This week on the world stories. The boom another kuto. Farming in uganda. Special tours glorifying chinas communist leader. But we begin in germany to see a colon is a living based painter and for talk griffith despite her blindness shes most of the art of visual expression in the world of darkness. Khan is blind she can see colors outlines or even light. But she can recognize them by using her of a senses. And that is how she chooses her subjects. But i dont overextend stimulant when im not alone i take pictures according to the sounds the smell or the mood of the setting. For example and now i can feel the pavement thats a little different take pictures of that. First of all well because the boys had a bird just now. I want to capture it in my photographs. Therefore i had the thing. As a child that was in your concord still see and she used to photograph and paint a lot but that changed when at the age of twelve she lost her eyesight in a car accident it wasnt until she was in her fo
A happy first night of hanukkah to all. To all of our members and donors think you for your continued support. I can talk to you about our programs or membership. It has a lovely winter scene this month. While youre waiting in the Doctors Office or whatever. Check out our programs. If you are already we put some postcard on the table outside. Its part of our new science literacy program. The is for both science people and not science people. If you are curious more about that talk to me a couple other orders of business. You will notice we have cspan in the house. If your phone goes off it will be on tv tonight. Let me tell you about tonights guest. Tonight we have dr. Paul halpern. His interest range from space, time to higher dimensions. The recipients about guggenheim fellowship. He has appeared on the history channel. In pbs. The author of 15 Popular Science books including the quantum elaborate is available for sale at the end of the program. [applause]. I am delighted to be here
Government is open for business after another shutdown the most americans probably slept through egypt launches a massive military operation that it says is targeting terrorists in sinai. And mexicos deploying thousands of extra police to come back to ballooning murder rates where on patrol with some of them on the beaches in canton. The Winter Olympics have officially opened in the south korean city of chung chung with a spectacular fireworks display thousands turned out in freezing temperatures to attend the event one that it is hoped will help bring about a diplomatic for between north and south korea for now it looks like the ice has been broken with whats being described as an historic handshake between south koreas leader in and the sister of north koreas leader kim young john thats going on reports. A step towards reconciliation for the First Time Since the korean war more than half a century ago a member of north koreas ruling family is welcomed in the south the arrival of lead
We meet with team. Owner in berlin. Lets get going with some indie rock and clever german lyrics took a tronic love by music critics and fans alike and regularly lent chart hits now just in time for their twenty fifth anniversary theyre releasing a new album on endless kite in english that means infinity so some soul searching is an order for front man dark funny looks so. Remembering a past that was imperfect tronics in your deal so doesnt have fond memories of his childhood raised in a small town in southern germany he felt like an outsider his newest album deals with those emotions. He might not be. Remembered how afraid i was as a kid and how little courage i had he still remember how seriously i took the threats of the other kids who could be unbelievably mean and nasty like that maybe because i didnt fit in as i was not your average guy. In the music videos this long haired boy represents the young love now forty six. The sixteen songs on the new album by token tronic are part au
Hour israel launches its biggest attacks on syria in decades of the one of its warplanes is shot down. In iran hundreds of thousands rallied to mark the Islamic Revolution thirty nine years ago. Coffee table diplomacy north koreas olympic delegation is welcomed by the south korean Prime Minister in sport the teenager taking over the slopes at the Winter Olympics seventeen year old reggie role becoming the youngest snowboarder so when and then pick up. Russias Interfax News Agency reporting that a passenger plane has crashed it says it disappeared from radar soon after takeoff from the capital moscow there were seventy one people on board aljazeera is rory chalons is on the line now from moscow rory what more do we know. Well this is something pretty grim breaking news we know that this plane was taking off from damage yet the airport which is one of the capital to miami it was operated by saratoga airlines for a lot of time the plane was an answer no one for a relatively small plane th