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[font=Times New Roman]Today’s lecture will [color=red]center on[/color] the prehistoric people of Nevada desert. [color=red]Now[/color], most of these prehistoric desert people moved across the countryside [b]throughout [/b]the year. You may think [color=red]that [/color]they were wondering aimlessly, far from it. They actually [color=red]followed a series of [/color]carefully planned [color=red]moves[/color]. Where they were moving depended on where food was [b]available[/b]. Places where[color=red] plants were ripening or fish were spawning[/color]. Now often when these people moved, they carry all their possessions on their backs. But if the journey was long, extra food and tools were sometimes stored in caves or [b]beneath [/b]rocks. One of these caves is now an exciting archeological [color=red]site[/color], beyond its small opening is a huge underground [color=red]grotto[/color]. Even though the cave was [color=red]very[/color] large, it was certainly too dark and dusty for the travelers to live in. But it was a great place to hide things [color=red]and [/color]tremendous amounts of food suppliers and [b]artifacts[/b] [color=red]have been[/color] found there. The food include[color=red]s [/color]dried fish, [b]seeds [/b]and nuts. The artifacts include stone [color=red]spear points[/color] and knives. The spear points are [color=red]actually rather [/color]small. Here is a picture of [color=red]some that were[/color] found. You can see [color=red]their[/color] size in relation to the hands holding them.[/font]
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[font=Times New Roman]Well, if there are no more questions, I’d like to continue our discussion of the human [b]evolution[/b] by looking at [color=red]Homo erectus[/color], the [b]earliest [/b]of our ancestors [color=red]who[/color] stood[color=red] upright[/color]. Homo erectus lived about one and a half million years ago and was given [color=red]that[/color] name because [color=red]at the time [/color]the first fossil was [color=red]discovered[/color], it [color=red]represented[/color] the first [color=red]primate to [/color]stand upright. There is evidence now that Home erectus [color=red]had [/color]sharper mental skills than their [b]predecessors[/b]. They constructed [color=red]the first standardized tool for hunting and butchering[/color]. They created an extraordinary[color=red] stone implement, [/color]a large[color=red] teardrop shaped hand ax[/color], which design and [color=red]symmetry revealed a keen sense of aesthetics[/color]. This detailing, [color=red]along with an ax’s utilitarian value[/color], strongly suggests that Home erectus had the ability to [color=red]conceive of and execute a design to specification[/color]. In addition, Home erectus was the first [color=red]hominid[/color] to use fire. This discovery [color=red]enticed[/color] them to cook meat, which they could [color=red]flavor and keep from spilling by flame[/color], and which [b]paleontologists [/b][color=red]now[/color] believe may have[color=red] given[/color] them a new disease. Some fossil bones of Homo erectus [color=red]are grossly [/color]deformed and paleontologists have noted this condition is similar to that found in people today who [color=red]have been[/color][b]exposed[/b] to[color=red] chronic overdoses[/color] of vitamin A. Apparently Homo erectus first got this disease by eating large [color=red]amounts [/color]of animal liver.[/font]u*oU2fu-P!T}dJ
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[font=Times New Roman]I understand [color=red]your professor[/color] has been discussing several [color=red]Eastern Woodland Indian[/color][b] tribes [/b]in your study of Native American cultures. As you have probably learned the Eastern woodland Indians get [color=red]their[/color] name[color=red] from the forest covered areas [/color]of the Eastern United States where they lived. The [b]earliest[/b] woodland culture[color=red]s[/color] date back 9000 years, but the group we’ll focus on dates back [color=red]only [/color]to about 700 AD. We now call [color=red]these [/color]Native Americans the [color=red]Mississippian[/color] culture, because they [color=red]settled[/color] in the Mississippi River [b]valley[/b]. [color=red]This civilization is known for its flat topped monuments[/color], called [color=red]temple mounds[/color]. They were made of earth and used as temples and official [color=red]residences[/color]. The temple mounds were located in the central square of the city, with [color=red]huts [/color]of [color=red]townspeople[/color] built [color=red]in rows[/color] around the [color=red]plaza[/color]. The Mississippian people were city dwellers. But some city residents [color=red]earned[/color] their living as farmers, tending the field of corn,[color=red] beans [/color]and [color=red]squash[/color] that surrounded the city. The city’[color=red]s[/color] [b]artisans[/b] made[color=red] arrowheads[/color],[color=red] leather goods, pottery and[/color][b] jewelry[/b]. Traders came from far away to exchange raw material for these items. In the[color=red] slides I’m[/color] about to show, you’ll see models of [color=red]a [/color]Mississippian city.[/font]
