vision is right here in the center. off to the side, there's nothing here at all. even though the individual is experiencing night blindness, they still have good daytime vision, but when the peripheral field starts to close in, then that leads to the next hit--driving. narrator: driving a car is the hallmark of american adolescence, but for ryan, now in his third year of college studying computer science, that dream was shattered during a routine visit to the eye doctor. translator: well, i rembmber going into the doctor's office. i was having a visual field test where they measure how much vision is left. i went in, and i sat down across from the doctor. i was very hopeful that i could get a driver's license and learn to drive. well, the doctor told me my vision wasn't good enough. it was close, borderline, but i was legallblblind. i was told absolutely no. i couldn't get my license. i was so hurt because, from my perspective, i could see well enough to drive, at least during the daytime, but after that test and that

the president's vision is a bold vision for high-speed rail. no one has ever talked about this really. and president obama and vice president biden decided they wanted to get the country into a high-speed intercity rail and connect 80% of america over the next 25 years. that is half the time it took to build the interstate system. our investment would be to states, matched with the money from the state's or resources that they can provide. host: let me give you the phone numbers, because we would like to have you join in the discussion. the transportation budget covers a lot more than high speed rail and highway infrastructure -- airports and air-traffic control systems. all modes of transportation really are under the purview of the u.s. department of education. we know many of you have thoughts on this and question is the sow wheat welcome them. one skeptic is a columnist robert samuelson. i know you saw his, but i would like to have you respond to it. here is what he wrote on february 14. there is something wildly irresponsible about the nat

they're going to be releasing some of the results of an initial vision scenario. it will allow the region and ourselves to weigh in on the if we had a certain vision, we will see how far it gets by placing development where we think we can mere transit. we did not assume a financial constraint. it does require us to consider restraint transportation as a piece of the plan. those types of planning will happen during early summer. it will lead us toward a preferred scenario. that will be followed by the environmental review of the whole thing and adoption in 2013. this whole process is being accelerated to meet the schedule of adoption by 2013. we have been working very hard to keep track of it. the initial vision scenario, what is it. as you may know, there are 100 cities in the bay area. they have input on how much they plan to grow. we will talk a little bit about san francisco's input. we will distribute about 270,000 more households that have been identified as housing needs for the region. they are putting it where they think it is best placed. have they have

the vision of destruction of the soviet union was a vision of colonization, a vision of racial colonization, and therefore highly ideological, but also a vision of colonization, a new frontier empire and ideology is not about economics and economics to work with yellow. likewise emphasize ideology cannot be understood without politics. politics one can only set if i get i beauteous retreat and talking about. politics than in crude encounters between a teacher in me and the soviet union through the politics which is evident when groups resist the germans resist the soviets and help us all and have to decide what to do. all about his politics. and the tenderness and, the most controversial kind of politics of the politics of the interaction between the soviet union and nazi germany. this interaction could involve competition. it could involve military alliance or it could involve war. but i would stress that even when it involves were, the two regimes made each other worse. so for example, why did domine soviet prisoners of war died in the german starvation camps? because stalin wouldn't allo

a true vision of the future would be inclusive of the people who live here now. taking them and their children into the future, not exposing them and the students of san francisco state to 30 years of cancer-causing toxins in an uncertain future. please see parkmerced project e.i.r. pages 7 to 10 impact aq 12, aq 13, aq 15, aq 19 and aq 20. all of these say cancer-causing toxins are significant and unavoidable. the e.i.r. should not be recertified until these conditions are addressed and resolved. you have no right to expose part of san francisco for 30 years of cancer-causing agents. thank you. >> thank you. >> thank you, commissioners. my name is kristin and i'm representing the national trust historic preservation. the national trust is concerned the impact resulting from the parkmerced project are not receiving enough consideration in the environmental and plan regular view processes. we discussed these concerns in a letter to the commission dated january 28th and mr. aaron goodman has given you a copy of that. it's signed by six local and regional state and

