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] >> i'm warren corn field and we are doing a series called stay safe, we are going to talk about staying in your home after an earthquake and taking care of your pet's needs. ♪ >> here we are at the spur urban ken center and we are in this little house that was built to show what it is like in san francisco after an earthquake. we are very pleased to have with us today, pat brown from the department of animal care and control and her friend oreo. >> hi. >> lauren. >> could you tell us what it would take after an earthquake or some other emergency when you are in your home and maybe no power or water for a little while. what it would

or apple martinis, however you do these things these days. yeah, it shows the market, the job market has been able to persevere amid weaker economic growth. i think we have this baseline that is kind of, ah. >> isn't the line of the week what the federal reserve said on wednesday, we'll either increase or reduce the rate of our monthly purchases which really means they don't know what they need to do just yet. >> i think that's right. and what's interesting about that comment is i remember the ft headline is fed to increase. it sort of depends upon what your outlook is for the federal -- for the economy as to whether or not there's going to be more f you're negative on the economy, you think the fed might be more idle. i don't think the fed replaces two things -- real job growth, real economic growth and what is happening with the government. i that i weakness is still to come. but i am encouraged by the revisions and the number today that the job market has with stood. >> so has your gdp number changed based on the information today? >> yeah

lot of things, but usually i'm inspired by either a popular drink--so, for example, our pomegranate martinithe mojito ice, those are pretty popular drinks in bars, and then i'll try to emulate something like that in a frozen dessert. >> ok, so we are in--what is this? it looks like a big liquor cabinet to me, right? what is this? >> well, this is our ingredients storage room, but, yes, this is where all the magic happens for silver moon. >> mm-hmm. >> these are all the liquors that we infuse our product with. and these are really the secret sauce of silver moon. >> the secret ingredients, right? >> exactly. >> so what do we have here? >> so this is a strawberry daiquiri. it's about half frozen right now, and we'll just do a little interim taste test here. >> it tastes good ta me. but besides a well-stocked liquor cabinet, sheri has another secret ingredient to her frozen treat: california- produced milk. she only uses premium milk with the high butterfat that is so rich and creamy you can taste it in every bite. and for that, she relies on the hundreds of dairy farms that call california ho

i'm paying $12 for a martini. they're lucky i don't take a chair. you're paying?a figure of speech, charles. can i take this? no. oh, come on! ( raspy voice ): my precious! put it down-- we do not take things that don't belong to us. oh, listen who's taking the moral high ground,

research center itself now let's go live to israel now and get more on the latest developments from martinis policy or policy thank you very much for being with us now has there been any reaction from israel so far. well as of yet there has been no confirmation from the israeli side and this is despite the fact that we are hearing some american officials saying that the strike that was carried out in the early hours of sunday morning was an israeli strike we're hearing the same kind of reports from syrian state television it says that is one launched twelve missiles from lebanese airspace targeting an ammunition depot on the outskirts of the capital city of damascus according to these reports is wady jets broke the sound barrier and hit several military posts not his followers out menar t.v. station also claims that the explosions may have been caused by a downed israeli good we are receiving some reports of not one but two reason it's have been downed but let me reinforce size that no confirmation in fact no reaction from the israeli government as of yet it's also important to say that ther

. >> moonshine martinis from our new book. spiced with madeira. >> where do you get moonshine? shake it up and we garnish it with boiled peanuts. >> the boiled peanuts, from the peanut man. >> are they good? >> you want to try, kath? >> sure. >> this is unconventional garnish, but in the low country. it's nice and saucy. see what you think. >> i think it's fine. >> oh, my gosh, that could take the nail polish off. >> now we see something -- >> please help yourself to a little shrimp. this is nice pickled shrimp. it's not pickled like a dill pickle, it's just marinated. >> shrimp, fennel, chilies and a little brine over it. and just an hour in the frinl and it's dunn. >> and cook it up like that? >> this is shrimp-rific today, this is shrimp and grits. shrimp that have been cut lengthwise. cut it lengthwise and that's why -- >> because they'll curl up in a fetal position. >> exactly, you know this. >> they grab more gravy. >> what is this gravy? >> tomato puree. >> fresh tomatoes. >> power it on there. >> is there particular tomatoes you like to use? >> the ones from john's isla

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reporters are sitting at their desks or sitting on the back porch with a martini and someone calls and asks to meet in a parking garage and get a document done. i worked for the near times for 31 years. i have not got that phone call yet. i am still waiting. it usually is an accumulation of all kinds of information. only when you come back here and present to government officials or findings. when you get them in europe or washington or asia or wherever. and put it together that you manage to then be able to leverage out other information here. sometimes things you try to keep secret the are happy they get out. i will give you one short example. i mentioned the a.q. khan case. the bush administration were unhelpful in describing his activities. they did not want to upset the pakistans. they had some other reason. we went out and did our reporting for a year, we published this long story, the pakistani foreign minister set i have not read the story but it is a pack of lies. they arrested a.q. khan today's letter. a friend calls and said i was i to think you for publishing the story. we

i mean, there were people drinking martinis on lincoln's bed and things like that. >> there were abouty at the white house nine months later. >> reporter: in a more serious moment, every p.o.w. met the president. you had a moment with the president. what did you say to him? what did he say to you? >> he said something very interesting. he said, i tried. i really tried. >> reporter: did that mean he tried to get you home? >> he tried to get us home. >> reporter: and the hero's welcome nixon gave them is a lasting memory. ♪ america ♪ and me >> reporter: 40 years later, just talking about that moment is making both of you emotional. it's that vivid. >> it is. >> reporter: obviously this night meant a lot. >> a huge amount. ♪ >> reporter: now 40 years later, these former p.o.w.s are gathering at nixon's presidential library in california. ♪ >> reporter: they know there won't be many more reunions like this. >> in many ways it's going to be a final salute to the guys because we're losing them. together we stepped into the dungeons, and we faced the dragon. and we came out of it. >> reporter

