Genetics, geology, and archaeology all agree that the earliest human beings in North America arrived by sea and river to a place in Idaho now known as Cooper’s Ferry about 16,000 years ago, dramatically predating the Clovis people, who came about 3,000 years later. (Dave Hughes, London, Jul 2014; Anthony Shelton, Vancouver, Oct 2010)

We’re happy to announce the themes of next year’s meetings. They say hindsight is 20-20; hopefully for next year foresight will be as well! Meetings for us are always works-in-progress, so we welcome your feedback and ideas—please write directly to Steven Cherry with any suggestions. Exact dates will be released soon.

Sending data while close to the sun presents unique transmission challenges, but the Parker Solar Probe mission team at the TTI/V member Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (field trip, Sep 2017) has successfully received a 22 GB data dump of the satellite’s first two flybys. 
www.bgr.com/2019/08/06/parker-probe-data-nasa-sun-mission 

Those who attended TTI/Vanguard’s regional meeting in Cincinnati (Apr 2019) saw how TTI/V member firm Kroger implements technology inside its stores. As it turns out, out-of-store tech initiatives are also underway. By partnering with British online grocer Ocado, Kroger is expanding into the world of highly automated warehouse-based food-specific retail and delivery.
https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-07-22/kroger-goes-full-robot-to-take-on-amazon-with-ocado