it is about aligning transportation money with a land use vision. that is what sustainable strategy is doing. it is connecting those strategies together. but remember, this is the first time. this is state law. it will still be here three years from now. this is a learning process to make sure we do it right. we will not necessarily get all the realignment of infrastructure funding in this particular round, but it is what we are trying to do. i think the messages a couple of things. san francisco can play an important leadership role in doing good leadership planning, much better than other cities in the region. even though there is a fair amount of gross san francisco is projected to make, it is not alone. oakland and san jose will also grow a lot. san jose is good to grow a lot more than san francisco, in a much more difficult fiscal environment. there are places throughout the region around transit stops as well. there are priority development areas that are also going to grow. lastly, i would say that growth is going to come through funding. san

it resonates with us, his vision with all the men and women in the community, his vision focused on mission and integration works, it makes sense to everyone. we went through a lot of standup pains in the community. but in my assessment, in my experience over the last year or so, and especially instructor clapper has come on and laid out his vision, i believe that most of that is behind us. >> thank you, madam chair. >> thank you, madam chair. thanks for coming by and having a chance to visit yesterday. and i'm pleased to be here with the missouri nominated for such a high and important position in the security of our country. you've been at the cia for what, the last 15 years? >> since 1995. >> so you've been there during the entire time that we've changed structure from -- >> that's correct. >> from 2001 until today. a handful of years ago, what was your job at the cia? the last job before the one you have now? >> i was the director of science and technology at the cia. >> i was going to ask senator widen's question, you probably have had as good a view of this from inside as almost anybo

the bolshevik party at the base on that decision they made karabakh part of as a vision of course the population and people of new gono karabakh did not agree with that decision but the soviet leaders replied that they did not have any borders between the states and they were only territorial administrative borders we all live in one country where the. president asked if they conflict of the early mounting and his claim for gazans off alarms but even after a cease fire was reached down to ninety four the death toll continued to rise last year we heard about several azerbaijani soldiers killed in iraq war to clashes what's going on. right here what's important is that the ceasefire sign hundred ninety four has practically been maintained up to the present day certain incidents you've mentioned to actually take place to avoid them there were suggestions from the international community the o.s.c. a cochairman of the mint's group supported by mania on undertaking measures to consolidate the ceasefire pull out the snipers from the line of contacts and an offer to reach agreement on the no

we have a very strong vision focus for where it's going. you don't get people like arianna huffington unless you have a strong vision and the premise for us on the investment with huffington post is really about the brief that brands are how people cure rate their lives, that the internet is only going to grow and become a bigger place that needs more brands and needs more transparency and needs more ability to navigate and from a standpoint if you look at this deal in a financial standpoint, it comes down to about ten times earnings for us. we can get $10 million in profit this is year, we get $20 million in cost savings. >> you mean your stock price is ten times earnings for this year >> it will be about ten times earnings which in the space we're in today it's a great investment if our shareholders and it's a strategically right down the middle of the strategy. so hail marys are when you have no chance to win. and the combination with huffington post puts us in a unique situation on the internet. >> what is the nature of the content peop

it is a narrow vision. a corporate vision built on the backs of the people that live here. it will include people that live here, taking them and their children into the future. had not -- and not expose the children to cancer causing toxins. it was designed in relation to the nation that surrounds it. it is a gentle transition, even with its powers. it integrates into the greater san francisco. this does not, in any way, shape, or form integrate the surrounding landscape. it will simply be a monument to human centered corporate worlds. thank you. [chime] >> hello, commissioners. i went to san francisco state university. i am here to support the project. i think the redevelopment is a great plan for san francisco. it will help keep families in san francisco. please help us address this by holding the proposed plan today. >> we heard some speakers say that the current housing hall is of questionable standards. but we are being proposed renovation vs. demolition. what would be demolished are many family homes that would be affordable. we hear tim say this is the largest repla

at a number of points you write about, you write sympathetically about various visions of a binationalstate, and george was a factor of one, and you approvingly seem to cite various iterations, and then you seem to suggest that the only clear and workable solutions is the two-state solution. i wonder is that, is that the part of time or is it the product of a more realize -- realistic view? >> that's true. in the arab awaken, that book was wrote in 1948, ten years before the creation of israel, and he was trying to make the case that the palestinians could live with these new immigrants, and they could live in a binational secular state. i'm reporting that. an -- antonius was a huge part of my father's life who specializeized in the middle east. that was the vision, but it was a road not taken, and we haven't discussed that, but at the end of the book, i have this long -- well, not long, but a detailed account of an israeli who was a large influence on my views of the conflict and of what israel is going to become. >> cook? >> otherwise his american ail as peter. i met him on a trip to

