and you defined it as a natural extension of enlightened self-interest, and which is, i quote, less about lofty promises and real results, less about narrow self-interest in sovereignty's name. an expanded few of mutual interest in which there is no room for -- room, only room for all to grow and prosper. if you look back, is the world moving into this direction? >> i think that through the g-20 process it is. it's slow and imperfect. but i do think -- i do think broadly speaking there is a realization that we're all in this boat together. you know, i go back to the great crisis of late '08, early '09 when, you know, we had this torrent of this avalanche of flood of bad news and crisis, and we very quickly found it was affecting all of us. and therefore the solutions have to engage all of us. i'm not suggesting for a second that countries won't and don't and shouldn't pursue self-interest. but i think we should always ask ourselves, and this is obviously most important the bigger the country and the more influential, are the choices we are making and the approaches we are taking, are they

civilization of creatures who live beneath the earth called the molemen who are highly refined enlightenmenttures who wear powdered wigs and spit acidic saliva in order to burrow through stone. they're a mix of the high and low. >> smith: okay. >> hodgman: they're covered in mucus, but they wear these wonderful powdered wigs. [ laughter ] and they taught thomas jefferson the principles of the french enlightenment because they started it. they were the original savage men, you see. you're following along? [ laughter ] >> smith: i'm right there with you. >> hodgman: i feel like you're a little bit behind. [ laughter ] >> smith: no, no, no. it looks like it, but i'm actually right there with you. >> hodgman: and so in the third book i had to thinkher ors going to do another one of these lists because everyone was asking for one and yet i also knew no one really wanted one. [ laughter ] and really i think what people were trying to do was torture me to go through the mind-numbing and sort of traumatic experience of having to write one of these lists. >> smith: another list. >> hodgman: because i

this would be enlightening. >> they are all fathers. you've got -- >> they are all fathers, but i don't really care so much about their fathering or parenting skills or their fill plan dering whether they are cheating. i want to know about their economic policies, their foreign policies, their oacial policies, and that's -- social policies that's how or why i will vote for them jie. you know what we need? we need a founding father. >> they are great. >>> coming um, what is up with pencils? we discuss matt mccall's new book, what is up with pencils. and 17 weeks on the best sellers list. congratulations. first, it is video of porn being filmed. this is truly a tease unless we don't get to this story which we didn't last time. >>> would no more porn make la forlorn? after the city council required actors to wear condoms, the adult films produce thread could be wrapping it up jie. what? >> for good. >> perveyors of porn say they will shoot their smut elsewhere, and the founder of vivid, a company i never heard of says, quote, it will be in

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> we came to seven straight about 10 years ago. -- 7th street about 10 years ago. the environment is huge. it is stronger than willpower. surrounding yourself with artists, being in a culture where artists are driving, and where a huge amount of them is a healthy environment. >> you are making it safer. push, push. that is better. when i start thinking, i see it actually -- sometimes, i do not see it, but when i do, it is usually from the inside out. it is like watching something being spawned. you go in, and you begin to work, excavate, play with the dancers, and then things began to emerge. you may have a plan that this is what i want to create. here are the ideas i want to play with, but then, you go into the room, and there maybe some fertile ideas that are becoming manifest that are more interesting than the idea you had initially set out to plan. so there has to be this opennes

the society's primary mission is to enlighten, to inform, to inspire and to empower.y of ways. almost always in partnership with others. through our current partnership that trevor spoke to with the finance -- kinsey foundation shall the san francisco public library, and the california council of the humanities, we are now hosting an incredible exhibition of art and artifacts from the kinsey collection, the kron -- that chronicles the story of people of frick desnent america. if you haven't done so you owe it to yourself and particularly to your children to visit and see this important exhibit which is at our library in the frake american -- african-american art and culture complex at 762 bolton street. the posters you see here are examples of elements in that exhibit. these are actual objects that are part of the kinsey collection that are on display in our exhibit. bernard i'm sure will touch on the collection during his remarks. our speaker, bernard kinsey, is one half of team kinsey. the other half is his lovely wife shirley, so please join me in welcoming shirley

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪

. >> you know what might be really enlightening at this point, it certainly would be enlightening to me is if we went so far as to define establishment. what does that mean? if newt gingrich is not establishment, i don't know what establishment is. when i say to people newt gingrich is not electable, do you know what i'm told? i'm establishment, me, i'm from a small town in texas and post people around here wonder who i am. how am i establishment and newt gingrich is not? >> i got to say this to both of you, and i was out there with you, will, i think newt gingrich inspires passion on the part of the gop and mitt romney doesn't. >> you're right. >>. >> whether that may be the electability part of it, maybe he is the better candidate at least according to the gop than mitt romney who inspires very little passion among voters. >> that's all true. >> thank you very much. we have to move on now. your top stories are next. congresswoman gabby giffords has made a decision about her future. >>> and then is the u.s. on the brink of war iran. we're discussing that in two minutes here on cnn.

