let's bring back herb greenberg. we already talked about some ceos who haven't been doing is great or have an uphill battle ahead of them. what do you think of microsoft and intel in particular herb? >> well, first on intel, the interesting part on the story is it was going up against such easy comps. this company's growth was just so horrible. if you go back five six quarters and the company has come back. but interestingly enough its revenue last quarter $14.5 billion is just a little above where it was in october of 2011. so you can see it's sort of still flat and the interesting part there would be whether it can really accelerate. i think the real story continues to be microsoft. i think nadella is new energy into the company that is a way that will be interesting. i'm having to now look at microsoft as a user in a way i haven't done before. they may actually have me in there because as i go through the product lines and product categories, i'm finding that they actually have things i may need for my company. ma

herb greenberg, are you taking personal credit for this? >> that's right. >> since you moved here, those stocks have gone up. >> ironically, biotech is the one area i specifically do not cover, do not want to cover. because we understand -- what's interesting about this, it is all about the biotech. and that index is doing so well, even though the biggest of all the big san diego stars, qualcomm, has really just sort of, you know, become less of what it was in the stock market's eyes. so i think that really -- look, we're in a biotech bubble. we get that. neurocrine, that was all in the past month. so, you know wooe, we'll have t how this index does if there's some deflation in the biotech balloon. >> and these are fantastic stats, fantastic to lay it out that way, tells a really fantastic story, but what also tells a really fantastic story is just you and i got in your car yesterday, the herbmobile, and drove around san diego, particularly around your area, and you were pointing out, there's a new development. those particular houses over

thanks, herb.nks to the invite for your house. >> did you know he's not sitting on the proverbial phone book. he's sitting on two old tattered beach towels. how san diego is that? >> better than sitting on gatsby, his dog, i suppose. >> he will be at his feet. another drop in the home ownership rate. young people just not buying homes but is that necessarily a bad thing? we'll debate and discuss next. the lightest or nothing. the smartest or nothing. the quietest or nothing. the sleekest... ...sexiest, ...baddest, ...safest, ...tightest, ...quickest... ...harshest... ...or nothing. at mercedes-benz, we do things one way or we don't do them at all. introducing the all-new c-class. see your authorized mercedes-benz dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services. if legalzoom has your back.s, over the last 10 years we've helped one million business owners get started. visit legalzoom today for the legal help you need to start and run your business. legalzoom. legal help is here

really an incredible story and herb greenberg said i don't know -- herb does that. herb has that effect on me. if you are out there you just choked me all up. >>> as we go to break take a look at dow transports today. they currently down by 1.6%. but over the past two days the dow transports shed about 4.5% which means it is about the worst two days the transports have had in nearly a year, folks. >>> money transport company xoom trading lower after discovering $38 million fraudulent ly -- after one month of duty. cnbc contributor joins us now. it sounds a little fishy. what is your read on this? >> it is hard to say. you see the cfo leave and you say what is going on there? he was there just a month you can't really pull those pieces together the way some people want to. you have a situation where this industry across border online transactions from online from your bank account somewhere else to a bank account is a booming business. i think what you are seeing is companies like xoom has to determine that it has to get better controls in place. i think that is what

eat herbs. these are powerful animals that, are sexually vigorous. androzene these natural food it's completely safe, and it addresses the holistic system of the body. >>eah, well, another word i wanna pull back out is spontaneity. >>um hum >that is so important. i mean, for me, as a woman >>but, you know, here's the interesting thing, spontaneity is a big thing, and we no prescription erection pills are clumsy, in addition to the side effects of being nauseated, and sick to your stomach, and diarrhea, which aren't sexy, if you don't take that pill the right time it ain't happening, it ain't happening. not only are you creating negative side effects >>ep >>and ignoring the causes which in the long run is devastating. but let's say for instance, you go out to dinner, you say, oh, i forgot my prescription erection pills at home, and on the way home, like you just did to mike, you put your hands on a shoulder and the guys isn't responding, the woman thinks, he's not interested, he's tired... >>eah.

