For example the south china bank and Standard Chartered have taken out big pages in the newspapers here to tell people that actually. This continues on rest is having an impact on the economy and they do really forecast a grim quarter i head now Southeast Asia Bank Actually went further by saying that not only the unrest here but also the trade war between china and the u. S. Have made it that it has made as 70 a drop of 75 percent in the drop in profits in the 1st half of the year i mean i have to say also were here now to a gathering of High School Students about to start but they were for example this tribute this leaflet it has a long list of businesses and restaurants starbucks. For example that they perceive as being probably gene and they have been calling really on everybody to boycott those businesses thirtys here say that really the 2 sectors are the most hits are the retail and true is because bear in mind a lot of tourists depends on Mainland China people who havent been co
Years and theyre strong and they kind of stick with us, no matter what we do, as you have seen you go outside this museum and you travel around northwest arkansas, theres fortune 500 companies, theyre a Major Research university, theres all kinds of businesses and industry and hightech stuff going on out there but those images, those stereotypes, will theyll stick with us and theyre kind of theyre part of our story. We begin our tour of the local Literary Community with a visit to the university of Arkansas Library. To learn more about the life and accomplishmented of jay William Fulbright. James William Fulbright was a longtime senator serving arkansas from 1944 until 1974. 30 years. Before that he was a representativea u. S. Representative from the north arkansas area. He was president of the university of arkansas, the Youngest University president in the United States at the time. From 1939 to 1941 and worked for the department of justice, rhodes karl, a distinguish el alum of the
Miguel, youre at whats being described as ground zero of this devastation. What are you seeing . It is ground zero. It is literally like a giant bomb went off, leveled this town, wiped it almost off the face of the earth. For 20 or 30 miles out, it is devastation. This was a light pole. It is shorn off completely, cleanly. This was part of a house that was probably down here. All the house in this area all around us, theyre scrubbed down to the foundation. This is what we see through town for the most part as we were going through town. All of that debris, that was a house that is now up against a house that is remaining. There are some apartment buildings, some condos that are in large piece, but for the most part, they are hugely damaged. The roof are off. There are boat in the street. Its a wreck. Its going to be a very long time and a very hard hill for mexico beach to climb. Ive heard from people from all over the place who know this place who love this little town and they cannot