you've been in amsterdam. in 1969 i learned and have reason for you to come back to that beautiful city soon. i'd love to work with you on a relationship between amsterdam and san francisco because there's so much in common between the two cities. and a lot of things that san francisco can learn from san francisco and the other way around. and my hope for these two days is that we will have something out of it as well and i'm sure we will have something out of it as well. and you probably will not remember amsterdam in the 1960's and the 1970's. i'm old enough to remember amsterdam in the 1970's and it was all different at that time. there was a lot of congestion, a lot of cars in town and it changed. it changed by changing the culture, changing policy and implementation of policies with hard work and i think hillie talens will show some figures and numbers about the travel that we did in the nether land as well. and about the economic benefits that investing in bicycle infrastructure gives to us. if people fr

you see the amsterdam of the viking posters all over the city. very proud of the strong black culture. -- bike culture. and how increasingly proud we are of the bike culture that we are building. hopefully, we saw it yesterday in chinatown and north beach. we saw it in a western addition area. i think it reference a 60% increase in the last four years in the number of bicycle trips. most of them are saying i want to bike more. there's our opportunity. there's where we can grow and we can learn. some folks are coming out for special events like sunday streets. more and more are riding every day. more and more are riding because we're making it easier and more convenient and more comfortable for them to ride. i want to thank the city family that helped deliver the separated green on market street. we've seen huge increases here on market street and we know this is what it will take. when we build it, they will come. we know we need to start at a younger and younger age. i'm proud of the safe roots program we're part of along with the city. we know

. >>> this is an actual job in amsterdam.ole purpose of this device is to fish bicycles from the palm of the canals. >> you've got quite a catch. look. >> there's a million ways. >> it's called a water net. >> they rescue 10,000 to 15,000 bicycles from this canal annually. >> are they getting down there from people just flinging them over? >> there are several different reasons why bikes end up on this canal. one of the reasons is the wind. wind blows the bicycles into the canal. >> this is amsterdam? and then throwing their bikes and everything, they think it's funny, i guess. >> i think you could be on to something there, steven. >> different reports have said they're um to a million bikers in the city of amsterdam. so you do have a lot of bikes. 15,000 out of a million. >> i wonder if this guy has a little monitor like fishermen have that his shows bikes. >> that's a good idea. he would be grabbing every few feet .how would you know where the bikes are? if i ever get to amsterdam, i'm not going to rent a bicycle. i'll fish

the town hall of the dutch city of amsterdam, built in the 17th century, tells us something about the ideals of the dutch republic. it has none of the qualities of absolutist architecture. here no grand colonnade leads the world into a central focus as at saint peter's, rome. no succession of rooms and corridors and staircases takes us to the monarch's bedroom as at louis xiv's palace at versailles. here you have seven simple, unpretentious doorways. the architecture of the new town hall, then, is an embodiment of the netherlands' independent political aspirations, an expression of amsterdam as a free city at the center of the world. in the 17th century, the dutch city of amsterdam was the greatest economic power in the world, a vast marketplace where every kind of goods could be had-- pepper, whale oil, japanese lacquer, cloth, wine. the dutch became rich. they were the most urban society in europe-- literate, stable, well-fed, and decently housed. they knew themselves to be fortunate. they strongly identified with the chosen people of the old testament, with all that implied about o

but i can see amsterdam right there. all right? now, amsterdam, that's halfway mark. amsterdam is right in the sun, okay? so it's day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day, day. sun down. night, night, night, night, night. sun up. day, day, day, day. [laughter] - get the idea? - yeah. so they're in the daylight most of the turn. how about at a place that's on the daylight all of the turn that's just barely on that? of course, the north pole is. so when at north pole, daylight is 24 hours a day. but you come down to a certain point where it just comes up-- in fact, i can see it right here. it's up here. and that point is called-- anyone know? where? right there? you guys don't know about it? it's too frigid. it's a circle. beginning with an "a". arctic circle. arctic, that's the arctic circle. the arctic circle is the point where you can get day for 24 hours a day on june 21st, okay, june 21st. and other one is where you get nighttime 24 hours a day. because what happens when the sun's on this side, okay? and here's where you get your lo

