the images show us how people in the capital pyongyang live. our reporter hiroki yajima has been following north korean issues. hiroki, who took these pictures and what do they mean? >> the video was given to us by a graduate student who went to pyongyang as part of a citizens exchange program. it shows everyday scenes in the capital, nothing dramatic but it does give us some clues about the new leadership and its plans for the country. starting with the downtown, banners with slogans with the nation's founder and his son, kim jong-il are always displayed across but now we see there's new banner with the leader kim jong-un. this one read let's award one of the highest honors for our leader, kim jong-un. now here we can see another one that says let us move forward to final victory. the slogan is familiar to experts of north korea, because they are the final laws used by kim jong-un during his first speech in public. such displays of kim jong-un's name across the capital seem to indicate the transfer of power is going smoothly. let's see what el

the images show us how people in the capital pyongyang live. gene otani spoke earlier with a reporter and korean peninsula specialist, hiroki . >> hiroki, who took these pictures and what do they mean? >> the video was given to us by a graduate student who went to pyongyang as part of our citizens exchange program. it shows everyday scenes in the capital. nothing dramatic, but it does give us some clues about the new leadership and its plans for the country. starting, slogans praising the nation's founder kim il-sung are always across. now you can see banners of the new leader kim jong-un. this one reads, let's award the highest honors to our comrade, kim jong-un. here we can see another one that says let us move forward to final victory. the slogan is familiar to experts of north korea because they are the final laws used by kim jong-un, during his first speech in public. such displays of kim jong-un's across the capital seems to indicate the transfer of power is going smoothly. let's see what else we can learn. this is at the subway station i

the wages are transferred to a pyongyang bank account, but the workers reportedly receive less than $2. south korea stayed in the project amid worsening relations with the north, but may withdraw from the agreement if pyongyang carries out another nuclear test. >>> currently trying to form a coalition government in greece, is demanding that the country withdraw pledges on austerity measures promised in term for eu rescue loans. the radical leader started looking for partners after the new democracy party which won the most seats in the election on sunday gave up on the effort. the radical left won the largest number of seats. the leaders of two previous ruling parties were asked to withdraw the signatures from the international bailout deal. but they resisted the request, saying withdrawal could force the country to leave the eurozone. creating a coalition government now appears difficult as they must ensure cooperation from at least one of the previous ruling parties to form a parliamentary majority. if none of the parties can form a governing alliance, a new election is to be called

western diplomats have warned for weeks that leaders in pyongyang were preparing for a new nuclear test. but the north koreans say they do not see one in their future. state media is reporting that they never considered another test, and they're focused instead on putting a satellite into space. >> the state-run korean central news agency said the official warned north korean officials will have to take countermeasures if the u.s. continues to press for tougher sanctions. the senior u.s. diplomat for north korea is leaning on chinese leaders for their help. glen davies wants them to use their influence with officials in pyongyang to stop further provocations. davies made the comments after meeting with china's special representative for the korean peninsula. the six-party talks will take place. >> both china and the united states really have the same fundamental interests when it comes to the peninsula and in north korea, which is peace, stability and the pursuit of denuclearization. >> davies will head to tokyo later in the day with talks with japanese officials. >>> a japanese researc

it really wasn't exacerbating the threat from the from pyongyang more than anything else and the building of simultaneously building up the military occupation of the cells in various ways as part of the u.s. policy pivot to asia i want to emphasize that the legal infrastructure is already in place at the moment to apply a very belligerent policy to north korea intriguing clued in foreign occupation of true market patient and preemptive nuclear strikes no it sounds a bit extreme but give me a second here to back it up in two thousand and nine which council on foreign relations released a policy paper and titled preparing for a sudden change in north korea advocated stationing four hundred and sixty thousand troops inside host north korea if the regime were to collapse for whatever reason to maintain security and to capture pyongyang's un peace so this sounds like a recipe for disaster certainly and the same pretext i want to point out can be applied to you wrong and any other country which is basically accused of developing w m d's you're watching r.t. we've got all of our top stories cup

