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steve: basically, i thought of the simple greek concept, simple and greek.ue and white and butcher block. small-scale, comfortable. i also did an all-wood, bent plywood, very durable. i have a banquette, so i did the detailed piping. and for value engineering, we could eliminate this component and put this back right on the wall. so this comes undone, it's on a cleat. sam: you know what i've found a lot, steve, is that when you have that kind of bench, it gets ripped easy. and once it rips, you have to get a whole new bench. and the colors, i'm not thrilled with the blues. steve: okay. lemonis: so let's go over to the tables and chairs. sam: and to me, i've seen this before, steve, and that's my thing. we want to keep the traditional piece, to some degree, but we also want to modernize. and so, we want it to be a little different. steve: i do think it's fresh and it's clean and it's simple greek, so that's why i went with it. sam: it's a nice look. i don't want to say it's not. but it's not, i think, what we're looking for. it's just there. and we want somet
steve: basically, i thought of the simple greek concept, simple and greek.ue and white and butcher block. small-scale, comfortable. i also did an all-wood, bent plywood, very durable. i have a banquette, so i did the detailed piping. and for value engineering, we could eliminate this component and put this back right on the wall. so this comes undone, it's on a cleat. sam: you know what i've found a lot, steve, is that when you have that kind of bench, it gets ripped easy. and once it rips, you...
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my big fat greek gyro.aurant 11 years ago. and when i met them, an additional 4 franchisees had opened in the greater pittsburgh area. andreas: what can i get for you? woman: the gyro, fries. lemonis: kathleen's two sons, michael and andreas, were in the process of buying their original location. andreas: if you could just sign that for me. lemonis: and though the family had dealt with tragedy... michael: i was 15 when our father passed. lemonis: oh, my gosh. michael: they were ran off the road by a semi-truck. -you were in the car? -kathleen: yes. lemonis: ...they were extremely tight-knit. andreas: come on, mikey. michael: come on, mike. you can come in. lemonis: the business on the other hand, was in absolute chaos. i quickly learned that the franchise model had never been properly established. mike: we just set up the llc. kathleen: it was a mess from the beginning. lemonis: every restaurant had its own look and feel. and there was zero consistency for the customer. mike: i'm more proud of this than i'v
my big fat greek gyro.aurant 11 years ago. and when i met them, an additional 4 franchisees had opened in the greater pittsburgh area. andreas: what can i get for you? woman: the gyro, fries. lemonis: kathleen's two sons, michael and andreas, were in the process of buying their original location. andreas: if you could just sign that for me. lemonis: and though the family had dealt with tragedy... michael: i was 15 when our father passed. lemonis: oh, my gosh. michael: they were ran off the road...
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built in the greek revival style of architecture. the architect was a man by the name of gideon schrock. the two previous capitol buildings that sat on the site had burned to the ground. you would think after two previous buildings burning to the ground, they would find a different location. they paid $150 premium. in 1872, they began construction on this building, and three years after that, in 1830 it was complete. and this particular building was the first public building in greek revival style west of the allegheny mountains. that was very unusual for the time. lots of greek elements throughout the building. lots of columns, ionic columns. lots of things to make you think of ancient grease. ancient greece. the building itself from the front is meant to look like an ancient greek temple, that's why there are no windows on the building. a lot of the elements down here are meant to make you think of the greek style of architecture. when people visit the old state capitol, this is one of the most important things that they come to se
built in the greek revival style of architecture. the architect was a man by the name of gideon schrock. the two previous capitol buildings that sat on the site had burned to the ground. you would think after two previous buildings burning to the ground, they would find a different location. they paid $150 premium. in 1872, they began construction on this building, and three years after that, in 1830 it was complete. and this particular building was the first public building in greek revival...
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greeks did not use domes. they used the flat ceiling or roof as the cupula and it was said that domes did not become relevant until post civil war because the troops would march through the streets of washington, d.c., and it was an awe-inspiring image. so many architects from the west -- further west, they used that dome idea to design those statehouses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. as you gaze upon that seal, you notice the canal boat. ohio was a big part of the erere canal system. the seal has changed several times. however, the major part of the seal still exists with the hills of the sunrise. as you come down to the floor, the floor has a very interesting pattern. there are nearly 5,000 pieces of individually cut marble. but the center of the room is the most interesting it's said that it's a key to american history and the center circle houses 13 individual pieces of cut stone or cut marble and it's said that those represent the 13 original colonies and then a
greeks did not use domes. they used the flat ceiling or roof as the cupula and it was said that domes did not become relevant until post civil war because the troops would march through the streets of washington, d.c., and it was an awe-inspiring image. so many architects from the west -- further west, they used that dome idea to design those statehouses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. as you gaze upon that seal, you notice the canal boat. ohio was a...
