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we communicate the findings to other port divisions, port tenants and the public. matt bell has been managing the program since joining the port in 2016, and he will go into details of the program and current status of our facilities. >> thank you, rod. hello, commissioners. i am matt bell, civil year with the port. the goal of the structural assessment program is to ensure safety by identifying and assessing damages. load restrictive facilities are yellow tagged and will typically have load limits posted to prevent excessive weight on the areas. fully restricted facilities are red tagged and barricaded to prevent access. we make recommendations for structural repairs which can be the starting point for future repair projectses. ensuring safety is the mandate. information on the structural condition is used to make decisions about asset management, potential changes in use and long-term capital planning. we work with finance on the update to the 10 year capital plan and with planning on the update process to help demonstrate the capital needed to maintain our aging
we communicate the findings to other port divisions, port tenants and the public. matt bell has been managing the program since joining the port in 2016, and he will go into details of the program and current status of our facilities. >> thank you, rod. hello, commissioners. i am matt bell, civil year with the port. the goal of the structural assessment program is to ensure safety by identifying and assessing damages. load restrictive facilities are yellow tagged and will typically have...
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staff or the port. they're meant to be constructive, to say here are some things we should be looking at, and i think sometimes we are not mired in the day-to-day. we helicopter in twice a month, which has its advantages and disadvantages. my comments are not to put you on the defense at all. if anything, it's to make the port go on the offense, on the opportunities. i want -- i think elaine understanding that, but i have to go on the record and say that's how my comments -- i feel very strongly about my responsibility to the public, and i am not looking through the typical shareholder response. that's one of the things i've learned as being a commissioner on a public service board is how you do have to take your community and your constituents which are so diverse and different into consideration, and all the things we do for the community which is very different in a corporate environment, so i appreciate that, and i've learned a lot about it over time. so i want to say that just for the record, becau
staff or the port. they're meant to be constructive, to say here are some things we should be looking at, and i think sometimes we are not mired in the day-to-day. we helicopter in twice a month, which has its advantages and disadvantages. my comments are not to put you on the defense at all. if anything, it's to make the port go on the offense, on the opportunities. i want -- i think elaine understanding that, but i have to go on the record and say that's how my comments -- i feel very...
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we have an award called above and beyond, which is really not about port work, but a port employee whooes something above and beyond for either his community or the community. and this year staff nominated edmond lucia. he has taken on work with children and is a surrogate father to a relative's sofnlt he's generous and collaborative and sharing his knowledge and expertise and he is a stand-out person in assuming his duties in the community and in his family. so his co-workers wanted to honour him. that is not edmond up there taking the award. that is dan mcguire, an iron works supervisor accepting the award on his behalf. congratulations, edmond. and then we have our manager of the year and that went to meghan wallace. that is new award and meghan's employees, not just one, put in an award for her and asking her to honour the abilities to motivate the team, to really provide excellent supervision and quality assurance and to just get the best out of her group and they were all saying that meghan is just a delight to work for. congratulationss to meghan. and the team -- we have two tea
we have an award called above and beyond, which is really not about port work, but a port employee whooes something above and beyond for either his community or the community. and this year staff nominated edmond lucia. he has taken on work with children and is a surrogate father to a relative's sofnlt he's generous and collaborative and sharing his knowledge and expertise and he is a stand-out person in assuming his duties in the community and in his family. so his co-workers wanted to honour...
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used for shoreline improvements along the port, the port side of the waterfront. i included very -- we want to talk about financials. ports revenue are an important component of senate bill 815. passed in 2007, we would have the revenue or the port with get revenue to use for historic rehabilitation and shoreline improvements. revenue streams here, they look very typical until you get to the funny wave around 2050. that wave indicates the out year i.f.d. that has converted from paying off bonds that the project needed to going to other port needs, open spaces, work rehab and shoreline. and we would anticipate using those items for whatever the needs of the day are. 30 to 40 years from now. >> i.f.d. before the full board next week, but the city has the policy for the port, and passed in 2016, and in conducting and completing the infrastructure financing plan we made sure that all of the uses in the plan and we worked with our consultant to ensure that all the policies that those eligible uses need to comply with are being complied with. we are here today, we have
used for shoreline improvements along the port, the port side of the waterfront. i included very -- we want to talk about financials. ports revenue are an important component of senate bill 815. passed in 2007, we would have the revenue or the port with get revenue to use for historic rehabilitation and shoreline improvements. revenue streams here, they look very typical until you get to the funny wave around 2050. that wave indicates the out year i.f.d. that has converted from paying off bonds...
