And peaceful africa that was going to rekindle unity and selfreliance among the african nations. And i think all of us are well aware, you cannot accomplish that kind of vision without the full inclusion and participation of women. And so, quite appropriately, the African Union declared 2015 as the year of womens empowerment and development. Which is obviously the right way to kickoff the agenda 2063. And it is a time in which the African Union is calling on all africans to seize the opportunity to focus on Practical Solutions and Measurable Results for women on the continent. So in this spirit, were just delighted to host todays Panel Featuring our ambassadors from rwanda who will highlight womens roles in peace building and development along with our friends from women well, i guess youll do your own introduction. So i wont do that now. But we have an incredible panel who will really focus on all the ways that women are critical agents of change. And understanding that the agenda 206
Icon, a National Hero of unimaginable proportion and a legend whose name will live in history long after all here today have. Forgotten. Fate looked down kindly on us when she chose neil to be the first to venture to another world. To have the opportunity to look back from space at the beauty of our own. It could have been another. Ow it wasnt. It wasnt for a reason. No one, no one, but no one could have accepted the responsibility of his remarkable accomplishment with more dignity and more grace than Neil Armstrong. He embodied all that is good and all that is great about america. More from the Memorial Service for Neil Armstrong thanksgiving day on cspan at 10 oom eastern and just before 11 30, a behind the scenes look at life as a teenager in the white house with susan ford baal and Lyndon Johnson rob, and after one, how Scientists Use game skills and theories to solve world problems. A conversation with president obamas biographers after his reelection. Hear from journalists ron su
Increasingly this complex, global, integrated that oldfield or marketplace. Such is the nature of war and risk we have to understand better. Secondly, cyberspace. My good friend, general mike hayden has talked about the coming pearl harbor in cyberspace and i agree with him. Its going to happen and we are willfully bug prepared. The third area i was stressed is the growing demographic shift worldwide. For the first time as of last year more people live in cities and that trend is accelerating. If you like in societies like africa, what does that mean in terms of demographics or resources . These changes will accelerate and we need to be better prepared for the acrosstheboard. Those are three large general chunks we should focus on. Was focused a little tighter for a minute. You have been quoted as saying that there are very likely as many or more spies working against u. S. Interests inside the u. S. During the cold war, which was a head snapping quote when i read it. Who are these peo
Number 5 and if no one comes forward well close the comment so we can do a roll call vote. Commissioner campos. Campos absent commissioner chiu chiu aye. Commissioner farrell . Farrell aye. Commissioner tang. Aye. Wiener aye. It passes. Next item please. Item number 6 except the audit report this is an action item. Colleagues, any comments or questions . Okay seeing no one come forward well close Public Comment and can we take that okay the item passes. Next item please. Item 7. Implementation and licensing and support and Maintenance Services for microsoft dynamics and authorize the executive director to negotiate contract Payment Terms this is an action item. Okay no questions from the colleagues. Public comment is now open on item number 7 and seeing no one come forward well close Public Comment. Same call the item passes. And well go on to items 8. Allocate in prop k funds this is an action item. Great. Commissioner mar. Colleagues this is a request for 3 different projects for pro
Concur with what supervisor wiener said about outreach. There is a lack of political ware the board may speak to the mta and say this is what we think is whats right and on the other side theres some loud voices who are not particularly informed and our organization has tried to increase the outreach and also try to supplement the education of the public so they understand what the facts are and really wed like to sxand wed like to see everybody talking to each other in terms of the people in power and saying yes we stand together and we know this is the way the economic and vital future of the city has to go and i can say although they seem to magnify, actually the voices in opposition are more often than not a very small presence or omni present very often. Thank you very much. Any other member of the public who would like to comment . And seeing none well close Public Comment and can we take this and now we will go onto the item from our Personnel Committee. If you can call this ite