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Memorial Day, 2019

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Here we go again.  Another holiday moved around so we could get a 3 day weekend.

I grew up hearing my grandfather call this holiday “Decoration Day”. But, it wasn’t today.  The 30th of May is its proper date.  Not the “If it’s Monday, we need a holiday” version we employ nowadays.  (Today is the 27th of May.)

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Silicon Thins 4 Soldiers (no, it’s not a cigarette!)

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I have written before how the US Armed Forces are concerned about power needs on the battlefield.  Today, I will discuss efforts going on in Australia- using solar technology developed and manufactured by a US firm- Transform Solar (Boise, Idaho)- in concert with Origin Energy, an Australian firm.

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