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. >> you have conducted orchestras in sarajevo and kashmir. there seems to be conflict that draws one another, what is that? >> we plus not stop use our art to help people, bring people together. the sarajevo, we played a concert in the bombed courtyard of an islam ick library. one of the first things that the sesh serbs bombed was the courtyard of book. no public could be allowed it was only for television. but we did the rehearsals in the non-bombed theater. where three or four times it was full and the sarajevo public came to listen. it was my lifelong dream to have muslims and hindus, come and listen together. i didn't change history from the end of that concert but they sat together and heard beethoven and tc hykofsky. >> india is very important to you. i wonder if you could describe your path from india to israel, i know it's a very long story. >> no, i'm still an indian with my pas passport. i studied in berlin. i got a call that a very venerable conductor eugene ormandy was ill. they had nobody, i had just conducted in philadelphia was
. >> you have conducted orchestras in sarajevo and kashmir. there seems to be conflict that draws one another, what is that? >> we plus not stop use our art to help people, bring people together. the sarajevo, we played a concert in the bombed courtyard of an islam ick library. one of the first things that the sesh serbs bombed was the courtyard of book. no public could be allowed it was only for television. but we did the rehearsals in the non-bombed theater. where three or four...
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other olympic venues in bge happened in sarajevo suffered similar decc a. coming up, our picture of the day, and big scare - a short horror film goes viral, hollywood is calling. >> the scariest two minutes of film. the clip has taken the internet by storm. currently he has no agent, publicist but hollywood is knocking on his door. he sat down talk about his short movie, lights out. >> my film is called the lights out and is about a woman who is home alone at night. when she turns off the light in her apartment she sees this shape this her hallway, when she turns the light on, the shape is not there any more. i made the film with my wife, so basically all we have was our apartment. the inspiration for the film was the fact that we - probably everyone has turned off the lights in the apartment and seen shapes and shadows that looked like people. and what if one of those shadow was actually some kind of sinister creature or being. >> i was floored by the reaction that the short film received. it took off online, millions of people have seen it. we are getting
other olympic venues in bge happened in sarajevo suffered similar decc a. coming up, our picture of the day, and big scare - a short horror film goes viral, hollywood is calling. >> the scariest two minutes of film. the clip has taken the internet by storm. currently he has no agent, publicist but hollywood is knocking on his door. he sat down talk about his short movie, lights out. >> my film is called the lights out and is about a woman who is home alone at night. when she turns...
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in sarajevo the war was going on, and we played a concert in the court of the islamic library.ne of the first things that was bombed was the house of books. in kashmir it was my life-long dream to have muslims and hindus in my country sit together and listen to music. i didn't change your the history of kashmir from the end of that concert, but they sat together and heard beethoven and sick ov ski. i think they went away with a smile on their face. there was a remnant of peace in their hearts, i am sure. >> for zubin mehta, music diplomacy never stops. the healing power it brings inspires him. >> first time we played in berlin. germans were with tears in their eyes, especially at the end of the concert. >> what was it like for you and members of the orchestra. >> i'm neither jewish, or israeli or german. i was proud to be part of this. an occasion no one would forget. >> he grew up in bombay, studied in vienna and conducted the philharmonic orchestra at 25. people. >> there were great musicians sitting in front of me. i was not conscious about their inner most feelings. and i i
in sarajevo the war was going on, and we played a concert in the court of the islamic library.ne of the first things that was bombed was the house of books. in kashmir it was my life-long dream to have muslims and hindus in my country sit together and listen to music. i didn't change your the history of kashmir from the end of that concert, but they sat together and heard beethoven and sick ov ski. i think they went away with a smile on their face. there was a remnant of peace in their hearts,...
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when the man shot the archduke in sarajevo, he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperial. and of course, president clinton is trying to revive -- president putin is trying to revive some russian form of russian imperion. and many who are feeling passionately and indignant about what has just happened, and while it is true if you like three ukraine, it is also true that one ukraine was recognized him and its borders recognized by president hooton in 1994 when -- putin in 1994 when ukraine gave up their nuclear weapons. that was formal recognition of the borders that have just been trampled upon by president putin. i don't want to be alarmist, and i absolutely agree that the iran dossier, which is a critical one, russian help is important. everything has to be calibrated. but this is a sea change. it is a new ballgame. and i think the situation is combustible, both within the ukraine if president couldn't -- putin chooses to go any further, and potentially in the baltic states where tensions run very high about being ruled from moscow. and i know that vice presi
when the man shot the archduke in sarajevo, he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperial. and of course, president clinton is trying to revive -- president putin is trying to revive some russian form of russian imperion. and many who are feeling passionately and indignant about what has just happened, and while it is true if you like three ukraine, it is also true that one ukraine was recognized him and its borders recognized by president hooton in 1994 when -- putin...
