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., ect., ect., i'm about a leave and he says before you go, i don't know if you're interested, but i was in boston 1950s visiting the clinic in other words to compile this book, and i have a roster of all of his patients with leukemia, and that was a stunning moment for me, and out of that came a series of parties' names and pictures, and that's how i found this missing child, and rs was robert sandler, and, in fact, the boston sunday herrailed printed a picture of him as he began to respond to therapy. none of this is searchable. this is a time it's nots indexed. i would have never, ever discovered him. in a sense, this was a metaphor for writing this book which is that you might look for something, and yet in the reality you might find it 6,000 miles away, and the second met tore was that things always come aarp. there's a circularity to the process and circularity to history, and so i came back to boston now armed with the name of the child, and then using the medical records and using the boston directories address book, i could fine his parents' names, and then using the records
., ect., ect., i'm about a leave and he says before you go, i don't know if you're interested, but i was in boston 1950s visiting the clinic in other words to compile this book, and i have a roster of all of his patients with leukemia, and that was a stunning moment for me, and out of that came a series of parties' names and pictures, and that's how i found this missing child, and rs was robert sandler, and, in fact, the boston sunday herrailed printed a picture of him as he began to respond to...
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., ect..ushchev thought that, you know, we had nuclear weapons within reach of the soviet union. they were put in turkey and weapons elsewhere that the u.s. could reach the soviet union. the soviet union at that point could not reliably reach the united states, so he needed this in cuba. he also thought through -- and he talks about this. he talked through his experience this berlin that kennedy would not respond, just huff and puff and not do anything, and everything would be in place by the time kennedy would respond, and by then it would be too late. he was acting, he thought, in a fashion where previous experience would say that, you know, i'm unrelatively safe ground trying this at this point. >> host: yeah, and then i guess, yeah, there are some people who believe he also put the missiles in cuba because he believed that he would then offer to remove them if there was some broader solution to the german question which he felt was still not resolved, so i think it's very important to note
., ect..ushchev thought that, you know, we had nuclear weapons within reach of the soviet union. they were put in turkey and weapons elsewhere that the u.s. could reach the soviet union. the soviet union at that point could not reliably reach the united states, so he needed this in cuba. he also thought through -- and he talks about this. he talked through his experience this berlin that kennedy would not respond, just huff and puff and not do anything, and everything would be in place by the...
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south asia, wrote tons of books on macroeconomic management, models for adjustment and islamic banking, ect.. he's a ph.d. from the lsc and other degrees which i won't go into. josh white is a research fellow at the institute for global engagement and a ph.d. student at the john hopkins and he focuses on islamic governments and political stability in south asia. i think one of the things he has in his favor is he lived in pakistan in 2005-2006 and returned to pakistan in the summers of 2007 and 2008 visiting the research association in lahor, and so he's co-authored chapters in a book called "religion security, the new nexus in international relations." i'll stop there. 25 minutes or so for you. that would be great, and without further adieu. >> thank you so much, and thank you all for coming. i'm deeply flattered to be invited to the world bank. it's great pleasures to speak along two people whose work i greatly admire, and i'm indebted to josh -- >> turn the mic on. >> oh, so sorry, and i'm indebted to josh for many insights in particular. well, i thought i'd begin with my latest visit la
south asia, wrote tons of books on macroeconomic management, models for adjustment and islamic banking, ect.. he's a ph.d. from the lsc and other degrees which i won't go into. josh white is a research fellow at the institute for global engagement and a ph.d. student at the john hopkins and he focuses on islamic governments and political stability in south asia. i think one of the things he has in his favor is he lived in pakistan in 2005-2006 and returned to pakistan in the summers of 2007 and...
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obama and eisenhower with respect to their resonance with superpower active engagement of the enemy, ect., ect., the history of eisenhower speaks completely, completely different from obama in my humble opinion. if you go back to world war ii, he almost preempted roosevelt in saying no, we're not going to go to berlin. there's too many american lives lost, let the russians do it, and i don't think roosevelt had had come to that decision, and yet eisenhower wrote directly to marshall stalin concerning that subject where our troops shipped south towards south eastern mew nick hour and so on. >> sir, two minutes, get to the question. >> he had a relationship with marshall stalin, a relationship with general conon, he was very involved with the crisis, an i don't see how the obama background compares in any circumstance to that. >> i wasn't trying to say the backgrounds were comparable at all, and clearly couldn't be different. there are some moments that confront obama today in which eisenhower provides a valuable lesson. >> and sir, last question in right on the wire. >> mr. powers, do you
obama and eisenhower with respect to their resonance with superpower active engagement of the enemy, ect., ect., the history of eisenhower speaks completely, completely different from obama in my humble opinion. if you go back to world war ii, he almost preempted roosevelt in saying no, we're not going to go to berlin. there's too many american lives lost, let the russians do it, and i don't think roosevelt had had come to that decision, and yet eisenhower wrote directly to marshall stalin...
