Boys and their boasts (Guardian Unlimited)
Eighteen years after his suicide, in San Diego, California, the prolific Hungarian novelist Sándor Márai has knocked over his tombstone....more...Google adds six new cities to Street View (CNET)
Google Maps users now have access to 360 degree street views of Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson....more... Google expands Street View to six cities (CNET)
Google welcomes Chicago, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland and Tucson to Street View....more... Review: The Rebels by Sándor Márai (Guardian Unlimited)
The decay of an empire is at the heart of Sándor Márai's shady The Rebels, says James Buchan....more... Lessons from the landslide Home buyers not checking fine print, maps that might reveal danger zones (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Sizing up water worries JOHN GASTALDO / Union-Tribune Wasted water, as from this broken sprinkler in Escondido, is a growing concern. Only one agency in the county has set Stage 2 water-conservation measures. Water experts will meet with the San Diego City Council Monday to discuss challenges that affect the entire county. Lessons from the landslide...more... 'Burgh goes virtual on Google (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Smile, Pittsburgh -- you're on Google-vision. Starting today, Pittsburgh joins the list of 14 cities that Internet users can tour online by using Google Maps' Street View. ......more... 111 homes evacuated as landslide wreaks havoc in La Jolla (North County Times)
SAN DIEGO -- Residents of million-dollar homes in a hilltop La Jolla neighborhood scrambled to rescue pets and secure belongings Wednesday after a landslide cut a 50-yard-long chasm in a four-lane street, destroying one home and damaging eight others. View A Slide Show...more... Television movies for the week of Oct. 7 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Television movies for the week of Oct. 7...more... Billy Corgan Backs Moog Museum; Ben Lee Tours (Spin)
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