the cypress is in pieces like a shattered minaret. it's asleep in the road in its own aesthetic shadows, green and dark, just like it is. no one has been harmed. cars pass by, speeding over its branches, rising dust settling on their windows. the cypress is in pieces, but the dove that chose it doesn't move its exposed nest to a nearby accommodation. overhead, two migrating birds circle the sufficiency of its nesting place and trade gestures. a woman says to her neighbor, i wonder, did you see a storm come by? no, nor a bulldozer, and yet the cypress is in pieces. and someone passing the debris says, maybe it got bored from neglect or worn out by time, for it's as long as a giraffe and as meaningly as a dust broom and it provides no shade for lovers. a small boy says, i used to draw it without air. its lines were easy to follow. and a girl says the sky today is lacking because the cypress is in pieces. and a young man says, no, the sky today is complete because the cypress is in pieces. and i say to myself, it's not obscure or clear.

the cypress is in pieces. there is only this. the cypress is in pieces. . >> a poem i wrote shortly after 9-11. the terrorists for rachel cory and all those who were idealists and who actually believed that they could make an effect and social change. the terrorists who lives amongst us is not you, the terrorist who lurks in the shadows of our crowded city streets isn't me. he's not a demon with bulging eyes, a twisted mouth full of dirt, a crooked mouth, fangs driping blood. it's not the savage guner waiting for our school on their way to school. no, this heinous replica of satan doesn't look like a jew. dopt make a habit of supplying the motives of sin with colors of skin because it's skin deep. a student with dreams of statehood or a teenage girl driven by desperation and fear or a dentist or an apprentice of a dead soldier, who crouches in the wounds of the dead and the dying, who hurls stones at tanks and encroaching soldiers, who stands unmoved before a roiling tank, who stares with barbed eyes. the enemy is never one who k

the next is the cypress street at speedway meadow. it is still the main traffic pass. can we please do something about that stree. the next page is bicycles. i like that. there were great, a creative -- great, creative bike racks. landscape protection. straw on the hillside slope protected it from erosion. unfortunately, we had rain durter the festival. this damage can be prevented by plywood being put down first. the most serious thing i noticed is kind of secretary to landscape protection, but has long term implications. the use of alcohol was totally unregulated. there were people selling alcohol. there were probably underage drinkers. there were beer bottles and packages all over the park for days. i do not have pictures of that. i do have reports from the community there were trash piles. i think we have a health hazard. i think we have a park problem. when we are talking about youth drinking, this is not the healthy and safe parks we are always talking about. lastly, there was also a great deal of smoking. that's also forbidden in our parks. i know we cannot prev

porto will aim to get back to winning ways when they travel to surprise table toppers awful well of cypress milan barcelona meanwhile will have group h. supremacy on their minds when they take on the boks a pleasant respectively the european giants are drawing toff. the standings with seven. over the group will be our for revenge against chelsea the belgians going down five nil last time are against the blues palencia they host in-form fire leverkusen top place arsenal vs second seeded more say is the taking of group while winless brasil are home. now with only one game week to play russia's longest football season in history is now on the verge of entering its second phase a competition where the top aides will continue their pursuit of silverware while the bottom half will prepared to fight for their places in next year's premier league for. unlocking the teeth together but recent champions need to be in will be challenge. in the first eight the group will not only determine the winners this season but also the two champions league on three europa league spots the teams will compete on a

porto will aim to get back to winning ways when they travel to surprise table toppers up a well off cypress milan barcelona meanwhile will have group h. supremacy on their minds when they take on. respectively the european giants they are joint top of the standings with seven. over in group the gang will be our for revenge against chelsea the belgians going down by nil last time out against the blues plenty host in-form buyer leverkusen place the arsenal versus second series marci is the pick of the group after fixtures while winless brasil are home to libya cuts. to the english game we go where it's a good time to be in newcastle fun at present the magpies sitting pretty in third place in the premier league following victory away to stoke in monday's only game demba by helping himself to a drink at the britannia stadium with stokes jonathan netting the home side's gold newcastle hunt joint third with chelsea and spurs heading into the game but not trail second see that manchester united by a solid three point newcastle on leaders manchester city are also the only on the inside so far this

