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has been there a long time ago uk, eu, brazil will have some legislation come into place. norway. a number of countries have been doing that. going back to the point that president kim was saying, you need to work at all levels. not just one level. you need to bring all the parties to the table. that is the people. first of all, they need information. industry, business can have an important role to play. between government, civil society organization, who support and work with the people but who also provide advice and work with industry and government. you need to put a fire under all of these people and bring them around that bonfire. i would like to say word about the bank. the bank has had and continues to have a tremendous role to play. it is in just about every country about the world. there are people on the ground who can help to share and exchange that information, that knowledge, provide support through lending money as well of the grant money. provide some support for that. you are both on the prevention side and learning side -- and the enforcement side. we have had a
has been there a long time ago uk, eu, brazil will have some legislation come into place. norway. a number of countries have been doing that. going back to the point that president kim was saying, you need to work at all levels. not just one level. you need to bring all the parties to the table. that is the people. first of all, they need information. industry, business can have an important role to play. between government, civil society organization, who support and work with the people but...
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has been there a long time ago -- uk, eu, brazil will have some legislation come into place. norway. a number of countries have been doing that. going back to the point that president kim was doing, you need to work at all levels. not just one level. you need to bring all the parties to the table. that is the people. first of all, they need information. industry, business can have an important role to play. government, civil society organization, who support and work with the people -- but who also provide advice and work with industry and government. you need to put a fire under all of these people and bring them around the bonfire. i would like to say word about the bank. the bank has had and continues to have a tremendous role to play. it is not just about every country about the world. there are people on the ground who can help to share and exchange that information, that knowledge, provide support through lending money as well of the grant money. provide some support for that. on the prevention side and learning side -- and the enforcement side. we have had an important
has been there a long time ago -- uk, eu, brazil will have some legislation come into place. norway. a number of countries have been doing that. going back to the point that president kim was doing, you need to work at all levels. not just one level. you need to bring all the parties to the table. that is the people. first of all, they need information. industry, business can have an important role to play. government, civil society organization, who support and work with the people -- but who...
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his initial goal in the first revelations here six months ago in washington coast and uk guardian newspaper campaign to safeguard privacy in which he believes have been reached in a state machine of mass surveillance had been growing and tech from the publix to get this in an effort to let the decide whether you are the secret surveillance program had been right a wrong note in my never lived in the us as a free man again and is currently living in russia on a temporary sign and the sky. the lifestyle in russia former nac contact terry described as very quiet he goes on to call himself an indoor cat hiding the city's hands and we are occasions in all the wonderous things to do you people to meet and things to accomplish. when asked about his loyalties to russia he stated that he has no relationship with russia and had not entered into a new cream instead the authorities. al qaeda has all pretty rare apology to the limits of the victims of an attack on a military hospital in yemen. earlier this month end up in a military leader says a fighter had disobeyed orders to kill medics and patience
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about 7 or 8 years ago in the uk for immigration they put in a computer that read your retina of yourecause so few people registered for it, there were very short cues and i was able it to get through uk immigration faster and basically walk through. i love automation. >> i think it's faster and takes the subjective, the bias out of screening potentially. it could be a much more fair process so to speak. >> okay. topic two, france imposing a new rule on the ubber car service. the rule says ubber drivers must wait 15 minutes after receiving a car reservation to actually leave and pick up the customer. apparently this is to distinguish ubber service from that of a traditional taxi. are you feigning outrage at this? >> no. what makes a difference. i'm going to order my ubber 15 minutes earlier. there are ways to get around everything, right. >> do you use ubber? >> i have used it. in new york city as well as san francisco and it's great. i know that on twitter today there's a lot of outrage over tonight and what's going to happen with surge pricing tonight. you know. >> as far as -- i me
about 7 or 8 years ago in the uk for immigration they put in a computer that read your retina of yourecause so few people registered for it, there were very short cues and i was able it to get through uk immigration faster and basically walk through. i love automation. >> i think it's faster and takes the subjective, the bias out of screening potentially. it could be a much more fair process so to speak. >> okay. topic two, france imposing a new rule on the ubber car service. the...