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and with an ect xed vote today that fine will triple to nearly $935. paul rhodes says all of the money will go towards muni. >> san francisco is a public transit -- transit city. we're trying to get more people to ride it. >> reporter: san francisco residents we talked to said they like the idea of supporting muni but are not sure if drivers should be subsidizing more of the cost. if that's the whole reason they increasing fees to fund muni because muni has had problems. i would say go for it. >> reporter: grudgingly? >> yeah, grudgingly. >> i have mixed feeling on it. i think people should be free to drive or take public transit, whatever they want to do. >> reporter: now, the new fees and fines are supposed to bring in anywhere from $100,000 to $300,000, and the mta spokesman said that money will help pay for some muni's operating costs. allie rasmus, ktvu channel 2 news. >> thank you, allie. >>> just ahead -- why traffic is a mess on an east bay freeway. right now, it's because of something that was -- that was in a burning car. >>> ahead, some bay
and with an ect xed vote today that fine will triple to nearly $935. paul rhodes says all of the money will go towards muni. >> san francisco is a public transit -- transit city. we're trying to get more people to ride it. >> reporter: san francisco residents we talked to said they like the idea of supporting muni but are not sure if drivers should be subsidizing more of the cost. if that's the whole reason they increasing fees to fund muni because muni has had problems. i would say...
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a group of parents and ect educate -- and educators gathered. most of them held signs urging no more cuts to school programsp and -- and some denounced furlough days. more rallies is set for -- for this afternoon across the state? >>> in past hour, bryan stow's family sued the los angeles dodger. the suit specified -- did not specify the amount of damages. the family told espn "the dodgers have shown a total disregard for public safety. we contacted the dodgers but so far they've not responded." our news crews are reaching out to the family and we'll have a live report on the news at 5:00. >>> just ahead -- the u.s. first family is spending the day with royalty. the pictures are ahead. >> we just got video in at the place where a need -- we just got video in of a place where the needy can get a good meal. >>> it's a race against time for rescuers here as forecasters say more storms are on the horizon. i'm in joplin, missouri. the latest -- coming up. >>> san leandro firefighters responded to a fire in a trailer park this morning in an un-- this
a group of parents and ect educate -- and educators gathered. most of them held signs urging no more cuts to school programsp and -- and some denounced furlough days. more rallies is set for -- for this afternoon across the state? >>> in past hour, bryan stow's family sued the los angeles dodger. the suit specified -- did not specify the amount of damages. the family told espn "the dodgers have shown a total disregard for public safety. we contacted the dodgers but so far they've...
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ect. the fact that these countries are shutting down their borders. good pictures of guns and guns well this was. i can ask him to answer a question for machinegun nations because we're not part of shandy energy to music we just it was people talk to them just to get our users you with what happened is probably them so it was probably unexpected for a number of countries i mean what happened was in the north africa and in the middle east and there was a huge market a lot of migrants that that's why leaving european countries made this decision i think you can do but they are not going to change their policies are going to cheat name entirely like you know there are just some minor restrictive measures that they are taking their in order to cancer summit. which in fact you know i would do nationally would appease them actually since we are working very actively with their european partners. and was a you can i mean we have our own basically tremont economic space with that it would be very logical. to have their visa free base with them and i will do m
ect. the fact that these countries are shutting down their borders. good pictures of guns and guns well this was. i can ask him to answer a question for machinegun nations because we're not part of shandy energy to music we just it was people talk to them just to get our users you with what happened is probably them so it was probably unexpected for a number of countries i mean what happened was in the north africa and in the middle east and there was a huge market a lot of migrants that that's...
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we of course in texas have ú&ected judiciary members. are some people on the, the court and the past members of the court of both parties who believe we should scrap that system and move away from elected judges. what do you think about that? >> i think that's a good idea aatually. and one person who's been working very hard in that direction is retired justice sandra day o'connor who has been going all over the country trying to urge people, if not to eliminate elections, at least to reign them in so that maybe people selected by a merit group would be put up for a yes or no vote and then just voted for retention every 10 years. >> right. >> something more modest than what texas or for that matter illinois, lots of other states do. >> you home state of illinois. same. >> yes. >> .same thing, elect the judges. >> exactly like texas. >> wwat exactly is wrong with, i understand that people say well, it's better to have appoinned.what's wrong with elected judges? >> the first thing is that you have to run an election. so you have to raise m
we of course in texas have ú&ected judiciary members. are some people on the, the court and the past members of the court of both parties who believe we should scrap that system and move away from elected judges. what do you think about that? >> i think that's a good idea aatually. and one person who's been working very hard in that direction is retired justice sandra day o'connor who has been going all over the country trying to urge people, if not to eliminate elections, at least...
