for us it's very important that the construction here do you see word of this program logistics are exactly the construction business the mentor news business is developing and becoming more efficient and used to be more cutting edge technology which are the one that we are trying to introduce piece by piece so that infrastructure you know roland if i can go to you this is quite interesting because logistics keeps being brought up here and presumably that also falls on the purview of certain categories of the economy that you would think the state would be most responsible for highways. more freeways which certainly must go good use a lot better roads because that does. actually hinder business in the capital here i mean can the can the russian government feel at ease and maybe sub contracting these kind of logistic issues that normally we think the state would do because i think a lot of private companies would do better. look it's got big problems with that but it really doesn't have any choice any longer you know as well as i do the driving from one side to moscow from one side o

on the station one just shape investment in production facilities but also distribution systems logisticsoperations retail networks and servicing with the russian companies traditionally a weaker in these areas than in straightforward processing it will be international expertise as well as investment funds that have been the success of the mint in his asian drive and its embrace by russian consumers in the us of the travel on the money r t. ok roland if i can go to you first every emerging country how is it different issues are different priorities if when you talk to investors and when investors talk to you more importantly what kind of what how do you prioritize it for them when you say compared to brazil compared to india you know what to do what are the things that you tell them you need to look out for in russia and what are the opportunities in comparison to other countries. well you know one of the things that often comes up is the bureaucracy and the red tape you know that's always there. a lot of people still worried about corruption across russia. but but you know what i tell t

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we have had 141 attendees, just on the site logistics and utility relocation pre-bid. for the bsb pre-bid, we had 190 attendees. we made that demand ta mandatory requirement. we put all of our plans to run the bay area. they are available at no charge for sbe's and dbe's to look at. as i mentioned, we did some on mumbling with the -- unbubdling. chairman ford: thank you for that. what i would like is for the executive director, can you summarize that in a memo to the board? get all of those statistics and numbers in one written documents so we can take another look at it. clearly, both you and the executive director realize there has been a lot of discussion regarding sbe dbe lbe participation on this project. we just want to make sure everyone has the actual information as to what is occurring, versus what appears to be occurring in some people's minds. thank you. >> now i would like to have webcor give the sbe update. >> good morning. i will go over some of the statistics that sir just mentioned. what i wanted to start off with is talking about our overall business i

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and infrastructure you know roland if i can go to you this is quite interesting because logistics keeps being brought up here and then presumably that also falls in the purview of certain categories of the economy that you would think the state would be most responsible for highways. more freeways which certainly moscow good use a lot better roads because that does. actually hinder business in the capital here i mean can we can the russian government feel at ease and maybe sub contracting these kind of logistic issues that normally we think the state would do because i think a lot of private companies would do better. look it's got big problems with that but it really doesn't have any choice any longer you know as well as i do the driving from one side to moscow from one side of course because of the other can take several hours now you know there needs to be this investment that goes across russia and you know the states doesn't it has the farms probably but it doesn't really have the mechanism at the moment to invest it appropriately so that's what the private sector can bring it brin

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. >> ( translated ): initially, the government provides subsidies to offset high logistics costs, to help the enterprises get over their early-stage difficulties. once more and more companies locate here, there'll be economies of scale, and logistics costs should improve. then, that's when the government will step back. >> reporter: as part of its strategy, the government first stepped forward in xiyong five years ago by establishing a new university city, so that colleges and vocational schools could relocate from the main urban area. chongqing's college of electronic engineering, with 20,000 students, now supplies technicians and engineers for the tech-basedndustry. its chief of enterprise cooperation, mao weiping, says companies work closely with the college, and even provide machinery to ensure the right skill sets are developed. >> ( translated ): nearly half of our graduates go on to work for the micro-electronics park and its related industry. also, each year, we send about 2,000 to 3,000 students to the park's companies for work- related experience. >> reporter: while chongqi

