Will turn it over to tony. [applause] thank you gavin has put on a number of programs here including some definitive conversations well over a year ago which is where i first met him. Its a pleasure for me to have the task of introducing. Before i began its a lifetime of a career based in the premise vital to civilization and i think liz has captured that i will tell you one story about ed how i felt about him. The first time i met him i was about 25 years old the first week in the urban Development Corporation although i knew the agency and very anxious to go to work for him again. It happened on a very odd day we were working at the Burlington House we were the only tenants in the building at the time because the fisher brothers couldnt find anybody else to be set a very difficult time of year. So they elected to sign a lease with the state agency. But that particular day that had run a frontpage story to set up the private building from the 46th floor. [laughter] and to say the leas
If this is the first time for you to visit a special welcome to you. We have a fabulous library which is available to the public for research this evening tony from the Historical Society will do the honors so well take a moment to greet everyone and now we will turn it over to tony. [applause] thank you gavin has put on a number of programs here including some definitive conversations well over a year ago which is where i first met him. Its a pleasure for me to have the task of introducing. Before i began its a lifetime of a career based in the premise vital to civilization and i think liz has captured that i will tell you one story about ed how i felt about him. The first time i met him i was about 25 years old the first week in the urban Development Corporation although i knew the agency and very anxious to go to work for him again. It happened on a very odd day we were working at the Burlington House we were the only tenants in the building at the time because the fisher brothers c
The society will do they honor. I just wanted to take a moment to greet everyone. [applause] a terrific number of programs. Including some definitive conversations how to begin. This is a book about lifetime work. A career based in the strong premise that cities are important. Vital to civilization. Vital to this world. I will let her tell you about the book. I will tell you the first time i met my first week at the appropriation, they had left. Primary for mayor. I never met him although i knew the Agency Working there to graduate school. It happened on a very odd day. We were working on the 46 floor the building. We were the only at the time. A very difficult time. They were reluctant to sign the lease with the state agency because god knows what that might feel like. It was only between paper or obligations. That particular day, everybody was carrying around a copy of the New York Post. A story. This private building on no lower floor than the 46th floor. Fatally, it was not like a
Far coming to a place close to the headquarters of the Hong Kong Police of bollocks this road this intersection here and sit fire to the barricade taking things to a new level directions were designed to send a clear message to the police and the government far from being afraid they are intensifying their campaign and in doing so the citys crisis is worsening wane hey al jazeera hong kong. While the mass protests in hong kong are now into their 13th weekend in june the city saw some of the not just ever with 1000000 say king to the streets the marches were the result of concern about plans for a new law that would allow the extradition of suspects to Mainland China the movement grew in numbers and in boldness and on july the 1st protesters smash their way into the Legislative Council as the government refused to respond to demands protesters widened their targets paralyzing the citys airport for to do. As of this month the developments have cause alarm in beijing Chinese State media h
President is formally charged with corruption and illegal you saw foreign funds passed an anxious wait turns to devastation in india as up to 2000000. 00 learned they could become state lead. And Lewis Hamiltons misfortune opens the way for ferrari in belgium peter will explain exports. New u. S. Tire saan chinese goods come into effect in less than 2 hours china says it wont back down and has raise import taxes on 75000000000. 00 worth of American Goods as speak to katrina you who joins us live from beijing so katrina how are people in china going to be affected by these new tacts. Well these new tires i can have a Chilling Effect on chinas Manufacturing Industry its been hurting all year and we have to remember this is a ready and a chilling economy a cooling economy that these factories are having to to work and many of them especially in shenzhen in Southern China theyve had to fire about 20 to 30 percent of their stuff and many of them are also considering moving operations abroad