. >> now we add some herbs to give it more flavor.his is what paico looks like. >> it is a kind of mint, and it's good for the digestive system. it's a good additive when cooking with beans. the beans are added later on with some spinach leaves on top to garnish the soup. why is it so tasty here? >> because they using goodies that you can only find in peru, like a special kind of potato. different kinds, in fact, and that is what makes this a typical peruvian dish. >> then, buen provecho. >> how about nominating your favorite snack to be featured later in the series? on give you a tip, taste and tradition are two things guaranteed to tempt us. >> savory, suite, or spicy. what kind of no-fuss food you like when you are out? send us a photo of your favorite snack and win our global snack apron. send us your photo by e-mail or better yet, via facebook. good luck. >> next imagine just for a second that you are an asian elephant. you'd have thought that endangered species status would exempt you from having to work. and yet in contrast to

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the garden no longer exists, but here we can see rosa verbs -- rows of herbs, high garden walls, and walkways, all features mentioned in the book. together with the book, they realized the king was something of a secret gardener. >> i'd bet that is something you did not know about king henry viii. he was a secret gardener. that brings today's show to the close. you can find out more news on her website. from all of us here at world news america thanks so much for watching. have a great weekend. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding of this presentation is made possible by the freeman foundation newman's own foundation giving all profits from newman's own to charity and pursuing the common good, kovler foundation, and mufg. >> build a solid foundation and you can connect communities and commerce for centuries. that's the strength behind good banking relationships, too. which is why at mufg, we believe financial partnerships should endure the test of time, because with time comes change, and what matters in the end is that you're strong enough to support it. m

el teniente herb walters de la policia de dublin afirma que no recuerda un incidente similar como eldiodia del miercoles en la calle golden gate drive, a una cuadra de la estacion del bart. a plena luz, una mujer de 72 anos se dirigia a tomar el tren como de costumbre, sin imaginar que iba a ser atacada y robada de una forma despiadada herb afirma walters que el ladron la abordo por detras de manera brutal la golpeo en la cara y ella termino tirada en el pavimento, por lo que tuvo que ser llevada al hospital el sospechoso fue descrito como un hombre afroamericano, de unos 5 pies y 5 pulgadas de estatura. al momento del robo portaba chamarra y pantalon gris. aunque las autoridades se presentaron en el lugar en cuestion de minutos el ahora fugitivo pudo huir en un auto honda accord de cuatro puertas-- color gris y muy probablemente tomo la autopista 680 desde la calle golden gate drive. esta zona es calificada como tranquila por las personas que aqui transitan por eso, este hecho ha causado gran revuelo... mos "oh esta muy mal eso... -habia escuchado algo asi anteriormente? -no -le da

. >>> japanese officials are planning to expand their crackdown on manmade hallucinogenic herbs. they say they will more than double the number of drug control officers. authorities refer to the substances as dangerous drugs. they are a mixture of herbs and chemicals with similar effects as illegal narcotics when consumed. the health ministry officials say they will increase the number of officers to 41 from the current 16. the officers are currently stationed in four regions. they conduct on-site investigations at locations where the drugs are bought and sold. the ministry officials plan to post officers in other regions, too. four certified pharmacists will be hired to improve inspections. officials blame the substances for more than 100 deaths across the country. at least 50 users died or were injured in traffic accidents. the officials say the dealers have been declining in number but have yet to be eliminated. >>> rapidly evolving technology is making possible to identify people based on their body parts. japanese companies are driving innovation in the field. nhk world's mi