sitting at their desks, or better yet sitting on the back porch with a mar tibny -- [laughter] -- martini and somebody calls them up and asks them for a document dump. i've worked for "the new york times" for 31 years, haven't gotten that phone call yet. i'm still waiting. [laughter] so it usually is an accumulation of all kinds of information that you're doing around the world, putting it together. and only when you come back here and you begin to present to government officials your findings either whether you gathered them in washington or you gathered them in europe or you gathered them in asia or wherever and put it together, that you manage to then be able to leverage out other information here. and sometimes things that the u.s. government try to keep secret they later on are quite happy that got out. i'll give you one very short example on this. i mentioned the a.q. khan case. the bush administration, with no offense to fran's friends, were completely unhelpful in describing the activities of the man who sold nuclear technology around the world. because they did not want to upset

now, pomegranate-- now, we all like our pomegranate martinis-- but pomegranate is a great antioxidantso it removes inflammation from our skin. i also included soy, and you might not know this, but soy helps with pigmentation, helps to decrease pigmentation or the appearance of it, and finally i included hyaluronic acid. now, many women with brown skin can have a very dull, ashen appearance to their skin and hyaluronic acid hydrates the skin. >> yes. >> so it helps it become more radiant. it's going to lead to beautiful, bright, brown skin. >> i saw changes with the brightening of my skin, the skin color evened out and i became a believer in rx for brown skin. >> after looking at my before and after photos, i feel so happy, i feel like i have my skin back again, like i was when i was a teenager. >> my boyfriend asked, "what are you doing to your skin to make it so radiant?" 'cause he just looked at me and he said, "your skin is radiant," and i said, "so, yes, i am using rx for brown skin." >> what i love about rx for brown skin is that not only is it a powerful skincare system, but it'

only sees half of it, she drinks her martinis. willie robinson and willie is from st.. and if you will take a look, we have paul and blanche gardiner, they've been married 76 years. secret to a happy marriage? they watch football together and he can't wait till halftime. you devil. anyway, happy birthday and happy anniversary. this is henrietta kuhn. and the three "ls" are important to her, live, love and laugh. that's it from florida. back to new york. >> thank you very much. one of the greatest boy bands in the world today. the rock star lifestyle in a new show called "the wanted life" a new reality series on e!. let's welcome them. good morning to all of you. nice to see you. first of all, nathan is not here, recovering from a little surgery. how is he doing? >> he's doing all right. we probably won't know for another month on what the outcome is. >> we're glad to hear that. >> we get an inside look into your world. 2:00 is there anything that happens on the show that you wish the camera weren't rolling for? >> there's a bit of nudity. >> okay. that's probably going

we went to his club of course and you know he knocked back to double martinis before the menus were presentedomething i couldn't do them and certainly can't do now. you know it's inconceivable that any of my customers would go to lunch. you just don't do it. we don't have the time. you know one of the reasons i love telling, when i went to the south for the first time george and the carolinas, you know people took a look at you the first time and if you passed muster the second time he would he invited home for dinner and the dish's would be pushed away and you would pull the catalogs out and do business. now i'm back to where i was in new york city in the late 70's and i'm selling over the top of the register. i can change diapers. i have changed cars -- tires of people's cars. i cleaned up after a customer who left a trail of unmentionable stuff from the front of the store to the back of the store. it's hard and i think that is what i find. >> i think it definitely is harder now. i think the publishers are finding themselves in a bit of a state of confusion right now. i sometimes think that

lot of things, but usually i'm inspired by either a popular drink--so, for example, our pomegranate martinithe mojito ice, those are pretty popular drinks in bars, and then i'll try to emulate something like that in a frozen dessert. >> ok, so we are in--what is this? it looks like a big liquor cabinet to me, right? what is this? >> well, this is our ingredients storage room, but, yes, this is where all the magic happens for silver moon. >> mm-hmm. >> these are all the liquors that we infuse our product with. and these are really the secret sauce of silver moon. >> the secret ingredients, right? >> exactly. >> so what do we have here? >> so this is a strawberry daiquiri. it's about half frozen right now, and we'll just do a little interim taste test here. >> it tastes good to me. but besides a well-stocked liquor cabinet, sheri has another secret ingredient to her frozen treat: california- produced milk. she only uses premium milk with the high butterfat that is so rich and crey you can taste it in every bite. and for that, she relies on the hundreds of dairy farms that call california home

we went to his club, of course, and he knocked it back to double martinis before the menus were presented something i couldn't do then and certainly can't do now. it's inconceivable that any of my customers would go to lunch. you just don't do. they don't have the time. one of the reasons i love selling, when went to the south for the first time, georgia and the carolinas, people took a look at you the first time. if you pass muster, cycle time you would be invited home for dinner. the dishes would be pushed away. you would do business. now i'm back to where i was in new york city in the late 70s. i'm selling over the top of the register. i can change diapers. i've changed tires on peoples cars. i cleaned up after a customer who left a trail of unmentionable stuff from the front of the store to the back of the store. i mean, it's hard, and i think that's what i see. >> well, i think it definitely is harder now. i think that publishers are finding themselves in a bit of a state of confusion right now. i sometimes think that instead of 2013, it's 1913. you know, cars have just started, elec