Actually go and sit in the seat. It became apparent to me that when they called me from the bleachers to sit in the seat, it was behind the pole. People, onions, the that all of those things make our Historical Society important and viable are things that have one or two of. We have several of those. We take our philosophy from howard zinn. If anyone remember dr. Howard he has an approach to history where we do not look at it from the perspective of president s and a powerful industrialists. We look at it from the ordinary people who get up and work every single day. The theall yourself historical donora society we can count on someone going to falling water. They will get off route 70 and come down to cs because they had to see what a smog Museum Actually is. The story is not only of the 1948 smog but of the Industrial Community as well. Primary resource tells us where we are as far as how we put things together. We help students all over the world. Helped the young lady from shanghai
Tavis he is a professor of risk engineering at nyus Polytechnic Institute and author of two bestselling texts. His latest is called antifragile. Nassim Nicholas Taleb joins us tonight from washington. Professor, good to have you back on this program. Thank you for inviting me. Tavis i want to get into the book. Let me start with the news of the day. Everybody in washington is talking about the fiscal cliff. The socalled fiscal cliff. Theyre not talking to each other at the moment. That is what the conversation is going to get to, how do we avoid going over the socalled fiscal cliff . You suggested that the fiscal cliff might be good. I got a chance to go through your book. I understand, i think, why you might feel that way. The book argues that we need disorder to develop. We need disorder in our world to develop. We will come back to the book in a moment. Based upon the motion that notion, why might the fiscal cliff be a good thing . We have been stuck for four years in a state of com
Look specifically at Muslim Americans and they are just secret. So we can say we abide by the constitution, but we do it anyhow. That is what the more important matter to me in the book. Okay . Thank you very much. You are expected to buy books now and you are going to bring them up here and i am going to sign them for you. If you want to use an alias i am ok with that. Thank you for coming out tonight. [applause] have you ever talked about visit booktv. Org to watch any of the programs you see here on line. Type the offer or book title in the search bar on the upper left side of the page and click search. You can share anything you see on booktv. Org easily by clicking share on the upper left side of the page and selecting the format. Booktv streams live online for 48 hours every weekend with top nonfiction books and authors. Booktv. Org. Scientology was really created as a religion, it was using celebrities. When it was set up it was established in los angeles in 1954 and there was a
David rivera to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. Signed, john a. Boehner, speaker of the house of representatives. The speaker pro tempore pursuant to the order of the house of january 17, 2012, the chair will now recognize members from lists smithed by the majority and minority leaders submitted by majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. The chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each party limited to one hour and each member other than the majority and minority leaders and minority whip limited to five minutes each, but in no event shall debate continue beyond 11 50 a. M. The chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland, mr. Hoyer, for three minutes. Mr. Hoyer thank you, mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, it was to my profound disappointment that i learned last night that the house would adjourn the 112th Congress Without providing assistance to the victims of Superstorm Sandy. I am joined today, mr. Speaker, by many of my colleagues from the jurisdict
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