Corporate kind of support along with matt from so many of you as individuals that enables the great lives series to thrive. So i would like to ask our good friends from the law firm trust so we can acknowledge them. [applause] also, a special group tonight that i would like to knowledge, that is the simpson circle, a group composed of former Mary Washington members. We are here tonight and we would like to have them stand so we can acknowledge them. In introducing tonight speaker, dr. Joanne freeman, i would like to mention at the outset that one of her most commendable qualifications is that she received her phd from the university. Thats right, uva. [laughter] in any case, not long after receiving that degree, she was recognized already as one of the nations top young historians. She has subsequently has widespread recognition as a scholar of the revolutionary and Early National periods of American History. She is the author of numerous articles on those subjects which will appear in
Brought to you as a Public Service by your television provider. Now, West Virginia republican governor jim justice delivers his state of the state address from charleston. He spoke about education funding, health care, and investing in the Coal Industries in the state. This is an hour and 20 minutes. [ applause ] [ applause ] ladies and gentlemen, it is my distinct privilege to welcome this evening his exlen seicelle the honorable james c. Justice. [ applause ] okay. If yall dont want to be here all night, sit down. They got me wired every way you can wire somebody up, which is good. You know, the first thing i would tell you is its a great, great evening in the state of West Virginia. And i bless you in every way, and i thank you in every way for being here. You know, today is a great day, a great day in our state. You know, before we go any further, id like to recognize my family. You know, i havent seen you and catherine since you got here. But my beautiful wife kathy, daughter jill
In las vegas at the Consumer Electronics show and this is the big picture on our t. America. Do you know what this is if you guessed bitcoin you are incorrect because bitcoin is not a thing its crypto currency its an idea youll often see tokens like this used when people are talking about bitcoin and for this same reason several years ago what was the Consumer Electronics association changed its name to Consumer Technology Association Much of what we are seeing here doesnt come in a box they are experiences not just gadgets into your least favorite experience might be air travel. Airports are outdated you know they were built for an era of the 1960 s. And we are investing billions of dollars of infrastructure trying to modernize trying to create better has the better amenities that the gate and the technology that were deploying at the same time is helping them to navigate so that they can get through the gate more efficiently we know a lot of the stress of air travel resides on the gr
[inaudible conversations] good evening. Im at the library publicaffairs and i want to welcome you and thank you for being with us tonight and thanks to rainy day books our favorite collaborator and of course one of the nation great independent bookstores. We pride ourselves here at the library among other things on the timeliness and relevance of our signature programming, whether we are holding forums on local issues over addressing national topics. We certainly didnt intend on the particular timeliness of tonights presentation. Christopher leonard was a busy man at the end of last week, taking reporters calls, wrote a couple of pieces for the New York Times and four cnn business after the death of david. Chris spent eight years immersed in oakland. The state of the place and the title of his new book. On the extraordinary Business Empire and putins Political Network that was put together from their base some three hours in which debate over wichita. Anybody have the chance to read th
Tonight and thanks to rainy day books our favorite collaborator and of course one of the nation great independent bookstores. We pride ourselves here at the library among other things on the timeliness and relevance of our signature programming, whether we are holding forums on local issues over addressing national topics. We certainly didnt intend on the particular timeliness of tonights presentation. Christopher leonard was a busy man at the end of last week, taking reporters calls, wrote a couple of pieces for the New York Times and four cnn business after the death of david. Chris spent eight years immersed in oakland. The state of the place and the title of his new book. On the extraordinary Business Empire and putins Political Network that was put together from their base some three hours in which debate over wichita. Anybody have the chance to read the book yet . You wont understand that you will know immediately when you get into it what i am talking about. Its daunting when yo