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at just less than an hour ago the government to issue a licence but uk tax upset area which will run a line stretching from the south southeast of seoul to the southern port city of perth. the korean confederation of trade unions and the korean railway workers union say they will and all talks with the government and call rail management and launch a series of mass rallies over the next few weeks. some provinces may however on another long standing issue korea's rival parties have reached a provisional agreement to reform the nation's spy agency a special parliamentary committee says it hopes to have the details hammered out by the end of the weekend said that a final deal can be passed on monday. our team gian reports. the leaders of the special parliamentary committee tasked with reforming the national intelligence service have the traditional green and as soon as the senate friday the eighth day long and his democratic party counterpart who don't will come up with a final version of the green and the will open a session with the participation of other eu members to deliberate on t
at just less than an hour ago the government to issue a licence but uk tax upset area which will run a line stretching from the south southeast of seoul to the southern port city of perth. the korean confederation of trade unions and the korean railway workers union say they will and all talks with the government and call rail management and launch a series of mass rallies over the next few weeks. some provinces may however on another long standing issue korea's rival parties have reached a...
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ago. i continue to live up to the good life or car to the uk media. i wanted to tell everyone i was healthy again. i leave the hospital he looked forward to a normal life. then several months later he had the feeling something was wrong. he had known this and send weakness in his left hand. a few months later while walking up the stairs at a train station he lost all strength in his lower body. he fell and broke his neck and had to use a wheelchair. it's scary with their snow and rail. i can call up and down stairs anymore what caused all of this. tanaka went back to sense this clip treated for leukemia. the numbness grow stronger in the weekends. he repeats going nowhere the doctor diagnosed him with megan facts of this cancer treatment the condition occurs when children who are still growing at a given anti cancer drugs and radiation treatments. they include abnormalities and the body's systems including mussels and the thyroid. of all survivors of childhood cancer. some sixty to seventy percent are set to suffer in the late side effects. doctors in
ago. i continue to live up to the good life or car to the uk media. i wanted to tell everyone i was healthy again. i leave the hospital he looked forward to a normal life. then several months later he had the feeling something was wrong. he had known this and send weakness in his left hand. a few months later while walking up the stairs at a train station he lost all strength in his lower body. he fell and broke his neck and had to use a wheelchair. it's scary with their snow and rail. i can...
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meanwhile, the big news out of the uk a short while ago, the unemployment rate has ticked down more than we might have thought. there was a big fall in unemployment by 99,000. some people thought that was by around 40,000 which caused that unemployment rate to drop. and countdown, 36,000 and the boe said we'll see, you know, what happens with growth, but they are surprised by the lack of productivity growth. still with us, julian calo and helia. on this last point, helia, would you have been focused a lot on activity and the conundrum. what do you make of the numbers there? >> i think that's the big question b now for the bank of england. are we going to return to levels of productivity that we saw before the crisis? yesterday the house of lords saying there is no reason why the uk economy shouldn't reach the levels of productivity and growth that we saw precrisis. but so far, there's no evidence of that and as we're seeing today, that productivity is still a drag. and that's why the bank of england is saying, even if we get to that 7% threshold, it's a staging post because there's still
meanwhile, the big news out of the uk a short while ago, the unemployment rate has ticked down more than we might have thought. there was a big fall in unemployment by 99,000. some people thought that was by around 40,000 which caused that unemployment rate to drop. and countdown, 36,000 and the boe said we'll see, you know, what happens with growth, but they are surprised by the lack of productivity growth. still with us, julian calo and helia. on this last point, helia, would you have been...
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now, at the same time, they pledged $2 billion of investment in the uk a year ago this month.uropean work force. so they're saying, hey, u.s., you're missing out on important growth. >> what's kind of interesting in the tech space right now is there's almost this balkanization effect, is there not? this is one of the most globalized industries but everybody seems to be pulling in their horns or maybe it's the u.s./china relationship where a lot of business lines have been severed instead of expanded. >> a couple of interesting ways this is shifting. one is the snowden effect. back when huawei was first in the crosshairs here in the u.s., oh, no, the chinese are spying on us. now we know the u.s. is spying on us not through the equipment but through the pipes. everybody is scared of the u.s. right now, not so much concentrated on huawei. so their position has gotten a big stronger because of that. then at the same time there's the fact that a third of the components in huawei equipment come from u.s. suppliers. qualcomm, broad com among them. so they can argue, you know, you're
now, at the same time, they pledged $2 billion of investment in the uk a year ago this month.uropean work force. so they're saying, hey, u.s., you're missing out on important growth. >> what's kind of interesting in the tech space right now is there's almost this balkanization effect, is there not? this is one of the most globalized industries but everybody seems to be pulling in their horns or maybe it's the u.s./china relationship where a lot of business lines have been severed instead...
