he did what any god-fearing, persevering, respectable white man would do in the circumstances. he swore out a warrant. no doubt signing it with his left hand. and tom robinson now sits before you having taken the oath with the only good hand he possesses. his right hand. so humble, respectable, quiet negro who had the unmitigated at the merit to feel sore -- temerity for a white person. i need not remind you of their appearance or conduct on the stand. you saw them for yourselves. the witnesses of the state, with the exception of the sheriff of macom county, has presented them to yourselves, you gentlemen, of the court in their confidence that their testimony would not be doubted. believing that you gentlemen would go along with them on the assumption, the evil assumption that all negros lie, that all negros are basically immoral beings, that all negros are not to be trusted around our women. which, gentlemen, as you know in itself a lie as black as tom robinson's skin. a lie i do not need to explain to you. you know the truth and the truth is this -- that some negros lie. some

for the frost is a true yes i'm a real dyed in the wool father frost complete with a real clear persevered yes i did like to show you some of my winter tricks would be brilliant so ruling. and it's clear from the beginning that live is no more than a response or. plays into the way he luscious fittest of the frost i definitely wouldn't want to be on his milton list. so now i get to find out my remote news coordinates it is a sixty nine year old. probably not but we'll see yeah this is great but. blimey. we. like keeping me a little help from. the frosts so. bring. me. the u.k. i didn't break anything now. thankful that i hadn't done any permanent damage i left level to his acrobatics and headed back out into the streets it was time for a little souvenir hunting there are many things more strongly associated with russia than a bear and although you might not see too many running around the streets of perm that doesn't mean you can't find them if you know what to do. if you go down to one particular workshop you're sure of a big surprise. now these are the sort of bears you really wouldn't m

become a physician to help her community and it's an incredible story of how like her father she's persevered. this girl is from the afghan border valley of about 4,000 people. she was the first girl to get an education in our village. the communities there are somewhat proactive about girls education, it was difficult for her at first. the boys through publs at her at first. later on a couple of teachers didn't want to teach her because she was female. in high school some of the boys stole her notebooks because they didn't want her to graduate. but she did. there's no medicine or clinic or hospital here. before she started working in 2000 in this valley, five to 20 women died in childbirth every year so. she went to two years of training and cost us about $800 and her pay is just over a dollar a day and not one women has died since she's come back and is working there. and now i'll jump forward a bit. when we get hundreds of letters in our office and e-mails and some of the most powerful e-mails are those from our armed forces serving in afghanistan and sometimes iraq. recently i got an e-ma

. >> thanks for persevering. next item, mr. president. president adams: yes. >> commissioners, item 6, presentation on the central market economic strategy report by jordan klein, office of economic and workforce development and we'll have a powerpoint in just a moment. >> so commissioners, our new commissioners, while jordan is setting up, periodically we have our staff from departments come and report to the commission on projects that are underway with the city that affects small business so that you can be updated and kept apprised of the work that they're doing and be able to ask any questions about what's happening so that you're well informed. >> well, while this is leading, i say good evening, commissioners, thanks for the opportunity to speak. maybe you have heard about central market in the news recently, so to director dick-endrizzi's point, i'm here to kind of fill you in on the work that we're doing in central market. >> jordan, would you prefer the other mic? >> yeah. let's do that. ok, here we go. rear ready. so you should

but those two he picked right at the beginning who he admired for their perseverance, persevered to the end. so, it's an amazing story. but knox had the idea of going to ticonderoga and bringing back the great cannons and mortars there which was a preposterous thought. the middle of winter. and to haul those guns nearly 300 miles all the way down the hudson valley from upstate new york and across the berkshire mountains all the way to boston was a feat almost like something from myth, but it was real. he did it. and he did it by seeing that the solution to the problem was in the problem. the problem itself was the solution. the problem is it's winter. how can you drag those huge cannon all the way in winter. and the answer, of course, was to build giant sleds or sledges as they called them. and that's what he did against every imaginable kind of challenge, both from the elements and from sheer exhaustion and danger. there was one point when they were hauling them over the berkshire mountains when the teamsters that he'd hired refused to go on because it was too risky. the hills were too

