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. -- it has risen twice as fast as the previous millennia.d, but levels have risen twice as fast in the last 20 years. the un is confident that climate change is responsible for the extension of several species. this is thanks to rapid organize asian. just over 20 years, global greenhouse gas emissions have risen 40%. in 1990 the biggest offender was the usa with nearly 17% of the world's emissions. china's ascent as a global power has since the top spot with 22% of the world's emissions. the asian powerhouse gave the green light to 155 coal plants this year alone. time is running out for the world's advanced nations to come to the most important agreement of our time. >> it is a wonderful close to a day here of this meeting of the cities and what they can do about climate change. and, it is of course let's buy the thoughts of new york. mike -- and, it is of course led the thoughts of new york. mike, what did you learn today? what was a surprise? >> 400 mayors here from around the world, they all understood we have a problem with pollution, a
. -- it has risen twice as fast as the previous millennia.d, but levels have risen twice as fast in the last 20 years. the un is confident that climate change is responsible for the extension of several species. this is thanks to rapid organize asian. just over 20 years, global greenhouse gas emissions have risen 40%. in 1990 the biggest offender was the usa with nearly 17% of the world's emissions. china's ascent as a global power has since the top spot with 22% of the world's emissions. the...
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but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.he lost gospel of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. >>> 1978. a mysterious stone box is unearthed in the egyptian desert. it contains what appears to be a biblical text written in an ancient language. no one yet knows what it says. >> it's like a cross between the maltese falcon and an "indiana jones" movie. >> this intriguing document enters the shady world of the antiquities black market and surfaces in geneva. >> that's where the banks are. that's where the rich people are. it's the glitziest black market you've ever seen. >> stephen emmel, a specialist in ancient languages, arrives in switzerland to investigate. >> the egyptian government doesn't give permission to remove artifacts unless they've been part of an archaeological undertaking. so we assume that the manuscripts are legal. the whole feeling of the meeting was a bit clandestine. the egyptian man whom i understood to be the owner of the papyri gave me the impression of being very tense, very wired a
but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.he lost gospel of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. >>> 1978. a mysterious stone box is unearthed in the egyptian desert. it contains what appears to be a biblical text written in an ancient language. no one yet knows what it says. >> it's like a cross between the maltese falcon and an "indiana jones" movie. >> this intriguing document enters the shady world of the...
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but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.gospel of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. ♪ while you're watching this, i'm hacking your company. grabbing your data. stealing your customers' secrets. there's an army of us. relentlessly unpicking your patchwork of security. think you'll spot us? ♪ you haven't so far. the next wave of the internet requires the next wave of security. we're ready. are you? players celebrate with rings, teams celebrate with trophies, and now you can celebrate with the bud light super bowl series. build your dynasty today. ♪ watching tvs get sharper, you've had it tough. bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone says... show me funny movies. watch discovery. record this. voila. remotes, come out from the cushions, you are back. the x1 voice remote is here. >>> 1978. a mysterious stone box is unearthed in the egyptian desert. it contains what appears to be a biblical text written in an ancient language. no one yet knows what it says. >>
but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.gospel of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. ♪ while you're watching this, i'm hacking your company. grabbing your data. stealing your customers' secrets. there's an army of us. relentlessly unpicking your patchwork of security. think you'll spot us? ♪ you haven't so far. the next wave of the internet requires the next wave of security. we're ready. are you? players celebrate with rings,...
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but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.el of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. at florida's natural, our "straight-from-the-grove" taste... and our straight-from-the-heart holiday greetings... go directly from our family... thank you. ...to yours. florida's natural. aduring sleep train's ur latriple choice sale.ig for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic models, or choose to save $300 on beautyrest and posturepedic mattress sets. you can even choose $300 in free gifts with sleep train's most popular stearns & foster mattresses. the triple choice sale ends sunday at sleep train. ♪ sleep train [train horn] ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >>> 1978. a mysterious stone box is unearthed in the egyptian desert. it contains what appears to be a biblical text written in an ancient language. no one yet knows what it says. >> it's like a cross between the maltese falcon and an "indiana jones" movie. >> this intriguing document enter
but nearly two millennia later, a new version of this shameful story emerges.el of judas. it casts a different light on this despicable act. at florida's natural, our "straight-from-the-grove" taste... and our straight-from-the-heart holiday greetings... go directly from our family... thank you. ...to yours. florida's natural. aduring sleep train's ur latriple choice sale.ig for a limited time, you can choose up to 48 months interest-free financing on a huge selection of tempur-pedic...