today it is a scandal likely to fuel the longstanding tensions between washington and pyongyang a media afford accuses the u.s. and south korean special forces of parachuting into north korea to spy on underground military facilities the source was an american army general who admitted the missions had happened it's been a vehemently denied by washington which now accuses the journalist behind the report of making up the quotes however he insists what he published was exactly what he heard let's try and shed some light of this now with and i'll bow we are an independent right here in photojournalist based in malaysia good to see you thank you for coming on r.t. today first of all let's have a listen and see exactly what the writer david ax exactly what he had to say i did not make them up multiple sources confirmed told these words and i'm now told no transcripts will be made available u.s. forces korea is lying about what happened in the room was totally last week. you are a journalist yourself what's your take on the story do you believe that since claims that the pentagon is now on a

they said the incident occurred while kim was touring the fun fair in pyongyang. he grew exasperated over the park's run down appearance from grass growing in the pavement and paint peeling off the facilities and other signs of neglect. he said such shoddy conditions were insulting to the people. the young leader ordered soldiers to be mobilized to clean up the park. the media covers official tours of the units and factories and industrial sites, but it's rare to report on the leader's anger or his solding of officials. observers say the news is part of a strategy to project kim as a benevolent ruler who cares for the people. >>> a left wing party in greece has abandoned the bid to form a coalition government. it increases the chances of another election next month. the two parties lost their parliamentary majority in last sunday's election. it won the second largest number of seats and the leader has failed to find a government partner. his talks with the two former ruling parties collapsed on wednesday because the policies over austerity is too far apart. the ne

the new sanctions would be in response to pyongyang's failed launch of what it called a sat lie-carrying rocket. the council members adopted a presidential statement on april 16th. they strongly condemned the launch, which they said used ballistic missile technolotechn. it gave them 15 days to propose new restrictions. japan, south korea, united states have submitted a list of 40 north korean firms. sources close to the u.s. say china has not said its reluctan provoke north korea. china is seen as having a decisive influence on the number of companies that will make the final list. >>> the u.n. peace heef keeping chief is urging member countries to send the cease-fire monitors to syria. they want to send 300 observers and the secretary-general says only half that number has been secured. >> the fact is that the numbers are still small at the moment, but already they have had a visible impact, an effective impact underground. >> he says u.n. observers are operating in five locations including damascus, the central city of homs and dara in the south. he said the observers have reported cea

a joint statement released after summit talks failed to mention what they would do about pyongyang. chinese president hu jintao hosted south korean president lee myung-bak and japanese prime minister yoshihiko noda in beijing. chinese premier wen jiabao held talks sunday with noda and lee. >> translator: strengthening cooperation between our three countries is indispensable. the agreement to begin fta talks by the end of this year is a major development, and i'm sure it will benefit the stability and prosperity of this region. >> china's hu said the three are committed to strengthening ties. south korea's lee said a trade agreement in the region would bring about greater affects than one in any other part of the world. the leaders' statement says they share concerns about soaring energy prices and will cooperate in stabilizing the market. but their document made no reference to north korea. all three sides told reporters on sunday that they would work together to prevent any further provocations. japanese government sources say officials from japan and south korea urged their chines

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they denied speculation he was walking with pyongyang with nuclear weapons. this will be followed closely by the united states. last year, while on an historic visit to myanmar, hillary clinton visited the country and asked to cut all ties with north korea. myanmar reforms brought about sanctions to the country. some say this is aiming for the improving relationship with the international community, especially the united states. reporting for nhk world, now back to you. >> that will conclude our bulletin from bangkok. >>> she works in paint. the brighter the better. has a passion for flowers and fruit and brings freight containers to life. those are the strokes of this week's "road ahead" of a sp owner bringing color to a troubled town. >> oranges and apples. the cheerful cafe is an oasis of color. in a town turned gray, this is a temperature praytemporary mall. a shop designer has come to town. now she is from western japan. she oversaw the cafe renovation. her mission is to brighten up the disaster area one shop at a time. >> translator: i want customers to

envoys are meeting today to discuss concerns that pyongyang is preparing for a third test.world leaders say the north could face more sanctions if it continues to threaten stability. >>> president of italy back in his nation from the summit to deal with the aftermath of a devastating quake. the 6.0 quake struck early yesterday morning. four people were killed. rescue workers fear that number could go up as they comb through weekage. -- through wreckage. the quake was centered in northern italy in an area known for making parmesan cheese. two of the dead were found inside a collapsed ceramics company. >>> in san francisco, hundreds of pg&e customers have their power back on this morning after a massive tree branch knocked down lines the branch came down at church and elizabeth street yesterday. it took pg&e crews well into the night to make repairs. the j church muni line was affected because part of the tree landed on light rail tracks police closed off church between 24th and 23rd while crews cleaned up. no word on what caused that branch to snap. >> don't know fit was bre

