birthplace, united nations, why do i bring that up?make this strong point, that nothing matters more than our capacity to recruit and retain the best and the brightest minds from around the world. that what makes san francisco, what makes this state, what makes this country special at our best is that quality of imagination. that innovative and entrepreneurial spirit, that ability to retain the best and brightest minds. that's why it is right that we're in a city that doesn't tolerate its diverseity. we celebrate it each and every day. that human capital, that differentiater. that is alive and well today because you wouldn't be here had it not been for that differentiater. you have a million other cities that you could be doing this first conference, but you chose san francisco, the birthplace of life science and biotechnology, the home of the california stem cell institute, one of the most dynamic cities still in this very difficult economic climate, the -- the home of twitter and companies like wikipedia, sales force.com. four square

quote support of god this was not just the fall of a powerful trading republic but possibly the birthplace of russia's democracy there are so close a team takes you to one of the most ancient cities in the country for me. the russians clinched a deal to host the legendary formula one grand prix for the first time the motor racing event will take place in sochi the city of course that's hosting the twenty four thousand winter olympics where one drivers will be competing on the challenging circuit and use the brand new infrastructure built for the games and he has the details. this is the movement that russian formula one fans have been waiting for it took more than three decades to find a suitable venue and to convince the formula one managers that the world's most popular racing competition can be held here many other locations including moscow and st petersburg did not pass the test so no it won't be just keys skates and sledges that will get sochi into the headlines in two thousand and fourteen in addition the city will be hosting the russian grand prix the contract was signed by the for

one supporter thought this was not just the fall of a powerful trading republic but possibly the birthplace of russia's democracy. grosser closer team takes you to one of the most ancient cities in the country for the november. now it's difficult to make it to the top in u.s. politics especially if you're a woman and it seems some female politicians are making headlines not for their strong credentials but for their motor fear campaigns critics say a pretty face in the republican party p.r. machine is all it takes to get them noticed and it's going to account now reports that's especially true of one rising star who's been raising some eyebrows. it to christine o'donnell a republican nominee for senate just weeks to become a household name in america among her credentials she campaigned against masturbation you're going to be pleasing each other and if he already knows what pleases a man he can please himself then why am i in the picture she even preached the abstinence the sad reality to tell going to slag off. x. yeah yeah i'm a young woman in my thirty's and i remain chaste right and the

you are home to the birthplace of live science and i bet half of you forgot the united nations was founded in the city and county of san francisco. to make this point -- what makes us a special place is the capacity to live and propser together over every difference. that is the economic paradigm that makes this city so vibrant and me so optimistic. it used to be that a company would open up and everybody would move to that city. now, companies go to where the talent is. the paradigm and efforts in san francisco create the conditions where people, regardless of race, religion, rich, poor, and regardless of their sexual orientation come here to live their lives in a way that is fully expressed. this is the economic purpose. resources of all our plan to invite the best and brightest into the city that was probably best described as 47 miles surrounded by reality. this is a magical place, where we do not just celebrate our differences but unite around our common humanity. i think that is one reason that you were in a city with the lowest unemployment rate of the cities and counties in this st

once upon a time this was not just the powerful trading republic but possibly the birthplace of russia's democracy russia takes you to one of the most ancient cities in the country. very shortly tonight. more news before that the iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad's taking aim at his foes the u.s. and israel once more but this time it's not just a caustic speech she's on his first ever visit to lebanon raising western fears of arms deals and political club aeration between iran and the militant group hezbollah the president's preventative villages along the israeli border a move u.s. and israel called intentionally provocative they see it is emphasizing around support for hezbollah and its conflict with israel james then slows a writer on mideast politics and security a spokeswoman he said the visit is mostly aimed at highlighting his country's efforts to help rebuild lebanon after the two thousand and six war. as well as weapons are a bit of a strategic surprise and we saw that in two thousand and six where they launched anti ship missiles and had a certain degree of technological ad

