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the objective of the lifeline council are to develop and improve collaboration in the city and county across regions regularly -- to develop and improve collaboration in the city and across the region by regularly convening a group of senior level operation officers of local and regional life line providers, understanding intersystem dependencies of enhancing planning, restoration and reconstruction, share information about the recovery plans and priorities and establish coordination process for life lines restoration and recovery following a major disaster. i'm going to go back to the last slide and just say today's conversation i want to focus around the specific challenges that we're facing and that is possibly a massive earthquake along one of our several faults that pass near the bay area. this is a map of the usgs that shows the potential levels of ground shaking that could be experienced across the bay area in a repeat of a major 1906-like earthquake on the san andreas fault. very strong shaking would affect most of san francisco and would last well over a minute. for context,

the castro country club when i came to san francisco was a lifeline, a lifeline in the way of connecting socially in an environment where drugs and alcohol was not readily available. it was the only place i could go and feel safe. i work with an non-profit with people who are impacted by hiv and as involved in a recovery process. the castro country club including it's back patio has been a good resource for bringing our guys together in a safe and convivial environment where we could interact and where we could better improve our life. so i as an individual and my agency support the application for the castro country club >> thank you. i have a couple more speakers >> good afternoon commissioners my name is it gray todd i'm a skukt teacher and i own the apartment immediately to the east of the building in question. i've been living there since 1987 i was previous friends with the previous owner. i fully support the castro country club and i'll back everybody. most of the destruction has been about the castro country club and not about the neighborhoods of the proposed restaurant to go on

i felt like oprah kept trying to help him, like throwing him lifelines, like try to make yourself more sympathetic, please. all he could do is stare back with this reptilian look on his face and really have no sense of regard for anybody but himself. the only thing that came across was i'm really, really sorry i got caught. >> let's take a look at something else. armstrong told oprah when he was doping he had a clear conscience. listen to this. >> was it a big deal to you? did it feel wrong? >> at the time? >> uh-huh. >> no. >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> did you feel in any way that you were cheating? >> no. the scariest. >> buzz, i took that to mean that he thought he was doing this rationalizing to keep pace with everybody else. you know, everybody was doing this, and this is the way -- the only way he could stay competitive. >> well, you know, that's what i thought as well, but i think dave makes a really good point. to me i changed my position not because of pressure from readers, although many said, buzz, yo

we have this lifelines' council.e created a branch in our emergency operations center specifically to interface with the business community. we did this beginning in 2008. we saw during the h1n1 crisis how valuable that was. we had our eoc and the health department doc activated for about nine months. it was an incredible effort. one particular day, we had a conference call with the business community whereñr over 12,000 people joined the conference call. if we had not done that work ahead of time to pull the business community in as our partners in the response and recovery, we would not have been successful there. we also engage our communities in novel ways. the sf heroes iphone app will be coming out on the android quickly. we want to empower the committee. we want san franciscans to feel they have a role in recovery in response. we want people to be self- sufficient in those first 72 hours. you cannot rely on government to come in and take care of things after an emergency. we want people to be self- sufficient

oftentimes, they're giving a lifeline to a farm that might be about to go under.o in steve's mind, he grew up in a farming town with the industry, the factory closed down and the town was all hollowed out. so in his mind he's helping them hold on to a way of life. then the story happens and he was kind of at a different place by the end of the movie. tavis: yeah, and i was going to say, and then the magic starts to happen, where the town starts to change him a little bit and he starts to change the town a little bit. >> exactly, yeah, exactly. yeah, really, in thematic terms the character gets fracked. [laughter] so that's kind of what happens to the town through these interactions with these people. he starts to reorient his thinking a little bit. tavis: speaking of fracked, fracking, this subject matter is too deep for my feeble intellect, but i have been reading already a good amount of conversation about the issues that this film raises. obviously, as the writer of this, you had to know that when you put a film out like this there are going to be issues that a

i'd like to thank the panel members for taking time out to discuss about lifelines. i want to point out that all of these organizations are members of the san francisco lifelines council along with many members in the audience, and rest assured we have been working with the fire chief and the police chief with pg&e and the san francisco public utilities commission to make sure we can get them to their emergencies in a timely fashion during rush hour traffic and would like to thank both chiefs who are here today. so thank you. (applause). >> thank you. and general spiese, if you could talk a little about the relationship and what it means to the marines? >> sure. let me reference mayor lee from this morning. he said what we are starting to do is get beyond conversation and we're getting a feel for the impact of our training and our particular interaction. just this past year alone from the communications, command and control exercise that we did in august, yesterday bringing an air cushioned vehicle ashore on the beach, landing helicopters at lake merced and working b

