this is called, lament for a market place in babylon, by abdul karin al karid and it's a reference to a suicide bombing. this one and the next one are both translated by salim yusef. on this grave stone are angels and people weeping. what are people waiting for, their ship? here it comes, borne by the deluge. in a market place now frequented by money changers with beards and baggy trousers, who restores the limbs and who throws open the gates for hollow-eyed gods coming in from babylon with red chests and white furious hair? i wonder who? on the day of march 1st in the 5th year after the second millennium, a massacre took place in babylon. it's my pleasure it introduce the next poet, george evans. . >> first, i would like to read a poem by my dear friend and wife, daisy samora, who was to be here today but is in nicaragua, keeping in mind what michael said about jorge and casablanca, i will read it in her language or my spanish first, then in translation. it's a poem directly addressed to poets but certainly to activists as well. (speaking spanish) no man's land. we are a mine field o

the restaurant is called babylon.n has been open in lowell, massachusetts, for less than a year, but judging from its facebook page and this rave review in "merrimack valley" magazine, people really seem to like this place. the babylon restaurant is owned by this man and his family. he is a journalist by trade. he and his family emigrated to the u.s. just a year ago from iraq. back in 2003, as a journalist in iraq, he reported on saddam hussein torturing prisoners. after publishing that article, he was attacked by a group of six men. he was hurt badly enough that he had to spend the next two months recuperating in a hospital. he and his family were finally able to emigrate last january, a year ago, and they opened this restaurant in lowell. they are about one of 35 iraqi families that are now living in lowell. last wednesday at about 3:00 a.m., a man not from lowell, threw a 20-pound rock through the babylon restaurant window. a small rock through your window is scare enough. a 20-pound rock is terrifying. police have

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> hey, kids. ready to get out and play? check out these totally extreme classes. indoor street hockey, martial arts, kayaking, repelling. want to catch some waves at the beaches in norcal? >> how about grinding rails at your local rec center? let's check out two programs with sf rec and park. get out and play in the beautiful beaches of northern california. the best time of year for norcal surfing starts in the fall. september and october are typically the warmest months of the year with highs in the 70's and great offshore winds. water temperatures range in the mid 50's, so get your wet suit on, and jump in. we provide search gear, wet suits, surfboards, and of the boar

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francour gn francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> this is holly lee knox. there are some proud pet owners in san francisco and they have brought all their pets here to strut their stuff. >> it's an annual event that we've had. this is our 18th year. we bring in rescue groupers, vendors, supporters, lots and lots of animals. it's a proud day for us and for the animals of san francisco. >> the costume contest is really fun. people get really creative. it's a really fun event. people go all out, create costumes, buy costumes, whatever it is. but there's some really fun ones. >> we're just celebrating the pets and just their companionship and how they are invaluable. so everybody's having fun. >> we're the city's open door shelter. that means we

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> good afternoon, i'm lawrence kornfield. welcome to our brown bag lunch. the fire department as a lot to do with fire escapes in san francisco. we have tens of thousands of fire escapes in san francisco. it's sort of like utility wires, until you start looking for them. you don't even see them. today we're going to look at them and for them and talk a little bit about what they are there for and how they should be maintained. what our standards are. so we are right here in front of building services office at 1660 mission street. we have one of many buildings served by fire escapes. they are typically used when there's a required means of existing or egressfrom the buil

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ [drumming] [drumming] [drumming] [drumming] [drumming] [cheers and applause] [drumming] [drumming] [applause] [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, please welcome lieutenant governor gavin newsom. >> welcome everybody. and thank you for being here on this special day, wonderful evening here admission high school celebrating our district attorney, george gascon. [applause] >> i was telling the d.a. when i was walking in, i remember going through a few of these things. it's one of those awkward feelings. you want to enjoy the moment and you want to celebrate and reflect on all the hard work and thank everybody for their contribution and the effort to the cause. at the same ti

