Once primarily built to showcase their sprawling exhibit halls, today's convention centers are flexible, multipurpose complexes with plenty of breakout rooms and comfortable networking areas. They're environmentally friendly, with robust Internet connectivity and creative design elements. Here we profile eight noteworthy facilities, all in progress, newly opened or revamped.
The new Music City Center will take ecology-minded facilities to a new level thanks to a 175,000-square-foot green roof covered in sedum, a short flowering plant, and designed to mimic the rolling hills of Tennessee. Rainwater that seeps through the rooftop garden will be collected in 360,000-gallon-capacity tanks, which eventually will be used to flush toilets and for landscaping purposes. The garden is just one of many sustainable practices that will help the 1.2 million-square-foot center become LEED Silver-certified when it opens next spring.
The roof won't be the only thing piquing planners' interest. The venue's 350,000 square feet of exhibit space will employ a cutting-edge design that allows columns to be fewer and farther apart, giving organizers more flexibility and exhibitors more visibility. Where other convention centers might offer exhibit halls with columns in 90- by 90-foot grids, three sections of Music City Center's exhibit hall will feature columns along a 240- by 360-foot grid, says Seab Tuck, principal with Tuck-Hinton Architects and an architect on the project. "Visitors will be able to walk into these halls and see everything," he notes.
Other spaces within the center will include a 57,000-square-foot ballroom, an 18,000-square-foot junior ballroom and 60 meeting rooms. In all, the venue will more than double the current available meeting and exhibit space in downtown Nashville.
Just under a year from opening day, business at Music City Center already is off to a promising start with 617,151 total room nights and 71 contracts already on the books as of press time.
The Motor City's 2.4 million-square-foot Cobo Convention Center will complete a $299 million renovation just in time to host ASAE & The Center for Association Leadership's annual meeting and exposition in 2015, which will be the first time the annual event comes to town.
The conference will be a good chance for officials to show off the convention center's new additions, including a three-story glass atrium linking to a new entrance that faces the Detroit River, as well as a new 40,000-square-foot ballroom that will feature floor-to-ceiling windows facing the river and open-air prefunction areas with views of downtown Detroit.
"When you came here before, you couldn't see the city anymore. There was no feel or flavor of Detroit," notes Tom Connors, general manager of the complex. "By integrating the city into the design, we're making Cobo more a part of the urban fabric."
Indeed, the center, which received its last upgrade in 1989, is part of a local renaissance, says Connors. "There are a lot of different things happening right now in Detroit: new business, new residents, urban farming, entrepreneurial activity. The transformation of Cobo is a reflection of the transformation going on downtown."
The renovation is adding a total of 150,000 square feet of function space, including 25,000 square feet for meetings and 22,500 square feet for exhibitions, and is expected to be LEED-certified. The center offers free Wi-Fi throughout.


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Railway Novels: Sensation Fiction and the Modernization of the Senses
Nicholas Daly
Volume 66, Number 2, Summer 1999
10.1353/elh.1999.0013
Nicholas Daly*
Even these metallic problems have their melodramatic side
The Importance of Being Earnest 1
First, two episodes of Victorian nerves. On June 10, 1865 the London Times reported a "Dreadful Railway Accident at Staplehurst: 10 Persons Killed—Upwards of 20 Wounded." One of the passengers, who had "a narrow escape . . . fortunately for himself and for the interests of literature," was Charles Dickens. 2 The previous day the 2:38 tidal train from Folkestone had come off the rails at the viaduct just outside Staplehurst. The track was being repaired at the time of the accident and a section of it had been taken up. Having read the wrong time-table, the foreman in charge of the repairs did not expect the train for another two hours, and by the time the train-driver saw the flagman—who was in the wrong place—it was much too late to brake. The front of the train cleared the gap in the tracks, but the rest of the carriages plunged down into the river bed. Only one of the seven first-class carriages escaped the fall by being securely coupled to the second-class carriage in front. In that fortunate carriage were Charles Dickens, his mistress, Ellen Ternan, and her mother. Also present was the manuscript of Our Mutual Friend, which, famously, Dickens rescued from the precariouly balanced carriage, after first extricating the Ternans and offering assistance to the injured and dying. 3 Ellen Ternan appears to have been hurt in the crash, but Dickens felt no ill-effects until he was back in London, when he describes himself as being "quite shattered and broken up." 4 "Shaken" is the word that he uses to describe his nervous condition in letter after letter. On June 10 he apologizes to Charles Lever that he "can't sign [his] flourish, being nervously shaken." 5 On June 13, in a letter to Thomas Mitton, he describes himself as still reliving the original impact: "In writing these scanty words of recollection I feel the shake and I am obliged to stop." 6 On June 21 he still feels "a little shaken in [his] nervous system by the terrible and affecting incidents of the late railway accident." 7 And the effects lingered long after, as Peter Ackroyd describes: [End Page 461]
The effect of the Staplehurst accident "tells more and more," [Dickens] noted in 1867, and then a year later he confessed that ". . . I have sudden vague rushes of terror, even when riding in a hansom cab, which are perfectly unreasonable but quite insurmountable." His son, Henry, recalled that "I have seen him sometimes in a railway carriage when there was a slight jolt. When this happened he was almost in a state of panic and gripped the seat with both hands." And Mamie remembered that ". . . my father's nerves never really were the same again . . . we have often seen him, when travelling home from London, suddenly fall into a paroxysm of fear, tremble all over, clutch the arms of the railway carriage, large beads of perspiration standing on his face, and suffer agonies of terror. We . . . would touch his hand gently now and then. He had, however, . . . no idea of our presence" 8
Although Dickens got off lightly in the accident itself, then, the original jolt seems to have left its mark on his body, to have filed itself away in his nervous system; he relived the event over and over, experiencing all the anxiety that he didn't feel at the time. He died on the anniversary of the crash five years later. 9 As Wolfgang Schivelbusch notes, we can identify Dickens as one of the most famous victims of a peculiarly modern form of nervous after-effect: shock. 10
A rather different accident transforms the life of Walter Hartright, the hero of The Woman in White, the work of Dickens's friend and literary collaborator, Wilkie Collins. Walking back to London one night after a visit to his mother and sister in Hampstead, the young art teacher encounters a woman in white, an event which sets the wheels of the novel's complicated...

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Classmates remember Sammy Reagan on 2nd anniversary of her death
Reagan was killed in 90-car pile-up on I-275 in 2013
Classmates of the child killed in a pile up on Interstate 275 paid tribute to her Wednesday on the second anniversary of her death.Sammy Reagan, 12, was killed during a 90-car pile-up in 2013 on I-275. The sixth-grader had gotten out of a wrecked car and was struck by a metal cable barrier.Students across the Kings School District wore Sammy's favorite color orange Wednesday.South Lebanon Elementary School built a one-fifth-mile track in horror of Sammy, who started the school's Flying Knights Running Program six years ago."What an honor. It just gives you such strength to know that she is honored," Sammy's mother, Jill Reagan, said. "That's how we survive. That's how I survive is by knowing she is continuing to make a difference and people haven't forgotten about her."Her family also started the Sammy Reagan Fund to give back to the school district and community.
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Classmates of the child killed in a pile up on Interstate 275 paid tribute to her Wednesday on the second anniversary of her death.
Sammy Reagan, 12, was killed during a 90-car pile-up in 2013 on I-275. The sixth-grader had gotten out of a wrecked car and was struck by a metal cable barrier.
Lebanon mom on anniversary of child's death: 'I can't get that image out of my mind'
Girl killed, 27 others hurt in massive I-275 crash
Students across the Kings School District wore Sammy's favorite color orange Wednesday.
South Lebanon Elementary School built a one-fifth-mile track in horror of Sammy, who started the school's Flying Knights Running Program six years ago.
"What an honor. It just gives you such strength to know that she is honored," Sammy's mother, Jill Reagan, said. "That's how we survive. That's how I survive is by knowing she is continuing to make a difference and people haven't forgotten about her."
Her family also started the Sammy Reagan Fund to give back to the school district and community.


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Herman Frison (Geel, 16 de abril de 1961) es un antiguo ciclista belga . Fue profesional de 1983 a 1996 y sus victorias más importantes fueron la victoria de etapa del Tour de Francia 1987, los Cuatro Días de Dunkerque en ese mismo año, y la Gante-Wevelgem en 1990.

