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follow the crowd to the fashion city, the windy city, the imperial city. the people, yes.>> most sincerely. >> we beg to remain yours most respectfully. >> dear sir -- [voices murmuring] [indiscernible] ♪ >> who is on call? >> dr. nichols? >> another street case. >> try the eighth floor. >> crushed leg. ♪ ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> internal hemorrhage, ruptured spleen. >> yes, doctor. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> this new age builds a better kind of city close to the soil. planes are shaped for speed. new cities take form, green cities. they are built into the countryside. they are not allowed to grow and overcrowd the on the size that makes them fit for living in. beyond this size that makes them fit for living in. the new city is organized to make operations possible between the machines and nature. each has its place. safe streets are quiet neighborhoods are built into the pattern and built to stay there. it flows from powerhouses to factories and laboratories. science serves the worker and i worked together making machines more automatic and the men who govern them more human. spa
follow the crowd to the fashion city, the windy city, the imperial city. the people, yes.>> most sincerely. >> we beg to remain yours most respectfully. >> dear sir -- [voices murmuring] [indiscernible] ♪ >> who is on call? >> dr. nichols? >> another street case. >> try the eighth floor. >> crushed leg. ♪ ♪ [indiscernible] ♪ ♪ ♪ >> internal hemorrhage, ruptured spleen. >> yes, doctor. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>...
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Oct 20, 2014
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something of a throwback, an anomaly, a creature from another earlier time in the life of the one time imperial city a magnificently restored compound. these traditional wooden houses were once part of the regal style with slope grooves to handle all the rainy hue weather. but most importantly, they feature a garden at the center, which follows the eastern philosophy that all things originate from a single source, and expand in all directions. since the loss of her beloved son, she's lived here. surrounded by her garden and her art. occasionally, she invites guests and friends. there's duck, writer and food blogger, lon, art collector, and phillipe. >> this is also a gallery? >> yes, i design and my people work. >> she also cooks, magnificently from a repertoire of imperial hue dishes numbering over 100. back in dynastic time, the emperors demanded varieties in wives, in whom sometimes they would have over 100, and in food. the menus of the 19th century boasted new dishes every night. small, flavorful, and beautifully presented. and that culinary tradition continues today. how much of that persists?
something of a throwback, an anomaly, a creature from another earlier time in the life of the one time imperial city a magnificently restored compound. these traditional wooden houses were once part of the regal style with slope grooves to handle all the rainy hue weather. but most importantly, they feature a garden at the center, which follows the eastern philosophy that all things originate from a single source, and expand in all directions. since the loss of her beloved son, she's lived...
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Oct 1, 2014
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. >> reporter: the forbidden city, the heart of imperial beijing. on a day of patriotic pride, these people know what is allowed and what isn't. no display of support for the hong kong students here. the only show the solidarity was for the communist party, whose rule began here 65 years ago. >> i hope stability and peace will remain in our country. the more stable the better. we don't want to see china divided. >> translation: as a chinese citizen i'm proud of the development we have agreed in the past 65 years. china is a great country. >> reporter: this anniversary is overshadowed by event in hong kong, creating the biggest challenge for president xi jinping, since he assumed power two weeks ago. during a speech on tuesday he made no direct reference to the protest, but pledged that china would protect hong kong's processes. >> translation: the federal government will add here to the guidelines of one-country, two-systems. >> reporter: ultimately president xi jinping will have to resolve what is happening in hong kong. his options are limited. ei
. >> reporter: the forbidden city, the heart of imperial beijing. on a day of patriotic pride, these people know what is allowed and what isn't. no display of support for the hong kong students here. the only show the solidarity was for the communist party, whose rule began here 65 years ago. >> i hope stability and peace will remain in our country. the more stable the better. we don't want to see china divided. >> translation: as a chinese citizen i'm proud of the development...
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Oct 1, 2014
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. >> reporter: the forbidden city, the heard of imperial beijing.of patriotic pride, these people know what is allowed and what isn't. so no displays of support for the hong kong students here. the only show of solidarity was for the communist party who's rule began here 65 years ago. >> translator: i hope stability and peace will remain in our country. the more stable the better. we don't want to see china divided. >> translator: as a chinese citizen, i'm very proud of the development we have achieved in the past 65 years. china is a great country. >> reporter: but this anniversary is being overshadowed by events in hong kong, creating the biggest challenge for the president since he assumed power almost two years ago. during a speech on tuesday night we made no direct reference to the protests, but pledged that china would protect hong kong's interests. >> translator: we'll implement the guidelines of one country, two systems, and one law, and safeguard the long term stability of hong kong. >> reporter: it is the president who will now have to res
. >> reporter: the forbidden city, the heard of imperial beijing.of patriotic pride, these people know what is allowed and what isn't. so no displays of support for the hong kong students here. the only show of solidarity was for the communist party who's rule began here 65 years ago. >> translator: i hope stability and peace will remain in our country. the more stable the better. we don't want to see china divided. >> translator: as a chinese citizen, i'm very proud of the...
