. >> well, he was a naturalist. i believe he was probably a fisherman also. >> uh-huh. >> the book was, it was written both for naturalists, but also for fishermen who would help identify what they were catching, or what they were looking for. this is golden carp, which is like a goldfish, but beautifully printed in crow mow lithography, which is described as an extremely handsome fish. >> what would that book cost? >> this is about $1500. >> and the santa clara one? >> the santa clara atlas is also, it's about $2000 for that one. >> these are fascinating. we have another segment and i think you have another book. >> i could show that, yes. >> okay. thanks for being with us. >> all right, thank you. >> i'm ron swisher and we have been looking at rare books and we hope that it's inspired you to come to the book fair this month. >>> thomas jefferson once said that a room without books is a life without meaning. and we have looked at some great books and we have this fair this month that we want to encourage you and ho

it is very naturalistic. it discusses and it describes-- it's a descriptive work just as the vermeer girl had been a descriptive work. it describes the world around these figures. it pays particular attention to the very small, minute details of jewelry, for example, the carpet, the lovely ceiling, the wonderful woodcarving which reflect folk art in russia in the 19th century. this is a young bride. she doesn't look very happy. some suggest perhaps this is her lover or the one she really loves and she is marrying someone else. but this is a wonderful-- it's a visual display of textures, and texture is affected by light. and the various participants here, you have a very clear indication of depth and the rug helps move your eye into the picture. the light also, the way it moves and comes in from the window, and the suggested or implied window, also filters and flickers through the painting and revealing or defining the figure through volume. the brushstroke is very impressionistic. there are very, very few, th

to mark the occasion, naturalists are leading free walking tour tats pier this holiday weekend.begin from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. through monday. participants will get a coupon for half off the entrance fee and other discounts. >> an i con provided all the ingredients for a winning event. coming up his contribution to one school that may help cook up much needed fun. it's finally warming up. the weekend is shaping up to be a nice one. mark tells us how long mid 60 degree weather is going to last sofa... desk... you know what? why don't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. let us get everything off the shelf, and to your home. u-verse high speed internet. you know, in my day you couldn't just start streaming six ways to sunday. you'd get knocked off. and sometimes, it took a minute to download a song. that's sixty seconds, for crying out loud. we know how long a minute is! sitting, waiting for an album to download. i still have back problems. you're only 14 and a half. he doesn't have back problems. you kids have got it t

around the world to south america and eventually to the galapagos when he discovers his calling as a naturalist, as a scientist. and basically hits upon the theory of evolution at the age of 26. and then he proceeds to spend the next 35 years of his life proving this one theory. and you have no idea how tedious that was. he spent 8 years studying barnacles alone. he never lost hope. he never got depressed or lost his energy. because he was so excited by the discovery process, by what he intuited as a 26 year old, that he has this incredible patience. also the incredible criticism he had to endure for this revolutionary theory. so only by feeling personally connected to what you're doing, to feel engaged in it. and it applies to science as much as to art. to be able to withstand the criticism and the negative process of mastery. barry: one of the things--in fact, right next to being able to withstand. i think the word you use is this "connectiveness." and masters can make these different connections that then become the whole. and i think that's one of the things that allows you to have that end

if you have a wooded area, the naturalists say place it on its side.perfect habitat for birds and other critters. but if you want it gone from your sight? good news, when you place it on the curb, its life is not lost in the landfill. in fact, the haulers drag and smash, and crush those trees, and they're turned into this, great mulch for your gan are. so here are the rules for getting your treat into the mulcher. for all jurisdictions, it must be free of all deck raise. in d.c., christmas trees will be picked up for resighling the first two weeks of january. put your tree on the curb for pickup by saturday the 12th. if you live in can be recycled at the curb. for larger trees, contact your trash collector for instructions. in arlington county, trees will be collected from january 7th through january 18th on your regular trash collection day. loudoun county offers five locations for residents to drop off christmas trees for recycling through january 17th. those locations are the loudoun county landfill in leesburg. if you live in prince william cow, ta

through monday naturalists will guide visitors to where the sea lions hang out. >>> an army soldier gave daughter a thrilling surprise this week coming home after a year in afghanistan to southern california. >> i missed everything about her. >> it was to say the least an emotional reunion. u.s. army specialist veronica velasquez showed up at her daughter's classroom. she hadn't seen her daughter since a year ago. >> birthdays, holidays, pretty much i missed everything a whole year. i can't really make up but just spend more time with her. >> reporter: what are your fears when she's away? >> that she doesn't get shot or anything because i'll miss her. >> she'll have two weeks home before heading to a new post but this time she'll stay stateside in new york. >>> an 81-year-old woman suffered critical burns last night when her hayward apartment caught fire at 9:15. it appears the woman fell asleep smoking. the fire was put out in seven minutes. firefighters kept it from spreading to other apartments. >> it didn't burn our unit. it didn't catch our unit at all. >> the woman is in critical c

