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this is the kimono dedicated for lithuania. motives come from the world heritage church nearby the baltic sea. this sash is weaved by one of the most established textile makers near tokyo. among those who joined the project. he agreed to design a kimono garment for south africa. he specializes in a process that involves -- he is famous for skillful depiction of flowers. he applies several shades of purple to create flowers. for a very short time each year south africa's highland desert becomes fields of flowers. he dedicated an image of the scene to the spirit of the late president nelson mandela. he used a variety of techniques to achieve a sense of depth and dimension in the scene which includes the national flower. >> translator: i'm so moved. i have never seen a show like this. it was wonderful. i'm very satisfied with my work. >> reporter: the south african garment appeared at the beginning of the show. embassy officials were among those who watched the show. [ applause ] people loved it. >> this captures the beauty of sou
this is the kimono dedicated for lithuania. motives come from the world heritage church nearby the baltic sea. this sash is weaved by one of the most established textile makers near tokyo. among those who joined the project. he agreed to design a kimono garment for south africa. he specializes in a process that involves -- he is famous for skillful depiction of flowers. he applies several shades of purple to create flowers. for a very short time each year south africa's highland desert becomes...
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at hoen felt, latvia or lithuania. one thing that really helped us is we're very transparent in what we're doing. as you saw this week in the unveiling of army operational concept during ausa, this is not just a military -- it's not a problem that the military is the only solution on. this is a whole of nation, all of the alliance, all elements of national power to be presented against the problem set. to win in a complex world, we have to put multiple dilemma. on the adversaries we face. we face many adversaries. and that's not just a lethal force on an adversary. it's got to be more. i think any leader that's coming into a new national role should go and look at their militaries and understand the goodness of this collective defense, the goodness that we get from putting this alliance together. and i think that will help them see the problem through our lens and then we can see the problem from their perspective as well. we can make sure we're not working against political objectives by using military means. and so w
at hoen felt, latvia or lithuania. one thing that really helped us is we're very transparent in what we're doing. as you saw this week in the unveiling of army operational concept during ausa, this is not just a military -- it's not a problem that the military is the only solution on. this is a whole of nation, all of the alliance, all elements of national power to be presented against the problem set. to win in a complex world, we have to put multiple dilemma. on the adversaries we face. we...
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lithuania insist that they can make a difference. >> if it is possible, i don't know, we will discusst. >> the eu has agreed to add more separatist to a blacklist of people facing travel bans by the end of the month. the message to moscow is that you want dialogue. -- eu wants dialogue. the german foreign minister thinks that they should open talks. >> maybe it would make sense to bring portal -- to bring both organizations, one of which is more of a nucleus, into contact. we should see if there is truly reason for worry, given the nervousness and concerns that have caused so much public contention. >> she has indicated that she might pay a visit to the russian president in moscow. >> our brussels correspondent has been following today's meetings and joins us now live. it looks like some mixed signals coming out of brussels, especially at a time when the conflict in the eastern ukraine could easily explode and become a full-scale war. what did the summit come up with, exactly? >> it is fair to say that today's decision is part of a bigger plan on the part of the ministers. on the one
lithuania insist that they can make a difference. >> if it is possible, i don't know, we will discusst. >> the eu has agreed to add more separatist to a blacklist of people facing travel bans by the end of the month. the message to moscow is that you want dialogue. -- eu wants dialogue. the german foreign minister thinks that they should open talks. >> maybe it would make sense to bring portal -- to bring both organizations, one of which is more of a nucleus, into contact. we...
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since the nato summit thissal, members close to russia have upped their spending commitment, with lithuania pledging to meet the 2% target by the end of the decade, and poland by 2016. but further away, some of the alliances biggest members have yet to step up their defense spending. including germany, which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to africa if germany spends more, lit signal that it is serious about the problems it has created and willing to tolerate a higher level overall. have yet to convince to jack up some expense spending, it still boasts military capabilities thanks in large part to the united states. nato is developing a rapid reaction that can mobilize up to 4,000 troops within 48 hours. it is also stepping ulmer tear exercises. all next week, real money will bring you a special report called "the new cold war." ali velshi traveled to europe to see first hand how tensions between russia and nato over ukraine are rippling through countries from romania, to poland, to
since the nato summit thissal, members close to russia have upped their spending commitment, with lithuania pledging to meet the 2% target by the end of the decade, and poland by 2016. but further away, some of the alliances biggest members have yet to step up their defense spending. including germany, which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to africa if germany spends more, lit signal...
