Pure Thoughts is about 20 miles inland from West Palm Beach, and as the storm moved north, the warnings about bad weather did not, according to Gaver, seem to apply to them.

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In particular, try the public beach at Jumeirah Beach Walk or a sky high bar with a view over the sea, such as Pure Sky Lounge at Hilton Dubai Jumeirah or the Observatory at Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel.

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For the massed ranks of the middle-aged who have neither the time nor the inclination to hang out in record stores, rubbing stubble with the hip, it means pure joy: at the click of a mouse, they will be able to download that seminal Beach Boys album.

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