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he was run out of the university. i suppose people who are dedicated ole miss people don't consider him one of their heroes. ok, thank you very much. [applause] >> charles eagles is the author of the civil-rights movement in america and outside agitator. he is a history professor at the university of mississippi. for more information visit le r lemur lemuriabooks.com. >> 20 years ago in june of 1989, a small, new, unknown and since bankrupt publishing company published a small novel about an unknown author from mississippi. 20 years ago. the book was "a time to kill". at the time, i wasn't starving but i wasn't prospering. i was practicing law in a small town in mississippi and dreaming of a better life. i didn't have any money but i had more than my publisher. they printed 5,000 hardback copies and i bought a thousand of them. mike scheme was simple. i was going to sell them at retail. are always going to have a big book party in my home town. this was the town i grew up in. i went to college, law school, came back to
he was run out of the university. i suppose people who are dedicated ole miss people don't consider him one of their heroes. ok, thank you very much. [applause] >> charles eagles is the author of the civil-rights movement in america and outside agitator. he is a history professor at the university of mississippi. for more information visit le r lemur lemuriabooks.com. >> 20 years ago in june of 1989, a small, new, unknown and since bankrupt publishing company published a small novel...
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the goal of universal broadband having all americans have access to broadband, high-speed internet for the future. recognized that the u.s. is lagging in many respects behind other countries. so congress and the president did to make things. they set aside some new term money in grants as a first step to move the country forward on broadband. the commerce and agriculture departments or-treating those funds -- are distributing those funds. they look at the issue and lay out a plan for long-term success is a broad band. there are some real challenges when it comes to broadband. congress asked them to look at three sets of issues. first, the deployment issue. we have seen in our work that while much of the country does have access to broadband, there are parts of the country that do not, particularly in rural america, if you want to sign of for broadband, there are literally no options at all. that is about 10% of the country, and that is an issue that we will be trying to address as part of this plan. second, there is an adoption challenge. in the bulk of the country that does have acces
the goal of universal broadband having all americans have access to broadband, high-speed internet for the future. recognized that the u.s. is lagging in many respects behind other countries. so congress and the president did to make things. they set aside some new term money in grants as a first step to move the country forward on broadband. the commerce and agriculture departments or-treating those funds -- are distributing those funds. they look at the issue and lay out a plan for long-term...
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the goal of universal broadband having all americans have access to broadband on the internet for the future, and it recognized that the u.s. is lagging in many respects behind other countries. and so congress and the president did two things. they set aside some near-term money, about $7 billion in grants to, as a first step to move the country forward on broadband, the commerce department and the agriculture department are distributing those funds. and they also asked the fcc to draft a national broadband strategy for the country that looks at this issue and lays out a plan for medium term and long term success of broadband. there are some real challenges when it comes to broadband. congress asked us to look at three sets of issues. first, the deployment issue. we've seen in our work that while much of the country does have access to broadband, there is, there are parts of the country that don't, there are parts of the country, particularly rural america, where if you want to sign up for broadband, there are literally no options at all. we see that at about 10% of the country, and t
the goal of universal broadband having all americans have access to broadband on the internet for the future, and it recognized that the u.s. is lagging in many respects behind other countries. and so congress and the president did two things. they set aside some near-term money, about $7 billion in grants to, as a first step to move the country forward on broadband, the commerce department and the agriculture department are distributing those funds. and they also asked the fcc to draft a...
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when you were preparing to go into the university of toronto. you took care of your mother, bonnie, 3 period in the hospital and ex home, making the educational sacrifices to do so. that your office doctor from being such a brat. -- that year stopped her daughter from being such a brat. how was your mother today? -- you took care of your mother, bonnie, through a period in the hospital. >> she is good. she made a pretty remarkable recovery. she had two devastated strokes. >> at what age? >> she was 46. she was young to be having the strokes. the second stroke, she lost all movement and she was on a respirator. it turned out that she had a brain tumor in her brain stem that she had had her whole life. it was made up of blood vessels. when she reached 46, they burst. you can live your whole life and not know that you have this timethey were able to operate on that had an excellent hospital -- operate on it at an excellent hospital. at the university of western ontario. she was airlifted from montreal. they did this life-saving surgery, and she has
when you were preparing to go into the university of toronto. you took care of your mother, bonnie, 3 period in the hospital and ex home, making the educational sacrifices to do so. that your office doctor from being such a brat. -- that year stopped her daughter from being such a brat. how was your mother today? -- you took care of your mother, bonnie, through a period in the hospital. >> she is good. she made a pretty remarkable recovery. she had two devastated strokes. >> at what...
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in university, i got involved in politics a little bit. i was the editor of my university newspaper at the university of toronto, which is a full-time job. the newspaper came out three times a week. i cared a lot about issues, but it was not like i was out with a picket sign. coming from what my mother showed me, writing was part of any movement. on university campuses, a lot of people feel that way. a lot of campus journalism is very opinionated. >> can you vote in both canada and the united states? >> i can if i want to. >> have you voted in the united states? >> no. i do not actually have an american passport. if i moved to the u.s. and wanted to, i would vote in the elections. >> i have the new forward to your book, "no logo." >> the 10th anniversary edition is coming out with a new foreword. this is what i track in the book. the ambition of the super brands of the 1990's in companies like starbucks and nike and apple. they ended up making themselves very vulnerable to their consumers demanding more of them. when a company like apple uses ghandi
in university, i got involved in politics a little bit. i was the editor of my university newspaper at the university of toronto, which is a full-time job. the newspaper came out three times a week. i cared a lot about issues, but it was not like i was out with a picket sign. coming from what my mother showed me, writing was part of any movement. on university campuses, a lot of people feel that way. a lot of campus journalism is very opinionated. >> can you vote in both canada and the...
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>> guest: i think there's no doubt that the universal service fund has actually achieved an awful lot for keeping america connected, but in the changed marketplace, it is time to reevaluate the universal service fund. it's timely we need to do it, we need to do it in a transparent and cooperative way, but i think its time has come to be reevaluated. >> host: but you don't see that happening before february, the deadline for the actual recommendation? >> guest: clearly, we've been gathering data. i don't think we feel yet ready to vote on how that path forward is going to be. i'm ready to put the wheels in motion to come up with a new plan, but i don't think that we're ready yet to say this is the direction that universal service reform is going to take. >> host: great. is there -- come february is there one larger recommendation that you see as being essential that the fcc puts before congress? >> guest: you know, i mentioned that i thought deployment, we'd actually had a lot of progress in the deployment area. where i think that we are lacking is in the adoption area. and so i think
>> guest: i think there's no doubt that the universal service fund has actually achieved an awful lot for keeping america connected, but in the changed marketplace, it is time to reevaluate the universal service fund. it's timely we need to do it, we need to do it in a transparent and cooperative way, but i think its time has come to be reevaluated. >> host: but you don't see that happening before february, the deadline for the actual recommendation? >> guest: clearly, we've...
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now i'm joined by the president of the university of the virgin islands, dr. david hoff.>> my pleasure. thank you for inviting me. >> my first question is how in the world this university is such a well-kept secret because if i would have known when i was making my decision to come to college, i would have come here. >> well, you can come now. we would love to have you, but you're right. it is a well-kept secret. i am honored to be the fifth president and we are glad to discover this wonderful place and it's more than just the surrounding which is, as you know, outstandingly beautiful, but it's also the quality of the instruction, the quality of the people and there's really no limit to where you can go in the future. >> i got a tour of your facilities and i was blown away by the school of the art. that entire center is so impressive. what are you most proud of? >> i would stop there because i think it is one of the most outstanding amphitheaters in the country and the way it is constructed. the number of artists that it brings every year, it is the cultural center for th
now i'm joined by the president of the university of the virgin islands, dr. david hoff.>> my pleasure. thank you for inviting me. >> my first question is how in the world this university is such a well-kept secret because if i would have known when i was making my decision to come to college, i would have come here. >> well, you can come now. we would love to have you, but you're right. it is a well-kept secret. i am honored to be the fifth president and we are glad to...
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today, it's the nebraska cornhuskers and the university of southern california trojans. this hardwood series is a great conference matchup that takes place the next two weeks. here's a look at some of the games you'll see, including, how about this? number one kansas against ucla. hi, everybody. i'm steve physioc. this is marcus johnson, former college basketball player of the year. marcus, i love the nonconference grudge matches. the back ten against the big 12. >> welcome back, buddy. we missed you around here. and my favorite movie, "hoop dreams." we're talking about the revolving talent in college basketball. the great teams. we had upsets. illinois gets defeated. knocks off louisville. michigan state gets knocked off. parity this college season. >> a new guy through the door at usc, that is kevin o'neill. he got two back on friday. >> who might that be? very familiar with this player. last year, he had modest numbers. but you look at what he did when the team played without him. they were 1-6, when they played with marcus johnson, they were 13-4. marcus johnson, one
today, it's the nebraska cornhuskers and the university of southern california trojans. this hardwood series is a great conference matchup that takes place the next two weeks. here's a look at some of the games you'll see, including, how about this? number one kansas against ucla. hi, everybody. i'm steve physioc. this is marcus johnson, former college basketball player of the year. marcus, i love the nonconference grudge matches. the back ten against the big 12. >> welcome back, buddy....
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the february deadline? >> clearly we have been gathering data on universal service fund. i do not think they are ready to vote on how the path forward is going to be. i am ready to put the wheels in motion to come up with the new plan, but i do not think we are ready to say this is the direction the reform is going to take. >> come february, is the one large recommendation that you see as being essential that the fcc put before congress? >> i think there is a lot of progress in the deployment area. where we are lacking is in the adoption area. i think there will be some concrete -- there is not a one- size-fits-all on adoption. there are problems because of the price and because of visual literacy. there are problems with online content. people are not adopting for a lot of different reasons. the fcc itself can do a much better educational part in helping americans realize what the valley is to broadband. i hope the fcc will use the digital television transition model to help educate americans and how to utilize broadband better. >> can you give us an update and your think
the february deadline? >> clearly we have been gathering data on universal service fund. i do not think they are ready to vote on how the path forward is going to be. i am ready to put the wheels in motion to come up with the new plan, but i do not think we are ready to say this is the direction the reform is going to take. >> come february, is the one large recommendation that you see as being essential that the fcc put before congress? >> i think there is a lot of progress...
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and the idea that google had in the first place was to make every single book in the world universally accessible. and they want to do that by scanning every book that exists in the world. there is a very ambitious project. they want to create the world's biggest on-line library. what i mean my library is on line you don't actually have to go some place. it doesn't reside anywhere. it would reside on the web. so it was a very ambitious project, and they started scanning books and then they realized that they ran into a bunch of legal issues. copyright and antitrust. >> host: what was google's our original motive? >> guest: the original motive is along the lines of their mission, which is users of the internet to access any information they want, video, books, music now, maps, anything, any information that travels over the web. and the project was nothing but very ambitious. it was, again, to create -- to scan every single book in the world that i did some people estimate there may be 60 million books or so in the world that presiding different libraries and i think that is around the
and the idea that google had in the first place was to make every single book in the world universally accessible. and they want to do that by scanning every book that exists in the world. there is a very ambitious project. they want to create the world's biggest on-line library. what i mean my library is on line you don't actually have to go some place. it doesn't reside anywhere. it would reside on the web. so it was a very ambitious project, and they started scanning books and then they...
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the university's president banned the song from dixie with love after students refused to stop chanting the south shall rise again at the even. they just started doing it. he called the chant divisive. the kkk's mississippi white knights say banning the song is an attack on our southern heritage and culture. >>> georgia bulldog mascot has died. the 4-year-old pure-bred english bulldog was just completing his second season when he died of heart problems. his spot will be on the side lines will be empty this weekend. >> did they breed the dog so there's a successor? >> they do. they don't know who the successor is going to be just yet because he was so young. >>> have you seen the clip of josh saco, the 5-year-old who can recite the speech before the miracle on ice in 1980?
the university's president banned the song from dixie with love after students refused to stop chanting the south shall rise again at the even. they just started doing it. he called the chant divisive. the kkk's mississippi white knights say banning the song is an attack on our southern heritage and culture. >>> georgia bulldog mascot has died. the 4-year-old pure-bred english bulldog was just completing his second season when he died of heart problems. his spot will be on the side...
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there are many -- if you were to go to the universities in china where we have these roots and chutesand feeling exactly like you do, and with rather more desperation because the country is so huge, so the problems are so huge. so the only way to have hope, i think, is to take it in pieces and say, you know, it's like the global problem. if we spend time thinking about what's happening wrong in the planet, we do nothing because it's too big. but if we tackle local problems and say, well, this is something i can do, and i will do my best here. and then know that this is happening in other places as well. that's the only way that i think we can look forward with hope that there is a new understanding and i think i feel really sorry for the young students in china because they get very, very depressed. there's a lot of tears. and they're desperate for hope. >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much for speaking to us tonight, dr. goodall. i wanted to know what are your feelings on testing of cosmetics and medicine on chimpanzees for our benefit and at their expense? >> well, of cours
there are many -- if you were to go to the universities in china where we have these roots and chutesand feeling exactly like you do, and with rather more desperation because the country is so huge, so the problems are so huge. so the only way to have hope, i think, is to take it in pieces and say, you know, it's like the global problem. if we spend time thinking about what's happening wrong in the planet, we do nothing because it's too big. but if we tackle local problems and say, well, this...
