This is from sky 7 yesterday, actually sky 7, just a few minutes ago we had a live picture from there. We had to ground our helicopter because the winds are simply too strong in Sonoma County for it to keep flying. You can imagine what the fire crews are dealing with to try to get a containment line around the kincade fire which is burning more than 30,000 acres as we speak. Right now lets go ahead and show you this picture, taken from one of those wildfire alert cameras. In fact the website is called alert wifire. This is st. Helena. You can see, yep, in the wine country region, st. Helena right up the road, and you can see the smoke risingas a result of the fires burning, the dry brush, part of the kincade fire. It eats up the dry vegetation in the hills right now at this time of year. You can sort of see where the fire doesnt just burn in a straight line. You can see there was clear flames on one hill, then sort of a patch of clearance, then some more flames, as embers get thrown an
For strategic and International Studies in washington for a look at famine in south sudan and what the International Community can or should do to help. This is getting underway. Three follows of the program which kick started the series here at csi s, of the International Career advancement program. A marvelous unique program in aspen that has formed the careers of many Foreign Affairs expert including several of the table. Thanks to the 470 fellows that we have, we have begun the program but is not limited to the fellows. It includes others and you will see in a series of sometimes different events new discussions on Foreign Affairs. We have a new , we also have the i cap Alumni Association twitter feed which we are using along with csi s. Travis will moderate for us today. He is an awesome moderator. Without further ado, ill turn it over to him. Thank you. [applause] good morning. Thank you investor mccarthy for the fantastic introduction. A huge thanks to csi s as the hole for gath
As we watch the strong, the last, the few, the brave come in, i see lots of familiar faces in the audience. Come on in, dont be shy. Theres seats up here. I was fine. I have to convince my colleagues to sit in the front seats. Except where it says reserved. But you can sate there. You can sit there. All right. Were going to get started here today. First of all, i want to note a couple of things. This event and future ones were going to be doing are under a new initiative here at csis on diversity and National Security. To bring different perspectives, new voices and representation that reflects all of the United States in discussions of Foreign Affairs. Today we have with us four fellows one, two, three three fellows. One couldnt make it today. Three fellows of the program which kickstarted this series here at csis of the International Career advancement program, an absolutely marvelous, unique program out ins aspen which has in aspen which has formed the careers of many a Foreign Affa
Conflict and famine in south sudan, ongoing violence against humanitarian aid workers there and the need for more International Support to find a political solution. Held by the center for strategic and International Studies. This is an hour. Deborah as we watch the strong, the last, the fee, the brave come in, i see lots of familiar faces in the audience. Come on in. Dont be shy. Theres seats up here. I was find. I have to convince my colleagues to sit in the front seats. Except but you can sit there. All right. So were going to get started here today. First of all, i want to note a couple of things. This event and future ones were going to be doing are under a new initiative here at csis on diversity and National Security. To bring different perspectives, new voices and representation that we flects all of the reflects all of the United States in the discussion of Foreign Affairs. Today we have with us foreign fellows one, two, three three fellows. One couldnt make it today. Three fe
As we watch the strong, the last, the few, the brave come in, i see lots of familiar faces in the audience. Come on in, dont be shy. Theres seats up here. I was fine. I have to convince my colleagues to sit in the front seats. Except where it says reserved. But you can sate there. You can sit there. All right. Were going to get started here today. First of all, i want to note a couple of things. This event and future ones were going to be doing are under a new initiative here at csis on diversity and National Security. To bring different perspectives, new voices and representation that reflects all of the United States in discussions of Foreign Affairs. Today we have with us four fellows one, two, three three fellows. One couldnt make it today. Three fellows of the program which kickstarted this series here at csis of the International Career advancement program, an absolutely marvelous, unique program out ins aspen which has in aspen which has formed the careers of many a Foreign Affa