once upon a thought this was not just the hope of a powerful trading republic but possibly the birthplace of russia's democracy. parties russia close up team takes you to one of the most ancient cities in the country the king of the. first though a study by a new york think tank based on interviews with former detainees concludes that prisoner abuse is continue why the u.s. military secret prisons abroad despite pledges from the obama administration the open society foundation says conditions and treatment violate both u.s. and international law for detention facilities are he's gotten a cheeky on as the story. we've heard about this alleged so-called black jail before but a us foundation that is called the open society foundations being new york have recently very recently interviewed eighteen former detainees and their descriptions perfectly coincide with earlier reports on this secret blackmailing of ghana's that they're saying that the cells were so cold that it was like sleeping in the fridge that's a quote and also they had bright lights on twenty four seven they're saying they were

once upon a thought this was not just the hope of a powerful trading republic but possibly the birthplace of russia's democracy but russia close-up team takes you to one of the most ancient cities in russia believe it or. first though iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad has taken aim at his foes the u.s. and israel once more but this time he's moved rather closer to his about the enemy on a visit to lebanon just across the israeli border raising western fears of arms deals and closer collaboration between iran and the militant group hezbollah the president has been visiting villages along the israeli border in a move. which really border a move the u.s. and israel have called intentionally provocative they see it as emphasizing iran's support for hezbollah against israel james denselow a writer on the middle east politics and security says that the u.s. criticism is to distract the world's attention away from the vast military commitment that america is still putting into iraq. there is a crescendo of violence in regards to the iranian u.s. relationship currently in the middle east and t

talk about republican primary -- >> fox is the new virginia, the birthplace of presidents. [laughter] >> what a stable. >> washington, jefferson, madison, everybody except adams. >> and they give money to the republicans -- >> nevada, illinois, pennsylvania, colorado. >> tossups. colorado is a tossup. connecticut is a tossup illinois is a tossup, open seat. reid's seat in nevada, tossup at best. patty murray -- >> washington state. >> west virginia. >> in west virginia, the governor has a 70% approval rating, and is running for the senate and is suddenly seen as in trouble. this is weird. >> he is running on the administration's liabilities. that is what they have done, tied him to washington and a democratic administration. everything else being equal, when you are the candidate of an unpopular national administration, as republicans learned in 2006 and 2008, in a close race you'll probably lose. >> to my colleagues it looks weird. this is the result of two years of democratic governance. >> but it is weird because they know joe manchin, they know what kind of governor he

in the russia close-up team travels to one of the country's oldest cities considered to be the birthplace of russia's democracy. and russia's central bank says that would allow for a more volatile ruble by widening the trading bond against the u.s. dollar and the euro all have got a much more in the business but it's and in twenty minutes time. a warm welcome to you live from our headquarters here in central los galveston's our team with me and he said now way it's two pm here in the russian capital and brusha and venezuela are two countries set on shaking. up the system so that the global balance of power is more evenly spread the two are now set to get closer as president chavez arrives in moscow on the first leg of a diplomatic tour. is following his visit and joins us now live hi there remain what exactly is in store for this visit of course to go chavez has been here quite a few times over the past couple of years. well that is that in fact this is his ninth visit and it seems like russian would as well never seem to run out of things to talk about of course this is going to be yet a

emerald banda some thirty kilometers wide and about two kilometers in length this is the birthplace of geologist. emeralds are the main line of his research. from time immemorial people here have literally been sitting on them or some of the veins are forty to fifty meters below ground a long time ago the french dug for emeralds and beets they used to be nearby you might say people are walking on emeralds but you can see for yourself. i d's swampy banks of the river produced a geological sensation in the early nineteenth century. it is in one thousand one stumbled on pale aquamarine colored stone. it took them to you could see it in a book where scientists said they were emeralds in the summer of eight hundred thirty one emeralds were found right here on the banks of this river and exactly in first bits these unique emeralds were found. jim stone experts regard emeralds found in the year olds as the best in the world they use a special scale to assess the color and transparency of a stone but there's another special quality of these your old chum stones that won't appear on any scale b

