over 50 martinis.tomers had it and had a blast. >> five vodkas, three oysters and it which we all know our aphrodisiacs and a comes with a blindfold. it's these delicious looking edibles. it itself is pretty much with it. >> put it in the martini. i did not make the trip down to new york city. edible. i cannot confirm nor deny. take a bite. there delicious. so if you guys -- not familiar is basically a whip. it's basically a prop. it can be part of the experience what your drinking this. it is dangerous. you have to be careful. the owner says you can take him the weapon the blindfold and people certainly are. they had enough for 50 and they ran out halfway through the day. they had to go and make more they are prepared to keep this on the menu for the indefinite future. >> very sexual. >> if you have the balls head on over and try on out the 50 shades official $50 martini. >> it beats any movie if you ask me. >> people have been banging ever since time began. there has been porn ever since they invente

keith martini department staff this stable shows the request last year $200,000 for last year's process for the 2015-2016 fiscal year we're also proposing additional funding for the pavement to parks program in their not capital requests their funding that will be used for materials and supplies and other sorts of expenditures that wish noted specifically sxal not shown on the table >> okay. >> commissioner antonini. >> i will move to approve the budget. >> second. >> commissioners there is a motion and a second to approve your budget and work program. >> commissioner antonini commissioner hillis commissioner johnson commissioner moore commissioner richards commissioner wu commissioner president fong so moved, commissioners, that motion passes unanimously 7 to zero and passes you on item 9 academy of art university update informational update and progress report. >> thank you, commissioners the commission requested this and want to give you a brief update since the last public hearing in may of larry subsequent to it we presented an update i'm joined by rick carol and other clearing for

. >> keith martini staff my apologies 2 should be 19. >> 19 i guess. >> actually, the pie chart is wrong it should be 6.12015-2016 that annual listed ftes to 2016-2017 my apologies. >> it should be open the pie chart 167881. >> correct. >> thank. >> commissioner richards. >> thank you so much for adding those 3 positions to the short-term rental program this is a good investment thank you. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you very much yeah. we've gone over this with a fine tooth comic based on our presentation i know we have an informational predict only one capital request for the work through 2016 that's correct you're only requesting dollars for one fiscal year? keith martini department staff this stable shows the request last year $200,000 for last year's process for the 2015-2016 fiscal year we're also proposing additional funding for the pavement to parks program in their not capital requests their funding that will be used for materials and supplies and other sorts of expenditures that wish noted specifically sxal not shown on the table >> okay. >> commissioner antonini. >> i wi

i thought i'd start by talking through the issues i've raised at the last hearing and then keith martini will present the ways the budget changed since we met concern modifications on not to do a pull in year but esquires requests and keith will go over that you had several concerns i'll use the memo and obviously what's on our mind is the short-term rental program the commission raised this issue last week this week was the ferries week the alleviations took effect and we have geared off and i'll certainly if i say anything incredulously scott sanchez will talk about this because his team is responsible for this program from the budget i'll back up and is that this week the first week we've been if operation we've received as of many morning about 4 hundred and 25 phone calls related to the program scheduled 5 hundred appoint and continuing to receive phone calls at the rate of 40 to 50 a day much of that for information some of that for information and most is to make appointment to register for short-term rentals most from the staff most of people that come in are quality to do short-

and he used to love to take his martini and dramatically take the toothpick out and bite the olive in a very grand fashion. so dad puts the rubber olive on the -- [laughter] he -- very funny man. [laughter] >> you inherited the same trait. >> i don't know, yeah. he sent jokes in to annty at time. andy would come, so in the book i put this one. humor really helps. we had a joyful white house. we -- believe it or not, in spite of the pressures and traumas and stuff, we laughed and enjoyed each other's company a lot. and for those of you running organizations or thinking about running organizations, i'd strongly suggest making sure there's a sense of levity where you work. and so i can't recall what it was, but andy gets this e-mail from dad and comes in and cays this is from -- and says, this is from your father. a dad gets arrested for stealing a can of peaches and he and his wife go before the judge, how many peaches in the can, he says six. he says fine i'll sentence you to six months in prison. before the man could leave the wife raises her hand and says, and he stole a can of peas!

