to pacific islanders.e approach of the people's republic of china. we are clear art about prc and intent secretary blinken has offered we have no objection in any country including prc. on the contrary if it helps generate a race to the top that is a good thing. however, in recent years we have a range of increasingly problematic behavior in the region. predator activities, including illegal unreported and unregulated fishing and investments underline good governance and promote corruption. usaid offers pacific island countries a different way a tailored development model responsive to their needs and their aspirations. rooted in economic trade and integration and inclusivity locally led solutions and the democratic values that can positively transform our shared plan. usaid's work is designed to address with the region itself is defined as its own most pressing challenges. climateh democratic governance infrastructure and economic growth meeting these goals depend on on enhancing our cooperation with loca

, island's future. the base closed in 1997, the treasure island development authority was created to develop and implement a reuse plan. >> the navy has completed their environmental cleanup in that area and last week, the california department of public health issued a radiology unrestricted recommendation for that portion of side 12. it's a big milestone for the project. >> the treasure island development facility was setup to implement the master plan that was adopted by the board of supervisors in 2011. >> given the importance of housing in the city, both the affordable component and the market rate housing, we felt that it was important to review what the housing plan is at treasure island. >> the development facility and (indiscernible) that oversees the implementation of the master plan to make sure that the master plan, which was adopted by the board of supervisors and adopted by the city and after meeting, that's plan that the city approved. the members of the board was appointed by the mayor a

since the islands change their recognition from taiwan to china, prc nationals the island.ing the market with low-cost goods. distracting timber and fish and other resources. bringing in tours and that threaten the natural environment. in some cases setting up transnational criminal operations that in the limited capacity oflobal law enforcement. all of this compounds the forces that drive young people to search for economic opportunities elsewhere. developmen a concerning to the united states and our allies in the region like australia, new zealand, and japan. at the same time pacific island nations on the front lines of the climate crisis. many are only a few feet above sea level. this makes them particularly vulnerable to extreme weather events on climate change. not only these could be uninhabitable in the coming decades a serious threato important military installations. earlier this year's series of extreme waves of damage and marl islands. the base use of space and missile test range for the united states the department of defense and some of the army's most sophisti

this time i'm going to visit the largest island in the persian gulf, an island which is larger than 65 countries in the world. hi, i'm javari, an iran trotter. i believe iran to be a unique country. on my travels to the most prestined spots in iran, i will show you the beauties of my beloved country, a country i'm proud of with all my heart. rashm island is located few kilometers off the southern coast of iran opposite the iranian port cities of bandar abbas and bandar khamir. in terms of... tourism, is regarded as the most important island in the persian gulf thanks to its endless geological attractions. gishm island geopark is among the first unesco recognized geoparks around the globe and the first one in the whole middle east. it was inscribed as a global geopark in 2007. in order to have an understanding of the journey our planet has made over millennia, unesco has designated some areas as geoparks. geoparks have clear borders and contain a number of outstanding geological phenomena. it's expected the geoparks contribute substantially to the economic development of their surroundi

island. i'm here to, express my opinion of, thinking to bringing a new, a new art center or art related activities to the community. so so as i'm looking for feedback on, forming an organizing such a community and to go forward. thank you. thank you. any other public comment? i do believe, that we had two letters, for public comment that came to us. i think i just received it this morning. yes. and other, other people here to speak on that, or is it just, a letter was given to us, for public comment. i believe they'll be speaking at item number nine. item number three, report by treasure island director. thank you. chair. and members of the board, this last sunday, some good news to report . peter somerville of titus staff and his wife, allison, welcomed their first child, henry lawrence dean somerville, and so we are. titus family continues to grow, i also wanted to acknowledge that yesterday at the board of supervisors, supervisor dorsey, recognized the work of one treasure island, over the

