longer applicable to marvel comics. (quesada) right. (paulson) why is a code a problem? don't we need to protect young people? um, i think that every publisher has the right to police itself and has the--i think has the wherewithal and the common sense to sell the appropriate material to the appropriate age group. i don't think that we need an outside source-- which, by the way, is a complete fallacy, because this outside source was the most inside source ever created. talk about that. well, i mean, basically, what was happening with the code is that-- well, we lost some of those publishers since the '50s, but i think the remaining code companies were marvel, d.c., archie, dark horse, and i believe, every once in a while, the guys-- bongo comics-- would join in for something, but basically, what was happening with the code was that we would sit together and talk about the rules of the code. we made up the rules, and then we would-- we would pay an outside source to watch our rules for us and make sure that we behaved ba

won on marvel that, is a marvelously well written book and people are going to read it who have no particularinterest in charlie chan but just want to read a really well-written book. how did a boy who grew up in a small village in south beach, china, the shell of the ability to right this very engaging literary prose? it is just a marvel. >> thank you very much. you want me to explain? >> yes. >> i don't think it was easy. >> i agree with you. i grew up in a small town in southern china and learned my english by listening secretly to voice of america. was a dangerous thing to do when i was growing up because it was illegal. i could have sent my parents to jail. one day i was playing when i was 11, playing this transistor radio that i got from my sister who got it from my grandfather's and suddenly i came up on this point where in a manly slow voice in english rank out, this is the voice of america broadcasting in special english because it was special english. it is tokens lower. about two thirds of the pace of normal english. therefore nonnative speakers can try to follow. so i started pick

i think that was a marvelous statement of what was animating him. narrator: christmas day, 1776. the wind is howling. the delaware choked with sheets of ice. other crossings are also planned south of trenton. they fail when the treacherous weather and ice clogged river make crossing impossible. upriver at the primary crossing point, flat-bottomed, durham boats are waiting. 60 feet long, built to haul iron ore, they are about to haul a wretched army across the delaware from mcconkey's ferry in pennsylvania to johnson's ferry on the new jersey side. ferry boats are used for horses, cannon and wagons. the officer in charge of the crossing is henry knox-- six feet tall, nearly 300 pounds, just 25 years old. man as knox: the floating ice in the river made the labor almost incredible. the night was cold and stormy. it hailed with great violence. however, perseverance accomplished what at first seemed impossible. narrator: washington's army includes 16-year-old john greenwood, who later wrote about the ordeal. man as greenwood: it rained, hailed, snowed and froze. when i turned my face

gatling's terrible marvel: the gun that changed everything and the misunderstood genius who invented it." she recounts the life of the inventer of the gatling gun at the printers row book fair. he died on february 26, 1903. >> it's a terrific honor for me to be able to introduce julia keller and to also have a dialogue about her wonderful new book. i have for years enjoyed reading, i'm sure o as many of u have here in chicago, her essays in "the chicago tribune." and then i had the great pleasure last fall when i received or, rather, the age of lincoln received the heartland literary award for nonfiction, a and we had a great dinner, and n discovered she was just as engaging a person as she is a writer, so i think you're in fou a real treat. julia keller is cultural critic at "the chicago tribune." the 2005 pulitzer prize f for feature writing. she's been a nieman fellow at harvard university and mcgraw professor of writing at princeton university. born and reared in huntington, virginia, keller is a graduate of marshall university. she earned a ph.d. in english literature at ohio st

i show you marvell duke mostly because i love his name. [laughter] marvell duke taxol does not play a hugely important role he is the first to try seriously to persuade the british government to open of back door to turkey and converted to islam and famous for rich then the first translation of the q'uaran and the author of many novels of life in the ottoman empire but his idea was threatened by sykes and so made sure he was denied a passport to travel to switzerland to meet with dissident turks about a separate piece. the second man who made a concerted effort to persuade the government and the turks to come together, was a businessman who was so obscure i could not find a photograph. his name was j.r. billing. keep turned out to me totally irresponsible, and reliable, a rogue and had private reasons for wanting a separate peace with turkey to get rich again. we will not spend much time on him either but then we get to the important men. henry morgenthau had been the american ambassador to turkey. he knew woodrow wilson and was an importa

