she is also descended from one of the first cherokee presbyterian circuit ministers and from a man who led on the trail of tears. mary jean is on the community relations council and she is working very hard to get a cherokee nation counselor office officially recognized by the u.s. state department here in the san francisco bay area to promote not only trade and travel, but also to promote the cherokee artists, writers, craftsmen, and products in our bay area. in the area days of the california arts council, mary jean received two of its artist in schools and communities grants. she was an oral historian for the american indian arts workshop in the 1970's and she and another historian advised and costumed the native american themed play "the loon's rays." what a wonderful background. we were so happy for you, mary jean, and now i would like to introduce you to a former kqed community advisory panel member and also an american indian local hero recipient himself and he would like to say a few words about mary jean. welcome. [applause] >> what a beautiful gathering of friends and family.

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sn't response to the collapse of the presbyterian mutual society and i hope that right honorable gentleman will take the spirit in which it's intended. number one, mr. speaker -- thank you, mr. speaker this morning i had meetings with ministerial colleagues and in addition to my duties in the house i shall have later duties. >> is the reason he want to 40% of prisoners are back in prisoner within one year, more than half of them are on drugs, and around 10% of them are for national prisoners who should not be here in the first place. >> the american waste giant, covanta, is proposing to build in my constituency an incinerator about the size of wembley. will the prime minister give an assurance that decisions about such matters will be made at a local level in future? >> my honorable friend is right to raise this, and it is right that decisions should be made locally. we want to make sure that all the latest technology for alternatives to incineration is considered so that we can make sure that we are using the best ways to achieve a green approach. >> we were very concerned this morning to

he's the pastor of first presbyterian church in cedar falls, iowa. he got his divinity degree from the university theological seminary in my district. he's been a great role model to me and my family and has been an inspiration to the parishes he's served because of his community leadership, including a very long and strong action in leading the crop walk to help take care of needy people throughout this world. for that reason i am honored to have him here today and i appreciated the inspiring remarks he shared with us and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 10 further requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from new mexico rise? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. heinrich: last night i hosted a telephone town hall with thousands of new mexicans to discuss what we've been doing to reform wall street and to protect and inform consumers in the m

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lewis aroni of the new york presbyterian hospital, wile cornell medical center believes that eventually new drugs could keep us from getting fat in the first place. >> i envision a future where maybe we should be treating obesity like high blood pressure. as they start to gain weight and get to a certain point we intervene with a tiny amount of medicine to prevent them from gaining more weight. maybe that's what we need to be doing. >> reporter: despite promising signs from a new generation of weight loss drugs, now being developed including cunexa.... >> people who continued in this trial for one year lost between 13 and 15% of their body weight. >> reporter: don't expect a magic pill in the near future. >> the program did ramdomize patients. >> reporter: this past week after hearing about side effects, an fda panel said cunexa is still too experimental to put on the market. still the new drugs are beginning to help scientists figure out how to manipulate weight-regulating systems in the body. >> basically they work in the brain to reduce the sense of craving, to increase your sense of

here is a -- a letter, text written by the moderator by the presbyterian general assembly, reverend john rogers, in his correspondence with washington during the war about giving away bibles to the american troops. and here's what was written. the presbyterians as a group wrote, we adore almighty god, the author of every perfect gift, who on mount washington, george washington, had such assembly of talents, has rentered you equally necessary to your country in war and in peace, the influence of your personal character moderates the divisions of political parties. he had such integrity and character that it moderated through all the squabbles between the parties. they say on further, a steady, uniform avowed friend of the christian religion who has commenced in sentiment and piety and who in his private conduct adorns the doctrines of the gospel of christ. that's not a deist. but anyway, the letter says washington adorns the doctrines of the gospel of christ and on the most public and solemn occasions devoutly acknowledges the government of divine providence. that's where we came from. th

it was presbyterian. who was preaching? [unintelligible] >> this is a pressing issue. here is the deal. here is one of your assignment. phyllis is one of the greatest grass roots political conservative of fighters the country has seen. kobach to your church and ask your pastor why he has not preached, the big topics of the day, the moral question of socialism? give him a place to start by slipping him some notes. i will give you a syringe in a quick words. i want to define three biblical words for you. there are words you need to understand. the first is what the job of government should be. it is justice. what does it mean to you? but what do you understand it to be? the difference between white and wrong -- right and wrong. that is good. [unintelligible] what does justice look like? have you seen it before? and image in front of your mind. they knew we were dominant in needed some help. what is the ballots? -- balance? we are talking about the finding things, the law picul someone's actions. i want to call your attention to what you notice about the justice. lies. ey

we understand presbyterian and baptist. well with the muslim community, as we as seen in iraq with the bloody battles between the groups, it is a very complicated world. it is not just one community. we need to know about that and appreciate that so that we can interact in a way that is mindful of these sensitivities. >> there is another handout back there. -- hand up back there. >> york first tour of duty in new york was as chief of the new york city transit police. if you were in that role today, how concerned would you be about the threat of terrorism in the new york city transit system? how would you approach mitigating that threat? >> 5 miilion people per day get on and off of that system. fortunately, the city of new york does prioritize that, because we have had clear evidence of planned assault against the subway system that have been afforded. the subjectt-- have been thwarted. the subway system does remain a high priority target. that is one of the difficulties that the nypd has to face. fortunately, they have a v

he and his family attend the presbyterian church. both candidates welcome to farm bureau. [applause] now, with that, we will begin with opening statements. let's see. i have already forgotten what we did. dr. paul chooses to go last. he will go first. >> i think here will be fine. i am glad there will be no hooting and hollering, no noise- making. we will see how it goes. jefferson said in his first address to congress that agriculture and manufacturing, commerce, and navigation, the four pillars of prosperity, are most thriving when left most free to individual enterprise. i think america is great for many reasons. we have more arable land than any other country. we have a great natural resources in land. it is important that we know it is not just land. it is the people farming the land and it is the system we have. the american system of private property at profit, and earning and being able to reap what you so. i think this cannot be stated enough. when i was a boy, i knew an old man who came from the ukraine. he fought in the ar

norman welkin from the normal presbyterian cornell medical center. >> and dr.n is that window? when does it again? >> it can be at any point, but from the standpoint of when the brain develops, most commonly after age 50 or 60. the older you get, the greater the reason becomes. >> what is the reason for that? >> well, the memory is getting older. the brain is a delicate process and there's a lot of things that can go on to derail it. >> and there's a lot of simple lifestyle choices we can make that get in the way of our memory. if we're stressed out, that makes -- >> and who isn't. >> and who isn't. >> multi tasking. lack of sleep. >> hi. all three. >> it's also a busy lifestyle, not serious illness that explains memory loss. >> you say not paying attention is another one, too, just not focusing? >> not focusing. sometimes your body is there, but your brain isn't. it's just not being in the moment. if you're not in the moment, then you can't imprint those memories. >> if you can't find your keys, and that happens to a lot of us, i think some of us that have par