and if we cross the mark selden he is a senior research associate in the east asia program at cornell university all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump anytime you want to market how would you characterize what's going on between china and its neighbors and all of these disputes in particular the one that's going on in the pacific right now well i'd like to begin by locating it within a series of territorial disputes in the asia pacific seeds this means we're not just talking about it china japan dispute we're also talking about a japan korea dispute over duck though we're talking about japan ongoing dispute with russia over the northern islands as the japanese call them we're talking about disputes in the south china seas between china vietnam the philippines and others so something is going on very large and significant around territorial issues in in

at cornell university, sophomore george desdunes died of alcohol poisoning during a fraternity initiation. the university then withdrew recognition of its sigma alpha epsilon chapter, banning it from campus. and this week, "the new york times" examined hazing at the state university of new york campus at binghamton. officials there shut down all fraternity and sorority pledging last spring after widespread complaints. one student had written anonymously to the university: "i was hosed, water-boarded, force-fed disgusting mixtures of food, went through physical exercises until i passed out." that kind of publicity, and the spate of deadly incidents, have left university officials across the country pondering what to do to keep students safe. for more on what draws people to hazing, both as victims and perpetrators, and what colleges are doing about it, i am joined by susan lipkins, a psychologist and author of "preventing hazing: how parents, teachers and coaches can stop the violence." and travis apgar, associate dean of students for fraternity, sorority and independent living at cornell

kennedy school and here in the studio with me is the of on as easy as a professor of economics at cornell university right crosstalk rose in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want and one of our stock in the in why should people know something about this why is it important. it's important for a number of reasons one this is an organization that has been growing and clout. and it is a sum it was a number of asian countries represented and many americans are not aware of this and with more and more activity going on in asia pacific and as you were posing the question is it the pacific century and i would say yes because you know the pacific region is growing in wealth whenever you have growing wealthy a growing influence and power and you're going to start to see more as these countries join the rulemaking classes and this is going to create changes throughout the world ok to you in cambridge are we going into the pacific century you know these are right countries represented. well you know. we we've been in. the half century asian dynamism. for the last half century and clearly. japan. c

a cornell university professor studied some 9,000 credit card receipts from just one restaurant in new york. he found more than 30% of customers left a tip of more than 20%. that's a lot. >> it is. >> it must mean the restaurant has good customer service. >> or you're like me and you're so horrible at math that 20% is easy to figure out, so you leave something closer to that, if the service was good. if it's bad survey, i'll go less. >> the survey saying it's more than 20%. would you do more than 20% if it's good service? >> yes. again, starting with that 20%, because it's easy to figure out. >> just add on top of that. >> i might, if it's good service. >>> a local man is being honored for serving his country the last 70 years.

research from cornell university shows more than one of every three people left tips of more than 20%endeavour is in wrapping up its three-day cross- country relocation today. the shuttle-- riding piggy-back on a nasa plane-- will do flyovers of los angeles sacramento and san francisco. it will finish the last leg of the journey with a parade through the streets of los angeles. endeavour will come to rest at its new home at the california science center where it will become an exhibit. still to come this midday .... jim ramsey has your full forecast! sunday morning might have us dropping into the mid '30's with patchy frost that will be the coldest. of this coming up ... temperatures today will be relatively cool but it will remain so tomorrow and sunday the colder moments will be in the pre-dawn hours on sunday ... it is an overcast day today with some drizzle downtown the rain is expected to pick up ... nine right now it is 59 degrees at o'hare the temperature at midway is around 60 degrees 62 along the lakefront here in chicago ... we won't see too much increase in temperatures tod

a cornell university professor studied 9,000 credit card receipts from just one new york restaurant. he found more than 30% of customers left a tip of more than 20%. >>> d.c. and prince george's county are working together to help people looking to buy a home. the city and county launched the city lift d.c. program yesterday. it gives qualified buyers up to $20,000 for a down payment. it also teaches people how to avoid foreclosure and other financial pitfalls. >> if we can provide a little extra boost to first-time home buyers or buyers that are ready to re-enter the housing market, we can create a new generation of homeowners and kick start the local housing markets. with interest rate at an all-time low like we're seeing right now, the fact is that affordability is at an all-time high. >> home buyers can attend an event next friday and saturday, october 5th and 6th at the washington convention center. >>> despite our tough economic times, some americans are feeling a little more financially secure. >> reporter: the well-off are feeling a bit better off. a new study by merrill lync