marvell jumped 5% on the optimism. more signs the advertising market is finally picking up. interpublic jumped 8% on heavy volume. just shy of new 52-week high. a strong earnings report and confidence in the future, as evident by a new dividend and stock buyback plan. beyond advertising, cbs shares popped almost 7% to a new 52- week high. nice rally here, almost doubling from summertime low. it predicts an increase in revenues from what other tv station owners pay to broadcast its programming, in addition to the cash it gets from cable and satellite providers. other tv network owners, newscorp, comcast, disney each saw buying interest as well. a threat to the tv business has been apple. now we saw a small gain today ahead of next week. on wednesday, the company is expected to unveil a new ipad. now that ipad and the iphone have been good for apple and its suppliers. among those is omnivision. it makes semiconductors for digital cameras, such as the one in the iphone. shares rocketed 32% on huge volume after a blockbuster quarter and a strong outlook. j.c. penney's last quart

i think he's a marvelous, marvelous poet-- spiritual, social, poetic, political, searing writer of great. i did. in fact, we were doing a benefit for wbai, the radio station here in new york, which is still thriving. and i said, "well, i want you to come and be on the show." and i had sung his first two songs that he'd written-- suzanne and a song called dress rehearsal rag. and he said, "well, no, no. "you know, i don't-- i don't sing. "i don't sing. "i don't-- i'm not-- i don't have a professional voice." and i said, "leonard, you have a wonderful voice. come on." so i brought him down to-- was it town hall, i believe-- and i kind of pushed him on the stage, and he stood up and started playing suzanne. he got so scared in the middle of the song that he turned and stopped and walked offstage. and i said, "oh, leonard, i'll go back with you and sing." and so i did. it was the beginning of what i think is an illustrious and very fine musical career that he's had. and i think he's turned into a splendid singer. in--in recent times, you've been traveling with the wildflower tour. and that's

and i had a marvelous time. there, it was great experience as a member of congress, but you can't get thing really done as a member of congress. it's more a talking job. things that should be done, but you're not an executive, you can't get 'em done. but as mayor you can. and it's the greatest job imaginable. greatest job imaginable. why? because people, with respect to the governor, the president, they don't see them as part of themselves, as an extension. the mayor is an extension of every citizen of is -- of the city. that's the way they see it. you belong to them. and i loved it. i absolutely loved it. and i think that whatever success i've had -- and i have had success, i'm very proud of what i've done and, obviously, some failures as well -- what made it possible, in my judgment because i'm an -- i'm not being mr. humble pie because if it's one thing it is, i am not humble. [laughter] but i recognize my limitations. i'm an ordinary guy. i'm an able administrator, i'm intelligent, but there are lots of thos

they were marvelous parents who encouraged their children to expose themselves to other cultures, to get out there and ask questions and be curious about things. and as little kids, we used to play geography around the table. you know, you begin with georgia and i'd take the last letter, which is a, and come up with an arkansas or someplace, and we expanded that -- as we grew older -- to include all parts of the world as we traveled and so forth, and it became a great game that we tried to discover the world and where were these places. and what was burma like and what about zambia? and, of course, it was -- i grew up in the '60s -- during the wave of independence in the third word, and that was an exciting time, not just for america -- 84 countries have become independent since world war ii, more than half the countries on earth, and we were kind of discovering bits and pieces as the world evolved. it was a great adventure. c-span: where was home? guest: i was born in ann arbor, michigan, and then i went to a boarding school briefly in--in high school, in switzerland, went back to m

our guests today include wendy pini of elfquest, joe quesada of marvel comics, and carmine infantino,he former publisher and president of d.c. comics. welcome to you all. (man) thank you. [applause] well, what a great lineup, and we've got folks with every possible perspective on comic books here. just by way of background, there is something called the comics code that is on comic books, most of the comic books i grew up reading-- many of which were illustrated by carmine-- had the comics code authority approval on it, which basically said this comic book has been sanitized for your protection. every comic book we read as kids was censored in some way for our own good so we would not grow up warped in any way, and all of this was inspired by a guy named dr. fredric wertham, who wrote a really influential book called seduction of the innocent in 1954, and he suggested, among other things, that comic books were a negative-- had a negative impact on kids,

