you make rhode island proud. [applause] finally, it is important to keep vigilant on the c of the abc's -- corruption. we must be a state where government is open, honest, and transparent. for too long, the shadow of corruption has darkened the nation's image of rhode island. this discourages businesses from locating or expanding here. working with attorney general kilmartin and colonel o'donnell of the rhode island state police, we are changing this perception and earning the trust of the people who sent us here. our constituents must know that we are making decisions on their behalf and not to advance the agendas of a select few. so let's shed our irrational negativity and go back to the basics with the abcs - make our assets work for us, pass an honest budget, and have zero tolerance for corruption. and let's make this the year of the cities and towns. let me close by returning to those lines of charles dickens. it was not just the "the best of times" and "the worst of times," "the age of wisdom" and "the age

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

nicosia is the commercial center of the island.here is a lot of activity in commerce, in services, in many areas especially the last decade or so, we see this changing. there are a lot of young people now who are discovering the beauty of nicosia especially the old quarters of nicosia. we have young people moving back to houses' and renovating them or whatever. of course we have an asset that is unique in cyprus. , culture. it is the historical character, textural character. >> museums. >> yes, a large number. we did not have a rapid development in coastal cities with tourists and all that. that gave us the time to protect, especially our architectural character. culture is also a focus point for everyday life. you see projects everywhere. and people are complaining because we dig up the city but -->> the price you pay. >> when all these projects are finished, then nicosia will enter p a neweriod. ♪ >> "this is america " is made possible by -- a national education association, the nation's largest advocate for children and public e

island today. it's hard to see that it's an island on the map, but it is. there's a narrow channel between it and the rest of nova scotia or acadia. so the french did retain this island and also this island off the coast of acadia. besides that, this region was also part of french canada. the point is this. 1713, going back to an earlier french/british war, after all, this was an era of french/british conflict and the seven years war that we talk about today is the culmination of this really in the colonial period. in 1713, when the british gained governance of nova scotia or acadia, the colonists were french. so what did the british say to the french then? they basically wanted them to remove. they wanted the french colonists out if they could effect that. and then they would bring in -- british colonists, protestants, remove the french catholics if they could to better control the territory which, after all, was close to the gulf which borders the gulf of s saint lawrence and the entry to the sai

the island of bali is about 600 miles to the east of jakarta.ali is just 90 miles long and 50 miles wide, but has a population of two and a half million. bali is unique in the predominantly muslim nation of indonesia. the main religion here is hindu. bali is indonesia's premier tourist destination, and that creates otr conflicts. bali is inman:sia's we have two properties in bali. we have out 1,30employees. sheraton is focusing on developing the local indonesians to manage our chain of hotels. we have five hotels now. we plan to have about ten. don't just practice your english in the class. narrator: manager tony sardjano is not a hindu. nor is he a native balinese. he is at the cutting edge of a strategy to develop the indonesian economy through tourism. sardjano: i used to live in jakarta, the capital city of indonesia. i saw that bali was fast developing. its the east ofasarofndonesia.soame reouyeo to on uphe hotel here om scratch. rrator as parofelopmelatcd in jakar, resorts like nusa dua have changed the balinese landscape. sardjano: in the

that of course would be alcatraz island. alcatraz has drawn renewed interest with the introduction of the fox tv series that puts a whole new twist on the prisons closure back in 1963. in the fictional retelling the prisoners and guards all disappeared. that's not the only part of the show that's pure fabrication. so is this high tech headquarters underneath the prison it simply doesn't exist. nor does this elaborate series of under ground caves and abandoned equipment. on the rock with nicholas cage and sean connery. so what's really under alcatraz? >> reporter: seen from the bay it's a beautiful place imposing and mysterious. but get closer and alcatraz seems like -- today the rock is a favorite for visitors, but it is -- large parts of the island are still closed to tourists including the underground parts. naomi griff started the tour with a bunker that predates the prison. >> this was to store ammunition between the batteries. >> it's a perfect place for a picnic isn't it? >> yes, lovely. >> these walls must be, how thi

and so we were on top of the highest thing on the island. we could see all over the island. there wasn't a marine in sight. we were the only two there. we run back and we run down and we get another fox hole and you can understand that his conversation with all the people that he had had before was a little rough. anyway, then after that, the battle started. i photographed it again. but the intended things never happen. and that's why you've got to be ready and leadership quality and have leadership to know what to do when something like that goes on

