like this i could never completely disappear if you see all these stereotypes about africa it s good to see you. do something for your country but you re still the black guy with a. afro germany starting december tenth d.w. . in recent years extensive flooding around the world has increased causing catastrophic damage in many countries. excessive pumping of ground water the building dams the added weight of huge buildings all contribute to the looming disaster as sea levels rise a number of coastal cities sink becoming more vulnerable to flooding. more than a third of the big urban centers located by the save our endangered threatening the living conditions of millions of people. measuring the stakes in economic and human terms scientists agree that action must be taken quickly but what should be done how can a huge city and its inhabitants be protected from flooding hisle holes enough or should we re-invent the city for the twenty first century and beyond this is an urgent q
made for mines. in recent years extensive flooding around the world has increased causing catastrophic damage in many countries. excessive pumping of groundwater the building dams the added weight of huge buildings all contribute to the looming disaster as sea levels rise a number of coastal cities sink becoming more vulnerable to flooding. more than a third of the big urban centers located by the sea are endangered threatening the living conditions of millions of people. measuring the stakes in economic and human terms scientists agree that action must be taken quickly but what should be done how can a huge city and its inhabitants be protected from flooding. enough or should we re-invent the city for the twenty first century and beyond this is an urgent question for engineers architects and urban planners or laboring to come up with solutions to reconcile man with nature. in thailand bangkok is a striking example of an urban center regularly subjected to floods which impose
automated systems to notify supervisors when the end of an individual s probationary period is imminent. agencies have these systems. they just need to use them. my amendment requires supervisors to be net fi notified as a series of regular intervals in advance of the expiration of a probationary period. notifications occur at one year, six months, and three months before the scheduled completion of a probationary period. this will remind supervisors of their responsibilities to observe employees and provide feedback throughout the probationary period. it will also remind supervisors to decide whether the employee is fit for federal service. i urge members to support this amendment and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. does any member seek time for opposition? the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? mr. connolly: i have no speakers on this side. i do rise in opposition to the amendment. the chair: the
roosevelt originally had a different estate down the road. the house burned to the ground fdr s father, james roosevelt, purchased the home in to be their new the hudson valley. james andnts were sarah delano roosevelt. mr. james roosevelt had a wife before sarah named rebecca howland. she passed away in 1876. in 1880, mr. james married sarah delano. when he married sarah, he was 52 years old, and she was only 26 years old. she was half his age. james and sarah only had the one child, franklin delano roosevelt. when mr. james roosevelt bought this property in 1867, it was a 17 room farmhouse with about 110 acres of land and several outbuildings. he paid the price of what would be an expensive car these days, but back then it would have been he had a growing family, and he decided as early as 1907 that he was going to be, president of the united states one day going to become president of the quite often, events would be held here such as when he announced he would run for v
night, in that first, you know, it would be the story. not taketations would it. but then they started because the word got out and then suddenly it became a big deal. the big deal was that it proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is a role for news and public affairs in public broadcast. and out of that came everything else. announcer: you can watch this and other american history programs on our website, where all our video is archived. that s c-span.org/history. springwood estate in hyde park, new york is the birthplace and final resting place of franklin delano roosevelt. wet on american artifacts, hear stories about his time in the home from a national park service ranger who leads us on the tour of the national historic site. franceska: this is home. this is where his heart was. he always told his friends and neighbors that this is where his heart was, and it always will be. this is where he found his strength and happiness through his life. franklin delano ro