. >> cornell university looked at another study. not -- over 9,000 restaurant receipts and found more than 1/3 of customers left a tip over 20%. that's nice to hear. >> yes. that is. >> in today's world and the economy and everything. what we've stopped realizing is that, you know, most people that work in the food services, the waiters, that's really what they live on. they get -- >> terrible salary. yeah. >> frank's always been a huge, huge, huge tipper. i think something should also be earned, though. >> yes. >> when somebody's awesome, give them that huge tip. >> i agree. i usually do a 20% usually regardless, i think. if someone's really good -- >> have you ever not left one? >> not intentionally. do you know what i do? this is how weird i am. if someone leaves a crummy tip and i'm with them, i will say i have to go back inside, and i will leave more -- >> extra. >> it makes me feel sick -- >> you're guilty by association. >> i don't want to be a cheap skate. >> i don't want to be surrounded -- i don't know. sometimes you feel

headline says it all here the a new study out of cornell university here in the u.s.t is worth it. study, looking at the effects of sex before marriage find it is better not to, meaning early sexual satisfaction, stunts development of key ingredients for a thriving relationship. meaning the longer you wait to have sex, the better the relationship is and potentially the belttter the marriage is. talked to 600 couples. a third of men and women said they had sex in the first month. 28% waited six months. those who waited scored more highly in every category measured than those who got intimate want first month. >> interesting. they polled married folks and people that were. >> cohabiting. >> cocohabiting. very interesting. >> let's say you wait six months. things go great. you get to the sex. and it is unsatisfying. then what. you are invested in the person. then you get to the deed and then. >> dirty deed. >> not really do it for you. then what? you are stuck like chuck, with some one who can't -- but you know what i mean? >> can't what? >> not going to complete the rhy

. >>> cornell university has cut ties to adidas after hearing about the sportswear giant's questionablement of factory workers overseas. the president of cornell said yesterday that the ivy league school has grave concern about reports that nearly 3000 workers were left without 3 million in severance pay when an indonesian factory that produces some adidas items closed last year. >>> the exciting first day of school ends with a frightening experience for one oregon kindergartner. now, the school sent 5-year-old taylor kaburnik to a day care rather than on the bus home, like his mother told him to. >> i didn't know who she was and i didn't know the car and i was crying for my mom. i thought my mom didn't know where i was. >> poor baby. well, the mother was terrified when her little boy didn't come home, so she called the school and they figured out they accidentally sent him to the wrong place. the school issued an apology and promised it would not happen again. >>> a san jose college student killed will be laid to rest. jordan murphy mahoney was a student at the university of arizona in

this time a law professor at cornell university is offering what he says is evidence that ms.ts without a license, which is illegal and potentially could wind somebody, could land somebody six months in jail. specifically, in working on at least one supreme court case while reportedly using her cambridge address in legal briefs. she's a harvard law professor. but in a radio interview just yesterday, ms. warren says she never practiced law in massachusetts. listen here. >> you're not admitted to the massachusetts bar, what is that about? is that true, and what does that have to do with anything? [laughter] >> oh, so i've been inactive in the new jersey bar for a very, very long time, and, um, they had changes in their continuing legal education, and i couldn't go down to new jersey and take -- >> so you're not admitted to the bar in massachusetts? >> no. >> you're not admitted? >> no. >> don't you practice? >> no. >> oh, you don't? >> no. >> okay. megyn: so did ms. warren practice law without a license, and what would the consequences of that be? joey jackson and mercedes cohen

so there was a research done at cornell university that was done with equal resumes and it found thatfered $11,000 lower starting salaries than nonmom bus dads on the other hand were offered $6,000 more than people who didn't have kids. so we're having market pressure, cultural pressure and also societal pressure and at the same time we're not addressing theseicious in congress the way that we should. right now child care costs more than college in many states. we're not talking about that. this is a significant em nconom problems. we have women having babies off a cliff. >> jessica, can i ask you a question? >> absolutely. >> i am the father of an 8-month-old and luckily i can afford day care and three months later my wife went back to work. she experienced a certain amount of guilty and i had never experienced that before in talking to various women friends that i have. i found that that is kmcommon, that women have that? is that culturally conditioned? i was struck by this. is it culturally conditioned -- and i know we're not supposed to say this -- or is it biological? >> you're n