the first concept to store located in the vault of the historic amsterdam day.ance, poetry readings, and also will serve as a test for rare and exclusive coffee. have a great day. >> does the house with the screwdriver with the prongs on it? i like the starbucks concept. >> i am wondering if it is just coffee in amsterdam. >> we're gearing up for the expected release of the ipad 3. >> go to our facebook page, like us, and you'll get a chance to win. once the ipad is delivered, we will put one aside for our lucky winner. >> that person is going to be happy. the weather is making people happy, too. >> i would not mind a hit of snow but i am ready for the warmth. my dad and i were working in the guard and a couple of days ago. i am in the mood now. in the mood for spring. let's do it. it will feel like it today and tomorrow. 10 degrees above average later on today and even warmer tomorrow. it is a spring in washington. we will not -- we know it will not last forever. let's take a time lapse of the moon setting. 36 degrees. for the most part we are in the 30's. 41 d

my first level of security, i see spot developing into something more than what we're seeing in amsterdam. going to more proactive challenge reply and take a look at the behavior. i see that developing and not a totally effective tool but let's deal with it now, if we may. we hit spot as we turn to the screening area. go to the screening area and mr. lord you said 30% are used by ait machines. is that correct? 30% of the passengers going through? >> it's -- yeah, according to mr. mclaughlin, yes. >> okay. 30% of the passengers are going through the new we are, more improved ait and would you consider, as much as you can within this arena are the aits fool-proof? >> i can't discuss the details. >> we all have limitations. any type of limitation going through the metal detectors, only 30% of those people have gone through the first phase of spot. now are going through 30% -- you can say they go through an ait machine where the other 70% have gone through metal detectors. they are basically less -- i don't want to say less safe but not as good as the ait machines. we have the gate agent maki

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. >> they're originally from amsterdam, and we thought how cool to do something like that in scottsdalewe ended up designing our own in tucson in our spare time. >> once you have made it past, i don't know, three or four bar stops, does the pedaling get slower? >> it starts out kind of slow if no one has had any drinks yet and you notice after your second bar or so, we seem to be flying down the street, because everyone is feeling good. >>> we have made it to our top five, and atfive, time travel fraternity style. >> 11 years ago, tim of fhi cappa decided to put a message in a bottle before he covered up a hole. fast forward to february 2012, and the brothers found the bottle in the wall because they were patching the same hole. must be a spot where a lot of people get tackled. >> so what did the message say? [ bleep ]. >> the funny part, how do we get it open? ♪ message in a bottle >> take a hammer, smash it open, and, of course, what do you say? >> oh! >> opa. >> we're the gentleman, and this has been our house the last three years. right now george bush has just taken office as presi

the fullbright commission to the thomas jefferson chair and american studies at the university of amsterdam in the netherlands. professor zagarri has appeared as an on-camera historian on c-span, on pbs and on the fairfax television network. in 2009, she was elected president of the society for historians of the early american republic. and in 2011 was appointed a distinguished lecturer by the organization of american historians. her latest book is titled "revolutionary backlash: women in politics in the early american republic." she has also published another book on women in the early republic titled "a woman's dilemma, mercy otis warren and the american revolution." the william & mary quarterly described her book "revolutionary backlash" as both path-breaking and field-changing. "the journal of the early republic" likewise described the book as powerful, rich and finely textured. as reviewer after reviewer has noted, the book compels us to rethink the meaning of politics, individual rights, male backlash and women's history in the early republic. please join me in welcoming professor ros

it will spin off its coffee and tea business with shares that will trade on the amsterdam stock exchange. that news helped its big board listed shares, rising more than 7%. volume jumped five fold with the stock rising to a new 52-week high. this is part of its plan to split into two publicly traded companies. speaking of food, we mentioned the initial public offering of online restaurant review site yelp. it got high marks in its first day of trading. it's initial price was $15 and surged more than 60%. but even with that, it's the third best debut this year. with gasoline prices on the rise, it's common to see shoppers looking to discount retailers as a way to save money. big lots is not looking for more business this quarter. earnings last quarter were two cents per share stronger than expected. sales were also stronger than expected. but shares fell four percent thanks to a disappointing outlook for this quarter. last year the company was the target of private equity buyouts, helping boost its share price, before today's disappointment. the online photo-giant kodak continues looking