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the designers actually looked to the greeks. this is done in greek revival architecture. it was truly billed as a temple of dmob si. ohio being a very young state. they wanted to proclaim to the rest of the country and the rest of the world for that matter, that we were going to be politically important and we believed in the democratic ideals that the greeks essentially began. so it was finally completed just at the beginning of the american civil war. so it's done with a coupe la on the exterior. we're one of the a handful of state houses that does not have a dome on the top. it was truly designed to be a cup la. greeks did not use domes. they used the flat ceiling or the flat roof. as the coupe la. domes on state houses did not become prevalent because of post civil war. because the troops were marched through the washington. that was just in awe spiring image. so many architects from the west further west they used that dome idea to design those state houses. 120 feet above our heads is a stain glass seal of ohio as it was in 1861. and as you gaze upon that seal, you
the designers actually looked to the greeks. this is done in greek revival architecture. it was truly billed as a temple of dmob si. ohio being a very young state. they wanted to proclaim to the rest of the country and the rest of the world for that matter, that we were going to be politically important and we believed in the democratic ideals that the greeks essentially began. so it was finally completed just at the beginning of the american civil war. so it's done with a coupe la on the...
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we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to global3000@dw.com or visit us on facebook dw global society. bye for now! [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. [captioning made possible by democracy now!] ♪ abamy: from pacifica, this is democracy now! >> the statute of liberty is a symbol of american liberty lighting the world. the poem was added later. president trump's senior policy advisor stephen miller speaking on wednesday about trump's push to admit english-speaking immigrants after
we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to...
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we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to global3000@dw.com or visit us on facebook dw global society. bye for now! [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. th program is made possible in part by the town of marion, home of the wayne henderson school of appalachian arts, celebrating 21 years as a certified virginia main street community. the historic general francis marion hotel and the speak easy restaurant and lounge, providing accommodations and casual fine dining. in downtown marion, virginia. the bank of marion. technology powered, service driven. wbrf 98.1 fm. bryant label,
we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to...
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we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to global3000@dw.com or visit us on facebook dw global society. bye for now! [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. [drum beats, animals calalling] emcee: ladieses and gentlemen, please welcome a author, activi, and entrepreneur paul hawken. [cheering] hawken: hi. ha ha! nice to see you, too. my god. i--i was--i was talking to janine backstage, a and i was saying, "you know, this is the one audience where we actually get nervous." [laughter] and i think it''s--we--i don'tt know. she'll finish the discussion, but it's because you
we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to...
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we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to global3000@dw.com or visit us on facebook dw global society. bye for now! [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. ♪ michelle: hello, and welcome to "fokus on europe." i'm michelle henery. russian hackers already in the midst of a scandal involving the u.s. presidential elections are said to be on track to flood germany with disinformation and fake news in an attempt to disrupt the country's upcoming elections, say i.t. experts. ♪ computer viruses are now a
we need to spark more chinese interest in greece, the greek islands. >> a scenic greek sunset that's what the chinese want to see, and that's what they get. it won't be long before greece is welcoming some 1.5 million chinese visitors per year once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fullybooked. >> that's all for today thanks for joining us. and remember, we love hearing from you. drop us a line to...
