the weather conditions on the islands are quite challenging summer is short and in the winter the islands a cut off from the rest of the world by severe storms. when far away from civilization your self preservation instantly kicks in if. you have to tread carefully to avoid slipping sprain your ankle. using an eye for an axe you need to be careful you must always remember that this place is far removed from civilization if there is an emergency help won't be coming for quite some time. foodstuffs and fuel delivered to the weather station twice a year locals take good care of themselves they grow vegetables on a small plot of land and they also bake bread people here can only prepare a few items at a time in a pretty to three tins of baked for forty minutes. oh no our modern captain is always welcome here. he brings food and news from the mainland the meeting is celebrated with a traditional tea party and the guest is treated to a local delight of bread with cloud very. red caviar. this delicacy is considered an every day food here on the islands which are rich with salmon. anatoly devant

far eastern tar islands next. brushes for east the northeast the old the sailing for the most remote part of the sea of a whole. new video showing three of them were intrigued by the remote places will meet with. the milky yachts leaves behind busy sea lanes to set sail for the most uninhabited stretch of water. for yachtsmen this part of a journey is very dangerous there for many of. them like he's captain is accompanied by six tourists. there a mistress the shanta gardens before the altar probably goes for the biggest cull of the of seals isn't it lonely out here when the only one failing. to travel is on board hope to get to the islands by the off to noon of the following day but a few hours later the weather turns for the worse. great clouds in a cold piercing wind portend a storm moving two hundred kilometers a left to reach the shanty arlen's there's no way to avoid from the weather if the vessel is cool top in a bad storm anything could happen it could capsize the waves might toss it on to a sandbank if it'

past the island. and when i saw all the people there, i thought, wow, that would make for a great photo. i said, look, that's the island down there. >> today they have an assignment not far from the island. the heart-shaped island looks so idyllic now in the autumn sun. it's difficult to believe it was the sight of norway's deadliest post war incident, one that traumatized the entire nation. this man can't get the images out of his head either. he was in his summer cot and when he heard what was going on. he too got in his boat and headed for the island. he made three trips between the island and the mainland, taking as many people as his little boat could carry safely. the whole time he heard the gunman's weapon firing and eventually he himself was shot at. >> i've changed a lot. and now i'll live a lot more consciously. days like this out in nature mean a lot to me. but it's true that i need and look for solitude. >> he also meets regularly to talk with others who were directly affected by the massa

the treasury currently provide services to treasure island and yerba buena island. the puc entered into an agreement with the department of energy for the delivery of clean low-cost federal power. this provides an allocation of electricity from two federal projects and it provides a clean power to treasure island. in the event that this is not sufficient from these projects come on the puc entered in 2005 into a full load service contract with western area power administration. that contract went through 2010 and it was amended in 2007 to extend it from 2010 until 2015. this would extend the contract from 2015 through october of 2020. >> does that complete your presentation? >> if you would like, i can go over the details in the budget analyst report. >> please. >> so, the time we are looking at is from 2015 through 2020. in order to do that, i looked at the existing electricity usage and treasurer of lynde which is much less than what was projected in 2015. this existing news goes to about 17,000-18,000 megawatt hours and that is because of the existing residential

the second largest among the islands. nine families a total of 53 people, live on the island. the philippine government asked them to live here. it pays them a monthly allowance of $130. an average salary in a provincial city on the mainland. it also provides them with free rides. residents keep livestock and grow farm produce. they are very aware of their role protecting the island. >> it would be very difficult for china to take this island because many civilians are living here. we'll continue protecting this island. >> no matter how hard, for the people it's about living for free and for the government, sustaining it. all these pains for what they claim is theirs undisputed territory. nhk world. >> the south china sea will likely be on the agenda at the upcoming summit in bali. that wraps up our bulletin in bangkok. >>> a plan by south korea to stage a concert for security guards on disputed islands has not been received warmly in japan. for the second time this week, japan called on south korea to cancel the show. the japanese foreign ministry says the concert is schedule

zakynthos is a famous resort island in europe.larly popular here is the sea turtle watching tour. it's time to sail. the ferry ride to the island takes about an hour. the fare is 8.2 euros per person. we see zakynthos, a lush green island with a mild climate. the island-w a population of 30,000, attracts more than 700,000 tourists annually. first, we head for the island's most beautiful spot, a 30-minute drive from the port. an observation deck juts out from the cliff, overlooking the mediterranean. >> whoa. okay. >> the deck stands 100 meters above the sea. we gaze at the rugged coast and clear blue mediterranean beneath. >> also, you know, it's more blue. and the reason is the sand. it's not a stand. it's like a stone. for the white. so the reflection of the sun and the stone with the sea water brings this blue. on this island you find two, three different kind of volcano rock. very rich in mineral. this is the kind of beauty it has. but everywhere you go on the island you find. >> on a fine day you can see a beautiful sunset fr

for instance, although there are islands within its harbors, most of rhode island isn't an island. italian explorer giovanni da verrazano may be responsible for the mix-up. arriving in 1524, one of the harbor islands supposedly reminded him of the greek island of rhodes. others say the name originated with dutch explorer adriaen block. the story goes that he was amazed by the red clay in the soil. so he called the area "red island" or, as the dutch would say, "roodt eylandt." he also named one of the islands "block island" in honor of... himself. >> rhode island is known as "little rhody." it's approximately 1,200 square miles. and rhode island was started when roger williams left massachusetts in search of religious freedom. he had hope that he would find the religious freedom that had led him to come to the new world. >> williams succeeded in establishing a settlement in 1631. thankful for his good fortune, he named it "providence." today providence is the capital of rhode island. and "hope" is the state motto. >> so the flag includes hope, this golden anchor -- which is a refere

