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...some of the old ship's glamour--and, with a nod to nostalgia, one of its whistles. But the focus is catering to modern taste: the QM2 offers the only planetarium at sea, the largest dance floor afloat, education-lite courses by Oxford professors and a luxurious 20,000-sq.-ft. spa run by the upscale Canyon Ranch chain. Cabins are comparatively roomy, and three-quarters of them have balconies. Some observers on the preliminary tour complained that the furniture in some of the lounges looked cheap and that deck chairs for the lowest-priced cabins were white plastic instead...
...baroque buildings are made of volcanic stone from nearby Mount Etna. For atmosphere, take in the terrific fish market in Piazza Alonzo di Benedetto. But the town's real pride and joy is its colorful, bustling fresh-produce market on the Piazza Carlo Alberto. Sprawling over 70,000 sq m in the shadow of churches and historic architecture, the market's stalls groan under the weight of mounds of olives, vast wheels of cheese, baskets of fresh herbs and eggplants the size of soccer balls. Even if you buy nothing - which would be a miracle of self-restraint...
...your mote is good for a decade. Most important, the motes have minuscule radio transmitters that talk to other motes (or to a base station connected to a PC) within 100 feet or so. With a single network of 10,000 motes, the upper limit, you could cover 9 sq. mi.--and get information about each point along...
Zurich is about the last place in the world you'd expect to see a red-ruffed lemur or panther chameleon-in the middle of the alpine winter, no less. But the city's zoo on Zurichbergstrasse is a tropical jungle all year round. The 10,000-sq-m greenhouse is one of the world's largest man-made rain forests: its humidity and temperature faithfully re-create the climate and ecosystem of the endangered rain forest on Madagascar's Masoala Peninsula...
...palace fit for a shimmering princess. Baccarat's new 3,000-sq-m museum, showroom and restaurant in Paris is designer Philippe Starck's ode to all things crystal. Arriving visitors walk past sparkling crystal fireplaces and gigantic mirrors, then go upstairs into a three-room gallery that pays homage to Baccarat's almost 200-year history of crystal making. Among the works on display are pieces designed for the 1878 Universal Exhibition, including an ornate enameled Turkish coffee set. There's a huge showcase full of vases, dishes and stemware commissioned by personages ranging from Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan...