he was an ordained churchman, venetian nobleman, farmer, and classical scholar.ladio, he translated an ancient treatise on architecture by vitruvius, and together with palladio and the painter veronese, he gave those ideas form in a villa on the venetian mainland. palladio's designs for villas and churches dominated the taste of subsequent generations. his influence can be seen in country houses built in europe and the americas over the next 400 years. palladio wrote himself, "this fabric is in maser, "the castle belonging to "the magnificent barbaro brothers. "there is a fountain behind the house "with infinite ornaments of stucco and paintings. "this fountain forms a small lake "which serves for a fish pond. "from this place, the water runs into the kitchen, "thence waters the gardens, full of the most excellent fruits." "city houses are certainly "of great splendor and convenience to a gentleman, "but perhaps he will not reap less utility and consolation "from the country house, "where the remaining time "will be passed in seeing his own possessions, "and by i

. >> there was a stark warning from a prominent churchman on the vote for joining russia. >> this referendum is against all right and laws i ask you to protect crimean tatars. what is going on will end in slaughter. >> with a referendum due in a little over a week, the newspapers are redrawing the map. not everyone is bend on confrontation. >> more on ukraine later in the newshour. moscow threatening to turn up the taps. just how damaging could gas supplies be. >> a solo protest. >> and an arrest warrant for this buddhist monk in thailand. find out why he's proud of it. >> the united nations says there are few muslims left in the central african republic. the u.n. high commission for refugees says there has been a cleansing, 100,000 lived in bangui, the number is less than 1,000. >>> 1 million have been displaced in the central african republic. some crossed the border into the democratic republic of congo. al jazeera's malcolm webb visited a refugee camp there. >> everyone in the refugee camp left their home in the central african republic, because it was too dangerous. every time a truck c

. >> reporter: and there was a stark warning from a churchman. >> translator: this referendum is againsternational rights and laws, and i once again ask you to protect ukrainians in crimea, to protect tatars in crimea. what is going on right now will engineer -- end in slaughter. >> reporter: the newspapers are already redrawing the map, but not everyone appears bent on confrontation. >>> away from crimea there is continuing attention between pro-russian activists and police? in an eastern city. it's a strong hold of ousted vt viktor yanukovych. they returned on friday a day after ukrainian police evicted dozens of protestors from an administrative building. and protestors gathered outside to protest the russian presence in crimea. the russian president has denied allegations that the forces are under moscow's control. we're joined now live now from simferopol. you have spoken to the prime minister who also spoke about the chain of command of russian forces there. what did he have to say? >> reporter: he did ask him exactly if he could describe who the armed forces that we see all over c

he put a tough and shrewd churchman, cardinal george pel of australia, in charge not only of economicey, but of personnel policy and administrative policy. he said in an interview the new york times of italy last week, that cleaning up the engine room was what he was hired to do and he's going to do that. >> and ann, for you, it's been an extraordinary journey. what do you say to a pope when you get an audience? >> i say thank you a lot. it is -- it is somewhat overwhelming to meet a pope and i've met this pope twice and quite honestly, andrea, i never expected in my life to meet a pope. what i am struck by when i think about the encounters i've had with him is what george said, how relaxed he is. you know, some men when they are elected to the papacy, it seems to be a responsibility that confines them. with this pope, it seems to have liberated him. he is so comfortable. when i think back to this press conference on the plane. i've covered everybody, presidents, candidates, supreme court justices, serial killers, you name it. i have never seen a press conference like that where he st

. >> i think my friend who is a distinguished churchman himself talked perfect sense. there is nothing moral about running up huge deficits about out of control welfare bills. if we do not deal with these problems, the whole country will be poorer. we should listen to the former arch bishop of canterbury. he said the churches should be aware of the dangers of blindly defending a gargantuan welfare budget that every serious politician would cut as a matter of economic common sense. i think serious politicians have to engage in it and that should go for everybody. >> ed miliband. >> i join my honorable friend's and congratulate the team on their brilliant performance at the winter olympics. as the immediate threat of flood passes, some levels are still underwater and hundreds of businesses and farms are still struggling to recover. the committee on climate change, the u.k. statistical authority have all said the government investment in flood defenses has fallen. in the light of this, does the prime minister think it is right to revisit the plan for investment in flood d