SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
116
116
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 116
favorite 0
quote 0
that's a summary of the average annual damage as a result of flooding in the uk. then we have four other bands and these are the four future scenarios. this is looking at really the world economic environment and how that might change in the future. the left is an economic environment that i
that's a summary of the average annual damage as a result of flooding in the uk. then we have four other bands and these are the four future scenarios. this is looking at really the world economic environment and how that might change in the future. the left is an economic environment that i
318
318
Jul 25, 2010
07/10
by
KOFY
tv
eye 318
favorite 0
quote 0
evangelicals in the uk. they are considering allowing homosexuals to include religioureadings. parliament removed the ban on same sex unions and churches and other worship places. no church should be obliged to perform these ceremoni. >> we would insist no church would be required by law to do something they didn't want to do. >> there is move of oppositi from church of england that doesn't want to carry out these services. >> churches take the unpopular stanof teaching clearly from the pulpit and in the life of the church, christian understanding of marage. >> something that the government's push to make same sex practices. >> my understanding is this is the accepted air. this is how things are. >> same sex couples, if they wish to have a partnership at the moment, only a civil ceremony with no religious elements can be accepted into law which is discrimination against couples that wish to seek god's blessing. >> some churches willing to carry out the ceremonies including some within the quaker movements. t
evangelicals in the uk. they are considering allowing homosexuals to include religioureadings. parliament removed the ban on same sex unions and churches and other worship places. no church should be obliged to perform these ceremoni. >> we would insist no church would be required by law to do something they didn't want to do. >> there is move of oppositi from church of england that doesn't want to carry out these services. >> churches take the unpopular stanof teaching...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
171
171
Jul 28, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 171
favorite 0
quote 0
i'm david baumforth and i'd like to share experiences of what's been going on in the uk and also for me to share what's been going on here as well. in talking about what we've been doing in the uk in relation to our adaptation strategies for flooding and coastal defense, i want to talk through a few of the strategic projects we've been undertaking, one of them for the uk (inaudible) climate change in relation to urban flooding and foresight project, which is the uk government project for climate change, flooding and coastal defense. government guidance note on planning, talking about making space for water in urban design, the construction industry in the uk's design guidance for managing extreme events or managing exceedence and finally the government's policy guidance in the uk on integrated approaches to urban drainage. now, the picture on climate change is all too familiar. this is a graph of projected global warming and temperature rise and its effects northwest europe and particularly the uk. it's a very similar picture to the one you have here. it predicts however you account
i'm david baumforth and i'd like to share experiences of what's been going on in the uk and also for me to share what's been going on here as well. in talking about what we've been doing in the uk in relation to our adaptation strategies for flooding and coastal defense, i want to talk through a few of the strategic projects we've been undertaking, one of them for the uk (inaudible) climate change in relation to urban flooding and foresight project, which is the uk government project for...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
85
85
Jul 28, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 85
favorite 0
quote 0
that's a summary of the average annual damage as a result of flooding in the uk. then we have four other bands and these are the four future scenarios. this is looking at really the world economic environment and how that might change in the future. the left is an economic environment that is based on world markets driving the economy. the next one is based on natural enterprise driving the economy. the next one is one of local ownership, everything reduced to regional economy and the right is everything driven basically on the basis of environment protection. our feeling at the moment is that it's the second of those that is the most likely, that is the national enterprise model. and we can see as we look at that that there's going to be very substantial increase in flooding in the future and within that, that the biggest increase is likeliest to occur within our urban environments. so although we will see a very significant increase in flooding due to river flooding and flooding due to coastal impacts, the biggest cause or biggest increase in flooding in the fut
that's a summary of the average annual damage as a result of flooding in the uk. then we have four other bands and these are the four future scenarios. this is looking at really the world economic environment and how that might change in the future. the left is an economic environment that is based on world markets driving the economy. the next one is based on natural enterprise driving the economy. the next one is one of local ownership, everything reduced to regional economy and the right is...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
99
99
Jul 28, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
in the uk, it's very interesting what you find in those low spots. first of all, you find that's where the low income houses, that's where the poor people live, the people who have no say really in what goes on in the community. so i was really pleased you make the point about environmental justice. the second thing you find out in the uk it's almost always where we put our emergency services because the land is cheap. your fire departments, the ambulances, all that disappears in the first half hour of the storm. >> we use earthquake faults for that. >> okay, but i like the idea of the pilot project because people don't have to commit themselves so much. you get them working on the pilot project and then you expand it. >> certainly san francisco has a problem along these lines as well. we've been looking at developments that -- i guess i preface my statement by saying maybe, echoing the mayor's comment about we should have started looking at this 10 years ago, 10 years ago, at least in my world, i don't know that we talked much about this kind of thi
in the uk, it's very interesting what you find in those low spots. first of all, you find that's where the low income houses, that's where the poor people live, the people who have no say really in what goes on in the community. so i was really pleased you make the point about environmental justice. the second thing you find out in the uk it's almost always where we put our emergency services because the land is cheap. your fire departments, the ambulances, all that disappears in the first half...
