the architecture of the temple of bay on is quite exceptional. the forty five metre high tower in the center is surrounded by forty nine smaller towers from which one hundred seventy two gigantic faces of buddha gaze outwards in all directions the day on is not only the seat of the gods but also a manifestation of the king's own divine power they seem to north south east and west. the command temple grounds were cities in themselves chronicles described how hundreds of wooden buildings stood between essential shy and its surrounding walls. these how's the priests and their assistants. according to one account eighteen high priests two thousand seven hundred forty officiants two thousand two hundred two assistant priests and six hundred fifteen down singles served in one single shrine and a vast store of treasure was piled up in the shrine five tons of gold plates thirty five diamonds forty thousand six hundred twenty pearls four thousand five hundred forty precious stones nine hundred sixty seven veils of chinese silk. road they are known as the

on the site of the some temple which they destroyed the christians built the monastery of santo domingo thus the new true god could be worshiped on the square where. once the sun had been venerated. the old walls where they survived were covered in frescoes to hide all memory of the pagan traditions of the place. in one thousand nine hundred fifty an earthquake destroyed parts of the monastery and revealed the walls of the sun temple these walls were once covered in gold but there is nothing left of such riches. in the semicircular astronomical wall of the sun temple made possible an exact determination of the phases of the moon the position of the stars and the date of the songs to see. the spaniards built houses of their own on the foundations of the buildings they had destroyed not one single income house kindness all temple is still standing in close call today. only the walls remain. the individual stones were a country with such precision and fitted so exactly without mortar that not even the point of them not can be inserted between them. school is still redolent of the entire le

>> but when it came to colleges, temple, his alma mater, held a special place in his heart. >> templehim. he was a big backer of temple sports. he eventually, when he became bill cosby, became a member of the board. he gave a lot of money to temple. >> and that's where cosby met andrea constand, following a temple woman's basketball game in 2002. >> i remember andrea telling me that she had met bill cosby. we watched "the cosby show" as kids and i loved the show, and i just thought, wow! that's so lucky. >> did she ever talk about that bill cosby had a particular interest in her and her career? >> no. no, she didn't. no. we didn't really talk about him a lot. i think she definitely -- she looked at him as a mentor, and as, you know, a nice man, but more of a father figure. >> by early 2004, constand had decided basketball management wasn't for her, and she was considering her next career move. >> she seemed to be at a crossroads in her life. she was deciding whether to stay at temple or move back to canada. >> in the middle of her decision making, constand spoke with cosby on the phon

we now know that the temples white marble sculptures were originally multi-colored the parthenon is famous phrase was also a colorful affair original marble sections are currently on display at the museum alongside plaster replicas that indicate missing parts that were carted off to the british museum in london in one talks about returning them have so far failed to bear fruit. the acropolis has an emotional pull on locals and visitors alike many are literally overwhelmed. us so all these. things these make me and of my heart you know the place where the humanity was hungry i mean is there you know for what are. kind of feel like the history and the hammers and all the work that went into to this this is really amazing the acropolis is among the world's top tourist attractions the ancient ruins appeals to all sorts of people whether they're archaeology or history and busy asked or simply here to enjoy the view. of the zero max viewers who are fans of the acropolis to. the stone mason theater isn't fazed by all the hustle and bustle. to be honest i barely know the sun my day to day a

making precise measurements is painstaking work refurbishing the temple doesn't mean rebuilding it but stabilizing what's left of it. every stone on the site he's been coming here practically every working day for over fifteen years. working conditions are tough it gets extremely hot in summer sun a scorching. and in winter it gets cold in a very windy. but we accept it as part of the job and it's not that that. is a. in two thousand and nine a new museum was opened at the foot of the acropolis it shows the site's history the original citadel was destroyed by the persians then a grand temple complex with the parthenon at its heart was built during the golden age of para cleese later the parthenon was turned into a mosque by the ottomans who later housed an ammunition dump their cannon fire from venetian ships caused an explosion that destroyed much of the temple we now know that the temples white marble sculptures parisian lean multi-colored the parthenon is famous freeze was also a colorful affair original marble sections are currently under splay at the museum alongside plaster repli

but his visit to the temple the holiest site in judaism sparked a scandal. in the bible it says that paul was accused of taking a gentile into the holy part of the temple complex and thereby desecrating it. a crime that was punishable in jewish law by the death penalty. to the denies having made this mistake it would be extraordinary if he had. but he was mistrusted by other followers of christ who were more protective a. the temple districts i didn't want it opened up to pagans i put in my hand by jews who are skeptical of christ and such as the pharisees the sadducees physios i don't see encountered mistrust everywhere and so from stone the argument in jerusalem used to discredit another jew was that he was not abiding by jewish rules so it seems plausible that the accusation against him was fabricated as a for conciliatory are. facing threats to his life in jerusalem paul was taken into protective custody by a roman officer he was practices area seat of their own governor of the province of judea. paul was plagued by thoughts of death. i longed to go and

