
By John Boudreau
Mercury News
Article Launched: 07/26/2008 09:14:04 PM PDT |
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Good place to drop a few hundred grand
SAN JOSE EVENT ATTRACTS THE RICH AND WANNABES
"It's kind of like the Disneyland for the affluent set," said Lux5 co-founder Michael Munar.
The two-day confab, which began Friday, drew plenty of those who can drop a few hundred grand without fumbling their credit card. But even looky lous - dubbed "the aspirational" by Munar - were willing to fork over $30 for admission to another world.
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By Marco R. della Cava, USA TODAY |
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Personal submarine prepares for launch
RICHMOND, Calif. — The bayfront workshop redefines unassuming. Concrete floors, exposed ducting. Four hushed workers and a snoozing golden retriever. Then again, maybe the Wright brothers worked like this.
"It's not much, but we like it here," says Graham Hawkes, the modern-day visionary behind Hawkes Ocean Technologies. "I like to keep things simple."
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