he persevered. the were mindful that even as they gather here, and one of our nation's longest wars, you're among the most extraordinary chapters. now the iraqi people have a chance to forge their own destiny. everyone his serve their can take pride in knowing that you gave the rockies their opportunity. he succeeded in intermission. -- you succeeded in your mission. you talk to us about -- you taught us about devotion and family. i know some of the hardest days with the momentum is back home. birthdays, anniversaries, when your little girl or boy to their first steps. behind every one of you, was a parent, spouse, a son or a daughter. the pri for the day you come home safely. that is why they have made it their mission to make sure america takes care of your family is. they inspire us as much as you do. that is why i would ask families to stand up and accept our gratitude for your remarkable service. you look so good tonight. [applause] you top this about sacrifice. -- you talked about sacrifice. y

but as i watched how other guys were doing it, i kind of persevered, made it through the day. my numbers to be higher every night than they were the night before. the last time i worked this machine, i did 626. that was a respectable number. but i've got to hit at least 627 tonight. i want to show consistent progress. my first 43 years, i kind of got the short end of the stick, if you would. but at the same time, without my first 43 hadn't been like this, it's made me into the person i am. and i think it's going to give me one hell of an advantage for the next 43. you want to wake up with that attitude in the morning, that today's going to be a good day. today's going to be better than yesterday. >> billy groves might have a less optimistic outlook thanks to the failed attempt of his girlfriend, brandy, to smuggle cell phones and tobacco into the prison during a visit. >> he ended up going to the disciplinary hearing board. he was found guilty of trafficking. ended up getting a year of segregation. he's going to long-term segregation. he's going to get shipped out. he still ha

. >> she persevered, though, and in time, orchestrated a huge change -- the merger with compaq. >> yeahdamn deal, but we can pull this off. >> the board backed the deal 100%, but merging with the more trendy, edgy compaq was seen by some insiders as an attempt to kill off the old hp way. it didn't help that she had made herself the face of the company or that she had starred in a commercial in front of the old sacred garage. >> today, the company of bill hewlett and dave packard is being reinvented. i mean, if i had it to do over, i probably wouldn't have gone into those commercials, because i think it made me, perhaps, even more of a target. >> it couldn't have helped with the families -- the hewletts and the packards. they turned against the merger with compaq and against her. >> the families took out an ad at one point, and they said that you were "incompetent, unethical, unfit." >> oh, look. i think the fight got very ugly. very ugly things were said about me, and my job was to set that aside and get done what i had to get done. >> did you put it aside? were you able to push it over

or dropout rates to make for more students are going to college or not taken remedial classes or persevering and moving in a comprehensive way so we share those concerns. test scores to your piece of something but it is a small piece and we emphasize multiple measures. reauthorize no charge left behind and hopefully the leadership will shine through. on the budget side it is so important that budgets reflect our values. we invest in education or not. it has to be at every level and every child should k-12 and higher ed. we are trying to walk the walk in tough economic times. unprecedented money in early childhood and pal grants but we can't do it by their souls. the state have to step up. districts have to step up. colleges keep down their costs. we educate our way to a better economy or we are going to struggle. >> if i could ask you to speak of j.c. starting with you, and the single biggest challenge you face, your greatest hope in terms of being able to surmount that? >> i'm going to paraphrase a line of -- a line a principal said to me. it is public, tangible and a high performing school

they struggled and persevered and conquered so many obstacles that many of us never, ever see in light. well, we just got word this morning that len passed away from cancer. expiptd to come to the -- and i wanted to come to the floor and remember her and the great work that she has done, which i'm sure will be carried on by joe, her husband, and all of those who've been inspired by our visit. to think that this woman would go to one of the poorest places on earth and dedicate her life to help others should inspire every single one of us. mr. president, -- madam president, lynn lucy was like a another 400 employees of heal africa and to thousands and thousands of women, children, and even men for whom heal africa was their only source of quality professional medical care. her death this weekend due to cancer is a terrible loss for goma, it's a terrible loss for the democratic republic of congo and or africa. it's a terrible loss for every single one of us. we need to make certain that what she gave her life to does not end but continues. we have to make certain that her heroic efforts c

attack on medicare, it's barbara mikulski who is the most articulate, the most determined, the most persevering advocate to make sure that women's issues and their cause is understood in the united states senate. i was proud to stand with her when she went up against the house plan to defund critical women's health care access and there was a near shutdown of government. and as people tried to pressure planned parenthood, she was there to make sure that we continued important programs like breast cancer screening. so today i join my colleagues from the senate to thank her for those years of service in the united states congress, both in the house and the senate. and while she may represent maryland, we all want to claim that we are better off as a country having barbara mikulski in the united states senate. and to my colleagues or the young people who are here with us on the senate floor, to understand this moment in achievement, you have to understand that in the whole history of our country, there's only been 39 women senators. and a good number of those women senators only served a few days

