Had an event called the science and Technology Exchange event, or estab, along with the award ceremonies, and even in the years when we did not have an award. The science and Technology Exchange program of this event, which actually has the main goal of solving the worlds major challenges that can be solved by science and technology, this year also has an award ceremony. We have the fifth award ceremony, Technology Promotion event it is not a step or a science and Technology Exchange event, it is not just a promotional event , it is an event in which the purpose of sharing is planned. The farsi word is science and Technology Exchange. I thought that it might be necessary to go on a lot about your explanation. Yes, i was saying that networking and Capacity Building are two important keywords that are important for the development of technology all over the world. We also have many events at mustafa foundation. We have many for networking. The most prominent of them is this science and T
Go to cspan. Org. Click the series tab. Take you live to the floor of the house gaveling in for legislative business in just a moment. 15 bills on the agenda, including a resolution of support for proteverts in iran. Most of the bills today dealing with Homeland Security and Foreign Affairs. The speaker the house will be in order. The prayer will be offered by our chaplain, father conroy. Chaplain conroy let us pray. Lord our god, we give you thanks for giving us another year. At the beginning of this new session, surround us with your holy spirit, encompass with your power all the walls and the dome of this building, truly a symbol to the world of inalienable rights and the free tom of people. Guide and protect your elected servants in government and all who work in this place. May all who visit here be treated with respect and kindness. May the comings and goings of your people be under the seal of your loving care and may all our work be done for your greater honor and glory, amen.
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2009 by the bbcs katty kay, who was guest host on the the diane rehm show. This is about 50 minutes. Katty thanks for joining us, i am katty kay of the bbc sitting in for diane rehm. On april the ninth 1865 general robert ely surrendered robert ely surrendered robert e. Lee and the sultana sank in the Mississippi River. Alan huffman tells us overlooked story. Thank you so much for joining us. We will be opening a phones a later on in the program, and comments to alan at our email address. Lets start by describing what you have on the front of your book, a picture of the sultana. Describe it to the audience. Alan the boat in the painting is in flames in the middle of the river, and you see a lot of rescue boats and it is night and you see people drifting down the river clinging to debris. It evokes what was going on. The river was full of people. There were 2400 people aboard a boat that was supposed to carry 375, roughly. After it exploded and caught higher, you had people and horses s