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my name is tom with the university of tennessee press. and apparently our moderator did not arrive, since i am the publicist for the press and i know both captain mariner and jame lee mcdonough i've asked to introduce them. james lee mcdonough is retired from auburn university and has done many books with us. shiloh, his first book i think came out in 1974. [inaudible] laughter, and we have reprinted many times. since then he had done books on stone's river, the battle of chattanooga, the war and kentucky, i'm going to forget one here. but he is also today -- the book he is talking it out is the war of my room king -- myron king. he is here today and we are pleased to have him. it is a story of heroism in world war ii and another generation. rosemary mariner is retired captain in the united states navy and actually a neighbor of mine in tennessee. and her and her husband, chuck, she has been on the faculty of the national war college, and in fact just a little while ago i was reading thomas's latest book about the battle, the war in iraq,
my name is tom with the university of tennessee press. and apparently our moderator did not arrive, since i am the publicist for the press and i know both captain mariner and jame lee mcdonough i've asked to introduce them. james lee mcdonough is retired from auburn university and has done many books with us. shiloh, his first book i think came out in 1974. [inaudible] laughter, and we have reprinted many times. since then he had done books on stone's river, the battle of chattanooga, the war...
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it is being webcast by the university system. i don't think it will take us long. in fact, any moment now we will find out the vote has been taken and the measure most likely passed. >> we can see the signs and hear the chanting. it does look like it has been a crowd that has been well controlled and they've been well behaved. allen duke, thank you so much for your perspective and taking us to that area. we appreciate it. >> certainly, christi. >> take good care. >>> moving to florida, three of five teens accused of setting a friend on fire have pleaded not guilty to attempted second degree murder. the south florida "sentinel" reports they have another hearing in january. he has burns over 2/3 of his body. >> i know i couldn't do what he is doing. if think had happened to me, i probably wouldn't be here. he is incrededly strong. he is my hero. he really is. i tell him every day. >> the other day he wanted to talk to his uncle danny. he said, hey, dan, i got burned. i'm in the hospital. >> the two 15-year-olds and one 16-year-old accused in the attack are charged as
it is being webcast by the university system. i don't think it will take us long. in fact, any moment now we will find out the vote has been taken and the measure most likely passed. >> we can see the signs and hear the chanting. it does look like it has been a crowd that has been well controlled and they've been well behaved. allen duke, thank you so much for your perspective and taking us to that area. we appreciate it. >> certainly, christi. >> take good care. >>>...
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in the last few days, i met with a very good friend who is a professor at the nazarene university. and he was saying, he is from israel, said he thought in the 1967 war. but he didn't fight for the policies that the government of israel supplying to the west bank. [applause] >> you know, if you read certain sociologists who share your admiration for the universities, and my fellow intellectuals, you will find that one of the things they say is that when young people come to college, they have their assumptions, presuppositions, the one they brought from home, shaken up when they learn to look at it critically. and this is often applied to both jewish professors and jewish students. but the plain truth of the matter is that most jewish kids nowadays come to college already having liberal ideas and assumptions. and rather than being taught to question them, they are simply taught how to reinforce them and how not to entertain any opposition to them. so this much critical spirit which exist certainly in the bible, you know, yes dear abraham argues with god, moses argued with god. job a
in the last few days, i met with a very good friend who is a professor at the nazarene university. and he was saying, he is from israel, said he thought in the 1967 war. but he didn't fight for the policies that the government of israel supplying to the west bank. [applause] >> you know, if you read certain sociologists who share your admiration for the universities, and my fellow intellectuals, you will find that one of the things they say is that when young people come to college, they...
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andy. >> over the university of rhode island. 40 of 46 and 468 yardses. ouchdowns and they did pick him off twice. and he stepped up big with warren smith at james madison early. >> and in 19797, the defensive player of the week. and william and mary. >> you are going to play. >> and this grid adrian. >> and he they had them to the 20-17 win over. and three so low, and two sacks. he can play. and moves the pocket and rushes the quarterback. he is a heck of a defender. >> three steps behind the line of scrimmage. and 20-17. it edges unh. and we will look at special teams. from delaware. it is job strivsky and they had lost to navy on saturday. >> a kicker for crying out lowt. >> and when you account for all scoring. >> you got to give it. >> with the high of 48-yard kick is now concerted on 39 field goal tries. in the four year career try. >> rookie of the week. kyle hunt. northeastern. and this is the second time hunt has earned the award. and you know, you are playing pretty well at fick and forced fumble in their win over hofstra at home. and when you ar
andy. >> over the university of rhode island. 40 of 46 and 468 yardses. ouchdowns and they did pick him off twice. and he stepped up big with warren smith at james madison early. >> and in 19797, the defensive player of the week. and william and mary. >> you are going to play. >> and this grid adrian. >> and he they had them to the 20-17 win over. and three so low, and two sacks. he can play. and moves the pocket and rushes the quarterback. he is a heck of a...
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and the second year in a row, unh wildcats come back to defeat university of maine. it was 18 #-24. and this year it is 27-24. >> the cats defeat the university of maine. >> and 9-2 overall and they are the champs and they retain the muskets and they are headed to the muskets. they have the toughness. and for jack cosgrove, it as heck of a year. this is the toughest conference. in terms of football in the country t and you win as many as they have. >> they have done a heck of a job. en and it is any four of them could win the national championship. >> and real quick here, andy. >> after losing 29-48. two picks and two touchdowns. and mike brusko. 13 catches. 119-yard it is and a touchdown. and for them to do well. >> they are celebrating and moving on. number 1 in the north. . >> gary and andy back here as the wildcats come from behind to defeat the black bears. 27-24, andy. it was a terrific ball game and relive it and look at highlights. and maine draws first blood. mike brusko had a career day. he had a touchdown. 13 catches and 119 yards and one of the 13 grabs. and was a precurs
and the second year in a row, unh wildcats come back to defeat university of maine. it was 18 #-24. and this year it is 27-24. >> the cats defeat the university of maine. >> and 9-2 overall and they are the champs and they retain the muskets and they are headed to the muskets. they have the toughness. and for jack cosgrove, it as heck of a year. this is the toughest conference. in terms of football in the country t and you win as many as they have. >> they have done a heck of...
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some of you know, the president of the universe they spoke with you yesterday. tulane has been a key part of the recovery but it is students who left in the muscle of the recovery. they are engaged with the community. they support a variety of activities. we are proud of them. we also think that their actions speak to the principles and ideas that this gathering is about. one final comments. just to press the point home about our students. last year, we had 40,000 undergraduate applications here at tulane. out of that 40,000, we put out 90009500 offers of admission. from those offers, we generated a first-year class of 1500 students. we have never had anything close to 40,000. before katrina. before was 15,000 applications. this says something about this generation. i like to think they are drawn to us because -- to to clean because of me. it is what we're doing here there interested in being part of this recovery and community. we are proud of them. i think they in their pursuit of wheatwe, they uphold the principles you are exploring. welcome and enjoy the conf
some of you know, the president of the universe they spoke with you yesterday. tulane has been a key part of the recovery but it is students who left in the muscle of the recovery. they are engaged with the community. they support a variety of activities. we are proud of them. we also think that their actions speak to the principles and ideas that this gathering is about. one final comments. just to press the point home about our students. last year, we had 40,000 undergraduate applications...