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> good morning, everyone. i am one of the founders of foundersne end. this is a space for more entrepreneurs, technology and innovation. supporting it is near and dear to our heart. we are happy to welcome ron and mayor lee here. founders and that is almost one year old. we have had 40 companies come through here to raise over $40 million in venture-capital. without further ado, i want to introduce you to one of our most preeminent angel investors, ron conaway. [applause] >> thank you and welcome. for those of you who do not know me, i am a third-generation san francisco and, for better or for worse. it was a decision my parents made in high school to move to atherton. i

so cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. ♪ ♪ ♪ it only takes a tiny quarter ♪ this great big world a place that you love ♪ my home upon the hill i find i love you still ♪ i have been away but now i'm back to tell you ♪ san francisco open your golden gate ♪ you let no stranger wait outside your door ♪ san francisco here is your wandering ones wandering no more ♪ it only makes me love you best ♪ tell me you're the heart of all the golden west ♪ san francisco welcome me home again i'm coming home to go roaming no more ♪ san francisco open your golden gate you let no stranger wait outside your door ♪ san francisco here is your wandering one saying i'll wander no more ♪ the pictures only make me love you best ♪ tell me you're the heart of all the golden west ♪ the golden west ♪ san francisco welcome me home again ♪ i'm coming home to go roaming no more ♪ [applause] [cheers and applause] >> do whatever else you wish to do. there is a food court right in back, so if you have been here since before 10:00 and you need some sustenance, it's there. you may tour all of city hall, but most impo

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> welcome to today's event. this is the 15th anniversary, celebrating the chinese lunar new year. the lunar new year is a 14-year cycle. this year is the year of the dragon. i would like to introduce and acknowledge some guests today. first off, mayor ed lee. [applause] police chief sur and the command staff of the police department. [applause] president of the board of supervisors, david chiu. [applause] server book -- supervisor eric mar. [applause] police commissioner angela chan. [applause] president of the police commission, thomas mazuko. [applause] representing san francisco state, our host today, the program director, irena. [applause] i would be remiss if i did

they are inside the babylon restaurant in lowell, massachusetts. the veterans say listen, a lot of iraqis that have moved here help support the coalition forces so we need to support them. >> trying to intimidate and scare these people who have been through so much, is just not acceptable. either here in lowell or any place else. >> all these veterans got together one night and over a three-hour period they went into the restaurant and ordered a bunch of food. >> awesome. what a great message they're sending to the community and then, you know, now to the rest of our country. >> we're just here to show our support. we're going to fill this restaurant tonight with our eat-in and just to show them that we're here for them. we're here to support them. >> maybe this will, in turn, end up getting them more customers, more people are going to want to show their support and try this out, try something new. >>> a dallas couple left their yorkies in the car, and came out to this. >> so they pride open the rear-end of their car with what, jaws of life or som

we will leave you now with beach blanket babylon, running on going. i am susan sikora.hank you for watching today.

step in babylon she. battle for the truth r.t. investigates the iraqi government's continued crackdown on freedom of speech and journalists we meet some reporters who claim to have been jailed and even torture. the u.s. and u.k. call for the exclusion of syria from unesco's human rights committees they say the country's president damages of the organization's reputation the move comes as tension runs high in syria following a suicide attack that killed twenty six people in central damascus meanwhile arab league observers are expected to present their initial report on the situation in the country on sunday. libya welcome sudan's president omar al bashir wanted internationally for crimes against humanity the state visits drawn outrage from the human rights groups with high profile figures questioning the commitment to the rule of law. right now sports. hello and welcome to the sports these are the headlines. tellers talk improves through leave to swindon stunning weekend while bolton and q.p.r. could only train draws on a dramatic

to be a mother's beauty brings death at a speed of more than two hundred kilometers her to step in babylon she. feels. the of the limited to just say the food to. feed. the fish if the booming. thanks for being with us two thirty here in moscow we go now to a quick recap of your headlines around warns the united states it will take action if an american warship returns to its base in the gulf where has been test firing missiles there is criticism that the u.s. is provoking clamping down evermore crippling sanctions. egyptians head to the polls in the third round of parliamentary elections with the vote expected to be dominated by islamists groups but with the recent rains on foreign n.g.o.s it's feared the military's grip on power could remain as strong as ever. and arab league observers say syrian leaders have pulled heavy weapons out of the cities and released prisoners but the group is still looking for ways to end the ongoing violence meanwhile syria state run news agency says a new explosion has had a gas pipeline in the rest of homes probably. next we talk to former german chancellor

