and wishes are send in all over north america and europe and africa and really we have got wishes coming in from almost every country in the world now. and people are just expressing, all kinds of amazing hopes and dreams for the future of the world which is really encouraging for us. we create the tree as a symbol of the global unity and hope. and we are going to continue to add wishes to the tree all through the month of december. so we would love for you to go to our website which is rainbow fund.org and it is free and we will printout your wish on a piece of paper and fold it into a crane and put it up on the tree. now, i want to thank, some key people who helped with this year's tree. first i want to start off with our core team, our core creative team and that consists of karin kai and linda mihara and thank you they have been working on the tree for seven years. >> and this year we have the help of dozens of volunteers and i want to particularly acknowledge the university of berkeley alfa, fi omega service community and volunteers from one brick. aid for good, the san francisco ch

they meant human rights in chile and philippines, and above all, a partide south africa. that was the great human rights cause, the grt moral cause of that time. i knew who the players of south africa were very, very well, the name of political prisoners, the political actors, and i think i knew the politics of south africa better than the politics of my hometown. there was great concentration on south africa, banned from the olympics for many, many years. in the meantime, the olympics were held in moscow, ect.. a couple words about cuba and our relative indifference to the suffering of cubans, ordinary cubans, but also disdense, people of conscious, people who starve themselves to death for example, and hunger strikes, why the extremes? i spoke to a great many people about the problem, our indifference to cuba, and i recall one saying it was one of the most puzzling and painful phenomena of our times. there's some, many people, but i think of one in particular, a man who ought to be famous. he ought to be on the cover the "time" and "news week," and he ought to be a big

we're joined from south africa. great to talk with you. what do we know in terms of nelson mandela's health? we're learning that he's going three extensive testing, is that right? the president treat mrs. mandela's health as a closely guarded secret and they ee basically responsible for communicating this information to us. they're saying he has been admitted at a hospital. they're not even telling us which hospital it is. we're standing outside the number one military hospital where he usually is treated when he comes here. as you say, yesterday they said he's undergoing tests. they say this is consistent with a man his age. he's 94 years old. basically saying there is no cause for alarm. but today the president himself visiting mr. mandela. people will read a lot into that. also the statement that came on after that visit. president zuma saying he's in good care and comfortable. so there are more questions than answers here in south africa at the moment, susan. >> yeah. at this tiemt we don't know the full details. as you said, 94 years

joel moved to south africa a year ago. he was a deputy director for the study of slavery and emancipation. at the opening conference, and i know brian davis is here today, he was there as well, david and i had the great privilege and for me a thrill to speak at that opening conference at the global affairs institute. at that conference, if none of you have been up to england, you should go. an extraordinary, victorian -- theyat has become have a wall of fame of abolitionists. each bus speakers had to represent one of those abolitionists. i was frederick douglass. at any rate, it was one of the thrills of my recent life. dole -- joel is the author of many books, including the anti- slavery project from the slave trade to human trafficking. he is co-editor of "slavery, identity, and memory." you do not sleep. "slavery, migration, and temper -- and contemporary bought it in africa." -- "slavery, migration, and contemporary slavery in my -- in africa." joel on the crucial questions of defining slavery. joel? [applause] >> i wo

and voted in favor of sanctioning south africa. and there were people who said he will hurt innocent people if you do so. but sometime the egregious harm is so compelling that a very strong statement needs to be made. but minimally i think we would want to session individuals in the rwandan government. >> mr. chairman, i've heard your request and your concerns. >> thank you so much, mr. ambassador. i'd now like to ask our second panel to make their way to the witness table to begin first with steve hege, who has worked on -- were you served for three consecutive mandates as the armed groups expert at the united nations group of experts on the drc. he investigated and co-author six public reports, submitted and presented to the u.n. security council, sanctions committee. during the recent expire 2012 mandate, he was also the coordinator of the six member team working under security council resolution 2021. prior to joining the group of experts, mr. hege worked with several humanitarian entities keeping peace building organizations.