no clouds in the skies throughout the mid-atlantic and the south and southeast because there cypresserhead. that gives us a sinking motion in the atmosphere and inhibits clouds from forming. -- there is high-pressure overhead. chance of rain by tomorrow afternoon through about wednesday. there is uncertainty as to the extent of the rain chances monday through wednesday. but there's more certainty to the fact that to address will be dropping. we will be well into the 60s today, near 70 south of the metro area. high, thin clouds tomorrow, mid 60's. chance of an afternoon shower or on sunday. rain showers possible monday and possibly into wednesday. near 50 degrees for the high temperature by monday. >>> not much traffic. 270 at 121/clarksburg, a few more cars, but it's moving. no sound and southbound looking good from frederick to the beltway. silver spring looks very good, no problems all around the beltway. inner loop, a loop, maryland and virginia looking good. springfield interchange, 95 notes around and southbound here -- northbound and southbound. 95 delays from dale city to spri

he stalked the dimensions of lakes and streams started with ancient cypress. he learned dog days arrived not with the heat of august but in early july when the dog star rises and sets with the sun. he carried his compass and maps in his head. he traversed the land when it was lush and a warm times and when it was covered with the frost the cherokees described as clouds frozen on the trees. the wilderness was indeed a crockett's cathedral. >> you can watch this and other programs on line at otb.org. >> it's a street fair weekend at the weeklong miami book fair international held on the campus of miami-dade college in northern downtown miami, and booktv on c-span2 is live for this weekend. we will be live all day today and live begin tomorrow, and we are also live on the web at otb.org. we are broadcasting author events on our web site at booktv.org. you can watch andy borowitz right now talking about america's 50 funniest writers or you can join us to talk with john avlon who is the coeditor of this newest book, deadline artist, america's greatest newspaper col

. >> cynthia frank runs cypress house press, and says penny's experience shows authors theed to keepight control when self publishing. >> even best circle of authors are grateful for assistance of a good editor. >> they said it was frustrating learning the hard way but in the end their book does convey the message. >> i was just one of hundreds of black that's wanted to serve the country. never occurred to me about skin color. >> if you're thinking about publishing yourself they say make sure you read the service contract carefully. find out about your rights, what fees will be and your potential royalties. there are plenty of resources and i can hook you up with information you need. just go to abc 7 news.com. and look under 7 on your side. it can be done. but details, details. >> yes. yes. >> sounds frustrating for the family. if you tu for helping them. >> there is a a time lapse. this afternoon from our roof camera, we had the fog around. and this is just lingering this after the noon. in spots it's was thick. we did d.start to see the sun. the bay bridge lk becoming more visible

the clinic operated by the nonprofit organization is located at the cypress square shopping center. all patients must register at the clinic before they can be seen. >>> a follow up to a story we've been looking at. the controversy over garbage rates in the city of belmont is still in limbo, despite lots of feedback from residents at last night's meeting. council members couldn't reach a consensus on the proposed 22% hike. last year the council encouraged more recycling by switching to 20-gallon garbage cans. some 1500 customers downsized, meaningless money for the city. now they need to raise rates to pay the garbage bill. the mayor is refusing to raise the rates and wants the council to focus on other options. >>> a council assembly woman for shoplifting was arrested. she was charged with stealing nearly $2500 worth of clothing. she has pleaded not guilty. she's due back in court on december 7th when a preliminary hearing will be scheduled to see whether or not there's enough evidence to move this case forward. >>> an electrifying report from the state legislative analyst today on

he saw the dimensions of lakes and streams studded with ancient cypress. dog days arrive not with the heat of august but in early july when the dog star ha rises and sets with the sun. he carri

