in new york, a dry martini. >> and many people think vodka is the main ingredient of the martini, ishat not right? >> well, the original was done with gin. >> what is the difference between shaking and not stirring it? >> shaking a martini, you will get more action and delusion and airation. when you shake a gin cocktail, it gets foamy and the air gets trapped and it's cloudy, and then stirring causes less agitation of the ice. you can use any of the gins here, but we will use a little sapphire today. >> lots of choices? >> tons. we will start with five parts or 2.5 ounces of our gin. >> 2.5 ounces, so you have to have the little measuring cups. >> measuring is key. it's only hard if you don't measure. >> some people just pour right out of the model, huh? >> you will use a half ounce of our driver, and now we need some ice. >> and do you measure that, too? >> just get a good amount of ice in here, because it's the most important part. you want to release some of the arrow mattics, and there are's tons of spirits to make the gin. >> you want to stir it, not shake it? >> definitely sti

the music of pink martini, and "headlines." and now, jay leno! [ cheers and applause ] captions paid for by nbc-universal television captions by vitac www.vitac.com ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: thank you, gentlemen. welcome to "the tonight show." nice to have you all here! everybody in a festive mood? [ cheers and applause ] i love this. i know it's the holidays and all, but listen to this, the fda is now warning people not to eat raw cookie dough this holiday season. [ audience oohs ] is that how fat we're getting in this country? our ovens are too slow now? [ laughter ] who has time to preheat an oven? just roll up the dough -- [ laughter ] just wait for the cookie! [ light laughter ] and i read today, more and more candy manufacturers this year are making chocolates with beer. one company is making beer -- beer and pretzel truffles. [ cheers and applause ] beer -- beer mixed with chocolate and pretzels. didn't that used to be called vomit? [ laughter ] didn't that used to be called vomit? beer mixed -- [ applause ] oh. and once again, mat

i try to read history, drink dirty martinis, listen to marvin gaye, watch "true blood." vampires, everything. >> this has been fabulous. our thanks to katrina vanden h euvel, publisher of "the nation." [applause] we want to remind everybody that copies of her book are on sale in the lobby. she would be pleased to sign them. we aappreciate your allowing her to make her wait the lobby as quickly as possible. this meeting is adjourned. [applause] >> the public wants to access particular information about your house or neighborhood we point them to gis. gis is a combination of maps and data. not a graphic you see on a screen. you get the traffic for the streets the number of crimes for a police district in a period of time. if the idea of combining the different layerce of information and stacking them on top of each other to present to the public. >> other types of gis are web based mapping systems. like google earth, yahoo maps. microsoft. those are examples of on line mapping systems that can be used to find businesses or get driving directions or check on traffic conditi

. >> jay: be right back with pink martini!l have a triple iced 410 calories please. you want the 40 whipped calories on that? uh, you know what... i'll have this instead. [ female announcer ] swap one thing a day for a yoplait light. with 33 flavors all around a hundred calories, a swap a day adds up to amazing. now you can add some crunch to your creamy. yoplait light with granola. try it today. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jay: all right, my next guests call themselves a little orchestra. and sandra, you're a big fan of these guys, right? >> sandra: love them. >> jay: they're really good. on new year's eve they'll be right here in los angeles, at the walt disney concert hall. their new cd is called "1969." tonight they're performing a a special holiday song, "santa baby." please welcome pink martini. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ santa baby slip a sable under the tree for me ♪ ♪ i've been an awful good girl santa baby and hurry down the chimney tonight ♪ ♪ santa baby a cadillac convertible too light blue ♪ ♪ i'll wait up for y

more martini.so later in the afternoon, they are still drinking, and he said stress you know your fellow is going to lose and you know that they are going to bring in new people and you're going to be out of power. he said brokaw, you watch. he knew this fellow was not going to win and he knew that he was going to stay in power no matter who is was in the white house. speech he had his way really around the president. >> yes. bob did get his way. [inaudible] >> so he was ambassador to the middle east peace the gauche asians for a very short time, several months in 1979 and because of all the attention that he was creating within the department of state and with brzezinski they decided to bring them back him back and run the campaign. and they thought that he would be better served as chairman of the campaign. >> what do you think now when you see what is going on now and in the political arena? what are his feelings? has he told you? >> i can't speak for bob and i don't know how he feels but i know

