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The company said SP2 will introduce changes to the operating system that will help defend against attacks that come against a network, a system's memory, via email, and via browsers. The training course will cover the changes as well as coding techniques that can be used to overcome problems with applications that don't work on XP SP2 systems.
Microsoft will make available updates to Visual Studio and previous .NET Framework that support the changes that will be made to XP via installation of SP2.
The company has also made available four articles and whitepapers that provide insight into SP2 for those who will deploy and use it. The documents include an overview of SP2, how to enable remote debugging XP systems with SP2, new security technologies in SP2, and the changes in functionality that will be introduced by SP2.
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NYC To Open New Middle Schools
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New York City Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott announces plan to strengthen middle schools.
New York City's schools chief vowed Tuesday to tackle the persistent problem of lagging student achievement in middle school by opening 50 new middle schools, closing failing schools and recruiting good teachers and principals for the middle school years.
In a speech at New York University, Walcott said the new schools would open over the next two years and would include both charter schools and traditional schools.
Walcott said he would close failing middle schools while applying for up to $30 million in federal turnaround funds to revamp five struggling middle schools in the 2012-13 school year and five more the year after that.
School officials could not say how many of the 400 middle schools in the city's public school system are at risk of being closed. The city moved last year to shutter seven schools that either were stand-alone middle schools or included middle schools, such as a K-8 school.
Walcott noted that preventing students from falling behind in middle school has long been a challenge in New York and elsewhere. The city's elementary school students have made gains on state tests in recent years, but sixth, seventh and eighth graders have not.
Walcott said the best middle schools emphasize literacy and teach students to analyze what they read.
He said he would spend $15 million on nonfiction books for middle schools that are aligned with the Common Core academic benchmarks championed by President Barack Obama's administration in an effort to raise standards nationwide.
He said the city Department of Education's own Leadership Academy must strive to develop the next generation of middle school principals, and he said the department must recruit good teachers for middle schools.
New York City has closed 117 schools, the majority of them high schools, since Mayor Michael Bloomberg won mayoral control of the schools in 2002.
Walcott said the strategy has been successful "but now it's time to shift some of that focus toward our middle schools.''
"If a school is failing its students, we will take action and phase it out,'' he said.
Walcott said he looked would invite the teachers' and principals' unions to work with him.
United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew welcomed the invitation but criticized the emphasis on closing schools.
"As the state's education commissioner told them this summer, closing big schools and concentrating the neediest kids in another school that then ends up being closed is actually a strategy for failure,'' Mulgrew said in a statement.
Ernest Logan, head of the Council of Supervisors and Administrators, praised the middle school initiative.
"For years, middle schools in this country have been the weakest link in our education system,'' Logan said. "CSA looks forward to working with the chancellor on this vitally important effort.''
Walcott spoke at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development.

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We're on a mission to find the best places to grab lunch in your neighborhood! Every Wednesday, I'll feature a new town and new lunch spots! Today we're going to Wildwood! (Obviously because Kenny Chesney is playing on the beach tonight!) Here are the 3 best places to get lunch in Wildwood!


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The Master
Paul Thomas Anderson
Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Laura Dern, Jesse Plemons, Ambyr Childers
(Weinstein Company)
US theatrical: 14 Sep 2012 (Limited release)
UK theatrical: 9 Nov 2012 (General release)
Paul Thomas Anderson's movies have always shown an affinity for lost souls, from the family of misfit porn stars in Boogie Nights to the ruthless industrialist of There Will Be Blood. The hard-drinking, mumbling, antisocial Freddie Quell (Joaquin Phoenix) may be Anderson's most astray creation yet.
Freddie first appears in The Master as a World War II naval veteran, stumbling from job to job in 1950. His preferred hobby is downing illicit drinks mixed from life-threatening ingredients like paint remover. When asked if these concoctions are poisonous, Freddie mumbles, "Not if you drink 'em smart."
Such risk-taking leads to the event that changes his life, an apparently chance meeting with Lancaster Dodd (Philip Seymour Hoffman). This meeting occurs off camera: Freddie only finds out about it when he sneaks on board a docked boat one night, then wakes up at sea: Dodd informs him that they met the night before, over a batch of Freddie's booze. Charismatic and confident, billing himself as "a writer, a doctor, a nuclear physicist, a theoretical philosopher, [and] a man, just like you," Dodd offers Freddie work in service of the Cause, a group founded on the fuzzy line between religion and cult—though Dodd never invokes the former and bristles at mention of the latter.
Dodd presents himself as a self-help messiah, offering pseudo-scientific explanations for mental and physical problems. The Cause, with its early-'50s origins, science-fiction overtones, and murky "processing" of its members, obviously resembles Scientology, the religion created by sci-fi writer L. Ron Hubbard and favored by a number of powerful figures in Hollywood. But The Master is less as an indictment of a particular belief system than a penetrating, sometimes opaque character study of Freddie. Dodd remains a more remote figure and even after Freddie becomes close with Dodd, chunks of their relationship remain unseen, just like that first meeting.
And so the movie becomes a fascinating duet between Phoenix and Hoffman, with several bars intentionally left out. Phoenix gives a powerfully physical performance: standing with skewed posture and hands on his hips, he looks like a gnarled bird, wild and wounded. Although Freddie's devotion to the Cause itself seems questionable, he takes it upon himself to act as Dodd's enforcer, strong-arming skeptics and dissenters. Dodd never explicitly orders these attacks, and sometimes even condemns them, but his dressing down of Freddie seems half-hearted and affectionate. His motivations remain opaque. Is Dodd touched by Freddie's loyalty? Moved by his post-war traumas? Convinced that he makes a sterling test subject?
Even when Dodd's family—adult children Val (Jesse Plemons) and Elizabeth (Ambyr Childers) from a previous marriage, and his pregnant new wife Peggy (Amy Adams)—worries about Freddie's volatility, Dodd keeps quiet about his own purpose. Peggy takes it on herself to urge Freddie to quit drinking and let the Cause heal him. This healing involves Freddie submitting to "processing," in some of the film's longest sequences. In an early version of the process, Dodd pummels Freddie with relentless, repetitive questioning; later, Freddie appears worn down by a series of monotonous tasks.