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] 10-c, request approval for the port of san francisco drone policy relating to the port's use of drones on port property pursuant to the city and county of san francisco's citywide employee drone policy, adopted by the city's committee on information technology. >> may i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> is there any public comment on items 11, 12, or 13? seeing none, all in favor? any opposed? resolutions 18-11, 12, and 13 have been approved. >> item 11-a, informational presentation on the port's fiscal year 2018 through 2019 and 2019 through 2020 biennial operating budget. >> good afternoon, i'm megan wallace, the port's manager, and i'm here today to present on the proposed fiscal year 2018-19 and 19-20 budget. today, i'll really be focusing primarily on the operating budget, as our capital manager, anonda hirsch, will be presenting on the capital budget shortly after me. i also just want to note just putting together any budget is really a team effort, and i particularly want to thank tar anavarro and mayrilyn yates frm the real estate and maritime division. margaret doyle,
] 10-c, request approval for the port of san francisco drone policy relating to the port's use of drones on port property pursuant to the city and county of san francisco's citywide employee drone policy, adopted by the city's committee on information technology. >> may i have a motion? >> so moved. >> second. >> is there any public comment on items 11, 12, or 13? seeing none, all in favor? any opposed? resolutions 18-11, 12, and 13 have been approved. >> item...
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p20 is a port owned parcel. back in 1988, when with the plan was originally designed, the intent of p20 was to be a buffer between mission bay development and the ports then industrial uses on lot 337. now that we have this great project going there, we no longer find the need for a buffer. so we are proposing this amendment. back in september 14th, 2017, it was presented to the mission bay advisory committed. they recommended plan amendment for approval and adoption by the board of supervisors. on october 17th, 2017, the commission on community investment and infrastructure adopted resolution 402017 approving the amendment. on october 17th, the commission adopted resolution 39201 7 which was approving the report to the board. oci, asks the board for consideration of this plan amendment. if there's any questions, i would be happy to answer them. >> thank you so much. so seeing no questions at this time, madam president would ask to open up for public comment on this hearing. >> okay. are there any members of the
p20 is a port owned parcel. back in 1988, when with the plan was originally designed, the intent of p20 was to be a buffer between mission bay development and the ports then industrial uses on lot 337. now that we have this great project going there, we no longer find the need for a buffer. so we are proposing this amendment. back in september 14th, 2017, it was presented to the mission bay advisory committed. they recommended plan amendment for approval and adoption by the board of...
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and port staff, i used to say port staff is the best in the city, and then, i stopped because i didn't want to poach. i guess i can go back to saying, this really is a fantastic place for people to work with just an extraordinary team at the port at every level. and i think given the fact we've got mike martin over here, that's another example of how it's a nice place to be. but no, truly, thank you all for the hard work that's been done, and i'm going to quote jack yet when he called to see if i had any further questions. he said you know, people at the port are really pretty fabulous, but somebody who's sat on the other side of a negotiation table, to be able to say that is really quite a tribute to both sides. the negotiations were certainly not easy, but it resulted in such a solid project is a testament to all involved. and of course to have labor show up and talk about support for this project, and to have the support of labor in the project, again, on so many levels, this was as pointed out, how to do it right. bringing everyone together is only going to make for a better projec
and port staff, i used to say port staff is the best in the city, and then, i stopped because i didn't want to poach. i guess i can go back to saying, this really is a fantastic place for people to work with just an extraordinary team at the port at every level. and i think given the fact we've got mike martin over here, that's another example of how it's a nice place to be. but no, truly, thank you all for the hard work that's been done, and i'm going to quote jack yet when he called to see if...