148
148
Jul 12, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 148
favorite 0
quote 0
the uk budget should be shown to the uk parliament -- the westminster parliament -- before it is shownanyone else, and that will always be the case under this government. i am pleased to report that subsequent to the publication of our budget, a number of international bodies -- such as the oecd, the eu, the g8, and the g20 -- have recognized that it is an extremely good budget that will help to put this country back on track. >> hear, hear. >> can the prime minister give the house a clear pledge today on child poverty? will there be fewer children in this country living in relative poverty by the end of this parliament -- yes or no? >> we are absolutely committed to meeting the child poverty targets. i remind the honorable gentleman that this budget, despite all its difficulties, does not add a single family to child poverty, in contrast to the last government, who put up child poverty by 100,000 -- they shake their heads. check the figures and come back to me. >> will my right honorable friend give an assurance that all new academies that will be set up will be obliged to accept chil
the uk budget should be shown to the uk parliament -- the westminster parliament -- before it is shownanyone else, and that will always be the case under this government. i am pleased to report that subsequent to the publication of our budget, a number of international bodies -- such as the oecd, the eu, the g8, and the g20 -- have recognized that it is an extremely good budget that will help to put this country back on track. >> hear, hear. >> can the prime minister give the house...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
131
131
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
it's not natural for us in the, uk. we have spent a lot of time building trust between the agencies and companies but when we achieved that it's been enormously helpful and it's achieved the feedback back into the legislation process because when you get a collective bodies working together, it's very easy to influence the legislation process. >> chuck, i'm going back to running the office and be a regulator and tell you what i hated. what i hated is when people came in and said they didn't like the rules and they wanted a performance based standard and they would say, we know what we want to do and we're green and trust us. if someone comes in and says we don't like the prescriptive standards and we run models and can invest better to have a better return for theen environment i found the regulator pretty open to look at those. i think as we look at regulatory engagement i think what we need to do with regulators is bring to them solutions. i spend more on training in my staff in a month than most spend on regulators i
it's not natural for us in the, uk. we have spent a lot of time building trust between the agencies and companies but when we achieved that it's been enormously helpful and it's achieved the feedback back into the legislation process because when you get a collective bodies working together, it's very easy to influence the legislation process. >> chuck, i'm going back to running the office and be a regulator and tell you what i hated. what i hated is when people came in and said they...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
105
105
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 105
favorite 0
quote 0
that's certainly something we've used in the, uk. i know it's been used here is a well.this is taking an incremental approach. not starting with the solution today to address all the problems but what can we do now to take it in the right direction in the next 20 years so we won't have to stand up in 20 years and say we should not have done that or even worse, i wish we'd done something 20 years back. i believe peter said, maybe some of us think if we acted in 1997 some of the problems might not be so challenging in 07'. an incremental no regrets approach might be something to think about as a strategy for going forward. we talked about from the third perspective, stake holder perspective and it takes time to bring them to the table. it's different techniques that it takes to reconcile differences and manager conflict and move forward. we do have to find the time in the planning process to bring those different agencies closer and that needs to be structured in our processes. we need that time and investment needed to do that - needs to be in place and i was delighted to
that's certainly something we've used in the, uk. i know it's been used here is a well.this is taking an incremental approach. not starting with the solution today to address all the problems but what can we do now to take it in the right direction in the next 20 years so we won't have to stand up in 20 years and say we should not have done that or even worse, i wish we'd done something 20 years back. i believe peter said, maybe some of us think if we acted in 1997 some of the problems might...
329
329
Jul 20, 2010
07/10
by
KCSM
tv
eye 329
favorite 0
quote 0
the uk leg of the championship drew a crowd of five and a half thousand spectators bringing in around 30-thousand dollars for the organisers. the sport is growing in popularity thanks to increasing television coverage, and features both indoor and outdoor championships. >>miller: indoor is a very good spectacle. conditions are pretty much fixed, outdoors you're dealing with elements, different types of ground, different types of soil, rock, weather - a lot more variables ... you have to be vastly experienced in all conditions to be an expert rider outdoors. >>reporter: as the scottish rain came down that much was obvious ... although it wasn't enough to put off young fans of the sport. >>i've been here the whole few days and i think it looks really hard - i'll may be do it someday. >>reporter: for many fans a major attraction is the ability to get up close and personal with theirsporting heroes. >>everyone gets involved so it's not just for the elite people. my son did the scottish six days trial at the beginning of may and he was riding beside dougie lampkin and alex wigg some of the
the uk leg of the championship drew a crowd of five and a half thousand spectators bringing in around 30-thousand dollars for the organisers. the sport is growing in popularity thanks to increasing television coverage, and features both indoor and outdoor championships. >>miller: indoor is a very good spectacle. conditions are pretty much fixed, outdoors you're dealing with elements, different types of ground, different types of soil, rock, weather - a lot more variables ... you have to...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
133
133
Jul 24, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 133
favorite 0
quote 0
and uk theater companies and is the recipient of the allen wright award for arts journalism, the sundance institute arts fellowship and the nea fellowship of journalism. in 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual san francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc., in the united states. let's welcome phillip and chloe >> hi there, phillip. >> hi, chloe >> so, this play, it's been quite a journey. we're talking 3 1/2 years, maybe nearly 50 different drafts and 5 workshops? . >> five workshops, yes. >> so, looking back at the journey, how has it been for you and has it come out as you expected it would? . >> what's interesting is if you work on a play this long, normally there are times that it becomes redundant and you get a little bored with the piece. it's only natural. it's pushing 4 years now. this one was interesting in that it never got boring or ever felt redundant and each thing that we did over these almost 4 years, whether it was going off to sundance or to writer's retreat they have
and uk theater companies and is the recipient of the allen wright award for arts journalism, the sundance institute arts fellowship and the nea fellowship of journalism. in 2006, she received a best columnist nomination at the annual san francisco media excellence awards and her first book on acting was published by farber and farber in the uk and farber, inc., in the united states. let's welcome phillip and chloe >> hi there, phillip. >> hi, chloe >> so, this play, it's been...