like to take a moment to recognize some of our great female leaders who throughout history has persevered in the face of monumental opposition and successfully have accomplished great things on behalf of the american people. from the words of the great poet, maya angelo, from the beautiful singing voice of marian anderson, from the tireless activism of dough lore rest wuerta, to secretary of state hillary clinton, secretary of labor francis perkins, and of course our own democratic leader, nancy pelosi. these women and many more have played an integral role in our his -- history and this nation. every day women take great strides to help others and improve the quality of life for everyone. unfortunately in matters involving health care, women are still facing these challenges. whether it's on the senate floor last week during a debate on the blunt amendment or whether it's during a house committee on oversight and government reform hearing where women continue 20 face -- to face unwarranted attacks on their reproductive health rights and access to contraceptive. more discerning these deba

you taught us about result and innovation turned to the insurgency and sectarian strike but he persevered tour after a tour, year after year. we are mindful even as we gather here, the iraq veterans continue to risk their lives in afghanistan and our prayers are with them all tonight. in one of the nation's longest, you wrote one of the most extraordinary chapters in american military history. now the iraqi people have a chance to forge their own destiny and everyone that serve their can take pride in knowing you gave them the stuff opportunities that succeeded in your mission. you told us about devotion, the country and comrades most of all, the family. i know some of the hardest days of the war for the moment yunis back home, the birthdays, anniversaries, when your little boy or little girl took their first steps, and behind every one of you was a parent, spouse, son or daughter trying to stay strong and praying for the days that you come home safe. that's why michelle and dr. baden have made it their mission to make sure that america takes care of your families because they inspire us

making sure more students are going to college, not taking remedial classes, making sure they're persevering, trying to move in a much more comprehensive, holistic way. test scores tell you a piece of something but it's a small piece and we emphasize multiple measures and when congress reauthorizes no child left behind and fixes it, hopefully leadership will shine through. on the budget side, budgets reflect our values and we're going to invest in education or we're not and it has to be at every level, early childhood, k- 12. we're trying to walk the walk. the president is asking for a $1.7 billion increase in our budget. but we can't do it by ourselves. states have to step up. districts have to step up, cities have to step up. we're challenging colleges to keep down costs but as a country we're going to educate our way to a better economy or struggle and we're at a fork in the roads right now. >> if i could ask you to think of, j.c., perhaps starting with you, the single biggest challenge that you face and your greatest hope in terms of being able to surmount that challenge. >> i'll start w

making sure more students are going to college, not taking remedial classes, making sure they're perseveringying to move in a much more comprehensive, holistic way. test scores tell you a piece of something but it's a small piece and we emphasize multiple measures and when congress reauthorizes no child left behind and fixes it, hopefully leadership will shine through. on the budget side, budgets reflect our values and we're going to invest in education or we're not and it has to be at every level, early childhood, k-12. we're trying to walk the walk. the president is asking for a $1.7 billion increase in our budget. but we can't do it by ourselves. states have to step up. districts have to step up, cities have to step up. we're challenging colleges to keep down costs but as a country we're going to educate our way to a better economy or struggle and we're at a fork in the roads right now. >> if i could ask you to think of, j.c., perhaps starting with you, the single biggest challenge that you face and your greatest hope in terms of being able to surmount that challenge. >> i'll start with t

both of whom ago, long with their other -- both of whom, along with their other siblings, have persevered through this very, very difficult time. doug was in the seventh grade when bob disappeared. this year he will graduate from hietion on his way to college. he's grown athletically and academically and has grown to almost his father's height. bob will be shocked at how tall doug is. but he will be even more proud of all that his son has accomplished. samantha, bob's daughter, was in high school when bob disappear disappeared. and in just a few weeks, she'll graduate from college. samantha's been a resident advisor and a proud member of her sorority. she interned at disney, where she hopes to work after graduation. and, again, when her father returns, he will be so proud. so to honor bob's children and standing in solidarity with one of their own, the society of former special agents of the f.b.i. will award to doug and samantha scholarships to assist with the cost of college. i want to thank that society, those agents that have protected us so much over the years. i want today to thank