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mike martin, deputy director for the port of san francisco. i'm here on behalf of the president and the port commission and executive director elaine forbes. she's staffing our port commission meeting, so i have the honor of being here before you today. i know she wanted to be here very much to see this very significant day on a very significant project for the mother -- port. the project began with the approval of senate bill 815. sb815 created an innovative bargain structured around port property for things like housing and office in exchange for the increased revenues from such development. i think that sparked an opportunity to move from what is currently an under used surface parking lot and turning that into housing units, office and retail space to serve the neighborhood and open spaces will serve the neighborhood and also the city at large. on top of that, hopefully realizing operating revenues for the port to address the maintenance needs and the on coming challenges of sea level rise and shoreline protection. unlike other projects of
mike martin, deputy director for the port of san francisco. i'm here on behalf of the president and the port commission and executive director elaine forbes. she's staffing our port commission meeting, so i have the honor of being here before you today. i know she wanted to be here very much to see this very significant day on a very significant project for the mother -- port. the project began with the approval of senate bill 815. sb815 created an innovative bargain structured around port...
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otherwise, the port has remedies. one other inning this, the port commission today, recently the board heard the pier 70 waterfront project. that is at the port commission today with their phase one application. we've been very pleased with how quickly that item is coming forward and we have a similar schedule with the giants, if approved today, we're going to state lands and completing the application and processing and then they have plans for beginning construction this year or beginning their application this year. >> thank you so much. and also, i mean, if it's okay, i would just love the project sponsor to address this question as well. we would love to have them discuss in public some of their plans and ideas to make sure that we get this project moving. >> thank you, supervisor. we very much want the project to move as quickly as possible. as rebecca mentioned, we have every intention to file our phase one application this calendar year with a goal to ground breaking in 2019. we, too, want to see the project g
otherwise, the port has remedies. one other inning this, the port commission today, recently the board heard the pier 70 waterfront project. that is at the port commission today with their phase one application. we've been very pleased with how quickly that item is coming forward and we have a similar schedule with the giants, if approved today, we're going to state lands and completing the application and processing and then they have plans for beginning construction this year or beginning...
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jets recently the port received help from the u.n. world food program which delivered five mobile cranes but they can't unload large containers only smaller freight the port authority blames the saudi led coalition which rejected larger cranes and delayed the delivery of the small ones. these cranes were supposed to arrive last year but the coalition sent them back. they were only allowed into the port after protests by the world food program. court officials also say the saudi led military coalition seldom allows ships with humanitarian aid to dark here. now to some of the other stories making news around the world iranians are waiting to learn the fate of sixty five people on a crashed airliner the flight had started in tehran and was bound for the southern city of the suit search and rescue teams suspended operations until daybreak due to blizzard conditions in the mountains where the plane is believed to have come down the seventeen year old german national known only as linda w. who has been sentenced to six years in prison by an
jets recently the port received help from the u.n. world food program which delivered five mobile cranes but they can't unload large containers only smaller freight the port authority blames the saudi led coalition which rejected larger cranes and delayed the delivery of the small ones. these cranes were supposed to arrive last year but the coalition sent them back. they were only allowed into the port after protests by the world food program. court officials also say the saudi led military...
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the community meetings that the port staff are going to present. big festivals, sunday street to capture a thousand e-mail addresses in one sunday. smaller intercept activities where we are catching people at a library or on the way to the grocery store. we are trying to coordinate with community groups as well. understanding that there are going to be a bunch of people t one time and maybe we could send outreach ambassadors, chinese speaking, we are doing our best for a wide reaching engagement effort to hook all people in at the various places where they might land. does that help? >> a little bit. one of the things i see more and more effective to reach people engaged in the community is next door. i know public agencies can't post or access the neighborhoods, but it seems finding a spokesperson in each neighborhood on each next door community can keep their fellow neighbors appraised of what is going on. i am in the bay view. people are really good about posting activities that are comincoming up, events happenine so than in prior areas i have
the community meetings that the port staff are going to present. big festivals, sunday street to capture a thousand e-mail addresses in one sunday. smaller intercept activities where we are catching people at a library or on the way to the grocery store. we are trying to coordinate with community groups as well. understanding that there are going to be a bunch of people t one time and maybe we could send outreach ambassadors, chinese speaking, we are doing our best for a wide reaching...