. >> i think the cypress gardens when it closed three years ago was a big drop in the employment levelk about bringing a thousand job there, what does it mean for the people coming in under the legoland brand? are these jobs not just seasonal? will they be long-term staffing positions that would offer the other types of benefits you see in your corporation? >> absolutely. one of the things -- we've hired 1,059 people. we're adding more jobs next year with the opening of our water park. we will be having about 700 full time. we have just over 300 seasonals, but we'll be adding the 250 next year. >> how ah it changed over the 80 years with lego trying to continue to chemoits brand fresh in a lot of people would say this is a brand that needed to be revived? >> at the moment, the lego brnd is doing very very well around the world. i think there's something worthy about the lego brick, the educational aspects, and the interactive nature of lego is something we bring into our theme parks. we use definitely with the type of rides and shows we present. >> i have to admit i was on the floor at

he sought the dimensions of lakes and streams studded with ancient cypress and dog days are not the heat of august, but early july when the dog star rises and sets with the sun. he carried his come pus and -- come pass and maps in his head. he traversed the land when it was lush in the warm times and covered with the frost the cherokees described as clouds frozen on the trees. the forests were, indeed, crockett's cathedral. >> watch this and other programs online at booktv.org. .. this august group assembled here this evening, which has been the repository for so many great speakers over the past few years. tonight we are really lucky. we have a native daughter of michigan, born and brought up in my hometown, flint, michigan, home of the flintstones. she was born in the old women's hospital that formerly attended governor jim brickley unlike me, women's hospital doesn't exist anywhere, but stare with the school part of her youth that at least school and then unfortunately, her father who worked for gm was transferred several times in places to rochester, new york into the blue villa hill

he sought the dimensions of lakes and streams studded with ancient cypress.e learned that dog days arrive not with the heat of august, but in early july when the dog star rises and sets with the sun. he carried his compass and maps in his head. he traversed the land when it was lush in the warm times and when it was covered with the frost the cherokees described as clouds frozen on the trees. the wilderness was, indeed, crockett's cathedral. >> you can watch this and other

he sought the dimension of the lakes and streams studded with the ancient cypress and he went the dog days not to the heat of august but in eal

she said more mature pine trees and cypress trees are shorter than normal, but they did survive. >> our year. they don't grow in height when it is not raining as much. but we still do have pretty trees in the field to cut. >> reporter: nash says the trees that lived through the drought will sell quickly. customers have already bought 1,000 trees since thanksgiving day. >> the experience and the trees and all of it together it is a great deal. >> reporter: customers say picking out the perfect tree is a tradition. to supplement a smaller supply, this year the farm is also selling frazier firs imported from north carolina. >> the drought definitely put a hurt on them which is sad. >> reporter: the lasting effect of the drought could be felt for years to come. without rain, some of the smaller trees with brown needles won't be able to survive. >> i have my tree up already. >> very proud. bragging throughout the entire piece. 12-foot tree, chopped it down, grew it from a twig. sunny does it all. >> the tree was up on friday. i had all my friends come over, and we had a tree-trimming party.

in cypress hills cemetery in new york city there is one on a baseball player's grave and it says a lifeportant except in the impact it has on other lives. why would a man who has been at the top of his game in baseball, been an absolute success looked back on his life and say it only counts when you are serving of the people? could it yvette he had discovered something through his experiences that he wanted to pass on and he had it engraved on his tombstone. that was just code and it is a pretty darned good code. i think our country right now more than any other time because of the information technology and what we learn about leaders needs leaders who live by a code. i don't care if you are leading an industry of or academia military or politics and the people who live by a code who can look in the mirror and not have to duck away from what they see her go you are going to have to write your own code. it's not that all pretentious my young folks. it's not like you have to go to some -- you just have to sit down and figure out who you are and be proud of it. the first thing is to be pr