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yeah. >> that's a fake greek. [ laughter ] but once you marry a greek person, you know, you marry thes like a seven hour service. the priest made me renounce satan, which i was like, "wait a second." >> jimmy: no, no. [ laughter ] >> let's not -- i renounce satan. let's all -- i can distance myself from him. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: distance myself from satan, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: okay, yeah. don't make me renounce him. >> but yeah. >> jimmy: you never know. >> but the greek thing is a a whole thing. and then i -- we had a baptism, our eldest daughter elliott was baptised. and i'm a wasp. which means, you know, we live on alcohol. we're a dying breed. and -- [ laughter ] when you get christened as a a wasp, you know, you get a a little bit of holy water. >> jimmy: yeah. >> and then you go out for mimosas and eggs benedict. like, that's it. you're baptised. not so with the greeks. so my father-in-law, the priest, was going to baptise our daughter. elliott, i had her in my great-grandmother's christening outfit which is like the white silk with the cap -- you know the bulbous ey
yeah. >> that's a fake greek. [ laughter ] but once you marry a greek person, you know, you marry thes like a seven hour service. the priest made me renounce satan, which i was like, "wait a second." >> jimmy: no, no. [ laughter ] >> let's not -- i renounce satan. let's all -- i can distance myself from him. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: distance myself from satan, yeah. >> yeah. >> jimmy: okay, yeah. don't make me renounce him. >> but yeah....
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the greeks do survive. right now, you think how do people really manage on 400, 500 euros a month?s your answer to that? one of the big factors is the importance of the family. you're very rarely living i,000km away from your grandma, aunts. the old networks are still there? absolutely. and the sadness about what's happening now in the 21st century is that so many young people are moving out of greece to find work, find a life. so i hope that they will go back eventually, and most of the young people who i meet who are greek, at university, or have careers here, actually dream about going back to greece — that everything will get better. it's a great tribute in a way to the power of the place? i think so. it still offers so much that doesn't actually get damaged by the economy. what's it given you over the years? great question. more or less all my inspiration. i can't really step off the plane before i'm thinking of an idea for a story. very much inspiration. and why do you think that is? is it the richness of the... the texture of the place? i think, yes. this vein of history i f
the greeks do survive. right now, you think how do people really manage on 400, 500 euros a month?s your answer to that? one of the big factors is the importance of the family. you're very rarely living i,000km away from your grandma, aunts. the old networks are still there? absolutely. and the sadness about what's happening now in the 21st century is that so many young people are moving out of greece to find work, find a life. so i hope that they will go back eventually, and most of the young...
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manolis: the challenge we're facing is figuring out how we -- greek society and greek business-owners- can preserve what makes this island so special. we can't gear ourselves to a particular category of visitors. we've got to maintain our uniqueness, and that means local products, local culture and architecture -- our local character. reporter: the kind of greek sunset that all visitors appreciate. it's been forecast that greece will soon be welcoming 1.5 million chinese visitors per year, once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fully-booked. michelle: and if, like me, you haven't yet booked your vacation, don't worry -- greece has plenty of other gorgeous islands to choose from. that's it for today. thank you for watching. if you'd like to find out more until next time, it's goodbye from me and the whole team. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] gñçñnnouncer] up next, it's music city roots, live from t
manolis: the challenge we're facing is figuring out how we -- greek society and greek business-owners- can preserve what makes this island so special. we can't gear ourselves to a particular category of visitors. we've got to maintain our uniqueness, and that means local products, local culture and architecture -- our local character. reporter: the kind of greek sunset that all visitors appreciate. it's been forecast that greece will soon be welcoming 1.5 million chinese visitors per year, once...
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the greeks are afraid of patriotism every march 25th, we celebrate greek independence day in 1821. they are forced to memorize poems, a long poem and i hated it. we will get up early and sit on the couch and i will help you. this old patriot who wants to die, served his country, reading the line in greek, choked up. and i would get embarrassed, you don't really understand, you feel inadequate when your parents get choked up but i realize now he was experiencing what i was experiencing with my daughter. you read something and it gets to you, you understand sacrifice, what people have done for our freedoms are not things we take lightly and a healthy culture celebrates that. they don't say who are we, we don't talk about greek exceptionalism, they know greeks are better than everybody. on the planet. my cousin johnny will string you out. i was raised in a home where we are proud of the greek heritage. we don't get into that. i was raised in a home where we are proud of being americans. my father and my uncle were very patriotic americans who came to this country in the 50s and they k
the greeks are afraid of patriotism every march 25th, we celebrate greek independence day in 1821. they are forced to memorize poems, a long poem and i hated it. we will get up early and sit on the couch and i will help you. this old patriot who wants to die, served his country, reading the line in greek, choked up. and i would get embarrassed, you don't really understand, you feel inadequate when your parents get choked up but i realize now he was experiencing what i was experiencing with my...