These unpredictable scenes hinge on the question of what stripping Freddie of his alcoholism, his violence, and his traumas will uncover, a question intensified by Anderson's use of the camera. The filmmaker has always favored extended takes, but here, instead of the long, winding shots of Boogie Nights or Magnolia, cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr.'s camera often tracks left or right, suggesting Freddie's restless, heedless momentum as he blasts through his surroundings.
In one of the movie's most evocative shots, both men are confined in jail cells, side by side, the bars splitting the screen in two as Freddie thrashes in futility on the left and Dodd holds his ground on the right. Here and elsewhere, Anderson's decision to shoot an intimate movie on 70mm film gives it a vivid, almost hyper-real force. From the most striking big-canvas compositions (the blues of the ocean where Freddie drifts) to the tiniest details (the light reflecting in Phoenix's eyes in close-up), The Master invites us to imagine what we can't know.
Indeed, in some moments, the film becomes dreamlike, as we sink repeatedly into Freddie's point of view. That point of view is not strictly subjective. The movie occasionally observes scenes between Dodd and Peggy that Freddie can't see, but these offer only tantalizing hints at the mechanics of their relationship. In this way, The Master sometimes feels deliberately obtuse, as if carved from a much larger whole, leaving Dodd's children or his associate Helen Sullivan (Laura Dern) to the background. This technique can be frustrating, but it is also revelatory. Both epic and personal, The Master's story of pain demonstrates Anderson's own remarkable mastery.
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text: Home → News #Prop8: Viral trends, social media reactions as SCOTUS hears arguments on gay marriage By Compiled by Daniel Tedford Posted: 03/26/13, 12:01 AM PDT | # Comments [View the story "Social Media Recations in L.A. to SCOTUS Prop. 8 Arguments" on Storify]Social Media Recations in L.A. to SCOTUS Prop. 8 ArgumentsThe U.S. Supreme Court heared oral arguments on California's Prop. 8 that would ban same-sex marriage was the talk of the day on Tuesday. Many who support gay marriage followed the viral trend of posting a photo of the equals symbol with a red background.Storified by SGV Tribune· Tue, Mar 26 2013 11:09:54The first viral trend of the day was the use of an equal sign with a red background to show support for gay marriage. People posted the photo and many used it as their avatar on Facebook and Twitter. #equality #no8 #nohate #prop8 pic.twitter.com/dn9GqqCxzcSarah SumnerWearing my red today in support of #MarriageEquality <3 fb.me/xPMptXr1Cynthia AngelinaJust changed my picture for #marriageequality. Look at that sexy red! (thanks to @evanrachelwood for reminding me!)C. Tatiana Alquistred is the new green. #marriageequalityCarlo A. FloresOk every change your profile <<pic to the red equal sign to show support please thank you love you guysBrandi Nicole Lee-HugginsI Do Support the Right to #MarriageEquality! @HONOR_PAC @StonewallYDems @paulkatami @LAdemocrats @CourageCampaign pic.twitter.com/ILVxxn2x4dMike FeuerMost social media reaction was pro gay marriage, with those calling out for #marriagequality and for Prop. 8 to be struck down. Darkness cannot drive out darkness:only light can do that.Hate cannot drive out hate only love can do that. -MLK #marriageequality #prop8Isa MToday I'll be livetweeting my own boredom with the fact that marriage equality is still an issue #Prop8Allegra RingoCome on, #SCOTUS, you got this. Do the right thing. #TimeforMarriage #Prop8 #DOMA #EqualityPatrick BurnsRacial segregation was once a "bedrock social institution," too. This will be funny later, I swear. #Prop8 #SCOTUSAshleywhy is this still a debate? b/c the radical christian w/ the picket sign decided to take an extra shift? #ignorant #marriageequalityInez LopezGay marriage makes you uncomfortable? Well old people having sex makes me uncomfortable but we still let them do it. #marriageequalityMelissa GreenBut some who oppose same-sex marriage also took to Twitter to express their support for measures that ban it. Every place #SSM has been voted on it has been voted down by the ppl so the liberals have to defy the will of the ppl to try2get their wayReaganetteIn what way is being pro #ssm "Christ-like"? When did Jesus say, "Homosexual sex is fine with me"? #curiousBrett L.I'm not gonna disclose my pos. on #SSM, but regardless, ppl who say that supporting Prop 8 = H8 are just as unthinking as the actual H8ers.Brad Masters Advertisement Click here to subscribe to Digital & Home Delivery - 50% off


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So, I have managed to accumulate 90k in MR points. The issue is, while we travel, we only usually use US Airways due to availability of non-stop flights to our usual destination of FLL. MR does not have US Airways as a partner, so really our MR points are useless in terms of miles My thought it to just cash them out currently for $500 worth of amex giftcards and just use them for a rainy day. What do you think, or is there a better way for me to use them considering I probably won't gaining much more of them in the future? I mean, I could save them, but I don't see me being able to use them for anything in the near future. I really plan on using my BCE/Freedom now for a majority of the purchasing we do, but I will still use the PRG once in a while for certain things.
If you don't want to transfer them, then I'd recommend atleast using them to pay for travel purchases with "pay with points". 90K MR points would be $900 towards airfare, so buy your US Airways tickets using that, then save $900 cash for a rainy day. That's better than $500 in Amex gift cards.
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I see thanks for the insight guys! Forgot you could "pay with points" for other airlines.
If you want to be creative, you can wait a few months. They usually have a transfer bonus to some airlines, most notably Delta. If you can get 150% of the MR points you transfer (they've done as high as 100% bonus for Delta in the past), then you would have 135k Delta Skymiles.
With those skymiles, you can also redeem at a rate of $0.01/mile, but thanks to the bonus you now have $1350 worth of miles.
One place to check out / redeem them is DeltaVacations.com they allow 1cent / mile conversion, although they have max limits depending on where you're going.
That's just one example. I believe they recently had a transfer bonus to British Airways Avios that was 100% if I'm not mistaken.
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The PlayStation exclusive sci-fi franchise makes its Vita debut and becomes the brand's first ever handheld dual analogue FPS, explains Billy Langsworthy.