friend, my colleagues, my family, and my students who are here today, and those rooms overlap a lot -- marvels over about a lot. my husband is a colleague. my daughter and got that our students. they have been willing to have me several times. and thanks to the city of san francisco and the school board and realized that this will dedicated to creating artists and the patrons of the arts is something that we need. thank you very much. [applause] >> she is going on in will trip for two. our february teacher of the month is ken leon from francis scott key elementary school, and she teaches kindergarten. [applause] karen works on treasure island with many students who are homeless or victims midday or had a family member who was murdered. she found a connection with her students through knitting and taught them to be in patterns and math. gave his students the self- esteem and hope to be someone with a goal in life. the best part of all the -- the best part where all the hugs and smiles from students when they would come to school with a sense of peace and hope in a world that could be a better p

i was at a party there and ate a marvelous brunch. >> investments from morgan stanley brought the hotel in 2007. the lenders who backed that original deal are now taking control of those hotels. they say they plan to keep it open during this reorganization. >>> clipped by the clipper card. a passenger says he got a $400 fine from caltrain and he's blaming the new card for his mistake. >> reporter: it happened on the morning commute out of san francisco. brian meier got on a train to go to work intending to use his clipper card for which he pays $227 for a month of rides. but the card must be tagged into the system once a month on the first of the month, a step brian admits he skipped. >> i got on this morning, i forgot to tag it. it's the second of the month. i was going about my commute. i rolled i actual's -- realize i i had not paid my fare, so a stop came up, and i got out to tag my card. moments later a conductor came up and busted him before he had a chance to complain he wasn't trying to steal a ride. >> he was shouting so loud that people were all looking. he wouldn't even look

marvelous wright. you and recapitulate this is saying -- your language, is no further than the sound of the rain tack then or the feel of the skin or the warmth of the sun on the backs or the look of the dogs eye when you come near. in a practical application of mindfulness, what you say that i draw a practical conclusion from, and can you correct me on it -- ? >> the more you drop into your own truest best self, the more compassionate and wiser you'll be. you enhance your connectivity by going inside yourself. absolutely. there's no difference between inside and outside. is there born out in one of our books? an odd -- by juan ramon jiminez. i have a feeling the boat has struck against a great thing and nothing happens. nothing. silence. waves. nothing happens? or has everything happened? and we are standing now quietly in the new life. you see, if we could understand and go through a shift like that, maybe iraq would be an entirely different thing. how we got there or not, how we hold could be transf

more suited us marvelously. and it's high above water on the river flowing underneath gives us more guaranteed safe flight under the bridge with the rest is a matter of technique. i like say flies something called a power motor which is a traditional powerglide a wing powered by a small. with a propeller attached. very simple piece of equipment it has a two stroke engine with a cooling. muffler and a fuel tank and is completely safety. the weather is the main risk factor. should be totally calm the volga river is beautiful but difficult for such flights it is always windy. alexei needs to pinpoint the exact moment when the wind dies down and then fly under the bridge as quickly as possible the motive behind the pilot's bike weighs fifty kilograms if the wing brushes the bridge he will be sent crashing into the water. but when these aren't leaders use a special system to rescue pilots after splashdown what it's called. can find it here on the power outlet or. not go through. this system works automatically when a

this ancient and marvelous land for what this country can be like tomorrow. jim sciutto is in the square with a look at the faces of this revolution. >> reporter: terry, you mingle in the crowds in the square and you're practically assaulted with powerful, personal stories. i remember the man who told me tonight, he's 42 and he can't wait to vote for the first time. the opposition leader who i've watched for years fight to get her husband released from prison, both of them out there celebrating tonight. and a journalist who was in prison for criticizing the government, who brought his daughter so that she could witness history. all of them, stories of an egypt transformed. of the tens of thousands of the faces in the square, we were with mow hall med the very moment his face lit up with the exhilarating news. >> he's gone. >> reporter: tell me how you feel right now. >> it's a great day in egypt. today is my first day of life. he goes. that's it. >> reporter: at 30, he had never known an egypt without hosni mubarak as president. >> i tell all the world from h