everyone on the island is confident that the island is adequately defended against whatever. >> i was just walking down to the woodshed. >> memories of the occupation are vivid. neil watson is a seventh generation islander and sheep farmer. he saw troops on his land every day, but he knew that liberation forces were on their way. one evening, after got, the was a knock -- after dark, there was a knock on his door. >> [unintelligible] i thought that the uniform looked different. i said to the f are you? he was british and i told him to come in. he was a member of the special boat. >> their fortunes have transformed since the war. wildlife now attracts tourists. the economy, mostly squid fishing, is booming. >> this is one of the great iconic images of the island. the rock cropper penguin. also the name of the company looking for oil and gas in the seabed. a lot of wealth out there will transform the fortunes of these islanders and change the dispute between britain and argentina. >> one oil field to the north is known to contain 350 million barrels. it could make these islands very ric

northern islands of papua new gunea. i am a little worried that this afternoon we will seaways like we did yesterday and -- we will see waves like we did yesterday, or maybe even worse. people may want to go and move their possessions out of the way of the waves. they may not come, but they might. . >> global warms is much stronger on an island. and the next one is called yes, we are open. it is a flexible approach to monogamy. is that what you are calling this. >> yes. we are doing a premier by local film makers. it is kind of a piece on what it means to be a modern couple in san francisco, living in a big city. >> local. >> let's take a look. "yes, we are open." . >> how are you? >> i am great. how are you? >> great. >> this is luke. >> hi, nice to meet you. >> sylvia. >> hi! >> what is your name again? >> gerald. >> this is gerald, everybody. >> hey, gerald. >> sylvia. >> gerald. >> are you related at all? >> gerald. >> um, where is my bow? >> try the hanging jacket. >> hi, guys. i am ronald. >> hey, ronald. >> i am d

poon: singapore is a very wired island. doesn't have natural resources the way, say, the other countries arou the region have, so what it does is it makes a lot of investments in its people. and when it comes to it, that's people resources. so what singapore has actively been promoting is to try and get the island as wired as possible, whican infrastructure that's ready to goplace whenou need to fax, that's veell set out in singare,. just because it sees itself as a telecommunications hub. sein:we he investy inorts-- both seaport and airport facili-- plus telecommunications facilities. and we have also focused on human resource management, in promoting and developing management know-w antechnical know-how to suort all ese tivies it's really a combination of all these factors that has made singapore so successful. narrator: tiny singapore has made the most of its location on one of the worls busiest warways. perched on the pacific rim, singapore has attracted investments by multinational corporations and built itself into on

angel island offers activities for us kids. i think that kids learn many interesting things about angel island through the field for a program. i have always had fun with my classmates on this field trip. i want other kids to have fun also. i think maintaining this educational program is important. >> i am apparent in support of the program. i want to briefly make three points. we have often referred to this society of this country has a melting pot, combine the differences together that contributes to the richness of today's culture and history. angel island offers a valuable historical point of view. we can learn a lot from textbooks, but there is really no substitute for our visit to the sideline and cultural traits are introduced. it seems to me that there is more emphasis on class and course work and less time for physical activity and social interaction. the kids are more distracted and caught up with today's technological advances, and as a parent, i prefer to hear that my son has scraped his elbows and then complaining

the islands are economically self-sufficient. this is one of the grape island images. they are out there and see looking for oil and gas. there is a lot of work out there. that will transform the island. plus one oil field is known to contain 350 barrels. that alone could make these islands very rich, very quickly. they are now exploring for the reserves to the south. argentina accuses britain of plundering the resources and of preaching international law. the trade blockade has hit the islanders in their diet, growing fresh vegetables takes an enterprising spirit. there is still one flight a week to chile to bring in fresh produce. >> i think more and more in the falklands are in a stage where they have said, for god's sake, argentina, if you're going to do it, get it and we will live with the consequences. "for the memory of the war that was fought and the lives that were lost, have only strengthened the brutishness of those who live here. -- >> for the memory of the war that was fought in the lives that were lost, have only strengthened the britishness of those who

nowhere is this clearer than in okinawa a little island south of the japanese mainland which after the war remained and the us administration until nine hundred seventy two when the island was returned to japan in those years the us established dozens of military bases on the island today along with south korea and due to its proximity to china and taiwan okinawa still represents america's military stronghold in east asia the island hosts thirty eight u.s. bases which has a force of the thirty five thousand soldiers. well aware of the growing tension between the u.s. and the soviet union following the war led to an unprecedented global military buildup and to a strategy of exploitation of people's fears that in various forms has continued to this day. you know how bad. the atomic bomb wires could burst or worse than a terrible sunburn specially where you and i covered in those years america expanded into new territories such as the case of diego garcia a small island in the indian ocean part of the british overseas territories whose inhabitants got caught up in the global power struggl

