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Work for decades. And i just really want to honor her life and im excited about the opening of affordable Senior Housing in the tenderloin in her name. Its not always that you get to see your own naming before you pass, and im really glad that her and her family got to see how important her life and achievements have been before she left us. I think it was a huge shock for so many of us to know we wont be seeing her any more, or i wont be seeing her in her office, as she holds me accountable and she always, always held me accountable to the needs of our constituents. So, rest in peace, rest in...

Are also providing outreach to provider and the public regarding prep. There is within the community being completely honest about where the discussion is, there is within the community a fear that prep will lead to decreased condom usage, that somehow by making prep available people will engage in less safe sex. But lets be honest, right or wrong, for many people gay and straight, there are already many people gay and straight who are simply not using condomseses for a lot of different reasons. It is simply not, in my view, anyones place to judge why that is. It is simply a fact of life. Inst...

Global economy actually means and i think thats a good place to start. Certainly as we create new processes with dealing with harsh environments, that brings us to have a skill we didnt have before. Thats one way to enhance competitiveness, assume iing th other thing, it forces us to think of ways to make things more Cost Effective in a constrained environment. That, by its nature, is forcing a number of companies now to look at their manufacturing processes, their development processes. As we talked about with stem, having a mission like this, and the many step it is takes to make this missio...

[applause] our coverage of the Washington Ideas Forum continues with dean kamen. He discusses the state of American Education and efforts to get kids interested in science and engineering. You that hes interviewed by rebecca rosen. This is about 20 minutes. [applause] hello. How are you . Thank you for joining me here. Why dont we start by talking about what it is why you started. Let me start by what it isnt. It is not an education program. 25 years ago, as today, it is a topic that most serious people are concerned and passionate about. Parents, teachers, corporations, government. But the pr...

If we could make science and engineering as fun, accessible attractive to kids as the other things they aspire to do, well change their attitude. Well change the direction of their life. Particularly women and minorities that really our culture convinces them by the time theyre 10 years old science and engineering a, is boring, and its difficult and its only for guys, white guys. You heard megan smith this morning. You heard a lot of people talk about this issue. Unless we can get our culture reenergized to be passionate about inventing, solving problems, working hard at things that matter wer...