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clad in black lithuania, elvis is back. >> he's back, if anything can do it, he's back. >> i'll never presley. >> how in the world did you get past colonel tom parker, the most productive man in history, to get to elvis. >> the colonel said, just gave us a million dollars, elvis go on tour. elvis, oh, thank you, vir, thank you very much. i said, is there anything at all i can do for you, elvis, only thing you can do for me is promise me two things. number one, we'll always be sold out and i want you to promise me that the first 20 rows will go to my fans. not to big shots. >> viva las vegas, also, hawaii and lived and died in graceland in memphis, tennessee, but in some ways, this is the city most closely associated with the king of rock 'n' roll in show business terms. where he performed more often than anywhere else by far. his home away from home here was the las vegas hilton. he was there so much they called the hotel graceland west. it's also where elvis performed almost nightly, selling out a record 837 consecutive concerts. now called the west gate las vegas, the memory of the
clad in black lithuania, elvis is back. >> he's back, if anything can do it, he's back. >> i'll never presley. >> how in the world did you get past colonel tom parker, the most productive man in history, to get to elvis. >> the colonel said, just gave us a million dollars, elvis go on tour. elvis, oh, thank you, vir, thank you very much. i said, is there anything at all i can do for you, elvis, only thing you can do for me is promise me two things. number one, we'll...
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ten centers in lithuania. the temperature is quite cold. 1 in warsaw. minus 9 in moscow.xpect the temps to warm up across portions of eastern europe and asia. but it is a cool weather pattern across this portion of the world and travel, upward of 60-minute delays. more news coming back shortly. eh, you don't want that one. yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for multi-symptom relief. breathe easy. sleep easy. let's end this. >>> a new chance of life and a new engagement ring. amber vinson, one of the dallas nurses infected with ebola lost her ring when her apartment was decontaminated. >> but now she and her fiance are talking about weathering the ebola virus. >> reporter: in sickness and now in health, they know their love can survive anything, even ebola. >> all these people around here, i'm not going to cry. i just boo hooed like a baby. i just sunk into her shoulders. that's exactly how it was. >> reporter: in an exclusive interview, derek remembe
ten centers in lithuania. the temperature is quite cold. 1 in warsaw. minus 9 in moscow.xpect the temps to warm up across portions of eastern europe and asia. but it is a cool weather pattern across this portion of the world and travel, upward of 60-minute delays. more news coming back shortly. eh, you don't want that one. yea, actually i do. it's mucinex fast-max night time and it's got a nasal decongestant. is that really a thing? it sounds made up. mucinex fast max night time for...
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with lithuania and latvia pledge to go meet the 2% target by the end of the decade and poland by 2016t further air way, some of the other lineses biggest european members have yet to step up their defense spending. including germany. which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly-maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to afteafrica. >> in germany spends more on its defense it will signal to russia that they are serious about the problems rus russia created. >> reporter: while reports of rising russian provocations in the air and on the seas have yet to convince some of 80 owe's biggest european members to jack up defense spending, the alliance still boasts vastly superior military capabilities, thank in large part to the united states. patricia sob gga. >> stepping up military exercises and troop rotation on his their eastern frank, all next week "real money" will bring all special report called the new cold wore, ali velshi traveled to europe to see first hand hour tensions between russia and nato over ukraine or rippling
with lithuania and latvia pledge to go meet the 2% target by the end of the decade and poland by 2016t further air way, some of the other lineses biggest european members have yet to step up their defense spending. including germany. which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly-maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to afteafrica. >> in germany spends more on its defense it will signal to russia that they are serious about...
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since the summit this fall, members close to russia have upped their spending commitments with lithuania latvia pledging to meet the 2% target by the end of the decade and policy land by 2016. further away, some of the alliances' biggest european members have yet to step up their defense spending, including germany, which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to africa. >> if germany spends more on its defense, it will signal to russia that it's serious about the problems that russia has created and about incurring costs and to tolerate a higher level of tension overall with russia. >> while reports of rising russian provocations in the air and on the seas have yet to convince some of nato's biggest european members to jack up defense spending, the alliance still wid vastly superior military capabilities thanks in large part to the united states. patricia sabga, al jazeera. >>> chairman of the joint chiefs of staff martin dempsey is in iraq, the first visit since the u.s. coalition beg
since the summit this fall, members close to russia have upped their spending commitments with lithuania latvia pledging to meet the 2% target by the end of the decade and policy land by 2016. further away, some of the alliances' biggest european members have yet to step up their defense spending, including germany, which recently suffered several embarrassing episodes involving poorly maintained military aircraft trying to deliver support to iraq and ebola aid to africa. >> if germany...