. >> keith martini staff my apologies 2 should be 19. >> 19 i guess. >> actually, the pie chart is wrong it should be 6.12015-2016 that annual listed ftes to 2016-2017 my apologies. >> it should be open the pie chart 167881. >> correct. >> thank. >> commissioner richards. >> thank you so much for adding those 3 positions to the short-term rental program this is a good investment thank you. >> commissioner johnson. >> thank you very much yeah. we've gone over this with a fine tooth comic based on our presentation i know we have an

we'll go ahead and make this raspberry martini which you can come to bonefish grill and try.the glass. >> talk fast it gets confused. >> and smash them down until they're nice and pureed and we'll add vodka which is traditionally the best part of a martini. and we'll shake it up nice and cold. >> i tried to do this shaking. >> yes. >> it could end badly. >> shaken not stirred. >> shaken, not sired. >> okay. >> we'll strain it into our martini glass which we've added extra sweetness to by giving it a sugared rim. and you can cheers and enjoy this tonight with your valentine's and it's perfectly paired with this chocolate creme brulee. >> holy smokes. >> the smell has been filling our whole studio this morning. >> those are the fun ones and they are so fun and playful for a valentine's day date. these are your do it yourself doughnuts which is new at bonefish grill which features hand crafted cocktails and small and shareable plates. >> you can get these at the restaurant? >> it's an icebreaker. >> inject it inside your doughnut. we have sea salt caramel and a chocolate sauce.

. >> can i get a vodka martini instead of a skewer or anything without a skewer napkin or coaster.sable stuff. >> she changed shopping habits. >> i bring my containers to the store and fill them with produce and to avoid food waste i compost my food scraps. >> reporter: and makes her own products at home from laundry detergent to toothpaste. >> i'm able to have it package free and save a lot of money making my own products. toothpaste can range from 2 to $7. i can make mine for pennies. >> she says anyone can do this. >> you don't have to be a certain type of person to want to or to be able to reduce the amount of trash. >> reporter: allen says it is a growing movement that could have a big impact. >> we have no choice but to engage in these small changes because there's no one big thing that we could do to solve the global problems. >> reporter: so singer is sharing what she's learned. keeping a blog and running a company selling her homemade products, hoping to inspire more people to do a bit less of this. marci gonzalez, abc news, new york. >> i'm a little skeptical of the tooth

. >> you are never tempted to hit the martinis about 4:00 in the afternoon?e schlepping to soccer practice. in addition to his parenting tlc. >> now do you pinch yourself and think about what a great deal you've got here? >> well i certainly know that a lot of my female counterparts and colleagues, you know are like wow, how can i get one of those? >> for "cbs this morning," dean reynolds, south elgin, illinois. >> very nice. >> i love that story. >> if i didn't know that the work my wife does at home is three times more difficult than what i do. >> it's a different way of looking at it and it's good to tell the stories that show it can be done. >> everybody benefits. >> everybody does. i love that story. thank you. you're watching -- who just did that story? >> dean reynolds. >> dean reynolds. thank you, dean reynolds. i love that story. >> drinking a martini right now. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." we'll be right back. >> 4:00 somewhere. ♪ we live in a pick and choose world. choose, choose, choose. but at bedtime? ...why settle for this? enter slee

or they would go to three martini lunches to scmooze. >> i don't know. >> i don't know either. i'm just like so chill right now. we would drink coffee and we would pull an all nighter and work out butts on of and try to learn as much as we could and then cheat off the pakistani kids. i don't know why they can't do that. >> what is the difference if people drink 11 cups of coffee and then it is the same thing. >> go to the bathroom more. >> it was always no doz for me. what was no doze? >> caffeine pills. >> did no one see the "saved by the bell" episode where jesse got hooked on the caffeine pills? that's why i never did any of this in college. i would chew a pack of big red gum to get me through. i don't know why. >> there is thouing in big -- nothing in big red to keep you awake. >> cinnamon. it would burn. >> did you have a friend that would give you special big red gum? >> i was going to say it wasn't big red gum jie. no, no she ordered it from mexico. >> it must have taken a longtime to get there, but it was worth it. is it cheating to take drugs for anything life? we take

