Thank you, secretary kerry. And, of course, our gracious hosts today and over the next couple of days. I wish to acknowledge your contribution this morning. Thank you very much for that very inspiring statement. Excellencies, friends of the ocean, ladies and gentlemen, let me begin by greeting you, bringing the greetings from the people of my country young, old and on whose behalf im very honored to be here to address this conference. In my country we usually begin by conferring blessings on each other, so let me do so to each and every one of you this morning. [speaking in native tongue] it is an honor, indeed, and a great pleasure for me to be a part of this summit. Let me begin at the outset by expressing my deep gratitude and appreciation and, of course, our congratulations to our host, secretary of state john kerry, and through you, to the government and the people of the United States, for this timely initiative and for the invitation to attend the summit. On an urgent issue focu
Great necessity for global Food Security given out more than 3 billion people, 50 of the people on this planet at every corner of the world depend on fish as a significant source of protein. The connection between a healthy ocean and life itself for every Single Person on earth cannot be overstated. And we will hear from scientists and we will talk about that relationship in the course of the next hours and days. Share nothing so completely as the ocean that covers nearly three quarters of our planet. And i remember the first time i really grasped that notion. It was in the early 1970s when the first color pictures of earth from space were released, the famous blue marble photographs. And when you look at those images, you dont see borders or markers separating one nation from another. You just see big masses of green and sometimes brown surrounded by blue. For me, that image shaped the realization that what has become cliched and perhaps even taken for granted not perhaps, is taken fo
Satellite provider. And michael pollen, welcome back to the the communicators. Before we start with the issues, lets start with the Washington Post article from this weekend. It was an Internet Survey report they did saying that well over half of people say they abandoned their Cable Company if they could because of service. What is your response to that . Guest oh, is that a question . The first thing i would say is i think Infrastructure Companies provide these services are well aware of their longstanding challenges with the consumer and i think they have a duty and obligation to work hard to improve services. Bui think there is something somewhat challengine which is software, in the cloud, we are still a business that has to come in your home. We are still a business that has to install hardware and it has to function 310 hours a month which is what the average c consumer watches. It hasnt evolved for many years. Those problems need to be fixed. But i think the pain points lead to
They testified before the harlows house energy sub commerce subcommittee. We will show you the hearing tomorrow on cspan. President obama recently awarded the medal of honor to bring Corporal William corporal carpenter. He was injured in afghanistan in 2010. He covered a grenade with his body and order to save the life of a fellow marine. After the ceremony, he spoke briefly with reporters. Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the United States and mrs. Michelle obama. Accompanied by Corporal William Kyle Carpenter. If you would, please write with me pray with me. We posit the beginning of this historic event to ask for your presence in this place. Move your spirit to among us gathered. That we would be reminded of the freedoms that many like Kyle Carpenter have sacrificed for. No of our deep appreciation for this marines faithfulness. That when faced with that day of selfpreservation or selfsacrifice, he responded the dollar to safeguard life of his friend. As the highest award for
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