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        685 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA 95129

大型的日本連鎖書店
各式各樣的
日本書籍雜誌音樂文具...
並有不少中文書籍雜誌


日本網址為
http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/
<br/>Tags: bay area, san jose, japanese, bookstore<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/237105">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Bizwaxz SF Bay Area</title>
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        Bizwaxz aggregates start-up news, business resources and networking opportunities for entrepreneurs, small business owners and consultants in a metro region. Users are encouraged to submit their recommended resources, blogs, news, and events for posting.<br/>Tags: california, san francisco, bay area, bizwaxz.com<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/4028021">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>胡佛塔</title>
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        Tags: ca, bay area, stanford, tower<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/409142">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:narwal</dc:creator>
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        Vialanguage (800) 737-8481<br/>Tags: spanish market, bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/1501959">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title> Clark College</title>
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        Redfin is the industry's first online real estate brokerage. Unlike any other real estate site, Redfin lets you buy and sell MLS-listed homes online. You can shop for homes and browse prices using their map-driven home-shopping site, then make an offer or list a property via Redfin Direct, Redfin's step-by-step guide to buying or selling your home. <br/>Tags: online, real estate, brokerage, seattle, bay area, mls, multiple listing service<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/107142">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Fremont "小臺北"之華人超市

46881 Warm Springs Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94539<br/>Tags: bay area, fremont, chinese, supermarket<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/237055">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:narwal</dc:creator>
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        A park on the San Francisco Bay. Picnic spots, windsurfing, bike paths, a nature museum with animals and environmental ed. Big concrete blobs to slide down on a scrap of cardboard.  <br/>Tags: park, bay, kids, nature, animals, museum, california, windsurfing, biking, bay area, san mateo, environmental education, boating, picnic<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/32610">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:appleseed</dc:creator>
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        Payne Enterprise, LP  specializes in computer repairs, upgrades, wireless networking, and custom built systems for home or business use.  Our technicians are located in the San Francisco Bay area and provide 24hr - 7day a week technical phone support, and in-house service for Windows & Macintosh users.   
NATION WIDE technical phone support - Call Now!
Local Phone: (510) 868-1837 | Toll Free: (888) 614-8190<br/>Tags: computers, repairs, upgrades, wireless networking, bay area, oakland, ca<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/92321">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<title>Betsy Dee: Global Style/Local Talent</title>
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Video: Stephanie Don of Betsey Dee welcomes us to Betsy Dee's Haight Ashbury boutique.
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"When dressing for an evening out, I always choose chandelier earrings. They're more likely to match the lampshade I will inevitably be wearing." 
~Betsy Dee

Sounds like the kind of friend you want to take to your office Christmas party, or rather skip your office Christmas party to go to a burlesque show with instead! Betsy Dee's store inventory selection follows that same kind of party girl theme, with fun clothes in soft, feminine, plush fabrics and a hearty selection of unique artisan jewelry.

This is the place for petite/small women and women who like to wear their clothing reallyreallllly tight to buy sexy tops to go with favorite jeans (Anoname $89) and incredibly soft skirts to kick around with in those new red boots. I especially dug Momie's skirts (see polka dot skirt photo shown with tank tops to the right), which sport great pockets featuring 50s-looking cocktail stencils and are made from interestingly oddly-matched soft soft soft cotton vintage fabrics. At $98 these skirts are reasonably priced given the feel, workmanship, and look. 

Many of the designers Betsy Dee carries are local, with a few from Los Angeles and the midwest, and she hires interns and local designers to work in the store. One of my favourite pieces, which, like Betsy Dee's own "Bad Pants" label--a sizzling "Sharon Stone" kind of line--looks much better on a human than on the hanger, was a denim skirt with insets (see photo over there on the right hand side somewhere) designed by a student at San Francisco's Art Institute in a student fashion show that Betsy sponsors called "The Denim Invention." Some pieces created in that show are still available in the store, such as a sexy little jean-material corset.

Interesting t-shirts that are lots more fun to wear than the standard plain Gap cotton number start at $25 and saucy little skirts that would be great with your stomper boots are $45-$90something. I do wish designers would cover a wider range of sizes to suit the curvier and taller of us!

Be sure to check out the well-made and not-as-pricey-as-you-might-think designer jewelry  in the cases lining the back of the store. Betsy Dee carries a better variety of jewelry than most mainly-clothing kind of stores. You never know where you might find the perfect signature piece for Fall.