here we had an island, that was part of a chain of islands. and the enemy was building an airstrip on it, which would very easily interdictt the naval activity in that general area. so they decided that they didn't want that flight spot going down there while their ships were out here. so we were to take it. well, it was garrisoned by about pretty close to 4,000 japanese marines. so here we were going to have probably the first time in the world a marine battle, marines against marines. and there was a very large group of korean workers there. and we were so new to the oriental world, we couldn't tell the difference between a kaorea and a japanese. so we thought they were all fighters. but in any event, when we made the landing, on that first day, we had about 10 people who were shooting motion pictures, and we had probably another 10 shooting still photography. but as luck would have it, as the general explained a little earlier, things never happen exactly as you think or plan they're going to do. at our first landings at terawa were amphibi

pacific islanders grew 29%. by comparison, latinos, a healthy rate of growth, 28%, native americans at 15, african-americans at 17. in contrast, the nonhispanic white population decreased 5% over the past decade. so while asian-americans are geographically disbursed throughout the states, they're more concentrated in urban centers. over one quarter of california's asian-american population, nearly 1.5 million foekts, live in los angeles county alone. yet asian-americans in other counties are growing at much faster rates. among the ten counties with the largest asian-american pom lagses, asian-americans are growing fastest in places like riverside, sacramento, contra costa, orange and san diego counties. while asian-american communities in los angeles and san francisco continue to grow, those peripheral urban centers are growing at much faster rates. historically growth in asian mary khan communities has been due to immigration. this means disproportionate numbers of asian-americans are foreign born. asian-americ

he shows visitors how the islanders live. his wife didn't like the fact that he had contact with foreigners. it's his fourth marriage to fail because of it. abdul's family has experienced plenty of marriages and divorces. his sister has been divorced twice, his father's on his fourth marriage -- and now they're living together again. >> life, because it is a big period, it's already done -- it's gone. we cannot bring again these things, so i have to talk about a new life -- the divorce. >> the maldives are a holiday- makers' -- and a honeymooners' paradise. nowhere else are there more newlyweds per square meter than on these tropical islands. the white sand, palm trees, clear water and sunshine are a vision of heaven on earth to many visitors. every day, abdul shows vacationers around his island. he earns up to 450 euros a month -- and he makes an effort to communicate any way he can. but his guests today don't understand english. >> actually, the chinese, they don't know what is tsunami. they don't listen it. maybe they didn

rikers island is different.ers island you could run around the hallways, do whatever, basically. >> been here about two and a half months. i'm awaiting extradition to new jersey. i got paroled in new jersey. basically, that's it. i was on the run for four and a half years from new jersey and finally got caught. >> this is phillip santiago's fourth time at rikers. he was convicted for credit card fraud and has been on board for two and a half months awaiting extradition to new jersey. >> oh, i need to be outside. i ain't been outside the last month and a half. oh! hell, yeah. >> how's it feel? >> it feels the best, it feel good. it feels very good. a beautiful feeling to come outside, especially when you're incarcerated. all the air you get is to go to court and that's it. you get on the bus. besides that, you get to look out the window. and that's it. >> everybody, place your i.d. cards on your outermost garments. put them up on your chest, please, gentlemen. keep the noise down. we're going to take it inside. w

>> we recently traveled to the mediterranean island country of cyprus. it is in the neighborhood of greece, turkey, syria, lebanon, israel, and egypt. and in its budget and its 12,000-year history makes it an interesting bids it. we will visit the capital of cyprus, into the pine forests of the tudos mountains. we will go to the churches that have been identified as world sides by unesco. "this is america" is made possible by the national educational association. and the american federation of teachers, a union of professionals. the singapore tourism board. there is something for everyone. singapore airlines, a great way to fly. punsan corporation, forging a higher global standard. and the rotondaro family trust, afo communications, and in the american life tv network. tourism in cyprus, is it very important? >> it is one of the important sectors of the economy for many, many years. it is 11% gdp. with the measures that the government is taking now, it will boost tourism in cyprus. >>cypress is known for its beautiful sea, beautiful beaches. it has much