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感谢啊，两眼的泪水，一定坚持到底，哈哈。
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[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]In our lab today, we will be testing [color=red]the[/color] hypothesis that babies can [color=red]count[/color] as early as 5 moths [color=red]of [/color]age. The six babies here are all less than 6 months old. You’ll be watching them on [color=red]closed circuit TV and[/color] measuring their [b]responses[/b]. The experiment is based on a well-established [color=red]observation[/color] that babies l stare longer if they don’t see what they expect to see. First, we are going to let two dolls move [color=red]slowly [/color]in front of the babies. The babies will see the two dolls disappear behind a screen. Your job is to record in seconds how long the babies stare at the dolls when the screen is removed. In the next stage, two dolls will again move if front of the babies [color=red]and disappear[/color]. [color=red]But[/color] then a third doll will follow. When the screen is [color=red]removed[/color], the babies will only see two dolls. If we are right, the babies will [color=red]now [/color]stare longer because they expect three dolls but only see two.[color=red] It seems remarkable[/color] to think that such a young baby can count. My own research [color=red]has convinced[/color] me that they have this ability from birth. But whether they do or not, perhaps we should raise another question- should we take advantage [color=red]of this ability[/color] by teaching children mathematics at such a young age? They have great [color=red]untapped[/color] potential, but is it good for parents to [color=red]pressure[/color] young children?[/size][/font] o w1`bQ
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[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Do you have trouble sleeping at night? Then maybe this is for you. When you [color=red]worry[/color] about [color=red]needing[/color] sleep and toss and turn, trying to find a comfortable position, you are probably only making matters worse. What happens when you do that is that your heart [color=red]rate actually increase[/color], making it more difficult to relax. You[color=red] may also [/color]have some bad habits that contribute to the problem. Do you rest frequently during the day? Do you get virtually no exercise or do you exercise [color=red]strenuously [/color]late in the day? Are you [b]preoccupied [/b]with sleep or do you sleep late on weekends? Any or all [color=red]of[/color] these factors might be leading to your [color=red]insomnia [/color]by disrupting your body’s [color=red]natural rhythm[/color]. What should you do, then, on those sleepless night[color=red]s[/color]? Don’t [b]bother[/b] with sleeping pills. They can actually [color=red]cause [/color]worse insomnia later. The best thing to do is [color=red]drink[/color] milk or eat cheese or [color=red]tuna fish[/color]. They are all rich in [color=red]amino acids and [/color]help produce a[color=red] neurotransmitter[/color] in the brain that [color=red]induces[/color] sleep. [color=red]This [/color]neurotransmitter will help you relax and you’ll be on your way to [color=red]getting[/color] a good night’s sleep. Until tomorrow’s broadcast, [color=red]this has been another in series Hints for good health. [/color][/size][/font] |O&R7l&d)|uH
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'qP#[!B:a8hiSY[ [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Today we are going to talk about [color=red]shyness [/color]and discuss recent research on ways to help children learn to [color=red]interact [/color]socially. Many people consider themselves shy. In fact forty percent of people who[color=red] took part in [/color]our survey said they were shy. That is two[color=red] out of [/color]every five people. And there are [color=red]studies[/color] to indicate that the tendency [color=red]toward[/color] shyness may be [b]inherited[/b]. But just because [color=red]certain[/color] children are [color=red]timid[/color] doesn’t mean they are doomed to be shy forever. There are things parents, teachers and children themselves can do to [color=red]overcome [/color]the tendency and even to prevent [color=red]it[/color]. One [color=red]researcher[/color] found that if parents gently push their shy children to try new things, they can help their children become less afraid and less[b] inhibited[/b]. Another way to help shy children is to train them in social skills. For example, there are special training [color=red]groups where [/color]children are taught [color=red]things like [/color]looking at other children [color=red]while [/color]are talking to [color=red]them[/color], talking about other people’s interests and even smiling. These groups have been very [color=red]successful at[/color] giving shy children a place to feel safe and accepted and [color=red]at[/color] building up their self esteem.[/size][/font]

