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Okay we have an important guest with us today. Governor shumlin of vermont. Governor shumlin was elected governor of vermont in 2010 and reelected in 2012. How many states elect governors every two years . You were running again for election. I have not announced yet rated i have a lot of work to do. You may announce it yet. I would bet on you to win because i checked. No governor of vermont running for reelection has been defeated in over 50 years. We are hoping to keep it that way. Back in 196...

In need of great renovation. A little of a month ago i joined the seniors and disability folks on the steps of city hall to talk about the serious situation faced by seniors and the people in our s r o hotels when theres a need for out of Service Elevator repair. An out of Service Elevator can make you not able to leave our place of residence for days along with extreme isolation with many of our tenants without an elevator to help them get up and down the stairs. In time have shared how costly ...

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. ...

But obama wants to take yours, as in obama wants to take your gun. Maybe you could elaborate on that subtitle and tell us what you mean and what evidence there is to show that obama wants to take my gun or the gun owned by someone in the audience . Request well, in 1996 president obama said that in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if he wanted to ban in 1996 president obama said in a questionnaire when he was first running for office if you want to ban all handguns and he sai...

The bill forward in early 2013, the excellence in Mental Health act, the iraq and afghanistan veterans were among our greatest supporters along with law enforcement, along with the Mental Health community for an act that they thought had the potential to provide more options for treatment, more places to go, more ways to get in that case the Mental Health treatment and access that youd like to have that worked with family, that worked with jobs. These are young veterans who have left the militar...

That you want to submit. Ber who a staff mem will be picking up those questions after each panel. We will also have a chance for members of the audience and our virtual audience to pose questions. Ate is what we are looking with our first panel, the vision, what happens when we get it right. Examine why partnerships and investments in broadband make a difference. We will have a senior officer at the bill and Melinda Gates foundation. We are hoping to have the had of El Paso Public Library with u...

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...

My tale from the Training Ground to the battlefield we heat navy seal k9s. This is about 45 minutes. [applause] good morning. First of all, id like to thank the savannah book festival for having me here. You know, i think what theyre doing is a marvelous thing, and it gives a lot of authors access to venues like this to be able to, you know, talk about what they do and what theyre passionate about. So, you know, id first and foremost like to thank them for bringing me here. Secondly, id like to ...

Thank you gentlemen. That was a great way to start. I will ask our panel number one to join me here on the odium. First of all i would like to say thank you very much to chairman wheeler and to tom for being with us. We are very honored. Were moving onto the Panel Discussion portion of our program. I want to remind everybody that this hearing is being live cast, and viewers are in courage to submit questions via twitter. We also have some cards on your chairs if you have questions that you want ...