drifts on a slope is unstable and skis could trigger an avalanche shift attention those of you who are keen to scull mountain peaks please be careful. some avalanches a wet others a dry it all depends on the snow's composition the speed of avalanches varies between seventy and four hundred kilometers an hour man can do nothing in the face of tons of snow rushing down to such a velocity. and yet people do live in the mountains they study avalanches to be able to protect themselves from the beaches skiers and snowboarders tempt fate by taking to the mountain slopes. in this weather station in the q.b. massive is situations close to the town of one hundred fifty kilometers north of the arctic circle it is one of the instruments of the avalanche safety service it records dozens of readings several times a day snow and ground temperatures wind direction solar activity and precipitation all those factors affect the snow and its structure the station staff uses them as the basis for political reform casts concerning avalanches. what triggers a sudden movement of snow in the mountains resulting in

tearing up turkey from joining the european union again in paul's suggest that the country wants so keen to join is having second thoughts with its own economy booming while the e.u. uses impale it's gotten explains why tech is gone cold on the idea. if you talked about turkey in the e.u. ten years ago turkey's hopes of joining would have been inseparable from joining the euro but not anymore turkey's attitude in short can be summed up very simply very glad you're not part of the year right now turks on the street seem to have a wide range of opinions on the euro but their country's doorstep europe's economy is worse now turkey says improving turkey is improving in all fields but europe is going backwards so we don't really come. to fish people are using the year as an investment or earn money here is a more reliable and piggish people don't want to save their money in the year. if

>> fourth and keene is an extremely complicated intersection. -- fourth and keen is an extremely -- fourth and king is an extremely complicated intersection. there is the turning he banged -- the turn lane. one of them will have to wait a signal cycle, which means reduced travel time getting through that intersection. is a problem. i agree. both of the trains are going on a through direction, and that will not happen anymore. supervisor cohen: thank you. i'd like to call mr. mason to the podium. folks, i am almost done. i just want to talk about the t- line, get clarification. so, tell us the overall strategy. >> the overall strategy for the t-line -- we have transit fare at inspectors. there was an audit conducted about a year ago, with the concern that the t-line, the fare increase was the highest on the t-line. the fare inspectors were moved to muni metro, so they could have a more concentrated effort, and that is all the way up to a third straight. you have more of those folks up there. there are folks that are completely dedicated to that area. supervisor cohen: is this a standard app

they ought to be much much greater partners than they are now if we look ahead russia is extremely keen to develop its oil and gas resources in the east of the country exporting those anywhere other than asia just doesn't make logistical or economic sense so really this is about russia spreading its wings. everybody who can export anything is looking at the asian market because that's where the growth is i mean this is a. this is a very sensible and understandable move on the part of both countries why has that move taken so long between the two countries bearing in mind their neighbors. i think i mean historically there are there are several reasons there's been a long history of mutual suspicion and distrust added to that of course until very recently the focus of russia's oil and gas industry has very much been in west siberia it's very much been built around a very large export infrastructure. carried both oil and gas west would seem to europe there are very long and. robust relationships i think between russia and european countries and it's only very recently i think the china's e

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attention of those of you who are keen to scull mountain peaks please be careful according to the avalanche safety center a heightened alert has been declared for the next two days because of an avalanche hazard. or is a ski resort within the arctic circle originally it was meant as a place where the people of the town of killed lost could spend their vacations today tourists from across the country come to visit. we were going there for ten days but trouble struck on the second. memories of what happened then also vivid in young's mind but it seems as though it would just yesterday but in fact several years have passed since the accident in many ways that incident changed his life. but if you look at the slope from below you will see a clearing between the trees it is there because frequent avalanches sweep away trees standing in their path i did not know at the time that the slope was avalanche prone. none of the people who came to that slope could even imagine the outcome. free riders make a special point of looking for wild slopes to ride over virgin snow. for the past ten years you hav