Starting life as a PS3 launch title, Resistance is now a fully-fledged franchise with four games, as well as companion novels and comics. Now the sci-fi series is touching down on the Vita in Resistance: Burning Skies. Sony proudly claims this is the first handheld dual analogue first-person shooter.
The campaign was co-penned by William C. Dietz, author of novel Resistance: The Gathering Storm, and is set between the first two games.
Gamers play a New York fireman caught up the mayhem of the 1951 Chimera invasion. He must join other survivors, facing off against brand new incarnations of the aliens.
Reach for the Skies
As well as twin analogue sticks, Resistance's new home on the Vita provides gamers with touch screen that allows rapid weapon fire.
There are also a variety of Wi-Fi multiplayer modes for those wanting to take to the battlefield with friends. Up to four players can tackle Deathmatch, Team Deathmatch and Survival modes.
Victory yields XP, which can be used to purchase upgraded and customisable weaponry. Some of the enhancements available include increased grenade capacity and a bull's eye scope. The established fan-base will already be looking forward to this chapter of the popular series and as the first major shooter on Vita, Resistance: Burning Skies is targeting a similar audience to that of its much loved console cousins.
"Resistance: Burning Skies is the PlayStation Vita game that our consumers have been crying out for," says senior product manager Ian Vinten.
"Making full use of the twin analogue sticks, this is the first portable FPS that matches up to the home console experience."
Killer marketing
The Resistance: Burning Skies campaign has kicked off already with press insertions across trade and specialist channels driving pre-orders. Sony has an online campaign running across broad lifestyle channels such as NME, Muzu and Facebook, as well as specialist games sites.It also has a cinema campaign taking place in June around films such as Avengers Assemble and Prometheus. Pre-roll ads will run across YouTube, Yahoo and online gaming channels.
Gunning for Vita
Resistance is the first big-name shooter to be released for PlayStation Vita. Others in development include new outings for Call of Duty, Killzone and BioShock. Sony has already released third-person shooter Unit 13.
History of war
After surviving the first Chimera invasion on the PS3 with Resistance: Fall of Man in 2007, fans of the franchise enjoyed the battle for America in Resistance 2. Last year, they were able to view the battlefield in 3D for the first time in Resistance 3.


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North Carolina heads into Saturdays final pre-Christmas contest against McNeese State looking to get back in the win column after Wednesday night's humbling loss at Texas.
It's another Lone Star State opponent, but one that should pose less challenge to UNC.
Although McNeese has won five straight, the Tar Heels should feel motivation to come back to the court with energy and emotion and a mindset to get better as they stare at a week off for the Holidays before getting into the meat of its winter schedule.
"I think we've got kids that are being challenged more than they've ever been challenged," said UNC head coach Roy Williams earlier this week.
"I do believe for young teams, you've got a chance to maybe improve a little more drastically (than more veteran teams)."
"I said in the spring, summer, and fall we have a really young team, and who knows what is going to happen?" Williams continued.
"I felt that my team was going to get better and better as the season goes along, as long as you play healthy. If guys stay healthy and avoid guys missing practice, this is an extremely important time for you."
The Tar Heels have to play much better defensively coming off two average-at-best defensive performances in its last pair of outings.
UNC gave up 61 second half points in its last home outing against East Carolina, only to turn around and let Texas shoot the lights out against them for much of the first half in its last contest.
"At times last year we were really good defensively, but we had guys who could guard around the basket better. Right now we don't have anybody to take away those easy ones," said Williams.
"It's hard, because my favorite (solution) would be to beat them to death. Can't come out unless you've got two black eyes and a bloody nose. I don't know what that solves except making the coach a macho guy."
"From a one to ten, ten being the best, I feel we're at a six. I feel we can do much better than we're doing now. The toughest thing that we have to improve and get better at is defense," added senior guard Dexter Strickland. "It's just knowing how Coach wants us to play. It's more experience, more confidence."
"I remember me being a freshmen, and coming out of high school my coach wasn't really focused on defense. It was all focused on offense because it was me, Kyrie Irving and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. But coming here (to North Carolina) you have to play defense or you're not going to win."
"So just understanding simple things like you have to go through the screen, don't go under the screen. I think it's a struggle for them (the freshmen), but we're getting better. It's still early in the season and we have a lot of things to improve on," Strickland added.
"The main thing is just overall defense," added sophomore forward James Michael McAdoo. "The things that we're taught as far as sprinting back, rebounding, stopping the ball on the break. Those are things we really pride ourselves on, and we've done it great in practice."
"We've been okay in games but we've had big breakdowns, and a great team can't have those."
"Once our defensive savviness just picks up, I think that will make offense so much easier for us. When we really start buying in and seeing how good we can be, we don't really worry about offense. It will just come," McAdoo continued.
Another key for Carolina against McNeese State will be looking to build more confidence in its post game offensively---not just in terms of scoring, but also offensive rebounding.
"The one thing we're trying to emphasize, we've got to get the ball inside. And I've said this when I had Danny Green and Wayne Ellington, the best three-point shooting team I've ever had," Williams said. "We are trying to emphasize it (going inside)."
"The kids themselves don't have as much confidence. I think a lot of it is the big guys have to produce, and the perimeter players have got to get more confidence throwing it in there."
"It's hard. It's difficult for kids to understand that. Trying to get them to use their body and establish the position that they want. It's something you have to keep emphasizing. It's just part of the learning process," Williams continued. "Kids are taught differently in high school. There are different emphases in high school."
"All of those guys (the freshmen big men and sophomore Desmond Hubert) are still learning, getting those minutes. We knew they've have to play a pivotal role," added McAdoo.
"If we just crash the boards on the offensive end every time, we'll get one (an offensive rebound). I feel like a lot of it is just getting lucky, or just effort."
McAdoo contends that its not a chemistry or off-the-court issue that's affecting this team's ability to score in the post or get offensive rebounds.
More than anything, it's just a group of young players not quite ready for the big stage.
But given the makeup of this year's UNC squad, guys like Brice Johnson, Hubert, and Joel James have no option but to step in and help this team with some legitimate productivity if this Tar Heel team is to get over the hump and produce respectable results this season.
"You can be the greatest team in the world, but if you don't take what you've practiced to the game, it doesn't matter," McAdoo said.
"I know that we are (close), just being around the team. Off the court we're fine. On the court and in practice, we're great."