Actualmente es director deportivo del conjunto belga Lotto Soudal y anteriormente lo fue del Relax-Bodysol

Palmarés

Resultados en las grandes vueltas

-: no participa
Ab.: abandono

Enlaces externos
 Palmarés de Herman Frison en Cyclebase.nl (en neerlandés)
 Ficha de Herman Frison en Siteducyclisme.net

Ciclistas de Bélgica
Ganadores de etapa en el Tour de Francia
Directores deportivos

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492 F. 2d 199 - United States v. Valdivia
492 F2d 199 United States v. Valdivia
492 F.2d 199
Harry Contreras VALDIVIA, Defendant-Appellant.
Roy COHN, Defendant-Appellant.
Warren Lonnel HARRIS, Defendant-Appellant.
Carl TURNER, Defendant-Appellant.
William Joseph FREEDMAN, Defendant-Appellant.
Hernandez Cases.
Group III Appeals.
Nos. 71-2093-- 71-2096, and 71-2141.
United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.
Feb. 16, 1973.
Rehearing Denied in Nos. 71-2094-- 71-2096, Oct. 18, 1973.
Certiorari Denied April 15, 1974.
See 94 S.Ct. 1945.
Frank A. Rockwell (argued), San Diego, Cal., Jonathan K. Golden (argued), Burton Marks, Beverly Hills, Cal., Roger S. Hanson (argued), Woodland Hills, Cal., Rembert T. Brown (argued), La Mesa, Cal., for defendants-appellants.
James W. Meyers, Asst. U.S. Atty. (argued), Phillip W. Johnson, Special Asst. Atty. Gen., Harry D. Steward, U.S. Atty, San Diego, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.
Before HAMLEY and CHOY, Circuit Judges, and SCHNACKE,* District judge.
HAMLEY, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the so-called Hernandez narcotics conspiracy. The general background of that conspiracy is developed in detail in our opinion, filed today, in United States v. Baxter, et al., 492 F.2d 150 (9th Cir. 1973). In that opinion we noted that the district court had divided the forty-nine defendants named in a two-count indictment into three groups for trial.
The Baxter decision deals with the appeals arising from one of these trials, which we have labeled the Group I appeals. The decision of this court, filed today in United States v. Murray, et al., 492 F.2d 178 (9th Cir. 1973), deals with the appeals arising from another of these three trials, and has been labeled the Group II appeals. The appeals now before us arise from the third of these trials, and our decision herein has been labeled the Group III appeals.1
The defendants involved in the Group III trial were Harry Contreras Valdivia, Roy Cohn, Warren Lonnel Harris, Carl Turner, William Joseph Freedman, Herbert Cox, Jr., Marion Hawkins and H. S. Sanford. The charges against Sanford and Hawkins were severed for separate trial. The jury found Cox not guilty on both counts. The jury found the remaining five defendants guilty on both counts.2 Each has appealed and we have consolidated their appeals for disposition in this court.
I. Proof of Conspiracy and Severance for Trial
Some of the defendants involved in this appeal contend that the evidence is insufficient to establish that they participated in a single over-all conspiracy of the kind charged in the indictment.
At the outset of section I of our opinion in the Group I appeals, United States v. Baxter, et al., 492 F.2d 150 (9th Cir. 1973), filed today, we discussed the general considerations to be borne in mind in dealing with challenges to the sufficiency of the evidence to support conspiracy charges. What we there said is equally applicable here and will serve as an introduction to our discussion of the sufficiency of the evidence to support the conspiracy charges against defendants who have raised the question. We also note that the evidence pertaining to the background facts of the single over-all conspiracy as introduced in this Group III trial, is essentially the same as that introduced at the Group I trial, summarized in the Baxter opinion.
Defendant Cohn. Although Cohn does not specifically question the sufficiency of the evidence supporting his conviction on the conspiracy count, he does adopt all of the arguments raised by other appellants in the Hernandez Cases. We deem this sufficient, under the special circumstances of this case,3 to challenge the sufficiency of the evidence, but we conclude that Cohn's contention is without merit.
Cohn was the Hernandezes' distributor in the Los Angeles area. He was frequently in contact with the leaders of the Hernandez organization in Tijuana. Orders from retailers in the Los Angeles area were given to Cohn by Richard Wright. Cohn would then receive the smuggled narcotics and 'fill' the customers' orders. Thus, Cohn knew both the existence and size of the Hernandez operation, and there is sufficient evidence to prove his participation in a single, over-all conspiracy. There is no variance between the crime charged in the indictment and the proof at the trial.
Defendant Harris. The jury could reasonably have found the facts to be as follows with regard to Harris' connection with the over-all Hernandez narcotics operation: A page in the Hernandez 'customer book,' exhibit 601, is headed 'LYNIL-J. A. WHITE' and '753-2036.' Richard Wright testified that 'Lynil' was the name this customer used when calling to order narcotics and 'J. A. White' was the name he employed in sending telegrams, checks or money orders to the Hernandezes. This page of the 'customer book' shows that 'LYNIL-J. A. WHITE' was charged three hundred twenty-five dollars an ounce for heroin and five hundred fifty dollars an ounce for cocaine. The entries on that page reflect sales of over a pound of heroin and two ounces of cocaine, with a sales value of $6,525.00, during a fifty-three-day period in October and November, 1968.
Telephone number 753-2036 was listed to Harris' wife, Elizabeth Harris, at their residence in Inglewood, California. United States Customs agents arrested Harris at this residence on December 17, 1968. The agents found two address books, with handwritten entries made by Harris, at the scene of his arrest. Both books contained the Juan Hernandez telephone number in Tijuana, Mexico, and telephone number 384-8035, which was the 'subtract-from-ten' code for the Hernandezes' main number in Tijuana.
Two Bank of America cashier's checks, payable to Robert Hernandez, and the applications therefor, were admitted as evidence at the trial. The first, which Robert Hernandez negotiated, was dated April 17, 1968, and was in the amount of $4,875.00. This check was signed 'James L. Brown.' The second, dated December 9, 1968, was in the amount of five hundred fifty dollars. It was signed 'J. A. White.' Richard Wright turned this check over to Government agents before it could be negotiated by Hernandez. Envelopes addressed to Robert Hernandez, with Wright's notations on the back, were also introduced. A handwriting expert testified that the signatures on the application forms and the addresses on the envelopes, were all written by defendant Harris.
Other evidence establishing Harris' identity as 'LYNIL-J. A. WHITE' is a recorded telephone conversation of December 7, 1968, between Wright and Hernandez-distributor Roy Cohn. In this conversation, Wright instructed Cohn as to an order from 'Lynil.' The telephone number which Cohn was to call was that listed to Harris' wife.
The direct and circumstantial evidence discussed above shows that Harris was in contact with the Hernandezes' main headquarters in Tijuana, with Juan Hernandez in Tijuana, with Wright while Wright was a Hernandez operative, and with Roy Cohn.
Having in mind the background evidence pertaining to the over-all conspiracy, which was similar to that reviewed in the Group I appeals opinion, and the evidence which relates specifically to Harris, as summarized above, we are of the view that the jury could reasonably find that Harris must have known that other retailers, in addition to himself, were involved with the Hernandez organization in a broad plan for the smuggling, distribution and retail sale of narcotics. The jury could also reasonably find that Harris must have realized that the benefits he and the other retailers derived from the operation were dependent upon their mutual participation therein.
These basic findings are ample to support the jury determination that Harris, in effect, agreed to participate in the over-all scheme, and did participate therein. See Blumenthal v. United States, 332 U.S. 539, 557, 558, 68 S.Ct. 248, 92 L.Ed. 154 (1947); United States v. Friedman, 445 F.2d 1076, 1079 (9th Cir. 1971); Daily v. United States, 282 F.2d 818, 820 (9th Cir. 1960).
We therefore hold the evidence sufficient to establish the existence of the over-all narcotics conspiracy, as charged, and Harris' participation therein.
Defendant Freedman. The jury could reasonably have found the facts to be as follows concerning Freedman's connection with the over-all Hernandez narcotics operation: A page in the Hernandez 'customer book,' exhibit 601, is headed 'Louie Bigg,' 'Louie or Bill,' '278-1128,' '466-0413.' One of these telephone numbers, 278-1128, was listed to Freedman at his Los Angeles residence. United States Customs agents arrested Freedman at this residence on December 17, 1968. Exhibit 641 shows four telephone calls made from that telephone, within an eight-day period, to the Hernandezes' main number in Tijuana.
The other telephone number found on the 'Louis or Bill' page of the 'customer book' was listed to a 'Pamela Harvey,' whose real name was Pamela Buek. She had that telephone in her Hollywood, California, apartment during October and November, 1968. Louis Hattem, an indicted co-conspirator in this case, lived with her for a period of time and he used that telephone. She never called Tijuana while she had that telephone. Yet telephone company records show that a call was made to the main Hernandez number in Tijuana.
In the fall of 1968, both Hattem and Freedman journeyed to the Hernandez residence in Tijuana to talk to Robert Hernandez. Hattem was an old customer of the organization and he introduced Freedman as his 'partner,' and told Hernandez that they had come down to buy marijuana and cocaine. A handwritten telephone book found in Freedman's apartment had an entry 'Lou H. 466-1502,' which is the same number as that of Hattem's girl friend, Pamela Buek, after she changed her telephone number in November, 1968.
The 'Louie or Bill' page of the Hernandez 'customer book' reflects sales of eight ounces of heroin and one ounce of cocaine, for $3,150.00, during a sevenday period in October, 1968. Five Western Union money orders, addressed to 'Hernandez Construction Company' at the Hernandez residence in Tijuana were signed by Freedman under the name 'Louis Bigg.' These money orders were in amounts ranging from three hundred twenty-five dollars to eight hundred seventy-five dollars. The direct and circumstantial evidence reviewed above could reasonably lead the jury to find that Freedman was in contact with Robert Hernandez, Cohn, the Hernandez distributor, Hattem, another retailer, and Lannom and Wright, who were top Hernandez operatives at the time.
As in the case of defendant Harris, we believe the general background evidence concerning the nature of the over-all conspiracy, and that which pertains specifically to Freedman, as reviewed above, warranted the jury in finding that Freedman knowingly associated himself with what he must have realized was a general conspiracy to smuggle, distribute and retail narcotic drugs. Accordingly, the evidence was ample to sustain the jury finding as to the existence of the over-all narcotics conspiracy and Freedman's participation therein.
Defendant Turner. Turner has not devoted a specific section of his brief to an argument that the evidence is insufficient to tie him in with the over-all Hernandez narcotics conspiracy. Yet the statement of facts set out in his brief is presented in such a way as to at least imply that Turner deems the Government evidence insufficient. We have therefore examined the evidence tending to tie Turner in with the single over-all conspiracy and conclude that it is sufficient.
II. Searches and Seizures4
Cohn and Freedman argue that evidence received at the trial was obtained as a result of unlawful searches and seizures.
Defendant Cohn complains of the search of his residence, asserting that a search warrant should have been obtained and that the search was too extensive. The search was incident to a lawful arrest. We have noted above that Harris, rather than the more stringent test of Chimel, is applicable here. United States v. Baxter, 492 F.2d 150 (9th Cir. 1973). A search of the entire premises was justified. Harris v. United States, 331 U.S. 145, 151-152, 67 S.Ct. 1098, 91 L.Ed. 1399 (1947). The possibility of obtaining a search warrant does not render the search unlawful. United States v. Rabinowitz, 339 U.S. 56, 70 S.Ct. 430, 94 L.Ed. 653 (1950).
The preceding discussion likewise disposes of the arguments of defendant Freedman, whose residence, entered after appropriate identification, was also searched for contraband incident to a lawful arrest. Warden, Maryland Penitentiary v. Hayden, 387 U.S. 294, 87 S.Ct. 1642, 18 L.Ed.2d 782 (1967); United States v. De La Cruz Bellinger, 422 F.2d 723 (9th Cir. 1970).
III. Miscellaneous Contentions by Valdivia