steve squyres, and my title is gold and smith professor of astrongny at cornell -- astronomy at cornell universityntral focus of the nasa authorization act of 2010 was the development of two crucial and highly-capable elements of a deep space exploration system. the space launch system and the o rye oncrew vehicle. nasa's development of both is well underway, passing successful test firings of sos's cryogenic upper stage and the delivery of the first orion command module to kennedy space center. what will these vehicles be used for? president obama has called for sending humans to an it's royce by 2025. these are grand goals, and they're broadly consistent with the goals that were expressed in the 2010 authorization act. i see two possible areas of concern. one is that a pay as you go approach can result in slow progress if funding lemes are not -- levels are not adequate. none has had a flight rate as hoe as one -- low as one that is currently projected. it could be challenging to keep mission ready. another is that the sos/orion combination, of course, was never intended to carry out missions be

ben, cornell university.my question was related to the first two about concern of weapons and weapons proliferation. i guess i want to broaden it more general and return to a similar theme the panel lises brought up about the difference between -- local, reaming nap and the national government. and if a concern such as weapons being taken might be one avenue new to sort of be a common cause that might allow for connection between top, bottom, center, or left. so, thank you. >> okay. [inaudible] let me tackle the issue of the ware yours affairs commission, and much my information stems from my interview with the people in july. i agree it was a promising program. it was hobbled at that time by lack of buy in from other military. it was seen as a unilateral -- to my knowledge they didn't make a lot of progress with the first of all establishing a data base of the revolutionaries and i think peter and i both saw the actual registration forms. they were very thorough about gathering information about these young

, cornell university.the ivy league schools, the beneficiary of telegraph in 1870. >> where did alexander graham bell go in his career? >> he had a fascinating career. he had no interest in business whatsoever. he also became sort of a poster child for bell. when bell engineers figure out how to send a transcontinental voicesignal, which is quite a remarkable achievement. [inaudible] >> a different fellow. they put them at each end of the line as if the bell publicists are saying, american public, if you want an inventor, a heroic inventor, we will give you one. will give you bell and watson. actually had nothing to do with the transcontinental telephone. bell could have had a very fine group of engineers. they didn't want to do that. they didn't want to emphasize the individual spirit they want to emphasize the team. so what did bill to between 1879 when he becomes a rich man, when they have an agreement between western union and bell, a 1950s? he becomes an independent inventor. he becomes evolves in air

one doctor from cornell university uses the stealth health concept.m a nutrition standpoint, we have developed the nutrition assessment tool to comprehensively evaluate heating environment. we have developed the go for green environment and our facilities. we started a color code for foods. green, he frequently, yellow less freedom, and read try to stay away from. the army has developed a initiative called a soldier feeling initiative. for those in need more calories and -- calories and more nutritious, we're promoting healthy options. there's a program which provides tailored fitness and nutrition programs. our exchangeswith in fast food operations on installations to bring in more help the options. new food just opened up at aberdeen proving grounds. these standards that we're looking at. we have always been a leader in health and wellness and fitness but realize we cannot do this alone. 75% of our service members and families live off installations. our focus is to work together with our community partners to continue to promote these efforts. at t

cornell university uses the stealth health concept we have become to know.om a nutrition stand point, we have the nutrition assessment tool to comprehensively evaluate the eating environments on our bases. we developed the go-for-green program in the dining facilities. instead of individual labeling of food, we started to color code those foods. green, eat frequently, yellow would be less frequently, and red you try to stay away from. the army's developed an initiative called "the soldier fueling initiative," and those who need more calories and nutrition, rather than eating bad calories, bepromote the healthy options out there. the fueling fitness program, which provides tailored fitness and nutrition programs for their subs, their ships, and, of course, ashore. we are working with exchanges in the fast food operations on the installations to bring in more healthy options. new food just opened up at aberdeen proving ground. there's an aggressive campaign to go out and push some of the standards that we are looking at. we've always been a leader in health an