oil exploration off the falkland islands has the u.k. brandishing its military might almost three decades after the war with argentineans raging against the big hole revive colonialism. it's now i ben and i slipped into negative territory despite the rebound so i mean about twenty minutes time i'll have lots and think it's. eleven am in moscow i met good to have you with us here on r t our top story u.n. the states have agreed to tone down a proposed security council statement on syria and a clear sign the world body could be moving toward a united stance russia says it's ready to back a resolution as long as there are no ultimatums aimed at the assad regime or he's middle east correspondent paula smear has more. the statement as such is a statement that would not be binding and this is because although the violence in syria has been ongoing for more than a year in that time security council members have been unable to agree on a resolution a resolution by comparison is binding a statement is not but it does have the potential to become

you're absolutely correct about the work that the rhode island has done to promote the development of offshore energy. that work will feed and has fed directly into the process in evaluating the wind energy area in the shared area between massachusetts and rhode island. what we call the area of mutual interest. one example is the sand that was a comprehensive environmental assessment relevant to our process under neba in evaluating area. that analysis and the good scientific work sponhode island directly into our environmental assessment. as will all of the work that the state task force has done. it helped us define what the potential conflicts might be, including the coccyx you're of ledge, an area of sensitivity both environmentally and for fishing interests. already done by my agency and work done by the state of rhode island, we anticipate issues a draft of the environmental assessment late this spring. >> one of the reasons critical of getting the ea out is that it looks like august of this year, 2012, we hope, the time for the final assessment will be issued. it should put us b

the island sovereignties fiercely disputed argentina claims them as last melvina the u.k.'s latest show of strength comes at a delicate time less than a month before the thirtieth anniversary of the war that claimed over nine hundred lives six hundred fifty of them argentinian an ill timed coincidence or a deliberate provocation whether there's any anniversaries irrelevant to us here it generally is routine there's no attempt to escalate anything but i do recognize the argentinean president is seeking to put a different interpretation on it for fighter jets rapier missiles and a state of the art destroyer to terence enough to watch and to know it's like a red rag to a bull with flag burning and protests against what it sees as a colonial hangover the empire may be dead but the sentiment still very much alive in britain today because like stanley a celebrated here is the man the island's capitals named after the falklands themselves maybe small and distant but they're the last whispers of wants extensive reach giving them up is simply out of the question britain refuses to n

in these islands to develop in an environmentally friendly way. for his great prospects for development will mean up to. get if there is enough space to build large hotel complexes. which we do not have enough of at the moment. you know this is the direction we must follow now. we already have some great investment proposals in this area to build several large four in five star hotels. as a mere i would like to invite russian investors interested in core for. i promise to use my i mean to give influence to this is investors in solving whatever problems and impediments near ice. rate russian businesses and we hope that this cooperation will continue so this. as far as. talking a band is not an offer to sell the land to lease it for a hundred years right. what will happen. to wards will the government just take it away boyd back from the leases. well this lead. off topic let's talk about the government sells leases i don't lend plots undefined terms. but some are sold completely as well others at least for thirty forty or fifty years these years it

he wants their hands off of his island. so now he's got a new cause which is independence for the mariana islands, and he's got new enemies. there's a guy named bill millard who runs a computerland which has been another one of the fastest growing companies in the world. who decides to move to saipan because he's heard about this 95% tax rebate, and he holds a press conference announcing that he's going to move computerland to saipan, take advantage of the tax break and not pay income taxes which drives larry crazy because he wants to keep it under wraps, and he knows the reagan administration and congress are going to go crazy. so larry rewrites the tax code so millard has the to go away. [laughter] which he does. in fact, millard became a tax fugitive and was just captured two months ago by the fbi in the cayman islands after 25 years, i think, on the lam. he also mixes it up with frank hour rens sew, the most feared corporate raider of his day when they both want to buy air micronesia which is the local air carrier there

county, miami-dade and new york's rikers island. they represent a real cross section of life across the country. each one has its own unique set of challenges. >> got to watch your back all the time. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> got to be on point. >> lockdown, lockdown, lockdown. >> can't let your guard down for nobody. >> this is not a place to be. >> this is as close to a living hell as i think i ever want to come. >> step back behind the red line. >> everyone, bend over. touch your toes. >> if you like this type of thing, this is the place for you. >> i want to kill myself. i can't take it. >>> for the uninitiated or in this case, the unincarcerated, there is sometimes confusion between prison and jail. prison is only for convicted felons. jails also house convicts but only those awaiting transfer to prison or serving short-term sentences, usually less than a year. >> listen up for your name. >> stand on the foot prints for me, please. >> most jail detainees have pending court cases, have been denied or are unable to make