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lastly, students and faculty at the university of alabama birmingham participated in the school's oldest tradition, the gurney derby. each team has two men and two women and one nonliving passenger on the gurney which is a doll of some kind. >> so they're not real people, little pets or something. >> it would be a much bigger story if it were. that is a look at sports. >> all right, rafer, thanks so much. >>> police call it the home depot of stolen property. officers in missouri city, missouri, found pickup trucks, farm equipment, brand-new appliances, in a field outside a dilapidated house. deputies were checking out a report someone there had shot at a neighbor's dog and found an 8-year-old boy living in the home with a loose python. deputies arrest add woman and are looking for a man they saw get away. >>> a sex tape of former miss california usa carrie prejean apparently led to her sudden legal settlement with the pageant according to a source close to the case and the story is getting a lot of attention on cnn.com right now. tmz says it got the home video in the summer but it was to
lastly, students and faculty at the university of alabama birmingham participated in the school's oldest tradition, the gurney derby. each team has two men and two women and one nonliving passenger on the gurney which is a doll of some kind. >> so they're not real people, little pets or something. >> it would be a much bigger story if it were. that is a look at sports. >> all right, rafer, thanks so much. >>> police call it the home depot of stolen property. officers...
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police arrested dozens of students at the university of california in davis. e marched at ucla. the increases will cost students about $2,000 extra the next two years. the students say they need help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home tonight to san diego, i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. >> regents have promised more aid to help lower income students and will meet with concerned students today. >>> leanne rimes is suing a tabloid for -- the tabloid claimed he hooked up with an actress, but he and the actress say not true. he is still waiting for a divorce from his wife to be finalized. >>> either the guy that "time" magazine says the biggest sports cheat ever wants to make amended. hi, larry. >> good morning. france's superstar is the guy. he says that france, ireland, the world cup playoff should be replayed. he says that's the only way to make amends for this. his controversial handball. earlier this morning, soccer's governing body ruled against it. he admitted to the handball and said it was just a reac
police arrested dozens of students at the university of california in davis. e marched at ucla. the increases will cost students about $2,000 extra the next two years. the students say they need help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home tonight to san diego, i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. >> regents have promised more aid to help lower income students and will meet with concerned students today. >>> leanne rimes is suing...
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the kyoto example helps us to see the logic of universal treaties and to understand why they fail. it's not that because that's kyoto copenhagen will fail. kyoto failed for the same reasons that copenhagen failed. kyoto is not shaping the failure of copenhagen. >> you will like this question because this is part of what you do. if an outcome can be predicted, cannot knowledge or awareness be used or result in change that brings about a different outcome? how can game theory be used for positive change, or can it? >> wonderful question. of course again or it wouldn't be doing this. so if you think about a policy problem, i will illustrate this with iran. if you think about a policy problem, they're basically a few things that one can do. one can take a more moderate position than people anticipate or a harder line position than people anticipate. one can take a united position or divided edition, good cop, bad cop. one can pay less attention to the issue than expected for the level that was expected. one can show more flexibility or more resolve. you can manipulate the variables. wha
the kyoto example helps us to see the logic of universal treaties and to understand why they fail. it's not that because that's kyoto copenhagen will fail. kyoto failed for the same reasons that copenhagen failed. kyoto is not shaping the failure of copenhagen. >> you will like this question because this is part of what you do. if an outcome can be predicted, cannot knowledge or awareness be used or result in change that brings about a different outcome? how can game theory be used for...
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he and his brother rondy not only were great stars in the nfl but also, at the university of virginia and -- prior to that, in -- in the city of roanoke in -- in football played there. and -- and in high school. and so they could share this perspective with us, at each level of competition. and i also -- want to note that the great work that he has done in promoting football and -- recreation and athletics in general. he and his brother have -- have sponsored camps and other activities and i have seen first hand their great passion for -- for our young people. and i also want to associate myself with the remarks of the gentleman from california and -- as well, the ranking member. i share the concern about some of the practices that take place in football and i think this is a great opportunity for us to learn more. and to shine a spotlight on this issue, but i also associate myselfs with the remarks of mr. smith, in saying that -- while we did want to pay close attention to what is going on here, i do not think the congress should inject itself into the negotiations between the nfl an
he and his brother rondy not only were great stars in the nfl but also, at the university of virginia and -- prior to that, in -- in the city of roanoke in -- in football played there. and -- and in high school. and so they could share this perspective with us, at each level of competition. and i also -- want to note that the great work that he has done in promoting football and -- recreation and athletics in general. he and his brother have -- have sponsored camps and other activities and i...
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killdeer is about 40 miles north of the university. there are more unconfirmed sightings in killdeer yesterday. so my question, brenda wade, psychologist, could these women have gotten in the bar and caught somebody's eye? i mean could they have told somebody about their plans to go star-gazing in a remote area? should police be interviewing everyone who was at that bar to see if some creep was lurking around and became fixiated on one of these young women? >> you know, jane, this is one of those cases where, first, i just have to send out my prayers and best wishes to the parents. i cannot imagine what they're going through. but i know at a time like this, the only thing that can get you through it is knowing that you have support and people like us all over the country, are sending good-wishes and prayers to them. now should the police interview everyone, yes, i think so because you don't know. in a bar, anybody could had been there. anyone could have seen them if they were in fact there. and we just don't know at this day and time wh
killdeer is about 40 miles north of the university. there are more unconfirmed sightings in killdeer yesterday. so my question, brenda wade, psychologist, could these women have gotten in the bar and caught somebody's eye? i mean could they have told somebody about their plans to go star-gazing in a remote area? should police be interviewing everyone who was at that bar to see if some creep was lurking around and became fixiated on one of these young women? >> you know, jane, this is one...
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my notebooks are stored at a library at the university of florida. i called the librarian and gave him those four dates panetta said, pulled the notebooks. well, as it turned out on three of the four dates there was no briefing held on any subject. and on the fourth state there was a briefing held, but it was held under circumstances. this is a little bit inside baseball, but the staff were present. these were supposed to be high classified briefings where staff would not normally have been present which led me to believe that three of the four meetings never took place and one of the meetings which did take place was not on the subject that was alleged to be. when i gave them that information but i haven't done another call from the cia
my notebooks are stored at a library at the university of florida. i called the librarian and gave him those four dates panetta said, pulled the notebooks. well, as it turned out on three of the four dates there was no briefing held on any subject. and on the fourth state there was a briefing held, but it was held under circumstances. this is a little bit inside baseball, but the staff were present. these were supposed to be high classified briefings where staff would not normally have been...
