it was the first product which could be presented to academics members of the central committee to persuade them anything was possible for chemistry he knew. but today it's not the blessing of state organs that people are after now it's consumers and one russian company you have a problem it's found that sought after market approval. dr ian st petersburg they take fish meat and seaweed extract from which they make a kind of the technology behind their imitation caviar is a bit different from that pioneered by makes me on a but to me it's pretty easy to see his fingerprints on the basic design however instead of forming granules they create capsules filled with the food. thanks to their perfectly formed bubbles and the right mix of flavor in the company currently dominates russia's artificial caviar market and given that the real thing is becoming a rarer and more expensive delicacy imitating nature has become a worthwhile commercial venture. but they're not the only ones. footsteps one of the great academics former pupils is also leaning on technology at the institute of artificial food to

ultimately, in 2004, i ran for the democratic county central committee and ended up chairing the committeeit was a gradual process for me. by the time i started thinking about running for supervisor, it made sense because of my involvement in the community and the politics. i knock on about $15,000 -- i knocked on about 15,000 doors and a huge amount of people. the best way to learn about the city and what people want and what people's concerns are. i feel like i know so much more than before i started campaigning. i am a good liberal democrat. in the san francisco, miniature spectrum, i am considered pretty middle of the road. one thing about me is i am very independent when it comes to the issues, and i do not vote on party lines. i judge each issue on its merit. we have provided woefully inadequate support for our transition-age youth, and when we do not provide that support, we end up causing other problems. it is not like it disappears. these are our youth, who are here in our community, and we need to make sure we are providing services for them. yesterday, we had a hearing on the dc

i would like to present to you now the chair of the central subway committee for the grand jury. his name is bob perry. the other jury assisting him will be daniel schweitzer. supervisor campos: thank you. mr. perry, mr. schweitzer. good morning. welcome to government audit and oversight. again, thank you for your service. >> thank you. good morning again. thank you for the opportunity to be able to talk to you about our report. my name is bob kerrey, the chair of the committee. daniel was a member of the committee, and he will be presenting as well. i am going to be making some general comments, and his will be more specific. the purpose of the civil grand jury is to represent the interests of san francisco citizens to ensure their tax dollars are being used to their maximum benefit. in issuing its report, the jury enters factual accuracy of the investigation, factual support for its findings, and a logical connection between its findings and recommendations. although we talked to a broad range of people, including current and former mta's employees, citizen groups, elected offi

i'd like to thank the scott county central committee. thank you judy for the opportunity to speak here tonight. what an honor to be part of the celebration to honor president reagan. i'd like to say a little bit about myself. i am a father, it has been, and a small-business owner. i have an acreage outside of bluegrass. i recently celebrated 26 years of marriage. she was my high school sweetheart. some said it would not work, but i have proof that we do work. i have five wonderful children. one child started at west point. in august, we put our littlest off to kindergarten. we have been added for a while. [laughter] [applause] we go to church at st. andrews in bluegrass. i am a member of the national association of realtors. i serve on the board of directors for the genesis health system. i am a lifetime member of the nra. in our idle moments, our company is headquartered in davenport. we have construction and property management. you may have seen some of my advertising. when considering the event tonight, i could not help but think abo

[applause] i'd also like to acknowledge and thank my colleagues on the republican state central committeeemiah johnson, and john ortega. from the second congressional district, david chung. from the third district, wes, david fisher. from the fourth congressional districts, james mills, a.j. spiker, and drew ivers. from the fifth district, monte shaw, and from the committee, steve. let's show the appreciation for the outstanding job that you're doing to make the republican party of the iowa stronger. [applause] we're republicans because we still believe in the american dreams, the great communicator that we're honoring tonight called it that shining city on the hill, and not only do we believe in the american dream, we believe that we have a road map to get there, and that road map is found in our founding principles -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. we believe in the power of ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and when i look around the room, i want to thank you for making iowa a better state and making our party stronger. our party is as strong and stronger than i

i would like to present to you now the chair of the central subway committee for the grand jury. his name is bob perry. the other jury assisting him will be daniel schweitzer. supervisor campos: thank you. mr. perry, mr. schweitzer. good morning. welcome to government audit and oversight. again, thank you for your service. >> thank you.