1. Admissibility of exhibit 786. Exhibit 786 is a Western Union money order dated October 29, 1968, payable to Robert Hernandez at the Hernandezes' Tijuana residence, in the sum of one thousand three hundred dollars. While the money order is signed 'Harry C. Valdivia,' a Government handwriting expert testified that it was not in the hand of Valdivia. Valdivia argues that the admission of exhibit 786 constituted prejudicial error because the Government did not prove that the money order was made during the regular course of business, and because the Government did not establish proof of the money order's authenticity.
Exhibit 786 was first offered in evidence by Valdivia's own trial counsel. The same exhibit, along with several others, was later received in evidence as a Government exhibit. Still later Valdivia's counsel called attention to the fact that Government exhibit 786 had originally been offered by the defense, and requested that it be withdrawn as a Government exhibit and readmitted as a Valdivia defense exhibit. There was no objection and this was done.
If the admission of exhibit 786 was error, it was invited error, concerning which Valdivia is in no position to complain. United States v. LeVison, 418 F.2d 624, 626 (9th Cir. 1969).
2. Admissibility of testimony linking Valdivia to Juan Hernandez. Valdivia argues that Wright's testimony linking Valdivia to Juan Hernandez was, for various reasons, inadmissible, and should have been excluded. The testimony in question was to the effect that Juan Hernandez was a participant in the conspiracy led by Robert and Helen Hernandez.
Valdivia complains that this testimony by Wright is inadmissible because it was not corroborated. This argument is difficult to follow because, at the outset, Valdivia concedes that, in the Ninth Circuit, the rule is that the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice is, of itself, sufficient to sustain a conviction, if believed. See United States v. Bagby, 451 F.2d 920, 930 (9th Cir. 1971); United States v. Jones, 425 F.2d 1048, 1055 (9th Cir. 1970); United States v. Garcia, 422 F.2d 1301, 1302 (9th Cir. 1970). But then Valdivia, in an apparent attempt to advocate a contrary rule, cites Darden v. United States, 405 F.2d 1054, 1056 (9th Cir. 1969), for the proposition that an accomplice's uncorroborated testimony is admissible 'if the testimony is not 'incredible or unsubstantial on its face."
If the Darden opinion read as quoted by Valdivia, it would be internally inconsistent, for it would be saying, in effect, that 'an accomplice's uncorroborated testimony is admissible if it is corroborated.' What the Darden opinion actually says is that 'a conviction in federal court may be based on the uncorroborated testimony of an accomplice, if the testimony is not 'incredible or unsubstantial on its face." 405 F.2d at 1056. We see no reason why this testimony by Wright should not be regarded as substantial.
Valdivia also calls attention to the following language in United States v. Williams, 435 F.2d 642, 645 (9th Cir. 1970):
'The admissions and statements of a co-defendant are admissible as against the other even in the absence of a conspiracy count where there is independent evidence of a concert of action.'
We fail to perceive the relevance of the quoted observation, which merely states the familiar rule that the extrajudicial statements of one defendant are admissible if a concert of criminal action has been independently established. See Kay v. United States, 421 F.2d 1007, 1010 (9th Cir. 1970). Wright was not a codefendant, nor are we here concerned with his out-of-court statements, but rather his in-court testimony which was subject to full cross-examination. Moreover, the questioned testimony of Wright was in fact corroborated. Federal Narcotics Agent Robert J. Dunne, in answer to a specific question by the defense, testified without objection that 'Robert, Helen and John Hernandez are the organization.'5
IV. Withholding Evidence Favorable to Cohn
Cohn contends that the Government knew, but did not disclose to Cohn or his counsel, that Joe Silva, while a Hernandez distributor, had contacted someone named 'Roy' on the telephone, and then made narcotics deliveries to that person, but positively identified the person as someone other than defendant Roy Cohn, namely, cohn's cousin, Irving Kipnis.
Cohn urges that had he been able to produce this testimony by Silva at the trial it would have been of utmost value to Cohn. This is true, Cohn argues, because (1) it would contradict the testimony of Donald Lannom that he trained Roy Cohn to be his replacement as distributor for the Hernandez group, (2) it would contradict the Government's contention that Roy Cohn's telephone number appeared in the 'customer book,' and (3) Cohn could then testify that Kipnis had complete access to Cohn's home and that the address of La Cienega and Venice, which appears in various police information sheets and on a page in the Hernandez records tied in with 'Roy,' is near Kipnis' home and office.
We start with the proposition that 'suppression by the prosecution of evidence favorable to an accused upon request violates due process where the evidence is material either to guilt or to punishment irrespective of the good faith or bad faith of the prosecution.' Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83, 87, 83 S.Ct. 1194, 1197, 10 L.Ed.2d 215 (1963). Even the negligent suppression of evidence is not permitted, and the defendant is entitled to a new trial. United States v. Consolidated Laundries Corp., 291 F.2d 563, 570-571 (2d Cir. 1961). See also, Giles v. Maryland, 386 U.S. 66, 87 S.Ct. 793, 17 L.Ed.2d 737 (1967).
Here, however, while disclosure of the evidence was delayed until near the end of the trial, it was not completely suppressed, and Cohn did have an opportunity to go into the matter at the trial, but chose not to do so. Moreover, Silva's testimony would not have been of material aid to Cohn but, in fact, would have substantially supported the Government's case against him. See Moore v. Illinois, 408 U.S. 786, 92 S.Ct. 2562, 33 L.Ed.2d 706 (1972).
The statement by Silva on which Cohn relies was unknown to the United States Attorney, but was known by a Customs agent. The latter considered it to be of no significance. Nevertheless, on April 28, 1970, two days before the case went to the jury, the agent disclosed this information to Cohn. Cohn informed his counsel of this on the night of April 29, 1970. This was before the jury was instructed on the morning of April 30, 1970.
Cohn's counsel could have, prior to the giving of the instructions, moved to reopen the case for the purpose of receiving Silva's testimony. However, he did not inform the trial court of this development until after the jury had been instructed, and did not then ask that the case be reopened. We are therefore left with the impression that Cohn preferred to gamble upon the jury verdict and attempted to preserve the point for appeal.
More importantly, however, Silva's information, in conjunction with the other evidence in the case, would have shown that Silva was delivering Hernandez narcotics to Cohn, who sent Kipnis to meet Silva to receive the narcotics. Silva's testimony would have corroborated the testimony of Lannom and Wright regarding the Hernandez conspiracy and particularly the testimony regarding the use of the code and their testimony about Cohn. In addition, this testimony by Silva would have been corroborated by his delivery book, Government exhibit 649 for identification, which contained Cohn's telephone number in code.
Silva's testimony probably would not, as urged by Cohn, contradict Lannom's statement that he trained Cohn as his replacement as distributor for the Hernandez group. This is true because Lannom could have trained Cohn after completion of Silva's five-month service as distributor. The Government can hardly be faulted for not knowing that Cohn could have testified that Kipnis had complete access to Cohn's home. In any event, Cohn would have had difficulty explaining how Kipnis was using Cohn's voice on telephone calls.6
We conclude that there was no reversible error with regard to the asserted failure to disclose Silva's information referred to above.
V. Miscellaneous Contentions by Harris
1. Sufficiency of evidence on count two. In count two of the indictment the grand jury charged that, on or about December 1, 1968, all of the defendants, including Harris, knowingly used telephone, wire and other means of communication in San Diego County in facilitating the commission of, and attempting to commit the importation, concealment, and sale of heroin and cocaine, narcotic drugs, the penalty for which offenses is provided in 21 U.S.C. 174, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1403(a).7 As before noted, Harris was convicted on this charge as well as on the conspiracy count.
Harris argues that the evidence is insufficient to support the jury verdict on this charge. He notes that the Government presented evidence which indicated that Harris had sent two cashier's checks to Robert Hernandez using, in one instance, a name, J. A. White, which also appeared in the Hernandez 'customer book.' But Harris urges that the Government offered no evidence to relate these cashier's checks to drug transactions. Nor was there, Harris asserts, any evidence that any drug transactions occurred as a result of any communication, writing, wire or telephone call with respect to Harris.8
Testimony of Richard Wright that 'Lynil' was the name used by one of the Hernandezes' customers in calling to place narcotics orders, and evidence establishing Harris' identity as 'Lynil,' has already been examined. When Harris was arrested, in his possession were the main Hernandez telephone number and the telephone number of Juan Hernandez. From this evidence the jury might reasonably infer that Harris contacted the Hernandezes by telephone. However, there is no evidence showing that any calls made by Harris to the Hernandezes came from California.
Evidence of Bank of America cashier's checks sent by Harris to Robert Hernandez in Tijuana will not sustain Harris' count two conviction. There was testimony that all telephone calls made, and all Western Union money orders sent, from California to Tijuana must pass through San Diego County. But there was no such testimony with regard to mail sent from California to Tijuana.
We therefore hold that the evidence is not sufficient to support the conviction of Harris for using communication facilities in San Diego County, as charged in count two of the indictment.9
2. Adequacy of foundation for introduction of exhibits 876-886 and 954-955. Exhibit 876 is a Los Angeles Police 'booking card' on a Warren Lonnel Harris, listing his wife as 'Elizabeth Harris.' Exhibits 877-886 are copies of ten requests from a federal prisoner by the name of 'Harris,' taken from the files of the United States Department of Justice, in which documents the wife's name was given as 'Elizabeth Harris.' Exhibit 955 is a copy of an appearance bond filed by 'Warren L. Harris' of 2606 West 78th Place, Inglewood, California, on February 20, 1969. This bond was filed in the instant case and it is upon this bond that Harris is currently at liberty. Exhibit 954 is a copy of an order appointing counsel in case number 4665, signed 'Warren L. Harris' on December 17, 1968, and filed in the office of the Clerk for the Southern District of California. This indictment was superseded by indictment number 5108 in the instant case.
Harris argues that each of these documents is deficient as to foundation within the meaning of the decision of this court in United States v. Estrada, 441 F.2d 873, 876-877 (9th Cir. 1971).
All of these exhibits were introduced as 'standard writings' or exemplars, on the basis of which the Government sought to prove the authenticity of certain 'questioned documents,' introduced as exhibits 798, 800, 632-635, 810 and 811. The questioned documents were as follows:
Exhibit 798-- a negotiated Bank of America cashier's check in the amount of $4,875.00, number 359 23861, and the associated application;
Exhibit 800-- application for Bank of America cashier's check number 0331 20824 (exhibit 976);
Exhibits 632-635-- envelopes addressed to 'Robert Hernandez, 13 Tehuacan, Tijuana B.C. Mex.';
Exhibits 810 and 811-- handwritten address books found at the Harris residence during a search indident to his arrest.
Harris did not object to the reception in evidence of any of these 'questioned documents,' on the ground that his signatures thereon had not been properly authenticated.10 Nor did Harris object to the introduction of the exemplar exhibits, numbers 876-886, 954-955, which he now challenges, on the ground that his signature thereon had not been properly authenticated.11
Where documents purporting to bear exemplar signatures are received in evidence without objection, it may not be contended on appeal that the exemplars had not been adequately identified. See United States v. Markham, 440 F.2d 1119, 1123 (9th Cir. 1971). Here not only was there no objection to the admission of the exemplars on the ground of insufficient identification, but there was likewise no such objection to the admission of the basic exhibits concerning which the exemplars were utilized to extablish authenticity. We accordingly decline to reach this contention on the merits.
