, and the guitars are way forward, and the snare is way forward, and it depends on the genre and depends on what you want.
Basically, you come to understand what the artist's brand and aesthetic is, and once you embrace that, and once you internalize that, you calibrate your internal mechanism to focusing on those ideas, as you mix the records, that will start to naturally occur.
The curveballs show up when you start having to mix other peoples' records in between mixing the record for one artist. So you know, one completely different sound comes at you while you're trying to do this. That can mess up your calibration, so it's important to go back and re-listen to everything that you had been doing, all of the influences and references that you had been observing, and really bring that together.
And the last way that all of this really comes together is in the mastering. As a mix engineer, I don't like to defer too much to the mastering, so I will try and get internal consistency myself first, but if there's one thing that I think that a mastering engineer can be deferred to for, it is maintaining and assisting the consistency of an entire record. That's kind of what they do. That's sort of their main thing.
So mastering comes into it, and mastering is generally a process where everything is done at once. All of the different mixes come together, and they're laid out in one DAW and setup to sound like they belong all together.
So the mastering is also an important part of that maintaining an overall tonal curve that makes sense, and a stylistic drive that makes sense. There's a lot of idiosyncrasies that come into play about that. The real difficulty is when you're getting projects where there are multiple engineers on the same project, because then you really have to calibrate, okay, what is this one engineer doing, how did this other engineer do it, is there something I can take from both to help the consistency of the record…
It becomes a sort of sticky situation where there isn't necessarily an easy solution, but mostly it comes down to listening and setting an internal calibration for what the artist's brand and image and sound is.
Alright, thank you for the great question, Daniel. If you or anybody you know has a question, please feel free to drop it in the YouTube comment section below.
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Atelier FCJZ and Coldefy & Associates Architects Urban Planners (CAAU) were announced last month as the winners of the Fondation de Chine Competition that will add another residential facility to the historic Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris (CIUP). The project is part of #Cite2020, an initiative by the Cite Internationale to develop 1,800 new housing units by 2020. Adding to the existing 40 residential buildings, the Fondation de Chine will introduce a contemporary interpretation of student housing to the campus.
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Atelier FCJZ and CAAU Teamed Up to Win Fondation de Chine Competition
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1. Bonneville Salt Flats
A stunning location located an hour and a half outside of Salt Lake City, the Salt Flats promise to be a backdrop that will surely WOW. A vast, empty stretch of sand has been left behind after Lake Bonneville dried up, making the Salt Flats the perfect place to catch a sunrise photoshoot. You are allowed to drive your vehicle onto the flats in certain areas.
2. Park City, Main Street
Park City is notoriously known as a snowboard / skier's safe haven as the city gets more traffic during the Winter than anywhere else in the state. Nestled amongst luxurious resorts and cabin retreats, Main Street boasts an impressive roster of restaurants, retail shops, and of course, picturesque corners. We recommend visiting during the Spring, when traffic is minimal and views are optimal.
3. Little Sahara Sand Dunes
Going from Park City to Little Sahara feels like traveling to another country all together. The Little Sahara Sand Dunes can be found in Nephi Utah, a 2 hour drive from Salt Lake City, but the terrain makes the adventure worth it! Cascading sand dunes will surround you as you visit this iconic spot to shoot away. The park is free to enter but a fee will be charged if you're trying to camp there for the night. We recommend having your photographer shoot from a bottom vantage point, allowing both the dunes and sky to be captured in a single frame.
4. Mystic Hot Springs
If you're making your way through Utah, we highly recommend taking a stop in Monroe Utah, home to acres of farmland and the magical Mystic Hot Springs. Immerse yourself within tubs settled on top of Natural Hot Springs, in the heart of the Utah desert. You must purchase tickets and make a reservation ahead of time in order to access the springs.
5. Pando Forest
Also known as the trembling giant, this stretch of forest in south-central Utah has been made famous by it's intricate root system nestled miles below. A single living organism, the Pando forest is essentially a colony of Aspen trees, all sharing the same set of roots. Visiting the forest during the September / October months will bring you an array of changing colors, making Pando a must see for photographers and creators alike.
6. Delicate Arch
Located in Moab Utah, the Delicate Arch is an iconic Utah must see (it's the background on everyone's license plate, we're not kidding)! There is a little bit of a hike in order to get to the Delicate Arch viewing point, so keep that in mind when dressing / prepping to visit this location. The arch is free to visit and there are easier hikes accessible to those who may not be able to make the 1 ½ mile trek straight up.
7. Top of Regent Street Parking Garage
Salt Lake City has its own urban vibe, and capturing downtown from the top of the Regent Street Parking Garage is a must do for all new visitors! Just follow the garage up to the 6th floor (highest you can drive to) and take the elevator up to the very top! Enjoy the views and watch your step - we do not recommend sitting off the edge anywhere on the premise as there are security guards that patrol the garage and you will be asked to leave if you're putting your life in danger to capture any photos - sit with your back to the city to play it safe!
8. Hells Revenge
Another impressive landscape coming out of Moab, Utah. Hells Revenge has become notorious to Jeep owners, UTV / ATV enthusiasts, mountain bikers as THE trail to conquer when visiting Utah. We recommend taking a guided UTV tour if you're new to this type of activity / terrain. Guided tours stop a handful of times and the views provided are unlike anything you've probably ever seen! Welcome to Mars, we mean Moab!
9. Dead Horse Point
Before leaving Moab, make sure you make it a point to visit Dead Horse Point State Park. The park does charge a small fee to enter it's premises but offers dramatic overlook viewpoints of the Colorado River and Canyonlands National Park.


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FORKED RIVER – Vote for our local rescue to win! Banjo, from Associated Humane Societies Popcorn Park, was recently chosen as a finalist in the Wahl Dirty Dogs Contest.
The contest awards the winner with a $5,000 grant from Wahl Home Products. AHS Popcorn Park is asking everyone to vote for Banjo to win, a rescue with a triumphant story.
Banjo was found alongside two other dogs living in a car. The owner would leave the dogs, dirty and uncared for, on a hot day to go out for a few drinks. When someone took notice, Banjo and the other two dogs were rescued and received the care they needed.
The rescues are doing great now, and Banjo needs your help to win the grant! You are able to vote once a day, every day until August 24 for free. Vote for Banjo at dirtydogscontest.com.


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Good article on ConstructionDive.com regarding the evolving construction trends, how the industry is dealing with labor shortages, and what to watch for in 2018. Offsite construction as a delivery method was a key focus in the piece with the Modular Building Institute's executive director Tom Hardiman quoted as saying "With companies like Google, Marriott, Starbucks and other high-tech firms like Autodesk embracing offsite, there is a ton of investment money looking to revolutionize the construction industry. It's going to change so fast in the next year." Read the whole piece here.
Offsite construction as a delivery method
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