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        <title><![CDATA[Transportation With Lower Impact Can Be Used, Culture Can Be Found Too]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Lot's of places are missed for some reason or other.  Definitely the first thing people should learn about a town is the crime but the urban plight is a very general difficulty for all to face.  Everybody contributes to a city's life and even its dysfunction.  Some that make it difficult would probably be surprising and encourage activism.  Sanitation, utilities, and water are always good subjects along with environmental health especially where it assesses public well-being.Green Girl has been all over this story for awhile.  There is a tour of the River online that exposes a variety of good efforts and other parts needing help.  Sounds like something she would do.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[donnydo77@...]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:49:31 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[That's Worth Considering But Hopefully Positive Outlook Results]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Visitors can be satisfied with the experience although understandably by all but unfortunately for some, ecosystem alteration and disruption must be limited.  The endeavors that involve describing the study's involved with the scientific undertaking that may be able to complete the so-called picture may still be shared.  Each contribution has particular requirements that must be maintained for the sake of preservation and study.  Native and natural habitats using as relatively undisturbed that can be discerned are necessary.  Yet, those areas can be the media for part of a learning episode included with the experience.  Even part of a library in a learning center with various presentations.  Enough to invite a group and enlighten with an introduction to the area then broadening to the ecosphere.Science is a good basis to assert and require delicate treatment of the areas so that we are least invasive and resist alteration.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 12 Dec 2009 02:34:43 -0800</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[RE: 'Gangland' tourism: economic boost to distressed communities, or exploitation?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Hello the so-called residents of L.A. distressed areas are largely illegal immigrants. Sure that's an oversimplification but it's the primary issue involved not only in these areas but contributing to the economic collapse of California's state and local budgets, crime, hospital crises, school crises, cropland loss/urban sprawl etc.There are at least two major issues getting rid of the financial and political incentives to destroy the middle and upper middle class and offshore our businesses and the enforcement of the laws themselves.Racism towards white &quot;European invaders&quot; coupled with glorification of the criminal and dysfunctional lifestyle feeds this self feeding cycle.The southwest U.S. was never governed by Mexico city between 1821 and 1848 and the Aztlan myth of a huge Aztec empire vanquished by Spain is fabrication. Mexico is double the size now as it was when Spain invaded. So the southwest claim is non-sense much like saying you got a car or home loan and never made the payments and the bank stole it from you. Sure they briefly gained it on a legal technicality but it was never occupied, governed or maintained and Mexico rule was rejected by the handful of Mexicans living among a vast majority of native Americans. Now they want something back they never had in the first place.A real solution would be demand English as a language, end the fraudulent anchor baby law actually referring to civil war slaves, end entitlements and special privileges for the so-called underprivileged and provide the tools and knowledge to succeed to those who sincerely want a better way of life and to integrate.Sounds tough but tough problems need tough solutions coupled with realistic and fair alternatives and an appropriate level of understanding.On an environmental note huge portions of U.S. wilderness and cropland are being transformed into cities that's bad enough for environmental impact but sickening to think that we are subsidizing and promoting ghettos by converting the U.S. from moderate population density middle class to high population density poor.Perhaps gangland tourism can open some eyes and we can form a better society that's self-sufficient, sustainable, and makes the most of human capital in a fair and humane manner, instead of saying oh well the damage is done let's not point fingers.Low income people deserve more than hope and empty promises they deserve results and a ladder to success.]]></description>
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        <dc:creator><![CDATA[gregzdnet]]></dc:creator>
        <pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:49:51 -0800</pubDate>
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