so they split up where martini. they spoke on martini.later in the afternoon they were still drinking is now coming to your fellow is going to lose. you know they are going to bring in new people and go be a said,. so he knew -- he knew his father was not going to win and he knew he was going to stand pat or no matter who is in the white house. >> he had his way really around the president, a few of them. >> yes, bob did get his way. [inaudible] >> so, he was ambassador to the middle east peace negotiations just for a very short time several months in 1979. and because of all the attention that he was creating within the department of state and which burzynski decided to bring him back on the campaign. and they thought he would be better served as chairman of the campaign. >> what is he thinking right now when this is going on in the political arena? is he really -- has he told you? >> i can't speak for bob and i don't know how he feels, but i know he wishes that it were more like u.s. 30 years ago when people were partisan politics ended

how about skating martinis and a holiday lights contest? we have "eye on the bay" host liam mayclem with events all around the bay area. >> reporter: greetings, pleasure seekers. for starters, venture to the very festive holiday ice rink at embarcadero center in san francisco this holiday weekend. you can rent skates. bring the family or friends for jolly good times on the ice. the rink is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. next, for some yuletide cheer, and a very special high-flying cocktail shake it up there, head to the fairmont in san francisco. the inner skill martini is available for a limited time. it's tasty and will warm your heart. it is beautifully paired right there with a naughty but delicious chocolate fudge cake. yes, please. all right. support your local charities and yours truly by voting for my gingerbread house at the palace hotel in san francisco. more than a dozen fantastic houses all made by local media personalities are on display at the palace. the winning house gets $1,000 donated to a chosen charity and mine this

i want a dry martini, i want it straight up, and i want it now. i don't want an olive. any sign of an olive, you are back in uniform. you lot can laugh. in the met, we wouldn't even be having this conversation. me, i have screwed my way to the top, and i may be 50, but i could bloody well do it all over..." >> you all right? >> fine. >> what's the matter? >> hmm? nothing. uh, just a bit tired. i don't know. you know, the deep end. i know it was exactly what i wanted. thank you very much, but... >> the team behaving? >> yes, fine. absolutely fine. >> i know rankine's an idle bastard, but he's a good cop when given a chance. >> yep. >> tell me something. you feel you've been sacked, don't you, ending up here? >> no, not at all. >> and that doesn't suit you. >> what? >> not telling the truth. well, you shouldn't feel that. i don't suppose you'd believe me, but it is actually true. clare devanney came straight into my office to ask if she could work under you. isn't just your reputation for snottiness that precedes you. you're a role model, jane, an icon in the force. i'm g

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martini schibbye was arrested with a photograph, johan persson, in ethiopia's ogaden region in july after entering from somalia. police in mexico arrested one of the alleged leaders of the country as most powerful drug cartel. philipp cabrera was captured and of being in charge of security of the biologicalary head of one -- billionaire cartel and wanted for a series of murders and kidnappings. we have the latest business news now. the financial fallout from japan's earthquake and all that followed. >> that's right. if you remember it affected japan's g.d.p. and on the corporate front it is a company called the tokyo electric power company and it operated the fukushima nuclear plant. the japanese trade minister has reportedly said you have to accept a massive injection of public funds. what we are talking about is a de facto nationalization. the figures involved are quite eye opening because it was said they may have to project as much as 13 billion. and a government bailout of 8.8 billion dollars helping them to compensate victims of the crisis and this is going to be ongoing. it is a hu