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manolis: the challenge we're facing is figuring out how we -- greek society and greek business-owners- can preserve what makes this island so special. we can't gear ourselveves to a particular category of visitors. we've got to maintain our ununiqueness, and d that means l products, local culture and architecture -- our lolocal characacter. reporter: the kind of greek sunset that all visitors appreciate. it's been forecast that greece will soon be welcoming 1.5 million chinese visitors per year, once direct flights from beijing to athens get going later this year. and as for this summer, santorini is already fully-booked. mimichelle: and if, like me, yu haven't yet bobooked your vacation, don't worry -- greece has plenty of other gorgeous islands to choose from. that's it for today. thank you for watching. if you'd like to find out more until next time, it's goodbye from me and the whole team. ♪ [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] [anils chatterering] simons: eve ensler is one of the m
manolis: the challenge we're facing is figuring out how we -- greek society and greek business-owners- can preserve what makes this island so special. we can't gear ourselveves to a particular category of visitors. we've got to maintain our ununiqueness, and d that means l products, local culture and architecture -- our lolocal characacter. reporter: the kind of greek sunset that all visitors appreciate. it's been forecast that greece will soon be welcoming 1.5 million chinese visitors per...
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they might have gone on tojordan, the greek islands, albania.ppable at the time and he felt he had to step up. and i think he was doing his national service in the greek army at the time he formed this ambition. actually, he was in the royal marines here in the uk. part of the reason why he went was disappointment when he was told by his ceos that there was no chance of him going in to rescue the 10,000 yazidi people in the mountains. he was disgusted. and of course, the government at the time was keen to offer support to precisely the sort of militias that he ended up fighting with. they lost a parliamentary vote, which makes it all the more remarkable that the status of fighters like your son is, well, how would you describe it? it is a sort of legal limbo. it is worse than that. they are often criminalised when they come back. so these are guys fighting with coalition forces. they are getting our support from coalition forces. they are getting treated, if they are lucky enough, in special forces field hospitals, for example. so they are worki
they might have gone on tojordan, the greek islands, albania.ppable at the time and he felt he had to step up. and i think he was doing his national service in the greek army at the time he formed this ambition. actually, he was in the royal marines here in the uk. part of the reason why he went was disappointment when he was told by his ceos that there was no chance of him going in to rescue the 10,000 yazidi people in the mountains. he was disgusted. and of course, the government at the time...
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lots of greek elements throughout the building. lots of columns, lots of things to make you think of ancient greeks. the building itself from the very front is made to look like an ancient dpreek temple. that's why there are no windows on the front of the building. this staircase is one of the most significant pieces in the building. when people visit the old state capitol, this is one of the important things they come to see. the staircase is meant to look like a reclining arch or an arch turned on its side. if you look beyond that wonderful convenience of a projector, you will see that large trapezoid stone or t hfr stone. what's also significant is how they went about building the staircase. it was built using slaver labor because it was the time of slivery, skilled craft labor and also prison labor. you have to have someone here to make sure they take carol of the job. the warden was always on site during that time. but one thing was interesting is he -- each stair is placed flush against the wall, and wooden supports were plac
lots of greek elements throughout the building. lots of columns, lots of things to make you think of ancient greeks. the building itself from the very front is made to look like an ancient dpreek temple. that's why there are no windows on the front of the building. this staircase is one of the most significant pieces in the building. when people visit the old state capitol, this is one of the important things they come to see. the staircase is meant to look like a reclining arch or an arch...
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that he annotated this book and made comments in the margin, you can see he is making comments in greek, comparing it to 7 different versions of the bible, making things with a better transition of this brief, the original greek, and so j.r.r. tolkien's bible, the one he had when he was writing lord of the rings. it is worth over 10 million. there are a few books worth over 1 million apiece. although i have books as low as in the hundred dollars but that is the starting level for the books that i have. what i enjoy about the rare books is a treasure hunt. findings them. and realizing in these older books they have a different feel, a different look and often a different story depending on who owns the books, some added story within a story. this is the perfect place to keep these books, it is humidity controlled and there is no uv light. this little book has a big story. if you are looking at it you will see it is in latin and this can be overlooked unless you understand what the symbol is. this little book has a great story, you have to understand the history of this time period, you h
that he annotated this book and made comments in the margin, you can see he is making comments in greek, comparing it to 7 different versions of the bible, making things with a better transition of this brief, the original greek, and so j.r.r. tolkien's bible, the one he had when he was writing lord of the rings. it is worth over 10 million. there are a few books worth over 1 million apiece. although i have books as low as in the hundred dollars but that is the starting level for the books that...