we strengthened our cooperation with many countries in the region from greece until cypress and as far as turkey. we saw that when there are disputes between us, we assist one another during troubled times as a result of natural disasters. this is how turkey acted when we had our great fire, and this is how we acted after the earthquake that happened in turkey. i hope that we will find in the future the way to improve the relations between the two countries; strength and responsibility is what guides us. and the same tools we need to contend with the economic challenges. economic and social challenges. in the last few years, in the last few years the world economy has upside gone great -- undergone great changes. the water -- there is a storm, there are many western countries that did not act responsibly and didn't pay attention to the danger. [speaking hebrew] >> translator: did not do what was needed. they find themselves at the brink of bankruptcy. it's not -- if not, thousands are unemployed. until now this economic storm has not -- israel has not end countered it. -- encountered i

we strengthened our cooperation with many countries in the region from greece until cypress and as far as turkey. we saw that when there are disputes between us, we assist one another during troubled times as a result of natural disasters. this is how turkey acted when we had our great fire, and this is how we acted after the earthquake that happened in turkey. i hope that we will find in the future the way to improve the relations between the two countries; strength and responsibility is what guides us. and the same tools we need to contend with the economic challenges. economic and social challenges. in the last few years, in the last few years the world economy has upside gone great -- undergone great changes. the water -- there is a storm, there are many western countries that did not act responsibly and didn't pay attention to the danger. [speaking hebrew] >> translator: did not do what was needed. they find themselves at the brink of bankruptcy. it's not -- if not, thousands are unemployed. until now this economic storm has not -- israel has not end countered it. -- encountered i

he sought the dimensions of leaks and streams started with ancient cypress and he learned the dog days a right not with the heat of august but in early july when the star rises and sets with the sun. he carried his compass and maps in his head. he traversed the land when it was lost in the warm times and when it was covered with the frost the cherokees described as clouds frozen on the trees. the wilderness was indeed crockett's cathedral. you can watch this and other programs on line at booktv.org. >>> next, military historian lewis sorely recounts the career of general william westmoreland, who led american forces in the vietnam war met from 1964-1968. mr. lewis sorely speaks of the national archives in washington, d.c. for about an hour. [applause] >> there are many people here who have encouraged and supported me over the long years of research and writing. i would like to acknowledge one in particular. former colonel who's come from houston to be with us today. we've been friends since 1961 when, as captains, we were classmates at the school but fort knox. he served briefly and ho

applied cypress hills cemetery up in new york city, there is one of a baseball player is grave, and it says that a light that is an important except in lives. the impact that it has on other why would a man who had been at the top of his game in baseball, an absolute success, look back on his life and say it only counts where you're serving other people? could it be that he had discovered something through his experiences that he wanted to pass on, and he had it is engraved on his tombstone? that was his coach, and it is a pretty darn good code. i think that our country, right now, more than any other time, because of the information technology and what we learn about leaders, these leaders to live by a code. i do not care if you're leading in industry, academia, a military, of politics. we need people who live by a code, you can look in the mirror and not have to duck away from what they see. you're going to have to write your own code. it is not all that pretentious, my young folks. not like you have to go to some coursers something like that. you have to sit down and figure it. out

applied cypress hills cemetery up in new york city, there is one of a baseball player is grave, and itays that a light that is an important except in the impact that it has on other lives. why would a man who had been at the top of his game in baseball, been an absolute success, look back on his life and say it only counts where you're serving other people? could it be that he had discovered something through his experiences that he wanted to pass on, and he had it is engraved on his tombstone? that was his coach, and it is a pretty darn good code. i think that our country, right now, more than any other time, because of the information technology and what we learn about leaders, these leaders to live by a code. i do not care if you're leading in industry, academia, a military, of politics. we need people who live by a code, you can look in the mirror and not have to duck away from what they see. you're going to have to write your own code. it is not all that pretentious, my young folks. not like you have to go to some coursers something like that. you have to sit down and figure out w