there was a temple for each of the men. gods that people worshiped but to call sacrificing to many gods amounted to idolatry. to mention city in polish the people to whom paul was appealing had a centuries old tradition of worshipping gods could he don't because asia society was divided into those who were free in those who were slaves greeks and barbarians men and women and then along came paul who said that's not important my god is important to christ to appear to me is important and he told the people that they should change their life to serve him that was a tremendous demand. as paul soon realized. how could he offend their religious sensibility how could he demand they renounce all that was sacred to them for an unknown man who had been crucified. for. power who set off to provoke hostility for example by going to the synagogue and proclaiming his teachings saying to the gentiles your faith is not the right while it is inferior to the true faith that i represent getting i still. tweeted. but his strategy often worked

grand temple complex with the parthenon at its heart was built during the golden age of parent please later the parthenon was turned into a mosque by the ottomans who later housed an ammunition dump their cannon fire from venetian ships caused an explosion that destroyed much of the temple we now know that the temples white marble sculptures were originally multi-colored the parthenon is famous freeze was also a colorful affair original marble sections are currently on display at the museum alongside plaster replicas that indicate missing parts that were carted off to the british museum in london in one thousand one talks about returning them have so far failed to bear fruit. the acropolis has an emotional pull on locals and visitors alike many are literally overwhelmed when ice so all these. people do these make me and of my heart you know the place where the humanity was hungry know up. there you know for what are. kind of feel like the history and the hammer than all the work that we've been through to this is really amazing the acropolis is among the world's top tourist attraction

ossify was abducted and held hostage in the temple for days her attackers were hindu. hindu nationalists rushed to the defense of the queue including lawyers and government ministers from prime minister narendra modi's party gandhi leader of the indian national congress held a candle light. vigil for us of are saying the government is not doing enough for victims like her and while the religious and political bickering continues to divide the country there is still no justice for the innocent little girl whose life was so brutally taken to her food. as you just saw there indians have been incensed by the murder of a c. for many people who are using the hash tags justice for a c. for and my street my protests demand accountability and action we give a little sample of some of the tweets and the online commentary that's been going on how the merchant says we need a safer india for women we need justice for all rape victims speak up every voice counts we finally criticizes the time it took for this case to receive attention wondering how many children girls and women must

mount the significance of temple mount is twofold first because of its contentious status in the mideast conflict and second because it is a sacred site for both jews and muslims of the temple and this superior power on temple mount can only be defeated if its leader is defeated and he operates out of a bank tower in the city of london the bryza the evil force that reigns over east jerusalem that orders the jews to enslave humankind rules from its headquarters in an international finance santa all that plays to the codes and myths of anti-semitism and dammit we had records and. we ask god to respond he agrees to discuss only one aspect of the video via instagram the symbolism of the ring is over markman of the pentagram and hexagram are magical symbols but far predate the beginnings of judaism so i have to ask you what's your experts area of expertise that he's obviously not a historian. rapper has refused to acknowledge their lyrics harbor and the semantic content is no exception. to that and of course anti semitism exists in german rap just like it exists in the rest of society in the

he already had been the temple university -- temple university distanced themselves from cosby. he raised untold millions for this university. he brought great notice to this university. he was known to wear a temple university jersey or a temple had, often seen at sporting events there. now removing itself from him and over time others will as well. we don't yet know when a sentencing date -- alissa kaplan was inside the courtroom. do we have an idea when a judge will set a date and whether we will witness these victim impact statements or if cameras will be allowed? >> cameras will definitely not be allowed. they're not allowed in courtrooms in philadelphia. i keep refreshing the court's website. it's not posted yet and he didn't make mention in court. >> shepard: you said, lissa, that bill cosby is to remain at his primary residence? >> that's what they said. that's the locate listed on the bail application. they want to ensure he's there. >> shepard: pardon the intervention. here's the district attorney. we want to listen live now after the conviction of bill cosby, the pros

the experience takes you on an immersive tour of two of bagan‘s temples.wing the previous lives of buddha. and you can get so close, you can really see the details. as well as learning about the history of the site, you see some of the damage that was done during a major earthquake in 2016. but what's great about having this sort of data is that preservationists can use it to restore the temple to this exact state with millimetre precision. scans of this and other sites around the world could form an invaluable tool to preserve places even if they‘ re damaged or destroyed. while google may be shouting about this project, its scanning company cyark has done the legwork on the ground to gather all this data. much of its been captured using lidar — that's a technique of firing lasers to record how far away things are. do it millions of times and you get something like this. combine that with thousands of photographs and you can get some pretty detailed data. we are genuinely excited to find out and see how this data is going to be used by the education commun

they have names like well towns thrown vishnu's temple valhalla overlook all secret pile on jupiter's temple the naming looks back to mythological realms as if the name gives could barely believe their eyes at the sight of these majestic cracks towering to heights of almost two thousand meters. to stand for the first time at the rim of this tremendous fissure in the earth's crust is to be overwhelmed no matter how well prepared by the country's photos films and reports the visitor is ordered by the dramatic grandeur of the canyon it was carved out by the colorado river over the course of millions of years. the grand canyon in northwest arizona is eight hundred meters deep and up to thirty kilometers wide and drums for four hundred forty six kilometers through the forest . passé there are chasms elsewhere i have a deeper or narrower but numbness as majestic or inspiring fascinating plane famous as the ground. the first europeans to set eyes on the ground canyon look questing for gold in fifteen forty a spanish army commanded by francisco to carra nado moved north through the great amer

it's a unique and distinctive religious site a temple built for eternity. the structure of the stone circle can only be seen properly from above the standing stones form various circles and horseshoe shapes grouped around a common center a bank and ditch mark the perimeter. archaeological excavations have given us a fairly accurate idea of who built stonehenge when and how. but why stonehenge was built remains a mystery. it was erected over a period of almost two thousand years from around three thousand to one thousand b.c. . the outer ditch and bank came first presumably they encircled an area of sacred ground. there was only one point of access to the circle a gap in the perimeter to the northeast the builders placed a striking monolith on this axis the so-called healed stone the complex was abandoned after about five hundred years. this pottery is typical of the so-called beaker people it was they who completely remodeled and enlarged stonehenge. from twenty one hundred b.c. stonehenge was a major building site for the beaker people transported pillars

in the temple we find five borders. it takes you on an immersive two of two of the temples.ves of put up. and she think it's close you can really the details. urszula is earning about the history of the site you see some of the damage that was done during a major earthquake in 2016. but what is great about having this sort of data is preservation of can use that to restore the temple to this exact date with millimetre precision. scans of this and other sites around the world could form an invaluable tool to preserve places even if they are damaged or destroyed. while google may be shouting about this project, its scanning project that is the knowledge group on the ground to do all the data collection, much ca ptu red to do all the data collection, much captured using lidar, a technique firing lasers to record how far away are. to millions of times and you get something like this. combine it with thousands of photographs and you can get some pretty detailed data. we are genuinely excited to find out and see just how this data is going to be used by the education community and

you have set out these alcohol support groups within temples.ity, and to bring it into the temple and to talk openly about it, i have done talks in temples, and that gives the congregation, the families, the addict, hope that someone is talking about this openly. there is no shame around it. it is working really well. in derby where we started this it has moved on to southall in london where there is a very large seeker community. you are saying people feel able to come to the temple and talk to somebody about their problems? yes. ifi am up there in the temple in derby, some people who are desperate for help will speak to the committee members or talk to the elders or the priest and say, we have a family member who is struggling, when can you meet us? by is struggling, when can you meet us? by being visible you are bringing it into the open? that is right, yes. jennifer, why do british punjabis not get nhs help? what are the barriers? it is feared that information will be released into the community, particularly if they have a friend of the fam

and held hostage in the temple in january police say the attack was planned to force a muslim nomadic community to leave the hindu majority area. and china has held what it's calling its biggest ever naval drills in the disputed south china sea display of military might was attended by president xi jinping all the ten thousand personnel seventy six fighter jets and forty eight warships took part in the exercises. yes present donald trump's nominee for secretary of state has faced tough questioning from senators at a confirmation hearing like pompei was grilled on everything from iran and north korea to his views on islamophobia as well as the investigation into alleged russian meddling in the two thousand and sixteen election the senate will vote on his nomination later this month when jordan reports. the antiwar demonstrators were there when my plan pale arrived for his confirmation hearing. you know. so too was a cascade of tough questions from congressional democrats about the secretary of state nominee its views on north korea we have a responsibility to achieve a condition where

