[applause] -- this year's arab heritage month. thank you. [applause] >> find the executive director of the arab festival. -- i'm the executive director. will i accept this proclamation on behalf of the arab-american community in sentences go with deep gratitude and affection -- the arab-american community in san francisco with deep gratitude and affection. allow me to thank our mayor, gavin newsom, for establishing arab heritage month, which will always be proudly remembered by our community and future generations. [applause] our thanks and appreciation also goes to mike farrah, a community member, leader, and representatives who worked diligently to make this a reality for our community. lastly shadi elkarra, who tirelessly put the details for this event together to make it materialize on the ground. thank you for your dedication to our community. most of all, i would like to thank each and every one of you for being here to support this important occasion. this is an occasion that should become the space and base where the community comes

- annual native american heritage month cicelebration.ould like to thank our host for this month, native american aids project, the mayor's office, the san francisco native american health center, and kqed public broadcasting. how about a big round of applause for our host? thank you. at this time, when indian people -- when we gather, we throw on our regalia, our outfits. we do not call them costumes. if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you are able. creator, grandfather, we give thanks this day for the many blessings for this beautiful day, this opportunity to honor our own here in san francisco city hall. we give thanks to native and non-native alike, those that are here today. when this ends, we hope that they travel safe, that they continue this relationship, creator. we remember the words spoken here by the leaders of our native american community. creator, bles

we proudly celebrates the diversity out northern california by commemorating american indian heritageh more than 60 programs this year -- this month, in fact. these programs are highlighted in a guide along with listings of community resources and local events, and you can find that actkqed.org/ -- at kq ed.org/heritage. i wanted to point out a couple of films we have coming up on our films series. one is called "real injun" and it is an interesting trip through the history of north american native people as they have been portrayed in the history of movies from silent did today. the second explores the life and death of fred martina's and the spiritual nature and gender. two spirits is going to come on kqed television in june of 2011, but we are also sponsoring the american indian film festival this year, and that will be premiering at the festival i think next week. then, just this past month in october, helped dialogue with a special theory from kqed public radio did a report on the current condition of native american health with interviews from health care providers, community le

birth of my heritage. born of rise that sold around lunchtime he visits his father at the local nursing home he says a few phrases in russian if i'm with you it's good to know i. was there qantas bracy. nick lehman can't remember names and faces clearly last year he had a stroke. but when you're the one. you're here with us well you know. that's my son nick lehman's condition sometimes makes him imagine he's not so good news nursing home but in the old settlement of the real chick where everyone has a boat where christmas is celebrated in early january rather than in december and where people in nearly every home speak russian. but people use us so the talk for birds in a way i want to know there's probably going to be. a group of. lehman is one of the few people here who still remember the russian era of the land its former legacy is gradually being forgotten much in the same way as old people's memories fade away i'd like to teach my children about their heritage and we've shared it. especially with our

of the stories maybe even some of the language i want them to understand are very rich cultural heritage. if it makes me think that. phrase and here is one of the most popular teachers at soldotna high school gauri used to teach english to russian children in the russian town of marjah done today he teaches russian in alaska none of the children in his class has a slavic name all of them are americans who have decided to learn the language that was once dominant in this part of the world. you're the one curing prion while i. don't like. the life fair bit there are you spending that's. all i'm not. here. season self as a representative of the new wave of russian settlers of alaska who cheers he makes himself at home the russian legacy is everywhere. because today there are at least about seven hundred. names place names on the map of conspicuously russian for example. from cell device then the presence of the churches here so you know the words. let's put it like this here in alaska will live in the presence of the past. is another russian enclave in alaska it emerged here on hundred year

it doesn't see that russian heritage simply as a distant episode in the history of his native state he remembers well that when he was a child far more people spoke russian than english i talked about it with my brothers of the russian heritage and we often joked about it when we did within about ten miles of the week doing what we call speaking and we start talking like my father telling some of the stories it is still a very. perfectly. mourn of rise it sold around lunchtime he visits his father at the local nursing home he says a few phrases in russian. i'm with you it's go i. was there qantas pre-race. nick lehman can't remember names and faces clearly last year he had a stroke. it was the. you know here we lost the human. was my son nick lehman's condition sometimes makes him imagine he's not it's old old news nursing home but in the old settlement of the real chick where everyone has a boat where christmas is celebrated in early january rather than in december and where people in nearly every home speak russian one. of the millions of so ducks for birds or rather what you know th

