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most people will say charles darwin? >> reporter: charles darwin? mr. evolution? yes, claims frank who met us touring darwin exhibit at atlanta's fern bank museum of natural history. >> so if we think about an animal like the rhea, how does it get away from predators if it can't fly the way other birds can? it's got to outrun them. >> reporter: as darwin and frank both acknowledge, competition is in fact, one key to progress. >> so generation by generation, small mutations contributed to the bit of extra speed for an individual animal. that animal is less likely to be caught and eaten by predators so it left copies of that mutation into the next generation and then it spread generation by generation until the bird is really quite a racehorse. >> reporter: and this is the survival of the fitest? >> that's the invisible hand story. it's good for the individual bird to be fast and this bird as a species being fast is good for the species. makes them less vulnerable to predators. >> reporter: same with the keen eyesight of hawks. the better their eyes, the better thei
most people will say charles darwin? >> reporter: charles darwin? mr. evolution? yes, claims frank who met us touring darwin exhibit at atlanta's fern bank museum of natural history. >> so if we think about an animal like the rhea, how does it get away from predators if it can't fly the way other birds can? it's got to outrun them. >> reporter: as darwin and frank both acknowledge, competition is in fact, one key to progress. >> so generation by generation, small...
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mill also formed a committee with herbert spencer, the social scientist, charles darwin joined this committee and john bryce, the english free trader parliamentarian. on the other side what my friend steve davisies says distinguishes the good guys from the villains of historian politics, the other side was thomas carlisle, he brought to his side charles dickens, thede the more imperialist minded members of parliament to defend eyre from prosecution. mills succeeds using this evidence and bringing governor eyre up on charges but the jury influenced by carlisle's counteractivism refuses to indict. but meanwhile menard himself has seen his stock rise as a leading light of the cause of freedom almost worldwide. he is quoted in the british anti-slavery society's newspapers, he's arrived back in new orleans as well as and he begins to notice very quickly that the johnson administration's commitment to civil rights in the united states is very lacking. this particular quote, he compares governor eyre to president johnson and says the only difference is follows event, while the latter with an ignoran
mill also formed a committee with herbert spencer, the social scientist, charles darwin joined this committee and john bryce, the english free trader parliamentarian. on the other side what my friend steve davisies says distinguishes the good guys from the villains of historian politics, the other side was thomas carlisle, he brought to his side charles dickens, thede the more imperialist minded members of parliament to defend eyre from prosecution. mills succeeds using this evidence and...
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charles darwin joined this committee. and john wright, anti-slavery parliament arian. and they used the evidence provided by menard. on the other side, and this is what my friend steve davies says, distinguishes the good guys from the villains of victorian politics. the other side was a committee formed by thomas carlisle, the scottish historian. he brought to his side charles dickens. the famous novelist. and several of the more imperialist minded members of parliament to defend eyre from prosecution. mill succeeds using this evidence in bringing governor eyre up on charges, but the jury influenced by carlisle's counteractivism refuses to indict. but meanwhile, menard himself has seen his stock rise as a waiting light of the cause of freedom, almost worldwide. he is quoted in the british anti-slavery society's newspapers. he has arrived back in new orleans as well, and he begins to notice very quickly that the johnson administration's commitment to civil rights in the united states is very lacking. this particular quote, he compares actually governor eyre to president
charles darwin joined this committee. and john wright, anti-slavery parliament arian. and they used the evidence provided by menard. on the other side, and this is what my friend steve davies says, distinguishes the good guys from the villains of victorian politics. the other side was a committee formed by thomas carlisle, the scottish historian. he brought to his side charles dickens. the famous novelist. and several of the more imperialist minded members of parliament to defend eyre from...
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charles darwin made the islands famous. this is where he developed the theory of evolution in the '70s. >>> all right, let's talk about the weather now turning into a beautiful day, but bill you're saying it will cold again tonight? >> yes, the national weather service issuing a freeze warning for the north and south bay valleys. it will be cold out there tonight, cooler than last night. the winds kept going last night. temperatures didn't get that cold. winds die down tonight, cold outside, freezing and below freezing temperatures. there are winds gusting to 25 miles per hour. check out santa rosa, 64 degrees right now. overnight lows, though, in the north bay valley getting down to the low 30s, and below freezing in a lot of places, maybe in the upper 20s in places like forestville. so the freeze warning in effect in the north bay valley, santa clara valley, and when the wind dies down in some areas you find the upper 20s. there will be frost as well. those are the areas outlined. it is not that unusual this time of year
charles darwin made the islands famous. this is where he developed the theory of evolution in the '70s. >>> all right, let's talk about the weather now turning into a beautiful day, but bill you're saying it will cold again tonight? >> yes, the national weather service issuing a freeze warning for the north and south bay valleys. it will be cold out there tonight, cooler than last night. the winds kept going last night. temperatures didn't get that cold. winds die down tonight,...
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it is a budget that would make charles darwin blush. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, the nationalized health care bill will soon go before the supreme court. the issue -- does the federal government have the constitutional authority to force americans to buy government ordained and approved health insurance or else? or else face the wrath and punishment of government. the government does not have the authority to force citizens to buy any product, whether it is health insurance, a car or a box of doughnuts. if the supreme court allows this government invasion of choice, what is next? if the government, under the guise it knows best, is it going to force citizens to buy only government-approved green cars, only government houses, only government food? the health care individual mandate is a denial of liberty. yes, we need to fix h
it is a budget that would make charles darwin blush. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: madam speaker, request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. poe: madam speaker, the nationalized health care bill will soon go before the supreme court. the issue -- does the federal government have the constitutional authority to force americans to buy government...
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going back to charles darwin. he hitched a ride. did he pay for that voyage?no, the boys had other motivations. science piggybacks the stuff pretty well and i'm cool with that. one last thing before i and before i end. this book came out only about two weeks ago. thank you, thank you. [applause] because what i just told you, touches on politics and on economics. what has happened is the interest in this book has crossed over and out of the circle of space and busiest and gotten the interest of economists and politicians. to the point i think, but i'm just, i'm enchanted by this. so art affairs magazine excerpt of the first chapter of this bar a cover story. the case for space. this is the lack of every single congressman in washington. so within a week of this book being released, and this article appearing, i get a phonecall -- [laughter] i get a phonecall and they say we want you to testify in front of the senate. now generally i don't like speaking directly to politicians. [laughter] i don't mean it that in any insulting way. what i mean by that is, i am an
going back to charles darwin. he hitched a ride. did he pay for that voyage?no, the boys had other motivations. science piggybacks the stuff pretty well and i'm cool with that. one last thing before i and before i end. this book came out only about two weeks ago. thank you, thank you. [applause] because what i just told you, touches on politics and on economics. what has happened is the interest in this book has crossed over and out of the circle of space and busiest and gotten the interest of...
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it is a budget that would make charles darwin blush. it is a budget not worthy of this house, and it is a budget i hope will be resoundingly rejected because of the values that do not reflect america at its best, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas, for what purpose do you rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize the achievements of the mammoth springs high school boys basketball team. they defeated the sacred heart rebels by a score of 32-49. this is the first ever championship victory. i'd like to commend the head coach for his leadership in claiming the stateship. mr. crawford: i want to recognize craig, j.d., tyler, josh, ryan, courtly, dylan, matt and garrett for the leader they've shown. great accomplishments like a state championship does not go without a great deal of dedication. their head coach brought a great deal of pride to their economy. now they brough
it is a budget that would make charles darwin blush. it is a budget not worthy of this house, and it is a budget i hope will be resoundingly rejected because of the values that do not reflect america at its best, and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arkansas, for what purpose do you rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to recognize...