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in order to understand theation.portance of grand central, you have to understand the importance of the railroads to the united states and to the world at that time. before the railroads came along, the only way to get across the country or from any point was either by horse-and-carriage or by canal, which was very slow. the railroads revolutionized the ability to move quickly across the country, and they became an extraordinarily powerful business. >> so powerful, in fact, that in 1947, over 65 million people -- the equivalent of almost half our nation's population at the time -- passed through grand central in just one year. that gave birth to a popular saying in the 1940s -- "busier than grand central station." except, that name is not quite correct. >> the real name of this building is grand central terminal, and the reason for that is that the trains terminate here. >> of course, trains also originate from here. grand central is a sprawling complex of ramps, stores, tracks, and huge spaces. >> what you see, actu
in order to understand theation.portance of grand central, you have to understand the importance of the railroads to the united states and to the world at that time. before the railroads came along, the only way to get across the country or from any point was either by horse-and-carriage or by canal, which was very slow. the railroads revolutionized the ability to move quickly across the country, and they became an extraordinarily powerful business. >> so powerful, in fact, that in 1947,...
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britn and here for amis pdea eed lio if ctonc d you accept to meld with a single community which is theational community. and if you don't wanto accept thatyoe t ee. re oerwihe ti tsoo ri aotugou e tifth ntt was receiving him. earlier, chancellor angela merkel called multiculturalism thbsg tideutter failuree. teirya -sng wena rm banker, that muslim immigrants have made this country quote stupid unquote. rkel's comments re echoed in britain by mete me wla tun encoagifnttuto ve separate lives, part from each other in the mainstream. on his service this dissolution seed to usrxiyi muullini el le 2 ubns s naes 500 men citizens. >> 23 official languages, three of which is english german and french, are working languages. however it is not eus s,ld hdeth oktemat. s pif minority, the predominantly muslim non-european migrants who began arring in europe inlarge numbers after the second world war. mu nmendir o il prcose an estimated 7.5% of france's population, 5% of gma,4. ofre its. e thguthre fod he llpe p e erof january 2011. yet all such figures are pessimistic since definitions or plastic as to wh
britn and here for amis pdea eed lio if ctonc d you accept to meld with a single community which is theational community. and if you don't wanto accept thatyoe t ee. re oerwihe ti tsoo ri aotugou e tifth ntt was receiving him. earlier, chancellor angela merkel called multiculturalism thbsg tideutter failuree. teirya -sng wena rm banker, that muslim immigrants have made this country quote stupid unquote. rkel's comments re echoed in britain by mete me wla tun encoagifnttuto ve separate lives,...
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do you think that -- how do t theations regard talk in the west about getting involved in syria?> i think number one, let me emphasize that assad has to go because he's lost his legitimacy, and it's only a matter of time before he goes. at the same time, there isn't any enthusiasm in asia for any kind of military intervention again in syria because if you look at what the west did in iraq, you look at even in libya, at the end of the day, can you show that any such military intervention will lead to better results? and there's no -- no one in the west to finish the job. if it starts, you'll have an incomplete problem again. >> mark, do you think that the russians are the key here, and can they be brought around? >> well, they're one of the keys. i think in a sense they've been a useful device for everybody. for the russians presenting themselves as the key has meant that diplomats have had to make their way to moscow and put moscow at the center of things again. and clearly they do have influence over assad. what's not clear is if they told him to go whether that would indeed be
do you think that -- how do t theations regard talk in the west about getting involved in syria?> i think number one, let me emphasize that assad has to go because he's lost his legitimacy, and it's only a matter of time before he goes. at the same time, there isn't any enthusiasm in asia for any kind of military intervention again in syria because if you look at what the west did in iraq, you look at even in libya, at the end of the day, can you show that any such military intervention will...
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this is what i'm -- the statement from theational intelligenceouncil for ed ste br2. shortages and government failures to manage them are likely to lead to social disruptions, pressure on national and local leaders and potentially political instability. i won't read the second one but it really tksbout h thi tyf he l wer e meseverage and could be used as a tool for terrorist organizations. so, this is the picture, but not much is being done about it to the bt of my understanding. exceptf you'rehina. chaas apt teeppach to securing resources, and if you don't mind, i'll spend a few moments explaining what i think these three aspects are. bendth aessne is this idea of is c t dfent gis around the world that have traditionally been places that the rest of -- places leak the united states and europe has nore hree ny gilaceikea,utera, eastern europ, have very, very large pockets of people who are young. in africa, 60% of the population is under the age of 24. across the middle east, 70% of cosiknd0%ation undhe a e pulion under the age of 15 they need jobs and trade and inves
this is what i'm -- the statement from theational intelligenceouncil for ed ste br2. shortages and government failures to manage them are likely to lead to social disruptions, pressure on national and local leaders and potentially political instability. i won't read the second one but it really tksbout h thi tyf he l wer e meseverage and could be used as a tool for terrorist organizations. so, this is the picture, but not much is being done about it to the bt of my understanding. exceptf...