VI. Miscellaneous Contentions by Turner
1. Admissibility of Western Union money orders. Turner argues that the money orders (exhibits 782 and 785) bearing the name Robert Fredericks should have been suppressed upon the ground that they were divulged to a Government agent in violation of 47 U.S.C. 605.
A similar contention was made in the Group I Hernandez appeals, and was rejected by this court. See section IV of the opinion in United States v. Baxter, 492 F.2d 150 (9th Cir. 1973). On the same reasoning we hold this argument by Turner to be without merit.
2. Photographic identification. Turner contends that he was deprived of the right to counsel at a photographic 'line-up' and that this deprived him of a 'meaningful' attack upon his in-court identification by an eyewitness, contrary to his rights under the Sixth Amendment.
Ellen Domingue, night manager of Western Union in Inglewood, California, identified Turner as the person who, using the name 'Robert Fredericks,' purchased two Western Union money orders, one on September 8, 1968, and the other on October 8, 1968. She had viewed this person in a well-lit business office on the two occasions of from two to five minutes each. On voir dire, Mrs. Domingue stated that a Customs agent came to her in April, 1969, to talk to her about these transactions. The agent showed her a file containing two to six snapshots of different men, and then she described Fredericks to him. The officer did not verbally or otherwise emphasize any of the photographs.
From these photographs Mrs. Domingue selected one, a black man with a goatee, as the 'Robert Fredericks' she had waited on. Only one of the two to six pictures showed a man with a goatee, and at least one of the pictures showed a white man.
Just before she took the witness stand at the trial, a year and a half later, Mrs. Domingue was shown six more pictures of men, only two of whom wore beards. None of them was the picture she had selected in April, 1969, as Robert Fredericks. She could not identify any of them as Fredericks. However, she was shown the same photographs again while on the witness stand and then identified one as Fredericks. Turner (Fredericks) was not represented by counsel during the first two times pictures were shown to this witness.
In the courtroom, during voir dire, Mrs. Domingue identified Turner as the Robert Fredericks who had purchased the two money orders from her. Counsel for Turner objected to Mrs. Domingue's identifying Turner before the jury as the Robert Fredericks who had purchased the money orders. His argument was that the prior showing of photographs to Mrs. Domingue deprived him of due process of law. The objection was overruled and Mrs. Domingue so testified before the jury.
As indicated at the outset of the discussion of this point, Turner predicates his argument on this branch of the case primarily upon the theory that, under United States v. Wade, 388 U.S. 218, 236-237, 87 S.Ct. 1926, 18 L.Ed.2d 1149 (1967), Turner was entitled to the presence of counsel when the photographs were shown to Mrs. Domingue. Similar contentions have repeatedly been rejected by this court.12 Turner cites United States v. Zeiler, 427 F.2d 1305 (3d Cir. 1970), but the Ninth Circuit has expressly refused to follow Zeiler. See United States v. Williams, 436 F.2d 1166, 1169 (9th Cir. 1970). In United States ex rel. Reed v. Anderson, 461 F.2d 739, 745 (3d Cir. 1972), the Third Circuit overruled its ruling in Zeiler concerning pretrial photographic identification.
However, Turner also argues that the photographic identification procedures here in question were impermissibly suggestive and for this reason Mrs. Domingue's identification of Turner should have been excluded. This calls for application of the principles announced in Simmons v. United States, 390 U.S. 377, 88 S.Ct. 967, 19 L.Ed.2d 1247 (1968), discussed at length in section VI of our opinion in the Hernandez Group I appeals, United States v. Baxter, 492 F.2d 150 (9th Cir. 1973). We refer to the discussion in our Group I appeals opinion for a full statement of the applicable principles.
As indicated in Simmons, 390 U.S. at 383, 88 S.Ct. 967, and in our discussion in section VI of the opinion in the Group I appeals, a claim that an identification procedure is impermissibly suggestive is to 'be evaluated in the light of the totality of the surrounding circumstances.'
We are here concerned only with the 'totality of circumstances' concerning the initial display of photographs in April, 1969. The second display, immediately before Mrs. Domingue testified, is irrelevant for present purposes because Mrs. Domingue did not then identify any photograph as that of Robert Fredericks. The third display was in the courtroom, while Mrs. Domingue was on the witness stand, in the presence of Turner (Robert Fredericks), and his counsel.
Concerning the April, 1969, photographic display, the first standard to be applied is whether the use of photographic identification was necessary in order to connect Turner with the crime, and apprehend him. Turner was already in custody when Mrs. Domingue was first shown these photographs, so the Government failed to show necessity. However, this is not a per se ground for rejection of the identification. Where, as here, the witness testified as to the pretrial identification only in answer to questions asked by the complaining defendant, possible prejudice resulting from the lack of necessity for the pretrial photographic procedure can hardly be charged to the Government. See United States v. Fowler, 439 F.2d 133, 134 (9th Cir. 1971).
The second standard to be applied (see Simmons, 390 U.S. at 385, 88 S.Ct. 967), is whether there was a very substantial likelihood of irreparable misidentification. As developed in our discussion of the problem in the Hernandez Group I appeals, there are four specific indicators commonly considered in applying this standard. These indicators are: (1) the length of time and the conditions under which a witness was able to observe the perpetrator during the commission of the crime (here, during the purchase of the money orders), (2) the similarity of the description given by a witness immediately after the crime to the physical characteristics of the individual he subsequently identifies, (3) conduct on the part of the police tending to focus attention on a particular subject, and (4) presence of other witnesses at the time of the improper identification and the possible prejudicial influence of one witness' opinion on another's recollection. See Parker v. Swenson, 332 F.Supp. 1225, 1230-1231 (E.D.Mo. 1971).
The fourth of these indicators is not applicable here. Considering the first three in the light of the totality of circumstances concerning the April, 1969 photographic display, as reviewed above, we conclude that that display was not impermissibly suggestive. Evaluation of the probative value of Mrs. Domingue's identification testimony was for the jury.13
VII. Failure to Instruct as to Defendants' Knowledge of Narcotic Character of Imported Drugs
Freedman and Cohn contend that the jury should have been instructed that it was essential to prove that they had knowledge that imported substances were cocaine or heroin. As no such instruction was requested, the failure to so instruct would not be reversible error unless it constituted plain error under Rule 52(b), Fed.R.Crim.P. Davis v. United States, 425 F.2d 673 (9th Cir. 1970).
Freedman also argues that the Government failed to prove he had such knowledge.
It was not necessary for the court to instruct in regard to knowledge of the character, as narcotics, of the imported substances. The conspiracy charge related to planned future activity. All elements of the crime of conspiring existed before any importation occurred. Defendants would have been no less guilty if there had been no importation. See Hopkins v. United States, 405 F.2d 770, 771 (9th Cir. 1969); Harney v. United States, 306 F.2d 523, 531 (1st Cir. 1962).
We therefore conclude that there was no plain error in failing to give, sua sponte, an instruction concerning defendants' knowledge of the narcotic character of the imported substances. For the same reason we hold that there was no failure of proof in this regard.
Other contentions advanced by defendants have either been adequately dealt with in discussing similar arguments raised in the opinions disposing of the Hernandez Group I or Group II appeals, or do not have sufficient merit to warrant discussion.
The judgments of conviction and sentences on count one of the indictment in these Group III appeals are affirmed. Harris' conviction on count two is reversed.
The Honorable Robert H. Schnacke, United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, sitting by designation
As stated in note 2 of the Group I opinion, the defendants charged in another indictment involving the same general narcotics conspiracy were tried in a fourth trial and the appeals arising therefrom, decided today in United States v. Mickens, et al., 492 F.2d 211 (9th Cir. 1973), have been labeled the Group IV appeals
The sentences imposed were as follows: Valdivia-- following examination, found to be a narcotic addict and committed for treatment for a period not to exceed ten years; Cohn-- twenty years imprisonment on count one, and two years on count two, to run concurrently; Harris-- thirteen years on count one, and two years on count two, to be served concurrently; Turner-- six years on count one and two years on count two, to run concurrently; Freedman-- ten years on count one and two years on count two, to be served concurrently
We allow Cohn to adopt this particular contention only because the Government has summarized in its brief the facts regarding Cohn's participation in the Hernandez organization. We do not, however, hold that unlimited adoption would be permitted, or that selective adoption would be permitted under any other circumstances. See Fed.R.App.P. 28(a)(3), (4)
This section of this opinion was prepared by Judge Schnacke
We have elected to overlook the fact that Valdivia did not object to the question which elicited from Wright the testimony here in question. It was only near the end of the trial that counsel for Valdivia broached the matter by moving to strike this testimony by Wright. The motion was denied. But see Darden v. United States, 405 F.2d 1054, 1055 (9th Cir. 1969); Lambert v. United States, 26 F.2d 773, 774 (9th Cir. 1928)
Cohn implies that the Government failed to comply with pretrial discovery orders in regard to the Silva information. However, the pretrial orders required the Government to supply all 'statements of witnesses whom the government intends to call at the trial.' Silva was not called as a witness at the trial
18 U.S.C. 1403 and 21 U.S.C. 174 were repealed, effective May 1, 1971. Pub.L. 91-513, Title III, 1101(a)(2), (4) and (b)(1)(A), 84 Stat. 1291-1292 (1970). Section 1103 of Pub.L. 91-513 contains a savings clause covering any prosecutions commenced prior to May 1, 1971. 84 Stat. 1294 (1970). This prosecution was commenced February 5, 1969
Harris calls attention to a stipulation entered into between the prosecution and Harris to the effect that the telephone listed to the location where Harris was arrested was not utilized for any telephone calls to the Hernandezes' telephone, nor to any telephone of the alleged coconspirators
As pointed out in section II of our opinion in the Hernandez Group II appeals, United States v. Murray, et al., 492 F.2d 178 (9th Cir. 1973), we could have declined to consider this question in view of the concurrent sentence rule. However, as in the Group II appeals, we have elected to deal with the point on the merits
The admission of exhibit 798 was objected to only on the ground that Harris' right of confrontation had been denied. The admission of exhibit 800 was objected to on that ground and on the further ground that it was not shown to be a business record. Exhibits 632-635 and 810-811 were objected to only on search and seizure grounds
Harris objected to the introduction of exhibit 876 only on the grounds that it was not made in the regular course of business, and that its admission denied defendant his right of confrontation and violated his Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination. He objected to the admission of exhibits 877 through 886 only on the grounds that they were 'prejudicial,' and denied his right to confrontation and privacy. Exhibits 954 and 955 were objected to only on the ground that they violated a court order denying the Government's motion to force the defendants to supply exemplars
See Tafoya v. Eyman, 455 F.2d 1265, 1267 (9th Cir. 1972); United States v. Washabaugh, 442 F.2d 1127, 1130 (9th Cir. 1971); United States v. Williams, 436 F.2d 1166, 1169 (9th Cir. 1970); United States v. Roustio, 435 F.2d 923, 924 (9th Cir. 1970); Allen v. Rhay, 431 F.2d 1160, 1167 (9th Cir. 1970). But see United States v. Ash, 149 U.S.App.D.C. 1, 461 F.2d 92, cert. granted, 407 U.S. 909, 92 S.Ct. 2436, 32 L.Ed.2d 682 (1972)
Mrs. Domingue was not the only witness to tie Turner in with the Western Union money orders. The Government's handwriting expert testified that it was highly probable that Turner's handwriting is on both of the money orders


