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Were in their height, the number of private security contractors outnumbered the us troops. How did that come to be . Again, i think we are like that one of the unintended consequences of relying on the all volunteer force and allowing the country to slide into a condition of permanent war. We ended up with too much work, too few warriors and so policymakers and the pentagon turned to the notion of defense contractors to try to fill the gap. At a very high cost. At a very high cost and i would argue with little evidence that they that they were worth the money. I know youre going to stay aroun...

Broadband in the u. S. And, ultimately, globally. We think its a really great big opportunity to do that. Host its been described as a disrupter. [laughter] guest no. And its not just but really the next frontier in wireless communication is [inaudible] and what that really means is youre looking at ten times, fifteen times the frequent i of cellular operator. The big advantage of that, it gives you a [inaudible] you can pump about a thousand times more data. And one of the first use of that makes sense in wireline broadband replacement. So theres a huge trend were looking at, you know, what a...

Host chaitanya chet kanojia, what are you showing people here . Its a new company. Its about bringing a competitive altern aive to wired broadband to the u. S. And globally we think there is a really great big opportunity to do that. What is the Technology Behind that . Its not just starry thats doing this but really the next frontier in wireless communication is this. You are look at 10, 15 times the frequency of cellular operations and the big advantage is it gives you a tremendous amount of bandwidth, you can pump many times more data. One of the first uses of that that makes sense is in wi...

Six miles per gallon. Anything we can do to increase the fuel efficiency there is going to be a huge saving. I know again d. O. T. Has a super truck. Is that what you were referring to . I did not get the acronym you used . Freidt i know off super Truck Program and focused on getting more 10 miles mper gallon. How do you think it will help on timing and deliveries. It is really Exciting Technology and theyre early stages. Mr. Monje has talked about a couple. Technologies and trucks enable how they are being driven to be able to provide feedback to the driver how he or she able to drive efficie...

This is 40 minutes. It is a great pleasure to introduce today and welcome jeffrey immelt, the chairman and ceo of general electric, our newest corporate citizen. Dartmouthated from with a degree in applied sciences and went to harvard to get his mba. He spent his first 19 years at ge in Global Leadership ts biggestof i businesses including appliances, plastics, health care. , he succeeded jack welsh as the ceo. It is been said it is easier to succeed and inadequate ceo than an adequate one. So he had his work cut out for him. He succeeded the role four days before the 9 11 attacks. Nevertheles...