birch is trying to do is to get scores. you can get to the plate and eventually the percentages will help you. i'm all about getting to the touchdown, getting to the end zone because that's what makes our families feel a little bit more confident about the city. that's why we have spent hours with people like ma sud and everyone trying to figure out with our contractors. we've talked about this for quite some years. we talked about this with many of you in the community for many years without a lot of progress. now it's not about you go and try to figure out the bidding process and you are on your own. it's about us bringing that process right here to this community and exposing it and breaking it down and getting the modern tools like all that you see in the modern way of getting to properly not only bid but get yourself prepared to communicate with the contractors of these jobs. we are acting and throwing the passes down the path so people can actually catch and score with these contracts because we need better performanc

it is made of birch. but it's a special kind of birch. it's a kind of birch called burl birch. any part of the burl of the tree is pretty resistant to liquids, which is why it makes the most sense to use it in a tankard. as we look at this, you notice it's missing the thumb piece. and the thumb piece here would have been carved probably with a lion or maybe a flower. and this is actually called a peg tankard. this would have been to measure out even quantities. an extremely important tankard to a family. ceremonial, very good, and it comes from norway. really? i never would have guessed that. they're a pretty common form in norway. and it's got this beautiful carved trailing tulip here. and there's that big, old coin sticking right in the middle there. we would date it probably to the first half of the 1700s. it's got nice carved lion feet here. these are all silver mounts, and we do have some silver issues here. there's a big crimp. if you look on in the inside, you can see all the burls. oh, for heaven's sakes. is it done by hand, do you think? absolutely. it's actually very,

how much of this is really to john birch society? obviously there's a big element of that california imported gas. how much of it is that intelligence a kind of competitor at florida southern -- it seems like maybe they've seen in dallas kind of conflated the two. i am curious if that's the case or if there was more of an internationalist agenda for different mix with the southern? >> there is a strong impulse in dallas voter politely called southern traditions that i don't know this has been exiled to the corners of history as well. dallas at one time had been the national headquarters of the coup plot plan. there were very vigorous public parades in the city. just from my understanding of history, if i had to guess about knowing what i said come out of place somewhere in the united states, more deep the southern state. dallas was founded in large part by former soldiers to the confederacy and relocated the grandest public monument at that time to the confederacy there is a beautiful confederate cemetery, giant statute of robert e.

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how much of this is related to the john birch society? obviously there is a big element of that in california but how much of it is bad and how much of it is kind of confederate sort of southern? it seems like maybe this scene in dallas completed the two and i'm kind of curious if that is the case or if it's more of an internationalist or did it mix with this kind of southern? >> there was a strong impulse in dallas in some corners to protect what are politely today called southern traditions. dallas had been, again this is exiled in the corners of history as well but dallas at one time had been the national head waters of the ku klux klan. they were very vigorous in public raids in the city and again in history if i had to guess without knowing i would have placed the headquarters somewhere else in the united states in deeply southern state but dallas had, it was founded in large part by former soldiers from the confederacy and relocated during the grandest public monuments. at that time the confederacy, there was a beautiful confederate

>> good morning commissioners my name is clifton birch and president of construction and on behalf of the golden state bridge, we are listed as a subcontractor for the ybi ramps. we are a certified dbe firm as well as an lbe of san francisco and district ten. this will be an injustice to my firm if we cannot be allowed to perform on this project. i believe that the goal of the sfcta is to impact dbes as well as lbes of san francisco, and other small businesses. and in closing i believe that it is in the best interest of sfcta to award the contract to state bridge contractors for this particular project. as the lowest responsible bidder for this project as it was stated before me. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you very much. >> next speaker. >> good morning. my name is louis and i am the president of municon consultants and this is a homecoming for me and we have been in business for 23 years and one of the notable projects is 850 rolls of film photographing the san francisco city hall retrofit. we have had a long and favorable relationship with many of the contractors in