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we have phil william son from the port who will be presenting, and matt snyder, senior department of planning, along with matt vander water. i know that we have a number of other stakeholders that are here today that will be speaking in public comment, but i just want to acknowledge the port, of course for your work, because this is on port property, our city attorney's office, public works, mohck, sfmta, and of course our ballpark transportation coordination committee and just the entire team at the giants. so i believe folks are speaking in the order that i presented, but i've called up all the names, so really in any order that you'd like to come up. >> thank you, supervisor. madam chair, it's an honor and pleasure to be here before you today for this project. as supervisor mentioned, it's been many years in the making, and we are very, very proud of it, and you'll hear that today in our presentations. and we seek your recommendation today for the items on the calendar, items 4, 5, and 6, and i will be giving a brief overview of the project and touching on some highlights, and the
we have phil william son from the port who will be presenting, and matt snyder, senior department of planning, along with matt vander water. i know that we have a number of other stakeholders that are here today that will be speaking in public comment, but i just want to acknowledge the port, of course for your work, because this is on port property, our city attorney's office, public works, mohck, sfmta, and of course our ballpark transportation coordination committee and just the entire team...
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owned company now the ports director says the buy based d.p. world was paying a former manager a bribe of a million dollars a month to maintain the company's monopoly dubai is now taking djibouti to court over it they say ending the contract to operate out of the dolly port is illegal lets give you more idea of just what this is all about the port is on the babil mendips trade between djibouti and yemen as you can see there it has access to shipping lanes linking europe asia and africa it's one of several ports in the region run by dubai based d.p. world and the government in djibouti says it nationalized because the contract with the united arab emirates company was damaging its sovereignty and economic independence our sources have told that the relations soured after djibouti refused to allow the u.a.e. to set up a military base on its soil djibouti is already home to several foreign bases including armed forces from the u.s. france and china and this dispute sparked regional concern as almost all of the goods going to landlocked ethiopia mo
owned company now the ports director says the buy based d.p. world was paying a former manager a bribe of a million dollars a month to maintain the company's monopoly dubai is now taking djibouti to court over it they say ending the contract to operate out of the dolly port is illegal lets give you more idea of just what this is all about the port is on the babil mendips trade between djibouti and yemen as you can see there it has access to shipping lanes linking europe asia and africa it's one...
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it is a rare example of a once common time of port. alcatraz is a national historic landmark with an extraordinary level of integrity. it's significant in the areas of military history, social movements and, of course, [inaudible] in what is stated the world's most famous prison. our overall treatment philosophy is rehabilitation informed by the secretary of standards for historic properties, the existing condition of pier 31 bulkhead building is as much as it is shown in the original last built drawings and this project seeks to preserve, protect and celebrate this original fabric. in contrast, pier 33 has been modified many times, particularly in the interior and much of the original fabric compromised and destroyed. so in this case, the rehabilitation will emphasize restoring as much of the original fabric and feel of the building as possible, mrarsly on the exterior facades, the marginal wharf in between the pier will be rehabilitated in a manner that is sensitive to its open utilitarian character as a site for embarkation and load
it is a rare example of a once common time of port. alcatraz is a national historic landmark with an extraordinary level of integrity. it's significant in the areas of military history, social movements and, of course, [inaudible] in what is stated the world's most famous prison. our overall treatment philosophy is rehabilitation informed by the secretary of standards for historic properties, the existing condition of pier 31 bulkhead building is as much as it is shown in the original last...