308
308
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
KGO
tv
eye 308
favorite 0
quote 0
/uk issue. it shouldn't be. bp has 39% of its shareholders, i think in the u.s., 40% in the uk.matters is dealing with the issue. and the issue is the spill in the gulf. the need to cap the well. the need to make the payments. rather than get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> reporter: afghanistan. >> yeah. >> reporter: are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. are we losing too many lives there, yes. i would say that's the case. >> reporter: 321, perhaps more, fatalities, among british troops and we have seen those incredible scenes of the hearses in the village streets with the veterans saluting them as they go by. >> well, it is, by far, i mean, by a million miles, the biggest responsibility, the biggest challenge that i feel that i have responsibility for what happens, for the fact that we have troops in combat. for the fact those people are in harm's way. and i think very hard, all the time, are we in afghanistan, in the right way? for the right reasons? are we doing the right thing? and how can we do it better? and that's one of
/uk issue. it shouldn't be. bp has 39% of its shareholders, i think in the u.s., 40% in the uk.matters is dealing with the issue. and the issue is the spill in the gulf. the need to cap the well. the need to make the payments. rather than get into a war of words. i don't want to do that. >> reporter: afghanistan. >> yeah. >> reporter: are the international forces winning? >> i think we're making progress. are we losing too many lives there, yes. i would say that's the...
SFGTV2: San Francisco Government Television
94
94
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV2
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
the last part i want to say is talking about a new project that is being piloted in the uk in an urban environment which applies just the same to rivers and to coastal defense. i'd like to perhaps explain a little bit about why integrated approach is important. this is a picture of a relative small area of flooding in the north of england. small picture but i'd like to take you through. the first in the top left shows the source of the flooding. this is in windsor and it developed because a large area of largely rural of land got completely water logged and then during a storm event that water washed off that area into the urban area. the responsibility for managing that drainage lies with the local drainage authority, which is the drainage board. it flowed on to highways in the area -- you see in the top right picture highway flooding. responsibility for draining the highway is the local highway authority. it then flowed into the properties on the left of the picture. as soon as it crossed past the wall there into the property, the responsibility for that drainage shifted to the drain
the last part i want to say is talking about a new project that is being piloted in the uk in an urban environment which applies just the same to rivers and to coastal defense. i'd like to perhaps explain a little bit about why integrated approach is important. this is a picture of a relative small area of flooding in the north of england. small picture but i'd like to take you through. the first in the top left shows the source of the flooding. this is in windsor and it developed because a...
154
154
Jul 5, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 154
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> given the chancellor's recent comments stating that the uk is open for business, i should like tok my right honorable friend the prime minister why foreign students who come here to study at english language schools for a period greater than six months and contribute an estimated £600 million a year to that vital industry must now already be able to speak english before they can obtain a visa. will the prime minister arrange for me and a delegation to meet the immigration minister to sort that out and show that our government really are open for business? >> there is a need to be a bit briefer. >> my honorable friend is absolutely right. we want to make sure that this country is open for business, and we are taking steps to do that. the point about people coming here to learn english is that, if they come to learn english for less than months, that is pttbueathere are problems, as everybody knows. too many bogus colleges and too many people pretending to come and study, when really they are coming for work. i shall certainly organize a meeting between my honorable friend and the i
. >> given the chancellor's recent comments stating that the uk is open for business, i should like tok my right honorable friend the prime minister why foreign students who come here to study at english language schools for a period greater than six months and contribute an estimated £600 million a year to that vital industry must now already be able to speak english before they can obtain a visa. will the prime minister arrange for me and a delegation to meet the immigration minister...
215
215
Jul 9, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
this is an inquiry into what the uk personal mayor may not have done.i think it is important -- with the u.k. personnel may or may not have done. i think it is important. that is what we're trying to deal with. we're not having some grit inquiry into the practices and procedures of other intelligence services. >> the segment will be even more welcomed by the family -- the statement will be even more welcomed by the family of those who have suffered greatly over the last eight years. in the event to the inquiry decides that evidence is withdrawn, aid would be ideal for him to get it. >> she makes a very good point on behalf of her constituents. there will be opportunities for public evidence to be given to this inquiry, including those making allegations against uk personnel. and think that is available in a lot of this inquiry will not be in public because of the nature of what it is investigating. >> i congratulate the prime minister. on the mediation point he is making, could part of that be to encourage these gentlemen not to go around promoting the
this is an inquiry into what the uk personal mayor may not have done.i think it is important -- with the u.k. personnel may or may not have done. i think it is important. that is what we're trying to deal with. we're not having some grit inquiry into the practices and procedures of other intelligence services. >> the segment will be even more welcomed by the family -- the statement will be even more welcomed by the family of those who have suffered greatly over the last eight years. in...