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Farzi: Vijay Sethupathi On Struggle With Language
Vijay Sethupathi in Farzi
Mumbai:
Superstar Vijay Sethupathi says his biggest worry in working on Farzi, his first Hindi web-series, was not his character, but the language. Farzi, by The Family Man' creators Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK and also starring Shahid Kapoor and Raashii Khanna, will see the actor in the role of task officer Michael. Raj and DK have contextualised the character by showing his struggles with the language.
Describing Michael, Sethupathi said the character represents the "common man".
"I am an Indian man who always lives in depression. I am a common man, who always wants something and gets something else. He is fighting with his wife, (there is) misunderstanding. (He is) drinking everyday like (it is) a ritual… not happy with the work.
"He is a cop, but he is a fraud. He is a fraud but a good guy, at the same time he is a bad guy. He loves, he hates. He is a mixture… like, maybe a fruit salad…," Sethupathi told PTI in an interview.
Raj and DK were praised for authentically casting actors in The Family Man and the director duo followed the same method in Farzi, which allowed them to get a choice of actors from different industries.
DK said while Shahid was always a part of the show, they were very keen on Sethupathi.
"We saw him in Chennai while shooting for The Family Man season two, Manoj (Bajpayee) wanted to meet Vijay and they both were meeting. When he was there, we all ran and sat in the room, then it was love at first sight," Raj told PTI.
"So, we adapted the character to him before even meeting him and then went and told him about the character," DK added.
The Tamil superstar has a growing fan following in the Hindi language audience thanks to OTT platforms. Streaming platforms introduced the audience to subtitled and dubbed versions of actor's past hits Pannaiyarum Padminiyum, Kadhalum Kadandhu, Pogum, Vikram Vedha, '96, Petta, Master, Vikram and Malayalam hit Super Deluxe during the pandemic.
But Sethupathi, who said the offer to star in Farzi came as a surprise to him, was still worried.
"I know Hindi. I was in Dubai for three years, so I learnt the language there. But it has been so many years, 'mujhe bahut mushkil tha baat karne mein' (I had difficulty with the language). I was very much worried about how I am going to do this because I am very particular about the dialogues and lines (and) what I am going to speak and how I am going to deliver.
"I was very much worried whether I will do (it) like a robot thing," he said.
Sethupathi joined the cast of of the crime thriller show after almost 40 days of shoot was completed, yet he felt at home, courtesy co-star Raashii Khanna. The two have worked together on four Tamil films — Imaikkaa Nodigal, Sangathamizhan, Tughlaq Durbar, and Kadaisi Vivasayi.
"She was treating me like a kid, saying that don't worry everybody is there. Raj and DK are very sweet. And when I met Shahid for the first time, I didn't know how he would be, but he made me feel very comfortable." Post Farzi, the actor has a slew of Hindi projects — Shah Rukh Khan-led Jawan, Sriram Raghavan-directed Merry Christmas, and Santosh Sivan's Mumbaikar – lined up for release.
"I did a film with Sriram sir (Raghavan) Merry Christmas and had a great time with the team and also Katrina (Kaif). I enjoyed it a lot and I learnt a lot. I did one silent film, Gandhi Talks and there is Mumbaikar with Santosh Sivan, it is my debut (in Hindi)." Sethupathi said he had a great time working with a "gentleman" like Shah Rukh on Atlee's directorial venture Jawan.
"I really had a good time. He (Shah Rukh) is a gentleman, he will never show that I am in the industry for so many years and I am the superstar, no nothing," he said.
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Lee Burrell
Lee is passionate about urban ecology and the overlaps it has with social justice. She believes landscape architecture is the profession of the future through which our crisis in humanity and the earth can be holistically tackled. In her spare time, she loves to run on the mountains, play with dogs and take pictures of all things which capture her. She holds a bachelor of landscape architecture from the University of Pretoria, and now a Masters and Honours from UCT.
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Hayden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Arts and a Bachelor in Landscape Architecture (Hons), both from the University of Cape Town. A common thread within these studies has been an exploration of desire, distribution and disruption. Among many things he enjoys cycling (hoping never to own a car!) and working with his hands (specifically sculpting with and continuously learning about organic materials).
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Kazeka completed a Bachelor in Architectural Studies and Bachelor in Landscape Architecture (Hons) at the University of Cape Town. After completing her undergraduate degree in Architecture, she worked at architectural firm KMH Architects for 2 years before returning to UCT to complete her studies. Kazeka is interested in the affect that spaces have on people as well as the the ways that spaces can be created to improve mental health.
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Prior to completing his BLA (Hons) at UCT in 2019, Anele's studied landscape architecture at an undergrad level at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Anele has interned at Square One Landscape Architects since 2017. He is inspired by how nature and design work together to create meaningful and multi-functional spaces that can be enjoyed by communities.
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Abi is a Marine Biologist & Oceanographer, with a passion for oceanic systems and the natural environment. Whilst nearing the end of her undergraduate studies in the UCT science faculty, Abi discovered the field of Landscape architecture. During her career in landscape architecture, Abi hopes to create Nature-based Solutions for societal challenges that harness the natural world to benefit the environment, the economy, and society. When she's not busy tackling complicated environmental and societal pinch-points, you will probably find Abi at home baking some tasty treats.
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Three From the Vaults: Part Three – April Fool's with the Grateful Dead
doug heselgrave Posted On February 22, 2011
Road Trips Volume 4, Number 2
Review by Doug Heselgrave
For the third installment of this bootleg series, I'll take a closer look at a new release from what must be the most often recorded band of all time.
What distinguishes the Grateful Dead from other frequently bootlegged artists like Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones is that the Dead not only permitted, but encouraged and gave preferential seating to fans who wanted to record their shows. For several years beginning in the eighties, the taper section could be distinguished by the huge microphone stands that loomed somewhere near the sound booth. No show was complete without taking a quick stroll through the area to check out the weird, sophisticated and often impossibly expensive rigs concocted by obsessive archivists who wanted the best possible recording of their favourite band. I remember talking to a man at a Seattle concert in 1994 who had two DAT players – one of which he used only to record Grateful Dead concerts because he didn't want any other frequencies from different bands to pollute the purity of his rig and affect the vibe of the recording.
As crazy and otherworldly as this may sound – and the Grateful Dead did attract a lot of ethereal freaks with very particular lifestyles – at the time I remember that this made perfect sense and when this fellow mailed me tapes of the show about a month later, I couldn't remember ever hearing a better, more pristine recording. I was hooked, but I didn't have a lot of time or inclination to look for tapes on my own, so I was delighted when the Dead took the bull by the horns and started to release archival shows through their website in the early nineties. Dick Latvala, the group's late archivist released 36 sets of rough and ready live recordings (of varying sound quality) under the Dick's Picks moniker that served as a wonderful way to experience the diversity and growth of the band over its 30 year history. By emphasing performance quality rather than pristine recording, The Dick's Picks series is still the best way to listen to the Grateful Dead at a reasonable price. Several other box sets of runs of shows (Winterland 1977, Ladies and Gentlemen the Grateful Dead) and budget priced live DVDs serve to offer a more complete picture of the band's history. A few years ago, the Dead signed an agreement with Rhino Records who continue to create deluxe packaged box sets and market the budget priced 'Road Trips' series. Initially, the Road Trips series came under some heavy criticism for featuring only the 'best' songs from a particular show and each set often featured sections of two or three shows rather than the complete concerts that many Deadheads prefer and demand.
I have had many conversations over the years with hardcore Grateful Dead fans who feel that the removal of a single song from a concert on a CD is equivalent to removing a chapter from a novel – the story doesn't make sense unless it's offered as a complete whole. As someone who owns all of the Dick's Picks series, I can honestly say that there are often sections that I skip over when listening. For my part, I can live without a version of 'Uncle John's Band' where Bob Weir's microphone is not working or an otherwise stellar take of 'Knockin' on Heavens Door' where the whole band is singing off key. Some things are better left to memory or to drift slowly off into the void.
Now, in its fourth year, there have been some changes to the Road Trips series – some of the more recent releases have featured complete shows and more of an effort has been made to improve the flow between sections when different concerts (usually from consecutive nights on a tour) are used as sources. The newest release 'Grateful Dead Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 2 'April Fool's Day '88' is one of the very best of the series so far and features generous selections from concerts held at Brendan Byrne Arena in Rutherford, New Jersey on March 31 and April 1, 1988.
At this time, The Grateful Dead were at the absolute peak of their powers. The early 80's was not a good time for the band – Jerry Garcia wallowed for years in a heroin addiction that he could not kick and not surprisingly, it effected the delicate chemistry between the band. As beautifully as the other members played, without Garcia firing on all cylinders, the cohesiveness of the unit often suffered. As Phil Lesh said in his memoir, a Grateful Dead show was an extended conversation and all of the conversations were with Jerry, so if he wasn't 'talking' there wasn't much to hear. When Garcia suffered from a diabetic coma after a concert in 1986, it frightened the shit out of the band and their community. Thankfully, the guitarist rose to the occasion, cleaned up and the band recorded 'In the Dark' which featured 'A touch of Gray' their first ever radio hit. A big stadium tour with Bob Dylan followed that summer, and by the spring of next year, the Dead were playing better than they had in years. For this reason, 'April Fool's '88' might be the perfect introduction to the Grateful Dead for those unfamiliar with their music.
The first CD of this 3 CD set mirrors the Grateful Dead's typical concert arc and features shorter, more folk and country oriented songs from their catalogue. There are lovely versions of 'To Lay Me Down', 'Jack Straw', 'Minglewood Blues' and 'Brokedown Palace' that showcase how well the band could sing together when they were locked into each other. The melodies are inspired and confident; there is no tension or overplaying marring these performances. Fresh from their tour with Bob Dylan, there are great renditions of 'Ballad of A Thin Man' and 'When I Paint My Masterpiece' on the first disc as well as a rocking 'All Along the Watchtower' and delicate 'Knockin' on Heaven's Door' on the second.
For fans of the improvisational side of the Grateful Dead's music, there are two full CDs of integrated songs and jams featured on 'April Fool's '88'. The second CD begins with a rhythmically complex 'Scarlet Begonias' that effortlessly morphs through the reggae-fied 'Fire on the Mountain'. Things get weird when 'Terrapin Station' slides into an extraterrestrial percussion jam before devolving into some weird John Cagey space music. Then, knowing that their audience may not be able to go out any further without being thrown some kind of life preserver, Garcia kindly brings his audience back to earth with a truly inspired segue from the stratosphere into Woody Guthrie's 'Goin' Down the Road Feeling Bad' before diving through sections of Steve Winwood's 'Dear Mr. Fantasy' and The Beatles 'Hey Jude' It's hard to imagine any other band getting away with playing such a disparate set of songs and musical styles over a 30 minute stretch, but somehow when served up by the Grateful Dead, one can hear the logic that connects Hank Williams to Bob Dylan to Bob Marley to Philip Glass. Whatever preconceptions one may have of the Grateful Dead and their music, an open minded listen through this set is enough to prove that the band had their pulse and intuition hard wired to every aspect of the great American songbook.
The third CD continues in an experimental vein with long, unhurried journeys through 'China Cat Sunflower', 'I know your Rider', 'Estimated Prophet' and more to end with an uplifting version of 'Not Fade Away' to remind the audience that somehow, no matter how long and strange the trip has been, it's all rock and roll.
At $24 for 3 CDs, 'Road Trips Vol. 4 No. 2' is a great bargain and offers a perfect introduction or re-introduction to the Grateful Dead's music. But, watch out – getting into the Dead can be a real Hansel and Gretel experience. You start out full of confidence that your handful of bread crumbs will get you through any dark and windy maze, but pretty soon you've run out of bread and it seems like the journey has just begun. Whether you shrug your shoulders and keep going, or come running back to the comforting music of home depends on you. Wherever 'April Fools '88' takes you, I envy you the trip.
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I'm working on that hopefully in a few months JeanneCake. Thanks a lot for the kind words!
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Thanks a lot for the warm welcome Smithy, and for sure I'll be participating! Best regards!
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Hi... My name is Luis Jiménez, I'm 43 years old and I'm very happy to join this community, I've been here before, but only as a lurker and I just decided to take the plunge and become a member. I like to cook and I like to learn, so, this seems to be the right place to be. I've been cooking professionally for the past 25 years and I'm the author of a book called "Pero querías ser chef..." (only in Spanish but hopefully soon in English too), I'm a blogger too but my main thing is to run the kitchen of a 200 seat restaurant in my home town, and as you know that is overwhelming sometimes but very rewarding too when things run smooth...wich is not easy, and I have to confess, as we say in the cooking world: "I'm in the weeds" more often than not. I'm a chef but I prefer to be considered a cook because that is what got me in the kitchen, my love for cooking and the love for the food that my mother cooked for me and our family. I like to sharpen my knives, to cook on the charcoal grill, the wok and the griddle, but also to cook with technology like rational ovens, thermocirculators and thermomix too. I'm an avid reader, a curious, and friendly guy that loves photography and motorcycling too. I'll be reading and learning as much as I can from you all, and if there is a question that I can answer correctly, I'll do so very gladly. Best regards from México amigos!


