they homogenize the difference between those in the city, we could extend gertrude stein and say thatthis is not anywhere. my first book was about the american suburbs. the book i am finishing now has about chinese urbanism. in china the fragmenting phenomenon most rampant right now. when i am there, this is san francisco that i use as an example of planners and architects working to sustain urbanism. i feel like today there is the easy job of preaching to the choir. the question is, how do we make individual actions in the city at up? preservation is not enough. there is no such thing as a building that does not contribute when it comes to the urban identity. how can this change to be more identifiable, more legible, and a distinct urban fabric. some may be perilously close to having no "there" there. this area of soma may just be a district people drive through on the way to the highway. there is the eclectic collection of buildings and there is no area of building types of similar building material, there are not even that many buildings that are historical landmarks. one of the ke

scientists believe that initially it was a homogeneous blob of silicon compounds, iron, magnesium oxides, and lesser amounts of all the other natural chemical elements. understanding how earth was transformed from a homogeneous mass to a planet with distinct internal layers is fundamental to understanding earth history. this process, known as differentiation, is responsible for dramatic changes in earth's physical identity since the formation of our planet some 4.6 billion years ago. these changes include volcanic activity, the formation of continents, the ocean and atmosphere, and even initiation of the earth's magnetic field. the even which triggered the differentiation process was a dramatic heating of the earth early in its history. several factors may have contributed to this heating. the most important was the presence of radioactive elements in the rocks of primitive earth. as these elements decayed, their atoms emitted vast quantities of energy, which was rapidly converted to heat. as the temperature of the earth rose, the rocks began to soften and partially melt. while it's unli

this and the chicago model and the flower baskets all over and do they make the city welcoming or homogenized and the bay area and san francisco. it's a trade off and a balancing act that i am sure you work with all the time. >> i agree. and according to the complaints we see that the citizens don't value the temporary signs and banners. >> there are exceptions. chinatown. >> cultural -- and again this is captureed in a joke of people that open up businesses to go out of business and advertising "going out of business. last chance" and next month a similar store opens and does the same thing. >> and we have talked about the exceptions and temporary signs. >> yeah and that is exempted for the temporary use. >> clearance sale. this is a permanent clearance sale. >> yeah they're gone now. i have bought there before. they have left. >> we talked about the a frame signs and in some ways people are doing what they can to take the business succeed. a small computer business. >> and the nail business and the sandwich board. >> here is the first class shoe sign in chinatown. yes, sir? >> do the sidewa

we see forces of global cultural homogenization where people fear that the world will become culturally the same everywhere, that everything will be mcdonald's. i don't think we've got to that point yet. and there's still a lot of differences between places, which is what geography is partly about. but we also see, at the local level, the forces that resist that. narrator: this is the thesis of political scientist benjamin barber, who writes in his book jihad vs. mcworld that radical resistance is often a local response to growing globalization itself. the greater the spread of cnn and planet hollywood, the more assertive some people become about their unique and perhaps threatened cultural identity. other people have better connections to the global economy and positions of relative wealth or power. to them, local resistance voiced by people outside the system can seem strident or hostile. the voices are often connected to place: "t"my 'hd, the voices are often connec"my culture." you can see it as easily in a u.s. inner city as in a developing country. in boston or baghdad, the demand

mean but the political and social movements now where everything's integrated everything's being homogenized in the entire world and we're seeing the arab spring the occupy wall street movement really because of social interaction yes i think that a lot of social interaction will be curbed i want to take that back i theory i fear it will be that the gate keepers those who can turn on and off switches allow certain things disallow other things allow who gets to send me data about a new movie rather than everyone have an equal say so of reaching me yeah i fear that very strongly that especially net neutrality issues like that internet freedom is be. in interfered with in major ways and it shouldn't i think the internet should have been considered from day one a country of its own that isn't bound by any individual country's laws maybe we could have an internet government but it didn't happen just like world government doesn't happen you know space doesn't belong to anyone the moon doesn't belong to anyone these are really beautiful principles and wife and then as soon as a country figures out

but also a cultural format where we think of as homogenous, as a middle class, educated americans -- there is a lot of language difference there. because on the surface we look similar, there again calls for a simple civility. it is tricky. it is a very important question. >> what is the answer? if you are going to be uncivil you should have an important point to make it? >> no. >> let's not call people who are protesters uncivil. protest can be very simple. you have signs. you complain. you might make noise. but it is not incivility. it is a right to assemble. it is part of our constitution. >> i grew up in a country where we are you a lot. for many americans -- i am now american -- people who have grown up here say that americans are the most argumentative. yet not seen others argue. [laughter] but many of those arguments -- there is a real engagement. there has been a cultural assorting that does follow the political sortiing. i think you were referring to that, henry. the rule of thumb is that you look at whether that conversation is working for the purposes of the conversation.