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the herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. trade, money and politics are our issues this week, and my guest is the outspoken journalist who runs the iconic "harper's magazine," which for 164 years now has thrown open its pages to some of the most ferociously independent voices in american letters, from mark twain, jack london and herman melville to william styron, joyce carol oates and david foster wallace. as the president and publisher of "harper's" for the last 31 years,john r. "rick" macarthur has been as ferocious a champion of democracy and journalism as any of those

the herb alpert foundation, supporting organizations whose mission is to promote compassion and creativity in our society. the john d. and catherine t. macarthur foundation, committed to building a more just, verdant, and peaceful world. more information at macfound.org. park foundation, dedicated to heightening public awareness of critical issues. the kohlberg foundation. barbara g. fleischman. and by our sole corporate sponsor, mutual of america, designing customized individual and group retirement products. that's why we're your retirement company. >> welcome. i imagine we will be wondering for a long time to come about the particulars of what happened at that fatal moment in ferguson, missouri last summer, when officer darren wilson and young michael brown confronted each other. and how the arrest here in new york of eric garner could get so out of hand and lead to his death. and what possessed 12-year-old tamir rice to wave that pellet gun around a park in cleveland, or the police to kill him on the spot, within seconds. it's hard to sort out how these things happen. most of us who ar

the herb is approved by the fda. experts don't know why that is such a potent sleep inducer, but it doesn't have any side effects. and since the herb is approved as a food product, you can buy the coffee in a grocery store. a map develop this had because his wife likes coffee but she cooperate drink it at night because it would k her up. and that's the same for me. i can't have any caffeine even after noon. i'm sensitive to caffeine. >> i've tried it just, and it worked for me. so why not put it in coffee. >>> it's time for your weather and traffic on the 1s. >> amelia segal is live at the process rin roslyn metro station. >> reporter: good morning. happy friday. a little bit chilly out here but not frigid. temperature here on the storm team 4 x 4 coming in right around 37 degrees. and then it will fall a little bit more as we head on into these early morning hours. roslyn metro station quiet andg. a little late opening. supposed to open at 5:00 a.m.. we're at 5:10 and they're pulling the gates across. as kids are ge

. >> so it gets, um, gets flavored with all 19 herbs before distillation, and then after distillationfresh herbs, thyme, tarragon, rosemary, ginger, and then i finish it off with, uh, some hibiscus roast hips and chili peppers. and it gives it a little bite at the end. it takes about two weeks to make about 100 bottles of bear trap. >> dean also distills a gin and, his personal favorite, whiskey. >> everything you get from me has been touched my me and made by me. >> that's why you'll find his image on the bottle. next we're off to pipersville p-a and hewn spirits. >> well, hewn is sort of a shout out to my day job where i am converting antique barns into one of a kind homes and uh, in the process of learning to distill i started using some really cool, started using some really cool reclaimed woods for aging >> sean tracy uses the wood from those antique barns to construct his rum barrels >> it connects both of my passions with converting barns and the old wood along with the distilling so here it is history in a bottle. >> he's also experimenting with aging his spirits with other hi

offering many active and index funds and herb greenberg joining us, hi herb along with the rest of theel. dan, we'll start with you. vanguard has successful actively manages fund as well. >> absolutely. >> how are the inflows? >> into passive is enormous. no comparing them to past years and the money coming out of the actively managed funds and most cases it's due to poor performance but a lot of that is expenses. a lot of that is that 50-point 55-basis point headwind. if you take that away then the active passive debate gets a lot closer. in fact, we did some fum numbers, two thirds of funds outperform looking at them with their expenses. taking the expense equation out and some of the gleed out, it's about a third that outperforms. >> that's why, herb i wonder if this is a story about the pressure that's going to really start to be put on the fees across the active management part of this industry. >> well it's already been happening, happening frl years. and that's been the story. and that's been jack vogel's story going way back as dan knows so well. i think the bigger issue here l

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if you need a haircut, come see herb. >> yes, sir. >> i'm hitting the streets.l be outside next hour. i'm freezing. i may stay in. if i had some hair would i let you cut me. >> can dough something. >> can do you anything with this. >> i can do something when it grow back. >> about two weeks. >> thanks, guys. >> back to you in the studio. >> quincy, you could get a fresh cut maybe. >> we will check with him on q street. but everybody is talking about how face back and instagram were down, on a international level. it was for almost an hour this morning, coming up, we will tell you the social media melt downs thaw missed, people were frequenting out, hilarious while were you sleeping. of course, also keep your pictures coming, this is one our dog loves playing in the snow. the just pile it up in one area. have some fun witt. ♪ ♪ ♪ if you want it ♪ go out and get it >>> we have a message for you, so q, stop by lead middle school, we're outside. lead middle school, i think is in mt. airy. >> it is on east mount pleasant avenue. >> yes, it is in mt. airy. >> they nee