i put that birch pot over here to show you. and we've got some plants in that around here but these are just awesome. super rustic. i love it and want to use them again next year. put the tropicals around your house in that. >> great to meet you. thanks for coming in. 49 kinds of these, erica. did you know that? >> i had no idea but i always love to have poinsettias in my home during the christmas season. it just makes things feel nice and festive. >>> we're taking a look with the michael & son weather cam, a milky sky, some sunshine starting to peer through the clouds so eight bright, cloudy afternoon for us. 65 degrees by 3:00 p.m. temperatures way above average. 63 is where we'll be at 6:00. a few sprinkles are possible as you're heading home from work but for most of us it's going to be completely dry. just cloudy but mild. it's already 64 in manassas. 62348 culpeper and orange -- 68 in culpeper and orange. these are your noon temperatures in december. mild out there. 51 frederick and even in gaithersburg it's 63 degrees. y

even when everything is soaking wet they showed me, birch bark and moss which are perfect for gettingt a fire. >> no matches, no lighter, no problem. >> i will smear chap stick into the cotton ball. it is going to act just look a candle. >> eddie keeps chap stick and cotton balls on him at all times. sound strange until you add sparks. >> there it goes. both carry a simple flint to scrape with a trusty knife. soon, we are melting snow over a raging fire. we add pine needles for flavor, a sort of back woods tea. >> if you put thissen a c ein a starbuck's, people would pay $5 for it. not saying much about this, but people. >> busy showing us how to make a snowshoe from branches as the fire was getting started. snowshoes are critical for walking through deep snow. on the dog sled i learn the art of mushing from dallas. one of the best in the business. >> the dogs want to go. all i can do to slow them down especially on the turns. doing really well for a first time dog musher. takes it to it pretty naturally. >> reporter: on ultimate survival alaska they're constantly on the move over mou

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i will be talking to someone with birch box. i will be saying what she thinks the sentiment is like here. after you. -- back to you. >> speaking of tech companies, nokia is said to be nearing a deal with india tax authority. it is ready to pay off to microsoft. we have the details from hong kong. >> a very good morning to you. we are watching what is happening from the delhi high court. they are ready to rule on its key assets today. the company is close to settling a tax dispute in india which should help complete a deal with microsoft. the finnish company is said to be willing to pay half $1 billion to unfreeze assets. why were they frozen to begin with? on and taxes were going the country froze its assets in september. nokia has agreed to sell its mobile business unit to microsoft. it is keen on getting it settled quickly. nokiae-mail statement, said they are committed to getting their assets unfrozen and called on the india tax help conclude the issue. budge, andes not this is a worst-case scenario, you can see nokia looking

birch is a very long burning wood. >> what are about pine cones? >> that's nice to give people. she's are sugar cones from a large pine tree. you can do those. these are faux greens. i wanted to bring them in instead of something that was going to shed. >> those are not real. >> they are not. the french say faux and we say fake. we call these permanent because they don't go away. >> that's a good way to have them next year. tell us about the big pot. >> it's a great thing. this is a porch pot that has been planted. this is a shrub and this is a shrub. this did have flowers during the summer. what i have done is turned it into a holiday porch pot and i added stalks and stems of greens to have southern magnolia here. this is winter berry that you can buy. you can buy this in stem and this lasts up to 30 days. >> great ideas. thanks for joining us. david from johnson's floorist. our time it 11:52 and the lighter side of president obama. we will be back wit >> following a developing story. the maryland video lottery commission will announce which project is coming to prince george's

wen wendy birch was at the glen dale h dale gal ree ya, a mall. and this happens. >> oh, wendy. >> those new shoes. >> oh, wendy. >> the local tv equivalent of being a war correspondent. but believe it or not that was not the most embarrassing thing wendy endured. normally people can't wait to get on the news. that was not the case on black friday. >> a lot of shoppers are here. let's see who we can talk to. sir? come back. come back here, sir. i can't believe he kept walking away. how are you? merry christmas. i see. come on. come with me. hi you guys. come over here. no, no, no. come over here. rats. excuse me, sir. this is unbelievable. all morning long we have been talking to tons of people. maybe this gentleman will talk to us. wait a minute, ma'am, wait. wait. wait. excuse me. can i talk to you really quick. you're the greatest shopper i have ever seen. when did you start? >> i don't speak english. >> she'll find somebody. we need to take a break. when we come back, we're going to have a look at the new kardashian christmas card. it's beauti