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over millennia, this progressively destroyed the region's fertility. when this happens over an area as extensive as the plateau, millions of tons of silt are swept down into the yellow river, which gets its name from the color of the fine loess soil. the mounting quantities of silt clog up the river, impeding its flow, contributing to the floods that give the river another name: china's sorrow. in some areas, creating floating mud mattresses that attract passing tourists, a local problem becomes a national problem. in the dry season, the light unprotected soil is swept up in the winds, causing the dust storms that are blown over china's cities and beyond its borders. on the plateau, the researchers realized that progressive degradation of the environment trapped the local population into a life of subsistence farming. it's a process that has occurred throughout the world where poor agricultural communities find themselves overusing their land in order to survive, depleting its fertility and further impoverishing themselves. one thing that became appare
over millennia, this progressively destroyed the region's fertility. when this happens over an area as extensive as the plateau, millions of tons of silt are swept down into the yellow river, which gets its name from the color of the fine loess soil. the mounting quantities of silt clog up the river, impeding its flow, contributing to the floods that give the river another name: china's sorrow. in some areas, creating floating mud mattresses that attract passing tourists, a local problem...
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the number is higher among millennia millennials, 58% would not, and 50% said they would never shop ons day. i'm one of those. >>> a big day in philadelphia, army and navy, and monique br braxton is live. hey, monique. >> reporter: second year in a row, it's drawing attention of espn's game day. they will be here. we have a preview of the excitement after the break. >>> excited for the game and excited for the weather. temperatures near 70 degrees this afternoon. off to a mild start at 50 degrees in philadelphia. a live look outside, looking from the cape may camera. warmth today and how long it lasts in a few minutes. what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. get the recipes at walnuts.org. >>> it's tradition. it's rivalry. it's the qarmy-navy game back i phil!6s6zia this year. we are just hours away from the kickoff77k at lincoln financial field. a
the number is higher among millennia millennials, 58% would not, and 50% said they would never shop ons day. i'm one of those. >>> a big day in philadelphia, army and navy, and monique br braxton is live. hey, monique. >> reporter: second year in a row, it's drawing attention of espn's game day. they will be here. we have a preview of the excitement after the break. >>> excited for the game and excited for the weather. temperatures near 70 degrees this afternoon. off to...
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because that child is the result of a millennia upon millennia of heredity and environment combined in a way that could never have happened before and can never happen again, so if we try to see who each kid uniquely is, then we'll have a huge range, sometimes i think the world is divided into two kinds of people, those who divide things into and those who do not. [applause]. i think we have to cut that out. stop dividing everything into two. masculine and feminine, is made up, it's bs. [applause]. but that's the irony, that's a big irony of where we are because on the one hand gender does not exist, race race does not exist, class does not exist, in real terms, the individual is bigger than the group difference, but we are born with brains much i don't know 85% of our brains or something develop after birth, and this makes us incredibly influence a bowl, the good news is we are adjustable and the bad news is we are adjustable, but if we can just keep it grip on these things at the same time, these categories do not exist but they are very real to us because we have grown up with them
because that child is the result of a millennia upon millennia of heredity and environment combined in a way that could never have happened before and can never happen again, so if we try to see who each kid uniquely is, then we'll have a huge range, sometimes i think the world is divided into two kinds of people, those who divide things into and those who do not. [applause]. i think we have to cut that out. stop dividing everything into two. masculine and feminine, is made up, it's bs....
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even a cursory glance at the history of democracy and some of the two and a half millennia since the experiment was first -- this is not far from the case. to preservein order and strengthen the united states, we cannot treat democracy promotion as an absolute directed. rather, as in highly desirable idea they can be reached most effectively through the promotion of the security and interest of the united states. opinion,do worse in my than adopting the reagan policy today. is in the the proof pudding and it is not an accident that when the american hostages were released on january 20 1981, they came home not because president carter had allowed the islamic revolution to triumph unopposed, but because now, a president reagan was in the white house and the ayatollah knew he would defend america. whatecent case study that has interested president reagan and ambassador kirk actor was good january 2011 popular rising that ousted -- he made an easy target, in aging military strongman with a grim record on human rights. the fact that he had been for 30 years a staunch ally of the united s
even a cursory glance at the history of democracy and some of the two and a half millennia since the experiment was first -- this is not far from the case. to preservein order and strengthen the united states, we cannot treat democracy promotion as an absolute directed. rather, as in highly desirable idea they can be reached most effectively through the promotion of the security and interest of the united states. opinion,do worse in my than adopting the reagan policy today. is in the the proof...
