Decade has had fewest 90-degree days since 1930

"August is the wettest and often the muggiest month of the year. Yet, summer heat continues in short supply, continuing a trend that has dominated much of the 21st Century's opening decade. There have been only...

Aloft In Second Life: Starwood Hotels Builds New Hotel Concept Virtually

"Starwood Hotels is building a virtual version of a chain that is yet to be built in the real world. While the Aloft hotel chain will be launched in the US late next year, Starwood are creating a version of an Aloft hotel in Second Life to explore how the avatars will react...

Token Booth Closings Start in April

The first nine of the 164 token booths scheduled for closing will be shut down in April. The Daily News says the first retired booths will include ones in Union Square and Penn Station, and then the remaining booths will close weekly until October. Then, 600 of the clerks...

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