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police arrested dozens of students at the university of california davis after they occupied an administrationuilding. hundreds more marched at ucla. now the increases will cost students about $2,000 in the next two years. execs passed a 32% increase even after deep cuts to spending. the students say they want help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home to san diego i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. you are not making this university affordable. >> well, the regents have promised more aid to help lower income students. they will meet with concerned students today to talk about the increases. you can just hear the jokes about ruffling feathers at city hall. somebody crashed a meeting of the durango, colorado, city council. they are voting on an ordinance for people to keep fowl in their backyard. i like the reaction even better. the person walked around just flapping his other her wings, even laying an egg. councilmembers thought it was great. council chambers are not very well attended, are they? >> poor security, too. >> they will be now, i can
police arrested dozens of students at the university of california davis after they occupied an administrationuilding. hundreds more marched at ucla. now the increases will cost students about $2,000 in the next two years. execs passed a 32% increase even after deep cuts to spending. the students say they want help. >> you pass this increase today, when i go home to san diego i will have to drop all my classes because i cannot afford this anymore. you are not making this university...
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it's often there for sporting events and things that the university puts on. she tells us that there was this tall mobile light in the rv lot that night. so it would not have been a dark area, with that light turned on. >> we will continue to follow this. courtney, good to have you on. thank you so much. dan and jill, again, our thoughts and prayers are with you. i'm sure we'll talk soon. thank you both. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> coming up, an amber alert for a 7-month-old reported missing. halloween afternoon, about noontime. what could have happened to this little baby? we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. >>> welcome back. an intense search right now for a 7-month-old baby in northwest florida. this case is baffling. little shannon dietrich was reported missing by her parents halloween day. the cops say this does not appear to be a kidnapping. then how does a 7-month-old just disappear? a 7-month-old is not just going to crawl out. we are baffled, i'm sure as you are, as you hear the details of this story. back with us to talk about it, michelle sego
it's often there for sporting events and things that the university puts on. she tells us that there was this tall mobile light in the rv lot that night. so it would not have been a dark area, with that light turned on. >> we will continue to follow this. courtney, good to have you on. thank you so much. dan and jill, again, our thoughts and prayers are with you. i'm sure we'll talk soon. thank you both. >> thank you so much, mike. >>> coming up, an amber alert for a...
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and the league said that the recent university of michigan study was flawed. and that further study was necessary. and the new york -- the new york times data -- released last week, was -- they said, for self-promotional and lobbying purposes, of the union. given, there's no consensus between the league and the players and the medical community about the causes of these cognitive disorders, it should come and no surprise that there is little agreement about how to respond. former players believe it is unconsheppable that the current disability plans only permit a full disability award for conditions developed within 15 years of retirement. such a limit, they argue, makes no sense for the diseases that frequently take more than 15 years to manifest themselves. player advocates also ask why there hasn't been more done to limit the likelihood of long-term brain injury. and for example, giving the players' association input in the selection of team doctors and trainers. and -- and granting players unlimited access to their medical records. and requiring that all --
and the league said that the recent university of michigan study was flawed. and that further study was necessary. and the new york -- the new york times data -- released last week, was -- they said, for self-promotional and lobbying purposes, of the union. given, there's no consensus between the league and the players and the medical community about the causes of these cognitive disorders, it should come and no surprise that there is little agreement about how to respond. former players...
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she served as the director of of the neuropathology corp. of boston university she has conducted groundbreaking research on cte. she is the chief neuropathologist, and is also has the same title for the boston-based veterans administration medical centers, and for the sports legacy institute. we're so pleased that you could join us this afternoon. >> thank you mr. chairman. it is a pleasure to be here and i am glad to speak on an issue that i think is extremely important. my name is dr. ann mckee, and i'm associate professor of neurology of pathology at boston university medical school. i received my medical degree in 1979, and i am board certified in both urology and neuropathology. i come at this issue with a slightly different perspective. i examined the brains of individuals after death. for the past 23 years, i have examined the brains of thousands of people from all walks of life and from individuals who live to be well over the age of 100. for chris nowinski's efforts in early 2008, at the first opportunity to examine the brain of a retired professional f
she served as the director of of the neuropathology corp. of boston university she has conducted groundbreaking research on cte. she is the chief neuropathologist, and is also has the same title for the boston-based veterans administration medical centers, and for the sports legacy institute. we're so pleased that you could join us this afternoon. >> thank you mr. chairman. it is a pleasure to be here and i am glad to speak on an issue that i think is extremely important. my name is dr....
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of political science at the university of massachusetts. he is the author of "small change for go we also have the professor of political science and director of the center for political participation at allegheny college. he has written widely on political parties and campaign management. he has a successful textbook in american government called "living democracies. we also have a ph.d. candidate. she has a wide array of interests. her dissertation is on how county party strengths interact with the preferences of political elites to affect women's representation in political office. the fourth paper has a cast of terrific authors. it is an installation on an ongoing project that looks at ohio politics. i find it fascinating. the paper will be presented by the professor emeritus of political science at youngstown state university. we also have the professor of political science and the campus director of the american democracy project from the university of pennsylvania. we also have sara lewis from youngstown state. john green is our host
of political science at the university of massachusetts. he is the author of "small change for go we also have the professor of political science and director of the center for political participation at allegheny college. he has written widely on political parties and campaign management. he has a successful textbook in american government called "living democracies. we also have a ph.d. candidate. she has a wide array of interests. her dissertation is on how county party strengths...
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we will take a look at the starters of the university of maine. brown will take over for derek session. out with a concussion and roosevelt boone and you have the receivers. and landis willis. and tyrell jones for the maine black bears, the number 1 ranked offense. it is going to be 2nd down now for the bears. and brown is just to the left of treister. >> here comes the blitz and coming up. and treister tries to escape and does well, andy on the play. >> kyle maroney, number 93 and played well, and getting some pressure on the quarterback. >> we will look at the unh defense. and if you look at the unit, sal lot of senior. maroney, five and a half sacks. dvon jackson. and a lot of -- very von jackson. >> vasso and hinds, the best combo in the caa. and brown in the back. almost picked off by ware annuity role jones and he is going to be caught from behind. and robert hines, who plowed the play. >> new hampshire brings it. and it doesn't get knocked down. they throw to the blitz side. that is the perfect call against an outside loin blacker belied. he
we will take a look at the starters of the university of maine. brown will take over for derek session. out with a concussion and roosevelt boone and you have the receivers. and landis willis. and tyrell jones for the maine black bears, the number 1 ranked offense. it is going to be 2nd down now for the bears. and brown is just to the left of treister. >> here comes the blitz and coming up. and treister tries to escape and does well, andy on the play. >> kyle maroney, number 93 and...
