<div>At 5:27 in this video, careful listening reveals Ament says "...large <em>stale</em> retail establishment..." rather than "scale" as it should be. I listened to this segment over and over, via high resolution headphones, to be sure I heard what I thought I heard, and perhaps this is an example of the proverbial Freudian slip, that we all, I think, occasionally make... </div>
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<div>Did I hear this incorrectly?</div>
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<div>After all, those large scale retail establishments can be a bit stale, sometimes...</div>
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<div>Rather funny, actually!</div>
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<div>For the most part, I thought Ament's presentation very thoughtful.</div>
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<div>I wish he had quoted an actual named economic study regarding the economic benefits of local businesses, "30 cents on the dollar spent," versus national retail chains, on local economies.</div>
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<div>Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett<br></div>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 21, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Tom Hansen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div>
<blockquote style="BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; PADDING-LEFT: 1ex" class="gmail_quote">Large Retail Establishments - September 19, 2011<br><br><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOi1n4G_Olw" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOi1n4G_Olw</a><br>
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