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he talked about how ancient greeks republic -- greek republics were 20 part by the faction. in washington, in particular, understands that when these objective democracy. the english civil war his very much been living. that frame doesn't get the credit it deserves. figure.ascinating understood that these actions could hijack democracy and create a very deadlocked legislature that creates such restoration. the inefficiency and effectiveness of democracy. it could open the door to a demagogue with authoritarian ambitions. washington and the founders were acutely aware of that pattern in human history and they wanted to counteract it as best they could. they need to lead by the strength of their example and setting forth their wisdom. excessive debt was also a major danger, the conservative side of the aisle, and our conservative friends seem to forget it when it comes to actually passing the bill on such measures. but washington and hamilton, that effort is crucially involved and it understood that debt is a force that can topple empires. in washington and hamilton experience
he talked about how ancient greeks republic -- greek republics were 20 part by the faction. in washington, in particular, understands that when these objective democracy. the english civil war his very much been living. that frame doesn't get the credit it deserves. figure.ascinating understood that these actions could hijack democracy and create a very deadlocked legislature that creates such restoration. the inefficiency and effectiveness of democracy. it could open the door to a demagogue...
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he's making, this is a better translation of this week, of the original greek. j.r.r. tolkien's bible. >> one he had while he was writing lord of the rings, just 1000 books in here are worth over 10 million. >> and there are actually there's even a few books that are worth over 1 million a piece although i have books as low as $100 but that's kind of the starting level of the books that i have. what i enjoyed so much about the rare book, this is a treasure want. it's finding them and also realizing that in these older books, they are different they have a different feel, a different look and often a different story, often depending on who owned the books , that's an added story within the story. >>. >> this is the perfect place to keep these books because it's fireproof, it's humidity control and there's no uv light. >> this little book has a big story but if you're looking at it you will see that it's a land and this is something that could be overlooked unless you understand the similes. this little book has a great story but you have to know history, you have to und
he's making, this is a better translation of this week, of the original greek. j.r.r. tolkien's bible. >> one he had while he was writing lord of the rings, just 1000 books in here are worth over 10 million. >> and there are actually there's even a few books that are worth over 1 million a piece although i have books as low as $100 but that's kind of the starting level of the books that i have. what i enjoyed so much about the rare book, this is a treasure want. it's finding them...
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i am greek so i can pretend anything is not worth living the only unexamined life is not worth living. it you are my friend into a plate i will call you out that we realize said york city people tend to avoid the subjects like god or whatever makes you squirm what is the nature of reality those questions that people don't get into. so everything is fair game that means all kinds of different guests and subjects we encourage you last year we did a bunch of us even san oxford in england because he said what we take it there? we have had a wonderful time over the years we had a speech data podium like s i think about cheers ago we decided i with the then i guess guest -- one wrote the book i was the speaker and i introduced myself. and get messed with my head so i decided not to do that this time but they have come up with another book so it is of question that we should all be thinking about it is something that we should be interested so my publisher viking has many representatives but they picked the date as the release date do they know this is flag day? industry is very important to
i am greek so i can pretend anything is not worth living the only unexamined life is not worth living. it you are my friend into a plate i will call you out that we realize said york city people tend to avoid the subjects like god or whatever makes you squirm what is the nature of reality those questions that people don't get into. so everything is fair game that means all kinds of different guests and subjects we encourage you last year we did a bunch of us even san oxford in england because...
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talks about how aging greek republics were torn apart by factions. in particular really understands that when these self-interested factions theck a democracy -- and english civil war is very much within living memory of the that it fathers -- would create a very deadlocked legislature that would create such frustration on the part of average citizens that the inefficiency and effectiveness of democracy that it could open the door to a demagogue with authoritarian ambitions. washington and the founders were acutely aware of that pattern in human history, and they wanted to counteract it as best they could. they could do it institutionally to some extent, but also needed to lead by the strength of their example setting forth their wisdom. excessive debt was also a major danger, something more associated with the conservative side of the aisle as a focus, although our conservative friends seem to forget it when it comes to actually passing it. -- washington and hamilton here is where hamilton's effort is crucially involved -- understood that debt was a
talks about how aging greek republics were torn apart by factions. in particular really understands that when these self-interested factions theck a democracy -- and english civil war is very much within living memory of the that it fathers -- would create a very deadlocked legislature that would create such frustration on the part of average citizens that the inefficiency and effectiveness of democracy that it could open the door to a demagogue with authoritarian ambitions. washington and the...