with my brothers of russian heritage and we often joked about it when we got within about ten miles of then they'll say we're doing what we call speaking then we start talking like my father telling some of the stories it is still a very. for the. morning of rise that sold around lunchtime he visits his father at the local nursing home he says a few phrases in russian let them wait there it's not go i. was there conscious because. nick lehman can't remember names and faces clearly last year he had a stroke. it was the us here we believe it. was my son nick lehman's condition sometimes makes him imagine he's not it's old old news nursing home but in the old settlement of chick where everyone has a boat where christmas is celebrated in early january rather than in december and where people in nearly every home speak russian. noticed the use of so those programs are where what you know are these dogs are going to. a group of. lehman is one of the few people here who still remember the russian era of the land its former legacy is gradually being forgotten much in the same way as old people

heritage directed a campaign of terror against a civilian population. rather than carried it was arrested only in two thousand and eight when he was brought before the international tribunals at the hague. during the thirteen year long manhunt for him nobody nobody even friends and close relatives knew the carriage and doctor davidge where the same person. has the right of. the small town of twenty kilometers from boston is capital sarajevo. the psychiatrist rather than carriage settle down here in the midnight can sixty six. it receives a thorough education in his home country and later in the one nine hundred seventy s. he attended columbia university in new york. he first met his wife leanna when he was still an undergraduate. amusin said when i get the first time i don't i was about twenty one years old. one was just under twenty two at the time was as a result of which the other as we grew older together i mean the some time passed different the first try some of the valley and then our daughter got married to the margin was very cheerful thought w

we also have human heritage. that's who we actually are. the point that we all have that same d.n.a. strain. tavis: to your point now about human heritage. i'm wondering, silly, though the question may sound. i always thought of music as a healing force. does music still have the poet ensy, the power, the capacity, to heal? >> it can't help it because it is under language. just when you talk, you say it. oh, you know, i'm tone deaf. you're not tone deaf because if you were tone deaf you wouldn't speak like that. you already sang the song. we learn a language through its song. even if you don't have music, you have the people you love's voice and you'll know that song in their voice. when it comes to a song and music, people love to sing and dance and play music. nobody knows where that comes from. it is a spiritual that i think goes back the to the beginning of existence. yes, that heals us all the time tavis: last question. 35 or 40 seconds. when kids get exposed to you, they are getting what? what is the typical day? what are you teaching

heritage directed a campaign of terror against a civilian population. was arrested only in two thousand and eight when he was brought before the international tribunals at the hague. during the thirteen year long manhunt for nobody not even friends and close relatives you like heritage undoctored of a church where the same person. the small town of twenty kilometers from boston is capital sarajevo. the psychiatrist relevant heritage settled down here in the mid one nine hundred sixty s. . he had received a thorough education in his home country and later in the one nine hundred seventy s. he attended columbia university in new york. he first met his wife liliana when he was still an undergraduate. amusin said when a dying is the first time i don't i was about twenty one years old around one was just under twenty two at the time because those rays don't altogether and as we grew older together for business some time passed differently first my son is a valley and then our daughter got married the russian was very cheerful but we're going to be another on

and the beauty and rich heritage of his eagle feathers. at one point in his life he even considered cosmetic surgery. he thought about cutting off half his eagle beak and dyeing half his feathers to look more like a chicken. ironically, his greatest ambition in life was one day to hop, skip, and skip on the fence post and cock-a-doodle-doo like the reast -- rooster. but one day this confused eagle was playing and he looked up jarred -- up ward and saw an eagle in flight. sure enough, this lost bird's mind was blown. he said to himself, in so many words, woirks -- wow, i wish i could fly like that. that adult eagle swoomed down from the stratosphere and said to the confused biffered, boy, you ain't no chicken. you're an eagle. your mighty talents weren't meant to scrape on the ground for cat er pillars. he said boy, you ain't no chicken, you're an eagle. your eagle eye was not meant to be limited to the narrow confines of the barn yard but to seek out your unfulfilled potential and spread your wings. you ain't no chicken. this is the messag

i know companies like heritage didn't. i liked that because that's another paymaster that can get on your back and you don't have to worry about that. i'm not sure about aspen. i would say that i really don't know. brian: you lost your mike. pick that up if you would and clip it on there. the audience is going to wonder what happened. >> ok. if the federal government does fund that i would say that's a very good use of our money because you get to meet the leaders around the world. if you don't meet them, you don't understand their talking points. the fact that i know fini, now trying to unseat berlusconi, or the leader of the xenophobic northern league, the fact that -- not a fun conversation, but i'm glad that i talked to him. isn't that something that an american living abroad writes and injects himself into the italian discourse? hurrah for aspen and for me. brian: go back to rocky river, ohio. >> it's about an hour out from cleveland on lake erie. brian: what were your parents doing -- >> very wonderful people. my fat