since joining the service i spent almost my entire career in middle east and africa. one of the things that impressed me were people old enough to have lived and traveled in the united states when we had closer relations. those days are back. we had 1,700 libyans apply for fullbright grants to study in the united states this year, more than any other country in the world. we know that libya is still recovering from an intense period of conflict. there are many courageous libyans who bear the scars of that battle. we are happy we have been able to treat some of your war wounded at u.s. hospitals. we look forward to building partnerships between american and libyan hospitals to help return libya's healthcare system to the extraordinary standards of excellence it once enjoyed. over my shoulder here you can see the u.s. capitol building. in that building 535 elected representatives from every corner of america come together to debate the issues of the day. they are men and women from every religious, ethnic and family background. i look forward to watching libya develop e

africa. what we're seeing is two adult female lions and five cubs who have just caught and killed an impala, and they are chowing down, having breakfast together. >> big family meal. >> but look what is headed directly toward them. it's a crocodile. does he stand a chance against a hungry mama and her cubs? >> well, right now we'll find out. it's time for crocodile versus lion. crocodile is creeping in towards these lions. of course, they are having an exciting meal together. mama lion looks up, senses the danger, but crocodile ain't having it. crocodile comes in, scares the two dealt female lions away, and begins to take part of the impala from the chowing lions. and look at them go. >> are you kidding me? four or five lions can get that trunk by a crocodile? >> this lion is furious. no, he didn't come into our territory and take my lunch. >> ballsy crocodile. >>> where no man -- check that -- where this man has gone before. jeff mackly is an adventurer and this is a lava lake, it's a chain

and if you have to across the mediterranean, keep fighting from north africa. and a big part of the reason was that the french fleet was a very, very large fleet. many battleships to it was the fourth largest navy in the world. and churchill was very worried that if france was conquered, then hitler would see these the french fleet. and the arithmetic was if you put the german fleet, which was considerable. they had the bismarck coming along, together with the italian fleet which was an ally of the germans and at a considerable fleet in the mediterranean, if you then put that together with the french fleet which was the fourth largest fleet in the world, now you have a navy that was larger than the british fleet. and if that happened, it's a game set and match for britain. they couldn't have controlled the sea lanes to the island. it was going to be over. so churchill implored him to keep fighting because he was worried about the french battleships. but the french army was totally in disarray. very overwhelmingly conquered, and a certain element in france decid

congress has been part of certain events in africa. so i think that one area could be to see the [inaudible] about the obama's here. to see if they hide behind the miracle of the recovery. it is very troubling. the gentleman was bringing civilizations in congo. he was looking at the great things in the recovery. he started to realize that he was killing people, and millions of them. so we have laws on the books, people speaking, they are listening to us. i think that you have communication. there are thousands of people pushing causes and i think we need the support. so that the other side and start looking at what is already there. >> i think i am right in saying that you do agree with me, each of you, that the previous administration and this administration know what the facts are and what is going on. they are not ignorant is facts. it is very blatant. but they chose and choose not to do what should be done about this. sir, i think you are absolutely right, mr. john, i'm coming back as a sophomore and my daughter and i had the oppor

to determine if she needs more tests she has been forced to cancel a trip to the mideast and north africa for next week. >>> doing a good deed while getting a tax break. how you can help your bay area neighbors in need and snag freebies. >>> partying in the land downunder. we'll show you >>> there's a new year's eve party already underway and you're invited. designed to get you a tax write-off and other goodies for helping bay area neighbors in need. amy hollyfield is live at goodwill on mission street. >> reporter: here's something you don't see everyday. police officers are here having to direct traffic at the goodwill, because there are so many people here who just want to give. has become as much of a tradition as a champagne toast. people showing up on new year's eve to give to the goodwill. >> it is off the charts. we have hundreds and hundreds of people today, usually long lines down the seat, down mission street. -- down the street, down mission street. >> reporter: for the first time goodwill decided to turn the day into a celebration, giving away snacks, movie tickets, tickets t

at the same time africa has a population of a billion people and yet it generates less than one tenth of the emissions america generates so we have a very unfair situation where you have the united states on the one hand and the whole continent of africa on the other. what the way you see it was a missile if you will so when you you have another quote here again from a german source the spigot magazine reported recently that iran may spill all oil in the persian gulf in response to sanctions introduced by the west is it true they really have such plans because we remember how in one thousand nine hundred ninety one saddam hussein spilled oil during operation desert storm but that didn't help him i don't actually see how an oil spill can help you get those sanctions lifted. you don't call them shiny as regards the environment help the persian gulf iran's said it used commandable money. when iraq attacked us and we had eight years of war we didn't cause any pollution in the persian gulf. and actually when saddam hussein attacked kuwait and set all the oil wells on fire there it where wa