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culture we don't want to talk about greek exceptionalism they know that they're better than everybody it. [laughter] so we were proud of the greek heritage we're not ashamed and so my cousin john my father in the al gore were very patriotic but they knew this was a great country so they said something against america they would come after them. who the hell are you? have you bed to other countries? to understand what we have? we better be grateful of course it is imperfect other why is you are a fool. to view that nationalistic fool but do not appreciate what we have is wrong with the united states of america so greedy that made me think we're living in a really strange time if there were 90 or 80 years old many had memorized that paul revere ride it was what was done because the people need to know the story that makes you a people otherwise to break down into read state blue state monster's beat each other over the head you have done something in common what we had was that kind of history and all those stories everyone liberal conservative we all understood this that paul revere wa
culture we don't want to talk about greek exceptionalism they know that they're better than everybody it. [laughter] so we were proud of the greek heritage we're not ashamed and so my cousin john my father in the al gore were very patriotic but they knew this was a great country so they said something against america they would come after them. who the hell are you? have you bed to other countries? to understand what we have? we better be grateful of course it is imperfect other why is you are...
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this resembles the greek temples in greece, very symmetrical with beautiful columns, great rotunda and dome and beautiful front. a native of england, had done a lot of work in other state capitols such as alabama and north carolina. he was actually the second architect hired the state of mississippi had to fire the first architect because they didn't like his work, so they kind of had to start over after he got the first floor built. so the beginnings of the building had some difficult history, but nichols was able to complete the project and move on. he later went onto design the governor's mansion. very much renowned architect. in 175 years the building has had a very tumultuous history in regards to its structure. the foundation here that we sit on is very difficult. clay has caused a lot of foundation changes over the years. there's been storms, hurricanes have ravaged this city, believe it or not. in 1909 a hurricane came through and ripped off the roof. and in 2005 of course hurricane katrina came through and ripped off the roof as well, which led us to our new restoration here w
this resembles the greek temples in greece, very symmetrical with beautiful columns, great rotunda and dome and beautiful front. a native of england, had done a lot of work in other state capitols such as alabama and north carolina. he was actually the second architect hired the state of mississippi had to fire the first architect because they didn't like his work, so they kind of had to start over after he got the first floor built. so the beginnings of the building had some difficult history,...
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nelson uses the technique known as the memor mind palace prevention that dates back to the ancient greeksnd romans if you've watched popular tv shows like "sherlock" on the bbc, you've probably heard of it. >> got out. >> what? >> get out i need to go to my mind palace. >> his what? >> mind palace. it is a memory technique, a mental map. >> most memory athletes use this technique, visualize a place you know well, like your dining room. as you walk through it, you place images there, associating it with what you are trying on to remember. then when you revisit that place by visualizing it again the associations and therefore the memories should be there. i wanted to try it myself. we found a physical representation of a memory palace, the swan house here in atlanta. built in 1928, this grand home has been beautifully preserved. you might recognize it from movies like the "hunger games." is this a pretty good place for your memory palace? >> yeah, this is the perfect memory palace because it's got so many different things of interest that you can attach things to. >> so let's do presidents.
nelson uses the technique known as the memor mind palace prevention that dates back to the ancient greeksnd romans if you've watched popular tv shows like "sherlock" on the bbc, you've probably heard of it. >> got out. >> what? >> get out i need to go to my mind palace. >> his what? >> mind palace. it is a memory technique, a mental map. >> most memory athletes use this technique, visualize a place you know well, like your dining room. as you walk...
