So good afternoon, and welcome my name is tim bowman executive dean for administration and finance at the Harvard Engineering school of engineering and Applied Sciences. And in my six years of commissioner on the commission for institutes of Higher Education, and its my pleasure to welcome you to the afternoon session, and it is my honor to introduce to you our presenter and speaker for this session. Chuck im sorry already ive started off bad. Chuck door is associate dean for Academic Affairs and professor of education at Bowden College, after receiving his bachelor of arts from George Washington university chuck spent first ten years of his career as a High School Social studies teacher in maryland, california, and or very interestingly to me casablanca morocco received masters degree from stanford, university i think ive heard it have a harvard wannabe on west coast but im still looking that up and ph. D. From university of california berkeley. In 2012, 13 received a u. S. State to t
Some of these authors have a will be appearing on booktv. You can watch them on our website, booktv. Org. Often i think of the beautiful town that is seated by the sea and often in fossil upanddown the pleasant streets of that town and my youth comes back to me. Welcome to portland, maine, on booktv. Located on a peninsula, it was the original capital of maine and started as a fishing and trading village. Today its the largest city in the state with a population of about 66,000. It still has strong ties to its maritime history with lobstering and tourism in its largest economic drivers. With help of our spectrum Cable Partners for the next 90 minutes will feature the areas history and literary community. Whitney kent are special feature on portland with a history of lobstering industry. We begin our special feature. Over here is my gps and radar. So and thought it helps us figure out where we are. I dont mark my traps with the gps. I i kind of do it by feel. Look at that bad boy. Its a
For what purpose does the gentleman from colorado seek recognition . Mr. Speaker, i send to the desk a privileged resolution and skr for and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. The speaker pro tempore the clerk will report the resolution. The clerk House Resolution 469. Resolution, resolved, that the clerk of the house of representatives requests the senate to return to the house the joint resolution, house joint resolution 76, entitled granting the consent and approval of congress for the commonwealth of virginia, the state of maryland, and the District Of Columbia, to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the washington metrorail safety commission. The speaker pro tempore without objection, the resolution is agreed to and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, proceedings will resume on motions to suspend the rules previously postponed. H. R. 3180 by the yeas and nays. S. 114 by the yeas and nays. H. R. 3218 by th
Its hard to stay motivated. There are new ways to get you to start working out. You have fitness bracelets . Anybody have these nike fuel brand bracelets . Youre wearing one right now. Yeah. They count your steps and then they share how many exercise youre doing on facebook. [laughter] ellen thats a fun facebook page, isnt it . Not only do you know that they went to the dentist but you know how many steps it took for them to get there. Thats a good friend. I tried one out for a week but i could never hit my daily steps goal because mainly, because my assistant carries me around the office. [laughter] ellen its working out for him because he has prize winning they have these scales now that they try to motivate you by posting your weight on facebook. Why would anyone do that . I dont care how fit you are, aint nobody got time for that. [laughter] ellen you know . [applause] ellen i have 10 million facebook fans but why on earth would i want 10 Million People to know that i weigh 104 pou
This historic milestone comes at a time when grant star is rising. Ulysses s grante is being commemorated and proclamations and other special messages issued by states across the nation the District Of Columbia and living us president s. We have included in our dinner programs. Just one of the proclamations from grants birth state of ohio and all president ial messages that were available at the time of printing. What stands out in these messages . Also stands out in historys understanding of grants during the 21st century. Appreciation of his accomplishments is no longer confined to his military career in which he was the principal author of Union Victory during the civil war. It now extends to his presidency which included benchmarks in peace and equality that merit him a place in the pantheon of great president s. Grants contemporaries had no hesitation elevating him to the standing of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Its no coincidence that his funeral in 1885 saw at roughly