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and, of course, they cut him up at the university of utah. >> oh, my gosh. so this dog was somebody's pet and ended up being used in research. that's what your undercover investigation found out? >> yes, it is. as for the inspections, of course, they may be inspected once a year. it's a cursory inspection, usually announced and what happens for the 364 other days, no inspector ever sees. and the public has a right to know. we have a right to protect these dogs and cats and all the government inspections need to be shaken up. >> power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. thank you so much, ingrid newkirk, we must keep an eye on the situation in the labs. anne pressly, an beautiful journalist killed next. >>> justice for anne pressly. this beautiful tv anchorwoman was brutally raped and beaten to death while sleeping in her own bed, beaten so badly, nearly every bone in her face was badly shattered. now her killer is headed to jail. tonight we'll talk to those closest ann. plus, blood boiling have you developments in the murder of somer thompson, the 7
and, of course, they cut him up at the university of utah. >> oh, my gosh. so this dog was somebody's pet and ended up being used in research. that's what your undercover investigation found out? >> yes, it is. as for the inspections, of course, they may be inspected once a year. it's a cursory inspection, usually announced and what happens for the 364 other days, no inspector ever sees. and the public has a right to know. we have a right to protect these dogs and cats and all the...
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the head of an ethics program at harvard university is defending the decision to invite eliot spitzerthere. oh, come on. you remember the former new york governor resigned after court documents showed he was client nine for a high-priced call girl. well, a harvard professor said spitzer was, quote, the most important living prosecutor on a wide range of corruption. >>> the nfl reportedly stopped a gorilla marketing campaign into getting them to sell products during touchdown celebrations. well, it is smart of marketing companies. >> it's genius. >> so what were they getting out of the deal? >> they were trying to get them to sell some captain morgan's, allegedly, reportedly. they wanted players after they scored a touchdown to do the captain's pose, you know the one that i'm trying to do in the small box there. >> do it again. >> okay. we're going over here. you know the one i'm talking about. so yahoo! says the league learned of it after the eagles selleck struck a pose on sunday. >> he did it. >> here he is, he denied intentionally striking the pose but seems pretty clear what he's
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debt. >> the young man here indicated first. university tuition fees have too long burdened students with debt. it damages the heart of this country. on sunday, the fifth of october, 2008, average debt would be in excess of 20,000 pounds in 2010. that, mr. speaker, is wrong. families with an annual income 75,000 pounds could only get a grant of 3,000 pounds. i have heard many politicians speak about this. we cannot afford this. many of our brightest minds are being barred from an education. our country will face the full force. with the majority of people in this nation attending higher education, they will be running top businesses in the future. at these will be the center of the world. please, government, keep written great -- keep britain great well into the future. this is not a question of if we can afford it, but if we can afford not to. >> thank you, very much. i was going to appeal for some young women to stand and which has been granted. >> i personally believe it is a great idea to have free university fees. it would be easy for
debt. >> the young man here indicated first. university tuition fees have too long burdened students with debt. it damages the heart of this country. on sunday, the fifth of october, 2008, average debt would be in excess of 20,000 pounds in 2010. that, mr. speaker, is wrong. families with an annual income 75,000 pounds could only get a grant of 3,000 pounds. i have heard many politicians speak about this. we cannot afford this. many of our brightest minds are being barred from an...
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he attended the university of maryland. on march 11, 2003, it was disclosed that he had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud." the widespread fabrication and plagiarism represented profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152-year history of the newspaper. the times went on -- "the reporter misled readers and times colleagues with dispatch that is purpose -- purported to be from maryland, texas and other states, when often he was far away from new york. he lifted news articles from wire services. he gave the impression he had been elsewhere when he had not. the times reporters found that -- of 73 stories blair had written, 26 has substantial problems. like journalists elsewhere, the times took this very hard. the paper's postmortem ran 7,000 words. it was published on a sunday and it started on page one. by comparison, a year later when the paper finally recognized that its prewar coverage of weapons of mass destruction was badly flawed, the acknowledgement ran 1,100 words, was published on page a-10 on a
he attended the university of maryland. on march 11, 2003, it was disclosed that he had "committed frequent acts of journalistic fraud." the widespread fabrication and plagiarism represented profound betrayal of trust and a low point in the 152-year history of the newspaper. the times went on -- "the reporter misled readers and times colleagues with dispatch that is purpose -- purported to be from maryland, texas and other states, when often he was far away from new york. he...
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. >> that is the official terminology since you are a graduate of the university of maine. they call it umo. >> i am incorrect. they changed that. and i should know that. >> well, consider you are such a giant donor to the university of maine. they would have notified you of that. >> me and stephen king, we are up there. >> they are going to be building buildings for stephen king. i can't get a free lunch. >> you are lucky to get a sandwich named of after you for crying out loud. >> either that or a pint of beer or pitcher of beer, i should say. >> there is young that is leaving the field under his own power. > >> he had a fat guy fall on him. >> i have been there. and been the guy on top. and been the guy get diagnose squashed for crying out load. and it is extremely sensitive. and there's how you end up popping the shoulder and land on it wrong. and then it starts on you. and. >> and it as nice job and that is brusko in motion. and he is going to handoff to pushaun and more yards and another 1st down. and second one. and ocean getting up to the second level and start walk
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the university's queens college says a donor has funded the scholarship.ll primarily be given to students of iranian decescent. slamming the school's decision accusing of it being politically motivated. tehran previously accused the british of helping to incite the protest that followed the controversial presidential election back in june. and in a letter to oxford university, the iranian embassy reiterated those beliefs, and also said that the college is taking advantage of neda's death by naming the scholarship after her. the school defends itself saying donors are free to name scholarships and that the school is always interested in financial support for its students. >> to be continued. virginia, thank you so much, appreciate it. >> reporter: you bet. >>> the sheriff investigate the the balloon boy case in colorado will not face criminal charges. the boy's family's attorney says the sheriff violated privacy laws when he said child welfare workers were involved in the investigation. but the d.a. said the sheriff did not disclose any information he wasn'
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the university of the virgin islands is a division three program. they do compete. it's a long way to come to play a basketball game, though. >> dan: when you're done with practice, you're done with your games, it may be the best place in the country to come to. >> larry: this is my sixth year in a row to come here for this tournament. i will tell you, to the coaches and the players, they all have great respect for what they've been able to accomplish here. this is a great vacation spot and a destination spot for the big ships that come in here and a lot of people like to come over and vacation. they've really built a -- a really good tournament for a lot of people to come in here and enjoy. >> dan: from a coach's perspective, yes, it's wonderful to come here and you want to compete and it's a good, early-season test, but how about a team from the acc like boston college? they come here and lose two games and they're supposed to win those on paper. that's not good. >> larry: the approach to this tournament really is different for each coach. a lot of guys like to co
the university of the virgin islands is a division three program. they do compete. it's a long way to come to play a basketball game, though. >> dan: when you're done with practice, you're done with your games, it may be the best place in the country to come to. >> larry: this is my sixth year in a row to come here for this tournament. i will tell you, to the coaches and the players, they all have great respect for what they've been able to accomplish here. this is a great vacation...