elevated off the road or just below the level of the sidewalk, traditionally used in copenhagen and amsterdam and european and asian cities, as well, where they have the facilities where you are literally separated from the streets. in the u.s., they're called cycle tracks. i think it's the term of art being used right now. commissioner borden: i guess it's surprising how costly it is to do -- out of curiosity, $53 million to do folsom and howard. it seems like a lot of money. what takes up so much of the cost, i just wonder. >> concrete, asphalt. >> it's sewage. >> it's utilities. >> a lot of it is utility relocation and storm water relocation. there's things, for example, signals cost -- signals cost $150,000 each and an intersection can easily cost $500,000, especially because they're so big. doing the curb cut-outs and those sort of things can cost a couple of hundred thousand dollars. valencia was four to six blocks and that was $10 million. they're expensive. redesigning streets are expensive. if we had done this in the 1930's, it would have been really cheap but to do it now is what ra

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. >> here is the thing, people go to amsterdam to smoke pot. be a super criminal to do it here. just close the door. >> they are doing this to sherrod. >> i didn't smoke anything or drink anything until i was like 26 years old. i was a late starter. i don't think kids should do this. if you are an adult you can do what you want, can't you? >> no. i am against murder. >> adam, do you think robertson supports the legalization and it could sway voters and religious leaders? >> i think it could. he carries weight with those people. and he makes a good point. on a serious note, we looked into this, medical marijuana, and the obama administration ramped up its crackdown on states where it is legal. and so none of this is making sense, but in places like california where there are three strikes you are out rule, you could be a kid and there are a lot of kids who try marijuana and three strikes and you are out. do you really want to be clogging up the prisons for that? >> obama -- the next white president will loosen it up. obama can't be the black pre

. >> bob: rather go to amsterdam. go ahead. what do you remember about your bthday?mber all that much. isn't that the point of a 21st birthday? i went to a place called crock tilfile rocks. classy. my sister always want to go out with me. my birthday is december 30. nobody wants to go out december 30 because they don't want to ruin themselves for new year's. but not my sister. went to crocodile rock. i had 22 shots. >> kimberly: you didn't? >> andrea: i did. i pukeed at 16. >> dana: one 22? >> andrea: one for good luck. look where it brought me. >> bob: the only reason i remember that far back i was in the hospital. i was drunk walking out of a bar and fell over garbage cans that had glass in them. it cut myself a little bit. that wasn't bad but i rolled in it for fun and i went to the hospital. i was okay. i don't remember much of it. kimberly -- >> kimberly: i'm horrified by the story. >> bob: that is strawberry shortcake. >> kimberly: that is my favorite. >> bob: do you know what it cost us? >> kimberly: it was a lot. did you pay for it? >> andrea: the cake we wer

number three, amsterdam. number two -- all right, you do live there -- new york city.. >> the sexiest men in the world live in stockholm. >> all right. >> good to know. that is really nice to know. >> book your tickets now. >> immediately. >> yeah. >> they were talking, though, about the best places for women and then -- >> they aren't the same. >> none of those are on the list. >> the best places to be a woman. >> the best place to be a woman generally is in iceland because it has the greatest equality between men and women. so there. >> i've been to iceland about three times. it's a beautiful, beautiful country. >> yes. >> nobody seems particularly thrilled to be there. i shouldn't say that, maybe. do we air in iceland? i'm just telling you the truth. they just don't seem like a very happy people. they're not, like, lilliputians. they're not like in the emerald city, we represent -- they're not like that. they don't seem too happy. >> the places where women live the longest is japan. women can live 87 years, beating men by seven years. >> but why would you want to? y

. >> the title comes from my wife and i went to am amsterdam for our honeymoon. she was teaching me how to smoke the marg rnlg ma. she was telling me i wasn't doing it right. five seconds later i was unconscious on the floor and i thought thatten cap sue lated my life. >> now to the table of content. i'm kidding. this book is funny, but it is not necessarily about fun thee things, is it? >> not at you will. well, it is about my life. whether or not you consider my life funny is up to the reader. it is about marriage. it is about fatherhood. it is about coming to terms with who you are -- who we become as adults as opposed to the people we thought we would be when we were children. i'm a comedian so it is full of jokes, but there is fairly serious chapters in there. >> yes, chapter nine. your parents divorced when you were young. your mom came out as a lesbian. this must have been tough because of your intense homo phobia which you were proud of. >> and it is something i president continue to celebrate to this day. >> how did that affect your life? >> well, i was