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House and senate between 1790 and 1800. Our guide is park Ranger Matthew ifill. We are standing in the old house of representatives, what we Call Congress hall. Originally it was billed as a town courthouse for philadelphia, from worst of its history thats exactly what it was. But in the use of the city of washington d. C. Is being willed built, philadelphia serves as the temporary u. S. Capital. This room serves for the house of representatives, the second floor of the building they will get hi...

A significant month for our mean americans but not just i mean americans i believe that this is significant. You know these have been a few significant weeks for armenians around the world who have been following clause closely these developments i remember growing up in lebanon myself and following these discussions in the United States as they were happening. As you mentioned this is significant and at the same time it is clearly cannot be divorced from the Current Situation on the ground the ...

Perhaps raising president present are the ones Blood Pressure there are a few ways in which these are important for the longest time in the United States whatever the issue of the Armenian Genocide it has come up on matters small and and and less small the issue of the fact that there is no congressional recognition of the crime or there is no federal recognition of the crime has been used against anyone for any form any effort to meaningfully commemorate the genocide the National Level to give ...

And the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill by ted kennedy. Our goal is to provide students with programs that enrich their experience while interning in washington, d. C. And to help them create a network of peers as they lay a groundwork for a career in Public Service. Tonights program, uncovering the treasures of the library of congress wi...

Into the digital age. The Center Hosted the program. Good evening, everybody. My name is tom mcintyre. I am the Deputy Director of the nyu center. I am pleased to welcome you all to the auditorium. This is our second installment of our Young Leaders Network Series for the summer. 2014 by the center and the Edward Kennedy institute for the u. S. Senate, the Young Leaders network aims to promote in the next generation of leaders the spirit of Public Service as embodied for decades on capitol hill ...

And also the inspections direct inspection to stop them not to obtain nuclear weapons. This iswe would hope for more than this. Thats not just afternoon but all of the middle east. That is this agreement. So what have you achieved, especially other issues we have discussed in syria yemen and regarding these steps steps especially those reasons of terrorism. Since the crisis started in syria, we will always in contact with our friends and our friends in the United States. Todays meeting is to com...

This is true because of the incredible success the Broadband Program has had across the country here and at the Brooklyn Library amazing things. Making Great Strides and addressing the digital skill divide. Many of us are wondering where the additional funding is going to come from . I should take a moment on the Digital Literacy spectrum to talk about the room we are sitting. This is a digital commons. It provides us through an increasingly sophisticated set of tools, faster connectivity. It co...

Audience to pose questions. Here we go with our panel number one. We are looking at the vision. We will explore innovative practices and partnerships. Our first speaker will be the Senior Program officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. Hoping to have leon mac, director of el paso Public Library. Unfortunately she had a family emergency and was not able to the year. We are excited to have clarence anthony, executive director of the National League of cities. We will start out with her. ...

20th Century Technology to 21st century highspeed Broadband Technology. Its a reallocation of resourcef resources are never easy and never pleasant but they are essential if we are to keep pushing forward. We are moving to broadband to the person at the library. Its not just an external connection but its how do you get using wifi to the individual in a library . We are bringing the application and administrative process into the 21st century as well by using the same kind of ride band tools and...

And we will bring you that when we get it. We also have new and extremely emotional video of the parents who gathered outside of Robb Elementary School on tuesday while this shooting was under way. How many . How many . Whats happening . Tell me. Can you imagine . Can you imagine being those parents and hearing gunshots and begging, begging the police to make it inside, into that elementary school, and them pushing you back. Thats the case that was happening here outside of robb elementary. Im h...