the vision is also that all the kid are our kids. and so whether they are the good kids the trouble makers what have you we are all responsible for their health and well being. the other element that the supervisor's office does and what supervisor mirkarimi does is he chairs the public safety committee. much of what is agendaized or what he focuses are things that have germ natd and ideas that have come up as a need from the community and that have been communicated to him. the capability that we have is in pulling in the different city agencies and departments and say, here's an issue how will we solve it? how will we deal with it? so, and that things are not working in the triage mode. the other thing that our office has done is part of the vision that some of the neighborhoods wanted is a clean neighborhood. we worked with the merchant's association and neighborhood associations to do cleanups. the benefit of our office being involved is we go to dpw and say we want a little extra. we want you to do a bit more. we can help levera

them to implement that vision. hours used to be within the top 50 organizations in this state. to be among those when people are talking about the top private schools in the u.s., we are not harvard or yale but we want to be in that next group. we are only 100-years old, so we are still getting started. but they have to have a sense what the institution does is important and they can have an important role in it. once they see what they can do fits in with that vision, and they will help. if it is not moving forward and improving, it will not want to be a part. it requires a vision they can buy into and support, and knowing there will be follow-up. that this will occur and it is not just based upon this particular year. the image and commitment is bigger. that is where your board comes in. >> what percentage of college freshmen are pac? >> that figure is going down. president.re there are still not as many master's levels. there are many phd's and some variations on different doctoral degrees. you are seeing more l

them to implement that vision. ours is to be among the top 50 institutions in the united states. we were 56 and 50 is a nebulous number. to be among those when people are talking about the top private schools in the united states, we will not be a harvard or yale, but we want to be in the next group. we are only 100 years old this year. we are still in the menu is getting started from that respect. they have to have a sense that what the institution does is important and that they can have an important role in it. once they see what they can do that whenever level fits in with that vision and then they will help you. it is just giving you money, that will not do it. if it is not improving, they will not want to be a part of it. it requires vision they can buy and to, support, and they can see how they do it and then knowing that there will be follow-ups. it is going forward if not just based upon this particular year or project. the image and commitment is bigger and that is where the board comes down to ratify. >>

gm is developing what they called enhanced vision systems.milar to what the pilot sees in a cockpit of an airplane. the see the real world in front of them like they're looking for oneself and it also bears numbers and symbols layer over the display. the ideas to increase visibility for drivers. using satellite gps, ultraviolet lasers and night-vision cameras, high- tech sensors and augmented reality technology, the car windshield could help you see better and more you of approaching danger. the windshield is transformed into a transparent display. when activated a virtual image will be layered over the windshield. if an example, the edge of driving lanes can be eliminated so you can stay off the shoulder when driving in the country at night on a dark one lane road. fog, rain and darkness can creed a number of dangers behind the we will. of the system to help them navigate through hazardous road conditions and enhanced vision when chilled features object detection alerting drivers to dangers like roadside animals, children and motorcycles. th

the line of contacts and an offer to reach agreement on the nonuse of force but fortunately as a vision refuses to implement those proposals of the international community that is the reason of numerous incidents which happened from time to time at the contact line at the end regarding what you're saying that a few azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the last year incidents it's not so it's all in june of last year the meeting between the presidents of armenia and azerbaijan took place in some petersburg and immediately on the night after the meeting the as a vision is carried out a provocation at the contact line five armenians soldiers were killed when the person who killed those armenians was awarded the title of a national hero who is streets and schools were named in his honor and a film about them was awarded the union later an agreement was reached to exchange the dead bodies and the so-called prisoners of war the body of that man was given to the as a vision and party despite the fact that it is obvious this such an exchange could not be used for propaganda purposes as a vision