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. >> a millennia ago in a period of 250 years, over 4,000 structures like this were built here. a conversion to buddhism. he started a new temple every 14 days. over 3,000 pagodas, temples, and monasteries remain today. inside almost every one of them, a buddha figure, each one of them, different. >> and i like how integrated it is with the frieze, postures. >> funny you mention that. people used to live here and the government came along in the '80s and relocated them. it was a mass relocation project. this is tourist bucks here. they relocated the entire population. we're in one of the first mass waves of tourists. european tourists have been coming here in small numbers for a long time but it's the flood gates have opened. they are building hotels like crazy in this area called the tourist triangle. >> what is this here? this is a scarf. >> as myanmar begins the shift to accommodating tourism and the service economy to go with it there will be adjustments. there will be a downside. >> what is that going to mean? how will burmese react to all of the good and evils that come wi
. >> a millennia ago in a period of 250 years, over 4,000 structures like this were built here. a conversion to buddhism. he started a new temple every 14 days. over 3,000 pagodas, temples, and monasteries remain today. inside almost every one of them, a buddha figure, each one of them, different. >> and i like how integrated it is with the frieze, postures. >> funny you mention that. people used to live here and the government came along in the '80s and relocated them. it was...
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the hold the act of the sexual sodomy that was protected by the constitution will be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. justice harry blackmun dissented. although conceding the traditional judeo-christian values, for hundreds if not thousands of years, blackmun insisted that that could not provide adequate justification for the law. that certain religious groups condemned the behavior gives the state no license to impose their judgment on the entire citizenry. to the contrary, it depends on whether the state can advance some justification for its law beyond its conformity to religious doctrine. finding no such justification, he concluded that the statute could not be reconciled with the united states constitution. that however was a dissenting opinion. the court's invocation of moral and religious prescriptions against homosexuality played a central role under the reasoning in bowers. it's useful to have some understanding of that history. let's take a look at the ancient roots that justice white invoked. the pre-christian world generally thought of sex as a positive art of human nat
the hold the act of the sexual sodomy that was protected by the constitution will be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. justice harry blackmun dissented. although conceding the traditional judeo-christian values, for hundreds if not thousands of years, blackmun insisted that that could not provide adequate justification for the law. that certain religious groups condemned the behavior gives the state no license to impose their judgment on the entire citizenry. to the contrary, it...
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that child is the result of millennia on the linoleum of environment combined in a way that could never happen before if we try to see who each kid uniquely is then we will have a huge range. sometimes i think that the world would just have to cut that out. it's made up, it's [bleep] [laughter] [cheers] [applause] and that is the big irony of where we are because on the one hand under doesn't exist, in real terms this difference is bigger than the difference. but we are born with brains -- i don't know, 85% of our brains or something are developed after birth and this makes us incredibly influence of all. the good news is that we are adjustable and the bad news is that we are adjustable. but if we can just keep a grip on these things, that the categories don't exist but they are real to us because we have grown up with them and we have the fun of challenging them and stretching them every day. people changing gender, people saying okay, i'm going to stop there. and i'm just so worried about what is going to happen tomorrow because we met tonight. you don't have to do anything that you d
that child is the result of millennia on the linoleum of environment combined in a way that could never happen before if we try to see who each kid uniquely is then we will have a huge range. sometimes i think that the world would just have to cut that out. it's made up, it's [bleep] [laughter] [cheers] [applause] and that is the big irony of where we are because on the one hand under doesn't exist, in real terms this difference is bigger than the difference. but we are born with brains -- i...
