>>
>> you might remember that i have a degree in urban studies, so that the
>> precepts of such planning remain in my head even if i haven't actually
>> practiced. lester and others argue about this continually in that
>> group but i haven't seen the city become any savvier
>>

> Yes, I do remember this (always!).
> I meant the savvy business people (who don't come in, for big
> investments, though). But, could you (maybe) assist 'them' /for
> good money/ that the CITY as such will become any savvier?

>

>>>> they might get a few more businesses interested if they add a few
>>>> blonds in bikinis.
>>>>

>>> It might help. Sex sells!
>>> But the Baptists & Co. won't allow it, of course :(...

> Frank Kalder wrote:
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> Frank Kalder wrote:
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>> Nice coincidence :)

>
> as it turns out, it was actually an orchid show. I found the link where I
> had discussed it before.
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.usenet.legends.lester-mosley/browse_frm/threa...#d8880f9d058c55c7
>
> Further coincidence in that I was discussing terrorism then too.
>

>
> I am really bothered about what I hear about the west coast. There were
> very brief reports about seattle seaport closures this week, due to some odd
> chemical sittings.
> As soon as this news came...

>
> I have also noted the relative absence of hurricane predictions this year.
> Although they certainly will occur. Some believe they will hit a more
> northerly Atlantic location this time, owing to the extreme heat that has
> affected ocean currents. DC and New England are expected to be affected.
>
> Dont' know how much you may watch CNN weather and the Weather Channel, but
> some years back for some odd reason, the wxcrew -- professional tv people
> refer to weather as wx -- are no longer good enough to be merely
> meteorologists or wxcrew.
>
> No, now they're "Severe Weather Specialists".
>
>
> I thought meteorologist sounded cooler and more sophisticated myself.
>
>
> CNN bosses )they own the WX Channel) have forced the Wx Channel into being
> ...