you don't want to drop any more martinis. i'm flying a charter to bermuda late tomorrow afternoon.irst thing in the morning? yes. come by. i'll make sure you get in. thanks, rich. (elevator bell dings) morning, rita. oh, i'm sure it is. after the night you had in the or with the young lady who was waiting here this morning. her name is carol and i was suturing her hand. is that what the kids are calling it these days? she's here for a carpal tunnel test. just grab her a gown while i track down bax. oh. okay. you didn't prepare me for electroshock therapy. bax has to do the tests to indicate whether or not i need to operate. so he's like your ground crew. (laughs) yes, the navigator in the or. how we looking? uh, latency and amplitude are normal. it means your nerve functions are fine. then what's causing my pain? could be tendonitis, arthritis-- i'll know more after i test your fast-twitch muscle functions. that's going into me? only into your abductor pollicis brevis muscle. your hand. bax: i'll be gentle, but... it's gonna feel weird. you ready? i guess. all right. (groans quietl

video on demand martinis in mind bold costs and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. question on the t. dot com. which . good afternoon and welcome to capital and alan i'm more in leicester here and washington d.c. and the u.s. g.d.p. gets revised down for the third quarter bad news for growth and bad news for the debt to g.d.p. ratio which sees the debt growing faster the ratings agency fitch warned the u.s. is debt burden is not the stuff of the aaa credit rating we've heard of before and as politicians argue back and forth about the payroll tax the bigger question how did we get here. don't you want to figure out when we are.

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governor martiny will host a job symposium in annapolis this morning. it is a step to create jobs in maryland. that event is set to start at 9:00. >>> next week president barack obama will travel to fort bragg where he'll speak directly to troops and their families offering his appreciation for their service and sacrifice during the iraq war. all u.s. troops are scheduled to leave iraq by the end of 2011. >>> if you're out and about tonight in town, enjoy fire and ice night. ice sculptures will be on display and there will be street performers and free roasted chestnuts and s' mores. that event goes from 6:00 to 9:00 tonight. >>> and sad news for the dugar family, michelle dugar who recently announced she was pregnant with that family's 20th child has had a miscarriage. they are featured on "19 kids and counting." michelle is said to be resting now at home. >>> the raven's linebacker ray lewis is again on the questionable list for sunday's game against the indianapolis colts. he didn't practice yesterday and has already missed three games because of tur

this, but let's talk about it a little later and let's not talk about it now after you've had two martinisnd not drugs, but maybe a little eggnog, pete. >> prescription drugs, of course. >> of course you're agreeing. >> we'll bail him out. >> i don't mean going out to the wood shed on christmas day. i mean dr. prescribed. >> i'll take you to the wood shed right now. >> happy holidays. >> happy holidays. >> next on your bottom line, meet one family who disconnected with the american dream to reconnect to themselves 5,000 miles away from home. >>> could you just pick your family up and move to a different country? right now? for many families, it's just not an option. but for jennifer wilson and jim hoss, it was the wake-up call they needed. jennifer chronicled her family's experience in croatia in her memoir, running away to home. i spoke with them recently about how they were able to reset and reconnect with their family. >> this is a story that i think a lot of people can relate to. you're living, two incomes, two kids, you've got day care, you've got your jobs, you're kind of running the

tried to gain access to the country secret service iran's intelligence ministry identified resign martini and field in afghanistan agents kept track of him as he entered the country northwest and arrested him when he tried to carry out his mission. but all the businesses up next with korea. are welcome to business here and out here thanks for joining me this hour it's been called the deal of the year by russian business magazine company the country's two stock exchanges the r.t.s. and the mars x. have completed their merger as authorities and i mean of course there are as the details. financial experts have been debating and proposing this for years and the opening bell at the start of the traded they made it official but investors struggled to see the difference for the time being my sex r.t.s. as it's now known will work under the same conditions offering the same services and they will also maintain separate indexes for the time being now the merger is expected to reduce transaction costs drive profitability and diversify the revenue pool and this is of course seen as a major step towa