[applause] i'd also like to acknowledge and thank my colleagues on the republican state central committeethe first congressional district, shellily atkins, jeremiah johnson, and john ortega. from the second congressional district, david chung. from the third district, wes enus, christian, and david fisher. for the fourth congressional districts, james mills, a.j. spiker, and drew ivers. the fifth district, jim, and monte shaw, and from the national committee, kim and steve, let's show our appreciation for the outstanding job that you're doing to make the republican party of iowa stronger. [applause] we're republicans because we still believe in the american dream, the great communicator that we're honoring tonight called it that shining city on the hill, and not only do we believe in the american dream, we believe that we have a road map to get there, and that road map is found in our founding principles -- life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. we -- we believe in the power of ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and when i look around this room, i want to thank you for maki

demanding her victory is recognized reports also suggest the guards at the building of the central election committee have fired several warning shots into the air to prevent the crowd gaining entry for the local parliament's now picked march twenty fifth next year as the date for a rerun of the election their public is still recovering from a devastating war in georgia that was three years ago now. russia's north caucasus is a melting pot of cultures but unfortunately that means the temperature sometimes boils over continued volatility in the region has now led some to put their heads together in the hope of finally bringing peace he's a really good points. russia's north caucasus a place where there are a petition for volatility even some russians tend to view these republics as separate entities with religious and ethnic differences at the heart of the problem and leading some to tackle its consequences the ugly side of nationalism separate we gathered people from all walks of life and took them on a trip to the north caucasus in order to dispel existing myths to show those who live in that region

central cairo. a parliamentary committee hears new details about the series of neo-nazi killings that have shocked -- shocked the country. cairo has descended into the worst violence since the revolution as riot police fight battles with protesters in tahrir square. at least 33 people are dead. many of them were shot when egyptian troops used live ammunition. the people are upset as what they see as the military's attempt to hang onto power. >> of thousands of protesters have flooded tahrir square in scenes reminiscent of the protests against mubarak. the crowds are speaking out against the ruling military council. many areas were blanketed in teargas as the violence continued. the demonstrators have about tuesday but. >> whatever -- have vowed to stay put. young egyptians have poured into the streets. since saturday, police have launched repeated attempts to disperse the growing crowds with reports of excessive force. the latest clashes have left more than two dozen people dead and hundreds wounded. germany is one of the country's watching developments in egypt with a growing concern. the foreign m

central subway is highly regarded in washington. on october 18, the transportation authority staff told a citizens advisory committee that "the central subway project remains the highest-rated pre-full-funding grant agreement project in the country." there are 39 new starts projects, and -- new starts and small starch products. 14 of those projects have a medium-high rating. if you want to see a high rating, go across the bay to the olson drt. it got a high rating. what does a medium high rating mean today? 20 years ago, cost effectiveness was counted. it was very difficult to get a high rating, but no more. as summarized in the "wall street journal account, things have changed -- in the "wall street journal" accounts, things have changed. as a result, all it takes these days to slip a transportation project through the federal process is an ability to track real estate development and engender a local political support. cost effectiveness as a transportation facility no longer counts. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker? if there's any other member of the public who would like to speak, please come forward. >> [inaudible] sup

recently, i was elected vice chair of the central market tenderloin area advisory committee. set up as part of the twitter payroll tax deal. that group is very interested in this topic. they are afraid of what could happen in the central market tenderloin area as the university grows and takes on more of the apartment buildings and residential hotels in their neighborhood. they were delighted to hear this. they're very supportive of this. i just want to thank staff for taking the time to do this and do it right. the prohibition against converting housing to student housing -- converting our housing, regular housing for the general population to student housing, it is absolutely correctable. it is also in their how we go back the other way. in 20 years, some of these buildings may not be needed for student housing. so we need to think about how we would go about that. i want to support the work your staff has done and i look forward to the next hearing and speaking again in favor of mr.. thank you. president olague: is there additional public comment? seeing none, public, is cl

central subway. we heard from the committee support for the subway, especially chinatown, but some people criticize this as a political move in the race. does that mean that you are giving up on the chinese votes? >> i lost the last part of the question. >> are you using this as a political move in your may world campaign and ignoring the chinese coast? >> nothing could be further from the truth. the grand jury report came out this summer and raised legitimate questions when you look at the municipal figures in terms of projections, in terms of cost, impact on operations, revenue figures, and the like. i think leadership is about standing up and answering tough questions and asking tough questions when situations arise. after rye read the grand jury report, looked at the entire history, it caused a great deal of concern. i supported the project. i live in the southeast sector of san francisco. i remember looking at it back in 2003, when we discussed it. $650 million it is one thing. $1.2 billion is another. i want chinatown to get what it deserves. of what to make sure that folks through san francisco t