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world ought to be much much greater partners than they are now if we look ahead russia is extremely keen to develop its oil and gas resources in the east of the country exporting those anywhere other than asia just doesn't make logistical or economic sense so really this is about russia spreading its wings you know everybody who can explore anything is looking at the asian market because that's where the growth it's i mean this is a. this is a very sensible and understandable move on the part of both countries. energy alister generally back in his take on the strengthening russian chinese ties . the us president is under fire for congress of the military campaign in libya which is continuing despite not having approval of lawmakers obama has rejected accusations that the law is being broken arguing that americans are playing a supporting role through nato which makes it legal. to count has more. u.s. lawmakers are saying that president obama has to either stop waging war in libya or ask for congressional approval the lawmakers claim that the military action will violate the nine hundred

hour on r t the east giving the west a helping count we bring you expert opinion on why china is so keen to come to the rescue of europe's foundering a commie. and so the world abandoned nuclear power after the disaster at the fukushima plant we asked the x. director of the international atomic watchdog hammad el baradei why little later in the program. great trade unions have begun a general forty eight hour strike against new austerity plans which are to go to a crystal vote on wednesday thousands have taken to the streets about plans and are now marching towards parliament processors are warning the. tried to prevent m.p.'s from entering the building twenty eight billion euro package of spending cuts and tax hikes is a key condition for the country to get more cash from the e.u. well if approved it will mean a new bell out and another tranche of last year's aid packages being handed over otherwise greece could become the first eurozone country to default on its debt. be well europe is being offered offered help with its ellinger economy by china the chinese prime minister who's on a t

is tearing up turkey from joining the european union i mean it paul suggested the country wants so keen to join is having second thoughts about its own economy booming while the us is in chaos explains why tech has gone cold on the idea. if you talked about turkey in the e.u. ten years ago turkey's hopes of joining would have been inseparable from joining the euro not anymore turkey's attitude in short can be summed up very simply very glaring out of the you're right now turks on the street seem to have a wide range of opinions on the euro but their country's doorstep europe's economy is worse now turkey says improving turkey is improving in all fields but europe is going backwards so we don't really come. to british people are using the euro is an investment to earn money here is a more reliable and turkish money to these people don't want to save their money in the euro. if you invest neuros you get more than libra and euros also stronger than dollars having said that i don't want to risk investing. but academics analyzing public opinion have found a common logic in decisions about th

effort to induce a ceasefire in libya and to enforce that ceasefire now it seems that we've been very keen to try and and stop the armaments that are coming from gadhafi is regime in the government but we have been much less prepared to do that when the armaments and the and the fire has been coming from the rebels that's not an even handed in for some of the cease fire. coming up later in the program return of the kuantan a most scandal. i was forced to agree. and i was. five years of torture all for a phony confession one expert on television cheney tells us his story and paints a bleak picture of the struggle to bring those he accuses of abuse to justice. also still to come this hour to investigate the real radiation situation in japan's fukushima nuclear plant to see international community tightens up atomic security levels. earlier in the week the european union agreed to bail out greece one more time but only if athens introduces savage new austerity measures the greek parliament's vote on the cuts totally more than one hundred billion euros is expected on tuesday the proposals have

world they ought to be much much greater partners than they are now if we look at russia is extremely keen to develop its oil and gas resources in the east of the country. anywhere other than asia just doesn't make logistical or economic sense so really this is about russia spreading its wings everybody who can explore anything use is looking at the asian market because that's where the growth in this is a. this is a very sensible and understandable move on the part of both countries. janine lead talking a little earlier from london coming up this hour for you here a lot of the russian businessmen being lined up for jail not justice extradited to boot prepares to appear in court his defense accuses politicians of twisting the jury's arms to keep him behind bars. russia's special envoy to libya has held talks with officials in tripoli it's part of an ongoing push by moscow to mediate a peace deal in the country the meeting came amid fresh nato airstrikes and a rebel advance on colonel gadhafi stronghold where if national is there for us in tripoli. after meeting with the libyan prime minist

. >> hello, i am elizabeth keene. ditto on everything anne-marie said. this really makes 19th and holloway saber. there are so many older, disabled residents in parkmerced who have been there for years and years and years. it helps everybody. it helps the business is, and it -- it helps the businesses, and it will hopefully will encourage students to bring it less cars into our neighborhood. i think it is a great program. >> my name is jeannie scott. i am faculty at san francisco state university. i agree with everything the other two said, but what i really want to see happen is the m-line get out of the middle of 19th street and come to the side of san francisco state. i use the m, as well as the students. it is narrow and dangerous. there are a lot of backpacks, a lot of jostling, a lot of waiting. thank you. chairman nolan: ok, then we have a recommendation in front of us. is there a second? >> second. chairman nolan: all those in favor, say aye. >> item 12 -- chairman nolan: before we do that, our distinguished former chairman is here. i do not know