"Like I say, in the games we just have to carry it over, all the things we're doing in practice and executing in practice, for the public to see."


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Johannesburg – Former Ladies category winner of the Absa Cape Epic, Sharon Laws, had to withdraw from the 10th edition of the race on Sunday after a serious fall in the Cape Argus Pick n Pay Cycle Tour in Cape Town.
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Steven Linscombe, Dunand, Richard T., Schultz, Bruce | 10/4/2004 4:25:52 AM
What do seedless grapes and much of the rice planted this year have in common?
Gibberellic acid.
For several decades, gibberellic acid – or GA, as it's known for short – has been well established as a growth stimulant for plants. For example, it is used to make Thompson seedless grapes larger.
As for rice, Dr. Richard Dunand, a scientist at the LSU AgCenter's Rice Research Station at Crowley, started studying use of the plant growth regulator 18 years ago.
Dunand established its effectiveness at improving rice seedling emergence and increasing the percentage of seed germination for fields planted by drill seeding. Now he's continuing his research to determine if new rice varieties respond favorably to treatment with gibberellic acid.
GA was approved for rice seed treatment in 1990, but back then there wasn't much demand for it in Southwest Louisiana, since very few farmers were drill seeding rice, Dunand recalled. Most farmers in the area preferred instead to plant seeds by airplane over flooded fields.
On the other hand, Dunand's research did benefit farmers in other rice-growing areas such as California and Arkansas, where drill seeding was a more common practice, he said.
Since 2001, with the commercial release of the Clearfield rice variety developed at the LSU AgCenter's Rice Research Station, many farmers in Louisiana have changed their planting techniques, leading them to start drilling with GA-treated seed.
Clearfield rice is resistant to Newpath herbicide, allowing farmers to spray an entire field to kill red rice and other undesirable vegetation.
Farmers nationwide planted 200,000 acres of Clearfield last year, and that figure is expected to increase this year.
"You're going to have a lot of farmers drill seeding this year for their first time," said Dr. Steve Linscombe, the LSU AgCenter's regional director in Southwest Louisiana and a noted rice breeder.
Dunand said he started looking at the role of gibberellic acid, or GA, in 1986 after the release of semi-dwarf rice varieties, 3 feet tall or so, that have limited growth rates throughout the rice season. "It's semi-dwarf all through its life cycle," Dunand said.
A shorter plant is less likely to get knocked down, or lodged, but that advantage of short stature once the plant matures is a disadvantage for the plant in the first stages of development. Getting the sprout to push through the soil surface in the first few days of germination is essential, Dunand said.
He said the amount of natural GA found in rice and other plants is limited in semi-dwarf rice plants. The seeds for semi-dwarf plants need a boost to get the sprout growing quickly out of the soil.
"We found it was a very effective seed treatment for improving emergence," Dunand said, adding that using GA in agriculture isn't new.
Gibberellic acid is sprayed on Thompson seedless grapes to stimulate growth, Dunand said.
"Without GA the grapes would get no larger than your little fingernail," he said.
It also is applied to flowering plants for larger blossoms, he said.
Giberillic acid for agricultural use is derived from fungus grown in huge culture vats, Dunand said. Because it's organic, it's not dangerous like powerful acids, such as hydrochloric acid.
Seeds are pre-treated by soaking them in a small concentration of GA.
If seeds are pre-sprouted before water seeding, Dunand said, GA is removed by soaking, and seed companies are releasing all rice in treated form, making the assumption that all Clearfield will be drilled.
In drill seeding, the treated seed is planted deeply enough, perhaps an inch or two, within existing soil moisture, preventing a farmer from having to spend money to run a pump to flush a field.
Drill seeding with treated seed allows farmers to reduce the amount of seed required to get a stand of at least 10 plants per square foot, the LSU AgCenter scientist said. That's the minimum density of plants needed to get an acceptable crop, but he said it's good to get a slightly higher density as a cushion just in case something goes wrong.
The recommended seeding rate for drilled Clearfield 161 is 60 pounds to 90 pounds of seed per acre, compared to 90 pounds to 125 pounds per acre for water seeding. At the lower seeding rate, GA has even more importance, Dunand said.
In fields where farmers have not been able to afford laser-leveling – those fields that might be plagued with low areas – GA-treated seeds in potholes are able to emerge quickly instead of being inundated with flooding.
A study Dunand conducted with Linscombe and Russell Dilly Jr. determined that growers could plant GA-treated Clearfield 121 and Clearfield 141 at a seeding rate of 25-30 percent less than the rates for untreated seed. The study also found that Clearfield emerged 4 days to 5 days earlier with GA treatment.
GA also helps fledgling seeds cope with cold weather often accompanied with early planting, Dunand said. By getting a jump start on the growing season, farmers likely will have an earlier harvest and an earlier second crop.
"The sooner you can get the ratoon crop growing, the more favorable harvest you will have," he said.
The goal is to get the ratoon growing before the days get shorter and cooler, he said.
Dunand's work continues, even though GA's advantages have been well established.
"We're still working with it and other plant growth regulators," he said.
Studies are ongoing to determine its effectiveness at improving panicle development and to see whether it can directly increase yields.
Dunand also is conducting a seedling vigor study that will look only at experimental breeder varieties' response to GA.
"There are six rows here, and each row has a different variety," he said during a visit to a test plot.
In one of the rows with GA-treated seed, small green threads of rice are starting to pop out of the ground. In the next row, sprouts have yet to emerge.
"See how short they are? That's with no GA."
In general, long-grain rice is more responsive to GA than medium grain, Dunand said, and semi-dwarf varieties are more responsive than taller varieties.
The LSU AgCenter researcher also is studying the effects of early planting with GA, compared to planting the same varieties in April.
Dunand said many of the things he does in the test plots, such as planting seed 3 inches deep, are not typical.
"I would never recommend it to a farmer. That would be heart-attack material. But I do it because I want the most stressful planting situation," he explains. " I figure that if the gibberellic acid can help the rice emerge from 3 inches, it can probably help under most planting conditions the farmers will experience."
Dunand said he appreciates the risks farmers take every year, and he hopes his work can help put some of the odds in their favor. No two growing seasons are alike, he said, and unforeseen variables create new challenges.