your hair is shorter than martini on one flew over the kucky's nest. >> he has a badly spot. >> you belonge cubic auto's nest. >> the guys thought -- how many shows in a row have you done on vodka? you're the lush. liz: that's me. don't you know me. no. (?) >> you are such a wimp when it comes to booze. i will say that. you and hannity. hannity is a wimp too. >> he doesn't drink -- >> he drinks with like umbrellas coming out of -- >> the month heat zero trade. >> i don't think they're ma heat owes. i think they're girlie. cosmo politans with sugar. >> thanks. don't forget to hit up this. (?) fox business' hot new prime time show "strange inheritance." tonight, hear the story of a family who found rare never before seen letters from jfk and another family who inherited 3,000 cars. how come that never happens to me? tune in 9:00 p.m. eastern. thanks a lot. you're playing into his insanity here. >> is this the company that does absolut? >> twenty-seven minutes before the closing bell rings. the multibillion-dollar industry is often seen as recession proof. which spirit is making the most mone

american people continually on matters of war and peace who messed around, who drank a pitcher of martinis every night. and my grandfather voted for him four times. franklin roosevelt. >> but let's get back to the treatment of media people yrks you you think it's unfair. >> it's all public people, not just media people. because -- >> media people depend on credibility. they're constantly getting clawed automatic. >> and all of us make mistakes. all of us do make mistakes. >> you've been fwauktalking about a blood loss. >> and rich was saying before bob simon almost made you trust journalism again. i trust journalism by and large. when i'm out there on the middle east having rpgs shot the -- no. but i see people like dexter fill filkins and other war reporters who really do the story. >> that's well said. but what is so amazing about the brian williams incident is if there is anytime you can't be inconsistent or make anything up and you know you'll get caught it's this era with so many attention on the media and social media and all the rest. >> but that's why i believe the cord con word co

. >> these little girls are alice martini and zoey and they'll be able in three or four weeks. >> thisy charm she looks like a puppy they're thinking she's probably 1 to 2 years old. >> acts like a cat sometimes likes to jump and climb up walls and stuff very good with families and children and just extremely friendly dog. if you're interested in lucky charm or any other dogs you met today go to the dog town web site. go to favorite shelter or add a rescue group to the list by going to shelter me section of the "action news" facebook page. i'm matt o'donnell "channel 6 action news." yolanda indrosonovich can appreciate a simple name. that's why she likes pick 5 from the pennsylvania lottery, they've given all your favorite numbers games new, simpler names. and for something really simple, play the all-new pick 2. easy to play. simple to say. as a small business owner you wouldn't deliver just half of what you have to offer to your customers. so why are you settling for half-fast internet? only verizon fios comes with speedmatch. upload speeds as fast as your download speeds. so large f

she thought of the other things we throw away and started cutting back moyvrment can i get a vodka martini a napkin and without a coaster. >>reporter: changed the shopping habit. >> bring my own container to the store and fill them with produce and compost all of my fad scrap. >>reporter: make her own product from home from laundry to toothpaste. >> i am able to have it package 43. i saved a lot of money. the 2 to 7 dollars i can make minifor penny. >>reporter: anyone could do this. you don't have to be certain type of person to want to be able to reduce the amount of trash. >> variabilityal sustainability says it's a growing movement that could have a big impact. we have no choice but to engage in the small changes. because there is no one big thing that we could do to solve the global problems soil. singer is sharing what she learned keeping a blog and now running a company selling home made product hoping to inspire more people to do a bit less of this people to do a bit less of this. the this is abc news new york. >> the meantime monteray bay aquarium will use a 10 million dollar grant

>> totally. >> one martini, it's a small martini -- >> what do you weigh 100 pounds?ady gaga and her new fiance. >> i'm excited -- >> heart-shaped ring. >> what do we think about the heart-shaped ring? do we like the heart-shaped ring? >> it wouldn't be what i'd want but i'm happy for them. i think i got one of those in the sixth grade. no, i'm sorry. he is adorable and we love him. >> would you like it? >> she needs to love it. >> her personal persona is very odd. she's very down to earth. she says they collaborate under weirdness and they celebrated at her restaurant. it was a great night -- >> we've known they were a couple for a couple of years. >> he's a big man, big inside. when she sings and performs, he characterize. she's more famous than he is. >> and by the way, nobody likes the ring -- you guys are going to hang me out to dry. >> i loved it. i thought it was right from the heart. >> and at home, she cooked for him, she says she likes to cater to her man. >> they seem adorable together. and we wish them great happiness. >> next up, "celebrity apprentice app