<br/>Tags: street wear, sportswear, fashion, haight ashbury, san francisco, california, designers, local designers, la designers, skirts, shirts, shopping, retail, jewelry, handbags, ann ferriday, aslys treasure chest, momie, anna paul, xcvi, weston wear, icon national, anoname, stephanie don, art institute, the denim invention, bad pants, aspiring designers, interns, bay area, los angeles, jeans, signature piece, student designers<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/158396">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Milpitas Store
338 Barber Lane
Milpitas, CA 95035

99 Ranch Market
連鎖的大型華人超市
實行VIP card制度
申請VIP卡免費

生日時會寄送折扣券
平時憑卡
享受廣告特價商品<br/>Tags: bay area, milpitas, chinese, supermarket<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/237087">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        DR Horton Custom Homes (503) 274-7902<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/2002492">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Quote Summarizing your Review
"Mouthful doesn't translate to a stomach full"


<br/>Tags: bay area, cascal, san francisco restaurants<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/2016366">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        Quote Summarizing your Review 
Nobody makes Green Curry better than them!! 


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        Your visit to Guglielmo Winery in Morgan Hill will take you to a place of Italian old-world charm, warmth and wine tasting fun! Guglielmo Winery is third-generation owned and operated by brothers Gene, Gary and George Guglielmo, and has it all for any wine lover touring the South Santa Clara Valley. <br/>Tags: bay area, vineyards, wines, san jose, winery, guglielmo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/2016381">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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<dc:creator>platialUser:bayareacritic</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-08-26 22:13:32.315664+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/950193">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/950193</link>
<title>Break Away Disc</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Break Away Disc (503) 777-4025<br/>Tags: mambo, disc golf, south gate, athens, bay area, whistler, morristown, ontario, santa cruz, frisbee<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/950193">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>45.483244 -122.608895</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967328">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967328</link>
<title>Bay Area Carpet Cleaning</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Carpet Cleaning (707) 554-0441<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967328">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.070824 -122.201219</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967330">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967330</link>
<title> Maintenance</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
         Maintenance (707) 644-0533<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967330">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.066237 -122.199876</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/969722">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/969722</link>
<title>Dinner at Navio</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Vivian and I went to Navio for dinner after our cooking class.  It was excellent!  Very highly recommended.

We shared:

Crispy Pork Belly 
White Bean Ragout, Périgord Truffle Sauce 

Jim had the:

Covina with sunchokes and a blood orange reduction

and for Dessert

Warm Chocolate Chipotle Gratin Coffee-Bourbon Ice Cream

Vivian Had the

Poussian with Foie Gras diffusion

and for dessert

Sweet Potato Mochi with liquid chocolate center and Black Tea Ice Cream

The main courses were fantastic, but my god were the desserts even more so.

The coffee bourbon ice cream was inspirational.  You'll see me trying to make it before summer hits, I'm sure.  The Warm chocolate chipotle gratin was sort of like a bowl-free creme brulee with a warm chocolate cake center.  It was perfectly done.   <br/>Tags: half moon trip 2007, half moon bay, california, bay area, ritz carlton, navio, *****<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/969722">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>37.433056 -122.439406</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:ourfounder</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-02-21 09:00:20.954347+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/975311">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/975311</link>
<title>Saturday Night Dinner</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Vivian and I spent the last night of our weekend trip eating at Arcadia in downtown San Jose.  The food was wonderful.  

Our Menu looked something like this:

Vivian - 

Foie Gras Sliders - Caramelized onion jus, D'Anjou Pear Chutney

Creamed Spinach

Jim - 

Bloomsdale Spinach with Quail Eggs, Pancetta, Hedgehog Mushrooms

8 Oz US Kobe Beef - medium rare - with green peppercorn crème sauce

Duck fat fries

Dessert - 

Vivian - lemon souffle cake kumquat reduction and candied kumquat and fresh clementine orange

Jim - rootbeer float with sassafrass ice cream.


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The spinach salad was a welcome treat.  The Quail eggs were done very nicely.  Not too much salt ... although with pancetta there's always a bit of salt...

My steak was perfectly prepared, I was very surprised.  Perfectly seared on all sides and a nice red all the way through the meat.  The sauce was tasty, but certainly optional.

The Duck Fat Fries were .... lickable.  

And the desserts were also very good.  Between the Sassafras ice cream on Saturday night and the Coffee Bourbon ice cream the night before ... I'm upgrading my ice cream maker.