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do you have plans to transform the jeddah port into a red sea hub, has the saudi ports authority approvedet? ahmed: yes, we have been discussing it for many months actually, and this is part of the saudi plan for jeddah. is one of the main ports in saudi arabia, especially at the red sea, it is the most important route between the euro and the far east. the potential is big, but unfortunately the infrastructure in jeddah port itself was not developed. now we are getting to develop major investment deployed for jeddah port to take advantage of the red sea market, but alsoin t developed. now we are getting to develop most importantly, the growth expected in saudi arabia. vision 2030,has which is a huge opportunity for us. their budget for this year was the largest in their history. a lot of investment in infrastructure that can help jeddah port to really develop. and expand. tracy: and the port authority has approved your plan? ahmed: the plan has been approved and we are in the final stages of actually talking with the ministry on a day to start our expansion. tracy: let's segue to russia,
do you have plans to transform the jeddah port into a red sea hub, has the saudi ports authority approvedet? ahmed: yes, we have been discussing it for many months actually, and this is part of the saudi plan for jeddah. is one of the main ports in saudi arabia, especially at the red sea, it is the most important route between the euro and the far east. the potential is big, but unfortunately the infrastructure in jeddah port itself was not developed. now we are getting to develop major...
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the port. it now.building we got 300 million dollars. allowed us to put $300 million into. plants remarkable vibrant now. the port we got to, we got to have the highway 49. a forms unfortunately road. it is a narrow dangerous road. 69, 50 red lights. between jackson and most dynamic believe in the gulf and so we're going to widen it. we are going to mack ate big beautiful highway so people can get the goods and services to future. of the energy3.4 billion project planned in the future for that port and going to put a crescent and around the port and new technology for the air force base for manufacturing of 70% of the navy's warships and right there. president trump: how are you with the permitting? how that is going into we had not one problem. able toain in, we were compress that permit time. epa now, we had to live eight years with a difficult time. !th now you will be two months. >> this past year with a great help of your team, it has been remarkable what is happening. we have not fully re
the port. it now.building we got 300 million dollars. allowed us to put $300 million into. plants remarkable vibrant now. the port we got to, we got to have the highway 49. a forms unfortunately road. it is a narrow dangerous road. 69, 50 red lights. between jackson and most dynamic believe in the gulf and so we're going to widen it. we are going to mack ate big beautiful highway so people can get the goods and services to future. of the energy3.4 billion project planned in the future for that...
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about the port for many, many years and i've heard one of the best ports of the world and locationally you can't do better and they can't get there dredging permits and scott, you'll work on that and hopefully you'll get them quickly. thank you. wilbur ross, please? >> we're looking forward to playing a big role in the transform ti transformative projects with commerce with the big transformative projects. we hope all of you will have a good deal of imagination and determination at the transformative level. >> thank you. do you agree with what i said about the tax with countries coming in and taking advantage of our country, if i assume. if you don't, would you be in trouble. can you imagine if he said no a reciprocal tax. how do you feel about that? >> we gave away so much unilaterally that we have to claw back. a lot of these trade things are self-inflicted wounds. it wasn't that other countries made us, we volunteered concessions that were mindless. they might have been good public policy right after world war ii when we had to rebuild europe and rebuild asia, but that's a long time
about the port for many, many years and i've heard one of the best ports of the world and locationally you can't do better and they can't get there dredging permits and scott, you'll work on that and hopefully you'll get them quickly. thank you. wilbur ross, please? >> we're looking forward to playing a big role in the transform ti transformative projects with commerce with the big transformative projects. we hope all of you will have a good deal of imagination and determination at the...