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We have always and will always forward the feedback from our users regarding features that are not available and the users want us to add. Keep in mind that we can't make any promises as we are not the ones deciding if this will be added or not.
Night light/night mode is available in the Xperia XZ2-series and Xperia XZ3 and for gesture navigation, currently this is not included in "our" version of Android Pie, but I will continue to forward the feedback internally.
I believe you do. I know you can't make promises here but it is really madening that whoever is in charge of thes things and decides what will be added or not ignores the feedback he gets from you or anyone else. It is common sense that features that are highlighted in the new software release (and tested in developer preview builds) are actually there when the final version of software is released - navigation gestures (in case of Android 9 Pie testing on XZ2). Yes general public feedback during developer preview testing might be 50/50 on love/hate for navigation gestures in time of testing and no one wants to anger 50% of the users. But that is exactly what the "man in charge" who made the decision not to include navigation gestures did. The right solution would be to give users the choice - what google did with update to older generations of pixels.
I put that night light/mode in as an example of past practices.I know night light/mode is available in XZ2 and XZ3 series but what happened with XZ1/premium? In Android Oreo we could take the "android-res-night.apk" (I believe) install it as normal apk then run adb command to install the overlay and we had night light/mode. It took 30 seconds to do it on completely stock unrooted software. It worked the same as it does on XZ2/XZ3. I know that as I have my XZ1 as a second phone.
Why can't a team of professional developers enable it in stock firmware? There is no neeed to answer this question as we all know the reason and that is why Sony is where it is..
I did not mean to attack you or anything and I am sorry if that is what may have been understood from my post. It is just frustrating that people in charge who get user feedback from you or users directly don't listen or ignore it and anger their existing user base. Instead of making existing users happy and get them thinking "Oh I am happy with this device, I should buy the succesor" they push them away from even thinking of buying the next device.
I saw there is Pie Gesture Navigation on Xperia 1, I wonder any plan to bring it to XZ series which have upgraded to Pie?
No problem at all and I totally understand the frustration!
I really do hope that for example, gesture navigation is added since it seems a lot more fluent than tapping on the navigation buttons. The best option would be to add it and then make it optional, in case some users don't like it, they can just turn it off.
@KyleTsai, For now, I don't have any new information, but I'll keep you posted in case there is a change!
Thanks again and have an awesome day!
This is good news. I've dropped my Pixel 2 to buy the XZ3 and so far no regret .However, the gestures are brilliant to work with and prevents what I am afraid of with the phones, screen burns in the software buttons .
Thank U so much! Finally, the gesture back!
Currently, the only devices with gesture support are Xperia 10, 10 Plus and Xperia 1.
Let´s see if, in the future, the gestures navigation will be added into older devices.