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>> martini dry, shaken not stirred. >> i like that. based on positions or issues, one name you haven't mentioned, barack obama. that's far more important than all this stuff. >> all right. there's another issue. republican party is now, penny, going after hillary. where is hillary? i don't think she wants to come out in the middle of the brian williams issue and talk about sniper fire. so she's going to avoid the press. she hasn't held a press conference in 200 2 days. hasn't done an interview in 184 days. hasn't been in iowa in 103 days or new hampshire in 100 days. >> sean, i just love this. i love that the republicans -- >> what? >> i love that the republicans are begging for her to come out. >> where is she? >> i'll guarantee you we could set the egg timer in a month or two months from now whenever she does make an appearance you are all going to say she's overexposed. >> i'm glad you asked about the sniper fire story. >> i assume we're going to be seeing the exact same thing. she has her own timeline. there's going to be plenty of

. >> in man that can drink that many martinis and still get his job done that's a guy i'd love to dateyou're talking about. >> of course. >> oh, boy. >> you asked earlier do you believe in love at first sight? >> yeah. >> have you seen pierce brosnan? he's our favorite. we talked about this in the green room. sean connery over there. >> i'm old. >> you're not old. >> pierce brosnan, the squinty eyes, so cute. >> baby blue play suit. >> forget it. it's popping off the screen. all right, girls, ladies, thank you. >> thank you, sean. >> way out of my league here. all right. coming up, the white house evacuates the u.s. embassy in yemen after the country collapses. and tonight we need your opinion when we get to of course we have that video of obama. and we get to our question of the day straight ahead. well, a mortgage shouldn't be a problem your credit is in pretty good shape. >>pretty good? i know i have a 798 fico score thanks to the tools and help on experian.com. kaboom... well, i just have a few other questions. >>chuck, the only other question you need to ask is, "what else can you

. >> maybe the martini over at spyglass hills but not a hot dog. here's our staff.oy is not in this tournament. >> i'm forever loyal. he is my favorite. >> wherever he is playing he is going to win. >> the guy with the moustache is wayne the director of this telecast and he goes with holmes. good pick is but mine is better. >>> a member of the team that drafted him way back in 1994, he played 10 seasons with the sharks and easily the best goalie in franchise history but could not turn away the tears as nabokov retires. >> i'm happy that, uhm -- [ pause ] >> thank you. >> tough moment for nabokov but he does say good-bye with the san jose sharks. >> okay. all right. uhm, you're going with jimmy jj walker dino-mite. >> he has been really hot so far on the pga tour so i think he is going to win again. >> all right. >> book it. >> we'll see. >> for news throughout the evening the latest as you on kpix.com. >> we have a cbs special report on the death of bob simon straight ahead at the top of the hour you tell us what you want to pay and we help find options to fit your

. >> reporter: afterward she tweetsed this photo sprawled on the ground with martini in hand what a nighterformance. it had social media buzzing. in fact ellen degeneres said it made me want to climb a mountain and forge a stream and i don't even know what that means. >> she did so incredible. there was this birdman moment we wanted to ask you about and get your reaction. when sean penn handed out the best picture actor trophy, he said, who gave this guy his green card. he used more colorful lang as you know. it did pick up some traction online even though he seemed to say it jokingly. but he has responded. what did he say? >> yeah. he did respond and right after sean said it twitter did go into a frenzy withinsensitive. the person who said it was not offended. he actually laughed it off backstage. he said, quote, i found it hilarious. sean and i have that kind of relationship where only true friendship can survive. he was always making jokes and he said they have that kind of relationship of old friendship and he said, additionally, quote, i didn't find him offensive offensive. i think h

