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[applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to bill t. Jones for his contributions for provocative performances that blend an eclectic mix of modern and traditional dance. [laughter] he creates works that challenge us and inspire us to greater heights. [applause] john candor. [applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to john candor for his contributions as a composer. For more than half a century, mr. Candor has been on broadway, television, and film to evoke romanticism and wonder. [applause] J...

Maxine kingston. [applause] arts013 National Matter of to maxine kingston for contributions as a writer. Novels and nonfiction examine how the past influence was as a president in the voice has strengthened the and understanding of asia understanding. Race. Ulture, gender, and [applause] albert [applause] the 2013 National Medal of arts to albert for rethinking and remaking documentary films in america. One of the pioneers of direction and a he offered people and communities around the globe for...

They do and the solution is better than what came before this. There are very few cases in society where we elected inferior Technology Like the betamax and vhs story. So there are complicated reasons and we chose the worst technology. But that doesnt happen very often and then 10 years later we had dvds which makes the whole thing kind of obsolete. So it is the local Market Progress that tends to talk about this. The problem is the effects. And that includes airconditioning get invented initial...

Contrast to the old ones. We had people like governor pilling, senator mccain and had a great role during the 2008 president ial election. That was a lot of fun. And Christopher Walken and the scarlet johansson. So its probably more than 100 interviews. How important is saturday night live to politics or has it always been a political show lacks right in the beginning when chevy chase fell down i think its an important part of the political process every four years when theres a president ial el...

And regulatory policy let me share what the results of the policy are. Put it in terms where people can really understand. This is what is the result of good policy. We talk about tort reform. We codified it in our constitution, so that future generations with no the predictability and stability would be there on the tour and regulatory site. Today, there are more than 35,000 licensed physicians. More than there was in 2003. A lot of that is due to tour reform. They knew they would not be sued f...

Superintendent of the year by the American Association of school administrators. Following his time as secretary of education, dr. Paige served as a Public Policy fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for scholars. In 2006 he authored the war against home. And in 2010, he published a black white achievement gap, why clothing it is the greatest civil rights issue of our time. Dr. Paige is the eldest of five siblings and has a son and a daughter. Dr. Paige resides in houston because he...

[inaudible] the role that [inaudible] have had in strengthening the Iraqi Kurdistan . You repeat that . Yes. If you could please comment on the role that exxon, the oil company exxonmobil. Yeah, sorry. Okay. Thank you. Exxon is one of a number of Large International Oil Companies that have signed exploration and production agreements with the regional government. They did that under threat from baghdad, that they might lose their positions and privilege to develop oil fields in parts of iraq. P....

Achievement award to Toni Morrison and announcement of winners in several categories including general nonfiction awarded to David Ryan Davis author of the Nonfiction Book the problem of slavery in the age of emancipation. [applause] thanks louise and good evening to all of you. Its my pleasure to welcome you here tonight to the book Critics Award ceremony for the publishing year 2014. Where id have you join us this evening is now the most outstanding work of the past year in six categories, fic...

The most basic elements of dignity and support. Woodruff tech giants fight for a seat in the classroom. Why even in amish country, apple, google and others want their products used by teachers and students, a market worth billions of dollars a year. What you actually purchase should be driven by what you want to actually do with that technology. You want them researching, you want them producing, you want them seeking, asking questions, what are all of the kinds of things that you want students ...

Mary was always at home. Married was helping her mother. And then when mary got married, elizabeth was not, well, for a while when the parents were all right, elizabeth left and live with john and abigail, but when the parents got sick which was quite sync up and then she had to be home taking care of them. And the grandmother was gone by then. [inaudible] going to believe this but best time to start to set a new example for the youth to follow speak with all, what time in life . Yes. Thats inte...