SFGTV: San Francisco Government Television
131
131
Jul 30, 2010
07/10
by
SFGTV
tv
eye 131
favorite 0
quote 0
now it has over 20 worldwide with a big presence in the uk. the united states, washington, d.c. will be the first to build this fence and are designed to have the contracts out next week. that is something that is several times bigger. a novel drying technology, nothing new -- it has been practiced for over 100 years, but the purpose is to reduce the volume of bio-solids so that it changes the consistency to make it more suitable for the production of commercial fertilizer or use it as fuel. in recent years there have been more developments in terms of looking at alternatives to high temperature and low temperature drying out and solar energy. this is an example in the bay area. the city has been operating this for about five years. basically it is like a large green house, relying on solar energy to drive out the solids. a simple, mechanical structure with the baez's that automatically turn the solids. this is what is called the electronic mold. an automatic recall. you can achieve good dryness of the 90% solids and if you satisfied that the class say this advantage has been re
now it has over 20 worldwide with a big presence in the uk. the united states, washington, d.c. will be the first to build this fence and are designed to have the contracts out next week. that is something that is several times bigger. a novel drying technology, nothing new -- it has been practiced for over 100 years, but the purpose is to reduce the volume of bio-solids so that it changes the consistency to make it more suitable for the production of commercial fertilizer or use it as fuel. in...
215
215
Jul 9, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 215
favorite 0
quote 0
this is an inquiry into what the uk personal mayor may not have done.i think it is important -- with the u.k. personnel may or may not have done. i think it is important. that is what we're trying to deal with. we're not having some grit inquiry into the practices and procedures of other intelligence services. >> the segment will be even more welcomed by the family -- the statement will be even more welcomed by the family of those who have suffered greatly over the last eight years. in the event to the inquiry decides that evidence is withdrawn, aid would be ideal for him to get it. >> she makes a very good point on behalf of her constituents. there will be opportunities for public evidence to be given to this inquiry, including those making allegations against uk personnel. and think that is available in a lot of this inquiry will not be in public because of the nature of what it is investigating. >> i congratulate the prime minister. on the mediation point he is making, could part of that be to encourage these gentlemen not to go around promoting the
this is an inquiry into what the uk personal mayor may not have done.i think it is important -- with the u.k. personnel may or may not have done. i think it is important. that is what we're trying to deal with. we're not having some grit inquiry into the practices and procedures of other intelligence services. >> the segment will be even more welcomed by the family -- the statement will be even more welcomed by the family of those who have suffered greatly over the last eight years. in...
259
259
Jul 28, 2010
07/10
by
KQEH
tv
eye 259
favorite 0
quote 0
what would this mean for the uk? that opens up the u.k. for a large group of new immigrants. isn't that at odds with your name to cut the level of emigration? >> as economies become more equal, you find the pressure flows between countries is not so great. that is what happened with spain and portugal. >> david cameron is determined to reach further to foreign companies. the prime minister is trying to make it his mission to bring john's home from abroad. >> a dutch court cleared the way for a 14-year-old girl to try to become the first -- youngest person to sail solo around the world. >> when she revealed her burning ambition she did not get the reaction she was hoping for. she wanted to sail the global solo. she said she wanted to live in the place under a child protective order. one year later she gets the news she was longing for. >> we are so happy. just one year with all these things and you don't know what happens next. now is all over. it is really cool. >> the judge's decision hinged on getting information from both her parents to attempt the voyage. earlier this yea
what would this mean for the uk? that opens up the u.k. for a large group of new immigrants. isn't that at odds with your name to cut the level of emigration? >> as economies become more equal, you find the pressure flows between countries is not so great. that is what happened with spain and portugal. >> david cameron is determined to reach further to foreign companies. the prime minister is trying to make it his mission to bring john's home from abroad. >> a dutch court...
295
295
Jul 18, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 295
favorite 0
quote 0
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. we don't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the closest it's been used is 30 miles from shore. so it is fair to say that they had concerns. but i just want to be clear to the people of the gulf it wasn't because of toxicity, if there were toxicity issues, that would be different t had to do with the shoreline impact on a rocky shore, which obviously is different here as well. >> well, i appreciate that clarification. dr. robinson, has noaa reviewed the way other countries are using dispersants and the effect on marine life and the safety of seafood. >> our scientists have scoured the literature to look at the what's
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. we don't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the...
538
538
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
KNTV
tv
eye 538
favorite 0
quote 0
. >>> president obama confronted uk prime minister david cameron today. the president wants information about how the libyan convicted of downing pan am flight 103 in 1988 was freed last year allegedly after bp intervened. president obama and british prime minister david cameron mostly agreed about lockerbie. pan am flight 103 crashed in that scottish town in 1988, blown up by terrorists killing 270, most of them americans. the obama administration today formally demanded the uk review why convicted terrorist abdelbaset al megrahi was freed by scotland last summer. the president was polite. >> we welcome any additional information. >> reporter: cameron said no need to formally investigate. >> i don't need an inquiry to tell me what was a bad decision. it was a bad decision. >> and what about bp? a year before it made headlines for the oil leak, did bp lobby scotland for the terrorist released to land lucrative libyan oil leases? cameron wants to know. >> it's a matter for bp to answer. >> but he said the oil giant could not release al megrahi. >> that was
. >>> president obama confronted uk prime minister david cameron today. the president wants information about how the libyan convicted of downing pan am flight 103 in 1988 was freed last year allegedly after bp intervened. president obama and british prime minister david cameron mostly agreed about lockerbie. pan am flight 103 crashed in that scottish town in 1988, blown up by terrorists killing 270, most of them americans. the obama administration today formally demanded the uk review...