a vision of a region free from al-qaeda. as we have underscored from the beginning, pakistan plays a pivotal role. it is a nuclear-armed nation of nearly 170 million people with deep ties and strong interests in afghanistan. it was with pakistan that the united states and other countries supported the afghan people in their fight against the soviet occupation in the 1980s. and pakistan continues to host thousands of refugees from the current conflict. unfortunately, the historic distrust between pakistan and afghanistan remains a major cause of regional instability and does not serve the long-term interests of the people of either country. pakistan has legitimate concerns that should be understood and addressed by the afghan government under any reconciliation process with steps that provide transparency and reassurance. but pakistan also has responsibilities of its own. including taking decisive steps to insure that the afghan taliban cannot continue to conduct the insurgency from pakistani territory. pressure from the paki

for people with low vision to get the same information. the shape of the domes, flush transition between the bolt bottom of the ramp and gutter. >> we have a beveled transition on the change in level, tape on the surfaces, temporary asphalt to fill in level changes, flush transition to temporary wood platform and ramp down into the street under the scaffoldinging. detectable ramps. they are all detectable. nothing down below or protruding that people are going to get snagged up on. smooth clean that nobody is going get caught up on. >> our no. 1 issue is what we see here, the uplifting and shreufting to concrete due too street tree roots. here is another problem we have with street trees. if i have i was a person blind, this would be an uncomfortable way to find out. >> we don't want to create hazards. >> sometimes vendors put sidewalk cafes where people push the chairs too far out. >> sometimes it can be impassable. so much foot traffic that there is no room for a wheelchair or walker to go by. >> san francisco is a lively street life, it

the president's vision is a bold vision for high-speed rail. no one has ever talked about this really. and president obama and vice president biden decided they wanted to get the country into a high-speed intercity rail and connect 80% of america over the next 25 years. that is half the time it took to build the interstate system. our investment would be to states, matched with the money from the state's or resources that they can provide. host: let me give you the phone numbers, because we would like to have you join in the discussion. the transportation budget covers a lot more than high speed rail and highway infrastructure -- airports and air-traffic control systems. all modes of transportation really are under the purview of the u.s. department of education. we know many of you have thoughts on this and question is the sow wheat welcome them. one skeptic is a columnist robert samuelson. i know you saw his, but i would like to have you respond to it. here is what he wrote on february 14. there is something wildly irresponsible about the nat

greenhouse gas limited as a result of the initial vision. what did we learn about this in terms of transportation performance member -- transportation performance measures and the other things we are trying to achieve? in sampras's dropping -- in san francisco we plan to add 170,000 new population, 150,000 new jobs in the eastern neighborhoods primarily. this is a planning department graphic that will show where these new households are expected to go by 2035. job growth expected this year in the city, san francisco is a in a great position to plan the redevelopment agency for the entire city family, doing a great job planning for growth. we have a great look at what growth should look like but now we need other resources. the funding to carry infrastructure, to maintain and build up streets and roads. the next slide talks about the detailed scenarios. identifying specific projects that basically compete for funding. mtcaddac has given us a call for projects, something we are planning on getting more information on in the march and april tim

. >> rose: his vision is what? >> his vision is castro is good for cuba. i don't think so. >> rose: you don't think so. when do you think we'll see the transition to something different? >> they're as old as i am, the two castro brothers and i don't know when the succession will be but a lot will depend on how the united states deals with the cuban succession. i obama has been very good at establishing certain parameters of u.s. policy a which are good and would permit in the future once the castros are gone to have a better relationship with cuba. this takes into account that a lot of cuban people may not like the government. they like the social policies, they like the education, the health system and they are patriots. cuba has always been a colony of spain and the united states, now it's a free country thanks to the castros. that i like that even though they may suffer. >> rose: even now they recognize the dependence they had on russia was ill-advised. >> and that's gone. so now you have the possibility of the

i can't stress to you enough to make sure that you incorporate your vision and your strategies. block captains aided us in our recovery. block captains are people living on blocks who stepped up to say, i will be the eyes and ears of my area. i will walk and see who's back and who's not and their intensions. our block captain program is still alive now. we restructured it we are moving from who's back and who's not to dealing with the quality of life issues that arrive on a daily basis. whether it's you know crime, whether it's blight, whether it's zoning issues. people rebuilding and not adhering to the new zoning laws it's constant. i would also take you through marketing your neighborhoods now. starting to, we were digtus media inc. who was a corporation in san francisco provide us with light post banners with no cost and we were able to put them through the neighborhoods. it afforded the opportunity to have banners and what do you call them -- i can't think of the name, billboards throughout the neighborhoods to claim that broadmoored. it had an impact on people buying in th