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developing all of the event logistics with the authority and in coordination with all the different agencies. we will be partnering through that office with the america's cup organizing committee on all the private fund raising that has to get done and also the obligations. we will also be working on a plan that promotes this city and the best we have been able to do. i know we have done a great defense in the city from the world series two super bowls and so forth. as i said earlier, this event will be a combination of all of those great events put together for literally the year -- the next two years leading up to it. so, of course, we will be promoting all of our great benefits and local restaurants, hotels, retailers, manufacturers, big businesses, but also small businesses. they are really a backbone. once that i have served for many years. they will be included in all of the development and planning for this. our community relations -- i said it earlier people in hong kong did not know what the america's cup was all about. people in chinatown are still learning, and they are going to g

let me go over a few logistical items. first of all, turn off your pagers, cell phones, and electronic devices that may sound off during these proceedings. this is a community meeting, and we welcome all of you and thank you for inviting us out here, but we ask that you tried to the best of your ability to not engage in secondary discussion. if you really feel the need to do so, if you could take those discussions outside to the lobby, it would be very helpful to this process. also, we do not have any tape recordings of this meeting tonight. it will be broadcast by sfgtv, and that broadcast can be seen tomorrow at 8:15 p.m. on cable channel 26 and again saturday morning at 12:15 p.m., again on channel 26. after that, sometime next week, i'm sure i will be getting copies of audio tapes from the broadcast. i will make those available to the public, as we generally do our regular hearing tapes. also, our regular computer system is not here. the president has a timer on his cell phone, and we will use it to time you for your t

the question on logistics. was that on the property owner's property, did it require encroachment? >> no, nick from dpw to care of it. it did not encroach on their property at all, but we asked. supervisor chu: in terms of annual cost, are you paying an encroachment feet? >> sure. are you kidding? nick is very good. who is the person i work with on trees? i am planning on her name. carla shorts. we love her. supervisor chu: we are exploring in our own areas where, if you can put in a bench, it might be a place for people to gather. you have to convince people that it is worth putting in. there is an annual increase in fee, it becomes a hindrance for a lot of folks. >> it is $300 a year, which is not a lot of money, and not only do you have to install it, you have to maintain it. people graffiti on them, they carve in there, and they take plants. you need an infrastructure in place, which is why cbd is so great. >> with the street trees, you have that issue. some of the property owners were afraid of taken on the liability. cbd got a permit for the entire length of the district, and

it requires quite a logistical planning. host: there are details we don't know about for tonight's dinner. where is all that information released? guest: at 4:00 today they will have a preview event in which they will basically bring people in and show them the setting. they will release what the menu is. they will show off the flowers. even the smallest details of all kinds of the symbolism bill that -- built into them. today use the china it used on the last visit? -- do they use the kind used on the last visit? there will be paying attention to the flowers, what the colors represent. they will be releasing information about the entertainment. the guest list will probably come out very late in the day. lots of details yet to come. host: we will be covering many aspects of today's state visit, including the dinner. we will take your calls and comments after tonight's state dinner, around 8:00 p.m. eastern time, on c-span2. go to c-span.org for more information. manhattan, is a doll, an independent. good morning. caller: has

the logistics' are still being worked out about how it will be implemented.the residents can take advantage of that. there will also be the active management of the pricing. you heard about the share that the project would implement. the city has not ruled out a program at. before i turn it over to the mta, let me touch on parking. in a nutshell, physically how the parking layout would be his underground. with the exception of a couple of blocks northeast in the neighborhood, a commercial area. -- neighborhood-commercial area. in terms of how the numbers layout, parking would be essentially concentrated in terms of how it relates to the ratio of the number of units to a number of parking spaces. there will be more parking on the west side vs. the east side. that is concentrating year transit so that there are more units to fit as much parking and rolling it out as it gets less dense. on the east side, the ratio is about half a space per unit. overall, the project is proposing one-one parking. some residents, if they choose, if they live on the east side, the

there are logistic problems and constitutional problems also. >> we have talked about the symptoms, but what about the root cause? >> we're talking about somalia, a failed state that has to be turned around. this is a state that has been ravaged by humanitarian crises and conflict for over 2 decades. it is facing a major doubt -- crack -- drought crisis, has a major displaced population, and does the international committee have its heart in meeting the challenge? i don't know. >> will find out in the coming years, thank you. with that, we wrap up "the journal" at this hour. thank you for joining us. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- u forget it. yourself, so don't fall. u forget it. now he tells us. how far am i off the floor? about twelve inches. twelve whole inches?