, island's future. the base closed in 1997, the treasure island development authority was created to develop and implement a reuse plan. >> the navy has completed their environmental cleanup in that area and last week, the california department of public health issued a radiology unrestricted recommendation for that portion of side 12. it's a big milestone for the project. >> the treasure island development facility was setup to implement the master plan that was adopted by the board of supervisors in 2011. >> given the importance of housing in the city, both the affordable component and the market rate housing, we felt that it was important to review what the housing plan is at treasure island. >> the development facility and (indiscernible) that oversees the implementation of the master plan to make sure that the master plan, which was adopted by the board of supervisors and adopted by the city and after meeting, that's plan that the city approved. the members of the board was appointed by the mayor a

, island's future. the base closed in 1997, the treasure island development authority was created to develop and implement a reuse plan. >> the navy has completed their environmental cleanup in that area and last week, the california department of public health issued a radiology unrestricted recommendation for that portion of side 12. it's a big milestone for the project. >> the treasure island development facility was setup to implement the master plan that was adopted by the board of supervisors in 2011. >> given the importance of housing in the city, both the affordable component and the market rate housing, we felt that it was important to review what the housing plan is at treasure island. >> the development facility and (indiscernible) that oversees the implementation of the master plan to make sure that the master plan, which was adopted by the board of supervisors and adopted by the city and after meeting, that's plan that the city approved. the members of the board was appointed by the mayor a

the rest of the city, frequent power outage, on and off the island, getting around the island.chool, education, high quality housing and just meeting basic needs. on a island i know feels forgotten by the itisy government, my mission as a district supervisor is make sure treasure island is never for gotten my be or mere team. long before we got here one treasure island was doing that important work. today one treasure island is a life-line for low income residents providing services like job training, specifically construction training program, food pantry services, civic engagement, financial education and housing resources. their services change lives. for example, their construction training program graduation is one of my favorite reoccurring community events and if i'm sometimes woordly emotional at the graduations it is because i'm so often moved by the hope and optimism graduates express. they are not just acquiring skills that enable them to provide for their families, they are acquiring skills that help build housing and create a city more inclusive and equitable with

we also went by a canal cheap and byron island and eventually we got to wager island.afterwn the next morning we got into a little zodiac. i'm going to show you a photograph because i look so good in it. i share this photograph, the wishes of my wife, just to show how bundled up i was. i had all these layers. a war hat, long johns and yet i was still really cold. and so i suddenly why in the journals the castaways kept describing using the term saying they were freezing. but now i understood that they were no doubt suffering from hypothermia. they only had scraps of clothing, much of which had disintegrated on the island. and eventually we got to the and we were able to explore it. the castaways had described ■[ea heart it was to walk on the island and enough it really is impossible to walk not only because it's so mountainous, but it's coved foliage and this bog. so it's like pushing through hedges, after going about 25 yards, you're just exhausted. and we explore theere the encampment where the castaways had built their encampment centuries ago. like them, we find no

captain's power extended land and it came direct out of what ha island island.Ã doug. he is mentioned in some of the accounts by other seamen and. he was somebody who had survived bvd. hen. he went on this voyage. she had survived going around cape. hetempest the scurvy outbreak ad the shipwreck he then survived one of these unbilled evenly long■ voyages. and yet unlike and this is specifically to your question, unlike some of the other survivors, he did not have an y to share his testimony or story. and the reason was he was seized and kidnaped, sold into threat that often loomed over black seamen at that time one of the many story that cannot told and. one of the pois tremphasize is w empire was preserve their■ story tell, but also by the stories they don't tell by those they leave out of the history books. and this is one of them. two more questions. one here and thank you for your amazing work. thank you. so i'm curious how this works at the new yorkers so do you say to david rudnick, i'll be gone yea. just send the paycheck here. i'm not going to this quest

and for those keeping track, that's an island off an island off an island.stors landed here from ireland in south england. they came for one reason. >> fish, fish, and fish. >> when you say, fish, is it just a given? >> it's a given. so, yes. when we say, fish, we mean cod. >> is it possible to exaggerate the importance of cod to this place? >> no, it's not possible, because everything that you need to know about someone from here, you can figure it out by just studying that fish. it's quite a noble fish. >> noble fish? >> it asks very little and gives so much. they exist on almost anything. i mean, i think a cod could eat a rubber boot if it had to. >> not unlike the noble fish, zita cobb's family survived with that thought, in cod they trusted. families worked side by side here, trading their fish for goods. no bank accounts no, cash. cobb's parents could neither read nor write. she and her six brothers grew up in a house with no electricity. it was a happy childhood until it wasn't. >> what happened? >> the worst of the 20th century came down on us in the

