Afternoon nap. I dont think he was drunk. I have to say that that advice on Alcohol Consumption may be the most encouraging thing ive heard for a very long time. Lets go to the gentleman at the book of the room now. I would like to start by saying how much i appreciate the canadians arrival in england in 1940. The First Canadian division arrived and they were virtually the only group or troops we had to protect us. I also appreciated them because i can remember them with our feet up on our fender in our kitchen. Giving me lollipops and american comics, including little orphan annie. The question i would like to ask is that at the end of the war i believe the canadians forgive britain debt. I would like to ask, if you know, how much that was in financial terms. Im not sure exactly here. Okay. Im not sure exactly how much they gave. The total amount that canada gave to britain and to join the war was 3. 2 billion. That was used for manufacturers and food stuffs and machinery and military
District. Al jazeeras mohamed vall has reported expensively out of mali. This claim of responsibility. What do you make of it . The first thing i should say is that we still need to keep doubly safe to be verified. [ inaudible ] are wellknown in the area. This is a group that is an offshoot in the wider sa sahara, and they are an offshoot of alqaeda, and they have been active in that area for a while. They have been pushed back into the mountains by the french in 2013, but that have quite a lot of revenge to reserve for the french. And its likely if they have claimed it, it is possible. If it is twar eggs what is it about a what is going on there that is refreshing their ability to do this kind of thing . Yes, it is led by a twarig man one of the leaders used to be a twarig, but one of the leaders is not. It is made of up regions around the country. Including black malians, and even from other black countries in sub saharan africa. It has northern malian elements in it. Its a group tha
He held 1093 patents in his lifetime. In everything from the botany to the phonograph. His collected papers at Rutgers University number 500 pages scholars have been working on them since 1978. On exhibit there, among other things, is his personal desk. It includes a pigeon hole labeled new things. Which is crammed full of papers and notes on ideas he never got to. We can know at least what one of those idea might have been near the end of his life, he said i put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power, i hope we dont have to wait until oil and coal run out until we tackle that. I wish i had more years left. Perhaps edison contributed the next best thing. While the electric light is not a natural subject for the computer history museum. I have invited professor freeberg to have conversation because of his profound observations and the lessons that he draws out speak across the decade to a time and place here and now and in silicon valley. In both cases the world ha
Energy. I hope we dont have to wait until oil and coal run out until we tackle that. I wish i had more years left. Perhaps edison contributed to us the next best thing. It is described by historian ernest freebug in his book. While the electric light is not a natural subject for the computer history museum, i have invited professor freeberg because of his profound observations about the nature of invention and inventors. The lessons that he draws out speak across the decades to a time and place, here and now in Silicon Valley where edisons approach and the success it produces are quite familiar. In both cases, the world has changed forever because of it. Distinguished officer of humanities at the university of tennessee, the author of other two books and the winner of numerous prizes. His documentaries are heard on public radio and he lectures frequently for the society of american historians. Please welcome me and welcoming join me in welcoming ernest freeberg. [applause] welcome to t