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the university of new mexico junior was suspended after yanking an opponent by her ponytail and punching another foe in a one-loss to brigham young. it's expected for men to play rough but the not so nice play in women's soccer may be misunderstood by casual fans. the pregame tailgate to go curb drunk and unruly fans isn't setting well with some. "usa today" interviewed a jets' season ticket holder who says he may give up his seats in the future because he views the new edict as a way to buy more beer once inside the game and that way the team can make money. a league audit shows only 2 of 32 teams are complying with the rule. should the nfl put a limit on how long fans can party outside a stadium before a game or is this the wrong thing to do? click on the facebook logo and leave us a comment. >>> don't adjust your tv sets. this is not 1984. i swear to you. the world's biggest one-on-one breakians contest in new york last night. i've got to be honest, showing my age, didn't know break dancing was still an art. had no idea. >> what? >> i had no idea. >> it's still going, my friend. big r
the university of new mexico junior was suspended after yanking an opponent by her ponytail and punching another foe in a one-loss to brigham young. it's expected for men to play rough but the not so nice play in women's soccer may be misunderstood by casual fans. the pregame tailgate to go curb drunk and unruly fans isn't setting well with some. "usa today" interviewed a jets' season ticket holder who says he may give up his seats in the future because he views the new edict as a way...
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. >>> is there any venue more sin mouse than the famous palestra, 33rd street on the university of pennsylvania campus here in philadelphia. happy thanksgiving weekend to you. we know that you will enjoy this, settle back. grab the extra sandwich. joe, maybe some pause, pie. ep joy virginia tech and temple. we get to the hoop here. and virginia tech in the home whites. delaney going to initiate the offense. remember they were in the a-10 together for five seasons. and that's delaney jumper will trop on the first offensive look for virginia tech. >> the hokies didn't beat temple in the meetings between the two. they shared space. the all-time series 9-1 favorite. including a victory in the ncaa tournament. >> michael: williams getting the start for michael eric and williams will launch. and 3. >> that's what he does. he is -- he is a power forward defensively but offensively, he floats around the perimeter and shoots flatfooted 3s. he was key in the run through the atlantic ten tournament. >> michael: that shoot around today, that's what we were being told. that came up short. guz man to the off
. >>> is there any venue more sin mouse than the famous palestra, 33rd street on the university of pennsylvania campus here in philadelphia. happy thanksgiving weekend to you. we know that you will enjoy this, settle back. grab the extra sandwich. joe, maybe some pause, pie. ep joy virginia tech and temple. we get to the hoop here. and virginia tech in the home whites. delaney going to initiate the offense. remember they were in the a-10 together for five seasons. and that's delaney...
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i know it sounds hackneyed, but the american dream is still alive, and i think a universal one. people want to be successful. they want to be prosperous. it doesn't mean just material wealth. they just want to have the chance to pursue what matters to them, and to define what matters to them. and the two big parts of the reagan revolution were, in monetary policy, to stabilize it, to get rid of inflation. and under paul volcker, that's what we did. it took a real squeezing out. it was very painful. but with high interest rates, we attracted a lot of foreign capital. he was following robert mundell's ideas. mundell, laffer -- these are the heroes of the supply-side revolution. so, on monetary, it was to have a stable, honest dollar. and in the fiscal realm, the idea was lower taxes. lower taxes and give people a chance to be entrepreneurs before they get to an "atlas shrugged" point in their life where they say it's not worth it to be creative and take risks, and go out there and be an entrepreneur. i really think, when you lower taxes, you're finally recognizing the heroism of en
i know it sounds hackneyed, but the american dream is still alive, and i think a universal one. people want to be successful. they want to be prosperous. it doesn't mean just material wealth. they just want to have the chance to pursue what matters to them, and to define what matters to them. and the two big parts of the reagan revolution were, in monetary policy, to stabilize it, to get rid of inflation. and under paul volcker, that's what we did. it took a real squeezing out. it was very...
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i rather knew that from the beginning when i was first hired at oxford university press straight out graduate school by woody gilmerton. woody, a fine writer with an essay from. the culture of the written word is a complex ecosystem, filled with interdependent species and most of them could be making a lot more money and some other swarm. the author is at the center, that every exist only because of countless people who care about writing and knowledge. these are people who know that the book lives at the heart of all of our culture, that is the repository of knowledge, the breaker of news, the collector up with them, the thing of beauty. these are people, all of us in this room have relied on, sometimes yelled out, and have been ourselves or perhaps are at this moment. so before i think some specific people who helped bring my book into existence, i want to thank at the editorial existence, the copywriters are getting managers, copy editors, graphic design, production managers, and managing editors. i want to thank -- [applause] i want to thank the indexers, publishers, receptionist
i rather knew that from the beginning when i was first hired at oxford university press straight out graduate school by woody gilmerton. woody, a fine writer with an essay from. the culture of the written word is a complex ecosystem, filled with interdependent species and most of them could be making a lot more money and some other swarm. the author is at the center, that every exist only because of countless people who care about writing and knowledge. these are people who know that the book...
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she did not attend the university but she discovered on her own the modernist art that was blossoming in new york. she taught herself photography by taking jobs. burford job was as a person and one of those jane of portrait studios where she made cold calls to people, trying to sell them portraits and worked as a receptionist at various photographies studios in basically gained on her own these photographic skills. one of the people she worked for was a very avid photographer, also a german-american and she thought she was very talented and gave rick castoff camera. [inaudible] i figure she might be anywhere between eight intent in that picture. she moved to san francisco in 1918 and opened a photographer eric studio in an upscale application. within two years she had become the portrait photographer for san francisco's wealthy art patrons. this hi villosity success derive the thing from the conjunction of for charismatic personality and a kind of modernist visual sophistication. at first, she used as you see here at the top picture, the romantic, misty pictorial style that dominated
she did not attend the university but she discovered on her own the modernist art that was blossoming in new york. she taught herself photography by taking jobs. burford job was as a person and one of those jane of portrait studios where she made cold calls to people, trying to sell them portraits and worked as a receptionist at various photographies studios in basically gained on her own these photographic skills. one of the people she worked for was a very avid photographer, also a...