71
71
tv
eye 71
favorite 0
quote 0
in the us critics said to kruk and millions of illegal immigrants to keep americans in the uk. being left.
in the us critics said to kruk and millions of illegal immigrants to keep americans in the uk. being left.
919
919
Jul 20, 2010
07/10
by
KPIX
tv
eye 919
favorite 0
quote 0
>> well, sure, there is always that possibility, and this is why the government in the uk is going to have to move forward with an investigation. they made a terrible decision a year ago to release this guy. there was no justification for it. there was no rationale for it. this person was part of a scheme that ended up in 270 people being killed. so, there's no rationale. a terrible decision by the government. this government in the uk now has to come back and defend it under these, you know, allegations that there was an oil-for-release deal made. i'm not sure whether -- i don't believe that that happened, but this government now has to move forward and prove that it did not happen. >> do you believe that we will see the full results, then, of that investigation? because if it does turn out that it happened, clearly, that looks bad. >> clearly. and so, this is why the uk government, i believe, will be forced to do an investigation, why they will have to share that information with america, and most importantly, why they will have to share that information with the families of the ind
>> well, sure, there is always that possibility, and this is why the government in the uk is going to have to move forward with an investigation. they made a terrible decision a year ago to release this guy. there was no justification for it. there was no rationale for it. this person was part of a scheme that ended up in 270 people being killed. so, there's no rationale. a terrible decision by the government. this government in the uk now has to come back and defend it under these, you...
258
258
Jul 28, 2010
07/10
by
KQED
tv
eye 258
favorite 0
quote 0
. >> the uk has been unwavering in its support of turkey, which we appreciate a lot. >> mr. kamen sped off to india. -- mr. cameron sped off to india. >> 731 days, two years before they start working out the 2012 olympics. in east london, the main stadium is being built. plenty of olympic stars appeared to years early. -- two years early. >> this will be the gateway to the olympic pass. a collection of athletes, children, tv presenters, and builders, the first to take a walk that hundreds of thousands more will follow in two years. there is a little piece of history. chris hoyt became the first person to ride a bike and a venue where he hopes to add to his gold medal collection in 2012. >> just walking in their got the goose bumps going. we could potentially be standing on the top coating receiving medals. they have done such a great job. this is a very exciting day. >> another first, the main stadium, a special track has been laid where the former olympic track champion. it is already possible to sprint inside the stadium. >> 3, 2, 1. [applause] >> it is less of a sprinter
. >> the uk has been unwavering in its support of turkey, which we appreciate a lot. >> mr. kamen sped off to india. -- mr. cameron sped off to india. >> 731 days, two years before they start working out the 2012 olympics. in east london, the main stadium is being built. plenty of olympic stars appeared to years early. -- two years early. >> this will be the gateway to the olympic pass. a collection of athletes, children, tv presenters, and builders, the first to take a...
295
295
Jul 21, 2010
07/10
by
KNTV
tv
eye 295
favorite 0
quote 0
the obama administration asked the uk to review why the convicted terrorists magrahi. they claim hello bied them for lucrative leases. >> it was a decision taken by the sko scottish government. >> the bottom line is we all disagreed with it. it was a bad skigs. >> reporter: david cameron appeared defensive of the british company and repeatedly urged that the gulf oil spill that be confuse with the libyan bomber. the senate voted today to extend long-term unemployment benefits. the vote was 60-40. the democrats got the 60th vote when they swore in the success to the late robert byrd. the democrats want to finance the extension with added federal debt. most republicans demanding other programs be cut. the unemployment rate dropped to 9.5% in june. 39 states say the decrease is mainly because more people gave up searching for work. california's unemployment rate is 12.3%. that's the third highest in the nation. >>> and the senate judiciary committee today approved eleay kay gin's nomination. only one republican, lindsey graham of south carolina, voted with the democrats.
the obama administration asked the uk to review why the convicted terrorists magrahi. they claim hello bied them for lucrative leases. >> it was a decision taken by the sko scottish government. >> the bottom line is we all disagreed with it. it was a bad skigs. >> reporter: david cameron appeared defensive of the british company and repeatedly urged that the gulf oil spill that be confuse with the libyan bomber. the senate voted today to extend long-term unemployment benefits....
283
283
Jul 27, 2010
07/10
by
KQED
tv
eye 283
favorite 0
quote 0
>> uk's support for turkey has been very important. the u.k. has been unwavering in its support for turkey which we appreciate it. >> mr. cameron said off for the airport to go to india. this was a brief visit and a reminder that turkey cannot be ignored. >> just briefly, the african union has agreed to send another 2000 peacekeeping troops to somalia to help deal with counter insurgency. the eu has not changed the mission of the mandate. it should be strengthened to allow troops to engage in combat. a con man who claims he was selling the ritz hotel in london has been jailed for five years. he is an unemployed lorry driver and he told a potential buyer he was a close friend of the owners and persuades him to hand over $1.5 million. the judge said he perpetrated an outrageous stand. stay with us if you can. more than a thousand dead or missing in a southern chinese flood. there is even more rain to come. striking garment workers have clashed with police near the cambodian capital's. nine people were injured and protests. the industry has been p
>> uk's support for turkey has been very important. the u.k. has been unwavering in its support for turkey which we appreciate it. >> mr. cameron said off for the airport to go to india. this was a brief visit and a reminder that turkey cannot be ignored. >> just briefly, the african union has agreed to send another 2000 peacekeeping troops to somalia to help deal with counter insurgency. the eu has not changed the mission of the mandate. it should be strengthened to allow...
