Satellite Pictures For The Masses: Google Earth
Oh to watch the world go by from 40,000 feet. When I fly I love gazing down at the hills, mountains, lakes, streets and tiny, tiny cars. Then I doze…
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Mocha & A Movie: Starbucks To Offer DVDs & More
First, it was coffee, tea and juice. Next, it was music CDs. Now, following the footsteps of Apple, Google, Yahoo and other media providers, Starbucks Corp. will soon expand its…
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Paris Flies High: Jet Mirage Nightclub, Las Vegas, NV
While dancers in bikinis bared their bellies for the crowd outside, Paris Hilton put on a wild, wild show at the gala opening of Jet Nightclub, Mirage’s 20,000-sq.ft. party center….
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Affordable California Housing: Monaco Resort & Spa, Ft. Myers, FL
How’s this for chutzpah? In Sunday’s San Francisco Chronicle, an ex-California realtor ran a dominant ad offering pre-construction pricing on affordable housing — on the Intracoastal Waterway in Ft. Meyers,…
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Supreme Court Says “Nay” to Blackberry
Research in Motion, makers of Blackberry devices, was dealt a setback today after the Supreme Court turned down a request to review a major patent infringement ruling against it. The…
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International Fashion Fushion: Outfitting The Winter Olympic Athletes
For the Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, it takes a global village of international fashion fushion to clothe the Olympic athletes. That’s because the U.S. team will wear hats with…
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Green Stay: Hotel Gaia, American Canyon, CA
Napa Valley is known globally as one of the world’s best areas for growing wine grapes. Soon, it may be renowned as home to one of the first hotels to…
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A Capitol Concept for Urban Hip: San José Hotel, Austin, TX
One review called the San José Hotel in downtown Austin “an exercise in class, comfort and urban renewal” and “a welcoming Texas comfort that underlies the hotel’s signature austere sytyle.”…
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Word-of-Mouth Dining: Guerrilla Underground Restaurants
Since 1980, a small restaurant in San Francisco’s Cow Hollow neighborhood has thrived on word-of-mouth, despite its location in an alley and its competition from more fashionable restaurants on nearby…