it started within the enlightenment and the emphasis on progress and technology. a lot of that has been great. we don't want to go back to the dark ages. a lot referenced to the sacred and devine. how do we reach people when we seem like we're talking to a foreign language. >> if we throw out the science -- and there are avenues of dialogue with a you will of the tech -- with all of the technology. i would say, why have a worshiping congregation at all? hasn't this all sort of passed by and left these old ideas and myths holding the bag. >> why be a part of it? >> well, that's a challenge. i feel that congregations offer a place of community and a place that's been described as home and help and healing -- out reach. also, small groups in which you can cultivate some of the things we still believe in, that's prayer and bible studies and the sacred text of that particular denomination or religion. i think we've gotten a lot of the morality from that and our ethics and our beliefs from the religious community. some say we're spiritual, but not religious. the religio

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ ♪ [horns honking] [siren wails] announcer: big dreams and goodrades aren't enough to get into college. there are actual steps you need to take. finding someone who can help is the first and most important. for the next steps, go to knowhow2go.org. >> the question when i started 11 years ago when i started doing resolution work is can anything be presented on a really low resolution device where it is potentially a digital image? can anything be presented that way? or will it feel cold and electronic? >> the imagery will change. there will be four different sets. it is a two dimensional image. it is stretched out into three dimensions. the device is part of the experience. you cannot experience the image without the device as being part of what you are seeing. whereas with the tv you end up ignoring it. i make gallery work more self and budget and public art work where i have to drop t

and we are very glad that you have enlightened our audience related to this topic. i want to remind our audience that national recovery month is celebrated every september, and we're hoping that you engage and be visible and vocal during this month by hosting events and also be engaged, not only with the family, but with those that are in recovery. i want to thank you for being here, and it was a very good show. thank you. for a copy of this program or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help, or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click multimedia. every september, national recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of substance use and mental health problems to highlight the effectiveness of treatment and that people can and do recover. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this years' recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itho we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> what if you could make a memorial that is more about information and you are never fixed and it can go wherever it wants to go? everyone who has donated to it could use it, host it, share it. >> for quite a great deal of team she was hired in 2005, she struggled with finding the correct and appropriate visual expression. >> it was a bench at one point. it was a darkened room at another point. but the theme always was a theme of how do we call people's attention to the issue of speci species extinction. >> many exhibits do make long detailed explanations about species decline and biology of birds and that is very useful for lots of purposes. but i think it is also important to try to pull at the strings inside people. >> missing is not just about specific extinct or endangered species. it is about absence and a more fundamental level of not knowing what we are losing and we need to link species los

i think it started with the enlightenment and progress and technology. a lot of that has been great. we don't want to go back to the dark ages. the reference point went to the sacred, the devine. how do we reach people when we seem like we're talking to a foreign language to folks. >> if we throw out the science and talk about the avenues of dialogue within all of the merging technology and in all of this. i would come back and say, what's, why have a worshiping congregation. why be part of a worshiping congregation. hasn't this all passed by and left the old ideas and myths holding the bag? >> i think that's a challenge. i think, what i feel that congregations offer is a place of community and a place of what it's been described as home and help, and healing. out reach. also, small groups in which you can cultivate some of the things we still do believe in. that's prayer and bible studies. other sacred sects of that denomination and religion. we have a lot of morality from that and ethics and beliefs from the religious community. spiritual. some say we'

to enlighten you so your laws don't backfire and break the internet. [cheering and applause] and by the way, when did congress turn into ogre. by the way, i'm being told that the use of that clip is an intellectual property issue. now, let me address for a little bit not the lawmakers, but the people out there who are stealing copyrighted material, because that is a real issue, especially for struggling artists trying to make a living. these people who pirate clips of copyrighted material for their own financial gain are parasites. feeding on the work of others so they may thrive, and i know everyone is rightly concerned about the artists who created the material. but not enough is said about the damage this does to the artists parents, company, owners, masters, the viacoms or the times warner or the newscorps or disney. who besides their legal divisions have no one to speak for them. you know, when i see a greedy, free-loading stooge who lacks the capacity to create his own original content and steals from others and rationalizes it by claiming fair u

it was wonderful to talk to you and very enlightening. >> guest: well, thank you. it's been great. >> that was justice after words" booktv's signature problem in which authors are interviewed by journalists public policymakers, legislators, and others familiar with their material. it airs 10 p.m. saturday, 12 rein 9 p.m. sunday, and 12 a.m. on monday. you can watch online at booktv.org and click on afterwords in the book tv series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. >> booktv recently visited baton rouge, louisiana with our cable affiliate, cox communications. we checked out literary culture across the country, and now a look at governor clayburn's conference on the campus of louisiana state university. >> i'm interim head of special collections for lsu libraries. today, we're in the library where special collections is housed. special collections has a variety of different parts to it, but today i'm going to be talking about an item from the louisiana and lower mississippi valley collections which is the premier collection here a special collectio

