[applause] thank you. So you heard a little bit earlier this afternoon from sona talking about the state of local news. And later from brian talking about the state of national news. And right now im going to talk for a few minutes about the state of Digital Media. The story of Digital Media sort of follows the trajectory of a tail as old tale as old as time. Its a story of hope followed by disillusionment, and in theory the last stage is redemption. Im not sure we are at redemption yet. Let me go back to hope. You may recall or some of you may recall or maybe some of you if you are students are too young that back in the mid to late oughts and early part of the 2010s the world was a pretty exciting place when it came to Digital Media. Google really did bring the worlds information to our fingertips. We connected with old friends there high from high school or other parts of our life on facebook. We had access to so many incredible videos on youtube. When it comes to news, it was revol
From trimble, inc. , who came along to document brand pop plae the Brandon Plantation with laser scans. Were here to do laser scans and documentation of a slave house that is here. This is part of an independent project that i am doing thats called saving slave houses, which is a data base of all the known slave houses in the united states. Its to act as a Central Depository of information and documentation of slave houses in the united states. And i have partnered with trimble which is the company that makes the survey equipment that i use to do kind of the highest level of documentation that is available to us today which is 3d laser scanning. Important to do this because, one, documentation is a type of preservation. You know, slave houses are buildings that are disappearing from the landscape. And so by documenting them, thats one way of preserving them. Documenting them and through my data base is also a way to share information and get it out there and learn from them. This is a
Houses project, joined by several archeologists and preservations and a team that came to document Brandon Plantation with a series of 3d laser scans. Were here to do laser scanning and documentation of a slave house that is here. This is part of an independent project i am doing thats called saving slave houses, which is a database of all the known slave houses in the united states. It is a staffing central postory of instrumentation and documentation of slave houses in the united states. I have partnered with turnbull, the company that makes the survey equipment that i use, to do kind of the highest level documentation that is available to us today, which is 3d laser scanning. Its important to do this because one documentation is a type of preservation. Slave houses are buildings that are disappearing from the landscape, so by documenting them, thats one way of preserving them. Documenting them and through my database is also a way to share information and get it out there and learn
Now we turn to the house energy and Commerce Committee. Who last week heard from the administrator of the fda. And the director of the National Institute of health. About a year after they updated members on some of the medical developments and innovations spurred by the 21st century cure act. Chfts approved by congress a year ago this month. This runs about two and a half hours. Order. Chair recognize himself. A monumental achievement. Cures was the product of a by partisan multiyear effort by the energy and Commerce Committee. To brought the laws into a modern era of medicine. It has been one year since cures was signed into law. I remember remarking at that press conference a year ago to imagine a world in which government was not an obstacle but an ally in helping us deliver drugs and devices to patients cures to patients. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittee first look into the implementation of the what many in the Healthcare Community called it transformation bill. That
Chfts approved by congress a year ago this month. This runs about two and a half hours. Order. Chair recognize himself. A monumental achievement. Cures was the product of a by partisan multiyear effort by the energy and Commerce Committee. To brought the laws into a modern era of medicine. It has been one year since cures was signed into law. I remember remarking at that press conference a year ago to imagine a world in which government was not an obstacle but an ally in helping us deliver drugs and devices to patients cures to patients. Todays hearing marks the Health Subcommittee first look into the implementation of the what many in the Healthcare Community called it transformation bill. That would positively impact not only the researchers and the scientists who are developing the latest breakthrough therapy. But physicians seeking treatment for their patients. Giving home to them, their loved ones and advocates. This morning we will hear from two leader responsible for implementin