284
284
Jul 30, 2010
07/10
by
KQEH
tv
eye 284
favorite 0
quote 0
senator robert menendez says he wants to question some witnesses in the uk. the scottish and former british secretary as well as executive tony hayward refused to testify on capitol hill. >> we will be sending individuals and taking those who made the offer on having some trouble abroad to great britain and to scotland, to interview the individuals and to ask questions and get a thorough understanding of how the came to their decisions. hasrizona's governor appealed against the federal court decision to block parts of a federal immigration law before it came into effect. the court issued a temporary injunction against a requirement that police check the immigration status of anyone the stop, and blocking the requirement to hold emigration papers. the clash with lorry drivers despite a government order to end a strike. the government is using emergency orders to force the workers back to work after a few days of strike. the un cultural organization unesco has removed a site from its list of world heritage sites. the former brazil goalkeeper has been given a 30
senator robert menendez says he wants to question some witnesses in the uk. the scottish and former british secretary as well as executive tony hayward refused to testify on capitol hill. >> we will be sending individuals and taking those who made the offer on having some trouble abroad to great britain and to scotland, to interview the individuals and to ask questions and get a thorough understanding of how the came to their decisions. hasrizona's governor appealed against the federal...
220
220
Jul 16, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 220
favorite 0
quote 0
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. weon't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the closest it's been used is 30 miles from shore. so it is fair to say that they had concerns. but i just want to be clear to the people of the gulf it wasn't because of toxicity, if there were toxicity issues, that would be different t had to do with the shoreline impact on a rocky shore, which obviously is different here as well. >> well, i appreciate that clarification. dr. robinson, has noaa reviewed the way other countries are using dispersants and the effect on marine life and the safety of seafood. >> our scientists have scoured the literature to look at the what's kn
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. weon't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the...
229
229
Jul 16, 2010
07/10
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 229
favorite 0
quote 0
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. we don't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the closest it's been used is 30 miles from shore. so it is fair to say that they had concerns. but i just want to be clear to the people of the gulf it wasn't because of toxicity, if there were toxicity issues, that would be different t had to do with the shoreline impact on a rocky shore, which obviously is different here as well. >> well, i appreciate that clarification. dr. robinson, has noaa reviewed the way other countries are using dispersants and the effect on marine life and the safety of seafood. >> our scientists have scoured the literature to look at the what's
you did note the uk banned it? >> yes, chairman. the uk took correxit. it was due to rocky shore tests which primarily deals with whether or not the surfactant causes mussels and clams to lose adhesion ona rocky shore. they think it's useful on heavy fuel oil. they're looking at a test protocol to look at whether they should be allowing its use offshore. we don't have a rocky shore issue here because we don't have allow this to be used anywhere near the shoreline. it's being used out, the...
54
54
tv
eye 54
favorite 0
quote 0
some of his first designs that he did on aviation where we're from the uk. was eventually released from prison and was no longer an enemy of the soviet people in fact he became his country's protect and made chief designer of a long range ballistic missile called item number one. even lost his identity and was now a top secret somebody working on a top secret. get a mind when they went to germany they started to study german. technology. was first so long an able to perform his job and diving deeper into the work he loved so much. made a faithful replica of the feet on stalin's orders although it was successfully launched realized that the rocket was not good enough he was sure he could make an even better one and he did it was called the. soviet union in the united states with neck and neck in the construction of long range missiles but that changed in one nine hundred fifty seven in the midst of the cold. case became the space race. on the morning of october fifth hundred years in the united states began picking up signals from space a couple of hours late
some of his first designs that he did on aviation where we're from the uk. was eventually released from prison and was no longer an enemy of the soviet people in fact he became his country's protect and made chief designer of a long range ballistic missile called item number one. even lost his identity and was now a top secret somebody working on a top secret. get a mind when they went to germany they started to study german. technology. was first so long an able to perform his job and diving...
316
316
Jul 29, 2010
07/10
by
KGO
tv
eye 316
favorite 0
quote 0
the short television spots pioneered in the uk and australia are now cropping up in the united states, and some vumers say they're just too much. advocates say it's just what we need. here's vicki mabrey with the story. >> reporter: this is what disaster looks like, just seconds before it happens. in this car, four, happy, healthy tangers out to have fun, until the driver's attention is diverted by texting. what happens next is frightening, gory, and very realist realistic. >> i think the texting while driving ad is a new way to go, and will be very effective, because it's almost like watching in real time. >> reporter: to media watchers like barbara lippard, this public service announcement being aired by aaa of the carolinas, is one of the most effective of its kind. a gory, throat-grabbing piece of work known as a shock ad. >> i want mommy and daddy to wake up. >> i think teenagers are used to seeing shocking scenes and shocking accidents, and, you know, they want to laugh at it or tune it out. think the brilliance of this ad is that it doesn't stop there. >> reporter: shock ads ar
the short television spots pioneered in the uk and australia are now cropping up in the united states, and some vumers say they're just too much. advocates say it's just what we need. here's vicki mabrey with the story. >> reporter: this is what disaster looks like, just seconds before it happens. in this car, four, happy, healthy tangers out to have fun, until the driver's attention is diverted by texting. what happens next is frightening, gory, and very realist realistic. >> i...