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martini brother. >> did she get paid for the super bowl?sharks. >> 118 million viewers. you are glossing over the three parent in a story. >> i've got to read up on it. for those of you on radio worldwide, she was cool, calm, and collected. >> i will be taking questions about the birds and the bees. >> we will be doing that on bloomberg facebook and twitter. two thousand nine was a spectacular year for bond investors. we are talking to bob michael of jpmorgan and atul lele of dell tech as well. let's have a quick question. on the single digit, double-digit return conundrum in your world is it a double-digit world? oh, my god, i didn't make 18% and in your world, it is a way of to make a coupon. is double-digit over? >> i don't think it is over. right now, we are looking at treasury yields in real terms after 10 years, you've made as negative -- made a negative return for some >> where are you standing to get to a double-digit return? >> we are overweight in u.s. and europe. >> he is overweight lucius to be able to translate -- overweight in

your professors is that some great to me, maybe they go out for like a three martini lunch and you thenave to pay for the $300 tax. i don't think that breaking the law, although as a means of civil disputes might be useful i don't think the breaking osh sustainable solution to. what we have, the problem with making an argument about how much it costs is that it acted as guides the real reason we should objective textbooks be made this would which is it doesn't produce the best textbook. the best would be produced by educational institutions forming cooperatives that paid to produce the textbook and bought paid authors or creators a reasonable amount of money to produce them that within freely reusable and freely improvable. when we get bogged down in how much it cost me miss the real reasons we should be using open learning materials, which is that the way the scholarship works is on openness. scholarship that openness is no scholarship. before science existed where thing that looked a lot like science called alchemy and alchemy, all the alchemists have a simple they wanted to turn lead

i will be sticking to my extra dry virgin martini. one olive. >> as if. >> moving on they're usually reserved for camera hungry tourists however the selfie stick has a new high profile backer and that's barrack obama. the leader of the free world recorded a skit for buzz feed and used the smartphone attachment to promote his obamacare legislation. how tech savy of him. check out the president's selfie stick efforts. >> the deadline for signing up for health insurance is february -- febr -- >> not like any other wednesday. wed-nes-day. >> february 15th february 15th. in many cases you can get health insurance for less than $100 a month. just go to healthcare.gov to figure out how to sign up. february 15th. >>> saudi arabia is in the middle of the game when it comes to the recent oil price declines. that's according to the new ceo. speaking in a special cnbc conversation interview he was very vocal about his view on the world's biggest oil producer. >> with the decision to leave the oil price going down he's back in the middle of the ga

much respect for all those actress, beautiful and talented talented since 1962007 has liked his martinismme fatales strong and almost always such. >> such a thing is not meant to last. >> reporter: bellucci is two decades older than the average bond avj age of 30 and tells "vanity fair italia" it's finally clear a mature woman doesn't lose her charm. it comes at a time when 60 looks like the new 40. christie brinkley wowed the world with this "people" magazine spread at 60. and 69-year-old helen mirren is the new face of l'oreal. >> a perfect age is now. >> she's so hot. >> i'll have what they're having. >> and the ho e is the choice of bellucci as bond woman would bring a whole new audience for the spy series and true sexies in is in the mind the imagination, not in the age of the body. amen. >> i think with experience comes sexiness as well and that's what she's going to bring to the table. >> i love this choice. >> bringing a lot to the table. >> that's right, george. i notice you're being silent over there rob. >>> coming up the most popular dog in all of america revealed and the one

. >> sÍ, yo tengo que tener una dieta bien saludable, pero los fines de semana sÍ, un martini... >> oye¿y tu marido habla italiano? >> un poquito. no, inglÉs, pero es difÍcil, porque van a la escuela y cuando regresas viene con el switch en inglÉs. y el que me estÁ costando más es mi hijo, mateo. >> ¿quÉ te gusta hacer con ellos? a mÍ me encanta cocinar. >> ay, ojalÁ fuera más cocinera. no soy tan de cocinar, pero me gusta mucho inspeccionar. ir a la playa, ver las piedras, hacer cosas creativas con las manos, cerÁmica... sabrina compone. para mi prÓximo disco ya compuso una canciÓn. >> ¿cuÁntos aÑos tiene? >> 7, pero ya hizo toda la canciÓn. >> ¿los dejarÍas? >> a mÍ me da terror, porque sabes el sacrificio que es. sobre todo cuando eres joven, cuando eres niÑo, que eres adolescente, ya estas con el dolor. imagÍnate tu adolescencia pÚblica. y que te digan: quÉ feo, le quedÓ horrible. yo le quisiera evitar eso a mis hijos. ahora, si lo quieren, que sea un buen hobby. >> me gusta eso. thalÍa se va a quedar con nosotros, tenemos muchas sorpresas para ella. >> mi amor! nosotros tenemos una