i am be professor of astronomy as cornell university. i am chairman of the national advisory council. there was the development of two crucial exploration systems. development of these is well under bank. what will these vehicles be used for? present obama has said we should send a gimmick to mars by 2025. these are great goals and consistent with the goals of the 2010 authorization act. a pay-as-you-go approach can be inadequate. with such a low flat rate, it could be challenging to keep flight teams sharp and mission ready and maintain momentum. the company she was never meant to carry out missions beyond lower orbit by itself. an asteroid mission requires could support in deep space for many months. it requires a lunar lander. there is no funding. today is but insufficient to carry out the administration's planned on schedule. -- nasa's budget today is not adequate to carry out the administration's plan on the schedule. i agree with the 2010 authorization at that a long- term objective should be international exploration of mars. ther

you see there, the johnson business school at cornell and darden at university of virginia saw slightmba programs. >> and i agree with you on engineering. i think the jobs of the future, health care, technology for sure. >> absolutely. >> as well as engineering and infrastructure. that's where the growth is. >> but it's all cyclical. if we get another big move on wall street, even though we're sit agent five-year highs, i think you'll see a return to business schools at some point. >> i'm not going to write off wall street. the fact is across the world you're seeing population growth. when you look at the numbers in china and india, those people will need all sorts of financial services, debit cards and credit cards and mortgages. i think there is still tremendous growth in financial services but it's nice to see diverse indication. >> i couldn't agree more. >>> after the bell, shocking, shocking results from a steudy n the capital gains tax effect coming up at the top of the hour. [ male announcer ] the freedom and spirit of malibu is an awesome place to be. introducing the all-new 2

from cornell university, using the stealth health concept we have begun to know. from the nutrition standpoint we developed the nutrition assessment tools to comprehensively evaluate the eating environments on our bases and developed the grain program in our dining facilities. instead of individual labeling of food we started to color code food. green eat frequently, yellow would be less frequently and read you try to stay away from. the army has developed an initiative called a soldier fuelling initiative. for those that need more calories or more nutrition instead of more bad calories we are promoting more healthy options that are out there. the navy's operational fitness program which provides tailored fitness and nutrition programs for their ships and short we are working with our exchanges in fast food operations on the installations to bring in more healthy options. youth food opened up in the aberdeen proving ground and working with our, series with an aggressive campaign to go out and push these standards we are looking at. we have always been a leader in

tavis smiley of course and cornell west at princeton university are joining us here at the "washingtonnal." dr. west, if we could start with you, the new numbers on poverty came out. basically 15% of americans are still living below the poverty line. that is even up a couple points since 1967 when the war on poverty really began. what is your assessment? >> guest: keep in mind another 34, 35% poverty. and then of course the gap. the bottom still operating. middle-class once had a social structure that looked more and more like a pyramid. imagine being pushed to the middle-class, just pushed to the bottom. travis and i have the. i just mention that because that's the kind of brother he is in terms of his commitment to keeping track of this serious, serious challenge going on. >> host: tavis smiley, happy birthday. why are we still have 15% as dr. west said come another 30, 35%? >> guest: i think one of the problems is because poor people don't vote at the level of the elite in this society because poor people don't give big campaign contributions because both parties quite frankly are b

tavis smiley, of course, and cornel west of princeton university are joining us here on the "washingtonurnal." and, dr. west, if we could start with you. the new numbers on poverty came out, basically 15% of americans are still living below the poverty line. that's even up a couple points since 1967 when the war on poverty really began. what's your assessment? >> guest: yeah, essentially unchanged, 15% living in poverty. keep in mind there's another 34, 35% living near poverty. and then, of course, the gap between the rich and poor, top and bottom still operating. middle class squeezed -- we once had a social structure that looked like a diamond, t more and -- it's more and more looking like a pyramid, masses being push today the bottom, middle class is pushed to the bottom. and travis and i have embarked on -- i should note today's his birthday. he's on a poverty tour on his birthday, to enforce it on his birthday. [laughter] i just mention that because that's the kind of brother he is in terms of his commitment of keeping track of this serious, serious challenge going on. >> host: so,