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To: TobagoJack who wrote (58767)	12/10/2009 9:09:01 PM
From: Arran Yuan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217737

A buddy with big Swiss pharma just visited his hometown. According to him, things are as usual in San Diego. Failed to instill one ounce of reality checking motivation into him, a guy of high academic intelligence. A failure of mine, considering especially I made an effort to be there in 2004 for discussion.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (58767)	12/13/2009 5:18:27 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217737

There is a difference between Detroit and Sunnyvale - All the Detroit buildings were occupied at one time, and then the industries left. Sunnyvale hit near 100% occupancy in 1999 (the dot com boom). Building continued at an accelerating pace, and many of the of them have never been occupied - but the building continues. A little like the empty town that China built, but this was built in an existing area. One problem is there is not enough housing space for enough people to fill all the office space. There isn't enough commute capacity either. Almost every community has some degree of growth restrictions too. **** So we have a permanent and growing excess capacity of office and light industrial space. Silicon Valley was known to be overbuilt for office space in 2003 and onwards. Also, the weather in Sunnyvale has better than Detroit.

To: TobagoJack who wrote (58767)	12/13/2009 2:17:01 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217737

Italy's PM Silvio Berlusconi is bloodied by attack hit in the face and knocked to the ground news.bbc.co.uk Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has been hit in the face and knocked to the ground after a political rally in Milan. Pictures showed Mr Berlusconi, 73, with a badly cut lip and blood on his cheek and chin. A man has been arrested. The prime minister, looking dazed, was helped to his feet by aides and put in a car. He got out and tried to climb on the car to show he was all right. Reports suggested he had either been punched or hit with an object. He was taken to a hospital in Milan after the attack. The Italian news agency Ansa said he was to stay under observation for 24 hours, but there was no immediate report on the extent of his injuries. Scuffles Mr Berlusconi had been greeting supporters in a square in Milan when the assault took place. According to Italian newspaper, Corriere della Sera, a small group of protesters were shouting slogans and whistling during the rally. There were reported to have been scuffles between the hecklers and security staff. During the gathering he told supporters: "They paint me as a monster, but I don't think I am one - firstly because I am good-looking and secondly because I'm a decent chap". Mr Berlusconi has been under pressure in recent months. His private life has been in the spotlight, amid allegations that he slept with prostitutes, and after his wife filed for divorce. He has dismissed accusations of ties to the Mafia, and criminal cases against him have resumed after a law giving him immunity was overturned. A week ago tens of thousands of people attended an anti-Berlusconi rally in Rome.