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no longer climate-suitable for winter olympics, including lillehammer and mageno, oslo, care koi sarajevo, grenoble and on. so, the people who are involved in these winter sports know about this and 100 athletes at the sochi olympics from ten different nations wrote a letter saying, we have got to take climate change seriously. and they've particularly focused on the small towns in the mountains where skiers and snowboarders train and where the economy is based on snowboarding and skiing and winter sports ads, and the deaf sthaition would happen in those -- and the devastation that would happen in those small towns if the economy collapsed because of climate change. if -- you want to go ahead now, senator? mr. schatz: i thank the senator from rhode island. i'd like to whoever a personal story from -- i'd like to offer a personal story from a young lady in hawaii because i think that it's really important to think of this in generational terms. and her name is keratinaka. and she is a senior at a school called hanolani. she wrote me a letter and i want to read it into the letter. -- into t
no longer climate-suitable for winter olympics, including lillehammer and mageno, oslo, care koi sarajevo, grenoble and on. so, the people who are involved in these winter sports know about this and 100 athletes at the sochi olympics from ten different nations wrote a letter saying, we have got to take climate change seriously. and they've particularly focused on the small towns in the mountains where skiers and snowboarders train and where the economy is based on snowboarding and skiing and...
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it is not zare sarajevo, it is not paris or berlin. but think the moment has come despite the dateline for some powerful symbolism. i think the body language will be almost as important as anything to demonstrate that, the transatlantic unity is not just some quaint idea from the 20th century but he is still there. and still matters. let's face it. president putin has acted because he is perceived the european union as weak and, president obama, the united states in general, as distracted, looking elsewhere, pivoting to asia. winding down on the post-9/11 wars in a phrase of retrenchment. and that is the basis on which he has acted. and i don't think we can have any illusions any longer about him. i think we were inclined to think he really thinks the breakup of the soviet union was one of the great, the greatest strategic tragedy of the 20th century and it was such a almost farcical statement that we waved it away. but the fact is if you look at the invasion of georgia in 2008 as a kind of a trial run for this, as his whole perception
it is not zare sarajevo, it is not paris or berlin. but think the moment has come despite the dateline for some powerful symbolism. i think the body language will be almost as important as anything to demonstrate that, the transatlantic unity is not just some quaint idea from the 20th century but he is still there. and still matters. let's face it. president putin has acted because he is perceived the european union as weak and, president obama, the united states in general, as distracted,...
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there could be no sochi olympics, no vancouver or squaw valley or sarajevo olympics. and that's if we're able to stabilize and ultimately reduce our global carbon emissions before the year 2100. if carbon pollution continues on the current pace, only six of these cities could host the games. forget about torino and that begano -- nagano, lake placid and lillehammer. over 110 athletes signed a letter asking leaders to take action to curb climate change. they said and i'll quote here -- "as winter olympic athletes, our lives revolve around the winter and if chieng -- climate change continues at this pace, the economies of the towns where we live and train will be ruined. our sports will be forever changed and the winter olympics as we know it will be a thing of the past." much as we all love the winter olympics, we could do without them. we can't very well do without freshwater. glaciers represent the largest reserves of freshwater on earth. their freshwater feeds our rivers and streams, waters our farms and ranches, and provides some of our drinking water. glacier loss
there could be no sochi olympics, no vancouver or squaw valley or sarajevo olympics. and that's if we're able to stabilize and ultimately reduce our global carbon emissions before the year 2100. if carbon pollution continues on the current pace, only six of these cities could host the games. forget about torino and that begano -- nagano, lake placid and lillehammer. over 110 athletes signed a letter asking leaders to take action to curb climate change. they said and i'll quote here -- "as...