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呵呵，我吃散伙饭那天疯了一天一宿再加一天。狂自责！不过玩就要玩好！:lol
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吃完归来，哈哈，喝的头都大了
VD:W^+x 感谢MM的鼓励，看了你的听写贴，太牛了，向你学习！
Hfe0m,cKAZC 明天恢复正常。

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只听写了一篇，汗颜

[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]You might think most of the patients [color=red]at the sleep clinics [/color]are being treated for sleeplessness, commonly referred as [b]insomnia[/b], but that is not the case. The majority of the sleep-clinic patients suffer from [color=red]disorders of[/color] excessive sleep or hypersomnia. While most of the [b]insomniacs[/b] [color=red]somehow[/color] manage to drag themselves[color=red] through[/color] the day and function [color=red]at [/color]acceptable though not [color=red]optimal levels[/color], this is not so for people[color=red] who suffer[/color] from hypersomnia. They are [color=red]incapacitated[/color] by [color=red]irresistible urges[/color] to sleep during the day, often in [color=red]inappropriate [/color]situations at business meetings, in supermarkets or [color=red]at[/color] parties. Even more dangerous is [color=red]their failure to remain awake[/color] [color=red]when driving[/color] or operating machinery. Falling asleep in such situations could obviously be life threatening. Many hypersomniacs suffer from [color=red]narcolepsy[/color], which the primary [color=red]symptom[/color] is excess day time [color=red]sleepiness[/color]. Though not [color=red]apparent[/color] in childhood, this symptom most often [color=red]appears[/color] for the first time[color=red] during[/color] the teen years and continues throughout a person’s life. The sleep attacks[color=red] may occur [/color]as many as fifteen to twenty times during [color=red]the [/color]course of [color=red]the[/color] day and [color=red]last for periods[/color] from fifteen minutes [color=red]up[/color] to two hours. What can be done to help those suffering from [color=red]narcolepsy[/color]? There are certain drugs that can help and [color=red]specialists [/color]suggest [color=red]voluntary napping[/color] to decrease the frequency of such sleep attacks.[/size][/font]
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[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Did[/size][/font][font=Tahoma][size=12pt] you know you can catch a mood? A bad mood[color=red] isn’t[/color] spread [color=red]by a virus[/color] like the flu is, but it can be [b]contagious[/b]. Moods sort of [color=red]drift[/color] from person to person unconsciously. Slight, [color=red]unintentional [/color]signals carry [color=red]mood[/color]. You have probably experienced [color=red]it[/color] yourself-you are around someone who is feeling down and showing it,[color=red] slumped shoulders, downcast mouth, subdued voice[/color], all that sort of things. Pretty soon, you begin to feel [color=red]depressed[/color] too. Of course, good moods are also catching, not just bad ones. Moods spread in steps. One person’s [color=red]facial expression or whatever[/color] is observed by another who [color=red]then [/color]unconsciously begins to mimic. The process is automatic, [color=red]a split second mimicry[/color]. The person isn’t even aware of the copying. A[color=red] full-blown case[/color] of mood[color=red] transfer [/color]develops as this copying continues. Not every one picks up moods[color=red] to[/color] the same degree. Those who are most [color=red]susceptible[/color] often have the strong [color=red]physiological[/color] [color=red]responses [/color]to what is going on around them. You know, [color=red]people who break out in nervous sweat easily and whose stomachs churn[/color]. People don’t all send moods equally well either. The best mood senders are expressive people, because mood [b]contagion [/b]can’t happen without signals. If they [color=red]aren’t[/color] there, that is, the person [color=red]gives no indication of[/color] the mood they are in, no body will pick up the mood.[/size][/font]
