Hes held all the command billets from lieutenant all the way up through Division Commander and the like and later of course he was the first commander of the Africa Command you talk to us about today. Now hes the president and coo of a very Interesting Company in the corporate world and we were chatting a little bit earlier before this thing started and i said you know, some of the leadership things that you picked up in the military are apropos in the commercial world as well because still, its all done by people and we need to learn to take care of them and he agreed to that. We were also chatting before, he was born, i graduated from high school in 1945 and at 17 and i play football and the light and my best friend was from Manasquan High School across the river and they were our traditional rivals and he and i had grown up, known each other a long time and later he went to the same school, morgan state only he was a freshman there in 1946 and thats back when we had back good athlet
Good afternoon, my name is yonah alexander, im the director by the Potomac Institute of International Studies as well as the Inter University Center Institute in cooperation with many academic institutions, universities around the world, specifically i would like to mention the center for National Security of the university of Virginia School of law. On behalf of ceo and chairman of the Potomac Institute, he extends his welcome to you. Unfortunately he is out of the country, as i understand. At any rate, our colleagues and the Vice President in the back is with us and, of course, general gray, the chairman of the board of regents and 29th commandant of the marines corpse corps. But at any rate, let me welcome the speakers. First right here professor Mohamed Dajani to my left with currently fellow, the Washington Institute and he obviously contributed a great deal to understand islam and served as professor of Political Science university in jerusalem and will make a presentation today
With of all things dust from the sahara desert. Hello everyone. This is the fear in chile after a powerful earthquake just off the coast. The authorities have ordered the evacuation of all settlements along its northern coastline because of an ongoing threat of tsunamis. The 8. 2 quake was centered 100 kilometers off the coast. Iquique is the main port. This is where the epicenter is. Iquique is a main port for copper exports. There have been preparations after 400 tremors in the area in recent days. A tsunami of 2. 8 meters high. At least six known dead so far with injuries reported. The bbcs Emily Buchanan has the latest. Reporter ten to 9 00 in the evening, lastminute shopping before dinner and then suddenly the terrifying tremors. The ground shook as people ran out of this supermarket. The shelves shaking so violently goods were just thrown onto the floor. Here by in the port city of arica, all one woman could do was pray as her house shook. You could hear the sounds of walls and w
In new york state, the death toll from the coronavirus surpasses 1,500 as the us overtakes china in the number of declared deaths. Also on the programme the heroes and heroines of coronavirus we look at the huge physical and mental challenges faced by nurses. Hello, and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. Were covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. First. The global number of deaths from covid 19 has risen to more than 40,000, with the numbers of deaths in the United States overtaking china. That is despite having a population of the third of chinas. In the uk there has been a significant increase in the daily death toll from covid 19. 381 people have died, including a 19 year old with no Underlying Health conditions. This bring the total of death from coronavirus in britain to1,789. Deaths from coronavirus in the United States has increase to 3,415, thats now more than china. Has increased to 3,415, thats now more than china. De
The Dallas County town of Tulip, which flourished between 1842 and 1862, at one time was regarded as a center of higher education. Destruction of property during the Civil War and the changed economy of Reconstruction brought a halt to the community, which today consists of a few houses, several churches, some abandoned commercial buildings and the ruins of a plantation.