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ect ect -- ective tiferns -- executives are on the hot seat. >>> good morning. clear skies unless you're on the san mateo, santa cruz kest line, it's rather foggy -- coastline, otherwise it will be fog cold. >>> a senate committee is about to grill executives from google and apple about whether their smartphones are secretly keeping track of users' locations. this is a live picture of the hearing on capitol hill. the panel with the google and apple executives was just seated about five minutes ago. alison burns is koving the -- cover egg the hearing. >> reporter: tori, al franken insist es loves google and apple and uses their prowcket. he says the companies are -- product. he says the companies are brilliant. here is the director of public policy for google. this is the first ever hearing for the senate's new privacy and technology subcommittee. senators are investigating the amount of personal information. google and apple collect through android phones and their aps. researchers revealed that the mobile devices could track users' locations and franken says pe
ect ect -- ective tiferns -- executives are on the hot seat. >>> good morning. clear skies unless you're on the san mateo, santa cruz kest line, it's rather foggy -- coastline, otherwise it will be fog cold. >>> a senate committee is about to grill executives from google and apple about whether their smartphones are secretly keeping track of users' locations. this is a live picture of the hearing on capitol hill. the panel with the google and apple executives was just seated...
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ected shooter ha >>> a deadly shooting at san jose state university parking garage may have been the result of domestic violence. the suspected shooter has been identified. police say that the 55-year-old shot and killed his 25-year-old wife cindy and 26-year-old kyle williams as the two of them sat inside the maryland couple's car tuesday night. he then turned the gun on himself. the victims were both business students and graduating seniors at the university. >> we tell folks to reach out to the people around them, their loved ones, families, friends. to check in. it is a good time to do tot today but it is a good time always. >> as sad and tragic as it is it is a relief to know it wasn't a random act of violence. >> the professor for both of the students says that they worked on projects together but were not involved in a romantic relationship. the same professor says williams was also married and devoted to his wife. >>> smile, you're on camera. an east bay city is installing two motion sensor cameras to tray to cut crime at local parks. but neighbors worry it is just another si
ected shooter ha >>> a deadly shooting at san jose state university parking garage may have been the result of domestic violence. the suspected shooter has been identified. police say that the 55-year-old shot and killed his 25-year-old wife cindy and 26-year-old kyle williams as the two of them sat inside the maryland couple's car tuesday night. he then turned the gun on himself. the victims were both business students and graduating seniors at the university. >> we tell folks...
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there is the hard infrastructure, roads, bridges, airports, ect., and there's soft infrastructure whichincludes the health care systems, education, and in many ways telecommunications, and we need both hard and soft infrastructure to remain competitive as a world power. >> host: i don't know if you agree or not. but one says the costs of infrastructure cost less down the road and adds no pun intended. >> guest: it's easier to fix something currently than let it deteriorate further and further and further. we know this from our own cars and homes and if you wait for something, it triggers something else going wrong and then it's a major repair and it could have been fixed earlier had you had the money and intentions. >> host: how long does it take to get a plan and fix an infrastructure problem? >> guest: many projects are long-range projects. it takes 3-5 years to plan major improvements, think about airport expansions, major bridges, subway lines ect., and once it's planned and approved, then it could be 3-5, even 10 years in construction. it took us 30 years to build the federal highw
there is the hard infrastructure, roads, bridges, airports, ect., and there's soft infrastructure whichincludes the health care systems, education, and in many ways telecommunications, and we need both hard and soft infrastructure to remain competitive as a world power. >> host: i don't know if you agree or not. but one says the costs of infrastructure cost less down the road and adds no pun intended. >> guest: it's easier to fix something currently than let it deteriorate further...