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Oct 30, 2014
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the place aspiring to be china's hollywood. >> reporter: a street scene from imperial china. historical dramas, martial arts films are shot here. it's nicknamed china's hollywood. and if this set looks impressive, the forbidden city is the largest palace complex in the world. and this is an exact replica in terms of size. and that gives a sense of the scale. it covers 2,500 acres, which is larger than two of the biggest hollywood studio lots, universal and paramount, put together. 11 million tourists visit every year. that's only three million less than the real forbidden city. it means good times for the formerly sleepy town where everyone now is pretty much in show business. this man, who grew up here, fits costumes on china's stars. she's met so many, she tells me, it's not exciting anymore. and that's a sign of how much things have changed. >> translator: it was a small town. it's changed a lot due to the film industry. now people from elsewhere come here, which boosts tourism, too. in the past, we had to go to other places to find work. now people come here, and we can stay at home. >> reporter: it's the dream to be a star. even this 7-year-old wants to be in movies. and also a farmer who plays a hooker in t
the place aspiring to be china's hollywood. >> reporter: a street scene from imperial china. historical dramas, martial arts films are shot here. it's nicknamed china's hollywood. and if this set looks impressive, the forbidden city is the largest palace complex in the world. and this is an exact replica in terms of size. and that gives a sense of the scale. it covers 2,500 acres, which is larger than two of the biggest hollywood studio lots, universal and paramount, put together. 11...
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Oct 29, 2014
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the city an artist lay in prison. gustave courbet had been a member of the paris commune. he'd been accused of helping destroy the vendome column, symbol of french imperialismble] courbet came from the country. he came from the jura near the swiss border. he saw himself as a wild man from the backwoods. he was a notorious rebel against establishment values in art. the parisian art world was dominated by the salon, a vast state-sponsored exhibition. here large-scale religious or historical subjects were preferred, showing dramatic deeds or moralizing themes like couture's romans of the decadence. highly popular, too, were images of beautiful women presented in settings remote in time or place-- in classical antiquity or an imaginary orient. there were also trivial anecdotal pictures of everyday life. courbet called his art "realist." [church bell ringing] rejecting the idealized vision and false rhetoric of academic art, he painted the mourners attending a funeral in his own small town. courbet said, "it was not my intention "to attain the trivial goal of art for art's sake. "no. my aim is to translate the customs, the ideas, "and the appearance of my own ep
the city an artist lay in prison. gustave courbet had been a member of the paris commune. he'd been accused of helping destroy the vendome column, symbol of french imperialismble] courbet came from the country. he came from the jura near the swiss border. he saw himself as a wild man from the backwoods. he was a notorious rebel against establishment values in art. the parisian art world was dominated by the salon, a vast state-sponsored exhibition. here large-scale religious or historical...
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Oct 6, 2014
10/14
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imperial county, so we weren't only dependent on water from the north. we invested at storage on local level. i supported desalination which was controversial thing both at city council and coastal commission. we have to diversify our water supply. the other thing we supported locally was the pure water thing. people demonized this toilet to tap. we need to recycle our water. mr. demaio was consistent opponent to. that we can't be sending what is treatable water, outfall four miles into the ocean. we have to take care of that resource right here. what i will dot in federal government, what you said. we've gone from being behind the curve in san diego. also always for permission to discharge waste not treated to level of other places. we also made a scientific justification for it. we didn't want to impose cost on rate-payers. today, using pure water system, water recycling we can be the leader in the nation. we can show how to do recycle recycleing, take care of our own resource. that needs to have permission of federal government. federal government has to be partner in infrastructure and we need to support the state water bond which is critical aspect of th
imperial county, so we weren't only dependent on water from the north. we invested at storage on local level. i supported desalination which was controversial thing both at city council and coastal commission. we have to diversify our water supply. the other thing we supported locally was the pure water thing. people demonized this toilet to tap. we need to recycle our water. mr. demaio was consistent opponent to. that we can't be sending what is treatable water, outfall four miles into the...