dot com a time you want to advertise gallery you can check out explosive shots for martinis and alia she shows you their reality of today's new revia so have straight to our website for all that. now the euro zone's latest if an imaginative rescue plan is now close to being in tatters conceived at last week's make or break e.u. summit called for the creation of a twenty two hundred billion euro cash pot at the i.m.f. to be dealt out to struggling nations but in just a week and he has has all but evaporated the u.s. has flat out refused to participate saying that you should use its own resources and showcasing how hard the euro zone has been hit by its debt crisis the block is having difficulty convincing its cash strapped members to pitch in the hope is now that increasingly here a skeptic britain will make up for the shortfall that however is something that nigel ferrars and piano leader of the u.k. independence party simply doesn't see happening. the british came into the european project after the french and germans of the italians we got into it because we were told it was about

gin martini and a cigarette i don't know we'll see but. reverend it seems to me that there are tremendous similar eddies between the bonus army of the one nine hundred thirty s. and the they didn't call the occupy movement back then they called it the hoovervilles but there were they were all over the country the largest one was in seattle back the mayor of that hoover bill was a fellow by the name of jesse jackson who wrote a history of a nine hundred thirty five. i find just amazing. something cosmic about that what are the and of course the bonus army was camped out from the lawn of the white house all the way down the potomac forty five thousand people and herbert hoover ordered him. what's his name the general macarthur to ride through them do you see similarities between then and now and then i mean that's set up the roosevelt presidency could this be setting up something really extraordinary in the next few years political i believe it is there is the righteous anger out there and people feel as if america has gotten off track we tr

be found at our dot com anytime you want it at our gallery you can check out exclusive shots of martinis in our way as she shows you the reality of today's new lead to head straight to our web site for all that. syrian activists say army defectors have killed seven members of the government security forces in response to the killing of around thirty civilians and u.n. claims fifty five sorry the u.n. claims five thousand people have now died in nine months of clashes in syria figures damascus insists are based only on information from rebels at a mass or to universal peace federation a new york doctor marcello believes the west is only listening to the opposition. gratian of the situation is only one side of the so far which is the being pressured by the west and the nato alliance actually towards the syrian sovereignty and their own independence now the regime is under huge pressure by international organizations under the umbrella of the united nations and the european union and the united states for short and then foreign policy so far has being download i mean they are downloading al

day sometimes twice a day for you how i love going out drinking with all the ladies i mean tendo a martini sure what i mean i just got laid out but. i think that. it's for you. this is been a paid advertisement brought to you by the evil debt collectors association of america. ok everybody welcome back to our g. street northwest republican presidential debate let's continue on with the candidates tonight here we have in our company mr herman cain michele bachmann and rick santorum now first of all i want to question you about the president president obama currently has been hailed as a foreign policy success on the economy might not be doing so well he took out osama bin laden he took out on we're all locky and he took out moammar gadhafi not only that but he's also winding down the both the wars in iraq and in afghanistan so how would you compete with that would you follow on in obama's footsteps if you were to become president or do you reverse any of his foreign policy actions bring people back from the dead perhaps. i think he's making a terrible mistake here we're losing the iraq war

instead of having a martini, they will have a percocet and that becomes -- >> please continue.o you want to press the hipocrite button or should i? >> i want to hear this. >> and you your stupid paper just get the hell out of here. >> don't drink, kids. >> i like the new tongue. >> you brought up alcohol before. and the bottom line is some people are alcoholics and some people get in cars and drive drunk and kill people. but we don't talk about cracking down on the sale of alcohol to adults. is this the same situation? >> alcohol makes a lot of money for a lot of people. it is about money. not everybody can go and get percocets. you have to rip an acl or have a hysterectomy to get them. >> by the way, do you know how hard it is to rip your acl with a hammer? it is pretty hard. >> so i think it is easier to actually -- it is easier to get alcohol. it is legal and it makes people money. percocet doesn't. what did you say? >> i have no idea. i think we solved the problem though, so let's move on. >>> from pills to pot. would he not take a seat because his host was a feet? a former