it has these imprints in the birch wood.might be. >> i am a little like that. >> $26. >> then this is for the other extreme. for those of us who like to cook with just that smidgeon, pinch, a dash. you've got grandma's recipe, when she says a smidgeon, that's what a smidgeon is. put a ribbon on it, put it in a stocking. >> that's a nice stocking stuffer. >> for my daughter, sarah, and fiance. they live in a little apartment. it's a fruit basket that's vertical. it's barware. store all your fruits. take it from the bottom. oranges and bananas off the back. it's a clever way to use the space for your foodie. small company, mom and pop, u.s.a. sharp. they send you this box for under $30. you load knives in the sleeves they provide. >> careful. >> you mail it and it comes back to you in three days perfectly sharpened knives for the foodie who has no time. >> that's great. >> for guests to bring along. when the holidays are finished, they'll send those off. real gold mine is the kitchen equipment store. i have globe equipment whe

even when everything is soaking wet, they showed me birch bark and moss which are perfect for gettingstarted. no matches, no lighter, no problem. >> i will smear some of this chapstick into this cotton ball, and it will act like a candle. >> reporter: eddie keeps chapstick and a few cotton balls on him at all times. it sounds strange until you add sparks. >> it goes. >> reporter: both carry a simple flint to scrape with a trusty knife. soon we are melting snow over a raging fire. we had pine needles for flavor for a kind of back woods tea. >> if you put it in a cup of starbucks people would pay 5 bucks for this. >> it is not saying much about this, but saying a lot about people. >> reporter: dallas and eddie built a shelter in the trees for us like it's nothing. as night falls on our adventure, eddie shows me his survival necklace. >> always want a leatherman, tools, knife sharpener, mini l.e.d. light. >> that's the flint. >> reporter: eddie starts another chapstick and cotton ball fire despite soaking wet wood. in terms of survival skills, this has to be number one, being able to sta

sir, when you get a tory perch formulation, is that tory birch working with someone in the iff lab to a fragrance she loves? >> yes, in many cases that's exactly how it plays itself out, jim. the celebrities want to be part of the puzzle. they want to endorse something they totally support. it's really been terrific to see how many really want to be actively involved and get, frankly, very keen about the entire process. >> now, when you do something like that, you've got several kinds of different flavors and fragrances. i mean, is it just trial and error? do you say, listen, how about this one? this one works. how do you be sure it's not somebody else's smell? >> well, all of the formulas and fragrances we have are unique. there's really a mindset which says here's how i want to position the flavor or the fragrance. the celebrities get involved in the fragrances, and identify something, frankly, that they're personally attached to. there's a real bond between the celebrity and what we produce with our wonderful perfumers at the company. >> okay. are you ever surprised that some do be

the 1920s and believe me i get a lot of grief for comparing them to the klan of the 1920s and john birchers and this is the idea when country is undergoing rapid social change this group of people fills this existential threat to the identity, their connection to america, and they will do anything and everything to forestall that or go back in time. >> does that suggest then that i mean -- is president obama just sort of -- i don't want to say the tip of the iceberg but a catalyst in this instance and i think there's genuine racism and ire that's directed towards him, it also feels like he is symbolic for the people already afraid about, you know, changes in -- we have had dramatic changes in lgbt rights, women's rights. the country is -- some of the backlash we're seeing with some of these crazy things going after women in the states. so it feels like the president is really kind of just the sort of symbol of that anger. >> there's no question about that. president obama's sort of cat lized this movement. like you said, i think you're completely correct. think about what coincided with

rags, papers, hands, the stems of birches dirtied with words. near the freeway you stop and wonder what came off, recall the snowstorm where you lost it all, the wolverine, the northern bear, the wolf caught out, ice and steel raining from the foundries in a shower of human breath. on sleds in the false sun the new material rests. one brown child stares and stares into your frozen eyes until the lights change and you go forward to work. the charred faces, the eyes boarded up, the rubble of innards, the cry of wet smoke hanging in your throat, the twisted river stopped at the color of iron. we burn this city every day. >> "we burn this city every day." >> you know, i remember, i can still remember the impetus to the poem. i went back to detroit in 1968 to see my brother. and there was a lot of hostility in the city. there was a lot of hostility. you know, it was after those great riots, or rebellion, whatever word you want to use. >> '67. >> yeah. and that atmosphere was still clearly there. then when i left, the plane passed over the city. and e