"I like the unknown. That's what makes me get up every morning to go out to the test plots and work on research."


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Professor Stephen Lord is a Senior Principal Research Fellow at Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia. He has published over 400 papers in the areas of balance, gait and falls in older people and is acknowledged as a leading international researcher in his field. His research follows two main themes: the identification of physiological risk factors for falls and the development and evaluation of fall prevention strategies. Key aspects of this research have been the elucidation of sensorimotor factors that underpin balance and gait and the design and evaluation of exercise programs for older people including those at increased risk of falls, i.e. people with Parkinson's disease, stroke, dementia and frailty. His methodology and approach to fall-risk assessment has been adopted by many researchers and clinicians across the world and he is actively engaged in initiatives aimed at implementing falls prevention evidence into policy and practice.
Falls and functional decline are common in people with dementia. Falls are more likely to result in injury, death and institutionalisation when compared to older people without dementia. There is limited evidence that falls can be prevented in people with dementia. Strategies aimed at maintaining independence and preventing decline and falls are urgently needed. This research will a) further our understanding of fall risk and functional decline and b) explore novel fall and decline prevention programs, including the use of technology in older people with dementia.
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To assess measures of postural stability in a large population of persons aged over 60 years in order to compare performance between fallers and non-fallers and relate postural stability to fracture prevalence. Tests of postural stability can identify, independently of age, individuals living in the community who are at risk of falls and fall-related fractures.
To determine the prevalence of impaired vision, peripheral sensation, lower limb muscle strength, reaction time, and balance in a large community-dwelling population of women aged 65 years and over, and to determine whether impaired performances in these tests are associated with falls. These findings support previous results conducted in retirement village and institutional setting and indicate that the test procedure aids in the identification of older community-dwelling women at risk of falls.
A 1-year prospective study was conducted in an intermediate care institution to determine whether a combined assessment of physiological and clinical measures discriminates between elderly fallers and elderly nonfallers. Seventy persons aged between 72 and 96 years (mean 85.6), who were generally independent in activities of daily living, took part in the study, and 66 were available to follow-up. In the follow-up year, 24 subjects experienced no falls, 20 subjects fell one time only and 22 residents fell on two or more occasions. Discriminant analysis identified reaction time, body sway, quadriceps strength, tactile sensitivity, gait impairment, cognitive impairment, psychoactive drug use and age as the variables that significantly discriminated between subjects who experienced falls and those who did not. This procedure correctly classified 86% of subjects into faller and nonfaller groups. These findings suggest that an assessment that combines physiological and clinical factors provides excellent discrimination between elderly fallers and nonfallers.


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Although these are tropical strength I have never actually used them in the tropics but I did take them with me last year on a holiday to the Lake District and they did a marvellous job of keeping the midges away from me and stopping me from being covered in bites when we had excursions in to the woods.
They cost £5.75 and in each packet you get 15 individually wipes so they are handy to have around even if you end up not using them all on holiday you can save them for the next time you might be somewhere with biting insects.
These wipes contain 50% DEET which is a chemical used to repel insects and I have to say that using them against midges these did a wonderful job. I can honestly say that although they swarmed near me I didn't get a single bite in the areas where I applied them.
The problem with the wipes is that they are only 'wet' enough to cover smaller areas whereas with a spray you can easily cover your whole body. I didn't have a problem with this as I only used them on my face, arms and legs which were exposed but I think if I was somewhere hotter and wearing less clothing then I definitely would use a spray and save these for night when I was wearing more clothes otherwise I would end up going through too much of them and it would end up working out really expensive.
These wipes were fantastic at repelling insects and I could actually tell that this contained a stronger concentration than normal as insects really seemed to hate it and didn't want to come too near us. I didn't get a single bite and although they are strong they were also safe to use on the kids as well as myself so none of us ended up getting bit.
If you need to apply a lot of repellent then use a spray but for just wiping over exposed skin when wearing clothes then these are pretty great and I can highly recommend them to others looking for something to stop insects biting them.
When my husband and I went to Greece on a recent holiday, we took with us Boots Pharmaceuticals REPEL Insect Repellent Wipes Tropical Strength, which contain 50% DEET. Having travelled extensively in southern Europe, experience has taught us that my husband is highly susceptible to mosquito bites (there's something very lovely about my husband's skin). Although none of these bites have ever made him ill, they cause him great discomfort - they're extremely itchy, annoying, and can be unsightly too. Last year he had a particularly spectacular bite that left a lump the size of a walnut on his forehead.
In the past we have relied on insect repellents with a lower concentration of DEET, and also on a judicial application of lavender oil. However, I've since discovered that although this essential oil is a deterrent to biting insects, it's really only effective for about twenty minutes or so. Mosquitoes don't like the feel of these oils, but once the oil has absorbed into your skin, the pesky critters will be back.
So when buying our travel supplies for this year's holiday, we decided to upgrade our insect repellent to a product that contained 50% DEET, in an attempt to reduce his discomfort. I also decided to opt for wipes this time. Insect repellents with DEET have been known to cause breathing problems such as asthma or bronchial irritation. I have asthma, and in the past I've had problems with these sprays - we've had to go outside to use the spray so that very little residue lingered inside our room.
DEET is Diethyl Toluamide, a chemical insect repellent developed by the US Army in the late 1940s, and made available to the general public in the 1950s. It is the most commonly used insect repellent, and can be bought in various forms - sprays, lotions, wipes, roll-ons - and in various concentrations. According to a 'Which?' insect repellent guide, a concentration of 30% should be sufficient for 'most holiday destinations', while 50% to 100% should be used in 'exceptionally high-risk environments, where there are high numbers of malaria-carrying mosquitoes, or where you are subjected to continued exposure'. It is advised that the 100% concentration should only be used on your clothing, not on your skin. America's Center for Disease Control recommends using between 30% to 50% DEET, to 'prevent the spread of pathogens carried by insects'.
Bites from mosquitoes are not just annoying - and terribly itchy - they can lead to serious illnesses such as Malaria, West Nile Virus, Elephantiasis, Dengue Fever and Yellow Fever. Definitely not a souvenir you want to bring home from your holiday!