extended land and it came direct out of what happened on this island island.ree black seamen that we know who is on the wager. his name was john doug. he is mentioned in some of the accounts by other seamen and. he was somebody w had survived bvd. he was london. he went on this voyage. she had survived going around cape. he survived the storms, the tempest the scurvy outbreak and the shipwreck he then survived one of these unbilled evenly long voyages. and yet unlike and this is specifically to your question, unlike some of the other survivors, he did not have an opportunity to share his testimony or story. and the reason was he was seized and kidnaped, sold into slavery, which was a fear and a threat that often loomed over black seamen at that time and his is one of the many story that cannot and. one of the points i try to emphasize is in theempire was pr not only by the stories they tell, but also by the stories they don't tell by those they leave out the pages torn out of the history books. and this is one of them. two more questions. one here and thank yo

on the island, uh, as well as as other matters.he tie tip, the treasure island transportation implementation plan was adopted, uh, by the board of supervisors as, again, a separate standalone document, uh, recognizing the importance of that that plan to the overall success of the project. um as well as, uh, interagency cooperation agreement and the certification of the environmental impact report. all of those occurred, uh, in that june 2011 time frame. uh, subsequent to that, there are two other key documents that have been approved. the conveyance agreement with the navy. um and as well as the trust exchange agreement with the state lands commission, they were largely drafted in 2011, but they both those documents were not final. until 2014. um a little more detail on the disposition, development agreement and the development agreement, because those are, uh, the two documents to which the bulk of the amendments are being made. uh, the disposition and development agreement is, is the, uh, transaction agreement between tida and tr

, island's future. the base closed in 1997, the treasure island development authority was created to develop and implement a reuse plan. >> the navy has completed their environmental cleanup in that area and last week, the california department of public health issued a radiology unrestricted recommendation for that portion of side 12. it's a big milestone for the project. >> the treasure island development facility was setup to implement the master plan that was adopted by the board of supervisors in 2011. >> given the importance of housing in the city, both the affordable component and the market rate housing, we felt that it was important to review what the housing plan is at treasure island. >> the development facility and (indiscernible) that oversees the implementation of the master plan to make sure that the master plan, which was adopted by the board of supervisors and adopted by the city and after meeting, that's plan that the city approved. the members of the board was appointed by the mayor a

the island, the mangrove or harara forests of gas.e is a shrub or small tree. that grows in coastal sayine or brackish water, representing an important ecological resource, the mangrow forests of gash covers area of approximately 9,00 hectares. they are regarded as the largest sea forests in the whole persian gulf. mangroves are salt tolerant trees and are adapted to life in harsh coastal conditions. they contain a complex salt filtration system and complex root system to coat with saltwater immersion. and wave action, they're also adapted to the low oxygen conditions of water locked mud. it was very interesting for me to sail through different parts of these forests, because in addition to their own beauty, they were home to diverse species of birds and phibians and fish. it was time to leave the chaaku area and head for another geo site in reishm island called the valley of stars. the valley of stars is located 5 km. from the southern beaches of gaeshm island. the soil of the valley is so light that a long heavy rain can change easi

next is our documentary about controversial welf hunting, and the pharaoh islands. stay tuned for check us out online at dw dot com. thanks for watching. the via humming does not get drunk. why do gravitational waves squeeze out bodies? how much do we need to put a pond claim for help find the offices get smaller on dw science and i'll take 10 of the i'm going to a baby on the pharaoh islands to a pilot whale hunt. something i'm scared of as often. lots of people have tried to feel them a pilot while hunt on the pharaoh islands isn't, but they are often chased away in front of us. we know about drones that have being shot out of the the times that being removed from people's cars. so i don't really know how they'll react to us. a quick warning. some people may find some of these for each hunt to watch these documentary tells the story of how i go see it and why it is bloody tradition still exists. the of the my name is christy, and i'm sitting next to me is andreas who does the editing. we made a film in september 2021, about a dolphin hunt on the pharaoh islands fo