. >>> number two, a real winner sanitation worker sergio martini became connecticut's first power ballicking up trash overnight for at least two and a half years to get his pension. how is that for dedication? number three, el gordo, that's what spain calls its annual christmas lottery held since 1812 and instead of one big jackpot, kind like oprah's audience, everyone wins or almost everyone. thousands get part of a jackpot, as she would say it. the number four now, star power, j. lo may think love don't cost a thing but if she did she wouldn't borrow mother from her mom who won a jackpot from the slat machines in atlantic city calling $2.4 million and if you get a lotto ticket don't buy it from a gangster when one man bought his winning ticket from whitey bulger's shop and bulger claimed part that have $14 million jackpot though it was later seized by the government. >>> and number five talk about bringing home the bacon. new hampshire rolled out i heart bacon scratch and sniff lotto cards last month to promote the state's lottery. no word if they go well with eggs. hey, you've got b

. >> sÍ, yo tengo que tener una dieta bien saludable, pero los fines de semana sÍ, un martini... >> oyeuÁntos aÑos tiene? >> 7, pero ya hizo toda la canciÓn. >> ¿los dejarÍas? >> a mÍ me da terror, porque sabes el sacrificio que es. sobre todo cuando eres joven, cuando eres niÑo, que eres adolescente, ya estas con el dolor. imagÍnate tu adolescencia pÚblica. y que te digan: quÉ feo, le quedÓ horrible. yo le quisiera evitar eso a mis hijos. ahora, si lo quieren, que sea un buen hobby. >> me gusta eso. thalÍa se va a quedar con nosotros, tenemos muchas sorpresas para ella. >> mi amor! nosotros tenemos una persona que se llama paola aquÍ, la directora de escenografÍa. su padre tiene muchÍsimo talento, y esto no es una foto, es una pintura. su nombre es raÚl y te lo quiero regalar. >> es una joya! quÉ belleza! ¿cÓmo no vino para besarlo? >> es un poco tÍmido. >> esto va directo a mi estudio, me encanta. es espectacular. ¿me parezco? >> mira, increÍble! >> estamos felices de que estÉs con nosotros. yo me voy a cambiar, porque al regresar nuestra querida thalÍa nos va a presentar esa ropa pre

just seems like yesterday, having his first dirty martini while having sex with 1,000 women in the officeyour mother and your family. crepe weather i. deserve whatever's coming my way. >>> impressive records. cleveland drop dod negative 17. not the windchill, the temperature. all-time february coldest temperature, cleveland's records go back to the 1800s. that's impressive stuff. the windchills are bad. the temperatures themselves negative 11 in detroit. a new record. new york d.c., raleigh, jacksonville orlando, miami all the way to the keys we had record lows this morning. about, i think 250 record lows on the eastern seaboard. the windchill, lowest now negative 35 in wellsville, new york, as low as negative 25 still in central kentucky. this is the peak of this cold outbreak. look at the average highs. going to be 4 today for a high in buffalo. normally 34. that's ridiculous-type stuff. about 30 degrees below average. the summer equivalent of that would be like 105 in late august. it's just unimaginable. as far as the ice storm this weekend, most concerned with tennessee. everybody in

cary grant said you got one weak martini or two if you were quick -- before dinner. anything else? it's been a great pleasure. i hope i whetted your appetite. both for the book and for the tickets. come out to san simian some day. we hope to see you there. thanks very much. [ applause ] >> join american history tv as we visit the u.s. botanic garden at the foot of capitol hill. the executive director discusses the history of the oldest garden in north america proposed by president george washington in a 1796 letter. that's today at 6:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. eastern time on american artifacts here on c-span 3's american history tv. >> the c-span city's tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, travelling to u.s. stitts to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time-warner cable for a visit to corpus christi texas. >> in the 19th cent rip, the federal government is limited. they don't have my deployment resources. so the army does a whole variety of things. they're discoverers, they're employers. army contracts are an important part.