what we refer to the west side of the island. there are a series of nine bridges that former treasurer island road. that is a separate project that right now we are completing and have completed. we sat down with cal tran structures about the approval earlier this month, and we are in a position where we will stir the environmental and design and structure work for this project. it is quite frankly -- once they open of the new bridge to work of the island to upgrade the ravens and these viaduct bridges on the west side as quickly as possible after that. let's get to the specifics. we executed an moa in july of 2008. we have been working as the management arm in dealing with cal tran and obtaining the funding. we upon through a series of amendments. they have gone through a critical match for the highway bridge funds, and is as important to recognize that this is not a a prop kprop k project. we're being areimbursed for all of the funds. finally, the item before you is to increase by $1 million. and to defer the payment start to c

pagasa is second largest among the islands.e families, a total of 53 people, live on the island. the philippine government asked them to live here. it pays them a monthly allowance of about $130, an average salary in a provincial city on the mainland. it also provides them with free rice. residents keep livestock and grow farm produce. they're very aware of their role protecting the island. >> translator: it would be very difficult for china to take this island because many civilians are living here. we'll continue protecting this island. >> reporter: no matter how hard for the people, it's about living for free, and for the government sustaining it. all these disputed territory. charmaine deogracias, nhk world, pagasa island, in the spratleys. >>> "newsline" is the place to turn to for the latest on japan post-march 11th. we have two segments offering two unique perspectives on the fallout from the earthquake and tsunami. "nuclear watch" brings you insight and information on the impact of the fukushima daiichi crisis. and "the

now try it on an island with nearly a hundred foot structure there.they're restoring the water tower at alcatraz. nbc bay area's joe rose ato jr. shows us why the work will be visible just about all around the bay. >> reporter: when visitors arrive on alcatraz island they are immediately transported into the past. everywhere structures dating as far back as the 1800s from the island's preprison days. historical significance is not a barrier. on an island history takes a lot of maintenance. >> we've been working to stabilize and maintain the most important historic features of alcatraz. >> reporter: among those featured is the island's old water tower, built in 1940 to store water for the prison it's been under constant attack by salt, air, and wind. >> it has since though really fallen out of repair and it's becoming an eye sore but also unstable. >> reporter: the national park service has kicked off a project to restore the 94-foot tower. workers cased it in scaffolding and so will wrap it in white tarps while they do their work. >> people can see al

the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. the island sits near the sea border between the two koreas. the north fired 170 shells last november 23rd. about half of them hit the island. the shells damaged several buildings. they forced 1,700 people from their homes. many residents fled to the south korean island. several months passed. then some started to return. now they're busy rebuilding. a professor joins me now. the professor is an expert on korea at the university. welcome, professor. >> it's been a year since the incident. do we know why north korea shelled the island? >> it's from logic. it's the military measures to south koreans major exercise. they would be assuring last november, south korea, they conducted some maritime exercise to -- which north korea proclaimed that their own territory water. so after the confinement and sharing that it is their own te

alexander mock if it's a marine biologist is a frequent visitor to pale as island. hold it hold it i hold it and you tie it to. his diving gear travels with him wherever he goes but his work place is the sea floor twice a day he goes underwater to study the behavior of fish in the natural environment. for years nicol i have befriended some of the fish. and i have regular contact with them. i think with some of them spawn here in mid september. you can sometimes a female fish sticks around here for several days. by truck or movements to see where she spawns. alexander needs to locate and catch several fish species to carry out d.n.a. tests the results are incorporated in a single database under an international program. during his first dive he has enough time to catch the fish he needs for analysis for the second he will do nothing but watch as he keeps still half a meter above the sea floor. alexander will be there for as long as the oxygen in his tunks last. thing. i work with marine life in its own environment with i have to wreck contact with it much in the same

now we're going to see what's happening on the kin tavor islands. all three of them . does where we find a seal nursery with all the mothers and seal pups. as long as there are no stores to speak of cotton has to the nearby islands almost every day. when there are no seals on the beach because x. tufts of the fur and sends them to the bar a tree for genetic analysis when the mammals return he stays in a hideout taking pictures and filming from a follow up. to a cuckoo who of course they can't see me if i watch them from here so. they will act in their normal manner communicating and basing. a figure there are at least two hundred seals here. because they were live. this is some of the eager cottons footage of a new born seal another discovery made by catton is that the common sales of the primeau ski region freedomland all other seal species breed on ice floes in the open sea winter researchers have spent years flying around over ice flows seeking out the local colonies as it turned out common seals give birth to their pups in secluded no under the overhanging cliffs i

north korea attacked the island one year ago. residents fled the island and left everything behind. now they're busy trying to get back what they lost. nhk world's anna jung is on the island. we asked her what life is like one year later. >> reporter: people are here rebuilding what was damaged. the island is a few square kilometers in size but a point of contention between the north and south for years. south korea soldiers watch their enemies from this observation post. behind them, just 12 kilometers, north korea sold yores stare right back. the island lies near the neutral limit line, the sea border between the two koreas. the military launched their attack last november 23rd across those waters. troops fired 170 shells, about half of them landed on the island. they killed four people including two civilians. they hurt 18 others. the shells damaged dozens of buildings, homes, businesses, military facilities. about 1,700 residents had little choice but to flee. they stayed away for three months and then little by little they started to return. but many of them needed a new place