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uk itself, not quite in the top ten. it's improved in recent years, but it's not where it was years ago. >> what are the issues that keep he uk out of the top ten? >> you have to ask the question why would business people pure receive the public sectors in these country toes be corrupt. and in the uk, it slipped badly, the government showed it wasn't really serious about prosecution construction. since then, it's introduced the uk bribery law and that's seen it creep up the table. >> what about in the u.s.? what's the perception about the u.s. that keeps it down? >> what one sees is a continued level of scandals related to the public sector. of course, it's a very big country and a very big sector. and so you see a series of scandals state by state, but also sometimes at the federal level. >> things like campaign finance, government contracting, controls of money laundering? >> in the u.s. in particular, the particular issue people have looked at have been campaign finance and lobbying. >> greece, we're still trying to sort out, is it still perceived as the most corrupt place in europe? >> yes, it is, but there's been an
uk itself, not quite in the top ten. it's improved in recent years, but it's not where it was years ago. >> what are the issues that keep he uk out of the top ten? >> you have to ask the question why would business people pure receive the public sectors in these country toes be corrupt. and in the uk, it slipped badly, the government showed it wasn't really serious about prosecution construction. since then, it's introduced the uk bribery law and that's seen it creep up the table....
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ago there was a u.s. citizen was convicted for killing a policeman in the uk. the uk media was subjected to restrictions on reporting in that instance, both if one of the jurors went online and typed the defendant's name, he would have found he was on the run from u.s. authorities. >> good to talk to you. thank you so much. >>> now lawmakers in in france are about to vote on a new anti-prostitution law. the measures would see the clients facing fines of more than $2,000, rising to double that for repeat offenders. sex workers say they are worried the new laws will drive the trade underground. prostitution is currently illegal in france. we'll have a live update on that vote in the next half hour. also coming up from europe. >> i'll tell you how this neck wrap could make the traditional bike helmet a thing of the past. >>> and a break through on the campaign to stop elephant poaching. >>> and we'll tell you why england's cricketers are seeking redemption ♪ >>> u.s. vice president joe biden says he is deeply concerned about china's introduction of an air defense
ago there was a u.s. citizen was convicted for killing a policeman in the uk. the uk media was subjected to restrictions on reporting in that instance, both if one of the jurors went online and typed the defendant's name, he would have found he was on the run from u.s. authorities. >> good to talk to you. thank you so much. >>> now lawmakers in in france are about to vote on a new anti-prostitution law. the measures would see the clients facing fines of more than $2,000, rising...
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uptake from seven to seven days ago said its skeptical about next month's peace talks with the multiple position in this area now also cover basic goes well with that the us the uk but didn't withdraw that boxing promoter of rebels when it's not gonna have all the mold radical rebels then if any will it be to support them through to the first to realize that the use of a struggle. members of the slavic wrong with the city of ghosts were wrong the islamic state will you write it on this you don't live on the it's not moving well into their own support them by saudi arabia. hitler and the store. iridium members of the departure of both so when it caught our eye so they use it hopes to be the one piece that the one that is this the children that the sentiment that i don't want to call received by force if necessary. people are those who surrender. no one is ready. basically to reach. it's a good free throw gave the order paper in peace talks going to be able to work it would also be given to him in the tree is beyond me. we should do that close to the varsity. it cost to the body so that the student art work by governments didn't seem to be caught in the boston acc
uptake from seven to seven days ago said its skeptical about next month's peace talks with the multiple position in this area now also cover basic goes well with that the us the uk but didn't withdraw that boxing promoter of rebels when it's not gonna have all the mold radical rebels then if any will it be to support them through to the first to realize that the use of a struggle. members of the slavic wrong with the city of ghosts were wrong the islamic state will you write it on this you...