Boots Pharmaceuticals REPEL Insect Repellent Wipes Tropical Strength claim to provide effective protection against mosquitoes, midges and other biting insects. They are suitable for tropical areas with a higher risk of malaria and insect transmitted disease.
They are very handy for travelling. The small cardboard box containing the individually-wrapped wipes should fit easily into your suitcase. If you're strapped for space, the sachets can be taken out of the box and stored around the edges of your packing.
You should follow the directions for use on the sachet: 'Apply carefully to all exposed areas of the skin, and apply sparingly around ears'. You should not use this product on your eyes or lips, and you should make sure to wash your hands after use.
For best results, you should allow the repellent to dry fully before applying any sunscreen. Alternatively, apply your sunscreen first, and allow it to absorb thoroughly into your skin before applying the DEET repellent.
These wipes are not suitable for children under six months, but are safe for use in the last six months of pregnancy, and while breast-feeding. The Health Protection Agency recommend avoiding malarial areas if you are pregnant - because your immune system will be weaker - but they recommend that if you do travel, you should use a repellent containing 50% DEET. They also say that 50% DEET products are 'safe to use while breastfeeding, and on infants over two months old' - slightly contradicting the advice given by Boots.
Some other warnings: do not use under clothing; do not allow children to use this product; avoid contact with sore, sensitive or broken skin. You are advised to consult your doctor before use if you are pregnant or asthmatic. Although I have asthma, I had not read this piece of small print before travelling, but came to no harm. The wipes are certainly much kinder on my lungs than a spray version would have been. You should store this product below 30 degrees C. Although the temperature while we were in Greece reached 36 degrees, and our room got very warm on occasion, the wipes nonetheless remained effective. DEET has been known to melt some hard plastics, so you should be careful to avoid contact with such items as sunglasses, rucksack clips etc.
The ingredients of these insect repellent wipes are: Diethyl Toluamide (DEET 50% w/w), Alcohol denat, Aqua, Glycerin, Parfum.
DEET products should last for at least five years if stored in a cool, dry place (we keep our insect repellent in a drawer in the bedroom), so if you have an unopened wipes left over from your trip abroad, they should be OK to use the following year.
We tended to use the wipes primarily for our arms, legs and faces, and they were very effective. Thankfully, my husband's suffering was markedly less than in previous years. The only place he got a bite that caused any noticeable swelling was just above one of his eyebrow. If you prefer to wipe the whole of your body, you will need to use more than one wipe.
These wipes cost £5.75 for a box of 15 wipes. I think this is quite expensive, but because it delivered exactly what we wanted - a greater degree of freedom from bites for my husband, and no spray for my asthmatic lungs - it's an expense we were quite prepared to bear for our summer holiday. Because of its efficacy and ease of use, this is a product I will purchase again, and I'm happy to give it five stars.
Boots Pharmaceuticals REPEL Insect Repellent Tropical Strength is also available as a spray - £5.50 for 50ml. Both products are currently (as of 6th July) part of a 3 for 2 Mix & Match offer in Boots, across selected vitamins, toiletries and travel products (excluding suncare).
(This review is also on Ciao, under the same user name.)


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Last week I had the pleasure of visiting Finch and Fouracre, makers of the very successful Scottish tenement model kits. I first came across these kits in the shop of The Lighthouse, Glasgow's centre for design and architecture, where the product has become something of a classic, a much loved replication of the type of esoteric buildings that most inhabitants of Glasgow tend to live in.
Franki Finch and Beth Fouracre met whilst working at one of the city's well established model making firms, and now operate a very cosy studio taking on model making commissions and producing kits for sale locally and on the web. The pair make use of various production techniques, both hand and computer driven.
Can you give us a brief idea of the processes you use in making a Tenement kit – currently, what are the biggest challenges in their production?
We get all the pieces for the walls and roofs laser cut from mount board; the chimneys we cut on a bandsaw, and the windows printed onto acetate. We also buy glue and boxes for the kits. Then we lay all the components out in a line and box them all up.
 The walls and roofs are the main components to the kits, and getting them laser cut has been our biggest challenge, something we still have problems with – finding somewhere local that can regularly take our work. Apart from that, just finding enough space in our wee workshop to gather all the things needed and make up the kits can be a bit of a logistical challenge! In terms of selling the kits, and probably because we're quite new to this, predicting demand can be a bit tricky, but we're getting the hang of it!
How did the idea for the kits come about? Did you plan on becoming kit-builders?
We didn't plan on becoming kit-builders at all! Seeing products in places like the Lighthouse inspired us – we figured we could do it too. We started experimenting in our spare time when we weren't busy with modelmaking commissions. The idea came from kits Franki had when she was a kid. We explored ideas for a few different buildings, but the tenement won hands down. Neither of us are from Glasgow originally, but we both love tenements, they're so much a part of the city.
Next year we're planning on developing more kits, but we haven't deicded what that'll be yet, so any ideas are welcome! We never expected the kits to go so well, but we're really chuffed and enjoy it a lot.
Beth and Franki allowed me a sneak preview of their newest product – a tiny version of the Tenement model, just an inch and a half high, in acid-etched nickel silver: an exquisitely detailed and delicate item.
How does your new Tinyment model differ in terms of the user's participation in the model's construction?
We think the Tinyment is more of a 'grown-up' product, while the Tenement kits seem to appeal to all ages. The Tinyments are simpler, being a single sheet of nickel silver, but also have more detail, and are more delicate to make. They also take less time, the Tenement kits are more of a project to make, with step-by-step instructions and a variety of parts.
For us, we like the Tenement kits because of the variety of materials, and the task of making a model, yet we like the Tinyments because they're so neat – each product appeals in different way.
Why do you think people like miniatures and what do you think is the appeal of making them from a kit?
For the tenements, people identify with them, we often hear people say "I live in that one" or "this looks like my flat". It also seems to inspire people, there's always suggestions of putting lights and wee people inside the models.
But in general, we can't really put a finger on why it is people like miniatures, although so many things are miniaturised. Perhaps it's because you feel in control! It creates a different perspective. For example, we build models for architects, and even though they've designed it, when they see the model they often are fascinated with its smallness!
 We think the appeal of our kits is it allows people to be creative without requiring any special skills, and completing any kit well gives you a nice sense of achievement!