nhk world, pyongyang. >>> trading has just gotten underway in tokyo markets this wednesday morning. investors may be getting a respite after gains on wall street overnight. we have the latest in business news. so will tokyo markets have a little breather today? >> well, tokyo stocks were battered on tuesday, but we could be seeing a bit of an upside today. overnight in new york, the dow jones closed at a fresh high in four years and four months, spurred by favorable manufacturing data. for more we go to the tokyo stock exchange where ramin is standing by. good morning you to. after discouraging figures out of the u.s., an upturn for the market. >> definitely, good morning to you. the ism manufacturing data in the u.s. really gave an excuse for market players to pile back into the markets. we saw that pushing the dow as well as the s&p 500 higher, as well. and that's after the bumpy ride that we saw in april with some heavy losses. so really just one trading day left here in the holiday-shortened weekend in japan. let's look at the opening levels for this wednesday morning. looking a

committee says tiny cracks emerged in country such as the opening of an associated press bureau in pyongyang this year. north korea is hiding issues with vast worldwide implications beneath severe censorship, the continuing development of nuclear weapons and the country's political power structure. the committee says censorship intensified significantly in syria and iran in response to political unrest. >>> for most chinese born to poor farming families, the odds of getting a college education are just about zero. unless something is done, they'll miss out on all the benefits of china's advancing economy. but in this next report, we see that something is being done for some young chinese. nhk world has the story. >> reporter: she is the eldest daughter in a farming family. they live in a mountain village. when she was a small child, susu's father lost his eyesight. her older brother left to work in the city after graduating from junior high. between helping with the family and household chores, susu managed to finish senior high. about two years ago, her mother became ill and died. since the

pyongyang is clear that the united states, japan, south korea and other countries in the region are unified in insisting that it abide by its responsibilities, abide by international norms and they will not be able to purchase anything from further provocative acts. >> they discussed china. japan and the u.s. need strategic dialogue with the country. obama points out that the government must ooh bide by laws, rules and norms as it continues to grow. that's all for this edition of "newsline." i'm catherine kobayashi in tokyo. thanks for joining us.

and it's highly unlikely that the united states will agree to come to the table, so pyongyang might consider further provocative action. the situation on the korean peninsula pretty much hinges on whether or not the united states comes around. >>> an envoy of the chinese government apparently went beyond his assigned role. a spokesperson for the chinese embassy in japan says his government will look into charges that one of its diplomats illegally obtained foreign residency card in tokyo in 2008 by hiding his official status. spokesperson bong yu commented on the actions of the 45-year-old first secretary. >> translator: the matter requires further investigation. chinese diplomats are banned by strict service regulations. >> yang denied his unfounded media reports that the diplomat was involved in espionage in japan. japanese police say the man is suspected of opening a bank account with the unlawful card, and collecting hundreds of thousands of dollars from japanese firms for what he described as investment in china's farming industry. police wanted to speak with the envoy, but he ignored t

security council resolution banning all arms trade with pyongyang. a south korean government official says they disclosed the deals with the south korean president. the first south korean leader was the first to visit in almost three decades. he denied suggestions they are cooperating with counterparts in north korea on such a project. the president acknowledged officials in myanmar bought conventional weapons from north korea before the two countries restored diplomatic ties four years ago. >>> the president of south korea is visiting myanmar 29 years after one of his pre decessors survived a bomb attack there. >> myanmar visit is the first since the so-called incident in 1983. lee on tuesday met with pro-democracy leader aung san suu kyi who was elected to the parliament. after talks with the leaders of china, and japan, the next day he met aung san suu kyi and expressed support for myanmar's democratic reforms. aung san suu kyi responded that economic prosperity and freedom should go hand in hand. it's been 29 years since a south korean president