Certainly recommended if you are in the area.<br/>Tags: arcadia, san jose, california, bay area, vivian lam, ****, steak, fries, ice cream, duck fat, half moon trip 2007<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/975311">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>37.33823 -121.88966</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:ourfounder</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-02-21 08:59:53.14861+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/987206">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/987206</link>
<title> CO Incorporated</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
         CO Incorporated (503) 287-8000<br/>Tags: publish maps, sacramento, san diego, bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/987206">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>45.522844 -122.694077</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/988320">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/988320</link>
<title>Melinda Likes Cooked Food</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        I try to see my friends Carolyn and Melinda whenever I'm in the Bay Area, but it seems to be working out to every four or five trips.

I've known Carolyn an impossibly long time, she's very much my sister-I-never-had.  That makes Melinda the sister-in-law I never had.

This time they wanted to try Cafe Gratitude which is a raw food, vegan restaurant in Berkeley.

I had the I am Bountiful and the I am Fabulous.  Both of which were very tasty.

We didn't know one key thing though, we didn't know it was a raw food restaurant.  So we got our main courses and were a bit surprised.  Melinda made a face that I described at the time as "A face you would recognize in a satellite photo."  She was not thrilled with the raw food concept.

In fact she specifically asked our second young and monsterously sexy waitperson if the food was supposed to be cold.  Much to my surprise she didn't say something like, "Yeah, uh ... duh!  We're a RAW FOOD RESTAURANT!"  But ... as I said ... we didn't know.  Anyway Y&MSW 2 was really nice about it.

Later young and monsterously sexy waitperson three brought us nice deserts which, of course, were all raw, but there are plenty of no-bake cakes.  So that was pretty tasty.

I actually quite liked my I am Fabulous.  But it did feel like a salad and my brain has been trained to think of a salad as an appetizer.

So, even though Melinda wouldn't, I'd recommend Cafe Gratitude to people who fully understand that they will be getting raw vegan food.

<br/>Tags: carolyn and melinda, berkeley, bay area, vegan, raw, cafe gratitude, 200702, california, ***<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/988320">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>37.876034 -122.268927</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:ourfounder</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-02-25 21:40:43.691086+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/1065741">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/1065741</link>
<title>Eric Haggin's- Keller Williams office</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        This is my main office. You can call also me at (925) 855-6462
<br/>Tags: real estate, bay area, danville, san ramon, livermore, alamo<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/1065741">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
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        </description>
<georss:point>37.828744 -122.003503</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:eastbayplus</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2007-03-11 22:13:00.548764+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/95633">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/95633</link>
<title>Oakland Airport</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Free Wifi, small, fast, no lines, 2 terminals, no traffic (this time), highly recommended.<br/>Tags: airport, bay area, free wifi, thumbs up<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/95633">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>37.7127 -122.212493</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:jason</dc:creator>
<dc:date>2006-06-24 23:19:59.41365+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967314">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967314</link>
<title>Bay Area Consulting Engineers</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Consulting Engineers (707) 554-8088<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967314">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.109177 -122.248425</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967316">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967316</link>
<title>Bay Area Master Commission University</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Master Commission University (707) 556-0561<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967316">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.102237 -122.256152</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967318">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967318</link>
<title>Hub Labels Bay Area</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Hub Labels Bay Area (707) 648-1466<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967318">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.110495 -122.242125</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967320">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967320</link>
<title>Bay Area Marketing</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Marketing (707) 558-1700<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967320">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.110037 -122.250153</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967322">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967322</link>
<title>Bay Area Insurance</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Insurance (707) 643-6026<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967322">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.109763 -122.248173</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967324">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967324</link>
<title>United Way of the Bay Area</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        United Way of the Bay Area (707) 553-1814<br/>Tags: bay area, usa<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967324">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.103041 -122.243673</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
</item>
<item rdf:about="http://www.platial.com/post/967326">
<link>http://www.platial.com/post/967326</link>
<title>Bay Area Underpinning</title>
<description>
        <![CDATA[
        Bay Area Underpinning (707) 310-0602<br/>Tags: bay area<br /><br /><a href="http://www.platial.com/post/967326">Map this on Platial</a><br /> 
        ]]>
        </description>
<georss:point>38.086197 -122.238341</georss:point>
<dc:creator>platialUser:system</dc:creator>
<dc:date>1997-01-01 00:00:00+00:00</dc:date>
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