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greek crosses are the unit symbol and they arrive on july 11th and start off loading. lincoln is there personally waiting for them. baltimore's sole objective is to whisk him off. he is angry when he finds out baltimore was waiting for him. they rush through the treats of washington to those defenses on the outer limits of the city. washington an hour before was in panic. now as people saw the veterans marching through their streets the excitement subsided. union soldiers, veterans and petersburg mount the works around fort stevens. that night will have a conference of commanders and he explodes at them. he will accuse them. you ruined our whole campaign because they didn't press the advantage on july 9th, 10th or 11th. he is frustrated. by july 12th now they are fully manned and now the position if it had any chance at all of breaking through is sealed shut. so the campaign for washington ends. i think july 14th is one year since the battle of falling waters. it is one year since he retreated. we talk about it as the last invasion of the north, not quite. so what abou
greek crosses are the unit symbol and they arrive on july 11th and start off loading. lincoln is there personally waiting for them. baltimore's sole objective is to whisk him off. he is angry when he finds out baltimore was waiting for him. they rush through the treats of washington to those defenses on the outer limits of the city. washington an hour before was in panic. now as people saw the veterans marching through their streets the excitement subsided. union soldiers, veterans and...
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that he imitated the book and made comments in the margin and the last pages john he is making, in greek and comparing it to seven different versions of the bible. jrr coke in's bible, the one he had while he was writing lord of the rings, just a thousand votes in here are worth over $10 million. there's even a few books that are worth over a million dollars each. i have books as well as a hundred dollars, but that's kind of the starting level the books i have. what i enjoy so much about the rare books, it's a treasure hun hunt. it's finding them and realizing that these older books are different. they have a different feel and look and story, often depending on who own the book. that's an added story within the story. this is the perfect place to keep these books is its fire group and humidity controlled and there's no uv light. this little has a big story. if you look at it you see it in latin and this could be overlooked unless you understand what the symbol is. this book has a great story, but you have to know history. you have to understand the history of this time to understand who
that he imitated the book and made comments in the margin and the last pages john he is making, in greek and comparing it to seven different versions of the bible. jrr coke in's bible, the one he had while he was writing lord of the rings, just a thousand votes in here are worth over $10 million. there's even a few books that are worth over a million dollars each. i have books as well as a hundred dollars, but that's kind of the starting level the books i have. what i enjoy so much about the...
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in germany but that hasn't been confirmed that this would be happening though was confirmed by the greek migration minister while he was speaking on german television we accept there was pressure from several you countries on greece to resume returns i understand that e.u. governments want to show some results to their voters. well the interior ministry here in germany has confirmed that three hundred and ninety two asylum applicants will be sent back to greece for processing under the dublin convention it will only affect those to the right here in germany from mid march of this year but if we look back greece was the key link in that so-called balkan route into the heartlands of europe by refugees and migrants particularly between twenty fifteen and twenty sixteen now it started to taper off last year and a lot of that was put down to the e.u. migrant deal between turkey and the european union where a lot of onus was put on turkey to stop people jumping into boats and making not crossing across the aegean into the greek islands there however that deal with turkey it lies in tatters and
in germany but that hasn't been confirmed that this would be happening though was confirmed by the greek migration minister while he was speaking on german television we accept there was pressure from several you countries on greece to resume returns i understand that e.u. governments want to show some results to their voters. well the interior ministry here in germany has confirmed that three hundred and ninety two asylum applicants will be sent back to greece for processing under the dublin...
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greeks, and yet a representative of an occupying nation sold there. he didn't have the right to self and so in effect in my opinion they were stolen. i've introduce a resolution tht calls for the two countries to negotiate a return of the parthenon marbles because these artifacts have incredible cultural significance to the greek people. but the story of the parthenon marbles in many ways mirrors a modern problems that we face in the illegal antiquities market. the british nobleman thomas bruce took these artifacts while the ottomans were ruling greece and then was able to profit when he sold them to a museum. like today there are terrorist organizations like isis who steal cultural artifacts in territories that they occupy and then convert into cash by selling them on the black market in order to find that terrorist organizations. of course if there were not a secondary market for stolen antiquities, the terrorists and criminals would not see these artifacts as potential sources of revenue in the first place. so i have two questions to ask the panel,
greeks, and yet a representative of an occupying nation sold there. he didn't have the right to self and so in effect in my opinion they were stolen. i've introduce a resolution tht calls for the two countries to negotiate a return of the parthenon marbles because these artifacts have incredible cultural significance to the greek people. but the story of the parthenon marbles in many ways mirrors a modern problems that we face in the illegal antiquities market. the british nobleman thomas bruce...