with three and a half million residents, it's south africa's second largest city after johannesburg. edwin and mervin collins run a snack bar right in the center of town. >> there's chicken or pork on offer -- but the traditional item here is a uniquely south african grilled sausage invented by the first european settlers. it's called boerewors. >> it has a distinct taste, like it's from the farm, and that's what it is -- farm sausage, boerewors, boere are farmers. the sausages consist of 30% pork, twice as much beef, and lots of fat. but the distinct taste comes from the spices used to flavor the meat and the sauces. we put 5 different spices, spices you don't normally associate with woers. like coriander, cumin, vinegar -- obviously salt and pepper -- and i forget the other two. >> the brothers were once successful entrepreneurs. but they went broke two years ago in the midst of the economic crisis. but they're not bitter. now they're grill chefs and vying with humor for every customer. most of the customers are employees from the nearby offices and shops. >> it's just a quick snac

then when it became an adult lion, they brought it back to africa and let it go in the wild. >> they kind of bring you in in the beginning when you see two hippies playing with a lion. who plays with a lion? that's awesome. >> every child's dream right there, pet lion, right? >> this gets us into the phenomenon of how popular cats are online. why do people love cats so much? >> the critical point in this story line comes when the two men go to africa to seek out the lion a year later. for a moment, the lion eyes the two humans. he rushes toward them. >> it's the sweetest story in the world, right? they're like let's just see if he doesn't maul us. i mean, literally that's the question they ask themselves. that's beyond viral video. that's a real powerful story, you know? >> that's pretty fascinating to watch. it makes you nervous they're going to get their faces ripped off because we've probably all seen those videos. but it kind of also makes you want to do that. don't you want to hug that lion? >> this video almost overnight, if you think about a 30-year time span became a national

interest in africa and requires the attention of the u.s. government and the world and that is why we have convened this hearing today to assess developments in mali and discuss about four to restore democracy and reclaim the north and stabilize the security situation and to address ongoing issues. i would like to welcome my friend and partner in the subcommittee senator johnny isakson and i understand we may be well joined by others and to thank our distinguished witnesses who are sharing their insight and expertise. earlier this year a military coup deposed the democratically-elected government of mali in a rebellion, staked its claim on the northern two-thirds of this vast country. this left a security and political vacuum that was exploited by islamic extremist. as of today islamic maghreb commonly know as q. i m. two affiliated groups controlled a majority of northern mali in an area roughly the size of the u.s. state of texas make ying at the largest territory controlled by islamic extremists in the world. i am concerned that the curre

most remarkably, that is africa. they have seen six new cables down the coast where previously there was only one cable down the west coast. as much as possible, people are fromer to move away satellite because of the high costs and because what is known as latency, the time delay in making that trip. >> these centers in hudson, l ondon, ashford, when it comes to cybersecurity, would these be prime targets? >> no, i do not think they would be. i take cybersecurity very seriously, but i think the far greater concern is a threat through the network and not the physical threat of infrastructure itself. these buildings are well secured. these buildings operate redundantly with each other. say google and comcast having interconnecting networks. unit set up in los angeles and los angeles -- you would set up in los angeles and san francisco .- bir there might be a storm. there might be some malicious attack. that does not something i sense that engineers losing a lot of sleep over. there are not very good targets from a cyb

. >> most of the instruments that werwere performed by the africas in p purrue and the different groups and they spoke different languages so it was very hard for them to communicate. >> (speaking spanish). >> so the communication will be done by sign. >> (speaking spanish). >> they didn't talk but they could communicate each other. >> (speaking spanish). >> and the form of communication and many of the movements were -- they were used in the dances that we have today. >> (speaking spanish). >> this movement -- >> span spanish. >> are >> >> (speaking spanish). >> are here and it means soul. >> (speaking spanish). >> and when we go to move our bodies -- >> (speaking spanish). >> they mean the essence. >> (speaking spanish). >> when they go to work the earth -- >> (speaking spanish). >> is the contact with our mother nature. >>nature -- >> (speaking spanish). >> that will live us food, take care of us and receive us before we die. >> (speaking spanish). >> we also have this and movement of work. >> (speaking spanish). >> or conversation. >> (speaking spanish). >> which is the key to recei