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H~uqRb~B'U [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Did you ever wonder why[color=red] it is that [/color]most people are programmed to sleep at night [color=red]instead of[/color] during the day? If there is something about the [color=red]circle[/color] of light and dark [color=red]that’s [/color]telling us[color=red] when[/color] to sleep, [color=red]then[/color] shouldn’t the sleep circle of [color=red]a[/color] blind people be different? As it[color=red] turns out[/color], many blind people, people [color=red]with[/color] no [color=red]visual perception of light [/color]at all, [color=red]do[/color] have the same sleep circle as [color=red]lighted[/color] people. Now you’re wondering “how could this happen?” The answer is [b]hormones[/b], one hormone in particular. It is called [color=red]melatonin[/color]. In sighted people, the level of melatonin goes up at night or when it is dark and goes down in the day or when it is light. It is believed that[color=red] it is the[/color] presence of this hormone in [color=red]the [/color]blood that gives us the urge to sleep. If an increase[color=red] in melatonin level programs [/color]sighted people to sleep at night, [color=red]then[/color] what about blind people? A researcher named Dr. C tells [color=red]about[/color] an interesting experiment. He tried [color=red]shining[/color] a bright light into the eyes of some blind people. When he did this, he [color=red]noticed[/color] the level of melatonin in the blood [color=red]of these subjects[/color] went down just as it [color=red]would do[/color] for sighted people. Somehow, the eyes of these subjects, even though they [color=red]were [/color]damaged [color=red]and [/color]had no visual perception of light, could tell their brain when there was more or less light. Now, this doesn’t work for all blind people. In fact, most of C’s subjects [color=red]had [/color]no hormone [b]response [/b]to light at all. Further research may be able to explain this sensitivity to light [color=red]in terms of [/color]the[color=red] type of blindness [/color]of the subject.[/size][/font]2D]&eRe(x C
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[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]So you see, physical illness can have psychological causes. Now we[color=red] just [/color]have time to introduce [color=red]another [/color]interesting example of the[color=red] interaction[/color] between [color=red]mind and body, placebos. [/color]Placebos, maybe you [color=red]have[/color] heard them called [color=red]sugar pills[/color], are harmless substances not always sugar, that are used [b]routinely [/b]on groups of sick people in experiments. These experiments [color=red]test[/color] the effectiveness of new drugs. One group is given the new drug, the other group is given [color=red]a[/color] placebo and then the results are measured. As you might guess, some of the people [color=red]who[/color] receive the new drug get better. Surprisingly, however, some of the placebo group also get better. Why? Well, it is an [color=red]interesting [/color]question, one which doctors cannot quite answer. Some of the group may have gotten better on their own without any treatment at all, but researchers have [color=red]shown [/color]that [color=red]the very act of taking in a medication [/color]that you think [color=red]will[/color] make you better, [color=red]often does[/color] make you feel better. Have you ever taken an [b]aspirin[/b] and [color=red]felt[/color] better in five minutes? Aspirin [color=red]doesn’t[/color] work that fast, does it? [b]Basically [/b]if you believe you will get better, sometimes you do. The history of[color=red] how the doctors and healers have used the mind body connection[/color] to cure people is long and interesting. But I see it’s time to close, so I[color=red]’ll have to[/color] cover this in the next class. You[color=red]’ll[/color] have to hold your questions on this topic [color=red]until then[/color]. Before you go, I have some [color=red]handouts[/color] for you, concerning the [color=red]midterm exams[/color] next week.[/size][/font]

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`z,Hi-E7h [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Good evening, my name is Pam Jones[color=red] and [/color]on behalf of Modern Dance Club. I’d like to welcome you to[color=red] tonight’[/color]s program. The club is pleased to present[color=red] TV version[/color] of [color=red]the Catherine Wheel, Twyla Tharp’s rock ballet[/color]. This video version of the ballet has been even more successful with [b]audiences[/b] than [color=red]origina[/color]l theater [color=red]production[/color]. It includes some [color=red]animation, slow motion and stop action freezes[/color] that really help[color=red] audience [/color]understand the dancer. The title of the piece [color=red]refers to[/color] [color=red]Saint Catherine[/color], who died on a wheel in 307 AD. Nowadays, [color=red]a