i'd like to thank the panel members for taking time out to discuss about lifelines. i want to point out that all of these organizations are members of the san francisco lifelines council along with many members in the audience, and rest assured we have been working with the fire chief and the police chief with pg&e and the san francisco public utilities commission to make sure we can get them to their emergencies in a timely fashion during rush hour traffic and would like to thank both chiefs who are here today. so thank you. (applause). >> for closing remarks, want to bring up secretary of state george schultz. if you could help on this end. >> that was a great panel. thank you all. >> well, we've had quite a display. we've had a lot of area planning, filled with op exercises. we had the ocean beach yesterday. the military made something difficult look easy. it was a display of competence. and it gives us confidence that not only is the military going to help us if we have a problem here, but the military is able to do its job of protecting our national security wit

if aig didn't take the lifeline, aig would have gone under. and the consequence of aig going under is that aig insures every airplane you ever fly on, every business that takes place in the entire world. this would have really brought the planet to a stop. so everybody who agreed say, let's hold our noses and give aig this bailout. >> so they were forced into an onerous loan? >> they would have been bankrupt and there would have been a different kind of lawsuit. it's such a ludicrous, objection able argument that if they didn't take the money, they would have been out of business, so we the taxpayer should have given them a better terms on a deal for basically coming close to ruining the world's economy. >> and there's a public relations aspect to this. if they're spending all this money putting out commercials, painting this rosy picture of aig, it's not going to look too good if they turn around and sue the u.s. government. >> and ed liddy came in to help, the ceo now, these are not guys who are part of the problem. so they really are thankf

and under a federal lifeline program a program that this supervisor has add vatd for many homeless people will receive cell phones so they can get back to their case works. significantly on january 1st, we restructured and providing homeless teams 24 hours a day in just a few weeks we've seen homeless people have more opportunities to get in touch with those they need to. and san francisco has made enormous strides in re discussing homeless veterans. weigh launched a campaign using hudson investors we will officials open up permanent housing for 75 homeless veterans with full services. we have more than 70 units of veteran housing schedule to open this year and there's a hard truth we have to look at. for some social services won't solve the problem like former friend of mine extent >> i think guns the interest of those who still suffer on our streets we won't give up. but let's finally call the question it's time to implement the version of laura's law to help the seriously mentally ill we see on the streets. these folks are a danger to themselves and others and we must work with the sys

you have one lifeline remaining. >> okay.

. >> it is a lifeline to thousands . people used to walk for miles looking for water. a majority of the people don't but there are other measures in place to ensure food security. >> this is a process with no definitive in point. -- endpoint. it will be too late to overcome these problems. >> there is still a lot to be done. the biggest challenges are finding and convincing communities to adopt new farming practices if there to survive the changing climate. survive the to changing climate. >> women have been banned from straddling motorcycles behind men. the province has implemented sharia or islamic law. rio de janeiro is trying to cut congestion ahead of the world cup. this is to create the highest number of bicycle lanes in all of latin america. >> rio is famous for its natural beauty. and it's carnival. but now it is also on a roll as it gears up to become the most bicycle from a city. they have 180 kilometers in bicycle lanes. 12,000 cyclists kicked off the ride. >> many people say this is not europe but this is the same planet. the way humans take on challenges i

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all week long we've been giving contestants a special fourth lifeline: the crystal ball.t allows them to look into the future and see how much a question is worth before having to answer it. today's returning contestant still has that crystal ball and is ready to take on the game. from philadelphia, please welcome laura bauers. welcome to you, laura. shaking your head yes like you are raring to go. >> yes. >> you are an architect, and your husband brian who's sitting right behind you-- hey, bri--is also an architect, right? >> yeah, we met in architecture school. >> you did? okay, and what was it about him that caught your eye? >> big, blond, smiley, beautiful, friendly, funny, the best guy ever... >> wow. >> in my opinion. >> [laughs] and you guys hav

it is a conservation idea that has become a lifeline to thousands. >> during the rainy season this concrete blocks stand from being washed away. -- blocks sand from being washed away. >> of majority of the people do not live close to rivers and streams. there are other measures in place to ensure security. >> adaptation of the process would not have an end point. communities are already suffering. that it would be too late to overcome most of the challenges of the changing climate. >> there is still a lot more to be dead. people are adapting to new farming practices to survive the changing climate. >> a subject that is close to my heart, being a welchman. sports like basketball and football have become truly global. other games can get somewhat lost in translations. not everyone gets it. not everyone gets it.

in winter the ice on the len a revised two and a half meters thick it is a lifeline for people living in out of the way villages supplying them with food coal the route opens at the start of winter and last through to the end of may. these are called the land of pillows this is a protected area. few people know the year coots regarded as a sacred place shamans perform their rituals here. victor maxime off comes from a family of shamans while performing a purification ritual he appeals to a benevolent. alkis the shaman sounds at the site of the gigantic rupture that almost broke the siberian mainland into more than half a billion years ago it was at that time that the fanciful yanna pillars formed. the shaman pleads with the winds to drive all evil to the arctic ocean and clear the skies to reveal the womb for the summer. fix to treat the white created to fermented mez milk pulled from a u. kuti in both. forms his rituals only in the daytime victim never uses a tumbler eem because of the belief that it sound attracts both evil as well as good spirits. or some set the some of the pieces

