>> i think because of who i am, farm,dy who grew oup on a my father, my parents worked on the land. it had something to do with the water, the soil, the fire would i collected, so for me it said something, and i studied biology. it really becomes something so close to my life that when i see it degrading, my eyes notice, and i know now some people do not see what is happening. i'm sure i could have studied something else, but i knew these nuns who were keen to guide us, and by 10th grade they told me they think i can do science, and they almost separated us. some went to do teaching or medicine. i was in curries to do science. -- encouraged to do science. tavis: what you make of the fact that you end up distinguishing yourself of the first woman in that region to get a ph.d. >> i think it is important to take the advantage of the opportunities we get. kids who guided us, who taught us with a commitment, and i am quite sure that it had a lot to do with parents and teachers. tavis: what you call about first arriving in kansas from africa? fax we arrived in new york, and i took the bus

they end oup with the lawyers ad bitter and to find out they have been in non-compliance, and the fact that evidently one of their references did not return a call back to the district, and if was felt that based on the information provided, they did not meet the minimum number of trips on the bid, which were 140 to 280, which is the flow the district is currently having. it was a little shocking to find out if they were found on compliance, because even if you use the trips as a milestone, it still comes out with the two references given, number of trips to times of week, they still would have a minimum of 160 trips a week, which is over the 140, which was the minimum in the bid and my understanding, so they are small they are a minority business located here in san francisco. express medical is a franchise, out of town entity at a third more and price, so that is why i am here, and they were here earlier but had to leave. >> commissioners, i am the director of transportation. it is true that a year ago of did was put out. a number of issues were brought to our attention. after a thor

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