Catherine Wheel [/color]is also a kind of firework. It looks something like the [color=red]pinwheel[/color]. Anyway, the dance is certainly [color=red]full of [/color]fireworks. You’ll see [color=red]how[/color] Twyla Tharp explores one family’s attempt to[color=red] confront[/color] the [color=red]violence [/color]in modern life. The central symbol of the work is pineapple, but exactly what [color=red]it [/color]represents has [color=red]always[/color] created a lot of [b]controversy[/b]. As you watch, see if you can figure it out. The music for this piece is full of[color=red] rhythmic energy[/color] of rock music. It was composed by [color=red]David Byrne[/color], of the rock band [color=red]Talking Heads[/color]. And the lead dancer [color=red]in[/color] this version was [color=red]Sara Rudner[/color], who is perfectly suited to [color=red]Tharp’s adventurous choreography[/color]. Following the video, dance teacher [color=red]Marry Parker [/color]will lead a discussion about the [color=red]symbolism Ms. Tharp[/color] used. We hope you can stay for that. So enjoy tonight’s video and thank for your support.[/size][/font]1w"tM9lboS
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TP_6C{/@ [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Before starting our tour [color=red]of Monticello[/color], I’d like to give you [color=red]some[/color] historical facts [color=red]that might[/color] help you appreciate what you see today even more. Monticello was the very much [color=red]loved[/color] home of Thomas Jefferson for over[color=red] fifty[/color] years. Jefferson, who was of course President, was also a great reader and language [color=red]enthusiast[/color]. He read widely on different subjects including architecture. He [color=red]wasn’t formally trained[/color] in architecture, but as result of his study and observation of other buildings, he was able to help design and build the house. He chose the site himself,[color=red] naming [/color]the estate Monticello, which means little mountain in [color=red]Italian[/color]. In fact, many of the ideas behind the [color=red]design[/color] also came from Italian architect Andrea Palladio, who lived in sixteenth century [color=red]and who[/color] had a great influence on the architecture of England. Jefferson, however, ignored one of Palladio’s principles, that is, not to build in a high place. Monticello’s[b] elevation[/b] made [color=red]the[/color] transportation of what [color=red]was needed[/color] at the house, for example, food,[color=red] especially [/color]difficult. But the view from the [color=red]estate[/color] would [color=red]not be as spectacular[/color] if Jefferson [color=red]had followed[/color] Palladio’s advice. There really [color=red]is[/color] no boundary between the house and the nature around it, and so Jefferson was able to look out [color=red]on his beloved state of Virginia from his wonderful vantage point. [/color]Now [color=red]we’ll[/color] go on to Jefferson’s [b]library[/b].[/size][/font]\Q3]eF
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[font=Tahoma][size=12pt]Welcome to the [color=red]Four Winds Historical[/color] Farm, where traditions of the past [color=red]are[/color] preserved for visitors like you. Today, [color=red]our master thatches will begin giving this barn behind me a sturdy thatched roof[/color] able to withstand heavy winds and last up to a hundred years. How do they do it? Well, [color=red]in a nutshell[/color], [color=red]thatching [/color]involves [color=red]covering the beams or rafters[/color], [color=red]the wooden skeleton of a roof,[/color] [color=red]with reeds or straw[/color]. Our thatches here have [color=red]harvested[/color] their[color=red] own[/color] natural material for the job. The [color=red]bundles[/color] of water reeds you see [color=red]lying[/color] over there beside the [color=red]barn[/color]. Thatching is certainly uncommon in the United States today. I guess that’s why so many of you [color=red]have[/color] come to see this demonstration. But it wasn’t always that way. In the seventeenth century, the colonists here thatched their roofs with reeds and straw [color=red]just[/color] as they [color=red]had [/color]done in England. After a while, though, they began to replace the thatch with [color=red]wooden shingles[/color], because wood was so [color=red]plentiful[/color]. And eventually other [color=red]roofing[/color] materials like the [color=red]stone[/color], [color=red]slate[/color], and [color=red]clay tiles[/color] came into use. It is a[color=red] real [/color]shame that most people today don’t realize how strong and long lasting a [color=red]thatched[/color] roof is. In Ireland, where thatching is still [color=red]practiced[/color], the roofs can survive winds[color=red] of [/color]up to one hundred[color=red] ten[/color] miles per hour. That is because the straw and [color=red]reeds[/color] are so flexible. They bend but don’t break in [color=red]the [/color]wind like other materials can. Another advantage is that the [color=red]roofs[/color] keep the house cool in the summer and warm in the winter. And then of course there is the roofs’ longevity. The average is sixty years but they can last up to [color=red]a [/color]hundred. With all these reasons to start thatching [color=red]roofs[/color] again, [color=red]wouldn’t [/color]it be wonderful to see [color=red]this [/color]disappearing [color=red]craft[/color] return to popularity?[/size][/font]

