Professor ted curran from his home in the southwest of scotland to let us understand some of the real historical significance behind the 700 year old document take care and tell us what was going on when this declaration of a pro for this letter to the pope what was happening and 1320. 00 that the declaration. Well i think the major issue is that what was not happening because robert bruce had been around for a long time fighting for the kingship kid when i ask huge victory of the bottle abundant bottom than 1514 and that bottle with was still colossal that he should have brought him whatever he wanted because he defeated the english all heartedly however the king of england they were the 2nd at the time refused to really to recognize british east and right to be regarded as king of scots and any desperation bruce arranged for this letter to be sent to the pope and having the old saying put some heat on edward in england to get him to recognise my title so was an affair. An evil pieta
A modern ferguson educate the young thats the future and when the game garden says jesus commandments love your neighbor as i have loved you shes talking about the shows in Northern Ireland but that something could be generally applicable particularly in dreadful times like the present wendy and then fiona graham great sin about the show but Yvonne Ridley the lady who shocked International Prominence when she was captured by the taliban she says what a fascinating interview for von ridley. Says i thought so too shes an amazing lady i was impressed by how she caught the being arrested by the taliban and Robert Wadley in the simelane says enjoyed the interview immensely ridleys life story and what a truly remarkable youre absolutely right robert she is a very remarkable lady indeed. And then to the declaration of arbroath ive asked professor ted cullen from his home in the southwest of scotland to let us understand some of the real historical significance behind that 700 year old documen
Bitcoin billionaires. I know. He got really sick this morning and just absolutely couldnt make it so we will talk a little bit about his book just for those of you who are wondering. [applause] we are going to leadtime at the end for audience q a as well so please be thinking about your questions for mike. We would love to have an interactive conversation with you. Let me just start, actually im going to start by saying a couple of words about bens book before we dive into mike in his book. For any of you that havent checked it out yet its called bitcoin billionaires and its the story of the winkle lost twins. [applause] you may remember them from the facebook story. They were the two brothers at harvard who actually hired Mark Zuckerberg to help them build out their social Network Platform at harvard. Mark was a Software Developer and coder and engineer who helped them build their platform but then he actually ended up spending away from them and creating his own platform so they made
Its an epistolary work. Its a letter, a series of letters to my sons of course its also a letter to the larger world. Both about the reality of the terror and anxiety and worry that comes along with being a parent of black children and particularly black boys in the United States at this moment but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy. And excellence and self regard. Much of which i think one defined the lessons for an extraordinary definition we have to draw from. Where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Actually have written them letters privately for years. But my editor gayatri at beacon press said is this something youd be interested in doing i think a large part because i talk about my children all the time direct post about them in social media. Initially what we both had in mind was something that was probably a bit more lighthearted. When i started to reflect on what it would mean to try to tell a story about both my
Snyder recently gave the commencement address at Adrian College in michigan. Governor snyder was first elected in 2010. You is currently he is currently serving his second term in office. This is 10 minutes. [applause] snyder thank you. It is wonderful to be with you. Faculty, staff, friends, and family, it is a special honor to receive this honorary degree. I have had the opportunity to be here multiple times. I was sharing the fact earlier that i had been to this campus more than any other time i have visited other institutions in our state. We should be proud of the colleges in michigan. They are part of the innovation and excitement going on. Adrian college is truly a leader in that effort. It is amazing what has been accomplished in the past few years. Veryath to the future is bright. You know it will be right when you look at these young people. As commencement speaker, let me share a few thoughts with you. Do not worry. I will stay away from talking about michigan statistics as