enseñarles a las personas sobre el estado amenazado de los cheetahs en África. y lo que podemos hacer, es una de las misiones del centro. por muchos años dawn glover ha llevado cheetahs a las escuelas y da lecciones educativas. cheetahs outreach añadió recientemente un centro educativo para este propósito. y financian el transporte para que vengan a visitarlo. será una gran experiencia. ¡atención! ¡necesitamos que guarden silencio! todo el tiempo que estén en las instalaciones no podrán hacer ruido. también les pediré que no metan los dedos en las rejas. empezaremos con unas charlas sobre los cheetahs y veremos unos videos. también carteles y luego daremos una vuelta. si tienen alguna pregunta durante el recorrido, levanten la mano y pregúntenme ¿sí? (narrador) con las reglas ya establecidas, dawn lleva a pasear a un inmenso grupo de niños de un colegio cercano. los estudiantes tienen entre 10 y 12 años. y muchos de ellos jamás han visto a un cheetah. organizar y controlar un grupo de niños de este tamaño, es algo para lo que dawn tiene una

in the horn of africa and southeast asia. last week at the ministerial in abu dhabi, -- the center, based in the capital, will serve police and educators, policymakers and aims to give them the training and tools to design and implement effective measures to defeat extremist ideology. we heard from a range of members about the variety of ways they contribute to the forums and success. this includes strengthening will law restitutions. the gtcf is supporting the creation of another international center of excellence. an international institute for justice and the rule of law which we expect to open in tunis by the end of 2013. the institute will provide foundational advanced training for police, prosecutors, judges, prison officials and parliamentarians and help countries transitioning to democracy. we believe the answer to complete an important role not just in ensuring the national gamal justice have the necessary counterterrorism training and skills but contributed to wider rule of law institutional development in the regio

this check is going to go to my family in west africa. he asked me a question, and i started telling him about the hardship of my people, my family is living in west africa. he said, you know what, let's build a well. i kind of laughed in his face. you know how much it costs to build a well? he said you can do it. give me the napz of your friends, your contacts. i'm going to call them, and i'm going to tell them of the need. again, i couldn't believe it. he started it, and, hey, we have nice clean water back in my village in africa, and my family is so thankful and so grateful and has clean water. >> can you imagine how many people in washington go out for drinks and if they said, you know what, don't buy me that drink, let's go do something, let's go do something good that makes a difference. tell us a little bit about your family there. i understand that you went back and visited a little bit, yes? >> yes, i was back in december 2011 for my older son's wedding, which was a great wedding, and it was a humbling experience going back to th

one continent alone will survive a catastrophe africa. has bought property there at an altitude of two thousand meters today he's packing his suitcases to go to the dragon's bird mountains in south africa where he hopes to build a bunker and found a community of survivors. but nasir has repeatedly contradicted his theories and the scientific community discredits them completely. by one of the best known french astro physicians can only laugh about it. he's mixing up. a pretty good idea if he went back to school but he might get a bad grades. anyway what we see here is a tissue of stupidities work and here we have someone with no scientific background who still in all manages in three minutes to come up with five or six complete scientific humanities. the famous solar eruptions paths they give he was referring to present no particular risk. and they are completely predictable in two thousand and twelve nothing to report. i can forecast with more accuracy natural fact what the sun's activity will be in eight or fifteen days then what the we

to add to this list of new challenges in west africa was a nice collection of mrs. booker rob continue to carry at attacks in nigeria from exporting agreements in northern nature as to when recruits and public sympathy. the number and sophistication is increasing and while the group focuses on nigerian issues that are scum at every port is developing financial with other extremists and rushes to operate on a bigger stage. at this point i need to make something of a detour because while nonstate actors such as al qaeda remain at the top of our prior to this, witnessed resurgence of state sponsorship of terrorism as well, session in a dangerous and destabilizing activities of the iranian regime, which it is done through the iranian revolutionary guard -- iranian revolutionary guard corps is in tehran's ally, hezbollah. in addition to the critical support the quds force has provided for the assad regime over the past year has been iranian backed terrorism. in fact hezbollah's activities reached a tempo unseat since the 1990s of the tax funded in southeast asia, europe

this year's event will mark five years since the end your own sre swapped africa for south america they thousand kilometer ruud buses through beirut and argentina before finishing in santiago the capital of chile in twenty two well to formally dominant thomas team suffered a setback when they failed to make the podium for the first time in eleven years this time three trucks with a young drivers will be supported by a technical truck carrying a ton of spare parts and although driver it was disqualified in the previous race after the crash the twenty six year old doesn't feel under any pressure that the teacher was like this year the restarts medusa's off peru it's the hardest part of the route all the contenders for podium places will be determined during the first days will do everything not to let choking down as he has everything to become a good bus that he could teach a child and teaches us you seem. to think you mustn't i spend lots of time on the passenger's seat teaching our young drivers this year i think they've got the talent and the potential to perform successfully. team ha