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i have to make the point, it's not just in india, it's a result of patriarchy holding power for millennia. this is the result of gender inequality, violence against women that is common and ubiquitous the world over, there's not one country immune, and violence against women is a symptom of the disease that is gender inequality, and until and unless we root out the cause, behave like surgeons, not like nurses dressing the wounds and reacting to the fall out after the damage has been done, the only way to change a mind-set and root out the cause is education. i don't mean access. if you recall, in the documentary the lawyers were more deep-rooted in their misonliony than the -- misogyny than the rapists themselves. i am talking about context of education. >> education is key. thank you so much for joining us, i appreciate your take on this issue. >> okay >>> one of israel's top politicians abruptly resigned amid accusations of sexual harassment. the vice president stepped down citing his family, earlier in the day israel's attorney-general instructed police to investigate claims of harassm
i have to make the point, it's not just in india, it's a result of patriarchy holding power for millennia. this is the result of gender inequality, violence against women that is common and ubiquitous the world over, there's not one country immune, and violence against women is a symptom of the disease that is gender inequality, and until and unless we root out the cause, behave like surgeons, not like nurses dressing the wounds and reacting to the fall out after the damage has been done, the...
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the hold the act of the sexual sodomy that was protected by the constitution will be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. blackmun dissented . although conceding the traditional judeo-christian values, for hundreds if not thousands of years, black men insisted that that could not provide adequate justification for the law. that certain religious groups condemned the behavior gives the state no license to impose their judgment on the entire citizenry . contrary, it depends on whether the state can advance some justification for its law beyond its conformity to religious doctrine. finding no such justification, the statute could not be reconciled with the united states constitution. that however was a dissenting opinion. the court's invocation of moral and religious prescriptions against homosexuality played a central role under the reasoning in bowers. it's useful to have some understanding of that history. let's take a look at the ancient roots that justice white invoked. the pre-christian world generally thought of sex as a .ositive art of human nature it did not see sex as bound up w
the hold the act of the sexual sodomy that was protected by the constitution will be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. blackmun dissented . although conceding the traditional judeo-christian values, for hundreds if not thousands of years, black men insisted that that could not provide adequate justification for the law. that certain religious groups condemned the behavior gives the state no license to impose their judgment on the entire citizenry . contrary, it depends on whether the...
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millennias are not a huge percentage right now, because many are still living with their parents. >>> the skies are getting a little friendlier on unitedded airlines. it's bringing back free snacks for passengers flying in coach. it does provide passengers with complementary water, soda, or coffery. united will now offer an assortment of snacks, including pretzels. >>> something different happened today at berkely high school. the entire day was devoted to discussions about racism. as rob roth explains, this day was chosen for a very specific reason. >> lots of strong feelings about this one. >> reporter: at berkely high school. >> such a big threat, and i totally understand how people feel scared. >> reporter: here inside this freshman english class. >> we were talking about the events before the walkout. >> reporter: the subject was racism. >> people make risist comments about trying to be racist. >> reporter: discussions played out in what's called berkely high, take back the day. >> i see a lot of students of different races really being sort of invested in this sort of program, a
millennias are not a huge percentage right now, because many are still living with their parents. >>> the skies are getting a little friendlier on unitedded airlines. it's bringing back free snacks for passengers flying in coach. it does provide passengers with complementary water, soda, or coffery. united will now offer an assortment of snacks, including pretzels. >>> something different happened today at berkely high school. the entire day was devoted to discussions about...
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that the act of sodomy was somehow protected by the american constitution would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. justice harry blackmon dissents. although the values that describe intimacy for hundreds if not thousand of years, blackmon insisted that fact alone could not provide adequate justification to the georgia law. that certain religious groups condemned behavior an issue, he reasoned. gives the state no license to impose their judgments on the entire citizenry. to the contrary, the legitimacy of secular legislation he said depends on whether the state can advance some justification for its law beyond its conformity to religious doctrine. finding no such justification, blackmon concluded that the georgia statute could not be reck nionciled the u.s. institu. that was a dissenting opinion. the courts invocation of moral and religious prescriptions against homosexuality played a central role in the justice's reasoning in bowers and it's therefore useful to have some understanding of that history. so, let's take a look at the ancient roots justice white envoe invoked. the pr
that the act of sodomy was somehow protected by the american constitution would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching. justice harry blackmon dissents. although the values that describe intimacy for hundreds if not thousand of years, blackmon insisted that fact alone could not provide adequate justification to the georgia law. that certain religious groups condemned behavior an issue, he reasoned. gives the state no license to impose their judgments on the entire citizenry. to the...