64
64
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
the uk this is but i feel the same is so much fun to listen to you but we were assured sometimes i would ask you a couple of questions i should ask you as an architect well listen i have heard i am sure about this controversy in st petersburg about the skyscraper that they want to build inside st booboo so some people say that. it will destroy the this carline of the city but the other people say that every century is leaving its landmarks so let the twenty first century leave leave its landmarks to what would you say are you in favor of those who want to save the city as it is or are you in favor of those to say the twenty first century twenty first century. history call you because i was called by one of you know first of all after on about this competition and then my problem is not the high bill that i and i seen that is possible absolutely the compatibility between the story. with the high buildings so you think that difference doesn't destroy the skyline of dollars. more for us equally but i was again to deal with these anonymous buildings without very. why. this question about tha
the uk this is but i feel the same is so much fun to listen to you but we were assured sometimes i would ask you a couple of questions i should ask you as an architect well listen i have heard i am sure about this controversy in st petersburg about the skyscraper that they want to build inside st booboo so some people say that. it will destroy the this carline of the city but the other people say that every century is leaving its landmarks so let the twenty first century leave leave its...
262
262
Jul 27, 2010
07/10
by
KCSM
tv
eye 262
favorite 0
quote 0
>>reporter: in the uk alone...its estimated clubs now spend around $100m a year on academies, whichtake in thousands of boys. but in what is a cruelly inefficient system, the vast majority will failto realize their dreams...even the 16 and 17 year olds who've made it this far are unlikely to go much further... >>cusack: the statistics show that 85% of those will not be playing pro football beyond the age of about 21. >>beckenbauer: if one or two of this team go up to the professionals then it's a high score... >>fiorin: 2 or 3 players >>reporter: but what qualities will help you succeed? >>fiorin: the mentality...and the speed. velocita. speed and mentality. >>pronk: the mentality that they want to reach the top. that's very important for players in the future. >>reporter: although ironically, the very qualities that will help a player rises above the rest...can also make them susceptible to a heavy fall later on... >>kay: the characteristics that we find that are basically prevalent in addiction are also the characteristics that would propel a player to be the 1% that is needed to be d
>>reporter: in the uk alone...its estimated clubs now spend around $100m a year on academies, whichtake in thousands of boys. but in what is a cruelly inefficient system, the vast majority will failto realize their dreams...even the 16 and 17 year olds who've made it this far are unlikely to go much further... >>cusack: the statistics show that 85% of those will not be playing pro football beyond the age of about 21. >>beckenbauer: if one or two of this team go up to the...
62
62
tv
eye 62
favorite 0
quote 0
it a possibility to happen of course congratulating everybody not only with this event but with the uk. day of the russian navy which the craniums and the russians according to him will be celebrating together of course the russian black sea fleet is stationed just a few kilometers away from here on the black sea and the city of sevastopol and the navy parade is scheduled to take place on sunday morning so a great event most of the people here will actually move over to the city to watch the parade to take part in the festivities all in all a very happy occasion right and that will center making his mark on the left just the way he came on a bike. march russia's prime minister enjoyed his day in the saddle the song glasses and all in black love made way for more sober atar as blood in their food in got down to business with ukraine's president the leaders met for talks in the latest show of the ever improving relations between the two countries and afterwards the prime minister also met with journalists following his trip and the subject that interested the media the most about him or
it a possibility to happen of course congratulating everybody not only with this event but with the uk. day of the russian navy which the craniums and the russians according to him will be celebrating together of course the russian black sea fleet is stationed just a few kilometers away from here on the black sea and the city of sevastopol and the navy parade is scheduled to take place on sunday morning so a great event most of the people here will actually move over to the city to watch the...
328
328
Jul 20, 2010
07/10
by
KQED
tv
eye 328
favorite 0
quote 1
schools across the uk brick of for the long summer holidays, but there are new warnings about the danger of it tombstoning. it involves jumping off a cliff or sea wall into deep water. figures show the number incidence has doubled in the last four years. >> excitement. adrenaline. adventure. tombstoning means different things to different people. for nick, it means life in a wheelchair. >> i did not think people realize. i think people think you just jump in and the water is going to be fine, and it is not. i jumped off the same place lots of times before, but we went down there a different time of day, and the tide level was different. i would just like them before they jump just to have that one thought in the head. >> for years, safety campaigners have warned against the dangers of tombstoning, and yet, it seems increasing numbers are doing it. in the u.k., the southwest is a hot spot. this footage was shot by holidaymaker. this is an iconic part of the jurassic coastline. this man survived but was lucky to do so, having fallen unconscious below the water. >> the problem is not confin
schools across the uk brick of for the long summer holidays, but there are new warnings about the danger of it tombstoning. it involves jumping off a cliff or sea wall into deep water. figures show the number incidence has doubled in the last four years. >> excitement. adrenaline. adventure. tombstoning means different things to different people. for nick, it means life in a wheelchair. >> i did not think people realize. i think people think you just jump in and the water is going...
