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Average temperatures in the city can soar beyond comfort level. Concrete has a way of getting quite...
...think it's a bad market for quality companies," says Jay Walker, founder of Priceline.com a money-losing e-commerce site whose value soared 10-fold, to $23 billion, a month after its March IPO and is now at $13 billion. "If eBay went out today, it would still soar. But the fantasy stocks are back where they belong. People are looking for real traction, real sales, real growth." And maybe a little panache...
...state Representative John Lawless, a Republican from suburban Philadelphia, denounces the sub- sidies for that city's stadiums as "corporate welfare" and adds, "We're building playgrounds for millionaires who have no loyalty to the city." Playgrounds the average Joe can't afford to get into, as ticket prices soar...
...pals inhabit a comic-book-bright boulevard. Toon Lagoon is haunted by old favorites from the rotogravure, like Beetle Bailey and Dagwood. Jurassic Park's primeval foliage conceals a labyrinthine playground, a Discovery Center where you can see a raptor egg hatch, a Pteranodon Flyers ride that lets you soar above the park and a mechanical triceratops that pees and farts on cue. The beast, nicknamed Cera, allows a child to pet her--"unless the kid is wearing a Disney T shirt," jokes Mark Woodbury, who oversees the park's design. "Then she rips it to shreds...
With the introduction of Mike Ghegan, sax player for opening band Fighting Gravity, in "All Around Us," the night began to soar with masterful jazz licks and playful exchanges between instruments. The band and guest jammed intensely through several numbers. After hearing a "Girl from Athens," I swore they couldn't get any better. Of course, I was wrong...