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ago and we had about 10,000 pre- orders. we have a lot of demand from europe. we started sales for the online. the next quarter, we will add the uk. we are going to sell in more than 20 countries. being a small start up, we did not have the resources to approach and do a lot of sales. basically we talked to many carriers or retailers. were lucky enough because those distributors who bring our product right now to europe, they came to us and said, we love your product and we would like to bring this to consumers in this country. , are you quickly going to sell this in the u.s.? if not, why not? a few reasons. first of all it will take tremendous amount of time and resources for us as a relatively small company to deal with big giant carriers. and avery big pressure lot of resources. we decided to go a slightly different way. we want to keep focus and use our resources very carefully. the last thing, very important, this is the first generation. there was some down side of things would like to improve in the second generation. is for the people that are open for something new. think we need to go step-by- step rather than to go bro
ago and we had about 10,000 pre- orders. we have a lot of demand from europe. we started sales for the online. the next quarter, we will add the uk. we are going to sell in more than 20 countries. being a small start up, we did not have the resources to approach and do a lot of sales. basically we talked to many carriers or retailers. were lucky enough because those distributors who bring our product right now to europe, they came to us and said, we love your product and we would like to bring...
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ago. tonight i was told was going to be an even bigger, wilder celebration in martyrs square. but something has happened since last night. the british foreign office has just told all ukd largest city. due to an unspecified threat. the libyan government, such as it is, has denied any basis for such drastic action. a lone cherry bomb now and again, an awkward flurry of roman candles. the buzz of last night's chaotic party parched, big time. whether or not this is a result of the larger geopolitical decision, the vibe toward this western film crew seems apprehensive. uncertain. the following day feels better. somewhat. fresh produce is for sale on tripoli streets. if you were a small restaurant, or shopping for a big family, you'd bring cash, a wheelbarrow, and load up with what you need. but the revolution has brought changed tastes. libyans, especially young libyans, hunger for more than just freedom. they hunger for places like this. kentucky fried chicken. uncle kentucky fried chicken, okay. >> the colonel, his buddies, the king and the clown, have not quite made it here. given the uncertainty of the situation. so in the meantime, places like this have been popping
ago. tonight i was told was going to be an even bigger, wilder celebration in martyrs square. but something has happened since last night. the british foreign office has just told all ukd largest city. due to an unspecified threat. the libyan government, such as it is, has denied any basis for such drastic action. a lone cherry bomb now and again, an awkward flurry of roman candles. the buzz of last night's chaotic party parched, big time. whether or not this is a result of the larger...
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uk has particular expertise in. >> james thank you very much. james bayes reporting for us from geneva. >>> well that interview that we showed you a clip of just a few moments agoith the leader of an opposition group will air on saturday, so you can catch it all at 0430 gnt on saturday. >>> eight more people have been arrested in turkey. the government has suspended another 14 police officers. >> reporter: people remain detained for questions in turkey's high-level corruption investigation. evidence is being drip fed to the public by turkish police. this video was taken in the bedroom of a major contributor. it shows $4.5 million hidden in shoeboxes. hours after the video was released, turkish pinksteres left a pile of empty shoeboxes outside of a bank. turkey's prime minister is not amused and his deputy claims the inquiry is an attempt to discredit the government. the government moved fast, suspending more than 40 senior police officers across the country who had been involved in the corruption probe. the most senior, istanbul's police chief. he said he served his state and its people faithfully. some they are being influenced by this man who commands an inte
uk has particular expertise in. >> james thank you very much. james bayes reporting for us from geneva. >>> well that interview that we showed you a clip of just a few moments agoith the leader of an opposition group will air on saturday, so you can catch it all at 0430 gnt on saturday. >>> eight more people have been arrested in turkey. the government has suspended another 14 police officers. >> reporter: people remain detained for questions in turkey's high-level...