came here was dr doubt which you know rather than heritage of the his appearance and behavior betrayed his great intellect as a rule he would buy one out in one pair and one temper what i thought it was very odd but that's exactly what attracted my attention besides his appearance he was very extravagant his house was nearby i also know that he often sat here just outside the little creature café. here initially he bought stuff in the shop across the road he's unusual appearance more came out in the crowd. became a visiting my coffee to. if it. were a true true. true there'll. never be church give splendor soldiery he dropped into listen he's a very affable man. he would always ask for permission to take a seat. on himself in good company but he would always think each. played the psalter in several occasions and was quite good at it but he never sang he preferred to drink red wine cold beer is good but never to excess he simply enjoyed the wines taste through. wild rather than carriage which was in hiding in belgrade under the guise of dr. holmes have his wife and children in the ball

host: jack spencer can the heritage foundation.a look at some information from the nuclear energy institute about where the newest nuclear plants are. the latest was in june of 1996 in tennessee. prior to that back in 1993 comanche peak number two in texas. before that in 1990 comanche peak one in texas. and obvious that not any development for a long time. take us through the history of that. guest: well, one of the interesting things to bear in mind to those dates is not when those came in but when the regulatory process began. for all of those began in the mid 1970's. when i mentioned earlier about the government-imposed risk and the regulatory environment, it's not a comment on being too much safety regulation. it's a comment of being too inefficient regulation. when it takes that long, literally decades to build a plant, that creates a ton of risk and unpredictability. when you are talking about a multibillion-dollar plant, that's when you get the government-imposed risk that needs to be mitigated at least for the first one or

. >> i'm from the middletown heritage foundation. i'm also -- from the manila town heritage foundation. we have a good relationship on that use-empowering -- youth- and powering -- one of our students rights -- -- one of our studentswrites -- i'm writing to request your community boats on continuing the tax exclusion ordinance. twittered moving to our committed -- moving to our community may have benefits of our own but there are also cost displacements to people living in it ever had. landlords may increase the cost of land in which neighborhood -- in which twitter will be sharing. most of the people in that area are low in come residents. would make it difficult to pay rent. the only way twitter can be responsible is committing to the community benefits agreement by keeping our neighborhoods healthy. this letter is clearly a reflection that people worry and a lot of families and use worry it may cause displacement. that is why there are a lot of community workers here coming to you guys and discussing the community benefits agreeme

heritage had no federal money of any kind and i found that good. am not sure about aspen. >> you lost your microphone. pick up and put it on because viet audience will wonder what happened. >> you get to meet the leaders around the world. if you meet someone, you can speak frankly to them. i have met the italian coalition partners and aspen event in rome and the fact that i have met the person trying to unseat silvio berlusconi, the fact that i right in there, this is the soft power about being an american of broad that are positive. >> go back to rocky river, ohio. >> it is about one hour from cleveland. it is on the link between toledo and cleveland, on lake erie. >> what were your parents doing? >> they are wonderful people. my father was an executive at account at a clothing company and my mother was a teacher. many in my family were teachers. to grow up in that environment was very nurturing. that is the best thing that ever happened to meet them when did you first leave? to see thelly went an world. i saw this stuff for the first time and i w

mother's side is irish american my father come from a different heritage. he is a genealogy. he traced his family all the way back to the times when they moved from spain to a region of france. that's where his family came from as peasants in 1850. and for generations, his family members had been going back to this place to visit their distant cousins. they knew exactly where it was. i was thinking that was a year after my irish american family came here. why don't my irish american family know this information. i want to try to find out what it is. i didn't know at that time what i was undertaking. i heard it said with irish american it's not genealogy it's archaeology. i found out about that later. it's exciting to hear the nuts and bolts experience of discovery. and at the same time i know i heard from both of you that a very spiritual and unmeasurable experience happens of people come alive in the histories of your family's lives. i was wondering if you could bring alive for the audience the individuals or characters of your family's history and also if you can both refle