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but, uma, i was also in latvia, estonia, lithuania, so it's not just in ukraine. they're trying also, putin's trying to bring them in. i coin a term, they're trying to rereaganize the soviet union. so it's a lot of other countries too. ukraine is under the gun. they're killing people today. and we need to do all we can. what this administration has done there is said, well, we've been supportive. what have they done? they sent over blankets. that's not what they need. they need heavy artillery. we have a list of things. >> putin seems to be getting away with anything he wants to do at this point and the world can't seem to assert enough pressure on him to hold back. >> we have the same thing there as we have in iraq, in serbia. if we would just give them the ability to defend themselves with something heavy. but this administration thinks, well, that just makes them angry, you know, so we have the same situation in ukraine as we have in many other places, including -- we should be giving the kurds the heavy equipment to be used. people are dying by the hundreds an
but, uma, i was also in latvia, estonia, lithuania, so it's not just in ukraine. they're trying also, putin's trying to bring them in. i coin a term, they're trying to rereaganize the soviet union. so it's a lot of other countries too. ukraine is under the gun. they're killing people today. and we need to do all we can. what this administration has done there is said, well, we've been supportive. what have they done? they sent over blankets. that's not what they need. they need heavy artillery....
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to the north, portions around the baltics, the heaviest snow possible around belarus, lithuania, overcouple of days. by heavy, we're talking about 15 centimeters. say five, six inches. if you're staying up late across western new york, that's about an hour's worth of work for you. this is going to cause delays across areas. the fog, notice how prominent it is from spots from the afternoon hours into the evening hours. eventually the overnight hours. it just is gloomy across the region. november tipstically among the gloom -- typically is among the gloomiest periods across the northern hemisphere. we'll take you across toward areas of the united states. it was the coldest november morning since 1976 as we talked about a fumes aew minutes ago. 19 fahrenheit, temperatures in the morning hours on a national scale. and take a look, the current temperatures across parts of the united states, 15 degrees around, say, pittsburgh in farr fahrenheit. well blow celsius. look and listen to what one person saw in buffalo as they stepped outside of the house. >> just wanted to give a small taste of
to the north, portions around the baltics, the heaviest snow possible around belarus, lithuania, overcouple of days. by heavy, we're talking about 15 centimeters. say five, six inches. if you're staying up late across western new york, that's about an hour's worth of work for you. this is going to cause delays across areas. the fog, notice how prominent it is from spots from the afternoon hours into the evening hours. eventually the overnight hours. it just is gloomy across the region. november...
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menachem was hiding in lithuania then sent to the soviet gulags. when stalin released the polls to fight the nazis he joined a jewish unit and went to palestine and became the head of a terrorist organization directing its energy at that time toward the british. this was very controversial because the british were still fighting the nazis at the time but his goal was to expel the british from mandated palestine. i think you can argue that he did. he was a very relentless and imaginative terrorist leader, and day after day after day, and he had an ability to capture headlines. notably, you know, when the british hanged three convicted terrorist he hanged two british sergeants and booby trapped their bodies. he blew up the king david hotel which was the most luxurious hotel in the region at this time. >> charlie: you will unde un-- l under his leadership. >> yes. and i think the events had an effect of turning britain against the occupation of palestine. they turned it over to tun. after the british left, he turned his attention the palestinians. mos
menachem was hiding in lithuania then sent to the soviet gulags. when stalin released the polls to fight the nazis he joined a jewish unit and went to palestine and became the head of a terrorist organization directing its energy at that time toward the british. this was very controversial because the british were still fighting the nazis at the time but his goal was to expel the british from mandated palestine. i think you can argue that he did. he was a very relentless and imaginative...