our long term this and is somewhat different from visions here. it was for krcd to construct and operate a large generation facility that to this day we would argue the greater fresno area needs to maintain reliability and hedge its exposure to transmission infrastructure deficiencies and an extreme dependence upon hydro to serve our region. our contract negotiations took about 18 months with citigroup energy. they were very much different credit conditions than today. we were seeking to develop a full-service energy supply contract that would give us six -- fixed price certainty for all the components of the energy piece of this trend selection -- transaction. with the corporate credit and price certainty for seven years, those were objectives established by our power authority board to address what we believed were the important requirements of our program, that we have price discounts, stability in the price, and certainty for a least seven years. during that timeframe, we spent a great deal of time in front of the public utility commission dea

in terms of our vision plan, vision services plan actually completed competitively. we asked hmo's how much it would cost. they came in with a rate of 6.3%. they guaranteed that rate through the year 2013-2014. they also added some enhancements, $60-cap for contact lenses -- this would only apply if a member only goes to a preferred provider. they did these enhancements without adding extra costs. we had been requested by many members -- people wanted more than one pair of glasses every other year. we said, how can we do this without costing the city any money? they came up with a buyout plan. it is entirely funded by the employees and retirees, where they would pay an extra premium to get an extra pair of glasses. we are still discussing whether it is feasible to implement that, given the people soft and emerged changes. i believe there will be some changes to accommodate those difficulties. the dental fees -- the delta dental fee increase is based on claims experience. we did request the claims package, at least for delta dental, the standard of care, which include

and are involved with the rest of the department, the mayor's office, and have a vision of what it is that the city wants to do in a long term. all of the other people up there are experts in their field. so that we get what we need, but we need to have that extra layer looking towards the real policy and whether it meets the policy. >> thank you. >> you mentioned the word experts in the field. are these experts or city employees? >> they are city employees from many different departments. >> there is no outside agency? >> no. >> that explains that. >> the reason for that is because we, number one, but have different rules in san francisco in terms of the use of technology. in our building walls and planning rules, they are different. no. 2, the majority of the entities, like the building and planning department, they already have their own permanent tracking systems and we did not want to introduce a bias towards one or the other. >> the frustration comes out of the fact that it is not just one year, but this is 10 years. i think that this process is frustrating everyone. much of wha

we have a vision of what it is

. >> reporter: you were that sure of your vision? >> yes. >> reporter: on the cutting edge with vidal sassoon later on sunday morning. >> osgood: the razzies are not exactly the best known movie awards in the world but our bill geist wants to change that. >> reporter: i'm here in hollywood almost live wearing a tux so you must think i'm covering oscars. nope. wasn't invited. instead we'll take you to the razzies covering the worst achievements in film in 2010 later on sunday morning. >> osgood: we'll also see some hollywood location scouts at work, talk with an author whose spy novels often become movies. and more. but first the headlines for this sunday morning the 27th of february, 2011. and to begin, latest on libya. rebels say that they've selected former justice minister to head a provisional government. the rebels now control several libyan cities but tripoli the capital remains in the hands of forces loyal to moammar qaddafi. in new york last night the new york security council voted to impose sanctions on qaddafi and his five

the president's vision is a bold vision for high-speed rail. no one has ever talked about this really. and president obama and vice president biden decided they wanted to get the country into a high-speed intercity rail and connect 80% of america over the next 25 years. that is half the time it took to build the interstate system. our investment would be to states, matched with the money from the state's or resources that they can provide. host: let me give you the phone numbers, because we would like to have you join in the discussion. the transportation budget covers a lot more than high speed rail and highway infrastructure -- airports and air-traffic control systems. all modes of transportation really are under the purview of the u.s. department of education. we know many of you have thoughts on this and question is the sow wheat welcome them. one skeptic is a columnist robert samuelson. i know you saw his, but i would like to have you respond to it. here is what he wrote on february 14. there is something wildly irresponsible about the nat

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we have a vision of what it is quick to look like as far as the open space.