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they have now passed a lifeline to sandy victims. survivors say lawmakers are out of touch. >> it's all politics. everything is politics. >> reporter: but friday the first step in getting sandy victims the help they were promised soon after the storm struck. in washington i'm sandra endo. >> new york and new jersey's governors say the vote today is a good start. the house is expected to vote on the rest of the aid package january 15th. >>> legislative agendas for the year are starting to take shape on the hill all the way down to local communities, but tonight there's question. s about whether one measure proposed in virginia is necessary or just another way to try and prevent abortions. as peggy fox reports, it would make gender-based abortions a crime. >> a bunch of feminists walk down to richmond and say yes, aborting girls is a good thing. come on, they're not that stupid. >> reporter: delegate bob marshall has been trying to chip away at abortion rights for 20 years. this year he is sponsoring a bill to make gender-based abortio

>> reporter: that wire is his lifeline. no net, no safety tether. and nerves, protecting him from a 10-mile-an-hour gust of wind and the laws of gravity. don't think for a second he wubt keenly aware of it. >> i can't get your guys to move ahead enough. hold on. >> easy for you the say hold on. i'm up here. >> reporter: despite haul that, he made it look easy. he finished with a fist pump in celebration. back on the ground, nik joked about having his kids join the family business. >> absolutely not. >> maybe the kids

and those facilities are the lifelines of the algerian economy. thus they are guarded very heavily. but this time terrorists managed to damage that facility. up until quite recently the western alliance really didn't take those terrorists in mali and this area seriously. but now that this incident took place, one would suppose that france would continue their military operation against islamists in northern maui and uk will join in their efforts and probably the united states will support that operation. so in a sense the islamists in northern mali will face the united front of the western alliance and for the first time. and probably they are forced to lose control of northern mali. and if they are in a desperate position, it's most likely it will result in a desperate terrorist act again. >>> business school administrators are busy updating their courses. they're emphasizing global experience in response to the rise of emerging economies. harvard business school has been leading this trend. dean nitin-noriya create aid program that sends student

reporter: well, prime minister netanyahu's ruling coalition remains the biggest bloc, and his hard lifeline policies have agreed a certain amount of support, despite stalled peace talks with the palestinians. the ultranationalist jewish party has made great strides, as expected. it increased its pre-election three seats roughly fourfold. leader neftali bennett opposes what netanyahu accepts, a future palestinian state. this is the first time a party with such extreme views has earned this level of support. analysts say concerns hardline politicians were gaining momentum pushed voters to the center. there is a future party that made unexpected gains, the party projected to be the second biggest force in the knesset. campaigned mainly on domestic issues such as reviewing military draft exemptions for ultraorthodox jews. the information we have now suggests the right wing and center and left parties will be even in parliament. netanyahu could call on both parties to form the largest coalition possible. but the talks could be difficult. >> netanyahu would still be in charge. how would that affe

. >> reporter: for now, reservoirs are filling fast, a lifeline for the nation's largest agriculture-producing state, which uses 75% of its water for irrigation. the snowpack here in the california sierras should help ease a drought that's crippled this area. but while there's plenty of powder here, there is troubling signs elsewhere. in colorado and wyoming, the snowpack is 15% below normal. 60% of the country remains in drought. >> it's almost certain that 2012 will be the warmest year in the instrumental record, and the combination of the high temperatures with the variability that you get from random, chaotic parts of the climate system really set us up for the kinds of extremes that we're seeing. >> reporter: right now, they like what they see in snow country. but to make a real difference, more steady powder must fall here for the next three months. miguel almaguer, nbc news, along the california sierra nevada. >>> there's more to tell you about. coming up next, the class photo of american women who just made history, and the fix that had a lot of people saying something is wrong with th

jason: solutions are out there, but everyone agrees that it's a system in need of its own lifeline. dr. peter sokolove: right now many of california's er's are in critical condition. they're barely hanging on. ♪ jason: a cool spring evening, perfect weather for walt lytle to hit the running track!

such thing as easy money but the people with financial options and these authors can appear to be lifelines the working providing death advice states what takes just moments to approve can lead to years of debt misery what happens is if i haven't got the money at the end of the month to be a repeat then of course the rest will continue on and then we're going to want to try and pay off the period first. saw the most try one go first go on to quick witted want to clear and it's just a never ending cycle and people are getting stuck in this trial. this practice of rolling over a loan has become increasingly common and with some companies not carrying out proper credit checks people he simply don't have the means to pay back the money and end up with their debt quickly spiraling we went from being one of the representatives the leading payday loan providers why the industry seems to be lending so irresponsibly it doesn't make any sense to lend to somebody who can't afford to pay you back so the members i represent spend an awful lot of investment in the best technology to make the best assessm