94
94
tv
eye 94
favorite 0
quote 0
is a hole that is the opinion of camillus uk when he's in eastern europe expert the bertelsmann foundation in berlin. at the moment russia and germany are very close especially in political context as we could see in the last two days economic cooperation is good. could be improved and. i think the current development of the relations here is very positive and to see and. good german russian cooperation could be transferred to e.u. and russia called peroration. holds two on our team from a former k.g.b. officer saying it's the developing friendship between moscow and washington which allowed the recent spy scandal to be dealt with so quickly the full interview with only a prank oh is coming up next hour but here's a quick taste of what's in store. yes because if we take the broad dames any such small office chances for war meet a week then we can see it i believe as a first step to have marvel and rapid developments and if you have to solution i'm happy ending for both countries relations seem even stronger going to compromise for the position it was unbelievably quickly these events are t
is a hole that is the opinion of camillus uk when he's in eastern europe expert the bertelsmann foundation in berlin. at the moment russia and germany are very close especially in political context as we could see in the last two days economic cooperation is good. could be improved and. i think the current development of the relations here is very positive and to see and. good german russian cooperation could be transferred to e.u. and russia called peroration. holds two on our team from a...
82
82
tv
eye 82
favorite 0
quote 0
uk to secure itself against a. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money or maybe even hides it is never a real mystery it's not been easy to be fighting a deadly virus with the endless funding of big pharma how much consensus is. welcome back you're with are to live from moscow here's a look at the top stories explosions rock a higher power plant in russia's southern republic of. what's the ought to be a terror attack two security guards were shot dead when the assailants burst into the plant and laid several bombs. respect patients rights aids activists demand more funds and universal access to care insisting the financial crisis shouldn't jeopardize progress made a scientist needs to discuss fighting the disease activists say advances in medicine and technology mean nothing if patients can get treatment. sex trade a burning issue in ukraine's resort city of adesa as thousands of women get caught up in the business which some say has the approval of corrupt officials the poor as well connected to some of th
uk to secure itself against a. culture is that so much of the taxpayers' money or maybe even hides it is never a real mystery it's not been easy to be fighting a deadly virus with the endless funding of big pharma how much consensus is. welcome back you're with are to live from moscow here's a look at the top stories explosions rock a higher power plant in russia's southern republic of. what's the ought to be a terror attack two security guards were shot dead when the assailants burst into the...
55
55
tv
eye 55
favorite 0
quote 0
for the proper function of the stock market but also has implications for the whole economy in the uk is having a little though is not enough it also needs to be plight i look you can believes the russian market regulator is currently too small to take on the tosk and the core system is too complicated but the chairman of an d.m. sees a way. usually improvement of legal system needs a lot of bad because it's a serious political task. special responsible for. issues connected to the stock market like some special court is much easier according to the lead to three series around fifty five percent of people involved in the securities market admitted to the selective disclosure of information lawyer . says the new law would bring the country a step closer to international norms and willing hans's reputation as a place to do business just another sign or for our country. to be a little bit more civilized than previously the governments in bishan to turn moscow into an international financial center has become something of a mantra much of the infrastructure is in place the new business di
for the proper function of the stock market but also has implications for the whole economy in the uk is having a little though is not enough it also needs to be plight i look you can believes the russian market regulator is currently too small to take on the tosk and the core system is too complicated but the chairman of an d.m. sees a way. usually improvement of legal system needs a lot of bad because it's a serious political task. special responsible for. issues connected to the stock market...
61
61
tv
eye 61
favorite 0
quote 0
the uk to see one who took. her turn to get him closer to the mill stone which no country holds. the. materials to remember the creamy the feel. the oil the rubens hotel. led the u.s. congress to green light billions more dollars for the we're now down a sound some of the lake is still on the move say funding to more people paying with that like. access to deny a noble you tube in parts of russia's far east to support pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site for spreading extremism. with their ethic tells you to collect on a dream sit in check retirement hangs in line bounce to help with the government. and on the business desk we'll be looking at russia's biggest privatized sation in more than fifteen years i'll have that i'm more in just twenty minutes on. a very warm welcome. from moscow i'm alex habits an additional thirty three billion dollars is heading to the afghan war effort home after the move was approved by the u.s. congress the huge cash injection comes despite a lack of thousands of classified but it should documents revealing of human rights violations duri
the uk to see one who took. her turn to get him closer to the mill stone which no country holds. the. materials to remember the creamy the feel. the oil the rubens hotel. led the u.s. congress to green light billions more dollars for the we're now down a sound some of the lake is still on the move say funding to more people paying with that like. access to deny a noble you tube in parts of russia's far east to support pulls the plug on the popular video sharing site for spreading extremism....
64
64
tv
eye 64
favorite 0
quote 0
uk to secure itself against some of. the the for . top stories from r.t. . host international aids conference on sunday a group of scientists challenge the conventional view on whether disease comes form they say they don't believe a child is the only cause for instance kills more than two million people every year. much of europe has been gripped by a severe heat wave record breaking temperatures of also being felt in russia threatening crops and forcing people to find new ways to keep cooling of sun. and hours owners tough new immigration laws have been causing fresh debates across the u.s. since could.
uk to secure itself against some of. the the for . top stories from r.t. . host international aids conference on sunday a group of scientists challenge the conventional view on whether disease comes form they say they don't believe a child is the only cause for instance kills more than two million people every year. much of europe has been gripped by a severe heat wave record breaking temperatures of also being felt in russia threatening crops and forcing people to find new ways to keep cooling...