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it reminds me a little bit of sarajevo back in the early '90s where you had residents trying to stop snipers in the hills from firing mar tore mortars ie city. but not something you see every day. >> just a few weeks ago that snipers were firing upon protesters. let's go to anna corn in the capital of the crimean region. what is the sentiment there, do they want to become part of the russian federation? >> reporter: absolutely, jake. there is an overwhelming support for this referendum. the people we spoke to said this is people power at work. we spoke to one woman who was born here when it was part of the soviet union and she said this is only right that it returns to the mother land. we have to remember that 60% of cry me ans are ethnic russians. so strong cultural and historical ties between crimea and russia.iy me ans are ethnic. so strong cultural and historical ties between crimea and russia. me ans are ethnic r. so strong cultural and historical ties between crimea and russia.me ans are ethnic ru. so strong cultural and historical ties between crimea and russia.ans are ethnic
it reminds me a little bit of sarajevo back in the early '90s where you had residents trying to stop snipers in the hills from firing mar tore mortars ie city. but not something you see every day. >> just a few weeks ago that snipers were firing upon protesters. let's go to anna corn in the capital of the crimean region. what is the sentiment there, do they want to become part of the russian federation? >> reporter: absolutely, jake. there is an overwhelming support for this...
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he led tours to sarajevo and kaz mish. >> there's something about you and conflict that draws each other? >> we must never stop using our art to help people, to bring people together. in sarajevo it was in the war, "94 the boston war was still going, and we played a concert in the bombed courtyard. one of the first things that the serbs want was a house of books. in kashmir it was my life-long dream to have muslims and hindus in my country sit together and listen to music. i didn't change your the history of kashmir from the end of the concert. but they sat together and heard beethoven. i think they went away with a smile on their face. there was some remnant of peace in their hearts, i am sure. >> music diplomacy never stops, and the healing power it brings inspires zubin mehta. >> the first time we played in berlin after the war, 1971. the germans were with tears, especially at the end of the concert when we played the israeli anthem. >> what was it like for you and members of the orchestra. ? >> i'm neither jewish, israelly or german, but i was proud to be a part of it. >> zubin mehta
he led tours to sarajevo and kaz mish. >> there's something about you and conflict that draws each other? >> we must never stop using our art to help people, to bring people together. in sarajevo it was in the war, "94 the boston war was still going, and we played a concert in the bombed courtyard. one of the first things that the serbs want was a house of books. in kashmir it was my life-long dream to have muslims and hindus in my country sit together and listen to music. i...
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it is not zare sarajevo, it is not paris or berlin. but think the moment has come despite the dateline for some powerful symbolism. i think the body language will be almost as important as anything to demonstrate that, the transatlantic unity is not just some quaint idea from the 20th century but he is still there. and still matters. let's face it. president putin has acted because he is perceived the european union as weak and, president obama, the united states in general, as distracted, looking elsewhere, pivoting to asia. winding down on the post-9/11 wars in a phrase of retrenchment. and that is the basis on which he has acted. and i don't think we can have any illusions any longer about him. i think we were inclined to think he really thinks the breakup of the soviet union was one of the great, the greatest strategic tragedy of the 20th century and it was such a almost farcical statement that we waved it away. but the fact is if you look at the invasion of georgia in 2008 as a kind of a trial run for this, as his whole perception
it is not zare sarajevo, it is not paris or berlin. but think the moment has come despite the dateline for some powerful symbolism. i think the body language will be almost as important as anything to demonstrate that, the transatlantic unity is not just some quaint idea from the 20th century but he is still there. and still matters. let's face it. president putin has acted because he is perceived the european union as weak and, president obama, the united states in general, as distracted,...
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and as they after week after wash after year, sarajevo shelled and leveled by the surrounding troops. and i see the arms embargo imposed, with constant leaks and promises, with what is to come and so forth, and it has not happened. , aleppo,, they have been destroyed in the fight continues. i have seen this before. many arguments the united states government uses now, to prove -- to avoid providing opposition -- support of the opposition government was given by first president george bush and that crisis with bill clinton, that they use to avoid providing arms to armed muslims. this only changed with both the ministrations -- their policy was to keep this issue off the front pages and off of the evening news. that was their sole focus. they went on to bury the issue. the media was very good. and i must say that the killing went on but people got more angry and angry in the united states. ultimately, what turned the tide is that there was -- there were finally enough votes in the senate to override the administration costs the toe. but it was not -- veto administration's -- administrat
and as they after week after wash after year, sarajevo shelled and leveled by the surrounding troops. and i see the arms embargo imposed, with constant leaks and promises, with what is to come and so forth, and it has not happened. , aleppo,, they have been destroyed in the fight continues. i have seen this before. many arguments the united states government uses now, to prove -- to avoid providing opposition -- support of the opposition government was given by first president george bush and...