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djibouti is government has seized a major container port for me u.a.e. owned company the rather poor water is strategically located on the bible and deeds trade between djibouti and yemen it gives access to shipping lanes thinking europe asia and africa it's one of several ports in the region run by divine based d.p. world others are controlled by the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen of which the u.s. is a member the dispute between the u.a.e. engine booty has far regional concerns as almost all the imports destined for neighboring ethiopia move through that allah is also used to transfer aid into yemen or d.p. world is now launching a case in the international court of arbitration seeking damages mohammed al has more. a contract signed in two thousand and six for d.p. world to operate the drala container terminal in the port of djibouti was meant to last for thirty years but in two thousand and fourteen launched a lawsuit against d.p. world accusing it of bribing a former port director to secure favorable terms then on thursday the government termi
djibouti is government has seized a major container port for me u.a.e. owned company the rather poor water is strategically located on the bible and deeds trade between djibouti and yemen it gives access to shipping lanes thinking europe asia and africa it's one of several ports in the region run by divine based d.p. world others are controlled by the saudi led coalition fighting in yemen of which the u.s. is a member the dispute between the u.a.e. engine booty has far regional concerns as...
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cars but behind the dispute there was fierce international competition to control the red sea the portof djibouti is considered one of the most coveted pieces of real estate in the horn of africa strategically located on the state of baghdad meant that the shipping lanes link the indian ocean to the red sea channeling more than half a cargo between europe and asia djibouti is also close to regional conflict zones including yemen somalia and sudan as well as the swiss canal because of its strategically important position the united states chose duty to set up its first permanent military base in africa more than a dozen drone flights are operated daily from camplin one year as well as training and planning for security operations across the region. france also has a military base in djibouti and china set up its first major military base overseas there japan italy spain saudi arabia station troops there as well ironically the country more dependent for its economic survival and djibouti has no military presence landlocked a few open receives eighty percent of its imports from the port c
cars but behind the dispute there was fierce international competition to control the red sea the portof djibouti is considered one of the most coveted pieces of real estate in the horn of africa strategically located on the state of baghdad meant that the shipping lanes link the indian ocean to the red sea channeling more than half a cargo between europe and asia djibouti is also close to regional conflict zones including yemen somalia and sudan as well as the swiss canal because of its...
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world to operate the container terminal in the port of g. was meant to last for thirty years but in two thousand and fourteen launched against d.p. world accusing it of bribing a former port director to secure favorable terms then on thursday the government terminated the contract. surprised the contract is so unfair and detrimental to our rights and our national sovereignty and that so many years after signing it when we asked about the need to enlarge the ports and build new ones we were told we had no right to do that. infuriated in the house described the move. and. designed to force the dubai ports world to renegotiate the terms of the concession. international arbitration he says the season is final. it's all right this is a business this is the politics. in which we were ready to. go. but behind the dispute there was fierce international competition to control the red sea the port of djibouti is considered one of the most coveted pieces of real estate in the horn of africa strategically located on the state of babel meant that the shi
world to operate the container terminal in the port of g. was meant to last for thirty years but in two thousand and fourteen launched against d.p. world accusing it of bribing a former port director to secure favorable terms then on thursday the government terminated the contract. surprised the contract is so unfair and detrimental to our rights and our national sovereignty and that so many years after signing it when we asked about the need to enlarge the ports and build new ones we were told...
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when it is working out well within the port area and for the businesses of the port, it is working out well. that's the way it's always been. i like very much to paint big and heavy. being a painter in skagen today is not as were, of course, but it is still the same energy and still the same colour, attitude that i use, because skagen has special colours, and has a special light. you can actually come into the museums, look at these paintings, and you can go outside and you can find these different motifs that you see on the canvas. i think the fact that there was an artist colony here plays a very important role in putting skagen on the map. the people of skagen in denmark, bringing this week's show to an end. coming up next week... we'll be onboard africa's freedom railway, a vital artery connecting zambia's copper belt region to the tanzanian coast for over a0 years. we placed seven lions, chasing a zebra, it was like a movie! but this was real! finding what the future holds for this now creaking train line. and in the meantime if you would like to join our adventures on the road, y
when it is working out well within the port area and for the businesses of the port, it is working out well. that's the way it's always been. i like very much to paint big and heavy. being a painter in skagen today is not as were, of course, but it is still the same energy and still the same colour, attitude that i use, because skagen has special colours, and has a special light. you can actually come into the museums, look at these paintings, and you can go outside and you can find these...