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million selling album in the uk this year and every sunday's chart topper barely breaking six hundred thousand and of course the reason and kerry was mentioned a moment ago. live streaming sites that already have artists shaking their fists in anger stunned sale of two thousand deaths. mark thompson jolla mark. they are um i mean you're telling us that the former radiohead frontman has been seen on this yes homeopathy is that to say that stomach when the sunday and christmas cards boss fights by this christmas the codes and streaming websites of the last of the proponents of that dying colts as percy strong he told the mexican websites of us. i feel like as musicians we need to find this post if i think i feel less in some ways what's happening in the mainstream is the last gospel of the old industry was that the spy who died which you will something else will happen to somebody else will happen some nielsen is chilly and there are also in many different ways texas music nowadays most of them involve any money you can watch on youtube and dissonant sound caught in those famous boss fight. he's a great shot. there are a number of ways to practice music to
million selling album in the uk this year and every sunday's chart topper barely breaking six hundred thousand and of course the reason and kerry was mentioned a moment ago. live streaming sites that already have artists shaking their fists in anger stunned sale of two thousand deaths. mark thompson jolla mark. they are um i mean you're telling us that the former radiohead frontman has been seen on this yes homeopathy is that to say that stomach when the sunday and christmas cards boss fights...
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uk, as well. 2.95%. italian yields okay. we had a fairly good spanish auction out a short while ago. there had been concern when you get tapering, periphery yields win demand. on the currency markets, the dollar has made ground over the last 24 hours. so the euro has come down to 1.3676. this time yesterday we were around 1.3760, something like that. dollar/yen, just below 1 .04. overnight, we got to 104.37, highest since october 2008. a five-year high. the aussie has come down today to the low since august 2010. the dollar has been up across the board this morning. that's where we stand right now here in european trade. let's bring you up to speed with what's happening in swish win and recap the asian reaction for you. sixuan. >> thank you, ross. the end of the fed tapering on thursday helped the dollar/sensitive markets in asia. japan and australia outperformed on currency losses against the greenback. the dollar/yen as we just mentioned soaring past five-year highs ends at saucy dollar slip to go about 3 1/2 year lows. the nikkei 225 hit its six-year closing high ending up 1.7% in
uk, as well. 2.95%. italian yields okay. we had a fairly good spanish auction out a short while ago. there had been concern when you get tapering, periphery yields win demand. on the currency markets, the dollar has made ground over the last 24 hours. so the euro has come down to 1.3676. this time yesterday we were around 1.3760, something like that. dollar/yen, just below 1 .04. overnight, we got to 104.37, highest since october 2008. a five-year high. the aussie has come down today to the low...
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uk it was beautiful. you talk a lot about the last time you saw nelson mandela four years ago. what was he like then?> yeah. well it was almost exactly four years ago actually on the 8th of december, 2009. just before the movie "invictus" was about to come out. i went to his home here in johannesburg. he was sitting at the end of this very long dining room table on his own. eating his lunch. he a plate of minced meat. and the truth of the matter is is that he wasn't really very lucid. for most of the hour that i spent with him, he was enveloped in a sort of fog of old age. but there were two or three moments of fabulous clarity. that suddenly he would be a sage on a mountain top, who was sort of in a trance and suddenly sort of came out with a peace of wisdom. and what he suddenly said at one point was, my people, they thought i was a coward some of them. for talking to the whites for reconciling with white south africans. but they were wrong and i was right. because you see today we have peace. and in that little moment of lucidity, when he broke out of the fog into light, in a sense he shown a ligh
uk it was beautiful. you talk a lot about the last time you saw nelson mandela four years ago. what was he like then?> yeah. well it was almost exactly four years ago actually on the 8th of december, 2009. just before the movie "invictus" was about to come out. i went to his home here in johannesburg. he was sitting at the end of this very long dining room table on his own. eating his lunch. he a plate of minced meat. and the truth of the matter is is that he wasn't really very...
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just a couple years ago, we had the pension infrastructure platform which was supposedly a pledge from pension funds to put 20 billion pounds into infrastructure projects in the uk. and it only attracted 1 billion. solo today we have another commitment, this time from insurance funds putting in 20 billion over the next five years, the question really is is the government doing enough to allow this money to go to work? are they putting in the right guarantees that allow firms like insurance firms, pension funds to structure the investment in the way that they want? remember, this is a 375 billion pound infrastructure plan in the uk. that really hasn't changed much in the last couple of years. so i think the devil is in the detail on this one been. >> peter, what your thought? in theory, pension funds want long-term investment with steady, long-term returns to match asset liabilities. it should work, right? that's the theory. but what are the impediments? >> well, i think as we just heard, the question is what sort of guarantees are to generate returns? one of the problems with infrastructure projects is you have such a long lifetime. you have such uncertain costs
just a couple years ago, we had the pension infrastructure platform which was supposedly a pledge from pension funds to put 20 billion pounds into infrastructure projects in the uk. and it only attracted 1 billion. solo today we have another commitment, this time from insurance funds putting in 20 billion over the next five years, the question really is is the government doing enough to allow this money to go to work? are they putting in the right guarantees that allow firms like insurance...
