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A Cheapskate in Monterey

Baua Electric

and Sunglass Hut replace “weedy lots and junk heaps,” though a central plaza with bronze sculptures of Steinbeck and some of his characters pays tribute to the past. There, I boarded an electric catamaran from Monterey Bay Eco Tours to troll the calm waters on a 90-minute cruise ($45). Now chains such as Bubba Gump Shrimp Co.

Miles 52
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Flight Simulator Gave Birth to 3D Video-Game Graphics

Cars That Think

In 1999 Bill Gates penned a moving tribute to the Wright brothers. Previously, land between airports had been represented by patches of color—green for forests, gray for urban, blue for water. In retrospect, ESP feels like a predecessor to modern efforts to build “digital twins” to simulate and replicate real-world environments.

Building 134
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Solar Smackdown in Torrance – Installer Sues City on Behalf of the Sun

Creative Greenius

It’s also got a state of the art in-wall vacuuming system but it’s got no solar panels or solar hot water because that wasn’t part of the builders vision for their “dream house.&#. It’s part of my tribute to him. IT’S NOT ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT, IT’S ABOUT SPINNING THINGS FAST. The environment?

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