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不说了，继续加油！！！

楼主加油~~~我现在到了听到英语就要吐的地步。。

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感谢LS的MM，一定坚持到最后！！！

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]+[a]L [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]You may remember that a few weeks ago we discussed the question [color=red]of [/color]what photography is. [color=red]Is it[/color] art, or is it a method of reproducing images? Do photographs belong [color=red]in[/color] museums or just in our homes? Today I want to talk about a person who tired to [color=red]make [/color]his professional life an answer to[color=red] such[/color] question[color=red]s[/color]. A S went from the United States to Germany to study [b]engineering[/b]. [color=red]While[/color] he was there, he became interested in photography and began [color=red]to [/color]experiment with [color=red]his[/color] cinema. He took pictures [color=red]under[/color] conditions that most photographers considered too difficult. He took them at night, in the rain, and [color=red]of[/color] people and objects reflected in windows. When he returned to the United States, he continued [color=red]these[/color] revolutionary [b]efforts[/b]. S was the first person to photograph skyscrapers, clouds, and views from an airplane. What S was trying to do in these photographs was what he was trying to do throughout his life: make photography an art. He [color=red]felt[/color] that photography could [color=red]be[/color] just [color=red]as good[/color] a form of self expression as painting or drawing. For S, his cinema was his brush. [color=red]While[/color] many photographers [color=red]of [/color]the late 1800s and early 1900s thought [color=red]of[/color] their work [color=red]as a[/color] reproduction of identical images, S [color=red]saw his [/color]as a creative art form. He understood the power of the cinema to [color=red]capture[/color] the moment. In fact, he never retouched his prints or made copies of them. If [color=red]he were [/color]in the classroom today, I am sure he’d say,” Well, painters don’t normally make [color=red]extra copies [/color]of their paintings, do they?”[/size][/font]P.r9\Pp{c
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:GDk9el Q{ [font=Tahoma][size=12pt]I want to welcome[color=red] each and every[/color] balloon [b]enthusiast[/b] to [b]Philadelphia[/b]. Thank you for coming here this morning to [b]commemorate [/b]the first balloon voyage in the United States. On January 9th, 1793, [color=red]at[/color] 10 o’clock in the morning, a [color=red]silk [/color]balloon [color=red]lifted [/color]into the [color=red]skies[/color] [color=red]above [/color]the city, which was at the time the capital of the country. According to the original record[color=red]s [/color]of the flight, the voyage lasted[color=red] forty-six[/color] minutes, from its departure in Philadelphia to its landing across [color=red]Delaware River[/color] in [color=red]New Jersey[/color]. Though our [color=red]pilots [/color]today [color=red]will[/color] try to [color=red]approximate[/color] the original landing site, they are[color=red] at the mercy [/color]of the winds, so who knows [color=red]where[/color] they will drift off to? Even the balloonists in 1793 [color=red]experienced[/color] [color=red]some uncertain weather[/color] that day. There were clouds, [color=red]fog and mist[/color] in various directions. Our [color=red]reenactment[/color] promises to be nothing less than [color=red]spectacular[/color]. The yellow balloon [color=red]directly[/color] behind me is [color=red]five stories[/color] high. It is [color=red]inflated with helium[/color], unlike the original, which was filled with hydrogen and [color=red]unbeknownst[/color] to the [b]pilot[/b], [color=red]potentially [/color]explosive. [color=red]Gas-filled[/color] models are pretty uncommon now, because of the extremely high cost, so the eighty other balloons in today’s [color=red]launch[/color] are hot air, heated by [color=red]propane burners[/color]. These balloons are from all over the country.[/size][/font]

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