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judeo-christian moral and ethical standards and that the idea that sodomy was protected would be to cast aside millennia of moral teachings. justice harry black mono, joined by justices brennan, marshall and stephens, dissented. although conceding that values had proscribed for hundreds of thousands of years, blackmon insisted that that fact alone could not provide adequate justification for the georgia law, that certain religious groups condemned behavior at issue, he reasoned, gives the state no license to impose their judgments on the entire citizenry. to the contrary, the legitimacy of secular legislation, he said, depends on whether the state in advance some justification for its law beyond its conformity to its religious doctrine. blackmon concluded that the georgia statute could not be reconciled with the united states constitution. that, however, was a dissenting opinion. the court's invocation of moral and religious prescriptions against homosexuality played a central role in the justices' reasoning in bowers and it's, therefore, useful to have some understanding of that history. so let's take
judeo-christian moral and ethical standards and that the idea that sodomy was protected would be to cast aside millennia of moral teachings. justice harry black mono, joined by justices brennan, marshall and stephens, dissented. although conceding that values had proscribed for hundreds of thousands of years, blackmon insisted that that fact alone could not provide adequate justification for the georgia law, that certain religious groups condemned behavior at issue, he reasoned, gives the state...
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iran views itself as a power dating back to end a half millennia in control of the five capitals in the region. i think they are going to shower resources upon them so they are a highly dangerous opponent and we will be going forward so what should we do? we should hold iran to the commitments they have made it if that means that if the agreement is broken when he did use could use all of our clandestine intelligence capabilities to understand what's going on in iran and we need to stand with our allies in the region and israel was going to be the ballpark it against this expansion we looked at the system and we continue to work in a production that's kind of the beginning but i think that iran will continue to be a political threat to the united states. >> thank you all very much for your service and for being here today. you talk about flattening the structure of the military to set up special teams that have commitments to mission as opposed to what often interagency groups bring to the task. it seems to me i like that idea. i think that is one of the things if we look at the private
iran views itself as a power dating back to end a half millennia in control of the five capitals in the region. i think they are going to shower resources upon them so they are a highly dangerous opponent and we will be going forward so what should we do? we should hold iran to the commitments they have made it if that means that if the agreement is broken when he did use could use all of our clandestine intelligence capabilities to understand what's going on in iran and we need to stand with...
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>> reporter: but geologic samples of carbon dioxide going back millennia changed his mind. >> we weref atmospheric carbon dioxide are shown here in red. and the historic correlation with high temperature implies, says weitzman. >> there's about almost a 10% chance of an increase of 4.5 degrees centigrade. >> reporter: and that's nine degrees fahrenheit, roughly speaking? >> yes, something like that, and that would make outdoor living in many parts of the world impossible. >> it doesn't sound like a lot, but think of the human body, right? if you have a fever of 4.5 degrees centigrade, nine degrees fahrenheit, you are dead. >> reporter: but 10%, i mean, that is just one chance in 10. i have been at the racetrack long enough to know how rarely a 10-1 shot comes in. >> yes, but we...it's not that rare. you buy fire insurance for probabilities that are much lower than 10%. you buy car insurance for probabilities that are much lower than one in 10 over a lifetime. so, this is well within the range of things that we like to insure against. >> reporter: ok, buy insurance against catastrophe.
>> reporter: but geologic samples of carbon dioxide going back millennia changed his mind. >> we weref atmospheric carbon dioxide are shown here in red. and the historic correlation with high temperature implies, says weitzman. >> there's about almost a 10% chance of an increase of 4.5 degrees centigrade. >> reporter: and that's nine degrees fahrenheit, roughly speaking? >> yes, something like that, and that would make outdoor living in many parts of the world...
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scientists say what's behind this weather madness in part is phenomenon that goes back millennia. you've heard its name, el nino know. >> it's about a year long warming that takes place along the equator in the eastern half of the tropical pacific. and it's related to changes in the trade winds. ocean warms up. this is from the coast of outamerica to the middle of the average ocean. >> nate is a climatologist with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> when was the last time you saw this rain? >> we've had very little of this in the last four years. >> four years? >> mantua has been studying the effects of el nino know for 30 years. every four to seven years he says, those pacific trade winds weaken. >> and when that happens, there's a massive shift in rainfall patterns in the tropics. so wet places end to be really dry. and normally dry places end up getting lots of rainfall. >> this el nino know, how significant or intense is it? >> the current el nino know is among the three strongest since 1950 at least. el nino know can be seen on every weather forecaster's r
scientists say what's behind this weather madness in part is phenomenon that goes back millennia. you've heard its name, el nino know. >> it's about a year long warming that takes place along the equator in the eastern half of the tropical pacific. and it's related to changes in the trade winds. ocean warms up. this is from the coast of outamerica to the middle of the average ocean. >> nate is a climatologist with the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. >> when...