island. devastating villages including the movie manda, who's has this, is uh rachel's house. yeah. she said the chief, she's history lives 7 years on. i'm here to see how this village of 480 people has recovered. yeah, boy, love living. i can live in our com, i believe you in this house, not the sign. we send it literally. what was it like? this is we have roughly from ending this door blew off. we ran inside to the corner. so you like the you have leon is currently having is going on. i have one with him at that one. this will blowing off. so we have to run the site. and then we run outside, or there was a strongly ill treat people died 50 full families, lost everything, and another 33 homes so badly damaged, almost the whole village needed help. how is that community off to the site and what was the effect on them? a whole mindset we will affected psychologically affected, physically affected, socially emotionally and financially effective. we start again from lucky, we was 0 and we would

to the island and getting worker to come to ibiza.re we go. this is the business page. more information about the supply chain can sermons after that crash in baltimore. hey, i amjulia with the catch up. tonight, passport problems, marriage equality in thailand and an unexpected egg hunt. first an update from baltimore in the united states. investigators have been on the ship that crashed into a major bridge and made it collapse to a recovered black box which records it data. six people who were missing in the river are now believed to be dead. the ship had power issues and the crew made a distress calljust before the crash could not change course in in time. nearly one in six teenagers experiences cyber bullying across the world. a new study says there are more reports now than before the pandemic. experts want urgent education for young people, families and schools about different forms of cyber bullying and its impacts. some other stories now. uk travellers are getting turned away from flights because of the ten year passport rule.

it's located in the eastern part of the island.e village. to the valley was fantastic and the landscape stunning, after rather long walk i am finally getting close to the chuku valley, what has been so interesting to me is that the valley is green with rich vegetation, although geshm is rather dry island with rainfall, the valley is spotted with trees and bushes. one reason is that this place is protected from the scorching sun. another reason is that all the rainwater coming from the surrounding areas gathers in here. in addition, the valley's ground water is great. these reasons have made this valley so lush with vegetation. finally, i got the entrance of the chaku canyon, as it seems from here, it must be very appealing, look how many. but amazing holes there are at the very beginning point of the canyon. guess the inside must be much more beautiful. after walking for more than 3 kilometers reached the mouth of the valley. eccentric shapes on the valley's walls began to attract all my attention, but what had made this valley out

the islands have been largely o tournament since 1948 over 5 years. this office is minutes or finance minister of foreign affairs. the pharaoh ways have faced repeated criticism for a hunting pilot whales, including by the e. u, which prohibits the hunting of dolphins through various species protection agreements. just one of the reasons the fairways decided not to join the you. what is your opinion till what's the tradition of for or against the gym in the truck? i, i must be see a lifetime for because i've, i've participated with account. i have killed several wins, so they live, they free lives in the ocean, and then they're driven into assure i'm the 1st thing they meet about this sharp is this allows with cubes 10 minutes and then they're done. of course there is suffering because they've driven to the shore and they get distressed press. but you have to compare with how you get to meet. otherwise, you have to compare it with take stuff to imprison their whole life that live a life with only one person coming from for people. when you computed th

i'm going to a bay on the federal islands to a pilot whale hunt. samsung. i'm scared of physics often. lots of people have tried to feel them a pilot while hunt on the pharaoh islands isn't, but they are often chased away in front of us. we know about drones that have been shows how to the, the times have been removed from people's cars. so i don't really know how they'll react to us. a quick warning, some people may find some of these food each hunt to watch. these documentary tells the story of how i go see it and why this bloody tradition still exists. the of the my name is christy, and i'm sitting next to me is andreas who does the editing. we made a film in september 2021, about a dolphin hunt on the pharaoh islands for a german news channel. more than 1400 dolphins were killed here. and in just a single day. doesn't data these. these images went around the world in 2021, because no one had ever documented a sloth or such a large number of dolphins before. and to be honest, those were images, i was been unable to suggest, as well as a couple of 1000 pe