it was wonderful to talk to you and very enlightening. in all of the conversations that was "after words" booktv signature program and which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, legislators and others familiar with the material. afterwards makkah hours every weekend of booktv at 10 p.m. on saturday, 12 p.m. and 9 p.m. on sunday and 12 a.m. on monday. you can also watch authors on line. go to booktv.org and click on "after words" on the series and topics list on the upper right side of the page. >>> my name is angela and i am the archivist at the university in baton rouge louisiana. we are in the camille african-american section of the library. and right now we are going to be looking at a collection of specifically the archives which i'm really proud of. we have in our archives a set of narrative's which are dated 1935. they are compiled and created by the name of the libraries names. he was the first scene of the institution as well as the director of our services center in the 1960

and enlightenment to birthright gravity knows capital currency class-ranked pride, capitalism, imperialism, racism, chauvinism, communism, cruelty, bondage, fascist emotions, and quest for paradise. enchanted with their extended times, the state -- so much effort to convince as its self destruct. president chiu: thank you very much. the speaker. -- next speaker. >> good afternoon. my name is barbara. i am half spanish. my mother is latina, going and raised in honduras. the town can be a lethal weapon. it can destroy one's reputation. several weeks of reports of a share of -- sherrif ross m irkarimi, i wonder, any of you look in your relationship with partners, marriages, etc. the sheriff is not the first, nor will he be the last, elected official facing similar scrutiny. how many of you, in relationships, have you threatened bodily harm, and nobody has charged you with commiting so-called criminal acts. let me start with my laundry list. several years ago, i moved away and divorced my ex-husband due to his threats, abuses, and physical harm. we did not have facebook and e- mail back then,

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> i tried to think about this room as the dream room, where we dream and bring some of those dreams to life. i feel very blessed that i have been able to spend the last 31 years of my life doing it my way, thinking about things better interesting to me, and then pursuing them. there are a lot of different artists that come here to work, mostly doing aerial work. kindred spirits, so to speak. there is a circus company that i have been fortunate enough to work with the last couple of years. i use elements of dance and choreography and combine that with theater techniques. a lot of the work is content- based, has a strong narrative. the dancers have more of a theatrical feel. i think we are best known for our specific work. in the last 15 years, spending a lot of time focusing on issues that affect us and are related to the african-american experience, here in the united states. i had h

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itho we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> the next time you take a muni bus or train, there could be new technology that could make it easier to get to your destination. many are taking a position of next bus technology now in use around the city. updated at regular intervals from the comfort of their home or workplace. next bus uses satellite technology and advanced computer modeling to track buses and trains, estimating are bought stocks with a high degree of accuracy. the bus and train our arrival information can be accessed from your computer and even on your cellular phone or personal digital assistant. knowing their arrival time of the bus allows riders the choice of waiting for it or perhaps doing some shopping locally or getting a cup of coffee. it also gives a greater sense that they can count on you to get to their destination on time. the next bus our arrival information is also transmitted to bus shelters around the city equip

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> we believe we can bring innovation to government, entrepreneurs, developers, with the government to make a difference. i would like to introduce mayor ed lee of san francisco to kick us off. >> thank you, good morning. happy new year i want to start out by saying the new year brings us -- while we still hear bad news from the federal and state economy, i have always believed, particularly this last year as interim mayor, working with people like ron conaway, jenn, certainly talking with david chiu, we need to innovate our way out of a lot of these problems. you are going to hear me use that word innovation quite a bit. i think, for our city, innovating ourselves into more transparency to be more customer friendly and transparent, to be more efficient as a government, bringing more services, and meeting the economic challenges that i think are continuing to plague us, is going to be

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ proclaimed may as asian american pacific heritage month in a ceremony. many communicate organizations host events and programs to celebrate and educate. the theme of this year's celebration is celebrate heritage, celebrate unity. immigrants arrived during the gold rush of 1949. we will highlight events in san francisco history that galvanized and united the asian pacific community. the fight for bilingual nejz the schools. the student strikes the workshop system and one unforgettable struggle that captured the attention of the nation the fight against e visions at the international hotel. >> it was horrifying experience where it was bloody and violent. >> [inaudible] on kaerny street a 10 block community where many filipinos lived. in the 1910th and the 20's and 30's. there were night clubs and restaurants and small businesses. it was a lot of the [inaudible] many of them who came in