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>> well, it's an antique bridge between asia and europe and has been for millennia.re has been migration routes through here going back before memory. the silk road passes through here. but it also is the epicenter where three major empires meet. and they have always contested this area. from the south, the persians, from the west, the ottoman empire, which is today turkey, and from the north, more recently, russia. they have overlapped and contested and fought over this corner of the world for centuries. >> sreenivasan: so, if they have lived here, they have also died here. >> a lot of people have died here over the years. i think we're standing on one of the oldest boneyards in the world. >> sreenivasan: atop the boneyard in dmanisi, georgia, i'm hari sreenivasan for the pbs newshour. >> ifill: after leaving georgia, paul salopek traveled through azerbaijan and is continuing his walk across central asia on the road to china. salopek's work is supported in part by the pulitzer center for crisis reporting, which also partners with the newshour. for more on his walk,
>> well, it's an antique bridge between asia and europe and has been for millennia.re has been migration routes through here going back before memory. the silk road passes through here. but it also is the epicenter where three major empires meet. and they have always contested this area. from the south, the persians, from the west, the ottoman empire, which is today turkey, and from the north, more recently, russia. they have overlapped and contested and fought over this corner of the...
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iran views itself as a power dating back to end a half millennia in control of the five capitals in the region. i think they are going to shower resources upon them so they are a highly dangerous opponent and we will be going forward so what should we do? we should hold iran to the commitments they have made it if that means that if the agreement is broken when he did use could use all of our clandestine intelligence capabilities to understand what's going on in iran and we need to stand with our allies in the region and israel was going to be the ballpark it
iran views itself as a power dating back to end a half millennia in control of the five capitals in the region. i think they are going to shower resources upon them so they are a highly dangerous opponent and we will be going forward so what should we do? we should hold iran to the commitments they have made it if that means that if the agreement is broken when he did use could use all of our clandestine intelligence capabilities to understand what's going on in iran and we need to stand with...
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the question is who is that child and the unique individual because that child is the result of millennia of the environment combined in a way that never could have happened before and never could happen again. and if we try to see who each kid uniquely is. sometimes the world is divided into two kinds of people. >> it's made up. you know. [laughter] >> that is the irony of where we are because i'm the one hand, gender doesn't exist, race doesn't exist in the class doesn't exist, in real terms the individual is bigger than the group difference. it's 80% of our brains or something develop afterbirth and this makes us incredibly influenced. the good news is we are adjustable and the bad news is we are adjustable but if we can just keep a grip on two things at the same time that the categories don't exist but they are very real to us because we have grown up with them and to find out who we uniquely are in support of the people who they uniquely are and we are seeing this much more. it's when i was growing up people are changing gender and the changing --. you don't have to do anything but u
the question is who is that child and the unique individual because that child is the result of millennia of the environment combined in a way that never could have happened before and never could happen again. and if we try to see who each kid uniquely is. sometimes the world is divided into two kinds of people. >> it's made up. you know. [laughter] >> that is the irony of where we are because i'm the one hand, gender doesn't exist, race doesn't exist in the class doesn't exist, in...
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we have to begin planning for post-millennials and post-post-made lpost-post post-post-millennia post-post-millennials. and it takes too long. third, it's the system that matters not so much the particular responses to surveys. so we've designed the system based on a particular family model that existed in the u.s. in the mid 20th century. the system of constant churn, other things incidental to the war fighting mission of deployment is something we should look at. we should think about a system that takes in on account perhaps a slower churn, less geographic movement, and the rest of society's direction with respect to geographic mobility when we think about the future design of the force. >> and health care obviously is one of the most important benefits to anyone staying in any organization, including the defense world. and when you look for -- i talked earlier about how much more money we're spending and how much it's going up faster than the private sector. for all that money, the satisfaction is very low in many ways. the tri-care networks often have poor satisfaction. military treatment facilit
we have to begin planning for post-millennials and post-post-made lpost-post post-post-millennia post-post-millennials. and it takes too long. third, it's the system that matters not so much the particular responses to surveys. so we've designed the system based on a particular family model that existed in the u.s. in the mid 20th century. the system of constant churn, other things incidental to the war fighting mission of deployment is something we should look at. we should think about a...