herb says i'm telling you the best person on the court. that is a lie. see new a couple minutes. we will see new a couple minutes. fi narrator: gas prices are down, helping middle class families. but now, the white house wants to impose title ii regulations on your internet meaning new government taxes and fees. every month: you'd pay more. 11 billion dollars a year in new taxes and fees. internet freedoms can be protected with the white house and congress working together, but imposing new tax increases through public utility style regulations will hurt middle class families let's protect the internet we love without regressive taxes and fees. no to title ii. we have breaking news in woolwich township, new jersey, several students are check in the hospital this morning after a chem lab high school at king way high school in swede bureau. >> king's way high school. student were taken to the hospital as a precaution, after smoke filled up, one of their labs. apparently none of the students are believed to be seriously injured, and our sabina is on the way

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remember what the herbs were, but to the defense, it meant that linda was willing to try anything, maybess that she had, and her tendency to use herbal medicine and non-traditional medicine, it's very reasonable to think that she took steps, and this is not a drastic step. >> reporter: maybe it was only accidentally drastic, an inadvertent overdose that caused an unintentional suicide, so the defense argued. prosecutor ebrahim baytieh said this was no accident. it was a premeditated plot by paul curry. >> he married her, planning on collecting on all the life insurance. he murdered her, by poisoning her, and he collected on the life insurance. >> reporter: the jury heard from linda's best friend, mary seabold, who stayed at their san clemente home while linda was in the hospital. >> i go upstairs to the extra bedroom and there, laying out on the bureau, are all of her documents, her 401k, her life insurance. >> reporter: so, somebody's looking through her -- >> all of her -- >> reporter: insurance. >> that's right. >> reporter: and her 401k. >> right. >> reporter: and all the stuff that

i grabbed myself a ka bob sandwich, all kinds of herbs and spices. i'm going to taste this. looking fantastic. one of the best i've had in a long time. you know it's delicious b i have just enough room for dessert, my favorite part. we're behind the scenes right now watching how all the pastries get made. and we've got a whole array of pastries here. honey and nuts and cinnamon, all kinds of great ingredients. this is amazing. here's another yummy pastry made with filo dough. oh, my god. really sweet and similar, it's lighter. this is what i like. we have a lovely row here. looks like a very delicious and exciting surprise. i'm going to bite into it. here we go. um. this is great with armenian coffee. now we're making some incredible armenian coffee. >> we buy our coffee, they have the best coffee. they come from armenia, specially made. and would you like to try it? >> i would like to try. >> would you like sugar or no sugar? >> no sugar today. i'm so excited. really earthy. you can really taste the grain. i think that's what makes it so special. really comes out. i hope yo

we have six spreads and salsa and hopping herb dip. how many bugs are you feeding people a week.0 insects a week. >> just as insects can come in a virus fee oftea ofvariety of forms. you can eat them as a main dish or you can eetd eat the larva or pew pupa or adult. we are going to friday some dragonflies. 2 billion people are already eating insects as part of their regular diet in asia, south america and after carolina. carolina. and -- africa. what is the boast thing best thing about eating insects. you have got a lot of abun danielabundantelements that our bodies can use. bugs are so rich the united nations have released a call for more insect farming worldwide. >> a lot of entomologists are studying why eating bugs are so good. and how to introduce it to the main stream society. though believethey believe bugs especially critic it is crickets are the future. >> you can take ten pounds of grain and feed a cow and you get one pound. and you take the same amount for crickets and you get eight or nine pounds. with the global population growing the demand for meat products is expe