another thing it is a homogenous society as well.now, syria is shaping up under the sectarian struggle. they have support from christians. 70% rule by minority. what is happening is that the government, bashar al-assad, has the support of iran. and the opposition, has the support of saudi arabia and other gulf countries. it is shaping up into a regional battle, and there is a great danger that this war will spread. also, the russians. russians allow that security council with libya. they have no great love for gaddafi, but, it went through to protect civilians, not to change the regime. they felt that that was -- that was a step too far. and they are not going to be fooled again and let that happen again. they are not going to let the western countries go in and start changing regimes. that is not the way the world should be run. and so you have the situation in syria, which is just hideous. children are being murdered, civilians are being killed everyday. there are massacres all the time. sectarian strife is increasing. the danger i

another thing it is a homogenous society as well.now, syria is shaping up under the sectarian struggle. they have support from christians. 70% rule by minority. what is happening is that the government, bashar al-assad, has the support of iran. and the opposition, has the support of saudi arabia and other gulf countries. it is shaping up into a regional battle, and there is a great danger that this war will spread. also, the russians. russians allow that security council with libya. they have no great love for viddafi, but, it went tough t s, hideous. children are being murdered, civilians are being killed everyday. there are massacres all the time. sectarian strife is increasing. the danger is, there are going to be killings on both sides. and yet, western intervention, it made things even worse. everybody seems to be stuck. it just shows the limits and the responsibilities to protect and the limits and theories that we will see a long and brutal war in syria. >> i would like to ask one more question, and then we will take questions

mist everybody else dry, 50s, 60s most of us still 72 in antioch, monterey bay temperatures more homogenizedtoday big sumner spread this afternoon nearly 40°. coastal and bay clouds tonight, clear inland partly cloudy this weekend temperatures closer to average. today two degrees warmer than yesterday in fremont 84, one degree warmer in oakland 75, the same in san francisco at 66, san jose 85, santa rosa 88. 96 this afternoon in concord, two degrees shy of yesterday. 59 in pacifica, to 75 in oakland, 10 -- 102 in brentwood, 43° at is extreme. mid 90s to low 100s east bay valleys, richmond 71, up to 84 in fremont quite a spread along the east bay shore mid 80s to near 90 in the south bay, 90 los gatos, temperatures in the mid 70s to mid 80s north to south on the peninsula, near 60 along the coast, daly city one of the cool spots, mid to upper 60s downtown south san francisco, 72 sausalito. 68 monterey, 77 santa cruz, 100 in morgan hill. game at at&t park again, 7:15 first pitch, 57. tonight 50s except east bay valleys and parts of the peninsula in the south bay, run at 60s same clearlake and

you cannot treat them as a homogeneous entity. the differences are incredible. there's an income of a less than $1000. large economies and then you've got the life of korea with a per capita income. and the middle east that a whole bunch of countries like brazil, mexico, turkey, russia with a per capita at 10,000 to $12,000. and even in china, china's per capita income is $6000. if elected economic history, typically countries due to the per capita income level and the obvious exchange-rate evaluation. growth tends to slow down. in china it is exactly where japan was in the 1970s in the stage of economic development. in the 1980s and 1990s. that these are the gold medalists of growth. these are countries that have gone on to successfully industrialize themselves. but even these gold medalists ended up slowing down at the per capita income level. and i think that has to be something happening in china as we speak. and yet the ankle last such that the more we speak that can lessen a percent% there's a lot of nervousness. the next five years, china's growth rate of

and all the greatest centers of its civilization is a homogenous whole. for not only do we speak one language, not only are the customs and habits over people essentially similar in every part of the country, but we had given repeated proof on many occasions and especially in recent years that we are willing to forgo exceptional advantage were such advantage can only be obtained by one part of the country at the expense of the country as a whole. because the nation shared common belief, common culture and common interests within, some groups would be granted by the president temporary political primacy. others would be legitimately denied their claims on government and other claims could be deferred, while others were deflected. most importantly the roosevelt administration was marked by its enormous efforts of political inclusion. these efforts were most clear in his willingness to offer assistance to the poor, differing sharply from previous practice. roosevelt treated all the poor as if they were deserving poor, prior to end it always been the distinct

but also a cultural format where we think of as homogenous, as a middle class, educated americans -- there is a lot of language difference there. because on the surface we look similar, there again calls for a simple civility. it is tricky. it is a very important question. >> what is the answer? if you are going to be uncivil you should have an important point to make it? >> no. >> let's not call people who are protesters uncivil. protest can be very simple. you have signs. you complain. you might make noise. but it is not incivility. it is a right to assemble. it is part of our constitution. >> i grew up in a country where we are you a lot. for many americans -- i am now american -- people who have grown up here say that americans are the most argumentative. yet not seen others argue. [laughter] but many of those arguments -- there is a real engagement. there has been a cultural assorting that does follow the political sortiing. i think you were referring to that, henry. the rule of thumb is that you look at whether that conversation is working for the purposes of the conversation.