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she served as the director of of the neuropathology corp. of boston university she has conducted groundbreaking research on cte. she is the chief neuropathologist, and is also has the same title for the boston-based veterans administration medical centers, and for the sports legacy institute. we're so pleased that you could join us this afternoon. >> thank you mr. chairman. it is a pleasure to be here and i am glad to speak on an issue that i think is extremely important. my name is dr. ann mckee, and i'm associate professor of neurology of pathology at boston university medical school. i received my medical degree in 1979, and i am board certified in both urology and neuropathology. i come at this issue with a slightly different perspective. i examined the brains of individuals after death. for the past 23 years, i have examined the brains of thousands of people from all walks of life and from individuals who live to be well over the age of 100. for chris nowinski's efforts in early 2008, at the first opportunity to examine the brain of a retired professional f
she served as the director of of the neuropathology corp. of boston university she has conducted groundbreaking research on cte. she is the chief neuropathologist, and is also has the same title for the boston-based veterans administration medical centers, and for the sports legacy institute. we're so pleased that you could join us this afternoon. >> thank you mr. chairman. it is a pleasure to be here and i am glad to speak on an issue that i think is extremely important. my name is dr....
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but a turnover by the university of southern california trojans. that's their fifth turnover. we come >>> at halftime, we check in with damon james. now, back to the galen center, with usc/nebraska, closing out the first half. >> steve: 20-18, university of southern california, needs nebraska. every athlete has one game they wish they could do over. replay premieres tonight. is there one game or many that you would like to change? >> marques: my freshman year. we lost in double-overtime. that's a game they're going to show tonight. a 7-7 tie in a high school football game like 15 years ago. those guys can get back out there in their mid-30s, not having played football in 15 years. >> steve: couldn't score on monty. come on. >> marques: yeah, yeah. >> steve: was he 5'7"? >> marques: with two inches of lifts in his shoes. >> steve: donte turns it over. that's the pressure we were talking about. >> marques: donte smith has got to do a better job. you have three guys on you. don't have your head down dribbling the basketball. look to pass the ball over the top. you have numbers goi
but a turnover by the university of southern california trojans. that's their fifth turnover. we come >>> at halftime, we check in with damon james. now, back to the galen center, with usc/nebraska, closing out the first half. >> steve: 20-18, university of southern california, needs nebraska. every athlete has one game they wish they could do over. replay premieres tonight. is there one game or many that you would like to change? >> marques: my freshman year. we lost in...
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so, there became this whole academic movement centered around mit and the university of chicago in the '60s to prove, you can't really prove it but to explore the randomness of markets and people would talk about the random walk hypothesis and basically the future, the best possible prediction of what the market is going to do in the future is a totally random process. there is no secret to what it is going to do and this is pretty sensible. it is not absolutely true it turns out that a pretty sensible idea and it mit were first took hold it was-- of the mit professors thought the markets were hard to predict but they were mit professors and they were really smart so they would find ways to beat the market by using their advance knowledge of-- pauls samuelson the txdot there was part of this game. the university of chicago, they did the same research but people weren't interested in finding ways to beat the market and make money because whole of randomness line of research collided with this kind of libertarian revival that was happening in chicago led by milton friedman and it became
so, there became this whole academic movement centered around mit and the university of chicago in the '60s to prove, you can't really prove it but to explore the randomness of markets and people would talk about the random walk hypothesis and basically the future, the best possible prediction of what the market is going to do in the future is a totally random process. there is no secret to what it is going to do and this is pretty sensible. it is not absolutely true it turns out that a pretty...
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is this from the arizona state university. and at the end, we have chuck reed, the mayor of san jose, california. a job he has held since 2007. so you can see, if you looked at those charts, just when things start to get back on each of these mayors took their jobs, which is another question about their sanity. but it does sort of make you realize why you don't have to worry about anybody else challenging them,, given that what we've been talking about going forward. in any event, mayor reid is a graduate of the air force academy and has a law degree from stanford law school. he was a practice he attorney in san jose before he took the job as mayor of that city in the state of california, which we here in washington look at as a model because when we feel bad about our congress folks, we just look to the california legislature and we say it could've been worse. [laughter] we are going to start by asking each of the four mayors to speak very frankly for a couple of minutes to give us a snapshot of the economic and fiscal conditi
is this from the arizona state university. and at the end, we have chuck reed, the mayor of san jose, california. a job he has held since 2007. so you can see, if you looked at those charts, just when things start to get back on each of these mayors took their jobs, which is another question about their sanity. but it does sort of make you realize why you don't have to worry about anybody else challenging them,, given that what we've been talking about going forward. in any event, mayor reid is...
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atlantic was found by his old team at the woods hole oceanographic institution, working with the university they nicknamed it "the lost city." its towering limestone formations can stretch up to 180 feet high, some of the tallest undersea spires known to man. >> ballard: look at that. see that upside down pool? >> logan: they form overhangs that trap hot alkaline water rising from vents in the sea floor, creating what look like upside-down pools of water. >> ballard: see the shimmering water? how many other such discoveries are waiting to be tripped over? i vote, a lot. >> logan: the skeptics might say, "so what?" >> ballard: so what? >> logan: so we didn't know this exists. what did that give us? >> ballard: this is showing us that life can exist at far greater extremes than we ever expected, which again increases the probability of finding it elsewhere, not only in the universe, but elsewhere within our own solar system. >> logan: the oceans cover more than 70% of the earth, but most of that has never been explored. >> ballard: we have, you know, better knowledge of mars and the moon than
atlantic was found by his old team at the woods hole oceanographic institution, working with the university they nicknamed it "the lost city." its towering limestone formations can stretch up to 180 feet high, some of the tallest undersea spires known to man. >> ballard: look at that. see that upside down pool? >> logan: they form overhangs that trap hot alkaline water rising from vents in the sea floor, creating what look like upside-down pools of water. >> ballard:...
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he was a dominating player at the university of maryland. he seemed destined for nba greatness and the boston celtics made him the second pick in the 1986 draft. but less than 48 hours later bias was dead, the victim of an apparent cocaine overdose. the maryland community was stunned. and basketball fans were left wondering, what if. >> such a tragedy. one of us. 22-year-old gone. >> in 2003, kobe bryant was arguably the best all-around basketball player in the world. >> what a basket by kobe bryant. >> and his off-court image was squeaky clean. >> i sit here in front of you guys furious at myself, disgusted at myself for making a mistake of adultery. >> kobe confessed to an encounter at a colorado resort, but he denied all charges of sexual assault. >> i'm innocent. i didn't force her to do anything against her will. >> rape charges against bryant were eventually dropped, but his reputation was tarnished forever. he was the most famous athlete in the world. and michael jordan was fresh off leading the bulls to their third straight nba title
he was a dominating player at the university of maryland. he seemed destined for nba greatness and the boston celtics made him the second pick in the 1986 draft. but less than 48 hours later bias was dead, the victim of an apparent cocaine overdose. the maryland community was stunned. and basketball fans were left wondering, what if. >> such a tragedy. one of us. 22-year-old gone. >> in 2003, kobe bryant was arguably the best all-around basketball player in the world. >> what...