violence at the sikh temple in indivisib indiana. police say some of the old leaders did not want to relinquish power. nine people were hospitalized after the brawl. >>> a blago update. rod blagojevich running out of options. the u.s. supreme court reviewsed to hear his -- refused to hear his appeal. he will continue to serve the 14 years for corruption. the 61-year-old blagojevich was convicted in 2011 in attempting to sell the u.s. senate seat left havevacant from barack oba. at the corruption trial, 18 guilty verdicts were imposed upon him. >>> after surgery for intestinal infection. senator mccain's office said he is engaged in his work as chairman of the committee. his daughter tweeted her admiration for his quote intense grit and determination. thanks for his doctors. >> everyone is praying. >>> ahead, a fight to survive in an island paradise. flood waters forced people to call for help. more from hawaii next. my name is jeff sheldon, and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hund

of contempt and this superior power on temple mount can only be defeated if its leader is defeated and he operates out of a bank tower in the city of london. the evil force that reigns of east jerusalem that orders the jews to enslave humankind rules from its headquarters in an international finance santa all that plays to the codes and myths of anti-semitism . we ask god to respond he agrees to discuss only one aspect of the video by instagram the symbolism of the ring is often are the pentagram and hexagram are magical symbols but far predate the beginnings of judaism so i have to ask you what your experts area of expertise is obviously not of historians. refuse to acknowledge their lyrics harbor anti sematic content is no exception. to that and of course anti semitism exists in german rap just like it exists in the rest of society and it would be foolish to suggest it doesn't. come from done in the. cover to pump for a range of media for fifteen years and was editor in chief of splash mag a well known rap magazine. that's the the definitive. within the german rap scene and among its

if you give people more perspective, she was an academic advisor at temple university. she says she went to and he'll tell it away basketball game. andrea constand was a -- shep, we have the verdict. bill cosby, guilty on all three counts. i repeat, bill cosby has been -- is guilty on all three counts. indecent aggravated assault. they found him guilty on penetration without consent. guilty on penetration while andrea constand was unconscious and intoxicated. shep. >> wow. an incredible turn of events appeared we were told this would be a completely different trial from the previous one. the circumstances in this trial were certainly different. the testimony that was received had, in many cases, different rules. now the verdict has been reached. it took just over a day of deliberation for these seven men and five women. now we are going to pause for just a second. viewers of fox television stations across the nation join us. good afternoon from fox news in new york, i am shepard smith on fox news channel, satellite and cable. fox television's across the nation. a verdic

temple on that. >> my other question, thank you very much. >> thank you. >> my other question is on the crs work force, it is decreased by approximately 13% in the last eight years. you lost 92 ftes and 22% of staff will be eligible for a time this year. to let that sink in for a moment. given the crs process is over 60,000 requests and a quarter of staff will be eligible this year. what is steps are you taking to retain current subject matter and to recruit new qualified experts and how can we support your expert? >> this fiscal year request is for 20 additional ftes and those are more senior analysts and lawyers who'll give more depth to the crs services. that's in addition to the eighth that were put on last yea year -- last year there is an active mentoring program going on right now and they are very aware of the need for knowledge management and in fact, i-team modernization is helping in terms of the capturing of information and knowledge and crs are working on it as well. 27% that are eligible for retirement right now. that's concerning because some of that experience is very di

, a place to house the guards and here is the thing about temples that the second you build something like that you need someone to administer it someone who was in charge of it now. so the idea of the intermediary with humanity and god almost always felt to men there were exceptions especially in mesopotamia with very, very powerful goddesses as we know her as ishtar those types of goddesses would have women in charge of them but even that was patriarchal because the idea was the goddess is a woman so it requires women to take care of her but the other gods are male-dominated. so that is the process whereby we start to see the creation of organized religion almost immediately becomes patriarchal. and that just extends for the next ten or 12000 years. it is an unbroken chain that goes back to the first civilization and the first temple. >> please welcome the award-winning mist ali parton mom --dash dolly parton. [applause] thank you so much. it is nice to be here in this wonderful place here at the library of congress what a beautiful

ruin it by nick helped rebuild the temple but he says the fear of fresh violence took a long time to faint. the attack by radical islamists on the hindu families in the village of ana dina ghar was no isolated event in early twenty thirteen a wave of violence swept across the entire country. the main targets were religious minorities and free thinkers. at the time a special tribunal in dhaka had begun to hand down death sentences against several leaders of the top islamist party they were convicted of atrocities committed during the one nine hundred seventy one war of independence islamic hardliners were outraged by the verdicts which soon spilled over into protests and violence. visible scars from the attack are still evident on rhony been expose. for a time he debated fleeing to neighboring india. if we went to india with we'd have to live as refugees with the thought next to the here where independent of that with all of this is our country of our liberty of the why we say it's our right to live here i'm a bit. on that will be good into the vicious vehicle nothing. we arrived and