when you travel to the island of keish, there are a couple of mus of the look.nds such as this that are surrounded with salt water, drinkable water was very scarce and they needed to preserve it, so they built structures like this. as you can see, it has five wind towers and what they did was they directed the wind inside the domes and kept the water cool and fresh. the original reservoir crumpled years ago and in 1993 to collect rainwater. and to make use of the subterranean waters, they rebuilt it in the image of the historic reservoirs of yaz. people access the water using a passage called pashiir, the direction of which was changed during the reconstruction so that visitors could easily get to these cylindrical pools using steps. this traditional twin reservoir is right next to the ancient city of harire. and was a part of it. if you're interested in the history of iranian islands, then paying visit to this ancient city on kish is must. the ruins of harire extend for about three square kilometers along the northern coastline and whisper the existence of very

the remnance of said event on the island is a single cannon.an see the different layers of the ground. the first seven meters consist of fossilized coral stones that have been formed after tens of millions of years and are tough enough to support this structure without the use of pillars. two meters below that you have the green m which is perfect for filtering salt water and in between you have mixture of the two, all along the path and especially near the end where you have the museum, in addition to the tools used in its reconstruction, you can see various historical items on display that give you a glimpse of the earth and wear and tools used in those days, and just before you reach the end, you get to the payab, that means by the foot of the water. this is the part people use to get water, mostly women carrying clay pitch. would walk down these stairs, walk up to the water, fill their pictures and go back home. they would do this several times to have sufficient amount of drinkable water throughout the day. everything aside, i think the mo

the remnance of said event on the island is a single cannon. جزیره کیش هست که در این ۱۵ کیلومتر 274 حلقه چاه وجود داره که ۷۴ تاشو شما در این مسیر یک کیلومتری که الان در حال بازید هستید خواهید دید. "the 2,500 year old aquadoct and its underground city are 14 meters below the surface, so the wells are actually top of you. recently, the entrance of one of the wells was widened so we can see the different layers of the ground. the first seven meters consist of fossilized coral stones that have been formed after tens of millions of years and are tough enough to support this structure without the use of pillars. two meters below that you have the green mark." which is perfect for filtering salt water and in between you have mixture of the two. all along the path and especially near the end where you have the museum, in addition to the tools used in its reconstruction, you can see various historical items on display that give you a glimpse of the earth and wear and tools used in those days. and just before you reach the end, you get to the payab, that

it's various islands before. but you can feel that the atkins various like okay. everyone's getting ready. everyone that's participating is getting ready to see where exactly they are going to come in. like as soon as the wireless close enough to be killed, someone's gotta be ready there. and then you start killing and just author and you do as a, do it as fast as possible. that to us said he didn't take part in the hunt back then instead he filled this footage. it's going around the world. if you don't like the size of blood, please look away for a moment. an agonizingly long time was needed for the few overwhelmed hunters killed the mold and $1400.00 whiteside adult, and instead of a few minutes, as is usually the case for a 100, as low as it took at least half an hour. but have you ever seen a slaughter like this before? like this one? no. but what is your personal opinion through a thing that should stop or isn't it okay, that continues here, and it's complicated when i was young, i joined into grins and i wa

translation: i have friends on the island - easy.e island his - easy. translation: | have| friends on the island his rent has doubled in the last year so when you look at workers coming to the island it is a massive factor and well—known so i think it will ultimately affect people coming to the island and getting work to come. before we 90, getting work to come. before we go, amazon is making its largest external investment in its three decade history as it looks to gain an edge in the artificial intelligence race. giant says it will another 2.75 in dollars backing an ais start—up in san francisco. the company announced an initial investment of over $1 billion last september. that is it for us, see you again soon. hey, iam hey, i am julia with the catch up. hey, i am julia with the catch u -. hey, i am julia with the catch up. night, passport problems, marriaue up. night, passport problems, marriage in — up. night, passport problems, marriage in quality _ up. night, passport problems, marriage in quality in - up. night, passport prob