hi, i'm rudy maxa, traveling to the birthplace of democracy, the land where classical theater took root, and where great philosophers posed eternal questions. next up, it's athens, on smart travels. narrator: smart travels is made possible in part by expedia.com: a travel website that offers travelers a variety of ways to find the trip they're looking for, including flights, hotels and vacation packages. expedia.com: don't just travel, travel right. captioning made possible by the u.s. department of education narrator: smart traveis a grand tour of the old world: the people, places, sites, and distinctly european flavors. our host is travel writer and columnist rudy maxa, public radio's original savvy traveler. now tips, trips, and secret places on smart travels. maxa: bleached stone pillars against a blue mediterranean sky... marble pathways trod by mythical deities... rocky hillsides decked in garlands of olive trees... this is greece, land of the gods. zeus, apollo, athena, poseidon... where early thespians strutted in concentric theaters... where pilgrims journeyed for miles to seek

hindus believe the barbary mosque was built on top of the temple that marked the firs birthplace of one of their gods. in 1992, in the riots that followed, or around 3000 people were killed. news of the court ruling was greeted quietly. most people stayed off the streets as the police kept a tight vigil. heavy security is still in place after the verdict is delivered. police are asking people to stay indoors, not to react to the verdict. beyond the barricade, this lane leads to the disputed site and has been divided into three parts. it is quite clear that this ancient dispute has still not been completely resolved. the case now will most certainly go into appeal. most people want an end to the uncertainty. >> people become more knowledgeable about. the temple versus mosque issue is not important. what we want is development. >> we are extremely happy that the courts acknowledge that this is lord rahm's birthday. >> but many believe india has moved on and that the issue is no longer emotive. in this town, the feeling is that while their faith should be respected, peace should prevail. >

ironic that this very spot in jackson, michigan, here under these oak trees, lays claim to being the birthplace of the republican party because neither party seems to have a very firm grip on voters in the seventh district. >> woodruff: and mark shields and david brooks offer their pre-election analysis. >> lehrer: plus, newshour science correspondent miles o'brien has a report on our fascination with robots. >> the moment it can make eye contact, track your motion and gesture toward you, you're kind of toast, because you believe8 that there is somebody home. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: a scare involving possible package bombs spread across three continents today. suspect devices were discovered overseas, bound for jewish religious sites in chicago. newshour correspondent kwame holma

court ruled they must split the territory where a mosque once stood, but which hin dues say is the birthplaceof their daily rahm. in 1992 a hindu mob tore down the mosque, inciting riots. secular leaders are appealing for calm after the ruling, which both sides said they'll appeal. >>> it's been said if you want to be happy in your work, become a priest or minister. research has shown that job satisfaction is highest among clergy. but paradoxically, surveys have also found that there's some major negatives in the life of clergy. including stress. and a growing number of programs now address those problems. deborah potter reports. >> let us stand and continue our morning worship. >> serving god and ministering the people is deeply fulfilling, pastors say. yet studies found protestant clergy suffer from depression and obesity at higher rates than the population as a whole. >> researchers like to joke that their satisfied and stressed. >> joe is a priest who teaches pastoral counseling and studies why clergy are more stressed than most of us. >> what makes the clergy vocation different is you wo

see coit tower, not to see the golden gate bridge, not to jump on a cable car or go down to the birthplace the biotech industry or ucsf. they started coming down to the recycling facility. foreign leaders coming onshore to the recycling facility asking how we did it. we have experts from government, from business. we saw folks in academia saying that san francisco is doing something right, so we reach that milestone of 15%, and we said that is not a stretch bowl. that was a good and impressive first start, but let's raise the bar. what we did a number of years ago, i think it was seven years ago, we set forth our new, more audacious goals, and that goal was to reach 75% of version by 2010. -- 75 percent diversion. and eventually get to zero waste by 2020. people said that was cute, that was fun, but these guys have lost it because they do not understand. i remember listening to these experts saying that we just did not understand how it works. the first 50% or 60% is the easy part. once you get past 60% or 65%, then every% increase comes at a huge cost. it is too difficult, but we thought