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Derrick Williams on freedom: "I don't even think it's sunk in yet..." | News
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Palmetto, Florida -- For 18 years, Derrick Williams sat in a prison cell professing his innocence.
In 1992, a jury convicted him for the sexual battery, kidnapping, robbery and grand theft of a woman.
Over and over, he pleaded they had the wrong guy.
Last week, his saving grace came when a judge overturned his conviction and sentence based on new DNA evidence taken from the neck ring of the suspect's t-shirt that concluded Williams had not worn it.
But, his fight wasn't quite over. The state wanted to keep him in prison while he waited for a new trial.
On Monday morning, he and his attorneys with the Innocence Project of Florida were prepping to fight to get him out of prison on bond while waiting on the new trial.
But, by Monday night, the state dropped its case and Williams was a free man.
"Can't explain it. Just filled with joy. I really don't think it's sunk in yet," he said Tuesday afternoon as he held tightly to his family.
While the state contends that Williams was correctly convicted at the 1992 trial and continues to say the evidence and testimony support his conviction, Williams and his attorneys say the t-shirt proves otherwise.
"They can't prosecute the case because Derrick Williams is innocent," said Seth Miller, executive director of the Innocence Project of Florida.
The suspect's t-shirt is one of a few pieces of evidence that remain. Miller says the rape kit and other biological evidence were destroyed by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office in 2003.
The shirt happened to be kept at the courthouse in a separate file.
"Derrick Williams is so lucky to have that shirt," said Miller.
That point isn't lost on Williams, who told 10 News, "It was by the grace of God that that was saved. Without that one piece of evidence, I wouldn't be here right now."
Even with that DNA evidence, prosecutors are still convinced the jury got it right in 1992.
Deputy Chief Assistant State Attorney, Lon Scott Arend wrote, "The state believes Derrick Williams was correctly convicted at trial in 1992 and that the evidence and testimony at the time support his conviction and sentence. In light of the recent court order, however, it has been determined that this case could not be successfully prosecuted based on the admissible evidence and it is not in the best interest of the victim to pursue a retrial."
Miller says the state's case was based on the witness testimony of the victim who pointed him out of a lineup.
"This case had the hallmarks of a wrongful conviction. It had what appeared to be a problematic or weak identification," he said.
Williams is the 10th person to be freed by the Innocence Project of Florida, which was founded in 2003.
They only learned of his plight thanks to Williams' sister-in-law Brenda Williams, who wrote them a letter pleading his case five years ago.
"I felt in my heart the whole time that he was innocent and I just knew that something could be done and God just laid it on my heart late one morning," she explained.
Five years later, she was at her brother-in-law's side celebrating his newfound freedom.
As for his first meal outside of prison? "A fish sandwich," he responded. "But, see, those are things we took, that had been missing. The small things that we go through life and take for granted. Just to be able to use your own bathroom, being able to go and make you a simple meal and I thank God for that."
Even a trip to Walmart was a whole new experience.
"You had to go through five stores to get what's in Walmart today," he laughed.
He spent most of Tuesday trying to get his documents in order so he can move on with his life outside of prison walls.
He says he's ready to work and would like to hit the road as a truck driver, like his nephew.
But, the evening was going to be spent with his son who turned 29 on Tuesday.
"It's the best birthday gift I ever gave him, getting his dad back," he said.


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Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, November 3, 2009, 11:38 AM
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City acquires possible shopping center location
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Comments (23)
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:20 pm
I'm impressed by the creativity of Kevin Duggan and the City's staff in finding this opportunity to expand Mountain View's retail base.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:31 pm
Does anyone know what happens to property taxes on City owned properties? Getting the lease money is great but not if it takes property taxes dollars away from the schools for instance.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 3:35 pm
My initial reaction was - we do not need any more retail. However, given the location it could be a good move and good to see the city being entrepreneurial.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 4:55 pm
This is amazing. Have we totally gone to a socialistic economy? Buying property with taxpayer money and developing it is not the function of a government. If you are a business in Mountain View, the city is using its taxing power to get money from you and then turns around and buys properties in direct competition with you.
"Tonight's council meeting will also include a discussion on greenhouse gas reduction targets — including lowering fees for solar panel permits — and on an ordinance from 1979 preventing apartments from being converted to condominiums."
How are these functions of a government? These are clearly unconstitutional.
No wonder businesses and citizens are leaving the Socialist State of California (SSC) in droves. The only way our population increases is through illegal immigration with the Federal government's open borders policy.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 3, 2009 at 5:14 pm
This is one of the more bizarre stories I've seen in a long time. It's as though it was written 20 years ago. With today's economic downturn and the glut of unused retail space in the city, I can't understand what the city is thinking. Economists are predicting a long period of flat economy or limited growth, so where will the demand for additional shopping come from? Instead, we should be looking for sustainable uses for the land that serve the interests of Mountain View's population, including potential relocation of businesses that are being zoned out of their current locations, such as those on Old Middlefield. A "small business enterprise zone" would provide jobs and short commutes for Mountain View residents, for example.
a resident of Sylvan Park
on Nov 4, 2009 at 8:58 am
It's a good idea to create long term tax revenues. Besides, we end up driving to Stanford Shopping Center or Westfield Mall; it would be nice to have something closer. That being said, Sunnyvale is developing an updated mall, and of course the Old Mill died -- so what will be at this new site that will successful and reliably generate tax revenues? We'll see how this plays out.
a resident of another community
on Nov 4, 2009 at 10:32 am
It sounds like the city got a good deal. If my understanding is correct, they will do a ground lease with someone else taking the risk and building the structures. Retail sites with immediate freeway access are generally in demand, so this seems pretty safe long term.
As far as doing this during a recession, remember the words of Warren Buffet: ""Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."
curious-- city's make private investments all the time. What could possibly be LESS "socialist" than creating a long term, sustainable, low-risk, PRIVATE revenue source? Its not like the city is going to build the buildings or pick the tenants, and as far as competition, if the site is the best one for a retail venture, then SOMEONE will build there-- the city is taking advantage of the free market, not manipulating it!
a resident of another community
on Nov 4, 2009 at 11:10 am
I hope whatever development goes there takes full advantage of its awesome location along Stevens Creek with direct access to the Stevens Creek Trail.