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my next guest is author of "game over, the inside story of the greek crisis."d morning, george >> good morning. >> we are interested to hear from you we have seen some momentum eventually from greaece. the first sovereign debt issue in three years nine consecutive months of industrial strength or positive numbers. how sustained is this momentum and what seems to be an economic recovery >> well, the picture is mixed. it looks like 2017 will be the first year that the greek economy will expand. we've had very good tourist season the government is implementing the program faithfully so in that sense it's been going in the right direction and there is some rebound in both consumer and investor confidence that is the good news. the government is making the right noises in terms of foreign investment and reforming the public sector. at the same time it is sending mixed signals. for example, some important specifics for investment deals are having a hard time going through. there are hires in the public sector, which may not be the priority at the moment they seem to
my next guest is author of "game over, the inside story of the greek crisis."d morning, george >> good morning. >> we are interested to hear from you we have seen some momentum eventually from greaece. the first sovereign debt issue in three years nine consecutive months of industrial strength or positive numbers. how sustained is this momentum and what seems to be an economic recovery >> well, the picture is mixed. it looks like 2017 will be the first year that the...
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this is a better translation of this than the original greek and so j.r. tolkien's bible, the one he had while he was writing "lord of the rings". 1000 books in here are worth over 10 million and actually there are few books worth over 1 million apiece although i have books as low as $100 but that's kind of the starting level for the books that i have. what i enjoy so much about the rare books is the hunt. it's a treasure hunt. it's finding them and also realizing all of these books are different. they have a different feel, a different look and offering a different story depending on who owned the books that added the story within a story. this is the perfect place to keep these books because it's fireproof and humidity controlled and there is no uv light. this little book has a big story but if you are looking at it you will see this as something that could be overlooked unless you understand what the symbol is. this little book has a great story but you have to know history. you have to understand the history of this time period to understand who owned
this is a better translation of this than the original greek and so j.r. tolkien's bible, the one he had while he was writing "lord of the rings". 1000 books in here are worth over 10 million and actually there are few books worth over 1 million apiece although i have books as low as $100 but that's kind of the starting level for the books that i have. what i enjoy so much about the rare books is the hunt. it's a treasure hunt. it's finding them and also realizing all of these books...
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this is probably the most important antiquities increase developed by greek artists, owned by the greeks, and yet a representative of an occupying nation sold them. he certainly didn't have the right to sell them. so, in effect, they were stolen. i've introduced the resolution that calls for the two countries to negotiate a return of the parthenon marbles. it's cultural significance to the greek people. the story of the parcel parthenon marbles mirrors the world problem in the modern antiquities market. they took these artifacts and were able to profit. like today, there are terrorist organizations. [inaudible] the terrorists and criminals would not see these artifacts as potential sources of revenue in the first place. i have two questions to ask the panel. i would like to start. isabel lack of agreed-upon and enforceable standards in the antiquities market that makes it so attractive to criminals and terrorists to sell these artifacts or are they using these market because they happen have very valuable antiquities. >> i would say, when were talking about cultural property and traffick
this is probably the most important antiquities increase developed by greek artists, owned by the greeks, and yet a representative of an occupying nation sold them. he certainly didn't have the right to sell them. so, in effect, they were stolen. i've introduced the resolution that calls for the two countries to negotiate a return of the parthenon marbles. it's cultural significance to the greek people. the story of the parcel parthenon marbles mirrors the world problem in the modern...
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. >> and of course latin and greek. >> of course latin and greek, yes. but i think that the use of french was both something useful in his diplomatic career and something that the family employed for their own edification too. i saw one more -- well, rich? >> i was going to ask about the idea of him being considered a founding father because he was of the revolutionary generation. as president, having been a revolutionary war veteran and wounded at one of the very famous battles, did he trade on that? did he use that withinstructi i know that even as president he liked to be called colonel monroe. his style of dress when he was on his northern tour was not a military uniform, but it was buff breeches and a dark coat. and there's a wonderful story i'm going to share because you've given me the opening. that hat is very napoleonic, very big wide brimmed hat. we were contacted recently by the connecticut historical society about borrowing the hat because the american school for the deaf in connecticut was founded during monroe's tour in 1817 and he visited
. >> and of course latin and greek. >> of course latin and greek, yes. but i think that the use of french was both something useful in his diplomatic career and something that the family employed for their own edification too. i saw one more -- well, rich? >> i was going to ask about the idea of him being considered a founding father because he was of the revolutionary generation. as president, having been a revolutionary war veteran and wounded at one of the very famous...