step in babylon sure. if they shoot something inappropriate for a public they can easily be shot by x. casualties of war ok. i wish it would never happen but it has happened. in a war a t.v. camera becomes an unnecessary what destroys their own safety all foreign nationals including journalists and inspectors should leave america and it's clear for thousands with such witnesses i got it on my site. where many lobby checks to. churches nurses shooting on our. and it. was. welcome back to the talk here about the mind you were talking about russia's first president boris yeltsin. but first here's a brief report on yeltsin's contentious legacy. in recent russian history few personalities remain a spoiler rising as boris yeltsin twenty years after the fall of the soviet union yeltsin is still seen in the west as the politician who ended communism and ushered in a new area of personal freedoms and western style capitalism but sure the anything you learn just better perceived from a distance especially history i

there's a very energetic jewish population in babylon. there is a very wealthy, vigorous jewish population living in thmajor cities around the mediterranean. it's because of diaspora judaism, which is extremely well established, that... that christianity itself, as a... a new and constantly improvising form of judaism, is able to spread as it does throughout the roman world. >> narrator: paul himself was a diaspora jew. convinced that god had chosen him to spread the word about jesus, he traveled to antioch, the capital of roman syria. >> antioch has one of the largest jewish communities outside of the jewish homeland-- it's been suggested that maybe something like 40,000 people in this jewish community. so we can... we must imagine a number of different jewish congregations and subsections of the city in and through which paul could have moved and still felt very much at home within the jewish community. >> wherever you have a sufficient number of jews, you would have a jewish community. wherever you have a jewish community, you would ha

the last album we did was kind of -- we talk a lot about social issues the last was called born in babylon lot of the humanitarian issues going on in the world this one is strength to survive more about the environment and if the human race can pull together, stop competing over imaginary barriers and dollars and stuff like that and start working together as one team it sounds impossible but that is the point of the album. >> one interesting thing about your group all this that you have accomplished and done it all yourself seems to be the trend now artists have to do this now because the record companies, aren't doing a whole lot >> it has changed a lot the internet changed a lot used to be bands that sell millions of copies and people always tell us we will need bands older than us, tour with them you should have been around ten years ago but the way we see it we are lucky to be around now everyone is can download our music, for free. we play shows in south america for 10, 15,000 people. these are people who never bought an album our lives are cool because the albums are free. >> we want

mathematics ♪ ♪ mathematics is steel in the hour of chaos and god power love ♪ ♪ temple and tower of babylon ♪ ♪ known through the classes and masses massive trans-atlantic mad but you are living asiatic ♪ ♪ the organic masters the cream of the planet the panthers saw us with answers ♪ ♪ medicine for madness divine guideline for balance beyond sensational rapture ♪ ♪ how clever to capture phony ceremony theatrics so real it's sure real look at my face ♪ ♪ you could feel it before i say anything mos def and yasiin fade away ali ♪ ♪ fantastic great rise elevate before i make the news you already knew ♪ ♪ and that's the truth i said before i make the news you already knew and that's the truth ♪ ♪ i said before i make the news you already knew and that's the truth ♪ ♪ if it never made the news it don't need to make the news to be true ♪ ♪ black star black black it's true what's up with you ♪ ♪ hands up new york how you doing how you feel ♪ ♪ new york new york yeah yeah ♪ ♪ how you doing how you feel and let the world spin round and round ♪ ♪ no matter how it spin it won't break me down i'm on so

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> thank you and good morning. i want to invite stephen barkley and mike from our staff who have been working diligently with the authority, many different agencies. of course, my point person for making sure we honor the public's request, to do this america's cup and the best possible way and involve everybody. let me start with some good news. in january of this year, we had

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪

so, cool it and watch beach blanket babylon. >> ♪ it only takes a tiny corner by the place, not yourove. i have been away, but now i am back to tell you san francisco, open your golden gate san francisco, you are the laundering one no more tell me why the heart of the golden work. san francisco, open your golden gate shoes you're wondering one no more. but tell me you are the heart of gold in july [unintelligible] ♪ >> good morning, and welcome to our city hall. as you know, yesterday -- first of all, let allthank all the members of the board of supervisors that are here today. it is really great day for our city and san francisco. i want to thank the members who are here, and even those who have not made it here, they have already registered. there certainly here in spirit. yesterday, you heard me talk about our unique opportunity to unite the city and move it forward past old political labels and focus on all of our shared priorities for the city. that is what has been on my mind as i consider this very important appointment to the board of supervisors. as no, i have worked hard to