marvelous wright. you and recapitulate this is saying -- your language, is no further than the sound of the rain tack then or the feel of the skin or the warmth of the sun on the backs or the look of the dogs eye when you come near. in a practical application of mindfulness, what you say that i draw a practical conclusion from, and can you correct me on it -- ? >> the more you drop into your own truest best self, the more compassionate and wiser you'll be. you enhance your connectivity by going inside yourself. absolutely. there's no difference between inside and outside. is there born out in one of our books? an odd -- by juan ramon jiminez. i have a feeling the boat has struck against a great thing and nothing happens. nothing. silence. waves. nothing happens? or has everything happened? and we are standing now quietly in the new life. you see, if we could understand and go through a shift like that, maybe iraq would be an entirely different thing. how we got there or not, how we hold could be transf

. >> charles is a marvel. he already invented the predecessor to the laser, the invisible maser. >> i worked on it, woke up in the morning and sat on the park bench. well, we didn't try that. i think i see a way of using them. i had a sudden realization we could do it. it was a great moment for me. i quickly wrote down some notes. yeah it looks like it will word zblorbg the bench was bronzed an awardedwas awarded the noble prize for physics. still he every works every day n berkeley. this purple haze is from a co2 laser. they take pictures from the telescopes and merges with the laser beams and they can see stars and other objects at a resolution come program to a space telescope without having go to space. >> you take the light and join them and further we put apart the teleskeos, the more resolution we can get. >> something impossible without lasers that keep the telescopes aligned precisely, something that he worked out half centur a century ago. why isn't he enjoying retirement? >> science is so much fun.

. >> i think we are a marvelous city, not miserable and we are going through rebirth, not dying. >> reporter: in vallejo, joe vazquez, cbs 5 eyewitness news. >>> he is not just talking the talk, he is flying coach. the governor practicing what he preaches when it comes to travel. >>> this airport scanner is so powerful it can see private parts. what is less revealing the studies that claim you are safe from radiation. >> i think it is time for an independent investigation. >>> they want to know if i put bandages on the cattle. they want to know if i have blankets on them. >> the answer of course is no. later we will explain the oreo cows in tonight's good question. >>> some neighborhoods will top off in the low 70s but not before dropping down below freezing. we'll pinpoint those neighborhoods as eyewitness news continues on the cw. ,,,,,,,,,, of the best public transportation systems in the country. >>> here's something that may surprise frequent muni riders. you have one of the best public transportation systems in the country. that is according to a new study by u.s. news and world report

the sheer novelty of anything white falling out of the sky was something to marvel out.e's lisa amin gulezian. >> snow at the coast. something we have never seen in our 12 years of being here. >> lisa: the images came flooding into abc-7 sey you report. >> now we got to start palm trees. >> lisa: from the coast the mountain tops, to mount tam to the north and uc santa cruz to the south there, was snow. small flakes found near this shell gas station on 19th in san francisco. the last time it snowed in the city was in 1976. and today, people wanted more. >> i was hoping it was going to snow, but since it's not raining, not really a chance of that. >> lisa: instead the sun came out but the air was crisp. >> have a shirt, the fleece, neck scarf, my big rain coat, and an umbrella,. >> reporter: is that enough? >> hopefully. his his temperatures are low so san jose opened ten major warming centers, this one in the community center, allows anyone to come inside and warm up during the early morning hours this weekend. the bitter cold can also by dangerous for drivers. >> we're i

people who are coming do represent all cultures, all religious traditions and that makes it just marvelous. >> first and third sunday, franklin and gary, unitarian church. >> 2:30 p.m. >> great now what is the philosophy you mentioned it earlier to me. >> well, primarily two things i want to hold intention for us. one we believe that every individual is sacred just by the fact that you exist there is life in you, that means that you are sacred. you are divine you are holy. in addition our second real belief is that all belief systems are relative. all beliefs. that means atheists can be a part as well as christians, jews, buddhists, muslims,. >> sacred. >> everybody is sacred and all beliefs are relative, one is as good as the other but the real issue is does that belief system have value for you. does it have meaning does it give you purpose and a good question to ask yourself any time is if i didn't have these belief systems what would my life be like. >> that's great as katy perry said you are a firework. >> let your light shine. >> angeline. do you believe with aiesha it was kokomon wh

