Tamalpais in Marin County -- just on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge -- a seemingly adult way to pass the time.

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Over the last 30 months, my i-GATE efforts have created a proactive, two-way link between national laboratories and entrepreneurs, industry, innovation networks, venture capital firms, universities, business support services, and economic development resources in order to accelerate the commercialization of innovative energy technologies and grow a cohesive innovation ecosystem.

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The more we scan it, the more we realize that the list of winners reads like a who's-who catalog of apps we know we want installed on our Dreams out of the gate -- and more importantly, it looks like Google has a great way here to encourage best-of-breed Android development over the long run.

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When leaving Sin City, high-priority guests are met at the airport curb by a MGM Grand staff member who will usher them through a special employees-and-guests-only security line and all the way to the gate.

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But this weekend it is not the Turin giants that stand in their way but the caterers, care-workers and builders of Squires Gate.

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