Covert . What missouri gas best assignment, proudest assignment, you pick a word. I think the one where i felt like personally it had more of an impact. I dont mean i did it. Part of we. I think my first assignment was such an explosion of information about how foreign world operate in a highly unstable environment i finished up in a place that im not allowed to talk about. But i was working as a very senior Foreign Government and it was a great way to end my career. That i would say the most exciting was the afghan program. The most challenging was in washington when i was responsible. That is what was to intend, to say that i spent a day out and i loved it. Dmsa . I believe anybody to say they says they dont miss it probably didnt belong in it. Not knowing when you put your life back together do you realize. I think my dna made me very suitable for the cia. I think their dna makes them suitable and by serendipitous circumstances its a perfect match. I miss it. Im in the private secto
To learn more about the cities on our 2014 tour, visit www. Cspan. Org localcontent. We continue with our look at the history of madison. This is American History tv on cspan3. [traffic noises] together we were very small when the Movement Began. Ago, 49 yearss ago, those opposed to the war were in a distinct minority. But over the course of the next six years, we would grow into wherejority to the point the majority of the American People became opposed to the United States being involved in the war in vietnam. We are on the steps of the state capital of wisconsin in madison. This location was significant for two reasons, i think. In the first instant, it is where the first demonstration against the war in vietnam was held in february of 1965. Four years later in 1969 and of0, this was the location the massive antiwar demonstrations against the war in vietnam with tens of thousands of people, so that is why this is significant. When the United States started escalating its role in vie
Which i gather are more common in that neighborhood . Olive tree would do more sidewalk damage, plum trees less damage so ranking them in order of least concern would be the palms, and then the plums and then the olives are. One challenge is that we might have one owner who loves the palm trees so we try to be consistent at the department al level, but i understand the Property Owners concerns. Are they accurate about the cost of the maintenance . Well, the citation they made is accurate. There is information on the public works website. Were in the process of relinquishing maintenance to Property Owners to try to give the public a sense of what it costs to maintain an average street tree. I believe weve put in 500 every year or two so if you multiply that by four trees that would be 2,000. However, realistically i would currently estimate it would be a few hundred dollars to have someone snip off the lower prawns. What would be the big deal about removing them . The departments policy
Williams. Good evening and happy thanksgiving. Im kate snow in for brian tonight. And in a week that brought a lot of news, not much of it good news, it seemed as if america paused today to give thanks, take a breath and reflect a moment. There were those who celebrated quietly with family, and those who chose to hit the stores. Yes, even on thanksgiving day. Well get to the shopping and what americans are most thankful for on this night, but lets begin with the festivities and National Correspondent peter alexander. Reporter no rain on this parade, but in new york more than 3 million fans braved the cold as those massive balloons floated through manhattan streets. Similar thanksgiving celebrations in chicago, houston, and here in the nations capitol where runners tried to keep up with the rest of those turkeys. Along l. A. s skid row volunteers continued a 70yearold tradition feeding more than 2,500 homeless. From the white house the president worked the phone to thank americas troops
Good evening and welcome to the december 17, 2014 meeting of the San Francisco board of appeals. There is one seat vacant ton on the board this evening, when a vacancy exist it is board may overrule the action of the department on appeal by a vote of three members, four votes are not required. To my left is deputy city attorney, and im cynthia gold steen, the boards director. Chris buck is here in the front row, hes a forester with the department of public works. And at the table in the front corner here is corey tigue, representing the Planning Department and commission; and senior building instructor whos representing the department of building inspection. If you would please go oefrz the Board Meeting guidelines and conduct the swearing in process. The board requests you turn off all phones and pagers so they will not disturb proceedings. Please carry on conversations in the holeway. The boards each has senl minutes to present their cases and three minutes for rebuttals. People affi