Obviously, the location is good for retail due to freeway access/visiblity, and the easiest thing to do would be to plop a big box store down with a parking garage. But imagine if the western side of the property, the part along the creek, had a few restaurants with outdoor dining terraces overlooking Stevens Creek and were directly connected to the trail via a new footbridge. Something like the way the creek is used as a focal point in Downtown San Luis Obispo and Ashland, Oregon, or much smaller scale version of the River Walk in San Antonio.
Could be a very nice and unique place!
a resident of Whisman Station
on Nov 4, 2009 at 1:14 pm
Maybe it will be a Home Depot. Opps the city already missed out on that deal at the old Emporium.
a resident of Shoreline West
on Nov 4, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Mountain View doesn't need a new shopping center. Remember Mayfield Mall, or the Old Mill shopping centers? And it's a garbage spot to place anything like that. Across the street sits the former "Denny's" which was closed for lack of business. And the tiny strip mall across from it holds a restaurant that opens 2 days a week, a dry cleaners, and a small convienance store next to a gay bar. Bad idea again from the "City Council".
a resident of another community
on Nov 5, 2009 at 1:52 am
Fencing to "address" homelessness sounds a little like Newspeak to me.
Curious -- Which constitution are you referring to? Both the state and federal constitutions give local governments broad police power to protect general public welfare by reducing pollution. Do you object to that, or is it the city's efforts to reduce red tape that has you so upset?
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 5, 2009 at 8:01 am
eric-"city's make private investments all the time. What could possibly be LESS "socialist" than creating a long term, sustainable, low-risk, PRIVATE revenue source?"
What's private about the city buying property to set up businesses with taxpayer money. By your definition, the Soviet state-run farms were PRIVATE because they sold their produce.
Jon Weiner-"Which constitution are you referring to? Both the state and federal constitutions give local governments broad police power to protect general public welfare by reducing pollution."
So to protect the general welfare, the city can set up farms, after all people have to eat and build houses, after all people need a roof over their head. Oh, wait a minute, I forgot. Mountain View already does build houses with their so-called low income housing program.
BTW, how about looking up the 10TH Amendment to the US Constitution. The only things the Federal government is allowed to do are those explicitly granted to it by the Constitution. Show me where it says the government can set up businesses. If the California Constitution does not have a section similar to 10TH Amendment, it should.
a resident of North Whisman
on Nov 5, 2009 at 12:28 pm
I say they try and upgrade the area on leong drive where Mario's and the old Denny's used to be. that whole area should be cleaned up, bought up and sold before buying more property and making that look nice. oh yeah, i forget this area is by Evandale and they are going to let it all rot by itself.
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 5, 2009 at 1:26 pm
I don't think it's so bad for MV to buy this land...after all it was owned by the county (and the other parcel the state). MV now will take control of it and put it to go use for the city.
a resident of Waverly Park
on Nov 5, 2009 at 2:33 pm
Curious - what are you on about??? The city is not buying land and building their own businesses. They expanded the city limits by aquiring county land with the intention of zoning it for retail use and growing tax income. If a current retailer is threatened they could always set up shop there. What the heck is socialist about enabling more retail space? Talk about a tempest in a teapot!
a resident of The Crossings
on Nov 5, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Looks like a very nice acquisition. Great job City Council! That site looks like a great candidate to provide more sales tax revenue.
a resident of another community
on Nov 6, 2009 at 9:30 am
Curious, the city is not "setting up businesses". They are going to lease the land to a developer, just like they've done with several properties in Shoreline-- did Mtn View "set up" Google? It is a passive role. They bought an asset that will generate revenue. Would you prefer that Mtn View keep all its cash in mason jars buried under city hall?
Please get the facts straight before you spread your teabaggery goodness.
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:19 am
More shops? How much stuff do we all need? Silicon Valley has enough shops!! What about the huge renovation being proposed for San Antonio Shopping Center? I'd rather see an existing shopping center be modernized than a complete new complex get built. And yes, why is taxpayer money being used for building shops?
a resident of North Whisman
on Nov 6, 2009 at 10:57 am
In defense of Mario's restaurant on Leong, I don't think it's fair to lump them in with the vacant Denny's and other businesses on that block. Yes, they are open for dinner 2 nights a week (Thur/Fri), but also do lunch M-F and can accomodate group luncheons.
It's a nice family-run place with decent Italian food for the local neighborhood and we probably patronize them a few times a year. I think it would be great to have more businesses in the Moffett/101 area and might lead indirectly to the sprucing-up of Leong.
a resident of another community
on Nov 7, 2009 at 3:59 am
It weill be good for this corner, the site purchasted and other one that the city is eyeing, good invest, rents and taxes, mtn view is not the only city that has done this nor will it be the last. Dennys, the strips center and the motels and inns will get a much needed reinvest and more people coming to this part of town
a resident of Old Mountain View
on Nov 9, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Maybe it should become an organic garden with a small center for the homeless. They could tend to the garden and have a place to stay. Whatever food is not needed for the homeless center could be sold for profit to help pay for the center, etc.
I agree that the existing commercial sites on Leong and San Antonio should be spruced up for shopping and this new site should be used for something else.
I haven't been shopping that much, have you? Would a new location with likely similar shops at other locations really make me shop more? No it will not.
a resident of another community
on Nov 11, 2009 at 8:30 am
In case anyone is still Curious, the 10th Amendment reserves to the States powers not given to the federal government by the Constitution. Of course, the Constitution gives the federal government lots of power -- it can tax and spend for the general welfare, and it can regulate things that affect interstate commerce, even if they are not commerce themselves. More importantly, though, it is meant to increase--not limit--the power of the States.
The California Constitution, by the way, is one of the longest in the world. Web Link. However, it, too gives local populations a fair amount of power to govern themselves. Not as much as it should, in some cases, but certainly enough to enable them to buy and lease property and to reduce solar panel fees.
a resident of another community
on Nov 17, 2009 at 7:25 pm
curious: OMG! I thought all the anti-socialist paranoids were here in AZ; the US Constitution includes providing for the common good "general welfare".
Nick, being a fan of the Stevens Creek Trail system I think your idea is awesome!!!!
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