Scenes pictures and videos, author information and to talk directly with authors during our live programs. Facebook. Com booktv. [inaudible conversations] [applause] good afternoon. Im gene mccormack, and Jean Mccormack, and i have the privilege of serving as the president of the edward m. Kennedy institute for the United States senate. Welcome to the heart of the institute, our replica chamber, where every day senators in training are debating the issues that matter. Yesterday we had a wonderful 8yearold stand in opposition to something and be very articulate. I always think when i see that, that senator kennedy would smile. We are delighted to have so many of you here with us today for this program which celebrates the new book, lion of the senate, by our own board member, nick littlefeld and our alumni, david nexon, and welcome to many alumni who served with senator kennedy. As we often say, you may be off the payroll, but youre never off the staff. [laughter] were here happy to hav
Marc kaufman, published by national geographic. Id like to ask to please turn off your cell phone, and please dont take any pictures during the presentation. Fyi, tomorrow in the New York Times in the science section, it will be all about mars and features will be an article by this evenings speaker, mr. Kaufman. Curiosity is a cartsized robot county rover that has been exploring gale crater on mars since landing there august 2012. Nasa launched curiosity in november 2011 from cape canaveral. It took a little over eight months to reach mars. The rovers goal is to investigate the martian climate and geology and determine whether the crater has ever been ever had environmental conditions favorable to life. This is quite an intriguing subject for those interested in the exploration of space and for Science Fiction readers, too. No matter what category you fall into this evenings lecture is sure to fascinate. Marc kaufman has an be a journalist for more than 35 years. He has worked as a sc
Good afternoon and welcome to the San Francisco board of supervisors meeting of december 8, 2015. Clerk please call girl thank you. Avalos, breed im a campos campos, cohen farrell, present. Kim, here. Mar, present. Peskin speed tang tang speak wiener yee present. Met pres. All members are present thank you. Ladies and gentlemen please join us in the pledge of allegiance. [pleage of allegiance] thank you. Mdm. Clerk are there any communications yes i have three. Up first to medication from Julie Christiansen resigning from her seat as district 3 supervisor dated today december 8, 2015. Additionally, my office is in receipt of a resolution that is a return to the board signed by the mayor certifying and declaring that their peskin received a plurality of votes cast at the election held on november 3, 2015 and has been duly sworn in. Welcome supervisor peskin. [applause] the third communication is from our controller mr. Ben rosenfeld city controller. Concerning the newly elected member o
Ultimately did win a second term. Now its really up to the sides. They have actually just yesterday called reading about the wall street hangs and say weve got to come up with something else. We need a true Interest Rate reflects reality. The book is open secrets. The author is aaron arvid lan. This is about an hour and a half. Good evening. Welcome to the men had labor. Tonights program is now Straight Talk based on the book titled mars up close inside the Curiosity Mission by marc kaufman, published by national geographic. Id like to ask you this time if your cell phone is on, please turn it off and please dont take any pictures during the presentation. Fyi, tomorrow in the new york times, it will be all about mars and featured we an article by the featured speaker mr. Coffman. Curiosity is a car sized robotic rover has been exploring craters on mars since landing in august 2012. Nasa launched curiosity in november 2011 from cape canaveral. It took a little over eight months to reach
And a total scam that defrauded the government for well over a decade. Do you know how much he makes in retirement . And what are you doing to make sure that the scam doesnt continue, that a complete fraud who said he was a member of the distinguished cia and no one even bothered to check . Its almost the incompetence is beyond belief. Do you know what his retirement is this year . I do not know. Can you get it back to the committee . We can get it back. Can you give us the steps . If you say you cannot get it, you cant stop it because of bureaucratic regulations, then i believe in a bipartisan effort we would join in a single bill to stop it and to stop anyone else who defrauds the taxpayer of getting a retirement benefit. Its beyond belief. He scans the taxpayer, scams the agency, scams the government and a row to the confidence we have in government and then gets a retirement . I, for one, hope we can stop it at the very least. These retention benefits that my colleague was talking