it is a logistical nightmare, germany's largest extravaganza. lights, music, and, of course, fireworks. >> q♪ que sera sera >> and what with the new year be without the requisite resolutions? >> next year, i want to get more exercise, and i like to return to germany. at the moment, i'm living abroad. >> i wish for world peace and good health for me a my chaps. and to all, a healthy and happy 2011. berliners have less than three hours to wait. >> in her new year's address, german chancellor merkel has emphasized the importance of european cooperation for peace, freedom, and prosperity across the continent. she called the euro single currency the foundation of german prosperity. merkel also highlighted germany's achievements in wuthing recent onomic challenges. >> germany surpassed most economic forecasts this year, and angela merkel looks back on a successful 12 months at the beginning of her new year's address. >> germany weathered the crisis that -- better than almost any other country. we achieve what we set out to do. we have emerged from the

experience of the typical soldier, but it's the same for reporters, too, between the red tape and the logisticand the distances you have to travel, the logistics of being a reporter, arranging interviews and negotiating languages and cultural differences. you spend a lot of time weeding and maneuvering for the golden nuggets of excitement or the tiny little gems of a good story. >> host: and this is done much like, as a comic book -- >> guest: right. >> host: in a sense, a nonfiction comic book, and you write, i love how war made you appreciate the little things. you said coming home was like popping ec that si. what do you mean by that? >> guest: i've actually never done ecstasy, but i imagine it feels ecstatic. you spend time roaming around a place like somalia or chad, and it puts into perspective, i don't know, what we have here in the united states and what we call problems. so one reason i enjoy my job as a freelance war correspondent, or enjoy's not the right word, one of the reasons i find it fulfilling is it contextualizes the rest of my life. and i've come away from my work as apprec

make sure all of that is in place so they can focus just on competitive sailing and not worry about logistics, problems with their facilities. >> behind the scenes, we are working on visas, providing the resources for these teams. there is an enormous amount of work that does not get attention. san francisco is very good at those things. our village is already built. our stadium is already built. we have to spruce up these facilities, and a lot of them you do not even have access to it. there will be investments made, and that will be the legacy of this race. it is an extraordinary thing, from san francisco's perspective. that is why so many san franciscans support of this effort. >> mr. ellison -- >> we are almost out of time. two more questions. >> the america's cup is an enormous undertaking. i know many people have tried and failed and left. what is the driving force and motivation for you to keep going and accomplish this almost impossible goal? >> there is a personal and to that, why i pursued the america's cup, and then there is the sense and responsibility i have toward the sailing co

to cover some logistics, there is a hearing scheduled next week on this item. it was scheduled for your calendar at the end of the day. the initial -- the purpose of next week's hearing had been scheduled for initiation of the project. obviously, you have asked for us to cover the topics today that were not presented today that were the specifics of the housing and transportation. i need to redo the staff needs to know to prepare and we need to get an agenda out tomorrow. i need to know if your preference is to cover those items next week along with initiation or if you want to cover just one of the items. i just need some direction on how you want to proceed on that. >> it is hard for me to speak for the entire commission. some may disagree with me. i would think we should attempt to cover those two items next week. we may have to put off initiation. we can put it on the calendar, but it may be continued. >> i believe that is a wise direction. i would strongly support you. initiation at this moment with a number of unresolved issues -- i think there will be mo

what are the logistics of writing a book on a limitless subject in? you've talked a little bit about the framework and selecting something. do you select the outline, then research it, and then write it, or how do you do a book like? >> well, certainly, yes. i mean in a way. structure is hugely important. i think i've always said that if i'm asked to teach about writing nonfiction, i say the three elements. the idea, the idea is king. the primacy of the idea, you got to have a good idea. the second most important is structure. how you write the idea. the idea really could get away. you could write a 20 volume dissertation, you have to look at the classic work on the mediterranean and the world. i mean that's two 900 page books. that's one point in time describing the history of one much smaller seed. so you got to be very disciplined about your structure. that can have an awful lot of risk. is shakespeare the right structure? thus far i have dodged the bullet. someone will come along and say this is a monstrous way to organize it. the third leg, i mea

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