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ect -- executives say they hope this will lead to getting back the $1 billion invested in redecorating>>> the mississippi river is now expected to crest in memphis, tennessee later today. holy furfur joins us live from memphis with would you -- with how people are preparing. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yeah. as you can see here the mississippi is at a high level, it's spilling over its banks right there. that's the area where the shop the and the restaurants and the kruns are -- where the shops and. restaurants are. right now this stands flooded. but the -- army corps of engineers are hoping since the live ster going to crest in the next 24 hours, that that may be the worse of it. they are thinking about what's happening down south. about 20 miles north of the city, they opened a spillway. they are hoping they can guide that into the gulf of mexico. down here in memphis, residents are resilient. about 1100 people have been evacuated. another 400 people have been asked to leave their homes just in case. they are putting them up in shelters. some residents have
ect -- executives say they hope this will lead to getting back the $1 billion invested in redecorating>>> the mississippi river is now expected to crest in memphis, tennessee later today. holy furfur joins us live from memphis with would you -- with how people are preparing. good morning, holly. >> reporter: good morning, tori, yeah. as you can see here the mississippi is at a high level, it's spilling over its banks right there. that's the area where the shop the and the...
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the project is expect ected to open -- expected to open in 2013. >>> well, lady gaga is now known ast am ma standom to a -- amazon.com to a standstill. her -- price for her album brought traffic to a stop. >>> it's ticket tus -- tuesday day. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight, go down to ktvu "right now." put in the secret password "unique." >> they, they are unique. >>> u -- yes, they are unique. >>> sal, are things still busy out there. >> yes. >> we want to take a look at this live picture. still, not very good. out to the bay bridge. wa to use that. traffic is actually -- you want to use that. traffic is actually better. once you get into san francisco, crowded but not too bad on highway 101. let's go to steve. >>> well, except for the san mateo coast. it's fog free but there's fog over there. otherwise, it will be sunny today. a little breezy, increasing clouds tonight. it looks like rain in the north bay on wednesday. clearing, cool, breezy, partly sunny, partly cloudy but not very warm as we go into the holiday weekend. >> wow. you've been telling us that. it's be
the project is expect ected to open -- expected to open in 2013. >>> well, lady gaga is now known ast am ma standom to a -- amazon.com to a standstill. her -- price for her album brought traffic to a stop. >>> it's ticket tus -- tuesday day. to enter go to ktvu.com before midnight tonight, go down to ktvu "right now." put in the secret password "unique." >> they, they are unique. >>> u -- yes, they are unique. >>> sal, are things...
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the ect igs commission -- ethics commission fined hall for poor record-keeping and using his campaigncredit card to purchase personal items. hall denies the charge bus his campaign consultant says he's paying the fine now so he can qualify for public financing. >>> and mayor reed has declared a fiscal state emergency. "the new york times" reports the move could give him the power to change benefits baggage -- packages. the mayor says if the city continues to fund pension as the current rate, there will be no money left for services. residents will have to rely on volunteer firefighter and police services. city council is expected to make the declaration tomorrow. >>> 7:21. back here at home, california public schools may be able to restore money they plan to cut out of next year's budget. funding levels should stay the same as last year. that's according to a high school adviser. he tells the mercury news, school districts will have the money to hire back laid off employees if funding stays flat. but he's warning the school districts they shouldn't start hiring back employees until la
the ect igs commission -- ethics commission fined hall for poor record-keeping and using his campaigncredit card to purchase personal items. hall denies the charge bus his campaign consultant says he's paying the fine now so he can qualify for public financing. >>> and mayor reed has declared a fiscal state emergency. "the new york times" reports the move could give him the power to change benefits baggage -- packages. the mayor says if the city continues to fund pension as...
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building sources, not every journalists writes stories based on stories but computer assisted reporting, ect.. i wonder, al jazeera just started and using social media as your source of information, so i guess my question is how do you define journalism these days? bloggers are doing things that look like journalisms, fact checks, interviews, and are we missing the point by debating what the difference between blogging and journalism is? >> maybe this is important in environments where journalists have lost a force in one -- lost a spot in one force with legal protection. part of the question would be if everyone can be a journalist or if the definition of a journalist is so broad to include someone who post a video to the web, posts pictures to the web, writes a blog, are they entitled to the protections or does that fall to the wayside? >> the honest is i don't know the answer to any of the questions she asked. it seems to me that for us journalists, we are not like policemen where the states can say only people who were this particular uniform will be considered policemen in the eyes of t
building sources, not every journalists writes stories based on stories but computer assisted reporting, ect.. i wonder, al jazeera just started and using social media as your source of information, so i guess my question is how do you define journalism these days? bloggers are doing things that look like journalisms, fact checks, interviews, and are we missing the point by debating what the difference between blogging and journalism is? >> maybe this is important in environments where...