in athens, the focus of last week's market panic, a former european central banker will not lead a government committee -- committed to bringing down the debt. in germany, angela merkel said she is focused on one goal. to stabilize the euro zone in its current form, she insisted. how? even france came under increasing pressure from the financial markets. this is the biggest crisis in europe since world war ii. >> angela merkel said it was essential that italy and move quickly. angela merkel also dismissed reports she favored a smaller euro zone. she told a news conference that berlin's only goal was to stabilize the current block. germany's options are limited. >> with the euro zone crisis deepening, all eyes turn to germany. notableerman mp's determine the future of the single currency. the german chancellor said she still believes the euro zone can survive in its present form. >> since the beginning of the debt crisis, germany has pursuing one simple goal. to stabilize the euro zone and its current form. each individual country is in a situation to regain credibility. >> the euro zone badly needs fix

off independence every year on this date legion veterans have been officially committees to hold a parade in central region. in two thousand and five big to golf and several other handy fascist plants and prison rape stood in the way of marching legion managed. the police dispersed all the anti fascists and let the s.s. veterans put the flowers at the freedom monument. precious to you we believe in a free country fascists and their followers have no right to bring flowers to a symbol of the state if the state doesn't see itself as a nationalist we. all still our actions were in line with the united nations resolution calling for resistance to all forces that promote the waffen s.s. prevent your offer with. some fourteen thousand veterans living in latvia today forts in the soviet army during world war two. give kenichi convincing was a paratrooper event. as he moves to the monument commemorating the soviet soldiers who lost their lives in the war to make sure the nobody sees his medals. a law passed back in one nine hundred. anti one bans the public display of soviet symbols . but. the attitude to u

committee task was on the brink of failure. they have been frank that there's no agreement on how to cut 1.2 trillion from the central deficit. ne democrat called on president omaba to help. the committee is scheduled to vote on wednesday with details of a deal to be announced tomorrow. the committee may be announcing that associations -- negotiations have failed. >> i think we're deep into the fourth quarter but there's still time on the clock. we don't want to let the time run out without trying everything possible. >> if the committee does not find common ground there will be automatic spending cuts, including the defense budget. congress could step in at the last minute to change that requirement. >>> a hero's welcome home for a bay area marine, the great loss his division suffered that his family has seen more grateful this thanksgiving holiday. >> those who help others could use your help this year. local charities tell us how great the need is for donations right now. >>> a disturbing crime out of southern california. who is being targeted. we continue in 90 seconds. [ male announcer ] sometimes, a hint is all the wrapp

when i joined this committee, i knew virtually nothing about the central some waubway project. everything that i have learned has come from those interviews and documents. mta responses to the report indicates disagreement with some of the findings and recommendations but do not seem to suggest that there are any factual errors. we spent an awful lot of time trying to make sure the information we got was correct and verified to the extent possible. based on extensive media coverage and public statements from elected officials, it appears there has been some misunderstanding of the report's content. i would like to clarify a couple of points. there was nothing in our report recommending a surface street solution there was nothing in our report suggesting other than a chinatown destination. there was a recommendation to change the route to better serve the financial district, but the termination point would still be in chinatown. also, the report does not reject the utility of a subway, but it does reject the design as it i6 exists today. another point about the report in general

central subway, the city family running city hall, including this subcommittee, will be remiss if it does not cancel this boondoggle immediately. before this project bankrupt's the general fund puts a discretionary budget. this committeeuld prohibit by ordinance use of certificates of participation on any central subway project cost overrun. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon. operating engineers local 3. i am in support of this project and, you know, the words of the mta definitely out ways the words of the civil grand jury -- definitely out way -- definitely outweigh the words of the civil grand jury appeared to pose on something of this magnitude would be an insult of the intelligent minds that put something like this together. i think it is important that people need to see that once a plan has started, we need to move forward. we need to keep it going because that is the way it should be. i appreciate your time. i am a fifth generation san franciscan, and everything needs to move on to support the people who need to be working, who need to have jobs, and to keep it going. thank you. supervisor campos: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors. i am in support of

for the department to be able to put away savings into a central reserve, rather than have it be a natural project, maintaining budget committeeject oversight over how those allegations would come. i want to thank the budget analyst for actually working with us to make sure that that happened. we do have an amendment in full. colleagues, can it be taken without objection? done without objection. should the amendment be held? if not -- ok, the item does not represent a motion change. we have a motion by supervisor mirror real me to move the item as recommended to the board. without objection? item #4, requesting the reserves based on their new milestone and mean that new money. colleagues, do we have a motion to release those reserve funds? we will do so without objection. thank you very much. item number five, please. >> item #5. resolution authorizing the general manager of the san francisco public utilities commission to execute the first amendment to the memorandum of understanding with the alameda county resource conservation district for an amount not to exceed $775,000 and with a total duration of fourteen years, pursuan