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. >> he performed for the chamber in lithuania for the children.hus the catcerto is born. >> i think this is the first time that a concerto has been written for an animal. i think it only exists because of the internet. >> when posted on the internet, the catcerto receives more than 100, hits and in 2009 she wins an aspc award for an honor. >> it's nice to see a cat succeed. >> they're creating t-shirts and calendars and books featuring nora. >> i'm going to write a positive life philosophy book. it's called "nora's piano life guide for how to make every day a catnip day." >> and they hope her music will continue to inspire people all over the world for years to come. >> she's like a little miracle that's actually happening. she has a lot of piano-playing years ahead of her, but even when that's over, those videos will live on. >> can you play some more? >> there's really no formula for creating a popular viral video. they can be caught on camera any time, anywhere. and as you've seen, they can star just about anyone. if you have a video you'd like
. >> he performed for the chamber in lithuania for the children.hus the catcerto is born. >> i think this is the first time that a concerto has been written for an animal. i think it only exists because of the internet. >> when posted on the internet, the catcerto receives more than 100, hits and in 2009 she wins an aspc award for an honor. >> it's nice to see a cat succeed. >> they're creating t-shirts and calendars and books featuring nora. >> i'm going to...
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maybe he sets his sights on other places like lithuania or other soviet bloc nations. >> there is a problemn that. they turned towards adventures abroad. there is also a financial implication here. more when oil is low. you would think that they would get wise. oil companies coming back to the market. >> is there any real opposition? >> there is nothing that is imminent. a person with his apparent power feels his existence is in peril. you know that that government is unstable. we could help. >> all kinds of complicated bad consequences. the low price of oil will hurt isis. at the same time, the saudis are no friend of the iranians and it is a no-win situation with this. >> iran is extremely dependent. the regime is no friend of the united states. no essential partner of the united states. they continue to support islamists throughout the region. our allies, the gulf states had decent economies and will ride out this decline in oil. that is why saudi is welcoming them. >> they are the ones that feel the pain. this is good overall. >> this drop in the price of oil and gasoline is 20-$30 a mo
maybe he sets his sights on other places like lithuania or other soviet bloc nations. >> there is a problemn that. they turned towards adventures abroad. there is also a financial implication here. more when oil is low. you would think that they would get wise. oil companies coming back to the market. >> is there any real opposition? >> there is nothing that is imminent. a person with his apparent power feels his existence is in peril. you know that that government is...
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inhiirmsnce, m mhe sn iignt tohi cotr she w bug he at the a of 2 from lithuania. somehow mramoer, withy dou ancle, madet rohece t btire landing in 1911ndhe tching tineang for the ndf opptuty, eas st. loui iins, which is er many lithuia famie thered and wrey andfatherasaing. d atas the cityfy rt mother grew u the, spkiithuanian angsh, an immra famyhat wked hardtruggled, andromus family sri - knoth ha ltlerotngnhe ve butheophathe next geratio tirhildren, ul he a bte le. th's myto,hat'sy faly'sto,...
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deegan has talked about and reenforcing nato and nato's position particularly in estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, does president obama need to go into a new phase and do a lot more to build up american policy? i ask you all that as a concluding question and we open up to everyone else. >> let me pick up on something very important that angeles ad. ukraine is an existential view. populations are interwoven in a way that leads many russians to feels that the independence of ukraine, and having a limbs severed. and we in the west don't have that feeling about ukraine. and this is an existential issue for ukrainians. and there are many youth and air crew -- russian-speaking ukrainians. steve pfeiffer. it is almost an imperative, and the ukrainians say to us, the ukrainian government says to us we need help in defending ourselves, our state, our forces, or population from russian forces that are on our territory and are firing mortars at us and killing us, according to press reports, the means to identify where those mortars are but you are not giving us the means to knock out those more inst
deegan has talked about and reenforcing nato and nato's position particularly in estonia, latvia, lithuania, poland, does president obama need to go into a new phase and do a lot more to build up american policy? i ask you all that as a concluding question and we open up to everyone else. >> let me pick up on something very important that angeles ad. ukraine is an existential view. populations are interwoven in a way that leads many russians to feels that the independence of ukraine, and...
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she was brought here at the age of 2 from lithuania. somehow my grandmother, with my and you and uncle, made it across the ocean to baltimore landing in 1911 and then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois, which is where many lithuanian families gathered and where my grandfather was waiting a. and that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that worked hard, struggled, and from just family stories -- i know they had little or nothing in their lives, but the hope that the next generation, their children, would have a better life. that's my story, that's my family's story, but that's america's story, too. and if you chart immigration, as an issue, in the course of america, you'll find something very interesting: political parties that become anti-immigrant parties eventually wither and disappear. why? because they are denying the fundamentals of america. they are saying that we're going to close the doors and po pull p the ladder and
she was brought here at the age of 2 from lithuania. somehow my grandmother, with my and you and uncle, made it across the ocean to baltimore landing in 1911 and then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois, which is where many lithuanian families gathered and where my grandfather was waiting a. and that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that worked hard, struggled, and from just family...