the valley of stars is located 5ive kilometers from the southern beaches of gashm island.ley itself. this process has has been continuing for more than 2 million years. this is the end of the valley, inside the valley of stars is marked with numerous furrows and passages with no ways out. each crack i have barked through here has been a dead end. i have to find a passage with a way out. scene instead, i'm just one person, and in just few days, i've had this amount of garbage, and if i leave it here nature, it will be like this, and i firmly believe that the nature represents god's own beauty, how can i dare throw this amount of garbage here nature and deface it? unfortunately, some tourists leave garbage nature, which is in fact the manifestation of god's beauty and glory, and when a tourist like i, who loves exploring and taking. 'i have personally never left garbage nature. i think the best thing for us to do is to leave no traces nature and pass nature as pristine as possible to future generations. as our ancestors who were nature living people, passed it to us as prist

to the island and getting workers to come to ibiza.his is something you do not see every day. it is called the air car and created by a company in slovakia and it transforms into an aircraft in just over two minutes. it fully for 35 minutes back in 2021 dunalley technology behind the car has just been bought by a chinese firm. it says vehicles are made based on the air car will be used within a specific geographical region of china. that really is quite remarkable. remains to be seen if we were seated on the roads are in the air any time soon. bye for now. hey, i amjulia with the catch up. tonight, passport problems, marriage equality in thailand and an unexpected egg hunt. first an update from baltimore in the united states. investigators have been on the ship that crashed into a major bridge and made it collapse to a recovered black box which records it data. six people who were missing in the river are now believed to be dead. the ship had power issues and the crew made a distress calljust before the crash but could not change cours

the valley of stars is located 5 km from the southern beaches of gashm island. continuing for more than 2 million years. this is the end of the... valley inside the valley of stars is marked with numerous furrows and passages with no ways out. each crack i have barked through here has been a dead end. i have to find a passage with the way out. فرم فرسایشی این پیکره هایی که توی دره ستاره ها وجود دارهs. eccentric noises, that is mainly due to the valley's special inner structure. in the past, the locals believed that those noises belong to gins, but the fact is something else. the fact is that when the wind blows through this valley, it makes different noises as it hits these different shapes and landforms, but what you should be afraid of are human beings rather than gins. over the past few days i've had this amount of garbage and i have. and i firmly believe that the nature represents god's own beauty, how can i dare throw this amount of garbage here nature and deface it? unfortunately, some tourists leave garbage nature, which is in fact the manifestation of go

over an island and less than 1% of its size to understand why we need to understand taiwan once a land of poverty that became a powerful economy taiwan was officially slated to japan, a former colony turn vibrant democracy but for >> china, they full-scale civil war over taiwan it is an open wound part of a history of humiliation which remains unfinished business good evening. i'm fareed zakaria welcome to a special hour on taiwan the national palace museum holds much of china's most precious works of art treasures from the song dynasty vases from the ming dynasty 8,000 years of priceless history it's china's metropolitan museum of art. it's louvered >> but it >> is not in beijing it isn't taipei, the capital of taiwan >> erase fork territory began in 1949. >> there has to be no compromise >> at the end of a brutal civil war china's leader, chiang kai-shek, shipped those treasures to taiwan. >> the communist or in the young sea valley to keep them from his rival mao zedong >> they carried those treasures with them because as the guardians of the chinese civilization, they felt that the

teran has repeatedly rejected the uae's claims over the islands, saying that there are inseparate in indispensable part of the country and will remain as such. join us now from kitchen is robert fantina author. and journalists for more on the story. hello uh, robert, hope you're safe and doing well out there - in canada. your thoughts, it's funny it's the these uh uh regional countries that are in western pockets seem like - you you've already seen they've tried the the ancient term, the persian gulf, they try to alter, turn it into the the the arabian gulf, and and now they're going after these three islands, knowing that they're in favor with the west, knowing that it was the west that try to carb out the region for the middle east, make all its decisions. for the last hundred years, your initial thoughts on these three islands, as you said, it's uh, there these the uae is is catering to what the united states wants, what its western allies wanted to do, and that is put pressure on iran in any way possible and tried to damage iran's reputation of the international community. iran h