Wormholes in space are shortcuts linking distant points -- a bit like that other sci-fi favorite, the star gate.

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For an upscale, outdoorsy experience, check out the skyline views from Cavallo Point, a five-star luxury resort located under the Golden Gate Bridge about 15 minutes from downtown.

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The two former doctors founded Bioware in 1995, and developed iconic titles like Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights, Mass Effect, Dragon Age, and most recently, Star Wars: The Old Republic (an MMO).

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Onlookers and paparazzi were already gathering at Jackson's gate and someone pressed a camera to the ambulance window to get pictures of the stricken star.

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