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this carefully shows that through intermarriage, home ownership, citizenship, language interaction, ect., that the embassies of assimilation over two to three generations are very promising and very good, but there is that socioeconomic lag that i think raises questions, you know, are people going to make it or not? we're optimistic based on the evidence, but there's a fair number of folks still in that first and 1.5 generation, and we have to see how they turn out. >> yes. >> hi, my question is for mr. sharr why. you talked about utah and the model used, and was that implemented on a broad scale? what do you recommend on taking advantage of the documented workers like for example, fines and taxes because it's well-documented that a lot of time our views goes along with some people are not even paying. >> yeah. , well, kind of two questions. answer the second one first which is most poirs are decent in america, but there are bottom feeders who undercut them and take advantage of workers and deliberately seek out immigrants without papers to take advantage of them, pay off the books, don
this carefully shows that through intermarriage, home ownership, citizenship, language interaction, ect., that the embassies of assimilation over two to three generations are very promising and very good, but there is that socioeconomic lag that i think raises questions, you know, are people going to make it or not? we're optimistic based on the evidence, but there's a fair number of folks still in that first and 1.5 generation, and we have to see how they turn out. >> yes. >> hi,...
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previous testimony today allowing you to find out where you are, find services and products close to you, ect., and these are exciting and dynamic applications that have been made available to users and many users use them today. location-based services and advertising offers unique opportunities for businesses as well. searching for a particular product receives an ad from a small business. these ads reach potential customers at the exact time of the purchasing decision made for a smaller cost than a newspaper or tv ads big stores can afford. this dynamic market vailinged today at $4 billion is projected to be the size of $38 billion by 2015. application developers are enjoying a kind of renaissance brought by the lower cost of entry and distribution and consumer-facing applications. the applications we enjoy are made by small businesses, over 85% are made by small businesses, and not just in silicone valley. the next time chairman frappingen you draw a mab, you can reflect that over 70% of the applications come from outside california, including in places like minnesota and oklahoma. this i
previous testimony today allowing you to find out where you are, find services and products close to you, ect., and these are exciting and dynamic applications that have been made available to users and many users use them today. location-based services and advertising offers unique opportunities for businesses as well. searching for a particular product receives an ad from a small business. these ads reach potential customers at the exact time of the purchasing decision made for a smaller cost...
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when you have a large screen, and you get all these privacy notices and agreements that are online, ect., there's a lot of verbiage there you have to go through, so it seems to me we have a particular challenge in the small screen world to have meaningful disclosure. have you given that much thought, and do you have a solution on that? >> well, we have addressed this issue in the privacy report, and one of the reasons we did this privacy rethink at the outset was because even on big screens, privacy policies are often indecipherable to consumers and translating that to the smart phone world where a consumer might have to click through a dozen or three does -- dozen screens doesn't make sense. we have clear disclosures that tell consumers the fundamental information they need to know. what data is being taken for what purpose and by whom. those are the three essential questions, and we think -- >> bottom line disclosure? >> bottom line disclosure just in time. >> okay. let me ask you about the geolocation trackings ability. is there a particular reason why geotracking would be available
when you have a large screen, and you get all these privacy notices and agreements that are online, ect., there's a lot of verbiage there you have to go through, so it seems to me we have a particular challenge in the small screen world to have meaningful disclosure. have you given that much thought, and do you have a solution on that? >> well, we have addressed this issue in the privacy report, and one of the reasons we did this privacy rethink at the outset was because even on big...
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sector investment in the defense sector was because of his connections, the trade union connections, ect., so it's a leftist mentality to him. >> well, let me answer that very, very briefly because there's a lot of issues to talk about, but i would answer that generally by saying there's been i think quite an interesting evolution in india's u.n. votes, and for example some human rights issues on libya, things like that. there has been some forward progress in that area. india always voted in a way that we regard as positive with regard to the iaea, with respect to iran. on the narrow question of libya, i think a lot of that was influenced by incontribute reports in the -- incorrect reports in the beginning of the high civilian casualties by the aircraft carrying out their speedometers under the -- responsibilities under the u.n. security, and that was incorrect and impacted by how other countries voted. again, india has been supportive of libya, and we have a very good dialogue going forward on that. >> tom? >> tom pickerring, hills and company, very briefly i was somewhat shocked not t
sector investment in the defense sector was because of his connections, the trade union connections, ect., so it's a leftist mentality to him. >> well, let me answer that very, very briefly because there's a lot of issues to talk about, but i would answer that generally by saying there's been i think quite an interesting evolution in india's u.n. votes, and for example some human rights issues on libya, things like that. there has been some forward progress in that area. india always...