. >> seven eu members have embassies in pyongyang. japan and the united states have no diplomat tic ties with north korea. concerns about the country's human rights are growing. the european parliament adopted a resolution in 2010 to urge north korea to improve its human rights situation. >>> yongung egyptians have protested against a veteran of the country's old regime. protesters are calling for nationwide demonstrations as several hundred people gathered at thahrir square. >> translator: it wouldn't be right if he becomes the president. i strongly oppose him. >> on monday, protesters set fire to the campaign office in cairo after the election commission announced that he would head into the run-off. muslim brotherhood candidate finished on top in the first round. >>> myanmar's opposition leader aun sang sue chi areferred in bangkok on tuesday. her first trip outside myanmar in 24 years. she will give a speech in the thai capital. she will stay in thailand until the end of this week. she'll meet representatives of other countries at

pyongyang denied that it plans to conduct a third nuclear test but it would now decide after monitoring u.s. moves. >> i'm, quite frankly, not certain what they meant by that. the important thing is not what they intend to do, but what they have done and what they will do. >> davies said his government is trying to verify a report by u.s. university researchers that the north is building a new launch pad at a missile base in the northeast. >> talks on iran's nuclear program will go into a second day after iran reject ad proposal by western countries. negotiate others for the five u.n. security council permanent members, the united states russia, china, britain and france plus germany began talks in baghdad on wednesday. iran's nuclear negotiator and eu foreign policy chief are also taking part. the six countries offered to ease sanctions and urged iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities that can be used to develop nuclear weapons. but iran rejected the offer which it described as unfair. it countered with a five point proposal and says it has the right to peaceful use of nucle

they also confirmed officials in pyongyang need to take concrete steps toward a nuclear free north korea before they can expect to start negotiations. davies and yamaguchi had differing opinions on recent report out of the north. state media said authorities in the reclusive nation had never thought about military steps such as nuclear tests. >> translator: if i interpret it correctly, the north korean statement is pretty close to meaning they won't conduct a nuclear test. but we must first watch what they do before deciding. >> yamaguchi says if the north koreans keep their word, it would be possible to open dialogue. >> some have said that it may mean they don't intend to test a nuclear device. others view it as a warning to the united states. so it's a little difficult to know. it's a mixed message. >> davies urged north korean leaders to commit to fulfilling the promises they have made in the past. >>> talks on iran's nuclear program have entered a second day after rejecting proposals by six countries to halt its uranium enrichment. negotiators from iran, the united states and other

glenn davis wants them to use their influence with officials in pyongyang to stop further provocations. davis made the comments after meet with china's special representative for the korean peninsula. dawei chairs the six-party talks on the nuclear program. davis says he and wu share concern about recent events. >> both china and the united states really have the same fundamental interests when it comes to the peninsula and in north korea which is peace, stability and the pursuit of denuclearization. >> davies will head to tokyo later in the day for talks with japanese officis. and u.n. spokesperson martin nesirky gave a cautious response to north korea's claim that it is not planning a nuclear test. >> there are varying descriptions of the latest statements from the dprk, so i think we would need to wait a little bit to clarify things. >> he said the u.n. secretary-general has urged north korea to avoid any acts that will heighten tension in the region. >>> u.s. researchers say north korean workers are building a new launch pad at an old site. they say the facility could support rocke

security council raze losings banning all arms trade with pyongyang. a south korean government official says thein sein disclosed the deal with south korean president lee myung-bak. president lee became the first south korean leader to visit myanmar in almost three decades. thein se in told him officials in myanmar have no plans to develop nuclear arms. he denied suggestions they are cooperate with counterparts in north korea on such a project. the president acknowledged officials in myanmar, bought conventional weapons from north korea before the two countries restored diplomatic ties five years ago. >>> she works in paint. the brighter, the better. has a passion for flowers and fruit and brings freight containers to life. those are the broad strokes of this week's "road ahead." the story of a shop designer who is adding a splash of color to a troubled town. >> reporter: dazzling oranges. luscious apples. this cheerful cafe is an oasis of color. in a town turned gray, this is a temporary shopping mall in rikuzentanaka. a shop designer has come to town

