[swf file="timeline/audio/erik_german_megacities.mp3"] Good afternoon, and welcome to the conference call on GlobalPost’s Megacities series. It’s Friday, September 24th. I’m David Case, editor of GlobalPost’s membership service. We’re joined today by Eric German, who, along with Solana Pyne, wrote the Megacities series. Eric, are you still there?   Eric German: I am. Thanks for having me.