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...hotel is the crown jewel of the Palm Jumeirah, a monumental feat of land reclamation. In the shape of an Arabian date palm, it is the first in a network of man-made islands that is altering Dubai's landscape, adding 1,200 miles (2,000 km) of additional beachfront property to a desert city-state whose natural coastline is a mere 37 miles (60 km). The $20 million extravaganza aims to nail down Dubai's reputation for luxurious excess - an ambition that seems almost anachronistic now that ill winds from Wall Street and the collapse in oil prices...
...always, some areas of the country are simply immune to it all. If you were thinking of getting a seaside bargain in Malibu, think again. Even in a recession, you can't find more beachfront property...
...still booming, in part because most of the foreign-owned property on these two islands isn't bank-financed. In Bali, despite a pair of terrorist bombings in 2002 and '05, land prices have increased by at least 20% annually over the past three years, with some prime beachfront land going for double what it did a year ago. In Phuket, which suffered a devastating tsunami in 2004 followed by political jitters because of a 2006 coup, prices for sea-view property on the island's west coast jumped upward of 30%, year on year, in July...
...guns, the occasional boom of an outgoing mortar round, and the Taliban forces surrounding Zeebrugge, the setting would almost seem like a beachside bar - without the beer. "All we need now is some sand," muses Collins. "Maybe we should push down to the river and get some exclusive beachfront property...
Most important, the 700 MHz spectrum is top-notch quality and has the power to carry lots of data, penetrate buildings with ease and travel great distances. "Its location is beachfront spectrum," says Bill Belt, senior director of technology at the Consumer Electronics Association. Data goes farther and faster without needing as many cell towers. "The fewer transmitter towers you have to build, the cheaper the network is and the cheaper your rates will be," says Craig Settles of Successful.com, which tracks the wireless industry. The result: Customers should see more complex services for streaming video on the go (think...