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the the prince shot archduke in sarajevo, he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperial . and of course, president clinton is trying to revive -- president putin is trying to revive some russian form of in. on.of imperia and many who are feeling passionately and indignant about , andhas just happened while it is true if you like three ukraine, it is also true that one ukraine was recognized him and its borders recognized by president hooton in 1994 when he said, give up your nuclear weapons. that was formal recognition of the borders that have just been trampled upon by president putin. i don't want to be alarmist, and i absolutely agree that the iran is a critical one, is important. everything has to be calibrated. but this is a sea change. it is a new ballgame. and i think the situation is combustible, both within the ukraine if president couldn't -- putin chooses to go any further, and potentially in the baltic states where tensions run very high about being ruled from moscow. and i know that president biden -- vice president biden has just been there to r
the the prince shot archduke in sarajevo, he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperial . and of course, president clinton is trying to revive -- president putin is trying to revive some russian form of in. on.of imperia and many who are feeling passionately and indignant about , andhas just happened while it is true if you like three ukraine, it is also true that one ukraine was recognized him and its borders recognized by president hooton in 1994 when he said, give...
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gabrelo who shot the arch duke in sarajevo.he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperium. the imperium of austria and hungary. president putin is trying to revive some form of russian imperm. there aren't any exact parallels but i'm sure there are young folk in ukraine who e feeling passionately indignant about what's happened. and it's there are if you like three ue cranes and also true that one ukraine was recognized and its borders recognized by president putin in 1994 when ukraine gave up its nuclear weapons. and that was formal recognition of the borders that have just been trampled upon by president putin. look, i don't want to be alarmist. and i also absolutely agree that on the iran dossier which is a critical one, russian help is important. so everything has to be calibrated. but this is a sea change. it is a new ballgame. and i think the situation is combustible. both within the ukraine, if president putin chooses to go any further, and potentially in the baltic states. where feelings run ver
gabrelo who shot the arch duke in sarajevo.he was trying to secure the liberty of the south slavs from an imperium. the imperium of austria and hungary. president putin is trying to revive some form of russian imperm. there aren't any exact parallels but i'm sure there are young folk in ukraine who e feeling passionately indignant about what's happened. and it's there are if you like three ue cranes and also true that one ukraine was recognized and its borders recognized by president putin in...
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when bosnia went towards independence in the early 1990s of serbia and surrounding sarajevo was an arms embargo at the boston muslims and russia was supplying and providing no shortage of weapons and i'm not here to refight that war. what you're seeing now are arguments that i heard back then when i was working on these issues i spoke with the two secretaries of date to try to change the policy and the virtually failed by the way. learning that almost all of them privately hated the the. and there were three or four foreign service officers that for foreign service officers resigned as a result of this and there was a real turbulence in the department of state. the after week after month after your, it will show the mobile by the surrounding troops. and i see the arms embargo imposed on the opposition. you name it, it has been under siege. in the fight continues. many that they use now has avoided providing arms to the opposition and now it is called part of this. and their policy was to keep this issue off the front pages and off of the evening news. that was their sole focus. the meet
when bosnia went towards independence in the early 1990s of serbia and surrounding sarajevo was an arms embargo at the boston muslims and russia was supplying and providing no shortage of weapons and i'm not here to refight that war. what you're seeing now are arguments that i heard back then when i was working on these issues i spoke with the two secretaries of date to try to change the policy and the virtually failed by the way. learning that almost all of them privately hated the the. and...
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now no longer climate suitable for winter olympics, including lillehammer and nagano, innsbruck, sarajevo, vancouver, grenoble and on. so the people who are involved in these winter sports know about this, and a hundred athletes at the sochi olympics from ten different nations wrote a letter saying we have got to take climate change seriously. and they particularly focused on the small towns in the mountains where skiers and snowboarders train and where the economy is based on snowboarding and skiing and winter sports and the devastation that would happen in those small towns if that economy collapsed because of climate change. if you want to go ahead now, senator? >> sure. i thank the senator from rhode island, and i'd like to offer a personal story from a young lady in hawaii, because i think that it's really important to think of this in generational terms. and her name is cara tanaka, and she is a senior at a school, and she wrote me a letter, and i want to read it into the record. this is kara tanaka. recently i read hawaii is one of two it's nations being considered for the world co
now no longer climate suitable for winter olympics, including lillehammer and nagano, innsbruck, sarajevo, vancouver, grenoble and on. so the people who are involved in these winter sports know about this, and a hundred athletes at the sochi olympics from ten different nations wrote a letter saying we have got to take climate change seriously. and they particularly focused on the small towns in the mountains where skiers and snowboarders train and where the economy is based on snowboarding and...