parish, free the priest more for spiritual leadership and pastoral ministry, and that has been a marvelous thing. we thought it would be successful if we had 15 people and 35 showed up and sponsored by their parishes, and the people of the parish, the parish councils recognize the need for that kind of resource for our parish. >> and in these tough economic times, i know the parishioner san mateo county, some have gathered together and are offering employment counselling, guidance counselling, did you notice the difference in the church or how we minister in the church? >> yes, i think we need to taylor it to the needs, it is interesting, the very first work of catholic charitying, over 100 years ago in 1907 was orphanage and adoption because there were so many children without parents as a result of the earthquake and other things as well. that isn't the primary need right now. but i think under archbishop quinn and laveda when the terrible scourge of aids came along the outreach to persons hiv positive or suffering from aids, the outreach to that, was something that hasn't been known 20

good for marvel for printing this comic book and bringing his characters to life. god bless luke. lot at a young age. >> it's amazing what make-a-wish grants for these kids. >> and this was his dream. >>> well, move over, maury povich, dwayne reed is edging out your business. he's about to be the first place in new york where you can buy a dna test kit. they're $29.99. they say total costs it's about $300. they say the tests will be administered at pharmacy chain's walk-in clinics. it's cheaper than going to a private lab. there are some concerns about privacy. some people saying, there's so many people in and out, but right now, a lot of other people are saying, whatever makes it easier for dna testing. >> finally find out if willis is my real fafafafafafafafafafafafa >>> this morning on "world news now" -- airline action. united's fleet of boeing 757 jets are temporarily grounded. >> the impact on passengers as the airline ordered emergency maintenance for nearly 100 planes. it's wednesday, february 16th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." >>> some electrical

man: our water and wastewater systems really are engineering marvels. because it's buried, it's invisible to us, and we tend to take it for granted. that's a mistake. like any engineered system, it requires maintenance and periodic rehabilitation, and eventual replacement. it's so out of sight and so out of mind, that we don't realize the danger we're in. people see that their roads can cave in. their bridges are falling apart. the concern is that also the infrastructure that they can't see is falling apart. you wouldn't let your house be 100 years old and not ever do any maintenance to it. you would make sure that it was safe. 100 years ago, teddy roosevelt was president, and your pipes were brand new. now, our infrastructure is old. 100, 200 years old. it's not been upgraded or fixed or replaced, sometimes, ever. man: if these systems are not maintained, sooner or later they're going to fail. they all have a life expectancy. if you don't maintain them and constantly check them and then do what's necessary to rehabilitate or repair, you're going to hav

. >> to be heard, at last, to have a voice, is a very marvelous thing. >> reporter: a young boy and a british monarch, joined by words that neither could get out, at first. lee cowan, nbc news, hollywood. >>> before we leave you here, we have this program note. tomorrow morning, the day after hollywood's big night, an exclusive interview with charlie sheen, his first television sit-down since the cancellation of his hit series. sheen says he is clean and wants to go back to work, but he has one big demand. you can see the exclusive interview tomorrow morning on "today." >>> that's "nbc nightly news" for this sunday. brian williams will be here tomorrow. i'm lester holt reporting from

profits are just marvelous right now, about 11% of g.d.p. if you're a guy who is a-- working in a factory, you say i don't want to see profits that high. but that's a portal to other good things that could happen, like unemployment coming down. so that's the first thing. >> tom: okay. >> the second thing is interest rates are low, especially short-term rates are low, and that's stimulative to the stock market. and finally, we're going to be entering the third year ofa know economic expansion pretty soon. and traditionally, according to a piece that j.p. morgan put out the third year of an economic expansion sees 21% gains in the stock market. i'm not looking for that much but i think 10-15 is realistic. >> tom: nice gains still left to be had considering we're up 3%, 3.5% so far this year already. john, you mentioned employment. does today's employment figures for january and the soft numbers you saw worry you, though, about the sustainability? >> i think that, you know, there is mixnews in the employment report today but i like the fact tha