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ago, what was the largest country outside of the united states for people coming to "the new york times"? anyone want to take a guess? coming to the "ny times" digitally, after the u.s., canada, the uk was next, australia was number three. you get the thought -- english language. on mobile, outside of the u.s. china. china was number one. this is before we did a chinese language website. this was in english. i think that speaks very much to your thought. the possibilities of our growth, the possibilities of the value of quality of information that maybe cannot get in other places and it really speaks to the opportunity, i think. >> you look at the world today and there's a lot of people working on various low-flying satellites, things to increase the broadband capabilities it smartphone capabilities. so while they will probably come online at a better bandwidth than we think also. >> it just accelerates the integration that arthur talked about. >> i wish we had time to take all of the questions. now i want to introduce the third member to wrap it all up. >> thank you, everybody. it's great for the three of us to be here. we feel so grateful from when we came. this project would not
ago, what was the largest country outside of the united states for people coming to "the new york times"? anyone want to take a guess? coming to the "ny times" digitally, after the u.s., canada, the uk was next, australia was number three. you get the thought -- english language. on mobile, outside of the u.s. china. china was number one. this is before we did a chinese language website. this was in english. i think that speaks very much to your thought. the possibilities of...
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uk consumer responding to it? >> well, that's something that we've been talking a lot about is the americanization of the consumer over here. so as of several years agore starting to see the 50% off sides pop up way before christmas and it seems every year now in europe it's getting earlier and earlier. i was just in germany. even more so than in the uk. and i think what that has done in the u.s., basically, it's just pulled sales forward. it's brought margins down to a lower permanent lower state. so if that's the way that it's going over here, we'll see much of the same margin pressure and, really, it's not incremental to sales. you are just bringing everything forward at a cheaper price and a worse margin. >> so that's a vicious cycle to the downside. who can afford to break out of that? who can afford to actually keep prices stable or maybe even raise them? >> yeah, it is a vicious cycle. and once you go there, so we saw in the states walmart is always the leader. they're going to open earlier and do bigger promotions. once you go there and everybody matches you, it's impossible to go back. so i think, you know, the companies that are able to sor
uk consumer responding to it? >> well, that's something that we've been talking a lot about is the americanization of the consumer over here. so as of several years agore starting to see the 50% off sides pop up way before christmas and it seems every year now in europe it's getting earlier and earlier. i was just in germany. even more so than in the uk. and i think what that has done in the u.s., basically, it's just pulled sales forward. it's brought margins down to a lower permanent...
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ago, the top country for immigration. remember, we were talking about lbj's legacy before he redid the immigration act. the top countries that sent the immigrants here were the uk's the philippines, mexico, dominican republic and china. and we see that demographic shift, and as a result of that shift, there's this churn in public attitudes where people are still -- i think much of the public is still conflicted about who is the other. because, even the notion of who is a minority has changed, thanks to just democrat and demographic changes and numbers. so now, i think we're in a period of where that's all conflicted in the public consciousness, just who is a minority, who is the majority, who belongs and who doesn't. and it's not done. >> let me ask you one last question here. were children any different in their ability to imagine you as captain america than adults were? were they more open in those neural -- >> absolutely. unanimously, every kid that i saw, they didn't care about my turban and beard. some of them were like, this is really cool. they don't have the political, social, cultural filters that we learn as we grow up. so they look at me just as a hu
ago, the top country for immigration. remember, we were talking about lbj's legacy before he redid the immigration act. the top countries that sent the immigrants here were the uk's the philippines, mexico, dominican republic and china. and we see that demographic shift, and as a result of that shift, there's this churn in public attitudes where people are still -- i think much of the public is still conflicted about who is the other. because, even the notion of who is a minority has changed,...