Aaron thank you, pete. I have not developed an accent. The giveaway i talk too fast. My students in particular i will do my best to speak slowly. I do cook jambalaya. Native and that regard of the food of baton rouge. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to start things off. We congratulate ourselves on the if youre civil war historian or somebody the last couple of years may have seen longer do not know how the war is going to end. It is exciting for me to tell you how it finishes after the years not knowing. I would like to shift to a slightly more omnipotent perspective and talk about the ways in which participants were trying to make sense of the experience. How did they ascribe meaning to what they just went through . And one level up, how have we over time and i will do this quickly songs about the question of what the civil war means . That category of analysis, thinking about is distinct from why the war ended. This is the question a lot a civil war historians have spe
The professor spoke at the opening of the gettysburg civil war institutes annual conference which focused on the end of the war and its aftermath. Peter good afternoon. I am the director of the institute. It is my pleasure to invite aaron sheehandean, the professor of southern studies at lsu. He is professor of southern history as well as civil war and published a number of scholarly works, including a monograph on a book published by the university of virginia. He has done a number of things as well as the editor with myself for civil war america which is published by unc. Aaron came to cwi in 2013. This is your third year at lsu. We will have to note if theres a change in his accent. Do you have a cajun accent now . He is shaking his head no. He will speak on the war in 1865. Welcome aaron sheehandean. [applause] aaron thank you, pete. I have not developed an accent. The giveaway i talk too fast. My students in particular i will do my best to speak slowly. I do cook jambalaya. Native
Peter good afternoon. I am the director of the institute. It is my pleasure to invite aaron sheehandean, the professor of southern studies at lsu. He is professor of southern history as well as civil war and published a number of scholarly works, including a monograph on a book published by the university of virginia. He has done a number of things as well as the editor with myself for civil war america which is published by unc. Aaron came to cwi in 2013. This is your third year at lsu. We will have to note if theres a change in his accent. Do you have a cajun accent now . He is shaking his head no. He will speak on the war in 1865. Welcome aaron sheehandean. [applause] aaron thank you, pete. I have not developed an accent. The giveaway is i talk too fast. People know that i am a yankee. My students in particular i will do my best to speak slowly. I do cook jambalaya. Native in that regard of the food of baton rouge. I would like to thank you for the opportunity to start things off. I
Badawi. This is the Un General Assembly in new york. World leaders are gathering to debate the pressing issues of the day. My guess is antonio guterres, the secretary general, presiding over his First Assembly since he took over the post in january. He assembly since he took over the post injanuary. He says he wants to prevent crises from escalating. But with tensions, conflict, suffering ongoing all over the world, does the un have the moral authority and the clout to do what is necessary . Antonio guterres, look in welcome to hardtalk. When it comes to crises, you said prevention is better than a cure. We all know that. Is the un the right body to ta ke that. Is the un the right body to take the lead on that . We need to be. We spend 70 of our budget on peacekeeping. In most situations there is no peace to keep, as you know. We need to be able to invest much more in prevention. I think we can see the prevention on two aspects. General prevention. And sustainable economy is prevention
This. We are watching to see if it will dip down into Northern California into the bay area. This a chance it will bring rain into sonoma county. We are dealing with foggy cloudy conditions in gray skies this morning. Heres a look at the windspeeds, 17 Miles Per Hour and downtown 17, winds are associated with the storm to the north. An accident slowing things down west bound 580 is your approaching Custer County boulevard. One lane blocked emergency creams cruise. You can exit the san ramon foothill exit. If youre coming from san ramon you can use indian road be prepared for crowded ride travel time 15 minutes from 680 two about 238. Typically that takes you eight to 10 minutes. We will continue to monitor this. Right now police are trying to find the man who hit two officers with his car before speeding away. Investigators say the trouble started in the safeway. The suspect allegedly stole items and tried to leave. The workers caught the attention of two Police Officers and things esc