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. >>> morgan, ukraine could get help from one of its neighbors, president poroshenko saying lithuaniaing to provide aid. the wreck amy from the degree bre fields stalled. as harry fawcett reports keeping law and order in eastern ukraine has been a challenge. the pilt police are on their way, they say, to check up on a group of rebel fighters holed up at an airfield east of the city, a concern they have been going it alone. they will be given a choice, submit to military discipline or lose their weapons. inside, though, a helmet camera shows a different story. it's all smiles as the guests are shown around. there is talk of trying to get a band oned planes up and running in the rebel cause. for the head of the. >>, a successful confirmation of the authority of the dpr's defense ministry. >> we want to make sure people up there, it's okay, everything is fine. we want to make sure that people don't have any complaints because sometimes, it could be complain on the military guys that are doing something wrong. so far, we are seeing everything quiet. everything is fine. >> as well as dispe
. >>> morgan, ukraine could get help from one of its neighbors, president poroshenko saying lithuaniaing to provide aid. the wreck amy from the degree bre fields stalled. as harry fawcett reports keeping law and order in eastern ukraine has been a challenge. the pilt police are on their way, they say, to check up on a group of rebel fighters holed up at an airfield east of the city, a concern they have been going it alone. they will be given a choice, submit to military discipline or...
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she was brought here at the age of 2 from lithuania. somehow my grandmother, with my and you and uncle, made it across the ocean to baltimore landing in 1911 and then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois, which is where many lithuanian families gathered and where my grandfather was waiting a. and that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that worked hard, struggled, and from just family stories -- i know they had little or nothing in their lives, but the hope that the next generation, their children, would have a better life. that's my story, that's my family's story, but that's america's story, too. and if you chart immigration, as an issue, in the course of america, you'll find something very interesting: political parties that become anti-immigrant parties eventually wither and disappear. why? because they are denying the fundamentals of america. they are saying that we're going to close the doors and po pull p the ladder and
she was brought here at the age of 2 from lithuania. somehow my grandmother, with my and you and uncle, made it across the ocean to baltimore landing in 1911 and then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois, which is where many lithuanian families gathered and where my grandfather was waiting a. and that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that worked hard, struggled, and from just family...
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steve deagan has talked about in reinforcing nato and nato's position particularly in estonia latvia lithuania and poland. steve hatley talked about that. does president obama need to go into new phase of this conflict and do a lot more to build up american policy? maybe if i would ask you all of that is including question and then open it up to everyone else. strobe. >> let me pick up on something very important that angela said. ukraine is an existential issue for russians and that's largely at the very human level. the two cultures, the two populations are interwoven in a way that leads many russians to feel that the independence of ukraine, at the end of 1991, was like having a limb severed and that they still feel the pain of the severed limb. we in the west do not have that feeling about ukraine unless we are ukrainian americans or ukrainian canadians but alongside that the independence of ukraine is an existential issue for ukrainians and that includes many, many russian speaking ukrainians. steve pfeifer of course will be speaking i hope in the remainder of the conversation. so that le
steve deagan has talked about in reinforcing nato and nato's position particularly in estonia latvia lithuania and poland. steve hatley talked about that. does president obama need to go into new phase of this conflict and do a lot more to build up american policy? maybe if i would ask you all of that is including question and then open it up to everyone else. strobe. >> let me pick up on something very important that angela said. ukraine is an existential issue for russians and that's...
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she was brought here at the age of two from lithuania. somehow, my grandmother and my aunt and uncle made it across the ocean to baltimore, landing then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois. that is where many lithuanian families gathered and where our grandfather was waiting. that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that works hard, struggled, and i know they had little to nothing in their but the hope that the next generation, their children, would have a better life. that is my story, my family's story, but that is america's story, too. if you chart immigration as an issue, you will find something interesting. that becomerties anti-immigrant parties eventually wither into disappear. why? because they are denying the fundamentals of america. they are saying that we are going to close the doors and pull up the ladder and we don't need any more of those people. we do need more of those people. those immigrant families who come to
she was brought here at the age of two from lithuania. somehow, my grandmother and my aunt and uncle made it across the ocean to baltimore, landing then catching a train heading for the land of opportunity, east st. louis, illinois. that is where many lithuanian families gathered and where our grandfather was waiting. that was the city of my birth. my mother grew up there, speaking lithuanian and english, an immigrant family that works hard, struggled, and i know they had little to nothing in...