since you are in vegas, i want to be double down saloon, 4640 paradise road and ask for a bacon martini that sounds kind of good in a weird sort of way. yeah! >> bob: andrea is here, she's a vegas vet and used to walk around there a lot. i thought you like vegas? >> andrea: i do like vegas but i don't walk around a lot in vegas. i'm not a betting woman. are you gambling woman? >> dana: i'm not very -- no, i'm not much of a gambler. as cru know, as bob says, i'm a -- i'm the straightest woman in america. i got to come here and be part of the rodeo. >> andrea: one piece of advice. the shops at caesar's are great. i want -- >> dana: that's good. >> andrea: the bareback riding are you going to try? i will give you $100 if you try it. >> dana: there are saddle bronc and barbac bareback ride. it's very serious. what the cowboys used to do when they got together. isn't that what she meant? maybe i'm wrong. >> bob: you told an off off-color thing. >> dana: i've only been here three hours and it's getting to me. >> greg: you are standing in front of one of america's one of america's only shovel-

the takeover if they knew he would be free for lunch and they said they would have one martini a piece then they said they would split one more so they split one more. a leader in the afternoon they are still drinking and he says you know your fellow was going to lose and to bring new people. you will be out of power. he says watch. so he knew his fellow wasn't going to win the devotee would stay in power to better who was in the white house. >> he had his way i read the president. >> bob did get his way. >> for the peace in the middle east. >> he was ambassador to the peace negotiations for a short time several months in 1979 and because of all of the attention he was creating in the state they decided to bring him back and run the campaign and they thought he would be better served as the chairman of the campaign. >> what is going on in the political arena? do you know if he told you -- >> i don't care how he feels but i know he wishes that it were more like it was 30 years ago when people were partisan politics in the that the cocktail hour and republicans and democrats had drinks t

. >> i premade you a lovely martini. that's what this is called, just for you, miss amy.ome chocolate godiva liquor, bailey's had lf & half. and for you, i have a country christmas cocktail. in here, this is your country christmas cocktail. >> actually, i'm the designated anchor. >> merry christmas. captain morgan's spice rum. in there is vanilla vodka. in there is a sweetened condensed milk. >> you're going to have to designate an anchor, by the whie. >> and chi tea. >> i love chi tea. >> it's very zen this christmas. >> what are you doing for christmas? >> i am going to sleep. i don't know how you guys do this. >> i always wonder if people like you actually cook on the holidays. >> yeah, yeah, we normally do. >> but the bar is set so high, how do you meet all those expectations? >> i get my rear-end in that kitchen and i go power shopping. >> you serve these to everyone and then they're always happening. >> you did say signature cocktails are important for every meal, correct? people like to know that they're going to come in and get something special. >> yeah. so if th

if you swap that twice you'll save 500 calories and that's for a leaner drink, like a martini.es or more. >> swapping out nuts for popcorn. >> right, you look at this container of nuts, this is just a couple of big handfuls, that's 850 calories. if you swa. it for some air popped popcorn you save 800 calories. this is a big savings, you start to drink you're going well this looks good, nuts are healthy. nuts are a great food >> they're protein. >> heart healthy fats but they have tons of calories. >> all right, now the dips. >> this is a dip, this is easy to do because we see a lot of cheese dips and there's either chips or vegetables but also salsa around and you save a lot just by swapping these out. 200 calories replacing the salsa with some of the cheese sauce. these are easy things to do. >> do you see baked tortia chips? >> you save about 100 calories but it's the number of chips that you're having. >> right. boy french onion soup. >> who doesn't want that, right? you have a big steaming bowl covered with cheese, that gives you a little hint. if you swap this out one time