there's there's a series of amenities and programmed with the help of the architects including herb gardens, gathering spaces community gardens etc. >> this is a view of that terrace emphasizing the connection between the indoor and outdoor spaces and the views of the skyline. >> again, these are the views of the tower it will be actually seen as you come off of the bay bridge and around the ramp so we have also designed the tower so that it changes as you move around the tow e. r, the design has been developed 3 dimension ly to create a distinguished landmark in the city of san francisco. >> that's the presentation in brief in brief. >> thank you. >> thank you. just to wrap it up. the next steps include taking the board of supervisors for their very standard 3, 3, 4, 3, 3 approval. we anticipate this happening on february 3rd and and shortly there after the close of escrow and deposited into a trust account so through the next year and construction of commencement at the latest beginning spring of 2016 i'm here as well as members of the development team, tmg, essex and bridge and the desig

and tell those the committee effectual with resistance then restart over except for are a chinese herb that is the one that did not come from the project. >> host: how has your friend's life changed since she had malaria? is their limitations? >> no. she is fully recovered. it does that have a liver stage in the african malaria. so it cannot survive well. that kind you find in asia and south america but there is the reason of a blood mutation but you have an intense infection but when it clears it is gone and it doesn't come back. >> host: "the malaria project" the u.s. government's secret mission to find a miracle cure" booktv is on vacation at johns hopkins university. [applause] thank you very rich for all the folks hear it is an honor to speak tonight a few miles from the saratoga a battlefield where on the october 7th, 1777 when the the most important and consequential battles of world history. the end of giants is a book about people come with the man who fought the revolutionary war defeated the military, and made possible the establishment in north america of a government based

. >> it's an herb hard to get this large quanties and all year round. it's solved when you have a local indoor form. are you ready? you go first. >> reporter: okay. that's really amazing. >> good. >> reporter: that is delicious. camera. >> it was something self-started by the farming community, or did it draw inspiration elsewhere? >> well, interest in this type of indoor farming in the absence of sun light - not surprisingly was originally started by the marijuana industry, but has been coopted by formers, using their approaches to grow basil and other high nutrient value crops that they struggle to get to the store, local and organically. >> with the marijuana industry, one of ways they were getting caught is houses were producing heat. l.e.d.s don't produce a lot of heat. that could have pushed that energy efficiency. >> exactly. think about the bathroom and kitchen lighting. they designing for basil. >> we have seen the wonder of basil. what is next? >> i look at how basil plants and fish live in harmony, and do it all indoors. about these stories.

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they turned to blood spatter expert herb mcdonnell.he case file, mcdonnell couldn't figure out a way to recreate an accidental fall down the basement steps. >> the very night that i was about ready to call james lockyer and advise him i could not do my recreation, and i've done many of these reconstructions or recreations, if you like, i was very disappointed. i was about to tell him that i just couldn't do it and that night i read the morning paper. i frequently don't read the paper until a day late. on the front page, here's peter pan at west high school. of course, i thought hey. ♪ i'm flying >> in the production of the musical "peter pan," various characters fly across the stage in a harness. mcdonnell called the high school, borrowed the transom and the operator, and borrowed a model the same height and weight as janice johnson. he then built a replica of the johnsons' basement steps. he videotaped the entire procedure and put blue chalk on the steps where blood was spotted. with the model on top of the steps, she fell backwards.

. >> two herbs. >> okay. >> but the parsley is good to eat. >> it is. a little before the petter. -- a little bit of pepper. and i'm going to finish this off with just a touch of fresh olive oil. >> and a key with this dish is very good olive oil because it comes right back around at the end. >> thank you, bella. >> whoa. >> delicious, bye. >> hungry? >> a little bit. >> yeah we'll be right back. but first tax season is upon us. and jill schlesinger says it's full of opportunities for all the job hunters out there. >>> reporter: the upcoming tax filing season is likely to be the worst in decades. a combination of irs agency cuts and a more complicated tax code which now includes oversight of the affordable care act are to blame. the irs warns that anyone calling their hotline during tax season may be placed on hold for an average of 34 minutes. that could lead many frustrated americans to turn to tax prep services for help. that also means accounting and tax prep firms will be hiring more. they will train and employ thousands of people through april. th