>> i will tell you, that is hard to do at such a marvel. sharon, thank you, live on treasure island. >>> you need to fill up your tank? prepare for sticker shock at the pump. the price of regular gas in california has jumped 10 cents a gallon in the past week. it has been four months since the nationwide price topped $3 a gallon but now flirting with $4 and that is for regular. the premium prices are already more than $4 a gallon. the rise in gas prices has been tied to the unrest in the middle east and north africa. >>> today, the last day to get a clipper card for two dollars. because starting tomorrow, transit riders will have to start loading a minimum of $5. it is all in an effort to stop people who have been cheating the system out of money. muni riders who don't want to pay five dollars can still buy single ride round trip tickets at muni ven ding machines. >>> it is a push-back against pushy solicitors. officials at sfo want to ban aggressive donation seekers. critics are worried the proposal violates free speech rights but as krist

i was at a party there just the other evening and ate a marvelous brunch. it was sumptuous. i'm sure it cost my host plenty. >> reporter: the high-end resort and spa has been a symbol in the bay area for nearly a century. but now, it's filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy. the claremont's general manager was unavailable for comment. and security personnel on the property made sure we stayed off the property or warned us they would call police. >> ma'am, i can't make a statement. >> reporter: you can't talk about anything about the future at all? >> no, ma'am. i already talked to you about that. >> all right. sounds good. okay. we'll move down here. >> reporter: tucked in the berkeley and oakland hills, the claremont hotel survived the oakland fires of 1991, but it couldn't survive the economic downturn. rooms going for more than $400, putting it way out of reach for people on budgets. >> as long as it's still open for me to come and work out and play tennis, i guess i'm not going to get too concerned about it. >> reporter: a new york hedge fund took control of the hotel last wee

. >>> doctors in china are still marveling at a man with a knife in his head. >> how about this..t. scan image shows the patient's amazing story. a four-inch knife blade embedded in his brain. the 30-year-old patient said hey, doc, i've got a lot of headaches. so the surgeons asked how in the world did this happen? he answered he had been mugged four years ago. doctors say it makes sense because when they successfully removed the blade today, they said it started to rest inside. >> oh, that sounds so gross. >> but everything's okay for now. >> i'm never going to complain about a headache again. >>> the star gi star arriving for duty. our spring coverage training is next. >>> well, everyone has made it to the desert as the giants held its first full-squad session today in scottsdale. and one of the happiest guys there, new giant, miguel tejada made his entrance for the first time in giants gear. they signed him to a one-year deal this off-season. time with three different teams since his departure from the a's in 2003 and says he's most happy about being on a championship-caliber

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there's very good reason to believe this here is the problem the iranians at first did not cover the marvelous there menstruations in egypt for the first three days until he started to speak and talk in terms of the muslim brotherhood that is their guy that is they are working very carefully with the muslim brotherhood and well if we want freedom in the middle east it would make sense that there would be that we mean listening to the people of iran who want to overthrow this regime they are shiites if they take over and there is a free regime in iran that unfortunately our government here has not been supporting the free the young people who want an end to this regime thirty years later that initially was the excuse me the new government in iran would be shiite and the shiites of the gulf who are looking to a big brother at least so it would show you see at least passably support them then we would have all throughout the gulf a situation where shiites would have their rights in the countries in which they live it all right you know i'm in and right now we cannot this is that they're saying to

he marvels at how fast this all happened and says no one is sure what will happen next. >> the question of will the military allow for a peaceful and free and fair democratic process to ensue? most suggest yes, it will. but still not absolutely sure. and so it's not clear as to when this transition will continue until finally we have free and fair elections. >> he also says the united states has some catching up to do politically speaking since the u.s. backed mubarak and his regime for several decades. stay with nbc news and nbc bay area for continuing coverage of the revolution in egypt and aftermath in the days to come. in our website, nbcbayarea.com, fr egypt and home video from here in the bay area as san francisco celebrates with the egyptians. >>> despite breathtaking budget cuts, kl cal taxpayers pay top dollar for an anti-smoking ad during the super bowl. the state has produced hard-to-watch tv ads such as this one with debbie austin for years. but buying airtime during the single most expensive television event of the year is probably not the first place one would expect calif