. >> he's built like a martini glass. unbelievable. the ring of fame is on the way.ichey pettybone will be inducted. he's either a player or a coach. he was a four-time proplayer. as a coach, he was the coordinator during the glory years in 1978 to 1993. he spent one unsuccessful season as the skins hod coach. this honor is overdue. >> this is a great honor for me to be included with the great coaches and players that are up there. i find it difficult to imagine yourself going in with people like that. the reason you play this game is to win it all. you know, we had the good fortune to get there four times. i think if i had to pick out one moment, after we won the first one against miami in los angeles. that was a great moment for me. >> actually very cool that the lasting memory is not going to be that one year as a head coach. now it's of this for redskins fans. >> good for him. >> he deserves it. >>> we get our first peak at the wizards. they haven't added much in terms of free agents. they expect to be better. we hope so. the wizards hit a rough patch. three stra

this is called my eggnog smooth mar martini. if you are going to have eggnog, it is 450 to 500 calories. this one, we are going to go a lot lighter. one egg white or you can use powdered egg. fat free half and half and that's about one tablespoon of it and we have one tablespoon and a half of spiced rum and a little bit of cinnamon, a dash. we want to mix the flavors for eggnog without the drama that goes along with it. we will put a little bit of ice in there to get it extra frost think. i am going to let you have the honors. >> be careful. >> shake as hard as you can. you want to get a nice froth on this. we will top this off with a little bit of ginger ale. >> we will go right off the top up there. just a little bit in there. to that, we are going to add three tablespoons of ginger ale. that is going to get a nice little frost on top. so you are going to get the flavors. right on top of that, fresh grated nutmeg. it is fast, easy, and pretty darn healthy. >> much lighter. 72 calories, you can't beat that especially on the las

since you are in vegas, i want to be double down saloon, 4640 paradise road and ask for a bacon martinia: that sounds kind of good in a weird sort of way. yeah! >> bob: andrea is here, she's a vegas vet and used to walk around there a lot. i thought you like vegas? >> andrea: i do like vegas but i don't walk around a lot in vegas. i'm not a betting woman. are you gambling woman? >> dana: i'm not very -- no, i'm not much of a gambler. as cru know, as bob says, i'm a -- i'm the straightest woman in america. i got to come here and be part of the rodeo. >> andrea: one piece of advice. the shops at caesar's are great. i want -- >> dana: that's good. >> andrea: the bareback riding are you going to try? i will give you $100 if you try it. >> dana: there are saddle bronc and barbac bareback ride. it's very serious. what the cowboys used to do when they got together. isn't that what she meant? maybe i'm wrong. >> bob: you told an off off-color thing. >> dana: i've only been here three hours and it's getting to me. >> greg: you are standing in front of one of america's one of america's only shove

all sorts of fun stuff and fire pits where you can drink martinis and watch the sunset. >> a lot of folkspeople want to come here. >> yes, new york can be a very expensive city just around the holidays. but just after that, but what i love about staying at this hotel, not only are they offering a deal at $245 a night and throwing in breakfast which makes it even more affordable, but you have easy access to great shopping and all of the sales in january. >> oh, that's smart. >> you can go shopping and explore a fun part of town. >> that's a steal. >> that is a steal. >> and you can still see all the holiday decorations. which will still be up in early january. >> somewhere october, go to hawaii. >> who doesn't love hawaii? particularly a more relaxed side. it's on the eastern side of maui. no kids are allowed. only 16 and over so you can relax. it will be quiet. to get there, you take a 2 1/2-hour drive past 59 bridges. you'll see incredible rainforests and beaches. unwind, do cooking classes. they have a great spa. rates there, $219 a person. and i mean, look at that. that is just heaven.

. >> the band pink martini has an album "joy to the world" in starbucks everybr.le of tracks to so go get it. >> really? >> it's true. >> that's it for this edition of "the daily rundown." see you back here tomorrow morning. >>> coming up next on msnbc, "jansing & co." then at 1:00, don't miss andrea mitchell reports. i'm filling in, among our guest also be andrea saul, the u.s. postmaster general, and more. in an unknown sky. their safety systems built of brain and heart, transforming strange names from tall tales into pictures on postcards home. and the ones who followed them, who skimmed the edge of space, the edge of heaven, the edge of dreams. and we follow them up there to live by an unbreakable promise, stitched into every uniform of every captain who takes their command: to fly. to serve. ♪ and just let me be [ male announcer ] this is your moment. ♪ your ticket home [ male announcer ] this is zales, the diamond store. take an extra 10 percent off storewide now through sunday. try bayer advanced aspirin. it's not the bayer aspirin you know. it's different.