and trent lott when in slate this council because when he brought if he had a largely homogenous group of southern conservatives in a figure with wharton as the majority leader's counsel he was stabbed and say wait a minute, how is this playing with the rest of the country? when i checked the national journal, a very good summary of voting analysis, slate trended libertarian to quite an extent. do you agree with? >> guest: when there were roughly 55 republicans, and i usually bring about 12 of the most moderate or something like that. one of the great lines in the whole history of the 9/11 can ashen was the dramatic public hearing we had on the day after richard clarke wrote his exposÉ in his attack on the president. with the deputy secretary of state richard armitage who ended up being responsible for about more than we knew at the time. he was asked whether or not he read declercq spoke. his answer was, i gave it a washington d.c. breed. i looked for my name in the index. >> way to go through one episode, part of the euro history of the state. and that his discussion of the deficit a

so when you look at the republican party and you look at the convention you can see how homogenous it the bottom line is they know what their challenges are and have to look themselves in the face when it comes to women and people of color and constitution of their party. >> thank you all important joining us this afternoon. >> thanks. >> next, we will have the very latest on isaac as new orleans feels the brunt of the storm. melanie shea led the company to more than $3 million in revenue in lee years. but some bad decision caused sales to plummet to a tenth of that. instead of giving up, melody got her nba and took what she learned to rebuild her company. for more watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. i was teaching a martial arts class and having a heart attack. my brother doesn't look like a heart attack patient. i'm on a bayer aspirin regimen. [ male announcer ] be sure to talk to your doctor before you begin an aspirin regimen. i'm a fighter and now i don't have that fear. >>> isaac has been downgraded from a hurricane to tropical storm as it slowly carve as des

i wonder if -- a pretty homogenous group. i wonder if you are concerned about a two-tiered system exacerbating what we have in this country, the sense that the insiders have the game rigged. that there are two systems and that is hurting confidence in institutions. >> only slightly. i am focused on how we can do it in the most efficient way. the focus is, how can we make sure that everybody has the highest level of confidence that when they get on a plane, there is not a suicide bomber or something in a checked bag that could bring the plane down. most people look at the aviation security and have high confidence. everybody agrees on that. that is a goal we need to focus on. the question is, how do we best execute on that mission? i have heard a lot of opinions of -- from a lot of people on how to do that. there are some great ideas. i welcome those ideas. it really gets to, we have differentiated between passengers for a long time. when i traveled, i would go to the ticket counter and show my credentials. they would give me

the republican party has become a far more homogenous, far more idea logically similar, identical partye victories in these rhymearies, primary after primary where a republican in david duherst in not dick luggar by any m indiana where compromise or working on the other side is somehow considered to be disqualification. i mean ted cruz say smart, well educated, thoughtful, intelligent man. but he brings to politics a belief and a conviction that compromise is not a alternative course. it's not a legitimate activity. and i think, judy, one want look at this race in texas without looking at steve's retirement in ohio. steve latourette, republican congressman, nine terms, a player on the health, respected on both sides of the aisle, a republican, close to speaker boehner. but because he strayed occasionally from the orthodoxy of his party, because he didn't raise enough money for the party coffers, he was going to be denied a leadership position and finally said, and he said in his farewell remarks, compromise what become a dirty word among my party. >> woodruff: how do you see all that? w

it's become much more of a homogenous country in that sense we don't necessarily think of southerners and westerners so that right now we basically have a court of people from the metal and tech which also the blood supply is the framers and we started to have diversity of race and sex. i was at the court yesterday and it turned out listening to a couple of arguments and i was a very lively argument in a criminal case over whether the judge or the jury has the power to find the facts that lead to a criminal fine as opposed to presents, and the lawyers who argued in this case have a total of five and 94 questions, and the women on the court, justice sotomayor and kagan and i was thinking this is the new normal. it's no longer a surprise to hear a woman's voice from the bench, and when i first heard justice o'connor on the bench back in 1981 when president ronald reagan named her to be the first woman on the court it was startling to see o'connor sitting there. it was maybe just a year before her nomination that maybe some of you remember the first monday in october that supreme court j

it's not a homogeneous group. >> we're about to here a video from the mayor of saratoga springs in utah. let's take a look. >> i remember she looked at me very seriously and she said mia, your mother and i have done everything to get you to where you are right now. we have never taken a handout. we have worked hard for everything we've had to personal responsibility. you will not be a burden to society, you will give back. my favorite part of running for congress hands down talking to people and meeting with people. i love utah. i mean look how beautiful this is. we live in the greatest place in the world. my heroes are my parents, my husband and my children. they understand that they've got dream and all they want to do is fulfill those dreams. washington needs a little bit more of that. >> if i were to start listing the things she was involved in, her role as mayor, her participation and service in our local church, she teaches fitness classes. she makes our home a wonderful place and helps me as a partner to raise our children and to teach them good principles. she's very talented. h