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humans, for millennia, have tried to control nature. nature has a certain resilience even in the face of something like operation ranch hand, even white phosphorus in napalm and the strafing of bombs and artillery. and that is the focus of environmental history. that is the purpose of our studying it, to a that nature has an effect on our human history. ok. well, that is the end of class today. so, i will see you next week. thank you very much. if you have questions, feel free to, and talk with me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >>
humans, for millennia, have tried to control nature. nature has a certain resilience even in the face of something like operation ranch hand, even white phosphorus in napalm and the strafing of bombs and artillery. and that is the focus of environmental history. that is the purpose of our studying it, to a that nature has an effect on our human history. ok. well, that is the end of class today. so, i will see you next week. thank you very much. if you have questions, feel free to, and talk with...
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they see themselves as an imperial power dating back 2.5 millennia. they are currently in control of five capitals of the region. jcpoa isnney l.a. -- going to shower resources upon them. there are a highly dangerous opponent. iran toe should hold the commitments they have made and if that means that agreement is broken and we therefore returned to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. all ofy, we need to use our clandestine, intelligence capability to truly understand what's going on. third, we need to stand with our sunni allies in the region and of course, with israel, who will be the bulwark against this kind of expansion. we looked at the missile defense system and should continue to move in that direction. that's kind of a beginning but i iran willen -- continue to be a geopolitical threat to the u.s. >> thank you. >> thank you all very much for your service and for being here today. , you talk about of theing the structure military to set up special teams that have commitment to mission whatpost -- opposed to groups of bring to task. i real
they see themselves as an imperial power dating back 2.5 millennia. they are currently in control of five capitals of the region. jcpoa isnney l.a. -- going to shower resources upon them. there are a highly dangerous opponent. iran toe should hold the commitments they have made and if that means that agreement is broken and we therefore returned to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. all ofy, we need to use our clandestine, intelligence capability to truly understand what's going on....
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iran views itself as an imperial power dating back two and a half millennia.they currently are in control of five capitals in this region. the jcpoa i think is going to shower resources upon them. and so they are a highly dangerous opponent and will be going forward. so what should we do? first, we should hold iran to the commitments they have made in the jcpoa. if that means that agreement is broken and we therefore return to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. secondly, we need to use all of our clandestine, our intelligence capability to truly understand what's going on in iran. thirdly, we need to stand with our sunni allies in the region and of course with israel who are going to be the bull work against this kind of expansion. fourthly in europe as you know, we looked at the missile defense system. we should continue to move in that direction. that's kind of a beginning. but i think iran will continue to be a geopolitical threat to the united states. >> thank you, all. >> thank you, senator. on behalf of senator mccain, senator sheen. >> thank you
iran views itself as an imperial power dating back two and a half millennia.they currently are in control of five capitals in this region. the jcpoa i think is going to shower resources upon them. and so they are a highly dangerous opponent and will be going forward. so what should we do? first, we should hold iran to the commitments they have made in the jcpoa. if that means that agreement is broken and we therefore return to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. secondly, we need to use...
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that information on social channels so that can be shared between one a lamb meal -- between one millenniather millennial. host: patrick from florida, go ahead. caller: good morning. i think the american dream is alive and well. , i served inarmy afghanistan and pakistan. i went to college on the g.i. bill, which is extremely generous. i graduated college this year and got a job in the job market is rough but after four months i found one. . i'm feeling the love from the country. a lot of my peers are not. i think that they do not understand involvement. they will not serve in the military, they do not match when it comes to elections. the only look at presidential race, not municipal, state, county elections. two years of mandatory service, not necessarily in the military, with federal, state, and usable -- state, and municipal, i think it would help i think there is a disconnect when you are not involved. i think patrick kidd a loss of important points, especially with the opportunities to provide when a -- when a person joins the military. we have done a lot of work in having a conversa
that information on social channels so that can be shared between one a lamb meal -- between one millenniather millennial. host: patrick from florida, go ahead. caller: good morning. i think the american dream is alive and well. , i served inarmy afghanistan and pakistan. i went to college on the g.i. bill, which is extremely generous. i graduated college this year and got a job in the job market is rough but after four months i found one. . i'm feeling the love from the country. a lot of my...