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lwke ionef t ht ra p nber one in theation. so certain plants take up lead to mtard's, a lot of different ma katha lup ttea le tyess problems and so forth when th get tested. so we have no digging equipment. now, if you're going to do a ll sctt llou ca itcuod t ou aveou ad that the epa really likes. we put 2 feet of new soil on top of existing soil. microbrew fibers don't go dow loinrienow er n i i th ishe technique we have been using for many years. even thoug epa has not signed on and said this is the method, but they wille coming out with meecll vibu w ay hyisseusad paint. i would notat f t irtlynoil psoa wotanouoothatess bau you just think that you he really help the soil without really finding out for sure. so it is really important to grow fm soil .erer bitfdfonnaon sese d tranwtffts i d'thotf knowledge. to tell you the truth, no landfills are not good. the worst thing that goes into th i w i ior twasteaue heha nro. keep food waste out. one of the things that we're going to start at the new housing project at westmont whi
lwke ionef t ht ra p nber one in theation. so certain plants take up lead to mtard's, a lot of different ma katha lup ttea le tyess problems and so forth when th get tested. so we have no digging equipment. now, if you're going to do a ll sctt llou ca itcuod t ou aveou ad that the epa really likes. we put 2 feet of new soil on top of existing soil. microbrew fibers don't go dow loinrienow er n i i th ishe technique we have been using for many years. even thoug epa has not signed on and said...
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it's up to romney to go into these states where employment is better than theational average and say,ecause of the president's policies. if they were, you would make the natural conclusion that unemployment would be down everywhere. it's a hard sell. but that's what he is challenged to do in these states. >> governor dean, in ohio there's plenty of evidence that e president's policy with the auto bailout in particular has something to do with that. >> that's another huge problem in is the problem. santorum may have been right. he's probably the worst candidate of the field. even though he's the best organized and probably the most capable, he's probably the worst candidate in the field because when you go we -- if you need to win michigan and ohio and pennsylvania in order to win the presidency, and he has to win ohio, he must win ohio. if he loses ohio, he's done. and your record is to have opposed the auto dustry, there are probably more auto industry jobs in ohio if you include the auto parts supply system, than there are in michigan. and he's going to go in having opposed the bail
it's up to romney to go into these states where employment is better than theational average and say,ecause of the president's policies. if they were, you would make the natural conclusion that unemployment would be down everywhere. it's a hard sell. but that's what he is challenged to do in these states. >> governor dean, in ohio there's plenty of evidence that e president's policy with the auto bailout in particular has something to do with that. >> that's another huge problem in...
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confronted terrorism in yemen, the philippines, the form of africa, and participated in the nato theation in libya tha, approach of working with and through otrs has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. particular, the task of training, advising, adn partnering has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set ross our armed forces. it is in many ways the approache that this institute hs promotedor nearly three decades. standing of the iraqi security forces was central to our ability to bring the wall -- were to a responsible conclusion lastecember. achieving our goal in afghanistan summer rally depends on building and afghanistan that can secure and cover itself. the reality that is now guiding the strategy that general allen is implemented on the ground as commander of the nato effort. as the war in afghanistan begins to wind down, the united states has an opportunity to begin to focus on other challenges and opportunities for the future. as we do so, the united states is grappling with the deficit and the debt problem that has led congress to requ
confronted terrorism in yemen, the philippines, the form of africa, and participated in the nato theation in libya tha, approach of working with and through otrs has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. particular, the task of training, advising, adn partnering has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set ross our armed forces. it is in many ways the approache that this institute hs promotedor nearly three decades. standing of the iraqi security...
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confronted terrorism in yemen, the philippines, the form of africa, and participated in the nato theation in libya tha, approach of working with and through others has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. in particular, the task of training, advising, adn partnering has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set across our armed forces. it is in many ways the approache that this institute hs promoted for nearly three decades. standing of the iraqi security forces was central to our ability to bring the wall -- were to a responsible conclusion last december. achieving our goal in afghanistan summer rally depends on building and afghanistan that can secure and cover itself. the reality that is now guiding the strategy that general allen is implemented on the ground as commander of the nato effort. as the war in afghanistan begins to wind down, the united states has an opportunity to begin to focus on other challenges and opportunities for the future. as we do so, the united states is grappling with the deficit and the debt problem that has led congr
confronted terrorism in yemen, the philippines, the form of africa, and participated in the nato theation in libya tha, approach of working with and through others has only grown in importance to our mission of defending our country. in particular, the task of training, advising, adn partnering has moved from the periphery to become a critical skill set across our armed forces. it is in many ways the approache that this institute hs promoted for nearly three decades. standing of the iraqi...