mr. joseph schmidt -- please come over here -- mr. joseph schmidt, who is a true san franciscoan in the fact that he's generous and in good times and in bad, everybody loves his chocolate. if you haven't had his chocolate, you don't know what you're missing. he for this occasion built and carved himself a coit tower out of white and bittersweet chocolate which is on display in the tower when we open the tower today. thank you, mr. schmidt, for doing that for us. in addition, mr. pll schwab donated $25,000 worth of graphic artwork design. this banner is made for this occasion only. we will give out free posters of this design today and that will be available for you. we also have half a dozen city guides here today to do commemorative tours of the tower the you can ask any question you have, no matter how esoteric, and they'll be able to answer it. also we will have jail productions, down here, to perform ragtime music. also, again, lots of history going on today, mitch morea zachaim, the author of the most influential book every writte

mr. joseph, mr. perez. >> yes. >> item #3. for a report from the executive director. >> good evening. as was mentioned earlier, there was activity around this long to live performance legislation. -- limited live performance legislation. in a nutshell, after all the commission took a look at it and send recommendations in support of the land use committee. again it was passed with recommendation yesterday. july 25. the board did discuss the item today. we did continue it for a week, they felt they had to have more discussion with community. the plan is to see that item by the board on its first reading. i have given new this legislation before. if anyone is interested, i have the package. the other legislation i wanted to make the commission aware of is something that was introduced, it is in the waiting period, a piece of legislation regarding a bowling alley in the mission. i think we attached this behind my memo there. a copy of the ordinance from june 21. i believe this will be heard after the summer break. in short, the genesis of the legislation is a new bowling alley and restau

joseph l. aliato and mrs. aliato is here. after joseph aliato, there was george moscony and chris moscony is here representing george moscony. [applause] and after the moscony years, it was diane feinstein. and her husband, richard blum, is here. they actually got married in the chambers upstairs. [applause] now, in just a minute, the president of the board of supervisors is going to say the words that will allow you, the public, to know what the vote was in his chambers earlier in the afternoon. but mr. lee, there have been several people from across the bay, from sacramento and other places, who are here to extend their warm welcome. standing next to you is mayor newsom's chief of protocol, my chief of protocol, diane's chief of protocol, everybody's chief of protocol, who's ever had a chief of protocol in san francisco, charlotte schultz. and i hope she sticks around as your chief of protocol. [applause] one of your state senators, and we have two of those, only one is present at the moment. the other one is up working on t

joining us is the commissioner for new york city's office of emergency management, joseph bruno. mr you very much for coming in. are you ready in new york for irene? >> well, we're

mr. joseph lose chair, technical director of aerospace systems design and analysis at the air force aeronautical systems center at wright patterson air force base in ohio. in his position is responsible for defining system requirements, developing candidate aerospace systems designs for modernizing air force, aeronautical systems. defying the odds in 1967 counties innovative ideas and groundbreaking research of a revolutionary new autonomous small longer-range turbine powered concept resulted in development of the air launch cruise missile, which was the first uas cruise missile since the 1918. he developed the original engineering concept using estimated guidance and propulsion system characteristics that were not available but he believed were possible. he determined a small fuel-efficient jet engine and a terrain contour matching guidance system could power and guide the missile over extended ranges. he face considerable challenges and resistance. his perseverance gave birth to the program. ladies and gentlemen, it's my pleasure to make this award to joseph. [applause] >> good morning. it's c

not trigger if it is a request from the applicant. >> commisioner joseph: i am not sure if the applicant would request the continuance. mr. owens. would you consider requesting a continuance until our meeting in august? there is no second meeting. august 9 is not enough time? >> we can push it back for a month or so. is that fine? >> commisioner joseph: when is the next meeting in september? >> that is fine for me. is it ok if i have the pool tables in their bacere? >> i think you can. >> just the pool tables. >> a motion for staff ith respect -- with respect for a request for continuance. but not the pool tables. >> you can coordinate -- she has a list of community groups in the neighborhood. i certainly suggest that you speak to the supervisor's office as well. and make sure the community groups they are concerned with as well that you reach out to. >> that is fine. >> make sure you get the security plan to us. >> it is ok with the president, i would like to make a motion we continue for discussion. if i can request to make it clear, a motion for the staff to direct us with respect to the request for a continuance on t

