Program, i im pleased to introduce our guest, author dr. Ken rutherford. Ken rutherford, ph. D. , is professor in the department of Political Science at James Madison university. He cofounded the Landmine Survivors Network and escorted Princess Diana on her last humanitarian mission to visit landmines. Survivors in bosnia and herzegovina. Brother rutherford was prominent also as a leader in the International Campaign to ban landmines, which won the 1997 nobel peace prize. He has served as director of the center for Internet National stabilization and recovery at gmu. Hes been a peace corps volunteer in mauritania, unhcr emergency refugee coordinator and somalia humanitarian and emergency relief officer in northern kenya and somalia. And as a fulbright scholar in jordan, he holds a ph. D. In government from georgetown university, a b. A. And mba from the university of colorado, where he lettered in football and was inducted into their hall for distinguished alumni. Dr. Rutherford has al
The Television Companies, and more, including comcast. Think it was just a Community Center . No. Its way more than that. Comcast is partnering with 1000 Community Centers to create wifi enabled lists so students from low income families can get the tools they need to get ready for anything. Comcast, along with these Television Companies, supports cspan 2 as a public service. All right, well, hello and welcome, everybody. Its good seeing you here today at the American Civil War museum. For todays program, im pleased to introduce our guest author, dr. Ken weatherford. Ken weatherford, phd, is a professor at the department of Political Science at James Madison university. He cofounded the Landmine Survivors Network, and escorted Princess Diana on her last humanitarian mission to visit landmine survivors in bosnia and herzegovina. Weatherford was prominent also as a leader in an International Campaign to ban landmines, which won the 1987 nobel peace prize. He has served as director of the
We cannot say he belonged much overltimore or richmond the world or new york, but to the world. Were inside a working public theding that has hosted longest working acting legislature today. Since we are the First American State Capitol to open after the revolutionary war and the first monumental roman temple style public building in the modern its influence on other State Capitols, county courthouses, and public buildings that are very famous in washington, d. C. Cannot be underestimated. I have heard an architectural historian described the iconic buildings in washington, d. C. As a sequel to the virginia State Capitol back here in richmond. We started with our First Political center in jamestown, the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america and that was used throughout the 1600s. There are multiple buildings, public and private, used for public meetings. Then when we moved to williamsburg we build and capitol in the english tradition. That burned down and we rebuilt the se
Public building in the modern era, its influence on other state capitols, county courthouses and public buildings that are famous up in d. C. Cant are underestimated. Ivan them described as the iconic buildings in d. C. As the sequel to the Virginia State capitol back here in richmond. We started off with our First Political center at jamestown, which is the oldest englishspeaking settlement in north america. And that was used throughout the 16 hundreds and there were multiple buildings, public and private used for government meetings. And then when we moved to williamsburg we built a capital in the english colonial tradition which burned down in the middle of the 17 hundredans we rebuilt a second one. And it was the second capitol in williamsburg that we left behind when we moved here to richmond during the revolutionary war. And interestingly mr. Jefferson who introduced the bill to relocate to richmond, by the time we made the move a year later he was serving as governor and he got
1 2 inch around oakland and alameda. Sausalito with. 82 inches, from marin county to the north there are some great totals. Some up in Mendocino County and russian river, granville two inches. Santa rosa at 1. 09 inches, glen ellen. 83. North never had more that is for sure. Piedmont. 41 and pacifica. 28 but for some it took a while for the system to arrive. To the north things look to be done. There is not a lot left for parts of the north bay. Hercules and richmond out to vallejo still a little bit but things are looking to be about done in marin county. Contra costa county into santa clara back over to the peninsula as well has not picked up a lot of rain but it is picking up are some into oakland and alameda around the Oakland Hills as well but the Berkeley Hills not much. A decent southeast breeze for now. 50s for most temperatures with a few 40s, one more system in this pattern which will be here wednesday and thursday then we will get a break for the weekend. 50s for your temper