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> thank you and good morning. i want to invite stephen barkley and mike from our staff who have been working diligently with the authority, many different agencies. of course, my point person for making sure we honor the public's request, to do this america's cup and the best possible way and involve everybody. let me start with some good news. in january of this year, we had an unemployment rate of 9.4% -- 9.5%. as we announced during a year, it steadily went down. as of today, it is 7.8%. sorry. the reason i have that number people, in less than one year -- that many people were employed. i think we're on our way to recovery. it has been exciting to me. that is why, after the election, we kept going. we want to keep that basis going. i have not taken a break. the excitement of keeping this foundation going is credible. with that unemployment rate announcement, i want to praise and

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that it us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> the right to vote allows us to vote for candidates or party and it is a significant way to have our voice heard. exactly 100 years ago, women were given the vote in california. the battle for women's suffrage was not an easy one. it took more than 70 years. a woman could run for president in new york. >> organizing this conference, basically it modeled itself on a declaration of independence for women. it marked the beginning of the women's equality movement in the united states. >> at that time, women were banned from holding property and voting in elections. >> susan b. anthony dedicated her life to reform. >> suffrage in the middle of the 19th century accomplished one goal, it was diametrically opposed to this idea. >> many feared it would be corrupted by politics. >> women in the 19th century had to convince male voters that having the vote would not change anything. that woman w

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it was wonderful to talk to you and very enlightening. >> thank you. >> as part of our cities tour, booktv visited baton rouge louisiana with the help of our local affiliate, cox medications. next, a look at the hill memorial library on the candidates have louisiana state university. >> hi, i am elaine smith, assistant dean of the lsu libraries and i also serve as the curator for the rare book collection. what i'm going to to show you today is one of the more infamous book center collection. it is the new way i wish. it is actually infamous because it is known as the bloody book. it's quite fascinating in its own right. it is the story of a dominican who came from the islands, and the caribbean islands in the 1790s and he spent many years here, kept copious journals. many went back to france, he turned the struggles into this two volume work and it was a wonderful, wonderful source of information about the caribbean and the people who live there, and the animals and the florida, all kinds of things. and that is one of the reasons it is important to us because it is about the history of our

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that it who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> thank you and good morning. i want to invite stephen barkley and mike from our staff who have been working diligently with the authority, many different agencies. of course,

. >> reporter: my accidental ride to enlightenment started here. courtesy of dr. david agas.eated lance armstrong, ted kennedy, steve jobs. and this way he was able to illustrate the theories in his book, "the end of illness." agus believes that americans should be focused on preventing sickness altogether, by using the best diagnostic tools we have. and it was all very fun and interesting, until the c.t. scans were revealed. and he pointed out the sickness in my heart. >> these lesions at significant arteries in the heart can cause heart attacks in the near-term. we read in the paper about the 45-year-old who went jogging and died of a heart attack. these are the things we worry about. >> reporter: that picture and his description of it shook me to the core. i had no idea. and ever since, i'm eating better, moving more. dedicated to my own health like never before. and since sharing the story, i've had dozens of people ask the same question i asked him. should everybody have one of these? >> everybody should discuss this with your doctor. >> reporter: and if you do, you'll l

to enlighten and disturbed. >> i really believe that all the arts have a serious function and that itps us find out who we are in a much wider sense than we were before we experienced that work of art. ♪ >> i would like to call to order the november 9, 2009 meeting. will the clerk please call the roll? >> commissioner alexander. >> here. >> the vice chair. commissioner gonzales is absent. commissioner hill. >> here. >> commissioner mccarthy. >> present. >> commissioner perez is excused. >> thank you. good evening. i am the chair of the immigrant rights commission. on behalf of the immigrant rights commission, i would like to welcome everyone to this symposium. four members of the public, the immigrant rights commission represents the voices of the san francisco immigrant communities. we are responsible for advising the mayor and the board of supervisors on any matters related to the well-being and concerns. the commission meets regularly on the second monday of every month beginning at 5:30 p.m. at city hall. in april of 2009, we have the joint hearing with the human rights commission

if you can enlighten me a little bit about what kinds of activities take place in the parking lot, when they take place in terms of time. i believe that is when you have your food distribution on thursday morning, i am quite aware of that activity, but i think it was winding down. i was there in the morning, i believe. that is what activity. someone mentioned the youth activities taking place. it may not be that everything but what i am most interested in are those activities that take place after, let's say, 6:00 or 8:00 in the evening. >> we have a lot of things that happened in the parking lot. from today, the safe haven programs are for high-risk youth and part of the city's initiative called the community response network. it is a city-led initiative. we serve kids in that parking lot from about 6:00 the 10:00 at night. we have cars going in and out when we take them on field trips and during that time. also during the day, the program has six vans to conduct street outreach. even during construction, getting in and out of the parking lot will be an issue. there are activities on t