korean central television and other media say kim made the remarks when he toured the fun fair in pyongyang. they say he grew exasperated over the park's appearance. grass grew from cracks in the pavement, paint peeled off buildings and other signs of neglect. he said such conditions were insulting to the people. he then ordered soldiers to be mobilized to clean up the facility. north korean media often cover official tours of military units, factories and industrial sites, but it's rare for them to report on the leader's anger or his scolding of officials. political analysts say the news is part of a strategy to project kim as a benevolent ruler who cares for the people. >>> united nations observers in syria have seen the perils of life there firsthand. a bomb exploded near their convoy. they escaped without injury. but the explosion wounded the six government soldiers who were guarding them. the observers were traveling through the southern province of daraa. a roadside bomb hit the military truck carrying the guards just after they passed by. norwegian major general robert mood is leadin

china's embassy officials in pyongyang issued a statement sunday saying they received a report from the north korean foreign ministry. it said all the crews and bolts were released and heading for china. the government did not say whether north korea or its military had any involvement in the seizure. an nhk correspondent says the issue was swiftly resolved so it could not affect the traditional friendly relationship between the two countries. >>> in egypt, 13 candidates ended campaigning on sunday ahead of the country's first presidential election since the dictatorship of hosni mubarak was toppled in february of last year. during the campaign that started on april 30th, clashes between supporters of candidates and the military resulted in deaths and injuries but did not affect campaigning. each candidate held their last rally on sunday in cities such as the capital of cairo. their appeals to voters included how they would evaluate the previous administration. they also considered the relationship between the religion of islam and their nation. candidates also outlined how they would i

and china should work together to restrain pyongyang from further provocation and prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon clinton's visit comes at an extremely delicate time in their relations beijing accuses the u.s. of meddling in its internal affairs after the u.s. embassy briefly sheltered chinese dissident activists it also irritated over washington's military buildup in the asia pacific something chinese experts say is a good. thing for. the u.s. strategy is really trying to encircle china from all the way from japan to. india three quarters of the u.s. is calling china an expression in south china sea there you have a military exercise somewhere for philippines. so that these two smaller countries can dare to challenge china so here strategy is to give enough backing neighboring countries to keep china occupied so a dead child there would not have. to do with the geopolitical feelings john nice but who said it was only institute in china to study social economic development is the first sees a new kind of cold war on the rise and here's a little bit of what we said here in full in

we went through this an episode with north korea with episodes that began to impinge strictly on pyongyang, and unwound unwisely. but there are historical lessons how you do the unwinding as part of a negotiation. have you thought about that? >> yes. i guess what i will say is that, you know, my colleagues at the state department are responsible for the negotiations and for the puts and takes that will occur at baghdad and perhaps thereafter. i know we are pursuing this entire endeavor in the construct of this dual track strategy, which, you know, engagement on the one hand, pressure other than the other. but as we have, you know, said all along, the purpose of pressure isn't pressure itself. we're nort appliesing sanctions for the sake of appliesing sanctions. we're applying sanctions to try and induce as behavioral change. that's the purpose of all of our sanctions programs is to try and change behavior. and so as we approach the specifics of the negotiations with iran, you know -- of course, in the context of the p5 -- the five permanent members of the security council plus germany are

members of the military displayed the hardware last month in a parade in pyongyang. this report points to cases of forged documents and other illegal practices in the port city of dalian, where elicit trade deals are often arranged. it urged u.n. member states to be more thorough with freight inspections. >>> the united nations and foreign governments go to great lengths to try to figure out what is happening inside north korea. but the country is secretive and unpredictable. that's why the u.s. and south korea are keeping their militaries at the ready. air force personnel from both nations are staging the largest ever joint drill on the korean peninsula. nhk world reports from seoul. >> reporter: the pilot of this plane takes off for an exercise called max thunder. the crews of 50 jets from the u.s. and south korea are taking part. >> and when we train together, we know there is no force that can beat us. >> reporter: during one exercise, f-15 and f-16 jet fighters took off from kwangju air base. the pilots performed role play exercises taking the parts of ally or e

and china should work together to restrain pyongyang from further provocation and prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon clinton's visit comes an extremely delicate time though in their relations beijing accuses the u.s. of meddling in its internal affairs after the u.s. embassy briefly sheltered a chinese dissident activist it's also we're a tape of washington's biliteral build safe something chinese experts say is a destructive break from it so. the u.s. strategy is really try to encircle china from ordering from japan to philippines where it now india is so three quarters so the u.s. is calling china an expression. is south china sea there you have military exercise somewhere for free. so there is two smaller countries here to challenge china so here strategy is to give enough backing to distant neighboring countries to keep china occupied so a dead child there would not have. to deal with other geopolitical felix jordan a spur to sort of his own institute in china to study social economic development for seize a new kind of cold. more on the horizon this is just a clip of what we'll

