The Kinect should go at or as near eye level as possible so it can read all your movements.

CNN: First impressions: Microsoft's Kinect gaming system

Lunch at L'Osteria is done with 50% locals, 50% tourists and 100% occupancy, so endeavour to arrive as near to noon as possible.

BBC: Two days in Siena, Italy

They fly as near the Yukon as possible, hire a vehicle and use it as as a base for days of canoeing or climbing the spectacular mountains that outdo their own Alps.

ECONOMIST: Spirit of 1998 | The

This refers to the "greening up" of everyday products so that they are as near to self-sufficient in terms of energy consumption as is possible.

BBC: NEWS | Science/Nature | Switching on to nanogeneration

It is tempting to want the Internet rebuilt to look more like a highly rational, centrally planned version of an airline system's hub-and-spoke model: big users near big content, as many direct routes as possible.

FORBES: Weaving The Perfect Net

But critics say there are fears about possible earth tremors in the area near the new plant as well as pollution in the River Indus.

BBC: Pakistan opens Chinese-aided nuclear plant

Though another marginal new high is still possible over the near term, the market internals suggest stocks are likely to drop as we head into the end of the month.

FORBES: Apple Reverses, Stocks Top Out