. >> i want to ask about tory birch.n entrepreneurs. at what point do we accept the argument that more women in business is better for the global economy. we had the imf make it, different surveys show this. the message is not necessarily getting clear. >> it's not just a good thing in its own right but women entrepreneurs reinvest their profits, 90% or more in their families and communities. the point she makes is a lot more needs to be done to encourage it. there are things you can do to provide education, particularly to provide finance. women find it in emerging markets, in poorer parts of the world difficult to get access to get a start. >> what happens in europe to countries like greece and spain and portugal, do they continue to slide away from the more prosperous european -- >> unfortunately still have recess in greece. most savage recession. what we have in the wider europe and wider world is a huge year for elections. it's probably the biggest year ever in terms of voting around the world. in europe there are e

commissioners along with the web site of the illustrator of public affairs officer for exercising a birch's the authority the impact of this bill could be proving disastrous in the nuclear crisis. that is not feel the change. not long ago struggling with a nasty personal conflict while the commission seems to of moved past that with the leadership of chairman -- chairman macfarlane. but the republicans cannot let it go. and schuster the pot to reopen past disputes read the nrc focused on this 80 not refer id procedures. hit every proposed changes to shift authority from the chair to the commissioners even to the president or congress with any perceived violations by the chair. there is one nrc internal procedure that should be changed. the commission revised policy for how handles the congressional request for non-public documents. previously. >> host: and provided documents from the oversight committees or with nuclear facilities in the district. as a policy of another fight on public documents to individual berbers and they withhold sensitive documents from chairman its drinking grabbers

commissioners along with the web site of the illustrator of public affairs officer for exercising a birch's the authority the impact of this bill could be proving disastrous in the nuclear crisis. that is not feel the change. not long ago struggling with a nasty personal conflict while the commission seems to of moved past that with the leadership of chairman -- chairman macfarlane. but the republicans cannot let it go. and schuster the pot to reopen past disputes read the nrc focused on this 80 not refer id procedures. hit every proposed changes to shift authority from the chair to the commissioners even to the president or congress with any perceived violations by the chair. there is one nrc internal procedure that should be changed. the commission revised policy for how handles the congressional request for non-public documents. previously. >> host: and provided documents from the oversight committees or with nuclear facilities in the district. as a policy of another fight on public documents to individual berbers and they withhold sensitive documents from chairman its drinking grabbers

but the japanese internment of japanese citizens during world war ii that is something that this birch's our history or the segregation was up held by our own u.s. supreme court. the we cannot close guantanamo or end the mass incarceration. these are not the bright lights of our history. with their standing is a globe poll leader of human-rights. and that is of their own mistakes in 1897 is known as the leahy lot. and we tried to explain it and we thought we would see. he was right provided no the we should no longer provide trading equipment to foreign security forces that murder innocent civilians you would think we can all agree upon as americans. but it happened many times we were given aid to a country that would be used to murder or torture their own citizens. everything this country stands for. as a global defender of human rights people say look what your age is doing in this country. so under the laky law that cuts that a off is the most effective tool with those that commit atrocities and also to provide an incentive for foreign governments with police officers holding them acc

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it has these imprints in the birch wood. my daughter, sarah, and fiance. they live in a little apartment. it's a fruit basket that's vertical. it's barware. take it from the bottom. oranges and bananas off the back. it's a clever way to use the space for your foodie. small company, mom and pop, u.s.a. sharp. they send you this box for under $30. you load knives in the sleeves they provide. >> careful. >> you mail it and it comes back to you in three days perfectly sharpened knives for the foodie who has no time. >> that's great. >> for guests to bring along. when the holidays are finished, they'll send those off. real gold mine is the kitchen equipment store. i have globe equipment where i live. this is a must-have for any foodie. mandolin making the julienne. it does everything you need. for the restaurant foodie, this is how we serve french fries now in the fry basket. have at it. so that gives that restaurant experience at home. >> unless they're hot. thank goodness, they're not hot. >> next up, perfect egg poacher. >> st