Tonight, we will be talking about the 75th anniversary of the battle of the bulge. Tonight is also probably my farewell introduction, if that isnt a contradiction in terms, for the ongoing signature series with the History Department of the general staff college. The director of the command school, scott green, is here tonight. Scott, can you wave your arm . Thank you. [applause] in uniform, at the back of the room. This lecture series, which is about great military events, great commanders and sometimes great controversies in the art of war, has been ongoing since almost the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series on in the library. This is probably my last introduction, because i have been drafted by the president , so, if you can identify with that, to go to washington to save the republic, which as you know needs saving. But as i always like to say, the command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware, it plays no favori
The director of command school, scott green is here tonight scott can you wave your arm . Thank you in uniform at the back of the room this lecture series which is about great military events, great commanders, and sometimes great controversies in the art of war has been ongoing since the beginning of my tenure almost 15 years ago. Its been our great series and the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president someone can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, as you know need saving. As i always like to say the command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is self critical, self aware, it plays no favorites and it is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. Its also a school for our allies and partners. And the future military leaders from around the world, a place where a fu
The somebody on oversight and investigations hearing will now come to order. Today the committee is holding a hearing entitled sounding the alarm, the Public Health threats of ecigarettes. The purpose is to examine the Public Health impacts related to ecigarette manufacturing, sales and use. The chair recognizes herself for purposes of an opening statement. Our country is facing a serious Public Health epidemic, one that is causing severe harm. This hearing will examine the cause of that epidemic, the uncontrolled and rising use of ecigarettes. As lifethreatening illnesses sweep the country and the use of products by yunoung people soar we must protect the American People from these products. First the data is now clear, over the past several years, weve seen an unacceptably high proportion of young people facing nicotine addiction. This year alone, more than 27 of High Schoolers report theyre using ecigarettes or vaping as its also known. From 2011 to 2015, there was a 900 increase, a
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A new special relationship, boris and trump, perfect together, maybe. Well see. Investors like it. Stock prices jumped when the brexit news came through. We backed off a little since, but the dow is still going to open up about 70 points, up 9 for the s p and up, what, 34 for the nasdaq. The market clearly ignoring the really toxic politics so clearly on display in washington, d. C. Ive got two stocks to focus on today. New tech netflix, old tech, ibm. They are going in opposite directions. Start with netflix. We were told they had to sign up seven million new subscribers. Well, they didnt. They missed. Yet the stock is going straight up. My point here is, beware the expectations game. Ibm, going straight down. Their turnaround is not going well. We will ask if this is the time for new leadership. On the calendar this morning, President Trump leaves d. C. , heads for texas. Hes leaving the place where nothing gets done and where impeachment is an obsession, and hes going to a place whe