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billions of barrels of oil that was always there, at least there for several years, cades, centuries, millennia, we've unlocked it because of technology. and we talk a lot about energy independence. and the goal to get there. and that's a noble goal. but i would submit, mr. speaker, that more important than that is energy security. and i've heard you, mr. speaker, speak about the topic of energy security with great he will quans. -- eloquence. energy security is like food security, the ability to grow, to develop, to produce what you need, as well as to produce for the global marketplace, increasing our influence in the world. i'm going to get into that in a little bit. but let's not forget about the jobs. let me talk for a minute about the jobs in my home state of north dakota. where we are now the second leading producing state of oil. second leading -- second only to texas. i was an economic development director for our state at a time when we were beginning to diversify our economy, at a time when out-migration was just starting to plateau. since that time we've become the fastest growing e
billions of barrels of oil that was always there, at least there for several years, cades, centuries, millennia, we've unlocked it because of technology. and we talk a lot about energy independence. and the goal to get there. and that's a noble goal. but i would submit, mr. speaker, that more important than that is energy security. and i've heard you, mr. speaker, speak about the topic of energy security with great he will quans. -- eloquence. energy security is like food security, the ability...
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dating back 2 1/2 millennia. they are currently in control of five capitals in this region . the jcpoa i think is going to shower resources upon them. and so they are a highly dangerous opponent and will be going forward. so what should we do? first, we should hold iran to the commitments they have made in the jcpoa. if that means that agreement is broken, and we therefore return to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. secondly, we need to use all of our clandestine, our intelligence capability to truly understand what's going on in iran. thirdly, we need to stand with our sunni allies in the region. and of course with israel. who are going to be the bullwork against this kind of expansion. fourthly in europe, as you well know, i took you around there, we looked at the missile defense system, we should continue to move in that direction. that's kind of a beginning but i think iran will continue to be a geopolitical threat to the united states. ms. ayotte: thank you. ms. shea-porter: thank you very much, both for your service and or being here today. ms. shea recent: dr.
dating back 2 1/2 millennia. they are currently in control of five capitals in this region . the jcpoa i think is going to shower resources upon them. and so they are a highly dangerous opponent and will be going forward. so what should we do? first, we should hold iran to the commitments they have made in the jcpoa. if that means that agreement is broken, and we therefore return to a sanctions regime, we need to face that. secondly, we need to use all of our clandestine, our intelligence...
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even a cursory glance at the history of democracy, in the 2.5 millennia and the experiment was first in agent athens, reveal this is far from the case. the reality is that in order to strengthen the united states, we cannot treat democracy promotion as an absolute directive. but rather, as a highly desirable ideal, one that can be reached most effectively through the promotion of the security and it interest of the united states. we could do worse, in my opinion, then adopting the philosophypatrick today. after all, the proof is in the pudding. it is not an accident that when the american hostages were released on janeway 20, 1981, they came home, not because president carter had allowed the revolution to triumph unopposed, but because now, president reagan was in the white house, and the ayatollah new he would -- knew he would defend america. one recent case study that would have interested resident reagan and ambassador kirk object was the january 2011 popular on oustedng that mubarak. mubarak made an easy target. an aging strongman with the grim record on human rights. the fact th
even a cursory glance at the history of democracy, in the 2.5 millennia and the experiment was first in agent athens, reveal this is far from the case. the reality is that in order to strengthen the united states, we cannot treat democracy promotion as an absolute directive. but rather, as a highly desirable ideal, one that can be reached most effectively through the promotion of the security and it interest of the united states. we could do worse, in my opinion, then adopting the...
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humans, for millennia, have tried to control nature. nature has a certain resilience even in the face of something like operation ranch hand, even white phosphorus in napalm and the strafing of bombs and artillery. and that is the focus of environmental history. that is the purpose of our studying it, to a that nature has an effect on our human history. ok. well, that is the end of class today. so, i will see you next week. thank you very much. if you have questions, feel free to, and talk with me. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2015] >> you're watching american history tv. all weekend, every weekend on c-span 3. follow us on twitter, for information on our schedule and to keep up with the latest industry news. week, and history tv's visitsan artifacts" museums and historic places. up next we visited the library of congress on capitol hill to learn about an event marking the anniversary of the civil rights act of 1964. adrienne: good morning. canon. is adrienne
humans, for millennia, have tried to control nature. nature has a certain resilience even in the face of something like operation ranch hand, even white phosphorus in napalm and the strafing of bombs and artillery. and that is the focus of environmental history. that is the purpose of our studying it, to a that nature has an effect on our human history. ok. well, that is the end of class today. so, i will see you next week. thank you very much. if you have questions, feel free to, and talk with...