this one, again-- the skin texture is phenomenally good here really naturalistically drawn.at they've done to this is to hand-cast it. they've painted the stripes in a resist-- which would be something like a lacquer-- and then they've dumped it into nitric acid. and that's etched the background. and that's given the matte areas down here. and then they've polished the top. so, you've got the stripes actually standing out. very clever. they both date from the late 19th century. this one's particularly unusual with the hippo. um...i think this would probably make in the region of 1,800 to 2,500. and i think this-- because of the hippo-- although it's a slightly gory subject-- the americans seem less put off by that than we do. and they're largely the buyers of these. i think probably 2,500 3,500 for that one. so, i'd say it's a jolly nice gift. even with the broken tusk? that's easily done. thank you very much for struggling in with them. yes, they're quite heavy. ( laughter ) i have to say this is a rather extraordinary day for me because, after many years of doing the antiq

but still, even though we have very little, we've accomplished the same things other naturalists haven other parts of the world. we do our research to our full capacity with whatever we have. narrator: while the population of cuban crocs appears stable for now new pressures still threaten their numbers. american and cuban crocodiles are encroaching on each other's territories mating and producing a hybrid species. poachers target the crocs for hides and meat and more and more tourists come to zapata each year. now, with the possibility of the u.s. embargo lifting, can the swamp and its inhabitants survive a sudden invasion of american tourists? so far, cuba has been spared from the high-volume tourism and industry the united states could bring. but is the embargo the sole reason for the island's pristine state? guggenheim: i think the reasons that explain why we have an environmentally flourishing island here are both, in terms of policies legitimate policies and enforcement by the cuban government, and also partially an accident of history of the way this island developed, which was

>> the technique of the colored metal, the naturalistic design, the middle tumor with this laws, thebject. japan had just opened to the west when this was a. this would have been radical design, contemporary art. stuart: you are selling this a litmus the silver because you are head of silver. >> definitely solid silver. stuart: $100,000 for the entire set. the inkwell is roughly $60,000 to $90,000 and paul revere's handmade teapot made by himself, one of only 40 known to survive, 2 ended thousand dollars. >> that is correct. stuart: when is the oxygen? >> january 24th, next weekend. stuart: william byers out of london? >> for tiffany of this stature absolutely we have foreign buyers. stuart: the english will be there. >> an english pop like this work about $2,000. stuart: that is english? you really ruined it. you want to come back on this program? gina sloan, really appreciate it. good luck. thank you. president obama addresses to all-important questions surrounding his treasury secretary nominee about the question about the man and his signature. we will deal with it next. tdd#: 1-

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be medicining for a right coalition as benjamin netanyahu says he is prepared to work with the naturalist home. and we'll take a look at travel chaos across the continent as snow and freezing conditions cause plenty of disruption in the air and on the road. now, germany's social democrats are celebrating a stunning victory in lower saxony secured with the victory of just one seat. support for angela merkel's christian democrats fell by 657 percentage points, but the chance ler herself continues to ride high on opinion polls. for more on what all of this means, silvia wadhwa is here to join us on set. good morning to you. i guess, is this -- this is being presented as a blow to angela merkel or at least to her party. but given there's just a one-seat differential in the outcome, is that too strong? >> yes, it is. i think that there are two trends here. one trend is that both major parties, the social democrats and angela merkel are not really on a winning streak. they both have problems. the social democratic contender, the federal elections, is thinking fast or has been over the past two

naturalist m..s a reminder for all of earth's inhabitants -- i have come to terms with the future. from this day onward, i will walk easy on the earth. plant trees. kill no living things. live in harny with all creatures. i will restore the earth where i am. use no more of its resources than i need. and listen, listen to what it is telling me. so step outside tonight to observe the milky way. study the ocean tides. memorize the woodpecker's call and address the trees and flowers by their names. inner peace abounds in nature. allow it to abound in you as well. make a habit to surround yourself in nature regularly, forhe times when you ignore her, is when you need this tranquility the most. and the next time you find yourself called deep into the great outdoors, pause for a moment and listen closely to the earth songs. its essence, like the air we breathe, circulates in an undeniable movement, the splendid symphony of life. if so inclined, join in the chorus of silent praise. and whether you sing alon

[applause] i think the late, great famous crocodile-wrestling naturalist steve irwin would have hesitatedsit down at a table for an hour and a half with the vice president, but at the end of that session, we knew which of those men had a better political character and which of those men was a better advocate for his cause. [applause] so i am, i'm absolutely certain that whatever is the solution and the answer to the right's political predicament over the next few years, paul ryan will be part of that answer and solution. he is a great friend of nr, a great advocate of our cause. please, ladies and gentlemen, welcome paul ryan. [applause] >> that was pretty good. i'll take you bow hunting someday. [laughter] hey, thanks, everybody. [applause] that's great. thanks so much. appreciate it. well, i can say about that introduction, that was the, um, most recent introduction i've ever received. [laughter] thanks, rich, i appreciate it. you know, i'm happy to see so many friends here in the audience. i just see a lot of familiar faces. and i'm honored to speak to so many distinguished guests. you