then strain it into a little martini glass and some freshly grated nut meg. >> okay. >> that's whereng kind of a pear pizza almost. >> this is great. i love making flat braeeads because you prepare all the ingredients in advance. the flat bread takes about ten minutes in the oven so once your guests get there just mix and match with toppings. >> how do you make the dough? >> well, i have a wes phave a rn find on today show website. i have a really nice recipe. i like a nice dough. we're going to brush a little olive oil on here. >> right. >> then some salt and pepper. this recipe we're going to use brie, pancetta and arugula. >> very nice. >> you can use brie. if you don't, actually pear works so nicely with so many cheeses. you could use cheddar or creamy goat cheese. >> then fan this out. >> yeah. >> how long do you bake it? >> about ten to 15 minutes. >> now we got a nice sweet back here. >> yeah. so like i said, pear is good for everything -- sweet, savory, cocktails. you know, you like caramel apples? >> sure. >> i like caramel pears. take the pear. put it in with the caramel. t

they tossed martini shakers and gases high into the air.ir juggling skills. and a celebrity panel chose the best tasting drinks. a bartender from u. k. took home the top honor. >> and a children's hospital in argentina has broken the guinness world record for the largest bottle cap collection. the 26 million caps way in at more than 91 tons. the previous record was only 1,000 pounds. the children's hospital started its collection to raise money for medical equipment. they plan to sell and recycle the bottle tops. there you have it, the best of the rest. but coming up, the last call. who can do more for you, congress or your cellphone carrier? odd question, but we have the answer next. get technology they love, on the network they deserve. like the powful droid char by samsung, or get the samsung stratosphere, and for a limited time, get twice the data for the same low price. verizon. >> greta: 11:00 is almost here, flash studio lights, it's time for last call. who has the most power in our country? here is saturday knit life's fred armason

you say that's tired and cliche, leave the bottle at home and bring martini glasses. >> yes. >> i'm going> this is the high. $185 for the pair. >> come on! >> can you believe it? >> why would you do something like that? >> well, if you have a lot of money. >> and these are $8? >> $8 for the pair. >> can i go into a store, can i find both of these and shop for myself? >> you can find the high at the ke department store and this would be at a discount store. >> this comes with all of the knives and these signs. >> you're leading me that way so i'm going this way. >> that's the high. this comes with two handles and all the different knives. >> so go with this one. a couple of beautiful vases here. >> if you picked them up you can somewhat see the difference. >> that's heavy so that's the high. >> that is the high. this is 100% crystal and this is 26% crystal. >> almost 400 bucks? >> and $25. everything here is less than $25. >> easy call. cake platters, trays. >> cake stands. you are great with this. >> i'm not handy in the kitchen, am i. this is riegt a little higher, i'm going with this on

. >>> skating, martinys and a holiday light contest. here's liam may chem with events around the bay area. >>> greetings, pleasure seekers. embarcadero this holiday weekend, rent your skates, bring the family or a group of friends for jolly good time on the ice. the rink is open daily from 10:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. at night. next, yuletide cheer, and a very special ice flying cocktail, head to the fairmont hotel. it's tasty and will warm the cockles of your heart and beautifully paired with a naughty, but delicious chocolate fudge cake. yes, please. support your hole charities and yours truly by supporting the palace hotel in san francisco. more than a dozen fantastic houses are on display at the palace. the winning house gets $1000 donated to a chosen charity. mine this year goes to raphael house. finally, a nationwide contest under way, bringing together things we love. christmas lights, cold hard cash, and school. deck the house is a contest by patch.com. all you have to do is take a photo of your favorite holiday decoration, uploa