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2323 Mary
Augustine never wrote a separate work on the topic of Mary. There was no separate feast day for her in the church in North Africa of Augustine's time. Christmas, however, was considered not just a celebration of the birth of Christ, but also a feast day of Mary, hence she was celebrated in conjunction with Christ.
Because some of the martyrs had died not too many generations previously, the cult of martyrs was strong in the devotional life of the Christians of North Africa, and this was possibly another reason that the cult of Mary was left relatively undeveloped there. The main themes of Mariology in Augustine emerge in De santa virginitate ("On holy virginity"). There he explains that, like the church itself, Mary is both virgin and mother, both physically and spiritually.
Above: You Tube (1 min 47 secs) of the shrine to Our Lady of Childbirth at the Church of St Augustine, Rome. AL223
Since Jesus insisted that "whoever does the Will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother (Matt. 12.50), Augustine says that Mary was more blessed in accepting faith in Christ than in conceiving the flesh of Christ (De santa virginitate 3.3). Augustine regarded Mary not so much as above all Christians, but in the centre of the Christian assembly as the most perfect of all Christians. Augustine said that for her own salvation, it was more important that Mary have God in her heart than the Son of God in her womb.
Augustine's interest in Mary's maternity was Christ-centred; it underscored both the full humanity and full divinity of Christ. He never used for Mary the title of "Mother of God", but rather "mother of the Lord", or "mother of the Saviour." Augustine's relative restraint in this is partly explained by the fact that he died in the year 430, which was just before the Council of Ephesus declared Mary to be the Mother of God, after which proclamation Marian devotion advanced to new levels.
Because of his very strong views about the totus Christus (metaphorically, the "whole Christ" that comprised of Christ as the head and the church as the body), he often spoke of Mary in that context. Mary is in some sense inferior to the church in that she is only a part of the church.
He preached, "Mary is holy, Mary is blessed, but the church is something much better than the Virgin Mary. Why? Because Mary is part of the Church, a holy member, a quite exceptional member, the supremely wonderful member, but nevertheless a member of the whole body." (Sermon 72a.7)
The way that Augustine regarded Mary is additionally significant for what it shows about his anthropology. It elevates the dignity of women. He preached, "The male sex is honoured in the flesh of Christ; the female sex is honoured in the mother of Christ." (Sermon 190.2) Because Augustine strongly advocated Christ as the unique mediator between God and humanity, he never made Mary a source to whom to channel intercessory prayer, i.e., any prayer with contents like the "Hail Mary."
By Augustine's time such prayers had already been the practice in nearby Egypt for almost two centuries, and he would have been aware of them. Rather, Augustine recommended Mary as a perfect example of the Christian life. When he wrote of "our mother", Augustine was referring to the Church, and not to Mary. There is nothing in Augustine's writings which reveals any thoughts by him about whether Mary physically experienced death, or about her assumption.
Augustine's focus on Mary was Christ-centred and Scripture-based, and without the subsequent rococo interpretations given to the allegorical woman in the Book of Revelations. There was not in Augustine anything like the "high Mariology" that came to exist in many parts of the Catholic Church from the Middle Ages until the Second Vatican Council almost fifty years ago.
In today's Catholic Church Augustine's appreciation of Mary fits remarkably well. Just as happened at the Second Vatican Council, Augustine situated Mary within the context of her role in the history of salvation. In fact, the documents of Vatican II, especially Lumen Gentium with its chapter about Mary, is very close to what Augustine taught about Mary.
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2309 Homily on friendship
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2312 Role of history
2313 Humility
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2315 Poverty and hunger
2317 Justice
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2324 Miracles
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How Corporate Venture Capital Investing Increases Innovation
After the dot-com bubble burst about five years ago, corporate-sponsored venture capital funds jumped off that bandwagon in droves. Investing in startup technology companies — thought to be a quick way to beef up the corporate bottom line and look technologically hip while doing so — suddenly didn't seem like such a smart idea.
Managements as diverse as those at Boeing and Dell junked the concept. The reasons varied, says Mark G. Heesen, president of the Arlington, Va.-based National Venture Capital Association (NVCA). At Boeing, the unit fell victim to a wider corporate restructuring. At Dell, managers just didn't see enough of a positive impact on its bottom line. Such retrenchments caused hardly a blip on the corporate Richter scale. Unlike freestanding venture funds, some of which now manage billions of dollars in assets, corporate funds typically are small. "When a key person leaves, these funds often fall apart," Heesen says.
So why bother? Because venture capital is an essential tool available to a corporation to increase its innovativeness, says Wharton management professor Gary Dushnitsky. In his dissertation work, as well as three co-authored papers with Michael J. Lenox of the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University, Dushnitsky argues that corporate officials — who once saw a quick windfall in financing outside technologies — got it wrong then, and may be wrong now to recoil from making such investments.
In 2000, when corporate venture capital investing was at its peak, over 300 large corporations poured more than $16 billion of venture money into small startup companies. That number had dropped to slightly over $1 billion as of 2003, according to the NVCA.
"Because venture capital has fallen a little out of favor in the last five years, people might be a little skeptical about it," Dushnitsky said in an interview. But, he adds, "it is important to know that some of the leading corporations are very active, persistently, in good and bad times, in pursuing this course of action." It suggests that "there is some value to be gained" from such investments. In addition, as more and more new technologies come on the scene, large corporations recognize they no longer have a monopoly on the next big thing," Dushnitsky adds. "They need a tool to scan, identify, and leverage or harness entrepreneurial or innovative technologies" that are developed by others.
Corporate venture capital is one leg of a three-legged stool whose other two legs are a strong internal R&D capability and strong alliances with academic or government researchers.
Corporations that have stayed the course with venture investing — DuPont, Johnson & Johnson, IBM and others — tend to make equity investments in innovative startup companies with strategic rather than simply financial motives, and in time reap both strategic and financial benefits, Dushnitsky suggests, noting that "a strategically driven program exploits synergies between what I am doing and what they are doing." It's creating actual value that in turn is translated into superior financial performance.
The Patent Test
Using the databases of hundreds of companies, the researchers compared firms that invested corporate venture capital and those that did not invest. They found that "the greater the amount of corporate venture capital invested, the greater the innovation rate of the investing company, measured either by the number of patents generated or by the citation-weighted patents output (i.e., weigh each patent by the number of citations it received from subsequent patent applications)," Dushnitsky says, adding that anecdotal evidence backs up that finding. He points to case studies of venture investments by Sony, Nortel and others. "Their relationships with portfolio companies have benefited them immensely."
In two of their papers — "When Do Firms Undertake R&D Investing in New Ventures?" and "When Do Incumbents Learn from Entrepreneurial Ventures? Corporate Venture Capital and Investing Firm Innovation Rates" — Dushnitsky and Lenox conclude that corporations which make venture investments to gain access to outside innovations tend also to have strong internal research and development capabilities. The two are "complements rather than substitutes vying for research dollars," the researchers write.
"We find that a well developed internal research capability may be necessary to effectively learn [from corporate venture capital] investment. For a firm to learn from the ventures it invests in, it must first possess sufficient absorptive capacity." In addition, much corporate venture capital also seems to go to "sectors that are characterized by weak patent effectiveness," the authors note.
Dushnitsky explains that entrepreneurial innovators with strong patent protections — for instance in the pharmaceutical sector — tend to be more open about publicly reporting their breakthroughs, confident that they can retain control of their innovations while they negotiate corporate deals.
Those with weaker intellectual property protections, often in the information technology sector, tend to hold their cards close to the vest, fearful their inventions may be easily copied if prematurely revealed to potential development partners. Corporate venture capital often is "the only mechanism to pierce this veil of secrecy" and obtain access to the innovation, Dushnitsky says.
Technology Secrets
Over the years, many examples have arisen of disputes between entrepreneurs and their corporate suitors over alleged misappropriation of trade secrets during the process of negotiating a corporate investment or acquisition, according to Dushnitsky. He cites a litany of such disputes: Simple.com versus McAfee.com; CardioVention, now defunct, versus Medtronic; a Stanford University professor versus Rockwell International. "The logic is that in these environments, because you cannot protect your idea, more of the technology is likely to be kept secret," Dushnitsky says.
"Many mutually profitable investment relationships do not materialize because a corporation is not interested in investing unless entrepreneurs demonstrate their quality by upfront disclosing details about their inventions. But under certain conditions, entrepreneurs are wary of doing so. Disclosure can be prohibitively costly since the investor can exploit the information and imitate the invention, leaving the entrepreneur empty-handed," he writes in a paper titled, "Limitations to Inter-Organizational Knowledge Acquisition: The Paradox of Corporate Venture Capital."
So when is an investment relationship most probable? "Under those conditions that facilitate entrepreneurial disclosure, that is, when corporate venture capital is least likely to attempt imitation," Dushnitsky writes. Based on a matched sample of 258 entrepreneurial ventures and 74 corporate venture capitalists, he concludes that the probability of a relationship between the two parties "decreases if the products are potential substitutes and increases when the products of the two are complementary."
If the products are potential substitutes, "there are incentives for a corporate venture capitalist to behave opportunistically and copy the venture's novel technology," he writes. Clearly, the courtship between entrepreneur and corporate suitor can be a delicate one, fraught with potential for misunderstanding.
Investment Orientation and Performance Implications
In yet another paper, "When Does Venture Capital Investment Create Firm Value," Dushnitsky and Lenox "go beyond narrow financial returns and capture both the financial returns and the strategic benefits.
"We present evidence that corporate venture capital investment is associated with the creation of firm value. We find that this relationship is most salient in certain industries. In particular, the positive relationship between (corporate venture capital) and firm value is greatest within the devices and information technology sectors. Moreover, we present evidence that the contribution of corporate venture capital investment is strongest when it is focused on attaining a window on technology rather than purely a narrow return on investment," the researchers write.
"Firms that invest for strategic reasons are more likely to continue to invest and invest in larger amounts," they add. "One possibility is that because of this, strategically oriented firms are more likely to learn how to make good investments over time and that is what is driving our results." On the other hand, firms that go into the process with a wholly financial orientation — a "buy low, sell high" mentality, Dushnitsky calls it — tend not to benefit from such investments.
It's a finding with which the NVCA's Heesen wholeheartedly agrees. Heesen, who recently led a two-day conference of the association's corporate venture capital chapter, says companies that looked at entrepreneurial investments only as a way to make money quickly have gotten out of the game.
The post-bubble circumstances favor those with the stamina to invest strategically, he adds: "During the bubble, because of Wall Street's demands, corporations were concerned about quarter-over-quarter earnings numbers; research and development went out the window." But now these companies find there is little innovation in their internal pipelines, and that has brought the realization that "a corporate venture capital arm is not a bad thing to have, even if it loses money sometimes and may not fit exactly in the corporate structure."
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Fossil Group is an international manufacturer and distributor of personal accessories, founded in 1984 by the Kartsotis brothers. It has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market since 1993. The company specialises in fashion accessories and manages the product lifecycle solely from designing, marketing to distribution. In 2017, Fossil Group is committed to launch a few hundred new smart watches, through its own Fossil brand and through its licensed brands Armani, Michael Kors, Diesel, etc.
Out of its four product segments, Fossil Group is highly dependent on Watches for revenue and growth, which consistently makes up more than 70% of its net sales (76.6% in 2016). This is due to a wide range of men's and women's watches and smart watches, supported by a diversified distribution network, including Fossil and Skagen branded stores. In the Jewellery segment, sales from Michael Kors and Fossil were the bigger contributors to jewellery sales decline. However, Asia Pacific saw an increase in jewellery sales of 75%, from USD7.2 million to USD12.6 million, driven mainly by India.
The main threats to Fossil Group Inc. are high progress rate in technology and Non-specialized watch makers to compete directly. Fossil's increasing dependence on technology products represents a threat as new competitors' technologies could evolve faster than its own, making Fossil products obsolete. The core product category in Fossil Group is watches. This product is another accessory that fast fashion retailers can use to gain market share in this industry, thus making watches more affordable for consumers.
Even though Fossil Group has presence across Asia Pacific, it has not fully exploited the growth opportunities of the region. In mid-priced watches, the region is expected to see the fastest growth over the forecast period 2017-2022 with a 3.8% CAGR at constant 2017 prices. Large markets such as India, Indonesia and Japan are expected to lead growth thanks to growing interest in international brands and increasing willingness and growing disposable income to spend on personal accessories, which are viewed by consumers as essential tools for them to improve personal appearance along with apparel purchases.
Fossil Group's brand portfolio, consisting of brands such as Fossil, Michael Kors and Tory Burch, is less varied and more concentrated on the mid-priced range. This is because the company believes that most consumers regard watches not only as timepieces, but also as fashion accessories, and that they more often than not will purchase several watches with varying styles, functions and prices.