construction is booming in pyongyang but mainly reserved for the wealthy elite.his wealth gap combined with the inflow of information may weakenn's control. >> nhk world's hiroki there. lee mum back has criticized people who support north korea. he called on them to change their way of thinking. >> translator: the north is problematic, but pro north korea groups in this country to blindly follow the north are a greater problem. >> the president made the criticism during an address on his visit earlier this month to myanmar. he said he visited a site in yangon to mourn for the south korean victims of a 1983 terrorist bombing. the attack targeted then south korean president. he survived but 21 south koreans were killed including cabinet ministers. president lee criticized north korea for denying involvement in the bombing and in the sinking of a south korean naval vessel in 2010. oppositi oppositi opposition lawmakers were accused of fraud during a political election last month. lee wants to eliminate any influence on the presidential election in december. >>> u.n.

and china should work together to restrain pyongyang from further provocation and prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon clinton's visit comes at an extremely delicate time in their relations beijing hughes's the u.s. of meddling in its internal affairs after the u.s. embassy briefly sheltered a chinese dissident activist it's also irritated over washington's military buildup in the asia pacific and an apparent effort to contain china's growing regional clout doctor called hollande on from the foreign policy in focus think tank believes american policy towards china is very close to cold war rhetoric. provide polar kind of relationship because in many ways one of china's our number one trade partner. and they hold trillions of dollars in u.s. bonds we are all kind of locked into an international market so on one level the cooperation is kind of forced on us by the fact that we're so into a look at the same time you get this growing military tension and chinese are also very uncomfortable about the fact that about eighty percent of their energy suppliers arrive by sea generally through t

and china should work together to restrain pyongyang from further provocation and prevent iran from developing a nuclear weapon clinton's visit comes at an extremely delicate time in their relations beijing accuses the u.s. of meddling and its internal affairs after the u.s. embassy briefly sheltered a chinese dissident activist it's also irritated over washington's military build up in the asia pacific something chinese experts say is aimed at distracting beijing from its own policy in the region. the u.s. strategy is really trying to encircle from order. to. india so those three quarters that the u.s. you see is really china and expression the south china sea there you. know i'm so that these two smaller countries can dare to challenge china so the u.s. strategy is to give enough back to d.c. neighboring countries to keep china occupied so a dead child there would not have the tired to do with that you political fleece. doneness bit who set up his own institute in china to study social and economic developments there foresees a new kind of cold war on the horizon here's some of what we'll he

they were seized over a week ago by a korean gunboat in the yellow sea border area no word yet from pyongyang china and north korea are strong allies but the north is deeply reactive to what it sees as territorial infringements. thousands of mexicans packing for home after finding less opportunity in the u.s. than they'd hoped for discovering a fragile economy and a weak job market many illegal immigrants are heading back south of the border reversing a decades old trend artie's medina coach you know has more. three inhospitable terrain to trigger happy border guards crossing illegally from mexico into the united states is a pearl is journey which for many desperate for a new life was always thought to be worth the risk but times and more importantly condominiums have certainly changed if what i was so was working even through jobs i mean what do you up to that would send someday i mean it was easy but now it's sort of so that if you go you can leave but you're going to spend the money to find a good job ten years ago gustavo like many other mexicans came to california illegally to earn money

now and to develop unlikely to further a few a longstanding has still days between washington and pyongyang and media reporting hughes's u.s. and south korean special forces of parachuting into north korea to spy on underground military facilities the source is an american army general who admitted the mission is to place has been vehemently denied by washington which now accuses the journalist behind the report of making up the quotes however he insists what he published was exactly what he heard it comes as the u.s. wants to reinforce its naval power in the asia pacific region already experiencing an american military buildup earlier we talked to the author of the article david x. and he told us that the fall out from his peace would not be known for several days . at present both the pentagon and the lower level command whose general i heard speaking have both admitted that i did not fabricate the story earlier they had both said i fabricated the story he spoke in the present tense and it was not clear that he was speaking hypothetically not clear at all and it was actually quite apparen