know your actions and there will be all will be more purpose in fighting mr chang thank you very much for your insight there joseph sharp professor of political science at the city university of hong kong thank you. well russia keeping a close eye russians have split ical struggle to resolve the crisis prime minister very very putin says the american economy stays at risk despite the deal which means washington could no longer be a symbol of economic stability around the world. and. actually there's nothing good about it it just goes boom a few more systemic decisions this colossal debt fourteen trillion normal means of the country has been living on credit which is really bad for one of the world's leading economies this means they live beyond their means and put upon the entire world economy to some extent they sponge on the world economy and on and on a political position this means that firstly on the reserve currency should show up in the world not just the dollar and the euro should be consolidated. with the regional reserve currencies the ruble can become a regional reserve currency. and coming up ahead on

mr. dreier: i'm happy to yield a minute to the distinguished chairman of the committee on energy and commerce, my good friend from st. joseph, michigan, mr. upton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for one minute. mr. upton: thank you, mr. speaker. and i appreciate the minute. my constituents are saying, get the job done. vote for the rule. vote for the bill. the president said about a year ago, i want to say it was his state of the union address, the debt today is unsustainable. he's right, and for the first time we are coupling an increase in the debt ceiling with real reductions in spending. no, this is not' deucing the rate of growth in spending. this is actually reducing spending. in fact, at the end of the day when we look at fiscal year 2012 versus fiscal year 2011 we are going to be spending less money in 2012 than we did in 2011. nobody, nobody is coming to our offices saying, cut our spending, but in fact the american public is saying, federal government, cut your spending. that's what this bill will do. it's going to reduce spending. yes, it's going to increase the ceiling on the

mr. feldman has not sat down and met with him. when patrisha was meeting with him, they met casually but did not have a meeting. also, our office has never been contacted and as commissioner josephstated, the past owner created a serious situation for the neighborhood. and past owners created serious situations for the neighborhood. it is a bone of contention and neighborhood outreach, a good neighborhood outreach is what is required when moving forward. i would note that given the fact that we are discussing the board of supervisors limited life permit, may be an accessory use is more appropriate for this locati

there was his translator, joseph, his driver, david mcilvaine, who's kind of the smithers to ian paisley's mr. burns, and me. and it was an interesting -- i think it's an interesting look at how a fiery leader remains at the top of his pile. it's -- you know, how he pulls us in, offers us affection and pushes us out again. it's an exercise in mind-play, which i think i've analyzed in the book. c-span: who is david icke? >> guest: it's actually david icke. c-span: icke? oh. >> guest: yeah. c-span: looked like icke. >> guest: he could -- you could pronounce it icke. c-span: i-c-k-e. >> guest: uh-huh. he was a bbc sports personality c-span: really was? >> guest: uh-huh. oh, household name in britain. and he announced in 1991 that he was the son of god. and this had never happened before, so it became a... c-span: where did he announce this? >> guest: oh, on the terry wogan chat show on the bbc. c-span: just one day said, "i am the son of god." >> guest: yeah. and in britain, this was a big splash. it's kind of like geraldo suddenly announcing he's the son of god. it would become a big deal. c-sp

joseph debt tosses, okay? >> i got to say i can relate. there it is. the field goal effort by ryan harrison. they're calling him. the tennis channel announcer called harrison mranky pants and a brat. he went on to lose in straight sets. he will be missed in the tournament. 19-year-old ryan harrison, new american sensation. >> i hope he's good so we can have that -- >> have him back next year. >> seriously. there was one other meltdown in tennis which, of course, we were talking about before. richie tenenbaum. >> there he is. >> richie, of course, had -- gwyneth had just gotten married to -- >> look at that headband and the sunglasses. that was a style. he was a stylish guy. >> style. >> i know you're not good with disappointment. >> we were talking about it before, the royal tenenbaums, i'm sorry, that just may be the greatest movie of the past decade. [ female announcer ] what if your natural beauty could be flawless too? discover aveeno positively radiant tinted moisturizers with scientifically proven soy complex and natural minerals. give you sheer coverage instantly, then go on to even skin tone in four weeks. aveeno tinted moisturizers. and i saw another