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and wilbur and orville wright and scott thomas baldwin and glenn curtiss seemed to get along well and the wrights invited them back to their workshop for a chat. what happened in that meeting is the single most controversial and pivotal meeting in the history of the american aviation. the wright brothers later claimed that they told curtis everything and he went off i and store their ideas. curtis said this was nonsense. all he was trying to do if they talk generally he was trying to sell voters to the right airplanes. the correspondence bear him out a great deal on this. he definitely was trying to because the letters would indicate that he was and the letters went back and forth and they were very cordial. it seems a little far-fetched. shortly thereafter, alexander graham bell got in touch with him. it also seems true but it is hard to believe that curtis had no information and insight. in the modern aircraft today. they have two to three pages of the landing gear and the steering wheel. first one to take off from the ship to develop the airplane that can land on the ship the first
and wilbur and orville wright and scott thomas baldwin and glenn curtiss seemed to get along well and the wrights invited them back to their workshop for a chat. what happened in that meeting is the single most controversial and pivotal meeting in the history of the american aviation. the wright brothers later claimed that they told curtis everything and he went off i and store their ideas. curtis said this was nonsense. all he was trying to do if they talk generally he was trying to sell...
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they are all named after civil war heroes, scott, thomas, logan, mcpherson, haines point. what am i missing? >> one after the other, these were civil war generals, dupont, seward was secretary of state. this all came about in the second half of the 19th century. finally there was the money and there was the commitment to washington as capitol to populate these circles and to make them a thing of beauty. most of which are still a thing of beauty today. it was really in the 20th century that washington became the city that we know and love and appreciate today. there were several things that happened in the 20th century. you're probably all aware that george washington when he left office, and again, we celebrate the fact that he left after two terms and declined opportunity to turn his presidency into a new american monarchy, he gave good advice, he said no foreign entanglements. stay out of it. focus on business at home. and by and large, for most of the 19th century, that's what americans did. and even woodrow wilson, when he was campaigning for his second term as preside
they are all named after civil war heroes, scott, thomas, logan, mcpherson, haines point. what am i missing? >> one after the other, these were civil war generals, dupont, seward was secretary of state. this all came about in the second half of the 19th century. finally there was the money and there was the commitment to washington as capitol to populate these circles and to make them a thing of beauty. most of which are still a thing of beauty today. it was really in the 20th century...
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scott thomas. >> madam chairman, it is my pleasure to present mr. ott claman's, director of the office of child attrition and help the schools the mississippi department of education in mississippi in his role he administers a federal nutrition programs, including the national school lunch, school breakfast, food-service and child food programs. in addition his office terex several school related health programs. he has 14 years of experience in child nutrition, of a past president of the mississippi school of nutrition association and has served on the usda child nutrition state system's working group. do i also introduce dr. wilson? >> you are welcome to. >> catherine wilson is the executive director of the national food service management institute at the university of mississippi in oxford. she serves as a sissy director -- i'm sorry. she serves as associate professor at the university as well. she holds numerous academic degrees. she has 23 years of experience as a school the attrition director. she has also served as the president of the school
scott thomas. >> madam chairman, it is my pleasure to present mr. ott claman's, director of the office of child attrition and help the schools the mississippi department of education in mississippi in his role he administers a federal nutrition programs, including the national school lunch, school breakfast, food-service and child food programs. in addition his office terex several school related health programs. he has 14 years of experience in child nutrition, of a past president of the...
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trajectory and i think if you elect individuals like joanie earnst in iowa and thomas hill in north carolina, make sure that rick scottrnor of florida and nikki haley who's running in south carolina, that those individuals are elected to office for another four years. >> but you also went out of your way to help the republican gubernatorial candidate, chris christie as part of the national governor's association, why? >> because it's better to have a republican in office no matter what state it is, whether it's in new york or florida or new mexico. that's what we ought to be focused on is really helping republicans across the board. and i make the argument that it's their policies on taxes and regulation and legal system and accountable public schools that will make the states more competitive and then teach our friends in washington, d.c. that the 10th amendment really means something, that washington needs to do the few things that are enumerated in the constitution to do like secure the border and leave everything else up to the states. >> governor rick perry, a pleasure, sir, thank you very much. >>> hillary clint
trajectory and i think if you elect individuals like joanie earnst in iowa and thomas hill in north carolina, make sure that rick scottrnor of florida and nikki haley who's running in south carolina, that those individuals are elected to office for another four years. >> but you also went out of your way to help the republican gubernatorial candidate, chris christie as part of the national governor's association, why? >> because it's better to have a republican in office no matter...
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there is an account from a descendent saying francis scott key came into the shop and talked with thomas harding and said this is how i want it done and then he did this arrangement. he was an organist for a church in baltimore. this is properly constructed following the rules for harmony. one of the things they do as a business decision is they change the title to the "star-spangled by taking a line of the course and making that the title. if you are writing a pop song today, that is what you do because you want people to remember the song title. when you go to a music store, music is not filed by composer. is filed by title. you've got to remember the title if you want to buy the sheet music. the other thing is "the defense of fort mchenry" only has sales within sight of fort mchenry. [laughter] it is a local, regional thing. if you want to sell a lot of copies, you wanted to go to the nation. he takes away the local flavor and gives it a universal character. this is an important move. marrying the flag and song is one of the reasons why this ballad survives and thrives today. what you
there is an account from a descendent saying francis scott key came into the shop and talked with thomas harding and said this is how i want it done and then he did this arrangement. he was an organist for a church in baltimore. this is properly constructed following the rules for harmony. one of the things they do as a business decision is they change the title to the "star-spangled by taking a line of the course and making that the title. if you are writing a pop song today, that is what...
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scott immediately rushing to her side. >> i was trying to calm her down. it was pretty scary for her. it seemed like the best thing to do. jones and thomas are stunned by the attention they receive from the photo as they explain in an interviewer with the "today" show. >> it was kind of amazing. someone was there to capture that. i would always know the feelings and emotions but that there's a photograph that so clearly shows it is pretty incredible. >> i guess it was such a good shot people couldn't believe that was what happened. it was the perfect lighting, perfect focus. >> rich is also amazed at how his single snapshot has been called the most compelling sports image of the year. >> it was quite interesting to see a picture i took is that popular. to have one photo going everywhere to all corners of the market, it was quite surreal. >> rich's photo will no doubt live on as a special moment captured in time. however, it's part of a moment most vancouverites would rather forget. >>> a whole bunch of people went out the next day and went to clean up, and that's the representation of vancouver that i know. >> it's a shameful moment, but
scott immediately rushing to her side. >> i was trying to calm her down. it was pretty scary for her. it seemed like the best thing to do. jones and thomas are stunned by the attention they receive from the photo as they explain in an interviewer with the "today" show. >> it was kind of amazing. someone was there to capture that. i would always know the feelings and emotions but that there's a photograph that so clearly shows it is pretty incredible. >> i guess it...