vicepresidente de comunicaciones de la fundaciÓn conservadora heritage. gusto en verte.rack obama. tenemos que movernos de las fricciones que hubo en los Últimos momentos de la administraciÓn de lula, cuando apoyÓ a ahmadinejad, el presidente de irÁn, y lo que tiene que hacer obama es tratar de enlistar a rusia en los esfuerzos contra la proliferaciÓn nuclear. la segunda, es tratar de hacer que brasil se una a la promociÓn de democracia en el hemisferio; que empiece a ver a chÁvez en serio, como el peligro que es a la democracia en el hemisferio y, sobre todo, que pare de apoyar a la dictadura castrista en cuba. brasil es un paÍs que sufriÓ mucho bajo dictaduras militares y estÁ apoyando y dando mucho dinero a la castrista en cuba, que tanto oprime a los cubanos. despuÉs, el salvador. en funes, barack obama se encontrarÁ con un presidente izquierdista, pero pragmÁtico, que no se ha unido a alba ni a chÁvez todavÍa porque se da cuenta de que tiene mucho de sus conciudadanos en este paÍs. estados unidos ya ha invertido mucho en la democracia salvadoreÑa, miles de millones

we are talking to james carafano of the heritage foundation.r: i totally disagree with the previous caller. basically, he was saying that the united states should keep their noses in just our business, and let the united world deal with their own issues. we are the leader of the free world. without us, there would not be a free world. all other countries would not have role models or people to buckle up for as far as independence and freedom. i totally agree with what the president is doing with allowing the international community to come together and figure out a resolution to this problem. we have come -- for we have become bankrupt to do too many wars, and many things we are doing for other countries. we are giving humanitarian aid. we are giving all of these different incentives to different countries, but now we are on the brink of economic downfall. we need other countries to come together, and we all work together to deal with universal issues. guest: the first thing i want to make clear is that regardless of the cost of this war, defen

host: jack spencer can the heritage foundation. let's take a look at some information from the nuclear energy institute about where the newest nuclear plants are. the latest was in june of 1996 in tennessee. prior to that back in 1993 comanche peak number two in texas. before that in 1990 comanche peak one in texas. and obvious that not any development for a long time. take us through the history of that. guest: well, one of the interesting things to bear in mind to those dates is not when those came in but when the regulatory process began. for all of those began in the mid 1970's. when i mentioned earlier about the government-imposed risk and the regulatory environment, it's not a comment on being too much safety regulation. it's a comment of being too inefficient regulation. when it takes that long, literally decades to build a plant, that creates a ton of risk and unpredictability. when you are talking about a multibillion-dollar plant, that's when you get the government-imposed risk that needs to be mitigated at least for the

and faith and heritage. to honor that today i'd like to share with you a little story. it's a hard cover book that came out in march of 2006. anybody have a hard cover. wave it up here. you might not want it after i say this. i got to pick the title. three cups of tea but viking told me they would pick the subtitle and they picked one man mission to fight terrorism one school at a time. i objected because obviously there's- ways to fight tear riz m with education but i said i do this to promote peace and i started 8 years before 911 and this is about promoting peace through education. i've worked afghanistan and pakistan many years and i said we need to have a tribal council. i went to manhattan in the fall of 2005 and the big boss of the whole group, nancy shepherd and carlin coburn in publicity. we met in a little room and i stated my case and they said, this is your first book so you need to listen to a few things here. first of all only 12 percent of nonfiction books make a profit and 2/3 are pre chosen

james sherk is a senior policy analyst in labor economics at the heritage institute. gentlemen, welcome to nightly business report. bob, let me begin with you, how does allowing for collective bargaining impact job growth in states that okay it? >> collective bargaining can be used as a way to upgrade the quality of work, to attract skilled workers to the workplace by raising pay, and benefits. it can also rationalize the way work is done. it can lower turnover. it can handle disputes. it can be a win-win for both workers and for the employer. and in that way, it can attract investment and jobses to the state. >> tom: james, do you agree? does it wind up attracting jobs and investment to states that okay it? >> just the opposite. the problem with government unions is they represent the interest of government employees. not those of the broader public. so what they want, because they've negotiating about how tax dollarses are going to be get spent is for higher taxes. have you have had low tax states like illinois recently decide to increase their business tax by 45%.

but we are not forsaking our heritage, the rich audio experience of public radio. >> no drop in quality from your perspective? >> that would be in the year of the listener, i suppose, but we have your audio engineers going to do field reporting. so not every story has a full crew. in those cases, perhaps you do not have some of the layering and richness of sound, but generally speaking, we have not heard any complaints from our listeners in any significant numbers at all about at the mission of our sound. -- a dimunition of our sound. >> area huffington just got paid millions of dollars. why not just call them commercials and move on? >> that is not who we are. we are public radio, and it is part of the fabric that we do that we are non-commercial and not for profit. we have corporate underwriting. if you'd be hard-pressed for anyone to listen to the five- second spots and think they are anything like what you hear on commercial radio. would love to have more revenue from philanthropists, from listeners, from corporations? of course. we work very hard to try to increase the revenues so