Orbit hearts will definitely post questions. In the final phase of the satellites deployment this will also present a bigger challenges for global Surveillance Systems than is the case with the Current Population and all that. So we have to prepare accordingly and continue to expand our capabilities of a cloud white house for. The importance of protecting Critical Infrastructure such as weather g. P. S. And observation satellites was highlighted in march 29th teen the Indian Military shut down one of the countrys weather satellites in order to demonstrate its strategic Space Capabilities the satellite broke up into 6 and a half 1000 pieces of debris which then spread around the globe to speed of 35000 kilometers per hour. The interesting thing u. S. Area is not so much the massive debora that stay on the rich. You know all bad news the parts moved by kinetic energy. Of course theres a threat to all of us. Since you can. China has also demonstrated its ability to destroy a Critical Infr
[inaudible conversations] good evening and welcome those newcomers and repeat offenders. If you look around you notice in impenetrable books are out there in the world. That being the case it is always refreshing to find one whose impact with the proportion to the length and have to and the Tipping Point is one of those books with from time to time a work appears that acts as a decongestant for the brain , one strong spray and the intellectual passages clear up even if they were blocked in the first place. Now we can grasp the things around us were always looking at and the effect on the reader can be rather intoxicating. Once again it is that kind of book to ask the kinds of questions a child might ask on the tip of the tongue the name on the brain and we find it hard to focus on not despite the obviousness why didnt anybody think of this before . And then what makes things catch on and take off and ideas and products fads and trends in fashion cultural phenomenon and you may find the
Visit to the nras National Firearms museum in fairfax, virginia to see its collection of guns and learn about the role firearms have played over the course of American History. Welcome to the nra National Firearms museum, im jim supica Museum Director. We are going to go through the museum, take a look at the history of americans and the firearms. We will start with the earliest precolonial days go up to current times and will look at the role firearms have played in terms of the settlement and expansion of america, the rose firearms have played in military and the sporting and personal shooting rolls. Well see the guns of champions, the guns of president s and heroes and will see some great pieces of art, firearms engraving on a steel canvas. The National Firearms museum is at nra headquarter in fairfax, virginia. Now the museum has existed itself for nearly 80 years and we have been in this location for about 15. Were custodians of about 7,000 firearms that have been donated or lent
I can assure you that the authors that we are featuring today are serious accomplished economist who is decades who worked to form this publication. The subtitle of the book to economist drink their way through the unfree world gives us the unconventional approach for a couple of academics. That subtitle did not surprise me though. I tend to run in to ben powell and bob lawson at economic or academic conferences around the country and around the world and inevitably had drinks in their hands, probably because we chat at the hotel bars and the like. But the conversation is always interesting, informative and fun. And that is also true of the new book. This is a light book about a heavy topic. So it is fortunate that we are featuring today on the birthday of the late freedman, one of the greatest economist of the 20th century and the champion of economic and overall human freedom. We were lucky to have known him and for some of us who work with him to a limited degree. He too would agree
Civil war scholar james morgan discusses the battle of balls bluff that occurred in virginia. Five during the first year of the war, he argues this union was loss was due to misinformation and miscommunication among the officers. This event was part of pamplin historical parks big battles, small battles, big results symposium. Are forced speaker today is james morgan. Long civil war enthusiast and current president of the new fort sumter civil war roundtable in charlston and recently joined the border of the fort sumter historical trust. Jim was also a cofounder and chairman of the friends of falls isff, his tactical study widely considered to be the definitive work on that subject. Lets welcome james morgan. [applause] good morning. Everybody hear me ok . Im going to be moving around. We are good on the sound . Ok. Topic is smallur battles and large results. Balls bluff meets that criteria. A very small battle. 1700 men on each side. The numbers were almost dead even. Makes it amusing