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we're developing a technology here that we can export to other countries -- bhutan, sri lanka and afghanistan in many of their mountainous regions they have no electricity but plenty of water. >> bal krishna und milan shrestha will sleep in the village tonight, and dhan bahadur will remain in his mill. he wants to spend the night there to make sure the power stays on. true commitment there, and here at global 3000 we are firmly committed to food, especially the no-fuss snacks people enjoy around the globe. forget global burger chains, we like to jump off into the deep end with our taste buds. and today we head to chile for some empanadas. >> coquimbo is a port city on the pacific coast. it has one of the most popular fish markets in chile. people come here not only to shop, but more than anything to enjoy the fresh and delicious fast food. fish and seafood are turned into tasty snacks right on the premises. there are small restaurants and snack bars in every corner of the market, like this one run by alejandro fernÁndez. his speciality is a chilean classic -- "empanadas de marisco." >> aqui v
we're developing a technology here that we can export to other countries -- bhutan, sri lanka and afghanistan in many of their mountainous regions they have no electricity but plenty of water. >> bal krishna und milan shrestha will sleep in the village tonight, and dhan bahadur will remain in his mill. he wants to spend the night there to make sure the power stays on. true commitment there, and here at global 3000 we are firmly committed to food, especially the no-fuss snacks people enjoy...
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well not necessarily i mean once one has achieved material sufficiency particular say in bhutan there's a level of contentment that's achieved and it seems it seems paradoxical that the lower the g.d.p. per capita in some cases the higher the degree of happiness again this is seemingly paradoxical but you know the basis of good life as there is and aquinas is sufficiency of material needs and secondly virtue is action so i believe there is an interesting challenge can we achieve a degree of of well being and happiness relative to certain level of g.d.p. and i've shown that actually i think you can optimize happiness and g.d.p. around fifteen thousand dollars per capita so the challenges we face as economists can we actually create conditions which maximize optimize happiness and g.d.p. so we can have our cake and eat it too in a sense ok interesting christopher what do you think about that and what is the role of the state in all of this i mean some of mention a number of things the number of friends you have or what kind of relationship you have i mean that's something the state really
well not necessarily i mean once one has achieved material sufficiency particular say in bhutan there's a level of contentment that's achieved and it seems it seems paradoxical that the lower the g.d.p. per capita in some cases the higher the degree of happiness again this is seemingly paradoxical but you know the basis of good life as there is and aquinas is sufficiency of material needs and secondly virtue is action so i believe there is an interesting challenge can we achieve a degree of of...
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last week was bhutan has been playing with this for about, i about, i don't know, 25 years, and theynch it into the world as, in preparation for rio+20. we haven't talked about the failures of real 20 years ago. a lot of wonderful things happened 20 years ago. i mean, we had negotiated agreements around so-called sustained development. and then nothing happened. here it is 20 years later, we're getting ready for rio+20, and we need something that is going to push people into action. so this is, so we are trying with the growth national happiness, which is a very sophisticated index of human progress, and development. and hopefully we're going to be able, and i want all of you to help, i'm going to be saying is that every panel i'm on this week, hopefully we'll be able to get this on every agenda at rio, which starts just i think in about eight weeks, it's in june. so i wanted to mention that. so changing energy policy isn't enough. we have to change hearts and minds. and we are trying to figure out how to do this. in the panel that i was on yesterday i got a question from the floor a
last week was bhutan has been playing with this for about, i about, i don't know, 25 years, and theynch it into the world as, in preparation for rio+20. we haven't talked about the failures of real 20 years ago. a lot of wonderful things happened 20 years ago. i mean, we had negotiated agreements around so-called sustained development. and then nothing happened. here it is 20 years later, we're getting ready for rio+20, and we need something that is going to push people into action. so this is,...
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i was at the united nations facilitating on behalf of the prime minister of bhutan. how many of you know where that is? you know about the growth national happiness. this is a systems level possibility for change. because if we measure how humans develop or how we progress in a new way, then perhaps we will begin to change our world view and mental models. when you can measure something it becomes real. we only major even development in terms of economic development. that is how we measure progress. and until we stop doing that and until we begin to think about -- i hate to call it anti growth but we have to stop this unlimited growth paradigm. is perhaps is a system level intervention. the reason i was at the u.n. last week was. khan has been playing with this for 25 years. and they are ready to launch it into the world in preparation -- we haven't talked about the failures of 20 years ago. a lot of things happened 20 years ago. we had negotiated agreements around sustainable development. and nothing happened to. here it is 20 years later and we need something to pu
i was at the united nations facilitating on behalf of the prime minister of bhutan. how many of you know where that is? you know about the growth national happiness. this is a systems level possibility for change. because if we measure how humans develop or how we progress in a new way, then perhaps we will begin to change our world view and mental models. when you can measure something it becomes real. we only major even development in terms of economic development. that is how we measure...
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tasmania and then i got one from bhutan up in the himalayas. i am bill o'reilly.ight here and we are definitely looking out for you. >> sean: tonight the man who helped create
tasmania and then i got one from bhutan up in the himalayas. i am bill o'reilly.ight here and we are definitely looking out for you. >> sean: tonight the man who helped create
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>>host: the neutral with bhutan from the sheet set of the today's special.how the bedskirt. it has so much to it, this is stunning because it is done in apparel grade fabric. do you see how that stands by itself? it has sheen, body is very dreamy. done in that ivory colored it sets off the colors. that is a perfect shot. >>host: it looks like you spent $1,000 on the bedspread. full, queen, king, california king. and the anniversary price. >>guest: were you one who did not get your color in california king on the today's special? this is a phenomenal opportunity.you get the two shams, trimmed in braided cord the3 oversizeorter. you will feel so much texture and the body in the wake of the fabric is beautiful. it is not too heavy or stiff. --body in theand the wheight >>host: fewer than 40 of each size full, queen, king, california king. than one per state. if you do not gone out you could miss your size. to find something this fabulous as the california king is difficult to find. black embroidered pattern. >>host: did you see the lurex running through? >>gues
>>host: the neutral with bhutan from the sheet set of the today's special.how the bedskirt. it has so much to it, this is stunning because it is done in apparel grade fabric. do you see how that stands by itself? it has sheen, body is very dreamy. done in that ivory colored it sets off the colors. that is a perfect shot. >>host: it looks like you spent $1,000 on the bedspread. full, queen, king, california king. and the anniversary price. >>guest: were you one who did not get...