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import { expectTypeOf } from 'expect-type'

import testMatrix from './_matrix'
// @ts-ignore
import type { Prisma as PrismaNamespace, PrismaClient } from './node_modules/@prisma/client'

declare let prisma: PrismaClient

// arbitrarily chose delete operation to test errors for invalid inputs
testMatrix.setupTestSuite((_0, _1, { runtime }) => {
  testIf(runtime !== 'edge')('where and no keys provided', async () => {
    const result = prisma.user.delete({
      // @ts-expect-error
      where: {},
    })

    await expect(result).rejects.toMatchPrismaErrorInlineSnapshot(`

      Invalid \`prisma.user.delete()\` invocation in
      /client/tests/functional/extended-where/validation.ts:0:0

         XX // arbitrarily chose delete operation to test errors for invalid inputs
        XX testMatrix.setupTestSuite((_0, _1, { runtime }) => {
        XX   testIf(runtime !== 'edge')('where and no keys provided', async () => {
      → XX     const result = prisma.user.delete({
                 where: {
               ?   id?: String,
               ?   referralId?: String,
               ?   AND?: UserWhereInput | UserWhereInput[],
               ?   OR?: UserWhereInput,
               ?   NOT?: UserWhereInput | UserWhereInput[],
               ?   posts?: PostListRelationFilter,
               ?   profile?: ProfileRelationFilter | ProfileWhereInput | null
                 }
               })

      Argument where of type UserWhereUniqueInput needs at least one argument and at least one argument for id, or referralId. Available args are listed in green.

      Note: Lines with ? are optional.

    `)
  })

  testIf(runtime !== 'edge')('where and missing unique keys', async () => {
    const result = prisma.user.delete({
      // @ts-expect-error
      where: {
        profile: {},
      },
    })

    await expect(result).rejects.toMatchPrismaErrorInlineSnapshot(`

      Invalid \`prisma.user.delete()\` invocation in
      /client/tests/functional/extended-where/validation.ts:0:0

        XX })
        XX
        XX testIf(runtime !== 'edge')('where and missing unique keys', async () => {
      → XX   const result = prisma.user.delete({
               where: {
                 profile: {}
               }
             })

      Argument where of type UserWhereUniqueInput needs at least one argument and at least one argument for id, or referralId. Available args are listed in green.

    `)
  })

  test('AtLeast type with optional object', () => {
    type T = PrismaNamespace.AtLeast<{ a?: string; b?: string; c?: string }, 'a'>

    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('a').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('b').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('c').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<{ a: string | undefined; b?: string; c?: string }>().toMatchTypeOf<T>()
    expectTypeOf<{ a: string; b?: string; c?: string }>().toMatchTypeOf<T>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toMatchTypeOf<
      { a: string; b?: string; c?: string } | { a: string | undefined; b?: string; c?: string }
    >()
  })

  test('AtLeast type with optional object and no keys', () => {
    type T = PrismaNamespace.AtLeast<{ a?: string; b?: string; c?: string }, never>

    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('a').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('b').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toHaveProperty('c').toMatchTypeOf<string | undefined>()
    expectTypeOf<T>().toMatchTypeOf<{ a?: string; b?: string; c?: string }>()
  })
})

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